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Flipping out Bold 30-year vision for Kingston’s at the Tett waterfront breezes through council

By Bill Hutchins

News – A bold, broad vision to rejuvenate Kingston’s waterfront sailed through council with an air of enthusiasm and anticipation.

Councillors voted unanimously at their March 22 meeting to endorse the Waterfront Master Plan, a blueprint to spruce up dozens of parks and trails that will cost about $64 million with a 30 year timeline for completion.

“It’s a great road map for the future,” said Coun. Laura Turner, who served on a committee that drafted the detailed report.

Coun. Rob Hutchison says even though the waterfront improvements will centre on a few districts that border waterways, residents in the entire city will benefit. “You can’t really have everything in it but this comes awfully close.”

David McDonald, a member of the Water Access Group, says the report is a long time coming. His only criticism is that the pace of some projects, taking up to 30 years to complete, is too long.

“There’s really something here for everybody,” he said, adding: “We should be accelerating spending on this very important project.”

However, Mayor Bryan Paterson says taxpayer affordability is driving the longer timeline for implementation. “There’s so many great projects and we can’t do it all at once.”

The 705-page Waterfront Master Plan recommends a series of park and pathway improvements to better connect residents to the city’s 280 kilometres of shoreline along

Zach McIver performs a flip through the air during a Move Collective parkour-themed session behind the Tett and Bader Centres along Kingston’s waterfront on March 20. Photo by Mark Bergin

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The so-called ‘Big 6’ include spending; -$6.1 million at Confederation Park for a “significant” reconstruction of the park across from City Hall, replacing and updating the fountain under the arch, replacing the grassy areas with ‘hard landscaping’ to create flexible event space around the fountain area to accommodate outdoor events, shoreline improvements, improved vendor space with possible public access to the historic Shoal Tower, -$4.9 million at Breakwater Park to add waterfront promenade, picnic areas, shoreline and beach improvements and revitalized swimming area, -$2.7 million at Macdonald Memorial Park to relocate the public parking lots closer to King Street, plus improved pathways landscaping to showcase the Cross of Sacrifice, Murney Tower Museum, Gaskin Lion and Newlands Pavilion, -$2.6 million at Douglas Fluhrer Park to add pathways, rolling landscape with open lawn gathering areas, shade structure, small craft launch, and natural shoreline improvements,

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News – Kingston taxpayers shelled out more than $630,000 in pay, benefits and expenses to their locally-elected leaders last year.

The annual statement of remuneration for 2015 showed Kingston Mayor Bryan Paterson was the highest earner on council. He pulled in a base salary of $92,305, plus benefits, car and cell phone allow-

ances and travel expenses for a total remuneration of $121,512.

“I work as hard as I can at this job,” said the mayor, adding he works “beyond the traditional full-time hours.”

The mayor’s travel and conference expenses totalled $7,234 to attend several out-of-town meetings involving provincial and federal municipal associations.

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“I think it’s important for Kingston to have a presence when other municipalities are coming together so we’re in a position to be able to access funds when they’re available,” said Mayor Paterson.

The 12 councillors each earned a base pay of $30,040, plus benefits, allowances and expenses that boosted their total remuneration to a range between $41,262 and $45,028.

As Kingston’s representative on the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), Coun. Kevin George claimed $3,740 in travel and conference expenses, the most of any councillor last year.

He says the AMO meetings help municipalities put on a united front when lobbying senior governments for new policies and funding, and to reverse downloading of services. “These meetings are held in Toronto in most cases and usually every second month. It’s certainly a worthy expense and I try to keep it to a minimum amount.”

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The city’s annual statement shows one trip in particular, AMO’s annual conference in Niagara Falls last August, cost taxpayers nearly $10,000 because it was attended by six council members; Mayor Paterson and councillors Kevin George, Richard Allen, Mary Rita Holland, Jeff McLaren and Laura Turner.

“Last year there were a lot of our newly elected members of council who attended to get their feet wet and get a better understanding of what goes on in municipalities,” explained Coun. George.

Mayor Paterson also defended the large council delegation to hobnob with municipal leaders and provincial cabinet ministers and other government officials. “In some of the meetings I had with provincial ministers about Kingston priorities it was a real show of force to be able to have several councillors sitting alongside with me - showing the province that we really are united on some of these priorities.”

Based on the 2015 remuneration report, the cost of local government is expected to top $2.4 million by the time the current council mandate expires at the end of 2018.

“It is a lot of money. And you begin to wonder if a city of this size truly requires 12 members of council,” said Coun. George.

The veteran councillor says he had previously lobbied to shrink council’s size, but there was no interest in realigning the district boundaries with fewer elected officials. “So we are left with the cost associated with running this business.”

The political salary disclosure report came just days before the city releases the annual Sunshine List of municipal civil servants who earn at least $100,000 a year. In 2014, over 180 City of Kingston employees were on the Sunshine List including bureaucrats, fire fighters and police officers.

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total tax rate increase of 0.7 per cent, which includes the Lennox and Addington County and Education portions.

“There was a lot of deliberation this year and the staff and council worked really hard to keep the budget increase to a minimum this year,” said Councillor Porter at the meeting on March 14. “I think we did a really great job at keeping the increases reasonable.”

As a result of the increases, an average residential property with an assessment value of $239,000 will incur an estimated annual property tax bill of $3,222 ($3,122 in 2015),

which results in a monthly bill of $269 ($260 in 2015).

Council was pleased with the end result of the budget for this year and it passed unanimously with positive comments.

“I’d like to thank staff for their efforts and the tremendous job they did preparing the budget documents and explaining it to us,” said Deputy Mayor Ric Bresee. “We worked very hard on the budget this year and I think we came up with one to be proud of.”

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This year’s budget sees a General Rate Operating Budget for the Township at $12.6 million and a Capital Budget of $3.7 million.

According to the presentation given at council, this year’s budget was developed to align with Loyalist Township’s Mission and Vision Statements, as well as the Strategic Plan Action Items identified by council in the Township Strategic Plan.

“We also developed the budget this year with a focus on funding capital requirements,” said Loyalist Township director of finance Kate Tindal during the presentation.

The budget incorporates an increase of $1 million from operating to capital with half of that going towards the municipal budget and the other half going towards utilities.

For 2016, the water operating budget sits at $3.8 million with $1 million capital; sewer sits at $3.3 million operating and $1.3 million capital; Amherst Island Ferry budget at $2.8 million budget; and the transit budget sits at $720,500 budget with $20,000 capital.

In addition to this, the Township is contemplating additional debt in the amount of $8 million in 2016 to fund budgeted capital as well as to fund the Unfinanced Capital Outlay balance (UFCO), an accumulation of capital projects completed in prior years that have not yet been funded.

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But it’s not just current parks and pathways earmarked for improvements.

The Waterfront Master Plan identifies the need for public access to a host of non-municipally owned lands, such as Kingston Penitentiary, Sand Bay beach on the Invista property and completing a waterfront trail through private farmland adjacent to the southern end of Lemoine Point Conservation Area.

Mayor Paterson says it could take many

years to acquire public access rights to those and other privately-owned waterfront properties. “We seize the opportunities that come, but we also have a commitment to a certain investment in our waterfront every year.”

Now that council has endorsed the document, staff say the next steps will be to identify specific waterfront improvement projects and precise timelines for tax funding in future capital budgets.

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Sharbot Lake man’s trip to visit friend in England goes horribly wrong

By Craig Bakay

Gazette News — Sharbot Lake’s Curtis Jarvis met Savannah Cheetham while playing the online game Runescape. Cheetham lives near Brighton, West Sussex, UK. That was back in December.

It wasn’t long before Jarvis, 34 and Cheetham, 21, realized they both suffer from social anxiety disorder and before long, they were Skyping and becoming friends.

“He really helped me with my social anxiety,” she said.

“We mutually needed to talk,” he said. “And we hit it off.

“It was wonderful.”

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“I left on the 18th, 10:50 a.m. Canada time and arrived at 9:35 a.m. London time the next day,” Jarvis said. “It was my first time out of Canada.”

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He was taken to “the airport prison” and it was nine hours before he was allowed to contact anybody.

“I was in the jail with a Russian criminal,” he said. “I was scared.”

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“They asked a lot of personal questions,” she said. “They said they were concerned about how much money he’d brought but we told them I have a job, my parents both have jobs and we were prepared to support him while he was here.”

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Letters to the editor Dear editor, I would like to provide some clarifications for the recently published article “Rural mayors find they have a lot in common when it comes to the cost of things like policing” dated March 17, 2016.

Under the current billing model, municipal prisoner transport costs have been allocated

to municipalities policed by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) on a per property basis at an estimated rate of $2.20 per municipal property per year. The cost of court security and prisoner transportation is partially reimbursed to municipalities through the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services Court Security and Prisoner Transportation grant. In addition, a portion

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At a cost of less than a dollar a day, the average OPP policing services per property cost compare very favourably to other municipal police services in the province and will continue to do so in 2017 and beyond.

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Our OPP Auxiliary members number some 850. It is one of the largest policing volunteer groups in Ontario. Auxiliary Policing members perform volunteer duties across Ontario, including Eastern Ontario, that are related to community policing and crime prevention. They are members of communities all across Ontario that donate their time to make their communities better and safer.

Auxiliary members are a valuable asset to the OPP service delivery model. Last year alone our Auxiliary members proudly volunteered almost 200,000 hours to their communities.

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Would addition of high rises really magically revive commercial fortunes of Kingston’s downtown shops? claim is that economic stimulus would surely come from growth in downtown residents….except that the best parameter, the shopping habits of recent Block D residents, remains unmeasured. We might respond instinctively to a logical guess, but no one really knows.

The second vision promotes a “human scale” concept, an architectural notion where urban design contributes to making people feel at ease in their surroundings. In ordinary terms, human scale supposes shops that invite the passer-by to enter, small cafés that spill out onto the street, wide sidewalks, planters filled with bushes and interior courtyards in which to relax. Heavy road traffic and monumental buildings are the opposite effect.

It would help if Kingston has an overall action plan for commercial core renewal in the historic area and its development, but the city does not. Instead it relies on the accident of developers coming for-

ward with individual projects.

The slow decline of the commercial downtown has its roots in decades-old decisions that led to the large suburban shopping malls and shopping strips the city has today. Previous councils made popular choices, we agreed at the time, and now must live with the consequences where shops and restaurants in the historic centre close for lack of business or more complex reasons.

Owner-managed stores struggle against the rapid growth of online shopping and the lure of those big malls whose provision of “free” parking is absorbed into rents and from there, invisibly into the price structure.

Parking is commonly cited as the reason why those in the suburbs stay away from downtown and why, you might wonder, shouldn’t they? The city centre could be flat-

tened, replaced by vast parking areas, and still most people would go to shopping malls, even downtown residents. It’s convenient for those that complain about paying Kingston’s modest parking fees and gripe about downtown commuter traffic to ignore the high rates and daunting commuter congestion of large cities such as Toronto.

With a population under 124,000, Kingston can hardly be contrasted with Boston (population 4.7 million) to which Mr. Oatway refers. Nor does Kingston fit the essential “creative class” criteria of Richard Florida. In reality, Kingston is a small city, with limited appeal for attracting the professional and creative minds who might stimulate growth in the downtown core. What it does have that’s quite remarkable is the seasonal ebb and flow

of university students and summer tourists.

Previous councils have chosen to give away the vitality of the city’s commercial downtown in favour of suburban shopping malls and strips. What remains downtown, thankfully, are a few excellent specialised shops, restaurants and services.

What dreams we have. High-rises whose inhabitants will magically revive the commercial fortunes of downtown shops; “human scale” development, a vision based on the Official Plan but lacking a structured defining project design; a “heritage” area without an official heritage designation.

Peter Burpee R0013742605

Rob Oatway writes (March 17) that downtown high-rises would have many benefits for Kingston. No doubt they would, but with some caveats. The Official Plan (OP) and the Architectural Guidelines (2007) are the closest the City has to an articulated development of the downtown area. In contrast, developers’ proposals for high-rise alternatives on available land parcels represent a serious disruption to an OP carefully and deliberately defined through broad community consultation and consensus. As we have recently found to our regret, 15 – 20 multi-storey buildings and other aspects of architects’ plans inevitably require exemptions that breach and dismantle the spirit of those same OP provisions.

Thus Kingston faces two opposing visions, the first promises economic recovery for the downtown through here-andthere construction of high-rise buildings scattered amongst historic buildings. The

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Sometimes following the best self-interested course of action actually leads to a bad outcome for everybody. This is important because the issue of exempting downtown businesses from provincial legislation on statutory holidays will create negative consequences for all.

Please, consider two examples of self-interest leading to negative consequences. First, standing on your toes at a concert may help you see better for a second, but you will not see better when everyone else does so too and you will get tired faster. Second, Leaving earlier for work to make sure you get one of a limited number of parking spots will only work until everyone else leaves early too; then all will have lost leisure time and the lot still fills up. Game theory textbooks can give many more examples of rational self-interest leading to worse individual and social results.

The logical fallacy that underpins many such cases is called the fallacy of composition: inferring a truth of the whole from a truth in the parts. Kingston may fall prey to this logical fallacy in the case of holiday shopping. Just because one part of the city believes they would be better off does not mean that they actually would be or that the whole city would be better off.

To help see what is stake, I ask you to consider the difference in quality of life of living in a civil society

versus a market society. In a civil society there is room to express our freedom of choice along many standards of valuation that are not necessarily motivated by self-interest. Having many legitimate sources of value improves personal freedom and social vibrancy.

In civil society the market economy is the place to express our freedom in economic self-interest for nonunique goods and services.

By contrast, in a market society everything is subjected to the values of the market: to economic selfinterest. In a market society the coin of power and the measure of value is money. Money, being unequally distributed, is not a good common standard of personal value because the marginal value drops with its accumulation. For example, a loaf of bread is valued more by someone who spends half their disposable income than someone who spends a tenth of one per cent. The loaf’s price only shows how many are willing and able to pay for it. Willingness and ability to pay do not translate into equal value when the dollars are not equally distributed.

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In Our Opinion

Livin’ la vida one car

Several weeks ago, Steve and I drove our 2003 Chevrolet Impala to KIMCO. We parked it in the junkyard and bid farewell to our trusty old chariot. Then the KIMCO folks paid us $300 for it and we left. “Our car is a cube now,� Steve told Summer when she asked the next day where it had gone. “Ohhh,� she answered, not fully comprehending. I’m not sure if I do either, to be honest. That Impala served us well. It’s upsetting to think of it as a cube.

I remember the day we bought it – our ďŹ rst ever car - back in 2008. Some old lady my dad knew was giving up driving altogether. For $8,000, we could have a mint condition ďŹ ve-year-old car that only had several thousand kilometres on it. “She just drove it to and from the grocery store,â€? my dad explained.

I remember thinking that, appropriately, it looked a bit like an old person’s car, but otherwise it was pretty perfect.

Steve was still a student at Queen’s and I was commuting an hour and a half each way to work on Kingston Transit. We lived in the Skeleton Park area and I worked near Bath and Portsmouth. Yes, by the time I

walked to the bus stop, caught the ďŹ rst bus up to the Kingston Centre, waited 15-20 minutes for the transfer bus and walked to my place of work from where that dropped me off, an hour and a half had passed. A few weeks in, I discovered it was actually faster to just walk the rest of the way to work from the Kingston Centre.

Needless to say, the 10-minute commute in the car felt like a luxury by comparison.

A couple of years later, Steve was offered a coveted government job in Toronto.

We ended up moving, but only for a few months. Long story short: I was miserable.

I hated my job there and all I wanted was to move back to my hometown and work as a reporter, which I’d been doing when we left and loved. As it turned out, Steve’s bilingualism was equally in demand at the CRA Kingston ofďŹ ce, and he was miraculously able to secure a job there. I resumed reporting and all was right with the world.

In Toronto – an urban city with decent transit and a strong walking/biking culture - our car felt like a burden. We paid over $50/month to park it at the building where we lived, and taking it out anywhere usually involved ďŹ ghting ridiculous trafďŹ c. In Toronto, it was faster and easier to get to most places we wanted to go via transit. If we’d stayed there much longer we probably would have sold the car.

But, back to Kingston we came, where the Impala continued to serve us well until just recently. Among many other safetyrelated problems, it needed new tires. Was

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it worth sinking hundreds, maybe even thousands of dollars into a 16-year-old car that, best case scenario, only had a couple of more years? For both of us, the easy answer was no.

We also agreed that getting by with one car (the 2013 Mazda we bought shortly after Summer was born because we thought having two cars would make life easier for our growing, suburban-dwelling family) was the best option for us.

I know I would score huge points with folks in this city if I said our decision was due to a desire to become a more environmentally friendly, “sustainableâ€?, family; I wish I could say this was the case, but the truth is our motivation was mostly ďŹ nancial in nature. In the matter of disposable income vs. convenience, the former won out.

So far it hasn’t been too bad, either. Sure we both lost a bit of independence and Steve has to get up earlier on days where he takes the bus. (His once 10-minute commute by car takes an hour on Kingston Transit. Sounds familiar.) But in the end I’ll take the increased ďŹ nancial security that comes with not having to pay for a second car.

Maybe someday, when our kids are out of daycare and we have the Mazda paid off, it will be worth it to once again take on a second car. Better still – maybe Kingston Transit will further improve to a point where we no longer desire one.

But for now livin’ la vida one car suits us just ďŹ ne.

Kanata Kourier-Standard freedom and civil society Arnprior Protecting Chronicle-Guide inch by inch deeper into a market society; where all our values Continued from page 7

including our leisure, life and family time become subject to market valuations; where they are reduced to mere market exchange value rather than being valuable in and of themselves; where all civic virtues are crowded out by one market virtue; where many positive motivations such as love, altruism, volunteerism, honour, public spirit, charity, self-actualization etc. are commanvidual makes their reduction to common non-unique things a deered and reduced to one motivation: self-interest. travesty because non-unique things are easily replaceable whereEthically, I believe self-interest has its place among many as unique things (which include all people and most of the envivalues in our society but it should not be allowed to have the ronment) are not. dominant place in our society. The decision that has to be made Many things are beyond measure in dollar terms. This is why is whether the alleged private gain to some is greater or more we are fortunately still not allowed to buy and sell our kidney, our valuable than the corresponding loss of freedom, leisure, holiday, children, or our vote but we are allowed to give them away. These family time, and other civic virtues for all. In this case I believe should rightfully be valued by a different valuation criterion than that the loss to the community would be far greater than any posmonetary self-interest. All of these have a value that is beyond sible or alleged private beneďŹ t. I need to know if I am the only measure in dollars and their value is perverted and cheapened by one that feels this way. attaching a market dollar price.

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Seat belt stupidity

It is 2016 and people are still dying because they didn’t wear their seat belt while driving. Really?

Over the past five years (2011-2015), a total of 332 people have died in collisions on OPP-patrolled roads as a result of not wearing a seat belt. This number is surprisingly high, especially when you consider how easy it is to buckle up.

These numbers are also shocking when you think about the evolution of cars. In newer models, seatbelts sensors are built in and in most cases, a loud beep will occur when one is not worn. Are all of these people just ignoring that beep?

According to the numbers, there is also a difference between males and females when it comes to wearing a seat belt and males actually place far less importance on wearing a seat belt than females do.

According to OPP data, 261 of the victims were males and 71 were females. “Our data suggests a strong presence of male drivers and male passengers who believe that they are at a lower risk of being involved in a collision than other people, and who do not see a need to wear a seat belt. This attitude works against our efforts to save lives on our roads,� says J.V.N. (Vince) Hawkes, Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner.

The OPP launched their Spring Seat Belt Campaign last weekend and while numbers have declined, they are still seeing an alarming number of people not wearing their seat belts. “Ontario’s roads are among the safest in North America and it is everyone’s responsibility to keep them that way,� said Hawkes. “Everyone knows that seat belts save lives so buckle up - it only takes a moment but can make all the difference. Do your part to help the dedicated OPP officers keep our roads safe for everyone this spring and throughout the year.�

New Sleepless Goat style restaurant needed in downtown Kingston

I have recently learned of the closing of the Sleepless Goat restaurant downtown. I just couldn’t let it pass us by as a ‘casualty’ without commenting about it.

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That is the challenge I issue right here. That another similar establishment be reborn to provide the balance every downtown community needs to be both vital and all-inclusive.

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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.

In Good Taste is a fine dining experience for single seniors and will meet at Greek Islands, 331 Bath Road at 5:30 p.m. If interested to attend, please contact Norma at 613-5423622 or Nicole at 613-634-1966.

Rideau Trail Club of Kingston Saturday April 2 - Kingston Walk. Level 1, moderate pace, 10 km. Walk from Canadian Tire at the Kingston Centre to Tim Hortons or MacDonalds on the Base. Meet at Canadian Tire parking lot along the Bath Road at 10 am. Contact leader to confirm details and your participation. Leader: Audrey 613 384-6244.

Rideau Trail Club of Kingston Sunday April 3. An End to End hike from Sydenham Road to Orser Road Level 2, moderate pace, 10.7 km. Meet at Sydenham Road at the K&P Parking Lot (just south of 401) at 9:30 am.

Arrive at meeting point able to take 2/3 additional people for the shuttle.

Gas $2. For more details call Leader: Stan 613 548-3003.

Please feel free to join our monthly meeting which helps find solutions to individual ailments.This months topic: Harris Overdid will be here to talk about soil nutrients, produce nutrients, dietary nutrients.....all sorts of nutrients. This is a scent-free event.

Isabel Turner Library, Monday, April 4 at 7 p.m. Sponsored by non-profit Health Pursuits 613-484-3663 or info@healthpursuitsgroup.com.

Bath Legion at Millhaven - Friday, April 1 - Friday lunch at the Legion.

Good food, good company, 11:30am to 7:00pm, Bath Legion - Everyone welcome. Friday, April 1 - Euchre, play starts at 7:30pm, Bath Legion.

All welcome. Tuesday, April 5 - Gen-

eral Membership meeting, 7 p.m. Bath Legion, members only. Wednesday, April 6 - Legion Breakfast. Come out for good food. 7 a.m. - 1 p.m. Bath Legion - everybody welcome.

Youth Dance April 1, Golden Links Hall Harrowsmith, 7 to 9:30 p.m. for public school children, cost $6, info call 613-372-2410. Sponsored by the Odd Fellows & Rebekahs.

Quill Lecture Sunday, April 3, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Kevin Reed, Aboriginal Educational Consultant, Limestone Board of Education will speak on Incorporating First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Perspective into Schools. It will be in Goodes Hall, 143 Union St. Queen’s University. For more info call 613 549-1910.

and the Weeping Wall. Call 613 3894459. For a full listing of upcoming events and more information, visit cataraquicanoe.on.ca.

KSOA’s Window Art Gallery, Victoria @Princess, proudly presents the Kingston Photography Club’s Annual Juried Show and Sale, March 30 - April 24. Reception: Sun. April 3, 1 - 4 p.m.

The VON is offering a free 12 week fall prevention program for seniors, including education and exercise.

Classes will run Mondays at 1 p.m. at Bay Park Baptist Church (775 Progress Ave). Come to our information/ registration session on Monday, April 4. For more info call 613-634-0130 ext 3414.

The annual Beth Israel Auxiliary Food and Gift Sale will be held on Sunday, April 10 from 11:00 am - 2 pm at the Beth Israel Synagogue, 116 Centre St., Kingston. Featuring our always delicious Jewish cooking such as cabbage rolls, blintzes, and potato pancakes and baking including Challah bread, pies, cakes and much,much more! Shop at our Gift Tables, Collectibles and Treasures, and, new this year, a table of beautiful Fashion Accessories such as jewelry, scarves, purses and much, much more. Admission is FREE. VISA, MasterCard. Debit, Cash Accepted. For more information call 613.542.5012 or e-mail bethisrl@ kingston.net.

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.

39 Club of Kingston Dance Friday, April 1. Music by Red Rose Express (Red Night) at MATT’S PLACE, Legion 631, Main Hall at 4034 Bath Rd. @ Collins Bay. 7:30-11:00 pm.

Dress Code , Smart Casual. Singles & Couples Welcome. Cost is $12 P.P. ($10 for Members).

Seniors: 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 at 613-389-6540.

1000 Islands Chapter Inaugural Delta Waterfowl Dinner Saturday, April 2, Royal Canadian Legion BR 560 734 Montreal St., Kingston. Doors open 5:30 p.m., dinner 7 p.m. Live auction 8 p.m. Come out and support our local chapter, ducks, duck hunting & habitat conservation while enjoying great food with friends. Gun draws, raffles, games and live and silent auctions for gear, artwork, and so much more! For ticket information, contact Ken Power at 613 766 2901 or ken_ power021@hotmail.com.

Cataraqui Canoe Club - Saturday, April 2: Lower Salmon River Paddle12km, mostly fastwater and Class-1-2 whitewater in a scenic cedar-fringed glen, usually with several good surfing-waves. Two short portages around weirs. Afternoon highlights will be Buttermilk Falls

Kingston Photographic Club - Sunday, April 3 - Annual Juried Exhibition Reception 1 - 4 p.m. Please drop

by The Window Gallery, come and see what the Kingston Photographic Club members have been up too as they show their best photos of the year. Show is open from Wednesday, March 30 to Monday, April 25. The Window Art Gallery is located at the corner of Princess St. and Victoria St. The Gallery entrance is on Victoria St. “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.

St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Kingston - April 2 - a combined 180 voice choir consisting of “Inshallah” from Waterloo and “Open Voices” Kingston’s own community choir, in concert to raise funds for the Inter-Church Refugee Partnership to increase awareness of the refugee crisis, and to show that refugees are welcome here. Tickets are available on line at www.interchurchrefugeepartnership.com adults are $ 28 youth under 18 are $10 or from any of the participating local churches. This will be a mega choral event with the Waterloo Lutheran Seminary’s Inshallah choir from Waterloo Ontario and Open Voices . The music starts at 7:30 p.m. and ends about 9 p.m.

Legion 560 - Friday, April 1 Showman’s Karaoke will entertain from 8 to 12 with a small cover in effect for non members and guests; everyone welcome. Saturday, April 2 Runaway Cowboys will entertain from 8 to 12 with a small cover in effect for non members and guests; everyone welcome.

Stroke Couples Group: Have you or your partner experienced a stroke?

The Stroke Couples Group meets on the third Thursday of each month to share experiences, information and mutual support. There is no charge to attend. Contact Kathleen Pratt, RSW at 613-634-0130 ext. 469 or kathleen. pratt@von.ca for more information.

The Independent Living Centre Kingston will be holding the 1st annual scavenger hunt. This fun-filled event will take place on Saturday, April 9 starting at the Seniors Association of Kingston Centre (56 Francis Street) from 2 to 4 pm. The cost for the two hour event is $25 for a team of four hunters. Registration is at 1:30 pm with handouts at 2 pm.

Teams supply their own transportation while hunting for the specific list of items and return back to the Senior Centre by 4 p.m. Following the hunt, refreshments will be served and prizes handed out. The money for the scavenger hunt will be used for one to one direct support for individuals with disabilities and their families.

For information or to register, call 613-542-8353 or register on line at www.ilckingston.com.

Simply Paradise Dance. Every Sunday 6 -10 p.m. at the 560 Legion, 734 Montreal Street, Kingston $10 admission includes munchies, prizes and a delicious meal. Dance the night away to a magnificent selection of music by Superior Sound. Singles or Couples ages 40-90 all welcome.

The Knights of Columbus will be hosting a fundraising dinner @ St. Mary’s Parish Centre, 260 Brock St (corner of Brock and Clergy) April 23 6 - 8 p.m. Choice of roast beef dinner for $30.00 or chicken cordon bleu for $25.00 includes garden salad, roasted baby potatoes, vegetables, home baked desserts, coffee, tea, juice or water. Children 12 yrs and under; Chicken fingers for $10.00. Tickets on sale now. Contact GK Doug Snider at 613-572-6046 or dj53@live.ca Knights of Columbus Council #0728. The proceeds will go to St. Mary’s restoration fund.

OLMC Children’s Consignment Sale Saturday, April 9 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (1/2 price sale during the last hour) 97 Park Cres. Amherstview.

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Stabbing outside Princess Street billiards hall leads to arrest of Kingston man Police say a Kingston man, 54, was taken into custody last week following a stabbing outside a west-end billiards hall that resulted in a chest wound to a 47-year-old male.

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in the company of the accused, with one being his domestic partner.

Police say the accused, who observed what had occurred, took apparent offence to the victim’s actions. He then approached the victim from behind, pulled him off the women and stabbed him once in the chest.

The accused and the two women then left the area in a taxi. Kingston Police and Frontenac Paramedics were dispatched to the scene. Uniform patrol officers were able to determine the taxi’s destination and an officer intercepted the trio as they arrived at a Notch Hill Road address. The

accused was arrested and a knife was located on his person when being searched.

Police say the accused, Hugh D. Parks, 54, was transported to police headquarters, attended a weekend bail hearing and was remanded into custody at a local detention centre until his next court date. He is charged with Assault with a Weapon, Possession of a Dangerous Weapon, Carrying a Concealed Weapon and four counts of Breach of Recognizance. The victim’s wound was not life-threatening. He was transported to a local hospital, received medical care and was later released.

Kingston man arrested after shooting partner multiple times with pellet gun: police A Kingston man, 23, was taken into custody last week facing numerous domestic violence related charges after he assaulted his partner and shot her multiple times with a pellet gun, according to a Kingston Police press release.

The alleged abuse against the 22-year-old victim began in February but escalated on March 15 when an argument ensued between the two. The accused, who was in possession of a pellet gun, proceeded to shoot the victim in the leg, stomach and even neck, causing welts and bruises.

The following day, on March 16, the couple continued their argument over a separate matter, which led to the victim banging on and damaging a bathroom door. Police say this angered the accused; he punched her in the head with a closed fist and then continued to assault her on the ground.

Police say that he also uttered a death threat at her during this time.

Kingston Police were contacted, officers spoke to the victim, recorded her multiple injuries and took a video-recorded statement from her. Having grounds to arrest the accused they attended the west end residence but could not locate him. A search warrant was later executed by detectives on March 17th that resulted in some evidence being seized.

At approximately 9 p.m. on March 20 the accused, knowing he was being sought, turned himself in at police headquarters. He was held overnight to attend a bail hearing the following day. He is being charged with: Assault with a Weapon, Possession of a Dangerous Weapon, two counts of Assault and Uttering Threats to Cause Death.

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Except as follows, the municipality makes no representation regarding the title to, road access or any other matters relating to the lands to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchasers.

This sale is governed by the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Municipal Tax Sales Rules made under that Act. The successful purchaser will be required to pay the amount tendered plus accumulated taxes, HST if applicable and the relevant land transfer tax.

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At County Council’s regular meeting this month, CAO Kelly Pender presented a report citing 13 issues with the building (which was built in the early 1900s and renovated during the last Council’s term) including accessibility, noise, washrooms, staff working in public spaces, security, shortage of meeting space, underutilization of the living room space, climate control, storage, wayfinding, communications and septic.

“On the positive side, the office is located in close proximity to the 401 and the City of Kingston which makes recruitment of staff and access to city services reasonable,” the report said. “Staff also note that parking, natural lighting and the new auditorium as being positives.”

The Old House features 16,300 square feet on two floors and a basement.

“Of the approximately 16,300 square feet, only the first and second floors (9,300 square feet) are currently usable as office/meeting space,” Pender said. “For the 22 people working in the space, that equals about 420 square feet per person.

“A typical architectural standard for office

space is 175 to 250 square feet per person.”

Other issues he presented for Council’s consideration include: • although the building does not have a heritage designation, there is heritage sentiment • the building is located in the City of Kingston . . . this has been an issue in the past for some members of Council • while the administrative offices house the county administration and planning and economic development, the direct administration of Fairmount Home and Frontenac Paramedic Services (FPS) are located in the Fairmount facility • there may be financial advantages to moving FPS to leased space. This would have to be weighed against operational advantages of having senior staff located on the same site.

Pender presented Council with eight options for the Old House ranging from ‘do nothing’ to complete decommission of the Old House and moving to a new site (possibly within the County).

Council opted to have staff examine three options: renovate for washroom accessibility, improved reception and improved office productivity; move FPS to another facility (leased) and move current second floor operations to the current FPS space, repurposing the current second floor space; and convert the Old House to new use and add an addition to

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Kingston puts environment over price in Zamboni contract award

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News – The City of Kingston is willing to pay more money to purchase municipal vehicles that operate in a more environmentally friendly way – even machines on ice.

Councillors approved the purchase of two ice resurfacing machines from the Zamboni Company at a cost of $159,800, even though rival company Resurfice Corporation submitted a lower price of $155,700.

The purchase deal ended up at city council March 22, and was approved without any debate, because the contract failed to attract at least three competitive bids and the lowest

bid wasn’t preferred by staff.

City staff recommended the higher-priced purchase based, in part, on lower emissions produced by Zamboni’s machines. They will be used in the city’s rinks.

“The proposal submitted by Zamboni Company Limited is being recommended as it attained the highest score, primarily in the areas of fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions statistics,” explained Denis Leger, commissioner of transportation, facilities and emergency services.

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Staff calculated that based on a minimum lifecycle of 6,000 operating hours, each Zamboni unit will use 20,160 fewer pounds of liquid propane than the Resurfice unit. Based on the current cost of liquid propane at $1.35 per pound, the Zamboni will need $214,000 in fuel compared with $268,000 for the Olympia model, according to Leger’s report.

In addition, staff claim the Zamboni will require $8.02 in hourly maintenance costs, far less than the estimated $14.23 per hour to maintain the Olympia machine over its lifespan.

“This analysis further reinforces the recommendation to award the contract to Zamboni Company Ltd.,” Leger explained.

The ice machine purchase was handled through a Request for Proposals (RFP), a process that allows staff to consider factors other than price when awarding the contract.

“When you are doing a Request for Proposal you are allowing for the possibility you may not choose the lowest price if it’s determined there’s greater value to the community from another bid,” explained Mayor Bryan

Paterson.

The RFP process has attracted criticism in recent months after two high-profile contracts were given to companies that were one million dollars higher than competing bids – the Big Dig 3 and the third bridge crossing design.

However, Utilities Kingston president Jim Keech, who oversees local road projects, defended the city’s choice of more expensive bids as a good deal for the city. “What we looked at was not so much can you dig holes, can you put pipe in the ground but the way they proposed to go about it, dealing with the businesses and risk management,” he said of the latest Big Dig contract to replace infrastructure along sections of Princess Street.

Keech says the vast majority of public contracts for road projects are still awarded through a tendering process, which is based solely on the lowest bid.

He added: “We do RFP’s when it’s a different type of project.”

City officials say the ice machine contract was issued as an RFP because it involved a municipal policy that aims to curb greenhouse gas emissions through new vehicle purchases.

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City-owned ‘Phoebe’ steam launch could set sail for U.S. museum

News – Kingston’s ‘Phoebe’ steam boat could be shipped across the border.

A controversial recommendation floated from a city advisory group is to loan the cityowned, century old boat to The National Museum of the Great Lakes in Toledo, Ohio for an unspecified time.

“A long-term loan would, I believe, permit us to bring the Phoebe to Toledo without issues related to the export of Canadian cultural material. In fact, Phoebe could be used at our museum as a beacon for Canadian culture,” said Christopher Gillchrist, executive director of the Toledo museum.

He says the U.S. maritime museum is currently raising money for a $2 million expansion and they would be more than willing to make display room for the Phoebe.

However, the proposed move does not sit well with the Friends of the Phoebe, a local group that has donated 35,000 volunteer hours and raised tens of thousands of dollars to restore the Kingston-built boat.

“I do not believe that the steam launch Phoebe should be removed from the City of Kingston to any other community,” said resident George Dillon.

Coun. Peter Stroud says relocating the boat to Toledo is at the “bottom of the list” of his preferred options, however, he added: “It’s still better than putting her in a warehouse.”

The fate of the Phoebe has been up for debate since plans were unveiled for a $1 million expansion at the rear of the Kingston Pump House Steam Museum on Ontario Street. The Phoebe currently sits on a wooden cradle with protective shelter behind the museum near the proposed expansion. City officials want the 1914-era boat moved during the construction, and possibly kept away from the site permanently due to a lack of room.

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Other ideas pitched to politicians include putting the Phoebe into temporary storage or relocating the boat to another city-owned property such as Confederation Park or the Maclachlan Woodworking Museum.

Coun. Stroud says another option not included in a report is to place the Phoebe near Metalcraft Marine along the Inner Harbour. “It’s where she was built, right in Doug Fluhrer Park somewhere if it’s suitable.”

However, the option that proceeded to the arts, recreation and community policies committee March 24 is to explore the boat’s relocation to the Toledo museum on long-term loan. The committee can alter the course if it chooses, but the boat’s fate will ultimately rest with councillors.

Friends spokesperson Henk Wevers believes there is ample room on the Pump House museum property, even after the expansion, to keep the Phoebe on site as an open air exhibit. “The Friends have proven that construction of the new museum extension could proceed without removal of the Phoebe exhibit as there is the width of a two lane city street between the new extension and the current Phoebe exhibit.”

Coun. Stroud says keeping the antique boat on its familiar land perch makes sense.

“The best case scenario is to keep it there.

It’s a steam ship at a steam museum. It was built the same year as the ‘Spirit of Sir John A’ locomotive in 1914.”

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The new structure, which will feature the word ‘Pumphouse’ in large letters, will mark

the historic building’s first major alteration in over 40 years.

The building has operated a city-owned museum since 1973 and attracts about 10,000 visitors a year.

Friends of the Phoebe say they want to continue to be part of the visitor experience by keeping the 102-year-old boat within steps of the building.

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South Frontenac councillor happy to see solar farm not approved about the fact that they are not opposed to renewable energy projects, they just don’t want one in their backyard.

“It was a very poor location,” said Sleeth.

News – Many in South Frontenac let out a sigh of relief on March 10, including Stor- “It would have been on some good agriculrington District Councillor Ron Sleeth; the tural land and it would have significantly imrelief came as the Independent Electricity pacted the houses in the area, especially in System Operator (IESO) released their latest terms of devaluing them.”

Business owners and residents came toround of approvals for large renewable energy projects. Residents in Inverary had been gether to sign petitions, hold meetings and battling a proposed project in their area since get the word out about the project and its last August and on March 10, it did not appear potential impact and Sleeth thinks their hard work paid off. on the list of approved projects.

“I think the community voices had an im“It is a huge relief for the residents,” said Sleeth. “The project was not approved by pact,” he said. “The people rallied everybody council and the community didn’t want it, so and came forward to council and I was very much in support of their position. I had said it was good news.”

The proposed Large Renewable Project from the outset that we should not support it.

(LRP), known as Collins Lake Solar, would It went forward in that regard and so I think it have been located on two properties in Inver- was a combination of both the people rallying ary, bordered by Davidson Side Road to the and council’s position on it.”

There were no comments made about north, Holmes Road to the south east, and Latimer Road to the west, with Perth Road non-approved projects and South Frontenac Council has not heard anything more about running in between the two properties.

Residents in the area met with the propo- the project at this point. They also have not nents of the project at a town hall in August heard about two other solar projects that were last year and then held another town hall with proposed for South Frontenac that also did Randy Hillier in December about their oppo- not get approved.

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The results show that municipal approval may have little impact on the status of these projects, but Sleeth hopes that is not the case.

“When the Minister of Energy was in Kingston, he made it clear that future proposals that come forward that don’t have the approval of the municipality will not be considered and that was great news for the Canadian Made Product municipality and the people,” said Sleeth. “We really hope that is actuHighest R-Value in the industry ally the case going forward.”

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Events – What does a choir made up of 180 voices sound like? Andy Rush is excited to find out. Rush is the director of Open Voices Community Choir in Kingston and on April 2, his choir will be coming together with Waterloo’s Inshallah choir for a one-of-a-kind Kingston concert.

“I learned about Inshallah from a former student,” explained Rush. “They are a community choir of a similar size with a similar demographic and we have similar sounds. We thought it would be fun to come together for a special concert.”

The idea for the concert came when Rush spoke to Rev. Steve Hoffard, Pastor at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, about the choirs.

Hoffard had heard of Inshallah before and thought a concert sounded perfect.

“We thought we’d bring the choir here, have a big concert and make some money for a good cause,” he said. “It was perfect.”

The good cause is the Interchurch Refugee Partnership, an organization that started about a year ago to help incoming refugee

families in Kingston.

“Two women from my congregation came to me and expressed concern about the refugee crisis in Syria,” explained Hoffard.

“They wanted to do something and after figuring out how to go about private sponsorship, we didn’t feel like our congregation was large enough to do it on our own so I suggested going to other churches.”

Lutheran, Presbyterian and United Churches in the Kingston area had already been working together on projects in the past and even celebrating holidays together. They were open to working together more and in the end six churches in the area formed a partnership and became the Interchurch Refugee Partnership.

“It was a natural way to continue our relationship,” said Hoffard. “We can worship together, lunch together and now we can do community service together.”

Since forming their original partnership, the group has held multiple fundraisers including apple sales, bakes sales and smaller concerts, but this event is a bit bigger.

There are 500 seats for sale here and we will have 180 people on stage,” said Rush. “I just hope everyone will fit.”

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If there is a problem, it doesn’t lie with young people; it lies with parents and with corporate manipulation of the youth culture. The adult world beckons. It tempts a teenaged (or younger) person to jump into adult activities. Then when they do, we condemn the teen. We glorify the sexualization of children and we commercialize youth culture. Just look to childhood beauty pageants and dance competitions for proof of that (more on that in a future column).

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tainment for symphony-goers. During the symphony’s intermission, many attendees drifted outside to watch the action going on at the lakeside behind the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts. Some concert goers asked questions. A sophisticated, impeccably dressed elderly gentleman chatted with a teen whose attire was less than impeccable. Both nodded, smiled, and laughed. It was a fascinating mingling of street and symphony culture.

So, are we headed down some highway to hell?

Hardly.

There never was a Golden Age of the past in terms of childhood and youth behaviour.

I simply do not see that poor behaviour in many young people. Do teens swear more and take drugs? Sure. So do their parents. Children learn what they see.

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“I think morals are getting much worse....There were no such girls in my time as there are now. When I was four or five and twenty my mother would have knocked me down if I had spoken improperly to her.” (Attributed to 60-year-old Charlotte Kirkman) It’s difficult to listen to conversations in the local pub or coffee shop without hearing someone dissing young people, with the griper giving a nod to days gone by as better times.

As for the above quote, it was uttered in 1843, which leads me to believe that the more things change, the more they remain the same.

You can go back to a much earlier time to Greek education between 300 and 600 BCE, and find this paraphrase from the Schools of Hellas.

“The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for author-

ity; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers.”

Still, our world has survived.

Do some young people cause trouble.

Certainly. But so do some less-than-young people.

Over the past five years of writing my other column, Enchanté, I have featured and will continue to feature many young people who are contributing much to the world. They give me hope for the future.

Last weekend, I had an opportunity to work with Move Collective, a dance/ movement/youth group that performs in many areas of the City of Kingston. The session featured parkour-themed movement behind the Tett and Bader centres. It was a testament to creativity and positive energy.

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rigid norm. Never mind helicopter parents who hover over their children lest they feel any anxiety or pain, our entire culture is hovering over the young.

There is no time or place for a young person to legitimately experiment. No climbing; you might fall and get hurt. No running; you could scrape a knee.

Don’t go up that tree, you could break your arm if you slip. Here, let me put a tracking device in your backpack so I can hover over you 24 hours a day.

All this monitoring gives children the message that they will never be capable of handling themselves without some outside authority taking care of everything. It also leads them to grow into adults full of anxiety because they were never allowed to learn the skills to deal with falls, pain, and failure.

According to a British Broadcasting Corporation report, youth crime rates have been falling consistently in the United Kingdom for over a decade, yet the climate of suspicion toward young people has consistently increased. There’s almost a panic that many have about the perceived poor behaviour of youth.

There is a similar situation in Ontario. According the Dr. Scot Wortley of the Centre of Criminology at the University of Toronto, in a report on the roots of youth violence, prepared for the Ontario Government, the fear of crime in Ontario has been increasing, despite a lack of actual increased crime.

The Media focuses on what will draw ratings and website clicks; in other words, anything that will lead to advertising dollars. Individual crime cases draw huge ratings. According to Wortley’s report, focusing on sensational individual cases, creates fear of crime and increases the belief that violent crime is getting worse.

“Media coverage of individual cases still has a powerful impact on public perceptions of crime and violence,” wrote Wortley. “Criminologists, on the other hand, tend to rely on both official and unofficial crime statistics when forming their opinions.”

There is a trend that has not changed over time and it has to do with brain development. Young people have always committed more crimes than older members of the population. We also know that risktaking is higher among young people. Those brains just haven’t developed enough to keep the owner out of trouble. Violent and criminal behavior decreases drastically in the late twenties. Wortley refers to this as the “age-crime curve.”

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Wortley notes that the majority of Ontario residents believe that the violent crime rate is increasing.

“The results presented...suggest that this widespread perception is fundamentally incorrect,” he concluded.

The youth crime rate has steadily been falling, although there was a marked apparent increase in the 1990s. But that increase came after the Safe Schools Act was passed and many school boards adopted a zero tolerance policy.

Again, from Wortley’s report: “Critics have argued that this increase in the province’s official violent crime rate had more to do with the increased use of police in schools than with real changes in youth violence.”

So is there any real cause for concern? There is, but it is related to socioeconomic status, not age.

In his conclusion for A Province at the Crossroads: Statistics on Youth Violence in Ontario, Wortley noted: “Finally, though overall crime rates have remained stable, severe violence is apparently becoming more and more concentrated among socially disadvantaged minority youth. Most disturbingly, recent data suggest that this general pattern of violence may become more entrenched if current economic trends continue.”

In addition to my photography and writing work, I teach at St. Lawrence College. In photography, video editing, music, and media classes, I witness amazing young people every day doing things that have never been done in the past. I watch our future nurses, police officers, electrical engineers, biotechnicians, and child and youth care workers grabbing the world and taking over from the previous generation. I proudly pass them the torch.

I’m thrilled at the quality of the people who will be running our country in the next generation. Many of them seem much less self-centred than the older generations. They’re thinking globally with a social conscience and acting locally with integrity, intelligence, and perseverance.

From examining current research as well as writings of years gone by, all I can conclude is that each generation thinks there is some kind of crisis in relation to the behaviour and actions of its youth.

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The Johnny Clegg Band If you want to become successful in music, it’s probably not the greatest career choice for a white man and a black mate to start a band in South Africa in 1979 during the

apartheid-era.

That’s exactly what Johnny Clegg and Sipho Mchunu did when they formed Juluka. They added more musicians until the band comprised three white and three black performers. I suppose if you are going to break an unjust and racist law, you may as well go big.

The band combined Indie rock with Celtic and Zulu accentuation.

The first time I heard/felt Juluka’s music, I realized that one doesn’t “hear” in a traditional way.

The sounds enter the ears, but the music is felt in the heart and the gut. The sound is intensified when witnessing Clegg in live performance. Both highly polished yet intrinsically raw, the music draws the listener into another world, a mysterious space that does not know the boundaries of black or white. Clegg’s music dwells in a fascinating color-blind universe.

There’s a pure joy and magic to Clegg’s music.

Juluka only racked up one Billboard hit with Scatterlings of Africa, but managed to sell millions of albums, a commercial success without entering the commercial world.

Despite apartheid laws that forbade such interracial performances, the band found universities, churches, and

private venues willing to host them. Their concerts were regularly broken up by the authorities, and Clegg (and other band members) landed in jail.

Johnny Clegg was born in England in 1953.

His background reflected what his future would become. With an English father and a Zimbabwean mother, his maternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Poland. With a secular upbringing, Clegg refused to have a bar mitzvah and, after his parents divorced, moved at the age of seven with his mother to South Africa. He would become one of Africa’s most famous anthropologists, musicians, and activists.

Clegg’s strong interest in Celtic music combined with a fascination with the Zulu street music he saw performed around him. His first arrest (for mixing with black children and performers) came at the age of 15. Two years later, with Sipho Mchunu, a Zulu, he formed the basis of what became Juluka. Clegg also studied anthropology and would eventually, for a while, teach it at a university in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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With reference to last week’s column and the transition of the Wolfe Island Paramedic Service from a volunteer operation to a regular unionized service by 2018, there was a certain amount of obvious concern from the public, for whom the service provides an important measure of confidence for living on an island, until the transitional process was fully ex-

plained . Presently, the island firefighters attend every call in their Emergency Service vehicle, assist the Frontenac Paramedic (s) as required, and are First Responders when necessary. Provincial regulation allow only Paramedics (or police) to drive an ambulance.

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An “approved street/road name list“ will be compiled , maintained and processed by the Public Works Department conforming to the Township’s names policies. Names may include among others, those who served their country (Military/Public Service), have historical significance, reflect the agricultural, recreational, and heritage etc.

3. The Frontenac County Rural Transportation project was discussed at the February council meeting where Deputy Mayor Nossal felt it appropriate to determine if there is a need for an extension of the service to Frontenac Islands that provides rides to appointments, for those unable to get there themselves. Based on county information there are ways of expanding the service to include islanders , but much is dependant on finding volunteer drivers. A flyer to determine interest in Frontenac County Rural Transportation initiative will be circulated, specifically with a ‘Call Out’ for Volunteer drivers.

4. OPP Costs & Wind Towers: There has been a significant increase in OPP costs overall, with part related to the inclusion wind towers . Mayor Doyle recently met the Kingston C.A.O., their Police Chief, and Deputy Police Chief concerning possible policing options. “We will meet again in the fall to discuss possibilities , however there is little hope for any cost saving,” he said.

He also raised the OPP billing formula for wind tower property codes at the ROMA/ Good Roads Conference where there was a commitment to review the formula. FYI: Under the new OPP billing model, Ontario municipalities are being charged a base service cost including wind turbine property, and a

service charge if OPP have to attend to any property in some way.

5. Frontenac Islands Wolfe Island Ward is setting up a Wolfe Island Ferry Committee, as a committee of council, made up of the Mayor, 1 councillor and 3 community members, and more as required. Its purpose is to assist in dealing with the province regarding improvements to the Wolfe Island ferry system to/from Kingston. A letter of intent to CAO, to serve as a community member, is required

by April 21st. Appointments will be made in May. Also pertaining to ferry transportation , MTO will be contacted about the timing of the Barrack Street light, and asked whether the City of Kingston could adjust the traffic flow for vehicles coming off the ferry.

6. Budget deliberations have concluded.

Township will prepare for its adoption at the April Council Meeting. Increases proposed are for: Howe Island – 2.53% and Wolfe Island – 2.79%. Details next time.

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Finally, when I thought I would have to grab the Walker’s Store bag and rip into it myself, Mother opened it up, and there was a folded piece of Dan River cotton… checks in pinks, mauve and the palest blue. I could smell its newness all the way from the other end of the table. How I loved the smell of new material!

I wondered what plans Mother had for it. New blouses for Audrey and me? A house dress for herself? She had just made fresh flower bag curtains for the kitchen, so the new Dan River material wasn’t for that. And it was much too pretty for just plain aprons.

“Nineteen cents a yard...a bit pricey I thought. But well worth it,” Mother said, still rubbing her hands back and forth over the material.

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She said nothing for the longest time.

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The snow had all but gone from the fields, and our long lane was down to mud ruts showing the many trips to the Northcote side road by the sleigh and cutter over the winter. When we walked the lane on the way to school, we arrived with our gum rubbers covered with mud, and Miss Crosby made us leave them out on the step until they dried off, and at recess, the mud was scraped away with a twig from the big maple tree in the yard.

The days still had a bite in the air, and until it really warmed up, you couldn’t smell Spring. I loved the smell of Spring, which my sister Audrey insisted smelled like any other time of the year.

It was this time now, that Mother seemed to build up an energy, and it was like she was waiting for something important to happen. Winter wasn’t her favourite time of the year, when the snow piled up around us, locking us into months of ice and cold that seemed to go on forever. And so with the first sign that winter was coming to an end, Mother had a restlessness about her, as if she couldn’t wait to see the first robin, or get her little boxes of vegetable seeds planted, or get into the Spring housecleaning.

That Saturday, there wasn’t enough snow to take the cutter into Renfrew, and so Father hitched up the buggy, and Mother set off early to peddle her eggs, butter, a few chickens, and of course her sticky buns. Audrey and I were left to do our chores and put dinner on the table when Father and the three brothers came in at noon hour.

It was mid afternoon before we saw Mother coming down the lane, with Nellie at an even trot. Stopping at the back door, and with what I thought was a real spring to her step, Mother brought in the supplies she had bought with the money realized from her sales in Renfrew. And there 1. Individualized one on one care in the comfort was a bag, which I recognized immeof your own home diately having come from Walker’s 2.

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Clegg has never courted favor with anyone, living life as a man who refused to live within unjust rules. If his eyes perceived a racial divide, he would not acknowledge it. Not only did he land in trouble with the government of South Africa for performing in a bi-racial band, he was also expelled from the British Musicians’ Union for performing in South Africa (and thereby breaking the union’s boycott of the country).

His second band, Savuka, like Juluka, was bi-racial, blending European and African rhythms and influences. Sadly, Savuka disbanded after Dudu Zulu, who co-founded the band with Clegg, was shot and killed.

In 1996, Clegg reunited briefly with Mchunu, who, since leaving Juluka, had settled on his family’s cattle farm. They recorded one CD. Since then, Clegg has toured the world with solo projects. He has performed for 125,000 people, headlining at the Montreal Jazz Festival. He’s also performed at New York City’s Tribeca Film Festival, the New Orleans Jazzfest, and many European festivals.

On April 8, Clegg brings his music to Kingston’s Grand Theatre for one performance.

Men of the Deeps The next night, April 9, also at the Grand Theatre, Men of the Deeps brings its culture/folk music to the people of Kingston. This choir of Cape Breton coal miners first got together in 1966, when they formed as part of Cape Breton’s contribution to Canada’s Centennial. With the band still going strong in 1973, John O’Donnell was hired to serve as permanent director of the band.

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Not only do they tour fellow mining communities, they’ve also performed at Roy Thomson Hall and Massey Hall in Toronto and the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. They have recorded several albums since their founding. They have performed with celebrities like Rita MacNeil and Roger Whittaker, and have appeared in National Film Board of Canada films. They were featured in the NFB documentary, Men of the Deeps. The film won a Gemini Award in 2004.

You can expect depth, not glitz, from the Deeps. Their repertoire includes hymns, mining (including disaster) songs, folk songs and some popular tunes. The choir comprises 26 miners, some still working, some retired.

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If you’ve sat through the first two then I suppose you have to see the third, but I’d wait to check it from your local library.

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Toyota announced last week that it will include automatic braking as standard equipment in almost all of their vehicles beginning in the 2017 model year; a full five years before the deadline that the 20 other major manufacturers recently agreed to. Studies done in the U.S. predict that this feature (which uses radar and camera systems to apply the brakes when obstacles are detected) has the potential to reduce rear-end collisions by 40 per cent and injuries by up to 35 per cent. As I mentioned in a recent column this feature is great except for the fact that it will be in vehicles outnumbered on the roads by older autos reliant upon their human pilots to react in the same manner. While the amount of front end damage on automatic braking vehicles is certain to drop, the risk in these same vehicles being rear-ended by others in congested traffic is bound to rise.

Recalls and the sheer volume of them still continue to make news but there are a few things about these programs that few consumers ever know about until it bites them in the wallet. The first thing is recalls (whether safety or function related) are not required to be performed at no cost to the vehicle owner if that vehicle is beyond the terms of the manufacturer’s warranty. And there are examples of the cost of safety recalls not being covered by the automaker in this country. Fortunately the overwhelming majority of recalls issued and performed here are paid for by the automakers involved regardless of how old a vehicle is or how many kilometers it has on it. But what about related or attached components?

When dealing with a recall on an older vehicle for any under-carriage component, which has failed due to corrosion (think sub-frames, suspension parts and the like), there’s always the possibility that other components and systems involved with the repair may also be severely rusted or worn to the point of replacement. This risk can also exist with other areas of any auto, but to a lesser extent. In some circumstances a vehicle may not be able to be returned to roadworthy condition without additional work. Every carmaker that issues a recall (whether voluntary or government ordered) will list a specific repair process and parts’ requirements for the job. They will rarely cover ad-

ditional repair costs, even under threat of legal action.

Their stance is usually that it’s the vehicle owner’s responsibility to maintain their vehicle in lieu of any applicable warranty. Customers who may face this possibility should request that no work be started without an inspection to verify if any other repairs might be needed that the recall won’t cover. Then they can explore the option of completing the work at the dealership doing the recall or taking it to a nonOEM facility or leaving it in its current condition.

My email inbox always receives some interesting automotive tidbits and the following was a real eye opener. Tyler Burchett of the digital marketing leader FRACTL recently passed along a study done

by Alcoholic.org a U.S. based addiction treatment facility. Using data supplied by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System they discovered that more than one third of pedestrians killed in vehicle/pedestrian collisions were themselves drunk. Looking at information collected over the last 30 years their analysis revealed that while the driving public is getting the message that drinking and driving is an extremely risky behaviour, walking drinkers seem to be a little slower on the uptake. In 1982 almost half of the drivers killed in motor vehicle collisions had blood alcohol content above the legal limit and that has now dropped to about 31 per cent.

But during the same time frame, drunken pedestrians killed went from 45 per cent to 36 per cent and have outnumbered drunk driver fatalities since 1991. The message is clear, if you’ve had too much to drink (and that can be very little) you not only should never drive, but should also consider not walking home either. Take a cab or let a designated driver deliver you safely home. You can check out the full study at www.alcoholic.org/identify/walking-drunk/.

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Although the majority of first-time home buyers identify as white, the next largest group are Hispanics, who account for 11 percent of the market of first-time home buyers.

The rapidly growing Hispanic population is influencing all areas of modern living, including real estate.

Estimates suggest that, between now and 2020, Hispanics, the second largest ethnic group in America, will account for 50 percent of new home buyers.

Over the last three decades, two of every five newcomers to the housing market were Hispanic, according to the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals. In addition to needing assistance finding their dream homes, Hispanic buyers also may need help securing loans to finance their upcoming home purchases.

Just this year ezDinero.com launched a multinational online alternate lending solution that helps first-time borrowers connect with top experts who specialize in personal loans.

The company works directly with the Spanish-

speaking market and serves as a mediator between lenders and borrowers. The service is one of the few reputable online companies that can help first-time borrowers find financial solutions that meet their exact specifications and connect them with the top lenders in the industry.

Marina H. Gonzales, Director of Public Relations at ezDinero, states that there is a need for this type of bilingual service for the Spanishspeaking audience, which is underserved in the United States. “ezDinero was created with the intent of giving the Spanish-speaking population an opportunity to meet their personal lending needs, especially for firsttime borrowers,” Gonzales said.

This alternative lending solution is not the only option available to Hispanics. Some people find success through government assistance and grant programs geared toward the Hispanic community. The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals can be an excellent resource for further information, instructing people on how to apply for loans, secure lower interest rates and qualify for loans even if you have a poor or brief credit history.

Hispanics wield more influence in the United States than ever before, and more and more Hispanics are making that influence known in the real estate market.

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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

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2774 RailtOn ROad • $289,900

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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Situated on a cul-de-sac , this executive 3+1 bedroom home features a large eat in kitchen with island breakfast bar, stylish backsplash, granite counters, ceramic floor and rich dark wood cabinets. Open concept living/dining room, gas fireplace. Master retreat with walk in closet, 3 piece ensuite. Lower lvl features a huge `L` shaped rec room, gas fireplace, custom 3 piece washroom with walk in shower & 4th bedroom. Quality built by Matias!

Cool, stylish and inviting this home offers oh so much. 3 bdrms, 1.5 baths, gleaming hardwood floors, propane fireplace in living room, bright eat-in kitchen with walk out to deck, large master, updated windows, roof and furnace, finished basement with huge rec room and woodstove, walk out from laundry room. Private yard backs onto Parrots Bay conservation area. 3 large outbuildings: detached garage, insulated/heated workshop, shed.

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How to repair dead grass

A patch of dead grass on an otherwise lush lawn can be a frustrating eyesore for homeowners. Whether lawn care is your passion or just something you do to maintain the value of your home, dead grass can be exasperating.

But as unsightly as dead grass can be, addressing it and restoring the dead patches can be somewhat simple. Before you can restore grass, however, you must first identify the source of the problem. Grass often dies because of urine damage, which is typically characterized by a dead spot surrounded by otherwise green grass. Grub infestation might be at fault when dead grass appears, and such an infestation often produces patches of light brown grass that are scattered throughout the lawn.

It’s also possible that dead grass is a result of human error. If your lawn was overfertilized, then patches of gray-green grass may appear. Fungal disease is another common culprit behind dead grass, and such disease can manifest itself in different ways. Once you have identified why the grass is dead, which may require the help of a professional, then you can begin to treat your lawn.

ing the damage it causes. When repairing the grass, dig a hole that’s roughly four inches deep and fill it with fresh soil until it’s level with the soil surrounding the dead patch.

Then you can sprinkle seed on top of the freshly laid soil and water the spot.Grass should grow in and stay green so long as you prevent further urine damage.

Urine damage Urine damage is often limited to a particular area of the grass where your family pet routinely relieves itself. Once a particular patch of grass has worn down, the pet may move on to another spot. But if you quickly notice a dead spot due to urine damage, you can train the animal to urinate elsewhere, limit-

Fertilizer damage Fertilizer damage can also prove difficult to address, as applying fresh seeds too soon can kill any freshly growing seedlings. So grass that has been damaged by overfertilization must first be allowed to fully die.

Once that has happened, the grass can be cut and any remaining debris or dead grass can be removed. Seed

can then be scattered, and you can even add some additional soil before laying down an appropriate amount of fertilizer and watering the lawn immediately. If you don’t trust your-

self to use fertilizer correctly, then hire a professional to do the job for you. This will cost a little more, but you likely won’t wake up to more dead patches of grass down the road.

Dead grass can be unsightly and turn an otherwise lush lawn into a patchy eyesore. But addressing dead grass can be easy and can quickly restore a lawn to its green grandeur.

Insect damage Addressing dead spots caused by insect damage can be a little more complicated, and some homeowners may prefer to hire a professional.

If you want to handle the problem on your own, apply pesticide to the affected areas so the insects behind the problem are killed. Once the insects are no more, cut the grass, raking the affected area to remove the dead grass and any additional debris. Scatter grass seed over the affected areas and then apply an appropriate fertilizer and water immediately. Professionals may know just the right fertilizer for your lawn, so even if you want to go it alone, visit a local lawn care center to ask for advice about addressing your particular problem.

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Your dream home doesn’t have to be just a dream

(MS) -- The dream of owning your own vacation home is one shared by men and women all over the world.

Who wouldn’t want their very own sanctuary from the hustle and bustle of every day life?

According to Andrew Nadalin, President of Pace 2000 Inc., a leading custom home builder in Port St. Lucie, Florida, many people not only want their own vacation home, but they already know what it is they want from their home.

“We’re finding that customers have very definite ideas of what they want in their dream homes,” says Nadalin. “They’ve waited until just the right time to make that dream come true, and they don’t want to compromise the image they have in their mind of what their ultimate home will feature.”

When it comes to finding a place to call home away from home, consumers tend to prefer somewhere that offers year round warm weather and unlimited games of golf, as well as proximity to local shopping hotspots and access to community activities. This puts a premium on warm weather locales such as Port St. Lucie, which was named one of the 10 fastest growing cities in the country, providing vacationers all the warm weather golf, shopping and nightlife they need.

Located at the southern end of mainland St. Lucie County, in the southeastern part of the state, Port St. Lucie has been called the Jewel of the Treasure Coast. More than 300 years ago, several Spanish galleons carrying gold and silver are thought to have shipwrecked off the south-

eastern shore of Florida, dumping their vast treasures into the ocean.

And the Treasure Coast was born.

But locale likely won’t be all that’s on the minds of men and women shopping for a vacation home.

Before shoppers start their search, Nadalin offers the following advice. * Consider custom built. Many consumers might think custom built homes are beyond their price range, but such homes are growing in popularity.

“Sometimes customers come to us with a lot already chosen, other times we help them find just the right lot,” says Nadalin. “But they always have definite ideas about what is going on the property.”

Much of the benefit of a custom built home lies in the options a homeowner has as opposed to a resale where many of the decisions have already been made. Buyers who choose a custom built home can select the features and layout they want, instead of being forced to live with the design preferred by a home’s previous owners. * Work with someone you can trust. Because it’s a vacation home, chances are buyers won’t know any local builders or contractors they can trust. Nadalin notes that buyers should be comfortable with a builder and avoid those who aren’t ready and willing to discuss their history.

“It’s important to look for a builder that can deliver hands-on experience, dedication and commitment to the project,” says Nadalin. “The builder should have as much passion for fulfilling the quest for the dream home as the customer does.”

Shop around for a builder, asking other residents of the community if they can recommend any professionals and if there are any to avoid. Once you have narrowed down the list, ask

to see some past and current projects, and be as diligent as possible when doing your homework on a builder. If a builder is reticent about his company and work history, it’s best to cross

him off the list.

More information on how to find the right builder to make your dream home a reality is available at www. pace2000homes.com.

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Real estate investors have many reasons for making such investments, but one of the more common motives behind a decision to invest in a property is the belief that real estate rarely depreciates in value. Though the recent housing crisis might have debunked that myth once and for all, real estate is still widely considered a sound investment, one that many people wish they could afford to make.

Those who have already invested in real estate know how difficult it can be to maintain a property much less improve it, which should be high on an investor’s priority list. But improving a property does not have to involve a complete overhaul or any other dramatic changes. In fact, there are several simple ways investors can improve their real estate investments and improve their chances of turning a large profit when they decide to sell a property.

• Hire a property management firm. Some real estate investors, especially those new to the business who just purchased an investment and have little money to spare, shy away from hiring a property management firm. But such a company is worth the expense for investors with little time or knowhow with regard to fixing a home. A property management firm will ensure the building is kept in shape, and depending on your agreement with the company, may even take care of cleaning vacant apartments, readying them for showing and renting them to new tenants.

Perhaps the biggest advantage to working with an effective property management firm is the likelihood that they will turn over the vacant apartment quickly, ensuring you aren’t losing money when tenants move out.

• Carefully vet prospective tenants. One of the easiest ways a property can fall into disrepair is to allow bad tenants to move into the building. It’s understandable that investors want to get a building occupied as quickly as possible so they can use tenants’ rents to pay for the property. But bad tenants can cause damage to the property, and their behavior might encourage reliable fellow tenants to find a new living situation. When looking to fill a vacancy,

establish a minimum income requirement for prospective tenants and ask applicants to produce proof of income and references from past landlords. This increases the chances you will find a respectful tenant who’s fully capable of paying their rent on time.

• Work quickly. Few people want to rent forever, so expect significant turnover, especially if your investment property is a larger complex with multiple dwellings. If you aren’t working with a property management company, an easy way to maximize your profits on an investment property is to work quickly when turning apartments over after a tenant moves out.

This includes painting and cleaning the apartment, and the process should go smoothly if you properly vetted tenants and the vacant unit did not suffer significant damage while the previous tenants were living there.

A unit with just minor wear and tear should take one week or less to get ready to show to prospective tenants, and the unit should be vacant for only one month before new tenants move in. Anything longer than a month and you’re losing money you don’t have to lose.

• Upgrade appliances. Renters are just as likely to fall in love with curb appeal as buyers are.

While there may not be a yard to entice renters if you purchased an apartment complex, curb appeal can apply to an apartment’s interior. One of the more notable eye-catchers to prospective renters is updated appliances, especially since appliances may be the only items actually in the apartment when it is shown. Stainless steel appliances provide an instant upgrade over older appliances that may appear dated and are certain to make a strong first impression on prospective renters, many of whom would be willing to pay more in rent for a unit with update appliances. In addition, renters may feel that landlords who took the time and spent the money to upgrade appliances are likely to make a greater effort maintaining the property.

Investors can maximize their returns on investment properties in a variety of ways, many of which don’t require significant effort.

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Buying a condo not the same as buying a home Stringent lending policies and the escalating costs of home ownership have led many prospective home buyers to consider condominiums instead of single-family homes. Condos are typically less expensive than singlefamily homes, which makes lenders and borrowers alike feel more comfortable. Lenders feel better because the loans aren’t as large, while borrowers are more comfortable because such loans allow them to improve their standing with lenders, potentially setting the table for a low-interest home loan down the road.

But the differences between buying a condo and buying a single-family home go beyond the bottom line. The following are a few things prospective buyers should know about condos before they view any properties.

• Condos come with fees. Unlike single-family homes, condos come with homeowners association fees.

These fees cover the cost of maintenance and repairs to the property.

This includes landscaping and garbage collection, as well as general repairs throughout the condominium complex. Fees vary significantly from community to community, and the best deal is not always the one with the lowest homeowners association fees. Low fees tend to provide less bang for the buck, generally covering only the most basic services. Higher fees often mean the community offers more amenities, such as a private pool and gym for residents. Some people prefer such amenities, while others would rather find better deals on their own. But prospective condo buyers must include fees in their monthly

budgets when determining how much they can afford to spend.

• Condos come with rules. Owners of single-family homes can create their own rules for their households, while condo owners must agree to follow rules established by the homeowners association or the property management firm responsible for maintaining the community and enforcing the rules. Rules may not allow pets or only allow pets of a certain size. Other rules may restrict how owners can decorate their condos during the holiday season or how they can furnish the exterior of their properties, limiting patio furniture to a set number of chairs or tables. Some condo owners are glad such rules are in place, while others might find such stipulations intrusive. Each community has different rules, and prospective buyers should familiarize themselves with a community’s rules before buying any properties within that community.

• Condos often have management firms. Property management firms can be great to deal with, but they can be troublesome as well. A good property management firm produces satisfied community members who speak glowingly of their communities, while a poorly run management firm can frustrate homeowners who feel they are not getting what they’re paying for.

Some property management firms fail to collect homeowners association fees for months at a time, only to send letters demanding back dues down the road. Others simply don’t live up to expecta-

tions, failing to make repairs in a timely manner while letting the property fall into disrepair. If possible, speak to current community residents about how the property is managed. If residents are not available, potential buyers should attempt to attend a homeowners association meeting, which can shed light on what it’s like to live within a given community and how accessible the management firm is to

community members and how well it tends to those members’ needs.

• Condos are not as private as singlefamily homes. Much like apartment dwellers, condo owners often share walls with neighbors. That means condo owners will have to sacrifice some privacy. Prospective buyers who consider privacy a top priority may want to continue living in an apartment until they can afford to buy a single-family home.

Though condo owners rarely have someone living above or below them, sharing walls with neighbors is still not as private as owning a single-family home.

Condominiums are great options for people who want to own their homes but don’t have enough money or credit history to buy a single-family home. But buyers must educate themselves about condominium life before signing on the dotted line.

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When the economy struggles to the point of recession, few people benefit. However, there are some businesses that thrive during a recession, using the circumstances to their advantage and actually growing business in spite of a sagging economy.

One such business is rental agencies or property management companies. Even landlords with a single investment property tend to do better during a recession, when individuals might be fearful of buying a home or simply unable to afford it. Such individuals still need a place to live, however, and landlords benefit as a result.

One of the best things a landlord can do during a recession is to pay more attention to their rental properties, ensuring the properties are in tip-top shape so they can get the most out of each unit at a time when the rental market is most competitive.

This might require some renovations, which landlords should be making periodically anyway, regardless of how strong or tenuous the economy might be.

• Update the paint. Apartments are typically empty when shown to prospective renters, and any issues with the paint job are very noticeable during such viewings. If the paint is outdated or there is any fading, update the walls with a fresh coat of paint. It’s ideal to do so whenever a tenant moves out, but landlords whose buildings have a high turnover rate likely won’t need to repaint every time a tenant moves out. When adding a new coat of paint, choose a light, neutral color to give the property a fresh, inviting look.

• Replace the carpeting. Carpeting is another area prospective renters are instantly drawn to when viewing an apartment. New carpeting is always attractive to potential tenants, and landlords won’t have to break the bank to replace the carpets when an existing tenant moves out. Instead of expensive carpeting, choose a medium grade carpet with a neutral color, ideally beige or light brown, which *

can hide spills or stains should the next tenant prove messy and move out after the original lease terms are up. Before laying carpet, don’t forget to lay down quality padding underneath. Such padding makes the carpet feel softer and of higher quality.

• Upgrade the appliances. Perhaps nothing evokes a stronger response from prospective renters than a property’s appliances. Outdated appliances make renters speculate as to what else might be outdated and if the building is well taken care of. On the other hand, newer appliances, particularly stainless steel items, create a contemporary feel and give the impression, true or false, that a landlord won’t allow the building to grow dated or fall into disrepair. When shopping for appliances, choose ones that are more basic so any eventual repairs won’t be too complicated or costly. Newer appliances enable landlords to charge more rent for a given property, and many renters would agree that such properties are worth the extra money.

• Install new windows. Older buildings tend to have creaky or drafty windows, which not only makes the property colder during the winter months, but it also drives up utility costs as renters are forced to turn up the thermostat to combat drafts and cold air entering the unit. New windows can eliminate such drafts and reduce utility costs, something landlords can use to their advantage when discussing the property with potential tenants. Landlords might even be able to earn tax breaks when installing new, energy-efficient windows. Discuss if any such breaks exist with the local municipality.

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34 Kapyong Cres. Kingston

4331 Bath Rd. Kingston

32 Kapyong Cres. Kingston

4 bedrooms 3 baths gorgeous elevated bungalow only 15 mins from Kingston sitting on a very private treed 1.3 acre lot.

2 bedrooms 1bath spacious mobile home sitting on CFB base leased land. For active military only!

4 bedrooms 3 bathrooms executive style home that has the capability to generate rental income. Won’t be on the market for long!

2 bedrooms 1 bath completely renovated mobile home. A great place for military personnel looking to be close to the base.

Contact Us Today! | 613-483-5444 | info@reri.ca

358 YORK STREET, $265,000 MLS®

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Renovated semi detached home features living room/dining room with gas woodstove as well as pine floors. Ikea kitchen with appliances. The upstairs consists of 2 bedrooms and nicely appointed bathroom, plus a washer and dryer. Rear deck and patio area and a new shingled roof. This is a very attractive home in the downtown core.

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2-4PM NEW PRICE

Updated Williamsville two storey located across from the Memorial Centre grounds. A floor plan that totals 1374 sq.ft. includes 2+1 bdrms, 2 full baths, living room with fireplace, separate dining room, galley kitchen as well as 2 sun porches.

Numerous updates include furnace (2007), shingled roof, bathrooms, deck (2008), vermiculite abatement (2015) and all new plumbing (2016).

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Broker Sales Representative

Sales Representative

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

Sutton Group Masters Realty Inc., Brokerage 613.384.5500 Office

SALES SALESREPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVE bruce.parks@sympatico.ca

www.RealEstateKingstonOntario.ca

MASTERFULLY DESIGNED W/SUPREME CRAFTSMANSHIP

OPEN HOUSE â&#x20AC;˘ SUNDAY 1-3 PM

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Quality & Lifestyle prevails in this custom, 3 year-old bungalow. Set in Deer Creek Estates, Glenburnie, just minutes north of the City, it offers a peaceful setting with the convenience of City amenities within less than 10 minutes drive. This all stone bungalow offers 2 (could be 3) bedrooms on main level, A large, bright, chic A LOT FOR A LITTLE kitchen with vaulted ceiling, granite counters, chiseled limestone floors, plenty of cabinetry, pantry, and exposure to a stunning, double-sided stone fireplace.2613 FIFTH LAKE RD.,

$209,900

You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t beat the value here! 2.72 acres w/trees & cleared areas, 1500+ sq.ft., incredibly bright, 5.5 yrs old, bright, open concept raised bnglw w/3brâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 2 baths (1 being ensuite), gas stone fp, main floor laundry, a to-die-for huge kitchen w/island bar, front covered verandah, back deck, full unspoiled walk-out bsmt w/rough-in for 3rd bath, propane heat, paved road and just 5 mins from two major lakes w/public access.

Shows super well! Hurry, with this valueâ&#x20AC;Ś you snooze, you lose! MLSÂŽ361550255.

$950,000

$209,500

The great room is probably one of the nicest you will ever see with a 14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; coffered ceiling, hardwood floors, and exposure to the other side of the stone fireplace.

Ensuite has marble and tile glass shower, 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122; soaker tub, private stall and access to master change room. Lower level is bright and offers plenty of space to enjoy including a 4th bedroom set-up. Triple car insulated garage, covered deck... many, many lovely features in this 2700 sq.ft. home. Floor plans, video, Extensive feature sheet all available on our website. Call Kim. MLS 14605676

SELLING A HOME IS DIFFERENT FOR A SENIOR

83 LOY AMHERS

MACDONNELL STREET 3 bedroom home in central city location.

Full basement with lots of updates.

MALVERN MLSÂŽ360680017

R0023757113

A PACKAGE DEAL IS DESTINED TOApril ENTICE Tuesday, 5th,YOU! 2pm4902 NORTH SHORE CRESCENT

932 TERRACE

57711423 HWY 38 HARTINGTON 4 bedroom side split home, Loaded with updates on TAMARAC large country lot. MLSÂŽ 361430136

STREET Totally upgraded, So many upgrades * * BUY* OR LIST WITH ARNOLD CAMPBELL brand OR new SELL life over looking time roof, beautiCollins bay, FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN ONE OF inground pool, ful lot close to walk out basment, Lancaster School.

2 GFP, C/A, dbl car Asking $469,900 gar,many more.

OCT. 8TH, 2016 Bring an offer Asking $459,900.

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ANNOUNCEMENT

*$1032.47/MO BUYS YOU COUNTRY QUIET, PRIVATE, GARAGE, POOL! WOW!

ST. LAWRENCE RIVER WATERFRONT

Michael MacHale

Maggie McNulty

Sherri Paterson

upon or temporarily trailer upon during the warm months! Set almost at the end of a quiet lane & facing Carleton Island, the southern views are great! Waterfront has some mature trees to protect against sun and wind and shoreline is a

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

lovely mix of sand, rock..great swimming! Year-round access, mature residents,

Cell: 613-329-8125

Cell: 613-217-3449

15 mins to ferry and all the amenities that Marysville has to offer. Video

michaelmachale@gmail.com

maggie@mmprorealty.com

available on our website. Call Kim. MLS 14606051

$229,900 163 PLEASURE POINT LANE, WOLFE ISLAND

Stunning, level, groomed waterfront lot just a hair under 1 acre...perfect to build

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

$379,900

815 LELAND ROAD

Great value in this 2 (could be 3) br home set on a private, quiet, well landscaped lot just 20 mins north of Kingston. Updated kitchen opens to lovely, bright sunroom, and out to a deck & above ground pool. Check out the updated bath, large recroom, walkout bsmt, , extra deep double car garage, large storage shed with loft,... New metal roof, lots of good water, lots of parking. If you hurry, you may still be able to enjoy the summer season of sun, fun, pool, and great times! With 5% down at 2.99%, your monthly mortgage payment could be $1032.47* per month!!! Can you imagine owning all of this for what you likely pay in rent? Call Kim MLS 14603969

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

Cell: 613-331-1181 sherripaterson@gmail.com

$139,900

Gerald Courneya

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

Cell: 613-541-9832 geraldcourneya@gmail.com

Brad Miller

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

Cell: 613-305-0182 bgordm@gmail.com

Steve Arniel

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

Cell: 613-484-7194 stevearniel@gmail.com

The Management and Staff of Sutton Group - Masters Realty Inc. are pleased to welcome these outstanding professionals to the Sutton Sales Team.

Michael, Maggie, Sherri, Gerald, Brad and Steve welcome their past, present and new clients to stop by their new office at 1650 Bath Road or call them directly to discuss their real estate needs. â&#x20AC;˘ HOME MARKET EVALUATION â&#x20AC;˘ HOME MARKET PREPARATION SUGGESTIONS â&#x20AC;˘ SENIORS CONSULTATION â&#x20AC;˘ LISTINGS SENT TO YOU BASED UPON YOUR SEARCH CRITERIA â&#x20AC;˘ 1ST TIME HOME BUYER CRASH COURSE!

Welcome to the Sutton family!

Sutton Group â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Masters Realty Inc. Brokerage Independently Owned & Operated

1650 Bath Road, Kingston 613-384-5500 8 Kingston HomeďŹ nder.ca - Thursday, March 31, 2016

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3 CASH PRIZES

...A 60 MINUTE SEMINAR THAT PROMISES TO BE WORTH YOUR WHILE.

Set on 29+ acres with 2 large ponds to kayak/canoe/fish or trails to ski, walk, atv, hunt...

CALL TO REGISTER 613-561-1677 the outdoors enthusiast is certain to get their moneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth! Even the kids may ditch the game-boys and computers and get outside! Imagine that! This home will please all as it lends itself well to people having different hobbies or pass-times... musicians (great loft over garage), chef (large, bright kitchen w/plenty of storage and counter space), book worm (library w/built-in bookshelves), mechanic (large, insulated garage w/ workshop having water & lots of power), beer/wine makers (prep room off garage at rear has water and heat), active sports folks (plenty of level grassed areas to set up volleyball nets or play Frisbee, croquet, trampoline set up, Gardeners (lots of areas to grow your veggies!) and a POOL! Fun times for all! Floor plans, video available on our website. Call Kim. MLS 14601613

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OPEN ALL WEEKEND BY$199,000 APPT.

Dir: Hwy 38 North to Parham, turn left onto Wagarville Rd. for approx 7.5km. Stay left on to fifth Lake Road.

Home approx 2.5 km on right.

Trillium Retirement Home - 800 Edgar Street Kingston

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2 TO 4

Great family Home, 3 $459,000 $259,900 plus one bedrooms, 2074 BALANTRAE CIRCLE, KINGSTON 47 CHESTERFIELD DRIVE, AMHERSTVIEW hardwood 4 plus 1 bedroom 9 year old Executive 2 storey finished on all levels. flooring, 3 plus 1 bedroom quiet street, inground pool, lots of updates.

MLSÂŽ361110625 MLSÂŽ451311171 finished basement great yard 597 ASKING $289,900

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613.561.7000 or 613.561.1677

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