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Over 300 Grade 4 students from the Kingston area gathered at Lake Ontario Park on June 1; while they overlooked the lake and participated in games, races and more, they also learned a lot about water.

“They are here to learn about how we use water daily, but also about how precious it is and how much we need to conserve it,” explained Dan Hendry, Sustainable Initiatives co-ordinator for the Limestone District School Board. “When I grew up I just turned on a tap and water came out and I didn’t know anything more than that and it is the same for them. I think it is important, if we want to conserve and respect water, we need to teach about the system itself.”

This year marks the third year for the Great Lake Water Festival and each year, more and more schools and students come out to learn.

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Students learn about water flow (above) and washing clothes the old fashioned way at the third annual Great Lake Water Festival at Lake Ontario Park on June 1.

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the Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority, Utilities Kingston, the Ontario Provincial Police and more. Kids were invited to wander and they learned about the flow of water, where things go when they go down the drain, water safety and even how to conserve water when washing clothing or using appliances.

“By showing all of this together, I think it US ICIO DEL E ON BUY really ties together the importance, but also TRADITIONAL how it kind of works as a system,” said Hendry.

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Overall, Hendry hopes that the day encourages students to just learn as much as possible and take that knowledge with them.

“I think it is important for these students to learn about water and learn to respect it, especially at a young age,” he said. “We need these kids to learn that now and bring that back to their families too.”

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City ready to cut the ribbon for K&P Trail extension into downtown

BY BILL HUTCHINS

The City of Kingston is getting ready to unveil a legacy project to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday.

Officials will gather in Doug Fluhrer Park on Saturday, June 10 to cut the ribbon on the urban portion of the K&P Trail.

“We are proud to be opening the urban K&P Trail in Canada’s sesquicentennial year,” Mayor Bryan Paterson said in a statement.

The paved urban portion of the K&P Trail runs about seven kilometres from Douglas Fluhrer Park through Kingston’s Inner Harbour and Old Industrial area up to the current trailhead at Binnington Court, where it joins the gravel rural K&P Trail and winds another 15 kilometres up to Orser Road.

“Generations of Kingstonians will enjoy this scenic route along the old Kingston & Pembroke rail line that unites the city’s ur-

ban and rural areas — and its past with its future,” said Paterson.

The $5 million trail extension — covering both existing sidewalks and newly-paved pathways — doesn’t exactly follow the same route of the original train track line due to private ownership and public accessibility issues.

Nearly four kilometres of the K&P trail is located off road while the remaining 3.6 kilometres will follow existing streets and sidewalks to snake its way into the downtown.

City council decided two years ago to fasttrack the walk/cycle project in order to coincide with Canada 150 on July 1.

Since then, staff have assembled land, constructed safety fencing and asphalt trails, improved sidewalks and crosswalks, and installed way-finding signage to prepare for the trail’s non-motorized recreational users. In fact, councillors hope it will be heavily used by commuters as well.

“The hope is people will use the trail to get to work,” said Coun. Rob Hutchison.

The original K&P train route got its name from the 19th-century Kingston-Pembroke line, which ceased railway operations in the 1960s. Sections of the abandoned track right-of-way were later bought by various private land owners.

June 10 celebrations start at 11 a.m. featuring a performance of the K&P Ballad

by Roger James and a dedication of a park bench to Douglas Knapp — a longtime advocate for the K&P Trail.

While the trail offers a new route into the downtown, it’s not Kingston’s only Canada 150 legacy project soon to be unveiled.

The city is also fast-tracking plans to illuminate Springer Market Square, city hall, and the fountain in Confederation Park with dozens of LED lights at a cost of $544,000.

In addition to 200-watt floodlights with computer programming to change colours, seven digital projectors will also be installed to project multiple images on city hall and the square for different occasions.

The lighting project will create images similar to what’s used to illuminate major global attractions such as the CN Tower or the Eiffel Tower.

The lighting will remain a year-round fixture that can be programmed for various special events.

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Final prison vision unveiled to much praise, but development concerns remain

BY BILL HUTCHINS

More green space, taller buildings, and preserving Alcatraz North.

Those are some of the key themes to emerge in the “recommended vi-

sion” to redevelop Kingston Penitentiary and Portsmouth Olympic Harbour (POH).

“We heard loud and clear that people, whether it be community members or sailing groups like

CORK, had importance in preserving community space for public use,” said James Cox, director of (Ontario) real estate for Canada Lands Company.

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“This is so unique to Canada.

The prison buildings go back to the 1830s. They’re great on their own.

Then there’s the harbour site legacy of CORK and the Olympics. We’re hoping this vision really protects that,” Cox explained.

The vision eliminates earlier plans to construct a series of low-rise buildings around the horseshoeshaped harbour and, instead, leaves most of it as green space. The aging POH building would be demolished and replaced with a six-storey building with public space and sailing offices on the main level and residential units on the upper floors.

But while most housing is removed from the west side of the harbour lands, there’s now greater housing density on the waterside portion of the prison; including two or three high-rises proposed for the southwest corner of the prison lands.

“We’re talking two buildings up to 25 storeys tall by the water with the potential for a third one toward the centre of the prison site. They would be slender buildings to protect views to the water,” said Cox. A push to make Kingston the ‘Alcatraz North’ prison tourism destination would also be cemented in this proposal. The revised map preserves the entire front half of the former penitentiary for tourism and heritage uses while maintaining the King Street and partial side section of the looming walls.

“We envision keeping the walls up as part of the tourism experience to encapsulate what it would be like in prison. On the south part, we would want to open up the site and take down some of the walls,” said Cox. The 178-year-old maximum security penitentiary was shuttered by the former Conservative government due to the high cost of running it.

The last inmates were moved out in September 2013.

The community discussion over what to do with the waterfront real estate has resulted in this latest vision, which is expected to go to council for approval this summer. It generated some praise from several residents who attended the unveiling. Many highlighted the preservation of POH green space, continuous waterfront pathway, rebuilt boat docks, and preserving a large chunk of historic Kingston Pen as a tourist attraction as hallmarks of the vision. “It’ll work. I imagine it’s going to take a while,” said resident Gerard Nolan.

Chris West, chair of the Marine Museum, now located in POH, says keeping a green belt on the harbour’s west side is a smart move. “That’s a big concession to the boating and sailing community. I think the community at large and people who live down here will be pleased with the removal of housing from the western harbour lands."

West also expressed interest in moving into part of the former penitentiary site to be designated for tourism and heritage uses.

But there are still some community concerns — namely, the plan Continued on page 6

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Final prison vision unveiled to much praise, but development concerns remain Continued from page 4

But there are still some community concerns — namely, the plan to build low-rise housing flanking the east and west walls of the prison, and focusing a cluster of highrises near the waterside.

“We are still seeing challenges around residential development, some concerns around traffic. We need to take another look at how to address that,” explained Lanie Hurdle, the city’s community services commissioner.

While city and federal officials say they’re committed to working together on

a common vision, the federal government ultimately retains final say over how to develop its former prison and a portion of the waterfront properties. But, the city does have development control in other areas.

“Council doesn’t have the ability to change that (federal lands) vision. Through Official Plan amendments and zoning, that’s where the city would have more control, as well as the heritage designation bylaw,” Hurdle added.

The redevelopment plan, along with all of the public input and feedback, is expected to go to council for approval as early as

July 11, although Hurdle says more finetuning may be needed. The proposed OP changes would trigger another public process, starting as early as this summer, if the vision is endorsed by council.

Cox says Canada Lands made several “trade-offs” to preserve green space, tourism, and heritage while still allowing for some residential density. This will make the eventual business plan more attractive to potential buyers. But he also stressed the government’s goal is to place more emphasis on community value than profit.

“There’s a desire by the federal government, Canada Lands, and City of Kingston to try to make something work. I don’t think we’re looking at this a real profitmaking site.”

Canada Lands must still acquire the federal properties from Corrections Canada and Fisheries and Oceans before selling it.

Cox added: “Whether the site could be disposed to one future builder or whether it might be sold off in parcels is work that still needs to be done.”

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

8 reasons to say no to the third crossing

Minimum wage increase great news for Ontario workers

structure projects is always more expensive than paying Councillors in the City of Kingston will be meeting for it through taxation or borrowing. A recent report wage, instead of those dollars being in June to decide whether or not to move forward with by the Ontario auditor general, for example, found that On May 30, Kathleen Wynne kept in the coffers of low-wage corbuilding a $180 million third crossing bridge — the most the provincial government spent $8 billion dollars more expensive project in the city’s history. Here are eight rea- than it needed to for infrastructure projects over a 10- announced a number of dramatic porations like Walmart or Loblaws, sons to say no: year period by relying on the private sector to finance changes to labour law in Ontario. that money is going to supporting 1.

The most recent cost estimate for the third them. They did this to keep the capital costs off their Foremost among these reforms is an ordinary people and their families. crossing is $180 million. This is 50 per cent more than books (in an effort to try and balance the budget), but in increase to Ontario's minimum wage, It will help them to pay for glasses, six years ago, despite changes to bridge design that the end, we all spent more money, and the profits go to which is slated to rise incrementally groceries and dental care, but also to $15 by January 2019 and indexed for the occasional family meal at one were intended to create “significant cost savings” (all banks and other financial institutions. quotes taken from the information sheets released by 6.

The city has never been objective in its plan- to inflation. Additionally, they are of Kingston's many locally-owned the city on April 18). Given the experience of major ning for this bridge. Staff were mandated with the task proposing two days of paid emer- restaurants. That's money that can infrastructure project spending in Canada, these costs of making the bridge “shovel ready” — hardly the gency leave for all workers; equal pay now stay here in Kingston's local are likely to rise significantly by the time to bridge is grounds for an objective evaluation of options. It has for equal work among full time, part economy.

Opponents of the minimum wage complete. The Confederation Bridge in P.E.I., for ex- been sold as “necessary” and promoted as though it time, and temporary employees in a ample, was 30 per cent ($330 million) over budget when had been agreed upon by council for years (witness the given workplace; and fairer schedul- increase will be trying to convince us that the sky is going to fall if this it was completed. people-sized posters of the bridge that greet visitors ing practices.

This is great news for working change is implemented, but the Al2. Seventy per cent of car traffic expected to use the to city hall). This is not how democratic decisions are people in this province. For too berta experience has told a different third crossing currently uses the 401 to cross the river. supposed to be made.

So, why did we just spend $168 million of public mon7.

The third crossing will likely promote urban long, minimum wage workers have story. Since increasing the minimum ey over the past 10 years improving the 401 through sprawl, in violation of the city’s Official Plan. The in- been living at the edge of a knife. wage in Alberta, there have been no Kingston? And why is there no mention of this public formation sheets suggest otherwise, but the estimates Global News recently reported that significant job losses. All that we spending in any of the literature on the third crossing for active transport and densification seem wildly opti- over half of Canadians are less than should expect is for more people in — along with the $68 million spent on widening John mistic. If anything, a third crossing is likely to promote $200 away from making ends meet in Ontario to be able to live with digCounter Boulevard, the estimated $70 million that will more car traffic, more low-density suburban housing, a given month. Too many of those nity.

Lesley Jamieson be required to build a bridge over the railway tracks and may actually increase the number of single-occu- people are women, who represent 60 per cent of minimum wage workers.

Kingston and District Labour at the VIA Rail station, and the millions of dollars of pant vehicles.

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Finally, and most important, the building of With an increase to the minimum the third crossing? If these expenditures were included a third crossing does nothing to resolve the problems in some way in the cost-benefit analysis for the bridge, with our first crossing (the La Salle Causeway). In fact, the numbers would tell a very different story. diverting resources to a new bridge will only make it 3.

The cost-benefit analysis is problematic, even harder to find funding for the improvements desperately without these additional expenses. The “costs” of needed on the Causeway for pedestrians, cyclists and building the bridge are very real, but the “benefits” are motorists alike. The city has a fiscal and moral responlargely intangible (based on the assumption that peo- sibility to make the Causeway a safe and efficient way to ple will save eight minutes of driving time when they commute before building another bridge, and the federuse the new bridge). I am not opposed to the notion of al government has a responsibility to make this possible, attaching monetary value to people’s time, but when given that its employees make up a the consultants multiply these eight-minute increments significant portion of bridge users. A over a 30-year period, it makes a mockery of common better first crossing will also help to Canada’s Fifty Plus Newsmagazine sense. Does anyone really believe that Kingston is go- promote a more coherent waterfront ing to receive $1.1 billion in “socioeconomic benefits” and maintain a vibrant downtown from a few minutes saved each day? Even more incred- core. ible is that three-quarters of these so-called benefits David McDonald will accrue to “non-users” of the bridge, apparently because we all in Greater Toronto or Hamilton / Halton? profit from changed traffic patterns.

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EDITORIAL

In Our Opinion

Celebrating our fourth wedding anniversary, time for fruit, flowers and appliances?

It is hard to believe, but Korey and I will be celebrating our fourth wedding anniversary on June 8th. We’re not really big on the anniversary celebrations, but we will likely go out for a nice dinner and maybe take a day trip somewhere, but nothing over the top.

We also don’t really do anniversary gifts. We’d rather spend money on a nice night out and be done with it, but last week I was curious about what the traditional and modern gifts were for a fourth anniversary so I looked them up. If you don’t know what I am talking about, there is a traditional and modern wedding gift for each year of marriage.

I’m not really sure who came up with them or how long they have been around, but they exist and our parents inevitably reference

them each year.

I was surprised to learn that a traditional fourth anniversary gift is fruit or flowers‌ yes, really. And the modern gift is appliances‌ again, yes, really. I can’t imagine giving or receiving these gifts for an anniversary, let alone a fourth anniversary.

I understand flowers, but aren’t those just a standard gift for any year? Is it simply because four years isn’t exactly a milestone and they had to come up with something?

I was also a bit taken aback about the appliances as a ‘modern’ gift. At this time, Korey and I are nowhere near purchasing our own appliances, unless you count a new coffee maker, and if I was to receive a coffee maker for an anniversary I would be offended. It also makes me think of that scene in the movie Father of the Bride where she receives a blender and they fight about it – I completely agreed with her and I would too – but even then, that was a pre-wedding gift!

I don’t think that this response is uncommon. I think many peo-

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ple our age are likely still renting apartments and therefore have rented appliances, or if they are in a position to have a home, they likely received appliances as wedding gifts or recently purchased them with their home. I don’t see how this fits into ‘anniversary gifts’ at all.

I also feel that the longer we are together, the less gifts seem to matter in a marriage. We still buy each other birthday gifts and Christmas gifts, but those are often just things that we want that we tell each other to buy. Is this out of the ordinary?

For me, the greatest gift, as cheesy as it sounds, is simply spending time together. Our lives get so busy and hectic, that it is just nice to go out for a date and leave all the stress at home for a night. This is why I enjoy going out for special occasions and enjoying a nice meal and maybe even going to a restaurant we wouldn’t normally go to. I don’t need appliances or fruit, unless it comes with dessert, and flowers would be nice, but for me the best anniversary gift is time together.

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Planet Earth gets Trumped In a stunning abdication of U.S. leadership, President Donald Trump announced on June 1 that United States will exit the Paris Agreement on combating climate change, already ratified by nearly 200 countries. In doing so, the U.S. joins Nicaragua and Syria as the globe's only countries to not sign on. Actually, that's not being fair to Nicaragua: Ortega said he did not sign because the agreement did not go far enough in reducing global emissions. That puts in the United States in the company of only Bashar Al-Assad, the man gassing his country's children in Syria; he and Trump are the only two world leaders not to sign on because the agreement’s commitments were too onerous.

According to Trump, the reason for the exit was quite simple: the world was “laughing at� the United States. The U.S. federal government was paying too much into the agreement, and did not extract sufficient concessions from other countries - it was, he said simply, “a bad deal.� This withdrawal, he stated, was the reassertion of U.S. sovereignty.

If you've followed Donald Trump's statements on climate change, you would have known that this decision was pretty much inevitable. Indeed, he once referred to global warming as Chinese-made hoax designed to hinder U.S. competitiveness. After the announcement, none of his aids would answer questions regarding whether President Trump even believed in the underlying science of climate change. If he does not, that would imply that he viewed the Paris Agreement strictly as an exercise in power: one in which the world's other nations were winning and the United States was losing. Sad! Thankfully, the United States cannot simply just withdraw from the accords at any time. The process takes years, and will not be finalized until Nov. 4, 2020 - they day after the next Presidential election.

In the meantime, dozens of mayors and governors across the U.S. are standing up and declaring that their cities and states have every intention of honouring and even exceeding the commitments of the Paris Agreement. Some states are forming partnerships across the border with Canada, and across Pacific Ocean with Asia in carbon trading schemes that can further incentivize reductions in carbon. On the other side, the European Union may even consider imposing carbon tariffs on exports from the United States.

In the end, the dilution of the powers of the office of the presidency, and collapse in public esteem that the office once held may end up being the single greatly legacy of the Trump presidency. Citizens working together with local and state governments at the grass roots level can overcome any Whitehouse madness. And that discovery of personal empowerment may not be a bad thing – for the U.S. and the world.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Third crossing would be a big mistake for Kingston: reader I am troubled when I read such a headline in one of our local newspapers that the “third crossing benefits will outweigh the costs”. I also find the jargon used in consultant reports on the third crossing might as well be in Greek, as far as it could be understood by the general public to comprehend and comment about.

Who will benefit from the proposed third crossing? Let’s compare the traffic volumes entering the city from the east, versus the west and north. From the east, we have traffic entering from Highway 2 and Highway 15 south of Highway 401. That’s two entering roads. From the west, we have traffic entering from Front Road, Bath Road, John Counter Boulevard, Princess Street, and Highway 401. That’s five entering roads from the west. From the north, we have Highway 38 (Gardiner’s Road), Sydenham Road, Montreal Street, Division Street, and Highway 15 north of Hwy 401. That’s another five entry roads. And there is Highway 401 from the east, from where traffic would not enter Kingston using Highway 15 because of the better access to Kingston along the northern corridor. So, to summarize, we have two entry points from the east, compared to 11 from the west, north, and 401 east. So what is the benefit to motorists overall? Given my account of traffic volumes on these 13 entry points, roughly 20 per cent of traffic enters the city from the east, versus 80 per cent from the west and north. So, 80 per cent of inbound traffic into the city will have no benefit from a third

crossing.

What also bothers me is the fact that building more roadways does absolutely nothing to encourage or promote the city’s public transportation system, or the Walk “n” Roll incentives.

And what is also of great suspicion is the prediction that we will see 850 cyclists and 200 pedestrians in the peak hour use the bridge by 2034. How were these figures arrived at? Has anyone thought of the fact that there are no attractions or shops or malls or employment offices in the immediate vicinity of the ends of the proposed bridge? So, how much further would pedestrians and cyclists have to go to reach such facilities? And has it been taken into account the fact that a bridge crossing is probably the coldest piece of roadway one could be on at any time during the year?

I am also concerned about the expense to create a public gathering spot in the centre of the bridge. How cold will this spot be for pedestrians, and how much trash will the river receive from a possible large gathering of pedestrians? And how many events on the river will attract pedestrians?

I don’t see this bridge being used as the engineers prophesize.

And may I also remind everyone that the cost of a third crossing to the city, should the other two levels of government be willing to contribute one-third each, is at least $97 million, but that does not include the other pieces of roadway that would be impacted or would have to be built to connect the bridge to the existing roadway system, which I have es-

timated at well above $50 million dollars, all of which would be the city’s responsibility. That’s a total of well over $147 million dollars.

You can’t move 15 or 20 thou-

sand vehicles per day from one part of the city to the other without a huge and costly additional everyday impact. Eighty per cent of motorists entering the city ev-

ery day will pay through the nose for something they will hardly ever use.

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Bridge sales job causes unease among some community members

Barring any last minute collapse of political support, it appears Kingston’s third bridge project will muster enough council votes to proceed to the construction contract awarding and design finalization stages.

Make no mistake, though, that approval of the biggest infrastructure project in the city’s history won’t be unanimous. Councillors are expected to support the project by a narrow majority, by my estimate. Anything short of that would be considered a major blow to the mayor’s agenda as well as council’s own strategic plan.

Supporters say the time for talk

is over. The city must have its own river crossing to handle future traffic flows, especially during times of unexpected 401 closures and scheduled causeway maintenance.

However, there is no study or business case that will make some council opponents change their minds. They, like many in the community, argue it’s a waste of money that could be better spent on more pressing municipal needs.

Both sides have dug in for what promises to be a contentious political debate to decide the go or no go scenario on June 13.

The bridge, even before the revised $180 million construction estimate came out, is just too costly for a city with pressing social and active transportation needs that is also facing a population decline in the next decade, according to skeptics on both sides of the Cataraqui River.

What’s been interesting to follow

as the various business case, costbenefits analysis, costing and other studies were presented in a series of public meetings over the past month is how the process has been slanted in favour of the bridge.

At the most recent public meeting on May 25, city officials demonstrated they’ve done their homework to get this project to the ‘shovel ready’ stage, as they were clearly instructed by council to do. So good is their sales pitch that staff seem to have an answer for just about any gloomy financing, wildlife harming, stagnant population, overspending scenario that gets floated their way.

Their confidence shows they stand behind the studies and have the expert evidence to back it up.

But, it also speaks to a somewhat flawed process where anyone showing up at these meetings without an engineering background must feel like they’re out of their league to dare

challenge any of the aforementioned bridge studies. That leaves skeptics to voice opinions based largely on moral ideology or a gut feeling.

The ‘we know what’s best’ sales approach is akin to what happened a decade ago when Kingston discussed building the Large Venue Entertainment Centre downtown.

When it came to selling the merits of the city’s flagship arena, officials also rolled out business plans, designs, attendance estimates and revenue projections for the $48 million arena — few of which actually matched the consultant’s projections over time.

It just goes to show that projections are just that. No one expert can say for certain that they’ll come true. But, it’s also how councillors of the day based their votes.

This is not to say the bridge studies are flawed. There just doesn’t seem to be any counterweight to the

discussion. Every question has an answer. Every criticism has a counter argument.

Yes, staff have reached out to the public, as they were expected to do.

But, anyone attending the meetings may feel pressured to buy into the bridge concept, much like the free lunch you get before the time share condo sales pitch. This speaks to recent complaints from various community groups that the city was too much focused on public relations instead of public input.

We wait to see how this input — good, bad and ugly — will be factored in to the final staff reports going to council. This diversity of nonexpert-based public opinion is critical to aid councillors to make the final decision that will affect the community for decades to come.

The bridge, after all, would be designed to last 100 years.

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Latest public meeting suggests third bridge crossing has divided community

BY BILL HUTCHINS

City officials made one thing clear at a recent public meeting to discuss Kingston’s much-touted third bridge project — it won’t proceed without financial support from senior governments.

“The project won’t go forward unless the financial plan is in place,” said Mark Van Buren, the city’s director of engineering.

He says even if council votes to support the two-lane, $180 million bridge across the Cataraqui River, the city’s biggest ever infrastructure project, construction won’t begin unless the provincial and federal governments each contribute their one-third share, or $60 million each.

Van Buren, the city’s point man for getting the project to the ‘shovel ready’ stage, faced a skeptical crowd of about 50 people who packed into a public meeting room at Artillery Park May 25 to hear details of the third crossing studies.

The meeting — sponsored by the city, Barriefield Village Association and the Coalition of

Kingston Communities — included a panel of senior city officials including Van Buren, Utilities Kingston president Jim Keech and treasurer Desiree Kennedy who provided an overview of the project and fielded public questions.

Van Buren discussed the business plan, design and project costs, and strategic plan that will also help councillors to decide whether to proceed to the construction phase. A special council meeting is set for June 13 to decide the fate of the project.

The tone of public meeting suggested the type of debate that may be in store when the debate floats to council in less than two weeks.

“The devil is in the details,” said one speaker, who wanted to see a more detailed analysis behind each study.

Van Buren says all of the thousands of pages of supporting documents are now available on the city’s website, plus hard copies for public viewing at city hall and the Utilities Kingston office.

Questions were raised about the estimated cost of the 1.1 kilometre long bridge, potential cost overruns, impact on river wildlife,

noise impacts on bridge landing points and long-term population growth projections.

“It seems to me that this (bridge) is a little extravagant. We should be dealing with current realities as opposed to projections,” said one speaker during the question-and-answer portion of the two hour meeting.

Van Buren acknowledged that projections of stagnant or declining population growth in Kingston in 15 years is a “concern” when deciding whether there’s a need to invest in such a major infrastructure project. “That’s a concern. The population projections beyond 2031 … forecast a decline in the population,” he told the audience.

However, he pointed out that council has launched an in-migration and immigration strategy to try to grow the local population and employment opportunities, noting the city will soon welcome two new major employers — Feihe and Frulac — bringing additional jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in new economic investment.

Van Buren also made it a point

to stress the proposed bridge, connecting John Counter Boulevard to Gore Road, is not just for motorists and will have a dedicated pathway for pedestrians and cyclists. The four-metre wide pathway will run on the south side of the bridge, widening to nine metres at the main archway lookout point. “There are opportunities where we can see more transportation done by walking and cycling.”

As for motorists, studies estimate the third crossing will shave about five kilometres and eight minutes of travel time for average commuters who won’t have to use either the LaSalle Causeway or Highway 401, he added.

A cost-benefit analysis suggests the proposed bridge will provide five-and-a-half to seven times more long-term benefits than the cost to build it.

Van Buren also defended the 15 per cent contingency budget that’s worked into the $180 million price estimate to protect taxpayers from any cost overruns as “very typical” for any project of this size.

Kennedy assured the audience

the city can afford its $60 million share without the need for a special tax increase. The municipal share will be covered by $30 million in capital cash and long-term debt, while the other $30 million is to be funded through local development charges that may take decades to raise.

Several speakers voiced support for the bridge before the price climbs even higher, while others say it’s too much money for the primary benefit of a small population base in Kingston’s east end.

The cost of the bridge has climbed from the initial 2011 estimate of $120 million to $180 million in 2019 dollars (the earliest year that construction can begin).

Van Buren says inflation, land acquisition and a change in the bridge construction technique are behind the $60 million price spike.

Parks Canada, which oversees the UNESCO world heritage river, has ruled out dredging a channel to float barges for the construction equipment, instead recommending a temporary work bridge at an extra cost of $20 million for the three year construction phase.

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Frontenac Islands Township issues latest status report MARGARET KNOTT

The Township of Frontenac Islands issued a status report with regard to flooding conditions on Simcoe, Wolfe and Howe Islands. This follows the issuance of the Emergency Response Plan, and Declaration of Emergency with the province, as a means of protecting health, welfare and property of islanders at this time.

The current update lists health and safety issues as of most concern and advises residents to be aware of high levels of bacteria in the water, and to continue getting water tested. Bottles remain available at the township offices but now must be dropped off at the Public Health Kingston Lab at 181 Barrie St. Sand bagging continues with sand available at Wolfe and Howe in the event of high winds. No evacuations have been necessary.

The Simcoe Ferry is operational with large sand bags on the docks both sides to allow operation during high winds and wave uprush. The Howe Island foot ferry is currently running on a reduced schedule and carrying a ¾ ton truck for ballast. It is restricted to two vehicles and reduced hours. Big Sandy Bay remains closed.

Water on roads shows little reduction.

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The event has received support from the Township of Frontenac Islands, Frontenac County, and CFDC. A beautiful brochure has been created with much thought, much colour and a delightful play list of events announcing the Wolfe Island Garden Party, in support of the Wolfe Island Community Garden(s). It is a wonderful invitation to join Islanders on those dates at the Wolfe Island Grill on Thursday, June 15 at 8:30 p.m., for a listening party of new releases

by David Corley and Hugh Christopher Brown. And on Friday, June 16 for Live Music at The Wolfe Island Grill, General Wolfe Inn, and the Wolfe Island Pub & Pizzeria, also beginning at 8:30 p.m.

Saturday offers a variety of events beginning at 11 a.m. with family music with ‘Butterfingers’ at the dock of the Wolfe Island Boat Club. A Wolfe Island Grill ‘Bar B Que’ will feature locally sourced food. A panel discussion on the opportunities and the challenges for local food and agriculture on the island follows at 1 p.m. at the General Wolfe Inn, hosted by Frontenac

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On June 11, Wolfe Island’s Anglican Parish will celebrate Sherman Niles’ 62 years of service as warden, serving both Trinity and Christ Church. Niles, a lifelong resident of Wolfe Island, recently retired from this post; however, he remains a regular Sunday service attendee.

The celebratory service will be held at Trinity Anglican Church (Marysville) at 9:30 a.m. Right Rev. Michael Oulton, bishop of Ontario, will be officiant and preacher, assisted by priest in charge Rev. Gerry Moore.

“Sherman got his start at age 18, when regular services were held at Christ Church and the homestead only a mile away,” said Rev. Moore. “I have been told he would go to the church early, start the fire and have it warm for the congregation. That was the beginning. Since then, Sherman's service has spanned seven bishops and 16 priests, plus countless lay members. Sixty-two years of active service to any organization is an achievement in itself,” he added. “His wife’s, Pearl, service to our parish — while perhaps not as long as her husband’s — also extends over many decades.”

On a personal level, Rev. Moore said that on his arrival to the island to be mentored by Canon Chris Carr, and since then — during his time as deacon and now as priest in charge — Pearl and Sherman have been very helpful to him as he ministers to the needs of the church.

“In his letter to the church in Corinth, Paul writes, ‘There are diversities of gifts, differences of ministries and diversities of activities.’ Not all are called to ordained ministry, but we are all called to use the gifts that we have been given to the service of others. In every sense of the word, Sherman has done just that, using his gifts to ensure that the Anglican Church remained viable and active to the communities of Wolfe, Simcoe and Garden Islands.

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“We’re looking to expand to into a new space at the Community Medical Clinic,” said Janette Haase, organizer of the Wolfe Island Garden Party and facilitator for the Community Gardens. Haase works with students in Grades 5, 6 and 7 at Marysville Public School, who plant, tend and cultivate vegetables, greens, herbs and fruits at the cur- Janette Haase, facilitator for the Wolfe Island Community Garrent Community Gardens dens and organizer of the first annual Wolfe Island Garden Parsite. The yield from the gar- ty, sits overlooking the beds at the current Community Garden dens is used in the school’s site.

Tori Stafford/Metroland hot lunch program, and sometimes taken home vegetable garden, raised beds, a musician Hugh Christopher with the students who grew them. And getting the students green house, trees and a flower Brown, owner of The Post Ofout of the classroom and into garden will serve both as a com- fice Studio on Wolfe Island, to the gardens offers them a learn- munity garden, and as a beau- see if he would consider pering experience that’s both fun tiful addition to the newly-de- forming for a fundraising garand educational, Haase ex- veloped area, Haase explained. den party, neither she nor Brown But the primary function of the knew the way the concept would plained.

“I think we’ve planted a lot gardens’ expansion will be to grow. The first annual Wolfe Isof seeds, inspired a lot of kids,” allow the students to do more land Garden Party will also act she said, noting that the students hands-on work throughout the as the official launch for Brown’s Wolfe Island Records, as well as seem eager to work in the gar- school year.

“Right now, we just don’t for Wolfe Island Spring Craft dens, and have taken on related projects, such as gardening blogs have the room to have 20 kids Brewery, co-owned by owner of and transplant sales, which have working here,” she said, gestur- The Wolfe Island Grill, Casey ing around the existing Commu- Fisher. been very successful.

For Brown, launching Wolfe “To me, if we are going to nity Garden.

“But I’d definitely like to be Island Records as part of the have any chance for sustainability, kids need to know where able to have all 20 kids working Garden Party was “a natural fit” at once.”

– the accomplished songwriter food comes from.”

Haase said she hopes to see and producer is known for his The expansion of the Wolfe Island Community Gardens the expansion include bringing work in social justice, and spewill see that project continue at more community groups and cically for his support of local a new site in front of the seniors’ students into the gardens, and agriculture and “the marriage apartment buildings currently further the community’s engagebeing constructed. There, a large ment with food literacy.

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“I’ve wanted to start a brewery on Wolfe Island for years, ever since I opened the Grill,” Fisher said, explaining he’d learned the island is home to a few artesian springs he was hoping to source water from.

After discovering two of those springs are located at the old Kraft factory, it didn’t take long for Fisher to establish Wolfe Island Spring Craft Brewery at the site – a venture he hopes will create up to 40 jobs and breathe new life into the former factory, which employed about the same number of people at one point.

Beyond that, Fisher said the brew-

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“The record label was happening naturally, we just kind of needed to put a name to it,” Brown said of launching Wolfe Island Records. He has been recording and producing albums at The Post Office for about a decade already, and a collective of local and international musicians alike continue to use the studio, which will now produce albums officially under the label.

A huge roster of the artists in that collective will provide the soundtrack for the Garden Party, with favourites like Jenny Whitely, Luther Wright and the Wrongs and, of course, Brown himself playing at venues around the village over the three-day event.

For Fisher, the Garden Party came at the perfect time, as over five

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Students at W.J. Holsgrove Public School received a quick lesson about fire safety on May 31, as part of the Swing into Summer Safety campaign. The campaign is aimed at improving public safety in Ontario by educating and raising awareness with schoolchildren and their families about fire safety.

“The young kids now are starting to engage in more activities around the home, like

cooking — and that is the No. 1 cause of fires in homes,” explained Paul Patry, chief fire prevention officer with Kingston Fire and Rescue. “Our hope is that if we start to instil the message of never leaving cooking unattended, it will have a positive impact and protect them as they progress through life.”

Numerous Grade 4 and Grade 5 students took part in the lesson, which included videos, a visit from Sparky the

dog, a tour of a fire truck, and some fun and games with local firefighters.

“It is good to build a rapport with the students, and hopefully pass along some fundamental rules and ideas that will serve them well for the rest of their lives,” said Patry.

The firefighters also took the visit as an opportunity to talk about smoke alarms, evacuation plans and carbon monoxide detectors.

“Perhaps maybe they can

become advocates in the home, and lead the charge about testing smoke alarms monthly and ensuring they are in working order,” said Patry. “We still have a huge issue in this province with people disabling smoke alarms and the growth of fire is quick,

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Beach season is just around the corner, but in some parts of Ontario, beaches and

waterfronts are being threatened by a fast invading plant that has the potential to take over the valuable waterfront areas.

Phragmites are a perennial that typical-

ly grow in wetland areas. The plant looks like a common reed, and in most cases the native species is harmless, but a new more invasive species of phragmite is quickly spreading across the province. According to Erling Armson, head of land securement, invasive and northern programs at Ducks Unlimited Canada, the species is now making its way into eastern Ontario.

“The plant came to North America about a century ago and it has gradually worked its way across the continent from

east to west,” he explained. “It has really spread and invaded wet and even dry areas where it can live. Now it covers millions of acres across the continental United States and Canada.”

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So why is the invasion of this species of plant so problematic?

“It creates these dense areas and it pushes out the native vegetation and reduces the biodiversity in areas and particularly impacts habitats for wetland species like water fowl or turtles,” said Armson. “The Ministry of Natural Resources indicated that 25 per cent of the species at risk in Ontario are being negatively impacted by invasive phragmites and that is a real concern.”

The tall reeds of phragmites not only grow very tall, approximately 15 to 20 feet, but they also grow in dense packs with about 200 stems per square me-

tre. The plant can also have a root bed that grows three metres deep and it spreads through both its roots and the seeds that come off the reed plume. It also tends to thrive when disturbed.

“In the past 10 to 20 years, it has really taken off and primarily because of more disturbance and more people inadvertently transporting it around,” said Armson.

On the shores of Lake Erie, phragmites take up large sections of the shoreline and wetlands already and it is estimated that the plant has spread by almost 30 per cent between 2010 and 2017 with over 5,000 hectares (around 6,000 Canadian football fields) of strongly established colonies of the weed in the province.

Armson isn’t aware of large areas of phragmites in the Kingston area as of right now, but he is encouraging residents to familiarize themselves with the plant and be on the lookout for it.

“It is not a good thing to have around, it can plug up ditches and create problems for drainage, it can increase the risk of fires and really decrease the values of properties. If it gets into shorelines, it can block the view for cottage owners or homeowners and they can’t see the water anymore,” he said.

If community members do find phragmites on their property Armson cautions them about trying to remove it.

“It is really hard to remove,”

he said. “If it is a plant here or there you can remove it by hand, but it can have a three metre deep root system and with the seeds and the roots, you have to get the whole plant. If it is of any size, hand pulling is not going to do anything and it really isn’t feasible.”

Some groups across Ontario have been trying to control and remove phragmites over the past few years, but the problem is that the plant thrives in wetlands.

“The only way to really combat it is by using a registered herbicide for that type of plant and people have been trying that, but there is no registered herbicide for use in wetland areas,” said Armson. “We are working on getting a herbicide that can be

approved for wetlands.”

For now, Armson and Ducks Unlimited are just trying to track the plant and locate areas where it is popping up. He encourages residents to contact them if they find it or want to learn more about the plant.

“We are trying to conserve and restore wetland habitat and this is part of that,” he said. “We are trying to take a lead in helping to deal with invasive plants that impact our wetlands and hopefully in five years there will be less phragmites than there are currently.”

If you want to learn more about phragmites and how to identify and report them, visit the Ducks Unlimited Canada website at http://www.ducks.ca/

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Sustainable Kingston and the City of Kingston are working to make the Limestone City Canada's most sustainable city — and on May 24, they recognized community members and groups that are helping to make that a reality.

“We know that sustainability is the right thing to do for the environment and climate change, and it is the right thing to do for businesses, our community, our people and our organizations, and that is what this night is all about,” said Ruth Noordegraaf, executive director of Sustainable Kingston at the nonprofit organization’s first-ever evening of recognition.

Noordegraaf explained that the organization put a call out to the community for nominees who deserved recognition for their work in sustainability, and she was surprised by the results.

“We received close to 30 nominations,” she said. “The response was amazing and these stories need to be heard, and they can be an inspiration to everyone else in our community.”

The evening recognized both individuals, groups and members of the Green Economy Program run by Sustainable Kingston. The winners

Staff and parents from L’école élémentaire publique Madeleine-deRoybon receiving the Sustainable Kingston Sustainable Leadership Organization of the Year award on May 24.

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were chosen with the organization's six priority areas in mind: climate action, environmental stewardship, sense of community, sustainable transportation, economic prosperity and food security.

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“They are reaching out to their students and encouraging them to focus on their environmental impact, and also encouraging parents and the community members to really walk the talk when it comes to sustainability,” said Noordegraaf. “It is really inspiring to have a school and a school board making an impact

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Members of the school’s committee were on hand to accept the award and principal Elaine Constant was honoured for the recognition.

“It is an honour and it really is a reward for our teamwork in the school, and with the parents, too, and even our school board,” she said following the ceremony. “Everyone has been working together to make our school better. We are building future citizens and want them to be aware of the environment and reducing their impact.”

At the school, teachers have been focusing on recycling, composting and litterless lunches with their students, but they have also been soliciting feedback and ideas from the students on what else they can do to make an impact.

“We are doing a lot of awareness activities and encouraging the students to come up with their own solutions when it comes to lighting and waste, and even their pencils,” explained teacher Natalie Portelance.

“We have contests to see who can keep their pencil the longest before losing it. We are trying to really motivate them, and I think it has gone a long way.”

In addition to focusing on programs for the students within the school, the teachers have also worked with parents to continue the

behaviours at home.

“As a parent, when we see teachers doing these things, we want to support them and help them teach our kids, and we want them to learn that they are responsible for their future,” said parent Sandra Fucile.

“My daughter is the pioneer in the house in terms of keeping us all in check in terms of usage and conservation. She will shut the water off while her brother is brushing his teeth and she got that from school.”

Students at the school also took a trip to a local recycling plant, and even Fucile admits that she learned a lot from that.

“My daughter is on us for rinsing recycling, because if we don’t, it gets thrown away, and it had a huge impact on how we do our day-to-day tasks,” she said. “It is such a great program and great to see the impact on our kids and the school community overall.”

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The matter of life and death I want to live life fully. But what does that mean?

I have trouble following one path. It’s not that I don’t respect the creators of the path, be it Jesus or Buddha; it’s simply that I think there are so many paths that we should not waste time focusing on one right way.

It may seem like I’m referring to spirituality here, but it is true in many other areas as well, especially in the realm of medicine.

Years ago, I was diagnosed with cancer and given six months to live. I was told that there were promising new treatments that offered hope.

Obviously, I chose treatment (an ugly regimen of chemotherapy and radiation).

What I am about to say is only a vague statement of reality.

I am dying.

No, I haven’t been given a diagnosis that reveals a limited time frame. In fact, aside from certain quirks that result in chronic

pain, I am in great health. But, we all head toward death on the day we are born. We know what the endpoint is: we all die.

This impending death catalyzes an urgency to create and a need to share expressions of life, especially in the artistic realm, which is the world in which my soul—however one defines it— dwells.

I came close to death once.

After my cancer diagnosis, one of my tests was a lymphangiogram, where a chainsaw (I’m exaggerating, it just felt that way when the local anaesthetic wore off) was taken to the top of my foot, and openings were created for contrast dye to be inserted into and throughout my body to determine how far the cancer (Hodgkins) has spread in my lymph system.

One problem.

Turned out I was deathly allergic to the contrast dye. My heart stopped beating. I left my body (I really had that experience), and I hovered above myself and heard the medical emergency beeps screaming. I had flat-lined.

As I hovered above my body, I watched at least 10 medical professionals successfully attempt to bring me back to life. Suddenly, I felt myself sucked back into my

body and realized I could feel my heart beating again. I also heard some cheers and relief chatter around me when they realized I was back.

It was a wild ride from diagnosis until the end of treatment.

After completing endless months of medical procedures, I asked my oncologist — a beautiful, brilliant, and funny man named Dr. Raymond Bush — what he thought my odds were.

His response: “I think that I am as likely to die of cancer as you are. And you are probably more likely to be hit by a bus than die of cancer.”

Dr. Raymond Bush was the Director of the Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital. He was also a well-rounded Renaissance man. I looked forward to our many (MANY) appointments, for they turned into times to chat about life, films and the arts. Dr. Bush was also an avid photographer and movie buff. He always seemed to set aside an hour for our appointments. He was a great healer. For all the untold demands on his time as the director of the program and hospital, he always had time for his patients. After treatment, there would be annual follow-up appointments, and I

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His words were hauntingly true. He had no sense of it at our first post-treatment appointment, but he would die of cancer about a year later.

Live every moment as if it is your last. It could very well be.

I’ve often read that no one on their death bed wishes they’d spent more time at work. That’s a sad reflection of two facts: Most people don’t really like their work. Most people spend too much time at work, even though they don’t like it.

I love my work, and I doubt that I’d ever have regrets at how much time I spend on my work.

Provided I’m still upright and breathing, I don’t ever plan on retiring. Why stop doing what I love?

But I started this column to reflect on healing. I have had two recent conversations with friends telling me about loved ones diagnosed with cancer who have turned to what are essentially quack treatments.

When one receives life-threatening news, we desperately want to fight an invader like cancer.

My first line of defence is sci-

ence, not quackery. It is terribly unsettling that people are taken advantage of when they are in such a vulnerable position.

This does not mean we should not search for the best possible treatments.

When I was diagnosed with cancer, my first treatment conversation was with my family doctor, who gave me options in terms of referrals. He linked me with Dr. Raymond Bush at Princess Margaret Hospital. I am forever grateful.

I also sought out numerous alternative treatments, but each of these served as an adjunct to my “traditional” treatment, which ended up being the hell-on-earth of chemotherapy in its fairly early stages for the kind of cancer I had. I knew the studies and I knew my chances were good. My first chemotherapy session left me violently ill, vomiting so intensely for 12 hours to the point where my throat was bleeding and I choked on my own blood.

I’m told that today’s treatment has been refined considerably and isn’t nearly as gruelling.

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Something magical happened within a couple of weeks of starting chemotherapy. The lumps in my lymph nodes all disappeared. I knew the treatment worked.

Then came the hair loss and the wig.

But I ended up just wearing a headband most of the time instead.

I visited a naturopathic doctor who advised me to stop all chemotherapy as it was poison. Had I been more easily influenced, I might have followed his recommendations. Fortunately, I thought he was wacked in the head, and never went back.

I danced a lot. It felt good. It also made me appreciate my wounded body. And when I say “a lot” I mean hours and hours and hours, which was difficult considering what chemo does to your energy level.

I went through programs of relaxation training. I learned about Transcendental Meditation, which works, but not necessarily for the reasons claimed by proponents. In other words, I think most forms of meditation will have similar results; you do not have to use the trademarked TM process, although I highly recommend it.

I read Wilhelm Reich incessantly. Although he was badly persecuted for his medical views, I think he was on the right track concerning energy and the human body.

I played guitar a lot.

I watched every Marx Brothers movie I could find. Laughter and humour brought me great relief, or at least distraction from the pain of treatment and the anxiety of death hovering nearby.

I received numerous pieces of religious advance, all of which I ignored. If only I did this, God would favour me. WTF? If praying for me helps you deal with it, do whatever you need, but don’t force this on me when I’m down.

I learned about Eastern medicine and shiatsu. I felt at home there, I ended up training in the process for two years. Japanese shiatsu grew from the Chinese technique of Tui Na (a combination of herbs, massage, pressure points). Not surprisingly, about three decades later, I regularly go for Tui Na treatments in Chinatown in New York City.

I had to stop all martial arts training, but I was still able to use karate kata in slow motion as a meditative tool.

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My point in all this? I wanted to reach out to those with life-threatening diagnoses and encourage you to search out all the methods and treatments you can and determine what is right for yourself, but do not fall for those who either prey on the medically vulnerable or who are so blinded to the truth that they ignore the science of healing that is in front of them.

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Community members voice opposition to sale of historic Outer Station

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A developer is hoping to move a historical building in Kingston to a new location, and on May 31, members of the Kingston community came out to explain why it shouldn’t happen.

Members of the Historic Sites

and Monuments Board of Canada came to the city on a fact-finding mission that will impact the fate and future of Kingston’s Outer Station on Montreal Street. In November 2016, it was revealed that a developer wants to move the current building to a new location at 2 Cataraqui St., next to the Woolen Mill.

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“A number of us wrote letters to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change following a public notice of CN’s intention,” explained Gavin Anderson. “Now, some of us have been asked to come make a presentation and voice our concerns.”

Anderson explained that he wrote as a citizen who routinely bikes past the CN Outer Station site, and while he is not happy with how it has deteriorated over time, he doesn’t feel that moving it is the right solution.

“From my point of view, it is a heritage site and not just a heritage building. It is connected to a place, and a place where you know you are walking on hallowed ground,” he said. “It is a place where dignitaries and celebrities boarded trains, and John A. Macdonald on his way to Ottawa or Montreal boarded a train, and it was his point of departure and arrival.”

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Laura Murray, founder of the Save Our Station Kingston group, was also invited to give a presentation at the fact-finding event. She agrees that the station is also tethered to its location.

“One of the ways I explain it is that a building is not like a painting;

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a painting is meant to be moved, and it can be in another place and be itself, but a building is built at a place for a reason and a lot of its historical meaning has to do with that place,” she said. “Common heritage practice is that you really shouldn’t move a building unless you absolutely have to, and to me, it is unnecessary and damaging to history to move it.”

Both Anderson and Murray also feel that moving the building would negatively impact the north end of Kingston.

“It is in the north end and that is a place that has had a certain amount of stigma attached to it, but it is not right to take this precious heritage resource away from the area,” said Murray. “That area doesn’t have many heritage buildings, and this is across from Belle Park, and I can really imagine it having a new life.”

Anderson would like to see CN take more responsibility for the station and work to repair it; but, if that is not possible, he is also OK with preserving the site as a ruin.

“I am not averse to preserving it as a permanent ruin, if that is the way it has to be,” he said. “It may seem extreme and far-fetched, but there are many areas that have been preserved as ruins and there is no need to move the station.”

Following the fact-finding event, recommendations will be made and then cabinet will make the final decision. Murray hopes that the decision is to keep the history where it belongs.

“If it stays where it is, people can think about the history of transportation and war at that site, and the history of neighbourhoods, too,” she said. “There is a logic to all of that, and that is interesting and should be respected. We care about the station, and there are different strategies out there in terms of saving it, but moving it isn’t the right decision.”

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There was always something to be done in the fields for Father

In my mind’s eye I could see Father in the far-off fields earlier in the Spring, plowing the fields that lay beyond the Bonnechere River over the West Hill.

He walked behind the plow, stooped over as if he were carrying a heavy load. He used the furrow first plowed, as a guideline, never once looking back to make sure he was moving in a straight line. I would, if I wasn’t at school, go over to where he was working, and sit on the log fence, and watch him. He would nod in my direction, but there was no time for idle chatter, and

I would stay there for the longest time, often wondering how he could stand the constant back and forth of walking the fields that made up our farm on that side of the river.

And even though much time had passed since those fields had been plowed, there was still the land on what he called the north side of the railroad tracks to tend to. Often the first-plowed fields would be sprouted by the time Father had finished plowing and planting the other fields of grain.

And now he was sitting on the rim of the big water tank in the barn yard. The bottoms of his bib-overalls were caked with mud from the fields he had been working in, and I saw that even his leather laces in his work boots were hidden by the dirt. I knew he would be stripping in the wood shed before coming into the house for his supper.

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He sat with the plow-point between his knees, anchored tightly so it couldn’t move. And I wondered how he could endure the pain of its weight on his legs, as he held it firmly so that he could work on it.

And I knew why he was sitting on the rim of the water trough that was there to quench the thirst of the livestock in the hot summer weather. He had in his hand the whetstone and he was trying to sharpen the plow point to make the job yet to be done, easier. I saw that the very point of the plow point had worn away, leaving that part jagged, but there was enough left to finish the job if he could once again create a sharp edge. And that was what he was trying to do on that hot summer day. You just didn’t buy a new plow-point because a bit of it had worn off!

I once asked Father how something so hard could wear down

to that point, and he said it was because the land, even though his ancestors had done their best to remove them, still had buried stones in the ground. The constant contact with the stones was what had worn the plow-point down.

Father, with his hands bare, scraped the stone over and over the edge of the plow-point, stopping only long enough to dip the whit-stone into the trough of water, trying to create a new sharp edge.

I went to the pump close by and brought him a cup of cold water. He took the cup with his weather-beaten hand and swallowed it down without stopping.

He handed the cup back to me, only nodding his thanks. Again, I knew there was no time for idle chatter. The north fields beckoned him, and the plow point had to be ready.

As I so often did, I watched

Father at work that day. I moved to the twig chair that sat on the back stoop so that I could see him, hoping he didn’t know that I was there. If he did, there was no acknowledgement.

And again, in my mind’s eye, I could see him walking mile after mile behind the plow pulled by our horse, and I wondered at how he could stand the monotony of it all. The steady plodding up and down, one field after another, and to finish the job, spending untold hours sitting in the sun trying to create a new sharp edge to a plough point that had served three generations. But that’s the way it was.

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Economy driving risk of collision fatalities up Brian Turner CAR COUNSELLOR editorial@theheritageemc.ca

You would think with all the recent advances in auto collision mitigation technology, we would soon start to see the fruits of the labour of countless vehicle engineers and designers. We now have vehicles that can automatically brake when an obstacle is detected in their path, and can autonomously keep us in our lanes, and warn us of vehicles approaching from various blind spots. But a recent study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) of the US shows the trend for fatal collisions is actually increasing, not decreasing. Those lessons learned from south of the 49th parallel are just as applicable on the north side of that great undefended line. And the reason for this uptake might surprise you, but not those who study and analyze traffic patterns and the behaviour on our road-ways.

"Vehicles continue to improve, performing better and better in

crash tests," says David Zuby, IIHS executive vice president and chief research officer. "The latest driver death rates show there is a limit to how much these changes can accomplish without other kinds of efforts." Charles Farmer, IIHS VP adds that, “Road deaths have been trending downward since the early 1970s, with an especially large dip beginning in 2008. However, that changed in 2015, with deaths increasing seven per cent over the previous year.

Preliminary data indicate the toll increased in 2016 as well.”

One of the chief reasons for this increase, according to the IIHS, is an improving economy sending more drivers out on the road for more distance covered in a more risky, less attentive manner. According to a learned colleague A.C. Gullon BSc., PEng, this isn’t anything new. In his studies for various governments and regulatory bodies around the globe, he locked in this correlation between collisions and good economies in almost every country and region he visited and worked in. He termed this situation the ‘absentminded professor syndrome’ indicating when a driver’s mind is occupied by business; he or she is less likely to pay attention to the job at hand; safely piloting their

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vehicles on busy roads.

While Mr. Gullon often expressed his statistics in the more accurate collision/fatality per distance driven, the IIHS reports theirs as occurrences per million registered vehicle years (a registered vehicle year is one vehicle registered for one year.)

One of the key economic drivers, the employment rate, is used by the IIHS to develop their statistical predictor models. They found that a decline in the unemployment rate from six per cent to five per cent is associated with a two per cent increase in vehicle miles traveled. That jump in exposure leads to an equivalent two per cent jump in fatalities.

However, after accounting for the change in miles traveled, the decline in the unemployment rate is associated with an additional two per cent increase in road deaths.

In other words, only half of the effect of an improved economy on traffic deaths is due to increased driving.

For auto shoppers the IIHS crunched their data to provide some indication of how different vehicle types and makes/models fare in keeping their drivers and passengers alive. As you might suspect, smaller sub-compacts offer less protection than SUVs,

and higher-end luxury brands are better than entry level mainstreamers. And to confirm we can’t rely on new and developing technology, Mr. Farmer of the IIHS added, “Improvements in vehicle technology are important, but we also need to address old problems such as speeding and driving while impaired.”

Based on the 2014 model year, the vehicles with the enviable record of reporting zero fatalities per million vehicle-years registered were the Audi A6 4WD, Audi Q7 4WD, BMW 535i 4WD, Jeep Cherokee 4WD, Lexus CT 200h, Lexus RX 350 2WD, Mazda CX-9 2WD Mercedes Benz M class 4WD, Toyota Tacoma Double Cab 4WD, and VW Tiguan 2WD. On the opposite and deadlier end of the scale, the top five vehicles with the worst fatality record were the 2014 Hyundai Accent sedan, Kia Rio sedan, Scion tC, Chevrolet Spark, and Nissan Versa.

Of course it would be easy to argue these two categories of vehicles generally attract completely different types of drivers such as someone driving an expensive BMW might be more careful driving it than an owner of an entry priced subcompact import. But

that doesn’t explain why reasonably priced vehicles like the Jeep Cherokee, Mazda CX-9, and VW TIguan are on the zero-death chart.

You can learn more and find out where your ride fits in the scheme of things by logging onto iihs.org and following the news tab to ‘stronger economy means higher death rate’.

If you’re in the mood for a little motorized nostalgia this weekend you can’t beat the famous Busfusion (a Volkswagen camper camping event) which sets up at the Almonte Fairgrounds from Thursday, June 8 to Sunday the 11th. This event attracts hundreds of these iconic multipurpose transports, which house some the most experienced roadadventurers you’ll ever meet.

If you have any questions, opinions, or stories on anything automotive please drop me a line, [By email to bjoeturner@hotmail. com listing ‘Question for the Car Counselor’ on the subject line or by post to Record News Communications, 65 Lorne St., P.O. Box 158, Smiths Falls, Ont. K7A 4T1].

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getting eaten by a shark, or maybe having your wallet stolen by sand grifters, or between you and a bunch of surfers using their surfboards to smuggle diamonds. No it's not the police. It's the lifeguards.

When there's trouble on the beach Mitch Buchannon (Dwayne Johnson) and his team of lifeguards are there.

This time the trouble is with drugs. Mitch has been finding baggies of drugs washing up on his beach. His prime suspect is new club owner Victoria Leeds (Priyanka Chopra), but he doesn't have proof, yet.

Meanwhile Mitch has to welcome three new recruits to the Baywatch team. Summer (Alexandra Daddario), and Ronnie (Jon Bass) have worked

hard to join Mitch, C.J. (Kelly Rohrbach), and Stephanie (Ilfenesh Hadera). Then there's two-time Olympic gold medalist Matt Brody (Zac Efron) who' s on the team as part of his community service. Brody was the fastest swimmer in the world, but after seriously messing up the relay he went from worshiped to reviled even faster.

Brody has a lot to learn about being part of a team, but fortunately he's about to get a crash course. Mitch is determined to get to the bottom of the drug smuggling despite being told by the police and his supervisor that it isn't his job. This is his beach and that makes it his job.

Did a Baywatch movie need to happen? Probably not. Am I

glad it did? Absolutely.

Baywatch is gloriously cheesy. There's cheese, and then there's finely grated liberally sprinkled gourmet parmesan. Baywatch has always had a certain level of campiness, but when they smoothly go from serious action, to making fun of themselves and the whole Baywatch mythos, sometimes in the same scene, they've gone to a level of fromage that can only be described as sublime.

Pulling off the cheese is all about commitment. What you have in this cast is a group of actors who've all committed to running in slow motion, solving crimes, and doing it all in swimwear that's slightly too small. Alexandra Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach, Ilfenesh

Hadera, Jon Bass, and Priyanka Chopra deliver the action, the comedy and above all else the cheese.

Zac Efron proves once again just how funny he can be. He has a knack for playing the jerk, but a jerk you can laugh at, and one you can even like.

No one is more committed than Dwayne Johnson. The beauty of Johnson's performance is how he plays it so straight. Mitch is totally serious, but Johnson pushes it over the top just enough to make it hilarious.

It's difficult to do cheesy on purpose, but Baywatch not only pulls it off but is one of the funniest movies of the year.

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New Abbey Dawn Solar Project already feeding the grid tracker technology. necessary.

Although the “This system, betracker technology cause it can intelrequires motors to ligently react to the move the panels, wind, will actually which occurs around ride out much higher every two minutes on winds than a conaverage, very little of ventional system,” the power the panels Brigham said. produce is used by Nearly four acres of the motorized sysfenced off area house tem, explained Nicothe panels, which prolas Morgan, vice duce enough energy to president of busipower about 120 reguness development lar suburban homes in for Morgan Solar. a day. And, as co-op“If I recall coreratives, both Winterrectly, the amount green and SolarShare of power used by offer all Ontarians the the tracking device opportunity to invest is quarter of a per in their solar projcent,” he said. ects – SolarShare sells “So in about an Mike Brigham, president of SolarShare, explains the benefits of the tracker five-year solar bonds hour and a half of technology being used at the 500 kW Abbey Dawn Solar Project on Abbey with a fixed 5 per cent production in a year, Dawn Road. The project is a collaborative development of Wintergreen Re- return, and 15-year it’ll produce more newable Energy Co-Op and SolarShare, a provincial solar energy co-op. solar bonds with a power than it will Tori Stafford/Metroland fixed six per cent reuse in a year.” turn.

The technology The project was and hypersonic wind sen- stand far higher winds. Adalso allows the solar panels sors, which measure wind ditionally, in cases of power not without its fair share to adjust in cases of high speeds every five seconds. outages due to storms, the of difficulties, Morgan exwinds or powerful storms, If winds reach speeds that system will run off a back plained, noting that the site explained Mike Brigham, might cause damage to the up generator, allowing those on Abbey Dawn Road was president of SolarShare. panels, the system flips the monitoring the system to a particularly tricky one The system employs a so- panels into a tabletop posi- log in remotely and set the because bedrock is only a phisticated weather station tion, allowing them to with- panels to the flat position if few feet below the ground

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It might have been grey and rainy outside, but for those gathered at an Abbey Dawn Road property, the day was a celebration of solar energy nonetheless.

Local group Wintergreen Renewable Energy Co-op and SolarShare, a provincial solar energy co-op, hosted a tour and celebration at their Abbey Dawn Project on Sunday, June 4. There, a few dozen people toured the brand new 500 kW solar project, learning about the state-ofthe-art tracker technology the project uses, and about how the system operates.

The Abbey Dawn Project is the first in Canada to use Canadian company Morgan Solar’s Savanna dual-axis tracker technology, which follows the sun’s daily eastto-west path and seasonal changes in its elevation.

In short, the technology allows the system to run more efficiently, with yield increases of 25 to 40 per cent over those without the

surface. That said, the farm was built on land that was unusable for agricultural endeavours, so the farm is now producing power on what was once unused land. And, although the City is hesitant to approve large-scale solar farm development, the Wintergreen and SolarShare project received full support, explained David Hahn, president of Wintergreen.

“We ended up getting unanimous support resolution through to support it,” he said.

“This council has been very supportive.”

And, with an expected life of 25 to 50 years, the Abbey Dawn Project will not leave the environment any worse off when the system is no longer viable.

“The aluminum, the glass, and even the solar cells are recyclable,” said Brigham, noting that the solar cells are made of pure silicone, and the motors are oil-free.

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Season opener results in win for senior Grenadiers, loss for juniors

BY JOHN HARMAN

The Limestone District Senior Varsity Grenadiers played their Ontario Provincial Football League season home opener at Queen's University's Richardson Stadium against the Durham Dolphins on Saturday, May 27. Kingston defeated Durham 30-28.

The junior Grenadiers also played their first home game of the season at Richardson Stadium against the Durham Dolphins on May 27.

The Juniors got off to a slow start and had some containment issues, which resulted in a 37-10 deficit by the third quarter. Kingston rebounded strongly in the fourth and brought the game within seven points by the end. The final score was 45-38 for the Dolphins.

The Grenadiers return to Richardson Stadium June 10.

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Take advantage of this waterfront lot priced well below assessed value! Located on the peaceful Troy Lake, less than 3 miles from Whitefish Lake and 5 miles from the Jones Falls locks, both which are part of the Rideau Canal Waterway. Those seeking solitude can build the home of their dreams or a family Cottage to make those ever lasting memories on this quiet lake. Whether you enjoy swimming, water sports or fishing this location is for you. MLS #

Spring swimming pool installation tips

Now that the weather is warming up, many homeowners’ thoughts are drifting toward relaxing days spent soaking up some sun by the pool. Early spring is a great time to install a pool so the family has a go-to hangout by the time summer arrives.

Installing a pool is a large financial investment, and homeowners considering adding a pool should not take that decision lightly. When attempting to determine if a pool is for them, homeowners may want to ask themselves the following questions.

Is my yard suitable for a pool?

Some yards may not be large enough for pools, while others may not meet the zoning requirements set forth by the town. Still other yards may have soil that’s not suitable for putting in an inground pool, or may have a high water table that can delay construction.

What is the average weather?

Will a pool be enjoyed enough to warrant the cost? Homeowners who live in areas that get many hot days will likely get their money’s worth.

But if the climate suggests that a pool will sit unused more often than not, perhaps a pool is not the best investment.

Can we afford it?

A pool can range from a few hundred dollars for inflatable or self-installing models to many thousands for elaborate inground designs. You budget will dictate 2

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How will we use the pool?

Decide if you’re putting in a pool for the kids, to entertain the family or to make an architectural statement in the yard. Having a clear sense of purpose will help to guide the decision-making process.

Who will maintain the pool?

Many homeowners tackle the day-to-day maintenance required to keep their pools clean and safe. Others hire pool cleaners to maintain their pools and ensure the water is properly balanced.

Maintenance can cost additional money, so consider this potential cost when determining if a pool is for you.

Are there any safety concerns?

Parents of young children may be hesitant to install a pool, but today’s pool installation codes consider many of the potential hazards of a pool and attempt to eliminate them. Fences surrounding inground pools with self-locking gates, as well as locking ladders for above-ground pools can eliminate accidental falls into unattended pools. Your municipality will have a list of requirements for pools, so peruse the list prior to making your final decision.

If the decision has been made to move ahead with a pool, it can be helpful to understand a few facts about the process of installing a pool.

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Always work with a poolinstallation company that has earned positive reviews and has a stellar record of service. While this does not guarantee that the job will not encounter problems, contractors with glowing reviews tend to have earned those reviews.

Read reviews from unbiased, online customers as well as any friends or family members who have used a particular pool company.

It’s important that homeowners recognize that the installation of a pool may require some heavy machinery, which can damage lawns. Fence panels may have to be removed to let in excavation equipment. Sand, soil backfill or gravel may be needed to level out a landscape, and things may get noisy and messy when the installation hits full swing.

Some homeowners can handle installing above-ground pools on their own, but less DIY-savvy homeowners may want to leave the installation to a professional installer to ensure the job is done right.

Always secure the proper permits and inspections prior to using the pool. This not only ensures the safety of swimmers, but also guarantees the pool is legal.

Backyard swimming pools make for an enjoyable place to congregate when the weather is hot. Follow a few guidelines and ask the necessary questions to make a pool installation go more smoothly.

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Sailboats & sunsets! Enjoy affordable waterfront living in Seeley’s Bay area & explore all that the Rideau system has to offer! Over 430 feet of waterfrontage & lots of privacy, this bungalow with walkout basement has so much to offer. Featuring hardwood & ceramic flooring, cathedral ceilings, open concept layout with great waterviews. 2 bedrooms up, master suite has walk in closet & 3pc ensuite.

Main floor laundry, woodstove insert in living room, patio doors to large deck. The lower level is finished with 2 more bedrooms, 3pc bathroom, rec room with woodstove & terrace door to lower deck, level lot to the water with dock overlooking the bay. There’s also a large workshop/storage utility room in the basement with double doors to the outside. Metal roof 2014, new water softener, everything redone in 2001. Directions: Hwy 15 to Seeley’s Bay. Mill St to Dean’s Lane to Sunset MLS® #17602736 Asking $499,900

Your home & cottage in one! This elevated bungalow in Verona located on a beautiful level lot with a gentle slope down to the beach & dock w/245 ft of deep waterfront is only 30 mins from Kingston, on a municipal road, w/garbage & recycle pick up & walking distance to all the village amenities. Bonus: a separate 3 bedrm cottage/bunkie with its own septic & well + a detached double car garage/workshop. This property has been in the same family from the beginning & has been lovingly maintained over the years, featuring updated modern eat in kitchen, bright windows everywhere w/gorgeous views, 4 bedrms, updated bathrms, walk out basement, gorgeous landscaping w/loads of perennials, nice deck, screened in gazebo, patio area. The perfect entertaining spot or a place to relax & enjoy! Asking $499,900.

Ever dream of owning your own park? This stately 2450 sq. ft. 2 storey Westwoods home backs onto Woodbine park with gorgeous sunsets & beautiful views without the maintenance! Walking distance to 5 schools & parks, shopping this is your family’s dream come true with room for everyone to have their own space. Featuring hardwood and ceramic floors on main level, large front living room currently being used as a den, separate dining room, renovated modern kitchen with cathedral ceilings, skylights, granite counters, eating bar open to breakfast nook, patio doors to deck overlooking the park, main floor family room with gas fireplace, extra 2pc bath, main floor laundry room. Upstairs has 4 spacious bedrooms, large main bath, master has walk in closet & jacuzzi ensuite.

The lower level entertainment space has pool table, rec room with another gas fireplace, full bathroom plus a den. Updates since 2009 are kitchen, furnace, c/air, garage doors, most windows. MLS® #17603401 Asking $524,900

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Nothing to do but move in & enjoy! This cute bungalow located in Kingscourt area with a large fenced yard is perfect for a young couple or single professional. Totally renovated with 2 bedrooms up, updated eat in kitchen with ceramic flooring, living room, updated main bathroom, beautiful laminate flooring throughout, freshly painted. The basement has a finished rec room, 3rd bedroom, storage/furnace room, mud room & walk out to nice patio overlooking the beautiful backyard. All newer windows & doors, plumbing, electrical, shingles in 2013, hot water tank 2014, gas furnace is 2005. MLS® #17603816 Asking $199,900

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Add value to your home with these renovations Homeowners choose renovation projects for a variety of reasons. Although many improvements are made to increase functionality and comfort of a home, several others are seen as worthwhile investments. These investments can add up to a higher resale value when the time comes to sell a home.

Certain projects have a history of providing a greater return on homeowners’ investments than others. The following renovation tips can add beauty to your home and generate great returns when you put the home up for sale.

• Invest in your kitchen.

Kitchen remodels are a safe bet when it comes to putting money into improving a home.

Residents tend to spend a great deal of time in the kitchen, but a dated, poorly functioning kitchen can detract from the value of a home, even if the rest of the home is in good shape. It’s possible to recoup between 60 and 120 percent of your kitchen remodel investment, especially if the kitchen matches up well with the rest of your home.

Homeowners should know that a deluxe renovation may not be necessary, as relatively moderate improvements can create a whole new look for a kitchen.

• Look to paint. One of the least expensive improvement materials, but one that has a

significant impact, is paint.

Neutral, modern colors can easily liven up any space. If you paint with low-VOC paint, you also can advertise an eco-friendly home, which is very desireable these days.

• Put in another bathroom.

Multiple bathrooms are an attractive selling point, particularly in older homes that may not have been equipped with more than one bathroom.

Finding extra space for a bathroom can be tricky, but consider closets, areas under stairs or even taking some space away from another room.

Popular home-improvement television channel HGTV advises that half-bathrooms require at least 18 square feet of space, while full baths need 30 to 35 square feet for a stand-up shower or bathtub.

• Renovate the HVAC system.

Aesthetic improvements aren’t the only ones that add value to a home. Many home buyers are eager to purchase a home that has a new heating and cooling system, as buyers understand that furnaces and air conditioning units are substantial investments that can last for years. Other improvements, such as adding attic insulation or replacing older windows and doors with more energy efficient options, also are smart bets.

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• Add illumination to rooms. dark home is a dreary

home. Adding light can mean including more overhead and accent lighting. Under-cabinet task lighting is a nice touch.

Inclusion of skylights and sun tubes can bring natural light into rooms that may not have southor west-facing windows.

Finding space to install an extra bathroom in a home can be a worthwhile investment

• Put a deck addition outdoors. Outdoor living spaces have become more desireable, especially as the “staycation” has grown in popularity. Decks and patios can make backyards more appealing. The scope of your investment will depend on the size of the deck and design.

Doing the work yourself can cut the cost of decks in half, but only if you have the specific tools or experience to tackle such a project.

• Improve curb appeal.

Adding attractive landscaping and freshening up the entryway to a home can add considerable value to your home, as buyers judge homes by their exteriors.

Completely renovated interiors may never be seen if buyers pass up your home because of a less attractive exterior. Classy, subtle changes, like well-placed shrubbery and a green lawn, can work wonders. An inviting front door and well-lit entryway also add curb appeal to a home.

Before making improvements, homeowners should determine if a given project will provide a solid return on their investment.

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Sutton Group-Masters | 613-384-5500 Realty Inc. Brokerage Independently Owned & Operated

951 Heaton Road, Kingston A single detached 3 bedroom with an attached garage with interior entrance. Eat-in Kitchen, main floor powder room, and finished lower level recroom.

Walking distance to schools, shopping and amenities.

Dir: Milford to Pembridge to Heaton.

MLS®# 361000175 • $258,000

Cindy & Cliff 613-532-2247 Cindy@KingstonAgent.ca

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Host a successful open house When selling their homes, homeowners can employ several strategies in an effort to drum up interest among potential buyers.

One such strategy is to host an open house, which invites prospective buyers to tour the property.

Realtors have long used open houses to introduce properties to the market, and a well-planned open house can help sellers generate numerous offers in a single day.

Whether working with a realtor or listing homes on their own, homeowners can follow a few simple tips to ensure their open house is a success.

• Generate publicity online. Nowadays many prospective home buyers do the bulk of their research via their computers and devices. By advertising their open houses online, sellers have the potential to reach a wide array of buyers. Many real estate agents employ sites such as Zillow.com and Trulia. com to promote open houses and showcase properties, so sellers can make sure their agents are taking advantage of these wildly popular sites. Some even allow sellers to list their homes on apps that buyers can peruse on their smartphones.

• Generate publicity in traditional ways as well. Traditional publicity should not be overlooked when promoting an open house.

A $5 “Open House” lawn sign is an effective and inexpensive way to attract buyers who are driving through desirable neighborhoods looking for their next homes. While the Internet is a valuable resource to promote your open house, the sheer volume of online listings can make it hard to reach potential 4

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buyers. A traditional lawn sign and a listing in your local newspaper are budget-friendly promotional opportunities that can generate interest in your open house.

• Invite your neighbors. Neighbors can be great salesmen for your home and the community where you live. Invite friendly neighbors to your open house and encourage them to chat with prospective buyers.

Buyers will appreciate neighbors’ firsthand knowledge about the community, and their friendliness can help to create a strong first impression that increases buyer interest in your home.

• Consider some changes to your home decor. When hosting an open house, you might not need to go so far as to stage your home, but you may want to make some changes to the decor to make your home more neutral and appealing to buyers from all walks of life. Remove any potentially controversial artwork or decorative items, replacing them with more neutral items that won’t offend or distract any potential buyers.

• Leave the hosting to the professionals.

Unless you’re selling the home on your own, resist the temptation to attend your open house. Let your realtor do the work. Your absence can make it easier for potential buyers to see themselves in your home, while your presence may make them uncomfortable or hesitant to explore the property and ask any questions.

When hosting an open house, sellers can take several steps to make their homes more appealing to buyers.

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Gas fireplaces. Updated kitchen. Main floor office with convenient separate entrance for customers. Tastefully finished basement. Separate garage, workshop, and storage areas. Large paved parking lot. The C3 zoning allows for a variety of business applications. Call today. MLS# 360891538

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Over 7500 sq ft of available living space. Gourmet Chef’s dream custom Corel kitchen with granite counters and built-in appliances. 12 ft ceilings with triple tray ceilings rising to 16 ft in the great room. Formal dining room features triple tray ceilings as well. High quality flooring including travertine & hardwood. Exquisite Master Suite with separate sitting area with water views, huge walk-in closet & 5 piece ensuite boasting soaker tub and separate shower. Expansive porch with unobstructed views as well as a patio below from the walkout basement. Large 3 car garage (could be 4). Impressive interlocking driveway and courtyard. Beautiful landscaped level lot. Basement has been partially developed but awaits your finishing touches. The list goes on...don’t miss the opportunity to view this amazing property!! Call today. MLS# 442540084

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3752 DIVISION STREET - $224,000

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• All new kitchen; cabinets, granite counters, dishwasher • New birch hardwood flooring through out & freshly painted • 4 bedrooms, 1 1/2 bath • Walk out basement to 2 car garage • Patio door to deck with views of the acre+ well landscaped lot • MLS# 362750175

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NEW LISTING • 1431 COTTSMERE COURT Luxurious custom built bungalow on exclusive Cottsmere Court cul-de-sac.

Full stone exterior with rear yard, back sunroom. Built 2005, hardwood and ceramic tile throughout. 9 ft. ceilings, main floor family room with two sided gas fireplace into dining room, two spacious bedrooms on main floor with 3 piece ensuite, custom kitchen with granite countertops, built-in appliances. Main floor laundry room, fully finished lower level with huge rec room, 3rd bedroom and office.

Walk-up from basement to over-sized garage. Fully fenced rear yard with patio area, pride of ownership, great location – minutes to city.

$734,900 Call Hugh at 613-531-2500 to set up a viewing.

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4 bedroom home on good sized downtown lot.

$129,000

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