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Hundreds of Kingstonians took to the streets on Aug. 19 for an anti-fascist solidarity and memorial parade.

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Kingstonians march against hate

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Following the events in Charlottesville, Virginia on Aug. 11 and 12, Kingstonians took to the streets of downtown on Aug. 19 to show their support through an anti-fascist solidarity and memorial parade.

Hundreds of supporters gathered in Market Square at 1 p.m. before marching up Princess Street to Barrie Street and then over to McBurney Park for remarks and a public forum.

"I am here because I was outraged about

what happened in Charlottesville and I wanted my voice to be heard somewhere," said Kingstonian Laurel Seybold at Market Square. "I do think there is tolerance in Kingston, but I have heard about times when there isn't and I have friends who have been subject to racist remarks and that should never happen. I hope that people take notice today and they see that we need more love and less hate in the world."

As members of the parade walked up Princess, with the assistance of Kingston Police, they chanted in solidarity 'No hate, no fear, refugees are welcome here' and 'Who's streets?

Our streets'. The atmosphere was positive

and as they arrived in McBurney Park, a group of local musicians welcomed them to the center where organizers said a few words.

Local Lakota and Cajun activist Krista D'amour Flute took the opportunity to honour members of her communtiy who have died by white supremacy, racism or facism.

She also took a moment to recognize Heather Heyer, whose life was sadly taken in Charlottesville.

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"Heather Heyer was killed by white supremacists because she chose to put her life next to that of many of her comrades; people who identified as anti-capitalist, anti-colonial and anarchists and people of colour," she said. "She understood how and why marginalized people have their lives stolen. She stood against Nazis, fascists, white nationalists and the state. She stood out in the streets like so many of you did today."

Organizer and speaker Matt Silburn also acknowledged Heyer and her sacrifice and he took a moment to talk about the long history of racism right here in Kingston.

"We need to remember that Kingston was Canada's first capital and home to Sir John A. Macdonald - a while supremacist with more blood on his hands than Robert E. Lee - and his statue at City Park has to come down," he said. "We need to remember that Kingston hosted Canada's biggest KKK rally in 1927 and is full of institutions that enforce the brutality of white supremacy."

Silburn called for Kingstonians to take action and he also called people out who claim that Canada is not at bad as the United States.

"Let us not rest on the typical Canadian smugness that we are not as bad as the U.S. ; we have a fundamentally racist culture enforced by racist institutions and one important step in ending white supremacy is understanding and admitting that and then working to uproot it."

After the formal speakers, community members were invited to come up and share their own experiences with racism, facism or white supremacy in Kingston.

Some shared songs, ideas of how to move forward and their gratitude for the gathering including Leisha Dixon who has been dealing with a racist neighbour in Kingston for months.

"I am so grateful to see all these faces and the support. It is hard living in Kingston to be a woman of colour and seeing this and all of you here, this is how we are going to change the way Kingston looks at us," she said. "I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who came out today, it is better when we are all together as one and not separated."

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BY BILL HUTCHINS

Kingston City Council conducted an “illegal” vote during a closed-door meeting last year, while discussing the purchase of a former school at 671 Brock St., but that action should not void the rest of the process, according to a new investigation.

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Council’s closed-door vote on land talks ‘illegal,’ but still OK: investigator chase was confirmed.

An internal investigation of the municipality’s handling of the closed-door discussions, conducted by Amberley Gavel Ltd., found “procedural irregularities” in the way council conducted its business in closed session, but concluded the “final decision should not be rendered illegal by those procedural flaws.”

Councils have narrow rules to discuss municipal business out of the public eye, such as personnel matters about an identifiable individual, advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, labour relations, and in this case, the proposed “acquisition or disposition of land.”

Amberley reviewed council minutes and agendas from open and closed meetings, and spoke to the city clerk and other highranking city officials during the investigation. The report found the school purchase item was discussed on April 19 — when a secret motion was approved giving direction to staff — but not on June 21. The issue came up again in a closed meeting on Sept. 6, but no resolutions came from that meeting.

Councillors revealed the land purchase at their open meeting on June 21. At another open meeting on Sept. 6, they voted 11-1 on a motion to carve up the 1.5 acre property into three uses: park space, affordable housing and potential market housing. The mo-

tion also called for public consultation to take place the following month.

The complainant alleged the Oct. 3 consultation “was a sham,” because detailed site plan drawings, landscape designs and a parking study were all signed off by the city prior to the public meeting.

The investigator, however, came to a different conclusion. “There is no evidence that any documents were signed off by the city prior to the public consultation. The complainant did not offer any evidence and the commissioner of community services denies the allegation,” said the 12-page report.

Residents went to city hall last summer to complain about the lack of public information prior to the purchase.

“Their appreciation of open government is seriously challenged,” said resident John Clements, complaining about the city’s fasttrack approach.

Councillors waited two months from the initial April 19 closed meeting to disclose the purchase of 671 Brock St. in late June, which may have added to public confusion and skepticism, the investigator added.

“Council might have demonstrated more openness and transparency had it messaged to the public earlier in its processes that it was considering various uses of the property other than parkland.

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After a decade of planning and discussions, Kingston is getting closer to opening its first community hub.

The Rideau Heights Community Centre is just a few months away from its grand opening, and city officials are finalizing the programming that will be offered inside the new 2,000 sq. m building, constructed through a partnership with the Limestone District School Board.

The majority of programs will be delivered by the Loving Spoonful, Seniors Association and the Boys and Girls Club.

To help the three groups settle in, councillors agreed to provide each of them with one-time funding of $20,000 from the capital budget to cover preopening and training costs.

Kingscourt-Rideau district Coun. Mary Rita Holland says it is money well spent for the variety of free or low-cost programs that will soon be available to the city’s north end community.

“This is going to be the first true community hub model,” she explained.

All three organizations plan to deliver a variety of programs for all ages at least three days a week in the community centre, located next to Rideau Heights Public School on MacCauley Street.

For example, the Boys and Girls Club will offer after-school programs Monday to Friday from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Weeknight youth and teen programs will be provided using the facility’s spacious youth/seniors

room, gym, hall, kitchen and multi-purpose room.

“There is a great deal of demand among youth and seniors,” said Coun. Holland, who thanked city staff for their work.

A draft programming schedule also includes children’s preschool programs; youth and seniors’ arts and activities; cooking classes; school use; and both organized and drop-in gym activities such as martial arts, pickleball and basketball throughout the week.

Kingston Frontenac Public Library plans to occupy some of the space, replacing the Kingscourt branch that is closing on Sept. 16.

Other agencies that have expressed an interest in accessing the community centre include Community Response to Neighbourhood Concerns, First Peoples, Girls Inc. and Kingston Community Health Centre.

“Other not-for-profit agencies and groups that deliver occasional programs at the Rideau Heights Community Centre will be provided facility space at no cost to deliver their programming,” according to staff.

In return, officials say not-for-profit agencies and groups must deliver a program or service that is at low or no cost and open to the entire community to participate.

In addition to cultural, social and recreational programs, the community centre will provide access to the general public to obtain municipal services such as transit passes, pet licensing, recycling bins and garbage tags.

Construction of the $12.5 million com-

munity centre — which began last fall — is about halfway complete, with structural steel, masonry and the foundation in place, as well as roofing work currently underway.

The centre is on track to open in early 2018.

The facility will also be designated to serve as a reception/evacuation centre for emergency response, complete with a backup generator, to lodge up to 100 people.

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The city is expected to follow the same pattern of community engagement and programming as it proceeds with designing another community centre to serve residents in Pittsburgh district, to be built on Highway 15 just north of LaSalle Secondary School.

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Council’s closed-door vote on land talks ‘illegal,’ but still OK: investigator Continued from page 4

Like the complainant, we think that this approach is preferred in the larger interests of openness and transparency.”

The investigator said it makes sense that council would not reveal its negotiating strategy in public while considering a land purchase opportunity, and is allowed to provide direction to staff, though the Municipal Act’s definition of “direction” is vague.

The April 19 closed-door vote giving direction to staff was illegal, the report concluded.

“The motion adopted at the closed session was more than mere direction; it was a substantive decision to acquire, fund, and use the property in a particular manner.”

Notwithstanding the illegal vote,

future council decisions substantially changed the funding and usage of the property, so the “outcome of this initiative was not rendered illegal or improper,” the investigator said.

Property funding and usage were “intrinsically and inextricably tied” to making a decision on the site, the report noted.

The city later revealed that it used money from its parkland reserve fund to close the deal.

Amberley said it’s also satisfied the city followed provincial rules and its own policies during consultation that allowed the public to weigh in on possible school site uses.

Councillors did not discuss the outcome of the investigation when it appeared on the public agenda earlier this month, about nine months after the complaint was filed.

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Heritage committee gets to scrutinize the prison vision

BY BILL HUTCHINS

The city’s heritage committee has started exploring the cultural and heritage impact of redeveloping Kingston Penitentiary.

Several residents had complained the committee, also known as Heritage Kingston, wasn’t consulted prior to council approving a high-level vision for the prison and Portsmouth Olympic Harbour last month. The vision supports preserving some of the built heritage while promoting residential development in and around the waterfront property.

It also calls for the demolition of some 1920s-era buildings located within the southern section of the prison to accommodate future residential uses.

The committee met in early August to review staff’s “opportunities and constraints assessment” of the

former prison, built in the 1830s and shuttered by the former Conservative government in 2013. The committee will work to identify and preserve some or all of Kingston Pen’s collection of buildings, many considered significant cultural resources, through a municipal heritage designation.

The prison lands house a collection of over 40 buildings ranging from cell blocks and workshops to guard towers, a dining hall and a hospital.

The community vision, developed in partnership with Canada Lands Company, would see the front half of the prison retained for public tours and other cultural uses with the outer walls left standing. The waterside section of the prison would be redeveloped into two or three high rise apartment buildings and commercial uses.

Beaver Petition Residents want Kingston to protect one of Canada’s national symbols.

Coun. Lisa Osanic presented a 1,000-name petition that urges the city to stop killing beavers, citing the practice as cruel and unnecessary.

The industrious creatures are known for their dam-building abilities. The city currently hires a trapper to exterminate beavers through the use of underwater traps.

However, Coun. Osanic says there are other humane, non-lethal devices that can be used. She pointed to the City of London and Ontario’s use of flow devices to prevent beaver dam flooding.

Coun. Osanic says an expert from Boston taught London city officials how the device works, and she wants local officials to be taught as well.

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BY RICK REVELLE

A week or so ago Jeff McLaren, a councilor with the City Of Kingston, brought forward a discussion on racism. Below is a letter that I sent to Jeff. Although the main body of the letter is here, I have added some after thoughts.

Jeff, It is very noble of you to bring up this discussion of racism within the city of Kingston.

So, now that you have brought up the word racism, there is a very invisible but populous community of Native people with the City of Kingston. Every time the city expounds on the great merits of Sir John A Macdonald there is a sadness that surrounds this community. The upper echelon in this city like to fluff off the pain and suffering that this man caused by saying he was a bit of a rogue and liked to drink a bit.

However if you were a child or a sibling of a parent who got caught up in the Residential School grab and the Sixties Scoop, Macdonald was much more than a rogue, he was a conniving despot that planned the eradication of a group of people by destroying their children and culture within his system, a system that he planned out and put in motion with extreme efficiency.

Jeff, until this council and mayor realize the pain and suffering Macdonald has caused across the ages, there can never be any hope of Truth and Reconciliation with this city towards the Native community here. The people who run his birthday celebrations also have to tell the whole truth about who this man was and what this man did. Without this knowledge, the young people and the immigrant population of this town will think he was a great man with no flaws.

Within the context of your motion to council, the idolizing of this man has to be looked at regarding the crimes he committed against the Native population of this country. What the city inadvertently may be doing with the celebrations of anything Macdonald does causes feelings of shunning towards the Native community here. City council has to address this.

His statue in City Park is nothing that the Native community looks upon with pride. That statue is a celebration of white colonialism, nothing more. I am not talking about pulling this statue down, anymore than I would want to see Louis Riel’s statue pulled

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We need to realize that the Macdonald statue is there as a statement of British colonialism. The Riel statue is a statement of Native resistance.

Macdonald was a white man who took the lands from the Native population through manipulation of treaties and putting their children in residential schools to kill the 'Indian' by destroying their lives and their culture. Taking his statue down would destroy the symbolism of what Natives had to go through in this country. His statue reminds me of the suffering of my ancestors.

Macdonald’s statue reminds the Native population of the suffering that our children went through to get where we are today. However, this city has to realize that the proper story has to be told when Macdonald is celebrated.

1) That he starved the Natives to get them on reservations.

2) That he put their children in residential schools to kill their language and culture.

3) That when he offered them the vote they had to disfranchise themselves as Native people 4) That if they got a university education they also had to disfranchise themselves.

5) That if they practiced their religion they went to jail for up to six months.

6) That if they wanted to leave the reservation they had to get permission from the Indian Agent.

There are many more tactics that he imposed on the Native population, the aforementioned are just the surface.

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If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention

As I sit down to write this, I’m not really sure what to say. I don’t often get political in my columns and I tend to keep things a bit more light-hearted, but recent events have made this harder and harder to do.

The incidents in Charlottesville, Virginia have been hard to comprehend. I, like so many others, watched the news coverage as it unfolded and was horrified at what I saw. To see groups of people carrying torches, rallying and marching, chanting deplorable and hateful things that I won’t even repeat was and still is shocking. As events unfolded and progressed further on Saturday, my heart ached for the people in Virginia that were fighting against the hate being brought by the alt-right/ white supremacists/neo-nazis/facists – whatever you want to call them – and after watching footage of a car and person running over innocent people in the streets, tears filled my eyes and I had to look away.

I know that racism exists, I’m not naïve. I don’t understand it and how people can hate others simply because of the colour of their skin – or their sexual orientation, religion or gender identity for that matter – but I know they exist.

Racism is widely viewed as something that is wrong and shameful, rightly so, but in recent months and with the election of President Donald Trump, racism has been taken to new levels and not just in the United States.

In a way, I feel that Trump, his viewpoints and ideology and his willingness to voice them have given people permission to be more overtly racist. They feel that now with a president who promises to build a wall between their country and Mexico, a president that has put a muslim travel ban in place, and a president who goes on racist, sexist and deplorable rants on Twitter, they can let their racism show more and Charlottesville was just another, much more terrifying, instance of this.

With that in mind, I was still shocked to see the level of hate and violence that was present in Charlottesville. As much as those involved can say that they were there to protest the removal of a confederate statue, a statue dedicated to an oppressor, the truth is that they were there to show that they can organize and show just how many people support their ideas. They wanted to show that they are willing to take action when they feel it is necessary and if that involves violence, so be it. They wanted to make people afraid of them.

As a result of these events, one person lost their life and I think that impacted me the most. Heather Heyer was 32 years old, the same age as me, and she was participating in the events on Saturday because she believed that the ideas being espoused were and are wrong. She believed in equality. She wanted to fight the oppression happening in her city and for that she was run over by a terrorist; she wanted to spread messages of love and for that she was

run over by a terrorist; she, like everyone else on those streets pushing back, wanted peace, and for that she was run over by a terrorist.

As Trump made his statements in the days following these events and claimed that there was wrongdoing ‘on both sides’ I couldn’t help but shake my head in disbelief. On one side there were messages of hate, violence and oppression and on the other side, messages of love, pushing back and equality. How can these sides both be wrong?

I know that many people in Canada think this isn’t our problem and that these issues don’t affect us, but they are incorrect. Earlier this year we saw the same kind of thinking lead to a tragic racist event in a Quebec mosque and even recently, racism has been a prevalent issue here in Kingston and even at Queen’s. These ideas and beliefs have always been present, but now people are taking action more often and in more overt ways. We need to do the same and stand up against them and call people out on their racism. It is not okay to just stand by and watch it happen. If someone in your life is expressing racist viewpoints, call them out on it. Let them know that racism is not okay.

Here in Kingston, we want, or at least I hope many people want, to live in a community where we care for each other and are capable of stopping racism; as many chanted at the Women’s March in January love, not hate, makes Kingston great.

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As noted, there are people in Kingston whose Canadian immigration status is uncertain or without documentation. As a result, they become vulnerable in situations where it is assumed they don't have access to the services that most residents of Kingston can take for granted.

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Similar to a common cold, there is not specific treatment or cure for West Nile Virus. Therefore, the best way to avoid the disease is to protect yourself from mosquito bites. Use insect repellants with DEET or icaridin, try not to go outside at dusk or dawn when mosquitos are most active, and wear clothing impenetrable to the most wily buggers. You should also do your best to dispose of stagnant water accumulating in and around your property where they breed, cleaning out eavestroughs, flower ports, and wading pools.

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Sanctuary city policy necessary for Kingston I was interested to read the article by Aric McBay on the subject of making Kingston a Sanctuary City, published on July 28. It was an educational and informative piece about an important issue facing all of us in this city and this country today. I hope Kingston will indeed pass an Access Without Fear — Sanctuary City policy.

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I feel that an Access Without Fear — Sanctuary City policy is absolutely necessary at this time. Those interviewed for Aric McBay’s article made a number of excellent points regarding reasons such a motion should be supported. I look forward to Kingston becoming a more welcoming and safe place for all people.

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Councillors and staff are wrapping up a busy summer filled with big decisions on issues such as Kingston Pen and the third bridge crossing. But here are five things you probably didn’t see on the summertime political agendas.

1) Not running Councillors will soon be heading into the final year of their four-year term, and at least three of them say they’re winding down their political careers. Two long-time councillors and a rookie have indicated they will not to seek re-election in 2018. Veteran councillors Rob Hutchison and Kevin George have both indicated this term will be their last. Coun. Hutchison, first elected in King’s Town district in 2006, says he is eager to pass the torch to a younger representative. Fourterm councillor George (2000-2006, 2010-2018), who has moved north of the city, is also calling it quits. Rookie councillor Adam Candon, stung by an integrity commissioner’s ruling for mixing his political job and private real estate work over the Capitol

condo project, also indicated he’s not interested in returning to the horseshoe. He continues to declare potential conflicts-of-interest on virtually every planning and development matter on the agenda, adding he doesn’t know where he stands anymore.

2) Hip-style repeat City officials are looking for ways to recapture that magical night in August of last year when the Tragically Hip’s hometown performance put Kingston in the national spotlight, captured the hearts of the nation, and attracted thousands of visitors to be part of the memorable experience. Councillors recently approved a motion asking staff to research options for a civic recognition program to celebrate other notable Kingston residents in ways that “recognize their achievements and foster a sense of pride.” It may be a tall order trying to duplicate the incredible emotion surrounding the Hip concert and massive outdoor viewing party, but councillors say there are many other Kingstonians in the fields of arts and entertainment, politics, science, business and academics who may deserve a ceremony of their own. We await to see which of these individuals will be identified and how they will be honoured.

3) Prison college A high level vision to redevelop Kingston Penitentiary and Ports-

mouth Olympic Harbour with a mix of heritage preservation and housing has already been approved by council, but there is speculation that Corrections Canada may yet find another use for part of its vacant prison. Corrections is looking for a new place to train guards after leaving its current training centre in Regina (The RCMP needs the space for its own recruits).

Kingston Pen may seem like an obvious location for a permanent corrections training facility since it already has the infrastructure for a realistic teaching environment, according to former councillor Vicki Schmolka.

Even though the prison remains open for public tours, and its long-term redevelop vision is in place, Corrections still owns the property.

4) Heritage revolt Members of Heritage Kingston, the municipal committee that oversees heritage and museumrelated matters in the city, are not feeling wanted these days. Some are calling on council to review the composition, mandate and procedures of the

committee to make its business more meaningful. Since some of committee’s powers to oversee minor heritage building alterations were stripped away, it appears many members have lost interest in their oversight role.

That, in turn, has led to attendance and quorum problems and the prospect of multiple resignations. Many agenda items seem to have little significance to members, according to some.

It remains unclear whether council, which revamped Heritage Kingston’s mandate a couple of years ago, will want to revisit the thorny issue of reviewing the heritage body’s powers and role.

5) Golfing gone?

A few years after council decided to keep Belle Park Fairways in business with new marketing and other

strategies, its future is, once again, in doubt. It’s no secret the city-owned golf course continues to face a decline in members and revenues, forcing taxpayers to increase the subsidy every year. The city has invited public ideas this summer on possible new uses for the 80 acre Belle Park site atop a former landfill. Different forms of recreation and naturalization are high on the agenda. Staff have long advocated a new use for the money-losing golf course, which occupies a portion of the site. After initial resistance, council now seems open to the idea of getting out of the golfing business after approving a motion last year to explore options to “reduce, modify or eliminate golf.”

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Couple seeking community support and funds to help repurpose Ham House in Bath

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If you have travelled along Main Street in the village of Bath, you have likely noticed Ham House. The historic timber frame building was constructed in 1816 and still sits prominently on a the corner of Main and Church streets thanks, in recent years, to local engineer Ron Tasker and his wife Bonnie Crook.

“In 2010, the township was moving to dedesignate the building because it was in very poor condition and if they de-designated it, it would have been demolished,” explained Tasker. “We quietly approached the owner and he was quite happy to sell it, and we have been working on it ever since.”

Working on restoring the building has been quite the undertaking for Tasker and Crook, and as they started to dig deeper and deeper into the building, they were more and more surprised by what they found.

“We knew it would be nice to restore, but we had very little hope for a lot of it because it was in poor shape. We ended up taking 40 tonnes out of the interior and that was just layers of flooring, plywood and drywall,” said Tasker. “When we peeled it all back, the original stuff was there. All in all, it is a spectacular building and it got better and better as we went along.”

Tasker discovered that the original structure was a store, and as they uncovered the walls, he found graffiti from the Upper Canada Rebellion. He was amazed to see so much of the original work and the hope is to keep that original structure visible and repurpose the building as a pub and restaurant.

“We are hoping to make it a draw, and if people are interested in built heritage, they will come here to see it,” he said.

Unfortunately, that plan has hit a bit of a roadblock. When Tasker and Crook approached Loyalist Township about changing the use of the property, they were surprised to learn that it would cost more than $50,000.

“It was insane,” said Tasker.

“Through speaking with the township, we have got it down to $25,000, but that is still an awful lot of money when you consider this building is here and we aren’t building something new. This is all based on development fees that they have calculated.”

The main fee has to do with the water systems and the fact that as a commercial property, the building would likely use more water than a residential property. Tasker understands the bylaws and the fees that are in place, but he also feels that exceptions should be made for historical buildings.

“Restoring a building like this is a huge undertaking and if it does open as a restaurant and pub, it will generate more tax revenue,” he said. “The township also already has an easement on the property and we can’t change anything without permission and we feel they need to waive these fees for all the heritage properties or nothing is going to happen with them and they will continue to deteriorate.”

To help with these enormous fees, Tasker set up a GoFundMe page for the project. He knows that he likely will not raise the whole amount that is needed, but he also wanted to create some community awareness about the issue.

“It does provide some leverage to show that there are people in this community that think this is a great idea and support it,” he said. “Not every- Ham House in Bath was built in 1816.

Submitted photo thing fits into these existing municipal frameworks. There need to be excepare waiting to get through this so we “We hope that this building can set tions for heritage buildings in order for can get a permit to keep going and we an example for other heritage buildings them to be repurposed.” are anxious to get the foundation done in the village and if we get this off the Tasker and Crook already have the before the cold weather sets in. We are ground it will inspire others to do the support of the municipal heritage comhoping to be open in the spring, but same,” he said. “But for now we are just mittee and they have been working that depends on the township.” hoping to move forward in a timely and together to find a solution, but at this Tasker hopes that if a solution can economical way.” point the entire project has been stalled be found for the situation, it will enFor more information about this by the repurposing fees. courage other community members to project and to donate visit their Go“We need to build a new addition move forward with similar projects in FundMe page at https://www.gofundand that will house a commercial kitchthe area. me.com/hamhouse. en and bathrooms,” said Tasker. “We

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It is described as ‘the happiest place on earth’ and for local author Bill Gowsell and his family, Disney World is just that.

In the past 30 years, Gowsell has visited the famous theme park 17 times and that is a small number compared to some of his other family members.

“Some of my family members have been over 20 times and my dad has been 22 or 23 times and that is not counting day trips,” he explained. “I was three when we first went and it implanted that memory of joy

and that has lasted ever since.”

In recent years, Gowsell has been writing a blog for www.laughingplace.com about his family’s Disney adventures and as the website expanded into publishing, Gowsell decided to turn those memories into a book.

“My family has been travelling to Disney for 30 years and we’ve changed a lot in that time and so has Disney, I wanted to write about that,” he said.

This past June, Gowsell, a local middle school teacher, published Extra Magic Days: Thirty Years of Walt Disney World Vacations and for him, the process of writing the book was almost as fun as experiencing the vacations.

“It was a great way to dive back into my family history and ask family members about their experiences and ask them to share their stories too,” he said. “It is very much a personal family chronicle and it was great to write.”

So why is Disney such a magical place for the Gowsell family?

“Whenever we went there I could have fun and do what I wanted to do and there were never set rules,” explained Gowsell. “We went on the rides we wanted and the family always had fun, no matter their age.”

Gowsell has also enjoyed seeing the changes at Disney World over the years. He remembers when it was just two parks with a handful of hotels.

“Eight years later it had three theme parks and so many hotels and it has just continued, but it still has the same energy.”

Crowd sizes have also increased over the years - both at Disney and in the Gowsell family; now Bill travels to his favourite place with his wife and two kids and he enjoys seeing the magic through their eyes, too.

“It is all about them and what they want to do and because of that I haven’t been able to go on my favourite ride, Splash Mountain, for a long time. But I am okay with that,” he said. “My kids love it just as much as I do and that makes me so happy

to see. I love bringing that joy into their life and it is worth every dollar.”

Even though the book chronicles the past 30 years of vacations, that doesn’t mean Gowsell is done with his Disney adventures. He is looking forward to visiting on March Break next year and he is also looking forward to all the new exciting features that are coming.

“We are really excited for the Star Wars expansions and seeing where the park goes,” he said. “It really is our favourite vacation destination.”

Extra Magic Days: Thirty Years of Walt Disney World Vacations is available for purchase at Chapters in Kingston and on Amazon.ca

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Montroy, who spent most of her life here “It was a moment to just not actually have to in Kingston and worked at KGH in oncology, think about what is happening.”

This is the way Amanda Montroy described moved to Chilliwack, B.C., in October of 2013 the moment she entered the room at the B.C. with her wife, Jenna. Their daughter, Harlow, was Children’s Hospital to find her daughter, Harlow, conceived in Kingston, where much of Montroy’s 3, and her wife, Jenna, having a chat with Johnny family still lives, and born in B.C. Less than a week before meeting Johnny Depp, Depp, who was decked out in full as Jack Sparrow the family received a devastating blow when they of The Pirates of the Caribbean.

Depp, who is currently filming in Vancouver, were informed Harlow has leukemia.

“She woke up and she had really bad leg pain spent about six hours at the hospital on Monday, Aug. 14, Montroy said. All the patients at the hos- and bruises all over,” Montroy said on the phone pital had been informed a ‘pirate party’ would be from her daughter’s hospital room.

“We decided to take her to the emergency room take place that day at 2:30 p.m., but no one had because it was really abnormal for her.”

After Harlow underwent a series of tests and blood work, the Montroys were taken to a room without their daughter where they met four doctors “with Kleenex boxes,” Montroy said.

“They said ‘We need to talk’ and I was just like ‘Oh my goodness!’ because I’d been thinking maybe she has low iron or something.”

With the medical team nearly certain Harlow had leukeParents Jenna and Amanda Montroy flank Johnny Depp mia, the family was transported (dressed as Jack Sparrow), as he looks on at their daughter, to Children’s Hospital immediHarlow, 3, at the BC Children's Hospital on Monday, Aug. 14. ately. By the next day, Harlow Submitted photo had undergone two surgerBY TORI STAFFORD

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ies, including a lumbar puncture, a bone marrow biopsy, and the installation of a central line for administering chemotherapy. She started her twoyear treatment plan on Thursday, Aug. 10, and is now receiving different forms of chemotherapy on a daily basis.

Harlow, a bright, beautiful three-year-old girl, is known for her dazzling personality, Montroy expressed.

“She’s usually such a happy kid, always laughing, dancing, singing and putting on a show for everybody,” Montroy said, noting that the steroids Harlow needs to take during chemotherapy can take their toll on her daughter. But sometimes in the moments the steroids make her restless, and despite her current position and the gruelling treatments she’s facing, Harlow’s glow is still shining through.

“Two nights ago at, like, 10:30 p.m., she said ‘Momma, Mommy, I want to dance!’” Montroy shared.

“It was out of nowhere! And we were like ‘Then we shall dance!’”

And dance they did.

It’s moments like that the Montroys want to be by their daughter’s side … and getting to see Jack Sparrow propose to Harlow wasn’t so bad either, Montroy said.

“He didn’t break character once. At like 8 p.m. he came on our floor and went room to room,” she recalled, noting that those young patients unable to leave their beds were moved out into the hallways on their beds to engage in some swordfights with the celebrity.

“He proposed to Harlow. He gave her a little diamond ring, and then he joked ‘Not that I’m ready to get married yet. Maybe in a couple of years,’” Montroy said with a laugh.

“She was a bit afraid of him at first, but then he put his dreads around me like it was my hair, he was literally spooned into my neck whispering good thoughts into our ears … He stayed there for like three minutes.”

Now, the Montroy family are taking life day by day, and trying to be with Harlow as much as they possibly can.

“It’s been tough,” Montroy said, noting just how important all of the support the family has received has been to them.

“I am the only one working, because Jenna was just starting a business of her own, and so it’s been very stressful.”

Friends of the family created a GoFundMe page in support of Harlow, Amanda and Jenna within days of Harlow’s diagnosis — with the Montroys living over 100 kilometres from the hospital and at least two years of difficult and painful surgeries, treatments and healing ahead, the family can use all of the financial help they can get.

“It would be a huge relief if we were able to just not think about that,” Montroy said of the financial burden the family is facing.

“It’s going to be a long journey.”

To find out more or contribute to the GoFundMe fundraiser to support Harlow and her family, go to www.gofundme.com/harlows-journey-tofight-cancer.

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Dymond emphasized the importance of the issue of Indigenous segregation even today.

“Realistically, in the media you don’t see the kinds of stories I witnessed on the trip. Most news articles about Indigenous Peoples emphasize ‘getting over it’. But how do you get over it when you’re still living it?”

Because Dymond’s leg of the trip was through a national park, his platform in community engagement was more before and afterwards.

“I think I’ve definitely got a little more of a fire burning inside me to say something when I see something that’s wrong.”

Dymond encourages following the remainder of the journey through the great resources put out by Canada C3 on their website and Facebook page, including a digital classroom, live interactive map, and photo and video feeds.

Seven days in northern Canada on an icebreaker lit a fire in Indigenous rights activist Thomas Dymond, a second-year Queen’s medical student who was selected to be a youth ambassador on the Canada C3 expedition this past July.

Dymond received his undergraduate and master’s degrees in kinesiology at Memorial University. Originally from rural Nova Scotia, he identifies as Mi’kmaq, a First Nations group from the area.

“I didn’t have a strong community connection when I was growing up off-reserve. My family was involved with people all over but I kind of identified more in university in particular,” said Dymond.

The C3 expedition is a signature project of Canada 150: a 150-day journey from Toronto to Victoria aboard a retired coast guard icebreaker divided into fifteen legs between June 1 and October 28.

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Much-anticipated On the Wall and Celebration of the Arts festival return to Kingston’s Inner Harbour

BY MANDY MARCINIAK mandymarciniak@metroland.com

In 2014, Kingston’s Inner Harbour and Douglas Fluhrer Park welcomed a variety of artists and community members to take part in a unique celebration. The event, which organizer Mary Farrar called “very ‘70s” in feeling, was a huge success — and this year, she hopes that same feeling will be present again.

“It is a participatory arts festival that invites people of all ages to participate in all different types of art — music, dance, visual art, poetry — and the idea is that it not be just vendors and performers, but it will be more of a get your hands dirty, interactive experience,” she explained.

The interactive aspect is what makes the Celebration of the Arts so unique. On Aug. 26, community members are invited to try writing a poem with local poets, swinging a sword with the Broadsword Academy, or participating in an interpretive dance or tai chi class.

“If you are too afraid to participate and you just want to watch, that is fine; but, we really hope people will try something new and get in on the fun,” she said.

In addition to all of this interactive fun, community members are also invited to contribute to a mural as part of the On the Wall festival. From Aug. 21 to Aug. 26, local artists will be creating art on the retaining wall of the park — and for Farrar, this is one of the

highlights of the festival.

“We have close to 30 artists who have signed up and the city has waived the graffiti bylaw for a week, so nobody will get in trouble, and it should be exciting to see what they come up with,” she said. “Kingston is full of amazing artists, and people should really come out and see the talent we have here, and see what they can do.”

Currently, some of the art from the festival in 2014 still remains on the walls; but, Farrar is looking forward to seeing it freshened up.

“Doug Fluhrer Park is beautiful and the retaining wall has been crying out for this,” she said. “It is the perfect location for something like this.”

Farrar also hopes that community members come just to see the beauty of the park, which she considers a hidden gem in the city.

“The park used to have this reputation of being a little scary and a little sketchy, and I don’t think anyone who walks down here now would think that,” she said. “I think it is arguably Kingston’s most beautiful waterfront park, and the official address is 2 North St., and people really don’t know where it is; but, Mary Farrar in front of the retaining wall at Douglas Fluhrer Park. The Park will host the if you just go along Wellington Street until it On the Wall festival from Aug. 21 to 26 and wrap up with a Celebration of the arts on Aug. ends, you find this beautiful spot.”

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Overall, Farrar is hoping the day will be a Mandy Marciniak/Metroland great success, and she encourages community Celebration of the Arts will take place on will run from Aug. 21 to Aug. 26, with artists members to come out and see for themselves.

“It should be a great day with something for Saturday, Aug. 26 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at working from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. Both everyone and we are really looking forward to Douglas R. Fluhrer Park, with official celebra- events are sponsored by the Friends of Kingstions taking place at 1:30 p.m. On the Wall ton Inner Harbour. it.”

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My favourite bridge is the splendid, 12-arched Pont-Neuf, a 17th-century span that crosses the western tip of the Ile de la Cité; there, you’ll find a series of neat, halfmoon shaped alcoves where booksellers used to ply their trade. Waste some time standing in one and you’ll see the Bateaux-Mouches, which can even fit beneath such an ancient bridge because they’re built so low to the water.

Surprisingly enough, tourists in Kingston can take a Bateau-Mouche style ride, so I took the Kingston 1000 Island Sunset Cruise as part of my exploration of the way tourists experience our town. And though I didn’t see Notre Dame, there was a touché de la Francophonie, as I did sit beside a Montreal area couple on their way back from Prince Edward County. The county is exceptionally popular with Quebec visitors. The beach. The wineries.

“We didn’t want to visit the United States this year,” laughed the gregarious Micheline Guertin. She and her husband, Jean-Guy Soucy, were spending the night in Kingston and taking advantage of the sunset cruise.

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The rhythm section added a distinct look, with the bass player, Sylvain Gagnon, sporting a jaunty pork pie hat and Kingston’s go-to drummer, Rich Bannard, in his trademark flat cap. It was a good combination, particularly because the familiar jazz standards seemed to appeal to the crowd. It was an older group. I felt right at home.

One of the neat things about the 1000 Island cruises is that the company consistently uses local musicians. The hyper-energetic and multi-talented clarinetist /pianist Spencer Evans is a cruise boat stalwart. Equally popular is Roger James, who’s been strumming his banjo and regaling visitors on the waters of the 1000 Islands for some 20 years now.

Unlike the Paris boat tour and the Kingston Tourists and locals can enjoy a beautiful sunset aboard the Island Star tour boat. trolley tours, there’s no running commentary Photo courtesy of 1000 Island Cruises on the sunset cruise. The boat was pretty well full, with most of the people seeming content to listen to the tunes and enjoy the meal includ- say, there was a lot of photography as the trip. catamaran with the glass canopy approached All in all, filling my summer with touristed in the price of the ticket.

I’ve noticed that today’s tourists have an Gananoque and the sun began to set. Hap- eye views of my hometown added to my apodd tendency to view the world through pily, the boat features a two-level open air preciation of what we have here. I guess that their telephones. If you think about it, that deck, so you can enjoy the sublime, fading many of us go about our daily business just sentence would have sounded jarring just light over the islands and feel the breeze off like I do, scurrying about and not taking the time to linger and look around. a few short years ago. Watching the world the water.

After the boat turned back toward KingsThere is a French word for a city-dweller go by through a telephone? But today, it’s normal. And having been observing tour- ton, Chris announced that one of our fellow who takes her or his time to indulge in a leiists hereabouts over the summer, I can’t help travelers was just entering his 90th year. The surely stroll, taking time to observe the life but feel that people are really missing out Redblacks struck up Happy Birthday and of the street, strolling, sauntering, doing a when they spend too much time squinting at segued into In The Mood as the near nona- bit of idle loafing. (Most certainly, not lookphones. Things like other people, for me one genarian got up to cut the rug on the little ing at the street scene through a phone.) The word is flâneur. The famous 19th-century of the great at- dance floor.

One of the grand things about summertime writer and coffee fiend Honoré de Balzac detractions of being a tourist. in Kingston is the way you can easily get out scribed such indulgences as “the gastronomy Then there’s the on the water to gaze at the August full moon, of the eye.”

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Night market hopes to show more community members what the Memorial Centre Farmers' Market has to offer

BY MANDY MARCINIAK mandymarciniak@metroland.com

Kingston is a city filled with markets; on any given day you can find a market of some sort, but for those who work during the day and spend weekends throughout the summer away, these markets can be hard to get to.

The Memorial Centre Farmers' Market is one of these markets and on Aug. 24, a special event has been organized to make the market and all it has to offer more accessible to Kingstonians.

“I’ve been to night markets in Richmond, British Columbia and they are phenomenal, vibrant events with freshly made food and music and I have always wanted to do one here,” explained Mara Shaw, executive director of the Loving Spoonful and one of the organizers of the Night Market. “We have always done our Food Fiesta at Lake Ontario Park, but we wanted to bring it back to super local food and we are really excited to partner with the market.”

The Night Market will take place in the usual Sunday market spot (the lawn in front of the Memorial Centre) on Thursday, Aug. 24 from 6 to 10 p.m. The usual vendors will be on hand selling their wares, but they will also be cooking for community members too.

“The whole market is vendors that grow their own food and with this event they will be cooking the food they have grown too,” explained Shaw. “We will have zucchini pan-

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“It took a little while to get the go ahead to move it, but the city has been amazing accommodating us in our dreams,” she said. “We already have a kind of festive environment here now and I think this event will just add to that.”

The Night Market will also feature live music, as well as local beer, wine and ciders and the organizers hope that it will encourage community members who haven’t been out on a Sunday before to come and see what they are missing.

“We think that maybe a lot of families don’t know what they are missing and by giving them an opportunity to check it out on an evening and bring the family and engage with the local producers they will get a feel for the market and maybe make more of an effort to come to it regularly,” said Melanie Redman, also a member of the Loving Spoonful.

In addition to great food, drink and atmosphere, the event will also be offering raffle prizes including meat, vegetables, a night out with accommodation and movie tickets.

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In 1986, Fred Stephenson joined the Ernestown Volunteer Fire Department on a bit of a whim. At the time, Stephenson was a shift worker at Alcan and a member of the fire safety crew there, and one of his coworkers suggested he volunteer locally too.

“The chief of the day was looking for volunteers and he found out I was a shift worker and he came and knocked on my door,” explained Stephenson. “He woke me up and dropped off an application. I interviewed and I started shortly after.”

Fast-forward to 2017, and Stephenson is now the Fire Chief for Loyalist Emergency Services, a job he never really expected to have.

“I really hadn’t given it a lot of thought and when I had to decide to take firefighting on fulltime, that was a hard decision,” he said. “I gave up a good job and took a pay reduction, but there were benefits and a pension plan and it seemed worthwhile. I tried it and here I am all these years

later.”

On Aug. 8, Stephenson was honoured with the Fire Services Exemplary Service Medal, which was established in 1985 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to honour members of a recognized Canadian fire service who have completed many years of service. In Stephenson’s case, the medal recognizes 30 years of loyal services to public safety and the residents of Loyalist Township.

“I wasn’t totally shocked, but I wasn’t expecting it either,” said Stephenson of the honour.

Stephenson knew that he was eligible for the medal, but he didn’t know that the CAO and Mayor of Loyalist Township had already ordered it for him.

“I went to a council meeting to do a report and I looked up at the start of the meeting and my wife was there with my son,” he said. “My wife has never been to a council meeting and I had no idea what was going on and then Mayor Lowry called me up and gave it to me.”

Stephenson said he was happy to receive the recognition in that way.

“It really meant a lot and I had never seen council acknowledge anyone at a service level like

that before,” he said. “I was very humbled by it.”

While the medal is a big accomplishment, the best part of the job for Stephenson isn’t the accolades; for him, it has always been working with the firefighters themselves. He describes his crew in Loyalist as a big family and as he has travelled around the world for training, he feels that he has expanded that family further.

“I meet other firefighters and it doesn’t matter where you go, they are all the same. We all just feel like we know each other immediately,” he said. “That is the best part of the job.”

He has also seen a lot of changes in his 30 years as a firefighter, especially in the past 10 years, and that has been challenging to deal with at times.

“We are continuously being asked to do more and more. The expectations from the community are higher and that is what has really changed over the years,” he said. “But anything we can do to help the community, we do, and we would never complain about that.”

In the coming years, Stephenson is eyeing retirement, but he doesn’t have any immediate plans just yet.

“I’d like to stay a few more years and I know that when I leave, I will be leaving it in good hands. We have some great staff here,” he said.

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BY MARGARET KNOTT

In the midst of all that has been going on throughout the township this summer — with many tourist friendly events, senior apartment construction, community garden projects, intense farming/gardening and music, music, music — the Township of Frontenac Islands held its regular August meeting of council, this time on Howe Island.

Much of the meeting revolved around the issues that affect the municipality most during the summer months: the ferry, and particularly this year, water levels and sewage contamination. It was in that spirit — and in light of Lake Ontario Waterkeeper’s Kingston and Wolfe Island Cultural Festival, a celebration of Great Lakes Voices, along with their ongoing focus on water quality — that council supported MPP Sylvia Jones’ (Dufferin-Caledon) private members Bill 141, “to report all instances of sewage bypasses to the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, and to make

that informawell as the need to capture tion available and treat sewage in order to the public no to protect health, provide longer than 24 information and enable dehours after becision-making opportunities ing reported.” for “swimmable, drinkable Frontenac Isand fishable communities.” lands is located A letter in support of the at the extreme private members Bill 141 east end of will be forwarded to the Lake Ontario, Ministry of the Environand all the wament and Climate Change, ter upstream to MPP Sylvia Jones and from the Great MPP Sophie Kiwala, to Lakes flowing eastern townships bordering to the Atlantic on the St. Lawrence River Ocean passes to Cornwall, and to Wateraround the iskeeper. lands.

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Rick Lindgren, of the CaMargaret Knott/Metroland landers depend nadian Environmental Law on for residenAssociation, worked togethment is a requirement with shore tial use through shore wells ac- wells and cisterns. The village of er to draw attention to the impact cessing Lake Ontario and the St. Marysville does not have a water sewage pollution was having in Lawrence River, as well as for tower.

Kingston, as well as Wolfe Island. recreational swimming and fishMayor Denis Doyle spoke of That was 10 years ago. As of May ing. Any debris from sewage by- the water as “our most precious 18, with its combined sewer syspass material that enters the water resource,” reminding council tem, Kingston Utilities is the first from communities upstream con- members of Waterkeeper’s man- to have the new sewage overflow taminates islanders’ water supply. date to inform the public about alerts on the Know Before You In-home water treatment equip- water issues as they happen, as Go website — a tool for protectNew Branded Ho tel

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In addition to ‘hallway medicine’, Horwath also presented data released from Health Quality Ontario about KGH and wait times for certain procedures. According to the data, KGH has the longest wait time in the province to get an appointment with a specialist for hip replacement surgery and KGH also has the longest wait time in the province for kidney stone removal.

“Kingston also has one of the longest wait times to get an appointment with a specialist for knee replacement surgery,” she explained. “The reality is that these aren’t just numbers, these are real people in the community that aren’t getting the kind of medical attention and care that they need when they need it.”

So what is the solution to these issues? Horwath believes that the solution begins with a promise to stop cuts.

“We will guarantee that hospital funding will always, at a bare minimum, keep up with inflation, population growth and the unique health needs of all of our smaller communities each and every year,” she said.

“We will place a moratorium on further layoffs of any nurses or front line health care workers until we have a comprehensive health plan in place.”

Horwath also went on to explain that the NDP is committed to introducing a universal PharmaCare system that would cover prescriptions for people regardless of their age, income and work situation.

“That will help reduce some of the pressure that is being placed on facilities like KGH.” Horwath believes Ontario is headed in the wrong direction when it comes to healthcare and, although the Liberal government recently committed funds to improve the infrastructure at Kingston’s hospitals, she does not feel that this is good enough.

“It is great when the government talks about capital improvements to hospitals, we want our hospitals to be in good shape in terms of infrastructure, but let’s face it, the infrastructure is one small piece of the puzzle,” she said. “You need to have the staff to provide the quality care that Ontarians deserve.”

Kingston/Frontenac Section B - Wednesday, August 23, 2017 - B11

Local initiative aims to welcome refugee children with warmth

BY TORI STAFFORD tstaffodr@metroland.com

Like many people, Karen Charlton was struck by the image of three-year-old Alan Kurdi’s body washed up on the shore of the Mediterranean after his family’s boat capsized as they attempted to flee Syria.

“I just felt that I wanted to do something, but I didn’t know what that something was,” Charlton said.

“I just… I just wanted to wrap him up, wrap him in the warmth he deserved.”

It was a feeling Charlton couldn’t shake, and one that she felt all over again a year later. In the fall of 2016, Charlton saw an ad from KEYS Job Centre looking for volunteers to help support refugee families settling in Kingston. She immediately felt compelled to volunteer, signed up, and was assigned to volunteer with a family.

“Working with them has been wonderful,” Charlton said.

“But I felt that I’d like to do something more.”

A few months later, the idea came to her: echoing her initial sentiments after seeing the photos of Alan Kurdi, Charlton came up with a way to wrap refugee children settling into Kingston in warmth – literally.

“I thought ‘quilts are a very warm and welcoming thing,’ and, as a quilter myself, I know that the quilting community is a very generous one,” Charlton recalled of her concept that has now blossomed into a community-based project.

With that, Charlton began Kingston Quilter’s Warm Welcome, a quilt drive aimed at collecting enough new quilts to be able to give them to each government-assisted refugee child that’s recently arrived to Kingston and the area. Early this year, Charlton printed some posters and put them up around the city, and also created a Facebook page for the project. But it wasn’t immediately successful, Charlton admitted.

“Nothing was happening, and I was getting very discouraged,” she said, adding that the first handful of quilts she acquired for the project were those she quilted herself.

“Then, after about a month or so, I received two quilts from a woman, one for a boy and one for a girl,” Charlton recalled.

“It just touched my heart so much.”

Hoping to take that positive momentum and keep it growing, Charlton reached out to local quilting groups and went to speak with both the Kingston Heirloom Quilters and the Limestone Quilt Guild.

“At that point, the quilts just started to pour in,” Charlton said with a laugh.

At the beginning of the project, Charlton was aiming for 56 quilts for the refugee children that had already arrived in Canada. Local sewing and quilting store, Stitch by Stitch, agreed to be a quilt drop off point for the project, and the community Charlton had suspected would be generous was exactly that – over the next six months, over 70 quilts were donated to the cause.

Karen Charlton stands behind a sea of colourful children's quilts that have been donated to her project, Kingston Quilter's Warm Welcome.

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Bryan Murray

By Scott Campbell Bryan Murray is my uncle. I sat down to interview him at his summer cottage - found just outside of Ladysmith, Quebec - on August 1. Looking back, it is an honour to have done it.

I thank Uncle Bryan, Aunt Geri, cousins Heide, Emma and Addie (the three were visiting at the time), for allowing me this snapshot of time.

Bryan Murray has a lifetime of hockey memories making for many stories that could fill plenty of pages.

The Washington Capitals hired the Shawville native as head coach in 1981, marking the start of a career in the NHL, which spans five teams. Since those early games, he’s seen the game of hockey change dramatically.

“First of all, the toughness in the game is not what it was,” he said. “I think the rule changes with the red line gone and the tag-up rule, and things like that make the game appear faster. It is faster. I think the skill level of the kids today is better overall, and that goes along with being faster. The game is changed, and probably for the most part has changed for the better.”

SHAWVILLE KID

Murray’s story begins in the small Ottawa Valley town of Shawville, Quebec. Bryan is one of 10 children of Rhoda and Clarence Murray, a brother to Laird, Barrie, Darleen, Terry, Bill, Laurie, Lorraine, Karen and Kim. Clarence built the Murray home on King Street in Shawville in the late 1940s. He did most of the work on his own. Until Rhoda’s passing in 2013, it remained in the family.

The Murray clan didn’t live in the house right away. Clarence needed the rent money so everybody moved out to the farm outside of Shawville in Yarm.

“I think we were all glad to get back at Shawville at some point,” said Murray. “But I think when we went through that life on the farm there were a lot of great memories of that too.”

“I don’t know how mom and dad did it, honestly. We had the benefit of good guidance and parents that made sure we had enough. We never had too much, but we always had enough. They expected discipline and decent behaviour.

I think it shows that we’ve all grown up to be pretty reasonable people. When you look back on it, so many great memories and so much fun, I think the closeness of most of us in the family is because of it.

“It was a full house, no question. Mom somehow, some ability, whether we were out playing hockey, or out playing baseball, or just coming home from school, she had a meal on the table.”

For kids growing up in Shawville, a lot of them chose hockey and baseball to play. Murray played a lot of baseball – senior level to the Upper Ottawa Valley League. The home games actually took place on the fairgrounds, not at the R.A field like now.

Teams from Quyon, Campbell’s Bay, Vinton, Fort Coulonge, Sheenboro, Otter Lake, Pembroke, Petawawa and Chalk River provided the competition.

There was a lot of hockey too. Murray was skilled enough to play with the seniors when he was 14 or 15 years old. He played against Royce Richardson and others who were twice his age.

“It wasn’t hard to fall in love with hockey. Like a lot of guys around here, I was pretty good at it. Everybody played hockey and that was our outlet,” said Murray.

He even drew the attention of one of the NHL expansion teams, the Philadelphia Flyers.

“I was playing senior hockey for Shawville in Smiths Falls one night. They watched me before they told me … I scored six goals in the game, which I did a few times in college. They called me the next day and offered me to go to their farm team. I said OK … $20,000. They said Gordie Howe makes $20,000, you can’t make $20,000. That’s what the salaries were.”

PONTIAC HOUSE

Before the call of the NHL came, Murray was a school teacher. When Pontiac Protestant High School first opened, in his eyes, it felt like 600 kids were walking the halls.

He helped open Murray’s sporting goods store with brother, Bill. (Bill and his family ran the business for over 40 years.) They built a new building and brother, Barrie, moved in.

Murray also bought Pontiac House in 1979. “I went to talk to the owner and the price was right.” Sister Darleen and her husband at the time and Murray’s wife Geri joined in running the business.

They sold a pint of beer and a pack of cigarettes for 25 cents and a quart of beer for * 55 cents. It was a time when the tavern catered exclusively to men.

Murray remembers Saturday nights and some Fridays in Shawville when all the farmers came into town and people could hardly find a parking spot on the street.

“We didn’t rent rooms at the Pontiac House, but we had food, alcohol and bands on the weekend. The place was packed. There was a beautiful dining room and lounge. We had family come in and help us in the kitchen like Lorraine and mom. They helped us a lot.

Friday night and Saturdays there would be 100 men in the tavern.”

Pontiac House eventually succumbed to a fire and Hursty’s restaurant now resides in the location.

Murray coached teams such as the Rockland Nationals and Pembroke Lumber Kings during this businessman period. Then he received an offer from the Western Hockey League Regina Pats to coach there. He told his wife, Geri, he wanted to go out west for one year to say he did it. Regina won the championship, paving the way for his career in the NHL. What if the Washington Capitals had never called?

“I probably would have been a businessman in Shawville and maybe taught a little longer,” said Murray. “I would have been a Shawville guy, I think at that stage. I would have been involved in hockey but I don’t think I would have been running out of town a lot. That’s life, you never know.”

“I thought I was a good coach, thought I could make part of a living from coaching.”

- Bryan Murray

LIFE IN THE NHL

how he treats people and is he a good guy, does he have a chance to be a committed hockey player? I think you evaluate all of that, but I think the bottom line is you try to draft good players and talent. You have to draft certain types and it takes a lot of work and good scouts. If you get three out of seven players to play pro hockey for you, you had a good year.”

General manager David Poile was hired during Murray’s second season, and he made some trades that stimulated fan interest.

Erik Karlsson, Zack Smith, Mark Borowiecki, Chris Wideman, Mike Hoffman, Mark Stone and Jean-Gabriel Pageau are a few - not all - of the notable draft picks made by Murray with the Senators.

Washington was a struggling team when Murray stepped in as head coach. The team had not made the playoffs in eight years. He stayed behind the bench with the Capitals for seven full seasons and earned the Jack Adams Trophy in 1984, as NHL coach of the year.

“It gave the players a sense that we were trying to get better,” said Murray. “We had some great runs like in Game 7 against the Islanders and Pat Lafontaine scored. There’s Game 7 against the Philadelphia Flyers and Dale Hunter scored for us. Fan interest was quite high at that time and it got better. It’s (now a) good hockey hotbed.”

The Game 7 against the Islanders is known as the ‘Easter Epic’ in NHL history. The match took four overtime periods to decide and finished in the early hours of Easter Sunday.

In 1988, the Capitals were down 3-1 in the playoff series and managed to fight back to force a Game 7 against Philadelphia. The contest went into overtime before Hunter tallied the winner for Washington.

Murray next headed to the Detroit Red Wings. It wasn’t smooth sailing, as it was evident on his arrival that the team faced player issues.

“I got the chance to go in and help fix that. We had some runs in Detroit. I was only there for four years, but we had a lot of kids, and we knew we were going (to) be really good.”

Next up was the Florida Panthers, which managed a trip to the Stanley Cup Final in their third year. Murray helped craft the team for that unexpected run. He remained in Florida until 2000 and then moved on to Anaheim.

“In Anaheim, we went from a nothing organization where nobody cared, to drafting (players) really well,” he said. “Tim (Murray) was a big part of that. We drafted Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf. We went to the Stanley Cup Final (in 2003) when I hired (former Wing, now Leaf coach) Mike Babcock. We went to Game 7 against New Jersey and lost in New Jersey.”

Murray arrived in Ottawa in 2004, but missed an entire season because of the lockout.

Murray is still the only modern Senators coach who took the team to a Stanley Cup Final.

That 2007 run, he considers a major highlight.

The 2016-2017 season was also a memorable one for the Ottawa Senators and Murray.

There was plenty of excitement and surprises that didn’t end until the Game 7 double overtime loss to the eventual repeat Stanley Cup champions, the Pittsburgh Penguins, in the eastern final.

“Obviously, starting off we weren’t predicted to be a contending hockey team,” said Murray. “But I thought as the year went on we got better. There were a lot of tough games and then making the playoffs and the excitement of winning a couple (of) rounds.

The opportunity with Game 7 to move on to the Stanley Cup final, has to be marked as a very good season.”

As a general manager, Murray has kickstarted a lot of players’ careers by drafting them.

“There have been some surprises and some real disappointments. I think you try to find out is the character of the person. What he behaves like in school, around his parents,

HOME

The old Shawville arena was owned by Ebert Richardson for a period of time. The building, which no longer exists, became known as Richardson’s Rink. Once in a while, a gang would sneak in through the windows for the chance to play indoor hockey.

“It was a smaller ice surface,” said Murray. “What that meant was that you had to have skill, you had to be able to control the puck. When I coached - when Boston had the Boston Garden - players had to have the skill because they had to take short passes and quick plays, because people were all over you. You had no room to operate. I always thought the games were better because of that.

“Richardson’s Rink was natural ice, small dressing rooms, and a furnace in the rooms to keep you warm and that was it. There was no Zamboni then; most of the time (it was flooded) by a hose.

“But Shawville was a great place to grow up,” he said. “Mom cared so much about everything that went on in the family. Dad was in Ottawa working; he probably wasn’t involved early in our life as he could be because of work.”

Murray always found time in his off-season to return to summer at the cottage with wife Geri and daughters Heide and Brittany. Son-in-law Don and granddaughters Emma and Addie have spent time there, along with many family and friends.

Forty-six years ago, Murray bought the land for $1,800.

“People thought I was crazy,” he said. “I’m glad I did it. There was no electricity and no water. We had this big pine tree. We put the drum up in the pine tree, had a motor with a hose. I would go down to start the motor. Geri would wait [until it] started to flood over and I would turn the motor off. That way we would flush toilets. Then we had coal oil lamps and that’s how we started. We were like that for four, five years and then we added power and we grew from that.”

Murray’s NHL career took him away from the Shawville area for most the year. In the beginning, teams even travelled on commercial airlines. They flew along with everybody else. Now, it’s a world of difference with teams having their own planes and first class service. The biggest change of all is they can come and go, whenever they want.

Yet, no matter how much hockey business there was to do and how far he roamed, Shawville and the Pontiac never seemed to be too far from Murray’s mind.

“I don’t get tired talking about home.”

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And the best part, Charlton expressed, is that, like the children the quilts will go to and the kind quilters who made them, each quilt is unique.

Inside Charlton’s home, over 70 quilts of various sizes, designs and colour combinations are neatly folded and stacked atop a table. Unfolding each one tells a story that the quilter has sewn into their work of art.

There are countless combinations of fabrics, colours and patterns: there are bright, girly patterns with butterflies and flowers; there are classic, cottage-inspired designs with rustic colours and many of the animals commonly associated with Canada on them; there are quilts designed to help learn colours, letters and numbers; a quilt shaped

like a teddy bear; and even a quilt designed for a little girl that came to Charlton accompanied by a smaller version of the quilt intended for the recipient’s doll.

“It’s been just incredible!” Charlton said, folding a few quilts at the end of a long table covered in donated quilts.

“I’m overwhelmed by the generosity and caring in the community.”

The generosity doesn’t end there. With the issue of how she would deliver the quilts to the children still up in the air, Charlton decided to reach out to other areas of the community in the hopes of throwing a ‘quilt party.’ Immediately, the YMCA of Kingston said they would donate a space for the event, and Pita Pit offered to cater the party at a dramatically reduced rate. Charlton also has a sponsor to cover all other costs in local Royal LePage real estate, Mike Scar-

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Beyond that, having worked with refugee families, Charlton knows that many refugees coming to Kingston face a language obstacle. She reached out to Kingston WritersFest to see if they had any ideas, and the festival committee answered her inquiry with the donation of over 60 brand new children’s books so the refugee children practice their English.

“I haven’t asked anybody who has said no to me. It’s just been such a positive thing, it’s just really affirming,” said Charlton.

The Kingston Quilter’s Warm Welcome Quilt Party all arranged and set to take place on Saturday, Sept. 23 at the Kingston YMCA on Wright Crescent. The event will run from 2 to 5 p.m., and members of the public are encouraged to drop in any time.

Charlton hopes those who donated quilts will attend, and hopes that each child will be able to choose one of the quilts to take home along with a new book. There is just one problem: Since beginning the project,

more government-assisted refugee families have arrived in Kingston.

With a new goal of collecting 89 quilts, Charlton is about 15 quilts shy of having one quilt for each child – and with over a month until the Quilt Party, Charlton is hoping any quilters in the area who are able to will donate to the quilt drive before the party.

“I’m a landed immigrant myself, and I received my Canadian citizenship as an adult,” said Charlton, whose Irish- and Englishborn parents immigrated to Canada from Northern Ireland when she was a child.

“I consider it my gift of Canadian citizenship, and it just makes me realize that my parents made the right choice in coming to Canada.”

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Mother never seemed to be concerned about the number of people who would descend on our farm to spend the weekend.

Goodness knows there wasn’t much sleeping room, with only four beds in the whole house to put down the seven of us in our own family!

It wasn’t unusual for three or four carloads of relations to arrive at the same time, and Mother greeted them with open arms, and as suitcase after suitcase was unloaded, you didn’t have to be the sharpest knife in the drawer to know they planned on staying overnight! This onslaught of visitors usually came when Mother’s brother, Uncle Lou, was arriving from New York. Father would say it was like someone had sent out a carrier pigeon with the news to our relatives in Montreal, Ottawa, and sometimes even as far away as St. Catharines, that Uncle Lou was coming, and that was all it took.

Aunt Vanetta, Uncle Johnny, Aunt Lil,

Uncle Dick, and my cousin Richard would be the first to arrive from Ottawa, and always they brought dinner rolls, a storebought cake from the bakery and bags of oranges and bananas. Aunt Vanetta, who I thought was the picture of the Queen, came wearing a fancy hat, and it never left her head, except when she sat down for a meal.

As aunts, uncles and cousins arrived I would wonder where everyone was going to sleep. But that seemed to be the least of Mother’s worries. We younger ones would be bedded down crossways in a bed. sometimes as many as five or six of us, and of course, Aunt Vanetta and Uncle Johnny got Mother and Father’s bed, being the most senior of the visitors.

Meals were served right from the stove, everyone loading his plate, and heading for a chair either inside, or out in the grape arbour. And the old Findlay Oval fair jumped all weekend, with the oven full of roasts or chickens, and with potatoes and vegetables cooked in the preserving kettles instead of the pots we usually used.

Once the supper meal was cleared away, the real festivities began. Mother, Grandfather and Mother’s brothers, sang at the top of their lungs, and to me it sounded just like a choir coming off the movie screen I once

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saw in the O’Brien theatre in Renfrew. And as the evening wore on, they were spurred on by the tumblers of homemade brew Father brought up from the cellar.

Where they came from, I had no idea, but sometime during the early evening, my brother Everett would go outside with the older cousins, and put up two large tents.

There were no cots or beds inside, but feather covers and quilts would be used for mattresses, and sometime during the night, the overflow would wander out, find a spot to lie down, and settle in for a few hours sleep.

The next day, the party would start all over again.

To me, having car loads of relatives come for a weekend, was even better than a trip into the Renfrew fair! On Sunday, of course, Aunt Vanetta would insist on being driven into Renfrew for mass.

And again, the music and singing would start. I would find a place to sit where I could watch my mother, her brothers and Grampa with their voices raised in song, and I would think we were the luckiest family in the entire world. Such talent, I would think.

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for them to pack up their cars and head out. They wouldn’t go empty-handed. The back seats in the cars would be filled with trussed-up chickens, meat from the smoke house, potatoes and vegetables from the garden, and Father would make sure that each car went out the lane with a bottle of his homemade brew. The tents would be down, and long after they were gone, I could hear voices in my head.

It took a few days to put the house back in order, and all that was left to remind us of their visit, were a couple bananas and an orange. But best of all, Mother would be humming and full of joy, and for those few days, her longing for her beloved New York would be forgotten.

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When you hear that an actor knocks herself out to give a great performance, you don’t take the statement literally. But then there’s Katie Gorham.

Those who were fortunate to see her brilliant performance as Aldonza in Blue Canoe’s recent production of Man of La Mancha had no idea that three weeks prior to the show's opening she suffered a concussion during rehearsal for the demanding theatrical work.

The role of Aldonza, an inn’s “serving wench,” at times requires intense physicality.

There are some rough scenes in the show, including a particularly difficult one (physically and emotionally) where she is beaten and raped.

Some miscues during a rehearsal resulted in Gorham being knocked in the head and falling to the floor; she wasn’t acting.

She laughs now about the incident when we sit down to chat at Crave, but I’m sure it wasn’t funny at the time.

She was diagnosed with a concussion. That didn’t stop her from quickly returning to her Man of La Mancha role. Gorham notes that her director, Maddy Scovil, was particularly careful in allowing her as many breaks and rest as she needed following the concussion.

As an audience member watching the show in both dress rehearsal and one of the public performances, I had no idea the actor had recently been injured. She stood out as exceptionally talented.

You may have seen Gorham in other Kingston and Queen’s University productions over

the past couple of years, since she arrived to attend Queen’s.

In conversation, she’s well spoken, eloquent even.

Despite obvious acting talents, Gorham expresses an interest in stage management and theatre administration.

“To be a production manager is a dream,” she says. “I love organizing meetings, working with people and taking care of them, and getting things done. Being able to say, ‘That’s my show,’ is really something I’d be proud of.”

She’s entering her third year in the Queen’s University drama program.

“The training at Queen’s is so good,” she says. “I knew I was going to get production and backstage experience, but I did not foresee the quality of the professors and how much my abilities would be challenged. Queen’s drama is quite a boot camp. I’ve learned so much. It’s such a comprehensive program. You learn everything you possibly can about drama.”

I ask her the same question I ask of many actors: why is theatre important to our culture and why is it important to her?

“It’s an outlet for creativity that is intoxicating, and it’s amazing for your development,” she says. “This is especially true for young people participating in theatre. It evokes a very human quality in people.”

She explains that theatre becomes a live action representation of life that helps us to embrace other cultures with respect.

“You can inform people about specific stigmas and eradicate bias with performance,” she says. “It’s one of the oldest art forms. Shows like Cabaret and Fiddler on the Roof allow others to understand what someone who is persecuted feels. If you let a person step into someone else’s shoes, they become a more wellrounded and kinder person.”

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It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our dear mum and grandma, with her loving family by her side, on Sunday, August 13, 2017. Louise was the devoted mother of Mike (Lorraine) Hayes, Marg (John) Campbell, Anne (John) Muldoon and Dan (Christina) Hayes. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Bill (1978), her son-in-law Greg Taylor and her beautiful grandson Connor. She was the very proud and adored grandma of Lliam (Megan), Luke (Meredith), Michelle, Siobhan, Clare, Sam, Will, Brendan, Simon, Darragh, and Maria and great granny of Alera and Avery.

She was the devoted daughter of the late Frank and Stella Tryon of Sharbot Lake, daughter-in-law of the late Edward and Margaret Daisy Hayes of Tichborne and sister of the late Gordon Tryon, Dencie Conboy, Mary Gee, Madeline Kennedy McNaughton and Genevieve Konecny.

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Also selling household contents, furniture, glassware, patio furniture, tools, building supplies, 2004 Chrysler Intrepid 107,000 km plus more.

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HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS & ANTIQUES. COLLECTIBLES. POOL TABLE. TOOLS. for Mr. Sam Douds from Westport, ON take Hwy 42 east to # 45 Trotters Lane on Wed., Aug. 30/17 @ 10 am Elegant 9 pce fruitwood dining room suite w/ glass top table & cane back chairs. 9 pce c1940’s walnut dining room suite c/w china cabinet. 5 pce maple kitchen suite.

2 oak wall mounted curio cabinets w/ glass doors. Wine buffet/server. Plate shelf. 3 pce inlaid coffee/end table w/ brass accents. Walnut side table. Corner whatnot & pine corner stands. 3 pce floral chesterfield suite. Balloon back & vintage chairs. Modern rocker. Ottoman. Double bed & mattress (like new). Inflatable double bed. Mahogany dresser w/ mirror. Brass doll’s cradle. 2 chest of drawers.

Oriental black lacquer room divider. Computer & knee hole desks. Hope chest. Brass coat rack. Piano bench.

Pool table. Spoon & thimble collections. Blue Willow Hamilton Collection figurines. Bradford Exchange numbered collections. Thomas Kinkade collector plate.

Commemorative Ltd Edition black figural whiskey bottles. Moonshine brown-top whiskey crock. China cups & saucers. Capodimonte porcelain angel relief cherub figural covered tureen & platter. Qty stemware. Ornate crown shaped cognac bottle. Crystal & pressed glass serving dishes. Beleek (purple stamp). Swarovski crystals. Tea figurines (1 gingerbread). Blue lapis world globe. Pegasus fine porcelain china setting dinnerware for 12. Certified National Motor Museum Mint die cast model car collection. Jonas & Catie Christl Vogl Design earth gnome figurines. Sm. kitchen appliances. 32� LG flatscreen TV. Classic Memorex radio/cassette/turntable. 31 day clock. Cuckoo clock. 5 mantle clocks (1 Westminster).

Electrified shabby chic cranberry table lamp w/ linen red shade. Other accent lamps. Tapestry. William Prince of Orange “Holiness to the Lord� print. 2 reverse paintings on glass. Niagara Falls motion painting. Other pictures & frames. Cane stand. Cane collection. Patio set. Lawn swing. Cabinet sewing machine. CD player. Disability walker. PowerMate 3,000 kw generator. Qty hand power & garden tools. Alum. extension ladder. Scroll saw. Tile cutter. Sm. airtight woodstove. 4 milk cans. Jonsered 535 chainsaw. Marlin 22 b/a repeater. JC Higgins Mod 20, 12g pump. Xmas decor. Linens & bedding. Area rugs.

Hand tools & many other articles too numerous to mention‌‌.

Mr. Douds is downsizing from his home into a cozier new space. His auction sale offers several interesting collections which will put a smile on your face. Good clean furnishings. Bring a lawn chair & participate in the bidding.

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Division Manager William Day Construction Limited is currently seeking an individual to manage its Timmins Operation in Ontario. This individual will be responsible for directly managing the local administrative staff as well as overseeing the responsibilities of job site foremen with the assistance of the Operations Manager. Job site foremen manage contracts consisting of highway and off-highway hauling of mine ore as well as heavy industrial/civil projects consisting of mine site stripping, tailings dam construction and as well as other surface mining services including open pit mining.

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Cruise the 1000 Islands with the Gananoque & District Humane Society to raise funds for animal care. The 6th annual Furball leaves the Rockport Boat Line dock at 6pm Friday, Aug. 25 for a 2-hour cruise including a close-up of Boldt Castle. Choose outdoor or lower decks for a gorgeous sunset tour, or join the party on the upper deck with classic rock by R-Banned. We provide free munchies, a cash bar, and welcome all who love costumes to our family-friendly event. Tickets: Adults $25 Kids 12 & under $12. Cash only. At our shelter, 85 Hwy 32 north of Gananoque & the 401. Contact 613-483-8809, heathercaird@gmail.com. Tickets also at Cornwall’s Pub, Rockport Boat Line.

Bath Legion (YHU\ 0RQGD\ HYHQLQJ 6KXIĂ€Hboard, 7p.m., $2 per play Every Wednesday morning -Legion Breakfast, 7 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Every Thursday is “Tasty Tall Boy Thursdaysâ€?. Tall Boys will be $4.25 all day Thursday plus buy one meal get the second for half price (must be an entree, dine in only, drinks not included) Come enjoy lunch with a friend! Moved from Tuesdays to Thursdays. ,Q *RRG 7DVWH LV D ÂżQH GLQLQJ H[SHULence for single seniors and will meet every Friday evening at Amadeau, Aug. 25 at 5:30 p.m. If interested to attend, please contact Norma at 613542-3622 or Mary at 613-767-2676 Paint the Town! Plein Air Painting Weekend - Calling artists of all ages and stages! Join us Sept. 8, 9 and 10 for three days of FREE plein air painting/ sketching in downtown Kingston’s historical Swamp Ward and Inner Harbour neighbourhoods. The Kingston School of Art (KSOA) is hosting its 5th annual Paint the Town! as part of the International Plein Air Painters Organization’s Great WORLDWIDE Artist Paint Out. A display of work created during the weekend and a reception will be held. For details and free registration: www.ksoa.info or ksoa@kingston.net or 613-549-1528.

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Sept. 8 at the Amherstview Golf Club. $100/golfer. Price includes shotgun start, golf cart, dinner & prizes. For more information or to register, call 613.548.7810 or visit 56 Francis St. Kingston Archery Club - Provincial Field Archery Championships. On behalf of the Ontario Association of Archers the provincial championships take place Saturday and Sunday August 26th and 27th, 2017 at the Kingston Archery Club Outdoor Range located at 2043 Battersea Road, Kingston (North of Hwy 401 and Montreal St.). Tournament registration info is at kingstonarcheryclub.org and early bird must be received by August 12th. In celebration of 152 years of archery in Kingston participants 17 years and under shoot FREE. Shotgun start 10:00am Saturday and 9 a.m. Sunday.

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Boomers Fitness 50+yrs . 50+Rock ‘n Roll Fitness, including Stretching and Strengthening for enhanced mobility and strength. Wednesday Mornings. Join us any time for free demos and to learn more information . Call Dee 613-3896540 for west end location.

Dine with Don BBQ Tuesdays & Thursdays, 56 Francis St. It’s grillin’ time! Join us every Tuesday and Thursday in August, for an outdoor BBQ at the Seniors Centre. All menu items are $5 and under.

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Sea Scouts seeks new members. For boys 11 or older this year. Join the 1st Bayridge Seafarers, a traditional Sea Scout group that includes instruction in boating safety and an opportunity to earn the Transport Canada Pleasure Craft Op-

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what it felt like to be Jewish and persecuted.’”

That’s a wise mother.

She says that when she was 14 years Similarly, Gorham says that perold, she performed in Cabaret, and her forming in Rent allowed her to undermother was somewhat reluctant about stand the AIDS crisis in a way that was allowing that. accessible to a teenager.

“But (my mother) told me, ‘This is “Theatre is the only avenue for kids going to teach you something very im- to understand the lives of other peoportant. You are not Jewish, but I’m ple.” going to let you do this so you can learn Listening to Gorham describe her childhood, where she was bullied by other kids, it’s easy to understand how theatre mesmerized her from an early age.

“I was a nightmare of a child because of the experiences I had with other kids,” she says, “I was kind of like Winnie-the-Pooh; I got walked all over, and when I stood up I was made fun of. I spent a lot of time at home. I was a street-smart kid, but it took all the wind out of me that I couldn’t be people smart at school where I had to spend time.”

Theatre, she says, made her feel like she was worth something.

“School made me feel like I was worthless.”

It’s a good thing her parents saw what theatre could and would do for their daughter. With her parents involved in community theatre, she says she was raised on theatre.

Her first experience on a stage came Katie Gorham performs in the role at the age of eight. The shy and introof Aldonza in Man of La Mancha.

Mark Bergin/Metroland verted child auditioned for Mary Pop-

pins and landed the role of Jane. know about the shy, bullied kid she bug. I might not be here today.”

“That was it,” she says. “I got the bug grew from. Except, it was obvious in My not-so-secret hope is that regardreally bad.”

Man of La Mancha that she fully ac- less of any administrative or producShe took vocal lessons, acted in her cessed the pain she’s felt in the past. tion roles she takes on the future, she elementary school play and was acceptHer goal is not to star as the lead never gives up on acting. There’s such a ed at the Etobicoke School of the Arts. in any particular show, but to become talent within her that she’s spellbinding “It’s the only arts school I know of increasingly involved in the backstage on stage. She doesn’t act the character, that offers a musical theatre major. I and production aspects of theatre. she becomes the character. It’s a rare practised for ages before the seven-hour She’s considering a master’s degree quality. audition.” after Queen’s, possibly in England (she I say this every few years when I She spent her four high school years has dual citizenship). come across some unique actor, and in the program.

She says that eventually she’d like Katie Gorham is one of them: I won’t “While there I did Show Choir and to end up back in Toronto in a theatre be in the least surprised to open up a dance training, too. The program en- management role. future Playbill on Broadway and see the capsulated what it means to be a muShe’s also looking at working with name Katie Gorham (be it as an actor sical theatre professional. It wasn’t all kids. or in the production crew). Nor will I hugs and smiles.”

“My goal right now is focusing on be surprised to hear one day that she’s She also became involved with the children’s theatre. I want to learn every- started her own theatre company.

Mainstage Theatre Company in To- thing I can about creating a fringe show This young actor has what it takes. ronto. for kids. I want to help kids get into the- Talent. Guts. Intelligence.

“That changed my life,” she says. atre. I don’t know where I would have Mark Bergin on Twitter @markaid“Someone saw that I had potential. My ended if I hadn’t caught the theatre anbergin. best friends in the company all came from Queen’s, so it was instilled in me from the age of 14 that I should probably go to Queen’s for drama.”

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FYI: Mayor Doyle met with Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca and ministry officials at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), to discuss when the order for the new 75-car ferry for Wolfe Island would be made.

In a quick call, Mayor Doyle indicated that the ministry could not promise a contract by the end of September 2017, “but they are close, and we were assured it would happen sometime this fall. So, we look forward to seeing the signed contract between Sept. 21 and Dec. 20, 2017,” he said.

“We had a good discussion on moving the Frontenac II to Wolfe Island to operate on the opposite schedule of the Wolfe Islander III during the busy summer season, once the new Amherst Island ferry is delivered. They could not give an answer on that, but will see what they can do.” None of these developments are dependent on the (long drawn out) Wolfe Island docking facilities environmental

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Coming Events:** The ministry is holding two final PICs: one on Wolfe Island on Aug. 23 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Sacred Heart School; and another in Kingston on Aug. 24 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Kingston Waterfront’s Bellevue North Room. The PICs will be held with regard to the environmental assessment for the Wolfe Island Ferry and Docking Improvements study undertaken last year. **Wolfe Island Plowing Match, Sept. 9 . ** Wolfe Island River Front Golf Course. For info, call 613-385-9978. **The Corn Maze is now open. For info, call 613 385-1998.

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I was in Brockville a few days ago and picked up a copy of the St. Lawrence News. I was delighted to see your very useful column on keeping cool in summer. The Stittsville News is also in the Metroland group but your column does not appear but it should. I guess the powers that be think people in Stittsville do not drive cars.

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I have a 1977 TR7 and the garage recently put in synthetic oil. Disaster ensued in a few months as the engine started to leak oil all over the place. I am looking at a rebuild but the garage should have known better. I did some research and cars built before 1999 should not use synthetic oil as it cleans out all the deposits that keep the engine sealed.”

Regards, Jim The issue with switching to synthetic oil on older engines and the accompanying risk of oil leaks is not common knowledge outside the collector car group. Not all engines will leak after the switch, but it is a substantial risk. It's not simply related to the year of manufacture but rather the fact that synthetic oils are composed of considerably smaller molecules than traditional lubricants known in the industry as

dino-oils. Synthetics aren’t loaded with any special deposit cleaners or such. So on an older vehicle with higher mileage, switching to synthetic oil will highlight any existing weaknesses in seals and gaskets.

“Hi Brian I found your email online and had a question for you that I think you may be able to answer. I was involved in an accident yesterday in which I hydroplaned my brand new 2017 truck. The truck is a total loss. I only paid $43 K for it, as I received a really good deal. The book value is around $60 K. Since they pay by book value (for the most part) will I get the book value price reimbursed?

When purchasing this truck I had $10 K remaining on my trade in therefore the total price was $53 K. Just wondering how this will work seeing I still owe money on my other car as well.”

Matthew Thanks for the question. I'm not really sure of your location (province) so it's hard to be accurate in providing advice. As a rule, insurance companies work on the premise of bringing you back to a 'pre-collision' condition in cases like this and won't necessarily reward your shopping skills with a profit. Yes they base their settlements on the current value of a vehicle, but they also look at what you paid in the first place. Unless you had a specific clause in your insurance agreement, they won't likely cover your negative equity from your trade-in.

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The 2nd Annual Swap Meet hosted by the Hwy 43 Car Club happens on Saturday Aug. 26 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Food Basics on Hwy. 43 in Kemptville (same spot as their cruise nights). And on the same day the Denbigh-Griffith Lions Club will hold their 10th Annual Show ‘n’ Shine and Classic Car Show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lions Club in Griffith, Ont. on Hwy. 41.

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On Sunday, Aug 27 the Golden Gears Car Club Fall Car Show happens from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Seaway Locks in Iroquois. Eddie & the Stingrays will be performing.

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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Welcome to peacefulness & serenity....the features at 5885 Davey Drive are endless! With over 3500 sq ft of finished living space, this unique home is sure to impress - 4 beds, 3.5 baths, cathedral ceilings, skylights, spacious eat-in kitchen, separate dining & sitting area, large family room w wood burning fireplace, main floor master w 4-piece ensuite, open loft area perfect for office or den, fully finished basement w three additional beds & 2 full baths, workshop, two large rec room areas & cozy new pellet stove. Additional highlights of this home are plentiful.... in-law potential (kitchen has electrical & plumbing), walkup basement, large bright windows allowing oodles of natural light, main floor laundry, inside entry from double car garage (drywalled w extra storage area) & spacious mud room. Recent updates incl propane furnace (‘17), HWT (‘16), Hot Tub (‘14), pellet stove (‘13), A/C (‘10). Close to all amenities, and located on a private & secluded lot at the end of a cul-de-sac, it is just under 3 acres & situated along Hardwood Creek possessing beautiful water views & also numerous walking trails w so much natural foliage and nature life! You will love the peaceful tranquility of Davey Drive from the 3-season sunroom or one of two decks. Relax in your hot tub & admire the sunsets from your fire pit in the evenings....it will blow you away! MLS# 361470271

490 COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE, BATH

$284,900 ST Andrew model raised bungalow, 1324 sq ft townhome on premium lot overlooking the first fairway at Loyalist Lifestyle Community. The 1st floor is comprised of an open concept kitchen and living/dining room as well as master bedroom with ensuite. The lower level offers 2 additional bedrooms, family room, utility room and bath. This bright, airy home is immaculate, and is tremendous use of space. The best of both worlds, quiet small town living, just 15 minutes from a great city. THE VILLAGE LIFESTYLE – More Than Just a Place to Live.

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23 Clairton Place • $239,900

Great value on a quiet street in an established Amherstview neighbourhood.

3+0 bedroom, 2 bath bungalow on a nicely landscaped lot, close to schools, shopping. Carpet-free main level. 100 amp breakers. Upgrades include: new paint in various rooms on both levels (2017), Rogan Kitchens upgrade (2011), roof (2007), lower-level bathroom redone (2015). Lots of room for storage. Enjoy your above-ground pool on those hot summer days. Fenced yard, with mature trees.

Ready for your own special touch. MLS# 451310766 INFORMATION, AS OF PRESS TIME

Large year round home on South Shore Family room with hardwood floors and fireplace.

2 baths. Beautiful treed lot. $399,900 MLS# 363120185

5 ways to get acquainted with a new neighborhood Across the country, people are packing boxes, hiring trucks and moving short and long distances.

According to a survey by DuProprio, a Quebec-based real estate advice site, 28 percent of Canadians feel the need to move every five years.

Surprisingly, DuProprio also found that 14 percent of owners wish they could move every year.

The main reasons people move are expansion of the family, a career change, retirement, empty nest situations, or when moving is more practical than large-scale home renovations.

Whether a move is across county lines or overseas, it can take some time to acclimate to a new neighborhood. These tips can help anyone get acquainted with their new surroundings and make friends in the process.

1. Host a housewarming party.

Get to know immediate neighbors by hosting a party. After some unpacking is done, host a simple get-together for people who live nearby. Ask if neighbors can help out by bringing chairs. Offer light refreshments and some type of activities for children. The event doesn’t have to be extensive, just long enough to engage in some conversation and introduce yourself.

2. Walk and drive around. Scout out the area by driving around and 2

making note of shopping centers, parks and places of interest.

Schedule times when you will get out of the car and walk around on foot, which makes it easier to take everything in. Use a website like Walkscore.com to find places within walking distance of your new home. Bring the dog along.

Dogs can be great ice breakers with new neighbors.

3. Check out community blotters.

Community events may be posted in print and distributed through a local newspaper and also on municipal websites. Find out where the locals go on weekends or during the week. Communities may take pride in certain activities. It’s easier to get a feel for the neighborhood by spending time with the locals.

4. Become active in the community. Find a volunteer organization or join a local house of worship. Check with the local chamber of commerce for ways to get involved or clubs to join. Likeminded people can make living in a new locale more enjoyable.

5. Dine out once a week. If budget allows, try a new neighborhood eating establishment each week to get a lay of the land. You’ll identify hot spots and hidden gems and will also be able to mingle with the community. An app such as Open Table can help you find places to eat nearby.

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Matt Mundell

Ryan Hanes

C: 613-540-1037

C: 613-876-7926

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485 ALFRED ST

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$329,000

119 HELLEN ST.

$176,500

Great legal duplex within easy walk to queens and downtown. Two 3 bedroom units, each with in suite laundry. Lower unit completely renovated within the last 4 years, most windows replaced. Currently fully leased. Great value for this terrific location. MLS# 360700037

Find great value in this great 3 bedroom bungalow, perfect for downsizing couple or a young family. This home has received many updates in recent years and it shows inside and out.

Great location walking distance away from all amenities including hardware store, convenience store, LCBO, & the beautiful Rideau Canal. Sitting on a large 130’x 201’ lot with lots of mature trees which offers serenity and shade. You will be impressed with the space in the updated kitchen and large living room with original hardwood floors, the main floor bathroom has been updated, 2 bedrooms on the main floor have easy care laminate flooring. Upstairs is a large master bedroom room with pot lighting and storage space as well as beautiful pine floors. Freshly earth tone paint colors throughout. Other updates include Windows‘12, vinyl siding & insulation‘15, 200 amp electrical on breakers. Call today for your personal viewing.

6796 HIGHWAY 2, NAPANEE, ON

1588 SHORE RD.

$259,000

This great country bungalow sits on an acre of land within easy reach of both Kingston and Napanee. The house consists of the main 2 bedroom part featuring an attractive open concept layout with a gorgeous kitchen, hardwood throughout. The other portion of the house is a nicely finished main floor 1 bedroom in law suite which is currently rented out. Metal roof, multiple sheds, deck off rear, newly upgraded. Water treatment and ample parking are just some of the other features that will make this a great home for you. MLS# 451260101

$455,000

Rare offering on Grass Creek/St. Lawrence River. This gracious brick back split is framed by a gorgeous, maturely treed 2.3 acre lot with ample water frontage and dock. House features beautiful oak floors in the family room, newer 24 x 10 deck, main floor laundry, wood fireplace in the living room, attached double garage and circular drive. Tremendous opportunity for the astute buyer willing to put some work into updating this gem. Please call to arrange your private viewing. MLS# 363080186

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Sales Rep • 2nd level provides 3 more bdrms, family room & full bath Direct: 613-329-8144 • MLS # 451312409 • $498,900

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GRACIE’S ISLAND $69,900

Almost 300 ft. excellent level entry waterfront, Unique 4 Season Home on Sharbot Lake, 3 beds, 3 baths, full basement, Lovely gardens, Private!

Secluded and Private 3.4 acres with frontage on both sides of the island. Just off the mainland in East Basin Sharbot Lake

KENNEBEC LAKE LOT $122,900

COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL $204,900

Sharbot Lake Separate Commercial Building & 2 Bedroom Bungalow tucked behind the store. Good Parking & one level retail store, with excellent exposure on Road 38. Appointments Please

South/East view with 108 ft. Excellent Waterfront

307 JANETTE STREET STUB CREEK LANE $149,900

EAGLE LAKE $199,900

Huge Rock, Deep Water, 232 ft. west exposure on Long Lake, Parham, Driveway & Hydro BUILD YOUR DREAM

Cosy year round, two bedroom cabin on Turtle Bay Lane, Steps to excellent water. Small cabin would make excellent guest suite, Quick Possession Call to View

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In picture perfect condition on walk-out lot. Well maintained bright south rear yard, 9 foot ceilings on main floor, two piece bath, 3 bedrooms with 3 piece ensuite and walk-in closet. 2nd floor laundry room. Stainless steel fridge, stove, dishwasher, microwave unit, ceramic back splash. Covered front porch, rough-in for future lower bath. dir. Princess to Holden

$304,900

147 Clark Rd

Amazing and impressive describes this stunning family home with 3 car garage on private 5 acres, 18 foot high great room with full stone fireplace. Main floor master bedroom with large walk in closet with ensuite bath. Main floor office, 3 spacious bedrooms, open concept kitchen and dining room, bright with generous use of windows with western exposure. Ceramic tile in all bathrooms and mud room, large walk in pantry off kitchen, granite kitchen countertops. Situated on approx. 5 acres with 2 acres cleared. 5 minutes to 401, 10 minutes to Cataraqui centre. This fabulous home is a must see for the active family

FIX IT UP! $139,900

ST. GEORGE’S LAKE $399,000

Sharbot Lake, 3 Bedroom Bungalow, 2 car garage, familyroom, 2 baths, income possibility, 6+ acres,

Magnificent view, deep water, double lot, 163 ft. waterfront on great fishing lake 3 beds, Open Concept 4 Seasons, minutes off Hwy# 38, Appointment please

UNIQUE $279,900

2 - four season homes, magnificent view of Sharbot Lake, Village Location, with over 200 feet of waterfront.

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RARE OPPORTUNITY $269,900

3 Separate Buildings on one property, Completely Rented and Well Maintained in the centre of Sharbot Lake Village, Appointments Please

$624,900

647 Chadwick Crt

DOYLE’S ISLAND $880,000

Your own 4 season paradise, 4 Beds, 2 baths, geothermal heating/AC, Microfit, High Speed Internet, short sail from Government Dock Sharbot Lake

BOB’S LAKE $339,000

Spacious 3 Bed Chalet, boat Launch, Just Bring your Food - Must See

In popular Lyndenwood, Marques Homes, centrally located, close to all amenities. Spacious 1545 sq. ft. bungalow.

3 bedrooms with ensuite bath with walk-in closet, main floor laundry room. Rear deck to partially fenced yard. Paved driveway to oversized double car garage. Across from park in a great family neighbourhood. Dir Princess to Anderson

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