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Scott MacKellar's Grade 3 class at RG Sinclair Public School poses with the pumpkins they collected to donate to Happy Tails Farm Sanctuary.

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There will be a lot of happy pigs out at Happy Tails Farm Sanctuary thanks to the efforts of a Grade 3 class at RG Sinclair Public School.

When teacher Scott MacKellar saw an article in the Oct. 25 Kingston Heritage about Happy Tails Farm Sanctuary in Harrowsmith suggesting people donate their leftover Halloween pumpkins — a real treat for the pigs in the

sanctuary’s care — he thought it would be a fun and worthy class project to collect pumpkins to donate.

“We’re trying to be an EcoSchool, so we’re always looking for good environmental causes and things to do,” he explains. “We thought that would be a good one for our class to tackle that we can also add on to our [EcoSchool] portfolio.”

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It’s official, Wolfe Island and Amherst Island will receive new ferries in the near future.

On Nov. 6, MPP for Kingston and the Islands, Sophie Kiwala, announced that the province has awarded the contract for the two new ferries to Damen Shipyards from the Netherlands at a cost of $61 million.

“I am absolutely delighted to bring this news and we are excited to see the continued expansion of infrastructure for our region.,” said Kiwala at the Wolfe Island ferry terminal. “These larger vessels will help reduce traffic congestion and will have a positive impact on the economy, on tourism and recreation for these communities.”

The news comes after the government requested a Requirement for Qualifications (RFQ) in Sept.

2016. The ferries – set to arrive in December, 2019 for Amherst Island and December, 2020 for

Wolfe Island – will help alleviate tensions during service interruptions and inspections. The existing Frontenac II will move to a backup position for both locations.

"This is something everyone in this room understands and will appreciate," said Kiwala in reference to the recent headaches created by the dry docking of the Wolfe Island ferry in 2015. "I think many of us are still recovering from the last time."

The new Wolfe Island ferry will carry a maximum of 399 passengers and 75 vehicles, while the Amherst Island ferry will carry 300 passengers and 40 vehicles.

“The new ferries will take advantage of propulsion technologies and will run cleaner and quieter than the existing ferries,” said Kiwala.

MP for Kingston and the Islands, Mark Gerretsen, was also on hand at the terminal and announced that the federal government has committed to one third of the funding for these two vessels.

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EcoSchools is an Ontario-wide certification program which recognizes schools that make a concerted effort to reduce their ecological impact and build environmentally responsible school communities.

Of course, the students learn many important lessons along the road to certification.

“It’s an animal sanctuary, so that really got them excited knowing that the animals that were going to get this food are being cared for above and beyond,” MacKellar says. “We talked about how these animals aren’t going to be raised for meat.”

The Grade 3 students spread the word about the pumpkin drive by making posters, delivering presentations to other classes, advertising in their school agendas and mentioning it to folks in the neighbourhood while trick-or-treating.

They also learned some fun trivia in the process. Student Izzi remarks that she

never knew pigs liked to eat pumpkins.

“I thought they only liked carrots and leaves and stuff,” she says.

Educating their fellow students at RG Sinclair was in itself a learning exercise for the Grade 3 students.

“We made posters and we all had a class to go to,” explains Addy.

“We wrote out a script to say to the other classes when we told them about the pumpkin drop-off,” adds Isabelle.

What does she hope the other kids learned from their presentations?

“That helping animals is a great thing for everyone to do,” says Isabelle.

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290,000 passengers and 136,000 vehicles to and from Amherst Island annually.

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“That could be up to as much as $30 million,” he said. “Infrastructure is such an important part of our economy and we know that the Wolfe Island ferry in particular brings so many people to and from the city on a daily basis, whether you are working in the city, coming to pick up supplies and return, or a tourist.”

These new ferries will help transport approximately 850,000 passengers and 420,000 vehicles between Wolfe Island and Kingston each year and approximately

By mid-morning on the first day of the drive (Nov. 2), dozens of jack-o'-lanterns already filled the trailer that would transport them out to the sanctuary, and McKellar remarked that he would likely have to make more than one trip.

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MP for Hastings, Lennox and Addington, Mike Bossio, was also on hand to express his excitement for Amherst Island and he thanked Gerretsen and Kiwala for their help in making these new vessels a reality.

“This is exactly how sustainable communities are built, by partnership with different levels of government coming forward to assist our communities to thrive and grow,” he said. “I am very excited about this and this is great for our whole region.”

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“To date, the city and UK’s adoption of beneficial soil re-use practices is estimated to have saved in excess of $5 million in project costs and avoided greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with trucking soils for disposal at landfills located in other communities,” according to a recent staff report.

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City refi nes rules to negotiate community benefi ts fo highrise buildings

 - any proposal for increased not take place behind closed doors, ers. away for dedicated public parkland height or density must be support- staff should not be able to arbitrarily  The concept of community ben- in exchange for height and density select benefi ts without some form efi ts has surfaced on a handful of easements.

City planners say they are listen- able from a planning perspective.  City planners stress the last point of public consensus, and benefits recent occasions.  While staff may see the value in ing to public input in drafting new  City planners endorsed the Capi- negotiating community goodies, trade-off rules that could allow resi- is key in the community benefits de- should not be sought for facilities bate, since a project must stand on or services that the developer or city tol condominium project at 223 Prin- some worry it could open the flooddential developers to build higher.

The provincial Planning Act al- its own merit in order to qualify for should otherwise be expected to pro- cess St. in part because IN8 Devel- gates to allowing excessively tall vide. opments promised to allocate 12 of buildings in areas that may look out lows municipalities to negotiate density bonusing.  However, skeptics worry the pro Negotiating trade-offs is not a the 212 units for affordable housing, of place. ‘community benefi ts’ that are paid  Not every developer will get to for by developers in exchange for in- gram could allow developers with new concept in the realm of munici- plus provide community arts space, bicycle racks and electric vehicle make a deal. creased height or density. Kingston deep pockets to buy their own height pal growth.  The Planning Act already recharging stations within the 15-sto Under the proposed guidelines, is putting together new rules to guide proposal, under the guise of comthe negotiation process when seeking munity benefi ts, in neighbourhoods quires residential builders to pay rey building, and provide money to only zoning bylaw applications on community benefi ts with a final re- where taller buildings are not cur- development charges and provide help construct a nearby municipal new residential buildings larger than 3,000 square metres (32,000 square port to council expected in the com- rently allowed. They want assuranc- parkland, or cash-in-lieu of park- parking garage. es the Official Plan is “not for sale.� land, for large-scale apartments or  Meanwhile, the unidentifi ed feet) will qualify for negotiations, ing months.  Community input so far has fo- condominiums. But the intent of this owner of a large-scale apartment while non-residential projects such Examples of localized benefi ts include additional parking, on-site cused on allowing the public to be policy is to have “clear, transparent, development on midtown’s Princess as office and industrial buildings are community meeting space, bus shel- involved in identifying local needs, predictable and specific� rules to ne- Street approached the city with the excluded. ters and parkettes, while city-wide to ensure benefit negotiations should gotiate more trade-offs with develop- idea of buying land a few blocks benefi ts could include affordable housing, green infrastructure, renewable energy, public waterfront access, an outright cash payment to city coffers, plus other incentives. “In the Kingston context it is likely that community benefit negotiations will be largely, if not entirely, limited to proposals which seek additional height,� according to the latest staff report.

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City councillors decided to extend a one-year pilot project that gives eligible OW clients unlimited monthly passes on Kingston Transit.

“The results of the pilot program have been positive with no operational or financial concerns identified,” said a staff report.

The free transit program was launched in January 2017 as a means to assist people who couldn’t otherwise afford to get around town for work, errands and other appointments. The program will now be extended into 2018 and beyond.

During the first six months of the program, from January to June, staff say OW clients have taken 162,680 trips using Kingston

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“Based on current ridership projections and continued ridership growth by OW clients, it is anticipated that more than 300,000 trips will have taken place by Dec. 31, 2017.”

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It was launched after several speakers appeared before council last fall to talk about the hardships of getting around on a fixed income.

“Winter is very hard for those on welfare,” said Willa Thayer, who relied on OW benefits.

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The program doesn’t cost local taxpayers anything extra. In fact, it actually provides a boost in transit revenues.

That’s because the city taps into a $200,000 discretionary employment fund that’s provided by the Ministry of Community and Social Services for OW clients. The provincial money is redirected to Kingston Transit to cover lost revenues, about $75,000 a year, while the rest is counted as new revenue for the bus service.

As long as the provincial discretionary fund remains in place, so will the free bus passes, say staff.

“Staff is recommending that the program be continued on an ongoing basis at the conclusion of the pilot period, subject to the Ministry of Community and Social Services continuing to provide sufficient discretionary funding to support the program.”

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Abrams became passionate about the environment after learning about the effects of climate change on the ocean. She also became more passionate after taking an environmental science class and she hopes to pursue more education in the field in university.

She also hopes that after this training, she can help educate more people about the effects of climate change and the actions that need to be taken.

“I plan to give some presentations in the future and build

awareness among my classmates and teachers,” she said. “The course really emphasized spreading the word in the community and I hope to do that.”

course, participants were asked to make a commitment to do 10 acts of leadership.

“That can be anything from a presentation to a blog post or even a letter to the editor,” said Ferguson. “The idea is just to keep the momentum going and make others aware of this really real issue.”

In Kingston, that means a lot of education for both Ferguson and Abrams, along with the rest of the community.

“A big piece of what we are trying to do now is trying to connect with local groups like Sustainable Kingston, and getting to know groups in Kingston that are talking about these issues, and getting an understanding of what is going on already,” said Ferguson.”

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Climate change is becoming more and more of a concern globally, and here in the Kingston area, two young women are We have been talking hoping to lead the charge when it comes to solutions. about climate change Emily Ferguson, 28, and Emily for so long, and we need Abrams, 17, recently participated in the Climate Reality Project to stop talking and start in Pittsburgh, Pa. The project, taking action. founded by former vice-president Al Gore, is a global network of EMILY FERGUSON citizens committed to the implementation of solutions to climate At the end of the three-day change.

“It is (a) three-day training course with a huge variety of topics, ranging from climate science to solutions and even communication strategies,” explained Ferguson. “It is a leadership training course, it is a climate change science course, and a solutions and hope-focused course — and it is incredible, the energy that comes out of it.”

Ferguson participated in a similar course in 2013 in Chicago, but this time, she had the added benefit of acting as a mentor to her friend, Abrams.

“We actually went together to see An Inconvenient Sequel this past summer, and afterwards, Emily really wanted to get further involved, and we looked up when the next training was and decided to go together,” explained Ferguson.

While Abrams is just 17 and a student at Sydenham High School, she was thrilled to be part of the whole experience and interact with like-minded individuals.

“I was shocked by how energetic and motivated people were,” she said. “It was really inspiring for me to be around that and people who care about environment the Emily Ferguson (left) and Emily Abrams recently participated in a three-day Climate Realway that I do. In Sydenham, not a lot of people are very focused on ity Project focused on solutions to climate change.

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Ferguson hopes that she can give presentations throughout the city and really just get the message about climate change out there.

“I think there needs to be a really clear message that it is happening, and we need to understand the science, and we need to take action now,” she said. “We have been talking about it for so long, and we need to stop talking and start taking action. I think there is a lot of misinformation out there and people just give up.”

Ferguson also believes that simple changes like switching to electric vehicles and reducing consumption of meat are steps in the right direction, but education really is the key.

“I really think, at this point, people becoming better informed plays a huge role,” she said. “And we are trying to make an impact there.”

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Turns out it is not some creepy elf person creeping around stores, or a reference to the Grinch, it is the process we have all become very familiar with where Christmas decorations, music, gifts etc. start to show up earlier and earlier each year. And apparently, according to Target, customers have had enough.

I tend to agree with this idea.

Target is hoping to slowly introduce Christmas to their stores this year and pay more attention to American Thanksgiving, which falls at the end of November. In theory, this is a great idea, but with so many other retailers going full Christmas after Halloween, will it really make an impact?

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I’ve written columns before about the anxiety that I feel around Christmas and how sometimes it is hard to just sit back and enjoy ‘the most wonderful time of the year’. Each year, this one included, I feel a sense of urgency after Halloween to get started on my Christmas shopping, start decorating the apartment and get started on holiday baking. Don’t get me wrong, I love the Christmas season, but all of the things that come along with it tend to be a little overwhelming, even for the most laid back people.

I also hate walking into Costco in the middle of August and seeing the start of the ‘Christmas season’.

I find it hard to believe that anyone is seriously considering buying a tree when it is ridiculously hot and humid outside. Are they really making that much money by starting the Christmas creep that early?

Many people in Canada have

made the argument that Christmas items should be held off until after Remembrance Day (Nov. 11) and I tend to agree. I don’t think that the items make it harder to pay respects on that day or that it intrudes on it in any way, but it would be nice to delay the Christmas creep just a bit and setting Nov. 12 as a start date seems more reasonable.

All that being said, I can see the other side of the argument. The cheer that comes with all the Christmas set-ups at stores, especially at a time of year when it is darker and drearier outside is pretty great. And many people enjoy getting a jump on their shopping and decorating so they can enjoy all of it for as long as possible.

Personally, I don’t think that the Christmas Creep will be scaled back too much, no matter what Target’s customers say they want. Companies like Target profit too much from having over two months of Christmas shopping in their stores. So embrace the Christmas creep, it will be January before we know it.

KanataTOKourier-Standard LETTER THE EDITOR The last 150 years aren’t as much worth celebrating as we think Kanata Kourier-Standard that meant to him, but it is clear that for Arnprior Chronicle-Guide the living it cannot simply mean more

Since Gord Downie’s death last month, Kingston has been filled with his music and his voice — in market square, on the bouquets of flowers left along The Tragically Hip Way, on the radio, and probably in a lot of homes.

Strangely, there’s also been a lot of red and white, a lot of flags, maple leaves projected over market square, and many references to Gord as a “Canadian hero” and to the greatness of Canada in general.

Downie recorded Secret Path and used his final year as a soapbox to talk about Canada’s residential school system because he wanted his legacy to be a call to action, a push for all Canadians to “do something” to start a journey toward “reconciliation” with Indigenous peoples. It may be unclear what exactly

flag-waving and singing about a home that does not and never did truly belong to most of us.

Unfortunately, to truly honour a call for reconciliation and celebrate Canada at the same time would be an exercise in hypocrisy and futility. Canada is built on the death and displacement of Indigenous peoples. Without that death and displacement, there would be no Canada. Forged in genocide and maintained by brutal force and repression of Indigenous attempts to live in freedom, Canada is not something to be proud of, to wave flags about. This country was and is a bloody, murderous, unspeakably thing.Mike Mount Vice Presidentunfortunate & Regional Publisher mmount@perfprint.ca There are some who say that renam-

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Après le déluge: Real change requires our constant vigilance At first, it was a trickle: Jian Ghomeshi, Bill Cosby, Anthony Weiner. Now comes the avalance: Bill O’Reilly, Roger Ailes, Kevin Spacey, Dustin Hoffman, Harvey Weinstein, Mark Halperin - the list goes on and on, with new revelations occuring almost hourly. To be sure, their alleged crimes and sexual harrasment accusations vary in their scope and severity, but it certainly can be argued that they all have one thing in common: rich, powerful, famous men behaving in abusive ways and getting it away with it because society tolerated it - until now.

It is abundantly clear celebrity culture has a serious problem.

However, we also must to admit to ourselves that what we see here happening on Hollywood movie sets and television studio stages is reflective of a broader workplace cultural reality. We believe one of the most ridiculous and unhelpful of modern trends has been the attempt to politicize the issue into one unique to the left or right - the Fox News blowhards, or Hollywood movie moguls. Workplace sexual harasement, coercion and bullying are problems across all sectors.

That’s because, ultimately, the issue comes down to power: who has it, who wants access to it, and that terribly frightening zone of human agency where one has to decide how much one is willing to sacrifice and endure to get it, or sometimes even just to earn a living. And so, we must believe women. We must believe men when the say they’ve been victimized. We must conduct thorough workplaces investigations, and adopt policies and legislation that lay out the ground rules for office behaviour. For if we’ve learned anything, it’s that the current institutional status-quo is insufficient to tackle the problem, and that we are incapable of policing ourselves.

We hold out hope that things will change; that one day we will speak out when we know that our colleagues are being victimized and take action. It is truly is amazing that in this time of cultural strife, women have chosen to speak out en masse against their tormentors.

Their courage inspires us all to be better and they remind us all that we need to be better.

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For all you motorists and pedestrians who have concerns about the safety of Kingston streets, now is your chance to be heard.

The city is seeking ideas as it develops a ‘Vision Zero’ road safety plan.

“The ‘Vision Zero’ model for road safety is used throughout the world. Vision Zero means that no loss of life on our roads is acceptable,” explained traffic manager Deanna Green.

Every year, motor vehicle collisions in Kingston result in more than 300 personal injuries and approximately three fatalities.

The question is how to reduce those numbers to zero, or as close to it as possible. It’s a laudable goal to tackle a problem that has plagued the community for years. Kingston, as you may have guessed, has never taken the time

to develop a road safety plan even though it remains one of the most common complaints of constituents.

The policy’s title is, ironically, what the city is used to. The lack of a municipal vision has left many to conclude the city has a zero road safety plan.

Yes, there have been traffic-calming measures to curb speeding through residential neighbourhoods, but nothing as comprehensive as what’s currently underway.

The Vision Zero approach, patterned after a campaign that began in Sweden in 1997, will establish targets, policies and actions — all bureaucraticspeak words — designed to make our roads safer.

Staff say the new plan, which will take about two years to pull together, will provide prioritized action items over a 20-year period to work toward the elimination of all fatal and serious injury collisions, especially among vulnerable users such as pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists.

Some would ask why not get Kingston Police to simply enforce the existing rules of the road more often?

The reality is, the city (and its taxpay-

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ers) can’t afford to put a cop on every corner. In fact, the police chief has publicly stated that traffic enforcement patrols often get diverted to handle more pressing calls for domestic violence and other cases. But police say they do follow up on traffic-related complaints.

Every year, motor vehicle collisions in Kingston result in more than 300 personal injuries and approximately three fatalities. The question is how to reduce those numbers to zero, or as close to it as possible. bill hutchins

Don’t expect this new $200,000 strategy to solve all problems at once. But it should at least be a start.

Just pulling together a road safety strategy is a complex task in itself.

The city plans to identify the types of collisions that are happening in Kingston along with where they are happening and why, and then establish areas that need attention (and protection) including pedestrians, cyclists, seniors, motorcyclists, school zones, aggressive driving, speeding, distracted driving and crash-prone intersections.

Another component is to adopt effective safety measures for the short-, medium- and long-term. This means the city will have set annual targets that reflect a “progressive reduction” toward zero fatal and zero serious injury collisions, prioritize safety initiatives, create a road safety advisory group and provide annual progress reports to council.

“The Vision Zero model the city is following is used around the world to develop strategic road safety plans based on the five E's of road safety — engineering, education, enforcement, evaluation and engagement,” according to the city.

An open house recently gathered public feedback on the plan, while residents have until Nov. 30 to complete an online survey to help craft the new vision.

This plan will, eventually, need additional tax dollars to implement. The exact costs remain unknown but don’t be surprised if it adds up to millions of dollars over 20 years, likely for more police and enforcement, more technology tools and more attention.

Councillors and staff have spent a great deal of time and tax money focusing on priorities to promote transit, cycling and other active transportation while trying to keep up with never-ending road construction work. Yet for all those investments, persistent problems of speeding, aggressive driving, distracted driving and running red lights remain a clear and present danger, largely due to inconsiderate or inattentive drivers.

One option that remains on the table is to install red light cameras at troublesome intersections to take a picture of a red light runner and mail the vehicle’s owner a $325 ticket. It may yet be included in the Vision Zero strategy.

For all the plans that are sure to emerge on paper, nothing calms road warriors like a big fat fine.

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In which we drop in on an old-school cobbler that has nothing to do with peach dessert ... fashioned of delicate deerskin, started to wear out long ago.

That’s when I headed over to a local cobbler on Division Street near Raglan Road.

He was an older chap who always seemed COLUMNIST to have a cigar stub glued to his lower lip.

Opera played in the background. The place Once upon a time, you had several choic- smelled like leather, show polish and, of es hereabouts if you wanted to get your course, cigar smoke. I never did get his shoes repaired. And there are still those name, but he patched my favourite footamong us who don’t want to toss things wear. out where they wear out.

After that place closed, I shifted over I have a pair of “home tan” mocca- to another old guy who ran a shoe repair sins that filled the room with a lovely shop on Wellington near Brock. A bit the woodsmoke smell when I first bought them grumpy side, his place was just as chaotic form a woman in what was then called Big as Mr. Cigar’s. But he got the job done and Trout Lake. It’s now called Kitchenuh- my moccasins survived. maykoosib Inninuwug First Nation.

Then that fellow closed. So I headed for That was some 35 years ago. And I’ve a place that had just opened up on Montreworn the footwear with the remarkable, al Street, just across from Kingston’s only multicoloured beadwork around the house peeler joint, the old Plaza Hotel. for that long. Of course, the original soles, Kingston Shoe Repair is where Rodney

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Sothmann plies the ancient trade. Giving new life to old footwear is a job as old the first leather sandals and shoes made of palm fronds and plaited grass. Unlike the other cobblers who’ve kept my moccasins in good trim, Rodney is on the young side.

Drawings by his children festoon the shop walls. He has a website. A logo. A Facebook page.

Rodney’s up-to-date. Yet the shop has the same distinct smell as the joint operated by the guy up on Division. Minus the cigar smoke.

But he has a clear sense of the retro nature of his trade. The front window features an antique stitching machine.

The trade is appealing because it’s so diverse. Rodney fixes ski and hockey helmets.

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He’s revived a shoulder bag for me. He’ll do zippers. Velcro.

“I like it that I just don’t know what each day will bring,” he explains, applying special glue to a sole.

“Plus I like the balance between the autonomy and working alone — that autonomy — but also talking to customers who come in.”

The morning I visited, a woman heading for a Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute reunion dropped in, anxious to have a boot fixed before close of business.

Then a pal of Rodney’s arrived for some idle chat as the freshly glued shoe came out of the power press.

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Guide to Remembrance Day 2017 in the Kingston area: ceremonies and information Remembrance Day is this Saturday, Nov. 11 and there are numerous ceremonies happening throughout the Kingston area at various cenotaphs, legions and schools. Here are some highlights: City of Kingston Remembrance Day Civic Ceremony The City’s Remembrance Day Civic Ceremony takes place at the Cross of Sacrifice Cenotaph on King Street at the foot of George Street on Saturday, Nov. 11.

Wreaths will be laid at the Cross of Sacrifice ahead of the ceremony by community groups, starting at 9:15 a.m. and by veteran and military groups starting at 10:15 a.m. The public is welcome to watch the laying of the wreaths ahead of the civic ceremony at 10:45 a.m.

Spectators should be in place by 10:40 a.m. to see the parade march on ahead of the service. There will be an American Sign Language Interpreter on-site for the Civic Service only. Spectators generally stand for the service, however, some accessible seating is available at the Cenotaph, on a first-come, first-served basis. The ceremony will take place rain or shine and

community members are reminded to dress appropriately.

a reception at the RCHA Club, 193 Ontario Street, following the service

Other local ceremonies:

Princess of Wales Own Regiment’s Service: Following the Civic Service, Regiment marches to the PWOR Monument in City Park (at King and Sydenham streets).

RCHA Remembrance Day Service: The Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Brigade Association (RCHA) hosts a Remembrance Day Memorial Service at the RCHA National Memorial in City Park (at the corner of King and Barrie Streets). The public is invited to the RCHA Memorial in City Park by 10.30 a.m. The Service will commence at 10.45 a.m. conducted by retired Gunner LCol Bob Chamberlain.

The service will be supported by 2 RCHA from Petawawa, who will provide a gun detachment to fire two rounds at the beginning and end of the 2 minutes silence. Two Gunners, dressed in RCHA period uniforms, will assist in the wreath laying. Five wreaths will be placed in all, including one by the Sydenham Public School students. Participants are invited to

service for refreshments and fellowship.

Start time: 11 a.m. at Wilton Cenotaph in Wilton, ON and Odessa Lions Club Hall.

Remembrance Day ceremonies in South Frontenac - Ceremonies will be held in several South Frontenac locations including:

HMCS Cataraqui/Naval Service: At noon.

Following the Civic Service, Regiment marches to the Naval monument in Navy Memorial Park (on Ontario Street between Lower Union and Gore St.)

Verona - Ceremony at 10:40 a.m. at the Cenotaph - 6094 Carleton Dr

CFB Kingston: Ceremony takes place at the Vimy Gate at 11 a.m.

Sandhill Cemetery - Ceremony start time 11 a.m. - 4448 Battersea Road

Remembrance Day in Wilton - Canadian Forces Base Kingston, in association with the Loins Club of Odessa and District, will be conducting their annual Remembrance Day Service at the Wilton Cenotaph.

All those in attendance are invited to the Odessa Lions Club Hall (Palace Fairgrounds) in Odessa following the

There are many other ceremonies being held in Kingston on November 11. Contact your Veterans’ organization or local Legion directly for information. For Kingston-area Royal Canadian Legion contact numbers visit Kingston and Area Legion Branches website. The Legion’s Poppy Office can be contacted by calling 613-544-5522.

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Annual cookie campaign continues to bring smiles to Kingston community

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The Kingston community loves cookies, especially when they come with a smile and benefit a great cause.

On Oct. 31, members of the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation (UHKF) graciously accepted the proceeds from this year's Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign benefiting the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at the Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC).

The one-week campaign, which ran from Sept.

11 to 17, raised $91,139 this year, bringing the campaign's five-year total to over $370,000.

"That is a lot of cookies," said Denise Cumming, executive director of UHKF. "We were very good at eating cookies this year and we are delighted to see the generosity of the Kingston community."

Local Tim Hortons owner Sherri Agnew was on hand at the event to present the cheque and she was happy to see the support from the community this year and every year.

"This is a testament to the support of the community and our staff who really get behind the campaign and the owners who have chosen to give their funds to UHKF," she said. "It is a very important cause to all of us."

Funds generated through the Smile Cookie campaign help purchase new equipment for the NICU, and according to Dr. Robert Connelly, pediatrics medical director at KHSC, the funds make a lasting impact on the community and staff at the hospital.

"You may get tired of hearing me say this year after year, but I never get tired of saying how much we appreciate this and for the wonderful support that we receive from this campaign," he said. "This outpouring of support

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form our community is huge for us to keep doing what we do."

For Connelly and his team, he explained, the work that they do can sometimes be challenging and difficult, but the support from this campaign keeps them going.

"Knowing that we have the support of not only Tim Hortons, but also the Kingston community for our work means an incredible amount for us."

Connelly also had an opportunity to work

on the front lines of the campaign this year and he was impressed with the dedication from the local Tim Hortons staff.

"I got the privilege this year to take part in the store and pour coffee, and let me tell you, I'll be a neonatologist any day," he said. "That is stressful work, but it was such a fantastic experience and the staff were upselling those cookies like crazy, so it isn't that surprising that this year's campaign was so successful."

Local Tim Hortons owners were on hand to present the proceeds from this year's Smile Cookie campaign to University Hospitals Kingston Foundation On Oct. 31.

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The hope is to eventually grow into larger cities like Toronto in the coming years, but for now, Ferris is happy with their decision to expand to Kingston.

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Ferris hopes that the site will continue to grow in the coming months and years, especially as younger generations become more and more concerned with

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Locally written book takes on Canadian history with satirical ‘Beaverton’ twist

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Think Canadian history is boring?

Maybe you’re just looking at it from the wrong perspective.

A new book, much of which was written right here in Kingston, aims to educate Canadians about their country’s history, and make them laugh along the way with everything from historical newspaper clippings to imagined artifacts like Alanis Morissette’s Grade 12 English exam on the precise definition of irony.

Glorious and/or Free: The True History of Canada, was co-authored

by Kingstonian Alex Huntley and Luke Gordon Field — also two of the masterminds behind The Beaverton satirical online newspaper and television show.

“Basically it’s like a scrapbook, but also within the newspaper-esque voice of The Beaverton,” Huntley explained in an interview with The Heritage.

The book is broken down into chapters that cover different eras, such as ‘30,000 years in four pages’, New France and the ‘50s and ‘60s, all the way up to some predictions the authors have for the future.

“Within the book are newspa-

per articles, artifacts and a drunken choose your own adventure with Sir John A. Macdonald as we bring the country together,” says Huntley.

He remarks that while writing the book was a lot of fun, it also required a lot of research — much of which he accomplished at Queen’s Stauffer Library. The experience brought back a lot of memories for Huntley, a Queen’s alum.

“I felt like a student again, just going through all the research...I spent four or five hours a day on the fourth fl oor of Stauffer Library blending in with all the students as much as I could with the large beard that I have, doing genuine research and agonizing over the right jokes that had to be made.”

He also made good use of the Queen’s archives.

“I used the archives quite a bit, especially old newspapers, to get the feeling of what it’s like to write a newspaper in the 1930s, 1920s era — what are the topics people were talking about?”

Some of the old articles looked oddly familiar when held up beside many of today’s hot topics.

“I found a really funny one of this person complaining about how we’re using, instead of foreign oil, foreign

coal,” Huntley says. “They were complaining about how we’re using all this Pennsylvania coal — I think this was around the 1920s. I put that aspect into the book, how history is repeating itself when it comes to natural resources.”

Another interesting find: excerpts from William Lyon Mackenzie’s diary, detailing the time he met Hitler during the appeasement era in 1937.

“It’s a bit absurd reading about it,” says Huntley. “When he met Hitler he tried to give him his biography that was written by Norman Rogers, who used to be the MP in Kingston.”

The section then launches into a comedic re-imagining of their meeting.

“I wrote this piece of him Kingstonian Alex Huntley co-authored the new Beaverton book Glorious (Mackenzie King) desperately try- and Free: The True History of Canada. ing to connect with Hitler while he Submitted photo is saying these awful and terrible country’s past — including the not- ceiving end of Canadian history… things — ‘these are my plans for So we actually take on these difficult world domination.’ And Mackenzie so-nice aspects.

“Most Canadians don’t really issues through satire within our hisKing was trying to diplomatically say ‘hey, we have so many things in com- know their history, and the history tory.”

Glorious and/or Free: The True mon — there’s a Berlin, Ontario (now they do know is often legends or jingoistic exaggerations. So we try to get History of Canada is now available Kitchener), that’s where I grew up.’”

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Sometimes an ambulance call will delay the process, either because there is no paramedic on the island, or the ambulance is off the island delivering someone to hospital. In both instances the ferry must wait in Kingston for an available paramedic crew to go to the island, or for the island’s ambulance to return, leaving ferry traffic on both sides waiting. But, causing anxiety to both the island patient and the family waiting with them. Of late there has been some concern expressed by islanders regarding the inconsistent Paramedic Service, when only one paramedic is on the island, or there are no paramedics at all, and there is an emergency call. This concern was brought to the attention of Frontenac Islands Council at their Sept. 11th meeting, and has since been brought to the attention of Director of Frontenac Paramedic Services (FPS), Paul Charbonneau.

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NOTICE THE CATARAQUI CEMETERY COMPANY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF INTERMENT RIGHTS HOLDERS and NOMINATIONS Pursuant to the Act of Incorporation and the bylaws of The Cataraqui Cemetery Company, Interment Rights Holders are hereby given notice of the Annual General Meeting and that a slate of 5 candidates has been prepared by the Board of Trustees for the election of trustees at that meeting.

Additional nominations from the membership are welcome. Nomination forms are available at the Cemetery office and must be returned to the Cemetery office on or before 5pm, November 30th 2017. Nominations shall not be taken from the floor of the A.G.M. Proxy forms are available at the Cemetery office or by email and must be submitted to the Cemetery office on or before 5pm, December 28th, 2017.

The Cemetery’s Act of Incorporation calls for holding the AGM on the first Monday in January which, this year, falls on New Year’s Day. Due to the conflict of holding the AGM on New Year’s Day and pursuant to Article 89, Item 2 of the Legislation Act, 2006, The Cataraqui Cemetery Company will hold the meeting on the next business day. Therefore the meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018, at the Seniors Centre, 56 Francis St., Kingston. Registration begins at 5:30pm. Please contact the Cemetery at 613-546-6545 if you plan to attend and require confirmation of your status as an Interment Rights Holder or wish for more information.

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REQUEST FOR BIDS Le Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) est à la recherche de personnes intéressées à se joindre à son équipe pour poursuivre avec passion une vision commune, axée sur la collaboration et sur l'innovation en éducation.

DIRECTION D'ÉCOLE – ÉCOLE SECONDAIRE CATHOLIQUE MARIE-RIVIER (KINGSTON) No. de concours : 160/17-18 Type de poste : Régulier, temps plein Durée de l’affectation : Année scolaire 2017-2018 Date d’entrée en fonction : Dès que possible Date d'affichage : Le 2 novembre 2017 Date de fin d’affichage : Le 15 novembre 2017 Niveau salarial du poste : XII - au 1er septembre 2017 FONCTIONS : Le Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est invite les candidatures des personnes intéressées à occuper le poste de direction d’école à l’École secondaire catholique MarieRiver.

Sous la supervision de la surintendance, la direction assume toutes les fonctions attendues d'une direction d’école.

PROFIL DES COMPÉTENCES : sens de l’environnement; gestion administrative; prise de décision/jugement; gestion du changement; relations interpersonnelles; communication orale et écrite; mobilisation d’équipe; vision stratégique; leadership d’expertise; intrapreneur; qualités personnelles/conscience de soi.

EXIGENCE(S) : - partie 1 et 2 du Programme de la qualification à la direction d’école complétées ou en voie de l’obtenir; - deux (2) ans d’expérience dans un poste de leadership pédagogique ou de gestion; - toute combinaison de qualifications et d’expérience jugée équivalente pourra être considérée; - connaissance approfondie de la stratégie d’enseignement et d’apprentissage au 21e siècle; - habiletés accrues au niveau du recrutement et de la rétention des élèves; - expérience dans une région fluviale ou dans une communauté regroupant des familles de militaires serait un atout; - habiletés dans l’utilisation des outils à l’ère numérique.

Toutes les demandes d'emploi doivent être soumises sur le site Web du CECCE et inclure une copie à jour de votre curriculum vitae en français. Toute candidature reçue par courriel, par télécopieur, par courrier ou incomplète sera refusée.

INFORMATION SUR L'ENTREPRISE : Chef de file reconnu pour la transformation de l’expérience d’apprentissage, l’excellence et la bienveillance de ses écoles catholiques et sa synergie avec la communauté, le CECCE, avec plus de 23 500 élèves fréquentant 43 écoles élémentaires, 12 écoles secondaires et une école pour adultes, est le plus grand réseau canadien d’écoles de langue française à l’extérieur du Québec. Les élèves du CECCE obtiennent les meilleurs résultats en province, et 96 % d’entre eux obtiennent leur diplôme.

INFORMATION SUR L'ÉCOLE OU LE SERVICE : Lieu de travail : 711 Dalton Ave, Kingston, ON K7M 8N6 Service des ressources humaines Téléphone : 613 744-2555 ou sans frais : 1 888 230-5131 En vertu du paragraphe 24(1) du Code des droits de la personne de l'Ontario, le CECCE a le droit de préférer, en matière d'emploi, des candidates et candidats de langue française catholiques romains.

Gateway Community Health Centre (GCHC) GCHC invites Bids from prequalified general contractors for the addition and alterations to Gateway Community Health Centre NO OTHER OFFERS WILL BE ACCEPTED. GCHC is proceeding with a two-phase redevelopment and expansion of its existing facility. The work includes the construction of a new addition of approximately 10,000 ft2 GFA and redevelopment of the existing building of approximately 10,000 ft2 GFA at the existing site at 41 McClellan Street, Tweed, ON. The building form is wood frame with concrete slab on grade construction and partial basement. The project is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC). Anticipated Construction Start Date (pending MOHLTC approval): April 2018, Completion date late 2019 Bid documents are available for viewing through the Ottawa/Kingston/Toronto/Quinte & Durham Construction Associations on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 Interested Subcontractors must contact the Pre-Qualified General Contractors listed below: Asco Construction Ltd, Anthony Assaly, 613-632-0121, aassaly@ascoconstruction.com Bradford Construction, Steve Waters, 613-726-1157, tenders@bradfordconstruction.ca Buttcon Limited, Melissa Di Gaetano, 905-907-4242, lamyotte@buttconeast.com Dineen Construction Corporation, 416-675-7676, jtomaino@dineen.com JJ McGuire General Contractors, 905-436-2554, Paul.DeSousa@jjmcguire.com Peak Engineering & Construction Ltd., Vicki Brown, 905-355-1500, general@peakltd.ca Steelcore Construction Ltd., Michael di Staulo, 416-282-4888 ext 144 estimating@steelcore.ca General Contractor Tenders will close on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 no later than 2:00 PM EST to: Lyn Linton, Executive Director, Gateway Community Health Centre, c/o Cam Burns, SHOALTS AND ZABACK ARCHITECTS LTD, 4 Cataraqui Street, Suite 206, Kingston, ON K7K 1Z7 Address bid inquiries to: Kim Ménard, Senior Project Manager, Jackson-Brown Associates Inc. at km@jacksonbrown.on.ca

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Lest We Forget. Canadian Forces Base Kingston, in association with the Lions Club of Odessa and District, will be conducting the annual Remembrance Day Service at the Wilton Cenotaph in Wilton, Ontario, on Saturday, Nov. 11\\ at 1100 hours. All those in attendance are invited to the Odessa Lions Club Hall (Palace Fairgrounds) in Odessa following the service for refreshments and fellowship.

service. 10:55am Please arrive early to ensure you get a seat.

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A fundraiser for the Providence Care Hospital Patient Comfort Fund-“Elvis $QWKRORJ\´ D VSLULWXDO DQG H[FLWLQJ journey through Elvis’ career with his favourite country, gospel, pop and rock and roll songs. This show stars Matt Cage, Canada’s Million Dollar Quartet sensation, and more. Our very Special Guests, the Greater Kingston Chorus, a 55 member choir, will be backing our Elvis stars in a Gospel Tribute, as well as performing some songs from their recent Las Vegas visit. Saturday, Nov.11, at 7:30 p.m., at the Kingston Grand Theatre. Tickets [$49 plus HST/Fees] are available at kingstongrand.ca or 613-530-2050. Bonus: We will be sellLQJ UDIĂ€H WLFNHWV WKDW QLJKW IRU WZR EDV kets of items that have been donated by local businesses. Each basket is valued at $1000.

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Harrowsmith Free Methodist Church is looking for venders for their annual craft fair, “Christmas in the village� on Saturday, Nov. 18 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m..

Tables are $20 each and homemade craft’s and artisans creations are welcome. If inWHUHVWHG SOHDVH FDOO WKH &KXUFK 2I¿FH # 613- 372-1238 and speak to Michele.

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9LVLW ZZZ NĂ€DSK FD IRU WKH FRPSOHWH schedule of walks, or call 613-549-1232, 1180. For information on volunteering, SOHDVH FDOO H[W Are you interested in becoming a Therapy Dog volunteer? St. John Ambult. If you live in the following areas, contact the email below. Gananoque, Kingston, Frontenac Islands, Amherstview, Napanee, Harrowsmith, South of Hwy 7. Visit - www.sja.ca Community-Services Pages Therapy Dog Services. For additional information, please contact TherapyDogProgram@kos.net.

Widow and Widowers Social Group - The WW is a support and social group for widows and widowers. If you or your friends are widowed there is a welcome awaiting.

The larger, more diverse our age range the more we are able to do for each other. We meet at 7 p.m. every second Thursday at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 560, 734 Montreal St. Ask the bartender where theWidowers are meeting and she will point you in the right direction. Goodwill, friendship, understanding. For information call: Raymond at 613-767-2367 or email Barb at rwilde4@cogeco.ca.

Remembrance Day Saturday November 11. The Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Brigade Association (RCHA) hosts a Remembrance Day Memorial Service at the RCHA National Memorial in City Park(at the corner of King and Barrie Streets) on November 11. The public is invited to the RCHA Memorial in City Park by 10.30 am. The Service will commence at 10.45 a.m. conducted by retired Gunner LCol Bob Chamberlain. The service will be supported by 2 RCHA from Petawawa, ZKR ZLOO SURYLGH D JXQ GHWDFKPHQW WR ÂżUH two rounds at the beginning and end of the 2 minutes silence.

The Kingston chapter of the Canadian Association for Girls in Science (CAGIS) is an outreach program promoting science, engineering, math, and technology (STEM subjects) among girls aged 7-16.

Our groups meets monthly (1-1.5 hrs) for activities and/or tours of interesting workplaces and learning spaces. Our November event will be on Monday, November 13th at 6:30 p.m. and we will be learning DERXW ÂżVKHULHV 0RUH LQIRUPDWLRQ FDQ EH found on our Facebook page (CAGIS Kingston) or via email at cagiskingston@ gmail.com. Phone: (613)-329-7602.

Golden Links Hall Harrowsmith - Nov. 5REHUWD 6WUXWKHUV 0HPRULDO &UDIW Bake Sale. 9 to 2 lunch available info call 372-2410 sponsored by the Odd Fellows 5HEHNDKV Nov. 12, Ole Time Fiddlers Golden Links Hall Harrowsmith 1 to 5 followed by a Ham dinner. Cost $10. Please bring dessert to share info call 372-2410 sponsored E\ WKH 2GG )HOORZV 5HEHNDKV LQ VXS port of Camp Trillium.

Rideau Trail Club of Kingston-Sunday November 12 “Amazing Places� Series - Blue Mountain Level 2, moderate pace, 12 km. Hike the south side of Charleston Lake Park, where you can see forever!

Depart Canadian Tire Parking Lot along Bath Road at 9 am. Gas $6. Leader: Ray 613-382-7189.

39 Club of Kingston dance takes place on Friday, Nov. 10 from 7:30 to 11:00 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 631, 4034 Bath Rd., Collins Bay. Music by 7H[DV 7X[HGR $GPLVVLRQ 0HPbers $10.00. Lunch at 11 p.m. Everyone welcome. Info. Call Crystal Gurnsey at 613-544-5100.

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Senior Golfers join our boomers walking team preparing for 2018 season. 6 week courses at 11 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Open house and free demos every Tuesday and Thursday mornings. call Dee 613 389-6540 for west end location.

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Kingston Horticultural Society annual General Meeting on Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Ongwanada Resource Centre, 191 Portsmouth Ave., Kingston. Garden seed H[FKDQJH DQG SRWOXFN GHVVHUWV SOHDVH OD bel ingredients for allergens). New members welcome. Information: www.ikweb. com/khs or email kingstonhortsoc@ gmail.com . Like us on Facebook.

Capt. Mathew J. Dawe Memorial Branch 631 will be holding our Remembrance Day Service at our Cenotaph on Saturday Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. There will be a SDUDGH DW DSSUR[LPDWHO\ DP WR WKH Cenotaph and then the service and the laying of the wreaths in memory of the fallen military.

The Friends of Lemoine Point invites you to its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m., at Ongwanada, 191 Portsmouth Ave. Includes a 4 $ ZLWK &5&$ VWDII RQ YDULRXV FXU rent Lemoine Point issues. Visitors and new members welcome. 613-389-9451.

Royal Canadian Legion 560 - Friday, Nov. 10 - the Legion presents Showman’s Karaoke from 8 to 12 with $2.50 cover for non members. Everyone welcome.

Saturday, Nov. 11 - Remembrance Dayceremony in front parking lot of the branch at 12:30 p.m. Entertainment will begin at 1:30 p.m. with “All-star Karaoke� until 6:30 pm...food will be available. Runaway Cowboys will start an evening of great music and fun times at 7 p.m. until 12. There is no cover and we encourage the community to come out and pay tribute to our veterans, past and present. LEST WE FORGET!!! &ULEEDJH JDPHV HYHU\ 0RQGD\ H[FHSW holidays...register early...play stars at 1 p.m. Everyone welcome.

Cataraqui United Church fall luncheon and craft sale. Saturday Nov. 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Soup and dessert lunch for $5 Located at 965 Sydenham Rd. For more info call 613-766-9505 Kingston Women’s Connection is presenting a Fall Fashion Show, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m., Gibson Hall,990 Sydenham Rd. Fashions from CLOTH Clothing,131 Princess St, will be modeled by mothers IULHQGV RI 'RZQ 6\QGURPH $V sociation of Kingston with President Jocelyn Agravante,RNEC. Talented vocalist:Maureen Sheridan Brites.

Speaker:Judy Cobham, mother of a daughter with Down Syndrome,shares how she coped when’Waves of Change’ threatened to overwhelm her.

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Paradise Club lunch and dance from 6 to10 p.m. at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 560. Cost is $10 per person 734 Montreal St. For more information, call Shirley Skinner at 613-634-1607.

Orchestra Kingston presents: “An Evening with Mozartâ€?, with the Kingston Choral Society. Hear Mozart’s overWXUH WR 'LH =DXEHUĂ€RWH KLV 5HTXLHP and other choral and orchestral works.

Friday, November 10, at 7:30 pm, Sydenham Street United Church, 82 Sydenham Street, Kingston. Tickets $25/20 (seniors/students), under 12 free, available at the door and online at orchestrakingston.ca. Information: manager@orchestrakingston.ca.

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Discovery Channel show pays visit to Topsy Farms to find out if sheep shearing is ‘tougher than it looks’

BY MANDY MARCINIAK

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Each spring, Topsy Farms on Amherst Island invites community members to come watch as their fl ock of over 1000 sheep and rams get sheared, but this past spring they had a very special guest.

The Discovery Channel show Tougher than it Looks? wanted to take on sheep shearing in their episode focused on handling farm animals and Topsy was the suggested location.

“Our head shearer, Don Metherall, is the top Canadian shearer and they decided that if they were going to do sheep shearing they would go to the top,” explained Sally Bowen, owner of Topsy Farms. “Don then advised them to come to us because we are so oriented in educating the public and we are so welcoming, so here they came.”

The shoot took place over a full day and started with a breakfast provided by Bowen and her farm family. She was interested to see it all happening, but she was also surprised with how long it all took.

“It was both boring and a great adventure,” she said. “When they are setting up lighting and cam-

eras it can take an amazing amount of time and both of our grandsons were on hand for the day too and they loved it, but there was a great deal of waiting time.”

The show is hosted by Discovery Channel favourite Andrew Younghusband and according to Bowen he was eager to take on the task of shearing, but that enthusiasm dwindled as the day went on.

“Shearers have to learn how to hold the sheep so they aren’t struggling or frightened and when you don’t do that just right there is a lot of kicking and scrabbling,” she said. “Andrew struggled quite a bit that first day and he was just pouring sweat and he wasn’t sure he could continue. He didn’t want to harm the animals and his back was giving out, but he persisted.”

Bowen didn’t want to spoil the episode for viewers but she commented that he eventually left happy.

“It definitely is harder than it looks and hopefully people will see that in the show,” she said.

She hopes that the episode will also help shed some light on sheep shearing itself and the fact that it does not harm the animals.

“There is an increasing amount of publicity from PETA saying that it is evil to wear wool and

that all sheep are damaged when they are shorn and maybe someone got some bad footage somewhere along the way when they were trying to shear too many, too fast, but any farmer worth a salt cares about their animals and we care deeply about them.”

The farm also hosts shearing days for this reason and each year they have more and more people coming out to learn how the wool gets from the sheep to the products in the wool shed.

“We want to give the public a chance to see what we do here and they can see the whole adventure and the whole cycle,” she said. “It shows the cycle of life on the farm.”

In addition to the sheep shearing, producers on the show also recruited a ram on the farm to lend a hand and get some extra footage for them.

“Our tall ram named Sherman became a camera-ram instead of a cameraman,” said Bowen. “They mounted a Go Pro camera on him and they got a bunch of footage from his point of view.

It was hilarious and we are excited to see his footage” The episode will air on Monday, Nov. 13 at 11:30 p.m. and Bowen is looking forward to seeing how it turned out.

“I have no idea how much time we will get, but I am eager to see us from their point of view,” she said. “It was a long, good, interesting, fun day.”

For more information about Tougher than it Looks? visit www.discovery.ca/extra/tougherthan-it-looks and for more information about Topsy Farms visit www.topsyfarms.com

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tions, and through the Ontario 150 Community Capital Program grants, administered by the Ontario Trillium Foundation. Officially opened on August 12 this year, thousands of guests have already made the trek through the tunnel.

You’ll find the south portal, the entrance to the tunnel, just south of Brockville City Hall at Water Street. Once you enter, the tunnel proceeds directly below City Hall. The tunnel Whether you’re a railroad fan, a geologist, stretches for four city blocks. The actual length or you simply like being treated to sensory is 525 metres, about the distance of five footpleasures, the Brockville Railway Tunnel is the ball fi elds. In other words, if you enter in the place to visit. south and walk back and forth through the Built prior to Confederation, The Brocktunnel, you’ll travel more than a kilometre. ville and Ottawa Railway Tunnel was the first Recently, I heard about Brockville’s railway in Canada. Taking six year to build, the tuntunnel and thought it would be worth checknel opened in 1860; that’s 21 years before the ing out. I set up a photo shoot with some of construction of the Canadian Pacifi c Railway the dancers from the Street Ballerinas Perforeven began. mance Art Project at the tunnel last week.

The Canadian Pacifi c Railway eventually In today’s exaggerations of the advertistook over ownership. By 1970 the tunnel’s diDancers from the Street Ballerinas Performance Art Project pose in the Brockville ing world, superlatives are thrown around mensions could not accommodate modern Railway Tunnel. like mosquitoes at a campfi re on a summer’s railway equipment and it was closed. In 1983 Mark Bergin/Metroland night. But there aren’t enough superlatives for The City of Brockville acquired the tunnel. the Brockville Railway Tunnel. It deserves as The City's vision includes the development of the-art lighting and sound. The lighting highThe aesthetics of this underground world many kudos as you can come up with. It’s a an entire Railway Tunnel Park. give a magical sense. The arch-shaped tunnel is jaw-droppingly beautiful masterpiece of restoInitially, a wooden walkway allowed visitors lights the tunnel’s architecture and geology.

The repurposed tunnel is part of a large- 14 feet and nine inches high and 14 feet wide. ration. Not only do you get a strong feeling for to explore less than 100 metres of the tunnel.

Panels with explanations of the tunnel’s histo- scale restoration project that includes former When in use, the tunnel contained a single train the historic nature of the site, but the senses are ry were installed. New wooden doors grace the railroad property on the north and improve- track. The outer thirds of the tunnel are lined treated to lights and sounds that are at times entrance. The original doors had been needed ments to Armagh Sifton Price Park located with stone that’s held together by water lime. soothing and at other moments exhilarating. to prevent cows from wandering into the tun- south of the tunnel. The fi nished project will The centre third of the tunnel has no lining. The lighting and colours that fi ll the tunnel be known as the Railway Tunnel Park and will You’ll find that water dripping over exposed change every few seconds. nel. rock leaves colorful mineral deposits along the The city has turned the tunnel into one of connect to the Brock Trail.

At present, only the south entrance to the walls. the most fascinating tourist sites in the region.

Continued on page 31 Funding for the restoration came from a The Brockville Railway Tunnel features a tunnel is open as construction is still under way special capital fundraising campaign, donanewly paved concrete floor, along with state-of- at the north entrance.

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The cereal came in an oblong box, and inside were about three layers of shredded wheat ‘biscuits’, divided by cardboard sheets. It was those sheets, which caused me to rejoice when Mother found a few extra pennies to add this special cereal to our order.

Each sheet had a different picture, usually a country scene, and sometimes an animal looking out around a tree.

My sister Audrey and my three brothers thought they were much too old to be bothered with the cards from the shredded wheat box, and so I became the sole owner. As soon as the box came in the house, Mother would let me rip it open and remove the cards...carefully of course, so that the biscuits wouldn’t be broken.

I would get my crayons and spend time colouring each card, and once done, they would be added to a growing collection, which I treasured, and kept securely hidden in my washstand drawer. That was because my brother Emerson threatened to fork them into the Findlay Oval when I wasn’t looking. He thought once the cards were coloured, they should be done away with. But I saved each one, and soon had a stack inches thick, held together with string. I could spend many an hour just sitting quietly with my pack of cards, looking and relooking at them.

Sometimes I would go upstairs when I had nothing else to do, and take the pile of cards out of my washstand and lay them out on the bed. I had so many that they would cover the entire quilt.

The cards came with a little hole in one corner,

and if you wanted to, you could put in a piece of string through the hole. But I could never figure out what on earth, if anything, this added to the cards.

The little loaves of shredded wheat weren’t individually wrapped, of course. They just sat one on top of the other inside the box. As well as loving the cards, I also loved it when the box was empty, and I could lay claim to it as well. It made a perfect bed for the smallest of my dolls, and I once tried to cram my new kitten into one, but she was having none of that.

And when it came to eating the shredded wheat, like the porridge, it certainly didn’t appeal to me.

Mother would pour boiling water on one of the little loaves, drain the bowl, and then add the cream and brown sugar. The rest of the family thought it was a real treat. Of course Father would still have to have his fried potatoes and salt pork as well.

It didn’t take long for the shredded wheat boxes to become battered and so I would have to tear it down into flat pieces. It was then added to the wood box, along the side where Father kept old copies of the Renfrew Mercury and the Family Herald and Weekly Star. It too would go to help start the Findlay Oval in the morning.

Like everything else that came into the house, be it from the general store, or from Renfrew, or from the garden, or the smoke house, nothing was wasted. It gave me great satisfaction to know that one of Father’s favourite sayings “waste not...want not,” could be even applied to the Shredded Wheat boxes that on rare occasions came into our house.

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MOVIE: The Foreigner STARRING: Jackie Chan, Pierce Brosnan, Charlie Murphy and Orla Brady DIRECTOR: Martin Campbell RATING: 14A Jackie Chan has delivered so many great films. His unique brand of high-energy martial arts and comedic talent have made him a legend. He's made so many actioncomedies, I've taken it for granted that that's all he does. The Foreigner is an eyeopener.

On a normal day in London, Quan Ngoc Minh (Jackie Chan) takes his daughter, Fan (Katie Leung), to buy a dress. She runs to the store while he parks the car. An explosion sends Quan through the air. Fan is killed instantly.

Heartbroken, Quan is desperate to know the names of those responsible. He lost his wife and two other daughters many years ago. Fan was all he had left, and Quan cannot let her go until he knows justice has been done. When the police can't give him the names, Quan takes matters into his own hands.

The IRA claimed responsibility for the bombing. This leads Quan to question Irish minister and former IRA member Liam Hennessy (Pierce Brosnan). Hennessy says he's just a politician, and doesn't know anything. Quan doesn't believe him, but Hennessy brushes him off as just a harmless grieving old man.

Quan was once special forces and considered one of the most deadly people on the planet. He begins going after Hennessy to force him to give up the names. Meanwhile the bombers continue to plan their campaign of terror. Hennessy is in the middle trying to play both sides to get what he wants, but events slip out of his control.

Quan will not be placated until he has the names.

I was talking to a friend who said Netflix has ruined movies for him. How can a movie compete with a series like Breaking Bad in terms of depth of story and character? While there's some truth there, I believe there's real art in connecting with an audience and drawing them in inside the medium of film. The Foreigner is a perfect example. We don't see Fan for very long.

It's a brief scene between Leung and Chan, and yet it sets up the whole film. With those few lines and that short interaction, we understand his love for her and his pain.

The film moves slowly and methodically in the same way that Quan pressures Hennessy for the names. As Hennessy becomes more frustrated by his men's inability to deal with Quan, more truths are revealed.

It creates a constant tension that runs through the film until the whole truth is revealed.

Intelligent, driven and ruthless, Hennessy believes himself to be a man in control. When he realizes just how little control he has, it's devastating. Brosnan is so good in every aspect of the character.

We're all used to Jackie Chan throwing

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Chan’s powerful performance packs a punch in 'The Foreigner'

punches and making jokes, but to see him in this role is mind blowing. His performance is emotional and powerful. It's the performance of a career.

The Foreigner is a brilliant film.

Mark Haskins’ column is a regular feature.

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Hard knock life makes great theatre

with a Christmas scene, and wrong, but the minute that girl kids love to be in it, and it sings, she’ll melt your heart. She just kept coming back up so moved here from Windsor this we decided to go with it.” summer so she’s brand new to Penny explained that AnKingston audiences. She is a tiny nie, set in The Great Depresten-year-old but a ball of fire.” sion, is the story of a young The young actor is also a dancorphan girl who finds her er, training in ballet at the Kingsway out of an orphanage ton School of Dance.

“She’s a very gifted performer,” If ever there was a quintessential and into the big exciting said Penny. “When she sings, she’ll family musical, Annie has to be it. world of New York City. bring tears to your eyes. She’s a reYou’ll have a chance for an all-ages There she meets up with ally talented kid.” family outing during the two-week a rich industrialist, Oliver The musical itself will provide a run of The Kingston Meistersingers Warbucks, who ends up wonderful night out for the family. production of the eponymous show. adopting her.

“Annie finds a whole new “This musical has kids, a dog, Liane Penny, President of The great songs that everyone knows, Kingston Meistersingers and one of life with Oliver Warbucks fun costumes and a happy ending. the producers of Annie, explained and his secretary,” said PenYou’ll be singing the tunes when that it was time for the theatre com- ny. “Annie worms her way you leave the theatre,” said Penpany to produce another family-ori- into their lives and hearts.

She’s a spunky kid.” ny. “You’ll feel good about what ented musical.

Izzy Perry plays the role of Annie in the upThe dramatic tension and coming Meistersingers' production. The show you’ve just seen.”

“Our last couple of shows—9 to 5 Sandy, the dog in the producand Jesus Christ Superstar—couldn’t the problem in the story is will run from November 16-19 and 23-26. tion, is played by a live dog, a have kids in them. We have a whole that Annie has to get away Submitted photo sand-coloured Labradoodle. lot of different ages in Meistersing- from the clutches of the Choreographers for the producers, and our younger actors hadn’t evil Miss Hannigan and her They are getting their feet wet, and had a chance to be involved the last brother, who are scheming to get that’s what community theatre is all tion are Anna Holden and Kirsti couple of years, so we knew we had Warbucks’ money by claiming they about. We are introducing people to Siltanen. For Anna Holden, herself are Annie’s rightful relatives. to do a family show this year.” the world of theatre. We also have a talented dancers/ballerina, this is “The cast of orphans makes the some really seasoned people in the her inaugural role as choreographer.

Meistersingers last produced An“Both of them didn’t want to do nie nine years ago. It was a natural show really fun,” said Penny. There show.” are 14 kids in the show.” the typical things you see on Broadfor this year’s choice.

In the lead role of Annie is Izzy Overall, there are about 40 actors Perry, a newcomer to the Kingston way,” said Penny. “For example, “We knew we had to pick someyou’re not going to see the usual thing kids could be in and we were in the production. theatre scene.

“Lots of these people are new to looking at all the family shows out “She’s the perfect Annie,” said dance with buckets in the orphans’ there that are relevant and people the stage,” said Penny. “It’s really Penny. “We could have our set col- dancing.”

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“It’s the perfect family musical,” said Penny. “It offers the best family night out possible.

She said there’s a reason why this show won so many Tony Awards.

“It’s the perfect recipe for a musical. They got this one right.”

The original production of Annie opened on Broadway in 1977 and ran for 2,377 performances over almost six years. It took home seven Tony Awards (Broadway’s highest honour), including Best Musical. Since its original run, there have been numerous revivals and tours.

Tickets for Annie are available at KingstonMeistersingers.ca or at the Grand Theatre Box Office. There may be a limited number available at the door.

Due to the popularity of this show, The Meistersingers have increased the number of shows from their usual eight to ten. Performances will run November 16–19, 23–26.

Already, a couple of evening shows are close to sold out.

Lead Cast: Annie: Izzy Perry Oliver Warbucks: Dan Bart Miss Hannigan: Robyn Ableson Grace: Andrea Ruttan Rooster: Lukas Duchaine Lily St. Regis: Jessica Duchaine Mark Bergin on Twitter @ markaidanbergin

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Imagine being able to explore a site of great historic importance that happens to be deep underground. Now add lights and music.

That’s what you’ve got at the Brockville Railway Tunnel.

Brockville is a beautiful and historic city. Located nearby, The Brockville Museum is a gem in itself. There’s a new Aquatarium and a beautiful waterfront. It’s all less than an hour from Kingston (many Torontonians spend more time travelling to work each day).

To me, travelling by train is the best way to get around.

In my regular travels to New York City, I always drive to Syracuse and catch Amtrak from SYR to NYP, New York’s Penn Station. Whenever I have to go to Toronto, I no longer drive.

Getting from Point A to Point B on Hwy 401 is essentially a game of chance. Over a period of about a year, I hit closures due to accidents, construction, or whatever 50 per cent of the time. What should take three hours max ended up taking four to six hours, if I was in fact able to get through the blockages at all. So I now take the train for most of my trips that require travel to Toronto.

Visiting the Brockville Railway Tunnel gives you a chance to explore the early days of Canadian train travel.

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Must-see historic site a short trip away There’s no admission to visit the Brockville Railway Tunnel and rules of conduct are reasonable for everyone’s comfort and safety. The smooth concrete fl oor allows full wheelchair accessibility. If you’re on wheels like a skateboards or bike, you must walk them through the tunnel. You’re asked not to touch the mineral deposits in the centre third of the tunnel.

Pets are allowed, but you must keep them on a short leash (the tunnel isn’t wide). Wear solid footwear in areas of the tunnel where water may be dripping.

From Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 4 p.m., you can visit the Information Centre at 66 King Street West. Donations toward the tunnel development and upkeep are welcome. The tunnel itself is open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.

The tunnel will remain open to visitors through December 3. From December 4, 2017 to March 31, 2018, the tunnel will be closed for the winter.

I’ve travelled extensively and seen many beautiful natural and human-made sites around the world. The Brockville Railway Tunnel is right up there with the best of them. It’s a truly unique project that the residents of Brockville can be quite proud of.

I plan on returning to this beautiful site many times.

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Spacious designer quartz kitchen boosting with natural light, exceptional cupboard space, grand island,prep station and more. Modern living room with skylight that welcomes you to the relaxing wood burning fireplace. Large master bedroom and walk-in closet, unique rustic barn door. Elegant ensuite with soaker tub, glass/tile shower and double sinks. Custom main floor laundry room. Beautifully finished basement with engineered hardwood and extensive use of pot lights. PARK LIKE BACKYARD, NEW WINDOWS, STEEL ROOF AND SO MUCH MORE. Call today for your personal viewing. MLS# 363310061

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1048 CAITLIN CRES. N E PE S M O OU -4P H N2 SU

OPEN HOUSE HOSTED BY RYAN POWER First time offered for sale, this is a wonderful opportunity to own a beautiful family home in desirable Westwoods backing onto conservation. Custom built by Virgil Marques in 1990, 4 + 1 beds,3.5 bats, 3 fireplaces, walkout basement, lovingly maintained & updated over the years, situated on an oversized corner lot with room for all the toys! Hardwood, ceramic & cork flooring on main level, lg living & dining rooms, gorgeous eat in dream kitchen (2012) with loads of cabinets, built in appliances, granite eating bar open to main floor family rm with gas fireplace, terrace doors to 2 level deck overlooking the conservation–enjoy nature at your doorstep! Main floor laundry/mud room, main floor den & extra 2 pc bath. Upstairs has 4 bedrooms, master has gas fireplace, luxurious ensuite (2012) with heated floor & towel rack, custom closet cabinetry, updated main bathroom as well. The lower level has 5th bedrm, hobby room, storage + a lg rec rm with terrace door walkout to the patio & gardens. Asking Price of $679,900 – Dir: Off Lancaster Dr. MLS #17608255

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Ever dreaming of boating all through the Rideau Canal? Now is your chance! Solid bungalow on beautiful level lot in Seeley’s Bay with gorgeous views & access to all that the Rideau has to offer. Featuring pine flooring, cathedral ceilings with exposed beams for that cabin feel, open concept kitchen with eating bar, pantry, family room with wood fireplace insert, terrace doors to massive deck overlooking the water, main floor laundry, 2 bedrooms up, master has walk in closet & 3 pc ensuite. The lower level is quite bright with large windows, laminate flooring & terrace door walkout to lower level deck. There’s a rec room with woodstove, 2 more bedrooms & 3 pc bathroom, storage area leading to garage/workshop room. Metal roof in 2014, everything redone in 2001. MLS #17607534. Asking Price $479,900

Sutton Group Masters Realty Inc. Independently Owned & Operated

1650 Bath Road Kingston, On. K7M 4X6 Tel: (613) 384-5500 or (613) 544-2000 Fax:(613) 384-6800

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OLIVIA ROSE

2431 MIDDLE RD, KINGSTON, ONTARIO K7L 4V3

1125-1127 UNITY RD, KINGSTON Arnold Campbell Sales Rep

When Opportunity Knocks Answer! Live In One Side And Let Someone Else Pay Your Mortgage!

• Loaded With Recent Updates.

• Both units are 2+1 Bedroom With 2 Full Baths And Walk Out Basement, • This Property Is Country In The City!

• Recently Updated Septic, Shingles, Windows! Fantastic Property!

Direct: 613-329-8144 MLS# 363240153

$519,900

$299,900 Randy Stanley Sales Representative

Direct: 613-929-2670 mykingstonagent@gmail.com

CELL: 613-532-6661 OFFICE: 613.546.8885 EXT 210 EMAIL: Orose@metroland.com

• Quiet rural setting • 5 above grade bedrooms & 2 baths • Quick access to the 401 at Joyceville Rd. • Spacious yard for kids and pets.

• Many recent upgrades.

• MLS# 363060203

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John Breimer Sales Representative

Cell: 613-453-7621 Office: 613-384-5500 Email: jhbreimer@gmail.com Website: www.johnbreimer.com

525 KING ST EAST, GANANOQUE

Sutton Group – Masters Realty Inc. Brokerage Independently Owned & Operated

231 – 233 KING ST EAST, GANANOQUE

$799,000

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$220,000

TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY! COMMERCIAL BUILDING WITH HIGH VISIBILITY LOCATED IN A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA OF DOWNTOWN GANANOQUE. NEWER CONSTRUCTION WITH AMPLE PARKING. ZONING ALLOWS FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF POTENTIAL USES. IDEALLY SET UP TO HOST EITHER ONE OR MULTIPLE TENANTS. SELLER WILL CONSIDER HOLDING MORTGAGE OAC. DON’T MISS THIS FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY! ACT TODAY!

WONDERFUL SEMI IN DOWNTOWN IN GANANOQUE. LIVE IN ONE AND RENT THE OTHER SIDE TO HELP WITH THE MORTGAGE, OR RENT BOTH SIDES TO GENERATE A GOOD INCOME. ONE SIDE HAS BEEN RENOVATED AND CURRENTLY IS OCCUPIED WITH GOOD TENANTS. THE OTHER SIDE AWAITS FINISHING TOUCHES AND COULD MAKE A GREAT OWNER OCCUPIED UNIT OR ADDITIONAL INCOME UNIT. UPGRADED ROOF. CLOSE TO SCHOOLS. CALL TODAY

239 KING ST. E

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$199,900

Attention investors! Spacious duplex in downtown Gananoque. 3 bedroom lower unit with recently replaced carpeting and ready for new tenants. Upper two bedroom unit currently rented. Separate utilities. Front porch has been renovated and the roof has been upgraded to metal roofing. A solid investment. Act now! MLS# 442480226

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422 CAVENDISH CRESCENT

Beautiful open concept, four bedroom, 2.5 bathroom home, with over 2800 sq. ft. of living space above grade. Beautiful hardwood and tile floors on main floor. Large kitchen with premium cabinetry and granite counter tops. Open concept main floor family room with gas fireplace. Large deck with fully accessible yard to accommodate pool installation. The upper level of this home boasts extremely large bedrooms and foyer space. Master has full ensuite. The lower level is completely unspoiled and ready to finish the way you want. $549,900

201 EARL ST WOW! Corner of Barrie and Earl St. Does it get any better for location? Hardwood floors throughout. Galley style kitchen with built in appliances. New gas boiler installed 2016. Home is currently leased for $3,000 per month plus utilities. Close to EVERYTHING!!!

MLS# 360400008 $599,900

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D L O S 207 VICTORIA STREET.

All brick home on Victoria Street just a few doors from Union Street. Five bedrooms and 2.5 baths with a finished rec room down. This home can easily be converted to 6 bedrooms. House is currently rented until May of 2018.

Please call for details. $599,900

D L SO 669 JOHNSON ST

All brick four bedroom home in walking distance to Queen’s University and downtown. This home located at the corner of Johnson and Macdonnell offers kitchen with granite counter tops, hardwood floors throughout.

Bath has been update and includes glass shower. There is a huge backyard and driveway on the side. Parking can be easily expanded to accommodate more cars. The home is currently leased until April, 2018.

Please contact me for additional information. MLS# 360250223 $425,000

Kingston Homefinder.ca - Wednesday, November 8, 2017

340 Holden St. In picture perfect condition, end unit townhome with oversized one car garage. Custom built with 2100 square feet of living space. Located in popular Woodhaven, 3 bedrooms, master with gorgeous ensuite bath and huge walk in closet. 2nd floor laundry room. Fabulous open concept main floor with gas fireplace, granite counter tops and walk-in pantry. Hardwood floors, ceramic tile. Lower level is fully finished with family room and separate storage. Great rear yard with two-tier decking and fully fenced.

A must to view. DIR: Cat Woods Dr to Holden

$389,900