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Well over 1,000 people gathered at the Cross of Sacrifice in the shadow of Murney Tower to commemorate Remembrance Day in Kingston on Saturday, Nov. 11. The Civic Service of Remembrance Ceremony officially began at 10:45 a.m., but hundreds of military members and members of the public amassed in City Park and in Macdonald Memorial Park prior to the parade down Barrie Street, along King Street East, and up to the Cross of Sacrifice cenotaph where four sentries stood guard. A number of Kingston dignitaries laid wreaths following the moment of silence, adding to the 50+ wreaths laid by local community, veteran and military groups beforehand. Tori Stafford/Metroland

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is cashboxes or cash registers,” Det. Chad Parslow of the Kingston Police confirmed on Wednesday, Nov. 8. “We actually just had a meeting about this probably earlier this afternoon because we’ve been monitoring this… I think we’re at the point now, like I say, because we have been hit more frequently in the last month, we want to get it out to the media that if anybody can provide any kind of information by way of contacting the police directly or by way of CrimeStoppers, it would definitely be of assistance.” Parslow said the number of break and enters with theft from businesses in the west end of Kingston has been on the rise for the past month. He pointed to a recent incident at Leading Edge Hobbies on Gardiners Road as a similar instance. There, on Monday, Nov. 6, two persons wearing masks were caught on video surveillance at the store, where the front glass door was smashed to gain access to the business. Four high-end drones and one radio control buggy were stolen. “The person or persons seem to be targeting areas where they have some knowledge of,” said Parslow. Which is exactly what upsets Barker the most about what happened to her, and why she wants to share her story with other business owners so they can be aware. “I do take it personally, because I’m the one that owns this business. That money is personally coming out of my bank account,” said Barker, who is very active

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“It’s very disheartening.” Barker, who had recently completed renovating and expanding Perfetta Skin Therapy and Medispa, said the alarm was not trigged due to the fact one side of her building had yet to be wired with alarm sensors. A closed door prevented motion sensors on the other side of the building from sensing the intrusion. In the end, the break and enter and theft will cost Barker well over $2,000 for the clean up, installation of a safe and beefed-up security system (which has already been done), and the replacement decals and glass. But it was that last item that made Barker wonder if she was the only business owner targeted by this particular thief or group of thieves. “The person who came to install the temporary pane of glass mentioned to one of our employees that he’d replaced a number of glass doors recently, which had been broken in a similar way – Kingston Police determined that the culprit(s) in the incident at Perfetta used a brick to break the glass in the main door next to both sets of locks in order to gain entry. “So, in conjunction with our crime analyst, we’re monitoring trends in the west end, and we are seeing an influx in the last month in similar incidents with the same MO – that being smashed storefronts, commercial storefronts, where the target

within the community and contributes to countless charities and fundraisers held by her fellow small business owners. “Crimes like this affect peoples’ lives… I’m very protective of my staff, and I want this to be a safe environment for my staff and for people to come. It’s very violating when someone does something like that.” Now, Barker is just hoping other business owners will be vigilant and aware of the recent spike in crimes. She’s already back, hard at work, and has even had to replace some money that was to be donated to Interval House’s Robin’s Hope Charity, the charity benefitting from Perfetta’s fifth anniversary open house, which

will still take place on Thursday, Nov. 16. “Hopefully, that event will help us all bounce back a little,” Barker said. “We can only move forward from here.” Anyone with any information is asked to contact Detective Chad Parslow at 613-549-4660 ext. 6245 or via email at cparslow@kingstonpolice.ca. You can also provide tips anonymously by calling the Kingston Police general number 613-549-4660 ext. 0 and asking to be anonymous; or through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or online at www.tipsubmit.com.

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Kingston to install naloxone kits in municipal venues BY BILL HUTCHINS

Kingston is believed to be the first city in North America to install life-saving naloxone kits alongside existing portable defibrillator units in arenas, pools and other public venues. Dr. Kieran Moore, the region’s chief medical officer, applauded council for taking steps to reduce the dangers of a fatal overdose and breaking down stigma. “I think this is a very good news story that a community is confronting this issue and they’re being proactive. It makes the antidote much more available and accessible immediately in public areas.” Councillors voted unanimously to place two kits in each city-funded facility, along with training for staff, to help address the opioid crisis. “We see this as an important thing to save lives,” said Coun. Jeff McLaren, who spearheaded the municipal initiative, which the city has encouraged other municipalities to follow. Dozens of people filled the council chambers on Nov. 7, as Coun. McLaren’s motion was approved — but not before some of them scolded politicians for taking too long to adopt the policy. “I am angry that I have to stand here and ask for another life-saving tool,” said Susan Deuchars, who lost her son to a heroin overdose in 2016. Deuchars also spoke at council on Oct. 3, when the motion was first introduced and then deferred. While naloxone — a fast-acting antidote to an opiate overdose — may not have saved her son’s life, she’s angry that councillors deferred the kit placement for over a month while they sought more advice from public health, adding the delay was nothing short of supporting the stigma that

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surrounds those who use drugs. “Take your stigmatized glasses off,” she thundered from the speaker’s podium, flanked by over 20 supporters. Mayor Bryan Paterson insisted the delay in approving the kit placement was necessary to sort out issues of location and training. “I am 100 per cent in support of the distribution of naloxone kits in the community.” Coun. Adam Candon went as far as apologizing to those who felt stung by council’s indecision. “If it was interpreted in such a way that we didn’t feel it was important, then I do apologize; it may

been misconstrued. We just wanted to make sure we are doing things appropriately, and asking professionals and getting expert advice.” But, even after the motion was passed, Deuchars did not back away from her sharp criticism, adding politicians should’ve acted sooner to help protect vulnerable people from the deadly effects of an opioid-related overdose. “I think that was a whole lot of backpedalling. There was no misunderstanding. They can tell me what they want, but it was all stigma.” Dr. Moore said naloxone, which is already available for free at most medical facilities, has already

saved 140 lives in the last year. The drug counters an overdose, which occurs when a high level of opiate slows down breathing, causing a victim to lose consciousness, then the victim suffers respiratory arrest and the heart stops, he explained. He also cleared up a misconception that accidentally administering the medicine to someone who is not overdosing can cause unintended medical problems. “There’s no downside of using naloxone. Even if it’s administered to someone having a seizure, and who is suspected of having an overdose, there is no negative side effects to its use.” Dr. Moore said he’s already in discussions with the public and Catholic school boards to have the kits installed in schools as well. “It’s my belief they’ll be a partner in having naloxone available very soon, but I don’t want to pre-empt their message.” Ontario has the highest opioid-dispensing rates in the country, with nearly two million Ontarians dispensed an opioid in 2014 to 2015, which totalled approximately nine million dispenses; this puts roughly 15 per cent of Ontarians on prescription opioids, according to Coun. McLaren. His motion preamble also states there’s been an increase in opioid-related emergency department visits in Kingston hospitals and confirmed cases of both bootleg fentanyl and carfentanil in the region. Fentanyl can be 50 to 100 times more toxic than morphine, and even tiny amounts — the equivalent to one or two grains of salt — can cause overdose and death. Experts have said fentanyl and carfentanil are being illegally mixed into a range of recreational drugs, such as marijuana, which can unintentionally increase the risk of overdose and death.

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porting inpatient and outpatient mental health at the Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) and on Nov. 8 he presented the funds to the hospital. mandymarciniak@metroland.com â&#x20AC;&#x153;I decided to make my 2017 gift in memory of Gananoque resident Jack Keyes has been do- my daughter Kathy and in honour of all the panating to University Hospitals Kingston Founda- tients in our community that are battling mental tion (UHKF) for many years. He often donates illness of all kinds,â&#x20AC;? he said at the presentation. Kathyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter and Keyesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s granddaughter, to help purchase new equipment, but this year his Sarah Ross, was also in attendance at the cheque donation has a different purpose. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Earlier this year something happened that presentation and she explained her own struggles changed my thinking about the kind of impact I with mental illness. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After my mom died, mental health became a wanted my gifts to have on patients in our commubig part of my life. It has affected me in many ways nity,â&#x20AC;? he explained. Keyes explained that his own daughter, Kathy, and in ways I never imagined,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Back in passed away in 2012 and while he was originally 2012 we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell anyone about how my mother told that it was from cardiac arrest, he recently died, the three of us â&#x20AC;&#x201C; my brother, dad and myself learned that she had been suffering from depres- â&#x20AC;&#x201C; we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even really know how to bring it up to each other.â&#x20AC;? sion and chose to take her own life. Ross explained that this led to her own experiâ&#x20AC;&#x153;I was devastated and all of us were heartbroken to lose her at such a young ageÂ - she was only ences with depression and eventually hospitaliza46,â&#x20AC;? he said.Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;And this was a very difficult thing to tion in Peterborough, where she attends university. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was there for 12 days and I was able to learn learn about my daughter. If you had known her, you would have thought of her as a happy, fun lov- coping mechanisms to help improve my mental ing, energetic person. I am very sad to think that health,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many like my mom and myself she found herself overwhelmed with depression at first believe that we are the only ones experiencing this and being able to find people to relate to my and that I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know she was struggling.â&#x20AC;? Reflecting on the situation, Keyes decided that struggle was huge to my recovery. It allowed me the he wanted to help those suffering from mental ill- courage to share my own story and help others.â&#x20AC;? The endowment fund created by Keyes is aimed ness in the Kingston community. He decided to donate $100,000 to establish an endowment fund sup- specifically at helping patients like his daughter and BY MANDY MARCINIAK

granddaughter recover. He explained that it will help purchase things that arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t supplied through government funding. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Things like Christmas decorations or art supplies to allow patients to participate in art therapy,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know which patients will benefit directly from my gift, but I know they will be someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter or brother or friend and I hope that they will feel that I have made my family care about them, that this community cares about them and that this will give them hope.â&#x20AC;? Mike McDonald, executive vice-president of patient care and community partnerships at KHSC was also on hand at the presentation and he explained that a gift like this will make a huge impact on patients.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Over the last four years there has been about a 30 per cent increase of patients that are presenting in the emergency department with mental health and addiction issues,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A gift like this helps make their stay easier and relieves stress and that is invaluable.â&#x20AC;? Keyes hopes that it will give people struggling with mental health issues at KHSC joy, and he also hopes that the fund helps make them feel less alone. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do not want people coping with depression or other mental illness or other families to ever feel that they need to hide their illness,â&#x20AC;? he said. Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mental illness is an illness just like cancer or diabetes or heart troubles and I want to help wherever I can.â&#x20AC;? Â

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KCVI, golf club and video store among BIA’s 2017 Christmas pewter ornaments BY BILL HUTCHINS

Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute (KCVI) is making a comeback, of sorts. The venerable Kingston high school that is set to close soon has been immortalized in pewter. It’s one of fi ve local landmarks showcased in the 2017 collection of Christmas pewter ornaments issued by the Downtown Kingston Kristine Geary’s

Business Improvement Area (BIA). The BIA decided to reissue the ornament, which was first distributed 20 years ago, in recognition of the school’s milestone anniversary and the fact it won’t remain a school for much longer. “The idea behind it is that it’s celebrating 225 years and it’s closing in another year. 1997 was when we issued it originally. There’d be a whole new constituency of people in the community who are interested in having that orna-

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selected every year for 24 years, you’d think the BIA is running short of places to recognize. Not so, according to Macdonald. “Surprisingly, no, we haven’t run out of ideas. Every year, we always have wonderful suggestions from the community and the Frontenac Heritage Foundation.” Macdonald said the ornaments remain as popular as ever, though some never make it onto a tree. “There’s a lot of people who collect them from all over the country. People actually have them in their original packaging from day one.” She hinted at something special to mark the pewter’s silver anniversary in 2018, by possibly reissuing some of the most popular ornaments over the years. Previous bestsellers include the Gaskin Lion, the town crier, Kingston Penitentiary, the Time sculpture and the Tragically Hip commemorative stone. All of those sold out quickly when they were first issued. “You never know. Next year is our 25th anniversary, so maybe we’ll do something like that for our celebration.” The BIA has never revealed how many ornaments it orders for sale each year, but said it’s “several hundred” for each one. Aside from KCVI, the only other ornament to be reissued so far is Kingston City Hall. It was sold in the program’s inaugural year and then rereleased about 10 years later.

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Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s books: The good, the bad and the insufferable and River Rose and the Magical Lullaby, which was written by Kelly Clarkson (the singer). There are books that neither of us loves but that we mutually agree to tolerate when we need a change, such as the Berenstain Bears series. I find most of these books are too long and didactic, but they remind me of my own childhood and are okay in small doses. There are the books I love but Summer isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t crazy about â&#x20AC;&#x201C; specifically The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein, and any of the chapter books Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve tried to read to her but sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not yet ready for (Harry Potter, Charlotteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Web, Ramona Quimby, Age 8). She pretends to like them because sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agreeable and wants to please me, but I can tell she misses having pictures on every page. Then there are the books Summer likes but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not crazy about. About a year ago, I told her I would not be reading any more stories about either Clifford the Big Red Dog or Curious George. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those books are for babies, and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a big girl nowâ&#x20AC;?, I told her, which was code for â&#x20AC;&#x153;if mommy has to read one more of these tedious and uninspired storylines she is going to scream.â&#x20AC;? I will say, though, that Clifford and Curious George are a (tiny) step above the tomes of Disney spinoff stories, of which our family owns three and which she often wants to read. At least Clifford and Curious George are short(ish).

After five and a half years of being a mom, I consider myself something of an expert when it comes to childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s books. Every night before bed, I read Summer at least two books, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve found that some are decidedly better than others. Virtually all of the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s picture books I enjoy share most or all of the following qualities: -Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re short -There are rhymes and/or repetitive sections -The illustrations are colourful and interesting -The storyline is relatable to a child, with familiar, everyday kid challenges, but also drifts into the realm of makebelieve at some point(s) -The story doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a â&#x20AC;&#x153;moralâ&#x20AC;? to it so much as a general feeling, that leaves the child (and the parent) laughing or smiling or glowing on the inside, marvelling at the magic of literature. (Ok, ok, I know.) Thankfully, many of the books Summer likes fall into these categories. Some of our mutual favourites are by Phoebe Gilman (Jillian Jiggs, Red is Best) and Robert Munsch (theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all so great, but especially Something Good, Stephanieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ponytail, The Paper Bag Princess, I'll Love You Forever). Lately weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve also been loving Big Sister, Little Monster by Andria Warmflash Rosenbaum, The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier

The Disney spinoffs are each about 20 pages long, with lots of boring sentences on each page that meld into something that I suppose sort of resembles a story. Some examples of the plotlines: Cinderella loses her ring and the mice have to help her find it. Where could it be? Is it here? Here? Here? Oh look, there it is! After marrying her prince, Snow White likes to sneaks back to the seven dwarfsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; cabin to clean up. She sweeps the floor. She fluffs the pillows. Then she leaves before the dwarfs get home and they wonder who cleaned up. All the toys in Toy Story have a campout in the backyard. They come to life and make shadow puppets on the tent wall when the little girl goes in for supper. The toys have fun at the backyard campout. I find giving Summer opportunities to discover new books through regular trips to the library can make her temporarily forget about the Disney spinoffs, but sometimes we get lazy. Mostly, though, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m glad that she enjoys our time reading. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure if books will be quite the obsession for her that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always been for me, but the interest is there. I suppose weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll go through it all again with Everly in the near future. Hopefully Summerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own reading is strong enough by then that I can delegate the inevitable Clifford and Curious George readings to her.

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Request for update on third crossing and federal funding In his October 2017 community update, Mayor Paterson reported that the $60 million for the third crossing from the federal government has not yet been received. He also said that funding is not tied to the LaSalle Causeway. The Causeway remains a key city link regardless of how much traffic is diverted to other crossings. It is also 100 years old and in constant need of repairs. According to information from our member of Parliament Gerretsen, it costs over $1 million per year to operate. In a recent letter from Real Property Service, Ottawa, they advise that Public Services and Procurement Canada â&#x20AC;&#x153; ... has tried a number of times to divest of this asset to other levels of government and continues to work with stakeholders to find the best long-term ownership solution.â&#x20AC;?

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Is a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;zombie lawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; really necessary? Last month, Liberal MPP Yvan Baker presented a private memberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bill aimed at combating distracted walkers in the province â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right, not distracted drivers, but distracted walkers. The Phones Down, Heads Up At â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or zombie bill, as it is being called â&#x20AC;&#x201C; would impose fines for anyone caught using a cell phone or electronic device while crossing the street. But we have to wonder, is this really necessary? According to research done to support the bill, in the first nine months of this year, 25 pedestrians died on Toronto streets and last year, 43 pedestrians were hit and killed on city streets. According to Ontarioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief coroner, 11 out of 95 pedestrian deaths in 2010 involved people distracted by a cellphone or electronic device and aÂ 2015 Toronto Public Health report found inattentive pedestrians were 40 per cent more likely to be struck. So yes, this is a concern, but it still feels like something that is insignificant in the grand scheme of distracted activities related to electronic devices. It seems that this isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t only a concern in Ontario though; rising pedestrian deaths have prompted other jurisdictions to pass laws targeting distracted walking. Last month, Honolulu became the first U.S. city to ban people from texting or using digital devices while crossing roads and last February, the city of Montreal also called on the Quebec government to make it illegal for pedestrians to text while crossing intersections. We understand that this is a concern for many people, but it also seems that this type of law would be incredibly difficult to enforce. It is hard enough to enforce a distracted driving law and this bill seems to be asking police to man every intersection to enforce it. Furthermore, distracted drivers are putting multiple people at risk with their carelessness, while pedestrians crossing the street distractedly seem to be just putting themselves at risk. And shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t being potentially hit by a car be more of an incentive to stop that type of behaviour than a $50 fine? It is clear that a lot more needs to be considered before this bill goes any further and we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;zombie lawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; coming into effect anytime soon.

Let's celebrate Canada's progress thus far and strive for an even better future Dear editor, First and foremost,I believe in both freedom of speech and freedom of the press. The letter to the editor in the Nov. 8 edition of the Kingston Heritage ttitled "The last 150 years aren't as much worth celebrating as we think " is an example of both. That said, the opinion expressed by the writer,"that we live on stolen land, that there is nothing to love about Canada because Canada is synonymous with death and devastation", may have been shared by some 150 years ago. Our history, and that of many other nations, certainly had violence and discrimination that would appall us today, and we need to be aware of it. Present day Canada also isn't perfect, and tomorrow's Canada may not meet the standard of total perfection, but most of us, as citizens of one of the very best countries in the world, are ready to celebrate Canada's progress thus far and strive for an even better future. Andrew Thomas Kingston CLASSIFIEDEDITORIAL ADVERTISING SALES: EDITORIAL Sharon Russell - 613-688-1483 Managing Editor: ext. 201 Editor: Hollie Pratt-Campbell, Adrienne Barr - 613-623-6571 hpratt-campbell@theemc.ca Hollie Pratt-Campbell EDITORIAL: Ext. 201, Reporter: Mandy Marciniak, ext. 209 hpratt-campbell@metroland.com )NTERIM -ANAGING %DITOR 4HERESA &RITZ mmarciniak@theemc.ca 4HERESA FRITZ Reporter,METROLAND COM Kingston: Craig Bakay â&#x20AC;˘EDITOR: Bill Hutchins NEWS Mandy Marciniak, Ext. 209 Joe Morin mandymarciniak@metroland.com JOE MORIN METROLAND COM PRODUCTION Reporter, Frontenac: 613-258-3451 Production Supervisor: Rob Purvis, ext. 214 REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER: Tori Stafford, Ext. 202 rpurvis@perfprint.ca Emma Jackson tstafford@metroland.com Jennifer Palmer, ext. 210 EMMA JACKSON METROLAND COM Shannon Gray, ext. 206 POLITICAL REPORTER: PRODUCTION Laura Mueller Shannon Gray, Ext. 206 LAURA MUELLER METROLAND COM

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Jeff Scott THE COUNTRYSIDE VIEW Having grown up on a TransCanada Pipeline’s natural gas compressor station in northwestern Ontario, it is not surprising that I have taken a great interest in their Energy East pipeline project. Two years ago, they proposed to convert the oldest of their three pipelines to carry oil from the Alberta oilsands projects across 4,000 kilometres of the country to supply oil refineries in Montreal, Quebec City and Saint John. This would be a great national project to utilize an unused pipeline to transport Canadian oil to Canadian oil refineries. The company started an environmental review of the project, but came up against opposition from environmentalists, native bands and municipal governments along the route. The first concern was the potential for a catastrophic oil spill from a 60-year-old pipe, and the second was for the 30 million tonnes per year of carbon dioxide that would come from the use of this oil. TransCanada cancelled the project last month, citing lack of support. Quebec claims that they would be getting all of the risk with little benefit from the pipeline. Alberta countered that Quebec didn’t mind getting billions of dollars’ worth of transfer payments created by this same

oil. Recriminations came from all sides for the loss of a $15.7 billion dollar project that would not only keep eastern refineries open, but also would keep the Alberta oil industry going. But this is not the actual reason for the cancelling of the project. It is pure economics caused by three factors outside of Canada’s control. The oil industry is a global industry. It deals with oil coming from the ground in the desert, in the arctic, under the sea, in oilsands deposits, and under shale rock. Technology to extract oil from difficult terrain has steadily improved with deep sea platforms, oilsands extraction and, most recently, fracking. It is this last method of extracting oil from previously depleted oilfields that has become one of the first reasons for TransCanada’s decision. West Texas oilfields are now producing oil again, and they have been so successful that they have increased the oil pumped out of the ground from one million barrels per day to two million in just ten years. This oil has glutted the North American market, keeping oil prices down to $50 per barrel. The Alberta oilsands can barely make money at this price, which is why the output projections have dropped from five million barrels per day to 3.7 million by 2030. This is why new projects in the oilsands have been mothballed and any expansions have been put on hold. There just won’t be enough oil being produced and therefore not enough oil to ship down a pipeline to make a profit. The lithium ion battery has changed the future of oil dramatically. The electrical storage of these batteries has increased significantly

in the last decade. A car can now be expected to travel at least 300 kilometres on a charge, and that will soon be increased to 1,000 kilometres. It is very seldom that someone will be travelling farther than that in a day and in fact, most cars live a dog`s life being driven only to work and to shop. Most often, they sit in a parking space unused. The price of a battery for a car has also changed dramatically, with a decrease from $33,000 to $5,000 in just 10 years. Cars and trucks use most of the oil that comes out of the ground, and when electric cars become more prevalent, there will be far less need for oil. Why would a pipeline company want to invest in transporting oil when oil demand is going to steadily drop? An interesting comparison is the use of coal, which was the fuel of the 19th century for trains. They did not stop using coal because they ran out of it, but because it was dirty, inconvenient and expensive to operate as a fuel. Diesel fuel was far more convenient, cleaner and easier to operate than coal steam engines, therefore coal was abandoned as a vehicle fuel. Well now the same thing is happening to gasoline. Electric vehicles do not produce carbon dioxide and pollutants, they are more convenient because you don`t have to take them to a gas station and they are cheaper to operate since they do not have radiators, transmissions, oil reservoirs or starters. These are the factors that are going to doom the oil industry. China is quickly and dramatically taking to electric cars. They will be producing one million electric cars next year and they expect to be making seven million per year by 2025. They have incredible incentives to

adopt electric cars. The air pollution in Chinese cities is absolutely appalling. The best way to deal with this is to replace the internal combustion engine and the use of gasoline. China imports its oil, which means that huge amounts of money are leaving their country to buy from foreign markets. This also leaves them at the mercy of foreign powers that can easily cut off their energy supply, which makes them very vulnerable. The cities of Shanghai, Guangzhou and Tianjin are next to the ocean on very low flat land. Global warming from the burning of oil is increasing the ocean levels and a rise of just two metres would wipe these cities out and displace 93 million people. They have little experience in making vehicles and as such import most of their vehicles from Europe and North America. If they develop their own home grown electric vehicles, they can effectively block foreign vehicles from their market. This is why the large car companies are now scrambling to make electric cars. China therefore has no love for oil. The implications for TransCanada Pipelines is that there will be a lot of Middle Eastern oil on the market, which will end up flooding into eastern Canada, making a pipeline unnecessary. TransCanada would be far better off building 8,000 wind turbines with their $15.7 billion. At least they would know that they had a market for what they produced. And … they should not let Canadians blame each other for a decision that they have made based on economics and not because they caved to concerns and opposition.

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Residents gather to fi ght ‘tower power’ in downtown are tol condo at 223 Princess Street, Homestead’s twin apartments on lower Queen Street and its seven storey condominium at the Rideau A grassroots movement appears deter- Marina, Jay Patry’s 20-floor tower on the formined to stop “high rise threats” in the down- mer Marine Museum property, and as many as three 25 storey buildings on the federallytown area. “The forces are fighting. This is like Game owned Kingston Penitentiary site. “Here we are with all these proposals that of Thrones,” said local activist Vicki Schmolare not in keeping with the Official Plan, not in ka. Despite the colourful analogy, Schmolka keeping with the zoning and not good for the says community frustration is no game for city. So people are going to fight back. I think the more than 125 people who gathered for a that’s the message of the evening,” Schmolka meeting hosted by four community groups – explained. The IN8 and Homestead projects have been dubbed ‘Towers, Taxes, Tactics’ - at The Spire appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board on Nov. 6. A handful of proposed residential develop- (OMB). Former Kingston mayor Helen Cooper, ment applications were singled out for public criticism based on concerns that they are out who once chaired the OMB, talked about the of scale with municipal policies and neigh- “jaw dropping” height of some of the buildings, especially the two Homestead towers bourhoods. The projects include IN8’s 16-storey Capi- planned on parking lots in the area of Queen BY BILL HUTCHINS

and King Streets. “The development renderings always give us the view of a passing seagull and always in the summer,” she observed. Cooper spoke about the importance of having a walkable city, and decried the “blank walls” and “wind tunnels” that some of the new projects represent. “It’ll be the death knell of Queen Street,” she explained of the Homestead and IN8 high rises adjacent to sidewalks.

With an almost-stagnant population growth of just one per cent from 2011 to 2016, according to the recent Census, Cooper also questioned who is supposed to live in the buildings. “What the hell is going on? Where are these people supposed to be coming from?” Continued on page 19

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tion (KEDCO) and local dignitaries joined the Canada Royal Milk team for the ceremony, where firecrackers The construction of the Feihe were lit – the noise from firecrackInternational manufacturing plant ers is “believed to awaken guardian here in Kingston has officially be- spirits who are the custodians of good health, good fortune and prosgun. The management team of Can- perity,” in Chinese culture, accordada Royal Milk, Feihe’s Canadian ing to a release from KEDCO. Following the ceremony, those corporation, held a small, intimate ceremony at the approximately from Canada Royal Milk, KEDCO, 40-acre property in the Cataraqui The City of Kingston, and the enEstates Business Park in Kings- gineering and construction firms ton’s west end on Friday, Nov. 10. associated with the build came toRepresentatives from the Kingston gether at Innovation Park for an inEconomic Development Corpora- formal meet and greet.

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posed for photos with his new colleagues. “This manufacturing facility represents a huge investment in our community and will result in the creation of hundreds of jobs,” Paterson said in the release from KEDCO. “It is great news for Kingston, which is why I am so excited to see that construction for the Canada Royal Milk (a division of Feihe International) plant is underway.” The ground breaking at the Feihe International site marks the beginning of the construction of what will be one of the most technologi-

cally advanced infant formula manufacturing facilities in the world, KEDCO said. Feihe announced the selection of Kingston as the site for its Canadian infant formula manufacturing facility in December of 2016. The approximately 300,000 square foot processing plant represents a $225 million investment, and will result in approximately 200 new jobs when the plant begins operations. The facility is scheduled to be complete within two years, and will run two separate production lines for cow and goat dairy infant formula production.

Representatives from Canada Royal Milk, Feihe International's Canadian corporation, met with local dignitaries and representatives from the Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO) at a celebration following the ground breaking ceremony for Feihe's new Canadian manufacturing facility here in Kingston on Friday, Nov. 10. (L to R) Hongchun Li and Yunlong Gao of Canada Royal Milk, Kingston Mayor Bryan Paterson, Judith Pineault, KEDCO board member, and Justin Zhou, Canada Royal Milk.

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Despite a lot of discussion both on the island and the mainland, the fact that Wolfe Island will have 24/7 ambulance service 365 days a year beginning January of 2018 is “old news.” “This decision was made by [County] Council in the fall of 2015, so this is not new,” said Paul Charbonneau, chief of Frontenac Paramedic Services, which took

over the formerly volunteer-run ambulance service on Wolfe Island beginning in 2016. “There’s been a lot of uproar on the island lately about the fact that their ambulance is not staffed all the time,” Charbonneau continued. “Well, I’m sorry. Council made a direction, and I follow council’s direction.” That direction was the result of the decision made in late 2015 to have Frontenac Paramedic Services take over Wolfe Island’s vol-

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Station. That way, a Paramedic from “off-island” accepts a whole shift and gets paid salary for eight hours of a day. For the remaining 16 hours, the paramedic is on ‘standby’ (or ‘on call’) in The Cottage, Charbonneau explained, and, should that paramedic get called out, they receive four hours of pay at time and a half. “That’s the staffing model,” he said. “Our on-site response time is two minutes or less, and our oncall response time is 10 minutes or less.” So, although nothing has actually changed in terms of the plan for paramedic staffing on Wolfe Island, it is true that the island will have an on staff Frontenac paramedic all day, every day – either on site or on standby – beginning on January 1 of next year.

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residents, the economy, recreation and tourism. I am absolutely delighted to bring you this news and to see the continued expansion of infrastructure in our region.” A surprise announcement that the federal government will contribute one third of the cost of the ferries up to “as much $30 million” came from MP Mark Gerretsen. “The Wolfe Island ferry brings so many to people to and from Kingston as well as a huge tourism component. This announcement today is in line with what the Canadian government is doing, rebuilding the infrastructure in our county where it can be done and supporting our provinces and municipalities”. “This is a fantastic announcement. How do we build sustainability? This is exactly how it should be done,’ said MP Mike Bossio at the closing of the meeting. He added “Wonderful for Amherst, a wonderful community and the whole region. “ Damen’s Leo Postma commented that the ferry design work will be done in the Netherlands, with construction in Romania at Galati, on the Danube. The new WI ferry will sail on her own keel down through the Black Sea to Canada, while the smaller Amherst ferry would be transported on a heavy keel ship. “We have built many ships for Canada”, he added. Later, Frontenac Islands Mayor Denis Doyle talked at length about the years that led up to this day. “This is indeed a great milestone and I am very pleased that our new 75-car ferry has finally been ordered.“ The mayor had high praise for the many people, both on council and private citizens, who had lobbied the province very hard for over 20 years to provide improved transportation to Wolfe Island. “ I would like to thank them for their efforts to convince the province we needed improvements, as well as MTO’s Kathy Moore and her staff, who patiently listened to our lobbying

and for their participation in many meetings on our behalf held over the years with MTO ministers.” Doyle referred to a meeting with Senior MTO staff in 2007 by organized by then Mayor Jim Vanden Hoek where it was agreed that a full Environmental Assessment was needed, and they were then asked to support the outcome of this time expensive process. “Many options including a bridge from Wolfe to Howe and onto Kingston were fully explored along with many other ferry and bridge solutions, and, the 2011 EA Planning report recommended a new 75-car ferry operating year round to be supplemented by the Wolfe Islander III in the late spring, summer and early fall busy periods.” Mayor Doyle acknowledged that not all residents support this solution. “But it certainly goes a long way to solve our transportation problems for many years to come, and now that the ferry is ordered, I hope that everyone will get behind this project. Council will continue to stay close to MTO’s ongoing work on this project. (docks, roads, amenities).” he concluded Coming Events: Lunch Bunch. Nov. 15, 11:30 a.m. WI United Church ”Peru &amp; Bolivia” VON Exercise for older adults Wednesdays and Fridays 1-2 p.m. at St. Margaret’s Hall WI’s Anglican ‘Old Fashioned Turkey Dinner’, St Margaret’s Hall, Sat. Nov. 18. 4:30 p.m.-7 p.m. WI’s Christmas Craft Market Sunday, Nov. 26, WI Fire Hall, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. WI Christmas Parade, Dec. 9 at 1 p.m. And November is Fall Prevention Month, so be careful.

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For the past 20 years, H’art Centre in Kingston has been helping people with disabilities study and produce works of art, and on Nov. 18, some of those works of art will be on display for a very special show. “It is so amazing to have all of their work on display for this anniversary,” said Katherine Porter, executive director and creator of H’art Centre. “This is an important milestone for all of us to celebrate and I am happy to do it with them too.” The show, entitled Lessons Learned and Loved, will offer works of art done by students at the centre that reflect what 20 years of the centre means to them. That art will also be complemented by pieces

of art done by Porter herself. “I think that is really special and for me it is an honour because it is wonderful to see that they have matured that much and it is wonderful for me to have learned from them too,” she said. “These paintings are the end product and responses to how I have applied my life for the past 20 years, and thanks to them I have learned so much. They are my teachers too.” Some have chosen to paint themselves as performers in their pieces and others have chosen to do self-portraits, but all of the art is positive and colourful and Porter hopes that come across. “My paintings are all about joy and I don’t think I could ever do an unhappy painting about my time here,” she said.

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Even though Homestead has offered to reduce the apartment building heights to 17 and 19 fl oors for its lower Queen Street buildings, it has appealed to the OMB based on keeping the original 21-storey heights, the meeting heard. Most residents say they are frustrated over the sheer scale of development that’s being proposed and the perceived lack of political will to stop developers from asking to exceed the height and density rules in the city’s zoning bylaws and Official Plan. “We have to identify the councillors that need replacing,” said Gavin Anderson, one of many speakers who offered strategies to fight back. Others talked about targeting politicians in the upcoming elections; both provincial and municipal elections are set for 2018. Other strategies to emerge during the two hour meeting are to lobby councillors and city staff through phone calls and emails, attend council and planning committee meetings and hire experts to help fi ght the projects.

Dr. Poh-Gek Forkert, who led a community campaign against Waste Management to successfully stop the Richmond landfill expansion in Napanee a decade ago, urged high rise critics to be “persistent and tenacious” when it comes to lobbying politicians. She told the audience to get all the information they can. “Be sure you know the reasons why you’re engaged in the fight.” Cooper, who served as Kingston’s first female mayor from 1988 to 1993, offered some advice of her own. She says opponents need to convince decision-makers that the pedestrian view and impact from the ground level is most important. “The debate that it’s out of scale and ugly is not going to get very far.” Other former council members were also at the meeting including Schmolka, Beth Pater and Pat Hodge. “We’ve got to continue. We’ve got to keep up the fight,” said Hodge. A donation bag was passed around at the gathering to collect money in support of the grassroots campaign to fi ght the height of the Capitol condo, which will be the focus of an OMB hearing in March. Residents were also encouraged to buy “Stop the Tower” posters, opposing the Patry waterfront building, to display in their windows.

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The secret’s out: Concord Floral packs an emotional punch. The play, Theatre Kingston’s current production, runs at the Isabel Studio Theatre through Nov. 26. Concord Floral, written by Jordan Tannahill, is the name of a one million-square foot abandoned greenhouse. It’s a teen hangout. But there’s something hidden, a secret. Once the teens go searching for answers, a series of events, including phone calls from the grave, come into play, and the teens can’t stop the process. As the play opens, we meet Grade 12 students in September of their final year of high school. They’re in Concord Floral, a space where they can party, experiment, feel free to do what they want. But things change. “Two of the girls discover something that triggers memories,” said Greg Wanless, the play’s director. “They were all part of serious bullying in Grade 9. They tried to forget it over their years in high school. A couple of the girls were at the centre of it. The other seven saw it happen.

They didn’t participate, but they did nothing to prevent it. All of them become more and more haunted by what we’ll call the plague.” “The plague” is an allusion to Giovanni Boccaccio’s 14th century The Decameron, which Concord Floral re-imagines. In The Decameron, ten people—seven young women and three young men—deal with a mysterious plague they bring upon themselves. “In Concord Floral, we have 10 stories from 10 perspectives,” said Wanless. “It’s loosely based on The Decameron to structure the 10 scenes. The performers are acting on two different levels. They are acting as students who experienced this and also as students recounting this three years later for the audience. Two of the characters in the show are the bullies. One of them, Nearly Wild, played by Naseem Loloie, who is also an assistant director, served as the ringleader in Grade 9. “Nearly Wild was an instigator and the one who pushes the bulling event to cross the line,” said Wanless. Loloie, referred to by Wanless as anything but a bully in real-life, has an interesting role to play in Concord Floral as she performs as Nearly Wild. “The important point is to get into the head of the character,” said Loloie. “She has a goal and I have to

make sure I’m on the same page as her.” She said that the character Nearly Wild has reasons for what she does. “I feel bad for her,” said Loloie. “I don’t agree with what she did, but she’s not being awful just to be awful. She has her own demons. Everybody in high school wants to establish themselves. It’s intensified in the digital age—the wanting to belong, be liked and be powerful. This is a character who is deeply insecure in the heart of her life.” Exercising power over a new student allows Nearly Wild to feel more secure in her own position. Wanless explained that Concord Floral deals with bullying issues prevalent throughout society, where it’s found at the highest level of politics as well as in high school and at the micro-relationship level. Condord Floral’s been on Theatre Kingston’s radar for a couple of years. “The play has a fascinating narrative structure,” said Wanless. “Actors break the fourth wall all the time in the show. Even during a scene they’ll narrate what they are thinking to the audience. Theatre Kingston wants to do relevant work with very high standards, and this play does that.” Jaedie Sanson, the other assistant director, said when she read the script, she was immediately interest-

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ed in directing the show. “What struck me most about it was the structure and suspense,” she said. “It’s so high school. It’s so my high school. It’s the high school experience so many of us have and don’t talk about, and we especially don’t tell our parents. It would really scare them. I did talk with my parents about the show and they said it was one of the bigger pills to swallow. Even though they did crazy things in high school, the digital age has changed everything.” Sanson explained that teenagers have no filter in what they say. “They don’t realize what they should and should not say. I felt like I was listening to myself at that age. I’m only 21 now, but there’s enough distance to look more critically than when I was 17 or 18.” She said as assistant director, it’s been fascinating to work with two actors playing two different versions of the same character. “Hearing them chat in rehearsals about the role and then seeing it play out on stage, it’s like having eureka moments,” said Sanson. “I was lucky enough to go to a high school where there wasn’t a lot of bullying. But sometimes we all have nasty things that go on in our heads. I look at the bullies in the show and look at why someone would do something nasty to some-

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MOVIE: Thor: Ragnarok STARRING: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Tessa Thompson, Mark Ruffalo, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum and Cate Blanchett DIRECTOR: Taika Waititi RATING: PG There's a late 70s early 80s sci-fi vibe running through Thor: Ragnarok. It's in the music, the look and the style of the movie, and as someone who grew

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At the age of 20, many people aren’t thinking about Alzheimer’s disease or dementia; but, for Liam Murray, defencemen for the Kingston Frontenacs, the disease is a real concern. “My grandfather was diagnosed with dementia and then Alzheimer’s four years ago at the age of 68,” he explained. “It was pretty early and it wasn’t something we saw coming. We weren’t prepared for it and it has been hard.” For Murray, his grandfather was always someone he looked up to. He has fond memories of living with his grandparents for a period of time with his brother and father growing up. “My grandparents became my parental figures,” he said. “My grandfather is probably the most amazing man that I have ever known — and even after moving out, the support was still there, and he would take me to hockey practices and games.” He remembers the early signs of dementia that occurred with his grandfather. “It was little things like forgetting to stop at a stop sign or forgetting the name of the hockey team I’m playing for,” he said. “Those are things you may acquaint to old age, but today, 68

isn’t that old and that is what raised red flags for us.” After his grandfather’s diagnosis, Murray and his family tried to keep things as normal as possible; but, in the past eight months, the disease has gotten worse. When Murray returned home to Ottawa in April, his grandfather had regressed to the point of needing to be in a care home full time and their relationship changed. “When I go visit, I try to have normal conversation with him. It is onesided, and he doesn’t have much to say, but we are really just holding on to who he was and supporting him.” In an effort to do more, Murray started thinking about contributing locally in Kingston. He was recently named youth ambassador for the Alzheimer Society for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington. With this new appointment, Murray is launching an awareness campaign for the month of November called Liam Murray Remembers, in honour of his grandfather. “I am going to be dropping into their programs and chatting with the clients about whatever they want to talk about,” he explained. Murray did just that for the first time on Nov. 7. He was happy to inter-

act with members of the men’s dropin program that meets twice a month. “I loved hanging out with my grandfather and this is like that,” he said. “It is a bit of a blast from the past and a bit emotional, too. They are in the early stages and they are very much with it. It’s awesome to talk to them about hockey and life in general.” The drop-in programs are designed to help clients deal with isolation, as well as provide them with an outlet to socialize and talk to other community members who are dealing with similar issues. Murray hopes that his presence will help them, too. “It is something my grandfather never did and I think he really would have enjoyed it,” he said. “It really creates a community for them and I think that is really important.” In addition to the drop-ins, the Frontenacs, with the help of Findlay Foods, will also be giving away two tickets to each home game this season for clients and families affected by Alzheimer’s. “Hopefully, it can give caregivers a night off and allow clients to just enjoy themselves,” said Murray. He also hopes to visit high schools to talk about Alzheimer’s with a younger generation and help others

Liam Murray (second from left) is a defenceman with the Kingston Frontenacs. He is also the new youth ambassador for the Alzheimer's Society for KFL&A and was part of the society's drop-in program for men on Nov. 7. Mandy Marciniak/Metroland who are in a similar situation to his. “I think my generation doesn’t really talk about this so much and it is something that I feel needs more recognition,” he said. Overall, Murray hopes that he can simply raise awareness about the disease over the coming months. “It is really important to help both those who have been diagnosed and

the families that are affected by that diagnosis,” he said. “If I can do that for my grandfather, I’ll be happy.” Any group interested in having a workshop at their school or place of work, and having Liam attend as the youth ambassador, can call the Alzheimer Society of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington at 613-544-3078.

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floors were always cold and drafty. Aunt Bertha, our next door neighbour showed Mother how to make simple felt slippers, which were really only two pieces of felt held together with blanket-stitching, but helped a little to keep our feet warm. But when we sat around the old pine table at night, we each had our own cushion to put under our feet as well. Father, of course, never complained about the cold house. At night he sat in the rocking chair by the stove, with his feet on the oven door. His long combination underwear served as his pyjamas, and hand-knit sox from Mrs. Beam left his feet only when Mother forcibly removed them from his feet to add them to the Monday wash. When the serious blasts of winter finally came to Northcote, the pine table, which at other times sat in front of the window looking out to the grape arbour, was moved out from that wall, more into the middle of the kitchen when we had our meals, or after supper when we sat around it involved in the amusements that helped us wile away the time before we climbed the stairs for bed. The kitchen, the biggest room in the house, would be as warm as toast in the evening. I knew before he went to bed, Father would stoke the Findlay Oval, wait for it to catch so we wouldn’t have a flu fire, and as winter closed in around us, everything that could be done, had been done to help us through the long and bitterly cold winters of Renfrew county. Interested in an electronic version of Mary’s books? Go to https://www.smashwords.com and type MaryRCook for e-book purchase details, or if you would like a hard copy, please contact Mary at wick2@sympatico.ca.

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Drew Mayhew - Sales Representative drew@theagents.ca | 613.929.3739

263 Ontario Street Kingston, Ontario K7K 2X5

Nick Kirkpatrick - Sales Representative nick@theagents.ca | 613.329.8290

Each Office Independently Owned and Operated

31 DAVEY CRES, AMHERSTVIEW

23 LITTLEFIELD RD, AMHERSTVIEW

6 RIVERSIDE DR

704 PORTSMOUTH AVE Open House Sun 1-3pm

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MLS#14605536 $449,900 2+2 BEDS

3 BATHS

3 BEDS

1.5 BATHS

3 BEDS

2.5 BATHS

MLS#15605330 $764, 900 3+2 BEDS

5 BATHS

NEW LISTINGS

Being Built As We Speak! 2 Beds & 2 Baths The 1715 sqft timber frame inspired Newport model by Bellefield Custom Homes is almost done. Located in Baxter North, Kingston’s newest exclusive loction!

The Bell

Difference

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Engineered wide plank hardwood

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High end custom maple cabinetry with granite countertops

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Tray and coffered ceilings

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Large triple pane casement windows throughout

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Zero transition tiled glass shower and freestanding bathtub

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Natural gas

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Energy Star High

eplace with wood mantle homes

For more information visit

eldcustomhomes.com Quality. Craftsmanship. Character.

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Kingston Homefinder.ca - Wednesday, November 15, 2017