What Is Retinol?
This is one of my most asked questions about anti – ageing ingredients. Retinol is the #1 dermatologist-recommended agefighting ingredient. A derivative of vitamin A, retinol reduces the appearance of fine lines and deep wrinkles to improve the look of collagen-depleted skin and helps with cell renewal. RoC® skincare has been developing innovative antiaging formulas for over 50 years and was the first to patent a retinol formula in the U.S. The RoC® brand continues its dedication to providing expert skincare with advanced moisturizers, serums and treatments to help diminish visible signs of aging, so women can be their most beautiful every day As you age, your skin’s ability to renew itself gradually slows down. Skin loses its elasticity and wrinkles become more evident. RoC®Retinol formula works deep within the skin’s surface to reduce the visible signs of aging, including fine lines and wrinkles. Retinol A also helps to even out skin tones from sun damage. This said Retinol A can also make you more photo sensitive so you must wear a good sunscreen. Sherry Chaput Cosmetic Manager Shoppers Drug Mart Thousand Islands Mall
FROM OUR PUBLISHER
Welcome to the August edition of YOUR KnowBrockville, Brockville’s only locally owned newspaper! This month KnowBrockville had the opportunity to celebrate our 2nd anniversary and we want to thank the 300 plus readers that showed up for our anniversary party. We wouldalso ike to send a hhuge THANK YOU to Troy and the entire team at Eastside Mario’s Brockville first for allowing us to use their parking lot, second for helping out and third for being our great friends. If you have a chance to visit Eastside Mario’s please help us show our appreciation to Troy and his staff. In an industry it is hard for businesses to survive and this is no more true than in the media industry. The media market in the Brockville has multiple players which makes the road a little more bumpier but we would like to thank our readers who pick up our newspapers each and every month and our great advertisers that support our great 100% locally owned and operated newspaper. We are proud to be 100% locally owned. What does it mean to be locally owned, it means that you employ locally, 100% of your revenues stay in the local economy and you spend these revenues in our city and we are proud to state we do all of these. So no matter who says they are locally owned we all must question them if they do not employ all of their employees locally. For Brockville to have a surviving and vibrant economy we must support our locally owned businesses first. Tim Sharpe Owner/Publisher contact@knowbrockville.com (613)803-08222
2014 Brockville Ribfest
The Brockville Ribfest which was held from August 7 - 10 had another successful year. Thousands made the trek down to Hardy Park in Brockville to grab their ribs, pulled pork or any of their favorites. Photos by KnowBrockville Photographer Martha Moon
Lift For Kids Sake Was has become an annual event at ribfest is the Lift 4 Kids Sake. This is an event where local strong men and women compete in weight lifting competitions and the money raised goes to the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Leeds Grenville. Judos to all those who participated. Please feel free to tag yourself in our photos! Photos by KnowBrockville Photographer Martha Moon.
Captain George’s Fish & Chips held their Grand Opening on August 12th. The beautifully decorated restaurant matches the delicious meals that they serve. They are located at 241 Park Street in Brockville and invite you to come on down and give them a taste.
On August 9th therre was a disc dog demonstration held at Thousand Islands Secondary School. The event was a fundraiser for I Am Alive Dog Rescue, funds will allow them to save more dogs from high kill pounds.
Tribute to a Fallen Friend - By Leigh Bursey
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www.highway29auto.com 3014 County road 29, Northgate Plaza, Unit: 3, Brockville Another talented and thoughtful young man has passed away in Brockville, and way before his time. Each time our community loses a young person to tragedy, all of us suffer. We miss out on his contributions to his community, the indelible impact that his life would have continued to have on those around him. And in this case, his artwork also. Jesse Major was a gifted songwriter, and a veteran hip hop performer, with high ambitions. I shared the stage with him more times than I can count, and was always impressed by his wit, his courage, and his natural abilities to tell a story. His warm personality, thoughtful commentary, and insatiable desire to provide a better life for his daughter make this tragedy monumental, even if it isn’t a rare occurrence in our community anymore. We have lost too many young lives in this community, and each time we do, a piece of our city bleeds out, leaving holes and damage to the arteries that make this place vibrant. Jesse, a.k.a. Natural Selection (his hip hop stage name) faced down roadblocks, demons, and challenges every day, and what makes this circumstance so heart-breaking is that had Nat Select been able to break the glass ceiling as an independent, budding musician, many of the challenges he faced could have been more easily mitigated. Everyone is famous in a small town, and his humorous musical bars of subtle discretion are what I will remember most of all. As we mourn this loss like so many others in our city, let`s also vow to honour these memories for the light that they offered, and do our best to showcase that light any way we can, including encouraging more of our youth to follow their dreams. Jesse was a proud ambassador of the 613 area-code, and a talent unparalleled by many of his colleagues. Jesse was not always the number one local face for hip hop, but when he was on mark and onstage, he was untouchable. On Friday, August 29th, join Concrete Angel Promotions and Motormouth Entertainment as we pay tribute to Jesse at a special Natural Selection Tribute Concert, taking place at the Brockville Memorial Centre between 6pm and 11pm. Donations will be collected at the door, and throughout the evening. All money raised will benefit his daughter Jada, and will be put towards an education fund. Jesse was my friend. Despite any obstacles or shortcomings, he is and always will be irreplaceable, and is just one more gigantic example of talent worth celebrating.
KnowBrockville was invited by the Muslim Community Brockville to attend their Eid Festival event (Islamic Religious Festival followed by month of Ramadan) which was held at the Holiday Inn Express on July 28th. It was a chance for the local Muslim Community to celebrate with food etc. after completing Ramadan. Photos by KnowBrockville Photographer Martha Moon
2014 Edition of the Piggy Run
Brockville Road Runners Club held their 3rd Annual Piggy Run 1K and 5K this morning to support Big Brothers Big Sisters of Leeds & Grenville. Runners in the 1K started at 9:00 a.m. and the 5K at 9:15 a.m. There were approximately 60 1k runners and 175 in the 5k. To date the running club has raised $3000 for BBBS! Photos by KnowBrockville Photographer Martha Moon
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FINAL WEEK!
OPENS SATURDAY! “ Director Ashlie Corcoran creates a production that fairly
crackles with life”
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KINGSTON WHIG STANDARD Alison Deon, The Importance of Being Earnest, 2014. Photo by Jay Kopinski.
Photo of Hardee T. Lineham by James Heaslip, provided by Theatre Smash.
THE IMPORTANCE OF
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JUL 25 - AUG 23
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THE UGLY ONE
AUG 15 - SEP 20
Two playboys lead double lives to escape the humdrum of polite society. But when they both start using the same alias of ‘‘Ernest’’ to woo different ladies, hilarious chaos erupts! Complete with a flurry of mistaken identities, witty banter and cucumber sandwiches, this scintillating comedy will have you laughing out loud!
When an unspeakably ugly man turns to plastic surgery, his life changes overnight; women lust after him and men want to be him. But this dream soon becomes a nightmare when his surgeon begins to offer the same face to anyone who will pay.
Deck Chats
Two Dora Mavor Moore Awards (Outstanding Production & Set Design), also nominated for Outstanding Direction, Costume Design, Sound Design, Lighting Design (2012) and Outstanding Set, Sound and Ensemble (2014) Credited in the Globe and Mail Top 11 of 2011 list
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Join us on the beautiful Davies Deck of the Springer Theatre for a chat with the artists from the production. Deck Chats begin 1 hour prior to Wednesday matinees and Thursday evening performances from June to September.
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Automotion 2014 Edition
The 2014 edition of Automotion took place on Sunday August 3 on Blockhouse Island in Brockville. Automotion is a great event put on by TISMA and automotive club and allows car lovers to get up and personal with many of these great vehicles. Photos by KnowBrockville Photographer Martha Moon.
Mint Wellness Celebrates 1 year
Mint Wellness Spa celebrated their 1 year anniversary on July 31. There were many guests on hand to help celebrated including Leigh Bursey and Mayor David Henderson. The spa looks great and the team are always expanding the line of services that they offer. If you are looking tobe pampered then give Mint Wellness a call. You can also visit their website at www.mintwellness.ca. Photos by KnowBrockville Photographer Martha Moon
Happy 2nd Birthday KnowBrockville
We had an amazing turnout of about 300+ people for our 2nd Anniversary party. The party was hosted in the parking lot of East Side Mario’s Brockville and many thanks to Troy and his entire team. We would also like to thank the Kemptville Legion Pipes & Drums for volunteering to coming, the many race cars that showed up we had planned for 3 and a total of 7 showed up. Thanks to the Brockville Ghostbusters for being onsite. Many thanks to Brockville Wellness Registered MassageTherapy for giving FREE massages and I am sure there are many thanking you to as we saw the line up for you that was steady. Thanks to Mika Olt, Mika’s Mom, Sharon Harris and the I Am Alive Dog Rescue gang for being on hand and helping with the face painting and pie throwing. A very special thanks to my great friends Leigh Bursey (for volunteering to have pies thrown at him) and Sam Crosby for volunteering to help with the face painting. Thanks to MP Gord Brown for making the trip from Merrickville after opening Canal Days to attend our anniversary and presenting us with a great certificate. And finally would like to thank my employees Gabby Decoste (Photographer), Tammy and my great partner all for helping out today and making it a great success. The biggest thanks goes to the hundreds of KnowBrockville followers that showed up to show their support and wishing us many more years. Photos by KnowBrockville Photographer Gabby Decoste
SMALL BUSINESS FEATURE - CAPTAIN GEORGE’S
Today we have many choices for dining and many different cuisines; one of my favorite meals when I eat out is fish and chips. Now there are many different versions of fish and each restaurant you visit has their own version. As a true fish and chip connoisseur I know good fish and chips and my selection in Brockville is a new restaurant that just opened. Captain George’s Fish & Chips located at 241 Park Street (Inside Cowan’s Dairy building) serves up original English style fish & chips and take my word for it when I say they are to die for! Recently, I had the opportunity to meet George the founder of Captain George’s and he told me some of his story. George talked about serving on the cruise ship Laconia during World War 2. The Laconia was carrying some 2,732 crew, passengers, soldiers and POWs, was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-156 off the coast of West Africa. George was one of the survivors however, there were 115 individuals lost in the sinking. George recalled eating true Fish & Chips in Britain and he knew he wanted to bring this great fish & chip taste to Canada.
So in 1991 the first Captain George’s opened in Oshawa. Captain George’s currently has 26 locations throughout Ontario including the newest opened in Brockville opened in Brockville by owners, Surinder and Kuljit Gill. Captain George’s specializes in authentic English style fish & chips, including: halibut, cod, and haddock. You can also have your fish grilled if that’s how you prefer it. In addition to their award winning fish & chips, they also offer a wide variety of freshly prepared items such as hamburgers made from a special beef grind by the Cutting Edge Meat Shop, souvlaki, gyros, soups, salads, shrimp, clams, scallops and more. Captain George’s prides itself on providing the absolute best value and quality of food and service. As a local small business owner I like to support our advertisers and we had the chance to eat at Captain George’s and it was delicious. The restaurant opens daily at 11am which makes it great to grab your lunch and you will not be disappointed.