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L’ORIGNAL – United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) mayors recently agreed that the levy increase for the 2021 counties budget should be kept at one per cent.

At the October 14 Committee of the Whole meeting, UCPR Treasurer Valérie Parisien presented the preliminary budget. She identified that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the food hub project, and the new Prescott and Russell Residence are the three major, ongoing financial obligations the UCPR has in 2021. The tender process for the new residence is to be completed at the end of October and the general contractor selected before the end of 2020 with construction to begin in 2021 at the site on Spence Avenue in Hawkesbury.

Several road projects are part of the UCPR’s priorities for 2021.

Parisien explained that unforeseen repercussions of the pandemic, and an increase in the amount of social services financing the counties will have to provide due to cuts in external funding will be challenges in the year ahead.

According to Parisien’s report, a one per cent increase—or decrease of the county tax rate is equal to $475,000 in revenue or loss. She explained that the one per cent increase equals an additional $4.00 per $100,000 of assessment value and $11.00 per the $272,538 average assessment value of a house in Prescott and Russell.

The preliminary budget did not include an increase in the per diem the UCPR provides to subsidized residents of hostel accommodations, consideration of additional COVID-19-related expenses, any increase to the county share of funding for the Eastern Ontario Health Unit, transfers to a reserve fund for future widening of County Road 17,

or revenue from when UCPR ambulances respond to calls in Ottawa or Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry.

As a response to Parisien’s budget presentation, the mayors commented with a consistent recommendation to keep the tax levy increase at one per cent, especially due to the financial uncertainty many UCPR residents are facing due to the pandemic. At the time of the presentation, the increase was 1.39 per cent.

“A lot of people have been affected,” said Alfred and Plantagenet Mayor Stéphane Sarrazin.

Property values are higher in western communities in Prescott-Russell La Nation Mayor François StAmour commented that property values are higher in the western communities of the UCPR which means taxpayers there would face higher taxes due to an increase in the county levy. He suggested the increase be limited to one per cent.

“One per cent is the maximum,” said Champlain Township Mayor Normand Riopel.

In a separate interview, Riopel noted that the tax base is always based on residential properties, but he said it is important to consider industrial and commercial properties due to their tax burden as well.

East Hawkesbury Mayor Robert Kirby said on October 14 that one per cent was reasonable due to the pandemic conditions.

The Finance Department will re-evaluate the preliminary budget and make changes to comply with the mayors’ one per cent directive.

Revisions are being presented to UCPR council on October 28, the final edition will be presented on November 10, and the budget will be officially adopted by council on November 25.

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Hawkesbury council leaves it up to residents to follow health unit recommendations on Halloween JAMES MORGAN Review contributor

HAWKESBURY – Hawkesbury council held a special meeting on October 23 to discuss if it should discourage trick-or-treating on the town’s streets on Halloween night. The consensus was that allowing—or not allowing trick-ortreating is not for town council to decide.

The Eastern Ontario Health Unit has recommended against trick-or-treating in communities under its jurisdiction this Halloween and has suggested families and communities have alternative activities at home or online.

Interim Chief Administrative officer Dominique Dussault noted that Hawkesbury’s location on the provincial boundary could send some trick-ortreating traffic into Québec because the

EOHU has recommended people do not go door-to-door and that the Québec government has stated trick-or-treating is okay as long as a series of rules to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are followed. She said that if going doorto-door was discouraged by council in Hawkesbury, people might decide to trick-or-treat in Grenville or other nearby communities instead.

Councillor Lawrence Bogue questioned if council had the authority to decide if trick-or-treating should be allowed or not. Councillor Yves Paquette agreed with Bogue and wondered if council had to decide when the Eastern Ontario Health Unit has already recommended against trick-or-treating.

“I think that Halloween is inherently a safe activity,” said Councillor Antonios Tsourounakis.

He said that people are generally

walking around and not mixing closely with others. Tsourounakis suggested that if parents are concerned, they could “quarantine” the candy their children receive trick-or-treating for a week before letting them eat it, and in the meantime, give them candy purchased at the store.

“I think that outlawing Halloween is beyond the scope of the council,” said Tsourounakis, adding that parents should decide if their children can go trick-or-treating or not, or if they want to give out candy at their homes.

Councillor Robert Lefebvre said that the EOHU has the authority to prohibit trick-or-treating, and that Medical Officer of Health Dr. Paul Roumeliotis could issue an order under the Health Protection and Promotion Act forbidding it.

No such order has been made.

Lefebvre said that trick-or-treaters from neighbouring rural areas of Québec

are more likely to come to Hawkesbury because they can go to more homes and get more candy quickly in town than in the country. He also predicted, based on conversations he has had with friends and neighbours, that far fewer Hawkesbury residents are planning to give out candy this Halloween.

Mayor Paula Assaly noted that Hawkesbury’s high COVID-19 case number is mostly the result of the serious outbreak at the Prescott and Russell Residence. She said that it appeared council was content to let people decide for themselves if they should participate in Halloween activities.

Council agreed that allowing—or not allowing trick-or-treating is not its responsibility but agreed that the town will display the Halloween recommendations of the EOHU on the municipal website and Facebook page.

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On October 23, 2020, members of the Street Crime Unit, assisted by the OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU) and OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), executed a search warrant at an apartment on Spence Avenue.

Officers seized a quantity of suspected methamphetamine and crack cocaine, as well cannabis.

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The local flu vaccination program in the Laurentides region of Québec will begin on November 1.

According to guidelines from the Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ), vaccination is recommended and offered free of charge to people who are more at risk due to existing conditions or their age.

Those risk groups include: • Children aged 6 months to 17 years with certain chronic diseases

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Getting a grip on tourism. It’s time to join forces.

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rowing our tourism sector is not our biggest challenge. Collaboration is where we are failing and where we stand to gain the most if we can only find a way to regroup, agree on the way forward and enjoy the experience of working together.

Beyond collaboration is the deeper question: do our elected leaders, regional government and municipal staff see the potential and agree that local tourism initiatives have value?

A wonderful program that Tourisme Prescott-Russell Tourism (TPRT) hosted each year was a “fam-tour”. That is short for familiarization tour -- when a bus would take students working at the various tourist information centres around to our communities, tourist destinations and historic sites and show them what was what. These famtours often engaged people in the community to meet the group, give a tour and talk about the best things available in their communities.

A start might be to ascertain what we have and to make sure that our elected leaders get the feeling of communities and municipalities across Prescott-Russell.

What does our region look like to visitors? Is it clean? Are there places to stay? Are there places to eat? What are the best-kept secrets?

TPRT has been working on these themes for decades, often with funding more or less begrudgingly allotted to TPRT annually by the United Counties of Prescott and

Russell (UCPR). Note that the 2021 counties’ budget does not include funding for TPRT, which received $182,000 from the UCPR in 2020.

It is harder to put your finger on tourism results and much easier to point to a newly-paved road or a new bridge.

The sometimes-intangible investment that is tourism-building has been a hard sell, at times. And in 2021, the counties is cutting its funding to TPRT. But not to worry. The UCPR still has a department called economic development and tourism. So maybe it is all covered. Except it’s not: the TPRT will continue to exist has been tasked with being self-sustaining.

And of course, local municipalities and local business organizations are also at work on tourism, advertising and promoting marinas, events, main streets and local attractions.

Yes, we have lots of people working on this and indeed, that is what it takes. It is the people in their communities who know it best. They are on the ground, so to speak and are the best event-starters you will find.

It is the creativity of business owners slowly and surely building tourism destinations, based on experiences, like Ouimet Farms Adventure here in Vankleek Hill, or food and drink destinations, like Vankleek Hill Vineyard and Stonehouse Vineyard that are investing heavily in their own businesses and boosting local tourism, too.

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A BRICK For total lack of judgement, to those who post ignorant comments on social media.

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Colacem: Back in the news TO THE EDITOR, The Hearing of the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) re the proposed Colacem cement plant near L’Orignal is due to start on November 9, 2020 at 10 a.m. Because of Covid-19 precautions, it appears that the hearing will be held by teleconference. This is understandable but unfortunate because the public will not be given an opportunity to show their

opposition to the proposed cement plant.

The Vankleek Hill and District Nature Society has serious concerns that there has been not been a thorough environmental assessment into the impact of the plant, both locally and globally. Consequently, the Nature Society is opposed to the cement plant.

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It is local art galleries, hanging on by a thread, in some cases -- and those (like Beau’s All-Natural Brewery) who organize live music events, which allow our elected leaders to brag about the arts and culture in our communities.

In other words, rooted in our agricultural communities are other growing ideas: the best-ever frites stand, an outdoor bistro experience at Vert Fourchette in Vankleek Hill, the Old Jail experience in L’Orignal, the amazing concerts that take place at Centre culturel Le Chenail in Hawkesbury every year, the Santa Run in Casselman and the country-style fairs in Russell, Riceville and Vankleek Hill.

There is nothing to be gained in creating an unwieldy board, but there is something to be said about the benefit of having everyone at the table and agreeing on who takes in the lead to support existing community initiatives. With a well-informed group at the table, common themes and possibilities would emerge.

The TPRT has done so much work already. Let’s find a way to sustain and support this organization with resources, good-will and support.

Elected officials, community members, municipal staff representatives and tourism business owners working together.

TPRT just could be the best bridge we have ever built.

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ment, we believe that there is a strong case for not building the Colacem Cement Plant in this historic and agriculturally rich area of Ontario.

Submitted by the Executive Members of the Vankleek Hill and District Nature Society Photo below: The quarry and site of the proposed cement plant showing the Ottawa River in the background

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The Nature Society has undertaken such an environmental assessment and has incorporated its findings in a Participation Statement which has been submitted to LPAT and which will be presented at the Hearing. The submission is also available for reading on the Nature Society website, www.vankleekhillnaturesociety.org, by clicking MORE…. on the top menu bar and then toggling down to ‘Cement Plant’.

The primary concern of the Nature Society is protecting the environment. If allowed to operate, the cement plant will be emitting approximately 18 tonnes of pollutants per day including fine dust, nitrogen oxides and sulphur dioxides.

Some of these pollutants can cause an extremely high risk of acid rain to fall on our forests, rivers, wetlands, fields, and wildlife.

There are important ecosystems in our region which support an abundance of plant life, animals, fish, native birds, and migratory birds. These sites will be affected by the cement plant. The Ottawa River is only 2 kilometres from the

quarry and site of the proposed cement plant (see photo) and may be contaminated by runoff from the plant.

There will be over 2000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emitted from the stack of the proposed cement plant each day. It is known that carbon dioxide is the major contributor to climate change. Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing mankind in this century, but the developer of the cement plant does not include an assessment of what 50 years of greenhouse gas emissions can do to climate change and to global warming.

Although the mandate of the Nature Society is to promote the conservation of nature and its resources, there are also human and economic factors related to the cement plant. These include: the effect of air pollution on health; the large increase of heavy truck traffic on the highway to Montreal where most of the cement will be exported; the negative effect on our agricultural and tourism industry; the economic impact of the carbon tax, which will be paid mainly by the public.

Currently there are 16 cement plants operating in Canada, apparently at less than full capacity. Do we need another plant? The proposed cement plant would pollute our region, yet the cement would be mainly exported.

Based on our environmental assess-

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Mental health: it takes a lot of courage, strength and time to overcome challenges

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TO THE EDITOR Obviously, a person with a healthy mind cannot possibly understand the pain of mental illness. So many people still think that mental illness is a way to get attention, (I overheard someone say that, so the shame is on them and not you). Just pull up your socks and you will be fine. It just doesn’t work that way. It is an illness of the mind which is no fault of the person but not acceptable to many people who think it should be taboo to talk about. An illness of the body, e.g. cancer, diabetes, etc., is perfectly acceptable. I would give up my right arm to have a healthy mind.

It takes a lot of courage, strength and time to become more stable, and happy. It takes time to get the right combination of medications even if you only have mood swings a couple times a year. The illness can happen at any stage or age of your life. Because you never know when the depression or mania will hit so medication works best on an ongoing basis.

You would not believe just how many famous people have a mental illness. e.g. Van Gogh, a famous artist, Walter Cronkite, Winston Churchill and many, many thousands more. It can hit anyone in any walk of life, doctors, lawyers, entrepreneurs, actors, you or me, etc., you get the picture. You are not alone. I was able to laugh hard outside but I cried very hard inside, but no one ever knew it because I was very good at ‘hiding’ who I was.

Also, you need to talk to someone you absolutely trust like a trusted friend, family member, family doctor or maybe he/she could connect you with a professional. But it must be someone you feel comfortable and safe with. Someone with a little understanding and empathy otherwise you may not feel like you can really open-up with your feelings.

Always remember, your life matters, and with the strength to seek help, you can love yourself and walk with your head held high.

The following poem gives an insight on how I felt before seeking help.

MARY FERGUSON VANKLEEK HILL

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In the Grip of Fear

by Mary Ferguson Like being smothered, it is a dreaded fear.

It is a fear that feels like the end is near.

To overwhelming feelings, I will dip.

I feel strangled in its grip.

Why does it haunt me so?

It isn’t always there, I know.

But it does appear now and again.

A battle I have often to fend.

It hurts my heart and it hurts my head.

When I see its shadow, it becomes a dread.

I anger and cower in its wake.

All my calm it does take.

A fear, like falling into a black pit.

I hang on, but it lets me slip.

Fatigue overtakes me.

No future can I see.

All things black as night.

No color, no music, no light.

Like being smothered, it is a dreaded fear.

It’s fear that feels that the end is near.

I’m in a panic, I must see my friends.

I will see the light, but that depends.

I pray to You, please let it go.

I am tired of being frightened so.

This fear I feel I know will end.

The Lord will comfort me, and to freedom, He will send.

Sources: experience via phycologists, books on this subject

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Vankleek Hill Food Bank food drive, accepting registrations for Christmas baskets TO THE EDITOR, The Christmas season is fast approaching which means preparations have already begun at our local food bank. The Vankleek Hill Food Bank will not be hosting its annual Guignolée due to the Covid pandemic but instead will be hosting a food drive.

We are asking residents of Vankleek Hill, Hawkesbury-East, Chute-àBlondeau, St-Eugène, Ste-Anne-dePrescott, and St-Bernardin to look for us in front of Foodland on Highway 34 in Vankleek Hill on Saturday, November 28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. There, you can either drop off items from your own pantry or purchase a pre-filled bag from Foodland to donate. The Food Bank accepts all non-perishable food items. There is always a need for personal care products, peanut butter, processed cheese spread, instant coffee, tea, canned meats, canned fruit and crackers. As always, cash donations are most welcome.

Please rest assured that Food Bank volunteers will be taking all the necessary precautions to receive these items from you in a safe manner.

Registration for Christmas Baskets has already started and will continue until the end of November. If you are in need and wish to receive a Christmas Basket, please call the Vankleek Hill Food Bank, Monday to Friday at 613-678-8119 and leave a message with your name and phone number. A member of the Food Bank will call you back and collect all the details they require.

The Vankleek Food Bank wishes to thank our community for their generosity, not only during this holiday season, but throughout the year.

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Local pharmacies dealing with high demand for influenza vaccinations, more vaccines on the way REID MASSON

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Higher than normal demand for influenza vaccinations has led to an initial shortage at local pharmacies, but sufficient supplies of the shot are expected to arrive in the next week.

“The ministry will do an initial

shipment based on your history from last year – usually 50 per cent of what you have used in the previous year,” said Pharmacist George Gabra of PharmaChoice in Vankleek Hill. “This is what we received, but due to the high demand we have run out. We are expecting more next week.”

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Mart in Hawkesbury, which has also run out of its initial supply of vaccine doses. “We expect to receive another shipment next week.”

The Loblaw Pharmacy at Asselin’s Your Independent Grocer in Hawkesbury has also been busy with requests for the flu vaccine. The store has received several shipments thus far and has been distributing them to customers as they are available.

“We’ve had a lot of demand – it is available, but we run out every two or three days,” commented Pharmacist David Abdelmesseh. “We are getting both (strengths), and we run out very fast. But we are trying to make it available most of the time.”

Jean Coutu in Hawkesbury is another local pharmacy which has many inquiries about the flu shot. As of Friday, Oct. 23, the store had run out of the vaccine due to high demand. Jean Coutu is expecting to receive sufficient supplies of the shot in the upcoming week.

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As the weather turns colder, maybe a quilt is just what you need to feel cozy at home.

Furr Get Me Not Cat Haven is raffling off this quilt to raise funds. You can view the quilt in the window at The Review offices at 76 Main Street East in Vankleek Hill! But you can buy tickets at Hawkesbury Pet Valu, from Hannah at Jade Garden or e-transfer funds to rescue@furrgetmenotcathaven.com and indicate how many tickets you would like.

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used up their initial shipment of vaccines, it does not mean there is a shortage. The first shipments each year are based on demand from previous years in order to ensure an even supply.

“It’s not a shortage – this is how they start (influenza) season every year,” Gabra noted. “You don’t want pharmacies to hold it and not use it and then it ends up wasted at the end of the year. They are trying to control it – which is a good strategy.”

Flu vaccines are distributed through the Province of Ontario by the Universal Influenza Immunization Program, administered by Public Health Ontario. There are multiple types of vaccines, given in both standard and high doses. The stronger doses are targeted at Seniors over the age of 65..

“Most of the people (in Hawkesbury) are seniors, so they are demanding the high dose vaccine,” said Fady Hanna, Pharmacist at Shopper’s Drug

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Remembrance Day is a solemn occasion, and public observances of it will be more subdued this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Royal Canadian Legion branches and communities across the region will not be ignoring the sacrifices of veterans. Branch 472 in Hawkesbury normally organizes ceremonies at the cenotaphs in Hawkesbury, Vankleek Hill, L’Orignal, and Alfred. This year, ceremonies will not take place in those communities but wreaths honouring veterans will still be placed at each cenotaph on Remembrance Day. The club room at the legion branch in Hawkesbury will be open for members only for veterans to be welcomed and honoured. All COVID-19-related rules for indoor gatherings will be followed.

According to Dave Hrynkiw, President of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 423 in Alexandria, the directions for diminished Remembrance Day activities came from Legion Dominion Command in Ottawa.

The Alexandria branch usually

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organizes the cenotaph ceremonies in Alexandria, St-Isidore, Maxville, and Apple Hill. Wreaths will still be placed at the cenotaphs on Remembrance Day with brief speeches, but crowds are strongly discouraged and there will be no reception on

Langille of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 70 in Lachute.

Under the direction of the Québec Provincial Command, ceremonies at cenotaphs are restricted to branch executive members placing wreaths and the public is discour-

November 11 at the branch in Alexandria. There will be no parades in any of the communities.

“The last thing we need is one of seniors getting sick,” said Hrynkiw.

He added that there are still some elderly World War II veterans in the community whom he wants to protect.

“There are a lot of restrictions this year,” said President Cathy

aged from gathering.

“We can’t take the chance of spreading the virus or becoming a red zone,” said Langille, noting that the MRC d’Argenteuil is an orange zone under Québec’s COVID-19 alert system but is bordered by red zones to the east.

Langille said that she does not want to have to cancel any recognition of Remembrance Day but that it

could happen if Argenteuil becomes a red zone before November 11. She said that the day is too important to ignore.

Brownsburg Branch 71 President Sheila Parks said that there are no specific plans for ceremonies in the community either. Wreaths will be quietly placed at the cenotaph and spectators are discouraged.

Parks and Langille both said that fewer wreaths were purchased this year.

Cadets usually participate in local Remembrance Day ceremonies, but that will not be happening this year either.

Royal Canadian Legion Laurentian District 12 Commandant Trevor Holmes said that members of the prominent Royal 22e régiment have participated in the Brownsburg ceremony in the past, but they will not be attending this Remembrance Day either.

“We’ve got nobody this year,” he said.

Holmes said that the restrictions are part of adapting to life during the pandemic.

“You learn to live with these things,” said Holmes.

Advice from a centenarian:

Be happy with what you have, live and let live LOUISE SPROULE louise@thereview.ca

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TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Champlain will be considering amendments to the User Fees charged by the Township at its meeting of November 12, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. Anyone interested in this discussion is encouraged to visit the Township website www.champlain.ca to read the meeting agenda and to access the link to the livestream on YouTube.

Dated at the Township of Champlain, this 28th day of October, 2020.

Alison Collard, Clerk Township of Champlain Tel: 613-678-3003 ext 229 Email: alison.collard@champlain.ca

100 years, Anna Mae has lived her motto ‘Laughter is the best medicine’.”

FALL COLLECTION Township of Champlain

As part of the continuing waste division initiatives of the Township of Champlain, please be advised that a special curbside pickup of compostable material (leaves, branches, grass, and cedar clippings) will be made during the following week:

Week of November 9th, 2020 Important • All compostable material is to be placed at the curbside (or edge of road) beginning on the Monday before 7:00 a.m. of the pickup week. No vehicles will return to an area if pickup has already occurred.

• All branches shall be tied up in bundles no longer than six (6) feet in length and all leaves and grass are in clearly identifiable biodegradable bags. The collection contractor will not pick up any other bag.

Special notice The municipal landfill site (located at 1897 Cassburn Road) is open on Saturday mornings, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, from May 2 to November 7, 2020, this closing date is valid for dry construction materials. You can still bring your leaves and small branches on Saturday November 14th and November 21st, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

Proof of residence will be required.

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Anna Mae Barton turned 100 years old on October 27. A resident of Heritage Lodge in Vankleek Hill, Anna Mae was not receiving visitors during this time, but she is part of a big family who left plants, a few signs and even some garden vegetables outside her exterior door at Heritage Lodge in celebration of her milestone birthday.

Anna Mae was an avid gardener and loves plants. So the offerings made her smile on Sunday, October 25 as family members visited outdoors, while keeping their distance from her. She spoke with visitors through her screen door and came outside briefly to have her photograph taken.

The question we always ask centenarians is: what is their secret to longevity? What makes them happy?

Anna Mae was quick with her answers. She says that she has been blessed with a wonderful life -- a wonderful childhood and a wonderful family.

“We would get together and enjoy one another. We knew what we had and appreciated everything we got. We had no luxuries, but we were happy with what we had,” she said.

Her advice is that when if you feel discouraged, to wait it out. Tomorrow is always another day, she says.

A family member (Donna McMillan) spoke with Anna Mae recently and kindly provided us with a few details about her Anna Mae’s life. She was born on October 27, 1920 to Robert and Annie Howes at Routhier Corner on the Ridge Road. She was the youngest of seven children, three brothers and three sisters.

Donna shared the following: “She says that she had a wonderful childhood and parents. It was a time when everyone was poor but she never felt that because of her family, love, and

fun around her. Everything they had or received was treasured and respected.

During World War II, she went to work in the Defense Industries Limited (DIL) in Brownsburg and was transferred to DIL in Montreal until the war was over. She stayed on in Montreal and went to work in Murray’s Restaurant. When a Murray’s Restaurant was later opened at the Lord Elgin Hotel in Ottawa, Anna Mae then moved to Ottawa to be closer to family.

Anna Mae met Alexander (Alex or Addy) Barton while visiting her sister, Helena. Addy and Anna Mae married in September 1947. Addy’s job brought them back to Montreal and Anna Mae then worked at Eaton’s and Ogilvy department stores. They lived in Montreal until they eventually returned to the country -- first to the Chisholm house near Lochiel and then to their beloved Ridge Road. She has so many great stories of card games, parties, jokes, meals and fun with their family and friends from the Ridge Road. Sadly, Alex died in March 1985.

Anna Mae describes her life as a great one, not famous but happy. We have often asked her secret for always being so happy and interested in everything and everyone. She credits her mother for teaching them to not dwell on the sad or bad things that happen. Everyone has ups and downs, learn from the downs, remember the ups. She says that everyone has different opinions that may not be your own but respect their opinion and learn from them. She does not like to be in other people’s business either.

Live and let live. The most important things in her life have been Alex and her family; how she loved to get together with her family.

At the Howes family home on the Ridge Road, there were always beautiful poppies growing in the garden and beds. When asked one day, why she is always such a happy person. Anna

At left, Denis Welden stands beside the cab of a 1952 Sicard vehicle, which he thinks may have been used to operate a snowblower. It is a two-operator vehicle, with the driver seated on the right and the blower operator seated on the left. ABOVE: An all-terrain overland vehicle is being built entirely from repurposed parts. Welden and his an employee working on the project describe it as a vehicle which will contain the best elements of several vehicles to create this multi-purpose vehicle that can drive over any terrain.

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VANKLEEK HILL – Denis Welden knows that people don’t see things the way he does. You might think the appearance of his property at 102 High Street leaves something to be desired. There are vehicles in the front yard, some of which are in various states of being dismantled.

A restaurant building, closed for years, sits empty on the property.

There is a old repair shop on the site and yet another older building on the property.

Welden was forced by the township to build a fence to enclose some of the vehicles on the property several years ago, and the municipality has exerted pressure on the business for decades to “clean up.” He admits he could tidy up a bit and points to a pile of items that are scheduled for pick-up by a scrap metal dealer.

But there is more here if you take a closer look. There is a passion for reusing steel, engines and parts from the sometimes-rare vehicles that he has on the lot. There is larger thinking at work about the quality of all of the parts of vehicles made decades ago and how we could be re-using these. There are questions about how we dispose of vehicles without a second thought, even while our governments push the environmental benefits of reusing, recycling and repurposing almost everything —

but cars and trucks. (These are usually sent to the scrapyard.)

“I hate it when people call this a scrapyard,” Denis admits. “For me, these are useful parts, vehicles I will rebuild or that mean something to me,” he says, pointing to a tractor, for example, that was made from a car. The chassis of a Model A Ford has the original front wheels but has large tractor tires on the rear end.

You can see the vintage tractor tire treads here. This was a Model A Ford which was converted into a tractor at one time.

The business has pivoted to custom work under the ownership of Denis Welden.

Still called “Welden’s Mechanical Services”, the business is really more about custom building vehicles than doing repairs. While The Review visited, we saw an overland vehicle under construction — a vehicle that will be capable of crossing any terrain and will have accommodations built into it, as well as spare parts and tools for repairs.

“This vehicle will be able to drive anywhere — even into remote areas, so if there is a break-down, you have to be able to fix it to keep on going,” says mechanic Steve Brindamour, who clearly has the same outlook as

his boss.

“Too much is being lost,” says Brindamour, who explains that electronics has taken over the car industry. What he likes about working for Welden is repurposing old technologies — but to the two of them, it also means keeping heritage alive.

Brindamour says the custom-built overland vehicle will include new and old technologies. It’s complicated. And this writer isn’t sure she understands it completely, but certain systems will have redundancy built in — so that if an electronic fuel injection system fails, the analog system will take over. And vice-versa. It’s the same thing for brakes. It has two of everything, says Brindamour, who (no surprise) is an electronics technician with a mechanical background.

Describing today’s world of car repairs as “plug ‘n’ play”, Brindamour says that everything that breaks down is replaced. Nothing is repaired any more. He talks about vehicle design advances during World War II — hardy vehicles that were built so that they could be repaired.

A conversation with Welden is a whirl of years and numbers — it can be hard to follow. He describes the elements being used to build the long-distance trail truck — you could call it a travelling time machine — with a Dodge power wagon

from 1952 and a 1975 Dodge chassis, a 1990 engine, a 1996 transmission and a 1999 rear-end, he says they are using the cream of the technologies to build it. Less than one per cent of the population will ever own a vehicle like this; its flexibility is its biggest asset.

This is the all-terrain, overland vehicle being built entirely from repurposed parts.

As Welden and Brindamour talk, the conversation comes around to the Willys jeep and the story of the Bantam jeep — with Ford involved, wartime, bids for government contracts and how it shook out in the end. You can read about it online.

But the thread of vehicles as it connects to history is a common one at 102 High Street.

The location was at one time part of the Durant Brothers’ business in Vankleek Hill, who by 1894 were producing finished wood products rather than just lumber, including wooden pumps and wagons, in addition to making and repairing wagons, tumbral carts, cutters and sleighs of all kinds, washing machines, wheelbarrows, step and section ladders, clothes bars, towel rollers, churns, etc. Noah and Alva Durant arrived in Vankleek Hill in the early 1870s.

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Continuing the legacy of building, creating Continued from page 12.

To close the loop: Howard was the second son of Alva and had two daughters, Helen and Verna; the latter was Alva Welden’s mother.

Even the name of the business is something Welden is holding on to because that is the name his father assigned to the business. But, Denis explains, conventional repairs are not where his heart lies. It is the custom work, the creative challenges that he loves. He is thinking of bringing the custom-built all-terrain car to SEMA — a move which he says could put Vankleek Hill on the map as a go-to place for custom-built vehicles. SEMA stands for Specialty Equipment Market Association, and for the first time in its 50-year history, the annual Las Vegas event has been cancelled for 2020 and is instead offering an online marketplace to allow manufacturers and resellers in the specialty automotive segment to connect and conduct business. But there is always next year.

As Welden gives a tour of the vehicles in the yard, he points to a 1948 Massey Harris tractor that he purchased at age 15. And he shares another dream: to have an agricultural museum in Vankleek Hill. He doesn’t have the funds to undertake the proj-

ect himself, he says, but still — he thinks about it.

He points to history everywhere, and several of these tractors and vehicles have a story attached to them.

People think it’s junk but you can overhaul anything,” Welden says.

Welden began spending time in his father’s repair shop at a young age and he was reading about vehicles since he was in grade school. He became a licensed mechanic at age 24. He and Steve are off on a tangent about Hot Rod magazine and how the custom section was always their favourite part.

“I learned a lot from my Dad and from Shorty Milkovic and Don MacCallum,” Welden emphasizes. Alva Welden was known as the go-to expert for motorcycle repair for decades.

There are a lot of memories here.

Welden recalls when his family lived upstairs in a building at the back of the lot after their home burned down. The motorcycle repair shop was downstairs and the family lived upstairs.

Denis Welden knows that people don’t see things the way he does.

“I know I’m different and I see things differently. It’s always been like that.”

They say that the overland vehicle, which they are building from scratch, will be completed by the end of the year.

Above, a Model A car frame has the front wheels of the car and has the vintage tractor tires on the rear.

At left, a customer stopped by during the story interview. At left, a tangle of levers and a double set of gauges attest to the complexity of the 1952 Sicard vehicle.

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Yves Ballenegger has a clear memory of his first experience buying and reselling traditional Mongolian Yurts.

The owner of Groovy Yurts in Alexandria was living in his native Switzerland in the early 2000s and delivering school supplies to remote regions. Globetrucker – a non-profit organization run by Ballenegger – was asked for help by a school far outside the region it normally served.

“In 2003 we received a request from a school in Mongolia - which was far enough and crazy enough – so off we went,” recalls the adventurous Ballenegger, who then needed to find a load for his return trip. “Of course with a semi, on such distances I can’t come back empty and I always had the dream of supporting the local economy. I bought three yurts with the last pennies I had.”

Once back in Switzerland, the yurts sold quickly and provided enough funds for a return trip to Mongolia. Ballenegger suddenly found himself in the yurt business, forming Groovy Yurts shortly after his second trip to the country.

In 2006 Groovy Yurts moved to Canada, establishing a location south of Montréal. The business was a moderate success, but it was not until a move to North Glengarry in 2015 that Ballenegger was able to take Groovy Yurts to the next level.

The move into an abandoned farm on McCormick Road just north of the Alexandria provided the location and space the growing business required in order to expand.

Ballenegger is extremely grateful to Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry for its support of Groovy Yurts since moving to the area in 2005.

He notes the old farmhouse, barn and outbuildings most likely would have eventually been torn down due to neglect rather than being rebuilt and repurposed.

“What we managed to do on this old farm would have been difficult elsewhere, but it was possible here and actually supported,” enthuses Ballenegger, pointing to a huge barn which has been upgraded as a warehouse and work facility. “We finally had enough space to store yurts, we had enough space to prepare yurts – we were much better organized.

Suddenly we were able to respond to much bigger demand.”

Groovy Yurts now sells more than 100 authentic Mongolian yurts each year. The company also rents yurts for various occasions and for overnight stays on the company’s property. All of the yurts are built, assembled and fine-tuned in Mongolia, before being shipped across the world to Alexandria. There they are put together as kits for shipment to customers across North America, as well as Europe and South America.

The yurts sold out of the Alexandria location can be ordered in a variety of sizes, from two-panel units eight-feet in diameter all the way up to 12-wall units that can house a large party. About 30-per-cent of the company’s customers live in them year-round.

Most of the yurts are personally delivered to customers by Ballenegger himself on an annual delivery tour with the company’s 18-wheeler.

“People will order for the delivery

tour, so they will either choose from stock, or if they are early enough, they can order exactly what they want - built to their spec in Mongolia,” the company’s owner explains.

The tour travels across Canada, through the Prairies and then up to the Yukon – one of the company’s biggest sales spots. The delivery crew also acts at set-up assistants to help the customer install and assemble the finished product.

“They learn a little bit about the product, where it comes from, who built it,” notes Ballenegger, adding it is very important the customers set up their own yurts. “We help them, but we don’t set it up for them. It is

very important that they learn about the product for long-term care.”

Groovy Yurts currently employs 10 full and part-time employees and is in the process of hiring two more.

Ballenegger is eager to grow the company, but quality over quantity is first on his mind.

“I want to grow slowly, so we are learning, we’re improving quality.

As we feel ready to sell more we are just going to do it at a human pace and make sure that our customers still get the service they deserve.”

More information on Groovy Yurts can be obtained by visiting the company’s website, or Facebook page.

Groovy Yurts owner Yves Ballenegger in front of one of the company’s Mongolian yurts.

There are three units set up on the property available for overnight rentals.

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Coping with the loss of a loved one while social distancing (Please note: rules around Covid-19 are changing constantly. Please consult the Eastern Ontario Health Unit for updated rules and regulations in regard to gatherings.)

Coping with the loss of a loved one can be challenging in the best of times, but many people have had to confront such challenges at a time that is unlike any other in modern history.

By the start of the second full week of May 2020, the World Health Organization reported that roughly 279,000 people across the globe had died from the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Many of the 215

countries, areas or territories that reported cases of COVID-19 implemented social distancing measures in an effort to reduce the spread of the virus. While such efforts no doubt saved lives, they also left many people without traditional means of grieving their deceased loved ones. For example, restrictions on the number of people allowed to attend a funeral have become a common situation no matter where you live in Canada. The wearing of masks and keeping the 2 m rule has changed how a community would support a bereaved family.

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We want to acknowledge and recognize the families who have lost loved ones and have had to endure added anxiety and stress as they grieve during a pandemic.

There have been times (and there may be more) where plans might have to be changed, attendance might have to be limited, masks have to be worn and where a funeral might look and feel a little bit different.

What is not different and what has not changed is the commitment, dedication and ongoing support you will receive from Hillcrest Funeral Home and our staff.

We are here to clearly communicate changes, follow safety precautions, help you navigate the mounds of paperwork, lend an ear, but our most important role is to adapt to ongoing changes and find new ways to honour, remember and celebrate the life of your loved one.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that grief is a normal response to losing a loved one.

In addition, the American Psychological Association says that research has shown that social support can help people recover from such losses Though traditional funerals and family gatherings may not be possible as the world responds to the COVID-19 outbreak, those who have lost loved ones can embrace various strategies to cope with their loss even while stay-at-home orders remain in place.

• Host calls with family members and friends. The videotelephone and chat service Zoom has helped millions of people stay connected with loved ones while social distancing. Schools and universities even employed the service when in-person classroom sessions were canceled to stop the spread of the virus. The CDC recommends grieving families employ such technology to connect with each other in the wake of a loved one’s death.

• Share stories.

Grieving family members are urged to share stories and pictures much like they would

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during wakes and funerals. Share them during group conference calls and/or via social media, emails or other modern modes of communications.

Connecting in such ways can ensure no one is forced to grieve alone.

• Seek support from your community. The CDC recommends seeking support from faith-based organizations or other trusted community leaders and friends. While in-person church services may not be available, many local religious leaders have made themselves available to congregants and even non-congregants who may need help grieving. Local community organizations may have grief counselors available to help people cope with loss.

• Take part in an activity that meant something to you and your deceased loved one. The CDC notes that doing something in memory of a loved one can help people cope. For example, plant flowers in honor of a deceased parent with whom you shared a love of gardening.

Confronting the loss of a loved one during the COVID-19 outbreak can be challenging. But families can still overcome this challenge even if they cannot gather together in person.

Ever to Get Your Flu Shot The arrival of fall means flu season is here. The flu shot is the best protection against the flu, and with the presence of COVID-19 in the community, getting your flu shot is more important now than ever.

“I always recommend that people get the flu shot,” says Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, Medical Officer of Health at the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU). “But this year, it’s even more important that we make a collective effort to prevent the flu from spreading so that healthcare staff can focus their efforts on COVID patients instead of flu patients.”

Local residents can therefore do their part to help reduce the demand on the healthcare system by getting a flu shot.

Given that the flu and COVID-19 have similar symptoms, getting the flu shot could also help reduce the demand on COVID-19 assessment centres. The fewer number of people who develop flu symptoms, the fewer who will need to get tested for COVID-19.

Flu shots available throughout the region The flu shot is available at various locations throughout the five eastern counties and Cornwall, including through some healthcare providers, community health centres, participating pharmacies and by appointment at the EOHU. In addition to offering the flu shot at all six offices, the EOHU has set up a drive-

through clinic where people can get the flu shot from the comfort of their car.

Residents must also book an appointment for this clinic by calling 613-9331375 or 1 800 267-7120.

Appointments at the EOHU will be available as of November 2 and will be open to everyone. However, priority will be given to people with young children, physical limitations, medical considerations, or special needs. Residents must bring a piece of identification to their appointment. To find out more about where to get the flu shot, visit EOHU.ca .

Certain groups of people are at higher risk of complications from the flu and are strongly encouraged to get immunized. These include: children 6 months to less than 5 years of age; people aged 65 and older; people with chronic medical conditions.

Anyone who lives with with or provide care to someone who falls under one of the groups listed above, or care for newborn infants and children under 6 months of age, it is also highly recommended that they get immunized. This simple step could help protect them and those around them.

For more information about the flu shot, visit EOHU.ca or call the EOHU at 613-933-1375 or 1 800 267-7120. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram. ~ Press Release

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How Will You Remember? women and men courageously participated because they believed that their Canadian beliefs, rights and values were being threatened. They went, fought, and died for freedom and peace for Canada, for us.

In my younger days on Remembrance Day, we would all make poppies and stop classes at 11:00 and have two minutes of silence. Two minutes seemed long at that time but now I realize it is a short time for true reflection. When my children were in school, their music teacher would play the haunting but beautiful Last Post which stirred memories of war stories with the children and for the mothers attending, we imagined what it would be like to lose our children to war. My Dad told me also about men and women whom he knew who had returned from war, wounded physically and mentally and lived the rest of their lives with those injuries. We all

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also acknowledge our responsibility to work for peace and freedom, and recognize the dangers of failing to remember what was sacrificed.

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have our own reasons for remembering – the capture or death of a relative, a soldier’s story you heard or read, seeing the proud Veterans marching in parades and seeing the Silver Cross Mother laying her wreath. We must remember, individually, collectively and nationally; if not, the sacrifices of all those lives will be meaningless. That should never happen.

In 1939, King George VI unveiled the National War Memorial in Ottawa. During his speech, King George said “Without freedom there can be no enduring peace and without peace no enduring freedom.” Freedom, whether human rights or political, comes with a price and tragically, we know who has paid the price. The National War Memorial has since been rededicated to recognize all Canadians who served in the past, who serve today and will in the future. In all of this, we must

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Remembrance Day, November 11th in Canada and many other countries around the world, commemorates the end of the First World War in 1918 “at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month”.

It is a day when we pause to think about, remember and thank all who have served and sacrificed in wars for our country to have the freedom and prosperity we have in Canada.

How will you remember?

When I visited Britain a few years ago, it was apparent that the memory and sufferings of WW1 and WW2 seemed so much closer and real there, than in Canada. The battles, bombings, shelters, rationing, hunger and deaths were closer memories. For many Canadians born during more peaceful times, war is something we have only seen on TV or have read about, with little emotional attachment. But in 1914 – 1918 and in 1939 – 1945, Canadian

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This year, COVID-19 will no doubt change traditional Remembrance Day services, ceremonies and parades. On November 11th 2020, how will you remember?

Please proudly wear a poppy, maybe

read In Flanders Fields, take time to remember and honour the courage and sacrifice of those who have served to make our freedoms and peace possible and for the rights they have won for us. “At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.”

Ref. re King George quote, https://bit.ly/2G7vIus Ref. re “For the Fallen” a poem written by Laurence Binyon. https://bit.ly/3kvIsdi

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This year’s events on Remembrance Day will be significantly scaled back due to restraints imposed during the COVID -19 pandemic. There will be no ceremonies, parades and/or luncheons that day. The Hawkesbury Royal Canadian Legion Branch 472 will still commemorate those who have paid the ultimate price by laying wreaths at Alfred, L’Orignal, Vankleek Hill and Hawkesbury Cenotaphs on the morning of November 11th.

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lifetimes OBITUARIES. IN MEMORIAMS. CARDS OF THANKS.

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Colbourne, Thelma

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Peacefully at the Maxville Manor on Saturday, October 24, 2020.

Thelma Colbourne (née MacLeod) of Apple Hill; age 89 years. Beloved wife of the late Donald Colbourne. Predeceased by her parents Cameron and Margaret MacLeod, by her infant brother Stanley and her sister Helen MacLeod (Ian). Cherished aunt of John D. (Sara) and great aunt to Ella and Alexa. She will be sadly missed by the MacIntosh Family; James (Jennifer), Jason (Sommer), Janice (late Dallas), Caitlyn, Connor, Maeve and Nora. A Chapel service will be held at Munro & Morris Funeral Homes Ltd., 20 Main Street South, Maxville, ON (613) 527-2898 on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 11 am, followed by interment in the Maxville Cemetery.

Mandatory Masks and Physical Distancing will be required. As expressions of sympathy, Memorial Donations to the Maxville Manor Foundation would be appreciated by the family. As a Memorial to Thelma, a tree will be planted in Memory Woods. Condolences may be made online at www. munromorris.com.

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Fauteux, Gerard “Gerry” September 3, 1928 – October 15, 2020 You could read quite a story in the callouses and lines Years of sacrifice and work had left their mark behind Of all the things we knew and that we loved about the man We always will remember the love and strength in daddy’s hands In the forest that is our family, the mightiest of trees has fallen…

It is with profound sorrow that we share news of the passing of our father Gerard “Gerry” Fauteux – a man respected and loved beyond measure until his final breath in the early morning of October 15, 2020 at 92 years of age.

Dad was a pillar of strength, steadfast and firmly-rooted. Tireless, with sun-worn skin and expansive hands exceeding his stature, he made it his life’s work to shelter and provide for those he loved.

Family was his source of happiness and working for his family, no matter how back-breaking the task, every day without exception, a source of profound contentment. This, he understood, was the role of a husband and father.

Good natured and kind, fair, quiet and unassuming, easy to please and quick to forgive our mistakes, dad was selfless and dependable, never asking for any recognition in return. Having us around him, he would say, was the best gift he could ever enjoy. And so he’d ask for nothing else, even when we begged for ideas on Father’s Day, Christmas or for his birthday.

If he did take pride in anything, it was in his four daughters. He was proud of their achievements growing up and of the women they became, which he credited entirely to mum.

Dad’s life seems to have been interwoven with links to the forest, to trees, and even to the Canadian founders’ tradition of logging.

Dad left school in his early teens, to help at his uncle’s logging camp.

Waking up at dawn, he would saddle up a team of horses and drive to the forest for a full day of splitting logs.

He once told us about a time when work at the camp had ended early and he and others had seized the opportunity to play “cowboys and robbers” before settling the horses down for the night -- little boys in grown man jobs, enjoying a rare moment of childhood recreation.

In the backdrop to his day job (first as a driver, then as a manager for Taggart Transport a stone’s throw from where we lived), dad spent time logging on the Ottawa river behind our home. When that practice ended, he still continued to chop, split and pile cords upon cords of firewood, well into his late 70s.

Dad’s capacity for hard work was unparalleled. Even as his body weakened, his hands could be seen performing unseen tasks, his mouth

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Watching him in awe, we remembered how he had cared for his own father in his final years. “Your grandfather,” he would say “…now there is a man.” At the time, our young minds could not reconcile that statement with the frail quiet man before us. But now we understand. Here was a man, among men.

Dad was 28 when he married the love of his life, Elizabeth (Betty) Duffy.

Together, they built our family home. Soon, 4 daughters would follow. First Yvonne (Jeff Weissman) whose untimely death in 2008 left a wound in our parents’ hearts that never healed. Next, came Liz (Elizabeth), Yvette (Ken Gray), and Anita (Bruce Stuart) – and the reward of grandchildren, beginning with Yvonne’s daughter Jessie, followed by Kaitlin (Joshua Hambleton), Cassandra (Matt Rozon), Russell, Samantha and Allison who all adored their devoted Poppy and brought him such joy. In his last years, he was surrounded by a new generation -- great grandchildren, Eva and Charlie (Rozon), and Hudson (Hambleton) and was eagerly awaiting the birth of Katie and Josh’s daughter in December.

Dad lived a simple, joyful life with deep Faith and without fear, certain of what awaited him on the other side.

Though the mighty oak has fallen, it has cleared a path for bright rays of sunlight and the warmth of a lifetime of cherished memories to come flooding through. We were blessed indeed.

Rest peacefully daddy, ‘til we meet again. Your work here is done.

Joseph Gerard Roland Fauteux was born at “Le Chenail” in Hawkesbury, Ontario to Adélard Fauteux and Yvonne Séguin.

He leaves behind 1 brother, Claude (Victorine Cyr), sisters Anita (Michel Bertrand) Pierrette (Ronald Desforges), and Claire (Paul Galarneau), as well as sister in-law Ella (Robert) Benson, and many nieces and nephews.

He is predeceased by sisters Claudette, Florence, and Eliette, brothers Gilles, Jean-Maurice, Aurele and Ovila as well as brother Michel.

Our family wishes to thank Dr. Valéry Rossbach for his care and devotion to both of our parents. We will be forever indebted to him, to the health care teams at the Hawkesbury General Hospital, the Champlain Local Health Integration Network, Bayshore, Revera and Saint Elizabeth as well as to the incomparable team at Le Manoir Rockland, for helping us ensure dad was always surrounded by love.

Finally, we wish to express our deepest gratitude to family, friends and colleagues whose compassion has sustained us. Without your support, we could not have given our parents the attention and dignity they so richly deserved during the most challenging and final chapter of their lives.

Due to the current circumstances a Private Family Service was held at Hillcrest Funeral Home, 151 Bond Street, Vankleek Hill, Ontario.

In memory of Gerard, donations to The Rockland Manor 9045, County Rd 17, Rockland, ON, K4K 0J9, (with special mention «In Memory of G Fauteux»). The Family is working with the team at The Manor to use the funds to purchase specialized equipment for their Memory Care Wing and donations can be remitted directly through the family also.

To express your condolences, make a donation or plant a Tree of Remembrance for Gerard, please visit www.hillcrestfuneralhome.ca

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FREIER, LIEBGARD “LEE” Surrounded by family, at the Maxville Manor on Monday, October 26, 2020 Lee Freier (nee Thonigs) of Vankleek Hill peacefully passed away at the age of 83. Predeceased by her parents Arnold Thonigs and Ida Diethert. Beloved wife of Horst Freier.

Loving mother of Elita Primeau and Danette Saunders. Dear stepmother of Kiti Randall (Mark) and Rebecca Sukharev (Mikhail). Dearly loved grandmother of Caleb, Aaron, Victoria, Heather, Dylan, Colin, Nadia and Lola. Dear sister of Milda Kohne and Helmer Thonigs. Predeceased by her sisters Vera and Thea and her brothers Armin, Harold and Dagobert. Fondly remembered by her many nieces and nephews. Lee was very active in her church, a beloved piano teacher, and was a proud member of the Vankleek Hill Music Festival.

Friends are invited to attend a Funeral Service at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, 5372 Hwy 34, Vankleek Hill on Friday, October 30,2020 at 10:30 am. For those who cannot attend the family invites you to view the live webcast on the webpage at www.hillcrestfuneralhome.ca.

Following the Funeral Service, friends are invited to join the family for the Committal Service at Greenwood Cemetery, 3000 Cassburn Road, Vankleek Hill.

If you wish to attend the Funeral Service or Committal Service you must RSVP at www.hillcrestfuneralhome.ca or you may call 613 678-2002 to register.

Wearing of Face Masks and Physical Distancing are Mandatory in the Church.

For those who wish, memoriam donations can be made to ADRA Canada.

To express your condolences, send flowers, make a donation or plant a Tree of Remembrance for Lee, please visit www.hillcrestfuneralhome.ca Funeral arrangements in the care of Hillcrest Funeral Home Ltd., 151 Bond Street, Vankleek Hill, ON K0B 1R0 (866) 678-2001.

MASSEY, AUDREY Passed away peacefully at Northumberland Hills Hospital, Cobourg on Sunday October 18, 2020. Loving wife of Kenneth Massey for 65 years. Beloved mother of Shelley (Terry White) and Steven Massey (Rochelle). Dear Bamba of Sara and Keegan White, Keenan and Carson Massey. Grandma always said to the grandchildren “Be good, remember Bamba’s watching you”, and she will continue to watch over us all. Private family arrangements at Allison Funeral Home. http://www.allisonfuneralhome.com

In Memoriam In loving memory of my husband Don Graham.

Missing you every day.

Love you always and forever.

Gwen

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Sunday, November 1, 2020

ST. PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH John Street, Hawkesbury The Rev. James Douglas Closed until further notice.

All Welcome _____________

VANKLEEK HILL BAPTIST CHURCH Church 678-3084 Pastor Scott Sadlier Sunday School 9:45 am Worship 11:00am and 6:00pm Midweek Bible Study Teen and childrens program Everyone welcome!

“It is by grace you have been saved through faith.”

(Eph 2.8 NIV) Complete information at www.vkhbc.com ______________­__

UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA in the Lower Laurentians Rev. Cathy Hamilton 450-562-6161 or 514-347-6250 Weekly Worship Knox-Wesley Church, Grenville Lachute United Church St.Mungo’s Church, Cushing St.Andrew’s Church, Avoca Harrington United Church During this time of no “in-person” services, join in worship by ZOOM https://zoom.us/j/886476852 ______________

ST. JUDE’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Fr. Richard Lorenz 372 Geneviève St. at Bon Pasteur Hawkesbury, Ontario www.stjudesparish2020.com 632-2464 Mass Schedule Saturdays at 4:00 p.m.

Sundays at 9:00 a.m.

Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m.

Reservations required by phoning 613-632-2464 during office hours: Wednesdays & Thursdays from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm and Fridays from 9 am - 11 am. ________________ United Church of Canada GENESIS COOPERATIVE Rev. Phyllis Dietrich 613-678-5499 genesiscc@bellnet.ca Genesis Cooperative weekly Sunday Services ALEXANDRIA – 09:15 am TRINITY (VKH) – 09:30 am RICEVILLE-PENDLETON (P) – 10:00 am CASSBURN – 11:00 am KIRK HILL – 11:00 am DALHOUSIE MILLS – 11:15 am

EAST HAWKESBURY – No Service PLEASE NOTE: (Covid-19 rules apply (masks, social distancing, sanitizer) ____________________ Knox Presbyterian Church Rev. James Douglas 29 High Street, Vankleek Hill, Wheelchair accessible. www.knoxvkh.ca • 613 678 3985 Join us for worship at 11:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary & on our Facebook page Daily Devotional at 9:00 a.m.

Bible Story at 9:30 p.m.

Scripture Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

Wheelchair accessible 613 678 3985 Please reach out to Rev. James Douglas james.douglas.pcc@gmail.com ______________

PAROISSE SAINT-GRÉGOIRE ÉGLISE CATHOLIQUE M. l’abbé Pierre Dalin Domerson Vankleek Hill 613-678-2610 samedi - 16h00 dimanche - 11h00 Liturgie pour enfants, les dimanches à 11h, de septembre à juin Bienvenue à tous ______________ EGLISE ADVENTISTE HAWKESBURY 5372 Hwy 34, Vankleek Hill 613-674-1449 samedi Francais 9:30 English 11:00am _______________ St. John’s Anglican Church Vankleek Hill & St. Paul’s Fenaghvale www.vkh.ca Fr. Claude Delorme 613-363-7228 Service will resume Sept. 13, 2020 at 11:00 a.m.

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THE ANGLICAN CHURCHES ALONG THE OTTAWA The Reverend Claude Delorme, Priest-in-Charge 613-632-2329 Holy Trinity, Hawkesbury St. Matthew’s, Grenville Holy Trinity, Calumet Grenville only at 11 a.m. ______________

MARGARET RODGER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH www.pccweb.ca/mrmpc/ 463 Main St., Lachute Interim moderator: Rev. Richard Bonetto Info: Linda Rodger 450-562-6162 Sunday service and Sunday school 10:30 a.m Everyone welcome. ______________

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Township directs staff to enforce property standards by-law to rid area of rat problem had any idea of what else could be done to eliminate the problem.

“I know this is a giant issue for the people who are living there (in that area),” said Barton, who also asked if the issue should be discussed at an open meeting.

The mayor replied that no names were being mentioned.

Riopel recalled that the same issue had existed while he was a councillor but that now that he was mayor, he wanted to resolve the issue.

“I think we should force it and enforce the bylaw. We give a lot of chances and this council is respectful to its citizens, but there is a time when action needs to be done and action has to be taken,” Riopel said.

“We’ve been fighting this situation for a long time,” added West Hawkesbury councillor Gerry Miner.

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VANKLEEK HILL – At its regular meeting earlier this month, Champlain Township council said it was working to get on top of a rat infestation problem in a concentrated area on High Street.

“Only one area is infested,” said Champlain Township Mayor Normand Riopel, adding that Herb-O-Dem had been setting out a lot of rat poison to reduce the rat population. Riopel said that a meeting had taken place with residents of that sector about one year ago.

“The only issue is on High Street in one area and until that is cleaned up, the rat infestation will remain,” Riopel said.

Riopel hinted that a push was needed to resolve an ongoing problem on High Street. In response, Vankleek Hill councillor Peter Barton asked if the mayor

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(In the past, it was reported at a council meeting that the township had tried to enter on an unnamed property to effect a clean-up, but the owner had called the police, claiming that the township was trespassing. The township was unable to complete that on-site cleanup.)

In a conversation after the October 8 council meeting, the mayor said that the rat problem seemed to be centered on a couple of properties in that area, adding that there was food and/or garbage outside.

“We will be as fair as possible,” Riopel said, “But why should they (citizens) suffer because of the rat issue? The problem is our by-law. This has been dragging on.

It’s not going to take 20 years to fix this.

It’s not fair,” he said.

Riopel said he had been to see the area in question and that there had been grass as “high as a tree.” One property owner has cut the grass on their property, however.

“That is where the rat nests are and that is where they hide so it needs to be cleaned up,” Riopel said, mentioning that there had been a rat problem on Mill Street but that the rat problem abated after the property had been cleaned up.

Barton pressed the mayor to see what he was suggesting and Riopel replied again that a “Part III” would be issued and was part of the township’s property standards bylaw.

A resolution, approved unanimously by council, directs staff to enforce property standards By-Law 99-25, Part III includes the residential standards as they apply to property maintenance and occupancy standards.

In addition to the 26-page property standards by-law, the township has a six-page by-law (2015-52) requiring properties to be maintained and kept clear of waste. That bylaw stipulates that, according to a section of the Municipal Act (2001), that, “if a municipality has the authority to direct or require a person to do a matter or thing, the municipality may also provide that, in default of it being done by the person directed or required to do it, the matter or thing shall be done at the person’s expense, and that the municipality may enter upon land at any reasonable time for such purposes and further that the municipality may recover the cost of doing such matter or thing from the person directed or required to do it by action or by adding the costs to the tax roll and collecting them in the same manner as property taxes...”

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New library member wins gift pack Lyne Boyd, new patron at the Champlain Library, was the recent winner of a gift pack which included an adult book, a children’s book, the DVD “Onward” and a bag of popcorn.

Anyone who signed up for a new library card during Library Card Sign-Up Month was eligible to win this prize.

Did you know that the Champlain Library offers free library cards to anyone living in Champlain Township and East Hawkesbury? Also every student who attends a school in Champlain Township, regardless of their home address, can receive a free library card.

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What’s on this week: October 21 to October 27 Some community activities are on pause due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Some instructors are offering virtual classes, but some activities are resuming with safety protocols in place.

Please check below to contact individual organizers to confirm the return of these community events or to find out more about virtual activities.

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Yoga with Hannah, Beginners - Intermediate, 9am, at Zudio, 144 High Street, Vankleek Hill 613.678.3794 (No drop-ins, classes limited due to Covid)

Library Board Meeting - 11am Champlain Library, 94 Main St., Vankleek Hill (Virtual programming) Info: 613.678.2216

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Make & Take kit: Halloween craft, all ages; Adult Book Club via Zoom 1pm (Eng/Non-fiction) Champlain Library, 94 Main St., Vankleek Hill (Virtual programming) Info: 613.678.2216

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Storytime, 10am, 0-5 yrs Champlain Library, 94 Main St., Vankleek Hill. Info: 613.678.2216 Zumba® Gold Fitness, 9:30am at Zudio, Live at Zudio, virtual on Zoom, 144 High Street, Vankleek Hill - Limited space, reservations required, Info.: vkhzumba@gmail.com or 613-330-9678 ZERO-G Bungee Fitness, 5pm at Zudio, 144 High Street, Vankleek Hill - Limited space, reservations required, Info.: vkhzumba@gmail.com or 613-330-9678 Zumba® Fitness, 6:30pm, Live at Zudio, virtual on Zoom, 144 High Street, Vankleek Hill - Limited space, reservations required, Info.: vkhzumba@gmail.com or 613-330-9678 CONTACTS: Traditional Ashtanga Yoga with Lise, at Zudio, 144 High Street, Vankleek Hill Info: beliveau.lise@gmail.com Hawkesbury Royal Canadian Legion Branch 472, following the Ontario’s Phase 3 - Covid-19 rules.

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hosting a series of pop-up shops and book-signing weekends. The centre will offer a COVID-19 protocol-friendly space for local authors, artists, and artisans to sign and sell their creations just in time for the holidays.

According to Mark Greenwald, Director of the AGCC, “With our enhanced gift shoppe, weekend crafts and book-signing pop-ups, and art show, people can drop by and fulfill their gift list with a wide assortment of artisanal crafts, cards, photos, prints, local books, and reasonably priced art from our local artists.”

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Brownsburg-Chatham council bypasses rules, approves riverfront development while councillor tries to halt project JAMES MORGAN Review contributor

BROWNSBURG-CHATHAM – A possible waterfront development along the Ottawa River in Brownsburg-Chatham is receiving opposition from one local councillor and others in the community.

On October 6, Brownsburg-Chatham council approved bypassing existing planning laws for a development on vacant land fronting the Ottawa River near the junction of Route 344/Route des Outaouais and Montée Vachon. It would include six semi-detached units composed of two buildings on a 250-foot-wide property. One building would contain four units and the second building would contain two units. According to the by-law, the minimum lot width for

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one house is 150 feet. Municipal bylaws require that a single house must be on a minimum lot size of 43,000 square feet. The proposed development would place six dwellings in two buildings on approximately 250,000 square feet of land, including the portion that is underwater. Additionally, zoning laws do not permit semi-detached homes on the riverfront.

Under Québec planning policies, municipalities are permitted to approve developments that bypass local planning and zoning laws. Brownsburg-Chatham approved the use of this policy to encourage local development in 2019. Council approved the proposed Ottawa River development even though the Comité consultatif d’urbanisme (CCU) -- the local planning committee had rejected it.

“I just think it ruins the waterfront,” said District 6 Councillor Stephen Rowland, who was the only councillor to vote against the development, and was shouted down by other councillors during the meeting when he spoke in opposition to motion to advance the project.

“Council total totally disregarded the advice of the CCU,” Rowland said.

Under Québec law, a municipality can create a registry for residents within the vicinity of a proposed development to sign and request a referendum. Rowland is planning to make this request at the next Brownsburg-Chatham council meeting on November 3.

“I will do everything I can to stop this,” he said.

Rowland has notified all neighbouring property owners in writing about the proposed development and has urged them to support his request for a referendum registry.

Council had a special meeting on October 13. Rowland said that he again voted against the proposed development at that meeting when council approved proceeding with the next step in the planning process. He also alleged that the town did not give adequate public notice of the meeting before it was held.

The municipality held a public consultation on the proposed housing on October 22 that was attended by approximately 20 people. According to a source who was at the meeting, someone complained that the proposed development would make the Ottawa River shoreline in Brownsburg-Chatham look like St-Sauveur.

The Laurentian resort town is home to many densely developed residential areas.

COVID-19 Update COVID-19 outbreaks at five long-term care and retirement homes JAMES MORGAN Review contributor

Local cases and restrictions

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As of October 27, there were 20 active cases of COVID-19 among residents of the MRC d’Argenteuil, according to the CISSS des Laurentides regional health authority. The cumulative case count for Argenteuil had reached 215.

The number of COVID-19 deaths in Argenteuil as of October 27 remained at 10.

Three schools still have cases

COVID-19 cases remained active at three schools across the MRC d’Argenteuil as of October 27, according to the Québec Ministère de l’education. The schools with active cases are: École Polyvalente Lavigne in Lachute, Laurentian Regional High School in Lachute, and Seminaire du Sacré-Coeur in Pointe-auchêne/Grenville-sur-la-Rouge.

There were no outbreaks of COVID-19 at long-term care facilities, other group living institutions, or hospitals across the MRC d’Argenteuil as of October 27.

Regional alert levels

As of October 27, the MRC d’Argenteuil remained as an orange zone under Québec’s regional COVID-19 alert

system. The neighbouring MRC’s of Deux-Montagnes, Mirabel, and Rivièredu-Nord to the east are red zones. The MRC des Pays d’en Haut to the north is an orange zone. To the west, The MRC de Papineau is an orange zone, but the city of Gatineau and surrounding MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais are red zones.

The Vaudreuil-Soulanges MRC south of the Ottawa River is also a red zone.

Residents of red zones should not be travelling to orange zones for shopping and social activity, and they should not be going to Ontario for shopping and recreation either.

Across Québec

Across Québec. there were 15,099 active cases of COVID-19 across Québec as of Monday October 26. According to the Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ), there were 101,885 cumulative cases and 86,786 resolved cases as of Monday.

There were 527 COVID-19 patients in hospital across Québec as of October 26, and 91 of those patients were in intensive care.

There had been 6,172 confirmed deaths due to COVID-19 across Québec as of October 26.

The Ontario government reported COVID-19 cases connected with the following schools and childcare facilities under EOHU jurisdiction on Tuesday, October 27.

One child at Centre éducatif Les Petits Trésors-Pavillon Alfred.

One child at Centre éducatif Les Petits Trésors-Garderie St-Albert.

One student at Rockland District High School.

One unidentified case at Mother Theresa Elementary School in Russell.

One staff member at École élémentaire catholique Embrun-Pavillon St-Jean/Pavillon La Croisée.

Three students at Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School in Cornwall.

Two children at Centre éducatif C.R.F.E. in Cornwall.

Hospital, deaths, testing

There were six COVID-19 patients from the EOHU’s jurisdiction in hospital as of October 27, and two patients were in intensive care.

The number of COVID-19 deaths across the EOHU territory as of October 27 was 17.

At the six COVID-19 testing and assessment centres and by paramedics across the EOHU territory, 73,008 COVID-19 tests had been performed as of October 27.

31 COVID-19 CASES BY MUNICIPALITY ACROSS EOHU JURISDICTION, OCTOBER 27, 2020.

Provincial statistics

According to the Ontario Ministry of Health, there were 10,521 active cases of COVID-19 across the province as of October 26, out of a cumulative 72,051 cases. There were 827, or 1.2 per cent more active cases on October 26 than on October 25.

The Ministry reported that 61,530 or 85.4 per cent of cumulative cases

were resolved as of October 26.

There were 312 COVID-19 patients in hospital across Ontario as of October 26. Out of those 312 patients, 75 were in intensive care, and 52 patients were on ventilators.

There had been 3,103 deaths due to COVID-19 across Ontario as of October 26, composing 4.3 per cent of all cumulative cases.

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As of Tuesday, October 27, there were 218 active cases of COVID-19 across the jurisdiction of the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU).

On Monday, October 26, a special order under given by Roumeliotis under Section 22 of the Health Protection and Promotion Act took effect which places additional restrictions on the number of customers and infection control protocols at certain businesses across the EOHU’s territory, effective Monday, October 26. No businesses are being closed.

The order limits dance class attendance to 10 people and no more than 50 people in an indoor fitness facility.

Physical distancing and masks at both types of facilities are required.

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As of press time, the United Counties of Prescott and Russell reported that five people have died as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak at the Prescott and Russell Residence in Hawkesbury.

As of October 26, there were 64 active cases of COVID-19 at the 146bed long-term care facility. Residents composed 36 cases and the remaining 28 cases were in employees. There were 43 resolved cases.

Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) Medical Officer of Health Dr. Paul Roumeliotis said on Monday afternoon that another round of COVID-19 testing will be carried out on residents and employees at the Residence this week.

Roumeliotis also said that adequate staffing levels were maintained at the Prescott and Russell Residence during the previous weekend because of assistance from paramedics and Red Cross personnel.

There were four other COVID-19 outbreaks in effect at long-term care and retirement facilities under EOHU jurisdiction as of October 27. There were at The Palace Retirement Home in Alexandria, Lancaster Long-Term Care, Sandfield Place Retirement Home in Cornwall, and St. Joseph’s Continuing Care Centre (Kane House) in Cornwall.

At restaurants, bars, and other establishments serving food, no more than 100 patrons are permitted, indoors and outdoors. At banquet halls, the number of people is limited to 50 indoors and 100 outdoors. No more than six people are allowed to sit together at an indoor or outdoor table in any establishment. Physical distancing in all lineups must be maintained.

At hair stylists, barber shops, estheticians, and tattoo shops, all outdoor customer lines must be physically distanced with individuals wearing masks.

The measures are an alternative to moving the EOHU’s territory to a modified version of Ontario’s Stage Two of regulations for businesses and services. The territory technically remains under Stage Three.

20 active cases of COVID-19 in Argenteuil

Veteran pilot shares tales of Arctic adventures in new book REID MASSON

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One doesn’t have to speak with Normand Charlebois for very long to know he absolutely loves to fly.

The veteran pilot has flown for airlines all across Canada and one could fill a book with his narratives about flying to the North Pole and all the different aircraft he has piloted.

It is something that was not lost on Charlebois himself, or to people who have listened to him speak about his experiences.

In his new book So, you’re a pilot, eh, the L’Orignal resident relates numerous tales of his years in the pilot’s seat – soaring over Canada’s Arctic, other parts of the country and around the world. The title of the book also comes from personal experience, as over the years Charlebois has been asked to tell stories about his time in aviation whenever someone he met found out he is a pilot. And when he would relate one of his adventures, someone would inevitably say “you should write a book!”.

“The idea of the book started when we did a cruise ship tour and at supper you’re sitting with people you don’t know and after a glass of wine you start telling your Arctic stories,” Charlebois says. “People are interested to listen to them because for them it’s an adventure almost. That’s how the idea of writing a book came – it was more for entertainment than anything else.”

Charlebois began working on his aviation biography two years ago, shortly after he retired on his 60th birthday. While he says prior to retiring he had never really considered the idea, the subject of a book about his experiences had come up at times over the years – most notably after he was able to have the chance to pilot a Boeing 747, which he still considers to be the greatest moment of his career.

“Sometimes when I was out talking with friends I used to say ‘if I ever write a book, (flying the 747) will be the first chapter’,” the veteran pilot recalls. “To me the Boeing 747 will remain the biggest airplane I ever flew.

I didn’t fly it for long, but it is a nice airplane – when you hit turbulence you barely felt it.”

A good portion of Charlebois’ writing deals with his time spent in the Arctic as a commercial pilot for First Air, where he got to fly such legendary planes as the de Havilland Twin Otter and vintage Douglas DC-3 aircraft – planes often featured on the television show ‘Ice Pilots’.

“I always said that if I had a Sunday airplane to go flying it would be a DC-3,” Charlebois reminisces, adding that the steep angle of fuselage of the DC-3 when on the ground made it difficult to load back in his commercial flying days. “Working on those was hard, but if I had an airplane it would be fun to fly a DC-3.”

His time spent flying in the Arctic remains very dear to Charlebois and

is the source of most of the individual stories in his book. Much of the area still remains unpopulated to this day, which communicates a feeling of adventure and exploration.

“The whole section about the North – which is almost half the book – is probably the section that I cherish the most,” he says, relating a story about flying a Twin Otter equipped with extremely low pressure tires in

Normand Charlebois used to share stories of his days as a pilot in the Arctic. People were always telling him he should write a book. So he did. His new book is in a lettter-size portrait and includes many photographs. You can order his book online from the lulu.com book store or purchase one from The Review by sending an email to: louise@thereview.ca or call 613-678-3327 to make arrangements for payment and safe pick-up.

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order to be able land and then almost float over snow or soft tundra. “To me you would get off the airplane and no one had stepped on that piece of earth before, so this was an adventure in itself.”

While flying over the frozen tundra was an amazing experience, there were numerous challenges faced by pilots in the North – not the least of which was the lack of communication available in the vast, isolated territory.

“One of the things that hit me when I started to fly routes like Ottawa and Boston was that you’re talking to a controller all the way,” comments Charlebois, who worked for First Air out of Montreal and thus was able to continue living in the L’Orignal area while flying all over Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. “Up north there was nobody to talk to. It’s always nice to have somebody watching out for you and that’s what I found when I (started flying) back down south – you have air traffic control to watch out for you.”

A big challenge in writing a publication which covers decades of memories is in remembering all the details, places and dates. As he was never seriously thinking about an eventual book during his commercial aviation days, Charlebois did not write down his experiences for that purpose, but he had one huge advantage over potential authors working in other fields – pilots keep log books. Charlebois still has the records of all his flights and once he started going through them, the notations brought back a flood of memories, as well as providing accurate dates and times for particular events.

“My memory is good, but very short,” he laughs when asked if all of the book comes from his personal recollections. “I have log books for all my time flown and yes I kept track of all the hours that I flew. I wasn’t putting a lot of comments in the log book itself, but it tweaks your memory. I would indicate if there was an engine failure or a fire, but those ones you usually remember pretty well.”

All of those memories and many more can be read in detail in Charlebois’s book ‘So, you’re a pilot, eh’, which is now available for purchase.

Order a copy from the online lulu. com bookstore.

If you live in the Vankleek Hill area, you can order a copy and arrange for safe pick-up by emailing The Review, which has several copies in stock. Send an email to: louise@ thereview.ca.

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Safe Halloween activities happening in local communities; candy delivery, decorating and costume contests L’Orignal

The annual Haunted Jail event in L’Orignal had become a Halloween tradition for many area residents, but like a lot of things, COVID-19 has put that on pause this year. Trick-ortreating is being discouraged by the Eastern Ontario Health Unit either.

However, the business community in L’Orignal is bringing the candy to homes this Halloween. On October 31, Halloween on Wheels will hit the streets of the village when local businesspeople will go through the community and bring candy to homes.

For more information, email halloweenroulante@gmail.com

Hawkesbury

The Town of Hawkesbury has organized two events that are a safe and healthy alternative for fun this Hal-

loween. An online costume contest is being held where parents can submit a photo of their child in costume. All photos will be displayed on the town’s Facebook page and everyone can vote for their favourite costume. Registration is online between October 28 and 31. For registration information, go to: https://forms.gle/QELcubGRk9SMj1B2A A Halloween home decorating contest is also being held in Hawkesbury with prizes worth $700 from Hawkesbury Home Hardware and Asselin Independent Grocer. To register and for more information, go to https:// forms.gle/U5LgWLhkgnFMQCHq8 before midnight on October 28. Voting takes place between October 30 and November 2.

also being organized in Vankleek Hill.

Outdoor yards and home exteriors are being decorated and a $250 gift basket of local products is the prize for the judges’ choice. The registration deadline is 4 p.m. on October 28.

A list of the decorated homes will be published on The Review website so that area residents can safely walk or drive around town to see the homes.

Lachute

In Lachute, the town has also organized a home decorating contest and is making a video of the scariest homes in town. The video will be shown on the municipal Facebook page on October 31. More information is available at: ville.lachute.qc.ca/halloween.

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Bonnie and Her 21 Children This is Instalment 17 of chapters from “Bonnie and Her 21 Children”, a book written by her husband, Fred Cappuccino about their children and the family’s adventures together. The chapters from Fred’s book will be presented every second week in this space. If you like what you read and want to buy a copy of the book for yourself or to give as a gift, email louise@thereview.ca to arrange for safe pick-up at The Review at 76 Main Street, Vankleek Hill or send an email to: fredcappuccino@gmail. com

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Chapter 9 Maryland – Our Seventh Child

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Mohanlal Ananda Cappuccino arrived in 1964. He was born in the U.S. of Tamil and Singhalese parents from Sri Lanka, hence the Hindu first name and Buddhist middle name. Mohan is another name for the god Krishna, and is also the same root as Gandhi’s first name. Lal means jewel. Ananda means peace of mind, and was the name of Buddha’s beloved disciple.

We pick up where we left off in Chapter 9.

Every week we picketed “whites only” housing construction projects. Picketers came from widely varied backgrounds. Georgina Dunn was a Presbyterian with an authentic Scottish accent to prove it. Wherever there was a gathering for open housing or open hiring, Georgina was there, proclaiming the cause of the Blacks who still suffered severe discrimination.

One Sunday she showed up at our church and said to me, “I cam to join yir chirch.”

I said, “Georgina, you’re Presbyterian. What about our theological differences?”

“Wayll, the Unitarian theology asn’t werth tiu pins, but I noticed on the picket line the Unitarians are always there, so I’m castin’ me lot wi’ yiu.” And join she did. She was a delight and an encouragement to us all.

Michael Pearl Buck, the American Nobel laureate, in her book, My Several Worlds, told of visiting an orphanage somewhere in the U.S. She asked, “How many children do you ordinarily keep here?”

The worker said, “200.”

Pearl Buck said, “Well, it must vary some - sometimes a few less, sometimes a few

more?”

“Oh, No, it’s always 200. We can’t let a child be adopted out until another comes in. If the number goes below 200, our state allotment decreases.” Appalled, Pearl Buck founded her own adoption agency, Welcome House, which places children in adoptive homes immediately.

Pearl Buck said there are three options for an orphaned child: adoption, foster care, and the orphanage. Her opinion was that adoption is the best; a well-run orphanage is second best; and foster care is the worst option (although we know many couples who are providing excellent loving foster care).

In the summer of 1963 our family went to the annual adoption picnic in New Jersey.

Attending were people who wanted or who had adopted children of races other than their own. The picnic was held at the small farm of the Lerkes, who had adopted seven children in addition to two born to them. There were rabbits, dogs, chickens, goats a child’s paradise.

Mr and Mrs Lerke seemed relaxed in the midst of 200 people wandering in and out of their house.

Among the photos displayed was one photo of a girl of Greek and Ecuadorian-Aboriginal background a child of seven, in a foster home in Florida. When the picnic was over, we told the Lerkes we would return in a week. During that week Bonnie decided we wanted to adopt the little Ecuadorian-Greek child.

When we returned to the Lerkes we were startled to find this girl there, to be adopted by them. She had been living in a Caucasian foster home in Florida and had been discovered by some racial bigots. The agency moved her to another foster home, and she was again discovered. The third day, she was at another foster home, which was then bombed. She was rushed by the case worker to a hotel where they spent the night. The case worker then called up Welcome House in Pennsylvania and asked if they would have a home that very day. The social worker there, Mary Graves, called the Lerkes and asked them if they would like to adopt this child. Mrs Lerke said, “Well, yes, we would.”

“That’s good, because I’ve already told them you would, and the child is on the plane.”

This family, with nine kids already, made room for one more on a few hours’ notice. The child was sent by air freight because the Florida agency was afraid she would cause a rumpus on a passenger flight. She was on a cargo plane without adult escort except the crew.

The Lerkes went to LaGuardia Airport to meet her. At the freight terminal the pilot took her off the plane and turned her over to her new parents without a word to them. The agency record stated that this child was the brightest in her class at school. It also stated that she had had lye thrown at her. She was seven years old.

At the picnic, social worker Mary Graves explained Pearl Buck’s feeling that children should be placed in adoptive homes immediately, without any foster home in between.

Mary once asked Pearl Buck whether it might not be useful to have a foster home “for emergencies only,” such as illness of prospective adoptive parents.

Pearl Buck’s response was, “Well, you have a nice apartment. Such a child could just stay with you until the adoptive parents can take him or her.”

Mary laughed, “So far there have been no emergencies requiring me to keep a baby at my place.”

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The depth of what we know

By Louise Sproule louise@thereview.ca

SNC awards $10,000 in grants to community groups for fall planting projects South Nation Conservation (SNC) has awarded $10,000 to 28 local community groups and municipalities through its Community Environmental Grants Program to help support tree and shrub planting and community garden projects this fall.

Grant recipients include the Chesterville Green Gang, the Rotary Club of Chesterville, the Osgoode Township Museum, Tagwi Secondary School, the Mountain Agricultural Society, the Kenyon Agricultural Society, the Greely Community Association, the Lefaivre Lions Club, the Russell Public Library, and the Townships of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal, Augusta, Alfred and Plantagenet, Russell and the City of Clarence-Rockland.

SNC’s Community Environmental Grants Program has traditionally encouraged and supported community events across the Conservation Authority’s watershed jurisdiction that promote recreational use of our rivers and the local environment.

SNC’s Communications Committee allocated $10,000 in funding to be distributed through the popular Grants Program this year; but community events were largely cancelled due to the pandemic, and available grant funding could have gone unallocated.

In response, SNC amended the program to temporarily include tree and shrub planting and community garden projects to help local groups and non-profit organizations safely access these funds to plant more trees before the year’s end.

The Conservation Authority’s program amendments were a resounding success: 9 grants were awarded earlier this year, and 19 additional applications were recently approved, allocating all of this year’s funding and helping to support community gardens and plant more than 60 large native trees on public property.

“We couldn’t be more thrilled to support our local community partners in their efforts to enhance our local environment and do some environmental good in their communities, especially during these times,” said John Mesman, SNC’s Communications Lead.

SNC has awarded $35,000 through its Community Environmental Grants Program since 2015 and hopes to allocate funding for environmental events or projects in 2021.

For more information, contact Kelsey Smith, Stewardship and Outreach Assistant, 1-877-984-2948, ksmith@nation.on.ca.

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This is no news flash. But it needs to be said. Often. You really never know what anyone is thinking. You may catch a glimpse of the sparkling thoughts, the insight that comes from years of study, or benefit from a seemingly effortless perspective that lights up the room with just a few spoken words -- but the depth of what exists within is so daunting, surprising, hopeful, frightening and awe-inspiring.

The best part of what I do for a living is just listening. The next best part is finding a way to tell everyone what I heard. Sometimes I wonder if I really heard something or if I just think I heard it. Admittedly, that’s not a good thing to confess if one calls oneself a journalist. I do take notes and have done so for years now. But even if I don’t have my notebook, I take notes. In my head. And as soon as I am alone, I write it into my phone.

This week, I had the chance to see what one of our town’s businesses looks like from the inside.

And, spending so much time looking ahead and wondering what to do next in this teeter-totter world of newspapers, it was a relief as I listened to someone talk about the past. About how old stuff was so well-made, and how it could be salvaged, re-used and wonder of wonders -- used to create something new and useful.

This business isn’t shiny and new on the outside. The lot is cluttered with stuff that may look useless to you. You might think there are no Insta-worthy moments there, but I tell you: there were. There are people there trying to solve problems -- and trying to look ahead, just like me.

In an apocalypse, these guys will make a vehicle to drive through any kind of decimated landscape. I’ll be hiding in my basement, hoping someone brings me food.

And a 100-year-old lady reminds

me that happiness really is about family in addition to being happy with what you have. Of course I knew that, but it was reassuring to hear it from someone who has a century of life to back it up.

We are always thinking -- and so, it stands to reason that thinking and reading and learning will build up into an immense reservoir of knowing.

Immersed in what we love, we may become experts. I think the real experts use what they know -to keep on learning. Humble in the face of all that there is to learn, I have noticed that true experts never refer to themselves that way.

Floor refinishers know what they need to know to make old floors look beautiful. Painters know how to get the job done and paint a wall leaving no roller marks or odd unpainted square spots. My garage guy knows what to do when I am at a loss.

But I can get a jellied salad out of a mould and can spring a bundt cake loose from its pan when everyone else has given up. But I am no expert (wink).

The best part of this depth of specialized information and life wisdom that lies within each of us in such a variable and eclectic way is that it is usually right there, underneath the surface, for the asking.

Unlike professionals, as an average person, we don’t charge for the advice we dispense.

You can get the best life advice from your painter, the best business advice from a kid and the best ankle-stretching exercises from the lady that walks her dog past your house every day.

People are filled with all kinds of mysteries and surprises -- one has only to lift the lid and the essence of that person is right there -- if you choose to ask and then open your heart and your mind to listen.

How can we not give our utmost attention to someone showing us the best of who they are?

Inspire! The origin of the word, “inspire” is about breathing in, or taking in. On this page, we invite you to breathe in some of the good things happening in the communities where we live! Do you have an inspiring or fun story to share? Email: editor@thereview.ca Or visit www.thereview.ca to submit when inspiration strikes!

The first-ever!

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Vankleek Hill’s very own Halloween House

Decorating Contest Here is the list of scary homes you can visit on Saturday, October 31, to see what they have set up outdoors for everyone's Halloween (gulp) enjoyment! Be very afraid!!!!

Note: This is the list as of press time, at about 3 p.m. on October 27.

The deadline for entries is October 28 at 4 p.m.

We will be updating the list, posting it on The Review website and sharing it on social media on Friday, October 30, so you can plan out your route.

5823 Highway 34, Vankleek Hill

192 Higginson Street, Vankleek Hill

53 Union Street, Vankleek Hill

43 Derby Avenue, Vankleek Hill.

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Watch for: A scary outdoor theme!

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Watch for: A frightening surprise!

90 Stanley Avenue, Vankleek Hill.

Watch for: Mysterious things happening outdoors.

145 Home Avenue, Vankleek Hill 115 High Street, Vankleek Hill

Watch for: outdoor music and a smoke machine.

134 High Street, Vankleek Hill

Watch for: Hosting a Ghoulish tea party for: Stump monsters, Grinning Ghosts, Putrid Pumpkins, Garbage Ghouls, Creepy Crows, Spectre Scarecrows. Music and lites on-site. Creatures of the nite welcome. Putrefaction guaranteed.

Watch for: A spooky house.

Watch for: Scary characters.

Hint: They *might* be unreal!

125 Barton Street, Vankleek Hill

Watch for: Lights, music and things that go bump in the night!

120 Barton Street, Vankleek Hill

Watch for: Getting caught between TWO scary homes!

136 Martel Crescent, Vankleek Hill

Watch for: Hmmmm. The Blair Witch project?

56 Stephens Street, Vankleek Hill

Watch for: Inspired by the Hunger Games: Catching Fire, expect Lightning strikes, Poisonous Fog, and other cruel torments from President Snow for any Tributes brave enough to beg for candy.