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House Fire at Stone Road, Oxford Mills

February 27, 2013

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Photo and article submitted by Paul Hutt, Fire Chief , North Grenville Fire Service At approximately 11:00 am Thursday, fire crews from North Grenville Fire Service responded to a reported house fire at 1128 Stone Road. The first arriving firefighters found the house fully involved (as per the picture).

Fire crews established that the one occupant home at the time self-evacuated and therefore proceeded with a defensive attack.

Tankers from Merrickville and Edwardsburg/ Cardinal were activated to assist with the tanker

shuttle. No civilian or fire fighter sustained injuries as a result of the fire. The fire remains under investigation, however, it is not deemed suspicious and it is believed the fire is a result of a kitchen / cooking fire. The damage is

estimated at $350,000 as the entire house and contents were lost. A hi-hoe was brought in to assist with the extinguishment of the fire as the structural integrity of the house was compromised and deem unsafe to work around.

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Kemptville, ON - Each March, the University of Guelph - Kemptville Campus opens its doors to the community for the biggest event of the year: College Royal, an open house showcasing the college’s academic programs and related agricultural activities. College Royal is a student managed event taking place this March for the 86th consecutive year.

College Royal will occur during the second week of March, from the 6th to the 9th. The doors will open to the community on Friday March 8th and Saturday March 9th, with an estimated 2000 visitors. Some of the events taking place this weekend are [as follows:] Power & Equipment Demonstrations, Greenhouse Open House, the College Classic Calf Sale, Equine Demonstrations (including Polo, Pas de Deux, Western, English Jumper and more) plus Farmers Olympics, Livestock Show (Saturday 9-12), Pancake Breakfast, Petting Zoo, Open Show

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and Celebrity Milking Competition. For your convenience, wagon rides will be made available Friday and Saturday to take visitors to ongoing events.

The College Classic Calf Sale will be on Friday between 12:00 and 2:00 at the A.M. Barr Arena. This is Kemptville’s 8th annual sale. Calves will be showcased at an open house on Thursday from 6:00 until 9:00 also at the arena.

The Kemptville College Foundation is once again hosting a pancake breakfast on Saturday from 7:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

The free breakfast, served at the Agroforestry Centre on Bedell Road, is open to the community. Donations are accepted with proceeds toward The Foundation.

Kemptville Campus has many unique qualities that create an ideal environment for students to succeed. Programs are focused on agriculture, equine, food & wellness, horticulture, trades and many apprenticeships.

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fered in the fall of 2013 are Equine Care & Management plus Food Science & Quality Management.

College Royal introduces Kemptville Campus’s many programs and activities to prospective students and members of the community through project displays, agricultural events, and hands-on activities.

Staff, students and the community are all invited to come out and join us for the 2013 College Royal.

College Royal has been a long lasting tradition at the campus, and the College Royal committee would like to invite you to experience the excitement and events our 2013 Royal will bring!

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La famille Nepssy a amassé près de 500$ avec leur vente de vêtements et jouets peu usagés qui a eu lieu à la légion de Barrhaven le 16 février. Les fonds iront à la société Fibrose kystique Canada pour des cliniques à CHEO. Une cinquantaine de personnes se sont déplacées afin d’aider à

la cause. Elles se sont renseignées au sujet de la maladie qui affecte 4000 personnes au Canada.

Cependant, tous étaient heureux d’aider une cause de CHEO. Merci à tous ceux et celles qui ont participé.

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Photos gracieuseté de Stacey Stewart Photography Activité francophone pour les adultes : Have you been thinking of brushing up on your French? Come and meet members of your community that can help you practice your French in a non-stressful environment. Venez-vous joindre à nous pour une soirée amusante avec des conversations en français. Au plaisir de vous rencontrer.

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Editorial Page Stir It Up David Shanahan Far be it for me to cause any controversy or discord in the home, but I have been aware more and more recently of a phenomenon that is significant, even after fifteen years. It has been that long - fifteen years - since the old entities of South Gower and Oxford-on-Rideau were joined with the Town of Kemptville in this new thing that came to be called the Municipality of North Grenville. It was not really a welcome marriage on all sides, but the Province laid down the law, and Mike Harris was determined to do big things in Ontario, so the people of all three places had to accept the inevitable and make the best job of the thing.

Does that sound a little cynical? Perhaps.

The arrival of the worst ice storm in memory at the very moment of this amalgamation may have had a symbolism that we should have been more aware of. There was a fear that Kemptville would somehow dominate the new municipality. The only large urban area was bound to have a major role to play, but it was more than that.

South Gower and Oxford were in a fairly healthy budgetary position, while Kemptville was having problems with negative budgets. Now, we all share in our common debt.

This was particularly annoying for those who had a knowledge of history. Kemptville had been part of Oxford-onRideau township until 1857. It broke away that year mostly in order to avoid sharing the benefits of the new railway with the rest of the community. It actually had to get a special law passed to allow it to do so, as it didn’t have the population to make up a separate town under the law of the day.

Now, Kemptville was joining the townships at a time when finances played a large part again.

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Some will remember the attempted coup d’etat that followed amalgamaFebruary 27, 2013

tion, as certain citizens went into hysterical rage at the idea that the new Municipality might have to raise taxes significantly to meet obligations. It was quite a time: citizen groups demanding that Council clear every decision with them before passing bylaws, or raising taxes, or breathing.

Democracy was not at its healthiest in those days.

Other people were very upset, and rightly in my opinion, that they were effectively disenfranchised by amalgamation. The councils of South Gower and Oxford were shut down, and the new Municipality was left with the same size Council that Kemptville alone had before the amalgamation.

Council met in Kemptville, and Kemptville gradually became the centre of everything. There had been calls in 1998 to have the new Council elected on a ward system, i.e., that Councillors would be elected by, and represent, various sectors of North Grenville. There could have been a Councillor or two from South Gower, or from Oxford, or from the hamlets, etc.

The main reason this was rejected was because it was feared that such a system would perpetuate the old municipal divisions, and prevent a common identity developing in the new Municipality of North Grenville.

Which brings me to where I started. More and more, I have noticed that people are referring to “Kemptville”, when they actually mean “North Grenville”. Even people employed by the Municipality refer to Kemptville as the area in which they work. When Ken Finnerty refers to Kemptville instead of North Grenville, it may be understandable given his deep roots and long service record for that town. But this mayor and council promised the people outside Kemptville during the last election campaign that they would bring council back to the hamlets and be more accessible to the needs of the rural areas. This has not really happened. There have been a few, very few, Council meetings held in the hamlets, but it really has been a token gesture.

Council may point out that not many people turned

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But even fewer turn up at the Municipal Centre for Council meetings. That doesn’t mean they stop happening (perhaps, unfortunately?).

The fact is that after fifteen years the people of North Grenville still don’t mix much outside of Kemptville. South Gower and Oxford people feel that Kemptville is getting all the attention, all the economic development, all the breaks. It may be just a perception, but it is quite real. Is this important? Maybe not, I can’t be sure. But the hopes of those who first set out to make North Grenville a united place with a common tradition have not been completely realised.

It may be a small thing that people say “Kemptville”, when they mean “North Grenville”, but it reflects an attitude, a way of looking at our community, that is not really inclusive or comforting for those outside the Kemptville area.

Perhaps the ward system was the better choice, after all? Perhaps if we had a Council that was clearly based on local representation, there would be a better sense of having a say in things generally. And, let me say it again, especially for those who made promises and haven’t kept them, perhaps we need a larger Council, one large enough to handle the growth we have already experienced, and the enormous growth in population we know is coming. The population of North Grenville in 2001 was 13,581. By 2011, it had risen to just 15,085.

The expected population in another ten years is 25,000. Can we afford to have five people try and deal with this?

In this issue of the Times, we start a series of articles on development in North Grenville: an attempt to get a sense of perspective of what has happened and where we are going. It seems, in fact, that the physical growth of building development is a big issue these days.

The focus here is also on Kemptville and will need careful thought by all of us. Perhaps it might be a good idea to start the thinking by getting it clear in our minds that Kemptville is not North Grenville.

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Annual ROMA Conferenceadvocacy, consultation,

By Mayor Dave Gordon There is a short break in the Council sessions this week, as we travel to Toronto for the annual ROMA conference. The Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) is Ontario's rural municipal voice, ensuring that matters affecting rural communities are brought to the attention of the provincial and federal

governments. Together the Ontario Good Roads Association (OGRA) and ROMA host this Combined Conference, one of the largest annual gatherings of municipal leaders in Canada. Its aim is to reinvigorate public debate about how municipalities will respond to emergent challenges and opportunities. OGRA represents the infrastructure interests of municipalities through

and learn what we can about what’s happening in other rural municipalities.

The relationships that develop at conferences like these, and through our meetings with provincial ministers and staffers, can help a great deal when we have to have more formal business dealings with them during the rest of the year.

Municipalities, especially the smaller rural

training and the delivery of identified services.

The ROMA Conference is an opportunity for rural municipal representatives to get together and discuss subjects and problems that we have in common, different from the main urban areas. It runs from Sunday through to Wednesday and consists of workshops, talks, and meetings with the different provincial ministers.

There are workshops this year on issues such as Staff-Council Relations, Calculating the Complete Life Cycle Cost of Infrastructure, and Developing Municipal Asset Management Plans, all of which can be more interesting than they sound. There are also talks by the major political party leaders, including this year Premier Kathleen Wynne. There are, I admit, down times too, when we all get a chance to talk informally

There’s always something interesting going on at Maplewood Hall As we prepare for our Annual General Meeting in May, we have started to draft the financial statements for the past year.

Due to improvements in the Hall, we've managed to reduce utility bills by 30% compared to the previous year. However, we are still much too reliant on donations to cover all our costs. Please consider renting Maplewood Hall for your next event.

Wanted: Market Day in Oxford Mills Coordinator. Saturday mornings, from May to October.

Work with the OMCA in promoting this Farmers' Market and Community Yard Sale. Open Maplewood Hall and assist vendors in setting up each Saturday at 8am. Collect a percentage of other vendors' sales as your fee.

Perfect for someone who intends to be there to sell anyway. Contact John Barclay at 613.258.2426 (john@triune.ca) Wanted: Volunteers for the Canada Day Celebration in Oxford Mills.

The OMCA is looking for a few new members to join our planning committee and/or to volunteer on the

MUNICIPAL ACT, 2001 TH E CO RPO RATIO N O F TH E M U N ICIPALITY O F N O RTH GRE N VILLE

TAKE N O TICE that tenders are invited for the purchase of the land(s) described below and w ill be received until 3:00 p.m. local time, Thursday, M arch 21, 2013 at Box 130, 285 County Road 44, Kemptville, O ntario K0G 1J 0 The tenders w ill then be opened in public on the same day at 3:30 p.m.

M inimum Tender Amount D escription of Lands: Roll N o. 07.19.716.015.09303 -. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $66,671.54 Part of Lot 15, Concession 3, being Part 3 on 15R-465, Geographic Tow nship of O xford - PIN 68112-0153 (LT) municipally know n as 330 County Road 25, O xford M ills Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and must be accompanied by a deposit in the form of a money order or of a bank draft or cheque certified by a bank or trust corporation payable to the municipality and representing at least 20 per cent of the tender amount.

Except as follow s, the municipality makes no representation regarding the title to or any other matters relating to the land to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests w ith the potential purchasers.

This sale is governed by the M unicipal Act, 2001 and the M unicipal Tax Sales Rules made under that Act. The successful purchaser w ill be required to pay the amount tendered plus accumulated taxes and the relevant land transfer tax.

The municipality has no obligation to provide vacant possession to the successful purchaser.

Tender to be submitted on prescribed form in an envelope clearly marked “ Tender Sale of Land for Tax Arrears” .

For further information regarding this sale and a copy of the prescribed form of tender contact: J udy Carroll, D eputy Treasurer The Corporation of the M unicipality of N orth Grenville 285 County Road 44, P.O . Box 130, Kemptville, O ntario K0G 1J 0 613-258-9569 x 105

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mail, to another Mayor or Councillor somewhere in Ontario and talk over things, when you’ve had the chance to sit down in person over coffee at the ROMA Conference.

So, although there is no Council meeting in North Grenville this week, your Council is still at work, meeting in Toronto and carrying on the work that you elected us to do.

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ones, are facing serious problems in terms of budgets, investment in infrastructure, and longer term planning. It can very helpful to share experiences and even solutions to some of these problems.

The experiences of other rural municipalities can often be relevant to North Grenville and what we are facing here. It also makes it a lot easier to pick up the phone, or send an e-

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day (from 11 am to 4pm approx.). We're also interested in showcasing local musicians and vendors to an average crowd of +300 people. Help us make this year's celebration the best ever by contacting Marc Meyer at 613.258.0713 (barefootmarc@gmail. com) Attention Local Carpenters, Handymen/ women and construction companies: The OMCA is requesting proposals. Our goal is to make Maplewood Hall the premiere musical performance space in North Grenville.

Give us your best price on the installation of curtains, sound insulation panels, bass traps and ceiling baffles in Maplewood Hall.

We have a detailed plan from our sound engineer (Norie Kingsbury) who is contracted to supervise the installation and work with you. Interested parties should contact John Barclay at 613.258.2426 (john@triune.ca) to receive a copy of the plan and to discuss details. This is your chance to create something of lasting value to the community.

Everyone is welcome

to come to our OMCA monthly meetings on the first Thursday of every month (the next is at 7:00pm on March 7th). If there is an event you'd like to see happen, or if there's an issue in the community you'd like to address, these meetings are a great place to begin. The best way to get up-to-date information on events and community issues is to find the Oxford Mills Community Association on Facebook.

Maplewood Hall, the historic 1875 schoolhouse that serves as Oxford Mills' community centre is run entirely by community. It's made available at very affordable prices for a variety of events from business meetings, birthday parties, coffee houses to receptions. For example, we have a Wedding Special rate of $320 that covers the use of both the Hall and the Park from Friday noon to Sunday noon - try to beat that anywhere in Eastern Ontario! To register an event please go to www.maplewoodhall.ca and complete a simple rental request form, call 613-258-6485 or send an email to info@

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Open Meeting for Proposed North Grenville Farmers Market

On Tuesday, March 12 at 7pm, the North Grenville market executive will be holding a meeting at the branch restaurant. All are invited. We will discuss our market proposal with respect to general layout, location(B&H parking lot), booth fees, Vendor types, Wednesday hours, Saturday hours, trash clean up and the request to include a small flea market (community groups) along Oxford Street. We also wish to explain in more detail our food booth (finger food) concept, as we wish to make this a significant part of the market and to be a major attraction. The idea of a food hub, (downstream food processing), will be raised, if anyone wishes to discuss this item.

For those thinking of attending, this is intended to be a community market concept, as you might find in Mexico or Europe. All vendors will be required to have canopies and signs, and the visual aspect is important. We also wish to explore the idea of the “farmers leaving about 3pm” and the food and music staying behind.

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by Philip Bury, Regimental Clerk, Grenville Militia Local history enthusiasts are beginning their second season in high gear as the anniversary of the War of 1812 continues. Among them are the members of the Grenville Regiment of Militia, who spent a chilly weekend reenacting the second battle of Ogdensburg (which the good guys will win now, as they did in 1813).

Yesterday During the American Revolution, many Loyalist military units were raised in support of the British Crown. One of them - the Loyal Rangers - was formed in 1781, maintained garrisons in southern Quebec and participated in raids into New York State. This unit was also called Jessup's Rangers, after Edward Jessup, their Connecticutborn commander. After the war Jessup and his men settled along the St. Lawrence River. He and his son founded the town of Prescott.

In 1793 Governor Dorchester created a citizen militia for Upper Canada. The Jessup men, their sons, and other dispossessed Loyalists, still smarting from the loss of everything and determined not to let it happen again, joined the Grenville Militia.

The St. Lawrence was not only the frontier between Upper Canada and the US; it was the sole lifeline of the colony and an inevitable invasion route.

So, to defend the settlers' homes, it was necessary to control the river and deny it to the potential enemy.

The British Army were too few in the colonies to defend them alone, so

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In the War of 1812 the Grenville Militia fought in a number of engagements: the battle at Toussaint's Island, September 1812, when Americans attacked a boat convoy of supplies, soldiers and civilians, and were driven off with casualties on both sides; an unsuccessful attack on Ogdensburg in October 1812; the raid on Salmon River (now Fort Covington) in November 1812; the successful attack on Ogdensburg, in February 1813; resistance of the American invasion along the St. Lawrence, November 1813; culminating in The Battle of Crysler's Farm, 11 November 1813. The Grenville Militia played a part in that historic battle, and the modern Grenville Militia will participate in the commemorative reenactment of the battle, on the 13-14 July 2013.

(Credit for most of the above goes to Cameron Stevenson, Regimental Historian, Grenville Militia).

Today On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, February 2123, Grenville County's own living history group, the Grenville Regiment of Militia, joined in celebrations and a re-enactment of the second successful attack on Ogdensburg: see http://prescottraidsogdensburg.com/Home_Page. html and http://celebrate1812. ca/events/battle-of-ogdensburg-1.

The modern Grenville Regiment's mission is to show what colonial life and the War of 1812 were like for those who lived them.

The volunteer group, currently able to field six to

eight muskets, is ready to accept a few good recruits.

In addition to re-enacting historic battles, the unit participates faithfully in re-enactor encampments, where members sleep under canvas, cook period meals (some pretty good) over an open fire, and generally live the outdoor life of the Regency-Napoleonic era, one weekend at a time.

Since their baptism of fire at last year's Spencerville Heritage Fair, the Grenvilles have welcomed a growing, enthusiastic public. They have participated and fought (harmlessly) in several battles, from Queenston Heights at Niagara to the lowlands of the Chateauguay River.

Following the Ogdensburg-Prescott event, the Regiment will help recreate in April the epic winter march of the 104th Regiment of Foot from Fredericton to Kingston.

You can also see them, or maybe sign up, at the Spencerville Heritage Fair on June 21-23, the battle at Hoople's Creek and Tattoo in Long Sault, also in June, and the battle of Crysler's Farm, brought forward to July 13-14, and where the modern Grenville Militia will participate in the commemorative re-enactment.

In the run-up to Crysler's, there may be occasion to resist some of the other attempted and successful landings by the Americans on their way to that date with destiny, if support, and an enemy, can be found. In October, the Grenvilles will be back to the Chateauguay for the bicentennial of that crucial victory.

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discussion regarding the contribution of crafters to the new market, and how they best be integrated into the new concept.

Another concept that will be open for discussion is the proposal that one or two food booths be reserved for local groups and their menu idea, e.g. “bacon on a bun”, be protected for the use of the Youth Club or some such community group. We are also trying to find a way to ”work in” heavy horses, these gentle giants and the men that work them are impressive. If someone wants an unusual item, say blue ocra, speak up, someone will grow it.

If someone wants to talk about prices, I will start the discussion and it will be open and frank, with costs explained. Farmers outside the marketing boards do not earn a lot of money.

We are going to do our best to make this market innovative and interesting.

This meeting is open to everyone, and we hope that all those with an interest in markets will come out and join in the discussion.

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Time for a Spelling Bee How can you minimize the winter doldrums? There are many things you can do but like Charlie Brown did last week, you could always take part in a spelling bee!

Here’s a new twist on an old educational tool: Can You Find Them?

As you read the following sentences, write on a separate piece of paper each word that you think is misspelled. When the eleven sentences are finished, count the words you thought were not correctly spelled.

1. He was seized with a cramp while he was running.

2. The billionaire was harassed with requests for money.

3. Dissention was evident during the teachers’ strike.

4. The lobby had many artifical poinsettas.

5. She put two spoonfuls of sugar in her coffee.

6. Mr. White was superseded by his brother.

7. He was embarrassed because he could not fill out the questionaire.

8. The soldiers in Iraq were inoculated.

9. No one has ever benefitted from lieing.

10. The place could not accomodate the troops.

11. Perhaps you will be in a state of ecstacy if you receive a perfect score.

If on the first reading, you detected ten misspellings, consider yourself a very good speller. Do not be discouraged should you fail to attain a perfect score, because more than 95 per cent of those who take this test will not find the ten words.

Part II In these sentences, certain words are incorrectly used; try to spot them.

1. The dome was struck by lightening.

2. You will find the stationery on the desk.

3. Some members of the municipal counsel were absent.

4. The prisoner will be arranged tomorrow.

5. A treaty was recently effected with that country.

True or False: 1. If you are callous, you are unyielding.

2. To be defunct is to be silly.

3. To be animated is to be lavish.

4. To be satiated is to be compatible.

5. When bleeding profusely, you should use a sobriquet.

Next time: Figurative English

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PRIBBLES & NIBBLES

By Marc Meyer Tuesday, July 9th the Company of Fools will present The Merry Wives of Windsor at Maplewood Park in Oxford Mills. It is a play rife with references to food and culture of the time. This column will have some fun with these topics, and hopefully provide some background that will help you better enjoy the play.

Pribbles & Nibbles is a word-play on Shakespeare's "pribbles and prabbles" which he uses to mean "vain chatter". He lists it as an undesirable vice in The Merry Wives of Windsor: "Given to ... taverns, and sack, and wine, and metheglyns, and to drinkings, swearings and starings, pribbles and prabbles."

19 WEEKS REMAIN At 19 weeks we riff off a slightly impossible feast held at Pembroke Castle in Wales, as related in John Reinhard's A Medieval Pageant in the chapter Brother Juniper's Hospitality. A feast (at which there is served sack and wine ... claret no less) is prepared for Richard the Lionheart and his father Henry II. Personages from throughout early medieval history are gathered there (some who lived centuries apart from each other), to enjoy some fine welsh hospitality. In addition to lampreys, eels, black pudding, haggis, roasted squirrel, oysters, and venison stew, we also find included leek soup, metheglyn, and cheeses (Essex and Stilton). And, yes for those who know that leeks and cabbages were afforded special protection under welsh law, there were cabbages too.

LEEKS, METHEGLYN, AND CHEESE

For over 700 years from the reign of Henry I onwards, visitors to London in August could visit Bartholomew Fair and partake of puppet shows, performances of all sorts, music and side-shows. Pork, pears, and gingerbread were typical fairground food.

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sack en route as he passed through the gatehouse of Newgate Prison. Later this tradition becomes recorded as stopping for "lemonade" though who knows what was really in the cup. Sack, a sweet, Spanish white wine, fortified with spirits is said to have been, accompanied by walnuts, a drink much beloved of the prison officials. You can think of sack as a Sherry predecessor of sorts. Ben Jonson, the playwright who wrote Bartholomew Fayre : A Comedy was briefly interred in Newgate Prison after fighting, and winning a duel-to-the-death with a fellow actor.

Jonson was a contemporary of Shakespeare.

Shakespeare was 39 when Elizabeth I, queen regnant of Ireland and England died without successor (being the last of Henry VIII descendants), and for the last 12 years of his life was a subject of James I, King of Ireland, England and Scotland combined.

Jonson, a Scot, was 31 when James VI, King of Scotland took over the thrones of England and Ireland, reigning thereafter as James I. For the last 12 years of his life he was a subject of Charles I. It is Jonson's portrayal of the Welsh in Bartholomew Fayre that is of interest to us. Humphrey Wasp says to Bristle, one of the watchmen who have come to put him in the stocks (the others being Haggis, and Posher): "Sir, you are a welsh Cuckold, and a prating Runt, and no Constable."" You stink of leeks, Metheglyn, and leeks. You rogue !"

We discussed last week that Henry IV, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and Henry V can be viewed as a trilogy linked through the reoccurring characters Bardolf, Pistol, Nym, and Falstaff. This trilogy also has an especially conspicuous welsh component. Out of 40 references to the Welsh made by Shakespeare, 33 of them occur in this trilogy. 17 of these occur in Henry IV, 7 in The Merry Wives of Windsor, and the remaining 6 in Henry V. Let is see how Ben Jonson's observations concerning the Welsh stack up against Shakespeare's usage.

Henry V is the go-to play for leeks. It claims

The Voice of North Grenville 14 out of 15 references to that beloved welsh vegetable. The lonely outrider, from Midsummer Night's Dream,describes a character's eyes as leek-green.

The Merry Wives of Windsor contains half of the two mentions of Metheglyn ... the pairing with taverns, drinking, sack, and wine with that equally vice-ful occupation of pribbling (from which this column takes its name).The other is in Love's Labour's Lost where Biron is considering what celebratory drinking shall accompany his winning at gambling "... Metheglin, wort, and malmsey".

Malmsey is essentially Greek sack, and wort is the sweet liquid that will later be fermented to make beer or whisky. Metheglyn is mead with pretty much any kind of herbs and spices added in ... you could put in wild nettle if you wanted to complement the smooth and creamy Wild Nettle Gouda you've just spread on your cracker.

Mountainoak, the cheese label behind Albert's Wild Nettle Gouda, uses rennet to separate their milk (raw, not pasteurized) into curds and whey, but it is pos-

sible, as Scottish cheesemakers know, to use stinging nettle to achieve the same separation of liquid from solid.

Which brings us to cheese. Out of 14 references to cheese in Shakespeare, 9 occur in the trilogy, and 6 of those in The Merry Wives of Windsor.

The uses of cheese in The Merry Wives are many : bread and cheese, pippins and cheese, toasted cheese, and Banbury cheese. Banbury is a notoriously thin cheese (more on which another day). If we want garlic with our cheese we need to stretch as far as Henry IV. Our fifth Merry Wives quote (for those keeping track) is the aforestated reference to fairies turning innocent bystanders into dairy derivatives, and the sixth a fine endorsement of the connection between the Welsh and cheese :" I will rather trust a Fleming with my butter, Parson Hugh the Welshman with my cheese, an Irishman with my aqua-vitae bottle". One concludes that the Flemish and their butter are sore parted, the Welsh from their cheese likewise, and the Irish from their spirits never.

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New Developments Raise Eyebrows and Ire Proposed Kemptville High-­rise

By David Shanahan Two proposed development projects in Kemptville have caused some concern among residents of the town. The first is the proposed senior’s residence on CR 43, between the old Canadian Tire store and the South Branch. Because most of the property on which the residence is to be built is on a flood plain, it has to be located at the extreme rear of the lot. This three-storey building will therefore overlook the back of the bungalows in Forest Creek, which lies directly behind the property. This has caused real anger among the Forest Creek neighbours, partly because they were not sufficiently informed about the plans, and partly because of the loss of privacy and the effect on the character of their neighbourhood brought about by the proposed project.

The developers sought a re-zoning approval from the Council a few weeks ago, but the Forest Creek Neighbourhood Association attended in force, and made a strong presentation opposing the application. Property owner, Ralph Raina, and municipal staff tried to argue that the Association could end up with worse tenants than a seniors residence, but the Council finally agreed to postpone decisions on the rezoning until March 18.

Bill Kozak, who represents the Forest Creek Neighbourhood Association, has produced a picture, based on the developer’s plans, of what the building will look like in relation to the bungalows February 27, 2013

of Forest Creek. Seen on this page, it is obvious why the location is of concern to the residents.

Pat Babin, one of the residents who attended the meeting, pointed out to the Times that this is literally a NIMBY issue: not in our (literal) back yard: “In general, we are not against a residential home; we resent the fact that it is three-stories and to be built next to our bungalows. Another point of contention: we have been kept in the dark about all this”.

There are many aspects to this new project to cause concern for all residents. Its location on CR 43 means that the main, or only, exit from the residence will be directly on to that busy road, already very busy most hours of the day, and only a short distance from the traffic circle at CR 19 and 43. The residents are upset that this project was

clearly pushed through to Council without a proper review of the implications for traffic, neighbours, or future development in the area. What they find most upsetting is that they did not know about the proposal until it was coming before Council for rezoning. This has severely strained relations between the developers and the residents of Forest Creek. Since the residents attended the Council meeting, the residents do not feel very positive about the response of municipal staff to their concerns. There is a feeling that the entire planning process ignores the best interests of the people of North Grenville.

The second proposed development concerning residents has some of the same issues, but the developer has been far more proactive in bringing his plans before the people of North Grenville for their

input. Gilles Brisebois is well known in North Grenville for the various developments in which he has been involved, including eQuinelle and the condominium project at South Branch on Concession Road. When people starting hearing rumours about his new plans, he realised that it was essential to get the true facts out to the public and dispel any misunderstanding about a very controversial project.

The plan is to build an 11-storey building behind Prescott street and adjacent to Riverside Park. This immediately raises eyebrows: it is a very tall building to put in the old downtown of Kemptville. Gilles has produced pictures of how the new building will look in relation to the area surrounding it, and it certainly changes the initial understanding of what it will do to the streetscape.

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The Voice of North Grenville The North Grenville Times was invited in to view the plans and talk to Gilles before he held a public meeting in Kemptville last Wednesday night. He was very clear about being open to suggestions from the public, and willing to do what he could to make it acceptable to the neighbourhood. He says he wants to bring new life to the downtown, new hope for those struggling to keep their businesses open there, and something that would enhance the future of the downtown.

Gilles pointed out that the amount of green space in Kemptville is slowly running out, and some developers have their eyes on Riverside Park.

There are plans, (as we have learned elsewhere), to acquire Riverside Park by developers to use for new sub-divisions. Gilles Brisebois believes that his project would provide the downtown with new residents and save Riverside Park as a green space for the people. It would also, he believes, help alleviate traffic concerns on CR 43, by diverting commuters through CR 19 and VanBuren instead.

What is clear is that these are two developments that show very different approaches to planning. In one, the proposal was put through the usual planning process, lacking in transparency and consultation with those most affected by it. In Gilles Brisebois’ case, we have a developer who is trying to work in collaboration

with the public, and get their input before going to Council (as he will on March 4).

Whatever the public response, and the eventual fate of his plans, we at least have a project that is imaginative and provides the public with an opportunity to have a say in the future of their community at a effective stage. It is accepted that the senior’s project will go through regardless of public opinion.

Given a choice, we would prefer to be asked first.

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by David Shanahan Did you know that many traditional nursery rhymes have a foundation in real events? Of course, there is a lot of uncertainty about exactly which events are referred to in some of the rhymes, but others are well documented.

Did you know that the rhyme, “London Bridge is Falling Down” actually repeats the history of the various bridges known by that name throughout history? The different materials cited were what the bridges were made of at different times. The silver and gold refers to the tiime when London Bridge was full of buildings in which business was transacted.

Did you know that the words of “Ring Around the Rosy” refers back to the Great Plague of London in 1665, when bubonic plague swept through the city? Some believe it goes even further back, to older plagues in the fourteenth century. The “rosey ring” was sign of plague when it appeared on people’s skins, and the “pocketful of posey” was the bunch of herbs and flowers kept in a pocket.

It was believed that sweet smells could keep the plague away; or maybe it just helped people deal with the smell of decaying corpses!

Did you know that Humpty Dumpty is thought to have been a large cannon, and not a person at all? It was placed on the walls of Colchester Castle in England during the Civil War of the 1640's. The Parliamentary forces had their

own cannon, which hit the wall below Humpty and collapsed it from beneath him. Down he fell, and all the King’s horses and all... you know.

Did you know that the rhyme about Jack and Jill going up the hill is supposed to have come from France? It referred, so they say, to the execution of Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette during the French Revolution.

Jack fell down and broke his crown, and Gill (as it was originally spelled) came tumbling after. Or at least her head did.

Did you know that, in the rhyme about “Mary, Mary, quite contrary”, the Mary is thought to be Mary Tudor, or Bloody Mary, daughter of King Henry VIII. The garden was her kingdom, but the blooms were not nice ones. They were grown with silver bells and cockle shells, standing for torture instruments, and the “pretty maids all in a row” are the machines used to behead her many Protestant victims. The machine was called a “maiden”, or “Maid”, and was the precurser of the guillotine, which featured in the previous rhyme too.

And finally, another one from Tudor England...

Did you know that the Old Mother Hubbard who went to her cupboard is said to be Cardinal Wolsey who went to the cupboard, i.e., the Vatican, to get his master a bone: the divorce he wanted from the Pope.

But when he got there, the cupboard was bare, and so the poor dog got none.

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The North Grenville Historical Society will launch its spring program on March 13

By Anne Newton The first public meeting of the NGHS spring season will feature special guests Aleta Karstad and Frederick W. Schueler.

Frederick W. Schueler and Aleta Karstad have been a biologist-artist team for nearly forty years. When not on an expedition, they reside in Bishops Mills, Ontario, Canada.

Their continuous recording of natural history events has made North Grenville, from 1978 to the present, one of the best-documented areas in the province - in the Ontario Herpetological

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Their popular research and public education programme "Mudpuppy Night in Oxford Mills" has been going for 14 years of winter Friday nights. Aleta posts her paintings and journals at www.aletakarstad.com Fred and Aleta's presentation will be on the history of the species they've studied: from the interbreeding of mussels after the Champlain Sea retreated around 8,000 BC, the mystery of monomor-

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Local Resident Pamela Griffin Donates Quilt to Dr. David Suzuki Anne Walsh When Pamela Griffin moved to Kemptville in March 2012, she left her community of Carleton Place with great sadness. Pamela is not the type of individual to rest on her laurels.

She is an avid cyclist, a fitness instructor, a passionate quilter and quilting instructor. She joined a Cycling Club as well as a Walking Group in Carleton Place. She taught a fitness class for people aged 55+ twice a week for twenty-eight years. Her beautiful home boasted a studio with four sewing machines where she taught quilting. The Mayor of Carleton Place, Wendy LeBlanc, showed up and joined in for the warmup when she taught her last fitness class at age 80.

Pamela took up quilting in 1996. One year later she was teaching

others. It came naturally to her. When the Griffins moved to Kemptville in order to downsize and be closer to their son, Tim, Pamela realized just how many quilts she had around the house, folded in boxes. She started looking for good homes for her creations.

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12-18 months to make: it can feel "like you are giving away one of your children", says Pamela.

One of her quilts, "Woodland Creatures", measures 90" x 80". It was inspired by a pattern that came into the Running Stitch where she occasionally held demonstrations and taught courses. The owner of the shop asked her if she would try this new pattern and Pamela got to work.

She devoted approximately four hours to this project every day for a year. There are so many details contained in this quilt, little stories in each square. This was a special creation and once Pamela decided to part with it she knew it would need an appropriate home.

She initially offered it to the North Grenville Municipal Centre, noticing the bare walls in the main hall. When she was turned down, she wrote to the David Su-

zuki Foundation. She received a letter from Dr. Suzuki, personally thanking her for her donation.

Mrs Griffin's quilt will be hung with honour in Dr. Suzuki's office. She is relieved to see it go to a good home.

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Pamela Griffin has brought her talents to our community. Since her arrival, less than one year ago, she has created a Cycling Club and initiated the Afternoon Quilting Club. The club donates quilts to hospitals and allows charities to auction off their creations as part of their fundraisers.

Pamela's generosity is spontaneous and heartfelt. I was greeted with a cup of coffee and fresh muffins. By the time our interview was over, I had been gifted with a beautiful, colorful quilt titled: "Mountain Beauty" which I plan to hang in my own art studio. Pamela Griffin will be donating a quilt to the Dance and Donate event coming up on April 7th 2013 to raise money for the Alzheimers Society of Leeds and Grenville.

In a homage to his mother, published in The Ottawa Citizen in February 2012, Tim Griffin asks "whether Kemptville is ready for Pamela". Please join me in welcoming Pamela home to our community.

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KEMPTVILLE PHYSIOTHERAPY CENTRE Static versus Dynamic Stretching

Stretching is extremely important for anyone who exercises regularly or participates in sports. Stretching also plays a central role in physiotherapy treatment for muscle strains and pulls, as well as other musculoskeletal injuries.

But are all stretches created equal? Are the stretches that help prevent injuries the same ones that can help treat them?

There are 2 basic types of stretches, static and dynamic.

Static stretching involves reaching as far as you can in one direction and then holding the stretch for 30 sec. This type of stretching is used to increase the length and flexibility of the muscle.

Example: touching your toes and holding it.

Dynamic stretching involves a series of movements that work more than one muscle at a time.

These stretches utilize controlled body movements like arm and leg swings to gently take you to the limits of your range of motion. They do not involve any bouncing or any jerky movements. Example: moving your arm and shoulder in big circles.

For years static stretching was a mainstay in athletic warm-ups because it was thought to prevent injuries and enhance performance. However, new research has shown that dynamic stretching is much better suited for this task since it increases your core body and muscle temperature, elongates your muscles and stimulates your nervous system to prepare for the responsiveness that your sport demands. Studies comparing static versus dynamic stretching in warm-ups have shown that dynamic stretching helps prevent injuries and boosts performance better than static stretching. In fact, doing static stretches before a big game or key practice session may actually decrease athletic performance because static stretching in-

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hibits muscle power and strength for up to one hour.

Static stretching should still be an important part of your training routine, just not before you workout or play a sport. Instead, static stretches should be part of a cool-down routine following your game or training since they help relax muscles, realign muscle fibers, cool your body temperature and increase flexibility.

Tr e a t i n g I n j u r i e s : When muscles are injured, static stretching has been shown to be an important and effective part of rehab. Hamstring injuries are a common athletic injury treated by physiotherapists and require an extended, individualized, well-planned rehabilitation program. Static stretching plays a major part in these programs because it increases muscle flexibility and relieves pain caused by muscle stiffness. In a clinical trial of 80 athletes with hamstring injuries, those who did a more intense static stretching program took significantly less time to regain their full range of motion. It is important to remember, though, that aggressively stretching an injured muscle will only make things worse, so it is important to wait

at least 72 hours before starting gentle stretching exercises. Even if you haven't reached the point of injury yet, adults with tight muscles also get good results from static stretching. The best time to stretch and increase your flexibility is at night just before you go to bed.

Stretching at night can relax your muscles and they stay relaxed for the night, which is more effective for muscle lengthening.

The Bottom Line: Dynamic stretches are best used as a warm-up before exercise or a sport to prevent injury and boost performance. They are not helpful when your muscles are already stiff or injured. Static stretches maximize flexibility and are best used as part of a cool down following physical activity. They also should be used as part of a physiotherapy treatment program for specific muscle injuries. For more information and advice about developing a stretching program that fits your needs and exercise routine, contact one of the licensed, trained physiotherapists at Kemptville Physiotherapy Centre. They will make sure you know what type of stretches to do and how to do them correctly in order to gain the maximum benefits.

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Friendship Lunch – Every Friday from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm at Leslie Hall.

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The North Grenville Photography Club – Meeting first Wednesday of every month, at the Old Fire Hall, 25 Reuben Crescent. On March 6th, the topic is night photography. Please bring your gear and dress according to the weather as we will be practicing outside. For more information, see ngphotoclub.ca Bridge – Every Thursday, 6:30 pm and 6:45 pm at St. John’s United Church, Kemptville. Cost $5, partner preferred but not necessary. For more information, contact Elaine \Pratt at 613-258-3783 Bridge – Every Tuesday, 12:15 pm at St. John’s United Church, Kemptville. not necessary. For more information, contact Ellen at 613-258-7778

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Spaghetti Supper – Sunday, March 3 at Bishop’s Mills Church Hall.

The 1st Oxford Mills Pathfinders are holding an All You Can Eat Spaghetti Supper, 5-7 pm. Girl Guide Cookies will be available. For more information, please call Ann at 613-258-4645

Kemptville Horticultural Society – Meeting Wednesday, March 20.

Program guest speaker: Brian Henderson. Topic: Tree Grafting. New members and guests welcome. Contact Arline at 613-258-4645

Bedtime Story Hour at the Library - Come to our bedtime story hour – the whole family is welcome! Children may come in their pyjamas and bring a snugly toy. Juice and cookies are served. Tuesday, March 19 from 6:30-7:30 pm and Tuesday, April 16 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm St. Patrick’s Day Dinner/Dance – March 16, Kemptville Legion. Dinner at 6 pm, dance to follow.

Music by DJ-Dynamix. Cost $15 per person. For tickets, call Lorena at 613-258-9065

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Focus on Nutrition Fresh vegetables are Myths preferable. You have a raw

by Heather Westendorp The greatest challenge in healthy living can be our own interpretation of the facts about foods we eat. We learn about nutrition from magazines, courses, medical doctors and of course our own decisions. It seems every month there is a new diet or fad on television that is going to cure all your health problems.

Words like antioxidants, cleansing, fat absorbing, belly busting are used to describe specific super foods.

It is human nature to seek that “magic cure” for good health, beauty and our perception of “perfect”. Food is unique in the fact that we need it to live, so we don’t have the option of simply eliminating it from our lives. We use words like discipline, will power and knowledge to defeat the ugly beast of fat and illness! The world of information is overwhelming and often incorrect. New Scientific evidence is often proved wrong in time.

How do we work through the minefield of mass information to find the truth about food and nutrition? First we need to look at common myths and critical errors in nutritional consumption that defeat our health objectives. I am going to divide the discussion into the four food groups. Canada’s Food Guide covers 1 )Vegetables and Fruit, 2) Grain Products,3) Milk and Alternatives and 4) Meat and Alternatives.

Canada’s Food Guide gives us specific guidelines to follow each day. I will address common food myths concerning choices that may not be helping your journey toward healthier eating.

Vegetables and Fruit Myth: You think eating vegetables and fruit are good for you no matter how they are prepared and garnished.

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carrot in your fridge. It is the journey that carrot will take before it enters your mouth. Cook the carrot, add butter and honey, salt and pepper. Before you know it, the calories and nutrients in that carrot are changed. Raw Vegetables are packed with nutrients, water, fibre and taste! The problem is: cooking the heck out of them destroys nutrients. Canned Vegetables are preserved with salt and pre-cooked. Frozen Vegetables are blanched and then packaged. Nothing beats that raw carrot!

You can shred, grate or julienne that carrot to make it easier to chew.

Potatoes get a bad reputation. It is not the potato itself, but rather what we do to it. We deep fry it, mash it with tons of fat or even bake it and then cover it with everything from sour cream to marshmallows!

Raw fruits are preferable. Wash your apples and pears, but do eat the skin because it has excellent fibre. Apples are sliced and then dipped in caramel sauce or cinnamon sugar. Bananas and pears are poached in sugar and baked in cakes destroying all but the flavour.

Grain Products: Myth: Bread makes your belly bloated and causes flatulence.

The most common mistake dieters make is to eliminate or cut out grain products! Grains help your body digest food and slow down the digestion process long enough to pull vitamins and minerals from all the foods that you eat. Diets high in fibre help promote digestive health. Living on just vegetables and fruit, milk and alternatives and meat and alternatives will speed up the digestive process, because without the fibre, food will move through your body faster, absorbing less nutrients prior to elimination. Eating too many Grains will cause constipation. Balance is the problem when you feel bloated or have flatulence. Your intestines need grains to assist with nutrient absorption.

Serving size is the challenge for eating a balanced and healthy amount of grains each day. One slice of whole grain bread is one grain serving. Half a

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fat from poultry and fish.

Ground turkey can contain fat and plenty of other undesirables. Turkey bacon fried is not really any better than lean pork bacon.

It is still fried. Chicken hot dogs or wieners are no healthier than beef or pork.

Fish can certainly contain fat as well. Cooking fish in fat or not trimming poultry can be very detrimental to your heart health.

Fish, poultry, beef and pork provide us with protein. Quinoa, greek yogurt, bulgar and even cheese also offer some protein.

But each of these meat and alternatives offers other nutrients as well.

Balance is the key word here. Eating only one type of meat and alternative 7 days a week will not offer you balanced nutritional intake.

The whole good fat versus bad fat scenario is played out based on the layers of fat just under the skin of all meats. All meats contain fat. But they also contain protein, minerals and allow fat soluble vitamins to be absorbed.

Remove the visible fat from all meats before consumption. Lean cuts of pork and beef are just as nutritious as lean cuts of poultry and fish and do not need to be eliminated from a healthy diet.

Heather Westendorp is a graduate of the University of Guelph: Food, Nutrition and Risk Management Diploma. She has also lost over 50 lbs. and is now a healthy weight, improving her health status!

cup of cooked brown rice is a grain serving. Take a measuring cup and actually measure the serving sizes you consume in a day. If you sit down to eat 1 ½ cups of whole grain pasta, you are actually consuming 3 servings in one meal. If you also consume a bun or breadstick with your meal, you will definitely get a bloated belly and flatulence. You need to consume 5-8 servings of Grain products per day.

Consuming the grain products all in one meal will definitely cause bloating and flatulence. Have grain servings for breakfast, lunch, supper and snacks to allow the grain products to work gradually with your digestive process.

Milk and Alternatives: Myth: Milk-like Beverages, coffee whiteners and cheese slices are Real Milk.

Chocolate milk beverage or drink is not milk. If the container says Chocolate Milk, it is milk. Read the ingredients. A few milk solids added to a beverage or drink is not a milk serving. It is usually an oil based product mixed with sugar and chocolate flavour. Flavour being the key word. Flavour contains very little of the actual product!

Coffee whiteners are based on fats and sugars .The fat makes the texture look and taste like cream.

Fat free flavoured coffee whiteners are based on sugars and chemicals to make the texture look and taste like cream.

Cheese slices are often chemically built with different types of fat rather than milk as well. Margarine is one chemical molecule away from plastic.

So are cheese slices. They are not made with milk or cream as a primary building block. Cheese slices and margarine are a combination of different fats, stabilizers, preservatives, flavour and colour.

Read the ingredients list to ensure you are really getting the milk and alternatives servings required for your nutritional digestion.

Meats and Alternatives Myth: Red meat is bad Poultry and Fish commercially are being sold as the good guys, while pork and beef are being advertised as having heart clogging fat. In fact poultry and fish both have fat as well. People are told to remove the skin and

Attend the North Grenville Community Strategic Plan Summit on Saturday, March 2, 2013 Kemptville, ON – As the community is responding to the North Grenville Community Strategic Plan Survey, there is a consistent message surfacing – people choose to live in North Grenville because it’s a great place to live. Topping the list of assets valued in the community are the modern hospital expansion, high ranking schools, an enviable library, quality police and fire services, natural space and modern parks and recreation facilities.

There is a strong feeling of community that remains despite the growth in population. So in these good times, it can be easy to lose sight of the importance of continued engagement with your community leaders. Hard work got us to this place, and hard work will keep us here.

On Saturday, March 2, 2013 you are invited to attend the North Grenville Community Strate-

English Muffin Fruit Delight Heather Westendorp 4 large eggs 1 cup nonfat buttermilk 2 tsp. orange zest 1 tsp. vanilla extract 6 whole grain English muffins, split 1 cup fat free Greek Yogurt 2 tbsp. Local Maple syrup ½ cup hulled and sliced strawberries ½ cup blueberries ½ cup chopped peaches ½ cup Peeled and sliced banana ½ cup peeled and sliced kiwi ½ cup halved grapes (Use fruit you have on hand to measure 3 cups for total recipe, ½ cup fresh fruit per serving) 1. Whisk together first 4 ingredients in a bowl. Place

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English muffins in a 13 by 9 inch baking dish. Overlapping the edges. Pour egg mixture over muffins.

Cover and chill overnight (8 hours).

2. Remove muffins from remaining liquid, discarding the liquid.

3. Cook muffins, in batches in a non-stick skillet over medium heat 2-3 minutes on each side until muffins are golden.

4. Stir together yogurt and syrup until blended.

5. Place a tablespoon of yogurt mix per muffin and decorate with assorted fruit. Place the top of muffin on an angle to give it gourmet appearance.

gic Plan Summit. This is an opportunity to review the survey results and begin putting together the action plan to continue building on our success. Is the community expressing any change in vision? Are service expectations being met? How will we continue to manage growth?

What steps should be taken to preserve our rural identity? Your Mayor and Council are seeking your participation, ensuring the result of this process is a plan that reflects the community’s vision and goals.

If you wish to attend the Community Strategic Plan Summit, please RSVP to Tammy Hurlbert at 613258-9569 ext.123 or by email at thurlbert@northgrenville.on.ca (space is limited).

For more information: Forbes Symon, Director of Planning & Development, Municipality of North Grenville 613-258-9569 ext. 125 fsymon@northgrenville.on.ca , www.northgrenville.ca

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North Grenville: Where Are Going?

By David Shanahan Over the next few weeks, we want to look into the question of where North Grenville is going in terms of the current trend in housing and commercial development, and the infrastructure issues raised by the rapid growth we’ve been experiencing.

Although there have been many instances where residents and writers have discussed, criticised and debated various individual projects and subdivisions, we have generally failed to take a more comprehensive look at the entire picture. Seeing this matter solely in the context of North Grenville, or even just Kemptville, has led to some misunderstanding, unfair blaming, or inaccurate assessments. This is an attempt to rectify that.

1. Who Is Directing Growth In North Grenville?

For a number of years now, there has been a certain unease within the North Grenville population concerning the extent and the location of residential and commercial development in the Municipality. It has seemed to many that there is little or no actual strategy involved in planning this growth, just an ad hoc handling of each project as it arises.

Of course we know that there is an Official Plan that is meant to govern these issues, and a great deal of time and effort went into preparing that Plan and setting an agenda for growth. But the questions arise: has the Municipality ever said “No” to a project? Has the Official Plan ever been cited to stop a development, or is it always a matter of amending the Plan to suit the development?

Before these questions can be properly addressed, it is very important to understand the context in which these decisions are made. It may be imagined that the Planning Department of the Municipality of North Grenville is completely free to approve, or disapprove, all such projects in the area. It is easy to point out that the Council usually agree, and vote through, whatever Municipal staff recommend to them on a given issue. That is too often how it seems to the people February 27, 2013

who only read about it in the media. It is often how it appears to the media also.

But there is a bigger picture, one that in many ways dictates to the Municipality in terms of development and growth. The fact is that the Province of Ontario, from the very first days of the Mike Harris government in 1995, entered into a program of cutting financial support to Municipalities. Income tax in Ontario was cut by 30%, sharply reducing the tax base available to municipal and county governments. In addition, the Harris Government pushed through amalgamation of various municipalities, in order to make savings of scale. This led to the creation of North Grenville in 1998, out of the three previously-existing entities: Oxford-on-Rideau, South Gower and the Town of Kemptville. The first two inherited the debts of the Town, and North Grenville was born struggling for fiscal health.

It may be hard to remember now, but, before amalgamation, Kemptville was a very restricted town, geographically. Bounded on the north by CR 43, the far side of that road was in Oxford Township.

Likewise on the south, where it was bounded by Concession road. On the west, it stopped at a line running north-south just past Alfred street, and the east side was roughly where the 416 runs. It was a small town, with no real possibility of growth.

Oxford and South Gower had no real urban centres, aside from Oxford Mills and Heckston. For the past fifteen years, with the exception of a few developments such as eQuinelle, all of the growth in housing construction, as well as commercial and industrial development, has taken place within the old borders of the Town of Kemptville, the urban centre of North Grenville.

This has placed great pressure on infrastructure, such as roads, water and sewage systems, and succeeding Council have struggled with the problem.

The troubling aspect of all this is that the population of North Grenville is going to grow very rapidly over the next ten years. It may seem like there has been a dramatic increase in population already, given

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The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

the traffic and the increase in residential building projects. However, the population of North Grenville in 2001 was 13,581.

By 2011, it had risen to just 15,085. Those extra 1,500 people clearly made a big difference. But, the expected population in another ten years is 25,000.

What effect will an extra 10,000 people have on the Municipality and its environment?

Ever since the Harris government took power in 1995, financial support for Municipalities from the Province has been unstable, insecure and insufficient to maintain the same level of services enjoyed, though on a lesser scale, before amalgamation. North Grenville was forced to look for alternative sources of revenue in a rapidly changing environment. The new Municipality had a growing population, a growing employee wage bill, a growing demand for services, and an increasingly restricted budget. To deal with this problem, the Municipality turned to development to enlarge the coffers. Development charges, levied on all new construction, would help to defray the costs of operating the new North Grenville.

This has led to a number of interrelated problems. To start with, increased development was required, and so developers and builders had to be encouraged to set up in North Grenville. Some developments may have been given a better deal than others, in order to attract them to the area. This encourages a flexible approach to the Official Plan: the Municipality has to be willing to allow development in places it would not normally want to. It is hard to stick to a plan in those circumstances. Furthermore, the Province muddied the waters still further by insisting that residential development focus first on urban areas, rather than have sub-divisions springing up in isolated fields all over the municipality. This put pressure on the planners to allow construction on green spaces, and any available free space.

Some of the results of this pressure will be looked at next week.

By Heather Childs Choosing a good book to read is not always easy.

There are so many books out there, that it is hard to pick just one. I like taking recommendations from fellow readers, jotting the title down to look up later, or stopping by the library or a local bookstore just to browse the aisle, looking at front covers and reading the jackets to see what will interest me. But it is even better when a friend drops off a couple of books, saying return them when you are finished. That is how I came across The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton.

A really good book captivates the reader by the first couple of pages and keeps the reader entertained throughout the entire novel. Some of these stories become favorites that are re-read and show the true signs of a book being loved. Other books, as we all know, can be a very long read, requiring determination and dedication to finish the book.

The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton is the former and definitely has a spot on my favorites list now.

The author writes a lush

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tale of mystery, friendship and family intrigue that spans across continents, generations and decades.

We are introduced to the Mountrachet family, where lives are lived according to class in nineteenth century England. Eliza, a young girl, who comes to live at the Blackhurst castle with the Mountachet family, who is at the centre of the family mystery and a little girl Nell, who is found alone at the docks on the other side of the world in Australia. All three of these stories are intertwined with one another but over time since the truth has not been spoken, they have been replaced with lies and allowed to grow into a twisted future that affects all of these women.

Nell, a feisty lady with a hidden and unknown childhood, had started putting together the pieces of her past many years before but never had the chance to reach a conclusion. She did not have many leads to help her get started in finding out her past, so she started with what she had. The only belongings she was found with were a suitcase containing a few clothes and a beautifully

illustrated fairy tale book.

The fairy tale book is very rare, as is the author and illustrator themselves, so there is little information that has survived over the decades, if any. What little information Nell does come up with takes her back to England where her roots lie and she purchases a cottage on Blackhurst estate. From here her story ends. Nell is never able to find out the answers. She ends up taking the path of a dutiful grandmother instead and raises her granddaughter Cassandra.

It is Cassandra, who after Nell’s sad passing finds snippets of this past and wants to know more, so she picks up where her grandmother left off.

The family secrets that Cassandra unearths had started with one bad seed being allowed to be planted and from that moment on everything surrounding the once colourful and bright future of Nell was allowed to blossom into a lifetime of darkness and lies. The more Cassandra picks away at the mysterious past the more she finds the answers that Nell could not as well as help her own future grow into a beautiful landscape.

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Letters to the Editor Letter to the editor I must say I was pleased to have David compose the story of my ancestors the Clothiers who were among the first white settlers in Kemptville & Oxford township.

My Grandmother was Ida Mae Clothier.

It was a very interesting afternoon David spent with my family.

He could tell me more about my ancestors than I knew myself. I know David spent a great deal of his time on the story published in the February 20th edition but there are a few items that I would like to elaborate on.

My dad, Deb Sayeau, did not go from the farm barns at Kemptville College to being a policeman without hours of study & preparation. His salary went from $80 a month to $110. My mother had died when I was very young and this job allowed my dad more time to spend with me. I don’t know for sure, but I don’t think there was the opportunity to attend a police college at that time. He shared his office with the town clerk in the Old Town Hall on Water Street. The

rest of the office work was completed in his car where he could watch the town traffic. He did walk a beat at night checking the locks because often the owners would forget to lock their doors.

I would like to correct also that my husband, Bill Stewart, was one of three brothers. Nate, the eldest brother, owned Stewart Bros. Dairy & Green Valley Cheese factory on Donnely Drive.

Bill and his youngest brother Keith delivered the milk on the streets for nearly thirty years.

None of the three brothers ever milked a cow.

When the factory and dairy burned, and due to government regulations, they were not allowed to rebuild on the same property because the building was too close to the road. The Cheese factory was torn down and the dairy business was sold to Cowans Dairy in Brockville. There is a boat making industry on the property now.

It was not a local businessman that set me up in my hairdressing business. There had been other beauty shops in town, but due to illness or

A Farewell From the Angelas Dear Editor: Re: Heritage Awards Night 2013 Recognition of local residents on the part of both the Heritage Committee and the Historical Society is most commendable.

I have two questions: 1. Who were the judges for the 2013 awards?

2. Could you provide your readers with a list of the heritage buildings that Phil Gerrard has preserved?

Thank you.

Patrick Babin

travel they were closed..

The lady where I was working quit to get married. I thought she was too old, she must have been thirty or forty. A man from Ottawa, who owned Capital Beauty Supply, knew me from the place I had worked.

He came to see if I would consider opening my own shop. I told him I didn’t have the money.

We had just been burned out and I didn’t have my licence. He told me to open and establish my business then go to Toronto to get my barbering licence which I did and had a very successful business for 54 years.

I must congratulate David and his wife Maggie for the wonderful newspaper, the North Grenville Times and their book “Glimpses of the Past” which is the talk of the town. Everyone looks forward to receiving the paper every week.

It is so well written on articles from our past years in Kemptville and surrounding areas. Also people who have contributed their own stories.

Keep up the good work everyone.

Shirley Stewart

Dear Editor: The Cheryl J. Brown Centre is Alive and Well!

In our last issue, a Letter to the Editor submitted by Woody Armour alluded to the fact that the Cheryl J. Brown Centre has moved.

That was years ago and the centre only moved up to the other end of the mall on Saunders street.

Nevertheless, patrons of the centre were calling in a panic wondering where they were going to get services.

The Cheryl J. Brown Centre is deeply rooted in this community. They serve 700 clients, offer 22 programs and function thanks to their 130 volunteers. Cheryl says many of their clients are frail and living on the bare minimum. Without the centre's services many older adults in the area would lose their independence. The volunteer drivers are responsible for getting them to their medical appointments, delivering their Meals on Wheels and bringing them for foot care.

M UNICIPALITY OF NORTH GRENVILLE NOTICE OF PUBLIC M EETING CONCERNING A PROPOSED ZONING BY-LAW AM ENDM ENT TAKE NOTICE that the Corporation of the Municipality of North Grenville will hold a public meeting on MONDAY, March 18, 2013 at 6:30 pm at the North Grenville Municipal Centre (285 County Road 44) to consider the following item: A proposed Housekeeping Zoning By-Law Amendment, File # ZBA-7-13, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, as amended will be considered at that time.

The purpose of this application is to make a series of changes to the new Comprehensive Zoning By-Law #50-12, correcting oversights and errors, clarifying the intent of certain wording and incorporating previously approved zoning amendments which were not included in Zoning By-Law #50-12.

There are a total of 15 changes being proposed to the text of By-Law #50-12 and 13 changes to the land use Schedules. This amendment is deemed to be a general amendment which applies to lands throughout the Municipality.

Many of the services offered are the result of the needs that clients have identified, such as:

TAKE NOTE that Municipality of North Grenville initiated this application and deemed it complete February 4, 2013.

The Fibromyalgia Support Group which meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 1:303pm and,

ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make written or oral submissions either in support of or in opposition to the above item. In the event that you are unable to attend the meeting but wish to submit written comments, please ensure that your comments are delivered to the Planning and Building Department's office (285 County Road #44) prior to the day of the meeting.

IF A PERSON OR PUBLIC BODY does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Municipality of North Grenville before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Council of the Corporation of Municipality of North Grenville to the Ontario Municipal Board or may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

The Parkinsons Support Group which meets on the third Monday of each month from 1:303pm.

COPIES OF THE AMENDMENT AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to this item is available through the Planning and Building Department’s office during regular business hours from Monday to Friday telephone (613) 258-9569.

Both groups meet in the Cheryl J. Brown Centre Boardroom.

Call 613-258-3203 for further details.

DATED AT THE MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH GRENVILLE THIS 13th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2013.

Forbes Symon Director of Planning and Development PO Box 130, Kemptville, Ontario K0G 1J0 Phone (613) 258-9569 Fax (613) 258-1441

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By Angela Beking and Angela Pasco

As we conclude our six month internships here in Kemptville (which are ending in February and March), we wanted to take this opportunity to reflect on our work and thank the North Grenville community for sharing this time with us. We are Angela Pasco and Angela Beking, Interns with the Municipality of North Grenville’s Economic Development Department and the Old Town Kemptville BIA, respectively.

Being a new resident to Kemptville and jumping straight into the Municipality, I (Angela P) have learned so much and have been lucky enough to work with some incredible individuals and meet some world-class small business owners. The future really is a bright one for our wonderful “green and growing” municipality.

The population is growing, the festivals and events are increasing in number and the opportunities for small business are endless.

I have been fortunate enough to be heavily involved in the BR+E Alliance as well as the Economic Development Department within North Grenville. As an intern, I sat in on multiple Business Visits (a program offered by Teri Devine of the BR+E Alliance, which I highly recommend ALL local businesses take part in), helped coordinate the Business Seminar Series (which has proved successful year upon year and I hope to work with it to continue its growth) and several small projects within the community. I am privileged to have met and coordinated with amazing individuals such as Forbes Symon (Director of Planning and Development), Tom Graham (Design Thinker of TD Graham & Associates) and of course Teri Devine, a real asset to this community and a great mentor for young interns.

Municipal staff, Old Town Kemptville’s BIA Board of Management, local caterers, charity organizations and networking groups, local business professionals and volunteers all deserve recognition for what they are doing for this town, as well as sincere thanks from Angela and myself.

As a Kemptville native, I (Angela B) have enjoyed learning more about the

community and the many opportunities that it offers to residents and visitors. I have enjoyed helping to create and grow various downtown events, including Kreepy Kemptville. During my time with the BIA, we created two colourful brochures that feature the many shopping and dining experiences that are available downtown. I have also enjoyed savouring the excellent food at our downtown restaurants; it was not unusual to see Angela and I enjoying lunch now and then.

Working with the business owners, volunteer groups and organizations, as well as the many local residents who volunteer their time to help our community has been a real pleasure. I would like to thank the BIA Board for this opportunity, and the realtors at Keller Williams Solid Rock Realty for so kindly welcoming me into their office on Prescott Street. I have made many new friends!

I really enjoyed working with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Leeds Grenville to bring their Christmas Party downtown, learning about our community’s past from Dr. David Shanahan and the North Grenville Historical Society, discussing curling tournaments with Jim Dolan, and exploring the arts and crafts of the Branch Artisans Guild.

With such a wealth of experiences available, we encourage you all to get involved with something in the area. Volunteer for Pirates Day, Kreepy Kemptville, Old Town Christmas, or the Big Brothers Big Sisters Ribfest. Join the North Grenville Historical Society, attend business seminars, shop locally, and stay abreast of what’s going on in North Grenville. Bring your friends and family to town and show us off!

In closing, we would like to thank the BIA Board of Management and the Municipality of North Grenville’s Economic Development Department for loving what you do and being so passionate and supportive of Kemptville. Thank you for the advice, the opportunity, and the satisfaction of working locally and creating lasting ties to this community.

We may no longer work for these organizations, but we will be around and you will see our faces in town. Until we meet again...

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The Year of Anniversaries: The Kemptville Advance

In this year of anniversaries, it is time to remember how, one hundred years ago, in 1913, the Advance newspaper was bought out, and the staff left town. This month, the company that more recently bought out the Advance has moved the staff and entire newspaper out of town. This move of the Advance to Smith’s Falls ends a continuous presence in Kemptville that began in 1880, or

possibly 1890. And in that uncertainty about dates, lies a mystery and the man that is part of the story of the newspaper.

Kemptville had two short-lived newspapers before 1880. The Progressionist, from 1855 to 1860, and the Observer, from 1862 until about 1865.

Then, in 1880, came a brief glimpse of a name that would come to be identified with North Grenville for more than a century:

ing a printing business in the town. He also reopened his jewelry and watchmaking business, again in the Fraser Building, though it was managed by two men who would go on to start their own firms in Kemptville, Benson Craig and Hamilton Bustard.

The Weekly Advance only reappeared in 1890, after a gap of some nine years. It was then located in the Leslie Block, which is now the parking lot on Clothier street beside the Branch Restaurant.

Why there was such a long break between volumes 1 and 2 of the Advance is unknown, but once Walt got restarted, he built up his paper to become a major part of the community’s life. But he left town again, returning to his home town of Morrisburg for three years, some time in the 1890's. In1891, he and his family were living at 42 North Rideau, but by 1899, having returned to Kemptville, they had taken up residence at 45 North Main St. (Clothier street west today). The Advance continued in his absence, and the jewelry business carried on as well.

But North Grenville has always been a Tory stronghold, and Walt was a true Liberal. There may have been dissension in the ranks, because two members of the Advance staff left the paper in 1900 and started their own rival publication: The Kemptville Telegram. In their first issue, they nailed their Conservative colours to the mast and openly ridiculed Walt’s claim that the Advance was an “Independent” paper, rather than a Liberal mouthpiece. The first years of the twentieth century saw sharp divisions within the Kemptville political community. Although the village Council was not officially party-political, the Liberals and Conservative supporters had divided the seats between them and were engaging in bitter and personal conflicts. A major dispute over replacing a bridge caused some to take others to court for injunctions to stop Council spending money on infrastructure. Stephen Walt was a fervent Liberal supporter, but the real power gradually shifted to the Tories in town, fore-

The Advance published its first issue in December of that year. The owner of the new paper was Stephen E. Walt, who had come to the village from Morrisburg.

He is quite a mysterious figure for one who had such a profound effect on the area. It seems he was a qualified jeweler before he started a newspaper. He was based in the Fraser Building, which was at the corner of Prescott and Clothier Streets, where Rotary Park is today; but for some reason he ceased publication in 1881 and left the area again.

He may have spent some time in the United States, as one of his daughters was born there in 1886. But he was certainly back in Kemptville the following year, operat-

M UNICIPALITY OF NORTH GRENVILLE NOTICE OF PUBLIC M EETING CONCERNING PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE BUILDING BY-LAW

TAKE NOTICE that the Corporation of the Municipality of North Grenville will hold a public meeting on MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2013 at 6:30 pm at the North Grenville Municipal Centre (285 County Road 44) to consider the following item: The Municipality of North Grenville intends to amend the existing Building By-Law, being ByLaw No. 14-98, as amended, in order to: 1. Change Section 6, Fees by adding a policy which states that permit fees paid at the issuance of a building permit are to cover the cost of inspection carried out by the Chief Building Official, or his designate, for a period of two (2) years.

2. Require that all inspections to be carried out after two (2) years from the date of the issuance of the permit be subject to a new administrative fee of $250, unless in the opinion of the Chief Building Official the work has been progressing in a normal fashion and/or the additional administrative fee is not warranted.

3. Repeal By-Law No 28-98, being the By-Law which requires Performance Deposits for building permits.

These changes are being made in order to reflect the additional administrative work associated with managing open building permits which are two (2) years old or older and to recover the costs associated with this additional work.

The repeal of By-Law No. 28-98 is intended to reduce “red tape” and streamline the completion of building permits by eliminating the need for performance deposits for all building permits.

ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make written or oral submissions either in support of or in opposition to the above item. In the event that you are unable to attend the meeting but wish to submit written comments, please ensure that your comments are delivered to the Planning and Building Department's office (285 County Road #44) prior to the day of the meeting.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to the specific details of the amendments are available, free of charge, through the Planning and Building Department’s office during regular business hours from Monday to Friday telephone (613) 258-9569.

DATED AT THE MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH GRENVILLE THIS 13th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2013.

Forbes Symon, Director of Planning & Development PO Box 130, Kemptville, Ontario K0G 1J0 Fax (613) 258-1441

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most among them being G. Howard Ferguson.

Within a few months, the Telegram had been taken over by a new company, The Telegram Printing Company, owned and run by leading Tories in Kemptville, including G. Howard Ferguson. Walt sold the Advance to two young members of his staff, and the next ten years saw an on-going rivalry between the two papers, both being run by ex-employees of S. E. Walt of the Advance.

Walt and his family moved to Calgary, Alberta around 1905. In 1906, Stephen was rooming in a house there, and possibly working with John F. Walt, who had a printing business there. He and his family were among a surprisingly large number of migrants from North Grenville who moved to Alberta around this time.

Why, exactly, is something of a mystery in itself, and one which will be carefully investigated in the near future. But that is where S. E. Walt leaves the North Grenville story, though his newspaper remained.

In spite of its Liberal leanings, the Advance began to advertise itself as the “successor to the Progressionist, a claim that would have shocked the owner of that first newspaper, who had been a staunch Tory. This allowed it to claim to have been around since 1855, a rather inaccurate claim to make for a paper essentially established in 1890. For almost a year, from early 1910, it actually printed on its front page banner the names of the Progressionist “established 1855", and the Advance, “established 1880". The Advance suffered serious losses around 1908, when their offices were damaged by fire. For a year or so, the Advance operated out of the Hinton Block on Prescott street, beside the bridge, before moving into a custom-built building further along the street in 1909. But there seems to have been only enough advertising revenue to carry one paper in North Grenville, and the Telegram of Howard Ferguson triumphed over the Advance. In 1913, his company bought out the Advance, merging it with the newer paper. The new newspaper kept the

old name, The Kemptville Advance.

The newspaper changed hands a few times before Fred Friend bought it in 1931, and he continued in charge until 1961, when he finally retired from journalism and publishing. The new owners were responsible for the confusion which then arose over the origins of the Advance.

The claims to be the successor to Kelly’s first paper resurfaced in 1961.

Until the October 5 issue that year, the paper had continued to state “Established in 1880" on the editorial page. In that issue, however, there appeared on the banner the phrase “Established 1855". These two claims appeared in every issue until 1964, when the 1880 date was dropped completely. The Advance was bought out by the Runge group, ending the era of the locally owned and operated newspaper in North Grenville, until the first new publication in the area since 1900 arrived in April, 2005. The North Grenville Community Newsletter then became the only locally owned and operated paper in North Grenville, carrying on the tradition of Kelly, Walt, and the rest. After seven years, it transformed into the current weekly North Grenville Times, and so the story continues. As the Advance leaves Kemptville, there remains a local voice for North Grenville.

Stephen Walt would approve.

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kidney disease, but good diabetes management and regular screening can prevent or delay the loss of kidney function.

Most people don’t experience any symptoms in the early stages of kidney disease.

Pam Laprise, a Nephrology Nurse Educator for The Ottawa Hospital Hemodialysis and Home Dialysis Unit at Riverside Campus, and for the Hemodialysis Unit at Winchester District Memorial Hospital, has generously offered to present on this subject.

She has years of experience with kidney failure and dialysis and would like to see more diabetes

care and prevention of this serious complication.

This special education session will take place on Thursday, February 28, 2013 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm at the W.B. George Centre of the University of Guelph, Kemptville Campus.

Those interested in attending should call the KDH Diabetes Education Program at 613-2586133, extension 424, to register.

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St. Michael Mustangs Senior Girls volleyball team are going to the OFSAA AA volleyball championships for the second year in a row.

At the Eastern Ontario Championships last week, the Mustangs faced off against Holy Trinity in the round robin play and put in a dominating performance with big hits

from Lara Aleinik and won 25-16 and 25-15. In the second round robin match the Mustangs squared off against Perth. The Mustangs continued their winning ways with excellent setting from Robyn Kluke and won 25-18 and 25-14 to finish first in their pool.

Led by the defence of Alda O’Grady, the Mustangs played La Citadelle from

Cornwall in the semi finals and the winning team would advance to OFSAA. The senior girls put on their best defensive display of the day and won 25-12 and 25-14 to advance to the finals. In the finals, the Mustangs dropped the first set before roaring back to show their character by winning the next set to force a third and decid-

ing set. Danielle Fawcett fought through a shoulder injury to lead the team in serving aces in the final match. The ladies fought hard until the end but lost a close one and had to settle for the silver medal.

The senior Mustangs will look for revenge as they prepare to head to OFSAA on March 3rd -6th.

Kemptville Warrior Major Atom Girls Basketball Team

Hold and Secure Lifted at North Grenville District High School and Kemptville Area UCDSB Elementary Schools North Grenville District High School and three board elementary schools were placed in hold and secure at 10:25 a.m. after a parent called the high school with concerns about the emotional state of their child.

The high school, as well as South Branch Elementary School, Oxfordon-Rideau Public School, and Kemptville Public School, were placed in hold and secure because of concerns that the youth might harm others. Police investigated following the report and it was determined there was no threat. The schools were taken out of hold and secure about 10:40 a.m.

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All staff and students were safe.

We talked with David Coombs,the Superintendent of School Effectiveness, and he said he was pleased with how the schools and police worked together to make sure the safety of the students was prioritized. “We prefer to be accused of being too cautious.” Classes went on as normal, but all traffic in and out of the schools was controlled with teachers at every door. If any parent or community member would like more information on operations and emergency procedures please give him a call: 613-258-9393

The Kemptville Warrior Major Atom (age 9-12) girls basketball team wrapped up their season with a year end party. The KYC opened their doors after hours for the girls to have fun singing, dancing, playing games and to also enjoy a yummy Taco dinner with their families and their coach, Betty Cooper. Thanks so much to Drew from KYC for generously donating his time and being so welcoming to the team! The Warriors will be in action this weekend, March 2 & 3rd at St. Mikes competing in the EOBA championships. GO WARRIORS!

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