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Now that they are celebrating sixty years in business, the Grahame family don’t just have deep roots in this community, they are a foundation stone. Kemptville, all of North Grenville, without Grahame’s Bakery, is inconceivable. It is a rare thing to find one family running a business for six decades, generation after generation; but the Grahame’s are carrying on a traditional bakery that has been a tasty asset to the people of the region since at least 1885. Now, that’s tradition! But, with the Grahames,
it’s not just a business. For three generations, moving into a fourth, they have played a role in this community above and beyond what was required. During the Ice Storm of 1998, it was the oven at Grahame’s Bakery that kept people fed with hot food. It has been a place where people met and chatted (sometimes, even, about politics). The annual free Christmas Community Dinners that have been held every Christmas Day for some years now, have depended on Grahame’s for beautifully-cooked turkeys, another product of the historic wood-fed oven. That is not unusual, however, as many community groups
and local churches can attest. Grahame’s Bakery have always been there to cook for the community, usually at no cost. Rick Grahame and sister Deb Wilson continue that tradition, with Debbie serving on the BIA and NG Police Services Board. In this issue, you’ll find more information about Grahame’s Bakery, as well as many messages of congratulations from the people and businesses in North Grenville. This community knows how much the family have contributed, and still contribute, to making it a great place to live (and eat). Mayor Peckford and her Council colleagues have is-
sued a statement on behalf of the entire community, marking the 60th anniversary of Grahame’s Bakery: “On behalf of Council, I would like to congratulate Rick and Debbie, and everyone at Grahame’s Bakery for an outstanding family business located in the heart of Kemptville. Grahame’s has been a touchstone for so many people in our community over so many decades, and has stepped up time and time again to help North Grenville become what it is today. Our very generous and caring community would not be same without Grahame’s bakery! Here’s to 60 more years!” Mayor Nancy Peckford
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An Unexpected Twist by Paul Rochon Kelly went to the hospital to give birth to her child; but then the unexpected happened. Kelly Hines has been a resident of Kemptville for the past five years. On October 3, 2018, Kelly was in her 36th week of her third pregnancy when she started bleeding. Earlier in the pregnancy, she was diagnosed with Placenta Previa. The baby’s placenta covers the cervix, which is the outlet from the uterus to the birth canal. She had a date for a cesarian delivery. Due to the bleeding, Kelly went to see her physician. She was advised to go to the Civic Hospital as soon as possible. She returned home for a short period of time and then proceeded to the hospital. An ultra sound was performed to determine the position of the child and placenta. The next day, October 4, she was taken to the operating room for the C-Section. She was given an epidural, so that she could be awake for the birth of her baby. The delivery went as planned, and she had a healthy baby boy. Unfortunately, Kelly began to bleed from her uterus and it could not be stopped. The physicians tried the Rusch Balloon method. This entails
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a balloon being inserted in the uterus and filled with a saline solution. Once the balloon is full, it exerts pressure on the blood vessels that supplies the blood to the placenta; if all goes well, it stops the bleeding. In Kelly’s case, that did not happen. She was informed she had lost a large quantity of blood and needed to be operated on to stop the bleeding. There were four units of blood placed on standby in the operating room. Kelly was given a general anesthetic and the surgery began. The doctors were astonished at the amount of blood she had lost. The source of the bleeding could not be determined and, as a result her cervix, and uterus were removed to prevent further blood lost. Losing more than two units of blood can cause death. She was informed that she received an additional five units of blood. A woman’s body contains between ten and eleven units of blood. Kelly was in the Intensive Care Unit for twenty-four hours, and stayed in the hospital five more days before being released. Henry, as the baby boy was named, recently celebrated his second birthday. Kelly is grateful that the
Civic Hospital had her blood type. She was a regular blood donor before this event, but now has experienced first hand how it makes a life and death difference for recipients. She is so thankful people gave up an hour of their time to donate. They were the ones that saved her, so that she could be Henry’s mother. Donors actually are giving part of themselves to help others. Almost everyone in Canada knows someone who has required blood, or blood byproducts. Be part of Canada’s Lifeline by becoming a donor. The life you save may be your loved one. There is a Blood Donor Event in Kemptville every first Monday of each month. To donate go to blood. ca, or call 1-888-2 DONATE.
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End 2020 on a good note! The Giving Tuesday Live Virtual Comedy Night hosted by U Streat Productions will showcase world famous comedians from both Netflix and Comedy Central. This is a by-donation comedy show on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 (Giving Tuesday) at 7:30pm (eastern) to support Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind. The recommended donation to receive a ticket is $20, and the maximum is one billion dollars! (Anywhere in between that is totally acceptable.) Buy your ticket now. Your link to the live show will be sent to you 30 minutes before the show. This is a great way to connect, laugh, and raise some fast donations for Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind. Join us “in the club” virtually for our live stand-up comedy night, The Giving Tuesday Live Virtual Comedy Night. Learn more and buy your ticket today at https://give.unityvalues.com/cgdbcomedy. Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind was established as a registered charity in 1984. Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind has provided more than 880 professionally trained guide dogs to Canadians who are visually impaired from coast to coast. To learn more about this event or Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind, visit www.guidedogs. ca, or phone (613) 692-7777.
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things work in your parameters. Our main focus has been trying to stay open and provide the same service that we provided before. The same options, the same product, but with less hours and staff. And coming up with new ways to interact with the community.” It is important to Kika that Brewed Awakenings remains an integral part of the North Grenville community. She is very grateful for everyone who has chosen to shop locally, and continues to support them throughout the pandemic. “They’re making a point of coming in and saying: I don’t come in that often normally; but I’m trying to make sure your guys are here by the end of all this. It makes a big, big difference.” To show their support to the community, Brewed Awakenings has been giving out free drinks every day throughout the month of October to different groups in the community who have felt the immense pressure of the pandemic on their shoulders. “My daughter said: let’s do something for teachers, and it just grew into: let’s do something every single day,” Kika says, adding that different businesses, like Rideau Roastery, JM Automotive, and Red Moose Realty have offered to sponsor certain days to help out. “It’s been a great initiative and people have responded so well to it.” The free drink giveaways will end on October 30, when they will be offering free coffee to anyone who comes in. “I just think it’s something that puts a smile on people’s face,” Kika says. “It’s worth it right there just to see that.” The best way to support the hardworking staff at Brewed Awakenings right now is keep coming in to buy their delicious coffee and food. Kika is always open to ideas about how they can continue to serve the community as best they can. “Follow us on Facebook and continue to shop local.” Brewed Awakenings is located at 2868 County Road 43, and is open Monday-Friday, 6:00am5:00pm, and Saturday and Sunday, 8:00am-2:00pm. Inside seating and takeout is available, and they are still offering curbside pick-up, delivery, and catering.
A few of the Brewed Awakenings staff members: Kayla Vingerhaeds, Kika Smith and Alyssa Smith. by Hilary Thomson
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The staff at Brewed Awakenings in Kemptville have been working tirelessly to continue to serve the community throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike many food service establishments, Brewed Awakenings never closed, even during the early days of the pandemic, opting to offer take-out, curbside pickup, and delivery to continue to serve their patrons. Café owner, Kika Smith, says they were very appreciative that they were able to stay open; however, they did have to tighten up their hours, and downsize from 13 paid staff to just two on payroll, plus herself and her two daughters. While the first three months of the pandemic
where less busy, Kika says it has definitely picked up as people have become more comfortable with venturing out of the home. Welcoming more people back into the store has been great for business; but it has also come with some challenges. Although they are back up to eight staff members, it is still difficult for them to keep on top of all the cooking and baking needed to keep their shelves and café stocked. “We had three bakers before,” Kika says. “My daughter does 90% of the baking, so it gets a bit tough. She’s getting a bit burned out.” Keeping the café safe for customers has also been top of mind for the staff at Brewed Awakenings. They are now buying hand sanitizer by the case, and every surface in the café is wiped
down several times a day. They have also invested in several wooden dividers, made by one of their regular customers, that separate tables to ensure that patrons who want to sit and have their coffee or lunch can feel comfortable and safe while doing so. “That’s an adaptation that we’re going to keep, because we love them,” Kika says. “It adds a bit of privacy for people as well.” Like everyone, they have had to change and adapt constantly as new health and safety regulations came into effect, and the needs of the community changed. They have had to figure out how to operate sustainably with fewer hours and staff, while still offering the same products and level of service that their customers expect. “You just adapt and make
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by Retired Navy Captain Peter Milsom, President, Kemptville Navy League Last week’s article was about a bright, 12 year old young lady moving up from Navy League Cadets to the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets. Like Sue-Anne, Chief Petty Officer (CPO2) Hunter Churchill started Sea Cadets at 12 years of age in 2015 and now, five years later, he is the senior sea cadet in RCSCC Defiant and has achieved the pinnacle of success as a cadet as the Corps’ appointed Coxswain of this excellent Corps. His is a classic Sea Cadet story. Following the success of an older brother, Carter, a previous Coxswain, and mentored by his long-serving and dedicated father, SubLieutenant Chris Churchill,
RCSCC Defiant’s Executive Officer, Hunter started at the bottom, put his head down, jumped into the program with energy and a sense of purpose, and charged through to real personal success and achievement. What did the cadet program experience mean for him? Expressed in his own words, he really liked the sailing, the leadership opportunities, learning new skills, and the ability to meet cadets from across Canada at camps, competitions, and weekend training. As an example, he went to HMCS Ontario in Kingston for General Training and for Basic Sail, a three week intensive sail program. Held on the campus of Royal Military College, he remembers best the friendship with
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the cadets and staff he met, and the great history of the institution. No layabout, this young man, besides excelling in his naval studies, was also an intense competitor on behalf of RCSCC Defiant! For five years running, he competed as a member of the Biathlon Team, serving in the last year as its Team Captain. He competed for five straight years on the Marksmanship Team, and for three straight years on the Orienteering Team. These all gave him impressive personal skills and accomplishments, but, interestingly, his main memory is “grabbing a bus with a few other corps (to attend a competition) and really became close friends with them.” His overarching impression from his cadet activities is: “We hung out at the competitions and had a lot of fun competing with my teammates”. From the competitions, he values most the many friends he made from other corps. Hunter describes his cadet experience as: “amazing opportunities”. His advice to someone thinking of joining cadets – “I would tell them to fully commit to the program, and take advantage of all the opportunities the program offers. The friendships you make there will last for years to come”. Hunter’s life goals are to continue formal education, get a good job in the engineering field, and have a happy family. Sounds like this accomplished cadet has it about right!
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Kemptville Lions "Catch the Ace" is going strong
The Kemptville Lions Club's "Catch the Ace" lottery resumed on September 15 after a 6-month hiatus due to the COVID 19 pandemic. The club would like to thank the community for once again embracing this fundraiser and for their continued support. They would also like to thank the Kemptville Youth Centre for providing them with a venue for their draws. Draws are held there (5 Oxford Street West, Kemptville) on Tuesday nights at 7:30. Tickets are available weekly from Albert's Meat Oct 28 , 2020
Shop, B & H Foodliner, Kemptville Bowling, Moose Mart, Shelley's Kitchen, Heckston, Jonsson's Independent Grocer, Fast Eddie's Diner, R. Rose Automotive, and from Lions Club members. Since resuming the draws, the jackpot has increased to over $9,000. There are a maximum of only 8 draws left in the current round. Should all 8 draws occur, the final draw will draw tickets until the jackpot is won. The Kemptville Lions Club has been holding Catch
the Ace draws for over three years (since May of 2017) raising over $28,000 in their first three rounds. The money has benefited many community organizations, including Kemptville Home Support, the Kemptville Youth Centre, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, CHEO, Camp Quality, the local food banks, and more. For more information and to follow the draws, go to: facebook.com/kemptvillelions.
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The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 212 Kemptville hopes that this message finds you all well and safe during these difficult times. The Poppy Campaign will begin this year as always on the last Friday in October and run until November 11. We will have Poppy boxes available, some new reduced touch technology, so you can avoid using cash and continue to wear your poppies with pride and respect for our fallen. This year marks the 75th Anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a very auspicious occasion. However, we are also in the midst of a pandemic, and the second wave of the pandemic. This means that our Remembrance Day this year will look and be very different than other years. In accordance with Dominion Command of the Royal Canadian Legion direction and Public Health authorities, we will not be holding a parade, and we will not be opening the branch to host guests and the community following the usual ceremony. The ceremony will be conducted by a limited number of members of the Branch, wearing masks, and appropriately physically / socially distanced. All wreaths will be laid prior to the ceremony to avoid unnecessary contact and avoid potential transmission of COVID19. We encourage everyone to take time to learn about the sacrifices our Veterans have made during the First World War, Second World War, Korean War, Vietnam War, Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Missions, and Afghanistan War. We ask that you be safe, continue to physically / socially distance, wear masks, and avoid gatherings of people larger than recommended by Public Health authorities. And, with this in mind, we are asking that you stay home and watch the National Ceremony on TV, safe with your families, to avoid any further risk of spread of COVID19.
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Onset of Mudpuppy Nights in Oxford Mills
Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus) trying to swallow a frog at Oxford Mills, 16 October 2020. frame shot from a video by Amanda Bennett. gills and smooth skin of larvae as adults, and go undetected in many waterbodies because of their secretive habits. Mudpuppies are slow and cautious, though they can swim nearly as fast as a fish on occasion. In May females deposit 50150 eggs on the underside of a flat rock. The female guards the eggs, and guards the larvae after they hatch. In the 1980s herpetologists realized that Mudpuppies are active, and feed actively, all winter, because they can be caught in baited minnowtraps in the winter but not in the summer. Mudpuppies were long famous for having more DNA in each cell than just about any other animal, and this winter activity has shown that the abundant DNA provides Mudpuppies with the array of temperature-adjusted en-
by Fred Schueler – Fragile Inheritance Natural History This year’s Mudpuppy Nights in Oxford Mills got underway on Friday, 16 October, with the sighting of two of its iconic beasts. The limestone flats of the South Branch river below the Oxford Mills dam is the only place in Canada where you can wade among giant salamanders every Friday night through the winter. Mudpuppy Nights have been bringing people face to face with Mudpuppies in the wild since 1998, and while they were begun in part to inspire others to observe winter Mudpuppies elsewhere, no other site has been found where they can be routinely seen. Mudpuppies, Necturus maculosus, are foot-long permanently aquatic Salamanders. They retain the
zymes they require to operate in water from 0°C to 32°C. Mudpuppies are fairly common in the Ottawa River and its major tributaries, north to the Arctic Watershed, and the Canadian range extends through southern Quebec, Ontario, and Manitoba. The South Branch river below Oxford Mills supports one of the densest well-known populations. On Friday, Amanda Bennett found and filmed two Mudpuppies, one mostly concealed in a crack in the bedrock, and one trying to swallow a frog, which escaped as the Mudpuppy retreated under a rock. Other species Amanda and Matt Keevil found on this first Mudpuppy Night included juvenile and tadpole Bull Frogs, the invasive hybrid Crayfish which have taken over the creek from the
natives since 2012, Whirligig Beetles circling around among the plants and algae, and many small fish, which included juvenile Fallfish (Semotilus corporalis), Pumpkinseed Sunfish, Rock Bass, Largemouth Bass, Bluntnose Minnows, and many Banded Killifish. Plants included Beggersticks (Bidens), growing in ankle-deep Spirogyra algae (Water-silk) which cloted the flats during the spring and summer drought. There was also a patch of Common Duckweed, and a little Wildrice, which has previously been seen on the flats only in the droughts of 2012 and 2018. Mudpuppy Nights are every Friday evening at 20h00 from the first Friday after Thanksgiving until spring high water, at the parking lot beside the Oxford Mills dam. To let us know you're coming, please contact us by phone at (613)299-3107, or e-mail bckcdb@istar. ca. There's no registration fee, but donations are very much appreciated. Mudpuppy Night results are reported weekly on the NatureList https://groups.google.com/g/ naturelist - and facebook https://www.facebook.com/ MudpuppyNight
Council approves new waste management funding model by Hilary Thomson
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North Grenville council is moving forward with a new waste management program for the municipality, set to be rolled out on February 1, 2021. On September 1, council passed a resolution to award the municipality’s waste management contract to Emterra Environmental, which included bi-weekly waste pickup, and the addition of weekly organics collection, a curbside bulky item program, and a leaf and yard waste program. At the council meeting on October 20, staff brought a report back to council recommending a funding model for the new program. In order to keep the portion of the municipal taxes used to support the waste management program the same as in 2019, staff recommended a $1 bag tag increase, bringing the cost of one bag tag to $2.75. According to the staff report, this increase also takes into consideration the Oct 28 , 2020
possibility of lost revenue from reduced bag tag sales due to the implementation of the organics program. The municipality has set a recovery goal of 30% for organics in the first year, increasing to 60% in the next four years. “This goal can be revised as data trends are established,” North Grenville’s Engineering Technologist Brandon Shipman told council. The report also recommended the addition of two more types of bag tag: one for bulky items at $12.50 per tag, and one for leaf and yard waste at $1 per tag. Small items, such as a kitchen chair or stroller, would require one bulky item tag, while larger items, like a desk or couch, would require two. Each bag of yard waste will require one tag, which Brandon says will, hopefully, encourage residents to continue to take large quantities of leaf and yard waste to the Oxford Mills waste transfer station. According to the contract, bulky items and leaf and yard waste will be collected up to four times a year, with
whole. Some rural residents feel that they should not be paying for the bag tag increase, as they already process their organics themselves, through composting or feeding it to livestock. Others are worried about the animals that the separated organics might attract to their property. Mayor Peckford highlighted at the meeting that the organics program is not just a backyard composting program, as the number of items that can be put in the green bin is quite extensive. Brandon confirmed this, adding that the list includes: meat, fish, scraps and bones, dairy products, bread and cereals, coffee grounds, filters, tea bags, eggshells, food leftovers, pumpkins, fallen fruit, paper towels, tissues, soiled pizza boxes, sugar and potato paper bags, cold fireplace ash, kitty litter, dog waste, wood chips and sawdust. “If the pizza box is clean, you can recycle it, and if it’s covered in grease and cheese, they can be put in
two dates in the Spring and Fall. Staff recommended that the municipality sign on to a five-year contract with Cascades to process their recycling, as their bid made the most sense economically for the municipality. Organics will be processed along with the City of Ottawa’s organic waste by Convertus. The contract will be with the City of Ottawa, which will give North Grenville the lowest possible processing rate, as well as access to the City’s expertise for rolling out a green bin program. “From utilizing some of their tips and tricks, their FAQs, all those things to assist our residents to make sure they get the best use of the green bin program,” Director of Public Works, Karen Dunlop said. Since council made the decision to shake up the waste management program in the municipality, some residents have expressed concern about the increased cost of bag tags and the efficacy of the program as a 6
the green bin,” Brandon gave as an example. “So now, no matter which program it goes in, it’s being diverted out of the landfill, and I think that’s a big win for the municipality, to get our diversion numbers up.” Although the new contact with Emterra begins on November 1, the new waste management program will not be implemented until February 1, 2021, to give the municipality enough time to deliver green bins and educate the public about the organics program. “We anticipate that, sometime in January, we will go door to door, so all residents know exactly what they are to do with the green bin, and the schedule for collections,” said Director Dunlop. Weekly pick up with the current bag tags will remain in place until February, when there will be a 30-day grace period for residents to use up their old tags, or exchange them for new ones at the municipal office by paying the difference between the two. The changes in the waste
management program is the result of a 2019 community consultation process, which revealed that the majority of the residents of North Grenville were looking for a more progressive waste management program. Mayor Peckford noted that change is on the horizon provincially, when it comes to organic waste, and as North Grenville’s contract was up for renewal, it was prudent that they be forward thinking in terms of the future of waste management in the municipality. “I think it’s important to say one of the imperatives for changes to our waste management program, in terms of composting, is the province’s very clear indication that they are going to ban organics from landfills in the foreseeable future,” Mayor Peckford said. “Given this reality, the chances of this municipality having to adapt to a ban of organics in the landfill is very very high, so we do it now, or we do it down the road.”
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Everybody knows by David Shanahan When we started the NG Times, we called it “The Voice of North Grenville” because we wanted it to be just that. It seemed to us that the people of this community had no forum in which to express their ideas and positions on the issues that affected them. But we also wanted to give the politicians and bureaucrats space, too, to speak directly to the people who elected and/or hired them to do the work they do on our behalf. What has been clear over the past six months is that we really did need such a voice. Instead of having the Province simply announce plans that affect us all, without bothering to consult us first, we can talk to each other in these pages and give them a chance to respond, or to tell us what they think we need to know. We can debate,
discuss, write letters, and generally sound off on whatever bugs us this week. But we need to be aware of the downside to all this too. This is a fairly unusual experiment in popular democracy. The voice is everyone’s, whether you agree with them or not. Letters to the Editor, or Municipality Matters columns, are not edited for content. Letters may be cut for length, or if they contain something a little too strong about individuals. But people are allowed to speak their minds: that is the essence of democracy and we have to live with it. So, if you don’t like something you read in the Letters to the Editor section, don’t blame us! Write something yourself, if you feel strongly enough about it. Or sit at home and swear at the paper - throw it in the fire if you want. But remember, the voice is for everyone. Believe it or not, the word “mean” was used about one of
my Editorials recently. Some people thought I was being biased, or perhaps didn’t like my tone. Fair enough. Be upset. But tell me when I’m incorrect in my facts and I will apologise. The fact is that the paper is also needed because there was no other voice questioning the way things are done, much less criticising it. As is often said, democracy requires an informed electorate, and covid has made it difficult to gather anywhere in order to discuss issues. Council meetings are only on-line, aside from a few registered attendees. But in normal times (if you can remember them), council meetings were lacking public attendance. At the time of amalgamation, newspaper reports reported when less than a couple dozen people attended Council: that was considered a bad sign. What happened? I think it was partly a matter of people feeling that attending meetings
didn’t affect anything. Instead of hearing from the public, or debating among themselves, Councillors seemed to sit there like bumps on a log, voting through whatever came in front of them. There was rarely debate of any real content. The idea that “Council speaks with one voice” was abroad in the land: a most insidious undermining of the democratic process. I do believe that has changed, and for the better. This council, unless they are very good actors and very bad people, have committed themselves to transparency and honesty, even though many are rather suspicious still. Given the lack of opportunity to meet in person with Council and staff, it becomes ever more important that we the people, speaking through the NG Times, act as the unofficial Opposition in our Municipality. Issues need to be debated. Questionable decisions need to be exposed
and questioned. Alternative ideas need to be brought to the table now and then. And we all know there are things that really deserve exposing. Like the By-Law Officer who doesn’t seem to know where the parking spaces are in Kemptville, or the way in which contracts are handed out (see Letters to the Editor below). The fact is that North Grenville is growing. We would all like that to be, as the motto says: Green and Growing. None of us are against progress, growth or development. But these things, which will affect all of us in the coming decades, need to be directed, planned and deliberately considered. This is not a job for elected representatives alone. It is most certainly not the job of municipal staff alone. We all need and deserve a say in the location of pits, quarries, shopping malls, seniors residences, schools, landfill sites,
2020). Council accepted the staff recommendation to grant a contract to WSP that was over the planned budget and is over double the lowest bidder. The review notes that both of the lower bidders were disqualified from consideration due to elements I understand were related to the level of detail for the historical elements. Having myself assessed contract bids, it is unusual to not simply reduce a score for an element rather than disqualify the proponents completely. The report, excerpted below, clearly notes that those disqualified are "qualified consultants" and offered lower bids. The outcome of disqualifying the two low bids meant that WSP, with a bid much higher than the reserve, and higher even than the budget that was later identified, was the only qualifying bid at this point. It is interesting to also note the frequency that WSP wins NG tender processes, though this information is a challenge to find other than a google search of the bidder and NG, as there does not seem to be a searchable database for NG
contracts. When I think of the pandemic situation, and the challenges that families and local businesses have of staying afloat, I want to think that my Council is looking for ways to NOT spend my tax dollars, and thus provide some relief. This contract award goes against the stated NG tender principles in my opinion. Excerpt is below from their document concerning the disqualification of the two low bidders (bolding added): Although both proposals met the general requirements of the RFP and were submitted by qualified consultants, each proposal lacked significant detail on one out of the two major aspects of the project. This project consists of two major design aspects:
housing developments and high-rise condominiums. Oh, yes, and prisons. We all need to be aware of the disadvantaged among our neighbours, and that more and more are being left behind. Food banks are running out of food, for goodness sake! We at the NG Times do not think we should have the monopoly on opinion either. That is why there is an open door policy on letters, articles, or whatever the community sends us. Some people were surprised to see who writes Letters to the Editor, or even complete articles. But they shouldn’t be surprised. This is the Voice of North Grenville: not just mine, or yours, or the people who like or agree with us. We all live here. We all have a right to be heard. Just don’t blame me if you don’t like what you read all the time!
Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, They can never convince me that this proposed ‘prison’ is a good thing. In response to the Mayor’s response: Kemptville does not have a high crime rate at the present time, that I know of. The council just seems to want to increase their tax base and not seem to worry about the health and welfare of the community. Bigger is not necessarily better. I have steady traffic at times past my front door now. This will not improve with a prison, big prison, just south of me. Willem Van Dam is my hero for this week! We’re probably not going to win this, but we can at least try. Take it to Burritts Rapids. “Sex offenders and drug addicts” make me feel real warm and fuzzy. P.S. Mr. Van Dam states, they get their foot in the door and it could keep growing. “Build the prison somewhere else”. We certainly don’t need more pressure on our local hospital either. My thanks this week go to Willem Van Dam. Still sizzling, Kath Piché
Dear Editor, I am writing from Bishops Mills concerning the article in the October 14 edition related to the Burritts Rapids conceptual design. I don't want any reader to think that I have a problem with Burritts Rapids getting funding to develop a hamlet plan. Hopefully, it can serve as a template for the other hamlets, as we would benefit from one as well. I have a couple of issues, though, with the tendering process that occurred, and the subsequent use of my tax dollars. The NG tendering process as outlined on the website states: "The Municipality of North Grenville encourages competition among suppliers in order to maximize savings for taxpayers. The purchasing process is transparent and equitable ensuring fairness among bidders." At the June 16 Council meeting, the proposal to go out with the RFP was agreed (report number PW-0152020). The Burritts Rapids reserve fund was noted as holding $47,290. The bids that were received were addressed at the October 6 council meeting (report number: PW-023-
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North Grenville council passed a resolution at their last meeting to amend the bylaw governing taxi drivers and cars for hire in the municipality. Previously, the bylaw dictated that any taxi company operating in the municipality had to have $5 million in commercial general liability insurance. Upon review, the municipality’s new senior by-law officer, Luc Ouellette, recommended that this insurance requirement be lowered to $2 million to reflect industry standard. Officer Ouellette noted that no insurance companies in Ontario would provide $5 million in insurance to a taxi company or driver, and that the bylaw might act as a
letters cont'd Dear Editor, I'm surprised that I have not read more complaints about the construction mess at County Road 44 and the Municipal Centre. As a retired road construction superintendent, I'm shocked at the operation of this project, particularly at the lack of maintenance of the road cuts, rendering the roadway almost impassable at times, and the unprofessional flag personnel (I wonder if they are accredited). The original contract was to run July to October and has now been extended to December. God forbid we need snow clearing. Perhaps this contractor should change their name from "I DO", to "I CAN'T": this is what happens when the lowest bidder is awarded the contract with no pre-qualifications. Beware of what is possible, if and when County Road 43 proceeds. As a side note, why hasn't the left turn lane at the Public School and County Road 44 been paved, to say nothing of the impending left turn lanes at Equinelle Drive and also Royal Landing Gate, I don't think COVID 19 can be blamed. Thank you for letting me vent, Retired Road Superintendent Dear Editor, Kemptville became my home nearly forty-five years ago when its only culture was agriculture. Clark and Ford, your ignorance and arrogance is equalled only by the audacity of this announcement without any consultation made during Oct 28 , 2020
barrier to people wanting to offer this service in the municipality. He also said that the $2 million minimum for insurance is standard across many other municipalities in the surrounding area. Councillor John Barclay said that, having worked on the issue during his early days on council, the $5 million in insurance was detrimental to the taxi company that was operating at the time. “That it’s a barrier to having taxi companies who run in North Grenville is an understatement, because it was an onerous requirement for the existing taxi company at the time,” he said. “So, it’s great that we are reviewing bylaws and making them more compatible to what the reality is here in North Grenville.” Director of Emergency
and Protective Services, John Okum, said the amendment to the bylaw will allow potential taxi companies to operate within the parameters of the insurance industry, and the Municipality of North Grenville. He noted that the bylaw is still quite extensive and provides adequate protection to the community by requiring them to review specific documents like safety checks, insurance, and vulnerability checks on the person driving. “It ensures that a potential business person is providing safe and reliable service in our community,” he said. Director Okum confirmed that there are no current licensed taxi companies in North Grenville. However, Deputy Mayor Jim McManaman noted that, before the pandemic hit, he had a
a pandemic that is already negatively affecting the mental and physical well being of so many. The irony is that the municipality had been trying to buy the land, but had been put off by you Steve Clark. Shame on you both! Were the improvements on Hwy 43 and the funds for affordable housing a dangling carrot? In the future, does the provincial government have the power to change these homes to half-way houses for inmates? Madam Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and silent councillors, I am so disappointed in your actions. It matters not to me when you found out about this invasion; it is your response, or lack thereof. I do wonder, however, why the previous CAO of the Municipality of North Grenville was quickly replaced by Gary Dykes, who has history in the area of existing municipalities with correctional institutions and was very quick to point out to council that it is a done deal. I don’t want you on the phone every day, and texting every day, trying to get more information from the provincial government and arranging robust consultations, I want you to say NO WAY! NOT HERE! I don’t want you negotiating a good deal with the province with water and sewers. I want you to say NO WAY! NOT HERE! The article in the North Grenville Times Mayor Nancy Peckford on the proposed prison ...what a waste of space! And pray tell, who are the two representatives opposed to the jail that have been invited in the interest of
transparency to the October 30 call? Why are you wasting your time comparing other cities by choosing selective positive situations, for example, ‘house prices in Milton skyrocketed?’ Do you think that there could have been other factors? The economic development will be very limited, with most services being outsourced by the correctional institution; for example, food and laundry. New jobs will be filled with trained unionized employees already in the system. There could be some part time employment, perhaps a student on campus could get a job selling marijuana in the cafeteria. I don’t think that council is representing me, or standing up for North Grenville, and are just white washing this whole fiasco in order to further their careers. You are willing to jeopardise our history, safety, identity, and endanger our children. There are so many other uses for this land, to enhance the RTO, provide a place for more physical and mental health, and recreational activities. With everything that North Grenville has become, stand our ground, form committees, and fight this. Put your efforts into stopping this horrible injustice and save us from becoming THE JAIL NEAR THE RIDEAU. Together we need to fight this, NO WAY! NOT HERE! Rosalind Brooks Kemptville
conversation with one of the executives of Lyft who was interested in expanding their services into North Grenville. “They are interested and, hopefully, we can resume that, really just to give people more options,” he said. “Especially in a rural town community, it’s difficult to get around if you don’t have a vehicle.” Mayor Peckford echoed the Deputy Mayor’s comments, saying that she believes there should be more transportation options in a municipality that is both urban and rural. “I think it would be very welcome to see some other activity on that front,” she said.
UPDATE UPDATE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)
The Municipality has created a dedicated webpage for updates related to COVID-19 (www.northgrenville.ca/coronavirus)
UPCOMING MEETINGS COUNCIL MEETING
November 3, 2020 at 6:30 pm This meeting will be attended in person by members of Council and staff. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and in order to maintain health and safety measures, Council Chambers will not be accessible to members of the public. To make a deputation in relation to an item on the agenda, please provide your comments no later than 2 hours prior to the start of the meeting to clerk@northgrenville.on.ca. These comments will be read aloud by the Clerk during the meeting, considered with the related item, and will form part of the public record. This Council meeting will be livestreamed on the North Grenville website. This meeting will be live streamed at https://www.northgrenville.ca/govern/governance/agendas-and-minutes.
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Applications for the Royal Canadian Legion Provincial Bursary Program are still being accepted for this academic year. If you are a student attending a college, university or any other post-secondary institution, you may qualify for a bursary of up to $1000 per year. Eligibility: • Ex-Servicemen or currently serving members of the Canadian Forces (Regular, Reserve and Merchant (Navy) and their children and grandchildren. • Ordinary and Life members of the Royal Canadian Legion and their children and grandchildren. • Associate members of the Royal Canadian Legion and their children only. • Ladies’ Auxiliary members and their children and grandchildren. • Step children and step grandchildren may be considered. • Application forms are available at branches of the Royal Canadian Legion. Application forms can also be downloaded from the Legion’s Provincial web-site: on.legion.ca. Please note: completed application forms must be mailed to the address shown on the application form. Forms sent by email or fax will not be accepted. Application forms must be received by Legion Provincial Command by March 26,2001. For further information contact the Legion Branch nearest you or Douglas Brunton Zone G-3 Bursary Chairman at 613-258-5111 . Email d.c.brunton@sympatico.ca. 8 www.ngtimes.ca
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OPP GRENVILLE COUNTY WEEKLY NEWS responded to a report of a stolen vehicle from outside a restaurant on County Road 44 in the Township of Edwardsbugh. An individual was later arrested after the vehicle was involved in a single vehicle collision. The accused was taken to hospital with minor injuries. A male, aged 30, from Quinte West, was arrested and charged under the Criminal Code with: Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 - section 354(1)(a) The accused was released and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Brockville on November 27, 2020. STUNT DRIVER: An officer from the Grenville Detachment of the OPP was conducting speed enforcement on Highway
416 north bound near Beach Road, when they observed a vehicle travelling at 168 kilometres an hour. A traffic stop was initiated and the driver, a 24 year old from Ottawa, was charged with stunt driving and their licence and vehicle was seized for seven days. They were given a summons to appear in Provincial Offences Court in Brockville at a future date to answer to the charge. DRIVING WHILE PROHIBITED: On October 18, shortly after 7:00 a.m., Grenville County OPP officers responded to a single motor vehicle collision near County Road Two in Augusta Township. A male, aged 44 years old, from Augusta was taken to hospital with minor injuries and later charged with:
Operation while prohibited under the Criminal Code (CC) - CC section 320.18(1)(a) Careless driving – Highway Traffic Act (HTA) section 130(1) Driver – fail to properly wear seat belt - HTA section 106(2) Fail to remain - HTA section 200(1)(a) Have care or control of vehicle with cannabis readily available – Cannabis Act section 12(1) If you have any information on the above investigations, or any other, please contact Grenville OPP on 1-888-310-1122, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-(TIPS) 8477, or submit your tip online at www.tipsubmit.com. Crime Stoppers does not want your name, you don't go to court, and you could earn cash reward.
Baxter Conservation Area has some mixed news
Baxter Conservation Area launched its new Forest School on September 14, and already the program has filled up fast! The forest school caters to kindergarten (ages 3 to 5) and school-age kids (ages 4 to 10) following strict COVID-19 protocols. The forest school is an alternative education program where kids spend most of their time outside learning through hands-on activities that promote curiosity in an active, authentic learning environment. It is a superb option for those who benefit from being outside in an inquiry based-education setting. Keep your eye out for Baxter’s winter and spring sessions, dates still to be determined. Contact ANDREA at 613-489-3592 or andrea.
wood@rvca.ca for more information or visit www.rvca. ca/baxter-forest-school. Baxter Vandalized On the weekend of September 12–13, Baxter Conservation Area was senselessly vandalized. The river cabin, storage building, and group campsite suffered broken windows, smashed canoes, torn off siding, snapped paddles, wrecked picnic tables, and a damaged woodstove. It’s unfortunate because not only does this hurt Baxter, but it hurts school groups, day camps, and community groups that use this area. The silver lining has been the amazing community response. It’s been wonderful to see the support Baxter has received and just how much Baxter means to the
MISCHIEF: On October 15, 2020, at around 3:00 p.m., Grenville County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) members responded to a mischief complaint from CN Police with regards to debris being placed on the train tracks near Eliza Street in the Town of Prescott. Another report was received shortly after of some individuals playing on the tracks. Four youths were located and cautioned for trespassing. STOLEN VEHICLE: On October 16, 2020, just after 7:00 p.m., Grenville County OPP officers
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Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation turns 50 Established in 1970, the Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation (RVCF) has been working hard to protect and conserve the land and water of the Rideau River watershed. This year the RVCF celebrates a milestone — its 50th anniversary! RVCF is a registered environmental charity and prides itself on its partnerships with individuals, corporations, and groups caring for the local environment. It has been instrumental in raising funds and supporting in-the-field work of the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority. Since 1994, $6.6 million has been raised to support a broad spectrum of work — from tree planting to boardwalk building, water quality monitoring to land acquisition and, so much more. The Foundation thanks its partners, supporters, donors, staff, and its board of director members for their help, dedication, and support over the years and looks forward to the
next 50 years of philanthropy and conservation work. To learn more contact DIANE at diane.downey@rvcf.ca. The RVCF gratefully acknowledges Mary Bryden, former RVCF Chair who retired from volunteer service after 25 years as an active RVCF Board member. Mary was instrumental in updating the RVCF By-laws in 1995. In 2000, she was elected as Chair of the Foundation — a seat she held for ten years. This is just a small part of Mary’s commitment to conservation. Mary has been involved in watershed conservation efforts for over well over 40 years. Mary became an accredited member of the RVCA Board of Directors in January, 1980, as an appointed member of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton where she held leadership roles until 2002. Thank you to Mary for her passion and dedication. We wish you well.
community — for that, we thank you. If you’d like to help, the Baxter River Cabin Improvement Fund has been set up through CanadaHelps. org at www.canadahelps.org/ en/dn/11994. For more information on Baxter, contact ANDREA at andrea.wood@ rvca.ca. Nature For All Project The boardwalk at Baxter Conservation Area is being re-imagined. Plans are to substantially upgrade Baxter’s boardwalk system to
make it more accessible to everyone. Making the viewing platforms and boardwalk accessible to adults, kids, wheelchairs, walkers, strollers is the goal for the new boardwalk. A fundraising campaign will be launched to help with project costs. Keep your eye out for updates on this exciting project or learn more about the Nature for All Project at www.rvcf.ca/waysto-give/nature-for-all-project. Contact DAN for more information, dan.cooper@rvca.ca.
Stay safe this winter
Many of us are staying put this winter and not travelling to warmer climates due to Covid. That means before you step outdoors into the snow and ice consider what’s on your feet. Our long winters has led to many people being injured by slips and falls on ice. The approaching winter season has highlighted the importance of having proper footwear in order to minimize the risk of injury. We are fortunate in our community to have Tanda Shoes, with three locations, offering top quality snow and ice boots which are capable of reducing your risk of slipping and falling in harsh conditions. Tanda features boots made by Nexgrip Canada, a Quebec based family company who brought on the market the Cleat System at the heel combined with Nonslip Technology at the forefoot for boots that will allow you to overcome our winters. NEXGRIP works with passion and commitment to offer products that meet the highest quality standards. This combination of technologies was created to address the challenges associated with climate change and face our unpredictable winters. Tanda also offers a variety of supportive and comfortable styles by other manufacturers like Rieker, Merrell, Kodiak that remain stylish and professional. Of course they offer footwear for every walk of life. The prevailing trend among boots this winter is lightweight, low-profile, comfortable designs that don’t sacrifice performance, whether you’re wearing them to tromp through deep snow drifts, get out for a quick hike in what little sunlight there is, or simply stay upright on icy sidewalks. Visit Tanda shoes at one of their locations for a solution to staying safe this winter!
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Celebrating 60 Years Grahame's Bakery Building on 150 years of tradition
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he sold his business to John McBride in 1888, the property included “All implements & fixtures connected with bakery business village nor within 10 miles thereof, etc.”. It seems the bakery held a monopoly in Kemptville and for ten miles around, yet McBride only paid $1200 for it, not much more than Patterson had paid three years earlier. That may imply that the bakery and the oven were already in operation when Patterson bought the property from Hicks. As of now, there’s no way of knowing;
by David Shanahan The Grahame family have been worthy inheritors of a long baking tradition on the site. It is hard to know exactly when the wood-fired oven was first installed in the building that houses Grahame’s Bakery today. Alphaeus Patterson bought the building from Thomas Hicks, his father-in-law, in 1885 for $1,000. Patterson had been operating a business out of 16 Clothier Street East, the present location of the South Branch Bistro, before moving up the street. But when
but it is certain that the present oven, used almost daily over the past century and a half, dates from before 1885. The bakery passed through a number of owners, until Andrew Robinson bought it in 1900. He maintained the business until he sold it in George Eager in 1917, who passed it on to James Eager in 1921. The next year, Bert Frisby arrived in Kemptville from the Isle of Man, equipped with an entire collection of recipes for breads and cakes and other bakery goods. Bert Frisby ran
the bakery from 1922 until 1960, when he retired and sold it to his assistant and apprentice, Len Grahame. Len had worked with Bert since 1939, using Bert’s recipes and learning the trade. It is a tradition that has continued through three generations of the Grahame family and looks likely to continue through a fourth, building on a long tradition going back almost 150 years of Kemptville history.
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by David Shanahan It is the wood-fired oven at Grahame’s Bakery which has been the focus of attention for the past century and a half. It measures 15 by 15 feet, and is 30 inches high at the centre. It is made of fire brick with almost a foot and a half of red sand above and below for installation. All the iron hardware on the oven is original and has only needed minor repair over the firebox since it was built. It remains the only original wood-fired oven still in use in a working bakery in all of Canada, and was used as a model
brittle and led to the collapse. Rick and Debbie managed to clear up the wreckage and patch the hole in the arch temporarily, until they could find skilled help to rebuild the oven properly. In an article profiling the bakery in “Bakers Journal” in 1990, the challenge they faced was explained: “It wasn't easy. Brick oven builders aren't common in Canada these days. Affor the Fort Steele Heritage ter much searching, Rick Park in British Columbia. found an elderly Italian But on St. Patrick’s mason who had rebuilt the Day, 2009, there was a oven in Ken Grahame's near catastrophe, when the day. Working together, mortar holding together the bricks in the arch gave way and the arch collapsed. At the time, Rick Grahame said: “If Dad had been here to see how bad it was, I think he would have said, shut the doors. It's over”. It was thought that decades of wildly fluctuating temperatures, from freezing nights to the 600 degrees fahrenheit it reaches when fired up every morning, had made the mortar
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they went into the shed that covers the oven and removed 30 to 60 buckets of sooty sand that insulated the arched roof. We then removed three inches of insulation and got through to where the hole was, Grahame says. Using a home built wooden art form, they rebuilt the arches one section at a time. It took seven hundred bricks to fix the oven. Grahame says still, considering that we had thought it could take up to 1200, that's not bad. By the end of April 2009, Grahame’s Bakery was back in business.”
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A young Rick with father Red by David Shanahan Although Grahame’s Bakery is celebrating sixty years in business, the family’s connection with the bakery goes back much further. When Bert Frisby arrived from the Isle of Man in 1922 and settled down on the Howey Road (now County Road 43), he brought with him a collection of baking recipes which he used in the building he bought on Clothier Street in Kemptville. By 1939, he was looking for
Leanord Grahame some help, someone who could, perhaps, apprentice as a baker and take over from him one day. He found Leonard Grahame, and Len went to work for Bert, serving a long apprenticeship until he and his wife, Lila, bought Bert out in 1960. So, for more than twenty years, Len Grahame had been part of the Frisby Bakery. And his young son, Ken, got involved too, and from a very young age. Ken began helping out at the bak-
ery when he was 10 years of age. In later years, he recalled: “I scrubbed the floor and brought in the wood. I worked every night after school and all day Saturday, Mr Frisby paid me three dollars”. Ken “Red” Grahame took over the bakery from his father after enjoying a long career in hockey, and made sure he continued Bert Frisby’s ways. He used Bert’s recipes, because they were so good and he could see no
reason to change them. The photographs on these pages are a wonderful illustration of the family traditions at Grahame’s Bakery: father to son to grandson and granddaughter, and on through the years. Generation following generation, maintaining an unbroken tradition of community involvement and commitment that is carried on today by Rick Grahame and Debbie Wilson.
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Provincial funding for the most vulnerable in United Counties Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes MPP Steve Clark has announced that the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville will receive more than $1 million as its share of the $241 million the Ontario government is providing to help protect the most vulnerable from COVID-19, including those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. “Our government is investing in important projects like this to help protect our most vulnerable citizens from COVID-19,” said MPP Clark. “We’re working hand in hand with our municipal partners to make sure they have the tools and flexibility they need to keep people safe.” Locally, the United Counties will receive $1,076,906 for a project to acquire property and for renovations to create permanent housing with access to supports. The provincial funding
is part of the government’s $510 million investment to help protect the health and safety of the province’s most vulnerable people. Funding will be delivered through the Social Services Relief Fund and will go towards protecting and supporting homeless shelter staff and residents, creating or renovating over 1,500 housing units, expanding rent support programs and creating longer-term housing solutions. “We know that our municipal and Indigenous partners are facing extraordinary challenges, which is why these significant investments are so important,” said Steve. “Our investments are helping to build longer term solutions as well as meet ongoing, immediate needs related to COVID-19.” The Social Services Relief Fund is part of the up to $4 billion being provided to Ontario municipalities under
the federal-provincial Safe Restart Agreement. It will help municipalities protect the health and well-being of the people of Ontario while delivering critical public services, such as public transit and shelters, as the province continues down the path of economic recovery. Ontario’s service managers and Indigenous program administrators help provide shelter or housing for those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, victims of domestic violence, and members of Indigenous communities who are in need. In September, the Ontario government passed the Helping Tenants and Small Businesses Act, which freezes rent in 2021 for the vast majority of Ontario’s 1.7 million renters in both rent-controlled and non-rent-controlled residential units.
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Positive case of COVID-19 confirmed at Oxford-On-Rideau Elementary School
Over the weekend of October 17-18, administrators at Oxford-on- Rideau Public School were made aware that a person at the school had tested positive for COVID-19. Although this information came over the weekend, school staff were able to work with the Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit to provide the necessary information for the health unit to do its investigation. Staff and parents/guardians received notification on Saturday, October 17 about the level of risk, guidance and next steps to take. “We are very fortunate to have such dedicated and professional school staff when we get information like this,” says Marsha McNair, Acting Superintendent of Schools and
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January 3, 1931 – October 17, 2020 Lorne was born on January 3, 1931 at the Beach family homestead on Beach Road near Oxford Mills. He was the third child of Theodore and Margaret Beach joining his brother Theodore (Lilah) Beach and sister Eleanor (Harry) Carmichael. Lorne met the love of his life, Doris (Whaley), they married in 1954 and had three sons, Tom (Sally), Tim (Fran) and Doug (JC). He eventually became a grandfather of eight and a great-grandfather of two. Lorne took over the family farm, but his love of motorcycles soon led him down the path of building a shop where he bought, sold and repaired motorcycles. He became a small engine mechanic and added skidoos, lawn mowers and chainsaws to his business. The family is sure that many locals will recall their visits to “the shop” and chats with Lorne. With Doris by his side, he enjoyed many pastimes including camping, fishing, music and Sunday drives. The two were fixtures at arenas watching their sons, and then their grandchildren, play hockey. After passing peacefully in his sleep, Lorne took his last drive down Beach Road past the family homestead on October 23 to arrive at his final resting place in the Oxford Mills Union Cemetery. Donations in honour of Lorne’s life can be made to the House of Lazarus or the charity of your choice. Condolences/Tributes Hulse, Playfair & McGarry www.hpmcgarry.ca 613-258-2435
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Craig, Douglas Bryan July 7, 1950 - October 21, 2020
Douglas Bryan Craig died on Oct 21st after a brief illness. He is Survived by Lynn Corbett; his partner of 36 yrs. Son of Helen and the late John Craig. Brother of Gordon (Debbie), David (Darlene) and Laurie King (Randy). Loved by Jason and Gavin Broomes (Priscila), and grand daughter Naia. Uncle to many nieces and nephews. A celebration of life will be scheduled at a later date. If desired, a donation to a favourite charity would be appreciated by the family. Condolences/Tributes Hulse, Playfair & McGarry www.hpmcgarry.ca 613-258-2435
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Warren, Edward Jackson Wellesley May 4, 1934 - October 19, 2020
On Monday, October 19, 2020, Edward Jackson Wellesley Warren "Ted / Uncle Ted / Teddy / Papa" to the lucky that knew him - passed away peacefully at Dundas Manor in the company of his family. We find peace in knowing he is with mom again, which
is where he would want to be. He is survived by his children, John, Jeremy (Dee), Shauna (Brian), and Katy (Earl) and his grandchildren, Weston and Auston Graham, Sarah and Lauren McKibbin and Kalen and Reid Warren as well as many nephews and nieces. He is predeceased by his beloved wife, Barbara, his brother and sisters, Patricia Haythornthwaite, David Warren, and Joyce Classon, his parents, Edward/ Ned and Constance/Connie Warren of Ireland, and his son-in-law, Chris (Katy). Ted and Barb met in Ireland, emigrated to Toronto and then put down their strong roots in the Kemptville area. They were married at Christ Church in Burritt’s Rapids, Ontario in 1960, together opened the Edward J W Warren law office and further contributed to the development of their community, building deep enduring, sustaining friendships. Many know Ted from his extensive efforts in the community with Rotary International, St James Anglican Church, Kemptville Players, Kemptville District Hospital, Kemptville 73’s, the hunt camp, as a judge or from his federal nomination efforts in Leeds Grenville. He also spoke fondly of his memories of his time at St Columba, TCD and the Stags Head Pub in Dublin. We would like to thank all of the caring staff at Dundas Manor for their tremendous care. In lieu of flowers, please support Dundas Manor LongTerm Care Home, the Beth Donovan Hospice, Kemptville District Hospital, Parkinson Canada, or a community organization of your choice. A lifetime of humour, kindness and generosity. Condolences/Tributes Hulse, Playfair & McGarry www.hpmcgarry.ca 613-258-2435
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Maltby, Beatrice Eileen December 15, 1919 - October 21, 2020
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Passed peacefully with family by her side, on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at Bayfield Manor. Beatrice was predeceased by her husband, Joe, and six siblings. She is survived by two daughters: Karen (Serge)Ferruccio in St. Catharines and Cheryl (Ross) Annand in Kemptville; six grandchildren; three great grandchildren, one sister, and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. She was loved and will be missed by all. Our heartfelt thanks to Dr. Leonard for his compassionate and outstanding care of Beatrice. A big thank you to Bayfield and their exceptionally caring staff, Hospice and the “so nice” people in their Day Program, St. John’s United Church Family, the PSWs from Bayshore and Care Partners—you were so helpful and caring. Due to COVID restrictions a Celebration of Life Service has been delayed until the spring in her hometown of Sturgeon Falls, Ontario. We love you Grammie Ross and Cheryl Annand, John Annand (Alissa), Cathy Parent (Derek), Glenda MacArthur (Paul), Glen Annand, and her so special little ones Ainsley Parent, Hudson Parent, and Gibson Annand
by Hugh Simpson, Director, Ontario Federation of Agriculture After several months of enduring the effects of COVID-19, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) reached out to our members to gather valuable input on how their farm businesses have fared, both positively and negatively, through the pandemic. Evidence shows a future that appears brighter and more optimistic than the doom and gloom we experienced in the beginning stages of the COVID-19 crisis. At the beginning of October, OFA launched a survey to take the pulse of the agriculture industry and better understand how farm families across Ontario have adapted through the pandemic. The survey garnered nearly 700 member responses with many indicating a more positive outlook compared to OFA’s trio of surveys in the spring. It is clear the input received showed significant improvements from previous responses. The results indicated that many farm businesses have by John Baldwin slowly transitioned out of I think that it can now be safely said that our summer birds have departed for warmer climes. However, all is not lost and some of the birds, that spend their warmer days to the north of us, have returned here, to stay for the winter. One of the most striking is the Slate Grey Junco, which is primarily a ground It’s the gold standard feeder that enjoys pecking around the bases of our feeders and for Emergency medicine in amongst the small bushes. Our other regular birds are still – and we now have it at here, the Wood Pigeons, our daily flock numbers over 20, at the moment, Black Capped Chickadees, Blue Jays, Cardinals, Winchester District Methe two types of Nuthatches, The White Breasted and the Rose morial Hospital! A new Breasted, and our Woodpeckers, the Hairy and the Downy. The portable ultrasound malatter two are easily remembered by the words “huge” for the chine has arrived, provid“ hairy” and “diminutive” for the “Downy”! Well, -- maybe, ing immediate care when time is of the essence. The --- not so easily remembered, but they do help! The Autumn (Fall) leaves are still beautiful but are starting device can help identify to fall a little more rapidly, as cooler evenings and the wind diagnoses such as cardiac make their effects known. The grass below the trees becomes arrest, internal bleeding, ever-more covered in leaves and the trees take on that bare and pregnancy issues. It look, that warns us that winter is not too far away! I hope that is also used to support treatment interventions everyone stays fit and well. such as draining fluid from the abdomen or inserting chest tubes. It will be used the north grenville throughout the hospital. “This device is our lifeline,” explains Clinical Manager Katie Robertson. “It will be used daily and Shannon Lever will have a significant Marketing Consultant impact on the care we Phone 613.791.8317 provide. We are so grateful to the donors who provide Email: shannon@ngtimes.ca these gifts that help us care
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the unpredictable phase of COVID-19 and have started adapting to new strategies to maintain, or even grow, their business despite the challenging state of the economy. In several instances, greater public interest in local food and supporting local businesses has resulted in an uptick in local food sales, direct farm marketing and online opportunities. One-third of respondents have experienced positive benefits this season, including new customers, increased consumer interest and awareness, new direct/online marketing opportunities, increased sales, and in some cases, reduced expenses. Although several positive and optimistic responses were received indicating recovery, resilience and adaption, many of our members shared serious concerns about the broader economic circumstances. The survey revealed that 60% of Ontario farmers are concerned about a global recession, while 55% are concerned about financial impacts to their farm businesses and 52% disclosed their concern for trade and supply chain issues. Our farm business experienced a direct and significant impact due to closures in the restaurant and food service industries. As a farmer who markets most of our product to the restaurant sector, our revenue had taken an immediate hit as COVID-19 restrictions continued to hinder the
operation of restaurants. The inability to conduct business as usual has topped the list of impacts experienced by Ontario farmers. 43% of farmers stated they’ve had to alter their business to cope with the pandemic, with many experiencing delays and disruptions sourcing parts or materials for their equipment. With no projection or timeline on restrictions, my farm business made the decision not only to pivot our strategy to build an online retail model, but also market towards food processors, instead of solely restaurants. Building a new revenue stream takes time but losing one dramatically affects a business immediately. Farmers also identified ongoing labour shortages and those who use the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP) had to modify their operations considerably to comply with pandemic health and safety protocols, costing significant time and money. Support from the provincial and federal governments through the Enhanced AgriFood Workplace Protection Program has alleviated some of the cost burden associated with modifying agricultural operations, including employee work stations, housing and transportation. Ontario farmers have been regularly faced with labour shortages and gaps, but the COVID-19 crisis has intensified these issues. To help combat labour short-
ages, OFA launched Feeding Your Future, a project funded through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership to connect agri-food employers to job seekers and to help address labour shortages and training needs on the farm. While we have seen great improvements in the anticipated negative outcomes of the pandemic, many farms and local businesses are still struggling with reduced prices, decreased consumer sales and the absence of agritourism. One of the hardest things Ontario farmers have had to do is navigate through unfamiliar waters and adjust to a new method of running their farm business operations. From price reductions, labour shortages, market turmoil, lack of processing capacity and loss of agritourism business – every farm in Ontario is dealing with their own unique situation. We understand that even though we’ve seen improvements, there is still a long way to go on our road to recovery. Thanks to our valued members for taking the time to share your issues, concerns and feedback. We will continue to monitor the impacts, listen to our members, and relay information to support Ontario farm businesses. As an industry and family, we will persevere, work together and hope for the promise of a better year ahead.
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Health care unions welcome new hands-on care standard Ontario’s Long-Term COVID-19 Commission has released an interim report calling on the government to implement a minimum daily care standard of four hours of hands-on care per resident. “We thank the commission for their work and for recognizing the need to institute a staffing standard,” said Candace Rennick, CUPE Ontario’s Secretary-Treasurer. “Residents and workers cannot wait any longer for appropriate and safe care in our long-term care homes. The government must take action now.” “While the commissions’ findings on staffing standards is nothing new to health care workers, it’s my hope that the government takes these recommendations seriously and acts swiftly,” said Jerry
Dias, Unifor National President. “The alarm bells on the crisis of long-term have been blaring for decades with little to no action from provincial governments. Next week Premier Ford has an opportunity to pass a minimum standard of care that is much needed for residents and workers.” “As stated within the Commission’s interim report, the time for study is over. Real action can start with all parliamentarians at Queen’s Park voting unanimously to pass Bill 13 to raise the standards of care. The time to care is the tool staff and families have been demanding,” said Sharleen Stewart, President of SEIU Healthcare. “We thank the Commission for the interim report and ask they take the next step to shine a light into the closed-door decision
making by government and nursing home operators who failed to protect people living and working in long-term care homes. Justice for the families we lost in this pandemic demand real accountability and complete transparency into a system that continues to put corporate shareholders before quality care.” Pat Armstrong, the distinguished professor of sociology at York University and the leading researcher on long-term care in Canada, released an Open Letter to the Ontario Legislative Assembly, calling on them to institute a four-hours of care standard. The letter was cosigned by 24 other academics involved in an inter-disciplinary, multi-jurisdiction study on long-term care.
Why Do Health Inequities Persist? There’s an old adage that “when white folks catch a cold, black folks get pneumonia.” The COVID-19 epidemic has made it deadly clear. Throughout North America, wherever data is tracked, people of African heritage have higher coronavirus infection rates, higher death rates of COVID-19, and are carrying an inequitable burden of many other diseases to boot. In 1984, the US Department of Health and Human Services commissioned the Heckler Report, a landmark study of racial and ethnic minority health. Heckler declared the lack of progress on racial injustice and health care was an “affront to our ideals and to the genius of American medicine.” Since then, very little has changed. For instance, research studies to this day still identify Black populations as having the highest mortality rate of any racial or ethnic group for all cancers combined and for most major individual malignancies. North Americans of African ancestry are 60% more likely to suffer from Type 2 diabetes than white people, and more than twice as likely to die from this disease. They undergo more lower limb amputations, too, one of the many terrible complications of diabetes. They’re 3.5 times more likely to die of endstage kidney disease, 40% more likely to have hypertension, and 20% more likely to die from heart disease. How well do different racial groups start out in life?
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from the Auxiliary group of KDH We are approaching the end of a unique year, when many major events such as Kemptville Hey Day and Acton's Corners Quilt Raffle were forfeited. As you may be aware, this makes the annual contribution to Kemptville District Hospital, funded by the community through the Auxiliary, a challenge. We are hoping that you may want to make a contribution through your donation to a volunteer Auxiliary group that has greatly appreciated your support in the past. If you choose to support us, and haven't had an opportunity to make your donation this year, there are several ways you can do so. Your con-
tribution through cheque made out to KDH Auxiliary, and mailed directly to the hospital at 2675 Concession Road, P.O. Box 2007, Kemptville, ON, K0G 1J0, is the most effective. Gifts can also be made through https:// www.canadahelps.org or https://mytributegift.org. If you can benefit from a charitable receipt, please ensure your valued donation is accompanied by a complete return mailing address, so a tax receipt will reach you. Thank you for considering Kemptville District Hospital Auxiliary, who help make meaningful patient-related purchases not supported through government funding. Over the past couple years, we have funded the
purchase of four 'Smart beds', two ECG machines, a Patient Lift ,and a Plasma Blade/Cautery Sealer, to mention a few, from over $140,000 of your donations. Recognizing that not everyone can make a sizable contribution, we are participating with B&H Your Community Grocer, in a point of sale donation campaign during the month of November. Please find it in your heart to share a dollar or two at the check out. Every bit helps, and, together, we can continue to participate in keeping Kemptville District Hospital an exemplary health care facility, providing care, comfort, and compassion right here in our own community.
By comparison, some not well. Black infants born in the US are almost four times more likely to die from complications due to low birth weight than non-Hispanic white infants. What about the current pandemic? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that through May, 2020, Black Americans were three times more likely than white Americans to become infected with the coronavirus. The rate of hospitalization or death from COVID-19 was nearly four times that of whites. Rates among Native Americans, Hispanics, and Alaska Natives are also higher than white Americans. These higher rates have triggered false information. For example, some have claimed racial groups are more genetically susceptible. But socioeconomic factors tell the real story. Health outcomes, fundamentally, are determined not by race, but by place. Reports from across North America show that coronavirus testing sites are less likely to be located in the neighbourhoods home to ethnic minorities. On average, people in these communities rely more on public transportation, and living conditions tend to be more crowded, both factors increasing the chance of infection. The list goes on and on. Many of these communities are “food deserts”, areas having limited access to affordable fresh fruits and vegetables, which results in people eating more junk food,
Grant from Bell supports FASD Support Network Children’s Mental Health of Leeds & Grenville is pleased to receive a $205,000 grant from the Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund for the Rural FASD Support Network, which serves as a support and education group for individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and their caregivers in the counties of Lanark and Leeds-Grenville. The grant will help the Rural FASD Support Network equip parents and caregivers with the knowledge and coping mechanisms to Oct 28 , 2020
identify and navigate the system through Mental Health First Aid training and peer support facilitation. This will ensure that mental health concerns are identified early and families are well supported through peer support networks. It will also help address their child’s or youth’s dual diagnoses of mental health challenges and FASD through therapies that best meet the needs such as Art, Therapy, Music and Equine therapy. These alternative therapies are fun communitybuilding activities that help to develop positive mental health for the entire fam-
ily and help eliminate social isolation. A small group of dedicated volunteers with personal knowledge of, and experience with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), based in the rural areas of Eastern Ontario. We start with a focus on compassion and empathy, and we believe that with the proper supports individuals and families impacted by FASD can achieve success and reach their full potential. Our purpose is to connect caregivers and individuals impacted by FASD with appropriate local supports and resources.
“Our caregivers have indicated a significant need to provide mental health training and support in our communities,” said Shelley More, Chair of the Rural FASD Support Network. “With the Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund grant, we will be able to offer this training and support more families throughout our service area.” Children’s Mental Health of Leeds & Grenville is the Lead Agency for child and youth mental health services for the counties of Lanark and Leeds-Grenville. Through collaboration, our mission is to provide mental health ser-
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vices for children, youth and families that are accessible, timely, effective, inclusive and empowering. “Bell Let’s Talk is pleased to support Children’s Mental Health of Leeds & Grenville and the Rural FASD Support Network in providing families in Lanark and Leeds-Grenville with access to mental health training and peer support,” said Mary Deacon, Chair of Bell Let’s Talk. “The Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund supports a diverse range of grassroots mental health organizations throughout the country, like Children’s Mental Health of
which in turn causes obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and heart disease. Less access to green spaces and playgrounds is another health trap. If this isn’t enough, another report shows that those who live in racial and ethnic minority communities are at greater risk of death from particle pollution. This is caused by dirt, smoke, and soot in the air, increasing the risk of chronic obstructive lung disease, asthma, and lung cancer. Will we ever get our act together to end these injustices? More reports will be published, surely as another streetcar will come down the track. The New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Medical Association have published support for making health care equitable. But the real need is for lasting behaviour change. This means training everyone – medical professionals and everyone else – on unconscious bias, microaggressions, and how to advance anti-racist efforts. And it means addressing structural inequalities through better policies and investments. Let’s hope that we do not leave this injustice to the next generation. It’s been aptly said that “The greatest amount of wasted time, is the time wasted by not getting started.” Sign-up at www.docgiff. com to receive our weekly e-newsletter. For comments, contact-us@docgiff.com.
Leeds & Grenville, that are taking action to improve access to mental health care and working to make a positive difference for young people living with mental illness and their families.” Bell Let's Talk promotes Canadian mental health with national awareness and antistigma campaigns like Bell Let’s Talk Day and significant Bell funding of community care and access, research, and workplace leadership initiatives throughout the country. To learn more, please visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
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by the Merrickville Artists’ Guild Mike Venables sees striking patterns and colours through his camera lens. “I focus on the exotic of everyday places, both near and far," says Mike, a photographer for the past 10 years. His perspectives of urban and rural scenes have dramatic light, often shot in
the golden or blue hours just before or after sunset. Mike is one of 24 artists happy to be showcasing his photographs via the new Merrickville Artists' Guild (MAG) Virtual Tour. For three decades the Fall tour has been a premiere event for the guild. This year they've adapted to COVID-19 by creating a compilation video
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Happy 60th (Diamond) Wedding Anniversary "It was such a great experience and I absolutely would do it again. It lets a whole new audience see your work," says Jane. MAG President, Nick Previsich, says the executive committee felt a more aggressive approach was needed to support artists and promote the relevance of art in the community. Videographer, Vincent Sabourin, was hired to film the artists in their studios or galleries. Each video offers an intimate view into the work of each artist. Artists also have their videos and / or links posted on their respective social media sites and websites. MAG has also collaborated with a local business - the Merrickville Food Market, which donated one of its large windows to display the work of artists on a rotational basis. Learn more on MAG's Facebook page.
of all of the MAG artists and have featured it on MAG’s YouTube Channel. "We get to talk about our art and how it is created," says Mike, adding a video of him in his gallery discussing his photography is so much better than posting static pictures of work. It is more personable and appealing. In addition, the Guild has created a “MAG Marketplace”, that showcases work for sale and provides information on how to contact the artists. The artists miss seeing people in person and hearing their feedback that the traditional fall tour provided. However, developing this online presence and the creation of the YouTube Channel will mean the guild members and their individual businesses are accessible year round. Artist Jane Jefferys is very active on social media, but it was her first time to participate in a video for YouTube.
Council supports Emily Project Councillor Kristin the program will be carried by Hilary Thomson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Strackerjan asked why out by Public Works, Planthe municipality couldn’t ning and Development North Grenville coun- take charge in assigning and, of course, Emergency cil has thrown their sup- civic numbers to vacant and Protective Services. port behind a project that fields, especially if the Acting Director of Planis looking to have vacant $50 is a barrier to property ning and Development, farm fields designated owners applying to the Amy Martin, says she sees with a civic address. The program. “I’m just won- great benefit in promoting request came through dering why we couldn’t be the program in the municicorrespondence from the proactive about it, instead pality. “I think it’s been a Emily Project, an initia- of it just being education very successful program tive started by the family and putting the onus on implemented by our nextof seven-year-old Emily the property owner,” she door neighbours,” she said. Trudeau, who died in a said. According to Direc- “My next-door neighbour farming accident in 2014. tor of Public Works, Karen has a civic number next to “In the event of an emer- Dunlop, assigning civic his farm field, and I think gency, no one should have numbers to vacant land is it’s a fantastic program that to wait helplessly for first not something that prop- we should be promoting.” Director of Emergency responders to find them,” erty owners have done in said a letter to council. the past, and there is some and Protective Services, John Okum, believes it is “Time is everything, and cost associated with it. a very valid initiative that “As you said, it is an a civic address at the entrance of a vacant farm application-based pro- should be implemented at field could make all the gram, and the $50 does the county level. “Maybe not necessarily cover the we could lobby our County difference.” Councillor John Bar- full cost of installation; but Council to look at this clay says there is a real it does cover the material program, maybe ask our appetite amongst the mem- for the blade and post,” paramedic services to look at it as well,” he said. “We bers of North Grenville’s she said. The implementation of could do it jointly.” Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee to have the Emily Project promoted and implemented in the municipality. Currently, property owners can apply to have a civic address designated on their vacant land for $50. “It’s more of Snow Removal - Small Driveways, an educational awareness Walkways & Steps - Decks to try and get more people in rural areas, or on particular farms, to use this to increase safety,” he said. Oct 28 , 2020
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Mayor Peckford said that County Council did hear from the family responsible for the Emily Project about a year ago, and they directed staff to actively pursue the project. “With paramedic services being what it is, that collaboration, I think, is critical to the success of the initiative,” she said. Council passed a motion at the meeting to direct staff to actively pursue the Emily Project and apply for any funding that might be available to help with its implementation. “It sounds like we’ve got a great interdepartmental team here to adopt the Emily Project and apply for any available funding,” Mayor Peckford said.
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Old Town Kemptville BIA opens membership The Old Town Kemptville BIA has opened its membership to the rest of the businesses in the municipality. Any business in North Grenville can now pay a fee of $300/year to become an associate member of the BIA. This will allow them to participate in all BIA events, and be supported by the BIA, along with members who are located within the footprint. It will also allow the BIA to recruit more volunteers and, hopefully, receive a bit more funding to do more on behalf of its members. Associate memberships are not uncommon with BIAs across the province, and the facility to have them is written into the Ontario Business Improvement Area Association (OBIAA) bylaw. The business must be licensed to operate in North Grenville, and membership will be approved at the pleasure of the board. BIA board member, Will Pearl, said he has an associate membership for the Manotick BIA, which allows him to participate in all their events. “It has been a good
investment for our business,” he said. Any business which is interested in becoming an associated member can contact OTK BIA Executive Director, Deron Johnston, at bia@ northgrenville.on.ca. KBIA hopes to play central role in tourism strategy: The BIA is looking to play an integral part in the municipality’s new tourism strategy. A the OTK BIA meeting last week, members heard from consulting firm MDB Insight, which is in the process of developing a tourism strategy for North Grenville. Their four-person team has been working hard this Fall to capture the essence of North Grenville by consulting with the municipality, businesses, and residents through interviews, as well as an online survey. “What is it about tourism that excites you?” MDB Insight research analyst, Kai Liepins, asked at the meeting. “The more we understand that vision, the more we can adopt our strategy.” BIA Executive Director, Deron Johnston, told BIA members that he already had a long interview with Kai regarding how the downtown can fit into North Grenville’s tourism strategy. “I really felt there were some important
things to share in terms of the downtown,” Deron said. “We don’t always realize the assets we are sitting on here.” The online survey is still underway, and BIA board chair, Debbie Wilson, encouraged all members to take the time to have their input. “I really encourage people to take the survey,” she said. Deron believes that Kemptville’s downtown should play a key part in North Grenville’s tourism strategy. As part of this, he hopes that MDB Insight will include a tourism office in the downtown as part of their recommendations to council. “This is an opportunity for the BIA to contribute significantly to tourism in North Grenville,” he said. “By offering reasonable options to the municipality and MDB Insight, we can make sure that the BIA is a focus.” Deron encouraged BIA members to contact him if they have any other ideas about how the downtown can be featured in North Grenville’s new tourism strategy. MDB Insight is in the middle of the community engagement process right now, and they hope to have a finalized report ready for council approval at the end of January.
New measure for COVID-19 from the Medical Officer of Health
by the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit Our experience is that people in our community with COVID-19 and their contacts follow public health directions willingly and completely. Individuals with lab confirmed COVID-19 isolate at home until there is no longer any risk that they are infectious, usually 10 days with resolving symptoms and no fever. Close contacts of these individuals isolate for 14 days – one incubation period. As local community cases of COVID-19 continue to occur in Leeds, Grenville and Lanark, there is a risk that someone could refuse to adhere to public health requirements. In preparation for this possibility, Dr. Paula Stewart, Medical Officer of Health for the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit, has issued a Class Order pursuant to Section 22 of the Ontario Health Protection and Promotion Act, 1990. Many other Oct 28, 2020
Medical Officers of Health have already issued a Class Order 22 for their Health Unit regions. It is one more tool to protect the people in our community from COVID-19 infection. The Section 22 Class Order enforces self-isolation requirements for individuals residing in or present in Leeds, Grenville and Lanark who: a. are a confirmed case or probable case of COVID-19; b. have new symptoms (even mild symptoms) or worsening symptoms of COVID-19, have been tested for COVID-19 and are awaiting the results of their test; c. otherwise have reasonable grounds to believe they have one more symptoms of COVID-19; d. are a close contact of a person identified in a. even if they do not themselves have any symptoms of COVID-19. ”close contact “ means you are caring for, or living in the same household with,
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someone who has COVID-19, or has otherwise been identified as a close contact by the Medical Officer of Health or Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit staff acting under the direction of the Medical Officer of Health (Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit); or e. are a parent, or person with responsibilities of a parent, of a person under 16 years of age identified in a, b, or c who resides or is present in the Counties Leeds, Grenville and Lanark. Individuals who are affected by the Class Order are required to self-isolate, which means they are required to stay at home and avoid contact with others for a specified period of time defined by the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit. Individuals who are required to self-isolate are instructed not to leave their home and not to allow any visitors inside the home unless they are essential. Individuals in 19
Each year, the Ministry of Education provides funding to school boards in Ontario through a series of grants. Based on the Ontario provincial funding model, most education funding is disbursed on the basis of student enrolment. Historically, the Board has seen a steady increase in enrolment at the elementary level over the last five years. In the secondary panel, an increase has begun to trend over the last three years. Associate Director Bonnie Norton provided a detailed update on enrolment trends, as well as projected numbers for the next decade, to the Board of Trustees. The data for the presentation was compiled with the help of CN Watson Economists, who were hired in the fall of 2019 to update the ten-year enrolment projections to 2030-2031. “Based on actuals for 2019-2020 and estimates for the 2020-2021 school year, the Board is currently predicting an enrolment increase of approximately 85.84 FTE (or 0.7%) for this school year,” began Associate Director Norton. “With regard to school consolidation and space utilization within CDSBEO schools, the Board is currently seeing a slight surplus of 1,241 spaces (approximately 92 per cent capacity). This is up slightly from the 20172018 school year with CDSBEO schools at an overall 88.3 per cent capacity,” noted Associate Director Norton. “This surplus space is minimal, as the Board has done well over the last several years to assess capacity and school consolidation, and to ensure that our schools are utilized well so that we can maximize our funding dollars in ways they are most needed,” explained Norton. As the long-term enrol-
ment numbers are predicted to increase, the trend indicates that by 2025, the Board will only have approximately 272 surplus pupil places, and by 2030, there will be a shortage of pupil places by approximately 592. The Board will be looking closely at growth areas moving forward, to direct capital projects appropriately, and make space for the predicted enrolment growth. Associate Director Norton also provided an overview of the enrolment summary. “In elementary, we created our Virtual Learning Elementary School, and in the secondary panel students are participating in remote distance learning synchronously with their home school. Together, we have 2,467 students, or 18.7 per cent who are currently learning through a virtual platform. Respectively, we have 10,734 students attending school in person. We have also had 138 students opt for home schooling, which is approximately 1 per cent. Principals are currently reaching out to these families to let them know about the re-entry dates, should they wish to opt-in to the virtual learning platform and have access to gradeappropriate curriculum which has been vetted by a qualified teacher.” “ We a r e e x t r e m e l y pleased with all of the information that has been presented this evening,” noted Chair Lalonde. “The Board is on a positive growth trajectory and we thank you Associate Director, and your team, for your work in compiling this data.” Outdoor Learning and Schools in COVID-19: This year, schools have opened with many new health and safety protocols in place in light of COVID-19. In
self-isolation should arrange to have groceries and other necessities delivered to them. The Class Order is effective from 3:00 pm on October 21, 2020, and will remain in effect until the Medical Officer of Health determines it is no longer required. Individuals who fail to self-isolate can be charged and fined up to $5,000.00 per day. “Ensuring that people self-isolate when necessary helps to limit the spread of COVID-19 and keeps everyone in our community safe,” explains Dr. Stewart. “Most people are coopera-
tive when they are required to self-isolate, so this Class Order provides an additional tool for the occasions when individuals are ignoring the Public Health requirements.” More information, including resources for individuals whose life circumstances make it difficult to self-isolate, can be found at healthunit.org/health-information/ covid-19/contact-tracing, or call 1-800-660-5853 ext 2222. For important public health updates, you can connect with LGLHealthunit on Facebook and Twitter.
response, outdoor learning and the many opportunities it presents, have been explored in many schools and classrooms. Superintendent of School Effectiveness Brent Bovaird introduced a video to the Board of Trustees which was created to highlight outdoor learning and how schools have embraced the recent changes. “I have the pleasure of introducing a special video that we have produced to highlight how teachers and support staff have been getting students outside and taking advantage of the learning opportunities available to them in the great outdoors. Whether it is in the school yard, in the nearby green spaces, or by utilizing the outdoor classrooms, we are happy to show you these great examples of how students have been creative in their learning, given the constraints and challenges presented by the pandemic.” “In addition, we’ve included some images of how our schools have adapted to the new health and safety regulations and protocols that have been introduced by public health, and how our schools have creatively welcomed our students back this year.” Chair Lalonde thanked Superintendent Bovaird for the video presentation. “If a picture is worth 1,000 words, then this video certainly demonstrates how our schools have successfully embraced learning this school year. It is certainly evident that these students are very happy to be in school. Thank you for providing us with these exceptional examples of learning.” To view the video, please visit the CDSBEO News Blog at: https://www.cdsbeo.on.ca/ news/blog.
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Kemptville Campus greenhouses re-open to public
Flowers in the main greenhouse by Hilary Thomson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The greenhouses at the Kemptville Campus are opening again to the public at the beginning of November. Spearheaded by greenhouse
manager, Claude Smith, the greenhouses on the Campus officially opened to the public in January after several years of sitting empty. Claude is a graduate of the Kemptville College and subsequently became the
coordinator of the Horticulture Program until the school closed in 2015. “It always bothered me that the greenhouses weren’t being used,” she said at the open house in January. The greenhouses, at the A.J. Logsdail Centre on the Campus, were open until March, when they were forced to close their doors due to COVID-19. This also meant that the workshops they had planned for March and April had to be moved online. “We did get shut down in the Spring; but we continued the workshops through Zoom,” Claude says. “We made a schedule, so people could pick up the stuff that they had grown.” Now that COVID-19 restrictions have loosened a bit in North Grenville, they are opening the greenhouses back up to the public and offering several workshops throughout the month of November. The greenhouses will be open again from 10:00am-2:00pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays, starting November 3. Claude en-
courages people to come in and enjoy the space. “I think, more than ever, people are going to need this. I hope it will be a place where they can get a bit of sunshine and be with the plants.” The workshops will be limited to ten people in person, but will also be offered through Zoom for those who want to participate from home. Masks will be mandatory for all in-person participants. Workshops include a 6-week guided meditation workshop, 6-week workshop on medicinal herbs and leaves, lawn care for homeowners, preserving your harvest, winterizing your garden, and pruning for everyone. A list of dates can be found on the municipality’s website through their virtual event calendar. Anyone who wants to sign up for a workshop can contact Claude at claude431@cogeco.ca. Along with the workshops, space is being rented out for people who want to have their plants cared for over the winter. Space can also be rented by people who
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want to seed plants to grow in their garden next year. It is clear that Claude wants the greenhouses to become a true community asset. Even while they were closed to the public, they were still partnering with many local businesses, including My Local Markets, providing them with herbs, as well as looking after plants from Floral Design and supplying flowers to The Flower Shop in Kemptville. “We also sell to the general public,” Claude adds. Claude is hoping to offer even more workshops in January, and the green-
houses will continue to be open twice a week to the public, as long as it remains in line with pandemic restrictions. Even if they have to close down again, they will continue to look after the plants, and provide their workshops through Zoom. Claude hopes that uses for the Campus’ greenhouses keep growing and expanding, and she is open to any suggestions from people about what they would like to see. “We’ve got lots of plans that, hopefully, will come to fruition.”
Skilled trades training to be offered at Kemptville Campus role the Campus will play in the future of the education and economic development sectors in the region. “We sat down with our educational partners and we signaled to them how much we wanted to support innovation and to support economic development, skills training, and health and wellness on the Campus,” she said. “And, through that collaboration, we were able to create the opportunity for the application that was successful, and that Minister Clark spoke of today. This represents a significant evolution in the role that Kemptville Campus will play in the education and economic development sectors in our region. With strong relationships – and the support of industry partners – we will once again be able to deliver much-needed skills training to our youth from Eastern Ontario right here at Kemptville Campus." The funding will allow the campus to offer up to 20 spaces through the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP), which provides full time high school students, who are 16 or older, the opportunity to explore careers in the skilled trades. Students earn high school co-op credits in related courses, and receive valuable workplace experience
Left to right: Deputy Mayor Jim McManaman, Minister Steve Clark, Gerald Tallman of Rush Truck Centres, and Mayor Nancy Peckford at the skills training announcement. by Hilary Thomson
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The Kemptville Campus will be providing skilled trades training once again starting September 2021. Minister Steve Clark announced on Friday that the provincial government is providing funding for the Kemptville Campus to offer training to local secondary students in the trades of truck and coach technician, heavy duty technician, and agricultural technician. “Ontario is facing a Oct 28 , 2020
looming crisis. We will soon have more jobs in the skilled trades than we have people to fill them,” Minister Clark said. “That shortage is particularly acute in Eastern Ontario, something that I hear daily from employers.” Minister Clark said Gerald Tallman of Rush Truck Centres was integral in highlighting the need for skilled trades people in North Grenville. “It was Gerald who came to me a few years ago with the idea of using the Campus to provide this training. His business was critically short of mechanics,
and he told me that they still are today.” This announcement was made possible through collaboration between the Municipality of North Grenville, the Kemptville Campus Board, other educational partners across Eastern Ontario, and all four local school boards, whose students will benefit from the availability of skilled trades training close to home. Mayor Nancy Peckford, who is the current Chair of the Kemptville Campus Board, expressed how significant this announcement is to the 20
before they even graduate. Training will be provided at the Campus’ Power and Equipment building, which has four classrooms and a shop built for this purpose. The program will be delivered in both English and French, with a blend of experiential learning and a digital platform that uses synchronous, asynchronous, and interactive technologies. “Success is all about partnership and collaboration, and through leveraging the collective capacities and best practices of our partners,” said Kemptville Campus Project Manager, Patricia Rémillard. “We will create innovative programming that addresses skill gaps in the industry and prepares student apprentices to meet the demand.” Gerald Tallman, who was present for the announcement, said that Rush Truck Centres will play a role in providing the equipment needed to run the program. As someone who has hired skilled trade graduates of the Kemptville Campus in the past, he looks forward to being able to hire graduates of this new program. “It’s giving us employees that are going to be trained to work on the equipment that we advertise, sell, and look after,” he said. “I have wanted it to
happen here for a while, and it’s starting to come around very nicely.” This training program will build on the existing adult education opportunities established by the UCDSB at the Kemptville Campus, primarily through the T.R. Leger School of Adult, Alternative and Continuing Education, and address a growing, provincial need for skilled trades workers. This program will allow full-time adult students and high school students to gain experience and Level 1 training in Truck and Coach Technician, Heavy Equipment Technician, and Agricultural Equipment Technician though OYAP. The goal is that this opportunity will be expanded to Specialist High School Major programming in the future. “This successful TDA application is an important development in the shared vision of the UCDSB and our community partners to create multiple entry points, in both official languages, for community-based learning and trade certifications,” said UCDSB Chair John McAllister. “We are pleased to celebrate what promises to be a strong, local opportunity for skill development, employment, and continuing education in the trades.” www.ngtimes.ca