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Bayfield Manor Long Term Care is dedicated to providing an excellent quality of care for its residents. Part of that quality care is the enriching value of volunteers. Volunteers for the nursing home and its volunteer department are always welcome. The purpose of volunteer services are to bring to the residents those additional services which will tend to
create a warm, friendly atmosphere in the nursing home; and to interpret and involve the nursing home to the community at large. The history of volunteer work at Bayfield began in the 1970’s with church women volunteering regularly as visitors, then to taking on small tasks, such as mending clothes and knitting items. Much has changed since those early days, but one thing remains
the same…. volunteers. Numerous volunteers through the years have expanded the original role created by the volunteer women. After 50 years of volunteering (1970-2020), it is sad to announce that the Bayfield Manor Nursing Home Auxiliary is stopping its services and requests for donations. We, the Auxiliary, have been very blessed by the community and families through
their monetary and baking donations over the years. With their help, we accomplished many needed services: bus transportation for outdoor trips, nursing home week, snoezelen machine, treat cart, fall mats, pressure relief mattress, purchase of some personal items for residents, portable organ, a wheel chair, some garden furniture, cont'd on page 2
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cont'd from front page dessert and pie days, birthday and Christmas gifts for residents, plus volunteer help with Easter, St. Patrick’s Day, birthday teas, and the Christmas bazaars etc. As the members close the books, continued donations may be given to “Bayfield Manor Residents Council”, where the remaining funds from the Auxiliary are being donated for the continuation of good services performed
by the people of the community who have been giving many years of their volunteering time. The BMNH Auxiliary donates this plaque, made by Sugold Jewellers, to Bayfield Southbridge Long Term Home, to commemorate the women and men who have been Auxiliary members over the past 50 years. Thank you Members for your services.
Chief Scout Award to Local Scout Member
Bryson and his mother, father, and sister at the socially distanced campfire presentation by Charlotte Maxwell, Scouter, 1st North Grenville Scouts November 18 was an important day for Scouting in North Grenville. Bryson Froese LeBlanc, a long-standing member of Scouting in North Grenville, was awarded his Chief Scout Award by Scouts Canada and the 1st North Grenville Scout Troop.The Chief Scout Award is the top award any youth member in Scouting can earn in the
Scout Troop age bracket (1114), and is only rarely given out. To earn this, Bryson had to complete extensive badgework in outdoor skills, 30 hours of community service, and a significant environmental project on his own. Bryson designed, built, and installed a large number of birdhouses around his area. The award was presented around a campfire, attended by most of the leaders from North Grenville, along
Meet Gracey Panciuk
by PO2 Dilan Yildirim, RCSCC DEFIANT Enticed by the opportunity to practice and perform military drill, Able Cadet Gracey Panciuk is a proud member of RCSCC DEFIANT. She was a Navy League cadet with NLCC ASSINIBOINE up until the age of 12, when she joined Sea Cadets. Born and raised in Kemptville, she has big plans to graduate high school and pursue higher education. Gracey is friendly and welcoming to new cadets. December 9, 2020
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When I initially joined RCSCC DEFIANT, Gracey came over to talk to me and we have been friends ever since. Her favourite memory at the corps is having fun on sports night with her fellow cadets. Although she has not had the opportunity to attend a Sea Cadet camp yet, due to the new circumstances and COVID-19 safety measures, Able Cadet Gracey Panciuk has attended summer camp with the Navy League Cadet Corps. She cherishes the memories of summer training, where she established many new friendships and strengthened existing ones. Gracey is looking forward to things getting back to normal, like everyone else, and hopes the situation will not put a damper on her education, or her learning. Like her older sister, Petty Officer Second Class Hai-
with his parents and sister. Bryson’s grandfather, who recently passed away, was very active in the Scouting movement, and Bryson’s mother, Jeanette (who is also a leader with 1st North Grenville), presented him with his grandfather’s Stetson hat. (All Scouts used to have one as part of their uniform.) The Chief Scout Award was started in 1973 by then Governor General Roland Mitchener to replace the former Queen’s Scout award. Few Scouts achieve this level within the movement. It is usually an indication of someone who has great potential. In fact, past Chief Scout recipients in Canada include a Nobel Prize winner, four members of Parliament, and one Premier, along with many leaders in industry, technology, and charity work. From all the leaders of 1st North Grenville, congratulations to Bryson. Well done.
ley Panciuk, who was introduced in an earlier article, Able Cadet Gracey Panciuk has participated in RCSCC DEFIANT’s Biathlon and Orienteering teams. What she enjoys most out of orienteering is the moment after practice when she and her teammates come together to discuss their performance and chat. She also got the chance to participate in a regional orienteering competition with the corps. Gracey is thankful for all the opportunities offered to her by the program, and everything she has learned so far. For her, cadets are a second family, as well as new experiences to look forward to. Able Cadet Gracey Panciuk tells new cadets to participate actively, because it truly is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to learn new things. www.ngtimes.ca
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North Dundas native, and popular singer-songwriter, Cory M. Coons is celebrating another awardwinning year with a Christmas song featuring the next generation of the family. Cory’s 6 year old daughter, Charleigh Lynn, joins her father on “Burning Bright at Christmas Time”, singing backing vocals on the chorus of a joyful celebration of Christmas. The track is on MTS Records and is
a wonderful antidote to the isolation and uncertainty so many will be experiencing this year. Cory has talked about his reason for releasing a special track for the season. “I believe ‘Burning Bright at Christmas Time’ is a song about reflecting, sharing and celebrating the power of healing through our spirit, and the love we share for both family, (the younger and older generations) in our lives at this time of year,” says Cory. “I feel it’s as much for both those who have so much to be thankful for, as well as for those who maybe aren’t
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so fortunate these days, over the holidays… Many may be suffering through difficulties this year, and hopefully this song brings some peace, good will, joy and healing to the ones who might need some spiritual uplifting at Christmas time.” It is a warm and friendly sound: my favourite kind of ringing acoustic guitar, mixed with seasonal sleigh bells, and the video to accompany the song follows the same theme, with clips from Upper Canada Village, Christmas lights, school concerts, and a family-centred declaration of joy. All in all, it has been another great year for Cory, professionally at least, in spite of a pandemic and the loss of so many live music venues. Cory’s presence on Spotify is quite something too. Listened to by over 90,000 people in 53 countries, his music has been streamed more than 110,000 times. His talent is clearly recognised far outside his South Mountain roots. And there’s still radio: and Cory has been nominated in the Male Artist of the Year category for the Music Mafia
Radio Awards for 2020. It is not surprising that he seems to garner award after award, nomination after nomination, as his songs, singing, and playing have a unique style and substance. But better yet, there is one final chance to see Cory play live in 2020, when he appears at the South Branch Bistro in Kemptville for a gig on Saturday, December 19, for what he is calling the “CMC Acoustic Christmas" Show. You can view the “Burning Bright at Christmas Time” video on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=MlAszYrrZ5E. Stream it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/
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Next week is Old Town Kemptville BIA Week by Deron Johnston The Board of Management of the Old Town Kemptville Business Improvement Area (BIA) is thrilled to announce that Mayor Nancy Peckford and North Grenville Council have declared December 13 to 19 to be “Old Town Kemptville BIA Week” in honour of the 50th anniversary of BIAs. On September 16, 1970, Bloor West Village BIA in Toronto became the first BIA in the world, when the Municipal Act was amended to add Sections 204-217. Fast forward to 2020, and there are now more than 300 BIAs in Ontario, and growing. Across Canada, there are 500 BIAs (or their equivalent), and the idea has also spread worldwide, with BIAs (or their equivalents) in more than 10 countries around the world, December 9, 2020
such as US, UK, Scotland, Germany, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, China, and India. “BIAs are integral to advancing distinct, livable, vibrant and resilient business communities in Ontario and beyond, and arguably Ontario’s (Toronto’s) greatest export,” says Kay Matthews, Executive Director of OBIAA. “We’re excited to see the idea spread and OBIAA strives to be pivotal in building capacity of our BIAs by providing a platform for sharing their wonderful ideas and best practices amongst our BIAs.” Debbie Wilson, Board Chair of Old Town Kemptville BIA Board of Management, welcomed the recognition. “Old Town Kemptville BIA Week is all about recognizing the long-term efforts of
our many partners, volunteers and members that we’ve been blessed with over the years. Downtown revitalization is an ongoing process that takes patience, vision and perseverance. We are now seeing the fruit from the labours that have taken place over the past six plus years“. In announcing the declaration, Mayor Nancy Peckford noted: “I and my Council colleagues really appreciate the work that has been done by the volunteers and entrepreneurs of the BIA, especially during this year, to create the conditions for the small businesses in their area to be successful. That’s one of the reasons why we enthusiastically support this motion to declare December 13 to 19 as “Old Town Kemptville BIA Week“. 3
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The initiative was led by Local Journalism Initiative Reporter the North Grenville Community Fund (NGCF) which, The North Grenville com- through their #NGGives cammunity came together during paign, encouraged local busithe last two weeks of No- ness owners and individuals vember to raise $10,000 for to raise money for HOL in the House of Lazarus’ (HOL) the weeks leading up to GivChristmas Adopt-a-Family ing Tuesday on December 1. Businesses like Saltastic, Mr. program. by Hilary Thomson
Snowshoeing group “stomps” in Limerick Forest by Hilary Thomson
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A local fitness trainer is running a new snowshoeing group in Limerick Forest this winter. Stacey Dickson sits on the municipality’s Health, Wellness & Fitness Advisory Committee, and came up with the idea while the group was talking about what they could offer to help keep the community active over the winter. Stacey has experience organizing both a running and biking program in the warmer months, so she thought this would be the perfect opportunity to add a winter activity into the mix. The snowshoeing group is free for people of all ages and fitness levels in North Grenville. Stacey says the trails in Limerick Forest are well groomed and flat, and that participants can tailor the hour-long “stomp” to their own abilities. ParticiDecember 9, 2020
pants are required to bring their own snowshoes, but, if this is a barrier, Stacey encourages people to reach out on the Snowshoe Stompers Facebook group, to see if anyone might have a spare pair. “There are people who have multiple pairs,” she says. The guided snowshoe “stomps” will be held every Tuesday at 10am, and Sunday at 2pm, from December 8 to February 28, 2021. Hikes will begin at the Limerick Forest Interpretive Centre at 1175 Limerick Road. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, only 25 people are allowed per hike, and sign-up is required through Facebook for contact tracing. The Public Health Unit Self Assessment Tool must also be completed before participation. If there is no snow, the group will still meet for a snowshoe-less hike, and Stacey will be posting all updates on the Facebook page. Dates and
times are also listed in the events calendar on the municipality’s website. It is hoped that this group will encourage North Grenville residents to get moving this winter, while enjoying the beautiful Limerick Forest trails and making connections with other people in a safe way. “There are so many health benefits,” Stacey says. “Not just physically, but mentally as well.” Once the group gets going, Stacey wants to recruit other people to lead the “stomp”, to make it a true community-led activity. As a coach, Stacey thrives on motivating people to get active, and she hopes that this group will inspire people to take a chance and try something new. “Just getting there is the first step. Everything will fall into place after that.” Stacey will be encouraging all participants to take pictures throughout the “stomp” and post
Mozzarella, and Get Cronk’d Fitness Studio all ran promotions over the two weeks to raise money for the cause. Rebecca Cronk from Get Cronk’d felt it was important to support families in need in the local community. “I think it’s great for us to be involved in as much as possible,” she
said. House of Lazarus Executive Director, Cathy Ashby, says the money will help support the 150 families they have signed up for their Adopt-a-Family program this year. “We’re just amazed with the community support we get for our programming,” she says. The NGCF team wants this initial $10,000 donation to mark the official start of the giving season in North Grenville. Municipal Council hopped on board last Tuesday by proclaiming the day Giving Tuesday in the municipality, and raising the official NG Gives Flag. “We want the NG Gives movement to get even bigger,” says NGCF Marketing and Communications Manager, Nancy Morgan. “We end our campaign on Giving Tuesday, but start the month of giving.”
Happy 90th Birthday them to social media using #TrailTipTuesday. This is part of an effort to showcase how many beautiful trails there are in North Grenville. “Hopefully, we can get out there and show our beauty to the world,” she says. For more information, check out the Facebook group, or email Stacey at kemptvillelearntorun@ gmail.com.
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Local municipalities respond to changes to Conservation Authority Act by Hilary Thomson Local municipalities are responding to a proposed piece of legislation that will seriously limit the work of conservation authorities across the province. Bill 229 is a provincial budget bill that proposes amendments to over 44 Acts, including the Conservation Authorities Act, through Schedule 6. According to a press release from the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority (RVCA), Ontario conservation authorities have identified several major concerns with the proposed changes, which will directly affect municipalities, residents, and watersheds. These include changes to board governance, including who a municipality can appoint to represent them; new powers enabling the Minister to override a conservation authority and issue a development permit in a watershed, without a hearing and with no appeal; the removal of enforcement tools and a conservation authority’s ability to appeal planning decisions; potential provincial interference in local budgets and fees; and limitations on programs, with a decreased focus on environmental stewardship and outdoor education. On November 19, a motion was passed at County Council to support their local conservation authorities and ask that Schedule 6 be removed from Bill 229, to allow for consultation with municipalities which are directly affected by the changes. The President of the Association of the Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), Graydon Smith, has also written to the Premier and made a submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, asking them to reconsider Schedule 6, which is raising alarms for municipal leaders across the province. Mayor Doug Struthers briefed Merrickville-Wolford council at their meeting of November 23 about ramifications the changes may have on municipalities if this legislation is passed, and on actions taken at the county level. “The high-level observation is that it’s uploading authority from municipalities, conservation authorities, to the province, and not doing any uploading on the costs,” he said. “Hopefully, we will get a favourable response from the province so that a consultation process can take place.” The issue also made its December 9, 2020
way to the North Grenville council table at their meeting on December 1. CAO Gary Dyke prepared an extensive report for council outlining how the proposed changes will impact the municipality. “The intent always was to improve the governance of conservation authorities and transparency in the process by which they use,” he said. “This suggested new legislation goes well beyond that.” According to his report, Schedule 6 is severely limiting conservation authorities by dictating that municipal/ provincial funding can only be used for what they deem as “core” programs and services, which only include: risk of natural hazards, conservation and management of lands owned by the conservation authority, and duties under the Clean Water Act. For all other initiatives, the conservation authorities must find alternative funding. The changes also dictate that all conservation authority board members must be municipal councillors, and that, while sitting on the board, their primary focus should be representing the interests of their municipality, not the conservation authority as a whole. Because of this it would seem that all board member decisions would have to go back to their respective councils for direction before coming back to the conservation authority table. “Logistically, it gets a bit awkward,” Gary noted. Finally, the new legislation would no longer define conservation authorities as public bodies under the Act, which would prohibit them from appealing Planning Act decisions to the Land Planning Appeal Tribunal, or becoming party to a third party appeal. “The impact to municipalities is, we use the conservation authorities for our technical experts in areas around water course management, things of that nature,” he said. “And so, without having that ability anymore, we would have to find a different action.” CAO Dyke also noted that municipalities use conservation authorities for their “local science”, and if they aren’t able to play that role anymore, due to lack of funding, they will have to get that information from elsewhere. North Grenville Councillor Kristen Strackerjan noted that this change in legislation would place a significant burden on local councils by having them play a larger
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role on conservation authority boards through their councillor representatives, without the needed expertise. She says this extra responsibility is of particular concern for small councils like North Grenville. “I don’t think it’s the main argument for this; but I think it is another concern for this municipality specifically.” North Grenville council passed a motion at the meeting asking the province to withdraw Schedule 6 from Bill 229 to allow for further collaboration and dialogue with municipalities and local conservation authorities. “There does seem to be some need to improve communications, or to provide better structures by which the conservation authority has better dialogue,” Mayor Peckford said. “My hope would be that, if the province is able to really step back and engage AMO and other municipalities in what’s at stake here, there can be improvements. I think we all want to ensure that conservation authorities are doing their best and working in the environment in which they’re asked to work in the service of municipalities; but it’s obvious that this so-called fix is creating more problems.”
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photo credit: Betty Cooper by Marc Nadeau Starting Tuesday, December 1, Maplewood Park has been ablaze with lights as the hamlet prepares for the festive season. Twelve majestic maples that surround the gazebo have been enveloped with lights and the effect is stunning! The center of attention will be a decorated tree nestled in the gazebo. The planning of this undertaking moved very quickly, starting with a spark of an idea, the extraordinary commitment of a few, and the many hands for the installation. There was a robust response from the community to a callout for sponsors of individual trees. Their generosity covered most of the expenses. The members of the community association look forward to this being an inaugural event that will bring Christmas cheer to folks for years to come. In lieu of the traditional Christmas gatherings that the OMCA has hosted in the past, this Spectacle of Lights will give individuals and families the opportunity to get outside and safely enjoy the festive spirit of the season. The Oxford Mills Community Association wishes to extend a safe and joyful Christmas to all.
Jolene Stover, Hey Day Coordinator, thanks B&H front line staff for their dedication in supporting the point-of-sale campaign, assisting patient related endeavours at Kemptville District Hospital. osity of our community, the Thank you for finding it in by Linda Carnegie, KDH Kemptville District Hospital your heart to share a toonie Auxiliary President If you dropped by B&H Auxiliary was presented with at the check out. Every bit Your Community Grocer dur- a cheque for $6,500. This helps, and, together, we will ing the month of November, gift of giving by customers continue to participate in you will have noticed that of B&H has helped build our keeping Kemptville District their entire front entrance annual donation toward the Hospital an exemplary health windows were wall-to-wall wish list of Kemptville Dis- care facility, providing care, Kemptville District Hospital trict Hospital for meaningful comfort, and compassion Auxiliary blue and white 60th patient related purchases not right here in our own comAnniversary logos. Jim and funded by government or munity. If you choose to support Judy Beveridge have long been large corporate sponsorship. great Hey Day, Hospital, and Sincere THANK YOU to the KDHA and haven't had an opCommunity supporters. When staff and management at B&H portunity to make your donaapproached with the request for providing this opportunity tion this year, it is not too late. to host a point-of-sale dona- to, once again, give back to Your contribution through a cheque made out to KDH tion campaign, they were both our local hospital. We are approaching the Auxiliary, and mailed directly optimistic and enthusiastic. Seems, particularly this year, end of 2020, and without our to the hospital at 2675 Conthat everyone has a hand out major fundraiser, Hey Day, cession Road, P.O. Box 2007, looking for donations in hard the annual contribution to Kemptville, ON K0J 1J0, times, and we were concerned Kemptville District Hospital, is the most effective. Gifts about charity fatigue. Well, funded by the community can also be made through the response from the North through the Auxiliary, is a https://www.canadahelps.org or https://mytributegift.org. Grenville community has been challenge. We appreciate these conelectrifying in its generosity. As a result of this gener- tributions and your support.
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ers to make a donation to Food Banks Canada, or their local food bank. The Holiday Train usually supports the Emergency Food Cupboard in Merrickville, and Community Health Worker, Joanne McIntyre, says they usually get enough food to last them six months when the train comes through town. The Emernadian artists Serena Ryder, gency Food Cupboard has by Hilary Thomson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter and The Trews, with special seen an upswing in clients, guests Jojo Mason, Logan due to people losing their jobs Staats and Kelly Prescott. because of the pandemic. “All The CP Holiday Train “I’m so excited to be part donations are going to count will be arriving in the Village of the virtual CP Holiday this year with the increased this weekend – virtually. The Train this year, helping raise need,” Joanne says. “We are CP Holiday Train has been awareness and funds for lo- still encouraging people to travelling across Canada and cal food banks in this time of be in the spirit of the Holiday the US bringing Christmas extraordinary need,” Serena Train and drop off donations.” cheer and supporting lo- Ryder says in her bio on the They are always looking cal food banks since 1999. CP website. for items like peanut butter, This year, they are unable to In a statement on their tuna, diced canned tomatoes, make the journey due to CO- website, CP President and hot cereal, and pea soup. DoVID-19; however, CP is still CEO, Keith Creel, acknowl- nations can be dropped off at committing to donate $1.24 edged the more than two the Merrickville Community million to 201 food banks decades during which the CP Health Centre from Monday, in communities that usually family has been supporting December 14, to Friday, Dehost the CP Holiday Train. Canadians and Americans cember 18, the week after the This brings to total amount in need through the Holiday Holiday Train virtual event. raised at CP Holiday Train Train program. “In a year full Cash donations are often stops to $19.05 million since of challenge and loss, we will more useful, as they allow its inception. Local food host this concert as a call to for bulk and targeted buying banks have also collected 4.8 action for the train’s support- by each food bank to meet million pounds of food dona- ers to donate generously, if the specific needs for their tions at Holiday Train events. they can, this Christmas sea- clients. You can make a monInstead of travelling to son. The spirit of the Holiday etary donation by sending their usual communities this Train will come alive, even an e-transfer to donations@ year, CP is hosting a “Holiday though the train itself will not rideauchs.ca, including your Train at Home” virtual con- operate due to the COVID-19 name and address so they cert through their Facebook pandemic.” will be able to send a proper page. Headliners include CaCP is encouraging view- tax receipt. December 9, 2020
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For updates related to COVID-19 visit: www.northgrenville.ca/coronavirus NORTH GRENVILLE MUNICIPAL OFFICE HOURS The Municipal office is open to the public between the hours of 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. Residents and businesses can continue to access the Municipal service by phone, email and online.
UPCOMING MEETINGS COUNCIL MEETING Monday, December 14, 2020 AND Tuesday, December 15, 2020 While members of the public are invited to attend the meeting, seating has been arranged to facilitate physical distancing and accordingly is limited. Pre-registration at clerk@northgrenville.on.ca is required. Persons arriving without pre-registering will be accommodated where there is sufficient seating capacity to permit attendance while complying with safety protocols. All attendees will be required to self-screen and masks must be worn when physical distancing cannot be maintained. If you require accommodation, please advise the Clerk when pre-registering so that we may best assist you. This meeting will be live streamed at https://www. northgrenville.ca/govern/governance/agendas-andminutes. 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 *NOTE: Due to requests of the development community for further discussions of the proposed fee schedule changes, the building permit fee changes have been pulled from the December 9, 2020 agenda and will be rescheduled to January 12, 2020 to accommodate further comments from the development community.
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Arts and Culture Advisory Committee – Thursday, December 10 at 4:00 pm Health Wellness and Fitness Advisory Committee – Monday, December 14 at 4:00 pm
Publishers appreciate Government action against Google/Facebook monopoly by NewsMedia Canada Canada’s news media publishers have applauded the Government of Canada for standing up to giant internet companies in Monday’s Fiscal Update, and renewed their call for the government to take action to level the playing field for Canada’s local newspapers in dealing with the Google and Facebook monopoly. “The government is taking an important step in applying the same tax rules to these US-based web giants that all other companies operating in Canada must obey,” said Jamie Irving, vice-president of Brunswick News Publishing company BNI and Chair of News Media Canada’s working group. “We renew our call to them - and all parties in Parliament - to take the next step and adopt the Australian solution – outlined in our October report, Levelling December 9, 2020
the Digital Playing Field – to curb Facebook and Google’s monopoly abuses against local news.” The News Media Canada report details the way in which Google and Facebook use their monopoly powers in Canada to scoop up 80% of online advertising revenues and to distribute newspaper content without compensation. The government in Australia - with support from all parties in Parliament – is putting in place a comprehensive solution that resolves the same problems - without resorting to tax increases or user fees. Canadian publishers are calling for the same solution. Canada’s news publishers pointed to an alarming new United States Senate Report to illustrate the urgency of the situation for local news. “Unless the government steps in to enforce fair com-
in lyrics, in music, and in writing.” News Media Canada is calling on the government to tackle the web giants and adopt the Australian model in Canada. News Media Canada is the voice of the print and digital news media industry in Canada and represents hundreds of trusted titles in every province and territory. News Media Canada is an advocate in public policy for daily and community media outlets and contributes to the ongoing evolution of the news media industry by raising awareness and promoting the benefits of news media across all platforms. For more information, visit our website at www.newsmediacanada.ca or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
petition, Google and Facebook will do in Canada what they’ve done in the United States,” said Jamie Irving. “In October, while we were issuing our report, the United States Senate also issued its own report describing how the two companies, using the exact same tactics that they use in Canada, have helped put more than 2,000 local newspapers, more than a quarter of all papers published in the US, out of business over the last 15 years, creating ‘news deserts’ across wide swaths of America.” The Government of Canada announced in its Speech from the Throne of September 23 that: “The government will act to ensure their revenue is shared more fairly with our creators and media, and will also require them to contribute to the creation, production, and distribution of our stories, on screen,
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A better vison for Kemptville by Victor Lachance If you’re like me, when the provincial government announced its plan for a prison in Kemptville, you were curious about its implications on our small community. Some may have given it little thought; others may have liked the idea, and still others knew they hated the idea. But I think none of us have been given complete and accurate information about the government’s plan. And that’s not good for any of us. As I’ve gone through the details of a stakeholder session (Oct. 30), a public engagement session (Nov. 26), a justice sector stakeholder session (Nov. 27), conversations with the Mayor and Deputy Mayor, I’ve now moved from being curious to being frustrated, if not outright annoyed, at the prison situation. From the province, I do not see the kind of transparency and response to questions that
warrant having faith in their expressions of best intentions. From Steve Clark, I do not see anything other than a sense of accomplishment at simply getting the province to speak about their plan. From our Municipal Council, I do not see the kind of balanced approach between working with the province while publicly responding to Kemptville residents’ concerns, including the evidenced-based reasons for not expanding the prison system. It seems to me as if Council has decided to be cheerleaders for the province’s plan, which, in my view, then requires countervailing measures to have a balanced public debate. I have therefore joined a group called CAPP – the Coalition Against the Proposed Prison - in an effort to ensure that Kemptville residents are as informed as possible about the prison, and that their concerns continue to be heard. Before we get to claims
Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, In a letter last week, Mr. S. Hamill underlined my disappointment with the Conservative Party and Mr. Clark, our local MPP. He did so in what seemed to be a hectoring tone. But here’s the thing: If I blindly continued to support a party which has become blatantly undemocratic and inconsiderate of the citizenry, what would he say then? I can imagine. And he’d be right. Mr. Hamill, I took the commitment of the Conservatives in the last election to attend to the “Voice of the People”, to be “For the people” as criteria according to which they could be assessed. Both terms are in their election literature and Plan For The People. Help is on the way. The Ontario PC Party will clean
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up the mess in government and restore respect for taxpayers. On August 29, when the Conservative government kicked democratic practice aside and, without a moment’s consultation, announced the decision to dictatorially impose a large jail on our small (4,000) town of Kemptville, with all the social, fiscal, and economic costs this implies, I abandoned the Conservative Party. Just as it had so callously abandoned the people of Kemptville and greater North Grenville, as well as any pretense to caring for “the people”. This brutally disrespectful decision will harm Kemptville far into the future. And democracy, as well as trust in government, are the first casualties. As I have discovered, all
of NIMBY-ism, there is a simpler argument: more prisons should not be in anyone’s back yard. For example, the Ontario prison population at any given time is made up of between 65% to 70% of people on remand – meaning they’re awaiting their day in court or sentencing. The province has long acknowledged this problem with promises to reduce that number. Building more prisons is simply an acknowledgement of the failure to do so. Why spend up to 250 million of taxpayer dollars to build and then operate a prison when you could save money by reducing the remand population, and spend that money on things like our education system, health care, or nursing homes? When they say “we need prisons and they have to go somewhere”, they are basically saying “we run the prison system so badly that we have no choice but to build more prisons”. Well,
maybe they have no choice, but we do. We should hold them accountable for a badly run incarceration system that is both expensive and solvable. And the solution is not to continue to disproportionately incarcerate indigenous people, Black people, poor people, and addicted people. The solution is not to add another piece to the broken system. The proposed prison wouldn’t be in our backyard, it would be in our home. For our small community to accommodate a prison, Kemptville would have to change. We’d have to become a prison town. Call it whatever we like, it will simply be known as the Kemptville Prison. And if that’s so good for a small community like ours, why are there no other communities out there clamouring for a prison? Then, on top of the lack of detailed information, there’s what appears to be
disinformation – which includes making claims without evidence to back them up. The province claims that their plan will create jobs and be a boon to our local economy. Where’s the evidence? Those responsible use vague assurances that they will work with the Municipality to, basically, make the best of a bad situation. Meanwhile, our Municipal Council has chosen to say that the prison is being built within North Grenville’s taxpayer population of 17,000. You might as well say that it’s being placed on 40 acres within the province’s 12 million acres of farmland. It’s true, but it’s disingenuous. The proposal is to place it in Kemptville, and its population is not 17,000. Here’s a theory: there’s an election coming up in 2022 and the provincial government announced 500 million dollars for the prison system. Now the Ministry of the Solicitor General has
to come up with a plan in a hurry, as evidenced by their lack of any specific information. Sure, the plan is for a nicer model of prison – not that hard to do when you look at every other prison – but that’s just designing a room instead of repairing the house. It seems to me that the choice to build the prison here is not about the site, or the prison population, and it’s not about repairing a broken system. It seems to be all about getting the money spent as quickly as possible, instead of taking the time to develop a good plan. We deserve better. This is about doing things better: a better use of the arable land, a better use of existing prisons by reducing the remand population, a better use of money, a better way for economic development, a better use of the International Plowing Match investment, a better plan for the future of Kemptville.
research I have read shows economic disadvantages for small towns with jails over the medium and long term. In addition, large costs incurred for infrastructure changes (wastewater treatment) will be borne by local taxpayers in accordance with the province’s habit of downloading. Policing costs for the coming spike in crime stats will be borne by the local taxpayer. And so on. So yes , Mr. Hamill. Mea culpa. I am a recovering FORMER Conservative supporter. That’s because I have expectations of those for whom I vote. And they had better live up to them. I invite everyone to have expectations of those for whom they vote. And act accordingly. Jim Bertram
Dear Editor, Thank you for your “Hopelessly Hoping” editorial. Lots of food for thought. In that vein, I have been thinking about the future of Kemptville and North Grenville. What is the purpose of the proposed prison in Kemptville’s future, other than to house 235 strangers, convicted or charged with various crimes? There will be social and other services, and perhaps some of the employees will be Kemptvillians? Is that enough “economic” benefit to balance the changes it would bring to the Character of Kemptville? The proposed location for this prison, at the doorstep of the south entry to Kemptville’s downtown via road 44, is such an “in our face” location, it is hard to imagine it not truncating our options for future endeavours. There it will sit. Is this Prison project better than something the tax payers and residents could propose and imagine, or over time realize for their future? It seems not to be green, nor aspirational, nor really a
benefit to the growth of our economic endeavours. We live in Ontario and pay taxes, and our future was decided without us! Does Ontario in this time of growing deficit, in fact, have the millions, mentioned in Mr. Clark’s article, as necessary to fund this project and the ancillary costs to the town for enlarging roads, water and sewer plant, and other infrastructure to support this intrusive prison presence? This situation arises because it is seen as the “right” of Ontario Ministers unilaterally to choose fallow lands for development! Consultation would normally mean a discussion of options. It is not an after the fact, zoom presentation to discuss a prison without any other option! Missing in this Prison conversation from the Kemptville residents‘ side is: information on who said what to whom, when? So my quest was to find out how to get information under the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act in Ontario. One of the contacts was with Mr. Clark’s executive assistant at his con-
stituency office. This conversation led to his asking me if I was registered to take part in the virtual Information Consultation on November 26. The Solicitor General and Mr. Clark were to give a “fulsome” explanation and “consultation” of the details for the building of this proposed prison. From the start, Mr. Clark in his newspaper unveiling did present this as unchangeable, and so ? The Executive Assistant very pleasantly pointed out details that he hoped would show me how open and transparent this meeting would be. It is a closed process, and why spend time listening to spin? The spin part is calling this “consultation”! I ask, on what basis, other than the land is owned by Ontario? Were town planners part of considering options? Are the whys and wherefores important? Because it is a pivotal decision for the future, yes! And much more determinative than in larger towns such, as Lindsay, population 20,713, or Kingston, population in excess of 136,000, or Gananoque, population in
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The North Grenville Times excess of 5,000, but whose prison is not on the entrance to its quite lovely downtown. This is right on the doorstep of our small downtown which is signposted as “Old Town Kemptville”. (Kemptville population 3,500 approx.) Old Town Kemptville may be a modest place, but there are aspirations by the community to develop it creatively. Regardless of promised cosmetic landscaping, the character of this small place will be very impacted by an expensive prison to house people in single occupancy rooms with more comfort than some people in our community who have worked hard. So, will Mr. Clark and the Solicitor General agree to put this prison somewhere less intrusive to community life? It may be that opening dialogue right from the “get go” may result in more ideas and cooperation than only offsite politicians and civil servants can think of. Casting a vote once every four years or so should not be a Carte Blanche to impose such fundamental lifestyle changes on a community. If the encouragement of the “Shopping Local“ philosophy helps build economic possibilities, then why not plan from local up. Stop top down edicts! One would wish to rely on the good intentions, good managerial talents, and informed knowledge of our elected MPPs. But, can they exercise this in a hermetically sealed process without local input? I submit NO! Well, we each must decide whether a vigorous opposition is warranted. May everyone keep safe and well. Nadia Gray Dear Editor, I couldn't agree more. No matter what your thoughts are on the facility, the way the situation was handled was and is disrespectful to the residents. I'm also upset that the first information session was limited to stakeholders (business community) and one couple who are residents. Since when are tax paying residents of North Grenville not stakeholders, and why is the business community continuously shown preferential treatment over its residents? I attended the Zoom meeting and felt the concerns of the people were not only being trivialized, but being answered artfully. How often was the prisoner length of stay stated as 30 to December 9, 2020
60 days, trying to downplay the seriousness of some of the crimes the prisoners have committed? I'm also very disappointed with council, especially our mayor after listening to her CBC interview the day following the Zoom meeting, claiming the community is equally divided. No, Ms. Peckford, I do not believe that to be true. Maybe listen more to the constituents and less to the business community and the perceived dollars they feel they will make. We elected our municipal leaders to lead, but at no time have I heard any of them take a stand as to the way we have been treated in this fiasco. Listening to the CBC interview, it was obvious there is no intention of standing up for the constituents, and Council is going to just roll with it. Brenda Smith Dear Editor, I have been reading with interest, the articles and letters about the proposed correctional facility to be built in Kemptville. I agree that the lack of consultation with the municipality is unfortunate, to say the least, and wonder why the Ontario Government would choose to spring this on the community in an already stressful time. My only conclusion is that it was assumed that people would welcome such an announcement because of the economic benefits the government says will result from such a project. For many this is clearly not the case. The NIMBY response is common, even for less threatening additions to communities, let alone a correctional facility. Some folks are worried that Kemptville will become known as the "prison town". Reading through the NG Times about all the activities, businesses, service clubs, churches, schools, sports teams, and, most importantly, the residents, I find it hard to believe that all that could be diluted down to the "prison town". When I think of Kingston, for example, my first thoughts are Queens University, RMC, Old Fort Henry, not Collins Bay Penitentiary. The infrastructure and environmental issues invoked in a project like this will be huge. I understand that Mayor Peckford, Council, and others had their first meeting with the Ministry of the Solicitor General last week, to begin the discussion around the many concerns of the municipality. Many people either don't know, or have forgotten, that
we had a correctional facility in our vicinity for over 50 years. It was the Rideau Correctional and Treatment Centre at Burritts Rapids. In the early years, it was know as The Rideau Industrial Farm, and housed minimum security male inmates; but in the 12 or 15 years before it was closed in 2004, it was upgraded to a medium security institution of 300 male inmates and 200 staff. I find it curious that one article outlined economic effects of a prison on an American municipality. I wonder why the author didn't gather information much closer to home, and more pertinent, from the Village of Merrickville-Wolford, or the town of Smiths Falls, where many of the staff resided. I worked at RCTC for 26 years as a registered nurse. From my long career I can tell you that Ontario Provincial correctional facilities are, for the most part, populated by the marginalized of our society. Most people would be shocked at the numbers of inmates who are functionally illiterate. Many are mentally ill, and many have long standing and complex medical conditions that have never been addressed. There are, of course, the sociopaths too. Many members of the public consider prisons to be scary and dangerous places for inmates, staff, and the surrounding community, thanks to the portrayals on American TV and in movies. They can also be places of transformation. Most inmates are not incarcerated for ever. In the provincial system, the maximum sentence is two years less one day, so our hope is that the treatment, programming, and rehabilitation received will have had a positive effect regarding their future productivity in society. If this proposed facility is, in fact, built, I have no doubt that it will be state-of-the-art as far as security is concerned, and escapes would be very rare and unusual occurrences. Working in a prison is challenging work, but can be very rewarding too. The staff are well trained in many different professions, and most will be assets to any community in a variety of ways. I could write so much more, but I will close by daring to suggest that perhaps, just perhaps, this much feared facility might offer some opportunities for the community. Lois Driscoll, Merrickville
Dear Editor, I find it so disturbing that the Republicans are still supporting Trump when he has clearly lost honestly and democratically. He is corrupt, and they must know it, so what does that make them? Power and greed, no more, no less. Trump was always a supporter of the most corrupt and despotic leaders of other nations. Where is there any decency or morality in this? Does this not matter to some people anymore? Kath Piché
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Mobile app helps first responders find 9-1-1 callers who don't know their location The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is announcing that, as of the beginning of the month, it will be using the mobile application what3words in its Provincial Communications Centres (PCCs). In an emergency situation, if a caller contacts an OPP PCC and doesn't know where they are, the app will help call-takers pinpoint the caller's location so that OPP officers can quickly respond and more accurately know where to find the person(s) in need. Use of the app will benefit both frontline OPP officers and PCC staff. Through its global mapping system, the app labels every three squared metres with a unique three-word location tag. The PCC call taker is able to enter the three words into the system, which converts the tag into latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates. With the proper coordinates in hand, the PCC can direct officers to the precise location of the person in need. When a member of the public contacts an OPP PCC, the call-taker will ask them if they are familiar with the app and if they have it downloaded onto their device. If they don't have the app already downloaded on their phone, the call-taker can send callers a link that will automatically show them their three-word location tag. This process requires minimal cellular and data signals for the caller's phone to first receive the link and then for them to open and load their location tag from it. If a caller already has the app downloaded on their device, it works without internet or data, so they can still provide the PCC with their location code even in locations without a cellular signal. The process will assist OPP officers in locating parties in remote and forested areas where signal is limited and on vast waterways. The use of technology can offer many benefits and the OPP is proud to incorporate progressive tools such as this one to assist with its goal of a safer Ontario for everyone. The OPP is encouraging members of the public to download the free app in case of emergency. "The what3words app offers precise location information when a caller cannot describe, or does not know, where they are. This exciting technology may help save precious time in an emergency and enable a more rapid frontline response." - A/Chief Karen Meyer
Driver charged with impaired
On November 27, 2020 shortly before 1:00 p.m. officers from Grenville County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a person consuming alcohol in a vehicle outside a store in North Grenville. The vehicle was located on County Road 44 and River Road. After the driver was spoken to, an Approved Screening Device (ASD) was utilized at the scene. The driver was arrested and brought to detachment for further testing. A male, aged 68 years old, from Ottawa was charged with Operation While Impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus) under the Criminal Code section 320.14(1)(b). The accused was released and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Brockville on January 8, 2020. OPP are reminding the public that a 90 day automatic drivers licence suspension and a seven day impoundment of your vehicle accompanies any impaired driving charge. The Grenville County OPP remains committed to reducing impaired driving. Your help is requested in assisting with keeping our roads safe. If you suspect a driver is impaired call 911. You could be responsible for saving a life.
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Bring the Lights to Bayfield
Friends, families and all members of the Kemptville community are invited to walk or drive by the front windows of Bayfield 100 Elvira St. Kemptville 613. 258.7484
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Saturday, December 12 at 6:00 pm
It’s going to be a different Holiday Season this year, and the opportunities for festive activities and entertainment will be very limited. This will particularly affect people who can’t get out of their homes to even see the usual lights and decorations. We hope to have vehicles (and people!) decorated in a display of lights and ornaments that will provide a Christmas Holiday memory for 2020 that will brighten everyone’s hearts. B and H grocery has kindly offered the use of their parking lot starting at 5:30 for vehicles to meet as a rallying point. We ask that everyone follow the health guidelines and respect social distancing. Wearing a mask is recommended.
Groomed trails group looking for community support
Kemptville Campus update Master Plan Update The Kemptville Campus Master Plan is in its final stages of completion. A Draft Plan was prepared following extensive public and stakeholder consultation earlier this year, and underwent careful review over the summer by Campus staff, Board members and Campus Advisory Committee. The Plan was posted to the Campus website, and members of the public were invited to provide input and comments. Comments received will now be assessed and considered for inclusion in the final Plan. The Master Plan will provide a vision, guidelines, and direction for the future development of the Campus. The Draft Plan is still available for viewing at www. kemptvillecampus.ca/regen. A final Plan is expected early in the New Year. Campus Governance and Board Chair Selection The Municipality of North Grenville received a report in September from the consulting firm Strategy Corp recommending a new governance structure for the Campus. The Campus Board of directors is currently composed of three members: Mayor Nancy Peckford (Chair), Deputy Mayor Jim McManaman, and Stéphane Vachon, Business Superintendent for Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario (CEPEO). This transition board, along with three staff members, have been managing the operation of the Campus since the Municipality of North Grenville acquired the Campus in 2018. Strategy Corp’s recommendation proposes an operational board with 7-11 members, with various skills and expertise related to the mandate of the Campus. North Grenville Council has endorsed the governance December 9, 2020
report as a key road map for moving forward, ensuring that the Campus will be sustainable and accountable to the Municipality and the public. Notably, Council has retained the authority to appoint the Campus Board Chair. Board members will be chosen from the community and the region and will no longer have Council participation. For complete details regarding the report and recommendations relating to the Campus governance, administration, and committee structures, refer to the Strategy Corp Report. The Municipality has advertised the position of Board Chair since mid-November, accepting applications until November 30. A review team has been convened, and an announcement will be made by the New Year. Agroforestry Update The Maple Sugar bush at the southern edge of the Campus lands has seen some work done these last few months. Sugar bush operator Frank Heerkins has been busy clearing dead trees and limbs from the bush in preparation for the installation of new maple syrup tubing. Other new equipment to aid in the continued production of maple syrup has also been installed under his supervision. For those looking for a unique Christmas gift, Campus Maple Syrup is now for sale locally at the B&H Grocer in Kemptville, and through My Local Markets. Sadly, longtime Campus employee and forester Peter Wensink unexpectedly passed away this past summer. Peter created a Forestry Management Plan for the Campus, which allowed the Campus forests to achieve Forest Stewardship Council (FSC®) Certification through the Eastern Ontario Model Forest’s Forest Certification
Program. Peter was a strong ambassador for the Campus, and was deeply committed to realizing the Agroforestry Centre’s full potential. His commitment to sustainable forest management of the Campus Maple Forest will ensure its proper management and maintenance for future generations. The Campus will be honouring Peter’s contributions and legacy in the near future. Other Campus Activities The Greenhouses are open again, offering several workshops through November. Under the supervision of greenhouse manager and former Kemptville College Horticulture manager, Claude Smith, the greenhouses will continue to be open twice a week to the public, as long as it remains in line with pandemic restrictions. Claude hopes that uses for the Campus’ greenhouses will keep growing and expanding, and she is open to any suggestions from the public. Claude may be reached at claude431@ cogeco.ca. The Campus Board has approved the final stage of the Campus branding strategy: the inclusion of a graphic symbol with the bilingual version of the Campus name. The graphic, which consists of a circle around three leaves, represents continuity surrounding the three Campus pillars. The colours were chosen to represent the environment, nature, growing, hope and the future. The revised logo already appears on the Campus website as well as the main sign on Prescott Street. The Campus administration offices are still closed to the public, however staff are available by appointment and reachable via phone and email on the Campus website.
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A small group of dedicated volunteers are hoping to bring groomed trails to Kemptville this winter. The Kemptville Winter Trail group (KEWI) was created by four volunteers who met through trail-focused volunteer work in the community. Sarah Herring, Matthew Loguisto, Dustin Hall, and Paul Sharpe were all involved in varying capacities with groups like the Friends of the Ferguson Forest Centre, or the municipality’s Active Transportation Committee. “That’s what brought the four of us together,” Sarah says. “We looked at how successful this winter trail idea had been in Ottawa, and we just thought it would be a great thing to be able to have here in Kemptville.” KEWI is now a local nonprofit, with the goal of providing free-access groomed winter trails for cross county skiing, snowshoeing, winter fat biking, and hiking throughout Kemptville. As this year is their first, they are focused on creating a 5km groomed trail in the Ferguson Forest Centre’s Arboretum and select nursery roadways. In future years, KEWI hopes to be able to include groomed trails along the Waterfront Trail and in Riverside Park and the Kemptville Campus. The difference between the trails that KEWI is looking to establish and those that are already available in the Ferguson Forest Centre, is that they will be specifically groomed and maintained for winter activities. An avid cross-country skier, Sarah says there is a big difference between skiing on an 11
unmaintained trail and one that has a dedicated track. “If you’re a cross-country skier, the difference is night and day between having to break a trail, or having a trail that’s made for you,” she says. “It’s just a pure joy to ski on a groomed trail.” The Group is currently focused on fundraising to purchase a grooming machine, which is pulled behind a snowmobile to create the trail. Although the Ferguson Forest Centre and eQuinelle have already made generous donations to support the cause, they still have fundraising to do so that they can purchase the $4,000-$6,000 machine. They are also looking for volunteers who own snowmobiles to help them groom and maintain the trail this winter. “We’re pretty confident that there are some community heroes whose generosity with their time and their sleds can help make this a reality this season,” Sarah says. “Even if just three or four weekends of groomed trails is all that’s possible, that would be great.” The goal is to have the groomed trail ready for use by the beginning of January. Although this year is a bit of a trial run, Sarah says they have lots of plans for making the trails an asset to the North Grenville community. Paul, who has experience with cross country ski clubs, would love to start a learn-toski program for children and adults in the community, and
the group is also thinking of including bird feeders, fire pits, and rest stations along the trails. “There’s a number of things you can pull into this to make it an all the more vibrant experience for trail users,” Sarah says. “That’s one of the things we’re hoping to look at. But, for now, we are firmly focused on getting out of the gate this year and just providing the community with a great way to get outside and enjoy the winter.” According to Sarah, Councillor Doreen O’Sullivan has been a solid supporter of KEWI’s efforts all through the development of the initiative, and they recently met with Mayor Peckford, who has also been very enthusiastic. That being said, Sarah is adamant that the success of the initiative will largely depend on the help of the North Grenville community. “It really will be a community driven endeavour, and it’s the level of community involvement that’s really going to make it a success.” For more information, follow Kemptville Winter Trail on Facebook. If you would like to volunteer or get involved, you can email kemtpville.winter.trail@gmail. com. To make a donation, visit their GoFundMe page under Kemptville Winter Trail, or cheques can also be made out to Kemptville Winter Trail and mailed to PO Box 5054, Kemptville, ON, K0G 1J0.
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BIA lights inaugural community Christmas tree
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The Old Town Kemptville BIA held a virtual tree lighting ceremony on Saturday night in Rotary Park to officially celebrate the start of the Christmas season. Streamed on Facebook Live, the tree lighting was an exciting event,
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by Lyle Dillabough Throughout my lifetime, there have always been those special individuals who have come my way just when I needed them to do so desperately. One of those was "Miss Kerr". I was having trouble adjusting to my new world after moving to the Ottawa area in 1969. Was having difficulties in other areas too. Miss Kerr taught only one year at the Greely Public School. (1971). She was a large, "husky" woman (about fifty years old at the time), who always wore a Scottish skirt and fluffy blouse. She was as strong as an ox. As tough as one too, I bet. Looked more like a man then most men. Was as tough as my Dad, and likely was more of a man than most men. (Especially compared to a lot of men today.) December 9, 2020
with members of council, the BIA, and representatives from the Rotary Club of Kemptville there to celebrate the occasion. The tree and lights were generously donated by the Rotary Club of Kemptville, a perfect partnership as their President, Nancy MillerMcKenzie, owns a tree farm near Burritts Rapids.
She would pick you up by her left hand if you were in trouble. By her right, if she was angry. Once, she burst through a crowd of students who were cheering on a fight and picked up both combatants, then carried them back inside the school. Did I mention she was tough? She would surely be a welcome sight if she was on your side on a battle field. She was strict, but fair. Feared, but respected. And regarded each student individually. She made sense and we all felt secure. Throughout her career, she had taught all over Canada. Never married, nor ever wanted to stay in one place too long. Knew more about hockey than the boys did. Loved going to Ottawa 67's games, but hated fighting in the sport. Used to show us slides and films from places where she had been
To make the event that much more special, the BIA invited several special guests. The North Grenville Public Library’s Library Sue, performed an awesome reading of T’was the Night Before Christmas and, just as she was finishing the story, a man with a white beard and wearing a red suit appeared, coming up from Salamander’s patio. That’s right, Santa Claus took the time out of his busy schedule to come down from the North Pole to celebrate North Grenville’s first community tree. “The workshop is running full tilt, all the time,” he said chuckling. “I hardly have time for dinner; but I do OK.” Santa had the honour of putting the star on the top of the tree, with a little help from a scissor lift provided by First Stop Rentals. Then the tree was officially lit by Mayor Peckford, BIA Chair Debbie Wilson, Santa, and Nancy Miller-McKenzie. “It’s been a pretty dark year, in many respects, and we’re all looking for silver linings,” Mayor Peckford said. “The light on this tree,
I think, will emanate hope, will take us into the new year, where I think there are good things to come.” To help make it an official community Christmas tree, the BIA is encouraging all North Grenville residents to come and help decorate it with their own ornament. The tree already has a few sparse ornaments; but the hope is that, from now until Christmas day, the tree will be filled with decorations that represent the North Grenville Community. To make this project even more interactive, the North Grenville Public Library is offering make-your-own tree ornament kits for kids of all ages. Pick up your kit from the library on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, between 10am and 7pm, or Saturday, between 10am and 2pm. Help make this Christmas truly special in downtown Kemptville!
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and taught. This thrilled me. Like I mentioned, I had troubles. One day, she ordered me into her office. Said: "Boy, we gotta talk." Thought I was dead! Throughout the next hour she spoke to me as no one had ever in my short eleven years. By the end, she was holding me as I cried into her ample bosom. "Young men like you are born with small frames with big shoulders. And, in time, you will carry much, and yourself, well on them, because this is simply who you are and what God made you. One day, you will be wonderfully rewarded." Over the years, I have often thought of her. What happened to her? Of the many she touched. Yes, Angels do (as the Bible states) sometimes walk amongst us. 12
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Deputy Mayor urges council to “take the reins” facility that will be needed Local Journalism Initiative Reporter as the urban area continues to grow. Deputy Mayor Michael “Those are not small Cameron would like to dollars in order to keep the see Merrickville-Wolford interest and the building council take a more active going on to move towards role in shaping the future more financial stability for of the municipality. In an the municipality,” he said. interview with the North Population growth is Grenville Times last week, something that the Deputy the Deputy Mayor ex- Mayor believes is crucial pressed concern about the for the municipality to significant infrastructure remain financially viable. needs of the municipality, However, he says council including the upgrading of needs to come up with a roads and the expansion of vision to direct that poputhe wastewater treatment lation growth in a way that by Hilary Thomson
these hamlets in order to grow them.” Deputy Mayor Cameron has long been an advocate for upgrading and maintaining roads, especially in the rural area, as an economic driver for the municipality. “I just think it’s the most sensible investment that we can make. It creates an interest out there in the business world if a municipality is investing in itself.” In order to look after the municipality’s infrastructure needs, he believes that the municipality needs to be more active applying for grants that might be available from the provincial and federal government. He was disappointed when he was told that staff take care of looking for and applying for grants, and that a list could not be provided to council for consideration. “In order to chart the future and the direction of the municipality, it needs to be a consideration of council, and staff cannot move forward on any of that unless it has directive from council.” Deputy Mayor Cameron believes there has been a lack of direction and vision for the municipality for decades. He says that, throughout his many terms as Mayor, Doug Struthers has had ample opportunity to direct conversations around the council table to create that strategic direction and vision for Merrickville-Wolford. The Deputy Mayor’s concern is that, without that foresight and leadership, the municipality runs the risk of being amalgamated into one of the surrounding towns. He remembers what happened to places
benefits the municipality. This means not just investing in Merrickville developments, but also in the Wolford area, which be believes has been neglected for a long time. “You go back and take a look at what’s transpired over the last 22 years of amalgamation. Eastons Corners has lost a gas station, a couple of stores, and, just recently, we lost the school,” he said. “To me, that translates into lack of interest from the municipality investing in
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like Kanata, Barrhaven, and Stittsville, which used to be rural communities and were taken under the City of Ottawa’s umbrella. “If council doesn’t step forward and start to direct our future, this is going to happen to us,” he says. “It’s not a matter of if amalgamation is going to happen, It’s when amalgamation is going to happen. All the upper tiers of government eventually make financial decisions, and amalgamation is a quick fix for them.” By sitting idle for 22 years, he is afraid that they have lost the opportunity to shape the future of Merrickville-Wolford. He would like to see council take the reins and develop available land into country estates and 10-acre hobby farms, to keep the municipality true to its roots. “We don’t need to be like everybody else. We need to be more unique, as we are now,” he says. “Keep that uniqueness, and keep that Merrickvile-Wolford heart within the municipality.” Deputy Mayor Cameron encourages the residents of Merrickville-Wolford to get loud and make their wants and needs heard. “We, as a people in our municipality, need to become more vocal,” he says. “We need to start standing up and telling council, telling the mayor, what direction they want the municipality to go.” Council was elected to
be the voice of the people, and Mike Cameron believes that, in order to respect the needs and wants of their constituents, they need to have more discussion around the table about the future of the municipality. Right now, he sees council acting reactively, rather than proactively, which he says is no way to set a course for the municipality and protect the taxpayers. “It’s an absolute must that council starts to take a more stern hold of the reins in directing the municipality and its direction. Otherwise, I’m feeling like the wheels are going to fall off and we’re going to be sitting here bewildered and wondering what happened to our municipality.”
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Slowing Metabolism causing fat gain as you age? Muscle Loss in Disguise. (excerpted from https:// www.strength-space.com/ post/slowing-metabolism) Drawn out, low intensity exercise can derail your diet plans by giving you an insatiable appetite and cravings. Sensible eating is key, and there's no way we'll keep to a healthy way of eating if we are hungry all the time! High Intensity Resistance Training actually suppresses appetite for hours, and even days, by releasing energy (lactate) from the working muscles
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modern food environment, where food energy (calories) is abundant! Over time, you lose muscle fibers because you don't use them. As the years go by, the body re-evaluates what is and isn't needed. Any bone stock or muscle fibers that aren't being regularly used (deeply fatigued) simply get broken down and recycled. Age-related muscle loss is called "Sarcopenia." It explains our slowing metabolisms. When our body gets rid of muscle tissue that it "doesn't need" (aka, that hasn't been used recently), this means our metabolic rate goes down. It takes energy just to maintain muscle, and when it goes away, suddenly our needs for energy go down too. Very fuel efficient! Also, very bad. Because what we don't do when our metabolisms go down is eat less. We are still being stimulated, every day, to eat the same amounts because the foods in our modern environment are so delicious, varied, and exciting. And so even though we may be eating the same amount of food as we did in our twenties, we burn fewer calories, meaning that what used to be a maintenance diet now has extra calories in it, above our needs. As muscles shrink, your
maintenance diet becomes a fat-gaining diet. Resting metabolic rate also doesn't tell the whole tale. A deeply fatigued muscle that is in the process of responding to resistance training may burn as many as 10 calories per pound at rest. This means that the difference between a muscle that is atrophying due to disuse, and one that is being stimulated through resistance training, can add up to over 3,500 calories each year, roughly the same amount of energy in one pound of body fat! Even "active" people lose 2-4 pounds of muscle every 10 years! Resistance training can help people restore lost muscle tissue even into their 90's! Don't let your metabolism slow down! Do strength training! Much of what we blame on age is actually a result of disuse. With just 20-30 minutes of resistance training, once or twice each week, you can stimulate your metabolism to promote fat loss, AND you can also tell your body to keep your precious, expensive muscle, so your metabolism stays youthful, and your waist stays trim! For three complimentary sessions, reach out to richard@ sustainablesuccess.ca
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Northwest Quadrant Water Distribution System Expansion LA Developments is initiating a Class Environmental Assessment (EA) to increase the groundwater supply capacity of the existing Kemptville Water Supply System. In 2015, the North Grenville Potable Water and Wastewater Master Plan (Master Plan) was updated to evaluate the servicing alternatives to accommodate the anticipated development by the build-out year of 2034. The Master Plan identified the needs to increase the existing supply capacity to accommodate the long-term growth needs in the Municipality. The 2015 Master Plan update recommended a new source water well with storage, distribution, collection and treatment in the Northwest Quadrant to increase the local water supply in the Municipality. An increase in groundwater supply capacity will include an additional groundwater supply source, to provide a maximum day flow capacity of 2,000 m3/day and an additional storage reservoir capacity of 1370 m3. New watermains and/or upgrades to the existing water distribution system to allow for the connection of the new supply well to the existing system will be required. The Class EA study is being conducted according to the requirements of a Schedule ‘B’ project under the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment document (October 2000, amended in 2007, 2011 & 2015). The purpose of the Class EA study is to identify the preferred location to establish a new municipal groundwater well, pumping station and storage reservoir at the new well location. Public consultation is an integral component of the Class EA process, and we value your input during the planning process. A Public Information Centre (PIC) will be conducted as a part of the study, and at this time is planned as a virtual information event. Notification of the PIC will be advertised on the Municipality website and in local newspapers. If you wish to be placed on the mailing list to receive notices and information, or, you wish to provide comments at any time during the process you can do so by contacting: Anne Anderson Thomas Rapley, PMP Administrator, LA Group Class EA Study Lead Kemptville, ON CIMA+ 613-271-9644 905-695-1005 ext.5789 anne@lagroup.ca thomas.rapley@cima.ca Information will be collected in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record. This notice was first issued on November 17, 2020.
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by Paul Cormier, Salamanders of Kemptville Another family favourite at the farm is Chicken Polese, though we aren’t the least bit Italian. This goes back to when Graham Kerr had his terrific cooking show on television some years ago (he is still with us and in his mid-80s, by the way). Now, you can spend all day cooking a good Polese, and Grandma Beth is sometimes motivated to do so. The recipe below is a shortcut and can be ready quite quickly, if you factor in pre-cooking the chicken ahead of time. Ingredients: 1 small chicken Poultry seasoning, e.g., garlic, sage, thyme, salt, pepper 2 jars of pasta sauce (any flavour is fine) 1 ½ cup grated mozzarella cheese ¼ cup of grated parmesan cheese 1 package medium width linguine noodles Preparation and Cooking: Pre-cook the chicken as you normally would by baking in a covered pan with your favourite poultry seasoning till done (e.g. 1 to 1 ½ hour at 375F). Don’t turn off your oven when done. Pour the pasta sauce in a largish pot (one with a lid). Dismember the chicken into legs, thighs, breasts, and remainder and dunk into the sauce. Heat at low heat, covered, until the sauce with the chicken bubbles lightly. Keep hot on low heat. Meanwhile, cook the linguine till you reach the al dente stage. Don’t overcook. Drain. Place on an oven-proof platter. Place the chicken pieces on the pasta. Drizzle the leftover sauce onto the noodles as well. Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese on top of the entire dish. Place in your 375F oven until the cheese is melted. Remove briefly, sprinkle with parmesan cheese and put back in the oven for another 5 minutes or so. Now, if you want to get fancy and creative, check out Graham Kerr’s version of the recipe online. Obviously, you can make your own pasta sauce; you can also add ingredients such as fried onions and green/red peppers to the pre-made sauce. Also, you can use pre-packaged chicken breasts and/or thighs, if you prefer. Don’t hesitate to be in touch at pcormier@ranaprocess.com. See you next week…
Ministers' COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force named Last Friday, the Ontario government announced the appointment of nine members of the new Ministers' COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force. The task force, chaired by General (retired) Rick Hillier, former Chief of Defence Staff for the Canadian Forces, will oversee the delivery, storage and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, and Solicitor General Sylvia Jones, confirmed the following individuals will join General Hillier to advise on the planning and execution of the province's COVID-19 immunization program: Dr. Dirk Huyer, Ontario's Chief Coroner and Coordinator of Provincial Outbreak Response Dr. Homer Tien, trauma surgeon and President and CEO, Ornge Dr. Maxwell Smith, bioethicist and assistant professor, Western University Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious diseases consultant and internist, Toronto General Hospital Ontario Regional Chief RoseAnne Archibald of Taykwa Tagamou Nation Dr. Regis Vaillancourt, Director of Pharmacy and Integrated Pain Services, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Linda Hasenfratz, CEO, Linamar Corporation Angela Mondou, President and CEO, TECHNATION Mark Saunders, former Toronto Police Chief "This is a critical stage in our fight against COVID-19. The task force we have assembled will play a key role in developing and implementing Ontario's immunization program," said Minister Elliott. "I am confident that with the collective knowledge, experience and advice from these experts, Ontario will be ready to deliver the vaccines in an ethical, timely and effective manner as soon as they are available." "Ontarians can have confidence in the experience and expertise that members of this Task Force bring to this critical mission for our province," said Solicitor General Jones. "The valuable advice and varied perspectives that will be provided by this group of experts will support the safe and effective implementation of Ontario's largest immunization program in a century." The task force will work in partnership with several ministries to provide the government with diverse expertise in operations and logistics, federal-provincial and Indigenous relations, health and clinical domains, behavioural science, public health and immunization, ethics, and information technology and data. Beginning immediately, the task force will focus on several key areas, specifically delivery, logistics and administration, clinical guidance as well as public education and outreach. This morning, General Hillier led a successful tabletop exercise on the distribution of the first 100,000 doses. The task force will hold its inaugural meeting at 1 p.m. today to discuss priority populations for receiving the vaccine. Premier Ford will participate in this meeting and, as such, will not hold a press conference this afternoon. "The safe, secure and successful delivery of COVID-19 vaccines is a huge undertaking," said General Hillier. "I am honoured that these outstanding individuals with expertise in health, industry and logistics are joining our task force and I look forward to working with them on this important mission." General Hillier will be provided secretariat support for his role in overseeing on-theground vaccine distribution.
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Bedell. From there, the train will enter Kemptville to move a car or two at the line into the Co-op feed mill on Van Buren before continuing to Ottawa. Rail freight between Bedell and Ottawa ceased in 1997, and this line is now the “rail trail” through Kemptville. Aside from remnant telegraph poles and scattered bits of rotting wooden ties, only the railbed itself reminds the trail walker of this pathway’s previous life. And those sidings to the rear of the caboose? Long out of freight service, CP parked maintenance-of-way equipment on them until last year, when they were severed from the main line as part of the current modernization project. In early November, the rails were lifted, leaving behind a scarred line of ties. The switch stand immediately behind the caboose is still in place, a small monument of sorts to the junction’s past life. Down the middle of the photo is a familiar sight—the County Rd 44 overpass—and a now-removed “crossover” track. The double-tracked mainline remains here, though technically the north (left) track is a passing siding, one of several between
Photo: Bedell October 13, 1993 [Photo by Michael Shufelt] by Craig Stevenson A photo of the near past spurs thoughts of railway evolution at Bedell. The view is enticingly familiar but largely gone— and it reflects a world that has changed immensely in a short span of time. This photograph of the Bedell rail junction surfaced recently on a social media page devoted to regional railway interests. It was taken on October 13, 1993, by railway photographer Michael Shufelt, a frequent visitor to the area in the 1990s. Its emergence is timely.
Bedell is changing, as is the Canadian Pacific line between Smiths Falls and Montreal. The signal system has been updated and the line has, along most of this distance, been reduced from a double to a single track. Bedell is also being cleansed of those remnants of its earlier life as a junction of rail lines that connected various eastern Ontario communities. The photo looks east toward the junction and is taken from a vantage point on the south track not far from where Bedell Road now crosses the line. The road surface is still
gravel, and the fringe of land between the road and the rail lines is not yet overgrown with brush. The first two tracks on the left are the sidings for rail cars being taken to and from Ottawa. Here we see a local freight—the “Ottawa turn”— taking a string of cars off the siding, onto the mainline, and then turning onto the single track of the “Prescott subdivision”. In the distance—and to the immediate left of the caboose at the rear of the train—the locomotives are approaching the level crossing where the track crosses
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Smiths Falls and Montreal facilitating the passage of trains moving in opposing directions. To the right, a line of boxcars occupies the nearest of two south siding tracks. This siding track remains as a parking spot for work trains operating in the area. The most notable feature here is the cantilever signal bridge looming over the line of cars. That signal bridge features in Bedell photos dating back to the era of the steam locomotive. It stood as a disused but notable landmark of the junction until early November, when it too was torn out. Its crumpled length currently lies at the edge of the Bedell yard. Along the boxcar tops can be seen the crossarms of the old telegraph system, as dead to use then as they are now. Today, they are largely hidden by overgrowth. To their right, the turnoff to the old Prescott line remains in abbreviated form as a short industrial line south to Oxford Station. The cumulative visual effect contrasts with what one sees at Bedell today. Aside from east-west mainline rail traffic, only the local train to Oxford Station allows the site to qualify as a junction of any sort. That reflects another
story—one of broader technological and economic change. For as an economy goes, so goes the structure and scale of its supporting infrastructure. So long as those vestiges of the past remained, it was possible to see the character of a world that has disappeared rapidly in the past two decades. The newly-scrubbed scene is one of technological efficiency, and a telling sign of an economy that has jumped up to a global scale. Today’s Bedell is little more than a backdrop to a rail system connecting Montreal and Saint John to Toronto and Chicago and Vancouver. This too has consequences. The realignment of the CP system also reflects the wave of de-industrialization that has swept eastern Ontario and beyond, producing economic dislocation, manufacturing unemployment, and much of the political turmoil characteristic of our age. And in that, this view of an everyday scene is a revealing look at so much more than trains.
Measure your coronary risk with the Omega-3 Index
Heart disease is a leading cause of death in North America. Almost half of all U.S. adults have some type of cardiovascular disease, and in Canada, a woman dies of heart disease every 20 minutes. Heart disease is not often a disease of chance or bad luck. For the most part, it is a lifestyle disease. There are things we can do to prevent it. We write columns every week to help readers avoid becoming a statistic. The fact that omega-3 fatty acids can help make the difference between life and death has been a frequent topic. But don’t take our word for it. December 9, 2020
Take a test and find out for yourself. That’s exactly what we are doing. The Omega-3 Index is a scientifically validated test to check your risk for heart disease. The test measures the amount of EPA and DHA, both omega-3 fatty acids, and expresses them as a percentage of the total amount of fatty acids in your red blood cells. Anything less than 4% indicates high risk. Between 4-8% signals moderate risk. Above 8% means low risk. EPA and DHA are “good” fatty acids. They promote cardiovascular health, and are also needed for brain function, mood and joint health. There are other fatty acids in our blood, too. Omega-6 fatty acids are a type of polyunsaturated fat found in vegetable oils, nuts and seeds. Too much omega-6 can elevate your blood pressure and risk of blood clots
that cause heart attacks and stroke. While omega-3s fight inflammation associated with cardiovascular disease, omega-6 fatty acids are proinflammatory. The goal is to have ample omega-3 without an excessive amount of omega-6. Nearly all of us are failing. A Statistics Canada survey shows that 97% of Canadians are below the desirable 8% level and the average Canadian adult is at 4.5% – barely above the high-risk zone. Even when eating fish twice weekly, 93% of Canadian are below 8%. Researchers found that 95% of participants in an American cohort suffered even lower levels of omega3s. A stunning 90% of those taking fish oil supplements didn’t score well either. Why? Because fish oils are hard for our water-based bodies to absorb. These results should be 18
alarming. North Americans have become careless about what they eat. For instance, people say no too often to green beans, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, kale, and nuts. They rarely eat fatty fish such as salmon, herring, mackerel, sea bass, and oysters. A good diet would be a good start. But, even if we all consumed more omega-3 fatty acids in our diet, there remains that problem of absorption – the same problem most omega-3 supplements face. Our liver and pancreas help convert fish oils into monoglyceride fats for our bodies to absorb them. Not all of us do this conversion well, especially if we are health compromised. Researchers in Canada have developed a solution, a predigested monoglyceride fish oil that is 3 times more absorbable than standard fish oil supplements. It’s called MaxSimil, and studies have shown it to result in higher Omega-3 Index scores than other forms of fish oil. We are putting ourselves to the test. Our baseline Omega-3 Index scores are in: Diana at 5.47% and Giff at 5.56%. Barely acceptable,
both of us. And this result despite good diets plentiful in fish! We’re now on a firm regimen of “the perfect omega” containing MaxSimil. We’ll let you know the results of our follow-up tests soon. Learn more about the Omega-3 Index and how to get a test kit at www.docgiff.com/ omega. Sign-up at www.docgiff. com to receive our weekly e-newsletter. For comments, contact-us@docgiff.com. Follow our new Instagram accounts, @docgiff and @ diana_gifford_jones.
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The Judy Lannin Christmas Wish Tree tradition continues at WDMH
by Jane Adams While much has changed in 2020, this annual tradition has not! The Judy Lannin Christmas Wish Tree provides a special way to honour or remember family and friends with a gift to the WDMH Foundation. Proceeds go to the Family Care Fund to help ensure that
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WDMH can continue to provide compassionate, excellent health care – close to home. Donors can make a donation online at www.wdmhfoundation.ca, or call the Foundation office at 613774-2422 ext. 6162. Names submitted with donations will be placed on ornaments and displayed on the trees. “For those of us who have made an in-memoriam gift, we are missing someone from our lives. But they are always there, in our hearts and in the back of our minds. For those of us who have made a gift in honour of someone, we are grateful to know you, and we value you more than you will know,” notes Kristen Cas-
& Events. “We are grateful to everyone in our local communities – for the many individuals, groups and organizations who give; for all those who decorate our tree every year in memory or honour of someone; and to the volunteers for your special acts of kindness,” sums up WDMH Foundation Board Chair, Peter Krajcovic. “It is only because of all of these people that we are able to ensure that the WDMH team has the right tools needed to care for patients and families – so close to home.” Special thanks to the many sponsors of The Judy Lannin Christmas Wish Tree.
selman, Managing Director. “We each have our own way of remembering, reflecting, showing appreciation, and caring. Thank you.” This year, due to the COVID-19 screening process in WDMH’s front lobby, the giant tree is being replaced by smaller trees located on the mezzanine above the lobby. On December 19, at 5 pm, the WDMH Foundation will hold a virtual tree lighting ceremony which will be live-streamed on the WDMH Foundation Facebook page. “We hope everyone can tune in from home to see the trees lit up and enjoy the entertainment,” says Cindy Peters, Manager, Direct Mail
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