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John Spiro and his wife moved here from Ottawa eight years ago, after their good friend Ron Tracey kept telling him this was the place to be. John was diagnosed with Parkinsons 18 years ago, but that never stopped him from doing the things he loved most. While living in Ottawa, he joined the Old Buzzards Hockey League, where the only requirement for participating is that you must have a medical condition. After moving to North Grenville, John initiated an annual golf tournament to

raise money for Parkinson's. It began with his teammates from Ottawa, but the numbers involved quickly grew to more than thirty men, many of whom come from the North Grenville area. This year's event will be held June 14, 2017 at the Rideau Glen Golf Club. The B&H Grocery store in Kemptville is once again generously donating the food served at the Golf Tournament’s barbecue. Mrs. Donelda “Donnie” Beveridge, wife of Keith and mother of Jim, who owns the B&H, passed away this year.

She was a long-time sufferer of Parkinson’s and the organisers will dedicate this year’s tournament in her memory. The cost is $95 for the day and this includes an embroidered golf cap, a T Shirt, drinks, barbecue, prizes, trophies, golf cart and eighteen holes, plus a scramble format. To sign up for the event, please call John at 613.258.8820, or email barbandjohn2685@ hotmail.com. Over the years, John has raised over $30,000 dollars for the cause, and is now looking for sponsors for the continued on page 2

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Chillin’ and Grillin’ Fest coming to you

Beth Donovan Hospice (BDH) is hosting its 5th Annual Chillin' & Grillin' Fest on Saturday, April 22 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at the North Grenville High School Cafeteria, 2605 Concession Road, Kemptville. Sample and vote on your favourite CHILI & RIBS from local restaurants while enjoying performances from The Standby Brothers (http:// thestandbybrothers.com). Tickets are $25 Adults, $50 for family of four. Children under 12 are $5. Tickets are now on sale at Beth Don-

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puppets in a series of three workshops, assisted by Roberta Russell and other volunteers. At 2 pm, Noreen and her team will entertain the audience in the Urbandale Arts Theatre with an assortment of puppet antics. Among her special guests will be Sir John A. Macdonald and Queen Victoria. Musical accompaniment will be provided by the Barrhaven Fiddleheads, an extremely popular group in North

The Municipality of North Grenville recently awarded a $1,000 Community Grant to the Friends of the North Grenville Public Library in support of their Puppets Up! Festival scheduled for Saturday, June 10, at the Municipal Centre. This exciting family event will feature Noreen Young of Almonte, Canada’s foremost puppeteer. At 10 am, she will provide the children with a learn-by-doing experience in making hand

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therapies and socialization in a safe environment while being overseen by a team of dedicated volunteers and a registered nurse. Equipment lending program helps support individuals in their homes with the use of medical assistive equipment for a period of three months. Equipment is offered at no charge with the expectation it will be returned to hospice at the end of the three month period. If you or someone you know could benefit from hospice services, please do not hesitate to contact Hospice. Our services are offered to the community free of charge and anyone can refer. Hours of operation for referrals are Monday to Friday 9:00 - 4:30 pm. www.bethdonovanhospice.ca or 613-258-9611.

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Grenville. The Eccentric Puppet Emporium will follow at 3:30. A wacky and wild puppet talent agent DUO, whose open doors reveal characters from around the world looking for their next gig. Hanz and Franz, the Flamingo Sisters, Ricky the Super Rat, Dancing Robots, and a cameo from Zip-E the clown! Includes talk back with the puppets at the end of the show. Pat Babin states that

they are approaching their $4,000 budget, with $3,500 already raised, including the Municipal Grant. This special event is offered to the public with no admission fee, in recognition of the strong support provided to Friends during the last fifteen years. Others on the Committee include Ivan and Roberta Russell and Jeffrey Murray.

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Fun for the whole family at 10th Annual Sustainability Fair! Mark your calendar for a whole day of FREE family fun at the 10th Annual North Grenville Sustainability Fair & Market on Sunday, April 23 at the North Grenville Municipal Centre, from 10 am to 3 pm. The Sustainability Fair brings together locallyowned businesses, entrepreneurs, market vendors, artists, conservation groups and community groups from North Grenville and the surrounding area. With the increasingly popular Electric Vehicle EVent, this community fair has grown to be an eagerly-anticipated local event. Find the EV’s in the north rink of the Municipal Centre. Owners will be onsite to show their cars, describe their experience of ownership, answer questions, and talk about why their transportation needs are easily met with electricity, instead of fossil fuel. Bring all of your questions! These owners have racked up a number of kilometres on their vehicles in our local climate. The EVent will feature over a dozen electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids from a number of manufacturers: Chevrolet, Kia, Ford, Nissan, Smart and more are being added daily. The number of choices available to consumers is still expanding. Buyers now have access to the Chevrolet Bolt with a range of 383km as well as the first plug-in hybrid minivan – the Chrysler Pacifica. Back by popular demand, dealership

sponsors of the EV Show will bring demonstration vehicles for test drives. You can sign up onsite to take an electric vehicle for a drive! You’ll experience for yourself the quiet, powerful performance of these vehicles. Children will have lots to see and do while getting their hands dirty in the kid’s zone. From 10 am - 1 pm Anne Walsh from Art and Soul will encourage children to use a variety of sensory materials to create “bug huts”. For the budding engineer in the family Lego2Learns', Dave Melville will be there all day with his extensive collection of Lego of all sizes for children of all sizes. Yes, Moms and Dads, you too can enjoy the building bonanza! Explore the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority’s nature table and find out more about the bugs and critters you discover in and around your backyard. The Button Machine will be back so before leaving the kid’s zone make a personalized button badge to show your love for the planet on Earth Day weekend. All kid’s activities are free except buttons, which are a toonie each. Music for this year's edition of the Sustainability Fair will be provided by a cross section of local, acoustic favourites. Pop in to hear these fine locals share their talents: 10 am Bella Borealis: A trio of Leahbeth Harding, Jeanne Lambert and Polly Beach; Bella Borealis is a small group of talented women from the Kemptville

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fore that Bruce was born and raised in Bryan-College Station, Texas; the town where Lyle Lovett met Robert Earl King. He has since added California, Europe and Canada to his list of both musical influences and travels. After several years fronting the Burning Sensations, Kemptville Ontario’s largest band, he is now recording his third album and striking out on his own for a series of listening room style acoustic shows. The music is presented 'busker style' in the main hall during the fair and market with half hour breaks between acts. There is some seating provided and there is no charge, although donations are (naturally) greatly appreciated... A full line-up of 45 minute presentations will take place throughout the day in Meeting Room 1, which can be found at the top of the stairs from the lobby and to your left. Electric Vehicle presentations will be in the North Arena where the electric cars will be on display. For further information about the presenters and their topics or any other aspect of the Fair, including the Electric Vehicle EVent, please visit Sustainable North Grenville’s Facebook page or visit our website: www. SustainableNorthGrenville.ca Bring your family, friends & neighbours and get to know more about our great community!

area who sing a cappella and acoustic rootsy classics and contemporary songs. 11:15 am Alexis Earl: New to the fair, Alexis is a young pianist-composer and the granddaughter of Arnold and Helen Earl (wellknown Ottawa musicians), she has been playing for around 15 years, and has recently decided to take music more seriously. Her eclectic song selections range from Beethoven to Justin Timberlake, and her original pieces are hypnotic and experimental. 12:30 pm Fiddlehead Soup: World folk and fiddle music group Fiddlehead Soup is an energetic trio of musicians as engaging as they are talented—they start with a haunting Celtic, medieval groove based around native Scotsman Doug Hendry’s open tuned 12 string guitar and warm tenor voice, then they weave it into a gypsy tapestry with mother and daughter Glenna Hunter and Ursa Meyer’s twinned fiddles and voices. Singing songs from the traditions of multiple countries and in multiple languages as well as their own artfully constructed material, Fiddlehead Soup does an incredible job of making the difficult look not only effortless, but fun! 2 pm Bruce Enloe: A singer-songwriter performing original songs that are equal parts folk, Americana and Beatle influenced pop, Bruce has, in recent years, been described as ‘the James Taylor of Kemptville’, but be-

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Emergency Room life at KDH

Dr. Jonathan Rathwell, new Chief of Emergency Services Hospital emergency rooms (ERs) are often in the headlines – due to wait times, record numbers of patients during flu season, aggression toward ER staff, and more. What is missing from most of these news stories is a discussion of how ERs function from day to day. People who come to Emergency are very conscious of their own condition, but often quite unaware of what might be going on beyond the waiting room. As a result, there can be a mismatch in expectations

on both sides of the gurney. With the help of Kemptville District Hospital (KDH)’s new Chief of Emergency Services, Dr. Jonathan Rathwell, this article will attempt to bring those mismatched expectations more closely into alignment. Emergency Rooms are fastpaced, often stressful environments where complex multi-tasking and teamwork are essential. The doctors and nurses who choose to work in emergency medicine possess these abilities and more. On any given shift, ER staff may see patients with conditions ranging from a sprained ankle to traumatic, life-threatening injuries. Some patients are critically ill; others could be managed by their family doctor. Lacerations, abdominal pain, fevers, broken bones, stroke, cardiac arrest, suicidal thoughts – patients with these conditions keep Emergency Rooms throughout the province busy. Stabbings, gunshot wounds, and drug overdoses are more common in the city, but are not absent from community hospitals. ER patients range in age

medical emergencies, the quick and skilled actions of the healthcare professionals caring for them often mean the difference between life and death,” he said. “Knowing that you have saved someone’s life is infinitely rewarding.” We asked Dr. Rathwell to answer some of the most frequently asked questions about the ER. Q: I was in the ER recently and there were only two other people in the waiting room, and yet I had to wait three hours to be seen by the doctor. Why? A: When you are in the ER waiting area, you have no way of knowing what is happening within the ER itself. In this case, most likely there were people with life-threatening conditions being treated in the ER. Perhaps an ambulance came in with one or more casualties of a car accident. In a small emergency room like ours with one physician and limited nursing staff on duty, one very ill patient can occupy all of our resources for a long period of time. As a result, people with nonlife-threatening conditions will have a longer wait. We

from babies to the elderly, and come from a variety of socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. Most ER patients are under stress as a result of pain and/or worry about their medical conditions; some are intoxicated; some have serious psychiatric problems; some are homeless. Some are violent; some threaten and sometimes even assault members of the healthcare team. Hospital Emergency Rooms see everyone who comes through the door, regardless of past history. No one is turned away. At KDH, every patient receives the same high quality and safe care. Despite the stress and element of danger, doctors and nurses who dedicate their lives to emergency medicine speak about how fulfilling it is. Dr. Jonathan Rathwell is KDH’s new Chief of Emergency Services. He is also well known and respected in the North Grenville community as a family doctor, having practiced family medicine in Kemptville since 2007. Dr. Rathwell reflected recently on why he chose emergency medicine. “For patients experiencing

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know waiting is tough – and waiting without knowing why is tougher. As much as we can, we will keep you informed about the reason for any delays. Q: Why don’t you post ER wait times? I want to have that information when deciding which hospital’s ER I will visit. We made the decision not to post wait times because, without an automated process for determining them, we would just be posting an educated guess, and this would often be inaccurate. It’s difficult in general to predict ER wait times, but it is particularly so in a small emergency room like ours where, as I mentioned, one very ill patient can exhaust all resources. Wait times fluctuate rapidly, as there may be only a 30-minute wait at one point, and then a large trauma comes in that requires the attention of all staff for an extended period, and the wait shoots to several hours. That being said, you could reasonably expect to usually have a shorter wait time in Kemptville than you would in a big city hospital where they see a much greater volume of patients.

Q: I went to Emergency with a knee injury. I thought I should have an x-ray to determine the extent of my injury. The doctor told me it was a soft tissue injury, and gave me instructions for taking ibuprofen and icing my knee, but did not order an x-ray. Should I have insisted on having one? A: Emergency Room doctors follow evidencebased guidelines with respect to knee x-rays and a host of other conditions. Since you had a soft tissue injury, and since x-rays show bone only, an x-ray would not have been helpful. Sometimes patients feel they need certain tests that aren’t clinically indicated or warranted. Part of our role as physicians is to be judicious about healthcare spending, and not to order tests or write prescriptions unnecessarily. In your case, your injury would best have been managed by your family doctor, who could follow up with you as necessary. Next week: What to Expect on a Visit to the KDH Emergency Room

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Snowmobile Klub celebrates new clubhouse The Kemptville Snowmobile Klub is proud and happy to say that the construction of their new Clubhouse is finally coming to an end. They are officially opening on April 29. They are hosting a Casino Night at the New Kemptville Snowmobile Clubhouse to celebrate this great accomplishment. The public is invited to come out to 1505 O’Neill Road on Saturday, April 29, starting at 7:30 pm. To celebrate our new clubhouse grand opening, come and enjoy a night of fun playing casino games on us! There will be a cash bar available, music will be playing and late night snacks provided. We will kick off your night with $5000 of KSK money. Using your KSK money, bid on the live auction at the end of the evening. We are very thankful for all the volunteers and sponsors who helped us along the way and we would like to thank once again the Ontario Trillium Foundation for the grant we received. Thank you so much!

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Remembering Andy

This picture is from a local farm magazine in the late ‘60s. after he won the 1965 Grenville County High Yield Competition with a yield of 131 bushels of 15% dried shelled corn by David Herman Andrew Pattison Murdock, or “Andy” to those who knew him, was a unique part of North Grenville. Andy did not seek out friends; as a matter of fact, some would say he discouraged friendships.

For those who did get past his “Crusty” exterior, he was a very intelligent man who had lived an extremely full and, at times, exciting life. He loved his Border Collies and his Scottish Longhorn Cattle and his horses. Towards the

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porations are found across Canada with many of them here in Ontario in places like Kingston, London, Bay of Quinte (Belleville and area), Burlington and Sault Ste. Marie. These corporations can also represent more than one municipality, as in the case of Bay of Quinte (QEDC) which represents City of Belleville, City of Quinte West (formerly Trenton) and the Municipality of Brighton. These corporations can pursue, not only business attraction and investment attraction opportunities, but can also be the marketing organization for other sectors, such as tourism. They can act as the key support mechanism for the retention and expansion of existing businesses. These organizations are governed by a board of directors, which often includes business leaders and one or more members of municipal council. They have specialized, paid staff looking after the day to day operations in areas like business

end, he had to part with the cattle and horses because, after all, Andy was over 90 years old. He told me once that he was slowing down, because he used to be able to carry two of the large bags of feed, one on each shoulder, that he bought for his horses, but he could only manage one at a time now. Andy loved to tell about his experiences during the Second World War, when he was ferrying airplanes built in North America to Europe or the far East. You see, for the later part of his life, he had settled to a farm in Heckston and you would think he had never wandered too far from the hayseed; but Andy had been around, oh, had he been around! He had been a member of a Hunt Club in Toronto when it was a haunt of the elite. He showed me a photo once, of himself and his horse going over a fence on a hunt. He loved to garden and would put out hundreds of transplants in the flower beds in the spring. In his greenhouse he started all kinds of vegetables and would generously share transplants or, in the fall, the harvest. He helped us with advice on how to plant and get the most out of our plants. He told me that he had a gardening show on the radio long before Ed Lawrence became the Gardener’s

guru. Andy was well into his 80’s, and he was still heating his house with wood that was cut from his own woodlot. I can remember hearing his old tractor, with an even older wagon behind, that he would take to the woodlot empty in the morning and, later in the day, I would see him heading home with the stove lengths of yet to be split firewood in the trailer. He would proudly explain how he got the big blocks of wood into the trailer. He said, “David, you have to work smart, using your head, not your back”. Andy passed January 31, 2017, in his 95th year, having been born in Scotland in 1922. I have been told that it was his wish to go out quietly, with no formality or announcements of any kind; but he never expressed that to me, and it doesn’t seem right that a person can live for almost a century and then leave us with no chance to say good bye. He was very fortunate to have been able to live out his life in his home by himself with his dog till the end. I have to acknowledge the kind help he received from friends that allowed Andy to do this. I miss Andy, and wish I had been able to spend more time with him. Good bye Andy.

development, marketing, communications, business retention and even workforce development. This particular type of organization might be very appealing to North Grenville for a few reasons. The first would be that, if North Grenville is successful in acquiring the former Kemptville College, they, ideally, should have a separate non-profit organization to oversee the operations. An EDC would be a perfect fit for this because of its strength in areas like business and investment attraction. The second reason is that an EDC could also give a strong promotional boost to, and help with, coordinating tourism in the North Grenville area. Finally, an EDC could help grow the local food industry by gathering the different local food assets together and supporting them organizationally and with marketing. They could also help attract other local food assets to the area that may be missing from the

value chain. Though not always perfect, these organizations typically get results in areas where municipalities lack the resources and expertise. Though often connected to their local municipal government, they don't have to experience the same restrictions and red tape that municipal staffs encounter. Because of these factors, EDCs can be more nimble and react more quickly than the municipalities they work with. North Grenville has its own Economic Development Advisory Committee that is supposed to make recommendations to council on matters of Economic Development. Maybe one of the members of that committee will read this and bring a motion forward at their next meeting to explore the possibility of starting an Economic Development Corporation for North Grenville. Even having a discussion about it would be a positive step. 6

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submitted by Catherine Johnson As I write this article, my well is overflowing. Hopefully, this rain will do wonderful things for our water table. The weather forecast, at the moment, really does look like spring is well on its way. The Kemptville Horticultural Society welcomes all men and women, from novice (or wannabe) gardeners to master gardeners. Some members have well-established gardens, and some come to get ideas on where to start. The society meets on the third Wednesday of the month at the Kemptville Pentecostal Church (1964 County Road 43) at 7:30 pm. Each month, we have a guest presentation following our short business meeting. It doesn’t happen often, but our March meeting was cancelled due to a snow storm. I bet all our members spent the evening perusing their many seed catalogues, dreaming of next year’s gardens. At our April meeting, we will welcome Geraldine Baker - aka The Worm Lady - who will give a presentation called “Improve your soil with worms”. I have heard Geraldine speak in the past and she gives a very enthusiastic and informative presentation. We have a very busy spring and summer planned. Our spring plant sale will take place on Saturday, May 13, at the Ferguson Forest Centre, and we hope soon to have our summer bus trip planned out. KHS is also excited to be hosting the other societies from District 1 for our AGM, to be held on April 22. It promises to be an exciting and full day, with fantastic speakers, great food, and lots of fellowship. Do not forget to mark your calendars for our upcoming 2017 Bud to Bloom Garden tour, to be held on June 24. Tickets will sell for $15 and will be available to be purchased after May 1 at both Brewed Awakening and Home and Beyond in Kemptville. This year, we are offering eight outstanding gardens as part of the tour, as well as a

tea to be held at the Community Hall in Burritt’s Rapids. I thought I would give you a little sneak peak of some of the exciting gardens we will be showcasing on the tour. The first garden is an Equinelle garden that very much enjoys a country atmosphere. The home owners have successfully woven this beautiful garden through a small piece of property and a ravine. One of the main goals here is to attract as many birds to the property as possible. Our second garden is a beautiful country garden set on one acre of property. Although this garden is new, only started in the fall of 2015, it has a mature feel, due to the numerous deciduous trees already on the property. It already has the feel of a lush oasis. This garden also showcases a stunning terrace made of 45 tons of unique Bobcaygeon armour stone. The third garden is a larger, beautifully landscaped garden, that has many examples of outstanding hardscape features, like a natural stone wall, and an expansive stone patio. The owner of this garden likes to keep things as low-maintenance as possible, and continually in bloom throughout the season. The fourth, and final, garden that I will highlight at this time is a large country garden, lovingly named by the owners as “Nossa Vontade”- Our Will and Desire. These gardens have evolved over the 21 years it has been owned by the current gardeners. A variety of livestock has been raised here in the past, and now it houses two beautiful ponds stocked with fish, as well as a large vegetable garden and numerous flower beds. I hope I have piqued your interest, and we look forward to having you join us on June 24. I will highlight the remaining gardens in our newsletter next month. You are welcome to be our guest at your first meeting. Our next meeting is on Wednesday, April 19, at 7:30 pm at 1964 County Road 43. If you are interested in joining, yearly membership fees are $15. Whether you are an experienced gardener, or someone moving into one of the many new homes being built in North Grenville, we will have something of interest for you. There is also plenty of free gardening advice available during coffee and refreshments. We look forward to meeting you. www.ngtimes.ca

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Be it resolved by Deron Johnston The North Grenville Council Meeting that took place on Monday, April 10, seemed to be a microcosm for the term of the current Council. At the previous Council Meeting of March 27, Councillor Jim Bertram caused some confusion by apparently not following the proper procedure when dealing with some correspondence items that he thought were important enough to discuss at the meeting. Instead, he had to give notices of motion and those items were moved to this week's agenda under the 'New Business' section. The two items were a motion of support for the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, and a motion of support for MPP Sylvia Jones, who is the Progressive Conservative critic for Infrastructure. There was also correspondence from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario which outlined the organization's concerns

about Provincial Bill 68. An outline of the concerns from AMO was provided. All three items were discussed by Council. Councillor Bertram did his best to outline why he felt the items were important and in need of discussion and support. Deputy Mayor Barb Tobin did her best to dismantle, undermine and dismiss the motions. At one point, Deputy Mayor Tobin stated that the motion regarding the AMO's opposition to Bill 68 was unnecessary and that by virtue of the Municipality being a member of AMO, that support was automatic. Councillor Bertram felt that being a member was not adequate support, and wanted to highlight the specific section of Bill 68 that AMO was so opposed to. He also stated that AMO had specifically asked for North Grenville's support on this matter. Deputy Mayor Tobin stated that there was no such request that she could see. Councillor Bertram replied that he had emails from

alone is alarming. Councillor Bertram has brought forward a number of motions and resolutions since then. With all of the effort and commitment that he's putting into his role as Councillor, it's difficult to understand why another member of Council would be so opposed to a fellow Councillor who's trying to make a positive impact on both residents and the Municipality as a whole. I, for one, appreciate Councillor Bertram's efforts, even though sometimes I think his aim might be a little off on some things. No matter, he's putting in the time and effort to try and make a difference. I look forward to other members of Council being inspired and stepping forward with motions and resolutions of their own over the next year and a half of this Council. Maybe Deputy Mayor Tobin could bring a motion forward and see what kind of reception it gets. I wonder if it would be the same as what she gives?

AMO requesting the support. You are probably starting to ask yourself where the microcosm is in this. The microcosm is that, over the past year or so, Councillor Bertram has tried to bring different motions and resolutions to the Council table for both discussion purposes and for the advancement of certain items (such as the recent North Grenville Rural Summit). Whenever this happens, it seems that Deputy Mayor Tobin opposes whatever Councillor Bertram is doing, either by voting against it (in the case of the Rural Summit), or by trying to question everything about it, from the intent, to the wording of the motion. It's good to challenge bad ideas, but when you do it over and over again to the same person's efforts, it sure looks like the matter is a personal one. Councillor Bertram was apparently the first Councillor in the history of North Grenville to bring forward a motion of his own. That fact

United Way fundraising golf tournament & silent auction Family and Children’s Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville (FCSLLG) will be holding our annual fundraising event for the United Way of Leeds & Grenville and Lanark County. The Golf Tournament & Silent Auction will be held on June 17, at the Smiths Falls Golf and Country Club (125 Golf Club Road). Tickets are $100 SFGCC members $75) and include 18 holes of golf, cart, games, prizes, an all you can eat roast beef dinner and a silent auction. Mike Fair Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac Ltd. of Smiths Falls has donated 5 Hole in One Prizes that include a car, golf vacation, golf clubs, and golf swag. There will also be prizes for Best Team, Closest to the Pin, Closest to the Line and Beat the Pro. Register yourself or your team of four golfers by May 15 to be entered in the draw to win a LG LED Television donated by Stephen Leblanc owner of Smiths Falls Hyundai. Even if you don’t golf you can still support the United Way and enjoy a funfilled day of games, a silent auction and a roast beef dinner for $40. April 19, 2017

Register yourself or your team & buy dinner tickets by contacting Cynthia Redmond at 1.855.667.2726 ext. 4121 or by email cynthia. redmond@fcsllg.ca. The United Way Leeds and Grenville helps FCSLLG send hundreds of children in need to summer camp programs every summer and provides funding so families can participate in the Family Counselling program. The United Way Lanark County helps us with our snow suit campaign and the Angel Tree programs at Christmas time. The support the United Way provides us is invaluable to our children and families. Child safety is our top priority. FCSLLG protects children so they can grow up safe from abuse, including

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UPDATE UPCOMING MEETINGS COUNCIL Monday, April 24 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre. For agenda information, please visit the Municipal website at www.northgrenville.ca/document-library. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Monday, May 1 at 6:30 pm in the Maplewood Building, 92 Maplewood Ave., in Oxford Mills.

CIVIC AWARDS PROGRAM

Each year, the Municipality recognizes outstanding individuals and groups in our community through the Civic Awards Program. Nomination forms are available on the Municipal website, at the Municipal Centre and at the Kemptville & Burritts Rapids Libraries. Nomination deadline is 5:00 pm on Friday, April 28, 2017.

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2017 BURN PERMITS AVAILABLE ONLINE

In accordance with By-Law 33-12, a Burn Permit is required to conduct open burning on property located outside of the urban area. New in 2017, the entire application and renewal process is available online at www.northgrenville.ca. The online process also allows you to receive direct notification of special conditions such as fire bans and fire risk level. Burn permits are also still available at the Municipal Office or at the Fire Hall at 259 County Rd. 44 and the fee is still $15. Please check conditions prior to burning by calling 613-706-1770.

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All dogs in North Grenville require an annual dog license. The cost is $30. The license can now be purchased or renewed and paid for online by visiting the Municipal website at www.northgrenville.ca and clicking on Online Services. Dog tags are also still available at the Municipal Office. For more information on dog or kennel licenses, please contact By-Law Services. The Municipality of North Grenville 285 County Road 44 PO Box 130 Kemptville, ON, K0G 1J0 Tel: 613-258-9569 Fax: 613-258-9620 general@northgrenville.on.ca Building: 613-258-4424 Fax: 613-258-1441 Fire Services Info: 613-258-2438 Fax: 613-258-1031 By-Law Services: 613-258-2438 ext. 6 Police Administration: 613-258-3441 Animal Control: 613-862-9002 www.NorthGrenville.ca

physical, emotional and sexual abuse, as well as neglect. FCSLLG is a non-profit organization that serves children and families in the counties of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville and their surrounding areas. We are commonly referred to as a child welfare services agency or a children’s aid society. We have a role under the law. We support families when they need it and, when required, take the necessary steps to make sure children are protected. We carry out our work under the Ontario Child and Family Services Act, which requires us to investigate possible abuse or neglect of children and ensure the safety of those who need protection.

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A period of transition by David Shanahan The current municipal council is in the third year of its term, and may be beginning to think about the election coming up at the end of 2018. Will they run again? Should they go for the same job, or perhaps think about being Mayor next time? There have been some fairly clear hints here and there from a few of the current crop, but, of course, no-one knows who might throw their hat in the ring and surprise everyone. But, looking at the council as it is today, what can we say? As you will see in Deron Johnston’s article in this issue, there is a clear difference between the older member and the more recently elected ones. Councillors Bertram and Arnaud have been active in their roles, discovering something that had been lost in previous years: that Councillors can achieve things. It is really astonish-

ing that Jim Bertram was the first Councillor in the history of North Grenville to actually introduce a Resolution to Council. He has since been followed by the even more recently arrived Donovan Arnaud, who not only initiated the renaming of the old Armoury building to commemorate Blake Williamson, he has been working at reinvigorating the Economic Development Committee, which had become something of a damp squib under Tim Sutton. Jim Bertram and Donovan Arnaud have worked well with Mayor David Gordon to bring a sense of purpose and energy to our municipal council, whatever you think of the individual results. Councillor Bertram’s move to call a Rural Summit last year was fundamentally undermined by changes made to his idea, but the precedent has been set, and agricultural issues will not be so easily ignored in fu-

people think she is actually interested in peoples’ concerns. She is, and always has been, a negative force on council. Fortunately, she is increasingly isolated in that position. For this is a period of transition in municipal politics in North Grenville. We are moving away from the condescension and arrogance of previous councils, and finding our representatives interested in hearing our concerns, our ideas and, yes, even our criticisms. The right of taxpayers to be upset with what is happening in our community is finally being recognised by the majority on council. Criticism does not have to be taken so personally, it is, in fact, part of the job they’ve taken on. It has been hard, up until recently, to convince members of council that the people of North Grenville have a role to play in running their own affairs. Given our increasing population, and ever more complex issues

ture. Last week’s moves to pass resolutions of support where requested by other municipalities, and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, show that the three men are working in a broader context than simply our local government, and that is good for the kind of networking and mutual support that is becoming more and more important as municipalities face cutbacks in funding by the province. Councillor Tobin gets some severe criticism from Deron Johnston this week, but she does represent an older approach to governance that she learned from a previous mayor of North Grenville, where juniors should know their place, the public should mind their own business, and running the municipality should be left to our betters. It seems the only initiative Councillor Tobin has ever taken has been to install an automatic reply feature to her e-mail account, to make

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor: This an open letter to Gord Brown MP, regarding his poll on a Netflix tax, and his “Communicator” broadsheet beg comment. Really, Gord, a poll on a possible Netflix tax? It is hard to believe that that is your greatest concern over the recent federal budget. How come you said nothing about the government giving away almost $100 per year for every man, woman, and child in Canada to subsidize the oil and gas industry? Imagine what that $3.15 billion that we give them could do for the social and environmental programs that your government axed when in power. How come you said nothing about the Liberal government deferring meaningful action on closing unfair and ineffective tax loopholes? The Liberals promised to close $3 billion in tax loopholes, and then they only closed $215 million worth. Were you aware that there have been

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same kind of initiative and energy, and that is both disappointing and sad. Much more was expected. But more than half way to the next election, we can start to see the choice we have in the future between the old and the new way of serving North Grenville. This “report card” can alternately read: “shows great promise”, and “needs to work better with others”. Apply as appropriate.

Special Rates $16 billion in unfair taxes and tax loopholes identified, all of which are taxes and subsidies your government supported when in power? How can you possibly say, with a straight face, that Conservatives are the voice of the taxpayer? It is absolute nonsense. The Liberals said that they would defer doing anything on tax fairness, because they were concerned about what a protectionist America under Trump might do. The concern, which is way overblown, is that President Trump will cut American corporate taxes, and then companies will flee to the US. Canada’s corporate tax rate is already 13 points lower than the US, and our effective corporate tax rate of 8.5% is 10 points lower than the US. This is billions of dollars in corporate taxes that could/should have been collected that we could have used to enhance both social and environmental programs, (the pro-

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facing council and staff, it is unreasonable to assume that they could not benefit from some input from the public. I have sometimes been accused of being negative about things: I disagree. I have enormous faith in the people of North Grenville, and great pride in what we have achieved together. I also believe that this period of transition, if allowed to continue through the next election, will be the most positive development since amalgamation. We have an excellent CAO in Brian Carré and the leadership he has shown, in conjunction with David Gordon, has been of real value to the community. Now we find two of our Councillors are active and open, using their position as Councillors as designed to be used, and not content simply to occupy a seat for a decade without actually achieving anything. The fourth member has yet to exhibit any of the

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away our money to those who don’t need it. Your mantra about the top 1% being the wealth-makers is rubbish. They just take the tax breaks that both the Conservative and Liberal governments give them and secrete them in offshore accounts. The top 1% isn’t where the wealth is created; it is where it is consumed, and the rest of us are worse off for governments like yours, and now the Liberals, letting them get away with it. It is small wonder that some of us vote Green. Low taxes, small government, social and environmental responsibility, a fully funded policy for all to see, and a Party that is funded by ordinary citizens, not corporations, nor unions. Oh, and did I mention that the policies are generational, not just for short term gain? Like yours. Colin P. Creasey Kemptville

grams that your government cut), that would benefit all Canadians, not just the top 1% that are so important to the Conservative Party. As for your focus on being the voice of the taxpayer, do you recall the Conservative Party’s inability to balance a budget after almost 10 years in power? This was mostly because the wealth of this country was handed over to the top 1%, while you were there. Even when you did “balance” a budget, as you trumpeted, you did it in the very last budget of the Harper government, you couldn’t do it without borrowing from the EI fund. Nobody balances a budget by borrowing money. Is this the sort of fiscal responsibility that you are so proud of? Time to get down off your high horse. Conservatives have no claim to being the voice of the taxpayer, because they are just as complicit as the Liberals when it comes to giving

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Elvis has left the Ag Hall The Resurrection, part 2: How do we know it happened? was a lie, because they were the ones who had made the story up originally. The first reports of the Resurrection, according to the Gospels, came from women. Under Jewish and Roman laws, women could not testify in court because they were considered unreliable witnesses. Then why would the disciples base their claims on the testimony of women? The Gospels say that not even the disciples believed the women at first, so why should anyone else? We are told that even when Peter and the others heard the women’s story, and visited the empty tomb, they still did not believe that Jesus had risen. That took a personal visit by Jesus to their locked room, followed by many other appearances, to many other people. At one place, more than five hundred people saw and heard him. And Paul points out that most of the five hundred witnesses were still alive twenty years later and they could be interviewed to confirm the accounts. The Gospel accounts are full of little details that ring true, some of them quite strange indeed. When Jesus, like every dead body at the time, was prepared for burial, his head was wrapped in a cloth and strips of linen were wound around his body. When the tomb was found empty, the burial cloths were

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Without the Resurrection, there is no Christianity. “If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.” [1 Cor. 15. 13-14] That is quite straightforward, isn’t it? It was written about twenty years after the death of Jesus, and was part of a letter Paul wrote in which he passed on what he had learned about the Resurrection. It is important that this teaching had been clearly formulated so soon after the event, because it shows that there had been no time for any myths or legends to grow up about the Resurrection of Jesus. It had already, even then, become the basis for everything Christians believed. But on what evidence did they base this belief? Why should we believe it ever happened? We base our knowledge on historical evidence: eye-witness reports, judging between accounts and written reports to evaluate facts and remove fictional elements. So, what is the evidence for the Resurrection? In fact, there is so much it will be possible only to point out some of the more obvious arguments. Let’s start with the very basics: either it is a true B&B Small Engines Service event, or it is fiction. If it is fiction, who made up the story and why? The people who first preached the Resurrection were the men and women who had followed Jesus during his public life. After his arrest, these people ran away out of fear they too would be taken into custody. After his execution, they locked themselves into a room out of fear We can fix ALL that they would be next for of your lawn & garden crucifixion. But something happened that brought them equipment as well as out into the streets shouting small to medium and singing and telling the chore tractors and world that Jesus was alive. What happened to them? implements What did they gain from this deception, if that’s what it was? They spent the rest of their lives travelling the world telling people that Jesus was God and had risen from the dead. They suffered deprivation, torture232 and County Road 44., death. People will doKemptville, that ON K0G 1J0 613-258-0723 if they believe Local, something AUTHORIZED CUB CADET DEALER Long Distance, Office Moving, Overseas, Mini-Storage. enough, even if it isWeekly a lie.departures for Eastern and• Western Mahindra Tractors & Implements • Agri Ease Canada. But people don’t do that forwww.totalmovemanagement.ca Carl Berends / Sue Blaine • bandb@xplornet.ca something they know is a 613-258-8913 • Fax 613-258-2638 • Cell: 613-277-2823 10510 Loughlin Ridge Road, Mountain, ON, K0E 1S0 lie. And if the Resurrection did not happen, they knew it

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by Keith Ardron The South Mountain Agricultural Hall was full to capacity this past Saturday to see the King of Rock and Roll in the flesh. The Inkerman-born Michael John has wowed the crowds all over the world, especially in Las Vegas, before coming to South Mountain with his band. The fun filled performance, in full diamond-studded glory, was a hit with all those in attendance at the annual spring dinner and show in support of the Mountain Township and District Lions Club. The culmination of many hours of volunteer effort over the past months, this show will allow the Lions to continue their support of many local projects. With the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Hill 70 approaching this summer, the Lions and the Legion Branch 108, and the North Dundas Historical Society are preparing a ceremony of remembrance on August 27 at the memorial at the park in Mountain. This summer also marks Canada’s 150th, which will be celebrated in grand style by Mountain, Winchester and Chesterville Lions at the South Mountain Fair Grounds. Join us for great music, fun for the whole family, and the most impressive fireworks display to date! The Hill 70 Memorial and Canada Day are just some of the projects that would not have been possible without the unwavering support of those who came out to see Elvis and enjoy a fantastic steak dinner. The Mountain Township and District Lions Club would like to thank you all and look forward to seeing you at our fall dinner and show.

found lying where he had lain. But the cloth that had covered his head had been folded carefully and set to one side. Try and imagine that scene! When the disciples of Jesus went preaching loudly and boldly in the streets of Jerusalem that Jesus had risen, why did the authorities not just parade the corpse through the streets? The men who had worked to have Jesus executed would not have hesitated to do so if the body was available to them. And as their soldiers had been guarding the tomb, they should have been able to put a stop to the disciples’ claims immediately. Could the disciples have taken the body? The first question would be: why? To draw more attention on themselves and become the target of more executions? They did not take the body from under the noses of the soldiers. Maybe the women went to the wrong tomb? But, again, the authorities would have corrected that misunderstanding immediately, had they been able to. Perhaps Jesus was not really dead at all? Having gone through the excruciating and tortuous process of crucifixion, been stabbed in the side with a spear, taken down and wrapped in linen with spices poured over him, left in a sealed tomb for a few days, perhaps then he

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New Fire Chief for Merrickville-Wolford

The Village of Merrickville-Wolford is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Urquhart as part-time Fire Chief for the Municipality effective April 10, 2017. Mark brings 25 years of fire service experience to this position, with his past 6 years being a Firefighter, Officer and currently as Deputy Chief with the Merrickville

Fire Department. Prior to Merrickville, Mark was a Firefighter and Lieutenant with the Leeds and 1000 Islands Fire Service stationed out of the Lansdowne Station for 19 years. Mark’s career has spanned over 33 years in Leeds and Grenville as a Paramedic, beginning his career in Brockville in 1984, becoming the Supervisor for the Gananoque Provincial Ambulance in 1989 and then Deputy Chief for Leeds Grenville EMS in 2000 through 2006. Mark is still a part-time Paramedic

and Alternate Supervisor with Leeds Grenville Paramedic Service. His dedication and commitment to public service in times of crisis and emergency will be a comfort to the citizens of Merrickville-Wolford and the Merrickville Firefighters who respond to calls for assistance. Council and staff welcome Mark to his new position. The Fire Chief can be contacted via email at: firechief@merrickvillewolford.ca or by calling 613269-4000.

Timothy Foran PhD, Curator of British North America at the Canadian Museum of History, will speak at the public meeting of the Merrickville and District Historical Society Tuesday, April 25, 7 pm, at the Royal Canadian Legion, Main St. West, Merrickville. The Canadian Museum of History is expanding its public engagement and outreach activities throughout the country, and fostering new collaborations and partnerships within Canada’s cultural sector. Mr. Foran will focus his remarks on the Canadian Museum of History’s relationship with small, local museums. The area’s expertise in the national museum are vast, and can assist small institutions with a range of tasks important to understanding, preserving and displaying their collections. His particular curatorial focus concerns the interactions between Aboriginal peoples and Euro-Canadian in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the cultural identities that emerged from those interactions. All Merrickville and District Historical Society meetings are open to the public.

Merrickville Heritage Classic Run

The annual 2K, 5K, and 10K Runs in Merrickville take place on Saturday, April 29, with an 8 am start. Proceeds from the 2017 run will support the Merrickville District Trails Society as well as the Merrickville Public School 'Play for Everyone' fundraising campaign for a new play structure. Race Day Street Closures will take place along the race route starting at 7:30 am if you want to take part this year, on-line registrations close April 27, 23:59. You can also register in person on Friday, April 28, between 5:00-8:00 pm or on Saturday 6:30-7:30 am -CASH ONLY. The Race is being chip timed, so bibs must be worn on the front with the numbers visible. Bib pickup is at the Merrickville Community Centre, 106 Read Street, on Friday evening, 5:00-8:00 pm and Saturday morning, April 29: 6:30 am – 7:45 am. Chip Times are being provided by Running Goat Timing, and online registrations provided by Race Roster. On race day, there will

be staggered start times for the different distances. The 10k begins at 8.00 am, with the 5K and 2K to follow. The Start, Finish and Bag Drop is at the Merrickville Community Centre. Race Results will be posted at the Community Centre, and will be available online at runninggoattiming.com or run-merrickville.ca. The 2017 Run Merrickville medal is being handcrafted here in Merrickville by our own Village Metalsmiths! Medals will be presented after the race in the community centre. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places, male and female, in 5K and 10K will receive a medallion, and all entrants will receive a participant medallion. Washrooms will be available at the Community Centre, and portable toilets will be available at the first water station. There will be Water Stations all along the route. First Aid will be available at the Community Centre. Mobile Aid station will be available on route. The race course will be marked with kilometre markers.

Pets are not permitted for safety and insurance reasons. The Merrickville Heritage Classic started in 2015, when a group of running enthusiasts got together to plan a running event for the Village of Merrickville with the first run held in April of 2016. The aim was to promote an event in the village which would encourage people to get outside and get active through recreational running. The run promotes good health for all ages through physical activity. It was decided to hold three distances, 2K, 5K, and 10K. The three running events provide a choice for participants and can be enjoyed by all – those who wish to walk and the serious runners. The distances are certified by Athletics Canada, the event itself is accredited by Athletics Ontario and the race timing is done by a chip timer. The committee’s effort has been supported by Merrickville-Wolford Municipal Council, Merrickville Community Health Centre, Merrickville Fire Department and many local businesses.

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For lovers of music - Record Store Day Do you remember what it was like to browse through stacks of vinyl, the special skill it took to flip through album after album, looking for just the right one? If you’ve seen “High Fidelity”, with John Cusack and Jack Black, you know what I mean. Well, there’s a special day for people like us. Record Store Day was conceived in 2007 at a gathering of independent record store owners and employees as a way to celebrate and spread the word about the unique culture surrounding thousands of independently owned record stores internationally. The first Record Store Day took place on April 19, 2008. Today there are Record Store Day participating stores on every continent except Antarctica. This is a day for the people who make up the world of the record store—the staff, the customers, and the artists—to come together and celebrate the unique culture of a record store and the special role these independently owned stores play in their communities. Special vinyl and CD releases and

various promotional products are made exclusively for the day. Festivities include performances, cook-outs, body painting, meet & greets with artists, parades, DJs spinning records, and on and on. In 2008 a small list of titles was released on Record Store Day and that list has grown to include artists and labels both large and small, in every genre and price point. In 2015, 60% of the Record Store Day Official Release List came from independent labels and distributors. The list continues to include a wide range of artists, covering the diverse taste of record stores and their customers. Throughout its nine years, cities across the United States, including New York City, Los Angeles, Boise, Charleston and Las Vegas have declared Record Store Day an official holiday. In 2013, Co-Founder Michael Kurtz was made a Chevalier of the Ordre Des Arts et Des Lettres in France, honoring Record Store Day's contribution to the cultural and artistic life of the French people. That same year, the organizers of Record Store Day accepted the Independent

Spirit Award from NARM (now the Music Biz Association). In 2015, Record Store Day was named the Marketplace Ally of the Year by A2IM, an organization of independent music labels. While there’s only one Record Store Day a year, the organization works with both independent and major labels throughout the year to create contests, special releases and promotions in order to spotlight the benefits of supporting these independent, locally owned stores with music purchases throughout the year. In 2010, Record Store Day coodinated its first Black Friday event, which gives record stores exclusive releases as part of the attempt to redirect the focus of the biggest shopping day of the year to the desirable, special things to be found at local stores.

Merrickville-Wolford Pitch-In Campaign - April 22 to May 6, 2017 Clean up the roads and streets of Merrickville-Wolford YELLOW garbage bags and CLEAR recycling bags from Pitch-In Canada are available at the Municipal Office during regular office hours between April 22 to May 6, 2017 Maximum of 2 Yellow and 1 Clear bags per household

Dispose of Yellow garbage bags free of charge with regular household waste by May 6, 2017

This year, Vinyl Destinations in Merrickville is going to be at the centre of Record Store Day in this area. A great excuse (if you really need one) to head out and, ahem, get in the groove.....

Put recyclable items in the Clear bags

The Story of Confederation 9

Party politics

Thomas D'Arcy McGee, social convenor and prophet of Confederation by David Shanahan Canadians, when they think about the Fathers of Confederation, which is rarely, probably imagine them as rather stern and colourless individuals. They see the old photographs taken in Charlottetown in that summer of 1864, the old-fashioned clothes, the profusion of faApril 19, 2017

cial hair and the dour faces, and they judge them rather harshly. The rather odd fact of history is that the scheme of Confederation, as hammered out in September and October of that year, was carried through as much through long evenings and nights of parties, copious consumption of alcohol, and massive amounts of food, singing and dancing. There was also, of course,

mittee in May, and now they surprised themselves at how quickly, and with what unanimity, they were able to draw up a proposal to put before the Maritimers when they travelled there in September. One member of that Government was not present for those sessions: he was away on a rather special mission. On the day the sessions began, August 4, Thomas D’Arcy McGee departed on the government steamer “Queen Victoria”, along with one hundred journalists and politicians, on a social visit to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. They had been invited by the St. John Board of Trade in an effort to improve commercial relations between the various British colonies. The timing of the invitation has been the source of some controversy ever since. Was it simply coincidence that this tour took place just before the gathering at Charlottetown? Was the invitation by the Board of Trade “inspired” by McGee and the Canadians? Whatever its origins, the visit was a huge success. Receptions, parties, dances, speeches, all followed each other in a blur of good times and fine fellowship. McGee’s

serious discussion, constitutional debate, careful guarding of local and regional interests, and all the other aspects of creating a new country. But the long days of late summer of 1864 was the time in which Canada, as a new nation, was forged. When the Canadians effectively forced the Maritimers to invite them to their conference in PEI that August, it forced the Lower Colonies to finalise plans for their meeting, which was to discuss uniting in a new Acadia, a single Maritime Province that would be stronger and more secure than its individual parts. But it cannot be said that there was a great deal of optimism among those politicians that such a union was possible, or even desired by most of the inhabitants. But the arrival of the Canadians changed all that. Before they left for Charlottetown, the members of the Canadian Coalition Government locked themselves away on August 4 to draw up a detailed plan of how a confederation of the British American colonies would work. They had already discussed the concept at length in George Brown’s Com11

reputation as the best orator Canadian politics has ever known was enhanced, as he spoke again and again of the dream he had been promoting ever since he had arrived in Montreal in 1857: a New Nationality. This meant, not just a new nation, a new political structure, but a new nationality, a new identity and culture which would transcend the old divisions of ethnicity, religion and provincialism that had marked and retarded British American development for so long. By the time the visitors re-embarked on the “Queen Victoria” and sailed back up the St. Lawrence, Maritimers were much more aware, and much more open to, these ideas of Union, Confederation and new nationality. McGee and friends had done a great deal to create the atmosphere which would make the Charlottetown Conference such a success. He had hardly returned home to report on his success than he was back aboard the steamer, this time accompanied by the rest of the Canadian delegation, and was heading back down river to begin the series of meetings at which the new nation

would be designed, new and revolutionary ideas of sovereignly and co-ordinate powers would be developed, and many long nights of dancing, singing and drinking would cement new friendships and associations which would dominate political life in the coming Dominion for decades to come. McGee’s role continued at Charlottetown. As the only Canadian delegate to have actually toured the Maritimes in the past, speaking in halls and clubs on a number of visits since 1858, he introduced many of these men to each other for the first time, and became the common factor, the link between powerful personalities who might not otherwise have settled down to work together as quickly and openly as they did. Ironically, the man who became known as Confederation’s Social Convenor, in addition to being the Prophet of Confederation, would be the one man among them who would not live to enjoy the fruits of their labours. The witty and eloquent McGee would effectively be the first martyr of the New Nationality. www.ngtimes.ca

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Celebrating volunteers Canada was built with the vision and hard work of countless volunteers. Communities were, and still are, sustained by its volunteers. “The True North Strong and Free” is celebrating 150 years of volunteerism April 23rd - 29th! Many Canadians are involved in their communities, as well as issues that are important to them. It is also wonderful that volunteer hours are now mandatory for students to graduate from secondary schools. This is a great opportunity for young people to be engaged in volunteering, perhaps for the first time. Also, Stats Canada notes, “… that people who were involved in community activities in their childhood or adolescence have a greater tendency to become adults who are involved in more kinds of civic activities like formal and informal volunteering, political organizations, service clubs, community associations, and so on.” Often formal volunteers, those that are involved with

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organizations such as schools, service clubs, or non-profits, are the people that are noticed and thanked. There are also informal volunteers, those that see something that can help out and then go ahead and do it. This includes activities such as putting out a neighbour’s garbage; shovelling steps; visiting someone at home, or in the hospital; picking up groceries for someone else when they do their own etc. A challenge for everyone is to thank the volunteers that you come across, both formal and informal, for making a difference! Why do people volunteer? When asked this question, Francine Gould, volunteer with Kemptville & District Home Support (KSHSI), responded, “I love it! The people I’m calling are so cheerful, and so are the people I’m working with.” Other responses from volunteers included, “To meet new people.”, and overwhelmingly “To make a difference in my community.” Volunteering is also good

for a person’s health, studies have shown that volunteering gives a sense of purpose and increases people’s social network, which can help reduce stress and associated illnesses. As KDHSI volunteer Jim Heppell notes, ‘I think that anybody that is retired should volunteer. It is a healthy pursuit both mentally and physically. And, it is also rewarding to know that you can make a contribution!” There are also reasons that people don’t volunteer, with lack of time topping the list. Another reason given is that they have not been asked, accounting for 45% of those not volunteering! Many people volunteer with people they know, so, this is a challenge to invite your friends to check out volunteering opportunities with you. Consider this an open invitation to people of all ages, to consider volunteering in your community. There is such a variety of volunteer opportunities including helping at libraries, animal shelters, youth groups, schools, hospitals, Long Term Care facilities, and community agencies. Kemptville & District Home Support welcomes you to come and talk to the staff and volunteers about helping out. There is a need for volunteers to drive people to appointments, to visit or call people on a regular basis, to deliver Meals on Wheels, to help out in the office by answering phones or other activities, or to visit with people in their homes. And, if getting out is not possible, there is also calling that can be done from your own home. I know many of us share this sentiment, “No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.” ~Author Unknown Susan Smith, Executive Director Kemptville & District Home Support

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"Catch the Ace" is coming to North Grenville

In May, the Kemptville Lions Club will be introducing a new lottery to the North Grenville area. "Catch the Ace" is a progressive lottery pilot project of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO). The ace in question is the ace of spades and, until it is revealed, the jackpot grows. It all starts with a standard deck of playing cards. The cards are well shuffled and spread face down on a table. The cards are mixed some more and then each card is placed in its own small envelope. The envelopes are mixed and then randomly numbered from 1 to 52. When you buy a ticket, you pick a card by writing one of the envelope numbers on your ticket. Draws are held weekly and a single ticket is selected. You don't have to be in attendance to win. The holder of the selected ticket immediately wins a cash prize based on the number of tickets sold that week (20% of the value of the tickets sold) and the envelope indicated on their ticket is opened and their card is revealed. If the card is NOT the ace of spades, money is added to the jackpot based on the number of tickets sold that week (30% of the value of the tickets sold) and another round of tickets sales starts immediately with a draw held the following week. The selected playing card is then destroyed. If the ace of spades is revealed, the holder of the winning ticket will also win the jackpot and the series of draws is ended. Whether the ace of spades is drawn or not, the community wins because half of the proceeds of the ticket sales go to the Lions Club and, through them, back into the community. Tickets will be available soon and will cost $5.00 each. They will be valid only for the draw of the week in which they are purchased. The first draw will be held on Tuesday, May 2 at 7:30 pm at the Kemptville Legion Hall (100 Reuben Crescent, Kemptville). Ticket vendors are now being lined up. Anyone interested in becoming a "Catch the Ace" ticket vendor should contact Alan Forbes at (613) 258-5614 or alan.forbes@sympatico.ca. All vendors must be located within North Grenville. For more information, announcements of vendors, draw videos, etc., keep an eye on the Kemptville Lions Club's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/kemptvillelions.

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SEEDLINGS FOR SALE

Ferguson Tree Nursery still has bareroot seedlings available for purchase… Please call Maureen at 613-258-0110 ext. 225 or see our website for species availability.

POTTED STOCK FOR SALE

Ferguson Tree Nursery has potted stock available for purchase either by phone or online. For pricing and availability call Maureen at 613-2580110 ext. 225. Please note we are no longer operating a retail outlet.

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Kemptville Horticultural Society April meeting, 7:30 pm at the Kemptville Pentecostal Church, 1964 County Road #43. Guest speaker: Geraldine Baker, the Worm Lady: "Improve your soil with worms" Youngsters of Yore, 1:30 pm, Library Program Room. Guest speaker

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Shop Local Showcase, 8:30 am to 3 pm, North Grenville Municipal Centre. Free Admission and Staples Grand Prize Galaxy Tab S2 - Wine, Beer, Food Trucks, Restaurant, Chocolate Making - Kids Zone with the Zoo Crew - Face Painting, Southgate Church Bouncy Obstacle Course Community Garage Sale. Community Garage Sale, North Grenville Municipal Center, 8:30 to 3 pm.during the grand event Shop Local Showcase. Hosted by the North Grenville Business Builders, supporter of local charities,. For more information please visit NGBB.ca or shoplocalshowcase.ca Blood Donor Clinic in Honour of Abby, at the North Grenville Municipal Centre from 2:30-7:30 pm. Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. To book an appointment, go to blood.ca or call 1-888-2DONATE. Heckston United Church Turkey Dinner, 3 settings. For tickets for 4:30 pm, call Marion ,613 258 2162; for 5:30 pm call Margaret, 613 258 2626; for 6:30 pm call Donna , 613 658 5907. NO TAKE OUTS. Rideau Grenville Ducks Unlimited Banquet and Auction, eQuinelle Golf Course, 140 eQuinelle Drive, doors open 5:30 pm, dinner 7 pm. Tickets $60 Single/$90 couple (advance sale only) available online at ducks.ca/events or at Royal Lepage office, 304 Colonnade Drive. Dedication plaque unveiling at the Kemptville Legion, 2 pm. Homecoming 190. The original St. James Anglican Church in Kemptville dates to 1827. In celebration of its 190th anniversary, the congregation of St. James invites the descendants of the pioneers of the parish, those who have moved away and any former members of the church to return for Homecoming 190 - a very special service on Sunday at 10:30 am.

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Kemptville Quilters Guild, 2nd Mon./mth at the Kemptville Pentecostal Church, 1964 County Road 43, 7 pm. New members welcome. Modern square dance club, Grenville Gremlins,7:30-10 pm, Leslie Hall on Clothier St. Kemptville Cancer Support Group, 3rd Mon/mth, St. John’s United Church, Prescott St., 2 pm. The aims and objectives of our group is to bring together friends who have just been diagnosed with cancer, going through treatments, survivor and needing others to reach out to. All welcome. For info, please call Ellen Vibert-Miller at 613-258-7778. BNI Networking Group Breakfast, Grenville Mutual Insurance Building, 380 Colonnade Dr, 7- 8:30 am. Info: 613-918-0430. Bridge- St. John’s United Church, 12:15 pm. Cost $4. All levels of bridge players welcome. Info, contact Sandra at 613-258-2691. The Branch Artisans Guild, North Grenville Community Church, 2659 Concession Street every 3rd Tue/mth, 7 pm. New members welcomed! NG Photography Club - 1st Wed./mth, 7-9 pm, at the Grenville Mutual Insurance, 380 Colonnade Drive. See ngphotoclub.ca for info. Klub 67 Euchre every 2nd & 4th Wed/mth, 1:15 pm, St. John's United Church. Everyone welcome $5.00. Bingo- 1st & 3rd Wed/mth., Kemptville Legion, 1 pm. All welcome. Refreshments available. Kemptville Legion cribbage night, 2nd and 4th Wed/mth, 7 pm. All welcome. Come and play for fun. New Horizon Club, 2nd & 4th Wed./mth at the Burritt`s Rapids Community Hall. Meetings at 2 pm. All adults 55 plus welcome to join. For info re programs and membership call Janet 613-269-2737. Probus Club of North Grenville, 3rd Wed./mth. Everyone is welcome to join us at 9:30 am at St Paul's Presbyterian Church Hall for fellowship. Holy Cross Church monthly suppers, 1st Wed/mth. Adults $8, Children $5. All are welcomed. Bridge - St. John’s United Church, 6:15 pm. Cost $5. All levels of bridge players welcome. For more info, contact Sandra at 613-258-2691. North Grenville Toastmasters - Meeting 1st & 3rd Thurs/mth., 7 pm at O’Farrell’s Financial Services, Cty Rd 44. Info, call 258-7665. Oxford Mills Community Association meeting- 1st Thurs/mth at Maplewood Hall, 7 pm. All welcome. Info, call 613 258 3683. NGPL Science and Technology Group meetings are held the 1st/Thurs/mth, 7-9 pm in the program room at the Library. Twice The Fun Games (200 Sanders St. Unit 103) Game Night, 2nd and 4th Fri/mth, 6-10 pm. Bring your favourite game or borrow one from their library. All ages welcome. Friendship Lunch, Leslie Hall, hosted by local churches, 11:30 am. Donations accepted but not expected, everyone welcome. Kemptville Legion breakfast, 8 - 10 am 3rd Sat/mth, 100 Reuben Crescent. Adults $5. Children under 12 $3. All welcome. Kerith Debt Freedom Centre – Provides free and confidential coaching to help you get and stay out of debt, 2nd & 4th Sat/mth. Call 613-258-4815 x 103 or www.kdfc.ca to request an appointment. Twice The Fun Games (200 Sanders St. Unit 103)“Organized Play” and "Learn to Play" events, 1-4 pm . No experience needed. Kemptville and Area Walking Group meet at Municipal Centre at 8 am. Call Gail 258-1148.

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Everyone is invited to attend the third annual Shop Local Showcase, to be held Saturday, April 22 from 8:30 am to 3 pm, at the North Grenville Municipal Centre. This amazing event features 75 local businesses, including food, wine, chocolate and beer sampling, plus a grand prize. Admission is FREE, Parking is FREE and each visitor over the age of 18 will have the opportunity to enter a FREE draw for a Samsung

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to point and Nicholas Bissonette hammered it by Hughes to spoil his SO attempt at 2:24 to close out the session. Final twenty: with the boys down by five, they needed to bear down with an aggressive game plan that failed and ended the 73's opportunity to move on. The Canadians played harder and wanted the win, even though they were outgunned by 29 SOG to 24 SOG to give Carleton Place a 6-1 victory. We could complain about the questionable officiating, poor ice conditions, lack of focus, or injuries, etc. But I would prefer to concentrate on the positives of making it to the semis and then the finals. Three of the 73's being chosen for the special team in the west, and some of the nicest young men that you will ever meet.....congratulations, we are proud of our Kemptville 73's. Sportsguy signing out until we have "Hockey with EDGE" at the future camps.

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after a defensive breakdown, as Andrew Dodson slides it under 73's stopper, with assist from Merkley and Girduckis, to put Canadians ahead by two. A combination of Merkley with Dodson, with man advantage, overruns 73's PK to Brent Hill on the door step for a PPG at 5:06 to make it 3-0. The bleeding would continue, as Kennedy finds Connor Hill through the middle to drive yet another weak one

between the posts at 3:21. Second period: with Peter Brooks between the pipes, a defense miscue as Dodson streams to the goal, and Adam Donnelly scooped in the loose puck at 10:37. Kennedy sends the initial shot off Brooksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; pads, to rebound out to Samuel Knoblauch, pinching the half boards to launch it home at 4:19 and give the Canadians a 6-0 lead. Tugnutt, with Dow, penetrated the line back

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Let the fun begin! Sorts are set to take place on Saturday, April 22 and Sunday, April 23 at South Gower Park. Please attend so we can ensure players are placed on appropriate teams to maintain fairness throughout the league. This can only be accomplished if we can see the kids' skill levels. Not all teams will have to attend sorts (depends on registration numbers), so please watch the website for updates! Most coaches have been selected. Please remember coaches, that you need current Vulnerable Sector Checks completed before stepping onto the field in May. We are still looking for coaches and conveners for all Smallball categories- kids ages 3-8. Please email Jill Boyd at smallballkemptvillewildcats@gmail.com if you can help out in any way. We want kids in this age group to have FUN and fall in love with ball! Coaching support is available- give it a try! Go Wildcats! the north grenville

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The Kemptville Warriors U16 Midget Girls basketball team won Silver at the Eastern Ontario Basketball Association's tournament in Ottawa. The EOBA's were held on the weekend of April 8-9, and the Warriors played in two close games, pulling off two wins in the process. They played in the Gold Medal game Sunday morning. The team played well, but suffered a tough loss after a close game, dropping 57-55 against the Ottawa Shooting Stars. Coaches Cassandra and Kim Carpenter are proud of the team and the effort these ladies put out all weekend. With the encouragement of that silver medal place, the team is off to the provincials in Ottawa on April 27-29. Pictured with coaches Cassandra and Kim are Maddie Kendrick, Mya Fischer, Mia Falkins, Isabella Vignuzzi, Karlie Haystead, Brianna Mellan, Aimee Periad, Emma Petzold, and Kathryn Peters.

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What’s your idea? The Canada Day Community Committee in North Grenville are looking for your ideas. As part of the Canada 150 activities, we have decided to make a Time Capsule, something that will be sealed for the next 25 years, to be opened by a later generation of our community. What should go into such a capsule? What do you think will really reflect North Grenville of 2017 to those people in the future? In 2007, for Kemptville’s 150th anniversary, the North Grenville Historical Society took photographs of every home and every inch of County Road 43, between the 416 and Somerville Road, all of Prescott Street, and Clothier Street East and West. These photographs were printed as 8x10 hard copies and stored in envelopes, because it was understood back then that those streets and highways would see so much change in fifty years. It’s amazing how much change they’ve seen even in the past ten years! What would people in 25 or even 50 years like to see of North Grenville of our day? Send your suggestions to the Committee at printme@ngtimes.ca, and we’ll take the most interesting and creative ideas and put them in a box for our children to enjoy.

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April 29 Royal Canadian Legion Kemptville Branch 212 Anniversary Committee Dedication of the Legion Building (Public) Location: 100 Reuben Crescent, Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 2:00 pm

There are many events and activities being arranged for this anniversary year, and some of them will come up against one of the most common problems facing any organisers: helpers. Are you running an event this year as part of Canada 150? Do you need some extra volunteers to make it all happen? Or, are you interested in volunteering for such an event? If it proves feasible, the Canada 150 Community Committee would like to introduce you to each other. Let us know what your needs are, or what your availability is, and we’ll see if we can mix and match and work together to make Canada 150 in North Grenville a smooth and enjoyable experience for everyone, organisers as well as community! Send your information to printme@ngtimes.ca.

May 26 North Grenville Concert Choir, "Songs of Canada", 7:30 pm Holy Trinity, Merrickville May 27 North Grenville Concert Choir, "Songs of Canada", 7:30 pm Winchester United May 28 North Grenville Concert Choir, "Songs of Canada" 2:00 pm St. John's, Kemptville May 28 Rotary Club of Kemptville, Duck Race Location is Rotary Park and the Prescott St bridge

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June 10 Friends of the NG Public Library, Puppet Show and Workshop Municipal Centre 10 am - 4:30 pm June 22 Oxford-on-Rideau Public School Family BBQ June 24 Kemptville Horticultural Society Bud to Bloom Garden Tour June24, 2017 10 am to 4 pm There are 8 private homes on this tour ranging from quaint urban gardens to large country gardens showcasing both amazing hard and soft landscaping ideas. Price is $15 per ticket including afternoon tea at historic Burritts Rapids Hall, Burrrits Rapids, Ontario. Tickets will be available at Brewed Awakenings in Kemptville after May 1, 2017 or email Kemptville Horticultural Society at khs_oha@yahoo.ca or by calling Doreen at 613-215-0232. All proceeds of this tour go toward the KHS Annual Bursaries awarded to Students in Horticultural related programs.

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June 29 Voyageur Brigade Society, Ottawa Brigade: South Wind Brigade 2017 Big Canoe Journeys, Rideau Provincial Park July 1 Rotary Club of Kemptville Canada Day Parade July 1 Municipality of North Grenville Celebrate in Riverside Park, Kemptville, Celebrate in Maplewood Park, Oxford Mills Fireworks display at dusk in Riverside Park July 1 Kemptville Legion is holding Breakfast from 8 am to 10 am, followed by the Flag Raising ceremony at 10:30 AM . Children's games and a Bar-B-Q in the afternoon. Beer garden is open thru the afternoon. All events open to the public. A pop of colour on a grey day. Photo by Sandy Archibald April 19, 2017