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April 22, 2015
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by David Shanahan There is always a temptations to label every local event or activity as “fantastic”, or “a great success”, but the NG Times has a policy of trying to avoid that kind of cliché. So let me just say about the first Shop Local(ly) trade show which was held at the Municipal Centre last Saturday that it was a great success and a fantastic achievement for the organisers, Anne Kotlarchuk, Leah Finley and
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ALK Event Management. No clichés required. It was a great sight to see just how many high quality North Grenville area businesses were represented at the event, and the public came in large numbers to meet and greet, as well as to learn more about the firms on hand to display their wares. The lobby area and community rooms were filled with booths and tables and exhibits showing an impressive variety of business activity
in the municipality. The NG Times was there, of course, both as a sponsor and a participant, and it was really fun to meet so many readers of the paper, and to talk about the work we do here. And the same was true of the other booths too; people were enjoying themselves as they strolled around, chatted and gathered information and samples. And this was not just the public doing so, exhibitors were also circulating and
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getting to know each other, a very valuable networking opportunity. Broadhead Brewery and Blue Gypsy Wines were there, handing out free samples of their products to an appreciative crowd, and Nicole from the Branch Restaurant must have been exhausted at the end of a very busy day of providing the usual tasty fare served up at “headquarters”on Clothier continued on page 11
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Shop, Snack and Learn at the North Grenville Sustainability Fair & Market
Submitted by This year’s fair features Sustainable North Grenville a market with 20 local businesses participating. There Looking for a fun family will be luxe knits from Alouting this weekend? The paca Tracks, modern pottery eighth annual North Gren- by Luce Ends Designs, fruit ville Sustainability Fair & wines and vinegars from Blue Market is being held on Sun- Gypsy Wines, and lots more! day, April 26 from 10 am to With everything from toys to 2 pm at the Municipal Centre reusable cleaning products, (285 County Rd. 44 Kempt- wind chimes to LED lights, there will be something for ville). Admission is free!
everyone to discover. While at the market, don’t forget to enter your name for one of the 16 door prizes donated by local businesses, including Flourish Wholesome Foods and Brewed Awakenings. As well as the retail offerings, this year’s Fair & Market will also include delicious treats, which is perfect because the Fair & Market takes place just around lunch time. The Branch will be offering a full concession, including breakfast wraps, brisket, vegetarian options, and kid-friendly food. If you’re in the mood for a snack, Aubin Farms will have their irresistible samosas and for dessert, the Muffin King and Jack’s Fudge will have their eponymous treats. Alongside the market, there will be a variety of clubs
and organizations, such as the Friends of the Ferguson Forest, the Giving Garden and the Kemptville Horticultural Society. Altogether, there will be 30 booths to explore with friendly faces eager to share their expertise with visitors. If you are bringing little ones to the Fair & Market, be sure to make a beeline for the Kid’s Corner! Children will delight in planting seeds to bring home, making a cool pin-back button, and taking part in an educational Lego session with Lego2Learn’s David Melville. Local author and art therapist, Anne Walsh will be helping kids create their own family tree on wooden circles. Anne will encourage children to share what they love about nature to get them thinking about the variety of ways they can
savour the great outdoors. For those who like bigger toys, there will be an electric vehicle showcase from 10 am to 2 pm. The showcase will feature more than 12 electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids from such manufacturers as Chevrolet, Tesla, Ford, Mitsubishi, Nissan and Smart. For more information on the benefits of electric vehicles, there will be presentations at 11 am and 1 pm that will compare cost, emissions and ownership considerations
for electric and conventional vehicles. There may even be some electric vehicles available to test drive! The eighth annual N.G. Sustainability Fair & Market is brought to you by Sustainable North Grenville, a group dedicated to connecting citizens, supporting local businesses and caring for the environment. Learn more at: http://www.sustainablenorthgrenville.ca/.
June 4 United Way Leeds & Grenville Annual Day of Caring What is a United Way Day of CaringTM? United Way Day of Caring is a one day event that brings together workplaces, employees, community groups and agencies to work on-site at community projects. Participating in the project promotes a deeper understanding of community issues, provides excellent team building opportunities and helps make Leeds & Grenville a better place to live and work. Why would I get involved? • Agency clients benefit from improved services and facilities. • Volunteers build team spirit and have an opportunity to network with others. • Participants are exposed to an array of social issues and realize the impact of working with others to improve the quality of life for many in our community. • By supplying the labour, you enable the agency to focus more of its resources on frontline services. • Volunteers are often inspired to become further engaged in the community. For more information or to participate in the Day of Caring please contact Joan Hodge at United Way Leeds & Grenville joan.hodge@uwlg.org; 342-8889 .
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KPI Springs Into Action Submitted by Monica Cleland If you are looking for something different in the theatre scene this spring, come to the Municipal Centre May 8, 9 or 10 to see the Kemptville Players' production of "The 39 Steps: A Live Radio Play", written by Joe Landry, and directed by Sandra Tobin. The players have been rehearsing their parts, and are just about ready to spring into action. As announced in the title, the play is set in a radio studio, and is being "broadcast" live. All sound, light and musical effects will be pro-
duced on stage to create the broadcast atmosphere. These effects will be produced by Steve Wendt, Leigh Doiron, Terry Watkiss, and Louise Atchison respectively. Let KPI bring you back to the time of the radio play, or introduce you to a form of entertainment that you have never experienced, depending on how old you are! The production is complete with commercials and singers singing jingles - all connected in some way to the ongoing theme of the play - and all in good fun. Our jingle singers are Paula Henke, Brenda Reid and Helen MacGregor.
nered with KPI to honor the first one hundred mothers to come through the doors with a free carnation. Be sure to bring your mom to the matinee performance at 2 pm on Sunday! Friday and Saturday performances are 7:30 pm and the doors open 1/2 hour before show times. Tickets are $15 each and available at North Grenville Municipal Centre Service Desk during regular office hours, at B&H your Community Grocer, and at Business Strategies. They are also available by calling 613.258.2051. For more information, check us out at www.kemptvilleplayers.ca
Only the main character - Richard Hannay (played by Michael Bonner) will be portrayed solely by one actor. All other characters will play at least one other role in the production. Main female leads are Annabella Smith, (Diane Miller), and Pamela Stewart (Ellen Fawcett). All other actors: Richard Croteau, Laura Drover, and Monica Cleland, play multiple roles to round out the cast. These roles will be denoted by costume and speech changes. As an added bonus, on Mother's Day, May 10, Kemptville Florist has part-
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Experts from the Ottawa Field-Naturalists’ Club will lead a walk through the Ferguson Forest Centre to identify resident and migrating birds. On May 9, we will meet at Anniversary Park at 9am, returning about 12 noon, and covering river shore and forest areas. Participants may leave before 12 noon if needed. Please no dogs. Call Karen Nash (613 823 7324, knash7324@gmail. com) to reserve a place. Participation must be limited.
The North Grenville Concert Choir proudly presents a “Vaughan Williams Choral Concert” under the direction of our young & talented Music Director Phillip Konopka on Friday, May 1, 7:30PM at Holy Trinity Church in North Gower and Sunday, May 3 at St. John’s United Church in Kemptville. Tickets $15 at Brewed Awakenings in Kemptville, or call 613-258-9978 or 613-489-2196.
OMCA Annual General Meeting The Oxford Mills Community Association's Annual General Meeting takes place at 7 pm on Thursday May 7 in Maplewood Hall. At the meeting, the 2014 Financial Statements will be presented for approval and a Year-End Report will be given. The report will also include an update on the OMCA's Expression of Interest to purchase Maplewood Hall. Members will also have a chance to vote on changes proposed to the OMCA's Constitution (c1991). The meeting will conclude with nominations for, and the election of, a Board of Directors. Everyone with an interest in the community of Oxford Mills is encouraged to attend.
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Curriculum or structure? by David Shanahan The latest protests against the province’s new Health and Physical Education curriculum has raised so many questions about the state and direction of public education in Ontario. Leaving aside for now the deeply insulting, ignorant and uninformed conspiracy theories about the curriculum itself, its framers and its aims, which seem to be based on the most homophobic prejudices of some, the most potent objection to the introduction of the curriculum is the fact that parents felt they had not been consulted properly before it was adopted. There is no question that, had there been a more complete consultation process, many of the objections now being raised would have been dealt with beforehand, and some of the more contentious elements of the curriculum might never have seen the light of day. But this illustrates a deeper, more structural problem with education in Ontario. Aside from times like
Letters to the editor Dear Editor: Further to your thoughtprovoking editorial of April 15, 2015. I too wonder about the expansion and development plans of North Grenville Council and in particular, the new retail development. Does Kemptville really need 6 more fast food outlets to add to the existing 25 or so that currently exist in our town (count them, we have it all from duplicated franchises, restaurants, take-aways and chip wagons)? We currently have a retail park that is notable for being both driver un-friendly and positively dangerous to any one foolish enough to attempt to negotiate it on foot . I feel that the planners and council members who approved the design of The Colonnade should be required to walk from store to store on a regular basis, preferably whilst pushing a baby stroller and accompanied by a slow, elderly relative. Your editorial comments prompted me to think about local food projects and initiatives, and in particular, local
this, when a moral or ideological issue surfaces, or when a local school is slated for closure, when do we, as citizens, take note of what is happening in our schools? It may be that some parents, far from the majority, get involved in school councils, parent-teacher initiatives, etc, when their own children are going through the school system. But, if you are not part of that minority, how informed are you about the subject? Do you feel you should be, or is it only of relevance to the parents of school-going children? In fact, we have all gone through that system, to one degree or another (no pun intended), and we have each our own memories and feelings about that experience, both positive and negative. But no-one, however distanced from the day-today reality of education in Ontario, can be unaware of a sense of crisis that pervades the system these days. There is a growing fear, though still, perhaps, more of a background unease, about the upcoming budget cuts
that it is believed will have a devastating effect on the future of our schools at all levels. School Board Trustees, parent groups, teachers and administrators, all are pointing to inevitable school and program closures once the cuts are implemented in the next budget. The impact on class sizes, extracurricular activities, special needs programs, even core academic courses, is still to be determined, but the facts seem to be inescapable. Already, 85% of the budget of the Upper Canada District School Board is spent on teacher salaries, and the Board is currently beginning talks with the teachers’ unions about the next round of pay levels. Teacher employment conditions mean that cuts may be directed more at substitute teachers, special needs courses, etc. The changing nature and location of our population also requires a careful rethinking of where our schools need to be located and how they should be funded. At present, we have the ridiculous
situation where, once a new school is approved and designed, government funding is based on current enrollment levels, not on projected numbers. What this means is that, when a new school is needed because enrollment is increasing and expected to continue growing, funding is provided, not to cope with the expected growth, but only to cover the number of students already attending. This is why almost every new school, and our two High Schools in North Grenville are clear examples, starts off with portables already needed to handle the number of students. North Grenville District High School moved to a brand new building. But it is already too small to cater to all the students attending, and that situation will only get worse as our local population grows, as it is predicted to do, over the next decade. Meanwhile, the old school building is sitting on Prescott Street, used only by an overflow of pupils from the Public School while we wait for the new
Public School to be built on County Road 44. That building too, most likely, will start requiring portables almost as soon as it is opened. None of this is the fault of the Board, the trustees or the teachers: it is a result of provincial oversight of education. All of this might be acceptable if the education being provided to our children was of a standard and nature that equipped them for the real world, for life and everything that comes with it. But does it? Do our schools teach them what they need to know, in the way they need to learn it, and in a context that gives the maximum number the greatest chance of learning and growing as individuals? Although I did not go through the Ontario elementary and secondary educational system, my children all did. I have experience of teaching university students who did go through that system. Based on those experiences, I honestly believe that we are in deep crisis of education in this province and need to address the problems im-
mediately. This is not a matter of fine-tuning, it is a basic structural problem that we have to address; one that has been growing for the past fifty years, and maybe even over the last century. Over the coming weeks, we hope to delve into this issue more deeply, drawing on input from teachers, parents, and administrators, to discuss where we are at in terms of the educational system, how we got here, and where we may be heading. It should be educational.
markets . I’m a “New Canadian” and one of the aspects of the “Old Country” that I miss is covered markets, or Market Halls. Saint John, New Brunswick has a brilliant all-year Market Hall filled with local retail stalls, everything from local farm produce, fish & meat, to hand made candy, soap,children’s clothes & fudge. So, here’s a thought. Instead of (or in addition to) another paved over, big-box, user-unfriendly retail outlet carrying the same names as every other Ottawa suburb & small town, perhaps North Grenville could think outside of the box (pun intended) and capitalize upon it’s rural heritage and establish the area’s only, year-round market hub. A destination to rival the Byward Market perhaps? An all-year, covered market building with space for seasonal stalls outside, a magnet for small, local retailers and a “destination” for increasingly conscientious consumers. Sadly, I suspect that we’ll end up with a duplicate Colonnade with the same retail outlets as every other sub-
urb and dormitory town in Canada, turning Kemptville into a kind of Barrhaven-on Rideau . Yours faithfuly, Pippa Wright
and patient and didn’t mind the visitors at all. She isn’t, however, likely to come when called and at that moment she shook off her nose halter and while I was focusing on grabbling her other collar to make sure she didn’t run away, necessitating my chasing her, the adult asked me if my dog was safe??? If she was worried about my dog being safe, why were her children on my property? My brain doesn’t work as quickly as I would like and while I was trying to sort out a legal and ethical response to the situation, I asked her if her dog was safe on my lawn? I then returned to my house. I then had my dog on my veranda together with the unleashed dog, who wanted to extend the visit, and other people as well. So, not
being in a charitable mood, after all some dog has gone down the block defecating on our lawns, I opened the door and returned inside my home with my dog. But, not before, out of the corner of my eye I saw my cat, who doesn’t need a licence, hissing, with his back arched and fangs bared defending the realm. This situation raises many questions for me. What if my cat had hurt someone? I definitely don’t mess with him! Why don’t cats need a license? Why is there no off leash dog run in our rural municipality? Why isn’t the dog situation monitored in Curry Park? Why should I, the home owner, feel guilty because I could easily have stopped the whole intrusion onto my property by just waiting? Why
should the law abiding fear the law and not the law breakers? Why do people choose to break the laws instead of trying to change them? I would gladly sign a petition for an off leash dog run in North Grenville. Heck, they can put it along the Creek in front of my house as long as it is only open during reasonable hours. That way, all the water dogs can swim, which they do anyway! Just don’t make a law which doesn’t apply to all people because it is too costly to enforce. That makes me uncharitable. Well, I’m off to Pet Smart to find out how to put this harness on and I’m reminded that I need a personal trainer (dog trainer that is) but who can afford a personal trainer? Pamela Gordon
Dear Editor: Today was a beautiful Sunday and I decided to take my chocolate lab for a walk. She likes to pull and I don’t, so I decided to put on a new nose halter/lead. Having a senior moment, I forgot how to put it on properly. As I opened my front door, a family with small children and a white dog, the size of mine and off-leash, were walking down the street. Now it annoys me that many, many, many people walk their dog off leash, as I would like to do, in Curry Park. So, I wasn’t in a very charitable mood or maybe I was just being a little wicked. I like to see dogs (and children) run free and instead of waiting until they passed, I proceeded onto my lawn. Their dog wanted to say hello and so did mine so the next thing I knew, the dog, an adult and some children were also on my lawn. My dog is extremely gentile
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Saved once again by Jim Bertram Hallelujah! The promised day has, at long last come. Ontario's – that means the Ontario taxpayers' – chance to save the planet from the much-discussed ogre of Global Warming has arrived thanks to your friendly, smiling Ontario Premier. For, you see, Cap and Trade is here. Notwithstanding some opposition, the Premier, backed by her Liberal majority, has come to the rescue of you, the taxpayer, by taking more of your money. “Gee, what's all the fuss about?” you may ask. It's only an additional few cents at the gas pump, after all. And the Premier says it's not even a tax. That Paragon of efficiency, the incorruptible, smiling leader of the provincial ship of state reassures us that all is well in the fair land of Ontario. Must be true, eh? Oh, of course, there are the doubters. You know, the SKEPTICS. The – wait for it – DENIERS who are going to take a second look at the Premier's words and subject them to a critique. Sourpusses that they are, they are going to insist on calling the Cap and Trade policy by its real name – a TAX. Dear me, but they are unpleasant, aren't they! So frank, honest and well, just plain rude. What IS a poor, manipulative Premier to do? Sniff! A drink of "Orange" anyone? And then, as if that wasn't
bad enough, this ill-assembled skeptical rabble will point out that the new C&T Tax will add to the operating costs of every municipality, household, hospital, office and business in Ontario. Worried about municipal taxes? Well your smiling Premier just added tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars to North Grenville's annual operating costs. Who's going to pay for that? Right! Thanks madame Premier! Do you value your local hospital? What jobs, what equipment, which medical procedures will be cut to meet new budget realities forced upon us by this unnecessary new tax. How about electricity? Cap and Trade will add to already spiralling electricity costs. Would you like a growing economy? Would you like to reverse the loss of high-paying jobs with benefits by encouraging more robust economic growth? Sorry. Private companies, unlike the province of Ontario which can invent new taxes whenever it wishes, will have to cover the new costs somehow. Fewer workers, higher prices and so on. And roughly two billion dollars of buying power or private demand will be removed from the economy by the effects of Cap and Trade. Not a recipe for more robust economic activity. Where were those life rafts again? Ah, but all is not lost. The proceeds of this tax will
go to … um... well, where WILL it go? I think you must know, it will disappear into the dark recesses of the Ontario Treasury never to be seen again. It will be used for... well, once again, it will feed the insatiable hunger of our provincial government for YOUR income because government in Ontario has a divine right to grow on the base of that very income . . . Will the basic purported problem of Global Warming be resolved. My belief is that the 16,000 years of the most recent period of climate warming, slowly proceeding onward since the end of the most recent Ice Age, will continue. IF there is an anthropogenic element to that warming, it will not be affected in any way by the curtailment of Ontario's minuscule production of that naturally occurring plant food, carbon dioxide. Our winters will stay cold. Our summers hot. Our government mendacious and manipulative! Oh yes, our provincial government will remain predatory and soon be on the hunt for another way to protect the people of Ontario by siphoning off some more of the contents of their wallets for them. Some things never really change. How long before Ontario, with the continuing imposition of ridiculous and economically destructive policies like Cap and Trade tax is reduced to “Cap in Hand” status? Big companies may
for a while be able to withstand the continuing overall economic decline imposed by wrong-headed government policies and general corruption and incompetence in Queen's Park. Small enterprises will not. When the next big money-maker for the province- the Ontario Pension Plan - is rolled out, the provincial Treasury will be inflated once more from YOUR wallet, smaller enterprises will be even harder hit, private enterprise job creation will suffer and your Premier will STILL be smiling. Fellow citizens, have a look at your household budget. Can you afford to lose another few percentage points of your income to the effects of Ontario government policy? Are you ready to pay a few more percentage points of income for groceries, gas, even more for electricity, municipal taxes and so on because of the additional costs incurred because of Cap and Trade? Do YOU feel protected by Ms Wynne's smiling assurances? Really? Remember Ms. Wynne next year when your local government is trying to establish its budget. Remember the Premier's impact on the final version of that budget because it will be significant. Remember Cap and Trade. And steel yourself to be saved again by the next deceptively named tax. It is coming soon.
Recent tragedy reinforces need for safer cooking practices North Grenville Fire Service is urging residents to undertake safer cooking practices after a recent fatal fire in Toronto that claimed the life of one child and where five other family members were injured, some critically. The Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management (OFMEM) has confirmed that the cause of the fire was accidental, as a result of unattended cooking. “Safer cooking needs to be practiced throughout the year to prevent injuries and fatalities,” said Fire Chief Paul Hutt. “Residents should stay in the kitchen to keep an eye on their cooking.” Provincial statistics indicate that unattended cooking is the leading source of ignition in home fires and the second leading source in fatal fires. Safe cooking practices can prevent many of these fires.
Important steps to prevent cooking fires include: 1. Stay in the kitchen while you cook, particularly if you are using oil or high temperatures. 2. Keep combustible items such as cooking utensils and paper towels, a safe distance from your stove, they can easily ignite if they are too close to a burner. 3. Keep a proper-fitting lid near the stove when cooking, if a pot catches fire, slide the lid over the pot and turn off the stove. 4. Drink responsibly and keep an eye on those who do not. Excessive alcohol use is a contributing factor in many residential fires. For more information contact: Fire Chief Paul Hutt at 613-258-2438 ext. 2 or phutt@ northgrenville.on.ca
UPDATE UPCOMING MEETINGS COUNCIL Monday, April 27th at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre. For agenda information, please contact the Clerk’s Office or visit the Municipal website. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Monday, May 4th, at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre. PITCH-IN CANADA WEEK Join all of Canda from April 19th to May 2nd in demonstrating your civic pride by cleaning a public area. Register as an individual, family, group or business. To receive free pick-up bags, call 613-258-9569 ext. 133, or email cfequet@northgrenville.on.ca. COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM The Community Grants Program provides financial support to not-for-profit community groups for services, projects or events that contribute toward the quality of life of local residents. More information on the program and the application package can be found on the Municipal website and at the Municipal Centre. The deadline for applications is 4:00 pm on Friday, May 1st, 2015. 2015 BURN PERMITS In accordance with By-Law 33-12, a Burn Permit is required to conduct open burning on property located outside of the urban area. Burn Permits for 2015 are available at the Municipal Office or at the Fire Hall at 259 County Rd. 44 for a fee of $15. Please contact the Fire Hall at 613-258-2438 ext. 5 for conditions prior to burning.
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY By-Law Services Officer – Part By-Law Services Officer – Part TimeTime The Municipality of NorthofGrenville is accepting from The Municipality North Grenville is applications accepting applications interested qualifiedand candidates for acandidates Part-time By-Law from and interested qualified for a Services Part-time Officer. The position consists of approximately 15 consists hours per of week, By-Law Services Officer. The position whichapproximately will include evenings and weekends. 15 hours per week, which will include evenings and weekends. Applicants must be qualified to be appointed as a Provincial Offences
Officer. Post-secondary education in Law Enforcement or equivalent Applicants mustfield be is qualified experience in a related an asset. to be appointed as a Provincial Offences Officer. Post-secondary education in Law A complete job description and information regarding is availEnforcement or equivalent experience in salary a related field is an able on the website at asset. www.northgrenville.ca/employment.cfm. A complete job description and information regarding A resume with references must be submitted no later than 4:00pm salary is available theto:website at on Friday, May 1,on 2015 www.northgrenville.ca/employment.cfm. Christa Stewart, EA/HR Coordinator Municipality of North A resume withGrenville references must be submitted no later than 285 County Road Box 130, Kemptville 4:00pm on 44, Friday, May 1, 2015ON to: K0G 1J0 Telephone: 613-258-9569 x 155 Fax: 613-258-9620 Christa Stewart, EA/HR Coordinator e-mail: cstewart@northgrenville.on.ca Municipality of North Grenville The Municipality of North Grenville is an equal opportunity employer 285 County Road 44, Box 130, Kemptville ON K0G 1J0 committed to inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection proTelephone: 613-258-9569 x 155 Fax: 613-258-9620 cesses and work environments. We will accommodate the needs of e-mail: cstewart@northgrenville.on.ca applicants under the Ontario Human Rights Code and the AccessibilMunicipality of North Grenville is an equal opportunity ity forThe Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) throughout all stages employer barrier-free recruitment and selection of thecommitted recruitmentto andinclusive, selection process. processes and work environments. We will accommodate the needs
Support your local schools with proceeds going to support school activities such as field trips, art instruction, motivational speakers, and sports equipment. This year’s dinner is Friday, May 8 from 5:30-7 p.m. As Oxford-onRideau is a small, community school, this is an opportunity for Oxford families and community members to support their local school, as well
In a time of government cut-backs and increasing enrollment, area schools have come to depend more on families and friends to help raise funds for what we used to take for granted as a regular part of our childrens’ school experience. Oxford-on-Rideau Public School hosts an annual fundraising Lasagna Dinner, April 22, 2015
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of applicants under the Ontario Human Code We thank all applicants for their interest; however, onlyRights candidates to and the Accessibility Ontarians with Disabilities Act is (AODA) throughout be interviewed willfor be contacted. Personal information collected all stages of the recruitment and selection process. under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001 and in accordance with We the thank Municipal Freedom of for Information and Protection of Privacy all applicants their interest; however, only candidates to only be interviewed will be selection. contacted. Personal information is Act will be used for candidate collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001 and in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy and Act willof only be used meat, for candidate selection. chance to socialize lasagna: vegetar-
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Questions: Greetings thawing readers. It's the Ides of April, plus a week. Or if you prefer, the Ides of March plus a pair of fortnights. Either way, it appears, 'Spring is here, The grass is riz; I wonder where the birdies is.' Poetry my mother used to quote at me-perhaps to show it at its least sophisticated. She was remarkable in that way. As an English major at university, I used to fire lines of Shakespeare at her, sometimes relevant to what we were going on about. She, not to be outdone, would give me the next four or five lines...from memory; not having read The Bard since her high school days. A very remarkable woman, with an incredible mind. She was always very 'up' on the events of the day. I wonder what she would have to say about the 'little big man' from P.E.I., Mike Duffy. Mr. Duffy's decisions to help himself at the public buffet that has been laid out in Ottawa for Senators and members of Parliament, will be duly noted in our collective history. There may even be some Senate reform as a result of everything that comes out of this trial. I went looking for some quotes to describe what appears to be taking place, and of course, Ambrose Bierce had something to say about the matter: "Politics, noun. A strife of
interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private.” (The Devil's Dictionary) From the same text he added, "Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country." If it didn't have such a ring of truth to it, it might be at least humourous. Groucho Marx added, "Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies." I think that applies to all levels. Just think of the efforts to save Ontario from or to sink it deeper into bankruptcy that Premier Wynne is employing. One can go well back in history and find words that still ring true today, over two thousand years later: “ One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.” (Plato) Lord Acton reminded his contemporaries that “Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Time and again we see this with Premiers and Prime Ministers who have been allowed to languish well into their second terms. They begin to believe that they are not answerable to the public--that a power, no less august than God had anointed them.
Sir John A. may have been the first to demonstrate this, followed later by Mulrooney, Trudeau, Chretien, Harris and McGuinty. Of course, our current federal leader may have taken 'The Divine Right of Kings' as a model for his management style. With a federal election looming, the Harper Government, will show how the following applies: “The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed... by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins...” (H.L.Mencken) The Harper Conservatives will be trying to convince us that they, and only they, can save us from the rabid horde of Islamic extremists who are plotting our annihilation. And speaking of that party, John Stuart Mill, described by the Stanford Encylopedia of Philosophy as,"the most influential English-speaking philosopher of the nineteenth century", once noted, “Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.” (I only throw that out there to show how seemingly intelligent people can make baffling statements...and I most certainly do not agree with that sentiment). On that topic though, Napoleon pointed out that in his opinion, “In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.”
Aesop had an interesting view on the whole process. “We hang petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.” But perhaps the best was supplied by Anonymous: “If God had meant us to vote, he would have given us candidates.” The last word on the matter goes to Gertrude Stein, whose take on the whole thing was pretty clear: “There ain't no answer. There ain't gonna be any answer. There never has been an answer. That's the answer.” And there you have it, discombobulated reader. One person's take on the political situation in our wonderful country, in this, the time of year we sometimes refer to as Spring; but seems to be more like Winter morphed into Summer. Enjoy your raking and your gardening. Revel in your planting. And may the promise of months of warmth remove the memories of a cold that too long settled into our souls and left us wondering if we would ever feel the sun again. Until next time, think warm thoughts, greet your newly-emerged neighbours and take the time to appreciate our little corner of North Grenville. Be well.
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still 26%, an increase of 2% over the previous year. Such gaps are amongst the highest in the world. In order to close the pay gap employers must critically examine and correct their compensation systems which pay women less than men for comparable work. We must also ensure affordable, quality childcare is available across the country, so that families with children are not disadvantaged in their ability to achieve a reasonable income. Employers need to put in place non-discriminatory hiring, employment and retention practices for women and particularly women of colour, Aboriginal women, and women with disabilities who experience greater pay gaps and disadvantage. Many sectors of the economy are female dominated, including health care, community and home care services, child-
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care and long-term care. Women in these jobs also face pay discrimination because their sector is underpaid compared to maledominated sectors such as the police and firefighters. Government funding of these sectors must properly value women workers providing these crucial public services. Girls Incorporated of Upper Canada offers programs that provide girls with real-world knowledge about money, wealth, power, and independence. We engage girls in understanding economic realities, advocating for economic justice, and investing their own resources to benefit their communities. We support efforts to secure living wages and benefits for every full-time worker, and we support increased compensation for the “caring and helping” professions that are so often filled by girls and women. We work to recognize and
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Oxfam is an organisation we all associate with Third World countries, but in one area, at least, Oxfam has found a need in Ontario that demanded their attention. It won't surprise you to know that women are working overtime. April 20 was Equal Pay Day in Ontario, where, on average, it takes women almost sixteen months to make what a man makes in twelve. Last Thursday was Equal Pay Day in the United States. There too, women have to work longer to make the same wage as men. In Canada, women still make 20% less than their male peers for the same work - an average of 80 cents on the dollar. At the current rate of progress, it would take 75 years before
countries like Canada have equal pay. More of us must speak up more loudly and more often if this is to change. Oxfam’s Even It Up campaign calls for governments to invest in inclusive growth. This means making bold decisions in key moments, like tomorrow's Federal Budget, to meaningfully address gender inequality and make sure that women have equal pay and access to good jobs. If you want to support the concept of equality of pay for work, add your name to a petition to the Prime Minister, asking him to “invest in public services that give women an equal playing field”, by going to this web site: http:// www.oxfam.ca/join-evenit-campaign
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Between now and the expected federal election in October, the NG Times will present interviews with the candidates in our riding of Leeds-Grenville-1,000 Island and Rideau Lakes. Liberal candidate, Mary Jean McFall, sat down with the Times at Brewed Awakenings in Kemptville last weekend and talked about the role of a federal member of Parliament as it relates to a local municipality like North Grenville. In this first session, Mary Jean talks about the local agricultural sector and begins by discussing the current marketing structures: The supply management sectors have always maintained that they be left alone, so dairy, egg, chicken, don’t take any tax dollars, it’s all self-generating. What they do need is for tariffs to remain in place. I don’t know what’s going to happen with the Trans Pacific Partnership, this trade agreement. Apparently, something is about to happen there and there’ll be pressure on the Canadian government to move. I think one great way to maintain prosperity in the rural community is to support supply management. I also think that the farmers that are not in supply management need to know that the federal government is there with effective, relevant programs that will help preserve their stability of income. I think it’s really important for people in our rural areas to feel they are being listened to. The European cheese
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suppliers basically gained greater access to Canadian markets through the CanadaEuropean Union: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). The fear the local milk producers have is that this is only the beginning, the thin end of the wedge, but I believe that even artisanal cheese makers in Ontario, Quebec, all across Canada, have benefited from supply management, even if they are non-quota holders. It’s true of egg producers as well: they have a steady, stable and predictable supply of good product, and so they have had the opportunity to develop and grow as domestic suppliers. They create jobs, they create good food. The federal government has to be careful about how widely they open that door [to European products]. The Liberal Party is in favour of Free Trade, and I am too, but you have to get something for it: it’s not a virtue in and of itself. There’s a young couple in Elgin that have just started off in the cheese business, and they won’t be exporting any time soon, but having the opportunity to sell their product in Brockville, Kingston, Kemptville, or wherever, that’s how you win. I think the current environment enables that. The more you allow the product to come from elsewhere, the harder you make it for people like that to get going. Local foods are a big deal. Food is grown by farmers, and the job of the federal and provincial governments is to help our farmers through tough times. That’s what supply management did: it took away the ups and downs of the commodity market in eggs, milk, chicken. For those cash croppers, vegetable producers, etc., you want to smooth out the ups and downs for them too. Most of the support programs are run provincially, but they’re financed federally and provincially, so if you’re putting money in, you have
a responsibility to make sure it’s being used effectively. That is a role for the federal representative. I can see, from a tourism perspective, or the local food movement, that they can be supported through funding agencies to make sure that some of these family initiatives are supported going forward. It means investment. The whole point of me travelling around the riding is to find out what matters to people. I think a federal MP can make themselves far more relevant simply by showing up and asking: “what do you care about, and why?” It isn’t even about me asking, “what can I do for you?”, because you don’t want to be making a lot of false promises that you can’t keep. Investment is a big deal: the federal government has a huge power to tax and an obligation to spend those tax dollars on things that make your community better. It’s supposed to be about the people who live in your riding. It’s supposed to be about us. The government belongs to all Canadians. Mary Jean’s campaign will be mailing out an information leaflet to every home in North Grenville in the near future, and will be co-sponsoring a tea at this year’s Dandelion Festival. The candidate has been very encouraged by the number of people coming out to her volunteer meetings to join in the campaign. Not only the number, but the quality of these volunteers has been seen as a sign of a revitalised Liberal Party in this riding. It is really heart-warming, powerful, to see people becoming engaged again. People feel strongly that there’s a need for change and they seem to want to commit their time and energy and their presence to it. Democracy is not a spectator sport and you need to come out and have your say, or someone else will fill the airwaves and papers with their ideas.
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Penny Beavis of Caldwell Bankers wins draw for a free quarter page ad in the NG Times Street. Children (of all ages) walked around carrying balloons from Dr. Kaboom’s Mini Mobile Circus, people found a popular photo opportunity on hand as spray tans were applied in the corner. Real estate companies, insurance agents, in all more than fifty businesses took part in the day’s show. The organisers calculated that about 750 visitors passed through the Trade Show between 9 am and 3 pm, indicating what a well-planned and advertised event it was, and how much interest there is in North Grenville in the desirability of shopping locally. And there were prizes! Chris Balicki was the winner of the Shop Local Showcase grand prize trip to Las Vegas, compliments of Owen Shortt,
owner of Winchester Travel. Chris was one of the many who visited every booth at the show, and was rewarded for the fun he had. Another Chris who won at the show was Chris Billings, who entered the draw at the NG Times booth and won two VIP tickets to the Kemptville Live Music Festival coming in July. So, no clichés needed here. The first trade show for local businesses was a definite triumph for all concerned, and congratulations and thanks go to Anne and Leah and ALK Event Management. Remember: shop locally, or buy at your local shops. Either way, you’ll be grammatically correct and help support your neighbours and community.
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Youngsters of Yore, Kemptville Public Library, 1:30 pm. Guest speaker: Nancy Morgan, Workshop Dance Studio. Apr 25 Spaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, 319 Prescott St. Doors open 5:30 - 7 pm. Featuring Salad Bar, dessert and beverage. Adults: $10, Children 6-12: $5, Children 5 and under: Free. For advance tickets call Corina Blondin at 613-715-3049. Tickets also available at the door. Apr 25 Oxford-On-Rideau Bird Club Auction, South Mountain Fairgrounds. Auction Time 9 am. Bird Entry, 7 am, $10 selling fee plus commission. Info: (613) 258-2080. Apr 26 CELEBRATE EARTH DAY 8th Annual NG Sustainability Fair & Market PLUS the Electric Vehicle Showcase on Sunday, 10 am-2 pm at the North Grenville Municipal Centre.For more information visit www.SustainableNorthGrenville.ca May 3 The North Grenville Concert Choir presents a “Vaughan Williams Choral Concert” under the direction of Music Director Phillip Konopka, 7:30 pm at St. John’s United Church. Tickets $15 at Brewed Awakenings or call 613-258-9978 or 613-489-2196. May 8-10 Kemptville Players will be performing The 39 Steps: A Live Radio Play at the NG Municipal Centre on May 8- 9 at 7:30 pm and May 10 at 2 pm. Visit www.kemptvilleplayers.ca, Facebook or call 258-2051. May 8 Lasagna Fundraiser Dinner at Oxford-on-Rideau PS, 50 Water St, Oxford Mills from 5:30-7 p.m. Come out and enjoy a delicious lasagna dinner with salad, dessert and drinks! Adults-$10, Children- $5, Children under 3 Free. All proceeds go to school programs and activities. May 9 South Branch Elementary School Plant & Bake Sale. Rain or Shine, 9 am to noon, 2649 Concession Rd. Includes a Silent Auction, Scholastic Book Fair and Theme Basket Raffle. May 9 Friends of the Ferguson Forest Centre Bird Walk to identify resident and migrating birds. Meeting at Anniversary Park at 9am, and covering river shore and forest areas. Please no dogs. Call Karen Nash (613 823 7324, or <knash7324@gmail.com>) to reserve a place.
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BNI Networking Group Breakfast, Grenville Mutual Insurance Building, 380 Colonnade Drive, 7- 8:30 am. Call 613-918-0430 for more information. Mixed Pickup 18+ Basketball is back! All skill levels welcome. Holy Cross School on Tuesday, 7-9 pm. $5 per night or $60 for the season. Please call Jeff or Samantha at 613-258-1847 or samantha.rivetstevenson@rbc.com. Please remember there is no basketball on snow days ! Bridge- St. John’s United Church, 12:15 pm. Cost $4. "All levels of bridge players welcome. Come discover Duplicate Bridge. "Info, contact Sandra at 613-258-2691. The Branch Artisans Guild, North Grenville Community Church, 2659 Concession Street every 3rd Tuesday, 7 pm. New members welcomed! The North Grenville Photography Club - Meeting first Wednesday of every month at the Auditorium at the Municipal Centre on Hwy 44. For more info see ngphotoclub.ca. Bingo- First and third Wednesday of the month, Kemptville Legion. Games start at 1 pm. All welcome. Refreshments available. Klub 67 Euchre every second and fourth Wed. of the month beginning Sept 10, 1:15 pm, St. John's United Church downstairs. Everyone welcome, $5.00. KCCB, NG High School band room,7-8:30 pm. Brass and Woodwind musicians of all levels welcome! Music covers a wide range of musicals, classics, jazz and modern pieces. For more information, email dennis843@gmail.com Bridge - St. John’s United Church, 6:45 pm. Cost $5, partner preferred but not necessary. For more info, contact Sandra at 613-258-2691. North Grenville Toastmasters - Meeting 1st & 3rd Thurs. of the month, 7 pm at O’Farrell’s Financial Services, Cty Rd 44. Info, call 258-7665. Friendship lunch, Leslie Hall, Clothier St. W. Sponsored by St. James, St. John, Kemptville Pentecostal Tabernacle, Salvation Army and Holy Cross churches. Serving begins at 11:30 am. No charge. Goodwill offering. All are welcome. The Kerith Debt Freedom Centre. Confidential coaches will help you get out of debt and stay out of debt. Free, open on the 2nd and 4th Sat. of the month from 9:30-11:30 at the NG Community Church. Appointments can be made at kdfc.ca or by calling 613-258-4815 x103. Kemptville Legion breakfast. Third Saturday of the month except for July and Aug. Breakfast served from 8-10 am. Adults $5.00, Children under 12- $3.00. All welcome. Kemptville and Area Walking Group, Municipal Centre - Early birds: 8 am, others 8:30 am. Contact: Eva 258-4487.
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No seat at the table by Deron Johnston For some time, there have been voices missing in politics, at all three levels. There has been one voice in particular that has been missing, that is the voice of young people. According to Elections Canada, only 38.8% of eligible voters between the ages of 18-24 voted in the last federal election in 2011. This is by far the lowest turnout of all of the age groups both in percent and the actual number of voters (1,154 402). The highest voter turnout group as a percentage was for ages 65-74, which was almost double at 75.1%. However, the highest number of actual voters was in the 45-54 age group with 3,271,283 people that voted. According to the library of parliament, the average age of an MP is 53.45 years. There are only two MPs who are under 25 out of the total 305 members of parliament. This clearly demonstrates that the youngest group of eligible voters is not proportionally represented at the political table in voting or in representation. Though there may be a number of reasons, the biggest reason in the minds of young people that I've spoken to is that they are simply not encouraged to vote or participate. There are sometimes youth committees within political parties, but if a young person was interested in becoming involved in politics at the municipal level, what do they do? Telling them to
go to council meetings is simply not the answer. Do they have access to a vehicle every Monday night? They may have a part time job at night that makes it difficult for them to attend. They also may have school work, sports or another activity commitment as well. One young woman that I spoke to during last year's municipal campaign was both well informed and a fountain of knowledge about the issues facing young people in North Grenville. Some of the things she mentioned were a real lack of organized recreational opportunities (outside of the usual hockey and baseball/softball), a lack of regular access to a vehicle (she agreed that transit would be great for NG), a lack of businesses geared to young people (coffee house that's open late, movie theatre etc.) and a lack of job opportunities other than minimum wage, service industry jobs like retail and restaurants. Other young people have regularly made the comment that many of them leave North Grenville because there's very little for them here and they see no future for themselves. I've heard a number of older people make the claim that young people don't care about what happens in North Grenville. My response to that is, engage them, give them the same opportunities that you have, give them a seat at the table and then see what happens. If a young person
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wanted to become involved beyond attending a council meeting, what would be the likelihood of them being accepted onto a municipal committee? Young people could bring new ideas, new perspectives, passion and energy to committee discussions. Just as important, they could bring forward issues affecting young people that otherwise might not be on the agenda of our municipal council. Naturally, young people could also be the best source of solutions to help address these issues as well. North Grenville municipal council could show some vision and take steps to create a youth council. Just like the municipality's other current committees, the youth council could meet monthly and discuss key topics concerning residents within the municipality and the youth council could make recommendations in the form of a monthly report. I would be very interested to see a youth council's recommendations on things like: municipal budgets, economic development, planning & infrastructure, recreation, transit, affordable housing and of course having them shine light directly on the issues that are unique to them. I think it's time everyone got invited to sit at the municipal table, instead of having one table for the white hairs and leaving the “kid's table” over in the corner. Or at least, that's how I see it.
Two weeks ago, The Landing Fish & Chips shop was permanently removed from it’s familiar location on County Road 43, beside the Stinson gas station. The Landing had become a part of the CR 43 corridor scene and it is a real loss to the community. The upcoming expansion plans of new owner of the Montessori school beside the Landing meant that the building in which her business operated had to be moved. Unfortunately, such as the costs of finding a new location, paying for hook-ups for utilities, and meeting all the requirements for a food outlet, business owner Debra Cooper has been unable to find a new site for the Landing. Debra understands the need to remove the building, and realises that no-one is to blame for the situation. The expansion has been planned for some time, and it was inevitable that, sooner or later, this was going to happen. That doesn’t, of course, lessen the disappointment for her, or for her many loyal customers. North Grenville, and Kemptville in particular, is experiencing growth and that has been good news for many small businesses in the municipality; but, obviously, not for all. Debbie thanks all her past clients and assures them that the Landing is simply on hold, and, once a new site is found, she will be happy to greet them once again and carry on serving the people of North Grenville.
Kemptville District Hospital Board of Directors announces the appointment of Michel Bilodeau as Interim CEO The Kemptville District Hospital (KDH) Board of Directors today announced the appointment of an Interim Chief Executive Officer: Michel Bilodeau, past CEO of both Bruyere Continuing Care and the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. “We are delighted that Mr. Bilodeau has agreed to serve in this interim capacity,” said Lis Angus, KDH Board Chair. “His experience and leadership skills will ensure a smooth transition to a new CEO.” During his distinguished career, Michel Bilodeau occupied senior management positions in Quebec and Ontario hospitals for 34 years. Most notably, in 1993 he led the merger of the Elisabeth Bruyere Health Centre, Saint-Vincent Hospital, Villa Marguerite and Residence Saint-Louis to create the SCO Health Service (now Bruyere Continuing Care), of which he was CEO until 2003. In 2006, he became President and Chief Executive Officer of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, a position he occupied until his retirement in 2011. Mr. Bilodeau will take up his duties immediately, while the KDH Board conducts an active search to fill the role vacated by former CEO Colin Goodfellow at the end of March. “I’m looking forward to leading and supporting KDH’s dedicated and hardworking staff,” said Mr. Bilodeau. “During the transition period to a new CEO, my primary focus will be to support the staff in continuing to provide the highest quality, compassionate care to the people of the communities KDH serves.” Mr. Bilodeau will serve at the helm of KDH for the duration of the executive recruitment process for a permanent CEO.
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Beth Donovan Hospice was the grateful recipient of generosity from Hunter and Theresa McCaig, owners of Rideau Auctions, Winchester. The generous donation was made in memory of a dedicated former employee and close friend, Nancy Wilson, who lost her battle to cancer last year.
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with KWBSC. It was with great pleasure that recently KWBSC awarded the 2014 Sr. Umpire Award to Bud Mawhinney. Bud’s daughter, Heather, has great memories of her dad. “Dad has been an umpire since 1976. He has formed some of his best friendships from umpiring. ‘Neil, Dave and Bud doing the game’ was a common sentence coming from the Fredericton Baseball parents and players. The three Bud with his grandson, Mackenzie Mather, taken last summer of them were great friends on and off the field. They were His patience with the play- loved and respected throughby Dan Piché ers, coaches and fans results out the community. No one On most summer eve- in an atmosphere where ev- loves and respects Bud more nings, it is a common scene eryone feels like they are than his wife (Lydie) and his to see Bud Mawhinney call- being treated fairly. Whether kids (Lisa, Peter and Heather). ing balls and strikes at local or not coaches agree with a “Some of my fondest ball diamonds throughout particular call, he will always memories of his umpiring caour community. Although give them the time to express reer include the annual study I’ve been fortunate enough their thoughts, and he will for ‘our’ (dad’s) National to see Bud in action both as a always clearly explain how Certification. The Mawhincoach and spectator over the he saw a particular play, or neys would sit around with past five years, it only takes his reasoning behind his deci- the rule book, quizzing dad a few moments to appreciate sion. It is with this approach on plays and crazy circumthe experience and pleasure that he commands respect, not stances within the game. We that Bud brings to the ball only from the coaches, play- would then watch the Yankees park each and every time he ers and fans, but also from on the weekends and call the steps onto a ball diamond. all of us who are involved game. We would argue about
calls made until the rule book once again came out and we would all review the rule and its interpretation. As a result of these annual study sessions, we all learned a little more about the game and dad’s experiences behind the plate and on the bases. “Riding to New Brunswick Senior baseball games on the back of dad’s motorcycle was one of my favourite things to do in the early eighties. I was 13 and 14 years old. On nice nights, we would set out on his motorcycle with his satchel of gear. Once at the field, he would meet up with the other umpires and get changed into his gear. I would sit behind the plate and watch. Sometimes I would move to the outfield fence if dad was doing the plate and the game was intense (some of the fans were fairly vocal and often had some choice words for the umpires). I was also in charge of getting water from the canteen and meeting him by the fence to give him a drink every few innings. We would usually have a quick
Get back in the game with a Healthy Brain! Spring brings with it sunshine, longer days, and sports fields that are finally starting to dry. This is the time of year when we look forward to the outdoor sports that will soon be starting: soccer, football, and rugby to name a few. What do these sports have in common besides being played on the same field? They are all high risk for concussion! Now is the time to have yourself, your children or your team participate in Concussion Baseline Testing. A baseline concussion test is an assessment of various tasks that are often impaired following a concussion. The reason these tests are referred to as “baseline” is because they are done preseason, BEFORE a concussion occurs. Anyone who participates in a contact sport where there is a high risk of concussion should have a baseline test done. Every single professional, university and college athlete goes through pre-season baseline concussion testing each year, but so should your footballplaying son and your rugbyplaying daughter. Why should you have a baseline test done? Concussion can cause symptoms like headache, drowsiness, dizziness, trouApril 22, 2015
ble sleeping, nausea, and balance and memory problems. Some of these may be obvious, but many can be subtle and hard to detect. Having a baseline test score allows for a more accurate diagnosis of the injury, as post-injury scores are compared to preinjury scores to get the real picture of what has happened to the brain. Kemptville Physiotherapy Centre has recently partnered with “Complete Concussion Management”, a nation wide concussion screening and treatment program, which aids in the early recognition of concussion and state of the art rehabilitation protocols. What used to be considered as a “complete rest” type of injury has now evolved into a structured and progressive rehab program to enhance recovery. This treatment can be even more effective when the player has baseline scores to compare to. Baseline tests can be done individually, or as a team, and involves testing balance, reaction time, strength, memory and other brain functions. Baseline testing is done by a Registered Physiotherapist and is covered under most health care plans. Kemptville Physiother-
apy Centre is now offering baseline concussion testing to both youth and adult sport enthusiasts. Call now to book your baseline test either as an individual, or book a time when your whole team can participate, and help us get you back into the game with a healthy brain!
stop at DQ on our way home. He now makes this same stop with his grandson Kenzie on his way home from a game.” Bud has his own memories of a life in baseball. “I was born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick and was raised in Pocologan, New Brunswick. In Maces Bay at the age of 6, Dad would throw a ball up, and I would catch it for hours. Around the age of 12, my brothers and I would hang a fish net to hit balls into. We would cut the edge of a foam ball, which would make the ball curve away from the missing edge when we threw it. We would use an old stick from the beach and whittle the handle, to use as a bat. I started playing organized baseball at St George High School in St. George, NB. I most often played as a pitcher. When tournaments were played in the spring, my team always won. Mickie Mantle, New York Yankees, was my favourite player when I was growing up. We listened to the ball games on the radio, especially
the World Series. “I’ve been umpiring for (almost) 40 amazing years now. I wanted to help out when my son was starting to play organized ball, he was around 10 at the time. I have my National certification, which means I can umpire national tournaments to the senior level, across Canada. I have umpired National tournaments in Montreal, St. John’s NFLD, Moncton, Fredericton and Miramichi, NB. “I like to interact with the kids, with the players. And it’s a personally satisfying sport. My advice to young umpires today who are starting out would be: Know the rules. Respect the players, coaches and spectators, give them the time to express their displeasures. Look like an umpire, meaning: dress properly. Make your calls with emphasis, depending on the closeness of the call and don’t be too emphatic on calls that are not close.”
Last day to register for Baseball or Softball is April 24 KWBSC would like to remind everyone that registration for the upcoming season closes end of day on Friday April 24. Each summer, boys and girls from Kemptville and the surrounding region participate in programs ranging from BlastBall to Big League Baseball, from Mites to Midget Softball. From ages three to eighteen, there's a program to suit your child! To register simply visit www.kemptvillewildcats.com
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Dermid O’Farrell from O’Farrell Financial accepts a gift certificate donated by Dixon’s Car and Truck Rental for a car detailing package from John Barclay, KYC’s Resource Developer, for winning top jailbird and raising $1,025.
jointly to Rachelle Brisebois and James Sliter from RBC. RBC staff duped them both, arranging with each jailbird a plot to raise money for the other jailbird online with their mascot Arbie as the code name for both jailbirds. The secret was kept very well until both jailbirds were arrested at the branch by the 1812 Grenville Militia. Such a successful event could not have gone without support from local businesses that continue to put youth first in North Grenville. KYC would like to thank this year’s sponsors B & H Grocer, O’Farrell Financial, CSE Consulting, Luce Ends, Canadian Paint and Wallpaper, First Stop Rentals, Nature’s Way Natural Foods, Dollar Tree, Total Move Management, Kemptville Insurance Brokers, and Trigon Insurance Brokers. Scenes of the trials of Hutt, Sliter and Brisebois can be viewed at http:// www.ngtimes.ca or http:// www.easternontarionetwork.com. There is still time to donate to KYC in the name of your favourite jailbird at http://www.kyc. myevent.com/.
The Kemptville Youth Centre (KYC) was filled with kids of all ages Wednesday, April 1st for the 3rd Annual B & H Community Grocer Jail and Bail. 38 jailbirds had a great time being kids for their 10 minute trial. Court “officials” and spectators were gifted with the antics of more than a few jailbirds. Dermid O’Farrell from O’Farrell Financial who
was convicted of “sharing his board room with nonprofits” was awarded “top jailbird” winning a gift certificate from Dixon Car and Truck Rental for raising $1,025 for KYC. Gerald Tallman from Tallman Truck Centre who was convicted of "doing too much good in the community" was awarded the “most spirit” award for coming to his trial in a black and white striped
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prison uniform. Fire Chief, Paul Hutt, who was charged with “impersonating a pilot” was awarded “Biggest Kid" award for bringing paper airplanes for court officials and spectators to fly. Hutt’s gang of fire fighter bandits arranged a spontaneous fog and jailbreak while Hutt and co-defendant David Goode were being led to jail. “Best sport” awards go
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