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March 26, 2014
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Gracie and Darcy with dad Mike Tackman by Marguerite Boyer Saturday morning we all woke up to more snow. Looking out the window was just so discouraging. Isn’t this spring? Or will winter just keep hanging on like a bad hangover? It didn’t look good for the day’s activities at the Medieval Festival. Who would brave the weather for a day’s entertainment? Well I did. I set out despite all the snow coming down. If you drove carefully it was okay. On arriving at the festival, I noticed most of the seats were empty. Not a good sign. All the preparations, all the hard work that
went into this event, was to be squashed by mother nature. The place was full of people in costume. Knights and their ladies, entertainers and booths, all waiting for crowds to entertain. I sat down beside two young children who had caught my eye. Darcy and Gracie Tackman. They were all dressed up in costume, thrilled to be there with their father. Mike Tackman moved here permanently with his family last August. He did his research before buying a home and decided that North Grenville was the place he wanted to raise his family. I asked him why? He wanted to have a sense
of community, where his kids could grow up. He is impressed with all that goes on here. He mentioned the Dandelion Festival, and I am sure I remember face painting his daughter’s face there. It was a cold day last year and I remember it well. He went on to mention just how fabulous the Pirates Day festivities were, and admired the volunteers and the work that went into the day. He loves the market days on Sundays during the summer. He can bring the kids to the playground near by, let them run their course, then browse through all the vendors while listening to the music played by some local talent.
How lucky I had been to have sat down beside this family. It’s people like them that make it all worthwhile. To hear so much about my community through someone else’s eyes gave me perspective on why I also live here. By the time I left, I glanced up and most of the place was now full. I hadn’t even noticed, I was so engrossed with this family and the medieval dancers in the arena. I stayed for a little while longer to watch some of the jousting. As I walked out the door, there was a stream of people coming through. Mother Nature had decided to cease the flurries and give us safe passage to the event.
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Ready to make a Connection? Nik’s Place, our Community Connections Centre, located at 113 Prescott in old town Kemptville, is open and ready to connect with Kemptville area residents. True to its policy of ‘no one turned away’, the Centre offers programs for minimal fees on a sliding pay scale depending on family finances. Some subsidies are also available. ABC Program for Children 8-12: Starting Monday, April 7, the Arts Based Childrens after school program (the ABC Program) runs from 3:30 to 5:15 pm Monday to Friday, at the cost of $15 a day. Information packages will go home with some area elementary schools this week. Trained volunteers will walk children from Holy Cross, Kemptville Public School, and South Branch Public School daily, and a healthy snack will be offered before the fun begins! Check out the calendar for the ABC program: Monday Interactive Arts with Meredith Luce Tuesday Pictures with Heather Sansom Wednesday Amazing Art Activities Thursday Moving and Music with Lisa Poushinsky Friday Moving and Music with Lisa Poushinsky Tutoring: Tutoring will also be offered at the Centre. All tutors are experienced instructors and members of the Ontario College of Teachers. Elementary School Children to College level students are tutored between the hours of noon and 8:30 pm. Tutoring Sessions are rated at $20 per half hour and scheduling times are flexible. Adult Arts Programming: Have you ever dreamed of letting your creative side go wild?? The Adult Arts program at Nik’s Place will begin the
week of April 7. Mondays, Meredith Luce, a local multitalented artist, will be teaching Interactive Arts. Wednesdays adults are invited to move with Myrna Milligan, a theatre dance instructor who believes in having a vital and healthy life. Thursdays, Lisa Poushinsky, a local musician, will lead any and all in singing and voice instruction. On Fridays, Lisa will be offering group instrument instruction. These Adult Arts Programs are offered from 1p.m. to 3 p.m. at a cost of just $20 a class. Registration: Registration packages for the ABC children’s program and the tutoring program will go home with many area students this week. In addition, Nik’s Place will be open on Saturday, April 5 between 12 and 2 pm. Curious parents and their children can tour the centre, meet the instructors, and register for programs. Curious adults are welcome too! Adult Program arts facilitators will be on hand to answer any questions. If you register for a program on or before the 5th, you will be eligible for a discount of between $5 and $50, depending on program selection. Volunteers Needed! Student and adult volunteers are needed to help make these programs a success. We are seeking high school students to assist the ABC instructors, and adult volunteers to assist with the Adult Programs as well. We are also looking for adult or student volunteers to walk children from Holy Cross, South Branch and Kemptville Public School to Nik’s Place, at 3:30 when the children are dismissed from school. If you are available any week day between 3:20 and 4:00, we need your help! Please address any and all enquiries to register.gcss@ gmail.com or call Michelle at Nik’s Place - 613 258 5678.
April is Canadian Cancer Society’s Daffodil Month Buy a daffodil pin to support Canadians living with cancer Every three minutes another Canadian will hear the words “You have cancer” for the first time which profoundly alters lives and the Canadian Cancer Society urges Canadians to join with them during to change cancer forever. Throughout April, volunteers across Lanark, Leeds & Grenville will be working together to raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society. Money raised during Daffodil Month helps the Canadian Cancer Society fund excellent cancer research, provide information and deliver programs and services to prevent cancer and to support people living with cancer and their families and caregivers right here in Lanark, Leeds & Grenville; advocate on behalf of Canadians on important health and cancer issues. “Last year we were able to fill more than 3,560 requests for rides, says Kelly Ross, Transportation Coordinator. “Our volunteer drivers drove more than 299,518 km to take 339 local clients to
their cancer related appointments.” Throughout Daffodil Month the Lanark, Leeds & Grenville community office will be knocking on doors and selling daffodil pins to raise vital funds to prevent cancer, fund research, inform and support people living with cancer, and to advocate for policies to improve the health of Canadians. To donate online or to find out where you can buy a daffodil pin visit cancer.ca or contact the Lanark, Leeds & Grenville community office at (613) 267-1058 or 1 800-367-2913. The pins are also available throughout Lanark, Leeds & Grenville at a variety of businesses. Funds raised support the Society’s work here in Lanark, Leeds & Grenville and across Canada. It is only with the support of our donors and volunteers that the Society will continue to save lives and support people living with cancer right now. By supporting the Canadian Cancer Society during Daffodil Month, Canadians will be joining a
team that works hard to fight cancer in Canada. Your donation will help the Society: prevent cancer fund research to outsmart cancer empower, inform and support Canadians living with cancer advocate for public policies to improve the health of Canadians During Daffodil Month, you can support Canadians living with cancer in many different ways: Buy and wear a daffodil pin throughout April. Donate online at cancer.ca. Buy daffodils. Donate when a volunteer canvasser knocks on your door. Participate in a Society fundraising event in your community. Sign up to participate in a Relay For Life event in your community or sponsor a Relay participant. Visit cancer.ca or contact the Lanark, Leeds & Grenville community office at (613) 267-1058 to make a donation and to find out what is going on across Lanark, Leeds & Grenville.
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Editorial We Can Work It Out Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world by David Shanahan Strange days indeed. Did it feel like this is the last century of the Roman Empire? Were they aware of old certainties being undermined, as a growing ethical and moral breach opened up in political circles? We see the climate change, and not for the better. We see many municipalities around Ontario slide toward bankruptcy and possibly a new round of amalgamations coming up in a bid to survive in the face of financial cutbacks by the Province. Crime is decreasing, apparently, but policing costs continue to rise. The housing market, which has been a major plank in Canada’s economic foundation, is rumoured to be on
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the verge of a collapse similar to that experienced in other countries. Now we seem to be on the brink of a renewed Cold War with the Russian Federation over Crimea, and our Great Leader is out there encouraging the Ukrainians to rearm and get ready for war. Meanwhile, here at home, he is cutting research funding to First Nations by 60% immediately, claiming that land claims are almost all settled, so there’s no need to continue funding. This is a complete lie: this government has indulged in some of the most deceitful, cynical and disgraceful manipulation of policies and processes that any Canadian administration has attempted. Free trade deals with Europe and Asian countries will have a negative effect on
Canadian employment levels, but cater very nicely to the ones Harper needs to fund his next election. Maybe it is the extra long winter, but I don’t think there has been such a pessimistic atmosphere in the country for many years. In Ontario at least, there seems to be a lack of hope for the future. We have become a have-not Province in many ways, and a growing air of gloom filters through in so many areas. What can we do to dispel the gloom, to bring back a sense of community, shared identity, and hope for the future? In fact, things have been much worse in the past. The Great Depression brought conditions that we would find hard to live with today. We have become used to a relatively easy life, with easy access to leisure activities, disposable income, unbelievable choices when it comes to food, and what were once
termed “luxury items”, now considered basics. But how would we survive without electricity, for example? I can pay someone to plough the driveway after heavy snowfalls, allowing me to get the car out and go shopping for supplies. But what if I didn’t have that extra cash, and was too old or ill to shovel snow myself? What if I couldn’t get out to get necessary supplies? I spent the last week immersed in a different culture. The First Nations have had to deal with many of these issues for a long time. The only ethnic group in Canada to be governed by a specific Act of Parliament, having their traditional ways and treaty rights ignored or denied, they have learned to apply different ways of looking at these issues to their communities. As the wider Canadian society looked more and more to governments to fund services and as local com-
munities turned increasingly inward and lost much of the neighbourliness and mutual support systems that characterised them in the past, the First Nations maintained their strong belief in sharing. Recently, there have been moves away from the bureaucratic way of dealing with problems and issues that is prevalent in our society, and a belief in traditional methods of community building. For instance, Nipissing First Nation is developing a wholistic approach to community services and service delivery, one which rejects the concept of “clients” and the separation of areas such as health, education, etc. Instead there is a co-ordination of information and support across the spectrum, with an interrelationship of individuals working in these fields, to ensure a complete package of services to meet all needs at the same time.
Sometimes, it’s not enough to provide help in one area: lack of money to pay for heating also produces mental health concerns. Lack of work and lack of education often go together, and can also lead to physical and mental health problems. These have to be treated together, or underlying issues can go undiagnosed. In North Grenville, as in so many other rural areas in Canada, we have to re-think our procedures. We need to get back to more traditional concepts, such as barter and sharing. We have many fine organisations and societies trying to help the community, but too often these same organisations are in competition, or fail to cooperate where co-operation would be more beneficial and efficient. Maybe it is time to think about these things and discuss possibilities while we still have time.
tor”, although I have heard and read little of the possibility for relationships with private educational partners or private technology firms. Hopefully, the net will be cast wide and all good ideas will be considered seriously. One idea which may be of interest is an idea which I floated to Mayor Gordon and North Grenville CAO, Brian Carré, last summer. The particular idea which I have in mind is the establishment of a learning /teaching center for a manufacturing technology which is now in its beginning stages of practical application and promises to radically alter the economic and social landscape of North America: The Digital Fabrication Revolution or 3-D manufacturing. The current disruptive change at Kemptville College could be an occurrence which delivers opportunity into the hands of this community in a big way. The ability to convert digital data into “stuff” that people need covers the gamut form big ticket items to the biological sphere including the creation of human organs. Special applications in the agricultural domain are more than just possible in future; other jurisdictions are getting involved in this
field now. Along with suggestions ranging from partnerships with other organisations, renting facilities to private schools and reworking course offerings, a 3D teaching/ production facility would put Kemptville on the map in an area of technology which will revolutionize small-town Canada. It will no longer be necessary to send to China for low cost items. They will be made HERE or not far away. And federal government funds may be made available to launch this new program. And so – yes, it would be great to look at all options. Maybe a business college would like to rent facilities. Perhaps a private ESL school for international students is a possibility for part of the campus, or a private French Immersion Academy for students from grades nine to 12. And maybe Algonquin or Saint Lawrence College will come into the picture. Perhaps the answer is a combination of the above organisations renting parts of the current facilities. I believe, however, that the time has come for that much-vaunted but little-seen quality – VISION – to be brought into the picture in a big, yet practical, way. The
foregoing possibilities, if they work, would be useful and perhaps significant. But imagine how useful it would be if Kemptville College students were to get in on the ground floor of a new and vital production process with applications not only in agriculture, but in every productive phase of North America's economy. If there are questions about this vision for Kemptville College's future, contact Jim Bertram at jaybert12@yahoo.com . I would be pleased to work with those seeking to revive our College's prospects as a committee member or a workshop presenter. Let's make it work! Jim Bertram
trying to put on a brave face in these austere times. When pressed they'll say, stoically, “yah, times are tough”, but privately you come to understand that their situation is really a desperate one. They're facing rising costs, declining incomes, extended or exhausted credit, and at a loss of what to do. Being on the “dark side of the moon”, they're left to feel like they're the only ones really struggling. However, we know that while everyone respects your privacy in North Grenville, they know your business at the same time and, as you pointed out, they do care. That we live in a caring community is evidenced by the huge response to this year's local Salvation Army Kettle Campaign you wrote about. We're still very much a rural community too, as highlighted by Heather Sansom's excellent article in last week's paper (“How Important is our Future”, March 19, 2014). Our rural base is characterized, she states, by “the active involvement of our local business community and faith communities in community well-being”. Our “strong values for compassion and community” are the basis of our economic
and social resilience. However, you only have to look at the recent local headlines to know that our agricultural base is being threatened and that we need to regain local control of our assets, otherwise we'll lose that rural character. I'd like to believe Ms Sansom that these rural qualities, “less and less available in the cities”, are the reason people are moving to North Grenville, not “just because it is close to Ottawa and less expensive”. I hope, that as a Doctoral Candidate in Rural Studies, her evidence is more than just anecdotal because I'd like to advance that idea myself. The notion that newcomers to North Grenville will not erode the qualities we value in this community but will get involved and help maintain them is worth fostering. I'd also like to think that these new community members will help us overcome some of our rural reticence to shed light on our problems and will help us work towards solutions. We need all the help we can get. John Barclay Oxford Mills
Letters to the editor Kemptville College - a Way into the Future Much has been said recently about the intention of the University of Guelph to terminate its relationship with the Kemptville College and close the College down. The impact of this decision is shocking to our local economy, as well as to the community image so many of us form when we think about our municipality. While one's first reaction may be to wish to save this institution “as is”, that will certainly not happen. Changes in recent years have been attempted at the College in order to take a variety of social, economic and demographic changes into account, with some success. But not enough success it would seem, or so the University seems to believe. It is reassuring to see such a positive reaction from municipal Council in establishing some leadership on this economic issue. That is not always the case in these matters and such leadership will be important if enough imagination is shown at the local government level. Suggestions for carrying on into the future include establishing an affiliation with Algonquin College in the “public secThe North Grenville Times is published weekly by North Grenville Times Inc. Marketing Gord J. Logan gord@ngtimes.ca 613-258-6402 March 26, 2014
Dear Editor: In “Dark Side of the Moon” (Jan. 22, 2014), you shed light on some of the forgotten casualties of the so-called Great Recession. The fact that the demand on social services in North Grenville has greatly increased in the past two years comes as no great surprise, but for some reason, it's something we're reluctant to talk about, at least publicly. I began to wonder why? I believe that many more people than we realize are
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Spring movement on our 150KM of Trails
by Barb Tobin The Trails Advisory Committee, like most of North Grenville, is happy to see spring arrive so that the projects we are working on can continue. There have been dollars allocated for two major areas this year that will continue to enhance the trail commitment Council has made to our 150 km trail system. The Settlers Grant Trail link behind the subdivision to County Rd #44 was Dear Editor: Here I go, ranting again... I know there are many problems in the world...certainly bigger and worse than my concern this week. Nonetheless, my gripe strikes at the heart of a very personal issue for me...accessible parking in North Grenville. To set up my concern, I must note that too many businesses in North Grenville do NOT have visible signs that indicate their accessible parking spots. There might be symbols painted on the pavement, but this is useless in the winter months, for obvious reasons. I really don't understand why these signs can't be posted. Shoppers Drug Mart and the Independent are examples of businesses that post them. Do the signs cost? I"m sure they do...regardless, why offer a spot for vehicles bearing the disabled and elderly, such as my 92 and 94 year old parents, if the spot is taken by drivers who either disregard the pavement symbol, or, in winter, can't see the symbol?! And that was only the setup - now for the gripe... During a recent stop at Shoppers Drug Mart, I noticed a young man parking in one of the disabled parking spots in front of the store - as he seemed to be young and agile, I politely questioned him as he entered the store in front of me. His response - he March 26, 2014
cleared last year, and final preparation for use this year is on target . This will be the biggest expenditure for the year ahead. When the weather cooperates, we will be looking to lay the surface to create a walking /bicycling trail that will take up most of the budget dollars. This is a key link to the FFC Forestry Trails and a good link into OldTown Kemptville. The Ferguson Forestry Centre have been great partners as we worked through this next phase of the system. One of the concerns the committee had was the signage for trails and the variety of signage. As a part of last year’s budget, and along with FFC, we have been able to produce some clear, modern signage that is ready for posting and that we believe will be very user friendly. The signs will be installed as the weather permits. The committee will have a booth at the Sustainable Fair in April to continue to get our
was entitled because he had an accessible parking pass. I pressed the issue - he didn't care that he might be taking the spot from someone who needed it. He speedily walked around the store (away from me, I assume!). There are hundreds of conditions that qualify people for parking permits, and not all are visible to the eye--these drivers and passengers deserve to use these spots --and there are drivers, like me, who transport those to whom the permits belong. I, for one, wouldn't, for a minute, think of parking in one of these spots if I was not using it for one of my parents. All I'm asking is for commonsense, courtesy and respect - whether you have a permit or not in the car, please remember that the permits and parking spots are there for those who CAN"T walk the distance you and I can. Be thankful that you CAN walk that distance - my parents would give anything to be as able as the rest of us. D. Jones, Kemptville
message out. The new signage will be on display and the booth will be overseen by committee members. They would be very happy to have you stop by to share your ideas and view our pamphlets and new signage. An important next step in our trails plan has seen dollars allocated this year to get the drawn design prepared for a trail that will link Rotary Park along the west side of the Rideau to the bridge on Hwy 43. Having the completed design prepared and approved will allow for this section of the trail to proceed when dollars are available. This particular trail area has been on the table since the 150th Anniversary Celebrations. It was agreed by the committee it will be an excellent enhancement to that particular area of the community. The committee feels we are making progress in the community and are now even seeing theengagement of our partnerships as one of
the areas of strength we have in place to help promote using our trail connectors. We heard a presentation from the Safe Travel to School Organization. This group is already piloting projects with the Upper Canada District School Board and they are hoping to do one in our community soon. This initiative is encouraging, something many of us remember, walking and biking to school. Their program and data highlighted for our committee the important work having a trail system that links to major areas like our schools is. They are encouraging less vehicle transportation and promoting self-propelled means for young people. The focus is somewhat environmental, which is a bonus, but leans heavily on the healthy lifestyle approach we hope that people using our trails will benefit from. Our committee will continue to be interested, and assist where possible, this project as it develops. Interesting to note
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was that their statistics read that an extra hour a week in a vehicle translates into an extra 5% rise in obesity rates over an extended period of a year. Healthy active living is, and will continue to be, what our committee wants to encourage and support. We had a presentation from Geoff McVey from Limerick Forest. He reminded us of the great recreational trails and facilities available to our community. They host walking, biking, cross country skiing, horseback riding, motocross trails, and tobogganing activities in Limerick. They also have active logging in the forest. He detailed the many partnerships they have that are an integral part of managing this asset. This is a very key component that our staff and committee & council hope we can move toward with our trails. The partners mentioned here along with our staff and new partners will be key to keeping our trails system vibrant and a
real network within our community. He reinforced our need to continue seeking and ensuring active partnerships, which gives the community active ownership of our trails structure. This is a component that will be integral to our committee, staff, and council as we move forward on the trails. Our trail structure is unique to North Grenville. The 150-kilometer designation is not just wooded trails and pathways but links through our large community with sidewalks and roadways. It speaks very clearly to the rural urban make up of North Grenville. As the weather continues to improve, we will continue to work toward the enhancement of the trails, with a focus on communicating the trails system. The committee also hopes to encourage the importance of a healthy active lifestyle. Here is to the next seasons of getting out and active in our community.
Kemptville College Renewal Task Force seeks local solution The Kemptville College Renewal Task Force has been established by the Kemptville College Foundation, including a number of key stakeholders, to coordinate efforts and work toward a local and sustainable solution to keep the College in operation. North Grenville’s Chief Administrative Officer Brian Carré is representing the Municipality on this committee, which gathered Thursday evening to establish a mandate and a plan to move forward. Carré expressed the Task Force’s commitment to exploring alternatives in order to find a viable, long-term solution. “The Kemptville College Renewal Task Force acknowledges and accepts the invitation by Premier Kathleen Wynne, who is also the Minister of Agriculture and Food, and the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities Brad Duguid, to meet and consider a sustainable local solution which will keep the Kemptville College in operation and continue its century-long tradition of providing specialized and high-quality programs to generations of agricultural students in Eastern Ontario.” North Grenville Mayor David Gordon is not surprised by the overwhelming reaction to the University of
Guelph’s decision to close the campus. “The future success of the Task Force, and more importantly the College, will undoubtedly be strengthened by the outpouring of support from the region. From the thousands who have signed MPP Steve Clark’s petition, to the hundreds who have come forward to assist our community in search of a local solution, there is no denying the will of Eastern Ontario is to maintain the Kemptville College as a centre for excellence and innovation in agriculture and trades.” For more information: Brian J. Carré, Chief Administrative Officer, Municipality of North Grenville, 613-258-9569 ext. 155 bcarre@northgrenville. on.ca
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Cut Calories, not Taste (NC) Every parent’s dream is a healthy child. Battle childhood obesity with lighter family favourites like blended burgers, blended spaghetti, blended pizza and blended tacos by replacing a portion of the ground meat with mushrooms. The technique is easy; blend finelychopped, umami-rich mushrooms with a portion of ground meat in classic family meals. Mushroom blendability helps to bring another serving of vegetables to the plate, add volume to meals and extend portions. Finely chopped mushrooms look similar and blend seamlessly with ground meat, so classics can be healthier without losing taste or satisfying texture. This method gives each meal a better nutritional profile too. Mushrooms add important nutrients like vitamin D, potassium, B vitamins and the antioxidants selenium and
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ergothioneine. Using a blended mushroom mixture decreases the calories in the meal and lowers saturated fat and cholesterol content. Blendability works in any ratio- for a meatier dish, a 50/50 blend satisfies, or for lighter fare with hearty texture, try 80 percent mushrooms and 20 percent ground meat. You may also choose to sauté mushrooms beforehand when making a recipe like burgers or meatballs where you want to hold a shape. When cooking with dryer meats, fresh, chopped mushrooms bring moisture to the dish. Try Mushroom Blendability at home. Start with a simple recipe like a blended Beefy Burrito or a classic Sloppy Joe. With mushrooms, the possibilities are endless no matter how you dice 'em. Blend & Extend with more delicious Mushroom Blendability recipes, available online at www.mushrooms.ca.
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Simplicity helps to achieve your fitness goals (NC) This year, plan an exercise routine that is exactly right for you. Many of us use the New Year as the starting point on our journey to a healthier and more active lifestyle. However, this new found commitment can result in disappointment, if not equipped with the right approach. For over 34 years, David Patchell-Evans, the founder and CEO of GoodLife Fitness – or Patch as he prefers to be called – has helped millions of Canadians achieve their health and fitness goals. “The majority of us who are not achieving the recommended amount of exercise, see people in magazines or on television doing aggressive, high intensity workouts and it intimidates them,” says Patch. “The reality is that simple moderate exercise 2-3 times a week is all you need for a healthier, happier life.” When asked what tips for success he'd give those looking to live healthier in 2014, Patch provided the following three tips with an overarching theme: Keep it simple. Set one goal at a time and make a plan to achieve it. By being focused, you'll discover that the benefits of exercise reach far beyond your initial goal. When you succeed, take time to celebrate and then set another goal! Walk before you run literally and figuratively. Starting with a proper foundation is so important. Trying new exercises when your joints and muscles have weaknesses or imbalances can cause injury and stop you from getting into a regular routine. Make sure to have fun. Go for a walk with friends, hop on the treadmill, or attend a group exercise class, whatever makes you smile and brings you enjoyment is going to help you stick with it. Additional ideas on setting and achieving your fitness goals can be found online at www.blog. goodlifefitness.com. www.newscanada.com
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Meet the challenge of cooking with kids Dianne Oickle, MSc, RD, Registered Dietitian/Public Health Nutritionist Leeds, Grenville, Lanark District Health Unit
March is Nutrition Month. The theme of “Back to the Kitchen with Cooking Basics” is focused on helping people beat the common hurdles to making meals at home. For kids, learning to cook helps them to make healthy food choices and cook for themselves as they grow up. Not only that, having kids involved in making meals at home helps them to be less picky when it comes to eating, and can be helpful to get meals made faster. Do the kids need your attention when you are trying to cook? Having kids help you in the kitchen, even the young ones, can teach them food skills that set the pattern for healthy eating. When children are involved in preparing food, they are more likely to eat the foods they have helped with. Give them simple tasks like stirring, washing vegetables, counting carrots, or reading the recipe to you. Use cooking to help them build life skills. Cooking with your child helps them build confidence and be creative. They feel more independent and trusted to help with the family tasks. Give them specific things to do to help get the meal prepared, in the same way you give them other household chores. Invite kids to watch while you cook. Making them feel welcome in the kitchen is the first step to them being interested in helping out.
Set goals for involving your kids in meal prep. Start by cooking with your child at least once a week. Let them help with simple tasks and build up to using simple kitchen tools and then making part of or a full meal on their own. Tasks for toddlers: 2-3 years old Wash fruits or vegetables in the sink and learn the names of the foods being washed Add items that are already chopped to the casserole or sauce Help find certain items in the pantry or fridge Put paper cups in muffin tins Talk about the color or smell of the food being prepared Preschoolers play a part: 3-6 years old Remove shells from hard-boiled eggs Pour from a measuring cup Take a certain number of carrots from the bag Mash cooked vegetables Mix foods (e.g., make their own trail mix) Stir ingredients together Steps for school-age: 6-8 years old Make tortilla wraps with different fillings Toss salad ingredients together with dressing Pick ingredients for a smoothie Pick out recipes from a cookbook Put together simple meals and snacks (e.g., yogurt + fruit, cereal + milk, peanut butter + bread) Your kitchen provides the perfect classroom at home to teach life skills and reinforce what they learn at school. Reading a recipe for literacy, measuring ingredients for math, and mixing and cooking for science are great hands-on ways to do “homework”. For free resources or to speak to a Registered Dietitian at no cost call EatRight Ontario toll free at 1-877-510-5102. You can also contact the Leeds, Grenville, and Lanark District Health Unit’s Health Action Line at 1-800-660-5853 (613-345-5685) or visit our website at www.healthunit.org/nutrition. Adapted from Dietitians of Canada Nutrition Month 2014 background document “Simply Cook and Enjoy” and Dairy Farmers of Canada www.familykitchen.ca.
Tips for a healthy lifestyle By Dr. Travis Stork
Healthy Communities Partnership wants your endorsement of a healthy vision for Lanark, Leeds & Grenville In this vision, all community members have the opportunity to make the choices that enable them to live a healthy life, regardless of income, education, or ability. Healthy community environments promote well being and quality of life and contribute to integrated community sustainability (cultural vitality, economic health, environmental responsibility and social equity).
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(NC) For me, living a healthy lifestyle is about balance and practicing healthy habits in all areas of your life. Small changes can have a big impact in overall body health. Here are five tips for leading a balanced, healthy life: • Reduce your refined sugar intake. Whether it's in our morning coffee or sandwich bread at lunchtime, sugar is hiding in many of our favorite foods. I always advise people to enjoy the natural sweetness of fruits and cut out as much simple sugar as possible – like in pop. • Do some neurobics. Stimulate your mind and enhance your brain's performance by changing up your regular routine. Tie your shoes with your eyes closed, take up a new hobby, or hone a new skill. • Visit your doctor once a year (if advised) and your dentist twice a year for routine checkups; regular checkups with your doctor and dentist can help uncover issues earlier when they are easier to treat. • Pay attention to your teeth and gums! Oral health is an important part of your overall health, so it's important to practice a daily oral care routine which includes flossing, brushing for two full minutes twice a day, and rinsing. Only 44 per cent of Canadian adults claim to follow this oral care routine regularly*, and not surprisingly, more than half of Canadians suffer from gingivitis. I recommend using Crest Pro-Health Clinical Gum Protection Toothpaste, which is clinically proven to help prevent and reverse gingivitis. • Catch some zzz's. Try to get seven to eight hours of sleep a night. Establish a routine and get in sync with your body's rhythm. Here's a good test - if you're getting up without an alarm in the morning you're most likely getting enough sleep and have good sleep hygiene. Dr. Travis Stork is a practicing board-certified emergency medicine physician and an Emmy-nominated national television host. www.ngtimes.ca
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Fundamentals: It is written... by David Shanahan A pivotal event in the history of both Jews and Christians (and, I think, the whole world) came thousands of years ago, when Abraham was told to sacrifice his son, Isaac. The incident is referred to as God testing Abraham, but when God “tests”people, he is not trying to find out something about them. He already knows everything there is to know. But testing comes so that we can learn something about ourselves, something of which we would otherwise be ignorant. For Abraham, it was the fact that his whole focus in life had become centred on the son God had given him when it was impossible for him and Sarah to even have a child. There was a promise attached to this gift: that through him, God would make Abraham into a great nation. Now it appeared that everything whic had been promised would be taken away if Abraham sacrificed his son. It seemed that God was really emphasising the coming loss when he instructed the old man. “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.” [Genesis 22.2] Imagine the scene as Abraham takes his son to the mountain in the region of Moriah. What was he thinking, and what did he feel? “On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance... Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them went on together, Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?” “Yes, my son?” Abraham replied. “The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” [v. 4-8]
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Of course, God did not allow the sacrifice, supplying an animal in Isaac’s place. “So Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide”. [v. 14] What had this meant to Abraham? We are told in the Letter to the Hebrews that Abraham had come to the conclusion that God could not break his promise, and would therefore raise Isaac from the dead. He trusted God that much. This was a moment in his life he would never forget, and he would never be the same man again. He knew something about himself now, something that a later friend of God would express like this: “Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him”. [Job 13.15]. There is so much in this story for us as well. Not just the spiritual lessons, and the insight into faith and trust. The journey to the region of Moriah took place about 2,000 B.C. In the centuries after, Moriah itself would become the location for the Temple that Solomon built, where the glory of God rested in the Holy of Holies. But we are told that Abraham was sent, not to Moriah, but to the area around Moriah, to a specific place God showed him. There is a hill near Moriah where, two thousand years after Abraham, another Father laid wood for the sacrifice on his Son’s shoulders, his one and only Son, whom he loved. He went up the hill carrying the wood and was then bound for sacrifice. But this time there was no lastminute substitution. He was the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world [John 1.29], and on that hill, the Lord did indeed provide. No-one can claim that this was deliberately done to make it look like fulfilled prophesy. But two thousand years before Calvary, God wrote in the life of Abraham and the life of Isaac a promise, a foretelling of what he had already planned to do. Even the details are fascinating. Isaac is referred to in Genesis as Abraham’s “one
and only son”; but Abraham had another son, Ishmael. But Isaac was the son of the promise, the one through whom the blessing would come, the one who was a gift to Abraham and Sarah. Ishmael had been their attempt to bring about the promise on their own. Isaac was the “one and only son whom you love” in that way. And so we read that “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life”. [John 3.16] Abraham went through the trial of understanding God’s will for him, and finally decided that God would raise Isaac from the dead. And, in a way, he was indeed restored from death to his father. We are also told that this took place “on the third day” [Genesis 22.4]. The Bible is “God-breathed”, as Paul told Timothy [2 Timothy 3.16] and a thread runs through it from beginning to end. It is the promise God made to Adam and Eve: that the Fall was not the end, that there would be someone sent to restore what had been lost then. More than that, that something greater would be given in its place, something not even they had known. Like Abraham, we can easily lose sight of that promise, or get caught up in the secondary things, the unimportant things, that take the focus of our trust and hope away from its proper place. What we learn today from the events of almost 4,000 years ago is this: God keeps his promises. His Word can be trusted.
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From Germany to Jamaica to North Grenville Curling Club – Adopt-A-Rock Program
by Jim Dolan It is a rather cold spring day and all is relatively quiet on the curling front, so I decided to write about a unique opportunity for citizens in our community to help out the curling club and perhaps remember a friend, relative or pet through the adopt-arock program at the North Grenville Curling Club. The NGCC refurbished its curling rocks last year with new rock inserts and refurbished hitting bands to make the curling experience for both club and non-club members more enjoyable. In order for this to happen, the club had to take out a loan with the Ottawa Valley Curling Association. To help pay for the cost of refurbishing the rocks, the club established an adopt-a-rock program. To date over 50 of the club’s 80 rocks have been adopted. Each adopted rock has its own story to tell, and I am going to tell you the story of one of the rocks. It
is the number 8 blue rock on sheet one adopted by Jim and Rose Dolan. The rock handle is inscribed as follows, the Groskopfs of Seaford Town, Jamaica. It is in memory of Rose’s father Beresford Groskopf, who spent his early life in Seaford Town, and his great-grandfather, Heinrich Groskopf, who was one of the earliest inhabitants of the town. The Jamaicans may never win a Bobsled medal at the Olympics, but this curling stone has been thrown by Great Britain’s Eve Muirhead, the 2013 World Women’s Champion and 2014 Olympic Bronze medalist, by Ottawa’s Rachel Homan, the 2013 and 2014 Canadian Ladies Curling Champion, and by numerous provincial champions, including PEI’s Suzanne Birt, the current Royal LePage OVCA Women’s Fall Classic Champion, a World Curling Tour event that is held every Fall at the club. This curling stone is more than just 40 pounds of granite; it represents adventure, hope and promise. It represents disappointment, hardship, love and life. It represents one family of many who left their German homeland between 1834 and 1836 in search of a better life in Jamaica. The
Germans came by sea, many enticed by the promise of a house, rations and money to help them get established in their new land. All came dreaming for a new and better life in a tropical paradise surrounded by beautiful blue waters and blessed with year round warm weather. They came alone, they came married, and they came with family. They included carpenters, shoemakers, teachers, millers, bricklayers, masons, weavers, tailors, blacksmiths, butchers, and even musicians. Some 250 settled on 500 acres of land located 25 miles (40 kilometres) south of Montego Bay, in the rugged hill country of Westmoreland. The land was acquired by the Island Legislature from Lord Seaford to establish a German community in the hill country. With the emancipation of slavery in the early 1830s, the plantation owners feared that the black slaves would leave and move into the mountainous regions of Jamaica. The story has it that in order to deny them that choice and keep the ex-slaves close to the sugar lands, the plantation owners set forth a scheme to beat the ex-slaves to the mountainous regions by importing Europeans to establish com-
munities in the islands hilly interior. One such community and perhaps the most famous is Seaford Town; a town that would eventually become affectionately known by the islanders as “German Town”. Seaford Town was definitely no tropical paradise. Many of the Germans had to walk much of the way to the town. Their dreams for a better life dwindled with each footstep that took them farther away from their homeland. Their dreams were completely shattered, when they arrived to find only 16 half-finished cottages, the promised small weekly wages nonexistent and the rations to feed their families more meagre than expected. Not surprisingly, many of the original German settlers died from tropical diseases and from overwork. A few most likely died from despair. By the end of 1838, the population had been reduced to 156. That number included Heinrich Groskopf, a tailor, his wife Catherine and their two boys, William and Carl, who arrived in 1837 from a plantation in Jamaica. The remaining Germans proved to be survivors and the community became close knit. They built the town by their own labour and learned to
plant bananas, ginger, cocoa, coffee, and plantains to provide food and income for their families. By 1870, the population of Seaford Town had soared to 500. Today there are fewer than 100 residents of Seaford Town who are direct descendants of German families. After the First World War, many Germans, like the brothers and sisters of Rosemary’s father, left Jamaica, placing their hopes of a better life in the United States and Canada. When they could afford it, the older Groskopf kids sent for other members, including young Beresford and his mother. Beresford first spent time in the United States, but preferred a more rural life than that offered by New York City and eventually came to Kemptville. He worked at the Kemptville Agricultural College, married the beautiful Helen
Burnie from Spencerville and raised five children, John, Frances, Jeanette, Edith and Rosemary. If you are interested in adopting a rock, please contact the North Grenville Curling Club for additional information. The cost is $200. The name inscribed on a rock handle will remain on the rock for a period of five years, upon which you will be given the opportunity to extend your adoption. It is a great way to recognize a relative, friend, pet or your business while helping the North Grenville Curling Club. If you decide to adopt a rock and would like to share your rock story with the club, the story will be put in a binder at the club for members and visitors to read. The next order of inscribed rock handles will be placed during the summer.
It’s that time of year again! The North Grenville Sports Hall of Fame, which is committed to honouring the history of sport in our community, is looking for your help in identifying individuals, teams and organizations who have achieved athletic success and made significant contributions to sport. Nomination forms are available at the Municipal centre or at NGsportlegacy.ca. The selection committee is currently accepting completed nomination forms until Wednesday, June 4, 2014. The induction ceremony is slated for Thursday, September 25, 2014 followed by the annual Fundraising Golf Tournament on Friday, September 26, 2014. Inquiries about the golfing should be directed to Doug Rigby at drigby@ktctruck.ca. The committee also welcomes the financial support of sponsors at a variety of levels. For further sponsorship information or to commit to a level, please contact Treasurer Bill Forbes at halloffame@northgrenville.on.ca. Funds raised will be used in two different areas. The committee hopes to purchase two Interactive Kiosks that would feature our inductees as well as our local war heroes. The funds also will be used for the Hall of Fame Bursary Program, which had been set up to provide financial support to our deserving young athletes, teams and sports organizations. Bursary applications forms are available at NGsportlegacy.ca. Clearly, the mandate of our small committee has grown by leaps and bounds. To this end, we are hoping that skilled members of the community will volunteer to join us. Specifically, the committee needs a Webmaster, Marketing Chairperson and Advertising Chairperson. If you are able to help us in these key areas, please contact Barb Tobin a btobin@northgrenville.on.ca. 456021_0227
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ArtScene Gallery Grand Re-Opening: Newly renovated and ready to delight again
A few years ago, ArtScene was only a dream, held fondly in the imagination of a group of artists in and around Spencerville. Their vision was to have a place to display their art on a continuing basis, and also to increase awareness of this historic village. They ultimately combined both talent and tremendous effort and the Gallery opened in 2009. The years since have seen a steady stream of visitors pass through the gallery from this region and beyond - some from as far away as Bermuda and the United Kingdom. The dream has
become a reality. ArtScene was created as a cooperative partnership and continues to operate as such today. The Gallery invites submissions from area artists, giving a warm welcome to new members upon juried approval of work. The annual calendar regularly features member artists - April and May feature respectively the fabric art of Colleen Morris-Wilson and the photographic art of Christoper Fawcett, in a show titled “Wonders of the Orient”, and the amazing mixed media art of Jaffa Tubel-Jaquier titled “Mater-
bre of the art found in this quiet corner of the province. ArtScene has been closed for two months and undergone extensive renovations. The Grand ReOpening takes place April 5 at 11:00 and the public is invited to drop by, meet the artists and enjoy both the art and the refreshments. They are also invited to participate in a Silent Auction that includes something for everyone - a two hour group photo session, a lesson on felting, and a personal image consultation
nity”. Other member artists will be featured throughout the year, and additional upcoming events will include the work of various guest artists, and a juried photography show, providing incentive to make the trip to Spencerville again and again. ArtScene is located in the historic Spencerville hotel, an ideal setting to showcase the various artistic genres including pottery, jewellery, painting, sculpture, photography, and mixed media. Visitors delight in the unspoiled village as well as the excellent cali-
are examples of items to be won. Proceeds from the auction will be used to meet the ongoing expenses of the Gallery. ArtScene has been renovated, has reopened and is ready to delight visitors once again - take the drive and experience a city calibre gallery in the tranquility of a country village. For more information, please visit us on Facebook or contact Colleen MorrisWilson at 613-258-4400 or colleenmorriswilson2@ gmail.com.
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Photographer Dave Percy got exercise and some memorable photos on an enjoyable walk, earlier in this very long winter season. Taken with his trusty Canon 6D and 17-40 mm lens.
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A conversation on healthy living A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of meeting up with Maggie from NG Times to discuss my advertising. As always we started chatting about life, and how things were going. The conversation inevitably got to the topic of health and healthy living. I am a personal trainer, and have been involved in sports the majority of my life. There was a time, however, where I got so sidetracked that my weight shot up to more than 270 pounds. So I am not only talking to you from the perspective of a trainer, but also as someone that had to figure it out as I went along. I managed to drop 95 pounds Craig Pollard, A Fitter Me of fat and added 20 pounds of lean muscle in five months, simply working out three days a week and eating the way I’m going to train you to eat. After working in my own business of training people, both in the gym and with nutritional choices, I have found a few common threads among many, and here they are: 1. Understanding what food is; 2. Why we eat it; 3. When to eat what. When my clients understand food, they make better choices. Media and marketing are pointing us to the most profitable food, not the right food. Diets and dieting: Hey, lets be honest, we all know someone who has made it on these diets, but the people that don’t succeed far outnumber the ones that do. I think the reason is simple: the companies want you to keep coming back and buying their product or service. Now, don’t get me wrong, I think each and every one of these diet programs have merit, but when you leave or stop with the “diet” then what? This is the thing, now you’re done, what do you do now …you go back to your “regular eating” habits. You need to think about changing the way you eat and think about food. It’s not “what do I want” it’s more “what do I NEED.” Knowledge is your best weapon: I’m only offering knowledge here. I’m not suggesting anyone will change their eating habits but at least you may know what (and when) you are making bad choices. Today’s Message: What do we need and how often? When we eat food, it is available for energy for about three to four hours, and the amount you need to eat is based on the activity level you are going to have for those hours. Moving and working hard---eat a bit more; sitting at your desk---yup, a bit less. Many conversations are had about the amount of these things but there is no discussion on whether they are needed or not. Proteins, carbs, and fats, everything we eat falls into these hoppers. In the following weeks, try to eat 5 to 6 times a day, starting as soon as you get up, eating something from the three groups (Carbs, Proteins and Fats). Also, let’s not forget one very important part of good health, hydration: Try to drink about 1.5 to 2 L of water each day. Next issue we will discuss sources of Carbs, Proteins and Fats.
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Moex Property Maintenance Inc Spring is the time for renewal: yard cleaning, tree pruning, and a lawn to be attended to. Spring is a time for new beginnings: garden tilling, applications of mulch and topsoil and realizing those wintertime landscaping dreams. Let Moex Property Maintenance help. Raised in North Grenville, Kurt Gebhardt decided early in life that he wanted to grow a business. His sociable nature and passion for the outdoors led him to establish Moex Property Maintenance Inc in 1991. His sister, Marisa Gebhardt, works with the company as web designer and bookkeeper. Over the years the company has expanded its areas of expertise and today it offers a wide range of landscaping and maintenance services to customers in Kemptville and the North Grenville area, as well as Manotick, Greely and the Ottawa area. Moex Residential and Commercial Maintenance packages keep many local homes and businesses looking well-tended and tidy year round. Residential Maintenance includes complete lawn care: grass cutting and trimming, aeration, dethatching and fertilizing, as well as treating grub damage. Services for Commercial properties can include regular grass cutting, flower bed care and weeding, litter control and in the winter, snow removal. Landscape Design and Construction gives the Moex team an opportunity to work with clients to transform their visions into reality. Patios and walkways, raised beds and retaining walls, grading, seeding or sodding, fences and garden structures; finishing touches to extend and enhance your outdoor living space. They can assist with tree, shrub and garden plant selection and planting. Moex has experience building ponds and water features as well.
Kurt works with Interlock to design creative entrances, walkways and patios. Retaining walls, fire pits and raised garden beds can be installed, taking advantage of the natural beauty of Armour Stone. To make an appointment to discuss your landscape ideas, call or use the website. This spring is fully booked. New projects won’t begin until summer, however the time to plan is now. For larger landscape undertakings, there can be a need for specialty equipment. Moex has a full line of equipment (operator included) which is available for rent by the hour or the day: Stump Grinders, Wood Chippers and a Tractor with
attachments, a Mini Excavator, a small Dump Truck and a Skid Steer. The necessary equipment for yard seeding and sod installation is also available. If a load of topsoil, sand, mulch, river stone or gravel is needed for your gardening project, Moex offers small load deliveries to your home. Prices vary according to location. The Moex Property Maintenance Inc website has a wealth of information. A portfolio offers a sampling of completed projects; an array of photos highlights available services. The “Bulletin Board” provides information on a variety of topics; links are provided for those seeking additional information.
For information, phone us at: 613-258-6805 or use the “Contact us” page on our website: www.moexinc.com. Our office is located at 813 French Settlement Rd., Kemptville
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HISTORY PAGE The Long Way Down: the Fall of Rickey Waugh by David Shanahan If there was a particular point in time when Rickey Waugh’s fortunes can be said to have turned, it was the spring of 1862. It seemed as if Nature itself had turned against him. In October of 1861, the first small signs had appeared: Waugh was unable to operate the grist mill because of insufficient water in the South Branch. No water meant no flour, and no flour meant no income. But Waugh had reinsured his mills and other property that same month, and the lack of water was seen as a temporary problem. Indeed, so it proved, because by the spring of 1862, there had been so much rain and flooding that almost all the bridges in Grenville County had been carried off by the raging waters. March and April were so bad that, as Waugh explained to his clients in Montreal, “the state of the roads prevented us from getting anything to market. In fact we have got neither sleighing nor wagoning in this part of the county for the past two months”. The flooding affected the farmers Waugh depended on for business. Because of the weather, their harvests were bad and they were unable to pay his invoices, usually carried over from the previous winter. Even worse, the flooding damaged the mill itself, and Waugh was forced to make repairs to the
machinery at a cost of more than $2,000. It seems the new insurance policy which he had been negotiating the previous autumn had not been finalised, and Waugh had to meet this expense himself. He was reduced to suing some of the local farmers who owed him money, but that proved to be a useless endeavour. “We tried suing but could make nothing out of it except we could make some money out of horses and cows, which is not practicable”. He could take animals in part-payment, but who would buy them from him? The rest of 1862 was spent trying to keep his own creditors happy in the hope that business would improve again. It seems the mill was damaged again in July that year, and Waugh reported in November that it was still not finished, and no flour was being milled. In all of his letters of apology to his creditors, Waugh was not exaggerating the situation in the Township. Things continued to be difficult for everyone, and in early 1864 the Municipality were forced to buy seed grain for the local farmers. This was a significant event. In the mid-nineteenth century, it was considered extremely bad economics to have governments subsidise business in this way. But the Municipality of Oxford Township, of which Waugh was still Reeve, interfered in the market to the extent of buying 1,050 bushels of seed wheat for distribution to the
The Voice of North Grenville inhabitants, who did not even have enough fodder for their animals. The situation was, indeed, serious and such a crisis meant it was almost impossible for Waugh to recover from the impact on his milling business. To add insult to injury, the months following the purchase of the seed for the farmers saw a drought hit the area. After the flooding, the drought added even more difficulties to Waugh’s dilemma, and he was unable to keep his mill operating in late 1863 owing to a lack of water. It was an unbelievable series of misfortunes that fatally undermined Waugh’s finances. By May, 1864, Waugh was negotiating to sell the store to Charles Jones for $2,000. He had to turn to Charles Church, another rich landowner in the area, to help finance his business activities. He tried taking another local to court to clear title to a piece of property in Oxford Mills so he could sell it and raise funds. He negotiated settlements of debts with his various creditors, still hoping that he could recover his previous position, but the sale of the store to Jones, and his one-time partner Murdoch Gair, went through anyway. It should be noted here that Jones and Gair went bankrupt in turn. Waugh continued to operate the mill for the next few years, but in 1870 he sold most of his remaining property in and around Oxford Mills. The following year he sold the mill and his cheese factory to Lyman Beach, and his house across from the store to John Gilmer. In 1871, Rickey Waugh and his family
left Oxford Mills for good and moved to MacNab Township. For the next ten years, Waugh lived in Arnprior, working as a book-keeper, a sad decline from his days of wealth and power in Oxford Township. Some time in 1881 he and the family moved again, this time to Winnipeg, Manitoba, where he died at the age of only 60. It was a sad end for the young Irish immigrant who had made such a good life for himself in Oxford, only to see it washed away on the flood waters of the South Branch.
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Rhufus’ 10th Birthday!
The much anticipated evening of Irish reflections on the history, music, literature, images and wit of Ireland, ancient and modern, was finally held at the Court House on Wednesday March 19, 2014 following a one-week postponement due to the storm that hit this area on March 12. Although our Archivist, Dr. David Shanahan, could not attend as he was at a conference/symposium, he had organized a slide and video presentation prior to his departure. Jarlath Connaughton provided the narrative for the slide presentation, aided by Patrick Slevin who was on hand to confirm any
details that might require a second opinion. It was an informative, entertaining and uplifting event, especially for members and guests with an historical connection to Ireland. Thank you, David, Jarlath, Patrick and Ken Mews (our technical advisor and Master of Ceremonies)! Ann Newton’s threepanel display on the literary and musical contributions of the Irish and on historical landmarks, plus a collection of green hats, scarves, shamrocks, plaques and one wee leprechaun, transformed the Court House into a little piece of Ireland. At the conclusion of the presentation, guests were encouraged to sample the sweets and to stay for coffee
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and conversation. In keeping with the theme of the night, the sweets, prepared by Jill Dolan and Ann Newton, were green. It was a grand evening and in the words of our President, Bill Adams, those in attendance “came away with a much greater understanding of Ireland and its history”. We hope that you will join us at 7:30 pm on Wednesday April 9 at 15 Water Street, Kemptville for a presentation by Dr. Emma Anderson on her latest book which is entitled The Death and Afterlife of the North American Martyrs. Dr. Anderson is an Associate Professor of North American Religious History at the University of Ottawa.
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How important is our future? Part Two: Planning the Future by Heather Sansom By viewing the task of managing our small town resources as a task of urbanization, I am worried that leaders will kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. In their haste to jingle the change created by increased tax-payers per square kilometre, they will make the gross mistake made in recent decades by areas closer to Ottawa and Toronto. They will allow development which does not make sense for future generations, but only for immediate gain. They will allow the assets that bring people here in the first place to be swallowed up: trees and green space to be swallowed by concrete and houses too close together, community engagement to be swallowed by population mushrooming too quickly for newcomers to become part of things, local businesses to be crowded out by businesses with deeper pockets and larger capital investment. If we permit this kind of development in our area, it will become another
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Bell’s Corners in no time. It will have nothing to offer that is unique, and it will not be a place where young people are raised to understand community connection. Development is a fact. Stewarding it for the wellbeing of the people who live here, rather than the pockets of outsiders, or the career success of people who don’t live here and don’t have to live with the consequences, is something that we really have to think about. It’s important to be aware of current debates in rural economic development rather than be stuck in outdated ideas that lead to coreless economic dependence on nearby urban economies and soul-less suburban sprawl instead of community. Our town and our municipality have tremendous assets in our greenspaces. Some of those spaces are public or accessible but under-utilised, like Riverside Park, Ferguson Forest, access to the creek, potential for more bike-paths. I’m quite shocked that the development plans for Highway #43 do not include creating a safe way for mothers
and children in Kemptville’s highest density housing area (Maley Street townhouses) to safely cross to the Forest Centre. There is so much research showing the links between lack of access to nature and unstructured playtime, and ADHD in urban areas. There is also significant literature showing that family excursions and active outings are the biggest contributor to kids growing up to have active lifestyles (not organized sports, believe it or not). So I am constantly puzzled as to why the planning committee would structurally force a stay-at-home mom to not enjoy the forest, or else have to bundle kids into a car and drive there…when we have, according to Health Canada, a serious population obesity problem, particularly for children. And, we’ve had environment education for decades. We all know that we should be reducing car emissions whenever we can, not forcing people to drive somewhere they could walk to if there were a cross-walk or intersection. We also have tremendous assets in our local entrepre-
neurial culture and what our entrepreneurs have to teach young people working for them about entrepreneurship. In the changing economy, entrepreneurial skills and examples are one of the best skill sets youth can learn. Dependence on a big employer is no longer the sure thing for the next generation. Opportunities to get low-paid jobs at big box retailers are better than nothing, but large scale loss of entrepreneurship for such job opportunities replaces economic resilience with dependency and underemployment. As I mentioned, current thinking on how to get rural economies to thrive favours developing entrepreneurial capacity, not dependence. When you think about all of the assets this community has: from community spirit, ways for people to be involved and active agents of building a great place to live, to the green environment around us, it is important for us to think creatively about how to share those assets with newcomers, and how we can provide them with the environment they came look-
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ing for out of the city. We should be careful not to fall prey to intellectual laziness and copy-cat eagerness to assume that what people want is a replica of places we know have lost their economic centre and their community core. We have a great thing going that is worth sharing. Let’s not make the mistake of being greedy and selling the land to developers that then have to build only expensive houses, or houses too close together to make the math work. It is sad that it is now almost impossible for a family with a single income, a single person or the average Canadian household income of $60,000 to even buy a house here any more. I’m working on my third University degree and have had a successful career. If I sold my current house, I could not afford to buy in Kemptville any more. That is sad. Let’s not be greedy to maximize the property taxes per house or per acre, to the detriment of community well-being. My dream for North Grenville? I came here eight years ago. My dream is that other newcomers will find
and learn how to be part of a community, just like I did, and that they will be able to enjoy the green spaces you and I have. I chose Kemptville because I grew up in a small town that was once like this, until it got swallowed by thoughtless subdivision development. Just like most people in the counter-urbanization trend, I came here because it’s NOT Barrhaven or Stittsville- not because I hoped it would be.
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