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by Mary-Anne Leang What do you get when you mix teenagers, seasoned actors, first time actors, a Pope, a Rabbi and a Cardinal? You get a lot of laughs and learning! The cast and crew of the Kemptville Players are putting the ﬁnishing touches on their upcoming play, The Day They Kidnapped the Pope. This comedy takes place in New York City in the 70s, where a New York City cab driver kidnaps a Pope and takes him to his home where he holds him for ransom. Mixing some younger

actors with some seasoned actors is a great way for Kemptville Players Inc (KPI) to open up and grow its membership and for the younger ones to be mentored by the experience and knowledge of the seasoned actors. This play is directed by Darrell Nunn, who moved to Kemptville a few years ago and is a retired drama teacher. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to KPI. That is one of the reasons that 13 year old Amanda Leang, who plays the daughter of the cab driver, wanted to be part of this production. To be able

to learn acting skills locally from all that experience is an amazing opportunity. She enjoys being the youngest cast member, and said she has learned lots from her mentors and appreciates their tips and advice on memorizing lines, amongst so many other things. Seasoned actress and long time KPI member, Sandra Tobin, plays the wife of the cab driver and the mother of the teenage characters, and says she really enjoyed working with the young actors. She said it is nice that they are learning so much

in taking on this tremendous responsibility, from character development to stage presence and placement, and everything else. She adds that it is brilliant to see their pure enthusiasm and great attitude, and enjoys working together with them as a team to make this the best play it can be. 17 year old Jacob Pretty, from Iroquois, who plays Irving, the son of the cab driver, says he is enjoying the various aged cast and enjoys their interesting stories. He says he really enjoys working with his continued on page 2

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L- R: Brenda Steacy (President) Anne Marie Arcand, Johanna Kuntz, Marguerite Gooch, Jolene Stover, Joan Gallagher, Ruth Earl, Mae Fairfield, Joyce Seguin, Connie Parsons, and Harry Tarr. Kemptville District Hospital (KDH) honoured its dedicated volunteers on Thursday, April 11, at a well-attended Volunteer Appreciation Tea held, according to tradition, during National Volunteer Week. After event organizer and staff coordinator of volunteers Emilee VanderHoek had welcomed the dozens of members of the KDH Auxiliary to the North Grenville Municipal Centre, Frank J. Vassallo, KDH’s Chief Executive Officer, stepped up to the microphone. “Day after day, I am humbled by your compassion, dedication and energy,” he began. He thanked the volunteers for choosing KDH to be the recipient of the gift of their time; he also expressed the hospital’s gratitude for their fundraising efforts, which resulted in a recent annual donation in the amount of $70,000. “You work tirelessly to raise money for essential medical equipment that KDH otherwise would not be able to afford,” he stated. “Your efforts mean that our care teams have the tools they need to do their jobs to the best of their ability.” “The Auxiliary has April 24, 2019

played a critical role in building this hospital and making it what it is today and it’s hard to imagine what KDH would be like without the Auxiliary and all of our volunteers,” CEO Vassallo concluded. Brenda Steacy, President of the KDH Auxiliary, then took to the podium, noting that volunteers at KDH had set a new record in 2018, donating a grand total of 14,117 hours! This feat was achieved by 81 people volunteering onsite at the hospital, 38 members of the Acton’s Corners Unit, and an additional 140 individuals who volunteered at Hey Day, the KDH Auxiliary’s major annual fundraiser. Brenda had the enjoyable task of presenting a number of volunteer awards. First, she handed out Certiﬁcates of Appreciation to Johanna Kuntz, for her dedication to ensuring Comfort Dolls are available to children visiting KDH, to Linda Carnegie (in absentia), for coordinating last fall’s Bridal High Tea, and to Barb Keleman (in absentia) and Joyce Seguin, for Longstanding Service to the Acton’s Corners Unit. Next, Brenda presented “V” (for Volunteer) pins

as follows: to Connie Parsons and Belle Severn, for achieving 1,000 hours of active volunteer service; to Jolene Stover, for four years of service on the Executive Committee; and to the following members who did not receive a V pin in 2016 — Betty Beach (in absentia), Ina Dyks, Ruth Earl, Mae Fairﬁeld, Marguerite Gooch, and herself! Outstanding Service Awards were then bestowed on the following members: Connie Parsons, for her service as Past President; Jolene Stover, for four years of Coordinating Hey Day; and Joan and Frank Gallagher and Sylvia Johnston (in absentia), for 15 years of active volunteer service as of 2018. Brenda next announced Retirement Certiﬁcates for Sylvia Johnston and Harry Tarr, for 16 and 14 years, respectively, of active volunteer service. Last, but certainly not least, Brenda awarded Student Pins to the Auxiliary’s student volunteers: Anne Marie Arcand, Charbel El Samra, Marcus Luberto, and Siobhan Jennings; Anne Marie was on hand to accept her pin in person. Following the presentations, the event’s attendees

were treated to an exciting live musical performance by approximately 40 drama students from North Grenville District High School (NGDHS). With their teacher, Meredith Island-Mott, looking on, the students presented several scenes from their latest production, Disney’s Beauty and Beast, slated for May 16 and 18, at the high school. The final speaker of the day was Lana LeClair, KDH’s Vice-President of Corporate Services and the hospital’s senior leader for the volunteer program. She expressed gratitude to everybody who had helped make this year’s Volunteer Appreciation Tea so memorable, including NGDHS’s talented students and AJ’s Catering. The event wrapped up with Lana’s statement that “this opportunity to recognize the contributions of our volunteers is one of the most important events in the annual life of KDH.” NOTE: The KDH Auxiliary is seeking volunteers for Hey Day, its annual giant indoor garage sale to be held June 7 and 8, 2019. Potential volunteers and donors may contact Jolene at 613-5581761. 2

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Kemptville & District Home Support’s 3rd Annual Big Band Dance Fundraiser will be taking place on Saturday April 27th from 6 pm – 11 pm. This is an evening not to be missed. The Workshop Dance Studio has offered 50% off of the cost of ‘Partner Dancing’ for those who have purchased Big Band Dance tickets. These classes take place on Friday evenings leading up to the April 27th event. This a wonderful opportunity to get ready for the dance floor; many thanks to Nancy Morgan! Tickets for the Big Band Dance are $50 each and are available at Kemptville & District Home Support and at The Workshop Dance Studio, 215 Sanders Street, Kemptville. For more information please contact Kemptville & District Home Support at 613-258-3203.

Now is the Month of May(ing) Concert

[Photo by Phillip Konopka] by Vanessa Skelton Imagine that you are sitting at the court of Henry VIII and the court musicians are strumming on their lutes while the singers are telling their tales of love. The North Grenville Concert Choir will invite you to this event where April 24, 2019

you can go back in time to the renaissance. The concert is named “Now is the Month of May(ing)” which references not only the date of the concert but also the song in the repertoire of the same name and the medieval celebration of May Day. The music comes from

England, France, Italy and Germany and will entrance you with its harmonies. The costumed choir will sing mainly without accompaniment but some songs will include music from a ﬂute or a guitar, impersonating a lute. The choir will be joined by local musicians

Will O’Neill on guitar and Michael Morgan on ﬂute. The “Now is the Month of May(ing)” concert will be a treat for your ears and the concerts are being held in three diﬀerent locations in the area with Friday, May 10, 7:30 pm at Manotick United Church, Saturday, 3

May 11, 7:30 pm at Merrickville United Arts Centre and Sunday, May 12, 2 pm at St. John United Church in Kemptville. A reception with home-baked treats will follow the Sunday concert to celebrate Mother’s Day. Tickets are $15 for adults and are available at Brewed Awakenings in Kemptville or on-line at ngcc.eventbrite.ca. Tickets for children under 12 are $10 at the door only but contact ngconcertchoir@ gmail.com to reserve. Saturday’s concert in Merrickville will be part of the village’s tulip festival that takes place from May 10 to May 20. Other events on May 11 in Merrickville are workshops related to dry stone wall building and folk dancing. Many other activities take place throughout

the festival and information can be found at merrickvilletulipfestival.ca. The lyrics are in English, French, Italian and German and to help the audiences understand the words, the choir director, Phillip Konopka will give an introduction to each song. He will provide translations of the tales of love and tales of woe, such as the young Italian maiden who laments the fact that her lover has been out all night and did not return home to kiss her. She calls him a “pasta head” and tells him that she is “no longer in love”. He begs her to “hold out her hand and dance a little”. Will they resolve their lover’s quarrel by the end of the song? Stay tuned to ﬁnd out at the concert. www.ngtimes.ca

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DIRT may lift your mood by William J. Langenberg, Grenville Herb Farm The Bacteria in composted horse manure and/or garden soil, that will make you happier and smarter, will be the theme of Grenville Herb Farm Display at the North Grenville Seedy Saturday event. In September of this year, I will have been facilitating Horticulture Therapy Programs in North Grenville for twenty years. Every client I worked with during these years felt a lot happier when he or she worked in the garden. For a long time I thought: “It’s just the plants that make the gardener happy”. After all, research has shown that plants have a positive inﬂuence on our brain activities through a

process called ‘Biofeedback’. When working with plants, our brain waves change frequencies from a Beta to Alpha mode, which makes us more relaxed, calmer, and we can think more clearly. After being involved with plants, actively or passively, for about 3- 5 minutes, we intuitively are able to handle situations that used to, more or less, baﬄe us. Plants help us to get this “light-bulb” moment in our mental thinking. Well, it’s not the plants alone that make us happy when gardening. The garden soil, itself, also plays an important role in our brain’s happiness department. In early 2007, Dr. Chris Lowry, Associate Professor in ‘Integrative’ Physiology and Neuroscience, at the University of

Grenville Herb Farm table to touch and smell composted horse manure, which has been cured for two years. Perhaps one comes to the realization that these friendly soil bacteria, which will be identiﬁed and explained at this ‘Seedy Saturday’ event, will greatly reduce anxiety and depressions. The objective of Seedy Saturday is not only to exchange seeds, but also to encourage local people to start a home-garden and feel the excitement and happiness when getting their hands dirty while planting garden vegetables and herbs. “He who plants a garden, plants happiness”. An old farmer once said: “Dirt does not Hurt!”

Bristol in the UK, discovered some friendly bacteria in organic soil that altered the brain’s neuro-behaviour in a way that is similar to that produced by antidepressant drugs. These soil bacteria, when on the skin, communicate with the neurotransmitters in our brain and develop a healthy brain immune system for maintaining mental health. These friendly, happy brain neurotransmitter-improving bacteria are also found abundantly in horse and cow manure, of all places. Those who are planning to attend the ‘Seedy Saturday’ event at the North Grenville Public Library on Saturday, April 27 between 11 am and 3 pm, will be given the opportunity (or challenge) at the

First Muay Thai Kickboxing competition in North Grenville

Khris Collins fights one of his competitors Zach Marques by Hilary Thomson The North Grenville Municipal Centre will play host to the area’s first Muay Thai Kickboxing competition at the end of June. Khris Collins has been training and competing in Muay Thai Kickboxing for the past ten years. He first got involved in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), which combines several different types of martial arts, including Muay Thai, when he was in college. April 24, 2019

Also called Thai Boxing, Muay Thai is the national sport of Thailand and was developed thousands of years ago so farmers could defend their land from intruders from Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Malaysia. It is known as the art of eight limbs as, unlike traditional boxing, it uses the elbows and knees, along with the arms and legs. Khris says a lot of training goes into preparing for each match. Training camps often last six to eight weeks to prepare

Photo credit: Jessie Fowler invited to compete. This is the area’s ﬁrst Muay Thai Kickboxing competition and Khris hopes that it will be a community event. He has already garnered sponsorship from several local businesses, including Du Soleil Tanning Studio, JM Automotive, Canucks Wildlife Services, Vape of Diamonds, Anytime Fitness Kemptville, Back In Motion, and R. Rose Automotive. “I want to keep it local and have businesses, athletics and sports all work together,” he says,

for a six-minute fight. Participants train two to three hours a day, ﬁve days a week, using weights, springs, hitting pads, and sparing. Currently, Khris trains a group of about 15 students at the Kemptville Training Centre on Van Buren Street in Kemptville. Four of his students train competitively and will be showcasing their skills at a Muay Thai Kickboxing competition that Khris is organizing this spring. Competitors from Ottawa and the surrounding area are also being 4

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adding that he is still looking for more sponsors for the event. “I’m willing to work with anyone who wants to work with me.” Khris says Muay Thai has totally changed his life. He has seen lifelong friendships forged in the gym and the ring, and the sense of community that is created by the sport is unwavering. “It has helped change my life for the better,” he says. “I think it should be in everyone’s life.” The Redneck Rumble Muay Thai Kickboxing Competition with be held on June 22 at the North Grenville Municipal Centre. Doors open at 5:00pm, with the ﬁrst match start-

ing at 6:00pm. Khris is hoping to have 12-14 matches, in total, throughout the evening. Advanced tickets are $35, or $40 at the door. VIP ring-side tables of eight are also available upon request. Tickets are being sold at the Kemptville Training Centre, JM Automotive, Du Soleil Tanning, and Nakhon Thai. For more information, or to become a part of the event, contact Khris Collins at 613-808-0971 or khris.collins@hotmail. com.

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wares, and the evolution of kitchen “conveniences” over 50 years; pre-electriﬁcation, pre-refrigeration and pre-convenience food − no TV dinners in this era! Although the challenge may be greater, once again the Mill is putting out the call for loans of artifacts. Exhibit organizers hope to ﬁnd items from 1890 to 1945, including the kitchen sink – and hopefully an old stove or two as well. How many people inherit or keep essential items from the past, such as a butter churns, apple corers, dough bowls, irons, and other cast iron tools, a hosier or an icebox from the 1890s? The Spencerville Mill wants to find out, and is asking as many people as possible to delve into attics, barns, base-

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Taking care of business by David Shanahan Time never stands still. The only constant in life is change. Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be. So many ways of thinking about things these days. All around the world, there’s a process of change with which we haven’t really come to terms yet. Some call it a move to the Right, others a move back to sanity. Whatever it is, the prevailing ideology that has characterised society since the 1960's - a liberal, socially inclusive approach to issues such as class, wealth, equality and toleration - has been questioned more and more by those who believe society has only become more unfair, unequal and intolerant of dissent from those liberal views. The rise of the Right in Europe, the triumph of nationalists in the U.K. in pushing through a plan for Brexit, and, most obviously, the rise of Donald

Trump, has raised questions about what democracy means in a context where the majority, perhaps, no longer supports social assumptions and structures. As I say, some welcome this change, others fear for its implications. We have our own fascinating version of this in Ontario since the election of the Ford government. There has been a determined eﬀort by the Tories to market themselves as a new “brand” of politics. No press release or announcement is without the phrase “Government for the people”, and there is a clear intention to portray the government as the friend of the average person, the opposite of the intellectual elites, the outsiders who are challenging the Establishment and doing things diﬀerently. This has expressed itself in the “return to basics” approach to education, the idea that oppressive red tape is being done away

Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, Maybe the ﬁre in Notre Dame has been a gift. I don't know anyone, myself included, who hasn't been awed by this architectural wonder. The outpourings of sadness from across the globe prove that this is more than just a relic of an arcane religion, it is a major piece of humanity's patrimony. Because we all love it so, maybe we should encourage our politicians to help France by donating a piece of the national foreign aid budget so the cathedral can be restored. Call it a gift for all the things France has given us. Before you social war-

riors get on your high horse about this being a symbol of Catholic degradation and criminality, put your swords and shields away and ﬁnally do something true and worthwhile with your pent up rage. Take a lead in raising funds for this marvellous piece of our universal culture. As old JC is reported to have said, "... the poor will always be with us." Forget your indignation and join hands with atheists like me to help restore Notre Dame for future generations. Share this message with your friends and relatives. More importantly, share it with your politicians and demand that countries, like Canada,

with and bureaucracy is being forced to loosen its grip on the lives of everyday Ontarians. Less regulation, less red tape, more emphasis on what is really important to “the people”. This may be a sincere and genuine move to open government and make it clear that Ontario is, to use that rather hackneyed phrase, Open for Business. There is no doubt that many people like this direction, while others are upset that the accepted norms and social concepts are being questioned. The latter point to what they see as a backward shift in education, in an increasing lack of support for the arts, the CBC, libraries, etc. People question why the Interlibrary Loan Delivery Service is being cancelled, while the government is proudly announcing its new design for vehicle licence plates. Quietly, in the middle of all this rethinking and rejigging of the provincial government’s role in society, has

come the news that the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF) is being reviewed by the government. The Fund provides ﬁnancial payments to municipalities in Ontario to help with operating and capital costs, and is an attempt to ease the burden of the many services downloaded to municipalities by the province. Now, the government is claiming that these transfer payments are “key contributors to the province’s mounting debt”, which has now reached the astonishing level of a third of a trillion dollars in net debt. Vic Fedeli, Minister of Finance, stated that “will be looking to you, our municipal partners, to help us with the challenge that lies ahead as we look to drive efficiencies and value-for-money in all of our transfer payments, including the OMPF. While we all will be operating within a smaller funding envelope, we want to work with you to return the

program to what it was initially intended to do: support the Northern and rural municipalities that need it the most.” There is a deep and fundamental change taking place in our society, and part of that change might well be an increase in the tax burden we will have to carry if we want to continue enjoying basic service in our community. Municipalities like ours, and our neighbours in Merrickville-Wolford, are very concerned about what this could mean for our municipal budgets in the future. [See the article in the Merrickville-Wolford section]. We need to be aware of this. It is not a matter of which party you support. There are at least two very diﬀerent streams in the Ontario Conservatives these days: rather like the old Red Tories versus the Mike Harris sector. Representatives like our MPP, Steve Clark, have not been known as ideologues in

United States, Britain, Germany and those in the rest of the world who believe they are civilized, contribute to the restoration so, globally, we can ﬁnally have something we all feel good about. After all it is the common heritage of humanity - might as well start behaving like we want that. Bruce Kemp, Kemptville

ods wherever possible. The wording “possible climate risks” does not feel quite right though. No - in view of the fact that we need to reduce emissions globally by 45% of 2010 levels, and do this by 2030 (11 short years from now), to cap warming at 1.5 degrees - I would call it “certain climate-related devastation.” The only way to even come close to achieving this dramatic reduction in emissions is through a price signal - where polluters are no longer allowed to pollute for free. Mr. Hammond’s “complicated Federal top down carbon tax” is that price signal, though it is not that complicated, in actual fact. It costs 10$ to pollute a tonne of carbon, that price gradually rises as the economy shifts toward green technology, and 90% of the revenue (I would prefer it be 100%) is returned to you to help oﬀset the higher cost of carbonintensive goods. This model, Carbon Fee and Dividend, is ﬁscally conservative, has the least amount of regulation, and can help ensure a liveable

world. We can’t aﬀord to be partisan about climate action - we need to work across party lines and take action now. Sarah Tuck, volunteer with Citizens’ Climate Lobby

Dear Editor, I would like to reply to Stephen Hammond’s comments regarding the previous week’s thoughtful article about climate change and what we can do here in North Grenville. I agree wholeheartedly that we must engage our community to employ carbon-sequestering meth-

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Dear Editor, This week’s Editorial (he ain’t heavy…he’s my brother) was very poignant. It is very sad that our society has lowered itself to where name-calling, bigotry and hate seems to have become the norm, and indeed is becoming acceptable in many countries (USA, Brazil, Poland, Hungary, the UK, to name a few.) It pains me to see this behaviour and we should all strive to uphold the freedoms from which we all benefit. If they disappear, it will take a very long time for them to come back. Andrew M. Thriscutt Dear Editor, The constant battering by elements of our society about our taxes and trying to ‘find efficiencies’ is becoming very boring. Efficiencies?.... we have spend the past 30

the style of Rob Ford, and there must be some strain in that relationship, especially as Steve is Minister for Municipal Aﬀairs, but it was Vic Fedeli who made the announcement about the OMPF. Politics will be interesting, as we watch Ontario go from being "Yours To Discover”, to being just “Open for Business”.

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years grinding down government-provided services. Meanwhile, our infrastructure needs ﬁxing; our environment matters; education is under attack again; things need building;….and it goes on and on. And, we should to be a caring society ensuring that, as a whole, Canada moves ahead. We all have to pay taxes and the constant whinging is just like a cracked record. Canada is stable, friendly, organized, safe (and that matters) and it is a good place to live. It is transparent; the law is upheld; it is free; and things work. Why? Because we pay taxes. Having spent many years working in less-stable countries we should all be extremely thankful for what we have. We have a democracy; we have a society; the police do not beat us up; the courts are independent of politics; we do not have civil strife; we have roads; we have a constant supply of running water and electricity; we have checks and balances; we have a civil society; we have freedoms; we have an open press; Continued on page 7

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Gord Brown’s legacy for Thalidomide survivors Thalidomide survivors are optimistic about the new compensation package quietly announced by the federal government last week. “This is exactly what our late MP Gord Brown was ﬁghting for on our behalf,” says Terry Bolton of Gananoque. “I know he would have been pleased with the results.” Terry ﬁrst approached the late Member of Parliament three years ago to explain the problems with previous compensation packages. “You had to produce pa-

Letters continued and the choice of supplies in the supermarket is, quite frankly, overwhelming. It all looks pretty good. And baby boomers have benefitted well from all of this, haven’t we? Perhaps we should be paying more tax to fix things?! (I can hear the moans already.) Why should our children be on-the-hook in the future for our very good lifestyle? If we want what we have, we have to pay for it. I would ask anyone who thinks that they pay too much tax to spend some time in Liberia, or Nigeria, or rural Ethiopia, or any sub-Saharan African nation, and then see how difficult life is. Choices, freedoms and good standards of living for citizens of those countries are just not there. Why? Because they pay little to no taxes! There is a DIRECT link between what we have and what others don’t: taxes. Be ever so, ever so thankful for what you have, stop whinging and realize that all of what we have comes at a cost. Not paying taxes means we would lose what we all benefit from. And that would be a crying shame. Andrew M. Thriscutt Dear Editor, The constant battering by elements of our society about our taxes and trying to ‘find efficiencies’ is becoming very boring. Efficiencies?.... we have spend the past 30 years grinding down government-provided services. Meanwhile, our infrastructure needs fixing; our environment matters; education is under attack again; things need building;….and it goes on and on. And, we should strive to be a caring society ensuring that, as a whole, Canada moves ahead. We all have to pay taxes and the constant whinging is just like a cracked record. Canada April 24, 2019

per work that in many cases, such as mine, just wasn’t available,” he said. “They wanted letters from doctors, medical records, and other paper that has long since disappeared, been lost in ﬁres, or otherwise disposed of.” He notes that, when he explained the issue to Gord Brown, the MP immediately got to work and brought survivors to Ottawa for a news conference. When that didn’t produce the changes he wanted, he personally approached health commit-

Sale of Land for Tax Arrears By Public Tender is stable, friendly, organized, safe (and that matters) and it is a good place to live. It is transparent; the law is upheld; it is free; and things work. Why? Because we pay taxes. Having spent many years working in less-stable countries, we should all be extremely thankful for what we have. We have a democracy; we have a society; the police do not beat us up; the courts are independent of politics; we do not have civil strife; we have roads; we have a constant supply of running water and electricity; we have checks and balances; we have a civil society; we have freedoms; we have an open press; and the choice of supplies in the supermarket is, quite frankly, overwhelming. It all looks pretty good. And baby boomers have benefited well from all of this, haven’t we? Perhaps we should be paying more tax to fix things?! (I can hear the moans already.) Why should our children be on-the-hook in the future for our very good lifestyle? If we want what we have, we have to pay for it. I would ask anyone who thinks that they pay too much tax to spend some time in Liberia, or Nigeria, or rural Ethiopia, or any sub-Saharan African nation, and then see how difficult life is. Choices, freedoms and good standards of living for citizens of those countries are just not there. Why? Because they pay little to no taxes! There is a DIRECT link between what we have and what others don’t: taxes. Be ever so, ever so thankful for what you have, stop whinging and realize that all of what we have comes at a cost. Not paying taxes means we would lose what we all benefit from. And that would be a crying shame. Andrew M. Thriscutt

MUNICIPAL ACT, 2001 THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH GRENVILLE

tee members and other MPs. Finally, he hijacked a health committee meeting and made a 20 minute presentation on the issue while then health minister Jane Philpott was in the room. “This led to two-days of study with expert witnesses from around the world as well as area people including me who testiﬁed about how a compensation package should be operated and what should be looked at,” notes Terry. The new compensation package will be based on an algorithm, like that used in other jurisdictions, where they weigh factors such as the date you were born, the physical and health evidence

of the survivor, and the likelihood that your mother could have taken the drug. “In my case, I don’t have enough paper evidence; but, as I explained to the health committee at the meeting in Ottawa that Gord organized, since birth I have had all the other physical and health evidence,” he says. Coming almost a year after his death, Terry says this is another lasting legacy of Gord Brown’s work on behalf of his constituents and survivors across Canada. He notes there are two or three people aﬀected in Leeds-Grenville and the area.

UPDATE UPDATE

TAKE NOTICE that tenders are invited for the purchase of the land(s) described below and will be received until 3:00 p.m. local time, Tuesday May 15th, 2019 at 285 County Road 44, Kemptville, Ontario K0G 1J0 The tenders will then be opened in public on the same day at 3:00 p.m. Description of Lands:

Minimum Tender Amount Roll No. 07.19.716.035.16701. . . . . . . . . . $106,420.29 2111 Totem Ranch Road, Oxford Station, ON Lot 23-24, Conc. 10., Oxford Part 1 on 15R7038, Municipality of North Grenville, County of Grenville PIN 68137-0051(LT)

Roll No. 07.19.716.020.12100 . . . . . . . . . . $31,899.64 8 Water St.,Oxford Mills, ON Lots 6 & 8, NE/S Water Street, Plan 4, Oxford Mills, Municipality of North Grenville, County of Grenville PIN 68117-0175(LT) Roll No. 07.19.716.025.02401. . . . . . . . . . . . $6,228.46 5 Sutherland Avenue, Bradford, ON Part Lot 2, Conc 7, being Part 1 on Plan 15R9178, Municipality of North Grenville, County of Grenville PIN 68106-0386(LT) Roll No. 07.19.716.035.09901 .. . . . . . . . . $266,458.74 842 County Road 44, Kemptville Part Lot 27, Conc. 8, Oxford as in PR168200; Except Part 2, 15R5036 and Part 1, 15R5985, Municipality of North Grenville, County of Grenville PIN 68120-0278(LT) Roll No. 07.19.716.040.11800 .. . . . . . . . . . . $4,569.55 Cedar Beach Lane, North Gower Part Lot 30, Conc. 1, Oxford as in PR33557; t/w Easement as in PR6811, Municipality of North Grenville, County of Grenville PIN 68130-0434(LT) Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and must be accompanied by a deposit in the form of a money order or of a bank draft or cheque certified by a bank or trust corporation payable to the municipality and representing at least 20% of the tender amount. Except as follows, the municipality makes no representation regarding the title to or any other matters relating to the land to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchasers. This sale is governed by the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Municipal Tax Sales Rules made under that Act. The successful purchaser will be required to pay the amount tendered plus accumulated taxes and the relevant land transfer tax. The municipality has no obligation to provide vacant possession to the successful purchaser. Tender to be submitted on prescribed form in an envelope clearly marked “Tender - Sale of Land for Tax Arrears”. For further information regarding this sale and a copy of the prescribed form of tender contact: Judy Carroll, Treasurer Municipality of North Grenville 285 County Road 44, P.O. Box 130 Kemptville, Ontario K0G 1J0 Tel: 613-258-9569 x 105

UPCOMING MEETINGS **NOTE: Meetings will be held on Tuesdays with Committee of the Whole being held the ﬁrst and second Tuesday of the month and Council being held on the third Tuesday of the month. COUNCIL Tuesday, May 21 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Tuesday, May 7 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre. COMMITTEE & PUBLIC MEETINGS Police Services Board – Friday, May 3 at 10:00 am at the Municipal Centre. **NOTE: Council and Committee of the Whole meetings are live streamed and archived on the Municipal website. Agendas for upcoming meetings are published on the Friday prior to the meeting and minutes are posted after they are approved. Visit www.northgrenville.ca and click on Agendas, Minutes & Video in the Govern tab.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Equipment Operator

The Municipality of North Grenville is accepting resumes from interested and qualiﬁed candidates for a full-time Equipment Operator. The closing date to receive applications is 4:00 pm on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Further information is available at www.northgrenville.ca/careers.

Engineering Summer Student (Seasonal)

The Municipality of North Grenville is accepting resumes from interested and qualiﬁed candidates for an Engineering Summer Student (Seasonal). The closing date to receive applications is 4:00 pm on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Further information is available at www.northgrenville.ca/careers.

PITCH-IN CANADA WEEK

Join all of Canada from April 22nd to April 29th 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 x133 or email cfequet@northgrenville.on.ca.

2019 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. The entire application and renewal process is available online at www.northgrenville.ca. The online process also allows you to receive direct notification of special conditions such as fire bans and fire risk level. Burn permits are also still available at the Municipal Office or at the Fire Hall at 259 County Rd. 44 and the fee is $15. Please check conditions prior to burning by calling 613-706-1770.

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Debunking Nutrition Myths

submitted by Dana Hawthorne, RD Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit

Myth 2: Our bodies need cleansing.

There are a few fad diets out there that promote the idea that our bodies need cleansing or detoxing. This is based on the belief that “toxins” build up in our body from the food and drinks we consume, so we need to remove these toxins, often through a liquid only diet including smoothies, soups or juices. This cleanse will then bring about various alleged results including weight loss, more energy and/or better skin, just to name a few. However, this notion of cleansing or detoxing is not backed by scientific evidence. In fact, our bodies do a great job of removing toxins on their own. Our digestive system, lungs, skin, kidneys and liver all function to keep us healthy and remove toxins and waste from our bodies. Following a restrictive diet, like a cleanse, also deprives our body of essential nutrients and can leave you feeling hungry and lethargic. Focus on eating a variety of healthy foods including vegetables and fruit, whole grains, beans and legumes, lean meat, lower fat dairy products, and water as your drink of choice. Myth 3: Everyone needs a multivitamin supplement We all need minerals and vitamins for our body to function properly. Vitamins and minerals are found in food. Multivitamins are supplements that may contain a single vitamin or mineral, or they may include an array of different vitamins and minerals. Some people need multivitamins for different stages or conditions, for example pregnant women or people with osteoporosis. However, most individuals can meet their nutrient needs through a healthy balanced diet. Food provides us with other important nutrients that supplements do not such as fibre, carbohydrates, protein and essential fats. Food also gives us energy. It’s important to eat a variety of nutrient dense foods including vegetables, fruit, whole grains, legumes, nuts, fish, eggs, meat, milk, cheese, and yogurt, even if you do take a supplement. Also, remember that more isn’t always better when it comes to supplements. Taking large amounts of vitamins and mineral supplements can be dangerous, as certain vitamins and minerals are toxic in high doses. If you think you may benefit from a supplement, talk to a registered dietitian or your health care provider. For more information visit www.healthunit.org, connect with us on Facebook and Twitter (@LGLHealthUnit) or call 1-800-660-5853.

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United Counties respond to provincial plans for ambulance service service was downloaded to municipalities from the Province in 2001. Leeds and Grenville municipalities have invested millions of dollars to improve the level of service. Counties Council and senior staff are shocked by this news, as there has been no readily available information on the government’s plan to do restructuring, how it was determined, its governance model and funding matters. Currently there are ongoing discussions between the government,

Leeds Grenville CAO, Andy Brown, and the Paramedic Service Chief, Chris Lloyd, received a communication from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) on Monday, April 15, advising of the intent of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to reduce 52 ambulance services to 10 through restructuring. The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville have been providing a consolidated land ambulance service in Leeds and Grenville since the

AMO, and the Ontario Association of Paramedic Chiefs. The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville is pleased to hear the government will be meeting with the key stakeholders. Chief Lloyd wants to reassure the residents of Leeds and Grenville that the Paramedic Service will continue to deliver excellent and critically important care to our communities and that, as more information becomes available, we will keep our stakeholders informed. The Counties is apprecia-

tive of all the Paramedic Service employees who provide professional and the highest quality of care to the residents of Leeds and Grenville. It is anticipated that over the next days, weeks and months more information will be received regarding the government’s restructuring plan. For more information, contact Chris Lloyd, Paramedic Service Chief at 613-342-3840, ext. 2406.

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Two local athletes to represent Canada on world stage by Hilary Thomson Two local athletes will be representing Canada on the world stage at the POSA Pole Art World Championships in Fredericton in June. Stephanie Glandon and Kristen Kouhi are both recent medalists at the CPSAF (Canadian Pole Sports and Arts Federation) National Pole Sport Championships and CPSAF Pole Art Canada held in March. Stephanie earned two gold medals for her solo routines, in pole art and pole sport, in the Masters 40+ division, while Kristen and her partner, Jenny Goodwin, won the top spot for their pole art duet in the competitive doubles division. This is Kristen’s ﬁrst year competing in pole sport. As a former ballet dancer, she decided to try pole as a way to have some fun and stay in shape. “I thought it was something new to try,” she says. After doing it recreationally for several years, Kirsten partnered up with Jenny, who was a more advanced athlete. “This pushed me to improve quickly,” she says.

Kristen loves pole sport because it can take on so many different forms. She and Jenny compete in the pole arts stream, which is more theatrical and dramatic, with costumes and elaborate make up. The routine that won them gold at CPSAF Nationals was set to music from the musical Wicked, with Kirsten playing Glinda (the good witch) and Jenny playing Elphaba (the wicked witch). Both Kristen and Stephanie are now part of CPSAF Team Canada and they will spend the next year training for the POSA Pole Art World Championships in Fredericton June 5-6, 2020, hosted by CPSAF. Their coach, POSA International Master Trainer Ashley Wiggins, has them on a strict workout and training schedule to ensure they are at their best for the event. She will also be helping them create their routines for the international competition. Kristen says that it is totally surreal that she will be representing Canada at the world championships, seeing that this is her ﬁrst year competing in pole. She is looking forward to working with Ashley, as she is a well-

respected name in the world of pole sport. “I am looking forward to having a coach to push us to the next level,” she says. “It’s exciting and a little intimidating.” It is obvious that Kristen has the discipline and drive needed to excel and reach her goals. Her current training schedule includes working in aerials and pole for ﬁve to seven hours a week and running everyday. This is on top of her full-time job as a structural engineer and architect with the federal government, and running around after her 18-month old daughter, Vivien. “It’s very busy,” she says. Both Kristen and Stephanie will be competing as much as they can in the coming year to prepare for Worlds. Stephanie will also be representing Canada at POSA Pole Sport World Championships in Finland at the end of November. While Kristen is only competing as a duet in the pole arts stream this year, she is hoping to include pole sport and hoop into her repertoire in the future. “I’m having a lot of fun,” she says.

Living well with a Life Altering Illness Speaker series from The Beth Donovan Hospice Are you someone who has recently been diagnosed with an illness that has caused you to re-examine your life? Or, are you someone who has been dealing with a chronic illness for some time and is struggling to cope with all the changes in your life? Are you a friend, a loved one, a family member, or a concerned caregiver who is witness to another person’s journey with illness? The Beth Donovan Hospice is hosting a speaker series that should be of interest to you. Our six-part series “Living Well With a Life Altering Illness”, begins in May. The sessions will be held on six consecutive Tuesday evenings (6:00 – 7:30 pm) beginning May 14 and ending June 18. Each session will deal with a different concern. May 14: Pain: what is it, how to manage and cope with it: Dr Tanya Zakhem (presenter). May 21: Patricia Creighton (OT) and Cara Barends (PT) from KDH will speak about Staying Active, Conserving Energy and Staying Safe. May 28: Andrea Corbett (clinical dietician) from KDH will lead the session on maintaining a healthy diet, with tips on how to manage with poor appetite and changing dietary needs. June 4: Tara Cohen (MSW, RSW) and Pamela Grasseau (BSW, MSW, PhD) will lead the discussion on self care, mindfulness, and finding calm in a difficult time. June 11: Bev Buckingham will present how to find hope and meaning in the changing reality of your life. June 18: We will be discussing planning ahead and asking for help. A panel, including Tricia Savoy RN, Samantha Rivet-Stephenson from RBC, and Debbie Watt RN, will speak about Powers of Attorney for both personal care and finances, community resources, and differences between long term care, and retirement homes and hospice care. This series of speakers brings together much expertise and experience and is an opportunity to learn, share and find support. It will be held each of the evenings from 6 - 7:30 pm at Beth Donovan Hospice, 1107 French Settlement Rd, Kemptville. There is no charge for attending; however registration is required. Please call the Hospice at (613) 258-9611 ext 0. April 24, 2019

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Just-Us Youth Day 2019

The Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario hosted its annual Just-Us Youth Day on Tuesday, April 9, a symposium for nearly 250 Grade 10 students from across the Board’s ten secondary schools. The day gives students an opportunity to learn about the good work being done by not-for-proﬁt organizations and individuals committed to social justice initiatives. Each year the presentations are developed around a theme; this year’s theme was “Making Change Joyfully,” an extension of the CDSBEO spiritual theme, Be Holy – Joy springs from a loving heart! Catholic Student Trustee, Michael Fenn, outlined the speciﬁcs of the day, which acts to inspire students to become informed and act on social justice causes. Students began the morning with a liturgy, followed by a keynote address by Jacob Moon. “CDSBEO students were truly blessed to host Jacob Moon at this year’s Just-Us

Youth Day,” began Trustee Fenn. “Not only is Jacob a wonderful musician, he also brought forward a truly inspirational message about his personal experiences with involvement in social justice initiatives.” Students attended additional workshops in the afternoon, where presenters discussed how they can make a difference in local and global communities. The workshops were designed to move students to act on social justice causes such as poverty, inclusion, human rights, Indigenous issues, and community outreach. Presentations were given by a wide variety of groups including: House of Lazarus (Community Outreach Mission), SchoolBox, Lanark County Support Services, Youth Ottawa, and Development and Peace – Caritas Canada. The day was organized and facilitated at all levels by the Catholic Student Senate and the Department of Religious and Family Life Education. The Senate has

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representation from all CDSBEO Catholic secondary schools under the leadership of Trustee Fenn. The planning and organizing of the event gave the students an opportunity to demonstrate their leadership skills. Trustee Fenn noted, “I’m so proud I was able to be part of such a great day. Being the emcee was a great experience, and witnessing our Student Senate work together to ensure that this day ran smoothly was certainly a highlight for me. The keynote speaker and the session leaders have inspired all of us to put our faith into action.” “Students in our school system are constantly encouraged to live as examples of our Catholic faith. Students and staﬀ of the CDSBEO are truly social justice warriors.” “Congratulations to all of you on a successful event,” noted Trustee Robin Reil. “I have been to every one of the Just-Us Youth events, and they have all been excellent. It is truly a worthwhile event for our students.”

by Hilary Thomson The dedicated staﬀ at the North Grenville Public Library (NGPL) are gearing up for their summer programming and, if their enthusiasm is any indication, it promises to be a fun and interesting summer. Children Team Program Coordinator, Sue Bergeron (Library Sue), is planning lots of activities to keeps kids busy and active over the summer. As usual, the library will be running their TD Summer Reading Club, which encourages literacy for kids of all ages. Participants explore recommended reads, track their own reading, connect and share with others across the country, join in activities, collect reading incentives, and much more, all supported by the program which has engaged almost 720,000 participants across the country to date. The Pop-up Library will also be back up and running this summer, bringing books, activities and refreshments

to parks and other outdoor spaces in North Grenville. Sue has seen the impact of this program, not only for kids, but also for the parents, who make connections and forge meaningful friendships because of Pop-up Library. She says it also attracts people who wouldn’t otherwise have come to the library. On June 22, the library will be running the annual Sam’s Fishing Derby, named for a local boy, Sam Tobias, who passed away when he was eight. The derby will start at 10am, with a free BBQ lunch following the morning of ﬁshing. The North Grenville Public Library will also be hosting the area’s ﬁrst ever Seedy Saturday on April 27, from 11am-3pm. The event, organized by local gardening enthusiasts, will include seed and seedling swaps, gardening information, kids craft table and refreshments. NGPL CEO Rachel Brown says they are also looking at this event as a possible catalyst to have their own seed

bank at the library. Supporters of the library can also look forward to the Friends of the Library fundraising event which will be held on the evening of June 22. The event will include local wine and beer, a silent auction and presentations made by local authors. All money raised will be going towards the library’s new digital literacy program. This program is meant to help children and adults alike learn basic programming and other computer skills. “We need equipment and to build expertise,” Rachel says. This is just a sprinkling of what is in store at the Library for the spring and summer months. Manager of Service Delivery, Sierra Jones-Martel, keeps on top of the NGPL’s Facebook page, and it is a good place for interesting facts about authors, to learn about new books, and to keep on top of everything that is going on at the library.

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Shop Local Showcase, April 27, 2019, 9am to 3pm North Grenville Municipal Centre, Kemptville

In every community, there is a growing trend to support local businesses and to shop locally whenever possible. It's a movement that helps the local economy and it’s many local business owners thrive. Next time you need something, find it in your own community! In keeping with this movement, the 5th annual Shop Local Showcase will be held on the arena ﬂoor at the North Grenville Munici-

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free trees for the first 500 Joe Jefferies will be in atfamilies. Fat Les’s Chip tendance, along with your Stand Canteen will have favourite players throughfree coffee/tea and their out the day. Team memdelicious full service menu bers will offer autographs available for purchases and the chance to win throughout the day. some Kemptville 73’s swag There is a demonstra- and tickets for next season. Shannon Armitage from tion area featuring live local dance and fitness the Kemptville Fire Departclubs - Get Cronk’d, Pre- ment will be on hand again cision Cheer, Dance and this year, with the “Safe Gymnastics, The Academy House” display. Does your of Expressive Dance, The family have a fire plan? Workshop Dance Studio, Shannon will help you with J-Glow and Anytime Fit- yours! Sparky the Fire Dog ness. Come learn how you will be making a visit to the can become a member. show too! Don't miss this amazing We are excited to have partnered with the Kemp- event which is hosted on tville Farmers Market, the fourth Saturday of April whom will be featuring each year. Attendance many of their local vendors in 2018 was over 2,200 in a marketplace setting people! More information on the show floor. The is available at: www.shoplocalshowMunicipality will also have Follow us on a Kidszone with a colouring case.ca contest for a free week of Facebook - “Shop Local Showcase Kemptville” camp this summer. Come and meet the Like us on Twitter - “shfor #roadtrippin’. 80 local vendors will Kemptville 73’s Junior A oplocalkville” Instagram be on display in Kempt- Hockey Team - head coach shoplocalshowcasekempville, offering samples and Scott Dexter and co-owner tville sales of their products, plus free wine, beer and food samples from Catered Affairs. Windmill Brewery, Blue Gypsy Wines and Green Gable Vines are excited to sample this year’s favourites. Plus, the Municipality of North Grenville, in partnership with the 2540 Hwy 43 W. Kemptville ON South Nation Conservation www.kbchome.ca Authority, will be offering

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Merrickville Automotive Swap Meet by Doug Stroud We would like to welcome you to the newest event in the area, giving everyone an opportunity to buy, sell and swap automotive parts at the beginning of another hot rodding season. Only automotive parts, automotive memorabilia, and nostalgia dealers permitted! No socks or sunglasses! Cruise into Merrickville for a complete day meeting old friends, making new acquaintances and ﬁnding that elusive part for your cool ride. Stay in town for a visit to the Historic Rideau Canal and shop till you drop. Take time to have a bite to eat at the Side Car Café, visit my friends at Whistlepost Antiques, and then call it a day! Plenty of

free secure parking at the Fairgrounds. There will be 40 or more tables at the selling, indoors and outdoors, in this wonderful facility, provided by the Township of Merrickville-Wolford. The dealers inside the Community Centre will setup on tables, and the outside dealers will have their booths and vehicles next to the building on the grassy knoll. Canteen services will be present for coﬀee, drinks and snacks. That’s May 11, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Merrickville Community Centre.

Council seeks clarification on funding by David Shanahan The Merrickville-Wolford Council have passed a Resolution at their last meeting, seeking clarification from the Provincial Government regarding future financial support for Ontario’s municipalities. Last December, Vic Fedeli, Ontario Minister of Finance, sent a letter to all Heads of Council to inform them that the government was reviewing the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF). This fund is designed to provide some compensation for the downloading of programs to municipalities by the provincial government since 1998. The Minister had stated that support payments and transfers to municipalities “are key contributors to the province’s mounting debt. Getting this spending under control is why we are undertaking a detailed review of all transfer payments, including those to municipalities.” The Resolution passed by the Merrickville-Wolford Council noted that OMPF funds made up the equivalent of about 10% of the property tax revenues in 2018, and the loss of those funds could require a property tax increase of that amount. Council, therefore, expressed its “grave concern with the potential reduction and/or loss of the OMPF allotment in future years”. Vic Fedeli’s announcement of the OMPF review in December left it unclear as to when that review would take place, and so the Council’s Resolution asked “the Provincial government to complete the OMPF review in an expeditious manner as future financial consideration ensures municipal sustainability”. Copies of the Resolution were to be sent to Steve Clark, M.P.P., as well as all the other rural municipalities affected by the review process. April 24, 2019

Merrickville Library reports on 2018 month. That works out at an average of 10.5 visits per hour. Membership of the library totals 1,300 individuals, 630 households. Adult visitors can enjoy live music, art and tech workshops, Book Clubs, and even Friday afternoon movies. For younger people, the choice of programs is quite amazing, given the resources of the library staﬀ and volunteers, who, along with the Friends of the Library group and the support of the two Councils in Merrickville-Wolford and Montague, make it all possible. There is also a very active outreach to the community outside the library walls. Mary Kate Laphen, CEO of the Library, reported visits to the local Public Schools, Seniors homes and play groups and nursery schools, a total of 42 community groups and 27 school classes. Partnerships with local groups are another way to engage with the community, and the library has been working with the Merrickville Arts Guild, the Merrickville and District Historical Society, and others to put on exhibits, house collec-

by David Shanahan The Annual Report for the Merrickville Public Library was presented to Council this week, and it marked the 10th anniversary of the move to the current location at the old Canoe Club building donated by the Lions Club in 2008. Library use continues to be a valued and regular part of the daily lives of residents, with 16,285 visits in 2018, and 30,987 items checked out by those visitors. 2018 marked the end of the library’s 5-year strategic plan, and the Board were happy to report that the goals set in that plan had been met. These were to “provide Convenient and Skilled Client Service; to be valued as a Community Service and Gathering Place; and to be an Attractive and Welcoming Public Space”. The 44 Adult and 134 Youth Programs provided by the Library are just one indication of how well those goals have been met. The number of library visits is up by 13% over ﬁve years ago, averaging 1,357 visits per

tions, and improve the look and beauty of the gardens and grounds. The Friends of the Library play an important role in the life of the library, raising almost $3,000 through garage sales, plant sales and used book sales in 2018. These funds were used to add to the library’s equipment, eBook collection, and conference fees, for example. The Merrickville Public Library is providing an extensive and valuable service in an eﬃcient and cost-conscious way. Revenues from provincial and municipal grants (from both Merrickville-Wolford and Montague), as well as donations and in-library sources, allowed staff to add to the book and eBook collections, buy new computer equipment, and pay salaries. In 2018, there was even a small surplus to report of $3,806.

Revenues were $120,533 and expenses amounted to $116,727. Much of the effectiveness and efficiency shown by the library is possible through the energy and time provided by a team of dedicated volunteers who help make everything run, and run smoothly. There may be concerns at the news that the Inter-Library Loan Program may be cancelled by the Ontario Government, which may limit future opportunities. The Merrickville Public Library Board for 2019 is: Brian Reid, Board Chair; John Harris, Carole Roberts, Victor Suthren, Timothy Malloy (Council representative), and Wendy Simpson-Lewis (Montague representative). Staff are Mary Kate Laphen, CEO, and Linda Purvis-Carriveau.

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Race Weekend by Chuck MacInnis There is less than a week to go, and it looks like the weather will be co-operating for this year’s Merrickville Heritage Classic. Race Director, Lori Reynolds, who has been monitoring the weather closely, is relieved to report that the current forecast for April 27 calls for a mix of sun and cloud, with temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees. “It is perfect weather for a run or walk through the village streets on a Saturday morning”, she said. And people are enthused. Over 250 people have registered so far and more are expected in the next couple of days. Mayor Doug Struthers and MP Michael Barrett will be on hand to greet the runners and will be joining the participants in the 2km event this year. Piper Callum Gauthier is returning this year to lead the runners and walkers to the start gate, where Royal Navy re-enactor and cannoneer, Bob Irvine, will blast them through the gate with the rolling thunder of his cannon. Piper Gauthier will be there upon their return, piping them across the ﬁnish line. As in the past three years, beautiful handcrafted medals, designed and manufactured in Merrickville by Alloy Foundry Company Limited (the Village Metalsmiths), will be awarded to the top three winners of the 5K and 10K events. In addition, those who complete the 2K, 5K and 10K events will receive a participation medal as they cross the ﬁnish line, also designed and produced by the Village Metalsmiths. Organizers say there are a few spaces left for people wanting to run or walk in the Saturday morning event. They will continue to accept online registrations into Thursday night; after that people may register in person at the Community Centre on Friday evening and early Saturday morning. 14

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from Market Pie When we think of succession planning, we often think of estates, wills and exit strategies for businesses. But one area many people are not prepared for, is what happens to all your social media, and business accounts when you die. Maybe you don't use a lot of online accounts and don't really care what happens to your info. However, you should check this stat out: over 2,200 DEAD Americans every DAY are targeted for identity theft. Hackers and identity thieves prey on these accounts because it's very difﬁcult to keep tabs on identity theft when someone is not around to notice. Imagine also the emotional drain of your family having to deal with a fake version of you coming up, and police investigating them. With all of that to say, take a few simple steps to safeguard your identity online! Here are a few of the major sites that you will want to shore up. How to Control Your Facebook Account After You have died Facebook has two great options for dealing with the deceased accounts: Memorializing and Deletion. First off, how does Facebook know you've died? Facebook

can know you have died if users submit reports to ﬁgure this out. Deletion: If you set your account for deletion, this is pretty simple. It will delete the account when Facebook has been informed of your passing. Memorialized: If you want your account to stay active, then choosing someone to manage your account at your death would be important. This allows the person to monitor your account, and ensure that the account is best used to help those grieving. One tip: Close family members should not use each other as trustees. If a husband and wife both had each other as legacy trustees, and you both died... it would sort of defeat the point. If you have not set a legacy setting for your account, your account will be memorialized, your name changed to: "Remembering _____", and anyone who was friends with you at the time of your passing will have access to share memories of you. What can this person do on your account? Share a ﬁnal message on your behalf: for example, if you need to give information about a memorial service. Make sure your setting allows your legacy contact to post temporarily. Once it is memorialized,

your legacy contact won't be allowed to post if you have it set for only you to post. Update your Proﬁle Photo. Which might be a life saver, if you had something silly up. They can request removal of your account. One option is to give them the ability to download your data. What Your Legal Contact Can't Do: A legacy contact must be at least 18 or older. Your legacy contact cannot do the following things: Log into your account Remove or change past posts, photos and other things shared on your timeline Read your messages Remove any of your friends or make new friend requests Add a new legacy contact to your account How to Control your Google Account After Your Death: How much of your life is in your Gmail? How many accounts use it as your password recovery? How about recent documents you might have been sending that need to be copied for your family or business? When you appoint a trustee, you can tell Google to send them access to your account if you go inactive for 2,6,9, 12 months, or however long you want to set. You can also set a deletion event so that, if the trustee does not get to the

info in time, the account will be deleted, preventing identity theft, or other malicious harm that could happen after you're gone. Go to Google's Inactive Account Manager, and appoint a trustee. Reporting a Twitter User That has Died: Twitter is a little simpler. They speciﬁcally say there is no way to have an account managed, which, due to the nature of how most people use twitter, is not that bad of a system. How about everything else? If you are a business owner, you probably have a plethora of programs that are needed to run your business: everything from G Suite, Mailing Lists, Productivity tools, and so on. It's important to have a way to store all your passwords, otherwise your business might lose some mission critical infrastructure. Imagine your partner or family trying to run a business if the main point of contact email is inaccessible? A simple recommendation is to have some passwords for all your non-sensitive accounts (like banking info) on a Google sheet in an easyto-ﬁnd location. And ensure that your will states, or your business partners know, how to access that information.

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The Winchester District Memorial Hospital Foundation are pleased to announce that Lois and Dale Keyes are the Honorary Chairs of Boots & Bling, this year’s premier country event in support of the WDMH Foundation. Lois and Dale – along with the WDMH Foundation Board and the 2019 Planning Committee – invite everyone to attend Boots & Bling on Saturday, June 8 at Matilda Community Hall in Dixon’s Corners. “We’re changing things up a bit this year with a new location, an amazing meal, great music and lots of surprises for our guests,” explains Cindy Peters, April 24, 2019

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You’re a 15-year old girl with suicidal ideation who has just been kicked out of your home by your emotionally and verbally abusive mother. You have no money and no place to go and you’ve been ordered to take your pet cat with you. What do you do? This was just one of seven scenarios that attendees of the April 12 Linking Hands Homelessness Maze were tasked with solving during the interactive portion of the event. Other scenarios included single moms, dual-parent households, working poor, single seniors, married seniors with intellectually disabled adult children, young adult males with addiction issues, persons whose first language is not English, and so on. “The scenarios were created by a team of agency representatives,” Linking Hands coordinator Sandy Casselman said. “Each scenario is based on a compilation of real-life situations.” More than 80 people attended the full-day session at the Joel Steele Community Centre in Winchester, including politicians, agency representatives, and community members. “What an amazing experience today presented,” HOL Volunteer Coordinator Vicki Cane said. “We were given a scenario/role play of a young man who was in an immediate homelessness crisis and our goal was to secure a place to sleep, food and future income. Services were spread out in the building for us to access but each service required things of us we did not have or [they] were unable to accommodate our needs immediately. It felt very real. It was very humbling. It was eye opening. Every politician should be required to participate in workshops like this one so they can understand where the need is, where we fall short and that these services are vastly underfunded, ultimately tying the hands of service providers with red tape.” The day included a debrief session, where participants were able to talk about their experiences and agencies were able to answer questions about April 24, 2019

available services, as well as the gaps and issues that exist around those services. “I would like to congratulate Linking Hands on a fantastic day,” Cindy Drouin, Community Relations Worker for Cornwall and Area Housing said. “I was there as a booth but three of my co-workers walked the maze and found the information very eye opening! Thank you again for this wonderful learning opportunity.” The intention for the day was to create awareness around the issues people face when attempting to secure need-ed services within the community. The event sponsors hope that this awareness will not only help community members and agency representatives to be more empathetic toward this sector of the population, but also pro-mote necessary changes to ﬁll gaps and solve existing issues. For more information, visit www.linkinghandsdunThirty one athletes from Precision Cheer & Dance were in Brampton on April 13 and 14 to participate das.ca, or contact Sandy Casselman at scasselman@hou- in the Ontario Cheerleading Federation's National competition. Three All-Star Cheerleading Teams, as seoflazarus.com, or phone well as two pom dance teams, a stunt group, and a duo, brought all their hard work this season to the mats. The Twinkle team, the youngest team of 6-8 year olds placed 3rd in their category – a season’s best 613-989-3830.

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by Stephen Hammond Life isn’t fair. How many times have we heard that? Your Federal and Provincial governments are deciding who wins and who loses in the realm of municipal budgets. While listening to the radio last week, I heard the Mayor of Ottawa express his wish that the Ford government maintain the $650 million dollars per year in Provincial transfers to the city. That seemed like a lot of money for the city of Ottawa, considering the fact that its population is about 55 times that of North Grenville. North Grenville receives only a little over $1 million per year in Provincial/Federal transfers and grants. You can do the math. North Grenville seems to be getting a lot less on a proportional basis. In fact, an order of magnitude less. Now that’s interesting. I decided to do some digging. Here’s what I found. I examined the 2018 budgets of ﬁve Ontario municipalities, including North Grenville, Ottawa, Toronto, Windsor, and Prescott. In these budgets, I looked for their respective numbers on Provincial/Federal transfers and grants for the year 2018. I then divided these numbers by their respective populations to ﬁnd the amount per resident. The numbers are as follows: (transfers/grants abbreviated to tr./gr.) North Grenville: tr./gr. of $1,293,651; Pop. 17,500; tr./g. per resident = $74. Ottawa: tr./gr. of $670,000,000; Pop. 965,000; tr./gr. per resident = $694. Toronto: tr./gr. of $2.359 Billion; Pop. 3,006,000; tr./gr. per resident = $785. Windsor: tr./gr. of $230,288,687; Pop. 329,144; tr./gr. per resident = $700. Prescott: tr./gr. of $1,551,100; Pop. 4,000; tr./gr. per resident = $388. If you're not shocked by these numbers, you need to have a second look. Compared to North Grenville, Ottawa, Toronto, and Windsor are receiving almost 10 times the Provincial/Federal funding amount per capita, and Prescott about 5 times the amount per capita. If North Grenville was receiving an amount of Provincial/Federal transfers equal to the per capita amount that the city of Ottawa receives, the dollar value would total 17,500 x $694. = $12,145,000. This is equal to almost the entire municipal budget of North Grenville! What is going on here? How many years has this been happening? Do the above numbers even include things like large public transport and infrastructure projects, like the Ottawa LRT and Toronto transit? We in the rural areas of Ontario are paying our income taxes, HST, license fees, etc… to the Provincial and Federal governments. It looks like most of these taxes and fees are going to pay for the good life in the big cities. In future articles, I will examine what I suspect will be a pattern of neglect of Provincial/ Federal funding of rural areas and small towns.

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Another successful Yuk Yuk's show by Tanya Philion On Saturday, April 20, Community Living North Grenville hosted the 9th annual Comedy Night & Auction at the North Grenville Municipality Centre. The evening began with 6:30 cocktails, and at 7:30 there was a Live Auction, featuring auctioneer Hunter McCaig, and then came the comedy. Comedians featured were Mike Beatty, Wafik Nasralla and the headliner, Scott Faulkinbridge. To complete the evening, all guests were invited to participate in a silent auction. Lockwood Brothers Construction was the title sponsor for this sold-out event of plenty of laughs and entertainment throughout the whole evening. Approximately 260 people enjoyed delicious creations by Catered Affairs. During the evening, Kathy Botham, Residential Supervisor for Community Living North Grenville, had us all stand up to recognize that we are all part of the Community Living organization. “Community support is what keeps this organization growing strong". All the proceeds from this, and past, past fundraising events have helped to cover transportation costs for their clients. Proceeds this year will assist with a significant project of affordable housing, to build nine new town home units, in partnership with Lockwood Brothers Construction. According to Sandra McNamara, Executive Director, these events have made it possible to maintain their base budget for the last eleven years now. "Laughter is good for our soul. We are all in for a good night, and will end up happier and healthier tomorrow for it". April 24, 2019

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COMMUNITY EVENTS Apr 25 Spencerville Library, Fifth Avenue Collection Jewellery sale with Julia Couture, 6-8 pm. Hosted by Friends of the Library. Part of each sale donated to Library. Apr 27 3rd Annual Big Band Dance Fundraiser, 6 pm – 11 pm. Tickets $50 each, available at Kemptville & District Home Support and at The Workshop Dance Studio, 215 Sanders Street, Kemptville. For more information please contact Kemptville & District Home Support at 613-258-3203. Apr 27 Oxford on Rideau Bird Auction, 9 am. at South Mountain Fairgrounds. More info call: 613-258-2080. May 11 Kemptville Horticultural Society Spring Plant Sale, 9 to 12 pm at 75 Campus Drive on the former Kemptville College Campus. Info: Linda at 613-258-2115

Weekly and recurring events Mon North Grenville Arts Guild, 2nd Mon/mth, 7 pm, Masonic Hall, 311 Van Buren St. All welcome. More info at www.ngartsguild.ca Kemptville Quilters Guild, 2nd Mon./mth at the Kemptville Pentecostal Church, 1964 County Road 43, 7 pm. New members welcome. Kemptville Cancer Support Group, 3rd Mon/mth, St. John’s United Church, 2 pm. For info call Ellen Vibert-Miller at 613-258-7778. Modern square dance club, Grenville Gremlins, 7:30-10 pm, NG Municipal Centre. Newcomer Bridge-St John's United Church 12:15pm. Cost $5.00. All levels welcome. Info 613-806-4495 or 613-795-7155. Men’s Darts League at the Legion, 7 pm. Starting 10 Sept through to April. All are welcome. $5. per night. Tues Rotary Club meeting, Kemptville Legion, 6:30 pm. 18+ Mixed basketball at Holy Cross School Gym from 7-9 pm. $5/night or $60/season. Call Jeff at (613) 816-8345 for more info. Euchre, Kemptville Snowmobile Klub, 3rd/Tues/mth. 7 pm start. Ladies Darts League, Kemptville Legion, 7 pm through to April. All are welcome, $5 per player.

BNI Networking Group Breakfast, Grenville Mutual Insurance Building, 380 Colonnade Dr, 7- 8:30 am. Info: 613-918-0430. Bridge St. John’s United Church, 12:15 pm. Cost $5. All levels of bridge players welcome. Info, call. 613-806-4495 to 613-795-7155. The Branch Artisans Guild, NG Community Church, 2659 Concession St. every 3 rd Tue/mth, 7pm. New members welcomed Wed NG Photography Club - 1st Wed./mth, 7-9 pm, at the Grenville Mutual Insurance, 380 Colonnade Drive. See ngphotoclub.ca for info. Klub 67 Euchre every 2nd &4th Wed/mth, 1 pm, St. John's United Church. Everyone welcome. $5.00. (No euchre July & August) Bingo- 1st & 3rd Wed/mth., Kemptville Legion, 1 pm. All welcome. New Horizon Club, Burritt`s Rapids Community Hall. Adults 55 plus welcome. For info re programs and membership, call Golida Tym 258-3894. Probus Club of North Grenville, 3rd Wed./mth. Everyone is welcome to join us at 9:30 am at St Paul's Presbyterian Church Hall for fellowship. Holy Cross Church monthly suppers, 1st Wed/mth. Adults $8, Children $5. All are welcomed. NGPL Science and Technology Group meetings, 1st/Wed/mth, 7- 9 pm in the program room at the Library. Euchre, Rideau Glen Golf Course, 6:30 sharp, $5, share the wealth tickets sold, all proceeds go back to the players. May 1-Oct 9. Thu Bridge - St. John’s United Church, 6:15- pm. Cost $5. All levels of bridge players welcome. For more info, call 613-806-4495 or 613-795-7155. North Grenville Toastmasters - Meeting 1st & 3rd Thurs/mth., 7 pm at O’Farrell’s Financial Services, Cty Rd 44. Info, call 790 7665. Mixed Darts League at the Legion 7:30 pm. Starting 6 Sept, through to April. All are welcome. $5. per night. Fri Friendship Lunch, 11:30-1 pm, St. John’s United Church. Free, everyone welcome. Sat Kemptville Legion breakfast, 8 - 10 am 3rd Sat/mth, 100 Reuben Crescent. Adults $6, Children 6 and under $3. All welcome. Euchre, Kemptville Legion, last Sat/mth. Noon-5 pm. Sun Bingo, Kemptville Legion – Last Sun/mth, Doors open 6 pm, guaranteed $400 jackpot. Refreshments available. M,W,F Kemptville and Area Walking Group meet at Municipal Centre at 8 am.

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Province ends Interlibrary Loan Delivery Service by David Herman As of March 31, the Ontario government's total debt was projected to be $348.79 billion. The Debt-to-GDP ratio for 2017-2018 is 37.1%, and interest on the debt is $11.97 billion, representing 8% of Ontario's revenue and its fourthlargest spending area. Admittedly, or arguably, depending on your political persuasion, Ontario finances are in need of drastic action to avoid the spiral of ever increasing taxes. This being the case, decisions that must be made will not please everyone. The government has just announced that the libraries that make up the Southern Ontario Interlibrary Loan delivery Service (SOLS) will permanently cease as of April

26, 2019. For those of you who use this service, it makes available to people using smaller libraries like ours the collections of approximately 153 main libraries in Southern Ontario. Last year, this amounted to approximately 4,500 books, moving both into and out of our library. As of March this year, the total collection of lending material in our library stood at 36,318 units. This number includes both the Main branch and the Burritts Rapids branch. As you can see, the Inter-Library Loan (ILL) contributes greatly to our overall collection, approximately 12%. Rounding down to correct for items that we are loaning out, I place the contribution to our library at 10%. This is no longer available to us, or any library

within the SOLS. In an era when information is so important, and the delivery of reliably High Speed internet is not available to all of southern Ontario, this is placing rural citizens at a disadvantage. The government states that ever-increasing operating costs are a large factor in their inability to sustain the service, even with the previous budgetary allocation. Last year, the 24 drivers (full time, part time and occasional) drove almost 1 million kilometres. That is a lot of carbon tax. In driving those kilometres, they delivered 710,000 packages between the 153 main libraries. As part of their deliveries, they also cost-eﬃciently delivered newly purchased material from jobbers to over 100 libraries.

Rachel Brown, CEO of our library, is concerned, but says we have to wait to see how this rolls out. I ﬁnd it hard to be as optimistic as that, but I hope she is right and things do not transpire to have this valuable service taken from rural Ontarians. I urge you all to support our library on this issue, in case we are needed to participate in writing our MLA, or as part of a petition.

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by Deron Johnston It looks like the Kemptville Farmers’ Market have found their target. Earlier this spring, the Kemptville Farmers’ Market (KFM) decided, as a Board, to hire a Market Manager for the coming season. A committee was formed, a job description was created, and a posting was made to advertise the position. After a long search, it appears that the KFM have found their new market manager. The successful candidate is local resident, Dagmar McCord. Dagmar has a distinguished career in horticulture, working both in private industry and with government agencies. She has both operations and management experience to go with her many years of growing. The new Board appears to be putting more of a focus on activities and events this year, to draw more people to the market itself, and to highlight many of the producers and vendors that make KFM such a unique market to visit and shop. They recently unveiled some of their plans at the Vendor Information Meeting on April 17. At that meeting, the Board also had the Municipality of North Grenville’s Fire Prevention Officer, Shannon Armitage, in to talk to the group about fire safety. Kim McCann and Josee Lizotte, of the Leeds Grenville Lanark Health Unit, were also invited and made a very informative presentation. There are some very good signs already for the market, as they’ve already received a number of applications from brand new vendors. Co-founder of the market, Bruce Enloe, also recently joined the board as Community Liaison and will also continue his role scheduling musicians to play at the market each Sunday, just as he did the previous season. If you simply can’t wait for the season to get started, a number of the market’s vendors will be participating at the Shop Local Showcase this weekend at the North Grenville Municipal Centre. The market runs every Sunday from 12pm to 4pm between May and October in the southwest corner of the B&H parking lot. Keep an eye on the KFM Facebook page for the latest market news and check out the website at www.kemptvillefarmersmarket.ca. The first market of the upcoming KFM season will take place on May 19, and the preparations are already well under way. With an experienced Board, a new but experienced Market Manager, and lots of new ideas about market activities and events, it would be hard not to be optimistic about this year for the KFM. If you’d like to volunteer to help make KFM an even better place to shop and enjoy an afternoon, email info@kemptvillefarmersmarket.ca.

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ple winner of the Canadian Country Music Award for Guitar Player of the Year, Instrumentalist of the Year and Vista Rising Star Award; Kendra (Woods) Norris, 2016 Canadian Open Fiddle Champion (19-55 division), 3-time Canadian Duet Fiddle Champion with her brother Scott, and multi-instrumentalist (piano, accordion, and singer); Leo Stock, 14-year old Canadian Step Dance Champion, ﬁddler, singer, and drummer. Scott Woods is a twotime winner of the Canadian Open Fiddle Contest, two-time winner of the 20

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by David Shanahan In a series on Sons and Daughters, it is impossible not to notice G. Howard Ferguson. This local boy made good was Ontario’s ninth Premier, and his achievements in that oﬃce had a lasting impact on the province. But that is not how his life was expected to work out. Howard was always drawn to the wilder side of life. H i s p a r e n t s , D r. Charles Ferguson, M.P., and Elizabeth Bell Ferguson, have already been profiled in this series, as was his uncle, Robert Bell. But Howard was to outdo all of his family in terms of having an inﬂuence far beyond the borders of North Grenville. Howard was one of seven children born to Charles and Elizabeth, but there was tragedy too. Katie and Robert died when infants, and, when he was

about six years old, Howard suﬀered a very severe attack of measles and lost the sight in one eye almost completely. This resulted in him spending some time living on a farm away from Kemptville, and must have interfered with his schooling. But when he did get a chance at an education, he turned out to be a feisty, combative and mischievous individual, best known for fighting and disruption. By the age of ten, he was juvenile boxing champion of Oxford Township and Kemptville village. In high school, he did everything from putting gunpowder in the school stove, to unscrewing the tops and seats of the desks in his classroom when a school inspector was due to visit. As the desks collapsed in a chaotic and noisy pile, his teacher did not even ask who was responsible: he simply told Howard to leave the room. Such was his well-earned reputation.

Howard’s high spirits were not always harmless, however. One incident of bullying in high school found Howard badly injuring a new student and ending up in court, where he was ﬁned $8. This, apparently, was the event that convinced him to become a lawyer! Frequently suspended from school, and with inconsistent grades, Howard carried on his wild activities outside school also. He would attend local auctions and quietly bid against miserly neighbours, driving up the price of an item beyond its worth before dropping out of the bidding and leaving the miser with an overpriced prize. On one occasion, he failed to get out of the bidding war in time, and his father had to pay for the purchase. This did not go down well with Dr. Charles. More tragedy hit the family in 1886, when Howard’s older brother, Charles junior, died of a kidney problem when he was just 19. As a younger son of the local Member of Parliament at home in Kemptville, Howard was sent to university in Toronto to study law, while the family focus was on his older brother. In his days at the University of Toronto, his room-mate was Stephen Leacock, who would become in the future a famous writer and humourist. Charles and Elizabeth were not happy with this arrangement, feeling that the two young students were too alike not to get into trouble, and they arranged an exchange of roommates for Howard. This was probably a good idea, as one story claims the young men once found a train engine idling and decided to take

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it for a drive, which they did. Within a year, Howard and Stephen were sharing a room together again. The two ran the student newspaper and Howard was known as a man who enjoyed a good time with his friends. This led to a problem when it came to graduating. Howard and Stephen had to get one more credit, but their subject, Mathematics, was not by any means their strongest. Stephen discovered that they could get a credit in Ethnology instead, if they could pass the exam which was taking place the following day. The professor in the subject had written a textbook, so the two students read the book overnight and scrapped through to graduate on schedule. Having graduated and started a law business in Toronto, yet another family tragedy brought Howard home to Kemptville again. His younger brother, John, who was in his third year studying Medicine at McGill University, was injured playing football and died two weeks later. Howard returned to Kemptville on the death of his brother, being the only surviving son in the family, to help support his family and practice law. His oﬃce was in the upper rooms of the building that now houses the South Branch Bistro. G. Howard Ferguson began his political career when he was elected to the Kemptville Municipal Council, serving three years as Reeve of Kemptville. The wild young man had to grow into a serious young man.

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will also be able to voluntarily purchase a new licence plate featuring one of two “optimistic” slogans. Bill Walker, Minister of Government and Consumer Services, stated that the government is “putting people back at the centre of every decision, making Ontario a business-friendly and pro-jobs province and protecting what matters most so we can ensure Ontario is a place to grow. A place to grow your family, a place to grow your business and a place to grow your community.” This will, of course, ﬁt in nicely with the Leeds & Grenville motto: “Where Lifestyle Grows Good Business”, and makes as much sense. This is the aim of the Ford government, which, according to their oﬃcial press release, makes the new motto “a clear and succinct articulation of a simple unifying principle: the Ontario government is ‘Working for You’.” Ontario issues approximately 3.6 million licence plates per year total, including approximately 2.4 million passenger and 580,000 commercial plates. The province’s licence plate was last redesigned in 1982. The government’s announcement noted that “Ontario’s current plates are beaded

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by David Shanahan As so often in North Grenville, some of the more interesting and historic locations are now empty sites where once there stood the earliest buildings. This green space on Clothier Street east is certainly one of those. In November, 1830, Asa Clothier sold lots 12 and 13 on the south side of Clothier Street, to the Trustees of the Methodist Church for

1869, a contract was let to E. Fenton to build a brick church at the corner of Prescott and South Victoria Street, now Reuben St. The cemetery that was attached to the old church continued to be used throughout the century. As it became more diﬃcult to maintain the site, the headstones were removed and the obelisk which stands there today was erected, with a small selection of headstones surrounding it, in memory of those early Methodist residents of Kemptville.

In 1954, a transcription of the headstones was made, and found 93 in all. The oldest graves had stones for Hannah VanBury (VanBuren), who died in May, 1813 aged 57, and an older couple - Eunice and Joshua Purmort. Eunice died on August 9, 1813, aged 70 years and 15 days. Joshua did not outlive her for long: he died on October 6, 1813, aged 67 years and 8 months. So many stories lie under the green grass on Clothier Street.

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