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This time of year in North Grenville, everyone’s attention seems drawn to the Kemptville Live Music Festival. It’s easy to understand why. The festival draws thousands of music fans here over the weekend and could mean as much as a million dollars in economic activity for the area. There are music legends eating in local restaurants, and an intense feeling of community pride as we welcome these visitors to ‘Paradise’ (in the words of our Mayor). However, there’s another very special event that

happened the week before Kemptville Live this year. It had its own headliners (though no one knew about them until the day of the event), it raised $115,000 for the Kemptville District Hospital, a local resident won a brand new red Dodge truck, some participants left with prizes worth thousands of dollars, and over 150 people (including friends, family and complete strangers) got together to remember a local resident whose family helped bring a hospital to Kemptville. If you haven’t guessed already, the event that I’m referring to is the Bob Perry Memorial Golf Tournament,

which was hosted this year The previously menat the eQuinelle Golf Club. It tioned surprise headliners was a memorable day of golf, were four members of the fellowship, NHL hockey leg- multiple Stanley Cup-winends, and the opportunity to ning Montreal Canadiens raise as much money as pos- of the 1970’s and 80’s. The sible to support KDH. Dur- four headliners were Murray ing the dinner, KDH Founda- Wilson, Doug Jarvis, Bob tion Chair, Rob Noseworthy, Gainey, and Larry Robinson, told the assembled group that who won at least four Stanley a new Chronic Obstructive Cups together with Montreal. Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Each player brought one clinic at KDH had been fully of their Montreal jerseys funded on behalf of the Perry with them and signed it for family. COPD is a disease the big auction sale after characterized by long-term dinner. These jerseys alone poor airflow in the lungs. raised $6,700, with an extra The disease has symptoms $1,600 raised for a signed of shortness of breath and Jean Beliveau jersey that coughing, and worsens over time. The late Bob Perry suf- continued on page 2 fered from COPD.

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continued from front page Cup tickets, a stainless steel BBQ, and many other impressive items to be bid on, including a ‘country dinner’ hosted by the Perry family themselves. The big draw for the brand new red Dodge truck was won by eQuinelle resident Randy Hughes, who sat for a moment at his table in disbelief, before raising his arms in victory. An event of this magnitude can’t happen without countless hours of volunteer work, which was spearheaded by the Kemptville District Hospital Foundation, the Perry family, and other friends of the hospital. The planning and organizing for this event unfolds over months, and then quickly comes together over the last couple of weeks, which can make for stressful days. There were many very

they brought with them. There were lots of happy hockey fans when they figured out that these four were at the tournament, including North Grenville CAO Brian Carré, who is a lifelong fan of the team. Despite a late start to the golf portion of the day due to a big rainstorm, the skies let up just enough to allow the golfers to enjoy their round on the 18-hole course, which was in tip-top shape. As the golfers slowly finished their rounds, and started arriving back at the clubhouse, a delicious buffet chicken dinner by Catered Affairs was next on the agenda. After everyone had been well fed, the live auction started, with the previously mentioned jerseys, a bike, a kayak, Senators game tickets, Grey

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by Carl Doucette North Grenville Dog Parks Inc. would like to thank our sponsors and the many volunteers who are assisting in establishing the first off-leash dog park in North Grenville. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, and the efforts of volunteers with both fundraising and work at the park, we are extremely pleased to announce that the Ferguson Forest Dog Park will be open for doggy business on Sunday, September 24. Details of the opening ceremony will be forthcoming.

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generous donations made by countless individuals and companies from across the region, with some stepping up at the last minute to help the tournament reach certain goals. To put the success of the event into perspective, this event apparently raised the largest amount of money for a charity golf tournament in Eastern Ontario, an astonishing $115,000. Rob Noseworthy thanked all those involved in making this such a success: “Thank you to our valued sponsors whose donations covered the cost of purchasing the Truck ensuring that 100 percent of all tickets sales will be used to build the COPD clinic in Memory of Bob Perry. Thanks also to the Perry Family and the many businesses, individuals and

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permission to build the Gazebo on behalf of the community on the condition that it met stringent specifications and did not cost the Municipality any money. OMCA fundraising events this year, including an online crowdfunding campaign, brought them within 85% of their goal of raising approximately $10,000. The gazebo was installed two days before Canada Day.

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Oxford Mills

by Marc Nadeau The Company of Fools is returning to Maplewood Park, once again bringing Shakespeare’s plays to North Grenville. Don’t miss this year’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream on Tuesday, August 8, at 7:00 p.m. The Company of Fools

makes Shakespeare accessible to audiences of all ages, whether you read his plays many years ago, or are a young student still working through the Robert Munsch collection. Love and marriage are no simple matter for the characters of this play. Helena loves Demetrius.

reminiscent of the Victorian age, while mashing it up with some more familiar elements of the 21st Century What better venue to enchant an audience with a story of love, magic and humour than under the trees in Maplewood Park and next to the newly installed gazebo? All are welcome. There is no fixed admission fee, as The Company of Fools will pass the hat at the end of the production. Attending this event comes with ‘bragging rights’, so invite a friend, bring visiting family, or contact your former English teacher. Come and enjoy!

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A Bridge of Hope

Currently, we have been stranded for a day, due to engine trouble, in a town called Amsterdam, New York. This is a town with a rich history, but its streets long for days gone by. After venturing out to explore and find provisions, we found most of the shops along the main street closed, or boarded up. A large mall that used to be filled with retail stores now houses a few sparse offices. The really interesting thing about the town, though, is a bridge. It’s a beautiful pedestrian bridge that crosses the Mohawk River, joining the two sides of town. Finished in 2016, the Mohawk Valley Gateway Overlook Pedestrian Bridge is nicely landscaped and maintained and has many plaques along the sides telling the fascinating history of the city. There have been artifacts found along the river from native peoples that date back thousands of years, but the first Europeans to settle in the area

by Hilary Thomson Greetings from small town America! Right now, I am sitting on a boat along the banks of the Mohawk River on a stretch of the Erie Canal. About a week ago, I ventured off with my parents on the maiden voyage of a boat they bought in Quebec, to bring it to their home base in Kingston, Ontario. Over the past week we’ve stopped in several places along the Champlain and Erie Canals, all relatively small and some more affluent and lively than others. The town of Plattsburgh, New York (the first stop on our trip) boasted some magnificent buildings and churches, as well as many lively watering holes along the main drag. Bolstered by a college nearby, the town is hardly a booming metropolis, but there seemed to be some life to it, which is more than I can say for a few of the other towns we’ve stopped in.

tique in Amsterdam told the Times Union newspaper in 2016 that she hoped the bridge would entice people over to her side of the river and allow her to operate regular store hours, instead of by appointment only. Amsterdam is a much bigger town than Kemptville, but, thinking about its history, I can’t help but see some similarities. Both have bodies of water running through it that were once the economic drivers of the towns, and both downtowns have suffered the consequences of modernization and the “Walmart effect.” Although I found walking through downtown Amsterdam quite depressing, I will say that the pedestrian bridge, that is still less than a year old, shows that the people of Amsterdam have not given up hope. Where there is a will, there is a way, and there are evidently people in this city that care deeply about its past, as well as its future. They see value

were Dutch, in 1710, hence the name Amsterdam. The completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 caused an economic boom in the city, which was a major manufacturing centre. Beautiful carpets and other textiles were made in Amsterdam and shipped all over the United States. One particularly intricate carpet was made for the famous Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. The bridge itself is a beacon of hope for locals, crossing their fingers that it will help lift the downtown out of the slump, probably triggered by the creation of railways and highways, loss of industry, and the building of big box stores just outside of town. The bridge was funded primarily by a $16.5 million allocation by the Rebuild and Renew New York Transportation Bond Act of 2005, with another $1 million in state funds given to complete the artistic elements. The owner of Gina -Marie’s Cake Bou-

Letters to the Editor Dear Editor: In reference to Dick and Deanna Loewen's about the Van Buren speedway, I wish to address the following: In the downtown core of Kemptville, the speed limit is 40 km/h. What puzzles me is that the speed limit in the downtown core of Oxfords Mills, which, to my eyes, has the same population density as the Van Buren Speedway, the speed limit is 50 km/h. Same for Oxford Station. On Water Street, there is a school as well (which might close soon, but that is not the issue). Can someone point out to me why such a difference in speed limit in the same municipality? Is a life of a resident of Oxford Mills, or Oxford Station, worth less than the life of a resident of downtown Kemptville? My next comment will be about the drivers who do not understand the no parking signs on Reuben Crescent, blocking laneway, driveways, traffic. A no parking sign means no parking, not even for two minutes while picking up the mail. How did those drivers got their driving

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Dear Editor: I went to the Friends of the Ferguson Forest Fun Fest on Saturday morning and was impressed. First, I have never been in behind that far before and it is quite beautiful on the site where the entertainment was. Good work there! I think, first was the dog show, as some very pretty dogs performed very casually and entertaining. Casually, I mean that they, the dogs, were also enjoying themselves. The Junkyard Symphony was great. Very entertaining for the “kids”, but also for myself. Next was the “Trick Pony”show. Again, very gently done, with two horses and a beautiful colt. The young woman guiding them for the tricks was also speaking, which came over the

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in doing things to revive it, and not standing idly by as it continues to waste away into ruin. I’m not saying we need to build a $17 million bridge in Kemptville. I am saying that we need to place the same sort of value on our heritage and downtown. It was what makes towns and cities unique, and, as I travel to more small towns in the U.S., it is something that I am even more convinced of. Walmart is Walmart, wherever you go; but there is only one Gina-Marie’s Cake Boutique, and that’s worth fighting for.

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licenses, if they cannot read a simple no parking sign? That puzzles me. There is ample free parking available at Riverside Park, 50 metres from the post office, but that, I guess, is too much exercice for one day. Erick Le Pors

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stage sound system, explaining what she was doing. She said the horses were never “forced”to do anything they didn’t want to do! Much unlike circuses, which, if they still exist, I think are being phased out, thankfully. I had fun and I’m a senior citizen. They had a tent and chairs, which was also great. Good start. Just not enough people there yet. Hope they continue. Kathy Piché

The Oxford Mills Community Association would like to thank those involved in celebrating Canada 150 in Maplewood Park. This includes the sponsors, the volunteers, the musicians, and the contributors to the Silent Auction. The greatest credit goes to the public who were not deterred by the weather and came out and made Canada Day a special event. This year was a particularly special as a new gazebo had just been installed in the park. Thanks to the work of community volunteers and supporters, the park has been enhanced with an attractive focus point. Canada Day celebrations are made possible by sponsorships offered by individuals and businesses in North Grenville. These include: The Municipality of North Grenville TD Graham and Associates Kemptville Lions Club Dial a Chef The North Grenville Times Class Axe St. Lawrence Swordfighters Guild Brigadoon Restaurant The Municipality of North Grenville, especially Kevin Henry and Doug Scott Olde Porch Primitives Samantha Rivet-Stephenson, RBC financial planner Former Mayor Bill Cameron who made himself available to help

Dear Editor: Mr. Creasey's well written letter expressed my views exactly. I have never understood people who vote the same from birth to death regardless of the issues. North Grenville is such a safe seat federally and provincially that it is ignored by both the Conservatives and the Liberals for obvious reasons. Shirley Hanton Kemptville

Canada Day in Oxford Mills has become a music event that highlights the local talent, provides a County Fair atmosphere for families, an opportunity to catch up with acquaintances and share our pride in our country. See you next year!

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Tax Rise Anyone?

by Councilor Jim Bertram In a recent article, I mentioned the impact of provincial government regulatory change and provincial downloads as an accelerator in the rise of municipal expenditures. This is a matter of concern for local business and property owners who will feel the shock of these increases, as they will be borne on the local tax base. Another factor in potentially driving us towards tax raises is a trend towards disappearing provincial funding. Years of over-spending in a priority-free green energy spending environment have resulted in a provincial fiscal cupboard which is far from overflowing with riches. What to do? Among other things, the provincial government has, as indicated, decided to cut funding to municipalities, funding which would help cope with the download burden and the swell of costly new regulations. That is oc-

curring as I write. Another factor which will help drive taxes upward is the impact of rising home prices on the assessment of homes. As you are aware, your assessment is dependent on the value of your home, which is decided by MPAC. MPAC uses a set of procedures akin to that used in general property appraisal to establish your home’s value in a given geographical area or sub-market. That value can change as economic or policy changes develop. As you may know, there are factors operating in the economy right now which are driving home prices much higher. In some markets, like Toronto and Ottawa, the rate of increase is considerable. Being in proximity to a large market (Ottawa) as we are, there is pressure on housing prices to move upward. Higher housing values will have an inevitable impact on taxes once MPAC adjusts the value of your home in an upward direction. As well, experienced observers of the housing sector as an economic factor indicate that aspects of provincial municipal planning policy, including the general approach to “intensification”, are contributing to the rise in prices in housing in many municipalities.

Are we there yet? by Deron Johnston For the past year, negotiations between the Municipality of North Grenville and the provincial government over the municipality’s desire to acquire the lands of the former Kemptville College, appeared to have been reduced to a painfully slow grind. The municipality had expressed its disappointment and frustration with the lack of significant progress on the Kemptville College file. With multiple provincial ministries involved during the process, it had become mostly a waiting game for the municipality. The former Kemptville College potentially represents an incredible opportunity from an economic development perspective (through the business plan that the municipality had paid a consultant to develop) and from the perspective of a significant potential tax revenue increase if viable businesses, agencies or organizations buy into the municipality’s vision of the future of the July 26, 2017

College property. At one point, a couple of months ago, we were preparing to write about the very real possibility that the acquisition simply might not happen. The hope then was that, despite not being able to acquire the lands, the municipality could still benefit from another organization owning it. There would still, potentially, be an increase in tax revenue, possible job opportunities for residents, and other economic development benefits from having a campus full of viable tenants, it just wouldn’t have been as much of a benefit than if the municipality had acquired the property itself. During this past Monday night’s Committee of the Whole meeting, North Grenville Chief Administrative Officer Brian Carré (who leads the negotiations for North Grenville) was asked for an update on the municipality’s efforts to acquire the lands. Brian revealed that, approximately four weeks ago, there had been very productive discussions between the municipality and the provincial

pal impact, and do so permanently. It should stop loading more and more tax burden onto the tax bills of municipal business and property owners. The municipal tax structure was never designed to be used this way.

The entire range of factors contributing to severe upward pressure on municipal budget requirements merits attention for a host of reasons. Let’s summarise it this way: an upward spiral in taxes will have serious economic results for homeowners, business owners, and the larger economy. The municipal tax system includes property owners of all economic levels: the well-off, the middle class, and the less well-off. Spiralling taxes would literally drive poorer people from their homes. Those tax increases would impose greater hardship on the middle class group, leading them to divert income from important family responsibilities which require significant expenditure of funds. The only people who would be relatively free to continue their lives relatively unaffected are those few who have much higher levels of income. Solutions? The province should not only cease the funding of provincial policies from the municipal tax base. It should upload provincially initiated policy responsibility to the provincial level, and pay for such initiatives from the provincial treasury. It should fund regulatory changes which have munici-

As well, citizens must let the provincial political parties know in no uncertain terms that this issue will be a deciding factor in the 2018 election. Contact the parties, including our MPP, and let them know you are no longer going to accept such callous treatment from the provincial government. Require that the provincial authorities take another look at the MPAC system, which raises your taxes when market conditions change even though no improvements have been made to your home. In short, let the province know that the game is over. I’ll continue to beat the drum on this issue, but an army of two or three won’t do the trick. In the final analysis, it’s time to help yourselves. Get organised! Get active! It is not too early to do so in the context of next year's provincial election.

Throughout this whole process, there’s been little or no information provided to the public on the details of the negotiations to acquire the former college, because of the non-disclosure agreement between the province and the municipality. Almost like a child sitting in the back seat of a car, who can’t see what’s happening on the road ahead, residents have been asking for many miles now, “Are we there yet?” Maybe now we can finally believe the municipality when they say, “Not much further now”.

government. He believed that, with this new movement on the file, he was hopeful that negotiations would be concluded by the end of the year and that the municipality would emerge successful. The CAO concluded by saying that he was unable to provide any further information because of the non-disclosure agreement that was part of the negotiation process. On Tuesday morning, during a conversation with Mayor David Gordon, he was asked why he felt that things had taken such a sudden positive turn. The Mayor believed that there’s been a very recent and positive change in the dynamics of the negotiations. He hoped that, through various conversations that he has had with provincial government officials over the past couple of years, they were now able to better understand North Grenville’s position and frustration with the lack of meaningful progress. With this new dynamic, he felt that the negotiations were able to move forward at a much faster pace, compared to previous efforts to that point.

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The New Ownership group of the Kemptville 73's hockey club are excited that the 2017-18 hockey season is right around the corner. The 73's will start training camp on August 16, and our coaches and players have been hard at work getting ready for the upcoming season. This year, we would like to build off our great run in last year's playoffs and continue that momentum into the upcoming season. A big part of our success and team are our fans, and we would like to thank all of them for their support. This summer, on Monday August 14, the Kemptville 73's, along with Canadian Tire and Tim Horton's, will be offering a free hockey camp at the North Grenville Municipal Centre. For more details on how to register your son or daughter, please visit our website www.kemptville73s.com the north grenville

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Local food – cost versus value by Deron Johnston A couple of months ago, the North Grenville Times conducted an online survey on local food. We shared the results from the survey, and those results helped us determine what areas of local food that people wanted to (or needed to) know more about. One of the clear messages was that some people felt that the cost of buying local food was too high. In a straight price comparison, this is sometimes the case, when you compare only the price tag. For example, buying a fresh fruit pie at your local farmers’ market may appear to be more expensive than one found at your local Walmart store. However, comparing price alone can be very deceiving. Quite often, when you compare items (in this case fruit pies), you need to be careful that you’re comparing apples to apples, and not apples to oranges (pun intended). For example, are the two items the same size? Are both items the same weight? One thing to watch for when buying a fresh made pie from a vendor at a farmers’ market is that they sometimes aren’t labelled with their weight, while the store-bought ones are. Be sure and compare that both

pies are the same weight. Sometimes the unlabelled pie may be significantly heavier than the store-bought one. The quality of the ingredients should be a consideration when comparing store-bought and local food. Canned and frozen fruit (non-fresh) ingredients that are used to make storebought pies are often prepared in other countries and made of the cheapest, lowest quality ingredients. Local food products are often made with the same grade or quality of fruit that would also be sold at a farmers’ market stall, or at a roadside stand. The way in which ingredients are processed, and where they are processed, is important. Some countries that provide cheaper non-fresh fruit ingredients don’t have the high standards of food handling and processing practices that we do in Canada. We have agencies like the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (among others) to try and prevent questionable food from entering Canada, but, locally, we have an extra level of scrutiny in our Leeds Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit to keep a close eye on how local food is processed and made. Not all countries have this level of scrutiny when it comes to their food supply. Nutritional value should

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be a critical factor when considering local versus store-bought. Consider that fresh fruit ingredients used in making a local pie will have a much higher nutritional value than something that’s been made with canned or frozen ingredients. The frozen and canned fruit would have been processed, which often removes a significant amount of nutritional value from the original fruit. The local pie also wouldn’t contain the possible artificial flavours, colours, fillers and preservatives that might be found in store-bought pies. Comparing weight alone, the local pie would most likely contain a much higher percentage of fresh fruit. These food additives provide little to no nutritional value, and we get tricked into thinking that what we are eating is ‘food’. Our bodies must have proper nutrition to function properly, not food additives. The final thing to think about when comparing local versus store-bought is the economic impact of your choice. Buying local food products ensures that your money stays locally, and each dollar can be shared up to seven times before it leaves the community. Each dollar spent at Walmart leaves for the US that same day. The more money in the hands of our local food producers brings us closer to food independence and

food security, which makes us less vulnerable to world food supply shortages and fluctuating food commodity prices. The more money spent on local food, the more we encourage people to start producing it, creating more farmers, and putting more money in the hands of those farmers. Some of you may still think that the price is too high for local food. However, when you consider the superior value that local food represents, including: higher quality and fresher ingredients, higher nutritional value, the financial benefit to your community, the increased food security, the reduced impact of surging global food prices, and the simple fact that local food tastes better, how can we afford not to buy local food?

On Sunday, July 16, Lock 17 and Art with Bonnie had the honour of hosting a Kids Paint Day fundraiser in honour of the WE movement. WE is a movement that brings people together and gives them the tools to shift the world from “me” to “we.” Last year Rachelle Brisebois, of the Royal Bank of Canada {RBC], was given the tremendous opportunity to partake in a Me to We experience in Kenya (see attached picture of Rachelle in Kenya). All 22 RBCers who went on this trip have further committed to fundraising on their own in support of the organization. The money raised is given directly to the villages they visited, specifically to support the construction and outfitting of two classrooms in the community of Irkaat. Alternatively, the funds raised can be used to support a scholarship for the Kisaruni group of schools, with the possibility of supporting both a male and female learner throughout their entire secondary school education. Rachelle put together this incredible fundraiser which saw 26 children, from ages 4 – 12, participating in a Paint Party, guided by local artist Bonnie McQuillan (of Art With Bonnie). Proceeds from the event raised $1,180, and a later donation from the LA Group raised that amount to $1,400. A big thank you goes out to the community for their support and participation, the staff and volunteers that donated their time and enthusiasm, Bonnie for her artwork and teaching skills, and Rachelle for organizing this event. If anyone is interested in donating further, donations can be done online by visiting: www.crowdrise.com/2016-globalcitizen-award-merry-go-round/fundraiser/rachelleanne.

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The JoeComputer team prides themselves on being the one that works. Computer systems are built right in store, using top quality components, which is also where they are serviced. Performance, reliability and quality are the main factors in our system design. With building new computers comes repairing broken ones. Whether your system just needs a minor fine tuning or major repairs, JoeComputer can handle it all.

JoeComputer can be found at two great locations. The original location is in historic Spencerville and a second location in The Kemptville Mall. Both locations are stocked with new and used computers, monitors & LCDs, printers, ink, computer accessories and well educated staff whose number one goal is customer satisfaction. Â

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Standing All Day?

Tips to make you stand straighter with less pain from the Kemptville Physiotherapy Centre Whether you stand all day at work, or you’re volunteering at a local music festival, standing for long periods of time can be difficult and lead to aches and pains, not only in your feet, but also through the rest of your body. When standing at work or in a crowed area, it’s difficult to move around very much, so here are some tips to keep your blood pumping and your muscles engaged to actually reduce the fatigue and pain of standing. 1. Calf Raises: Even though you are moving a little, these can easily be done anywhere. Push up onto your tiptoes and then back down onto your heels. Do this 10 times quickly and then 10 times slowly. This helps pump the blood from your feet back up to your heart and reduces leg cramping and foot pain. 2. The Butt Squeeze: Tighten your gluteal muscles (squeeze your butt!), hold for 10 seconds and then relax. Repeat 5 times. Tightening the gluts will help your posture and reduce low back pain. 3. The Tummy Tuck: Pull your abdominal muscles in by pretending that someone is going to punch you in the stomach and you are preparing for the impact. Activating your core abdominal muscles helps your posture and the strength of your spine. Hold the tummy tuck for 10 seconds and repeat 5 times. 4. Stick Your Chest Out: This is the “we must increase our bust” exercise! Pull your shoulder blades together and squeeze tightly. This will elevate your chest and push it out. Hold the shoulder blade squeeze for 10 seconds and repeat 5 times. This exercise not only helps your posture, but it will also help your breathing pattern and allow for better air entry. 5. The Neck Slide: You’ve seen how tall and straight dancers are…they have perfect posture! To stretch your neck and make yourself straighter (and taller), tuck your chin in and imagine that someone is pulling you up from the hair at the back of your head. You can practice this against a wall to get the feel of it. Stand with your back against the wall and the back of your head touching the wall. Now slide the back of your head up the wall. To do this, your chin will tuck in and your neck will stretch. You may feel a stretch in the back of your neck all the way down to your shoulder blades. Hold for 10 seconds and repeat 5 times. This is a great exercise for headaches, shoulder pain or general stiffness. You can also do this neck slide against the headrest in your car. 6. The Hokey Pokey: Now we’re going to put all of these exercises together! Squeeze your butt, tighten your stomach, stick your chest out, and tuck your chin in…now hold that posture and go up and down on your tiptoes 10 times! Practice these exercises the next time you have to stand for a long period of time, and save those aching feet!

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Who are you? by David Shanahan Have you ever thought about yourself? I don’t mean about how you look, or how you’re dressed, or anything superficial like that. I mean, have you ever thought about who you are inside, wherever inside is? You are reading this right now. Your eyes are scanning these black marks on white paper, and your brain is instantaneously interpreting them, giving them meaning and communicating ideas to you that are abstract and insubstantial. You are not thinking about a table, or a book: you are thinking about you, something other than your physical self. How do we do that? Who is the “me” we’re thinking about? As the philosopher, Pete Townsend, said: “Who are you? I really want to know.” You see, I know that the prevailing idea in society today is that we are mere machines, and I’ve written about this before. But it occurs to me that nobody, or practically nobody, really believes in their heart of hearts (wherever that is) that we are just a collection of molecules, atoms, proteins, or whatever, that have randomly evolved into creatures without ultimate purpose or meaning. None of us live that way. We live on the basis that we matter, that those we love matter too. In fact, we live believing that we do actually love, feel anger, think abstractly, value certain qualities above others. We live believing

that we have consciousness, whatever that is. Descartes said: “I think, therefore I am”. What he meant was that we know who we are; that we are, because we can think about it. We can meditate on existence, we can understand concepts like beauty and honour, we can agree with remarkable unanimity that there is good and bad, and that we know the difference. Without those abilities to think and reason, civilisation, society, cannot exist. If, as the Bible says, everyone does what is right in their own eyes, we would have chaos and anarchy of the worst kind. And that, I believe, is where we are heading, as we continue to deny that people matter, have meaning and purpose, and are more than random and transitory animals passing through a meaningless world without reason or value. The fact is that very few of us really believe that our lives are so ultimately pointless, or that good and evil have no real meaning. There is something in each of us that believes that there is more to the universe than that. Rejecting the idea of the Christian God, some have looked to other forms of religious expression. Others have looked to aliens and demons to provide an explanation for what they experience. Those few who really believe that human life has no value are known as sociopaths, psychopaths, and their beliefs have led to

great evil. But there is a word that has also become somewhat disreputable: evil. People like to believe that evil doesn’t exist, that everything is relative. What is good for you, may not be good for me. How anyone can look at what happened in history, what is happening in our own day, and not believe there is such a thing as evil, is impossible to understand. Holocausts, genocide, mutilations and destruction, not to mention environmental suicide, child and spousal abuse, and so many other aspects of our daily lives, indicates that something has gone terribly wrong in this world. Why do we see these things as wrong? To what are we comparing our world, given that it has always been like this? Why do we feel guilt when we do something we know is “wrong”? Why do we seem to know in our souls (whatever they are) that there is a standard by which these things are being judged, a standard that seems to be an integral part of our very being? Where did that awareness come from, and why would mere biological machines, unguided random collections of genetic material

even develop that awareness? People can play mind games as much as they like: developing theories of existence tat are mentally amusing, but ultimately baseless and without foundation. We simply don’t live that way: we somehow know better than to try. I know I exist, that I think, reason, have consciousness, self-consciousness. Hamlet said: “There are more things in Heaven and Earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy”. It is my honest and deep-seated belief that only Christianity has an explanation for our current situation, answers the questions of who we are, where we come from, and where we are going. This is not an escape from reason, not a refusal to be a rational, thinking individual. It is, in fact, quite the opposite: a certainty based on reality, a spiritual as well as intellectual bedrock on which to build. We are not animals, not machines, not biological accidents. We are created in the image of God, living in a world that is fallen, broken - as we are - and in need of saving. The Good News is that there is a Saviour.

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Baldachin - Heritage on view

by Claire Smith On June 3, 2017, my partner Michael and I joined Peggy Holloway, former codirector of the Merrickville Jazz Festival (www.merrickvillesjazzfest.com) and her husband, to listen to Karen Oxorn’s show: ‘Celebrating Canada’s 150th in Song’. While Karen, the former artistic director of the Jazz Festival, sang, we enjoyed a three-course meal in the dining room of the Baldachin Inn (www.baldachin.com). I marvelled at the building in which she was performing. My curiosity piqued, I sat down a couple of weeks later with Dave Ellis, the Baldachin’s owner. He told me that when the Baldachin was built in 1860, it housed the largest department store between Chicago and Montreal. The Baldachin overlooks the historic Rideau Canal Waterway. Because the Rideau Canal was one of the region’s main modes of transportation when it opened in 1832, it provided customers for the thriving department store. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007, the Rideau Canal is now used by recreational boaters.

One of the most interesting features of the Baldachin building is its third level, a ballroom with 15-foot high stonewalls and hardwood floors. Large enough to seat 200, the ballroom is completely open, free of vertical supports. The King’s Truss system that was used to accomplish this is a unique style that is only found in one other building in North America. Situated in Chicago, that building is still in use. In the 1800's and 1900s, the ballroom had been a Millinery, where hats were designed and made for the fashionable women. The smaller room next to the ballroom was a dressmaking shop, the size difference of the shops reflecting the buying trends of the time. While women usually sewed their own clothing, they pampered themselves with a new hat as the seasons changed. In the early 20th century, when Harry McLean, a railway builder and eccentric millionaire, owned the building, legend has it that he used its ballroom’s large open space as a tennis court. For 75 years, until the Depression, the Baldachin remained the largest department

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store in Canada. The historic community of Merrickville was inactive during the 1970’s, and the building fell into disrepair before part of it was opened as a dining room in 1987. In the spring of 1988, the building was purchased by Dave Ellis, who restored the entire building over the ensuing 29 years. Dave estimates that the Baldachin ballroom is rented 20 to 30 times a year for weddings, receptions, and conferences. The building also has seven guest rooms. There are two other stores in the building. One of them, the Knock Knock Shoppe, has been a tenant for almost as long as Dave has owned the building. Dave has made alterations over the years, recognizing that the Baldachin must evolve as its customers’ needs change. Dave has removed a wall that, until a couple of years ago, separated a more formal dining room from the pub area. The menus are now the same on each side of the bar, reflecting a decreasing demand for fine dining. There is a patio behind the restaurant, open from May 1 to mid-October. Dave is preparing for his busiest time, the last weeks of July to the first couple of weeks in August. However, throughout the summer boaters, stop in Merrickville for the night, some on a twoweek trip from Montreal that takes them along the Ottawa River and the Rideau Canal to Kingston, then up the St. Lawrence. If they stop in at the Baldachin, they’ll meet Dave Ellis, who’s always there from noon to five pm, seven days a week.

Immigration Partnership staff recently had the opportunity to sit down with a family living in Merrickville, the MacKay’s. All four of the MacKay children have been involved with local refugee resettlement efforts, and continue to volunteer their time to the Rideau Bridge to Canada group (formerly Merrickville Bridge to Canada). This week, meet Fae, the oldest sibling of the MacKay family! Fae MacKay, 16 years old, was born in Virginia in the United States, but has always called Merrickville her home. Although Fae grew up in a small town, from a young age she has been exposed to diverse cultures. The MacKay family welcomes travelers and exchange students in their home through an organization called, WWOOF Canada. For those of you unfamiliar with the program, WWOOF is an acronym for “worldwide workers on organic farms” or “willing workers on organic farms”. The worldwide movement links visitors with organic farmers and growers to promote cultural and education experiences based on trust and non-monetary exchange. The MacKay family has a hobby farm on their property where the 'wwoofers' work, they also help out with the kids. “I think it’s great because it introduces us to new cultures and lifestyles,” 11

says Fae. Fae, going into grade 11 at North Grenville District High School, is among the many youth volunteers who have dedicated their time to help fundraise money to bring a Syrian refugee family to Merrickville. She first got involved with Rideau Bridge to Canada through her mother, Diana MacKay, who is actively involved in the group. Soon after she began volunteering, Fae was asked to be the Chair of the youth committee – her role will be to help the Syrian children integrate into their new school and community. When asked what advice she would give to someone moving to Merrickville from another country, Fae responded simply; “Merrickville is a small town and everyone knows each other in the community. Don’t be shy. People are open.” After

a wait of about 17 months, the fundraising and hard work of the Rideau Bridge to Canada group has paid off – the group welcomed a Syrian family to their town on June 22nd. Fae also talked about her experience participating in a student exchange in France last year, which she says, “gave me a better global perspective”, and wishes that other people knew that small towns are open to welcoming newcomers. “Merrickville is not that diverse yet, but people here are ready to welcome newcomers,” she says. Her exchange abroad also sparked her desire to explore the world, “just because I am from a small town people expect I’ll stay here… that’s not the case for me”.

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North Grenville Accessible Transportation will no longer be providing out of town (to Ottawa, Brockville, Smith Falls, etc..) accessible transportation effective August 1, 2017 We are pleased to inform you that ATS (Allegiance Transportation Services) of Kemptville, will be providing this service. Chris MacKay is the owner of ATS. The contact information is: atskemptville@gmail.com You will be referred to this contact information when calling the NGAT number to book out of town transportation. NGAT has been in operation since 1999, thanks to Municipal and United Way funding, donations from service clubs and concerned citizens, and ridership fares. Accessible out of town public transportation will be a welcome addition to our community. NGAT will continue local services as in the past. Respectfully Presented Chairman Dr. Donald Gilchrist North Grenville Accessible Transportation

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35. A type of dance 39. A young hare 41. Speech 43. Colonic 44. Border 46. Beige 47. A sizeable hole 49. It comes from a hen 50. D D D D 51. Umbrella (slang) 54. Ampule 56. Relating to aircraft 57. In a non-hurting manner 63. Neuter 64. Small island 65. Wish granter 66. French for "Head" 67. Evergreen trees 68. Disney mermaid

69. Sleigh 70. Cheers 71. Abatement DOWN 1. Platter 2. Within 3. Close 4. Journey 5. Play a guitar 6. Vacillate 7. Cradlesong 8. Sea eagle 9. Small carnivorous mammal 10. Marked by refinement 11. Operatic solos 12. Pervert 13. Captured 21. Marsh plant 25. Devil tree 26. Barbershop emblem 27. Biblical garden 28. Rend 29. Jobless 34. Wetness 36. Agreeable 37. Pierce 38. Burden 40. Train track 42. Kingly 45. Roguishness 48. Epitomize 51. Anagram of "Stabs" 52. Fend off 53. Give a speech 55. Lawful 58. Largest continent 59. Arid 60. Hissy fit 61. Place 62. Cry of pain

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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, Prescott St., 2 pm. All welcome. For info, please call Ellen Vibert-Miller at 613-258-7778. BNI Networking Group Breakfast, Grenville Mutual Insurance Building, 380 Colonnade Dr, 7- 8:30 am. Info: 613-918-0430. Bridge- St. John’s United Church, 12:15 pm. Cost $4. All levels of bridge players welcome. Info, contact Sandra at 613-258-2691. The Branch Artisans Guild, North Grenville Community Church, 2659 Concession Street every 3rd Tue/mth, 7 pm. New members welcomed! NG Photography Club - 1st Wed./mth, 7-9 pm, at the Grenville Mutual Insurance, 380 Colonnade Drive. See ngphotoclub.ca for info. Klub 67 Euchre every 2nd & 4th Wed/mth, 1:15 pm, St. John's United Church. Everyone welcome $5.00. Bingo- 1st & 3rd Wed/mth., Kemptville Legion, 1 pm. All welcome. Refreshments available. New Horizon Club, 2nd & 4th Wed./mth at the Burritt`s Rapids Community Hall. Meetings at 2 pm. All adults 55 plus welcome to join. For info re programs and membership call Janet 613-269-2737. Probus Club of North Grenville, 3rd Wed./mth. Everyone is welcome to join us at 9:30 am at St Paul's Presbyterian Church Hall for fellowship. Holy Cross Church monthly suppers, 1st Wed/mth. Adults $8, Children $5. All are welcomed. Bridge - St. John’s United Church, 6:15 pm. Cost $5. All levels of bridge players welcome. For more info, contact Sandra at 613-258-2691. North Grenville Toastmasters - Meeting 1st & 3rd Thurs/mth., 7 pm at O’Farrell’s Financial Services, Cty Rd 44. Info, call 258-7665. NGPL Science and Technology Group meetings are held the 1st/Thurs/mth, 7-9 pm in the program room at the Library. Twice The Fun Games (200 Sanders St. Unit 103) Game Night, 2nd and 4th Fri/mth, 6-10 pm. Bring your favourite game or borrow one from their library. All ages welcome. Kemptville Legion breakfast, 8 - 10 am 3rd Sat/mth, 100 Reuben Crescent. Adults $5. Children under 12 $3. All welcome. Kerith Debt Freedom Centre – Provides free and confidential coaching to help you get and stay out of debt, 2nd & 4th Sat/mth. Call 613-258-4815 x 103 or www.kdfc.ca to request an appointment. Twice The Fun Games (200 Sanders St. Unit 103)“Organized Play” and "Learn to Play" events, 1-4 pm . No experience needed. Kemptville and Area Walking Group meet at Municipal Centre at 8 am. Call Gail 258-1148.

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Municipality to designate High School building

by David Shanahan The Municipality of North Grenville, on the recommendation of the Heritage Advisory Committee, has declared its intention to designate the old North Grenville District High School building on Prescott Street as a Heritage Building. The municipality received an application last March from the building owners, the Upper Canada District School Board, to make alterations and/or repairs to the building. As the school was already on the North Grenville Inventory of Historic Structures, the application was dealt with at the Advisory Committee’s monthly meeting in April. That Committee voted unanimously to recommend to Council that a notice of intent to so designate be served on the

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UCDSB. This was done, both in person to the Board in May, and through notices in the media in June. The School Board has now submitted a Letter of Objection to the municipality, objecting to the proposed designation. This requires, under the Ontario Heritage Act, that the municipality refer the matter to the Conservation Review Board for a hearing and report. This hearing will be open to the public. The High School was opened in December, 1936, replacing a building from 1888 that had been destroyed by fire earlier that year. Originally a Composite School, that is serving both elementary and secondary levels, it was expanded in 1954 and continued to serve the region until it was, in turn, replaced by the new High School. The name

change from Kemptville High School to North Grenville District High School occurred in January 1955. It was not until 1958 that the public school students left North Grenville for their new school on Reuben Street. An addition was made to North Grenville District High School in 1960. Another addition came in 1971. This latter addition comprised a modern school library and the following shops: woodworking, auto, machine, electrical/ electronics, and drafting. Classrooms were added over the shops. The construction of art and music classrooms was an additional asset. In the following year, 1972, grades 7 and 8 moved back into the High School. The new North Grenville District High School on Concession Road opened in September 2012.

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The Ward System - the discussion continues by Brian Lonergan I welcome former Mayor Ralph Raina's comments on my Ward system proposal published last week in this newspaper. However, I do dispute several of his arguments. In his comments, Mr Raina suggested that I called for some Wards having a larger population than others, that Ward A would have 100 people, whereas Ward B would have 3,000 people. Such a population breakdown per ward was not proposed whatsoever in my article. Democracy requires One Person, One Vote and that's how it has to be. What I did suggest is that the number of Wards be increased from the present four to eight. There are approximately 6,000 households in North Grenville. Breaking that number down, each Councillor would represent 750 households. If voters decide to appoint only 6 Councillors, then the number of voters represented by a City Councillor would be 1,000 households. In no way was I

proposing the lopsided population representation that Mr Raina suggested. Another issue that Mr Raina expressed is that I proposed residential restrictions according to length of time that residents have been living in North Grenville. That is incorrect and I admit to not expressing my concept on this issue very clearly. If you are residing in the Ward at election time, you vote in that Ward. What I was concerned about is that 3 or 4 people living in one particular Ward in the at-large system could take it upon themselves to run the Municipality in their own particular interest. The Ward system prevents such an unequal distribution of Councillor residency. The Ward system also increases representation of social and economic minorities in the area, rather than having their votes merged with those of the general community. This brings diversity and greater fairness to Council, bringing more voices from varying neighbourhoods

to the table. Mr Raina mentions that issues pertaining to specific Wards can get bogged down in red tape. I contend that it's up to the Mayor and Council to unravel that red tape and do what's right for all concerned. Who is responsible for the red tape in the first place and why should that block necessary progress? As for each Ward looking only after only its own constituency, that does not make for a good Councillor. That idea suggests the worst in people who run for office bereft of the greater good for all. Mr Raina also suggests some Ward representatives might ignore safety issues on route 43 that affect the City as a whole. Again that implies the worst possible scenario as I'm confident that all Councillors would prioritize any such safety occurrence for the good of the community at large. Proposing that the Ward system would incur such foot dragging, unprogressive behaviour, and irresponsibility on important Municipal issues

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is a far stretch indeed. My main contention in the original article is that the at-large Ward system may prevent local issues of great concern to the smaller communities from reaching the full attention of Council. We need a better balance. Preserving a local historic building from being razed or neglected in one area, for example, may be of little consequence to the at-large elected representative, but have a major effect on the quality of life of one small local community within the whole. Thus, the Ward Councillor would widen Council attention on local issues and make them much more accountable and accessible to the voters. At-large Councillors are much

less accessible and may not even be interested in pursuing a local interest. Finally, the at-large system prevents many qualified people from seeking office as the task of campaigning throughout the entire Municipality of 6,000 households, as compared to only 750 households, can be very overwhelming. Many good people are deterred from taking the necessary time and funds required to get elected in the ponderous at-large system that favours those with name recognition, and gives an unfair advantage to incumbents. It should also be mentioned that when a Councillor resigned earlier in this current term, the administration took it upon themselves to select

his replacement. In my opinion, the person who achieved fifth place in the last election should have been appointed to that vacant position. The voters were denied their fifth choice, as if their votes no longer mattered. The Ward system would deter that by making it much less costly to find a replacement in such a case, as only those living in that particular Ward would vote. Here is a quote from Garfield Marks speaking recently about the Red Deer Alberta at-large system: "The current system has systematically and historically failed one third of our City ". Let's open up North Grenville to a more equitable system of representation.

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