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January 17, 2018
A naturalist's view of the ice storm
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Aleta Karstad's ice storm journal page by Hilary Thomson Fred Schueler and Aleta Karstad remember the ice storm twenty years ago all too well. They were living in their current home in Bishops Mills and survived the fourteen days without power thanks to their wood-burning stove, outside freezer and a bathtub full of water (which they had filled before the power went out). They watched and participated as the community came together to support each other in the extreme weather event in Eastern Ontario that rocked the beginning of 1998. As naturalists and observers, Fred and Aleta used the ice storm as an opportunity to gather information about how the ice storm affected the
flora, fauna and habitats of the area. “I measured the excess diameter of the twigs caused by the ice,” Fred remembers. “There was 50 mm of excess diameter on everything.” Throughout the duration of the storm, Fred noted that the temperature remained roughly the same, between -2 and +0.5. When it ended the temperature plummeted into a deep freeze, further solidifying the ice that had built up on the trees, bushes and ground. While in some cases the excess ice made a bush more structurally sound, when it came to some trees the ice weighed them down and caused them to snap. “In the wind the poplar trees would break in half,” Aleta remembers. “It sounded like artillery
in the distance.” Forests were ravaged during the ice storm with trees falling down and bent in all sorts of different directions. “It looked like photographs from World War 1,” Fred says. Fred and fellow researchers David and Carolyn Seburn were employed by the Ministry of Natural Resources to look at how the extra layer of ice may have affected small mammal populations in Eastern Ontario. The trio sampled 90 different places within the area affected by the ice storm which were evenly divided between four habitats: old fields, fence rows, coniferous forests and deciduous forests. They found that the average thickness of the ice lens was
8-9 cm thick and this did not differ between the different habitats. Fred and his colleagues found that it was hard to tell how most small mammals, including mice, shrews and moles were affected by the storm. However, they found that voles, who make tunnels under the snow to move around during the winter, were restricted in terms of where they could go because of the ice. They were also unable to dig their ventilation holes up to the surface to allow them to breathe under the snow. Because of this, their report speculated that the ice storm may have added to the continued on page 2
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continued from front page already high rate of death for voles over the winter. On her own accord Aleta says she observed some activity among mice populations near their home. From their under-snow tunnels they gravitated towards where they could smell fresh air around the trees. “I could hear them squeaking at the base of the trees under the snow,” she says. “I definitely witnessed
social distress among the mice.” Larger animals like deer and rabbits seemed to do quite well during the storm, taking shelter in their usual winter habitats. The rabbits ate fallen buds and deer were able to keep munching on the conifer trees that make up the forests where they winter. Wild turkeys were actually drawn closer to the human popula-
tion as they relied on people’s bird feeders for nourishment. “The ice storm triggered the turkeys to be less afraid of people,” Fred says. Any animal population loss caused by the ice storm has most likely been repopulated and no deer or rabbit is likely to remember those frigid two weeks. However, if you look at some of the trees in this area, you can still see
where they were warped and damaged by the thick ice that once coated their branches. A reminder of a time in the area’s history that many remember as one of the more significant weather events of their lifetime.
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The Accessory Sale is the first project for KYC’s Youth Engagement Committee (YEC). The YEC is a voluntary youth based group who meet and discuss ways the youth can get more involved in their community, and in the centre. It gives them a voice and a chance to be heard. The youth collect donations of gently used accessories and clothing which they then sell at the event. The money raised at this event goes directly towards a cause of the youth’s choice, this year it being more food for the afterschool snack shack program we offer. Shop with us Friday, February 9 between 3-7 pm or Saturday, February 10 from 11 am to 3 pm at 5 Oxford Street, Kemptville. All items under $10.
Our spring production of ‘The Inspector Calls’ had its first read through on Sunday, January 7, 2017. This play, written by J.B. Priestley in 1945, is one of the classic plays of our times. The drama takes place in an upper middleclass family home in England in 1912 and explores the morality and entitlement of the class system of its time. An inspector calls with some bad news while the family is having dinner and the tension rises – a powerful play. Play dates are May 10-13 at the Urbandale Arts Centre.
Whiplash – A Real Pain in the Neck!
The major cause of a whiplash, or injury to the neck, is a car accident. Whiplash can also happen on the ski hill, the curling rink or the driveway…basically anytime you fall down and hit your head you could experience a whiplash effect. If your car is hit from behind, the force of impact causes the car to move forward and the head to move backwards until it hits the headrest. The head then rebounds off the headrest and is forced forwards, causing the whiplash effect. In some instances, when the headrest is not in the right position, people have actually had bruising between their shoulder blades from the force of their head hitting their back! The position of the headrest in your car is critical. The next time you get in your
car, check to see how far your head can go back before it hits the headrest. The headrest should be positioned as close to your head as possible. It’s just as important to change the height of the headrest, as it is to change your mirror angles when you take over the driver’s seat. After sustaining a whiplash injury, the most common source of pain is the muscles and joints of the back of the neck. Headache and dizziness is also common, as well as shoulder and back pain. What is often surprising to most people is that the symptoms may take up to 1-2 days to appear! You may think you are fine because you don’t have any pain at the time of the accident, but you wake up the next morning feeling like you were run over by a truck! This delay in pain is due to the
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Circling Back by Deron Johnston In December 2017, the municipal budget was passed for 2018. During the budget process, there were two items in particular that caught the attention of this writer. Frankly, there were a lot more items that caught my attention, but there’s only so much space available for one article. The first item is that there are new municipal jobs that were created in the 2018 budget. One new full-time engineering technician position was created for Public Works. One new Asset Management Coordinator position was created for the Finance Department in the second half of this past year, which was not part of the 2017 budget, but was funded by cost savings realized throughout the year. Therefore, though technically this position already existed, this is the first time that it will be accounted for as part of the municipal budget. There will be a new full-time Facilities Attendant position that has been “enhanced” from an existing part-time position to full-time. There will be a new full-time Bylaw Officer position that has been “enhanced” from an existing part-time position to
full-time. Finally, there will be a new full-time Building Inspector position created, but it was stated that this position will be funded through the collection of inspection fees and will not be funded through the municipal budget. To simplify things, let’s call each of the new Bylaw Officer and Facilities Attendant positions a half of a full-time job as they were both part-time previously. Add to this the new full-time Engineering Technician and that means that the equivalent of TWO full-time jobs were created in this budget. The total cost of all of these new positions as provided by the Treasurer is $125,000 including benefits. This represents approximately 1% of the municipal budget. For this year’s budget process, Council decided that they would try a new process whereby community groups and residents who wanted to make budget requests or wanted to make some other sort of change to the budget would have to speak to a member of Council and then that member of Council would bring their request forward to be voted on. Members of Council claimed that they had collectively met with people or groups a total of approximately thirty
Two charged in local break and enter
On January 4, 2018, a resident from North Grenville contacted the Grenville County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) to report 2 suspicious males outside of his neighbour's property. This information lead to the arrest of 2 males, for a break and enter on Buker Road, in North Grenville. Further investigation revealed that the accused may have been involved in numerous other recent break and enters. At approximately 11:45 pm on January 5, 2018, the OPP Community Street Crime Unit, the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, the East Region Intelligence Unit and the Regional Support Team executed a search warrant at a residence located on Morisset Avenue, in the city of Ottawa. At this location, stolen property was recovered and has been linked to numerous break and enters in the Kemptville, Lanark and Ottawa areas. A male, age 20, of Ottawa is charged with: • Fail to comply with recognizance x 2 • Unauthorized possession of a firearm - numerous counts • Possession of a firearm, prohibited or restricted weapon obtained by crime - numerous counts • Possession of property obtained by crime, under $5000. • Break and enter - numerous counts • Possession of break and enter instruments • Possession of marihuana over 30 grams He is being held for a bail and remains in custody until his next court appearance on January 16, 2018 at the Perth Ontario Court of Justice. Another male, age 20, of North York, is charged with: • Break and Enter • Possession of break and enter instruments He was released on January 4, on a Promise to Appear before the Kemptville Ontario Court of Justice on February 7, 2018. The investigation is presently on-going. January 17, 2018
times. Deputy Mayor Tobin believed that she received about thirty emails and Councillor Onasanya said that he received at least thirty emails regarding the budget. The other three members of Council were unable to come up with a figure as to how many emails they received. There was also mention of how consultation occurs with residents and community groups throughout the year, not only at budget time. The total amount of money that was requested to be added or shifted for the 2018 budget by residents or community groups in North Grenville during the budget consultation process was $166,000. Some of the requests included one by the Ontario Parenting Connection (and an offer had been made by OPC to become a partner on the project) for $100,000 for a splash pad and other upgrades to Riverside Park, a request to increase the amount of money in the Community Improvement Program by $20,000 from the Old Town Kemptville Business Improvement Area (BIA) and another BIA request for $40,000 to complete the Waterfront Trail along the actual waterfront, instead of its current route which sends people for a sloped walk up Barnes Street and then to
walk along Clothier Street. Each request was voted on separately by Council at a special Committee of the Whole meeting on November 14. After all of this consultation, the amount of money that was either shifted or added to the budget from these consultations amounted to a grand total of $500. That works out to 0.3% of the amount that was requested. It’s difficult to believe that someone was genuinely interested in consulting with people with results like that. At one of the initial budget meetings, a video was played on a unique concept of having residents make budget requests and then the community could vote on which request they like. A list of community requests would be compiled by municipal staff and then residents would be able to vote on them electronically to determine a winner. That winner would then be put into the budget. However, there’s a big stipulation in that Council would have to decide the amount of money that was available for these requests. This sounds like a very promising concept, assuming that there’s a reasonable amount of money available. Although it certainly wouldn’t be a tough task to beat $500.
UPDATE UPDATE UPCOMING MEETINGS COUNCIL Monday, January 29 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Monday, February 5 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre.
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GIS/Engineering Technologist The Municipality of North Grenville is accepting resumes from interested and qualified candidates for a GIS/Engineering Technologist. The closing date to submit a resume and references is 4:00 pm on Wednesday, January 24, 2018. Further details are available at www.northgrenville.ca/careers.
WINTER PARKING RESTRICTIONS
Winter parking restrictions came into effect on November 15 and last through April 15. While restrictions are in effect, parking on Municipal roads is not allowed between 11:00 pm and 8:00 am. A vehicle which is parked in a manner interfering with snow clearing or removal operations may be issued a ticket and/or removed at the owner’s expense.
2018 BURN PERMITS AVAILABLE ONLINE
In accordance with By-Law 33-12, a Burn Permit is required to conduct open burning on property located outside of the urban area. 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.
2018 DOG TAGS AVAILABLE ONLINE
All dogs in North Grenville require an annual dog license. If purchased before March 31st, the license is $15 and if purchased after March 31st, the cost is $30. The license can now be purchased or renewed and paid for online by visiting the Municipal website at www.northgrenville.ca and clicking on Online Services. For more information on dog or kennel licenses, please contact By-Law Services.
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Helpful tips to protect you from fraud
Recently the Grenville County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has received calls surrounding possible frauds. The three most prevalent calls have been persons posing as Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) employees, the second are calls about lowering your credit card interest rates and the third being lottery or gift card winners. Everyone should be aware that the CRA does not call you wanting money transfers and should you receive correspondence from the CRA contact them yourself directly. Credit card companies and banks themselves are the only ones that can lower your interest rates; they don't contract their services out to off shore call centres to lower rates. And finally, if you win the lottery, you win, you don't pay to get your prize. And if you didn't play in the first place, how could you have won. Consumer's should always protect their information and should always be mindful of the fact that if is seems too good to be true, it probably is. The Competition Bureau has the helpful tips to protect you against fraud: • •
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Shiny Things by Deron Johnston In a recent interview given by the Mayor of North Grenville in the Kemptville Advance, he chatted about the coming year and the big things in store for 2018. These big things included; the imminent announcement of the purchase of the former Kemptville College, the ground-breaking for the new Comfort Inn & Suites Hotel and something else that the mayor alluded to that was going to forcibly remove all of our collective socks. These are all wonderful things full of great potential and I’m sure that you join me in welcoming them coming to fruition. It’s important though that we stay focused on our existing businesses and organizations to make sure that they get at least the same level of support and attention that these new “shiny things” will enjoy. It’s easy to get distracted by the things
that are shiny and new, all the while forgetting about what brought us to where we are today. Some of you are probably aware of the challenges that Peter Vichos and his honey business faced over the past year with the Municipality of North Grenville, which were reported in the North Grenville Times. Though the situation has improved partly through the efforts of two members of council, the discussions are ongoing between the two parties. Since the Vichos Honey story broke, the North Grenville Times has been approached about other local businesses facing their own unique challenges in their dealings with the municipality. The December opening of the new Starbucks Coffee was big news in the community, but people were concerned about the negative impacts on our existing businesses like local favourites Geronimo Coffee and Brewed Awak-
enings. Through recent conversations with the owners of both places, they seem to be holding their own and have had no significant negative impact to their sales. One of the key factors highlighted for this resiliency was the loyalty of their customers and a strong desire on the part of North Grenville residents to “shop local”. However, the majority of the credit should go directly to the owners themselves who have obviously built strong businesses that North Grenville residents have embraced. If there are conditions that are negatively impacting members of our business community, we need to be aware of them, to understand what they are and figure out if there’s anything that we can do to mitigate their impact. In today’s business climate, we simply can’t afford to take our existing businesses and their future prospects for granted. Other communities would be
way to lower their cost. So when a few Tim Horton said they must cancel some of the perks to stay competitive and in business Wynne states they are just greedy owners. Now a few Tim Horton outlets have raised their prices on their breakfast menu. Our unionized government workers are out protesting at Tim Horton's across Ontario in support of Premier Wynne. It's funny how this works, Premier Wynne has paid to negotiate the teacher unions costs to negotiate their contracts then has given the unions more than they ask for at the bargaining table to keep
the union vote, so now the unions are coming to her defense to keep the liberals in power. Let’s see who really will benefit from this wage increase as prices will rise on everything we buy in Ontario, and secondly this increase will put the workers in a higher tax bracket which means the government will bring in more tax revenue due to higher income tax the workers pay. And the HST revenue collected by the government will also increase, so in my opinion this is just a Liberal tax grab and to distract the people of Ontario of the Liberals’ disastrous record
more than happy to have some of our great local businesses relocate there. We also can’t leave out our local community and government organizations who also contribute greatly to the community through local employment and their social contributions. I’ll always remember one remarkable statistic from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, it explained that up to 80% of job growth in rural areas comes from the success and expansion of existing small to medium-sized businesses. So, what’s the message here? Shiny new things are great, but we simply can’t take what we have for granted. Remember who brought you to the dance or you may end up going home alone.
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Learn at play, every day
Family Literacy Day comes once a year, on January 27, but there are lots of ways to get kids involved in learning every day. One of the best tools in a parent’s toolbox is play! Why not try one of these activities and see how much fun learning can be. 1. Play With Your Food: Get toothpicks and small pieces of apple, cheese, grapes, or whatever snack you want (marshmallows, yum). Now build a house, tower or circle by attaching your snacks with toothpicks. Best part is you can eat it (not the on governing Ontario. toothpicks, of course)! So let’s be fair for a 2. Favourite Food Find: Create a grocery store scavenger moment-- it is not just Tim hunt with your weekly shopping list. Maybe add a few special Horton's who will raise items you don’t get all the time for a special treat (and an extra prices or cut hours or layoff challenge for scavengers). staff to stay in business, so 3. Draw Me A Home: Get large sheets of paper and draw one has to wonder if this is the rooms of your dream home. Add in the rooms you always about raising revenue to pay wanted (trampoline in your bedroom and pool in the basement!) for Wynne’s free election Get some of your favourite toys and play with them in the house. promises. and like Trump 4. Letter Model It: With modeling clay, make the letters of said, he loves the uneducat- your name using all the colours of the rainbow. ed voters so I think Trump 5. The Punch Line Is: Swap your favourite jokes with and Wynne have something your friends. See if your parents know them! (What's a ninja's in common. favorite drink? WATAAAAA!!!!) If Premier Wynne really Visit www.FamilyLiteracyDay.ca for more activity ideas, cared about the people of free downloadable resources and to check for local Family Ontario, why did she not Literacy Day events. Family Literacy Day was created by ABC just increase the amount Life Literacy Canada in 1999 and is celebrated nationally on of money the people could January 27 to raise awareness of the importance of reading and earn before paying taxes engaging in other literacy-related activities as a family. and stop wasting billions www.abclifeliteracy.ca. and billions of tax payers’ money, and quit inventing new taxes and fees, and quit raising existing taxes and fees, and this large increase in minimum wage could have been avoided. They should cancel their failed green energy experiment to put more money back in peoples pockets. Ross Ayotte Smiths Falls, Ont
Letter to the Editor Dear Editor: Is Premier Wynne's New Year’s resolution to pick a fight with Tim Horton's for political reasons? I would say yes. Let’s start with the $2.40 increase in minimum wage she imposed on businesses in Ontario starting Jan 1 2017 and another one dollar increase the following year which is a 29% increase and expects the owners to keep their businesses operating as normal. Then add in more paid vacations and sick leave to boot. These business owners just took a major hit on the cost to operate their business's so they must find a
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by David Shanahan At the height of the Cold War, the Canadian Government took steps to ensure the Continuity of Government in the event of a nuclear attack on Ottawa. Between 1959 and 1962 a self-sufficient, shock-resistant, reinforced, radiation-proof underground complex with an elaborate protected communications network was built in Carp, known forever after as the Diefenbunker, after the Prime Minister of the day, John Diefenbaker. It remains today as a tourist destination and a reminder of days of fear and threats. What is not so well known is the fact that the Diefenbunker was not the only secret location in which government officials could shelter in case of a nuclear attack: Kemptville, too, had its own smaller version of the Diefenbunker. It was realised in 1960 that the Carp location could not cater to all of the officials that would be needed to ensure Continuity of Government, so a series of other buildings was planned. In the event, only two in Kemptville and Carleton Place were actually built. These two installations were known as Federal Readiness Units and were under the direction of the Emer-
gency Measures Organization (EMO), a co-ordinating body of the Government. A two-storey building was built on Highway 16 (now County Road 44) across the road from the entrance to the Ferguson Forest Station. Before the building was ready for occupation, a special underground bunker was added to the structure to protect those using the site in the event of a nuclear attack. The locations of these as Federal Readiness Units were chosen to be close to Ottawa, for ease of access, and had to be south and west of the capital to escape radioactive clouds that would be spread by the prevailing winds which blow from the west. The Kemptville location was also chosen to be the back-up centre should the Diefenbunker itself be compromised, which meant that Kemptville would then become the government and communications centre for the Canadian Government. Cabinet Ministers and senior government officials would be divided between the Diefenbunker, the Kemptville site and the Carleton Place location, to ensure that government could continue even if two of the three sites were destroyed in an attack. Originally designed to house forty people for between fifteen and twenty
system with fifteen days supply of fuel, air conditioning, and a ventilation system designed to filter outside air for radioactive particles. Relocation sites were constructed on solid bedrock for maximum stability. Occupants drew water from on-site wells. Two tunnels led from the exterior to the decontamination area. Personnel could enter or escape the bunker through heavy steel interior doors, while it remained sealed off from the readiness unit. Sand was packed into the tunnels to prevent collapse and provide an air-tight seal against radiation, but could be removed to facilitate access or egress, and the tunnels refilled. Both sites still contain their original diesel generators. The one in Kemptville was still working during the ice storm in 1998.” After the end of the Cold War, the Kemptville site was handed over to the RCMP as a training facility, and it was only in the last ten years or so that it was finally closed and demolished. But for a time, Kemptville was, whether residents knew it or not, at the centre of Canada’s response to the Cold War and an essential part of the Canadian Government’s plans for surviving and recovering from a nuclear war.
days, complete with food, supplies, water, electricity, etc., it was decided in 1961 that the Kemptville Unit be enlarged to accommodate 100 people, with reinforced walls and ceilings to make it even more secure from bombs. At the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, only the three locations were completed, and plans for other sites never resulted in actual buildings, aside from a Relocation Centre in Smiths Falls. The Kemptville Unit had an operations and information display centre, work areas, a kitchen, dining room, dormitories, and a sickbay. According to one source on this secret facility: “Storage rooms contained food, equipment and supplies to sustain eighty people for fourteen or fifteen days. The message and communications centre and essential records vault were centrally located. Access could be gained only by passing through a decontamination area with a disrobing area, showers, a supply of clean clothing, and a dressing area. It was located at the bottom of the stairway that led down from the front entrance on the ground floor. The facility drew electricity from the local commercial power supply, but standby power was available from an emergency generator. Life support systems included a heating
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ning. Admission is FREE and engaged couples have the opportunity to enter a draw for a $3000 WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY OR VIDEO PACKAGE, FROM MIKE & NESS PHOTOGRAPHY!* The event will showcase photographers, bridal dresses, wedding planning, florists, wedding decorators, wine, beer and appetizer sampling, cake and cupcake decorators, wedding favours, hair, makeup and esthetic services, travel assistance, jewellers, financial planning, interior designers and more. This year, there will a mobile fashion show happening. All
Engaged couples, their wedding parties, family and friends, are invited to attend the Bride and Groom Show, Saturday January 20, 2018 from 9am to 3pm at the amazing venue, the eQuinelle Golf & Residence Club. This beautiful wedding venue is located at 140 eQuinelle Drive, just off County Road 44, north of Kemptville, in the eQuinelle Homes Community. Come discover how the 50 wedding related businesses can assist with your wedding plan-
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invited and everything is free of charge. Show host: Anne Kotlarchuk can be reached by email: anne@alkeventmanagement.ca 613-853-8308 Mark January 20, 2 0 1 8 f ro m 9 a m to 3pm, on your calendar and plan to attend this amazing show. Don't forget that it's FREE ADMISSION and you will have a chance to win a $3000 WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY OR VIDEO PACKAGE FROM MIKE AND NESS PHOTO * * must be 21 years of age and officially engaged (picture and announcement proof ) * one ballot per couple
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Top 10 Ways to Survive The Wedding Show Circuit By the Bride and Groom Show Organizer, Anne Kotlarchuk
1. Make a list of the wedding shows available in the next 6 months. This can be by through Googling “Wedding Show Eastern Ontario.” Write down how much each show is to attend, if you need to register and where the show is held. Then decide which ones you can afford. If the show is free, GO! The benefits will far outweigh the time taken to attend. 2. In the weeks prior to each event, enter every single draw and contest that each wedding show offers. You will be amazed at what you can win. Not many people enter, especially the smaller shows, so your chances of winning are very high! 3. Follow the show Facebook page, and “click on” that you’re interested or that you will be attending their Facebook event. This will automatically send you notifications and keep you up to date on what vendors will be in attendance, contests etc. 4. Make a list of wedding resources that you still need to research and bring it with you. 5. Take your significant other, if they are as interested and involved as you. Otherwise your Mother or best friend are your ultimate resources! 6. If you plan to try on a dress, wear clothing that is easy to change out of and for the sake of the bridal store, don’t wear any makeup. They will thank you. Otherwise, bring a silk scarf to put over your head/face, when putting on or taking off the dress. 7. Make sure you arrive early, so you have lots of time. Otherwise, go at noon, this tends to be a slower time for most trade shows. 8. Find out if the show offers food for sale, or sampling. Bring a snack and bottle of water to keep yourself hydrated and energized. 9. Slow down, relax and enjoy every minute of the planning process. It is a time in your life that you will look back on forever. 10. Register at www.brideandgroomshow.ca/ free-wedding-show-labels/ and we will have a page of labels ready when you arrive at the registration desk. This will help you save time, by just putting your personalized label on each vendors contest ballot. Not only is the Bride and Groom Show totally free (admission, parking, sampling, grand prize draw), but we even give free personalized labels! Register ahead of time, so we can have them ready for you! Deadline is January 19, 2018. The Bride and Groom Show is to be held on January 20 from 9am to 3pm at the eQuinelle Golf and Resident Club, 140 eQuinelle Drive, Kemptville.
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Youth to Youth Board offers Funding to Youth Initiatives in Leeds & Grenville to learn and grow builds stronger communities. We, at the United Way Leeds & Grenville are inspired by our Youth to Youth board who raise funds in their own schools to support local youth programs across Leeds and Grenville.” Alexis Wharton, Youth to Youth Board President says “participating on the United Way Youth to Youth Board continues to be a phenomenal opportunity to ensure that there is a continuation of groups within the community that specifically concentrate on youth involvement. Our youth board persists to produce progressive impact within Leeds and Grenville with the understanding that the support has the ability benefit the community.” About United Way Leeds & Grenville United Way Leeds & Grenville is a non-profit agency that supports 20 local partner agencies in the community. Its mission is to improve lives and build community by engaging individuals
The Youth to Youth Board of United Way Leeds & Grenville announcesdthe 2018 grant application for funding in support of youth initiatives within the Leeds and Grenville community. Grants equal to $500 or less will be available for programs supporting youth that concentrate on, but are not limited to, providing affordable youth activities, improving the skills of youth, preparing youth for future endeavours and educating youth on the importance of advocacy. Organizations/Agencies who receive funding from the United Way Leeds & Grenville are not eligible for Youth to Youth Board grants. Grant applications are accepted until February 28, 2018. Applications are available online at www. uwlg.org. The Youth to Youth Board is a Junior Board of Directors for the United Way Leeds & Grenville. The high schools located within Leeds and Grenville have the opportunity to elect representatives to participate on the board. This year there are a high number of students on the Youth to Youth Board that appropriately represent the youth within Leeds and Grenville. Kelly Cole, Campaign Director for United Way says “investing in today’s youth, their projects and giving them opportunities
and mobilizing collective action. UWLG is dedicated to bringing people together to build vibrant and caring communities. For more information, please visit www.uwlg.org.
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A Community Association for Merrickville?
There has been some talk recently about the lack of a Community Association in Merrickville, a group that could be a focus for different projects outside of the mandate of Council, etc. In Merrickville there is the Chamber of Commerce, MAG, and the Historical Society, all of which serve niches (special interest groups) in the community. What is missing is a community association that represents a united voice of the community and who can engage with the local council and all other groups on behalf of its citizens. I hear complaints about what council is doing, or not doing, and that there is at least one development project that could potentially affect Merrickville (and surrounding communities) in a variety of ways. “How come”, they ask, “there’s no person or group
championing a significant upgrade to the Merrickville Community Centre? It is - to say the least - a complete dump, and inflexible in terms of customizing the space for a variety of users”. However, the building is extremely valuable and appropriate, because it is a COMMUNITY asset and not a private interest. There is a plethora of grants available for this kind of project, projects whose gains benefit everyone and not just special interest groups. This would seem to be an excellent project for a Community Association to take on, rather than Council (Council can’t, and shouldn’t, try to do everything). It would be generally easy to get buy-in from many, and the community would end up with an asset supported by the broadest community members and community
groups possible. There is a belief that, in small communities, community projects must trump private projects (especially ones that masquerade as public projects) for a variety of reasons. Perhaps the will is not there to start up another new group, another drain on a community’s limited resources in terms of personnel, energy and time. It is an aspect of our society these days that causes a great deal of worry among older service clubs and community groups: younger people, perhaps young married couples, don’t seem interested in getting involved in their community. Given that they very often have to spend long times commuting to and from work, and then need family and private time, it is no wonder that there is little left over at the end of a working day to give
to community involvement. But what happens in the longer term to neighbourhoods that are reduced to being just bedroom communities? Who will run the Guides and Scouts? Who will take over the reins at Lions Clubs, Rotary, Kinsmen, etc.? Is it time to rethink all of this and see if there is a different model of community we can develop that will replace the traditional clubs and organisations when they can no longer find enough new members to replace the old guard? It is said that without a vision the people perish. Where is the new vision for community, and who will step forward to lead the way?
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First Village Chef dinner supports Merrickville-Wolford Community Fund
by Hilary Thomson The Mainstreet Restaurant will kick off the 2018 Village Chef season with a dinner hosted by Mayor David Nash and friends in support of the Merrickville-Wolford Community Fund. Established last year, the Merrickville-Wolford Community Fund is a fund dedicated to the betterment and sustainability of Merrickville-Wolford by supporting charities and causes that matter to the community. In 2017 Merrickville-Wolford joined the 90 per cent of communities in Canada that already benefit from having access to a community fund. While still in it’s infancy, the Merrickville-Wolford Community Fund will address community needs through strategic grants and serve as a hub of local knowledge. The fund has already proven useful in 2017 by supporting Rideau Bridge to Canada and the resettling of a Syrian refugee family in Merrickville as well as securing funding in support of Merrickvile-Wolford’s Canada 150 activities. The Wild Wild West themed evening will be on January 17, 2018 starting at 6 pm. Tickets are $45. For more information about the Merrickville-Wolford Community fund email Ann Martin at mwcommfund@gmail.com.
Budget process continues with public meetings by Hilary Thomson The municipal budget process continued last week with budget discussions at the council meeting on Monday and two public meetings held in Merrickville and Eastons Corners. As of right now the budget is a working document. At last Monday’s meeting, a draft was presented to council suggesting a 23.7 per cent decrease in the capital budget and a 3.7 per cent increase in operational costs. The budget also includes an 18.9 per cent increase in the budget for water and wastewater. This is because of a number of necessary infrastructure projects including the Drummond Street, Lewis Street and Brock Street road and water/sewer reconstruction which is subject to a $1.2 million grant from the Ontario government. With these numbers, the total budget
has increased from 2017 at a rate of 2.8 per cent from $5,500,024 to $5,659,052. The budget is still a working document because council voted not to pass it as the official draft budget last Monday. They felt a 3.7 per cent increase in the operational budget was much too high. Council directed staff to look for cost savings in the operational budget to make the increase no higher than 1.75 per cent. As of the public meeting on Thursday, staff had already found a cost savings of $30,000, putting them half way to their goal of cutting $60,000 to reach the 1.75 per cent. A report will be presented to council outlining if and how these cuts will be affecting municipal operations and services. Even without the proposed cut backs, the municipal tax rate is still expected to decrease by 1.3 per cent. As staff look for efficiencies in the budget, this number
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could drop even further. The education tax rate is also expected to decrease by five per cent, while the county tax rate has yet to be announced. All things considered, it looks like Merrickville-Wolford residents can expect a slight decrease in taxes this year. This is a welcome announcement as taxes in the municipality are the highest in the County and have been steadily increasing year after year. “We know we have a problem,” says CAO John Regan. “We need to reduce the burden on our residents.” Unfortunately for Merrickville residents, the water/ wastewater rates will still be going up ten per cent as per a commitment made in 2016 to do so until the cost of running the system becomes completely user-pay in 2021. Two per cent of the tax rate will also be going into an infrastructure reserve fund to help pay for the replacement of critical capital infrastructure (roads, bridges, buildings, equipment and utilities). John says 2018 is shaping up to be an exciting but busy year in the municipality. There are more upgrades to the municipal centre proposed as well as several important infrastructure projects. The capital budget also includes upgrades to the community centre (including its washrooms) and Centennial Hall in Eastons Corners, another dry hydrant, security fencing
for the landfill, hose for the pumper/tanker, asphalt for the Read Street parking lot and electrical hook up and trenching for a gazebo in the Blockhouse Park spearheaded by the Lions Club. Municipal staff will also be busy with putting some strategic planning initiatives into play including the establishment of an Economic Development office if they are successful in their application for a Rural Economic Development (RED) grant through OMAFRA. They also hope to update the municipal website, improve communications, put up some signage to make drivers aware of farm traffic in rural areas and create a visitor strategy for the Village. They will also be looking at making more of an investment in training staff, asset management and updating the municipality’s Official Plan, which is mandated by the province. Not to mention it is also an election year. Budget deliberations are not over and even if you missed the two public meetings last week there is still time to have your input. The draft budget is on the municipal website in their document library under financial documents. Any questions or concerns can be directed to John Regan at cao@merrickvillewolford.ca or 613-269-4791 ext. 229.
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Firearms Safety courses. Non restricted and restricted. Kemptville area, cathyirving@ outlook.com Snowbirds I'll do home security checks while you're away 613-294-0385. Property clean-up, trees, brush, scrap metal anything removed. Wayne Scott 613286-9072. SEAMSTRESS - 30+ years of experience, in Merrickville. kimberlymcewanclothingdesign.ca 613-299-8830 Local Author Barbara Avon. Editing Services also available. barb8855@ gmail.com Driveway Sealing Sprayed with quality asphalt oil plus Masonry Services call Keith - 613-258-2135 PROFESSIONAL PAINTER Commercial & Residential 613.276.4583 Kemptville area Complete Home Property Clean up: house cleaning, dump runs, etc. Call Al’s Clean up services 613.258.3847 613.295.0300 The Plumb”Mur” Plus Bathroom PLUS more. Murray 613.519.5274 nmmuir@gmail.com Rural Home Care ser vicesAffordable, professional & experienced care for your loved one. 613.868.0356
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Young lady looking to share my home in Kemptville with quiet, mature, clean working professional female or student. References. 613 8573381 or text.
Antique Massey Harris 13 row, grass and grain seeder for sale. Seeder is in working order. Call 613-269-4415.
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HELP WANTED Kumon Math & Reading Centre of North Grenville (located above Jonsson’s Your Independent Grocer, Kemptville) is looking for: (a) Grader – one position. Marking students’ work in English and Math. Hours 4-7 p. m. Monday and Thursday. (b) Centre Assistant – one position. Assisting students in Math and English, office administration, and data entry. Hours 3-8 p.m., Monday and Thursday. Start date asap. Applications to be submitted to georginapickett@ikumon.com. Enquiries to Georgina at 613-406-5877.
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COMMUNITY EVENTS Jan 19 Youngsters of Yore, 1:30 pm, Library Program Room. Guest speakers: Doug and Judy Robinson-Downsizing Jan 20 5th Annual Bride and Groom Show, 9 am to 3pm, eQuinelle Golf and Resident Club - FREE admission. Jan 20 Kemptville Players Inc. Kids (KPIK) is excited to present WINTER WONDERLAND, 2:30 pm in the UrbandaleArts Centre in Kemptville. Jan 27 Don Munz Art Exhibit Reception, 2-4 pm, Geronimo Coffee House, 146 Prescott Street. Feb 9-10 KYC Accessory Sale, 5 Oxford Street East, Kemptville.
Weekly and recurring events Mon
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 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. No partner needed. Info 613-915-1464 or 613-806-4495. Tues BNI Networking Group Breakfast, Grenville Mutual Insurance Building, 380 Colonnade Dr, 7- 8:30 am. Info: 613-918-0430. Euchre at Kemptville Snowmobile Clubhouse, 1505 O'Neill Road. 7:30 pm start. $5.00 each. 3rd Tues/mth. Bridge St. John’s United Church, 12:15 pm. Cost $5. All levels of bridge players welcome. Info, call 613-915-1464 or 613-806-4495. The Branch Artisans Guild, North Grenville Community Church, 2659 Concession Street every 3 rd Tue/mth, 7 pm. 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, 1:15 pm, St. John's United Church. Everyone welcome $5.00. Bingo- 1st & 3rd Wed/mth., Kemptville Legion, 1 pm. All welcome. New Horizon Club, Burritt`s Rapids Community Hall.. 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. Thurs Bridge - St. John’s United Church, 6:15 pm. Cost $5. All levels of bridge players welcome. For more info, call 613-915-1464 or 613-896-4495. 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. Friendship Lunch held at St. John's United Church. Lunch is served at 11:30, Fri donations accepted but not expected. Everyone welcome. 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. Sat Kemptville Legion breakfast, 8 - 10 am 3rd Sat/mth, 100 Reuben Crescent. Adults $5. Children under 12 $3. All welcome. Euchre Tournament, 3rd Sat/mth. Registration 12-12:30 pm. Cost $10.00 Games start 12:30 pm at the Kemptville Legion, 100 Reuben Crescent, Refreshments available. Everyone Welcome. Sun Twice The Fun Games (200 Sanders St. Unit 103) “Organized Play” and "Learn to Play" events, 1-4 pm . No experience needed. M,W,F Kemptville and Area Walking Group meet at Municipal Centre at 8 am. All welcome.
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Archaeology: Protecting our Heritage Planning continues to form a local archaeological association with interested parties invited to meet at 12:30 pm, Sunday, January 21 at the Goose and Gridiron in Merrickville. There is a need to identify, catalogue, and report potential and actual prehistoric and historic sites to our municipalities and to the province. This will help protect our heritage. “This will be a learning experience for many of us,” said Michael Whittaker, who proposed the idea late last year. “We won’t just be sticking shovels and trowels in the ground to root around for discoveries,” he said.
“There are legal and regulatory requirements, which must be followed.” The Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Sport has specific guidelines. Before approving a land development project, a municipality must require an archaeological assessment of all the lands, which are part of the project. When the land is known to have an archaeological site, or the potential of an archaeological site, assessments are required. Housing subdivisions, quarries, forestry, pipelines, and other land use activities require archaeological assessment. A local archaeological
association will develop the skills to identify actual and potential sites, and report them. This should trigger proper assessments in advance of land development projects. Under the guidance of a licensed archaeologist, members will have the opportunity to help investigate some sites. In formation about archaeology in the Province of Ontario is at www.mtc.gov. on.ca/en/archaeology/archaeology_assessments.shtml#a1
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Follow the bouncing puck...whichever team, Pembroke or Kemptville, could tame the rubber had the advantage during Wednesday night’s contest by the sportsguy Kemptville 73's motored down Cty. Rd. 43 Friday night to meet the Smiths Falls Bears to manage a tough 1 to zip win. First frame closed out scoreless with Bears out shooting 73's by 13 to 9 and recorded 2 PIM in sin-bin with Nick Bond standing tall for Kemptville. Smiths Falls Bears' Bradley Dopson was replaced with Kyle Renaud for the second goaround. Kemptville put the first marker on the board with man advantage as Frazee combined with Thousand across the line back to Jared Patterson on point for PPG at 4:26. Kemptville turned SOG around by 11 to 7 and put their special teams to work. Last twenty miles was tough sledding for both squads as it became a netminders clinic as 73's Bond faced 27 SOG and Renaud 37 SOG for Bears. Another road game Sunday afternoon in the Colts stable at Cornwall was an end to end exciting battle with Cornwall corralling a 6 - 5 squeaker in OT. Cornwall opened the scoring at :25 when Tanner with Vent found Ethan Grant to rifle it past Nick Bond for his 4th goal of
the season. Kemptville 73's answered back with Faith and Fry breaking through the defence as Joel Frazee blew it by Liam Lascelle at 6:43 to even it up. McDonald ahead to Williams onto the stick of Joel Holtrop into the back of the mesh at 10:23 for the go ahead. Colts bounced back for a tie at 11:39 as Troy Quinn with helpers from Mulhearn and Collins to end the first even at two. Second twenty the Colts stampeded when Mulhearn across to McRae over to Jack Collins to bury it at 2:32. At 6:27 Titus off the half boards to Domitrovic on left wing to Joel Holtrop streaming through the middle for his 2nd goal of year to put 73's even again. Thousand over the neutral zone back to Kiefer on point feathered to Eric Faith from half circle to drive it home at 9:33 for tie breaker and chase Colts stopper to the showers. Lau would steal the rubber to give Tommy Tanner breaking through the zone to tie it at 4 at 19:38 to close out period. Final twenty miler the 73's opened up with Titus over the line back to Grant squeezing the line across to Nicholas Domitrovic to launch it past Michael Carr
at 17:54. Cornwall came on strong as Benjamin Dirven assisted by MacCormick with Williams evened it at 19:23 to force OT. The first OT Kemptville 73's with man advantage at 1:02 couldn't capitalize and at 4:35 Cornwall's Bejamin Dirven, with helpers from Markell and Orr, found open net to close the contest with a 6 - 5 final. Our home game against Pembroke Lumber Kings on Wednesday night proved to be end to end see-saw battle with Kemptville posting a lucky goal in OT for a victory. Kemptville came on strong when Holtrop cycled low out to Jefferies across to Jarrett Williams to lift it over Darian McTavish top shelf for opener at 15:12. Give and go play by Patterson up the wing ahead to Domitrovic slipped it to Matthew Titus above the circle to launch another one top corner at 17:00 to make it 2 to zip. Second session with Kemptville man advantage Patterson cleared rubber to Garrett Meyer in the shooting lane through the posts at :50. Williams with Jefferies swarmed the crease as Joel Holtrop banged in a loose puck to make it 3 - 0
for the 73's at 6:04. Michael Douglas with helpers from Barnaby and Browne broke Kemptville's Nick Bond SO attempt at 12:49. Man advantage Lumber Kings Matthew Barnaby assisted by Browne and Brien for PPG at 18:28 to draw them within two to close out period. Final twenty belonged to Pembroke as undisciplined play and missed assignments by Kemptville allowed Lumber Kings to lumber back into the game with two goals for tie and force OT. Rhodes with Arseneau to find Chris Grose on the point at 8:29 to launch Lumber Kings comeback. Second goal for tie came at 17:19 with Matthew Barnaby recording his second PPG assisted by Brien and Douglas. First OT Kemptville on the attack with Titus behind the net to Joel Frazee at wait from the middle into the mesh at 3:28 for 5 - 4 win. Friday night's game against Navan Grads canceled due to poor weather conditions. Next home game is Friday, January 19 at 7:30 when the Cornwall Colts gallop into Municipality....Hockey with EDGE.
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The Kemptville Storm novice girls competitive team won silver in the Belleville Bearcats Tournament on the first weekend in January.
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