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MarketPlates 2013 Pairing local farmers with local chefs…

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by Bruce Enloe How often do you get a chance to sample treats from all the best local chefs AND all the best local producers in one place at one time? In Kemptville, it’s once a year— bring the whole family and take a tour through the best of Kemptville food on Sunday, September 8 at this year’s MarketPlates event! The Kemptville Kinsmen Farmers’ Market is proud to welcome one and all to our fourth annual edition of this wonderful

new tradition.

This year, thanks to help from our many partners, it is bigger and better than ever! Our partners include the Grenville Community Futures Development Corporation, The Kemptville Kinsmen, The Old Town Kemptville BIA, The Kemptville Youth Centre and Sustainable North Grenville.

Tickets are $12 for 10 tastes (individual tastes, $2). Advance tickets are available at The Branch Restaurant and Texas Grill.

All the other events includ-

ing the live music and the Kid’s Zone are available at no additional charge (except for the beer and wine, of course!). Don’t miss the best end-of-summer harvest event in the Kemptville area!

Some of the new features this year include a licensed area featuring some local beer and wine, a Kid’s Zone run by the Kemptville Youth Centre, a stage for live music featuring local headlining favourites like John Carroll and Salton Sea as well as newcomer Brad Morden

and returning friends Paug Lake Road! There is also a Crafter’s Market within the market and a 50/50 draw with a chance to win big.

The Kemptville Kinsmen Farmers’ Market is a producers' market providing seasonally available, locally grown and produced vegetables, fruits, herbs, seedlings, beef, chicken, pork, lamb, cheeses, honey & maple products, bread & baked goods, jams, chutneys & preserves, local & ethnic foods and drinks, jewelry,

arts & crafts, bath & body products, and more!

The Market runs every Sunday from 12 to 4 pm from June to Thanksgiving. Visit us at Riverside Park, off Reuben Crescent in Old Town Kemptville.

Profits from this event all go to support the local Kemptville Kinsmen club, a service group that provides financial assistance to organizations, groups and individuals in need, as well as raising funds for cystic fibrosis, services for seniors, youth and other worthy causes.

Please Note: the market will be operating as usual during the event, so come prepared to shop!

Participating producers, restaurants, caterers and food providers include (but are not limited to) Rideau Pines Farm, Rock’n Roots, Marilyn Mulligan, Alimatt, Beacon Holmes, Earth’s Harvest, Wild Rose Organic, Grateful Bread, Pinch of Penny’s, Barkley’s Apples, Blue Gypsy Wines, Keewaytin Farms, Day Brighteners, The Branch Restaurant and Texas Grill, The Brigadoon, The Landing, Heather’s Healthy Harvest, Brewed Awakenings, Siam Cuisine, Comfort by AJ’s, Garryowen Farms, The Crusty Baker, Mrs. Woltzski’s Natural School of Cooking, A Catered Affair, When Life Hands You Lemons and more!

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Ride for refuge istered charities who serve the displaced, the vulnerable or the exploited. World Hope Canada has three teams registered including Stephanie’s, “The Sister Chicks.” The four team members have set themselves a goal of raising $2600. Presently, they have raised 54% of their goal, with a month left before ride day.

World Hope Canada is a Christian relief and development organization which works with national partners to develop and implement strategies which are life changing. It holds the belief that by listening, building local capacity, and providing resources, homegrown solutions to difficulties may be found. It is presently at work in four countries.

In the Ukraine, the many orphanages are government run; young girls who “age out” at 15-16 years are left to fend for themselves. They must survive in any way that

by Beth Nicol Stephanie Gilmer, Executive Director of World Hope Canada, can be seen pedaling around town lately...a lot. A novice biker, she has worked her way up to a distance of 12 km. While that may seem like a great accomplishment, and indeed it is, she has only until October 5, 2013 to prepare for the 25 km “Ride for Refuge” course in Ottawa. If enthusiasm could be measured in kilometres, she would be at the finish line in a heartbeat.

“Ride for Refuge,” will raise $1.3 million this year in partnership with 175 reg-

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they can. Too often they are victimized by the human traffickers that find Odessa convenient for its geographic location and for the steady supply of young females it offers.

The funds which are raised by World Hope Canada will be spent in Odessa where it has established, “Hope House,” a residential home where teenage girls can continue their education and gain life skills. It has experienced such success that a second “Hope House” is presently under construction. It is nonsectarian. It is not a mission. With guidance, the girls have an opportunity to face the future with courage and hope. Stephanie travels to the Ukraine annually and knows firsthand of the successes “Hope House” has wrought.

Under the auspices of CIDA, now The Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada, World Hope Canada has also

established a pilot foster care programme and a life skills education programme which is now being taught in Odessa schools. Its purpose is to help students transition to a safe and healthy life post orphanage.

If you see Stephanie on her travels, be sure to give an encouraging wave and if you can, a donation. (Special thanks must be given to the gentleman who stopped to help her after a fall from her bike and kindly gave her a ride home.)

You can support Stephanie and “The Sister Chicks” by sending donations to: -Stephanie Gilmer, World Hope Canada, Kemptville On. K0G 1J0; -dropping by the World Hope Canada office at 210 Prescott St. (second floor); -following the link on Stephanie’s facebook page, or logging on to the Ride for Refuge webpage… rideforrefuge.org

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St. James Anglican Church welcomes new priest submitted by Keith Nixon

Effective September 4, St. James welcomes Father Robert Porter to Kemptville. The congregation is extremely excited to meet the new priest, experience his teachings and participate in his outreach to the community.

Archdeacon Andrew Chisholm commented: “I am excited about Father Robert’s arrival and looking forward to working

with him in our team ministry. Robert brings a passion for the Gospel and an excitement to share it. His enthusiasm is contagious and I know the people of our parishes are looking forward to welcoming him” Wardens Dan Cal laghan, Nick Dibdin and Gord McVey look forward to working with Robert.

“We appreciate his strength with community outreach and working with youth.

It will build on our vision for St. James Anglican Church.”

Robert was born and raised with his older brother Guss by their parents Denise and Roger Porter in Belleville. Robert was baptised at St. Thomas, Belleville and worshiped there for much of his life. After high school, Robert attended the University of Guelph receiving a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture with honors in 2004. He then started and successfully ran his own design/

build landscaping business for over four years, yet he felt unfulfilled and restless.

It was while working as an English teacher in Toledo, Spain that Robert felt the firm and powerful hand of God upon his life which led him to the ancient pilgrimage trail El Camino de Santiago. There, while walking the trail, Robert was unable to distract himself from the sure and forceful presence of God. At the Church of Light Cathedral along the camino, Robert was profoundly impacted by a large cross with the body of Jesus stretched across its length and he surrendered his life to Jesus. After this life-changing experience, he approached the Bishop of Ontario about the possibility of attending Wycliffe College in Toronto and began his Masters in Divinity studies in 2008. It was in the supportive and prayerful community of Wycliffe College that Robert discerned his call to

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the priesthood. He graduated from Wycliffe M Div. with honors in 2011 and was ordained to the priesthood June 24, 2012 at St. George's Cathedral, Kingston. Fr. Robert has a strong passion to share the life-changing message of Jesus. An avid learner he is currently enrolled in a second masters degree in Theology at Wycliffe College. For the past two years Fr. Robert has thoroughly enjoyed serving the people of St. Lukes, Lyndhurst and St. Johns, Sunbury and is looking forward to joining the dynamic and exciting work the Holy Spirit is doing in Kemptville and the surrounding area.

Robert starts his work in Kemptville on September 4 and welcomes new and current parishioners alike to St. James Church.

The congregation of St. James invites all members of the community to join with us to welcome our new Priest.

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Happy New Year

by David Shanahan For so many people, this week is the real New Year, when the kids go back to school. New clothes, new books, supplies, and, of course, a whole new world of getting up and out in the morning. There will be homework, assignments, events, and a host of other things to fill the long days ahead. For parents and children alike, this is definitely the start of a new year.

Not in my house, however. For the first time in about thirty-five years, there is no one going to school chez Shanahan. It’s an odd feeling, I must say, knowing that huge part of life is over and done with (at last!). But it got me thinking of all the children just starting out in a new phase of their lives, and the great difference between the ideals and the reality of school life for so many of them.

Some, of course, will be among the favoured few: the “popular” kids, the teachers’ favourites. They will get attention, good grades and a sense of being special. Others will be the school jocks: equally favoured, also enjoying their time in school as “the best years of your life”.

These are the ones the school authorities will point to as examples of what their school produces: the high standards expected and reached by their particular institution.

Then there are the rest, for whom school is, and always will be, an experience that ranges from boring to terrifying. Time will teach them that they need to keep their heads down and avoid drawing attention to themselves. Because that will lead to being singled out, usually by other students, but often by teachers too, for bullying, sarcasm, intimidation and ridicule. There will be yet others who will revel in

Open letter to Mr. Forbes Symon In reference to the draft noise bylaw, I am writing with some very serious concerns. It appears this bylaw is written to pander to a select few who would like nothing more than for the community to become a silent island on the landscape, with people afraid to go outside and work and enjoy themselves. We should have a reasonable bylaw to ensure certain quiet times, but we cannot allow a special interest group to rudely dictate who can enjoy their private property.

We’re not the city and should not strive to become that. If people wish to come to the rural areas, they must also expect a different lifestyle, where farming, working and playing take place, sometimes right next door. The points on which I take issue: Definitions: “Noise”, being an unwanted sound. This is a vague term, subject only to the arbitrary whims and general disagreeableness of a neighbour. Some people will enjoy great neighbours who don’t object to people enjoying their private property

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while racing bikes, carrying out daily activities such as processing wood or working on machinery, hosting occasional celebrations with live entertainment, etc. Others will be shut down by unsociable neighbours who want the entire road to be as quiet as a church. The latter group is entirely unreasonable and should not be the targeted special interest group for the purposes of this bylaw, which it appears, they are. I agree to some reasonable controls on noise to allow people to have a good night’s sleep, but that should not come at the expense of being discouraged from the normal use of private property. In this time of obesity, I’d much rather me and my neighbour’s children be encouraged to go outside and hoot, holler, carry on, ride bikes and enjoy the outdoors, staying active and healthy, rather than sit quietly inside, glued to the xbox, simply to allow a disgruntled neighbour some satisfaction.

“Plainly audible” is likewise, a very vague term that can be used by anyone to

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their individuality, choosing to wear, when allowed, the most colourful or distinctive clothes they can find, as if to give the finger to the authorities.

Yes, in schools, as they say: all human life is there. It is there people discover their gifts and their curses. Is their hair too frizzy, their teeth too crooked, their size too big or small? Are they incapable of catching a ball thrown from two feet away, or can they catch one thrown thirty yards while running for the goal line? It can be something obvious: like the colour of their skin, their name, or their lack of ease in speaking English.

Yes, all human life is there.

It can be said that schools have always been like this, and that is true to an extent. Children and teenagers have always had a malicious streak, and an amazing talent for finding out just what can reduce another person to tears, rage, or terror. Teachers have always had favourites: that, too, is human nature.

I suppose it could be ar-

gued that schools perform a valuable role in preparing children for “the real world”, giving them training in how to deal with the vicissitudes of life, the politics of the workplace, or the battle of personalities that makes up so many adult relationships.

This is true, perhaps, but there is an interesting wrinkle to it. These lessons, so important in life, are never learned in the classroom, but in the schoolyard, the hallways and cafeterias, when the teacher is not looking and there’s no one to interfere. Bullies have always been good at hiding their true nature from teachers and bosses. They are very good at throwing the blame onto others, usually the victims, when things do come to the attention of the authorities. Sadly, the authorities are usually very bad at spotting the bullies, and often swallow the lie that the victim initiated the trouble, etc.

As I said, perhaps schools have always been like this.

But I don’t think (though I

could be wrong) that quite as many teenagers, and younger kids too, killed themselves because of what they experienced in their days at school. Social media have added a whole new dimension of terror and abuse to the lives of our children, but it is all built on the foundation of every day at school.

Schools are slowly (far too slowly) coming to terms with the fact that they should be doing something about this; that perhaps more attention should be paid to what is happening in their institutions.

Instead of sending the richer kids off to see how badly the third world has it, they could spend more time and money on making it easier for kids to survive at school. I have sent five kids through the school system, and I have met all kinds of teachers, Principals and Counsellors. Some have been wonderful, but too many have not. Too many only want the “popular” kids and the jocks, the rest are ignored or left to sink or swim.

Sometimes these kids drown.

So, if you are a parent of a school-going child of whatever age, please keep a special eye on them. It is hard sometimes for parents to realise the absolute hell their kids go through from the moment they get on a school bus. Get into the habit of talking to them every day: not just the casual “How was your day?”, but actually showing interest in their time away from the home. Give them the chance to talk to you and the safety to be honest about how they feel. It is not easy for parents. If their child is unhappy, bullied, or being misunderstood by teachers, the parent is caught.

If they complain, their child might suffer even more at the hands of insulted teachers.

But, if school is to be a preparation for “the real world”, then they need to know that, in the real world, they have a family that will look out for them, support them without fear, and love and value them regardless. They won’t learn that at school.

cause their neighbours grief and discourage their enjoyment of their private property.

I live 5 miles from Hwy 416, yet the sound of the traffic on that highway is “plainly audible”. Likewise the rail tracks that come near the town, the night-time trains are “plainly audible”. I understand you don’t want to send someone out to measure noise levels, but you do need a yardstick by which to measure what is and isn’t a suitable noise. You therefore need to instruct your bylaw officer on the correct use of a measuring device and ensure that his job is carried out when a complaint is received.

“Point of Reception” is too general a term. One could simply go to a far extreme edge of a large property in order to try to hear a “plainly audible noise” and file a complaint against one’s neighbour. The “point of reception” should be limited to a distance, say 50m, from the primary residence building on a property. If you are in a workshop, barn or other outbuilding, or working in the fields or bush or swamp on your property, sounds from

a neighbouring property are not causing any measurable disturbance.

Schedule ‘A’: Clause 1 conflicts with the times permitted in Schedule ‘B’. Is it permitted by time, or is it not, since the General Provisions (2.1) conflict with Prohibitions by Time (3.1)? It is unclear.

Clause 5 prohibiting racing is generally unfair and needlessly discriminates against those who enjoy motorsports. There should be no discrimination against those who have built and operate private tracks for the purpose of practice or testing of motorsports. Of course, events are probably already governed by the municipality, but surely an accommodation can be made to permit the use of private tracks - perhaps a limit on the number of riders at one time or simply include it in the time of day restrictions - say 11 am to 6 pm.

This assures fairness for all residents, in that racers may practice during the day and everyone can enjoy a quiet supper and evening.

Clause 10 prohibits singing. Do we really want to

discourage the artistic development of our community?

Permit it (and playing of all musical instruments) within the time period for playing of electronic devices.

Clause 13 discusses operation of an engine for a continuous period exceeding 5 min. You are discriminating against people who operate sawmills, wood splitters or other equipment by which they earn their living and heat their homes. This clause should be struck, in its entirety, from the bylaw.

Schedule ‘B’: The hours of permitted use are far too restrictive. For working people, evenings, weekends and holidays are generally the only days where domestic work can be accomplished. Restricting noise on these days, for no clear reason, is unfair and unreasonable. I also take issue with the permitted hours for use of motorized vehicles such as snowmobiles. Being that many people work during the day, the only time available to ride is during the evening or on weekends.

By restricting the permitted time of use, you are unfairly punishing people for enjoy-

ment of their private property.

Further, the permitted times for performance of music on Friday and Saturday is absurd - 12 pm? I trust this was a misprint and the intention was 12 am? Or, perhaps 23:59:59, to rule out all confusion? People like to host parties during the summertime, such as our annual Hawgroast and we like to hire a band for entertainment.

With this provision, we would be shut down long before the guests start to arrive!

Thank you for your time reviewing my comments.

I look forward to your response.

Regards, Jon Earle

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N.G.D.H.S. student a winner at Archery Nationals

by Beth Nicol North Grenville District High School student, Lyndsay Fumerton, shot her way to a gold medal at the Canadian National Archery Championships held in Woodstock, New Brunswick during the week of August 2nd-10th. She competed in the “Cadet Recurve Class”, an age (15-17) and bow style designation.

Lyndsay is dedicated, hardworking and goal oriented. She began to take lessons at South Nation Archery, Winchester three years ago

Lyndsay uses is the same as that used in Olympic competition. It maintains full weight on the draw in contrast to a compound style bow. Additionally there are arrows, a quiver, arm and chest guards, a sling and a finger tab in her gear bag. She has a back up bow and sight stabilization scope on loan; all of her equipment was destroyed when a devastating fire leveled her family home earlier this year.

Not so easy for Lyndsay to handle on her own are the expenses that accumulate so quickly when competing at the national level. She has a part-time job at Your Independent Grocer. Although it is a help, it does not come even close to covering the necessities of her sport. It is her hope that a local sponsor can be found. Advertising in exchange for financial assistance; a mutually beneficial arrangement to be sure.

The cost of traveling to New Brunswick for the 2013 National Championships was eased by the generousity of the Knights of Columbus, a well appreciated gift. The Nationals next year will be held in Lac la Biche in Alberta.

Lyndsay, with the support of her family and community, hopes to be there.

for good measure.

Long term goals for Lyndsay include qualifying for the World Archery Championships and the Olympics. To do so, she intends to improve her qualifying score and focus on consistency. Hard work, more competitions to garner experience, and practice are necessities for future successes to be sure. Much more pressing are the Provincials in Caledon, Ontario on September 8 and 9. There is also a possibility of entering competitions in the United States for exposure to a wider range of competition.

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and has been competing for the past two years. She is quick to credit her world class coach, Kathleen Millar, with her rapid advancement in the sport. Good coaching, however, cannot succeed without determination and drive. Lyndsay has no shortage of either quality.

This summer, her weekly schedule has included four training sessions at South Nation Archery, two workouts with personal trainer, Craig Pollard (A Fitter Me), and regular visits to physiotherapist Carrie Smith. Lyndsay adds Pilates and bike training

Public consulted on Draft Noise By-Law North Grenville Council is The Devil, they say, is in seeking public input on a new the details. Before you find Draft Noise By-Law, prior to yourself operating your lawnits consideration and adoption. mower at the wrong time of This is an opportunity for you the day, check out the draft as a resident and citizen to by-law and have your say fine tune some of the more now. The full document can be interesting provisions of the found at www.northgrenville. draft by-law. For example, ca and at the Municipal Office.

Schedule A, Item 10 forbids: Note: from the main page of “The ringing of bells, blow- the web site, click on “News FALL SALE -35% OFF starting ing or sounding of any horns, and Publications” to find the yelling, shouting, hooting, appropriate page. Comments whistling or singing.” This should be submitted in writing provision fails to mention if to Director of Planning and such activity is acceptable at Development, Forbes Symon. a 73's game, or at Canada Day The deadline for submissions celebrations. is September 21.

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Local business owner charged with drug offences

Grenville County Ontario Provincial Police and the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) executed two search warrants at D.O.A. Apparel located on Prescott Street, Kemptville. On August 23, police entered D.O.A. Apparel at 1 p.m. and seized bongs, crack pipes, cash and 126 grams of cocaine with a street value of $12,600.

The owner of the business, Adam Paul William Drummond, age 30 of Kemptville was arrested at the scene and charged with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, two counts of promoting

illicit drug use and possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000.

The accused is scheduled to appear in Brockville Criminal Court on September, 6, 2013.

Anyone with information on the above occurrence is asked to call Grenville County O.P.P. Communication Centre at 1-888-310-1122, the Kemptville Detachment at 613-258-3441 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222(TIPS) 8477 or submit your tip on-line at www. tipsubmit.com. Crime Stoppers does not want your name, you don't go to court, and you could earn cash reward.

North Grenville Fire Service gives the boot to MD The North Grenville firefighters were out among the people last week for their annual Boot Drive. About a dozen of them set up collection points at the local supermarkets, and continued their tradition of raising September 1! funds to fight Muscular Dystrophy. Takings were up on last year, with a total of $2,300 collected for the cause. Chief Paul Hutt acknowledged the generosity of the commu-

nity, as well as the store owners: “Special thank you to B&H, Food Basics, Independent Grocery, and Canadian Tire for allowing us to set up at their locations. All proceeds are donated to Muscular Dystrophy Canada”. Thanks, too, to Chief Hutt and his volunteers for taking time out to support a good cause.

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St. James Anglican Church welcomes Habitat for Humanity to North Grenville

Last year, the parishioners of St. James Anglican Church decided to sell two acres of Church land in the centre of Kemptville. While doing background preparation for the sale, parishioners became aware that the Thousand Islands branch of Habitat for Humanity was looking for a lot on which to build a home. The mission of Habitat is to provide simple, decent, affordable housing to those who do not qualify for, or cannot afford a conventional mortgage, by providing a nointerest mortgage on a house built at lower-than-marketcost by volunteers from the community. Parishioners immediately and unanimously determined that any sale agreement would have to include a clause requiring

the purchaser to donate a building lot to Habitat for Humanity. When developer David Simpson purchased the land, he enthusiastically agreed to the Habitat clause and has recently donated a lot to Habitat. The donated lot is on Dumbrille Street, adjacent to the former Anglican rectory. The Build is about to begin.

On August 12, in a media event organized by Habitat for Humanity Thousand Islands, the ceremonial turning of the sod was completed in preparation for the Build.

In the accompanying photo, Church wardens Danny Callaghan and Nicholas Dibdin along with several parishioners from St. James join Habitat and Municipal dignitaries to turn the sod.

Lions celebrate 55 years serving Kemptville

by Mavis Lecuyer, Fundraising Chair The Lions Club of Kemptville wish to thank our Community by hosting a Kemptville Lions Week. A week to say thank you for the support the citizens of our town have given to our club, our community. The Kemptville Lions Club was chartered in 1958 and has a proud history of community involvement.

In turn, the community have been strong supporters of all our endeavours TO SERVE. The week of September 22-29 has been designated Kemptville Lions Week.

Following Scott Woods’ September 19 Swingin' Fiddles prelude, we are planning a number Sept. 4, 2013

of activities for the week of September 22-29. To start, watch for our Lions Flag flying at the Municipal Centre that week. Join us for a Wine and Cheese Social in The Lions Club Suite at the Municipal Centre, our compliments to you on September 25 at 7 pm. Perhaps even notice a new placemat in local restaurants depicting Lions Activities over the years. Lets have a fun free BBQ at B&H in conjunction with Jim Beveridge who is also celebrating 50 YEARS of dedicated service to our town and enjoy the country sound of WILDFLOWER, a local band that is fast making its mark in the area. Who knows what else that week will bring? Come join us.

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Every week, the Kemptville Youth Centre is in the news. It is definitely to the credit of the great volunteers and organizers, as well as of the support from the community they have benefited from in the last few years.

On Saturday August 31, the KYC youth were on hand to greet customers with balloons and a friendly face to celebrate the official opening of the new Dollar Tree.

With the new store opening, Dollar Tree kindly made the Youth Centre their charity of choice, receiving all donations collected that day. They will also be benefiting from the charity BBQ to be held at the grand opening of Rock My House Music Centre on September 7.

KYC will be helping out with Kid Zone at Marketplates on September 8 from noon to 4 at Riverside Park.

There will be live music and lots of great food.

The local BNI (Business Network International) has committed to support youth initiatives in Kemptville for the next three years exclusively with every collection and event they do. A wonderful chicken dinner is planned for September 28 for the whole family. They have a goal to raise $5,000 for local children’s charities.

In an effort to give back, the North Grenville Municipal Centre will be home to a Blood Donor Clinic sponsored by the Youth Centre. Robin Heald explained “The relationship is a natural extension for us. We

are committed to supporting our community at all levels.” KYC Team for Life has pledged to donate 20 units of blood throughout the year as part of the Canadian Blood Services program. The clinic will take place September 6 at 285 County Road 44 in the Lions Club Suite from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m.

Over the course of the summer, the Youth Centre have participated in many different field trips such as Calypso Water Park, La Ronde and Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park. KYC planned one final camping trip to end the summer. On August 21, youth and volunteers gathered at Rideau River camp ground for a two night, three day camping trip. They were able to take part in a number of different activities such as sandcastle building competitions, swimming, bonfires, roasting marshmallows and much more.

Although summer is coming to an end, it is important to remember that KYC is open all year round. Youth are invited for homework help and for various programs throughout the school year.

Be sure to stay tuned for what’s coming up next.

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Grammar Minute

by Pat Babin

The spotlight is on “Ain’t” Ain’t is probably the most stigmatized word in the English language. Purists even deny its right to exist.

Remember back in primary school?

Don’t say ain’t or your mother will faint, Your father will fall in a bucket of paint, Your sister will cry, your brother will lie, Your cat and dog will call the FBI. What is it about this negative contraction that irks so many?

It is a shortened form of the following: am not, are not, is not, has not, and have not. The contraction appeared in Cockney speech in England and also became prominent in U. S. colloquial dialogue.

Many linguists argue that there is nothing wrong with ain’t.

We have all heard: It ain’t over yet!

You ain’t seen nothing yet.

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

The use of ain’t is more frequently found in lower-class speech according to linguistic purists….unless it is employed by the uppercrust for stylistic effect.

In closing yes, ain’t is in the dictionary and yes, we will probably be hearing it more and more.

References: Richard Norquist, Kristin Denham, Anne Lobeck, and Norman Lewis.

Busiest drop-off day anticipated!!!

Volunteers needed for the next drop-off and sorting day on Saturday, September 7, at the Ferguson Forest Centre.

Two shifts: 10 to 12, and 12 to 2.

Support the North Grenville Book Fair which benefits Community Living North Grenville and the Friends of the North Grenville Public Library.

Book Fair is on Oct. 18 and 19.

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The B&H - Your Community Grocer celebrates fifty years of service to the people of North Grenville What are your memories of the B&H over the past fifty years? Do you recognise any of the people in this photograph? It was taken at the Rotary Pancake Breakfast in May, 1974. The Annual Pancake Breakfast is just one of the community events, like the Masonic Fish Fry, that the B&H have been involved in for fifty years now.

Below: Norm Sinclair and Don Gilchrist deal with the cold and the hot. Hot pancakes and cold weather went together in 1974, when the Rotary Club had their Breakfast at the B&H.

Do you have any photographs, or stories, connected with the B&H? Any memories of Ken Hagget or Keith Beveridge? Send them in to the NG Times and we’ll share them with the community over the next few weeks.

As a special treat, next week we’ll be publishing a photograph from 1968 showing a young Jim Beveridge dressed in full clown costume, celebrating the opening of the Osgoode B&H!

The B&H is celebrating fifty years of serving the people of North Grenville and surrounding areas. The store has gone through many changes since Keith Beveridge and Ken Haggett opened the doors in 1963 but their tradition of serving their community has continued unchanged over the decades.

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Thank you for being a friend!

by John Barclay, BIA Coordinator truly thankful to count as They say a person is friends our loyal customers, known by the company they many of whom are known keep. Personally, I find the on a first name basis. It's friends I have are people who these friends that stuck by share my interests and values. the merchants when it beWhat can we say about Old came difficult to navigate Town Kemptville? Who are the construction on Clothier the friends of downtown?

Street or take the long detour Well, put simply, they are a around the bridge construcclose-knit group of business tion at County Road 44. The people, service club volunBIA hopes to see as many of teers and residents with a those friends of downtown strong sense of community at our Customer Appreciaand a history of working totion BBQ (free hotdogs and gether to make the downhamburgers), September 26 town a special place in North in Rotary Park (noon to 2 Grenville. pm). Don't forget to circle The first friends of downthe date. What do we know town Kemptville that come about Old Town Kemptville ? to mind are the local media.

It has loyal supportive friends Old Town Kemptville enjoys that value having a walkable, the support of Star FM 97.5, family-friendly cultural and The Kemptville Advance/ business centre in their comEMC and the North Grenville munity.

Times; all faithfully cover our Now, let's look at what events downtown. The North else is going on in Old Town Grenville Times has been a in September ... Thanks to a true friend indeed by arrangrecent grant from the Coming this page you're reading, munity Innovations Program so we can have a voice in the (EODP), the Kemptville greater community of North Kinsmen Farmers' Market Grenville once a month. will be holding a bigger and Partners in almost every better MarketPlates event on initiative to retain and attract the 8th of September. This business downtown are the should be another great event Municipality's Economic Defor downtown. On September velopment Department and 14, the 3rd Annual Pirate's the North Grenville ChamDay (10 - 3:30 pm) takes ber of Commerce. Every place. Put on your Pirate outfit BIA should have friends like and join the players of this these. Old Town Kemptville season's 73's hockey team for also works closely with the breakfast at 8 am at Butler's Kemptville Kinsmen FarmVictorian Pantry to kick off ers' Market, the Kemptville this popular family event.

Youth Centre, the HistoriRemember Old Town cal Society and the North Kemptville is family owned Grenville Public Library; we and operated, not corporate support each others programs. owned and operated - the Organizers of entertainmoney you spend downtown ment and sports events at stays in North Grenville. Our Riverside Park, such as the monthly Board of ManageDandelion Festival or the ment Meeting is being held Ontario Little League Minor on September 6 at 8 am in the Division Championships conBranch Restaurant and Texas tinue to reach out to the merGrill. All BIA Members and chants downtown and make Associate Members are welsure their visitors know where come to attend. Please join to shop and dine when they other Friends of the Downattend their events. We even town online by liking our count as friends the comFacebook page (www.facemunity minded businesses in book.com/OldTownKemptColonnade who promote the ville) or following us on Twitevents that the BIA sponsors ter (@OldTownKemptvil). in Old Town.

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A voyage of faith

The original purpose of Pastor Jose’s flight to Montreal was to gain access to the United States.

Although he is Cuban, his Spanish heritage qualifies him for dual citizenship, and thus the freedom to travel. The visa Jose sought was denied. He was alone, without contacts. He let his faith be his guide and it has led him on quite a journey.

A chance meeting on his arrival at his selected hotel resulted in a family with Cuban ties taking him under its wings, an

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A number of opportunities have also presented themselves. An introduction to Rev. Allen McGuirl of Galcom International, a Canadian radio ministry team producing radios and installing low powered FM stations worldwide, is one new path to be considered.

So too is the connection to World Hope Canada, made by his introduction to the Gilmers. Although both concepts are but seedlings, for Pastor Jose their potential has made his trip worthwhile.

He leaves on September 13 with many new friends and a heart full of hope.

God speed, Pastor Jose.

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Pastor Jose Losada, a visitor to Canada and guest of Sheldon and Stephanie Gilmer, hails from Cuba. It’s been an extraordinary journey for him. He returns to his home on September 13

by Beth Nicol Pastor Jose Losada is a long way from Cuba. The culture and geography, rules and regulations are worlds apart but the welcome and kindnesses he has received here make him feel right at home.

Pastor Jose practices his ministry in the third largest city in Cuba, Camaguey. Its downtown holds the United Nations designation of, “Historical Cultural Monument

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of Humanity,” for being the first of seven villages founded in Cuba. Pastor Jose is a member of the Christian Brotherhood Agrarian Wesleyan Church and holds the position of Executive National Director of Missions.

Although churches can be found in Cuba, the majority of evangelical worshippers meet out of “House Churches,” in private homes. Pastors celebrate services daily to

accommodate the number of houses for which they are responsible. Up until 1989, the dictates of the Communist government restricted the attendance at each House Church solely to its occupants.

Additional worshippers would constitute an illegal meeting. Since regulatory changes in 1990 loosened restrictions, the number of House churches and those congregating therein has soared.

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The North Grenville Photography Club - Meeting first Wednesday of every month at the Old Fire Hall, 25 Reuben Crescent. For more info see ngphotoclub.ca Bingo- First and third Wednesday of the month, Kemptville Legion. Games start at 1 pm. All welcome. Refreshments available North Grenville Giving Garden; Weedless Wednesday from 9-10 am every week in July and August. Hwy 43 across from Creekside Centre. Bring sunhat, sunscreen, garden gloves and a smile.

Thurs Bridge - Every Thursday, St. John’s United Church, Kemptville, 6:45 pm. Cost $5, partner preferred but not necessary. For more info, contact Sandra at 613-258-2691 North Grenville Toastmasters - Meeting first and third Thursday of the month, 7 pm at O’Farrell’s Financial Services, Cty Rd 44. For more info, call 613-258-7665 Seniors' Day in Old Town Kemptville Tues BNI Networking Group Breakfast- Alumni Building, University of Guelph, 7-8:30am. Call 613-258-0553 for more information.

Bridge- St. John’s United Church, Kemptville, 12:15pm. Cost $3, partner preferred but not necessary. For more info, contact Sandra at 613-258-2691 Mothers of Preschoolers Support Group-St.John’s United Church, 6:30-8 pm. Whether you’re a townie, rural, stay-athome, working, teen, adoptive, special-needs, single or married, MOPS is for you! For more information, call Angie Brown at 613-223-3979 Mon Wed Fri Kemptville and Area Walking Group, Municipal Centre Early birds: 8 am Others 8:30 am Contact: Eva - 258-4487

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Youngsters of Yore, Kemptville Public Library, 1:30 pm. Guest speaker Winston Kinnaird—Growing up in Kemptville O.P.P BBQ 11:30 to 1 pm: Hamburgers, Hot Dogs & Cold Drinks Sponsor: Royal Lepage Gale Real Estate Kemptville, proceeds for North Grenville Accessible Transportation The next UKE jam at the Branch Restaurant Texas Grill on Clothier St. Bring friends and family. I'm sure you know someone who has their uke in the closet. 5-7:30 pm (fellowship, drinks and supper) - optional; 7:30-9 pm (UKE jam) the Kemptville 73's vs. Pembroke 7:30 pm at the North Grenville Municipal Centre Grand Opening & BBQ of Rock My House Music Centre with proceeds going to the Kemptville Youth Centre. Face painting, music demos, games, rhythm play, build your own instrument. 9 to 3 pm., 669 South Gower Drive. Ribbon cutting 9:15 am Charity BBQ 11:30-1:30 pm Drop-off day for the North Grenville Book Fair: Bring donations to the Ferguson Forestry Centre from 10-2 pm. We accept Fiction, Non-Fiction; Adult & Children’s Books; Books on Tape, and DVDs. Books in good condition please. Our sale is only as good as the donations we get.

Cheryl J. Brown Retirement Reception on the occasion of her retirement from 29 years of public service. North Grenville Municipal Centre, 2-4 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.

Please join us at MarketPlates where KYC will be helping out with Kid Zone, noon to 4 at Riverside Park. There will be live music and lots of great food. See you there.

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Presentation at The North Grenville Historical Society September 11, 2013 - 7:30 p.m.

15 Water Street: “The Diefenbunker, Canada's Cold War Museum and National Historic Site of Canada.”

The speakers will be Brendan Goodfellow, Facilities and Digitization Coordinator at the Diefenbunker, and Ian MacLean, a Consultant with Integrated Heritage Management.

Doors open at 7pm and all are welcome.

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Pioneer days in North Grenville

by David Shanahan The first settlers in North Grenville had no easy time of it. Eastern Ontario was no land of open fields and rolling hills. North Grenville could only be crossed by means of rivers and streams, and thick forest covered the territory. When John Byce arrived at the rapids on the South Branch in 1813, he made a small clearing in the bush beside the river and built himself a small log cabin, just twelve feet square. The river was wide and fast in those days, a perfect place for a mill site, but very difficult indeed to dam. It took Lyman Clothier and his sons to tame the flood and their saw mill became a vital resource for other settlers and caused a gradual increase in population in the area.

Each new settler faced the forest and the tremendous task of clearing land for housing and farming. This made the settlers dependant on each other for shared labour and support as they faced the first years before they could grow sufficient crops to become self-sufficient. This was a wild land for many years.

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Groups of Indians, traveling through the area along the Rideau system, often came to the rescue of the newcomers. The best known example of this concerns the Burritts of Burritt’s Rapids. Stephen Burritt and his wife fell ill with what was called “the ague”. This was a very common disease experienced by early settlers, and was a form of malaria. The Burritts were completely incapacitated by the illness and lay in their cabin for three days and nights without food or drink. A band of Indians passing along the Rideau found them and set to work to nurse them back to health again. It is said that, after that experience, travelling Indians were always guaranteed a welcome and a place to spend the night in Burritt’s Rapids. Indians were regular visitors in those days, probably Algonquins, whose traditional territory encompasses all of North Grenville, though the Mohawk also used the river system which led to their lands along the St. Lawrence. Relations were generally good with the Indians, though differing attitudes to land ownership could lead to conflicts. One settler went to his sugar bush one day only

to find an Indian tapping his trees. When he complained, the “trespasser” levelled his rifle at the farmer, explaining that God had made the trees as much for the Indian as for the white man. No doubt this logic convinced the newcomer.

The forest and disease were not the only problems facing the pioneers. North Grenville was a place of swamps, trees and water, and was home to a large population of bears. These intimidating animals were attracted by the growing number of animals being introduced on to the farms of the area.

In springtime, particularly, hungry bears woke up looking for a quick meal, and often looked to the farms to supply the food. Quite often, it seems, it was the women who faced the challenge, as very often the men were away from home working on the canal or in the bush to supplement the family income. One woman told of seeing a bear enter the pig-pen, whereupon she lit a torch and headed for the scene where the bear was just leaving with a pig in its grasp. This pioneer woman attacked the bear, hitting it with the lighted torch and forcing it to drop the pig and flee from her wrath. This was not mindless bravado on her part: these families depended on their livestock for their very survival.

A farmer, returning to his home from Clothier’s grist mill on his wagon, was attacked by a number of bears, who pulled him and the bags of flour from the wagon. The team of oxen ran off in panic, reaching the farm which was, fortunately, close by. The woman of the house grabbed the ever-useful torch and ran to the scene where her husband was on the point of being killed by the bears. She ran at the animals and pulled her husband clear. They ran back to their cabin, holding back the pursuing bears by waving the torch in their faces. Only the flames and their courage kept the bears at bay, and the man survived with only tooth marks as souvenirs.

Even after these early challenges had been faced and overcome, life for the people of North Grenville continued to be precarious, in spite of improvements. In the 1860's, for example, a combination of bad weather, low water levels and a general economic downturn in Canada over a few years, combined to create a serious depression in the North Grenville economy.

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Farmers had nothing to sell and the grist mills, an important element in the economy, had no raw materials. In Oxford Mills, where Rickey Waugh operated both the grist mill and the local general store, it was usual for Waugh to provide food and tools from his store in advance of deliveries of grain to his mill.

He then produced the flour that was exported through Montreal, thus recouping the advances to his customers.

But when there was no grain and nothing for him to sell, there was no money for him to buy the products the farmers depended on. The closed circle of the local economy was broken and all were in want. The Township Council were finally forced to use public money to buy feed for the farmers’ livestock, just to keep the farms operating.

This was the life of the pioneers of North Grenville, who built a new life and a new community out of the bush in the face of circumstances at which we can only marvel. Some of these families failed to find a new life here: the land they found was just swamp, or rock, and they moved on. But, in a remarkably short period of history, these early families, often putting into practice skills learned in other parts of North America, laid the foundations for a society to which newcomers from Ireland and Britain could come and build.

As North Grenville grows, we should remember these men and woman who started it all long ago.

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73’s open season on a winning note programs were in attendance as well as scouts from 27 NHL teams. Several OHL and QMJHL teams were also present according to the league commissioner.

Hoping to keep the winning going, the 73’s take on the Kanata Stallions on September 2. Kemptville’s home opener is Friday, September 6, at the North

Grenville Municipal Center when the always tough Pembroke Lumber Kings come to town. Puck drop is at 7:30. The team then travels to Ottawa to face the Ottawa Junior Senators on Saturday, September 7.

Come out on Friday night, see this year’s team in action and enjoy some great hockey. Catch the Junior A fever! Hockey with Edge!

Break Out! Kemptville's Cody Hendsbee (8) and Phil Smith (6) clear the puck in front of Jake Tugnutt (31) as Grad's Matthew Morin (16), Travis Douglas (11) and Mark Golberg (25) look on by the Rink Rat The 2013-14 CCHL season kicked off with their annual Showcase on Labour Day weekend.

Kemptville took to the ice to face the Cumberland Grads on Saturday.

Assistant coach, Andy Choquette, said that he was looking forward to this game and the season with anticipation and confidence. The game started with some thunderous checking as Dylan Giberson made his presence felt quickly. The first two periods featured fast, end to end action and great

scoring chances but remained scoreless for two periods. On the fresh ice at the start of the third period, Dean Galasso opened the scoring for the 73’s.

Quinn Carroll and Giberson, with some tape to tape passing, fed Galasso, who buried it at the 1:05 mark. At 2:59, Jesse Blais put Kemptville up 2-0.

Brandon Cole passed to Jonathon Cyr who found Blais in the slot. The Grads got one back with under ten minutes to play in the third but couldn’t get the equalizer. The solid work by the 73’s defence led by Hayden Hanson and Cody

Hendsbee, and great back checking by the forwards stopped them cold. Hanson was named player of the game in the 2-1 victory.

Back on the ice Sunday afternoon, Kemptville’s opponents were the Gloucester Rangers. Once again, Dylan Giberson let the Rangers know he was on the ice with some bone crushing checks.

The tone was very physical and a lot of after the whistle stuff took some of the edge off the play.

Halfway through the first, the Rangers scored on the power play to take a 1-0 lead. The second period

The Chase is On! 73's Brandon Seatter (9) and Jonathon Cyr (18) chase the loose puck as Gloucester' s Max Veronneau (15) and Lucas Zwaagstra (21) are going the other way

saw Gloucester add another to lead 2-0. More of the rough stuff continued with a steady stream of players to the penalty box from both teams. The 73’s found their game in the third period. Cody Hendsbee held the puck in at the line and Giberson dug it out of the corner. Dean Galasso picked it up and was allowed to skate to the front of the net where he beat the Rangers goalie from in close. Trailing 2-1, Kemptville was able to take advantage of a power play. Brandon Cole sent the puck into Galasso on the half wall and he got it to Jesse Blais out front for the tying goal. The game went to overtime to decide a winner. Again the 73’s defence were prominent.

Tic tac toe passing from Cole and Blais allowed Hayden Hanson to blast a shot from the point that the goalie never saw. Kemptville skated away with the 3-2 win. Galasso was awarded the player of the game honour for his non stop hustle as a spark plug for the team.

The CCHL was very happy with the turnout for the Super Showcase weekend as over 100 NCAA

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Sustainable North Grenville to host pipeline information session Citizens are invited to join Sustainable North Grenville for an information session at the Municipal Center to learn more about the proposed TransCanada Energy East pipeline that would flow through North Grenville and across the Rideau River. Representatives

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from Ecology Ottawa, the Council of Canadians, local environmental experts and others will provide the public with a thorough look at the issues related to this infrastructure development project.

The event will explore the impacts of a poten-

tial spill on the Rideau River, examine environmental risks and discuss the community’s first response capacity and training for such an event.

Questions about how this pipeline will create jobs, nationally and locally, will also be examined, as well as larger issues about climate change.

Presentations will be followed by an open discussion forum and networking. Mayor David Gordon welcomes the discussion, and will be in attendence.

The session will take place in the North Grenville Municipal Theatre on September 18, 7 – 9 pm. Attendees are encouraged to consider alternative forms of transportation for all or part of their journey to the session. If you have a specific question regarding the proposed pipeline, please email us at info@sustainablenorthgrenville.ca and we will address it at the event. For more information about the event and the proposed pipeline please visit our website at www.SustainableNorthGrenville.ca. Please help spread the word about the event and let your friends and family know!

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