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by Marguerite Boyer Every week at Leslie Hall in Kemptville a Friendship Lunch takes place, an occasion for food, fellowship and good company. Each Friday, people can drop by and be part of an event that has been going on, in its current format, for eleven years, as five local churches join together taking turns to organise the food, as volunteers do the cooking, serving, clearing and cleaning. Last week was a special Thanksgiving Friendship Lunch, and around eighty people enjoyed a full turkey dinner and each other’s company. This kind of event needs to be celebrated in our
community: a great example of people coming together, sharing and providing a meal at no cost to whoever wishes to attend. Diners can pay if, and what, they wish. The Friendship Lunch menu alternates each week between a soup and sandwich lunch, and a hot meal. There’s also dessert, tea, coffee and juice. The Lunch takes place from October through May on Fridays from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m in Leslie Hall next to St James Church on Clothier Street in Kemptville. There are usually around 30 or 40 people attending the lunch, but over 80 were served at the Thanksgiving event. The weekly meal began at St. James Anglican Church as the Hospitality
Kitchen, but it was running out of steam, a shortage of volunteers and the burden of carrying the weekly act i v i t y al o n e m e a n t the Hospitality Kitchen was in danger of closing down. Then along came Stephanie Gilmer, the Executive Director at World Hope Canada, but then the Director of Community Services with the Salvation Army in Kemptville. Stephanie stepped in and contacted other Christians in town, and the Friendship Lunch arose from the alliance. Today, the lunch is cosponsored by the Salvation Army, Holy Cross Catholic Church, the Pentecostal Church, St. John’s United Church, as well as the original organisers, St. James Anglican Church.
The aim of the Friendship Luncheon Ministry is to reach out to the whole Community of North Grenville by providing a nourishing meal and Christian fellowship. This outreach provides a friendly, caring haven where people from diverse age groups, belief systems and circumstances feel comfortable and share in friendly association. There is no charge for the meal although donations a r e a p p r e c ia t e d . T h e Thanksgiving meal was organised by Holy Cross Catholic Church, and next week’s meal will be a soup and sandwich one, sponsored by the Salvation Army. All are welcome to come and enjoy food and fellowship!
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Judy and Jim did it again! Submitted by Ellen Vibert-Miller, Kemptville Cancer Support Group In August last year we held an Ovarian Auction and, at that time, we asked Jim and Judy Beveridge, of the B&H Your Family Grocer, if they would consider having their staff ask for a $2.00 donation from their customers, in the month of September, which is Ovarian month. B&H windows were filled with donor names. I hesitated to ask again this year, but Judy was kind enough to approach us and to offer their assistance. On October 3, 2016, two of our ovarian survivors, Joyce Blackburn and Sandra Sloan, were presented with a cheque for $1,216. I can understand why so many people shop at B&H: not only does the store owners shop for local foods and other items to please the buyers, but they go the extra mile for the people they serve in many other respects. Another lady who has been seeking help from our
community is Catherine (Patty) Patterson. Patty is also an ovarian cancer survivor. Patty, Joyce and Sandra approached hospitals, nurses, and others, and with their assistance started holding presentations in local church halls, community centres, and other venues to make women more aware of the dreaded disease. Patty took it a step further and started approaching families in the community to ask if they would like to share their grown fruit from crab apple trees, gooseberry bushes, wild grapes, and so many other types of fruit. Patty has been picking, cooking and bottling jams and jellies from all that wonderful fruit donated from local people over the last ten years. Many hundreds of dollars have been sent to Ovarian Cancer of Canada from selling the jams and jellies made through the years. Patty is a very dedicated person who makes a big difference in the lives of
others as well. A group which is very active and helpful, not just for Kemptville Cancer Support, but for the community at large, is Victoria Quilts. These ladies work tirelessly, making beautiful quilts which are given to men and women who have been diagnosed with cancer. They are so thoughtful as well. When a quilt is ordered, they ask for the name and address of the person who has been diagnosed to insure that one has not been requested already, then they need the person’s favourite colour and, in a very short period of time, a quilt is found and either delivered to me, or else the person in charge of the ordering will deliver it herself. Our lady who handles this job at present is Chris Boesveld, a very loving and caring person. It is amazing to visit the downstairs hall at St. John’s United Church once a week and see all these busy bees in action. The quilts are so different and
so colourful. The recipients of these quilts are so appreciative, not only of all the work that is put into the making of these masterpieces, but the love involved in doing it. Jim Bertram, another caring person, is willing to make a donation of monies to start a fund to help people who need medications not covered by the Provincial Plans. This fund would be managed by a non-profit organization for cancer sufferers. If such a fund exists in our area, please get in touch with Kemptville Support Group, who have been asked to be the recipients of these donations on Jim’s behalf. Kemptville Cancer Support Group consists of a wonderful group of people who come together to share their experience with a disease which is, in many cases, scary! We come from all walks of life, with many different kinds of cancers. Some are undergoing treatments, others are just finishing
Girls Inc. enjoys Redblacks Game
Amanda and friend Jessica Ritchie (Left) get VIP treatment at Redblacks game by Amanda Leang 11 years old Last Friday night, I was lucky to be one of the girls from Girls Inc. to get an amazing opportunity to attend a Redblacks game. TD Canada Trust gave Girls Inc. free tickets to their comfort suite at the TD Place. I didn’t really know what that meant when my parents told me about going to the game on my 11th birthday which was last Wednesday. Well, what it meant was VIP treatment! We got to use VIP parking there and when we asked the staff there where our seats were, they told us to go across a October 12, 2016
catwalk to get to our seats and I felt so special. When we got to the private suite section, there was free food everywhere. Also, when we got to our suite, I saw a few friends that I knew from Girls Inc. and they all said they felt like princesses. My favourite of the treats was a make your own hot chocolate station with whipped cream, marshmellows and rainbow, chocolate and all kinds of sprinkles. The game was really fun and we tried our best to be the loudest cheerers. U n f o r t u n a t e l y, t h e Redblacks lost the game but I learned a lot about
motto is “inspiring all girls to be smart, strong and bold”. When I first read that they wanted to inspire us to be bold, I was confused because I always thought “being bold” was a bad thing, that you were sassy and rude so I looked up the definition of bold and it means “showing an ability to take risks; confident and courageous” so that makes a lot more sense to me now. Their website says that they encourage each girl to develop positive attributes, stand up for their beliefs and represent their community as respected citizens. The website for Girls Inc. is www.girlsincuppercanada.org and it has great information and activities to do and I think that all girls should check it out. Who knew that being involved with Girls Inc. would give me such an amazing opportunity? For all the girls who attended Friday night, thanks a bunch to TD Canada Trust for making us feel special and to Girls Inc. for helping us be smart, strong and bold!
football during the game. It was really exciting because every time the Redblacks scored, there were fireworks. At one point, the Redblacks were behind 13-0 but did not give up. During the last 8 minutes of the game, the Redblacks came back from being behind 22 to 7 to tie it and go into overtime but lost 32 to 30 in the end. I was really excited to go the game to see the cheerleaders too because I belong to Precision Cheer in Kemptville. My cheerleader coach, Alyscha Taylor, was a Redblacks cheerleader last year and surprised me on my birthday by lending me some of her special Redblacks gear. Another favourite after the game was when I got to go onto the field to meet the cheerleaders for a picture and even got to hold their pompoms. Yo u m i g h t b e wondering what Girls Inc. is? Girls Inc. provides programs for girls ages 6-18 in our area. I've gotten to attend their summer and March break day camps when they come to Kemptville and learned about science, girls rights and other fun stuff. Their 2
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their chemo, radiation, or other type of medication; there are caregivers to a spouse or loved one going through cancer; others want to attend the meeting to share experiences with those who are just taking on the task of being a caregiver, exchanging information about the different kinds of cancer that each have or had, asking advice of others and their way of handling various medications, and what their side effects were; and it goes on and on. The need to be there for each
other is a bonding, not just for being with someone who is going through the same experiences, but the love shared with others and the openness to be able to talk about the situation with those who understand. Please join us if you feel this need. We hold our meetings at St. John’s United Church, upstairs, every third Monday of the month at 2 pm. If you need further information, please call Ellen Vibert-Miller at 613-258-7778.
Happy Ninetieth Birthday, Ruby Eileen Leach
We are having a BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION for Ruby on Saturday, October 22, 2016 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Leslie Hall, 35 Clothier Street West, Kemptville, Ontario. Please join us in celebrating Mom’s Special Day. Best Wishes only
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At the recent Metcalfe Fair 4H Steer Show and Auction, B & H Your Community Grocer purchased a 4H steer that had been raised by Liam Banks on the farm of Don and Donna Scott. The steer, named "Hank", placed 4th out of 9 entries in the steer show and then proceeded across the fairgrounds to be auctioned off where Jim Beveridge placed the winning bid. Sold! Liam and his family would like to thank Jim Beveridge for his support of 4H locally grown beef and Don and Donna Scott for their support of Liam's passion for agriculture in the 4H Beef Club.
Youth to Youth Board announces their 2016 grant application T h e U n i t e d Wa y L e e d s & G r e n v i l l e ’s Youth to Youth Board is now accepting grant applications for youth initiatives across Leeds and Grenville. Grants of up to $500 will be available for programs serving youth that focus on, but are not limited to, the following: affordable youth activities, improving the lives of youth, giving youth a voice, preparing youth for the future, health and physical education or broadening the skills of youth. Organizations who already receive funding from the United Way Leeds
& Grenville are not eligible for Youth to Youth Board grants. Grant applications will be accepted up to 3 pm on October 30, 2016. Applications are available online at www.uwlg.org or can be picked up at the United Way office at 42 George Street in Brockville. The Youth to Youth Board is a Junior Board of Directors for the United Way Leeds & Grenville. Each of the nine high schools located in Leeds and Grenville have the opportunity to have representatives on the board. This year, there
Board continues to be an incredible opportunity to ensure there continues to be groups within our communities that specifically target youth involvement. Our youth board continues to create positive impact within our community, understanding that the support could be for our neighbours, classmates or friends.” For more information please contact: Melissa Hillier, Executive Director, United Way Leeds & Grenville, (613) 342-8889, melissa.hillier@uwlg.org
are an outstanding number of representatives and we are very proud to have them apart of the United Way team. M e l i s s a H i l l i e r, Executive Director for United way says: “The Youth to Youth Board and the grants they provide has been a fantastic compliment to United Way funding process. It is wonderful to see the junior board working together to help change lives of youth in our community.” Darby Mallory, 2015 Youth to Youth Board President says “Being part of the United Way
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New Season begins for New Horizon Club submitted by Shirley Price On September 14, the New Horizon Club began their new season with a pot luck lunch, followed by the presentation of volunteer appreciation certificates by Town of Merrickville Deputy Mayor Ann Barr, who spoke about the importance of volunteerism to small organizations like the New Horizon Club. The Province of Ontario last spring hosted 54 ceremonies across Ontario to recognize over 13,000 volunteers. The local ceremony was held in Brockville and the following members of the New Horizon Club were presented with certificates:
Helen Brazier – 5 years; Eleanor Muscroft – 5 years; Mary Smith – 5 years; Jean Travers – 10 years; and Patricia Watson – 10 years. Deputy Mayor Barr presented the New Horizon Club volunteers with certificates of appreciation and thanked them for their services to the community through volunteerism. Following the presentation of certificates, the 2016 Annual General Meeting was held, chaired by Janet Glaves, President. The following members have been elected to the Executive Committee for the year 2016-17: President – Shirley Price,
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Delightful inheritance by David Shanahan “The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.” So, what did you give thanks for last weekend? Thanksgiving is a welcome event every year, a time when we can reflect on what we have that we value in our lives. It may be family, friends, health, or something less tangible. For some, it is a religious festival, giving thanks to God for blessings, for the annual harvest, for simply being alive in a beautiful creation. For others, it is a purely secular celebration, not so much giving thanks (after all, to whom would a non-believer give thanks?) As simply expressing joy in life, love, family and the happiness they bring. It’s one of those holidays that helps to balance out the negativity of much of the rest of the year. Looking around
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the world these days, it is so easy to become discouraged, even cynical, about the way things are. Danger to the planet itself, violence and terror being inflicted on the innocent and defenseless, poverty and desperation, refugees risking everything for a better life for their children; all of these are ever-present in the media on a daily and exhausting basis. Thanksgiving is a chance to step back and get a different perspective on things. There’s an old song that says: “Count your blessings, name them one by one”; the idea being that this will help you to realise the many ways in which you are blessed. That’s not a bad idea sometimes, and Thanksgiving is the perfect time to do it. It is one of the very few occasions when people will actually name what it is for which they are thankful, and that has got to be good, if not for the soul, than at least for
the morale. I think that some of the most thankful people in Canada this year are the newcomers, immigrants and refugees who have found a new land in which to grow and raise their children. Thanksgiving is a North American holiday, not celebrated in Europe, or elsewhere, except as a Harvest festival church service in places. Newcomers to Canada usually find it a wonderfully novel opportunity to express their appreciation for what they have found in coming here. That is something that critics of Canada’s i m m i g rat i o n p o l i ci es forget: that immigrants often have a deeper, more personal appreciation of what Canada is and offers than many of those who grew up here and can take those things for granted. That is why that Bible verse at the top of the article means something very important to me. I’m an immigrant too. I can celebrate and be thankful
that I can draw on the riches of two wonderful cultures, that I can appreciate what is best about Canada because I have experienced living somewhere else too. Immigrants get a sense of perspective on the place they came from, and the place they have come to, because, aside from being immigrants, they are also emigrants, with a wealth of experience and influences that can be applied to the new environment. Sometimes, we immigrants can stand amazed at the complacency of those born here: and you feel like screaming, “Do you not realise what you have here? Don’t take it for granted, don’t let it slip away through neglecting it”. There’s another great saying, from the Scottish poet, Robert Burns: “O would some power the giftie gie us to see ourselves as others see us”, roughly translated (as you have to with Scottish poets!) as “O would some power the gift to give us
to see ourselves as others see us”. At Thanksgiving, it would be good if we could see ourselves as others see us, as they see Canada. Noone can deny me my joy in being Irish; but I chose to live in Canada. This is a place worth celebrating. That does not mean that we remain blind and deny the problems here. First Nations are being treated abominably in Canada: our own form of Apartheid. But we criticise and campaign for environmental safety, for justice and equality for all, not because we are negative and fail to appreciate what we have, but for the very opposite reason. We must look around and speak out against what’s wrong simply because we know we can be better than we are sometimes. Cynicism has no place in thanksgiving. We really do have so much that is true and real for which we should be thankful. As for the rest, we need to strive to be better, to be what
is the fact that he was one of the most efficient advocates for a new facility for North Grenville District High School. Tim Bond and his children all attended NGDHS, but not in the beautiful new facility located on Concession Road, a hop, skip and a jump from the Kemptville District Hospital. Like many before and after them, they were educated in the former facility, the tired old building still standing on Prescott Street, where the cenotaph stands on guard on the front lawn, and where a portion of some of hundreds local French Immersion students from the overcrowded Kemptville Public School will be housed until their new facility will be ready, presumably in time for the next school year. The old NGDHS building was for a long time well overdue for serious repairs and updating in order to make it conducive to modern education, let alone able to meet the current building
code. After many years of lobbying by parent councils, who were eventually joined by our municipal council, and then the Upper Canada District School Board, the Ministry of Education, then headed by our current Premier Kathleen Wynne, finally declared the facility Prohibitive to Repair, and agreed to provide funding for the new facility. What many local residents are not aware of is that Tim Bond was one of the main reasons we obtained the new NGDHS. A decade ago or so, when I was the head “dog with a bone” parent lobbyist for the new NGDHS, I asked Tim if he would agree to write a letter expressing his opinion on the old facility, by outlining any concerns he may have had with it from a firefighter’s point of view. Tim immediately agreed to do so without hesitation. I believe to this day that the incendiary (pun fully intended) letter he produced for
that purpose, a letter that was waived around on more than one occasion at Queens Park by our then MPP Bob Runciman, was instrumental in the Ministry finally agreeing to provide the funds for our new modern facility, a building the entire community can be proud of, which is now being enjoyed by the students and staff who truly deserved it after so many years spent in a sub-par facility. Thank you, Tim, not only for your years of devoted service to our community within our fire department, but also for your friendship, and your role in ensuring that North Grenville District High School’s students could be educated in a world class facility. You will be missed. Louise Mortimer, Past NGDHS School Council Chair
Dear Editor: I offer my sincere "kudos" to the planning and execution of the service for the late Fire Chief, Tim Bond. To all who played a part, it was most impressive. Arriving at the Municipal Centre about a half hour before the appointed time, the line-up along the entrance drive, after passing under two arched aerial ladder booms fitted with the Canadian flag, were about 200 Fire Fighters from all over the area. At the arrival of the flag draped casket on a vintage fire truck, and the piping in by the pall bearers, was overwhelming. Having seen military services on T.V. was nothing like the tributes paid by colleagues, and family, capped by the presentation of "the Helmet" and the Flag from the casket, touching to say the least. Respectfully, G D Gerry Bungay
we know we can be. In this country, we have the right and freedom to work for change, to make the lives of all our neighbours better, safer, healthier. For the rest of the year, we can campaign, critique, debate and discuss as much as we can and should. At this time of Thanksgiving, we can stop a moment and reflect on what we have, what we value, and see again, clearly and joyously, that “The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.”
Letters to the Editor Dear Editor: Re: Tim Bond I was very sad last week to hear that Tim Bond had passed away. Tim was not only a dedicated fire chief who served the community well for a number of decades, but as is often the case in small towns, he was at the same time a helpful neighbour and a good friend. For instance, I recall one incident years ago when my youngest child had to be brought to the Kemptville District Hospital by ambulance not once, but twice during one weekend, due to suspected anaphylactic shock. A day later, Tim thoughtfully stopped in on his way home from the station with kind words and a stuffed animal for my daughter. It was a small gesture, but it was much appreciated. However, my personal fondest memory of Tim will be something else, something that many local residents, especially those relatively new to the area, likely don’t know, which
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Dear Editor: I was happy to read the input of Lorraine Rekmans, the Indigenous Affairs Critic for the Green Party of Canada. She is correct that this territory was never ceded to the Crown. Her subsequent analysis that followed is also correct. We are all just squatters on this land. The Crown claims ownership by having made every one of us into little tax-paying corporate citizens. If you really owned your land, you would not have to pay taxes on it. At any time, with or without appropriate reason or justification, the government could take your land away from you and put you out. The Federal Government has a history of ignoring its own constitution whenever it suits them. We are under the delusion that we live in a Democracy. Actually it is a Corporate Dictatorship. Back in 1913, the Federal Government continued on page 5
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Municipality of North Grenville wants your Input for the Rural Summit The Municipality of North Grenville is continuing to plan for the upcoming Rural Summit on Saturday, November 26, 2016. In preparation for the Summit, the Municipality has launched an online survey that asks the community to provide valuable input into the topics and areas of interest
that will be discussed at the Summit. The survey is available on the Municipality’s website at www.northgrenville. ca and the deadline has been extended until Friday, October 21, 2016. Hard copies of the survey are also available at the North Grenville Municipal Office (285 County Road 44) and
at the North Grenville Public Library (1 Water Street). The Library is also offering support services for those who would like to complete the survey online, but don’t have Internet access. Just drop in and they will be happy to assist you. Have your say in regard to priorities and ideas you wish to share
about how we can continue to work together to support our rural residents and the rural way of life in North Grenville. Stay tuned for more information on the Summit and how to register, but in the meantime, complete the survey and have your say!!
North Grenville to boost Economic Development The Municipality of North Grenville will be delivering a Business Retention and Expansion (BR+E) Program to our local business community during 2016-2017. The project is funded in part by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Government of Canada, through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario. With this funding, the Municipality has hired Kevin O’Dair in a contract position as the BR+E Project Coordinator. The Municipality will be working on the
Letters continued abandoned its right under the British North America Act to create and issue the nation's money. It handed the power to the non-elected Banking Cartel. In other words, the government never needed to borrow money. Then in 1917 came the 'gift' of the so called temporary Income War Measures act. As we know it is quite permanent. Trickery was involved to get this act passed by stacking the deck in its favour. In 1950, the Federal Government and, if I am not mistaken, the government of Nova Scotia lost a "Tax" case in the Supreme Court of Canada. This decision was promptly ignored. A s t o t h e Tr a n s Canada Pipeline, the mayor's argument based on non jurisdictional contradiction because of the corporate fear of attack is just another proof that all levels of government work for corporate interests under the illusion that they are working for the ordinary people they have been elected to serve. After all, a corporation such as Trans Canada can October 12, 2016
project with the Old Town Kemptville Business Improvement Area, the North Grenville Chamber of Commerce and other partners. BR+E is a communitybased, action-oriented and volunteer-driven economic tool to encourage the growth and stability of local business. BR+E promotes a welcoming business environment and fosters job retention and creation by helping communities identify and prioritize actions to address both issues and opportunities facing local businesses. Building on
hire all the protection it needs. The attack they fear is simply because they cannot withstand logical criticism. Every few months one hears of an oil spill somewhere in North America. Hydrogen, the most abundant chemical element in the universe, is a basic chemical required to turn tar sands into oil, plus the addition of other toxic elements. Hydrogen alone can power all our energy needs with no pollution. The technology is available to use it and has been for some twenty years already. So why is this corporation, and others like it, hell bent on imposing this pipeline on the people? Sincerely, Vito Carini
to volunteer in various capacities throughout the project. Further details will become available in the upcoming weeks as we progress through the BR+E planning stage.
positive experiences, recommendations and actions from the previous BR+E Program completed in 2010, we are again looking to work with our local business community to address concerns of today and identify opportunities for tomorrow. The community will have opportunities
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Sale of Land for Tax Arrears By Public Tender MUNICIPAL ACT, 2001 THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH GRENVILLE TAKE NOTICE that tenders are invited for the purchase of the land(s) described below and will be received until 3:00 p.m. local time, Thursday, October, 27, 2016 at 285 County Road 44, Kemptville, Ontario K0G 1J0 The tenders will then be opened in public on the same day at 3:30 p.m. Description of Lands:
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Roll No. 07.19.716.025.09000 - . . . . . . . $6,160.35 Part of Park Lot J, Plan 8, Bishop Mills as in PR195310, Municipality of North Grenville, County of Grenville - PIN 68109-0204 (LT) Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and must be accompanied by a deposit in the form of a money order or of a bank draft or cheque certified by a bank or trust corporation payable to the municipality and representing at least 20% of the tender amount. Except as follows, the municipality makes no representation regarding the title to or any other matters relating to the land to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchasers. This sale is governed by the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Municipal Tax Sales Rules made under that Act. The successful purchaser will be required to pay the amount tendered plus accumulated taxes and the relevant land transfer tax.
UPDATE UPCOMING MEETINGS COUNCIL Monday, October 24 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre. For agenda information, please visit the Municipal website at www.northgrenville.ca/document-library. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Monday, October 17 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre. For agenda information, please visit the Municipal website at www.northgrenville.ca/document-library. COMMITTEE MEETINGS Police Services Board – Tuesday, October 18 at 1:30 pm at the Municipal Centre.
CURBSIDE GIVEAWAY WEEKEND
October 22 & 23 is North Grenville’s Curbside Giveaway Weekend. Find a new home for those unwanted, re-useable items and browse the curbs for some great finds of your own. Residents are responsible for putting away items left at the curb at the end of this event.
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Seasonal Winter Maintenance - The Department of Public Works is currently accepting resumes for seasonal winter maintenance positions. Candidates must have a valid DZ licence and the ability to be on call 24 hrs a day combined with a flexibility in hours of work. For more information please contact the Public Works Clerk at 613-258-9569 ext. 133 or email cfequet@ northgrenville.on.ca. The closing date is October 21 at 4:00 pm. On-Call Facility Operator – The Parks, Recreation & Culture Department is currently accepting resumes for an On-Call Facility Operator. A complete job description and information regarding salary is available at northgrenville.ca/careers. For more information please contact Christa Stewart, EA/HR Coordinator at 613-258-9569 ext. 155 or email cstewart@ northgrenville.on.ca. The closing date is October 19 at 4:00 pm. The Municipality of North Grenville 285 County Road 44 PO Box 130 Kemptville, ON, K0G 1J0 Tel: 613-258-9569 Fax: 613-258-9620 general@northgrenville.on.ca Building: 613-258-4424 Fax: 613-258-1441 Fire Services Info: 613-258-2438 Fax: 613-258-1031 By-Law Services: 613-258-2438 ext. 6 Police Administration: 613-258-3441 Animal Control: 613-862-9002 www.NorthGrenville.ca
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Tender to be submitted on prescribed form in an envelope clearly marked “Tender - Sale of Land for Tax Arrears”. For further information regarding this sale and a copy of the prescribed form of tender contact: Judy Carroll, Deputy Treasurer Municipality of North Grenville 285 County Road 44, P.O. Box 130 Kemptville, Ontario K0G 1J0 613-258-9569 x 105
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Municipality make financial readjustments The Municipality of North Grenville is engaging in some financial transactions which will build up contingency funds for future use and meet expenses which need to be incurred in updating municipal data. Before amalgamation in 1998, the Township of Oxford-on-Rideau acquired shares in Sun Life Financial Inc., which at the time provided a life insurance policy to the Township. However, it was realised recently that ownership of such shares was not permitted under the Municipal Act, and inquiries were made by municipal staff about selling the shares and placing the revenue gained into “a contingency reserve that would be used for unanticipated legal and human resource expenditures”. It is calculated that the sale of the 181 shares in Sun Life should net about $7,400 to the municipality, depending on the share price at the time of sale. As there seems to be both legal and human resource issues currently underway in North Grenville, this sum may be used sooner, rather than later. Council is also transferring $35,000 from the Planning Reserve Fund in order to update population statistics and to “cover the cost over-run for the 2016 Official Plan Schedules Update”. When the United Counties of Leeds & Grenville developed its Official Plan in July of last year, it showed that the UCLG population statistics for North Grenville were different from those of North Grenville’s Plan. The municipal Plan has to adapt to match the UCLG Plan, and so a “comprehensive review” has to be undertaken by the municipality, and the $35,000 will be used to fund this work. A second use for these funds, $5,000 of it, will be to cover a budget deficit in the mapping work undertaken under the municipality’s 5-year review of their Official Plan. Municipal staff pointed out to Council that this work is useful in other ways, in addition to the Official Plan adjustment. “Reliable population projections form the basis for the Municipality’s Development Charges Background Study...[and] for the completion of the Water Rate Review, currently in progress; the Municipality’s Water & Wastewater Servicing Master Plan, the Municipality’s Long Term Financial Plan and Asset Management Plan”.
Local Health Integration Network reorganising
The Local Health Integration Networks in Ontario have been instructed to establish smaller, sub-regions as part of the planned Patients First Act. “The SubRegions will focus on population health needs and address health equity, enhance coordination of services – improve access, system navigation and smooth transitions of care, and better leverage of local community resources and knowledge.” The South-East LHIN has proposed the creation of one Sub-Region in their jurisdiction with the Lanark (Perth, Montague, Drummond North Elmsley, Smiths Falls), and Leeds, Grenville (all but North Grenville) towns and townships in their LHIN boundaries. This would work well as it lines up with municipal boundaries and with the services provided to Lanark, Leeds and Grenville. The Champlain LHIN has proposed including North Grenville, Mississippi Mills, Carleton Place, Beckwith and Lanark Highlands in the Ottawa West and Area Sub-Region. This area is very heterogeneous with most of the population in an urban setting, and includes Kanata, Stittsville and Bayshore - only 49,000 (14%) are in our area. Feedback has been given to the Champlain LHIN to reconsider this proposal and develop a new one that would make it easier for their Lanark, and North Grenville areas to collaborate with those in the South East LHIN. For further discussion of this issue, see the interview with KDH Chief Executive Officer, Frank Vassallo on page 16.
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Improve your oral health in less than 5 minutes (NC) It takes fewer than five minutes a day to maintain or improve oral health. Dental hygienists recommend brushing twice a day, with a soft toothbrush, for two minutes using fluoridated toothpaste. You should also use an oral device to clean between teeth and scrape or brush the tongue once a day. Improve your oral health in less than five minutes with these top expert tips: 1. Replace your toothbrush (or power brush head) every two to three months as it can harbour bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Also replace when bristles bend or after a cold or flu.
2. Choose raw fruit and vegetables or hard cheese for snacks between meals. Chewing increases saliva flow, which has a natural cleansing action to help protect teeth from decay. 3. Frequent consumption of acidic food such as pop, juice, and citrus fruit can eventually dissolve tooth enamel, causing sensitivity, unsightly appearance, and possibly tooth loss. Rinse with water or chew sugarless gum after eating to help stimulate saliva and reduce acids that cause enamel erosion and tooth decay. 4. Wear a mouthguard at all times when participating in sports. 5. Schedule regular dental hygiene checkups throughout your lifetime, even if you wear dentures. Dental hygienists don't just clean your teeth — they examine your head, neck, and mouth, and are often the first people to identify early signs of oral cancer. They also implement treatment plans and provide advice on nutrition, smoking cessation, and bad breath.
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Eliminate endless Wedding Vendor Research.
The wedding date is set, your pinterest idea boards are full, and now you need to assemble the team that is going to make that vision happen. Easy, right? One of the most time-consuming, make-or-break parts of your wedding is the research you do, or don’t do, before hiring wedding vendors. You can spend months endlessly going through websites, meetings, emails, and still not be one step closer to making a decision. And, even when you make a decision, there is that nagging fear: “Did you make the right decision? Did you over or underpay? Are you getting a good deal?” I’ve noticed, in dealing with many couples, that there are some steps in the process that seem to reduce the stress on brides, and leave them happy with how their wedding vendors turned out. 1. Have a very clear understanding of your priorities. The rest of the tips all rely on this first point. Most of what you see in magazines/pinterest are teams of 10-20 people spending all day on a styled photoshoot, which has no bearing on what most weddings actually look like. If you want a pinterest-perfect wedding in every regard, you’re going to pay for it. If you can, great! But, if not, don’t expect to want, need or have everything! Does that mean you shouldn’t have nice things? Never! What it does mean, though, is that you need to prioritize what is important to you, so you can allocate budget accordingly. I call this making your “Fab Four”. Start with naming your top two essential vendors, the ones that are the most important to you. Often these are either food, photography, video, venue, coordinator or decor. While it would be great to go big on all of them, often this is not possible. So start with two! Then, pick two non-essential vendors that, while not as important to the wedding function, are things that are going to really make the day more personalized to you. Invitations, flowers, centrepieces, music, games, entertainment, Wedding Albums, horse and buggy, open bar, etc. Once you have your list of four, you now can keep focussed on where you are spending your time. 2. Start with reliable sources of vendor lists. You can find vendors anywhere. If you ask on a Facebook wedding group, you’ll get 100’s of replies. But that’s not helpful. Anyone can recommend a friend, someone they have limited experience with, or only used once. These are not reliable referrals. You want vendors that, through thick and thin, are going to produce consistently good results. Wedding vendor relationships are very important, and the longer a vendor has been in business, the more important having quality relationships are. Wedding shows are great places to start, as you are typically dealing with vendors who are not just weekend warriors, but investing in their business. In one day, you can talk to many vendors, and find the ones you trust. If you don’t find your Fab Four there, talk to the vendors you did like, and ask them for referrals. Again, prefer full-time vendors that have a stake in referring good vendors. 3. Restrict your list to three. Before you allow yourself to add more than three, force yourself to remove someone else. If you have a list of three that you can’t leave anyone out of, it’s a good time to stop researching, and start deciding! There are many other tips, that are more specific. But if you follow these three, you can eliminate a lot of the heaviness and decision-fatigue that can happen while trying to filter the thousands of vendors that will be vying for your attention.
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Pinehill residents want less speed, more action by David Shanahan The residents of Pinehill Road in Kemptville have petitioned the municipal Council to have speed humps installed on their street to stop the rising number of vehicles that are speeding through the thoroughfare between Clothier Street and County Road 43. Ever since Pinehill was extended through to link the two roads, drivers have been travelling at far higher speeds than the 40 kph posted, and this includes trucks, which, as the petition states, “are not supposed to use the road, but do”. All of the residents along Pinehill Road signed the petition, which demands that: “We want this race track shut down”. But the signatories also put forward a possible solution to the problem “in the form of speed humps placed on the road to deter traffic from using it as a main thru fare and to also force people using it to at least reduce their speed.” They suggest that the Municipality use Pinehill road as a test street for the use of speed humps, noting that “emergency vehicles and plows can handle this situation when the speed humps are marked with the proper signage”. Speed humps are similar to speed bumps, in that they both help to reduce the speed of vehicles. But whereas speed bumps, more familiar to drivers, are an abrupt raised area in the pavement surface, speed humps are a gradual raised area in the pavement surface extending across the entire travel width of the roadway. Bumps are a bigger problem for emergency vehicles and force vehicles to almost come to a stop when crossing them. Speed humps slow cars down, but
The 6th annual Bride and Groom Show is happening at the North Grenville Municipal Centre on Saturday January 21, 2017, from 9am to 3pm. Free admission, a $2500 Mike & Ness Photography grand prize and 60 businesses to help engaged couples plan the wedding of their dreams. Wine, beer and appetizer samples for guests to enjoy while they view the show floor! Mark the date on your calendar and invite your wedding party and family. Everyone is welcome to attend! More information can be found at www.alkeventmanagement.ca Call 613-853-8308 anne@alkeventmanagement.ca
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don’t interfere with travel as radically as bumps, and, it is claimed, are “effective at controlling speeds without creating accidents or imposing unreasonable or unacceptable safety risks”. The Pinehill petition points out that traffic “in Kemptville as a whole is a problem”, and there is no doubt that this is an accurate description. Speeding, improper use of roundabouts, and increasing congestion on CR 43 has certainly been on the increase as residential development has grown and
the number of cars on the streets has risen. While we wait for funding to make 43 a four-lane highway, the needs of residential areas for traffic control can be addressed. The Pinehill Road residents have suggested a viable solution to their own problem, and it is one that may be applicable in other parts of Kemptville also. The petition ends with a note that the residents “would appreciate that action be taken asap so that we may again enjoy the residence we live in”.
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by David Shanahan A 150 year-old medal, recently presented to the Brockville Rifles, provides a link with Merrickville’s role in defending Canada during the Fenian invasions of
1866 and 1870. It was awarded to William John Kirkland, an immigrant from Ireland who had settled in the MerrickvilleWolford area in the middle of the Nineteenth Century. In the summer of 1866, as politicians continued to discuss the terms under which the Dominion of Canada would be created, the Fenians launched an invasion of what is now the Niagara peninsula in southwestern Ontario. The Fenian Brotherhood was an Irish-American organisation dedicated to the liberation of Ireland from British rule, and one branch of the movement planned to invade and hold territory in British North America to force Britain into negotiations on the future of their homeland. The invaders were battle-hardened veterans of the American Civil
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The Merrickville and District Historical Society are holding a Public Talk at the Merrickville Legion, Main St. West, on Tuesday, October 25, starting at 7 pm. The speaker will be Nancy Binnie, Senior Conservation Scientist at the Canadian Conservation Institute, who specializes in architectural paint research, paintlayer stratigraphy (microscopy), and in situ colour documentation and matching of paint layers. The Canadian Conservation Institute is currently part of a team working on the preservation of key heritage character-defining elements and heritage collections of Canada's Parliament buildings and their heritage interiors. The East Block is the most intact of Parliament Hill's heritage buildings. It is also one of the world's finest examples of High Victorian Gothic architecture. Nancy’s talk is entitled: Heritage Colours, and describes the on-going investigation of the paint and finish for 31 rooms in the East Block of Parliament and the failure of a decorative ceiling at the NRC. The talk is open to the public and there is no admission charge.
from 24 May 1870 to 1 June 1870 and served on the St. Lawrence River frontier. William Kirkland served on both occasions, and when the Canada General Service Medal for service in the Fenian Raids was introduced in 1899, William applied for it, as every recipient was required to. William Kirkland received the medal with clasps for both 1866 and 1870 enlistments, and his brother, Hugh Kirkland, was awarded the Fenian Raid Medal for 1866. As the Brockville Rifles came into existence due to the Fenian threat, they were glad to accept this very tangible link not only to their past, but to the history of MerrickvilleWolford, and the Irish immigrants who helped to make it the place it is today.
War, and their arrival on Canadian soil caused widespread panic and confusion. Militia groups were called up across the colony, including in Merrickville, where the Merrickville Rifles were included in the 41st Brockville Battalion of Rifles. The Rifles were not involved in repelling the 1866 raiders, who actually won their engagements against Imperial forces before having to withdraw to the United States after the American Government closed the border and denied them reinforcements and resupply. However, when the Fenians threatened to return in 1870, this time along the St. Lawrence River near Huntingdon, Quebec, the 41st Brockville Battalion of Rifles was called out on active service
OPP charge Wolford resident for sexual offenses between 1986 and 1987. Police have charged the man, a resident of Wolford Township, with one count of Sexual Assault contrary to Section 246.1 of the 1986/1987 Criminal Code and one count of Gross Indecency contrary to Section 157of the 1986/1987 Criminal Code. The accused was held in custody and appeared in the Ontario Court of Justice in Brockville on October 6, when he was released on bail with orders not to contact former students or staff of Maitland’s defunct
In early 2016, the Ontario Provincial Police, Grenville County Crime Unit commenced an investigation after a man reported being a victim of a sexual assault. As a result of the investigation, on October 5, the Grenville County OPP Crime Unit arrested and charged a 49year old man for sexual offences that occurred
ROWLAND, Sheila Catherine September 1938 – October 2016
Sheila Catherine Rowland passed peacefully with her beloved daughter by her side on October 3, 2016. Strong, courageous, powerful, proud, Sheila was an extraordinary woman who lived a remarkable life and will be deeply missed by all who knew her. Sheila is survived by the people she enjoyed bragging about to anyone who would listen: her daughter Jan Elizabeth Ditchfield (husband Mike Gaudet); sister-in-law Ingrid Rowland and niece Stephanie Rowland (husband Doug Panton and children Gregory and Sophie); her smug cat Chantilly, her partners in crime Merlyn, Judy, Lyn and Doris, many cousins, friends and extended family who will all miss her spunky approach to life. She is reunited with her husband John Ditchfield, brother Wayne Rowland, nephews Mark and Lars Rowland and mother and father, Jean and Harry Rowland, whom she has already put to work helping her to expand the gardens in the great beyond. Friends and family may pay their respects on October 14th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Westboro Chapel of Tubman Funeral Homes (403 Richmond Road, Ottawa). Sheila’s celebration of life will also be held at the Westboro Chapel on October 15th at 1:00 pm, followed by a reception and a toast to a life well lived. Donations in her memory can be made to Sheila’s House, a non profit organization that Sheila established before her passing to assist women and single mothers facing unemployment, domestic abuse or loss of permanent housing to begin again with dignity. Condolences and donations may be made at www.tubmanfuneralhomes.com.
Grenville Christian College. A publication ban was placed on the bail proceedings by Justice of the Peace, John Doran at the request of the accused’s acting counsel, Michael O’Shaughnessy. His next appearance is scheduled for October 21. It is never too late to report a sexual assault to police. Anyone with information about this matter or any other matters, you are asked to contact the Grenville OPP Crime Unit at 613-925-4221 or 1-888-310-1122.
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We have had several weeks of beautiful fall weather. The trees are a myriad of reds, oranges and yellows which, when the sun hits them, makes such a magnificent display! It was wonderful celebrating Thanksgiving this past Wednesday at our weekly Diners’ Club. It is a great time full of fun and delicious food. Many of had an opportunity to connect with friends and family for Thanksgiving. Both Lorne and I enjoyed connecting by telephone with our daughters who were not able to make it home. We will be S - colour + ab/w cooking turkey in a few weeks when we can all be together. ociates Even though it was a hot+dry DS - colour b/wsummer, we had so many delicious DS - colour b/w our garden. meals+from ssociates We are still enjoying the root vegetables, as ssociates well as Swiss chard and kale. At the beginning of October we harvested our pumpkins and squash. The heirloom pumpkins that we planted are quite showy. They are a bright orange with a flattened shape and
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actually do look like the old-fashioned Cinderella’s coach, in miniature! With the weather being so glorious, it is hard to imagine that snow is on the way. One of the winter projects of the art class here at KDHSI was a beautiful winter scene with snow all around and the glow of the warmth inside a mountain cabin. Gayle Holmes is a wonderful art instructor who brings her talent and joy to the weekly classes. If anyone has ever thought of painting, this is a great opportunity to ‘test the waters’. You don’t need any supplies to start out with. The classes are Tuesdays at 10 am in our Activity Room. Last month, I mentioned our first annual ‘Big Band Dance’ coming April 8, 2017. The name of the Band will be confirmed in the next few weeks, and the planning is continuing. I’m looking forward to this great ‘date night’ with my husband! It is wonderful that so many people are coming forward to help out. I am so very thankful
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for such wonderful people supporting KDHSI. I truly enjoy the ‘wealth’ in my life, and I am so grateful for all of the people and experiences in my life. Every day I strive to live by what Henry David Thoreau wrote so eloquently about, “I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual...O how I laugh when I think of my vague indefinite riches. No run on my bank can drain it, for my wealth is not possession but enjoyment.” May we all celebrate Thanksgiving daily, Susan Smith, Executive Director Kemptville & District Home Support
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Youngsters of Yore, 1:30 pm, Library Program Room. Guests: Fiddleheads Blood Donor Clinic at the North Grenville Municipal Centre in the Lions Club Suite from 12:30-3:30 pm and from 5-8pm. Sponsored by the Kemptville Players Inc. You have the power to give life, book your appointment at blood.ca Kemptville Players Kids Workshop, 2:00-3:30 pm. For students in grade 3 and up at the IOOF Hall, 19 Clothier St., Kemptville. Hilltop Manor in Merrickville open house in support of the Alzheimer's Society. Come in and enjoy coffee tea and treats, bake sale, and afternoon entertainment, 10-11:30 am and 1:30-3:00pm. All proceeds are going to the Alzheimer's society. Hope to see you there. Kemptville Horticultural Society monthly meeting, 7:30 pm, Kemptville Pentecostal Church - Awards Night & Social. Everyone Welcome. Probus Club of NG, 9:30 am at St Paul's Presbyterian Church. Guest speaker will be from Big Sky Ranch. Come for fellowship and learning. All welcome. BEEF SUPPER, St. Andrew's United Church, Bishop's Mills, 4:30 - 6:30 pm. Adults $15 Children 6-12 $6 Under 6 Free. Indoor Yard Sale, 8 am-2 pm, NG Community Church, 2659 Concession Rd. Proceeds to support our youth. Great deals, come on out, and thank you for your generous support. Kemptville Legion Craft show 9 am – 3 pm. Vendors please call Lorena 613-258-9065 for tables.
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73’s split the challenge between Raiders and Canadians
On a mission.....Bobby Dow faces down Connor Hughes with a hard wrister to strike first thesportsguy Kemptville will be pumped going into Nepean on Sunday to meet the Raiders on their own turf after their poor showing in Brockville on Friday. T h e 7 3 ’s f i r s t introduction was in the “sin-bin”, but Giguere found Guy flying through the neutral zone for hand off to Matt Tugnutt to start the string at 16:10. At 12:55, Tyler Beauparlant controlled the opposition’s end for an unassisted
marker. A PPG with Alavi and Tugnutt to set up Owen Guy for his second point since his return to the roster. At 0:49 marker tic-tac from Samanski to Kirkby, back to Quinn Wichers to hammer it into the mesh to close the session with a four goal lead. Nepean out-shooting Kemptville 17 to 15. You could sense the urgency with the Raiders in a hole after first twenty, as the “sin-bin” received its first visitors to give Nepean PP opportunities.
Place Canadians proved to be a “heart attack affair” for the fans. 73’s opened the scoring at 18:00 into the period when J.R. York dug out to Alavi flying up the wing and feathered it ahead so Bobby Dow could launch it over the stoppers shoulder. At 15:43, Alavi wins draw to Dow who glides over the line to set up trailer J.R York to rifle it into the mesh. Canadians received a gift at 2:23 as Connor Hill assisted from Merkley and Lombardozzi slips a lame duck by Hodgins to be the spoiler. Close out initial twenty with SOG 14 to 12 for 73’s with no “sin-bin” visits for either squad. Undisciplined play gave the Canadians a man advantage as Tim Theocharidis, assisted by Dodson, deflected a rocket of a defender’s stick to
The 73’s special teams shut them down, but Brooks would be robbed of his SO attempt at 13:36 William Cullen from Belisle to put Nepean on the sheet. Then, at 1:20, Malcolm Arseneau, with helpers from Belisle and Groulx, to end the second. SOG all even with 11 each. Final twenty belonged to Nepean, as they capitalized on three unanswered goals which our boys couldn’t recover from. Kevin Groulx from Belisle at 11:46, and Geoff Dempster at 8:18, assisted by Brassard and Belec, to tie the game. At 2:01, Cullen and Tam found Kari Belec to hammer home a win with 5 - 4 victory. Kemptville outgunned Nepean 11 to 7, but couldn’t beat the clock again. Friday night’s contest in our barn against Carleton
The Voice of North Grenville even the odds at 13:32. The period ended with Canadians out-gunning 73’s 14 to 9. Final go-around: 73’s Dow carries end to end to cruise to bottom of circle onto Neal Samanski’s stick and drives it through the five hole for go ahead at 15:07 for PPG. Not sure how Kirkby received credit for helper, unless he was wearing #17 sweater. The insurance came at 3:30, when Guy clears it out of his zone as Tugnutt, with aggressive fore check and give away onto Row tape, and Matt Tugnutt will pick up the garbage
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Team Aymi Ogasawara by Jim Dolan Chances are you’ve watched a bit of curling on TV and you may have been curious to learn a little more about the game and you thought you might want to experience the game at a much more up close and personal level. Well this fall, from November 3 to 6, you will have the chance to see some of Canada’s best women’s curling teams compete for $17,500 right in the heart of Old Town Kemptville. Everyone is invited to stop into the North Grenville Curling Club to watch 24-teams compete in the Royal LePage OVCA Women’s Fall Classic. Since its humble beginnings in 2006, the Royal LePage OVCA Women’s Fall Classic has become a World Curling Tour event and is the biggest women’s only nonGrand Slam of Curling October 12, 2016
Team Erin Morrissey event in Canada east of Toronto. Nine Ottawa area teams would love nothing better than to hoist the Fall Classic Trophy come Sunday afternoon. The skips of the nine teams are Erin Morrissey, Charlene Sobering, Hollie Nicol, Celeste Bellefeuille, Danielle Inglis, Erin Macaulay, Cassandra Lewin, Samantha Peters and Cheryl McBain. The ladies from the Ottawa Valley will face stiff competition from a field that includes teams skipped by current Scotties Provincial Champion, Marie-France Larouche from Quebec and former Scotties Provincial Champions, Stacie Curtis (Devereau) from Newfoundland, Robyn MacPhee from Prince Edward Island, MaryAnne Arsenault from Nova Scotia, Eve Belisle from Quebec, Sherry Middaugh, who represented both
Saskatchewan and Ontario, and sisters Darcy Robertson and Barb Spencer from Manitoba. To say that provincial pride will be at stake at this year’s event is an understatement. For the first time in the event’s 11-year history, fans will have the opportunity to see teams from Canada’s seven most eastern provinces play in the same event. Three teams entered in this year’s event are skipped by past winners of the Classic – Cathy Auld in 2014, Sherry Middaugh in 2011 and Janet McGhee in 2006. One of the best teams from Japan skipped by Aymi Ogasawara will add a little international excitement to the event. Rounding out the 24-team field are teams skipped by Ontario’s Megan Balsdon, Chrissy Cadorin and Julie Tippin and New Brunswick’s Melissa Adams. Four former members
of the North Grenville Curling Club are also playing in this year ’s Classic - Barb Willemsen (Kelly) lead for Cheryl McBain, Trish Scharf third, and Kim Brown second, for Celeste Bellefeuille and Lauren Mann third for Eve Belisle. Lauren skipped the Quebec Provincial team at the 2014 Canadian Scotties. Come out to the club at 200 Reuben Crescent in Kemptville and enjoy our incredible small town hospitality. The North Grenville Curling Club is a converted hockey rink so fans have the unique opportunity to watch the game from the stands, wave a provincial flag or two and offer a little extra vocal support to their favourite teams. Vi s i t t h e C l a s s i c website at classic.ovca. com for all draw times and opening game matchups. Admission is $15 for an event pass or $10 per 14
to drive it home. Hughes is pulled at 1:20 to give Canadians extra man to try and play catch up. Kemptville’s coaching staff calls TO at the :27 mark to settle the troops down. 73’s special team will keep the attacking Canadians at bay and take home a well-deserved win of 4 - 2 while out-shooting their opponents 14 to 5. Next home game is on Friday October 21 at 7:30, when we will be seeking revenge against Nepean Raiders……Hockey with EDGE. Come on out and experience what you have been missing.
day. Persons aged 17 and under are admitted free. Games run all day on Thursday starting at 9:15 am and Friday starting at 8:45 am. On Saturday games are at 9:00 a.m., 11:30 a., 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm. The quarterfinals, semi-finals and Championship game are at 9:00 am, 12:30 pm and 3:30 pm on Sunday. To s h o w o u r appreciation for all the support we have received from sponsors, volunteers and the great members of the North Grenville Curling Club and our community over the last
11 years, we invite you to join the Fall Classic fans and curlers at Friday’s Rock the Classic Pub Night starting at 8:30 pm. The night features some great finger foods and a live band. Admission to the Rock the Classic Night will be free to fans and public arriving at the club after 6:00 pm.
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Energy East and Local Democracy by Chris Weissflog In early 2013, TransCanada came to North Grenville looking for support for their Energy East project. If built, it would become the largest fossil fuel pipeline in North America. Capable of moving over 1.1 million barrels per day, it would transport diluted tar sands bitumen (“dilbit”) from Alberta to New Brunswick for export. That pipeline would cross very vulnerable features in our region; passing through wetlands from Stittsville to the Baxter Conservation Area, before crossing under the Rideau River. Residents first heard of the proposed pipeline when Mayor Gordon spoke positively of it on radio news. Reaction was swift and strong. Over 300 locals signed a petition asking Council “to oppose the proposed pipeline until a full assessment has been made of the potential impacts on our drinking water, air and land, and associated risks to the Rideau River system.” Council responded in December, 2013. Their resolution stated that it was premature for Council to take a position on the pipeline until TransCanada clearly demonstrated to the residents of this community that they would address our concerns. It seemed that Council had heard residents and wanted to know more: staff would research our concerns, advise Council accordingly, and apply to the National Energy Board (NEB) for Intervenor status to represent us. It seemed that the Municipality – the level of government mostfamiliar with the people and their concerns – would be our proponent and seek resolution for residents’ concerns. At the national level, the NEB was to play its role: looking deeply into October 12, 2016
the project, assessing and making recommendations of whether the project was in the national interest. And so there was relief for a couple years. That was until last month, when Mayor Gordon, acting as Warden and North Grenville’s representative to County Council, oversaw a motion to issue a letter of support for the Energy East project. The motion was delayed to allow Mayor Nash of Merrickville-Wolford to consult his residents: democracy in action. In the one-week interim, Sustainable North Grenville approached North Grenville Council to check on the progress that it and Staff were making to address the concerns of residents. We asked Mayor Gordon to follow through on the Council resolution and not to express support for the project. What we heard was astounding. The CAO stated that they’d discovered all they needed to know within a narrow scope of inquiry. There was no mention of intent to hear the full scope of concerns residents have. Staff could present a report of findings to Council before the end of 2016. Intervenor status at NEB was only in case Staff couldn’t resolve its limited concerns independently. And, most shockingly, that the Mayor was supportive of the project based on mysterious findings from the Warden Caucuses of Eastern and Western Ontario – from a report which is not available to the public. Three days later County Council approved a letter of support for Energy East. It shouldn’t have come to this. Neither Municipal
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nor County Council has expressed any logical rationale for wanting, or needing, to issue a statement of support for such a project. After all, neither has the authority to grant the pipeline permission: that belongs to the Prime Minister and Federal Cabinet. Further, by admission of the CAO, Staff and Council in North Grenville do not have the competency to evaluate project impacts. It is inconceivable that County does either. What does make sense for Council and Staff to do is to put aside any pronouncements of support, to seek out the concerns of residents, and then to be our champion at NEB. This leaves us with many questions and unaddressed concerns. Questions like: why were Warden Caucuses studying this; what sources and resources did they have; and why is it important to them? Especially so, given that the Ontario Energy board, with its massive budget and mandate, had already done so more comprehensively, and determined that Energy East “will result in an imbalance between risks of the Project and the expected benefits for Ontarians”. If this project is bad for the average Ontarian who lives 500 km away, imagine what the risk assessment looks like for people who live right beside the pipeline. How is it conceivable that North Grenville or County could ever conclude that it was in our collective best interest? Moreover, how is it that County can see it fit to support the pipeline when the only member municipality
through which it will pass, is currently on record as not supporting it? Yet closer to home, and more fundamentally: is this what local democracy looks like; what concerns do you have; and do you deserve to have them considered? Clearly there has not been enough exposure given to your worries, or to the broader issues surrounding this project. In the coming weeks we’ll continue this discussion by examining the concerns that we’ve heard from you. The aim is to spark discussion about the kind of future we want to have in North Grenville and how we will collectively decide it. Be part of the discussion.
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