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Last week, the Friends of the North Grenville Public Libray honoured one of their founders and pillars, Pat Babin. Roberta Russell had the pleasure of presenting Pat with the Star of Library Award for his years of service. Roberta spoke on behalf of the Friends: The North Grenville Public Library has no better Friend than Patrick Babin. About 20 years ago, the CEO of our library, Sue Higgins, was bemoaning the fact that she did not have what many other Library CEOs had - a Friends of the Library group. The action-oriented and community-spirited Library Board member, Dr. Patrick Babin, leapt into action. He volunteered to re-
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search the subject. As a retired professor whose areas of expertise included project and curriculum design, implementation and evaluation, he was well equipped to take on the task. Eventually, a Friends of the Library group was formed with Pat as its Chair. He also filled in as Secretary in the early days. He had loads of ideas for useful activities we could be involved in, and it was not long before he had us marching in step to implement some of those ideas. Looking back on those days recently, it occurred to me that perhaps his early training in the military had equipped him for this role. The Friends' group which he and Sue set out to create was invaluable to the
campaign for a new library. The Friends group, in various ways, made sure that the community was kept informed and could be involved. Friends of the Library was instrumental in laying the groundwork for community support of a new library. From his Library Board colleague, Jim Armour, he got coaching in those early days on how to be more strategic and, when necessary, political. When the Municipality threatened to cut the Library budget, Pat soon had us circulating a petition which got a lot of community support and encouraged the Council to rethink the proposed cut. That early experience set the tone for a very focused Friends’ group.
One of the most successful projects that the Friends group organized for many years was an annual book sale. The Kemptville area is a community of readers. Each year, they donated books through the Summer months, and came back in droves to buy books at the Fall sale. Eventually, the book sale involved the processing of about 60,000 books each year, and raised about $12,000 annually. Any books not sold at the sale went to developing countries via various international agencies. Our aging backs gave out a few years ago, and the book sale has gone to a younger generation. The Youth Centre now organizes an annual book sale. Pat is never short of ideas for things we could be doing. We rarely get a chance to catch our breath at the end of one project, when he comes to us with ideas for the next one. In addition to the energy and creative ideas he brings, he is a very hard worker. For me, this lovely building symbolizes what a dedicated community and exceptional staff can accomplish; but there were a few key people without whom it could not have happened. Pat is one of those people. It is my great pleasure to present this year’s Star of the Library award to our very deserving Founding Father Dr. Patrick Babin.
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by Peter Matthew On October 15, 2018, the Grenville Gremlins Square Dance Club were honored to be able to present the Trillium Long Service Award to Preston and Muriel Gilmer. They are the first member’s of the club ever to be presented with such an award. This award is both Provincial and National. Preston and Muriel started dancing in 1975 as basic dancers and advanced to plus level shortly after. They became President couple in 1984 and, from that time till 2010, held numerous executive positions with the club. Preston and Muriel are both very talented musically, so they formed their own square dance band, called the Hillbilly Band. It had six other Gremlin members in it and they would travel to other square dance clubs and entertain the dancers. Whenever there was a chance to dress up at their club for Halloween or Christmas, they were always there with their costume having a great time. They also started the Apple Fest, which they organized in the 90’s as a fund raiser for the club. Dancers from all over would attend this event, which lasted for many years. During their dancing years, Preston and Muriel attended many Canadian National Square Dance Conventions in Ontario and the Maritimes, representing our club. They are also members of the Riverside Gypsys, which is a travelling travel trailer club, where they provide the musical entertainment. Preston and Muriel are still very active dancers in the Grenville Gremlin’s family and are the first to offer to assist any new dancer looking for a dance partner. In 2016, Preston and Muriel were presented with a lifetime membership to the Grenville Gremlins for their dedication and helpfulness to the club. Every week, they bring their positive attitude, along with their wonderful personality to the club. This is an award well deserved.
Trivia Minute Marilyn Thressa Aldus 1. Which Canadian Prime Minister was a medical doctor? 2. What was the name of Mackenzie King’s dog? 3. This Canadian comedian became one of the Blues Brothers. 4. What city is known as the Cradle of Confederation? 5. The call of this bird over a fresh water lake is a distinctively Canadian experience. 6. Where has the Centennial Flame burned since 1967? 7. Once joined as a single colony, these two provinces separated in 1784. 8. One of Canada’s most famous intersections is Portage and Main. In which city? 9. This Edmonton millionaire was kidnapped in 1982. 10. What made the 1944 Japanese bombing campaign of the Pacific west coast unique?
President of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #212, Vice President of the Union of Canadian Transportation Employees, Local 70081. Past Regent of the Ottawa Chapter of Women of the Moose Lodge. Retired Bell Canada (28 years), Employed at Ministry of Natural Resources (18 years). Suddenly, at her residence, Kemptville, on Sunday, November 11, 2018. Marilyn Aldus, age 68 years. Beloved wife of Stephen Rawlins. Sister of Margaret Silmser (Barry) and sister in law of Nancy Campbell. Dearly missed by her companion dog “Watson”, and the many friends and associates throughout her short life. Predeceased by her loved friend Ken Craig (2008). Family and friends are invited to visit at the Kemptville Chapel of Hulse, Playfair and McGarry, 805 Prescott Street, Kemptville on Sunday, November 25th from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. A Legion Service will be held at 1:30 pm, followed by a funeral service at 2:00 pm. Internment will take place at Pinecrest Cemetery, Baseline at Green Bank Road, Ottawa on Monday, November 26th at 11:00 am. Condolences/Tributes/Donations Hulse, Playfair & McGarry www.hpmcgarry.ca 613-258-2435 2
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by David Shanahan Drivers coming off the 416 on to County Road 43 or passing the Van Buren overpass may have noticed new Kemptville signs on the side of the highway. They read: “Kemptville”, with “The Heart of North Grenville” in smaller lettering underneath and the North Grenville logo above. They are of the standard design used for all municipal signage, originally developed by TD Graham + Associates in 2008. These two highway signs have been the subject of some discussion on social media since they were erected a few weeks ago. Residents have expressed themselves for and against them, and the arguments seem to reflect a persistent divide with North Grenville that has dated from amalgamation. Those opposed to the wording on the signs claim that it simply reinforces the idea that Kemp-
tville is North Grenville, and ignores the rural population, which, after all, forms the majority of North Grenville residents. “Why can’t it just say North Grenville?”, is one of the main objections expressed. “Also 'the heart of North Grenville' like the hamlets hate us enough already”. “We are not Kemptville, we are North Grenville”. Others take a more moderate view: “Not to play the devil’s advocate here...but the sign does have North Grenville on it and I don’t think North Grenville is on any maps or GPSs while Kemptville is.” Others just don’t like the design itself. “I just find it plain and unattractive. I know it matches others signs around NG, I just don't find it inviting compared to other entrances I have seen around the country.” While some residents wonder how much the things cost: “I live and pay taxes in North Grenville not Kemptville, I do not pay to have my
taxes wasted like this.” On the one hand, it is very good to know that people care enough to think about these issues, and some of the comments suggested that the new council might look into updating the branding and design of the municipality’s signs. The question of who decided on the wording was also something people wondered about, and whether there had been any public consultation before approving it. But the entire process has taken a very long time to come to fruition, and most people have forgotten how the process even started. Phil Gerrard, Director of Planning & Development for the Municipality, told the Times that “it has been a lengthy process getting all the required approvals from MTO, Hydro One, Ontario One‑Call, etc. This project was approved as part of the 2018 Capital Budget. Tom Graham did the design work and the whole project is based on the 2010
Signs Strategy, which echoed my staff report from 2006". Tom Graham, of TD Graham + Associates, told us that the “Tagline: ‘Heart of North Grenville’, was chosen as a phrase to include the name of the municipality (North Grenville), while emphasizing Kemptville as the major urban centre (shopping, banking, schools, gas, food, etc.).” The landscaping has yet to be performed, as well as the installation of lighting , and this will certainly make a difference to the look of the signs. As for cost, Tom Graham notes that the signs were “originally part of a proposed $255,000, 4-year capital plan that included Destination signs, Service Club signs, Downtown banners and heritage street lamps, only the Destination Signs were approved, for $60,000.” This amount includes the signs themselves, installation and landscaping. The two highway signs were made by local sign maker Classic Graphics.
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Two Kemptville College Alumni Scholarships, worth $500 each, are available to two lucky students who are enrolled in their second year of an agricultural-related or food-related college/university program. They must have a relative who graduated from Kemptville College. As part of the application process, students will have to answer an essay question about their career choice and why they chose it. Application forms are due January 31, 2019. For more information visit www.kcalumni.ca, or contact Audrey Baker at a.bakercl@hotmail.com, or by telephone at 613 283 5033.
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Andrewsville Bridge slated for closure over winter months by Hilary Thomson The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville Council passed a by-law at the end of October authorizing the closure of the Andrewsville Bridge, annually, from December 1 to March 31. This follows a similar by-law being passed by Lanark County Council on October 10. The two municipalities share the responsibility for maintaining the Andrewsville Bridge. The recommendation to close the bridge over the winter came from a report prepared by Keystone Bridge Management, who assessed the status of the bridge through a wading inspection earlier this year. The report outlined significant deterioration on the bridge
which was being exacerbated by de-icing salts during the winter months. “If the Counties and local Municipalities truly want to save the Andrewsville Bridge, they should support any measures that reduces the amount of salt tracked onto the bridge during winter maintenance operations,” the report states. “The only effective way to prevent salt tracking onto the bridge is to prevent vehicle traffic on the bridge during the winter months.” The Friends of the Andrewsville Bridge (FAB), who have been working tirelessly to save the bridge for the past several years, believe this solution is unacceptable. While they agree with the closure of the bridge this Winter, so that the Counties can carry out necessary repairs,
they believe that the longterm closure of the bridge for months at a time will divide communities and inconvenience local traffic. “School bus access, First Responders/ Emergency services would be adversely affected, as well as other services provided by individuals/businesses across the river, such as driveway snow clearing, pick-up and return of vehicles being serviced at Auto Repair shops, Trades People providing services, deliveries etc.” said a letter from FAB submitted to the Times. Merrickville-Wolford Fire Chief, Mark Urquhart, says the closure of the bridge will not affect their ability to respond to calls across the river. He says there are other routes that are effective for getting to places like An-
drewsville, and their large trucks are too heavy to use the bridge anyway. “This is nothing that is going to hamper our response in the area,” he says. The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville and the County of Lanark have agreed to do the necessary repairs on the bridge this Winter to allow it to continue to be used in the warmer weather. The immediate repairs outlined by Keystone Bridge Management are the replacement of the stringers of the east approach span and the timber deck curbs. These repairs are estimated to cost between $75,000 and $110,000, to be split between the two counties. There is already an existing commitment by the Counties, covering the period ending April 2028, that has $110,000 remaining in the account, which should be enough to complete the
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by Doug MacDonald In the summer of 1908, eleven-year-old Dorothy Dumbrille, along with her parents, Rupert and Minnie and her siblings Miriam, John, Helen and Oscar, moved to Kemptville. The family welcomed her youngest brother, Rupert, in 1911. The Dumbrille home was the large brick house at Oxford Street West and Harriet Street. Dorothy’s father was Rector of St. James Anglican Church, and the family’s home from 1908 to 1927 was the Anglican Rectory. In the 1930's, Dorothy wrote that Kemptville was “our childhood home, for we spent nearly twenty years there...I was a tom-boy when we went to Kemptville, loving nothing better than running wild in the fields at the back of our house (there were fifteen acres of farm attached to the property) and playing for hours with John and Oscar on the breezy lawn. It was an ideal home - far off the street on a high hill. We had a lovely lilac hedge along the driveway. Even yet, I never smell lilacs that I do not think of Kemptville and its associations.” The Dumbrille children attended the Kemptville Public School
on Oxford Street, and the Kemptville High School on Prescott Street. Dorothy’s formal education ended with matriculation from Kemptville High School. Mid-World War I, in September 1916, Dorothy took a job in Ottawa with the Department of Militia and Defence, her salary $43.40 a month. In December 1920, Dorothy resigned and moved to Philadelphia to live with her sister Miriam (Dumbrille) McFarland, after taking a business course, she worked for the Provident Mutual Life Insurance Co., eventually as secretary to the Vice President. Dorothy returned to Canada four years later to marry James Travis Smith. The couple were married at St. James Kemptville on December 27, 1924, the ceremony officiated by her father. Dorothy’s husband was a school teacher in Alexandria, Ontario, where she resided for the rest of her life. The Smiths only child, a daughter, was stillborn on October 18, 1926 at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal. Dorothy suffered serious complications, and an operation. She was hospitalized for nine weeks. This added to the emotional elements that would influence her writing, along with her Anglican faith and upbringing, the loss (according to Dumbrille family lore) of a sweetheart in WWI, the death of her baby in 1926, and the fact that two of her brothers, John and Oscar, served overseas in WWII. By the early 1940's, Dorothy Dumbrille, writ-
ing under her maiden name, was a recognized poet and novelist, described in the 1946 publication, “Canadian Novelists, 1920-1945", as “a writer of versatility and promise”. Her radio plays, broadcast on CBC, were popular, and her poetry was widely published in newspapers, including: The Ottawa Citizen, The Montreal Star and The New York Times. In July 1942, Ryerson Press published “Flying Colours”, an anthology of contemporary patriotic verse from Canada, the United States and Great Britain. There, among poems by such luminaries as Rupert Brooke, Bliss Carmen, Rudyard Kipling, John Masefield, John McCrae, A.A. Milne, Duncan Campbell Scott, and Walt Whitman, is Dorothy Dumbrille’s poem “Christmas, 1940". Not bad company for a graduate of Kemptville High School! In 1990, “The Feminist Companion to Literature in English” described Dorothy Dumbrille’s novels as “lively social history”. She wrote three novels, and what was, in the late 1930's and early 1940's, considered contemporary fiction may now, some eighty years later, be viewed as historical fiction, reflective of themes, attitudes and prejudices of the era. Her books are also a reminder of how much Canadian society has changed. With the publication of her novels, Dorothy had become a celebrity in Kemptville. Jane vonBoettiker, daughter of local pharmacist Mervin Wilson, recalled that her father would display
the latest Dumbrille book in a glass case in his Rexall Drug Store on Prescott Street. Dorothy would, on occasion, be present to sign her books. Dorothy Dumbrille wrote at a time when women writers were considered in almost a separate category - feminine - her work judged by the attitude of the literary elite (men) of the time. The result is that Dorothy Dumbrille has been overlooked by academia - this talented author deserves better. Dorothy’s most productive literary career spanned little more than twenty years, her promise cut short by ill health, and she gave up most writing by the 1960's. In 1956, she was appointed Board Member of the St. Lawrence Parks Commission and was a member of the committee that planned and initiated Upper Canada Village. Dorothy Dumbrille was a writer with a Kemptville High School education, she did not attend university, she did not study literature - she created literature. Her last published work, in 1980, “Memories of My Father - Reminiscences of the Life of the Rev. Rupert John Dumbrille”, is perhaps the book that will resonate most deeply with the people of North Grenville. By 1980, Dorothy was nearing the end of her life, as she shared childhood memories of the Dumbrille family years at Oxford Street West. She wrote in a warm and gracious manner that offers a glimpse into the village of Kemptville and its people a century ago.
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New regulations for licensing and operation of private cannabis stores The Ontario Government has implemented the latest phase of its planned response to the federal government's legalization of cannabis by passing strict new regulations to protect children and youth, keep communities and roads safe and combat the illegal market. The result of widespread consultations with citizens, these regulations provide clarity for a private recreational cannabis store system that will begin April 1, 2019 under the close oversight of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO). The regulations establish a minimum distance of 150 metres (approxiNovember 21, 2018
mately 500 feet) between cannabis retail stores and schools, including private and federally-funded First Nation schools off-reserve. This distance buffer will help protect students and keep communities safe, while other regulations will combat the influence and participation of organized crime in the legal licensed framework. "The purpose of these regulations is to keep kids safe and to ensure all people operating in this tightly-regulated retail system behave with integrity, honesty, and in the public interest," said Attorney General Caroline Mulroney. "The application process for private cannabis retail store licences will be-
cannabis retailers who were operating after October 17, 2018 are not eligible for Ontario cannabis sales licenses. A prohibition on the issuance of a licence to any individual or organization who has an association with organized crime will be in place, as well as a requirement that individuals or entities applying for an operator licence demonstrate their tax compliance status, to show that they are in good standing with the government. There will also be a requirement for all private recreational cannabis retail storefronts to be stand-alone stores only. Individuals with a store authorization, cannabis retail managers, and all retail employees will be
gin on December 17, 2018, and we will be ready with laws and regulations to protect Ontario's youth and to combat the criminal market in response to the federal government's legalization of cannabis." Other new strict regulations established by the Ontario Government include: Retailers will not be permitted to allow anyone under the age of 19 to enter their stores. This approach and other regulations were developed to address the risk of youth exposure to the cannabis retail market. There are specific instances in which applicants will be denied a licence, including cannabis-related criminal offences. Notably, illegal 5
required to complete the approved training to ensure that any individual who works in the cannabis retail market is trained in the responsible sale of cannabis. The government has consulted with municipalities, Indigenous communities, law enforcement, public health advocates, businesses and consumer groups, as well as representatives from other provinces to create these new regulations. It is anticipated that the AGCO will begin accepting applications on December 17, 2018 and private retailing of cannabis will begin on April 1, 2019. The government has committed to providing $40 million over two years to help municipalities with
the implementation costs of recreational cannabis legalization. Private retail recreational cannabis stores will be permitted to open between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. on any day. These operating hours are consistent with on-site retail stores for alcohol and will provide retailers with the flexibility to respond to local market conditions and consumer demands. A market concentration limit of 75 stores per operator has been set to prevent a high degree of market consolidation, promote opportunities for small businesses and promote investment in the cannabis retail sector.
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Local School Boards face unexpected transportation costs The Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario (CDSBEO) and the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) have recently presented to their trustees the annual yearend financial statements for 2017-2018. The main focus and area of concern for both English language school boards was the significant increase in costs related to the provision of local and rural student transportation, which resulted in both boards reporting deficits for 2017-2018. The unexpected increases to student transportation is the result of a recent imposed arbitration order. The order follows a review of the business contract between bus owners and the organization that coordinates transportation for both school boards, which is the service consortium known as the Student Transportation of Eastern Ontario (STEO). The CDSBEO has posted its year-end financial statements that included an overspending in transportation for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2018 amounting to $5.8 million. Trustees with the UCDSB
also received a report about finances for the 2017-2018 budget year, presenting an overspending in transportation of $9.5 million related to unexpected increases in the cost to provide busing for students. Both school boards are very concerned about the cost increase for what is regarded as an essential service for students who qualify for daily transportation to and from school. “Trustees in the Upper Canada District School Board are quite concerned about the higher unexpected costs of transporting our students to school,” stated Jeff McMillan, Chair of the UCDSB. Todd Lalonde, Chair of the CDSBEO, added, “Both school boards have taken steps to manage transportation costs this year. We are hearing from the public that we have gone as far as we can to cut costs in this area.” “Given these sudden and troubling financial developments, both school boards are working collaboratively in seeking the guidance and support of the Ontario Ministry of Education. These are unexpected circumstances,”
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commented Mr. McMillan. “It has never been more important for us to work closely with the Minister of Education, her office, and our local members of provincial parliament, since these costs will impact programs and services offered by both boards of education.” Both Chairs of the Boards spoke about their positive working relationship with the current provincial government, especially knowing that there
“We are relying upon their deep understanding about the needs of families in rural Ontario to assist us with issues like this,” said Lalonde. “Our ongoing dialogue is essential and concrete support from the province is necessary for both school boards to continue to offer quality education programs in Eastern Ontario.”
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Counties Council has adopted a new asset management plan. The plan was prepared by Dillon Consulting and Watson Economists, and complies with the new Ontario Regulation 588/17, and replaces the Counties’ 2014 Asset Management Plan. With the assistance of a $50,000 grant through the Municipal Asset Management Program delivered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Counties staff and consultants have worked over the past year updating all of the Counties’ asset conditions, determining performance and
levels of service (current and future), and evaluating risks, including climate change. A life-cycle approach was taken for all assets. Though Regulation 588/17 only requires all assets to be included in a municipal asset management plan by July 1, 2023, the Counties took this opportunity to include all assets in this new plan. All assets include roads and bridges, social housing, fleet, buildings and facilities, and other equipment, such as IT and communications equipment. The plan includes several growth-
related assets – County Road 43, new Paramedic Station and Maple View Lodge redevelopment. A ten-year financial strategy accompanies the plan, addressing the plan’s impact on taxation, debt, and reserves. Council and staff recognize the document is a living document that shall guide Council and staff in decision-making relating to assets and infrastructure, and it will require updating on a continual basis as conditions and circumstances change. As stated by Mayor Ron Holman “asset management plans are essential.
Based on present day information, the asset management plan is our best effort to project tomorrow’s costs which can/will change as circumstances change and we move into the future”. For further information, contact Counties Chief Administrative Officer Andy Brown at 613-342-3840, ext. 2301. Counties Council on Thursday, November 22. All regular meetings begin at 9 a.m. in the Council Chambers at 25 Central Avenue, Brockville. For more information, contact County Clerk Lesley Todd at 613-342-3840, ext. 2454.
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This week, we are celebrating the fifth annual Education Savings Week (ESW).This year’s theme is “Start Good Habits Early”. Many parents in Leeds and Grenville wonder how much to save for their children’s education. They wonder how soon they should start. The answer is ‑ save early so even small savings can translate into substantial saving later. Families with lower incomes have a lot to gain when it comes to saving for their child’s education with a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP). Through the Canada Learning Bond (CLB), the government will contribute an initial $500 per child, then $100 each year until the age of 15 to a maximum of $2,000. This money helps to pay the costs of a child’s studies after high school at apprenticeship programs, trade schools, colleges and universities. Beth Steel, Coordinator Bartholomew St. Community Hub, states “There are many families in Leeds and Grenville eligible for the CLB that have not yet applied. We want to help families by increasing awareness of the Canada Learning Bond and reducing barriers families may experience in accessing the fund”. Having an RESP is a great way to encourage Leeds and Grenville children to continue their education and can help prepare for the cost down the road. Call the Bartholomew Hub 613‑704‑2383 or a financial institution today and find out more about the Canada Learning Bond.
Enjoy the long, low heat of slow cooking! submitted by Marie Traynor RD, MSc, Registered Dietitian and Public Health Nutritionist Leeds Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit I agree with Dietitians of Canada when they say that using a slow cooker will: Save money: The long cooking time breaks down the tougher connective tissue in less expensive cuts of meat like chuck, rump and flank meat making it soft and tender. Save flavour: The long cooking time brings out the flavours of the ingredients. It’s a great way to increase vegetables intake. Save time: Think of all you can get done while the food cooks. Reduce meal prep stress because it makes cooking easy. A lot of recipes won’t require any extra preparation steps. And, Hydro One tells us that using a slow cooker saves energy costs, “A slow cooker uses 65% less energy in seven hours than an electric oven uses in just one hour.” Public Health Inspectors tell us that slow cooking is safe if you follow some straightforward food safety tips. See their slow cooker food safety fact sheet and the dietitians’ slow cooker cook book at healthunit.org or call 1‑800‑660‑5853.
Municipal Council highlights Below are some highlights from the regular Municipality of North Grenville Council Meeting held on Tuesday, November 13, 2018: Director of Finance: Marcus Hewitt was officially appointed a Municipal officer in his role as the new Director of Finance for the Municipality. Mr. Hewitt comes from the private sector and started with the Municipality in mid-October. Lease Agreement with Kemptville Youth Musical Theatre: Council approved a lease agreement with the Kemptville Youth Musical Theatre Company that will allow them to use space at the former Oxford-on-Rideau Township Hall for storage of props, costumes, etc. The Theatre Group has been November 21, 2018
operating since 2002 with 24 productions to their credit. Community Grants – Second Intake: Council approved $3,500 worth of Community Grants as part of the second, and final, intake in 2018. Organizations receiving funding include the Kemptville Wildcats, the North Grenville Arts Guild, the Grenville County Plowmen’s Association and the Oxford Mills Community Association. Full details are available in the staff report that was part of the Council meeting agenda package available on the Municipal website at www.northgrenville.ca. Community Improvement Program (CIP) – Second Intake: Council approved 7 applications as part of the second, and final, CIP intake for 2018. The total amount
of funds that were approved was over $23,000 which will go towards projects totaling more than $165,000. The CIP aims to stimulate the revitalization of private properties within the Rideau-SandersPrescott district. Full details are available in the staff report that was part of the Council meeting agenda package available on the Municipal website at www.northgrenville.ca. Upcoming Planning/Public Meetings: Public meetings will be held beginning at 7:00 p.m. on November 19 for Zoning By-Law Amendment Applications ZBA-14-18 (62 Smith Rd.) and ZBA-15-18 (1575 Scotch Line Rd.). Details are available at www. northgrenville.ca. Upcoming Meetings: Council on Monday, No-
vember 26; Committee of the Whole on Monday, November 19. All meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre located at 285 County Rd 44, Kemptville. For more information contact Clerk Cahl Pominville at cpominville@northgrenville.on.ca, or at 613-258-9569 ext. 110.
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UPDATE UPDATE UPCOMING MEETINGS COUNCIL Monday, November 26 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Monday, December 10 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre. COMMITTEE MEETINGS Police Services Board – Friday, November 30 at 10:00 am at the Municipal Centre. **NOTE: Council & Committee of the Whole meetings are live streamed and archived on the Municipal website. Agendas for upcoming meetings are published on the Friday prior to the meeting and minutes are posted after they are approved. Visit www.northgrenville.ca and click on Agendas & Minutes in the Govern tab.
SWEARING-IN CEREMONY
Please be advised that the Swearing-In Ceremony for the new Council of the Municipality of North Grenville will take place on Monday, December 3 at 6:00 pm in the Council Chambers at the North Grenville Municipal Centre. Light refreshments and an opportunity to meet the new Council as well as children’s activities will follow from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Members of the public are invited to attend.
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The Municipality of North Grenville is seeking applications from individuals interested in being appointed to the following Boards during the term of Council (December 2018 to November 2022): • Library Board (monthly evening meetings) • Police Services Board (monthly daytime meetings) • Conservation Authorities (monthly meetings) Candidates must be 18 years old, a Canadian citizen and a resident of North Grenville. Further information is available by contacting the Clerk at cpominville@northgrenville.on.ca or 613-258-9569 ext. 110. Application forms are available at www. northgrenville.ca/careers. Please submit applications by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 to the Clerk by email at cpominville@northgrenville.on.ca or in person to the Municipal Office, 285 County Road 44.
WINTER PARKING RESTRICTIONS
Winter parking restrictions come into effect on November 15 and last through April 15. While restrictions are in effect, parking on Municipal roads is not allowed between 11:00 pm and 8:00 am. A vehicle which is parked in a manner interfering with snow clearing or removal operations may be issued a ticket and/or removed at the owner’s expense.
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It’s only words by David Shanahan Language is a magical thing. Language is made up of words, designed to express ideas, explain thoughts and concepts, and describe the world around us. And words are made up of these strange symbols, a very limited number of them, put together in endless combinations to form the words. In all of the English language, there are just 26 of those symbols, yet we make them say so many things. Other languages have far more, others even less, but all are designed to do the same thing - to communicate. And communication is with others. We use language to talk to each other for many reasons and in many ways, written and spoke. The story of the Tower of Bable tells what happened when people could no longer communicate with each other because
they no longer all spoke the same language. They separated from each other, formed distinct communities. They could no longer relate. Words are powerful. They can try and describe the most complex phenomena in the universe, and they just say “I love you”. The effects are profound. The manner in which the many languages spoken on this planet came to be is fascinating, but a little vague. After all, we had to learn each other’s languages before we could tell each other our stories. I could not write this article if I hadn’t learned a different language from the one native to where I grew up. Even speaking English, it is not always easy to understand each other! Oscar Wilde once said that the British and the Americans were two peoples divided by a common language: Oscar loved words and played with language with real joy. The really strange thing about the many languages in
the world is that they are not becoming more complicated over time. Quite the opposite, in fact. In spite of what we often see as the progress the human race has enjoyed over the centuries, the way in which we communicate with each other is actually degrading, quite rapidly too. We use fewer words than our ancestors did, and we are less functional in the language we use. Reading a regular Canadian newspaper in the late Nineteenth Century, you find longer articles, a wider range of topics covered, and even classical references given with the assumption that readers would recognise them. Of course, it can be argued that fewer people were literate then, and only the educated read the newspapers. This is not strictly accurate, but even allowing for these factors, most reading material these days has been “dumbed down” for regular readers who are used to reading short and simple articles,
or, dare I say, tweets. We are being told constantly that attention spans are shorter than before, and people won’t listen to anything unless it is colourful, simple to grasp, and does not involve too much thinking. Personally, I think this, itself, is a simplistic attitude. Give people something worth reading, and they will read and understand it. The problem really begins with a declining standard of English, in the case of anglophone countries at least. We accept American spelling, like “center”, “favor”, etc., without complaint. Even our local M.P. and M.P.P. have been caught using American spelling in their communications. After all, what does it really matter how we spell words? Ironically, American spelling grew largely out of the work of Noah Webster and his famous Webster’s English Dictionary, where he deliberately changed standard English spelling of the time to distinguish it from
British. Even standard bearers such as the CBC are failing miserably in keeping up standards today, using the incorrect pronouns more often than not (“we are excited for the results”); and one “journalist” reported recently that someone had “been bit” by a dog. Again, does it matter if we don’t know about proper punctuation, much less proper nouns? Should we be at all concerned that our language is changing this way? After all, the English language has been changing constantly over time. No-one today speaks Anglo-Saxon, or even Shakespearean English (other than when reading the King James Bible). Change is inevitable, so should we be trying to stem the tide? We haven’t come up with many new words recently either. Most of the ones we think are new, in technology for example, are simply words taken from Greek and Latin. “Google” may
qualify as a novelty; but is it something to be proud of (or of which to be proud)? I believe it is worth holding to a standard, while remaining open to change. After all, if the purpose of language is to communicate with each other, then we need to be agreed on how to use words, how to spell them, and what they mean. IMHO, of course. Are we down with that? Is it cool? Are we copacetic? After all, it’s only words, and words are all I have...
identified much of the problem, he still has not spoken about the source of the problem. As I have said before, this is the practice of 'Usury'. But don't take my word for it. Let's read what others had to say about it. "Banking was conceived in iniquity and was born in sin. The bankers own the Earth. Take it away from them, but leave them the power to create money and, with a flick of the pen, they will create enough money to buy it back again. However, take that power away from them and all the fortunes like mine will disap-
pear, for this would be a better and happier world to live in. But, if you want to remain the slaves of bankers, and pay the cost of your own slavery, let them continue to create money." (Sir Josiah Stamp, Director of the Bank of England from 1928‑1947. He later became Baron Stamp.) "Once a nation parts with the control of its currency and credit, it matters not who makes the nation's laws. Usury, once in control, will wreck any nation. Until the control of the issue of currency and credit is restored to the government and recognized as its most conspicuous and sacred responsibility, all talk of the
sovereignty of Parliament and of democracy is idle and futile." (Liberal leader and Prime Minister Mackenzie King. Statement from 1935.) "When once a tie with any and every asset, or group of assets, is abandoned, and resort is had to a pure Debt currency, one has, in my judgement, no standard at all, but merely a wholly un‑anchored medium of exchange and unit of account.‑‑ If we cannot have a distributorily neutral money, any group that can get control of the monetary system will have totalitarian power over the lives and fortunes of their fellows, without any clear recognition of responsibility." (From the book A Tiger By The Tail. Friedrich A. Von Hayek and Sudha R. Sheney. A criticism of Lord Keynes.) This is just a sample of the many sources of opinion regarding the practice of usury. Any and all Interest Rate charged is usury. Vito Carini
Dear Editor, The Liberal candidate in the current by-election is telling people to vote for her so that we can get our fair share of infrastructure money. Does she actually mean that the current government will only give infrastructure money to the riding if there is a Liberal Member of Parliament? That is a blatant abuse of power and tax-payers’ money, and the Liberals should be turfed just for that reason. She should be ashamed to support such a party. The Conservative government never did that. Infrastructure money went to all ridings, whether they were red or blue, orange or green. The Liberals promised billions in infrastructure spending when they were elected. For all their huge deficits, precious little has been spent on these programs. Meanwhile, the Liberal candidate should spend some time understanding how the program really works. As
usual with this government, it is off-loading responsibility onto the provinces. The federal government signs an agreement with the province. Ontario’s is pending or just recently signed. Then the province makes the final decisions about where the money goes. Following the Liberal candidate’s train of thought, since the provincial government is Conservative, shouldn’t the riding elect a Conservative member, so he can work with the Conservative MPP who will be making the decisions to help the riding? Sincerely, Alfred Read, Gananoque
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Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, I would like to comment on the letter written by Colin Creasey. I read with great interest Mr. Creasey"s letter. I agree with his analysis that both the Conservative and Liberal governments cater to the interests of the rich and powerful and that they rule the country through their corporate interests. After all, when the elections are done, they hold the ear of governments through their constant lobbying. The masses of people only have the relatively meek lobby power of the vote every several years or so. But, even though he has
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Remembrance Day in Smell at Merrickville water treatment facility not a health concern Merrickville closed,” Barry says. According to Barry, they had similar issues in 2017 and 2018. Annual reports by the Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA), which operates the facility, states that there were a few odour complaints noted each Fall, starting in 2015. Barry believes that the fact that the issues suddenly arose after the facility had already been in operation for several years suggests that some part of the system is faulty, or is being mismanaged. He is not the only one in the Village who feels this way. A notice circulated anonymously in the community in late Summer, outlined the worry that the smell may be related to some serious health issues for those who
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Local guide Michelle Norlock lays a wreath for the Province of Ontario honouring fallen soldiers The Village of Merrickville Wolford held their Remembrance Day ceremony at the Cenotaph on Sunday, November 11. As usual, local dignitaries, members of the Legion, and local scouts and guides marched from the Legion to the Cenotaph to start the ceremony. All the churches in Merrickville also took part in ringing of their bells 100 times at dusk, as part of an act that took place all across the country to commemorate the end of the First World War.
A Merrickville resident is still concerned about the smell that wafted through the Village from the water treatment facility over the summer. Barry Phillips says he and his wife had their house built on Brock Street in 2008. The new water treatment facility was built near their home and opened in 2011. All was well until the summer of 2016 when, on warm summer evenings, it was impossible to sit out in their backyard because of the smell of sewage. “It was so bad, in fact, that we had to remain indoors with our windows firmly
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Celtic music for HEAR BETTER, RECHARGE Christmas YOUR LIFE Hibernia is a voice and harp duo that performs traditional Irish music and song, in Gaelic and in English (Ellen MacIsaac vocals and Maddie Lecroix on Celtic harp). The duo will team up with Grand Master Fiddle Champion Kyle Burghout and Tyson Chen on piano to bring you an evening of Celtic music for Christmas at two different venues. Merrickville United Church, Merrickville, on Friday, December 7, 2018 at 7:30vpm and St. Andrew's Church, 425 Centre Street, Prescott, on Sunday, Dec 9, 2018 at 3vpm. Tickets: $20 are available through eventbrite and will also be available at the door.
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HANDY MAN specializing in renovations & house staging. We do it all CALL 613.294.2416
Back-to-wall cabinet for sale, original glass doors. $350.00. 613-269-4415
GARDENING - Artistic Flower Gardening, Create or Establish - construct maintain. Small Lawn Services. 613-258-3847
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Table + 4 chairs, solid maple, 102 cm round, drop leaf, $140. 613 258 2119
French, Spanish, Inuktitut and Sign Language courses www.LearningNG.ca 613853-8308 anne@alkeventmanagement.ca
Rock My House music lessons in fiddle, piano, drums and more. 613 258 5656.
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3 bedroom house available. Rent Supplement Program for families with income under $43,500.. Call 613-342-3840 x2450.
2014 Yamaha ATV excellent condition $9,000 613.258.4867
FOR SALE a DELTA table saw & router $ 150.00 extra blades.call 613 258 3637
House cleaning and/or home security checks for snowbirds. Diana 613 294 0385
Furnished room in a shared house for rent, $700/mth in Oxford Mills. Call 613 294 7420
1 new Nordic & rim 225/75/15 . $75.00. 613 258 6254
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Complete Home Property Clean up: house cleaning, dump runs, etc. Call Al’s Clean up services 613.258.3847 613.295.0300
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Dry and wrapped round bales of hay suitable for cattle. Jon 613-227-3650
CHICKEN COOPS 8'X12' BOUGHT NEW 2017 EACH $ 3,800. OBO 613-407-9436
House cleaning. Every mother/father needs a housewife. Call Sandy 613 219 7277
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Pig pens $400; truck racks $100; heat bulbs $5. Call Dave @ 343-542-8177 10 gal S.Steel dispensing tank with gate. Unused, suitable Honey/Maple syrup.$195 .613 269-3567 Solid Pine Door 1,3/4 x 30 x 76" , hardware. $100 V-$400+ Tel 613 258 8000
Indoor RV, boat storage available November 1. Call Jon 613 227 3650 FIREWOOD FOR SALE: hardwood $100 a face cord, cut, split and delivered. 3 cords per load. Call Peter - 613-913-0810
WANTED SEEKING Rental in Merrickville-ASAP Young Immigrant Family- Employed at Hill Top Manor Ex. References PLEASE call 613 581 8021 Looking to harvest cedar trees off acreage. (613)7990958 Seeking crafters for Handcrafted Show November 3 & 4, 2018, Kemptville Please contact 613-258-4382 Tractor Operator wanted for snow removal, Please call 613-850-3742 Eric Looking to rent farmland for 2019 crop year. Call or text 613-262-1204 Looking for 55g metal drum for burning garbage. Text 819-208-3340 WANTED; Fulltime Legal Secretary for General Law Practice. DivorceMate and Teraview experience an asset. Please send resume to barnhart@bellnet.ca or via fax (613) 774-5731. Attention: David LOST &
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Edda Lefebvre says she is feeling back in control, thanks to a new program at Winchester District Memorial Hospital. It’s called Deprescribing, but Edda likes to think of it as a complete reboot. “I wasn’t feeling well and was taking a lot of medications. My health just spiralled,” she remembers. “The team in Winchester took the time to figure things out. In doing so, they gave me time to become whole again.” Edda recently spent three weeks at WDMH, as part of the new deprescribing program. Patients are admitted to WDMH for a multidisciplinary assessment. The WDMH team connects with each patient’s family physician, specialists and pharmacies to review the medications and health status. From there, medication changes are made, patients receive restorative care and are monitored carefully. Other supports can also be put in place such as physiotherapy or social work services. The patient is then discharged, and the entire care team receives a full report outlining the new medication plan. A physician referral is required. “We know that 2 out of 3 Canadians over the age of 65 take at least 5 different medications. And 1 in 4 take more than 10,” explains Dr. Ali Elbeddini, Manager of Pharmacy at WDMH. “WDMH’s new Deprescribing Program involves withdrawing, substituting or reducing a patient’s medications in a safe and supportive environment at WDMH.” Inappropriate prescribing and excess medications in older persons happen over time and are associated with increased risks of falls, adverse drug events, hospital admissions, and even death. Given these potential risks, it is imperative to find ways to manage the care of such patients. “Everyone in Winchester has been so kind and accommodating, from the pharmacists to the cleaning staff to the physiotherapists” Edda says. “I was monitored carefully, and I believe I got well so quickly because of the care and attention I received.” A recently-completed deprescribing pilot program at WDMH, involved 11 patients, each taking 10 or more medications shows the benefits of deprescribing. “The results were phenomenal. Forty-six medications were discontinued, 11 meds doses were reduced and 8 of the 46 medications were switched to a safer alternative. There was also an observed 59% reduction in the number of ER visits and hospitalizations post-deprescribing,” adds Dr. Mohamed Gazarin, Chief Research Officer at WDMH. Edda Lefebvre is now back home with a detailed medication plan in hand. “I feel good and capable again,” she says. “And I’m so grateful to the team at Winchester Hospital.” If you would like to provide additional comments or suggestions about hospital services, contact Cholly Boland, President and CEO, Winchester District Memorial Hospital at 613.774.1049 or by email at cboland@wdmh.on.ca.
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COMMUNITY EVENTS
Nov 21 Kemptville Horticultural Society, 7:30 pm, Kemptville Pentecostal chuch. Guest Speaker: Jen Labelle (The Flower Shop Kemptville) - Christmas Floral Demonstration. Everyone welcome. Nov 24 18th Annual St. Michael High School Christmas Craft Show, 9:30-3:30 pm. 200 tables of gift ideas by crafters, artisans, woodworkers, bakers, jewellers and more! Food court, photo booth, highland dancing shows and Santa visits in the afternoon! Dec 9 Burritts Rapids Children's Christmas Party. SANTA is coming to the Burritts Rapids Community Hall, 11 - 2:30 pm. Free! Hot Dogs, Candy & Fun!
Weekly and recurring events Mon North Grenville Arts Guild, 2nd Mon/mth, 7 pm, Masonic Hall, 311 Van Buren St. All welcome. More info at www.ngartsguild.ca Kemptville Quilters Guild, 2nd Mon./mth at the Kemptville Pentecostal Church, 1964 County Road 43, 7 pm. New members welcome. Kemptville Cancer Support Group, 3rd Mon/mth, St. John’s United Church, 2 pm.. For info call Ellen Vibert-Miller at 613-258-7778. Modern square dance club, Grenville Gremlins, 7:30-10 pm, NG Municipal Centre.
Newcomer Bridge-St John's United Church 12:15pm. Cost $5.00. All levels welcome. No partner needed. Info 613-806-4495 or 613-795-7155.
Men’s Darts League at the Legion, 7 pm. Starting 10 Sept through to April. All are welcome. $5. per night. Tues 18+ Mixed basketball at Holy Cross School Gym from 7-9 pm. $5/night or $60/season. Call Jeff at (613) 816-8345 for more info. Euchre, Kemptville Snowmobile Klub, 3rd/Tues/mth. Doors open at 6:30 pm, start time of 7 pm. Ladies Darts League, Kemptville Legion, 7 pm through to April. All are welcome, $5 per player.
BNI Networking Group Breakfast, Grenville Mutual Insurance Building, 380 Colonnade Dr, 7- 8:30 am. Info: 613-918-0430. Bridge St. John’s United Church, 12:15 pm. Cost $5. All levels of bridge players welcome. Info, call. 613-806-4495 to 613-795-7155. The Branch Artisans Guild, North Grenville Community Church, 2659 Concession St. every 3rd Tue/mth, 7pm. New members welcomed Wed NG Photography Club - 1st Wed./mth, 7-9 pm, at the Grenville Mutual Insurance, 380 Colonnade Drive. See ngphotoclub.ca for info. Klub 67 Euchre every 2nd & 4th Wed/mth, 1:15 pm, St. John's United Church. Everyone welcome $5.00. Bingo- 1st & 3rd Wed/mth., Kemptville Legion, 1 pm. All welcome. New Horizon Club, Burritt`s Rapids Community Hall. Adults 55 plus welcome. For info re programs and membership, call Golida Tym 258-3894. Probus Club of North Grenville, 3rd Wed./mth. Everyone is welcome to join us at 9:30 am at St Paul's Presbyterian Church Hall for fellowship. Holy Cross Church monthly suppers, 1st Wed/mth. Adults $8, Children $5. All are welcomed. NGPL Science and Technology Group meetings are held the 1st/Wed/mth, 7-9 pm in the program room at the Library. Thu Bridge - St. John’s United Church, 6:15- pm. Cost $5. All levels of bridge players welcome. For more info, call 613-806-4495 or 613-795-7155. North Grenville Toastmasters - Meeting 1st & 3rd Thurs/mth., 7 pm at O’Farrell’s Financial Services, Cty Rd 44. Info, call 258-7665. Mixed Darts League at the Legion 7:30 pm. Starting 6 Sept, through to April. All are welcome. $5. per night. Fri Twice The Fun Games (200 Sanders St. Unit 103) Game Night, 2nd and 4th Fri/mth, 6-10 pm. Sat Kemptville Legion breakfast, 8 - 10 am 3rd Sat/mth, 100 Reuben Crescent. Adults $6, Children 6 and under $3. All welcome. Euchre, Kemptville Legion, last Sat/mth. Noon-5 pm. Sun Twice The Fun Games (200 Sanders St. Unit 103) “Organized Play” and "Learn to Play" events, 1-4 pm. No experience needed. Bingo, Kemptville Legion – Last Sun/mth, Doors open 6 pm, guaranteed $400 jackpot. Refreshments available. M,W,F Kemptville and Area Walking Group meet at Municipal Centre at 8 am. All welcome.
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Heritage mapmaker and township’s historical sites. Warden Robin Jones antrail promoter Doug Bond is this year’s recipient of the nounced the award winner at Bill Thake Memorial Eco- the 10th anniversary of the nomic Development Lead- United Counties of Leeds ership Award. Mr. Bond, a and Grenville Economic Deretired teacher and long-time velopment Summit event in resident of the Township of Kemptville. The event was a Rideau Lakes, has spent de- sell-out with 236 attendees, the cades bringing travellers to the largest crowd in the history of region by promoting natural the event. Bill Thake’s widow, trails, creating driving and Marlene, and inaugural award boating tours and, more re- recipient Glenn Allen helped cently, cycling and paddling present the award. adventures available as apps Honoured with a nominafor cell phones. He is a driving tion was Geraldine Taylor, of force behind the township’s fa- North Grenville. Ms. Taylor is mous Heritage Map. As chair a trailblazer in the art and busiof the Municipal Heritage Ad- ness worlds. She is renowned visory Committee, Mr. Bond for infusing energy back into and his team have produced the local art scene, heralding walking tours in five Rideau the community’s culture and Lakes communities and three heritage, and for the Highway driving tours covering the ArtEngine Cruze, a-tour B&B 416 Small NOdrawing 14 18
people to communities along the major thoroughfare. Ms. Taylor has also played a key role in the rejuvenation of Kemptville’s downtown. “These community leaders are so important to the vitality of Leeds and Grenville,” said Warden Jones. “We are proud to honour both nominees for the major contributions they have made in their communities and to United Counties overall,” she said. Over the past eight years, 32 deserving women and men have been nominated and 11 individuals have received the award. Past recipients from North Grenville include Jean Jacques Rousseau, Don Munz, Robert Noseworthy, and Gerald Tallman.
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by Deron Johnson This past Friday, the North Grenville Municipal Centre was the site of the Leeds Grenville Economic Development Summit. This is the tenth anniversary of the summit, and it has been hosted in North Grenville every year. The event is a partnership between the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville (UCLG), M.P.P. Steve Clark, the 1000 Islands Workforce Development Board, and the 1000 Islands, Grenville and Valley Heartland Community Futures Development Corporations. The morning started off with a video memorial to Gord Brown, highlighting all of his work in the riding over his years as M.P. Steve Clark M.P.P., who is also the Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, followed right after and talked about the Provincial Government’s Fall Economic Development Statement, including the government’s desire to build more housing and eliminate 25% of the red tape that negatively affects Ontario businesses. The first keynote speaker of the day was Cheryl Brown – President and Managing Director of Le Boat. Le Boat provides self-driving boats for rent to travellers from all over the world. With their North American head office now in Smiths Falls as of this year, they welcomed 1,350 visitors this Summer, in their first year of operation. The “Horizon” model of boat that is being rented was uniquely designed and made for Canadian waters. Currently, Smiths Falls is the only pick up and drop off point 16
for rentals, but a base will be added in Seeley’s Bay in 2019. After the morning break, UCLG Economic Development Manager, Ann Weir, gave an update on Leeds Grenville Economic Development, including what’s happened over the past ten years and where UCLG is headed for 2019. The final speaker before lunch was Bruce Linton, Chair, co-CEO, and co-founder of Canopy Growth Corporation. Fresh off the plane from Las Vegas, Bruce outlined how his company, based in Smiths Falls, has grown over the last few years. They now have 4.3 million square feet of production space and over 800 employees in their Smiths Falls facility. He expects to have as many as 2,000 employees by the end of 2019. One of the key areas of growth that Bruce sees for cannabis is in the adult beverage sector, giving people a low calorie choice compared to beer, wine and spirits. Immediately following the break for lunch (catered by local business Catered Affairs), The Bill Thake Memorial Economic Development Leadership Award was handed out for the seventh time. Originally introduced in 2011, the award “recognizes and celebrates a volunteer who has shown outstanding commitment and leadership in the growth and vitality of the Leeds Grenville economy”. Sometimes referred to as the “Warden’s Award”, this year’s recipient was Doug Bond. Also nominated this year was North Grenville community pillar Geraldine Taylor, who
was the local favourite and made it a very tough call in choosing a winner. After the award ceremony, Pierre Cleroux, Vice President Research and Chief Economist of Business Development Bank of Canada, who has spoken at this event many times, took over to talk about “Challenges and Opportunities Ahead for Canadian Businesses”. Pierre shared that the Canadian economy is operating at full capacity right now, and he expects the economy to grow 2.1% this year and another 2.0% next year. If not for a couple of factors like very low oil prices and a serious shortage of skilled labour in Canada, the economy would be even stronger. Another indicator of how strong the economy is right now is the 40-year low unemployment rate of 5.6% in Ontario. Another top presenter was Stephen Sliwa, Director of Education for the Upper Canada District School Board. Mr. Sliwa, a 2017 graduate, and a current student discussed “Shaping Our Future Workforce Together.” This year’s summit was another very informative event, showcasing not only what’s happening in Leeds Grenville, but also what’s happening around us, and the positive effects it could have for our area. Congratulations to Joanne Poll, Deanna Clark and Ann Weir for their hard work in bringing everything together.
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Thoughts on Remembrance Day by David Herman On November 11, my wife and I walked up to the Cenotaph in front of the old North Grenville High School. We were impressed with the size of the parade, as well as the number of people who lined the street and the lawn of the old school. As the service of remembering progressed, it seemed to me that too many of the audience were not really paying attention to the service, but were “catching up” with family or friends; talking and laughing. Rightly or wrongly, I bit my tongue and did not speak to the closest of the offenders. I felt if I was being distracted by these people, and I spoke to them, it could quickly distract many more people. The surprising thing for me is that some of the worst offenders were people who should have known better, my age or older, and some in uniform.
I spoke to my son last week and, although he is living on his own in St. Johns as he is pursuing his PhD, he told us that, of course, he was going to the service there and, in fact, he was going to take a friend of his from Germany with him. As children ourselves, we always attended the November 11 service, and when we had children, we felt it important to take them and tell them the importance of remembering the sacrifice that men and women from many countries made in defense of our freedom and democracy. Today, I was driving in to the Heart Institute for my bi-annual MRI and I had my radio tuned to Ontario Today with Rita Celli, and they were asking callers to share their thoughts on Remembrance Day. One caller stated that she has drifted away from the service, or even taking a quiet moment herself to remem-
ber, because she objected to the religious aspects of the service. Rita’s guest said that they (in Ottawa) try not to alienate people, so they only have a prayer at the beginning and end of the service, and they make a point to tell people that, if the prayers are not what they believe in, or for some reason are offended by them, that the person should just quietly think of the fallen men and women who paid the supreme sacrifice so that they have the freedom to follow their own beliefs. Another caller spoke to a point that I had been thinking of for a while now. This caller’s mother lived through WWII in Germany with her mother, and she said she could not go to, or listen to, the Remembrance Day service, because of her memory of the war: being terrified of the Allied soldiers and planes
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by Nature Conservancy of Canada Canadians are more disconnected from nature than ever before. We spend more and more of our time indoors, and a large per cent of us live in an urban setting away from large natural areas. We’re losing touch with the natural world, one that needs our help to stop and reverse the damage left by development and climate change. Through the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s (NCC’s) Landmark Campaign, we’re creating opportunities for more Canadians to get outdoors and explore nature first-hand, which, in turn, strengthens our relationships with nature and our commitment to its protection. Below are three easy ways you can help strengthen your connection to nature and do your part to ensure a stronger future for our landscapes. Give power to the pollinators: Do your part for our native butterflies and bees by planting native wildflowers, grasses and shrubs in your garden. By growing native plants in your garden, you not only attract beautiful butterflies and bees to your natural space, you're providing food and habitat for these essential species. In the colder months, create spaces in your yard for bees to nest and overwinter by leaving dead tree branches on the ground and having open
the term: Celebration. Remembrance Day is not a “celebration”, except perhaps to celebrate the end of the war, and that should have been at the end of the war, and from then on “Remember” and wonder about all the things that might have been, if those brave people had lived full lives. Remembrance Day is just that, a day when we bow our heads and remember the brave men and women who left their families, homes, and loved ones to fight for an idea. It is not a celebration of war or killing, but an act of remembering because, as they say, if we forget the past, we are doomed to repeat the errors of the past. Most of the world today lives in freedom, but not all of it, and I worry that, as the ranks of the veterans are becoming fewer every year, people who have not lived through a war, or lived
that brought destruction to her country. I am guessing that she has not looked at the bigger picture, that civilians on both sides of a war lived through that hell. I feel that the act of remembrance, for me at least, is for all soldiers, regardless of who they fought for, because the vast majority of them were good men and women who followed their leaders, rightly or wrongly, in the hopes of a better world when it was all over. I have heard that the best way to fight a war is to have the leaders get into a ring or on a field, unarmed, and duke it out. I think that might give rise to sober second thought before declaring war. It would not involve the innocent civilians who, for the most part, would rather stay home with their families than leave them behind and perhaps never return. I also take exception to
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Russett and Shankar, at 5:11. 73's on PP at 7:47, as Beaton with Patterson across to Joseph Samson to pull the trigger past Alex Zoutis for two goal lead. Another man advantage, Ashton Fry with PPG stroked his second assisted from Patterson with Kiefer at 19:58. Bears came out with 12‑9 SOG over 73's. Last twenty with Smiths Falls on PP when Rowland and Cuffley combined with Reid Russett for PPG at 2:23. At 16:37, Domitrovic attacked the zone with Ashton Fry to mark his hat trick and close out the night with 6‑2 win. Bears posted 13 SOG to 73's 10. Smiths Falls’ undisciplined play forced them in a hole and they had to chase the game. Kemptville had 9 opportunities with 3 results, and Smiths Falls 4 attempts with 2 goals. Fan zone: Don't forget to attend a special Royal LePage Team Mountain of Toys Friday, November 30. FREE admission for children with unwrapped toys for girl or boy. Next home game on Friday, November 23 at 7:30, when the Pembroke Lumber Kings battle your 73's. Watch for the Kemptville 73's season ticket launch. Hockey with EDGE...excellent, economical, entertainment...support your 73's. See you at the next game, and please feel free to express some of your thoughts about your concerns and experiences.
I hear you knocking, but you can't come in...73's came sniffing around the doorstep of Hawks' Matthew Petizian but kept getting shutdown. 73's Jeff Taylor on the attack, trying to make it happen during Wednesday night’s battle in their home barn. by the sportsguy 73's walked away with a 2 to 1 road trip victory over Nepean Raiders on Sunday to keep them in the race. Nepean opened the first with Binnie and Bourhas finding Ryan Horvath to beat Jarrett Fiske at 16:09 and close it out with Kemptville outshooting Nepean 15‑7. Second stanza with end to end action, as Fry combined with Beaton, over to Ryan Pawlikowski to pull the trigger past Logan Bateman to even it up at 17:17 and head to dressing room with Kemptville hammering 21 SOG to Nepean 7 SOG. Last frame tie breaker from Meyer and Thousand back to Hunter Fraser on point through the pipes at 18:03 to give 73's 2‑1 win. 73's outgunned Raiders by 11‑7. Kemptville couldn't take advantage of 8 PP attempts and Nepean 5 opportunities without results. Wednesday evening, with
Hawkesbury Hawks in town, was plagued by unfortunate encounters beating themselves and facing a hot stopper to hand the 73's a 5‑1 loss in front of home fans. First period was spent in Kemptville's end, with continuous pressure as Jeremy Cote strolled around the net with back hand over Nick Bond's shoulder at 9:49 to open it up and close out with Hawks outshooting 73's 16 to 6. Bad line change allowed Jeremie Lavallee to re‑direct after Tinling, with Marleau, controlled play at 14:20 to add to Hawks lead. Man advantage at 17:59 gave Jeremie Lavallee PPG, and second with helpers from Crete and Elia to make it 3‑zip for Hawkesbury. Kemptville outgunned 15 to 11. Final twenty, 73's spoiled Matthew Petizian’s SO attempt with man advantage, as Beaton with Fry combined to find Jared Patterson in the lane for PPG at 10:14. Yanic Crete, from Lavallee and Tinling at
11:45, to give Hawkesbury 3-point lead. Jeremy Cote picked up his second, assisted by Nantais and Yovetich, at 12:14 to stop the 73's bleeding with 5‑1 final. Kemptville pumped 17 SOG, but couldn't beat Hawkesbury, as they managed 7. Kemptville had 6 PP with 1 result, and Hawkesbury with 1 for 3 attempts. 73's trapped the Bears in their den, as Ashton Fry recorded a hat trick and 6‑2 victory Friday night. Kemptville opened the initial period with man advantage, as Wood and Fraser holding the line found Jesse Dick PPG top of the circle, past Jake Smith at 5:16. Ashton Fry, with helpers from Thousand and Wood, to post his first of three at 14:06 and chase Jake Smith at 14:29 to end with 2-goal lead. Kemptville outshot Smiths Falls 13 to 7. Smiths Falls, with man advantage, broke Jarrett Fiske’s SO attempt when Ryan Richardson’s PPG, assisted by
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In an address to the 10th annual Leeds and Grenville Economic Development Summit, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Steve Clark spoke about the progress he believes his government has made in creating economic opportunities, and jobs, for the people of this region. “I’m so proud of the hard November 21, 2018
work we have done locally to make Leeds and Grenville investment ready and position ourselves for economic prosperity. And I’m excited to be part of a government that’s committed to making Ontario Open for Business so that regions like ours can take the next step.” Steve said that the government’s Plan for the People
will restore trust, transparency and accountability to the province’s finances, while making life more affordable for individuals, families and businesses. To give businesses the confidence they need to invest, Clark said the government will cut jobkilling red tape by 25 per cent by 2022, while stopping $308 million in planned tax hikes by the previous government to save 7,900 small businesses up to $40,000 per year. “Leaving more money in the pockets of our job creators will allow them to reinvest in their businesses to create more jobs and grow our local economy,” he explained. “I’ve toured the riding from corner to corner and met with businesses large and small. I know they are struggling under the burden
they’re facing in the form of higher taxes and increasing regulations.” The government’s focus on modernizing the province’s apprenticeship program and winding down the College of Trades is also good news for employers desperate to find skilled workers and those looking for good-paying jobs, he said. “This is vital to our economic future. The last two plants I toured told me they have a combined 40 goodpaying jobs they can’t fill because of a shortage of skilled workers.” As Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Steve said he was pleased the Fall Economic Statement included his Ministry’s Housing Supply Action Plan to address Ontario’s hous18
ing crisis. He stressed that housing is a local economic development issue as well, pointing out that a local firm has approached him with concerns about finding accommodation for the new employees they’re looking to hire. “We can’t afford to lose that investment because we don’t have a place to house people who want to move into our region. We want to build more housing, more quickly and lower housing costs.” Minister Clark told the
audience that Ontario is projecting a 2018-19 deficit of $14.5 billion, down $500 million in a matter of weeks through measures to make the provincial government work more efficiently. “We have done so while providing $2.7 billion in tax relief to individuals, families and businesses across the province. It’s a balanced approach, it’s a reasonable approach that won’t raise taxes, makes life more affordable and protects the public services we all value,” he said.
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Better support needed for victims of domestic violence by Hilary Thomson November is Women Abuse Prevention Month in Ontario and there are several campaigns going on throughout the province to raise money and awareness for violence against women. The Ontario Association of Interval and Transition houses has launched a campaign called Wrapped in Courage, encouraging people to buy a special purple scarf or tie in support of their local shelter. Scarves and ties can be purchased locally at Geronimo, in downtown Kemptville, supplied by Leeds and Grenville Interval House in Brockville. “The purple scarf is a symbol of the courage it takes a woman to leave her abuser,” it says on the Wrapped in Courage website. “However, courage is not enough. It takes the strength of an entire community to end violence against women.” As a woman who endured a 15-year abusive relationship, KC agrees that it takes much more than courage for a woman to leave her abuser. In fact, it takes a lot of support, which she says many women don’t have. Throughout her relationship, which was physically, emotionally, and sexually abusive, KC says she tried to leave many times. Each time she reached out for help, she was met with road block after road block, forcing her to return to her abuser in the end. “I have been in shelters, dealt with the police and Victim Services,” she says. “It’s like running around on a hamster wheel.” KC was finally able to leave the relationship for good after her mother provided her with a house where
she and her three children could live. KC says that, without that leg up, she would not have been able to escape her abuser using the services that are currently available in the community. “When you call, you get nowhere,” she says. “You’re like a rat in a maze that never ends.” While domestic violence can happen to anyone, there is a serious problem with the system that is meant to help lower income women. KC says that organizations like Victim Services have nice brochures, but don’t give women any concrete help when it comes to actually leaving their abusive relationship. While shelters are a first step, they are by no means a permanent solution, and, if there are kids involved, it can be a legal nightmare if they are outside of the district where their father resides. KC says low income women are often given legal aid to help them go through the legal process of gaining distance from their abusive partner, but they are nowhere near as able, or knowledgeable, as a real lawyer would be. This sets them up for failure when it comes to getting restraining orders, or custody of their children. “It happens to poor uneducated women frequently who are not able to speak for themselves properly,” she says. “There is nothing to lift them up and actually help them.” KC doesn’t think that women trying to leave an abusive relationship need to be coddled. The issue is often that they lack the confidence they need to escape their abuser, and need someone to take control of the situation and give them the concrete steps they need to take to make a change. “They need to be told directly how they
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can help themselves, and why they are feeling the way they are,” she says. “They need someone to give them a ladder to climb, and make sure they climb it.” Unfortunately, the current system often victimizes women. KC says she has a friend who is afraid of the authorities who should be helping her, because of the experience she has had with them. Women are put in charge of doing everything, while their abuser sits back and often gets off scot free. “They don’t need sympathy, they need a concrete way out,” KC says. “They need to be pushed. It may seem counterintuitive, but honestly, that’s what they need.” KC also sees a lot of issues with social movements like #MeToo, which took social media by storm last fall. She believes it only had an impact for the more affluent portion of the population and did little to affect change in the services offered to the people who need it most. She says it is also dangerous, because the popularity of the movement might cause certain women to be dishonest about their experiences, invalidating women like herself. “I have issue with movements, because anyone out there can throw down,” she says. “I’ve stayed far away from it.” KC believes that many people don’t understand all the moving parts that are involved in leaving an abusive relationship. There is a lot of fear involved. Women in these situations are fearful of losing their children, having nowhere to live, and even for their life. “People think you are stupid if you stay in that situation,” she says. “There is no way to understand, unless you have been through it.”
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Police officers free to help using naloxone A government regulatory amendment in Ontario will enable police officers to administer naloxone to save victims of opioid overdoses, without facing automatic criminal investigation if unsuccessful. The change is designed to help police officers save lives by enabling them to carry and administer naloxone in response to opioid overdoses, like other first responders, who do not have to worry about routinely being the subject of a criminal investigation. "No one should face unfair repercussions just because they are doing their job and trying to save a life," said Sylvia Jones, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services. "This amendment will enable police officers to carry out their duties without fear of facing a criminal investigation, but more importantly, it will also help save countless lives." The province has amended Ontario Regulation 267/10, a key regulation under the current Police Services Act. Previously, police have been required to report to, and be investigated by, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) in an incident in which a civilian dies after naloxone is administered. With this change, Chiefs of Police will no longer be required to automatically notify SIU when a police officer has administered naloxone or other emergency first aid to a person who dies or suffers a serious injury, provided there was no other interaction that could have caused the death or serious injury. The SIU is a police oversight body, independent of the police, that conducts criminal investigations into circumstances involving police and civilians that have resulted in serious injury or death. The SIU will continue to investigate civilian deaths where other factors are present (e.g. if there was any use of force against the person who received the naloxone, or if a person dies while in police custody/detention). November 21, 2018
"As first responders, police provide critical lifesaving treatment to individuals in crisis," said Attorney General Caroline Mulroney. "This amendment under the Police Services Act provides fairness to police officers and will allow for a more efficient and effective use of investigative resources." Police officers will now be on par with other emergency first responders—such as paramedics or firefighters— who can carry and administer naloxone, but are not subject to the same level of oversight. This is a significant change, as police officers are often the first to arrive on the scene in a medical emergency and do what any first responder would do: they try to save a life. "Our government's overriding priority is to ensure that all efforts to combat opioid addiction are designed to introduce people into rehabilitation and that those struggling with addiction get the help they need," said Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health and LongTerm Care. "This amendment under the Police Services Act will allow our police officers to provide life-saving interventions when overdoses occur unencumbered by overly restrictive regulations. This is the right thing to do for our police officers who are key first responders in the opioid crisis." Naloxone is a medication that can temporarily reverse the effects of an opioid overdose (e.g., fentanyl, oxyco-
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