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Rotary celebrates 80 years

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by David Shanahan The Kemptville Rotary Club celebrated its 80th birthday at a party in the Municipal Centre last Friday night. Rotarians, friends and guests came together to enjoy an evening of good fellowship, good memories and good food (provided by DialA-Chef, Erick LePors and

his team). To mark this special occasion, three Paul Harris Fellowships were awarded at the gala.

Jim Beveridge, of the B&H store in Kemptville, was honoured for the many years of service to Rotary and every other good cause in North Grenville. Jim and Judy have supplied bbq’s, food and whatever else was needed to make a fund-raising

event special.

Claire Larabie received the honour for her long-standing commitment to helping whoever is in need in North Grenville through a number of different outreach programs. Rob Horning was the third recipient, for his services to Rotary and record of unselfish dedication to his community.

The entire raison d’être

of Rotary is fellowship and service in the community, and the encouragement of high standards in professional and personal life. Rotary in Kemptville has been a source of fellowship and friendship for many men, and in latter years, for women also. The first meeting back in 1934 grew out of continued on page 2

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Rob Horning receiving award continued from front page an earlier social service group called the One Hundred Club, which had been in existence since 1929. Learning about Rotary and its aims and ideals, the members of the Club applied to join Rotary International, and so the first official meeting of the Rotary Club of Kemptville took place on November 24, 1934.

To celebrate the anniversary of that meeting, there was a strong contingent of elected representatives, bringing November 24, 2014

with them the congratulations of the Premier of Ontario and the Prime Minister of Canada. Gord Brown, M. P., presented a scroll to Rotary President, Donovan Arnaud, on behalf of Prime Minister Harper and the Government of Canada. Steve Clark, M.P.P., who was the keynote speaker for the night, brought a similar document on behalf of Ontario Premier, Kathleen Wynne.

Steve spoke very much from the heart about his own involvement in Ro-

tary, and the important influence the Club has had on him, and other members of the Legislative Assembly of all political parties. He emphasised the importance of allowing Rotary’s core beliefs, as embodied in the 4-Way Test: Is it the Truth? Is it Fair to all concerned?

Will it build Goodwill and Better Friendships?

And will it be Beneficial to all concerned? Steve believed all politics would be well served if these principles were followed by everyone.

As the Kemptville Rotarians enjoy their anniversary, President Donovan Arnaud wants people to know that Rotary meetings and events are open to all, and are a way to meet new interesting people and develop friendships, and to find meaningful projects through which they can help improve the lives of people here and abroad. What the Rotary Club of Kemptville has in its favour is a long and solid tradition, a history that can be built upon, and a future that is promising.

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book, “School Days Past”, is a 180-page collection of history, memories, biographies, and documents, along with lots of photographs of schools, classes and teachers, and will be available in a few weeks, in time for the Christmas gift season.

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to retire to a worry-free lifestyle”. Melissa said that it was important for the company to be part of the community which they were helping to build, and supporting the history project was a natural way of doing so.

tville, and their sponsorship will allow the NGHS to print the new book, which has been compiled by a team of volunteers under the leadership of Doug MacDonald. Melissa Boudreau, speaking for Urbandale, explained their involvement in the book project: “We are proud to be developing our first community in North Grenville. Country Walk is crafted for those looking

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Pipelines and perils

by Ian Angus Often, at meetings about the environment, someone says that we must “think global, but act local.” That’s easy to say, but not so easy to do.

It’s not always clear that local projects can affect the growing global environmental crisis, and even when there is a clear link, it is seldom easy to decide which local projects should be our priority.

In my view, the campaign against Energy East is an exception. It is simultaneously local, national and global.

When we resist plans to pump bitumen through North Grenville, we are also participating in a much broader fight for humanity’s future. The noted climate scientist James Hansen writes: “Today we are faced with the need to achieve rapid reductions in global fossil fuel emissions and to nearly phase out fossil fuel emissions by the middle of the century.” When the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is so close to the level at which catastrophic climate change becomes inevitable, a drive to double oil production by 2020 can only be labelled a crime against the planet and humanity. But it is also a crime against local

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environments and local communities.

Alberta alone has averaged two crude oil pipeline spills a day, every day for the past 37 years. And those are just the spills that got reported. So it isn’t a question of whether a crude oil pipeline will leak – it is a question of where and when and how much. We don’t want North Grenville, or Ottawa, or Dundas, or the Rideau River, or any of the other communities and waterways on the proposed Energy East pipeline route, to be the next oil spill story on the evening news. And believe me, a leak in this area would be bad news for water.

Lately, I’ve been looking more closely at the route that the natural gas pipeline takes through this area. From Stittsville, it travels south just west of the Malakoff Road, almost to the Rideau River.

Then it takes a sharp left, heading east under Highway 416, just north of Dilworth.

Then it turns south into the Baxter conservation area and under the Rideau River coming back up just south of the River Road, just east of McGahey Lane. There’s an unmarked road going south there – it leads to a pumping station, hidden in the bush.

If you follow that route and look at the geography, it seems that the people who built the pipeline decades ago were deliberately avoiding farmland as much as possible, but routing the pipe through wetlands and marshes and swamps. That probably made business sense at a time when not many people were focused on protecting wetlands.

And of course, if a natural gas pipeline leaks, the gas goes up into the air, not down into the water. That’s not a great thing to happen, of course, but it means that water pollution isn’t a primary concern.

But now they want to switch from carrying gas to carrying crude oil – in particular, diluted bitumen from the tar sands. And, if I’m right about the pipeline route, there is a high possibility that a leak in this area would go directly into wetland, with devastating effects on the animals, birds and plants that live there. And if a leak occurs in the Spring, when the Rideau River is high, there will be nothing to stop the oil from entering the only UNESCO World Heritage site in all of Ontario -- a beautiful and historic waterway that is used by to eighty thousand boats a year.

But the threat isn’t just to the River or the wildlife, because surface water travels not just along the surface, but DOWN into the aquifers we all depend on for life itself.

I don’t know about you, but I grew up taking water for granted. To get it, you just drilled a hole. There was an unlimited supply of water down there. I certainly never imagined that we were sharing a limited resource with all of our neighbours for many miles around.

In reality, our wells get

water from aquifers, which are like shallow underground lakes or slow moving rivers.

In this area, there are two aquifers, one below the other.

The bottom one, which is very deep and well protected from surface contamination, is the Nepean Aquifer. Municipal wells generally get their water from it. The upper one, which is very shallow and not well protected from surface contamination at all, is the Oxford Aquifer. Almost all private wells – which in North Grenville means all wells outside the town of Kemptville – get water from the Oxford Aquifer. 70% of homes in North Grenville have private wells, which means that about 10,000 people in our community depend on the shallow Oxford Aquifer.

Remember, the Aquifer is one body of water. So, if something is spilled in South Gower, it can affect the drinking water in Oxford Mills or Merrickville. If there’s a spill in Ottawa, North Grenville’s water will be at risk. Mother Nature doesn’t care about municipal borders. Aquifers are rated according to how vulnerable they are to pollution from human activity. The Oxford Aquifer, the one most of us use, is rated as Highly Vulnerable – that’s the worst rating they can assign. It is Highly Vulnerable because the soil in this part of Ontario is mostly very thin, so it can’t absorb much. And the rock under the soil has many holes and fractures, so if liquid poisons hit the surface, they can easily find their way down to our drinking water.

It gets worse. Water doesn’t get into aquifers by magic. It starts as rain or snow, and it enters the aquifer in what are called “Signifi-

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The Voice of North Grenville cant Groundwater Recharge Areas” – areas where natural conditions allow lots of surface water to reach the aquifer. One of the biggest of those areas for the Oxford Aquifer is right here in North Grenville – in the northeast corner of the municipality.

Guess what – that’s exactly where the TransCanada pipeline goes! A pipeline leak in that part of North Grenville could poison wells throughout our entire community and beyond. It doesn’t take much to do that. In 1991, in Manotick, a tank containing dry cleaning solvent leaked, poisoning 74 local wells.

Manotick had to spend millions of dollars to build a new water distribution system.

Manotick still pipes its water from Ottawa, because the local water supply still isn’t safe, 22 years later.

The threat we face is vastly greater. If TransCanada’s plan is approved, our Highly Vulnerable Aquifer will be crossed by a pipeline carrying 1.1 million barrels of oil and solvents every day. When this very same pipeline exploded in Beardmore three years ago, it took TransCanada six hours to shut off the gas flow. In that amount of time, the proposed pipe could lose 275,000 barrels of tar sands crude, poisonous gunk sinking into our aquifer, in just a few hours. We make no apology for not wanting poison in our drinking water. This project IS a threat to our homes and farms and businesses, and we should be proud to defend those things.

We stand with many communities across the country, that are saying stop spending billions to wreck local and national and global ecosystems. Opposition to Energy

East and similar projects is growing, and we are proud to be part of it. If this project goes ahead, they will get all the benefits, and we will pay the price. Energy East is their Reward and Our Risk -- And no community should stand for that.dry cleaning solvent leaked, poisoning 74 local wells. Manotick had to spend millions of dollars to build a new water distribution system. Manotick still pipes its water from Ottawa, because the local water supply still isn’t safe, 22 years later.

The threat we face is vastly greater. If TransCanada’s plan is approved, our Highly Vulnerable Aquifer will be crossed by a pipeline carrying 1.1 million barrels of oil and solvents every day. When this very same pipeline exploded in Beardmore three years ago, it took TransCanada six hours to shut off the gas flow. In that amount of time, the proposed pipe could lose 275,000 barrels of tar sands crude, poisonous gunk sinking into our aquifer, in just a few hours. We make no apology for not wanting poison in our drinking water. This project IS a threat to our homes and farms and businesses, and we should be proud to defend those things.

We stand with many communities across the country, that are saying stop spending billions to wreck local and national and global ecosystems. Opposition to Energy East and similar projects is growing, and we are proud to be part of it. If this project goes ahead, they will get all the benefits, and we will pay the price. Energy East is their Reward and Our Risk -- And no community should stand for that.

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Editorial

National Day of Remembrance and Action murderer had chosen to kill women, simply because they were women. He announced to his victims that he was “fighting feminism”, and that women had ruined his life.

Society has always avoided dealing openly with the issue of violence against women, and the Montreal tragedy was one of the first major events which allowed a more public discussion of the reality that exists in every community in the country.

At the time, I was the father of three daughters, and the thought that some man had targeted women appalled me. Reading about the men in that classroom who had simply obeyed the killer and left the room, and the women to their fate, sickened me. The massacre at L’Ecole Polytechnique led to more stringent gun control laws in Canada, but that hasn’t prevented further mass shootings, not all of them targeting women. But the attitudes that lay behind that event remains to this day.

Women are beaten, mentally and physically, even raped and murdered, and many people silently think they must have “asked for it”.

by David Shanahan The municipal council has been asked to declare Saturday, December 6 as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, marking the anniversary of the Montreal Massacre in 1989. For those who remember that awful evening at L’Ecole Polytechnique, when a young man deliberately separated out the men and women in an Engineering class, it is hard to believe that twenty-five years has passed. The murderer told the men to leave the room before he shot all nine women left behind, killing six. He then roamed the corridors of the school and shot a total of twenty-eight people. Fourteen women were killed and another ten, along with four men, were wounded. One of the women was stabbed to death after being shot and wounded. This all happened in less than twenty minutes, and the killer used a legallyobtained rifle and a hunting knife. He then shot himself.

What particularly struck people in the aftermath, was the realisation that the

Everyone, male and female, can get into a fight, or argument, or confrontation; but no-one has the right to deliberately strike another: it is criminal and only a claim of self-defense can help excuse it. I accept that none of us are perfect, that some of the worst bullies in schools, particularly high schools, can be female. I also know that many men have had their lives ruined by false accusations of harassment and abuse of women. But none of that should hide the fact that the percentage of the female population of this country (and, by extension, this community) can expect to face abuse of some kind by men in their lives.

The case of Jian Ghomeshi has only underlined the fact that many abusers are unsuspected, and that power and celebrity can shield abusers from being uncovered.

Women are often simply not believed when they report abuse, or, even worse, male police officers, bosses, or others in authority, don’t take them seriously. In Britain, over the past five years, many popular figures from the music and entertainment

industry, who were icons of the 60's and 70's, have been revealed to have carried on an almost unrestricted campaign of abuse of young girls and women for decades, even though their behaviour was known to people in the media, in their workplace, and in sectors of the industry. Would anyone have suspected Bill Cosby of that kind of behaviour?

Shouting, screaming, ridiculing, humiliating, punching, kicking - all of these are the work of cowards, bullies, men who should be looked on with disgust, despised and rejected by other men. Women who are abused very often are made feel it is their own fault, that they somehow provoked the abuse. They make excuses out of misplaced love of their husband, or partner, or boyfriend. Abused women often go back to the abuser, make excuses for him, sincerely believe he will change, that it was one-of event, that he didn’t mean it - so many excuses are made for these so-called men.

The Victim Issues Coordinating Committee (VICC) of Leeds and Grenville have asked the NG Council to declare December 6 a special day in order “to promote awareness and raise the profile of this day in your local community”. There have been so many special days, weeks and months proclaimed by so many councils over the years. Perhaps there is something more that our Council can do. Perhaps on December 6 we can all wear a red ribbon in memory of all victims of abuse. Maybe we could put on presentations in our schools, educating young men and women about this appalling fact of life, one that will affect so many of them as they carry on through life.

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Letters to the Editor Dear Editor: I would like to know just why there is no emergency housing in this town and why all these people charge so much rent, because a friend of mine had to move just to save some money. These people who charge so much is going into their retirement.

There should be emergency housing and with two old members re-elected to council, maybe it is time you two started earning your salary and look into emergency housing and more senior housing. Now if this is too hard, maybe there are some other members that should be on council. I know that there is some people who want to make a quick buck from the poor. And this is why there is a poor turn out for voting because we are tired of getting the run around through the years before election and when it comes to the election many promise are made and

none carried through.

Also you do not put the challenged people in with seniors what kind of govt is this.

Capt Milfred W.A.Harper.

Dear Editor: I am compelled to correct a few misconceptions in the article “Lest we forget the living” in the November 19 edition.

First, Korea veterans did qualify for the same benefits as veterans of World War Two. Veterans Affairs paid for my university the same as it did for those who came before me.

I had my room, board, tuition and medical expenses paid by the Canadian Government and am still grateful for the help.

Secondly, Veterans Affairs treated me with promptness and the greatest of courtesy.

When I applied for a pension for a shrapnel wound inflicted in a battle accident, I walked into Camp Hill Hospital at 9:00 in the morning and left with a

pension at 11:00.

There were no parades for people like me, the replacements. Our numbers were small. However, when the regiments returned home they were recognized. The first battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment, for example, was given the key to the city of Ottawa.

Finally, when the North Koreans came over the 38th parallel on June 25, 1950, Russians piloted their MIGs and commanded some of the tanks. The war was threatening to break into World War Three, and President Truman was under enormous pressure

by Europeans to de-escalate.

His staff came up with the euphemism “Police Action”.

Subsequently, the Russians withdrew combat personnel, though they kept advisors. The term “police action” proved a very useful tool of diplomacy and is hard to connect to lack of parades.

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a man, though those abusers bring me close to it sometimes. Men are not the problem: we are not all monsters and bullies, any more than women are. And I recognise that women must empower themselves and not rely on men to handle the problem for them. But we men can stand with them in this; we can teach our sons, we can be role models to them, showing them that men can have integrity and honour. We can teach our daughters that men can be trustworthy, and to watch out for those who are not.

More than anything, maybe it’s time we brought this whole scandal out into the light of day and openly condemned violence of every kind against women. Maybe this council could find a way to establish a shelter

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They are our mothers, sisters, daughters, and their abusers are our fathers, brothers and sons. We are all part of this problem, and it’s time we accepted the fact and dealt with it. No more massacres.

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Municipalities receive provincial funding

The Province of Ontario is providing funding to support the modernization of critical infrastructure, like roads and bridges. Through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund, 426 municipalities across the province will receive annual funding to support improvements and repairs to road, bridge, water and wastewater projects. The improvements to local infrastructure are designed to help revitalise communities through job creation and strengthening the local economy.

Half of the funding is allocated annually using a formula which takes into account the different infrastructure and fiscal needs of very different communities.

The remaining $50 million is available through an

application-based process, allowing municipalities to continue partnering with the province to invest in critical infrastructure projects. Since 2003, Ontario has provided nearly $100 billion in public infrastructure funds. These investments have helped municipalities repair and upgrade roads and bridges, revitalize community infrastructure and modernize and expand transit systems.

The plan is to invest more than $130 billion in public infrastructure over the next 10 years. This, according to government statistics, will support more than 110,000 jobs on average each year in construction and related industries. North Grenville’s share of the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund for the period

2014 - 2016 is $63,500. We also share in the $394,400 which has been granted to the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, and the concrete example of the benefits to this municipality can be seen in the preliminary work that has started on widening County Road 43.

Other municipalities in this region are also sharing in the largesse. The town of Prescott received $68,900; the Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley, $25,000; the Township of Edwardsburgh-Cardinal, $47,200; the town of Perth, $63,600; the Township of Rideau Lakes, $88,400; the town of Smiths Falls, $178,100; and the Township of North Dundas $54,400.

Municipalities in Ontario have been suffering a great

deal of fiscal pain in recent years, as support from the provincial government has continued to decline. The Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund is one bright spot in this story, and the grants have been welcomed by municipal associations.

Ron Eddy, the chair of the Rural Ontario Municipal Association, responded to the grant program: “I am pleased to see the Ontario Government continuing to support the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund to provide stable, annual funding to address local priorities. This will ensure municipalities across Ontario receive predictable support for critical infrastructure projects that support healthy, prosperous communities.”

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New Auto Insurance laws to fight fraud Ontario has passed the Fighting Fraud and Reducing Automobile Insurance Rates Act, 2014, which the provincial government believes will help to combat “fraud and abuse, reduce costs and uncertainty in the auto insurance system and protect more than nine million licensed drivers across the province”. The new law will improve Ontario's auto insurance dispute resolution system by helping injured Ontario drivers have their disputed claims settled faster and get the benefits they require sooner.

The government has been promoting the new act as a positive step in its campaign against the high costs of owning a car in Ontario, and the legislation is actually a combination of two pieces of legislation which had been introduced separately earlier this year. By combining provisions of the Fighting Fraud and Reducing Automobile Insurance Rates Act, 2014 originally introduced on March 4, 2014, and the Roadside Assistance Protection Act,

2014 originally introduced on April 15, 2014, the government hopes the recent version will cover more related areas and provide a more comprehensive package of measures.

One area which the new legislation addresses is that of towing and vehicle storage costs, which, in some cases, took advantage of the immediate post-accident confusion to over-charge drivers for services, and demand cash payments before vehicles would be towed away from accident sites.

The new law provides consumer protections specific to the towing and vehicle storage industries by requiring tow and storage providers to make their rates available publicly. These providers must accept alternative forms of payment from consumers, such as credit cards, and not insist on cash only; and they are required to provide an invoice, including an itemized list of the services provided and the total cost, before demanding or receiving payment. There are also changes affecting the length

of time these vehicle storage companies can retain the vehicles. These changes will contribute to lower claim costs for insurers and more certainty in Ontario's auto insurance system, helping to reduce rates for drivers.

This new law is part of an on-going campaign by the provincial government to reduce costs to motorists in Ontario. In August of last year, the province announced its plan to reduce auto insurance rates for Ontario drivers by an average of 15% within three years. In the first year, rates fell, on average, by just over 6%. An independent report, delivered this year, has assessed the impact of auto insurance reforms introduced to date on both costs and premiums. The report confirms that lower costs have been effected through the government reforms, but notes that more needs to be done if the target reductions are to be achieved by the date set.

The Ontario Government established an Anti-Fraud Task Force in 2011 to investigate the extent of automo-

bile insurance fraud and to provide recommendations on how to reduce it. The firm of KPMG conducted public consultations and reviewed records and reports on the issue of auto insurance fraud in its various manifestations, before submitting a final report to the government towards the end of 2012. The study concluded that auto insurance fraud is a significant problem in Ontario and made a total of thirty-eight recommendations on how to counter the problem.

So far, according to the government, the province has taken action to address more than half of those recommendations, including key proposals for licensing health service providers that bill auto insurance companies directly, enhancing oversight of the towing industry and transforming the auto insurance dispute resolution system. Motorists should see a noticeable decrease in auto insurance premiums, and, possibly, a different attitude on the part of towing and vehicle storage companies.

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New Council to be sworn in on Monday The Swearing-In Ceremony for the newly-elected municipal council for North Grenville will take place on Monday, December 1, at 1 pm in the Theatre at the Municipal Centre.

Cahl Pominville, as Director of Corporate Services/Clerk for the municipality, will be acting as the MC and conducting the swearing of the Declaration of Office. There will then be a reception in the Theatre with coffee, treats, etc. so that those in attendance have an opportunity to meet the new Council. This Swearing-In Ceremony is open to the public and all are welcome to attend this event. It is important to arrive prior to 1 pm, as this is a relatively short event.

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OPP Festive RIDE Program aims for a safe holiday season on roads The Ontario Provincial Police will be out in force during the 2014 holiday season to prevent unnecessary deaths and injuries by encouraging all motorists to drive responsibly. The Festive R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) campaign began on November 24 and runs until January 2, 2015.

While the number of irresponsible motorists who continue to drive while impaired by drugs and/or alcohol is small, the carnage and harm they can cause is impossible to calculate. The OPP is calling on everyone to never drive impaired and to discourage others from doing so. If someone you encounter insists on driving impaired, call 911 so the police service of jurisdiction can take the driver off the road before someone is harmed.

"The OPP goal is to get through the holiday season without losing a

single life to impaired driving. We will use a combination of public education and focused enforcement to drive home the message that impaired driving on Ontario roads is never acceptable," said OPP Commissioner Vince Hawkes.

“Road safety is a priority for Grenville County OPP and officers will be proactive during this year’s Festive RIDE campaign to ensure impaired drivers are detected and removed from the road. Grenville County OPP is also asking the public to assist by calling in a suspected impaired driver, and if able be prepared to provide a vehicle description, location and direction of travel. Our Communications Centre can be contacted by calling 911.

Furthermore, as Grenville County Detachment Commander I ask that everyone drinks responsibly, have a designated driver or another pre-planned method of getting home. Road Safety is the responsibil-

ity of everyone and is an obligation that each of us must fulfill,” said Grenville County OPP Inspector Bolton.

The OPP is also reminding the public that driving while impaired by drugs other than alcohol is equally dangerous and against the law. OPP Drug Recognition Experts (DRE) will be working over the holiday season to remove these irresponsible drivers from the road as well.

OPP officers have seen a worrisome increase in the number of drivers being charged with driving impaired by drugs other than alcohol. While the equipment that tests your Blood Alcohol Concentration through a breath sample will not detect these other drugs, officers can detect drug use and will charge offenders. None of this will be necessary if everyone uses a designated driver or public transportation so everyone can enjoy the

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holiday season safely.

In 2014 up to the end of September, 5,685 impaired charges have been laid by the OPP. Encouragingly, this is down 17 percent from the same period in 2013 which saw 6,842 impaired charges laid.

However, for the same period, there was a 32 percent increase in 2014 in the number of drug impaired driving occurrences compared to 2013.

The OPP is also reminding drivers that there is no safe amount of alcohol consumption when driving. This is evident every year in the number of Warn Range Suspensions the OPP issues to drivers whose Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) falls within the 0.05 to 0.08 range. Those who are issued a Warn Range Suspension immediately lose their licence at the roadside and are not allowed to drive from that point on for a minimum of three days.

The OPP is asking the public to join in on the conversation on Facebook during the campaign. Share your thoughts, stories and personal experiences with impaired drivers/driving, as well as any positive

stories about people you encounter over the holidays whose actions and decisions about drinking and driving contribute to a safe holiday season on our roads.

Canada began to diversify its economy and to develop value-added commodities and services such as telecommunications, information technology, aerospace, biotechnology, etc. In fact by the end of the century, close to 60 percent of all merchandise exports consisted of valueadded products rather than raw resources.

However, with the current government’s declared goal of making Canada the “world’s next energy superpower” with the bitumen industry as the centerpiece of this plan, Canada has quickly reverted back to what is referred to as a “staples” economy. From “hewers of wood and drawers of water” we have now become “scrapers of tar”. And Canada once again finds itself in a self-reinforcing staples trap whereby it must rely more and more on exporting bitumen to keep the economy going, and thereby leaving itself highly vulnerable to a sudden downturn in oil prices such as we are presently experiencing.

Further, the growing bitumen industry with its corresponding surge in foreign investments, has resulted in an overvalued Canadian petro dollar. This has negatively impacted Canada’s other

export-oriented industries including manufacturing and tourism. This in turn has resulted in a “dramatic deterioration in our overall export performance as we now experience a large and chronic current account deficit”.

The growing degree of foreign ownership and control in the petroleum industry and the continuing net outflow of profit to foreign corporations not only reduces our capacity to manage our economy but even threatens our economic sovereignty.

The authors of “The Bitumen Cliff” conclude that “the bitumen-driven restructuring of the Canadian economy, focused so tightly on the extraction and export of a single non-renewable resource, has created many economic, environmental, and geopolitical risks for our country”. With the growing threat of climate change, it is anticipated that countries will finally be forced to quickly reduce fossil fuel production and consumption. The surprising agreement recently reached between the United States and China to reduce carbon emissions may signal the beginning of the end for the oil industry.

“By investing so heavily in an industry that is ultimately constrained by

climate change”, the authors continue, “Canada limits its capacity to adapt to climate realities, and undermines our ability to foster new, sustainable industries.” In other words, by putting all its eggs in one basket, Canada has pushed itself in an economic pigeonhole.

Instead of building a pipeline to help the expansion of the tar sand’s huge and expensive oil extraction operations, TransCanada, together with the oil companies and our government, should be working to quickly transition to renewable energy sources and “to re-orient Canada’s economy around more balanced, innovative and low-carbon industries”.

This would place Canada in a good position to catch the economic upside of what some economists call the 6th wave of industrial innovation, that is green technologies, renewable energy resources and sustainable products and services. This is not a pipe dream. It is highly achievable as demonstrated by countries like Germany and some Scandinavian countries.

In conclusion, I believe that contrary to TransCanada’s sales pitch, “the more you know about the pipeline, the more it makes NO sense”.

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The Energy East Pipeline makes NO sense Victor Desroches Bishop’s Mills The current TransCanada campaign to promote the Energy East Pipeline claims that “the more you know about the pipeline, the more it makes sense”. I wish to dispute that statement and affirm the exact opposite.

I will not dwell on the many environmental reasons why the project should not proceed. The risks to nearly 1000 waterways, including the Rideau River, that the pipeline will cross, the very high risks to the drinking water for over 10 thousand residents in North Grenville, the worrisome safety record of TransCanada (despite unsupported claims made by the company at their recent information session), and the dangers to our planet and to civilization as we know it, associated with expanding the Alberta tar sands operations, have all been thoroughly and convincingly exposed by others.

Instead, this letter attempts to disprove the claims made by TransCanada that the pipeline is good for the Canadian economy because it creates jobs, it ensures much needed revenue to maintain our standard of living, and it supports long term economic November 24, 2014

stability and growth. Much of the information that I will use is taken from a report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives published in 2013 called ‘The Bitumen Cliff’. The report concluded that the unprecedented and unregulated growth in the bitumen industry has not achieved the benefits claimed by the resource sector. In fact it has made our economy weaker and more vulnerable to possible future “game changers” such as climate change.

First, let’s have a close look at the job creation claim.

Being a capital-intensive industry, petroleum extraction and transportation is among the weakest job-creating sectors in the economy as a whole. For example, for the decade ending in 2011, 16,500 jobs were created by the petroleum industry which amounted to less than 1 percent of all the new jobs generated by the Canadian economy during that period.

Research has in fact found that investing the $1.3 billion that the Canadian government spends on subsidies to oil and gas companies, in renewable energy, public transit, or energy efficiency, could create 6-8 times as many jobs. At the highest end, green investment could

create 34 times more jobs than just building another pipeline.

In addition, money spent on building a pipeline produces mostly short-term jobs.

Bringing this a bit closer to home, a representative of TransCanada stated that the Energy East Project would create 250 jobs in Peterborough making motors for the pumps required to push the bitumen through the pipeline.

However, these jobs are “expected to last 3 years”, that is until the oil starts to flow which is expected to be by 2018. So much for sustainable jobs! It is no wonder that some unions are starting to question the job-creating benefits of the Energy East Project and are looking for more sustainable jobs. It is also worth noting that one of the authors of “The Bitumen Cliff” is an economist at the Canadian Auto Workers Union.

The second area of contention is the perceived benefits of the oil industry on our overall economy and trade.

For most of its history, Canada was primarily a supplier of raw materials (fish, fur, wheat, timber, minerals etc.) to more developed industrial countries. However, this changed during the latter half of the last century when

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Expanding Agricultural Production Insurance Ontario is proposing amendments to the Crop Insurance Act, 1996, that would, if passed, allow more types of agricultural products to be covered by production insurance. Production insurance is part of a suite of business risk management programs designed to help farmers manage losses due to events like weather, pests and disease.

The costs of these programs are predictable, stable and shared by producers and the provincial and federal governments.

Currently, production insurance is available for almost

ninety commercially grown crops, including grains, oilseeds and certain fruits and vegetables. However, Ontario is the only province in Canada without the authority to expand production insurance beyond crops to the broader agricultural sector. If passed, the proposed Agriculture Insurance Act would give Ontario the authority to expand insurance to support the agrifood industry in the event of unexpected loss of production for agriculture products.

In 2013, there were more than 14,000 producers insured under Ontario’s Production

Insurance program, representing more than five million acres in crop land. Allowing more types of products to be covered by production insurance is part of the commitments made by the Ontario government under the Growing Forward 2 agreement in 2013. An Ontario government agency, Ontario Agricorp is responsible for delivering risk management programs, such as crop insurance, to the agricultural sector in the province. It was established in 1996 and is partially funded by the federal government.

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by Jim Bertram I had the pleasure of reading in last week’s issue of the North Grenville Times an eloquent article concerning the deeply felt mandate of that newspaper.

It stated the importance of attending to the various incidents occurring in this community. It referred to the editorial function as well as a perceived duty to permit all opinions and expressions of interest to find a place of expression. It mentioned intent not to give offense. It also stated a dedication to the more important objective of airing all pertinent facts, ideas and interpretations with the laudable intent of completely informing the residents of our community of important events occur-

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ring in the world about us, events which have meaningful impacts on our lives.

Such a mandate is no mean thing. This is true since information from all quarters and points of view is the life blood of any community which aspires to a democratic way of life.

We must strive to be informed and give ourselves the means to do so. We must not only tolerate the expression of other points of view, even those we disagree with. We must actively seek them out. And we must test our own arguments against them.

Sometimes we will win the argument, or at least think we have and continue to adhere to firmly held ideas. But sometimes, or perhaps often, we will see something in the other

The North Grenville Times argument that is of value.

Perhaps it will turn out to be admirable. Or maybe not. The market of ideas is a mixed one indeed!

And then we must pursue our arguments, discussions and projects at the political level and make the best effort we can to select the best of the ideas and projects presented as guides for our individual and collective behaviour. And we must remember that it is never wrong to admit we WERE wrong and adopt a better way of thinking and behaving. That is, in fact, a good part of the strength of democratic social practice!

Of course, all of this is very ideal and the world doesn’t always, in fact never, conspire to aid us in such behaviour. We become too sure of our principles. So do others. Information is sometimes forgotten as an important resource in everyone’s decision-making and self-education process. And it is definitely convenient not to have nitpickers examining everything one does or says for inadequacies. It is so easy to wander far from the path of seeking and providing information, even when it is one’s duty to so. And that’s why organizations like the Times are not only necessary, but are indeed salutary for the lives of North Grenville’s citizens.

However, a newspaper, even one as well-intentioned and well-led as the Times, can’t achieve the lofty goals of democratic discussion of ideas all by itself. Those in a position to affect our lives on a daily basis by their decision-making must make an effort to make information about these decisions available to us. They must do so in a timely manner. They must do so in a comprehensible manner. They must be ready to explain arcane

terms. They must be aggressive in the pursuit of the goal of informing the public.

They must also aggressively insist on holding public meetings where ideas may be aired, where the residents of North Grenville may have input into decision-making.

To do less is a disservice to our community. And shortcomings in the information stream are sure to lead to inadequately formed ideas about the issues affecting our community. After all, we can only comment based on the information which we have. If it’s faulty, inadequate or non-existent, the fault may lie largely with those who have not, for a host of reasons, provided an undistorted, unfiltered and complete information profile. If from time to time a woefully inadequate mélange of ideas and pseudofacts is published, we must not only look at the writer of the message. We must look at the information base and the time-line over which it was delivered in order to fully understand the reason for the erroneous article.

In the end, bad commentary and thinking often springs from bad or inadequate information.

If important actors in the community can see to it that information around significant and complex issues is provided AND explained, then it is the job of those who report and comment to do their important work of communication. This writer has confidence that they will do so if the necessary and prerequisite abundant sources of information exist for their perusal. And they will do so in a typical cacophony of divergent points of view, a discordant symphony which is music to the ears of all democrats.

I say, let the orchestra play!

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UPCOMING UPCOMING MEETINGS MEETINGS COUNCIL COUNCIL Monday, Monday, December December 8th 8th at at 6:30pm 6:30pm in in the the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre.

Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre.

COMMITTEE COMMITTEE OF OF THE THE WHOLE WHOLE Monday, Monday, December December 1st 1st at at 6:30pm 6:30pm in in the the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre.

Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre. For For agenda agenda information, information, please please contact contact the the Clerk’s Clerk’s Office Office or or the the Municipal Municipal website. website.

COUNCIL COUNCIL SWEARING-IN-CEREMONY SWEARING-IN-CEREMONY Please Please be be advised advised that that the the Swearing-In-CereSwearing-In-Ceremony mony for for the the new new Council Council of of the the Municipality Municipality of North Grenville will take place on of North Grenville will take place on Monday, Monday, December December 1st 1st at at 1:00 1:00 pm pm in in the the Theatre Theatre at at the the Municipal Municipal Centre.

Centre. Members Members of of the the public public are are invited invited to to attend. attend.

NEW NEW SOLID SOLID WASTE WASTE & & RECYCLING RECYCLING CONTRACTORS CONTRACTORS Please Please be be advised advised that that the the new new Solid Solid Waste Waste and and Recycling Recycling Contract Contract came came into into effect effect NoNovember vember 17th, 17th, 2014.

2014. Once Once again again we we have have 22 separate separate contractors contractors for for solid solid waste waste and and rerecycling. cycling. Picking Picking up up for for solid solid waste waste is is GlenGlenview view Iron Iron and and Metal Metal (GIM) (GIM) and and for for recycling recycling is is Cruickshank Construction Ltd. The schedule Cruickshank Construction Ltd. The schedule should should remain remain relatively relatively uninterrupted, uninterrupted, howhowever ever ifif you you have have any any questions, questions, please please contact contact the the Public Public Works Works Department Department at at 613-258-9569 613-258-9569 ext.

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2014 2014 BURN BURN PERMITS PERMITS Residents are Residents are reminded reminded that that in in accordance accordance with with By-Law By-Law 33-12, 33-12, aa Burn Burn Permit Permit is is required required to to conduct conduct open open burning burning on on property property located located outside of the urban area.

Burn Permits outside of the urban area. Burn Permits for for 2014 2014 are are available available at at the the Municipal Municipal Office Office or or at at the the Fire Fire Hall Hall at at 259 259 County County Rd. Rd. 44 44 for for aa fee fee of of $15.00. $15.00. Please Please contact contact the the Fire Fire Hall Hall at at 2582582438 ext.

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It’s a Sign of the Times Peter Johnson Upper Oxford Mills, ON. Ahoy, generous reader.

If you will allow, let me take you on a trip down memory lane. Let's go back to a time in your youth when you played games with your parents. Board games and card games.

Remember how they let you win? That's probably a false memory. Parents, like politicians, don't like to lose. To anybody. The fact that their progeny are at a disadvantage would not result in any loss of sleep.

The other thing they demonstrated was the distinct lack of memory of having cheated in order to whup your inky-dinky butt. In this way, they were teaching you a valuable lesson about politics and politicians. Our 'family-oriented' federal Conservatives have given us a demonstration of this valuable lesson being put into practice, on a nation-wide scale.

In the past few weeks, a few former Conservatives have been found guilty by Canadian courts: Michael Sona has been sentenced to 9 months in jail plus a year's probation for his role in the Robocalls Affair.

Former MP for Peteborough, as well as secretary to the Prime Minister, the ever-pugnacious, Dean Del Maestro was found guilty of campaign overspending, in addition to then filing false documents to cover up his dastardly deeds.

Next, waiting in the wings, and making the government very nervous, is the combative Mike Duffy...he of the Senate... that non-elected Hall of Privilege. Add the names Whalen and Brazeau to this shining list of Icons of Integrity and good ol' family values. Next, sprinkle on a dash of maligning comments made by government representatives directed at a no less exalted figure than Beverly McLachlin, The Right Honourable Chief Justice of The Supreme Court of Canada. And next, Sheila Fraser, the much-respected Auditor General of Canada (she who slammed the 'Fair Elections Act), was similarly disparaged by this Party. Toss in the fact that the Parliamentary Budget Officer had to take the Government to court to November 24, 2014

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get documents relating to the budget. ('What!', you say. It is the truth...I am not making this stuff up) And herein lies the lesson that was referred to in the first paragraph...the part about the distinct lack of memory.

And what does all of this add up to, apart from very questionable ethical behavior? Business as usual in Canadian politics, in 2014.

As Michael den tandt (National Post) pointed out recently, “The gap between that reality, and the way in which most die-hard Tories prefer to see themselves, is wide. Attend any Conservative fundraiser in the land and you will find people who say they espouse blunt speech, honesty, hard work, patriotism, family, and a clear delineation between right and wrong. In their speeches, Conservatives are all about personal responsibility.”

And you can bet, as surely as you will rarely spot a Canadian getting out of their car and actually walking into a coffee shop, these Tories will not acknowledge any discrepancy between the two scenarios: their sermons about 'honesty, hard work, patriotism, family...' versus the number of their former party-favourites who are being marched off to jail.

What you will hear is the hue and cry of the rabid tory-applauders who will be after the hide of any who have the nerve, the gall, the lack of intelligence and good judgement, to bring any of this to light and question it...like what you are reading right now.

As Mr. den tandt asks, “So where, then, is the expression of remorse, on the part of the party or its senior leaderships, for the growing list of wrongs done in their name and on their watch? Where is the frank acknowledgment that Michael Sona, Dean Del

Mastro, Mike Duffy, Nigel Wright, Patrick Brazeau, Pamela Wallin, Bruce Carson and others were not operating in a vacuum?”

Where indeed? Remember the first principle of politics: 'Never Admit To Any Wrong-Doing' or is it: 'Never Do Or Say Anything That Will Lose An Election'? I would imagine, on Mr. Harper's desk there is, right beside the picture of him scowling at Vladimir Putin, an engraved plaque that reminds him: “NEVER APOLOGISE NEVER EXPLAIN”. It has worked for him in the past. Why change now? And with the self-destructive opposition he is facing, why should he? The Tories don't need to listen to the rabble. There will always be enough support, no matter how many of their minions get hauled off to court. It's just 'A Sign of the Times'. p.s. After last week's column, in which the Tories were roundly criticized for cuts to personnel in the Department of Veteran's Affairs, several cabinet ministers were proudly announcing that, “The federal government will provide $200 million over six years to address mental health issues among members of the Canadian Forces.”(CBC) Could it be that the federal Tories noticed that 128 regular forces personnel and 32 reservists have committed suicide in the past decade.

Or, could it be that Mr. Harper has been religiously scanning the weekly editions of the ever-enlightening, highly-harmonizing, never-nefarious, justifiablyjocular North Grenville Times? I like to think that it must be so. My dearly beloved believes otherwise—she thinks I should start wearing a helmet when I go skating. Until next time, Be Well.

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Healthy for the Holidays..."Feel good and look Great" The holidays offer a perfect opportunity for enjoying loved ones, celebrating life, being grateful, and reflecting on what’s important. They are also a time to appreciate the gift of health. It’s tempting to ditch your workouts as your days fill up with holiday preparations, parties and errands, but you still need to stay active. Celebration doesn't have to mean gluttonous eating, or deprivation for that matter. It's time to bring the focus back to the purpose of the holiday. Enjoy your friends and family, the time off and the traditions of the holidays.

Support health and safety for yourself and others by following these timeless holiday tips Wash your hands often Keeping hands clean is one of the most important steps you can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others. Wash your hands with soap and clean running water, rubbing them for at least 20 seconds.

Stay warm Cold temperatures can cause serious health problems, especially in infants and older adults. Stay dry, and dress warmly in several layers of loose-fitting, tightly woven clothing.

Manage stress The holidays don’t need to take a toll on your health and pocketbook. Keep your commitments and spending in check. Balance work, home, and play. Get support from family and friends. Keep a relaxed and positive outlook. Make sure to get proper sleep.

Travel safely Whether you're travelling across town or around the world, help ensure your trip is safe. Don’t drink and drive, and don’t let someone else drink and drive. Always wear a seat belt and always buckle your child in the car using a child safety seat, booster seat, or seat belt appropriate for his/her height, weight, and age.

Be smoke-free Avoid smoking and breathing other people's smoke. If you smoke, quit today! Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW or talk to your health care provider for help.

Handle and prepare food safely As you prepare holiday meals, keep yourself and your family safe from food-related illness. Wash hands and surfaces often.

Avoid cross-contamination by keeping raw meat, poultry, seafood, and eggs (including their juices) away from ready-to-eat foods and eating surfaces. Cook foods to the proper temperature. Refrigerate promptly. Do not leave perishable foods out for more than two hours.

Eat healthy, and be active With balance and moderation, you can enjoy the holidays the healthy way. Choose fresh fruit as a festive and sweet substitute for candy. Limit fats, salt, and sugary foods. Find fun ways to stay active, such as dancing to your favourite holiday music. Be active for at least 2½ hours a week. Help kids and teens be active for at least 1 hour a day.

Exercise will help you deal with added stress and give you energy for everything you need to accomplish. It will also help you manage your weight through the maze of parties and gatherings you’ll be attending.

Hydrate Keep your water bottle with you at all times. You should be drinking eight, 8-oz glasses of water each day. One handy trick is to buy a 64 ounce water jug. Fill it up in the morning and know that you need to finish it by the end of the day.

Keep the focus on fun, not food Most holidays are associated with certain foods. Christmas at your house might not be the same without your aunt's green been casserole, but that doesn't mean food has to be the main focus. Instead, throw yourself into the other rituals a holiday brings, whether it's carolling or tree trimming.

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73’s Face the Colts and the Raiders this week

@rinkrat On Friday night, the Cornwall Colts visited North Grenville to battle the hot Kemptville 73’s. Kemptville’s previous two games featured a 4-3 win over Kanata and a 4-3 overtime loss against Gloucester. On the other hand, Cornwall was ice cold, having dropped their last three games by a combined score of 17-11.

There was no scoring in the first period. There was, however, lots of fast hockey and thundering checks, which created a very entertaining game. In the second period, the Colts scored first when they came up with a 2 on 1 break. Kemptville played it well and Jake Tugnutt made the great save but the puck trickled through his legs and stopped behind him in the blue paint. The Cornwall player just reached behind him and tapped it into the open net. The Colts added another with two seconds

left in a power play and took the 2-0 lead into the break.

The 73’s came out hard in the third period but couldn’t get the break they were looking for and it remained 2-0 until late in the third. The 73’s pulled the goalie for the extra shooter but the Colts were able to pop one into the empty net. Cornwall ended their losing streak at Kemptville’s expense and went home with the 3-0 win. Alex Row was named the third star of the game.

On Sunday, the 73’s played Nepean at their home arena. The first period was scoreless with both teams recording 9 shots. In the second, Nepean took a penalty giving the 73’s a power play. Alex Row found Jason Tackett in front of the net but the goalie stopped his shot. Erik Brown got to the rebound and put Kemptville up 1-0. Five minutes later, the Raiders tied the game. They were able to take

the lead before the end of the period. In the third, Tackett wove his magic again, beat a Nepean defenceman with a slick move and picked up Brown breaking towards the net. Brown fired a shot low on the stickside and tied the game at 2. Late in the third period, Tackett flipped the puck back to the blue line where Brandon Cole corralled it. Cole let a shot go and Row tipped it passed the Raider net minder to make it 3-2 Kemptville. At 18:38 of the third, Row took a quick shot that the goalie blocked but the rebound bounced right out front onto Brown’s stick.

Brown found the back of the net for his third of the game.

Leading 4-2, Matt Tugnutt gathered the puck in his own end and with Nepean pressing with an extra skater, he got the pass through to Tyler Young for an empty net goal and cemented the 73’s win with a score of 5-2.

Brandon Cole was the first star and Owen Guy was the second star. Erik Brown had three goals and Jason Tackett picked up three assists.

This week’s action features the 73’s traveling to Smiths Falls to battle the Bears on Friday with the opening faceoff at 7:30. Then, Kemptville has a rare home game on Saturday night against the Brockville Braves. Game time is 7 pm. Catch the Junior A fever! Hockey with edge!

Storm Proud - Kemptville Storm Bantam B Finalists at the 32nd Annual KGHA Competitive Tournament

From left to right, bottom to top. 1st row: Stewart Mann, Paige Legault, Aly Thibert, Elgin Toole, Ashley Mann, Sam Benoit (G), Taylor Beggs, Chris Dawson. 2nd row: Doug Thibert, Mickayla Petersen, Alice Campbell, Alexa Burchill, Hailey Alexander, Emily Houston, Madelaine Langevin, Kaitlyn Dawson, Christine Houston, Joey Holmes, Dave Holmes.

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Our Kemptville Storm Bantam B girls came out of the gate strong in their round robin games, out-playing the host team Kanata but finishing with a 1-1 tie, then going on to defeat the Brampton Canadettes 2-0 and the Georgina Golden Hawks 3-1, out shooting their opponents 62-28 over that three game span. Despite going undefeated, our B'ers finished 4th in the round robin, drawing the #1 seed Nepean Wildcats for their semi-final game.

Nepean had yet to allow a goal in the tournament, putting up 3 shutouts in a row in round robin play.

Riding the shoulders of their own outstanding goal keeper, the Storm built an extremely hard fought 2-0 lead before a late third period power play goal put the Wildcats

on the board. A statement empty net slapper put the game away in the final minute of the game - giving our Storm the 3-1 victory and entrance to the finals. Playing Cornwall in the final - our B'ers erased deficits of 2-0 and 3-2, scoring their 3rd goal with less than 2 minutes left in the game to force overtime. The score remained a deadlock following double overtime and despite a tremendous effort from our three shooters and our goalie, the Storm were defeated in the shootout 2-1 and took home the silver.

An incredible display of heart and determination on display for the whole weekend. Congrats Girls - Just Awesome!

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by David Shanahan Even though it has been more than fifteen years since the amalgamation process created North Grenville, the residents of the older entities of Oxford-onRideau, South Gower and Kemptville not only retain strong feelings about the way the historic boundaries were erased, but harbour deep suspicions about who won and who lost in the amalgamation. The bylaws passed by these older municipalities are still being integrated into the new North Grenville books. Along the way, the historical records of almost 150 years have been scattered, some possibly lost, and it will take many more years before the full implications of amalgamation are understood.

But this was not the first time such an upheaval had occurred.

South Gower had been incorporated since 1834, but had different boundaries than today.

The north section was originally part of North Gower, which was itself part of Grenville County until it was separated in 1845. In 1846, the part of North Gower that lay south of the Rideau River was incorporated into South Gower. This is why, north of Concession 8 in South Gower, there is

a second Concession 2 and 3. These were originally part of North Gower.

In 1849, the Assembly of the province of Canada passed an Act commonly known as the Baldwin Act, which delegated authority to new Municipal governments, allowing them to pass by-laws and raise taxes. This new system replaced an older District system that had existed since the late eighteenth century and reflected the increased population of the Province and a move to a wider democracy in the Province. It was only in 1848 that Responsible Government had come to Canada: the system whereby the Government is answerable (responsible) to the elected representatives in the Assembly or Parliament, rather than simply governing at the discretion of the Governor. So, as the new Municipalities were incorporated during 1850, the new Township of Oxford-on-Rideau came into being on January 1 of that year, and held its first Council meeting in Kemptville on Monday, January 21, 1850.

This new Council was to lead in remarkably quick fashion to the separation of Kemptville from Oxford-on-Rideau just seven years later. There appears to have existed a clear distinction between the interests of the Kemptville people and those of

the rural areas. Kemptville was growing and seemed to have a very promising future. In 1851, the Council voted to invest the very large sum of £6,000 in buying stock in the proposed Bytown and Prescott Railway. This enterprise was the brainchild of a Kemptville resident, Robert Bell, and was a major economic initiative which proved pivotal in the development of Kemptville. The other major investors in the new company were Kemptville based businessmen, many of whom sat on Council. The railway reached Kemptville in 1854, and a year later had reached Ottawa. But the railway had also brought dissension: there are reports that the location of the railway station at Bedell was because the Kemptville citizens did not want to pay the extra subsidy to bring the line through their town.

By 1855, petitions were being sent to the Government to allow Kemptville to separate from the Township and form their own Municipality. However, under the terms of the Baldwin Act, a population of at least 1,000 was required before a municipality could be established, and Kemptville fell short.

Further petitions followed and, on July 1, 1856, An Act to incorporate the Village of Kemptville was passed, and it came into

effect on January 1, 1857.

The boundaries of the new village enclosed the east half of lot 24 and all of lots 25, 26, 27 and 28 in the 3rd Concession of Oxfordon-Rideau. In the rush to separate, the new Kemptville Council had failed to take the required oaths of office and a new act had to be passed in May, 1857 making them legal. This act also ordered Oxfordon-Rideau to transfer a percentage of the stock in the Bytown and Prescott Railway Company to the new Council, But the changes didn’t stop there. In 1858, yet another act was passed by the Province of Canada to change the boundaries of the new village of Kemptville. Squire Bottum, as William Bottum liked to be called, was a major landowner in the west end of the village.

The new boundary line ran, not along a lot line, but between the property owned by Henry Patton, Anglican minister, and Squire Bottum, excluding the Squire’s land from the new village and its new taxes. The boundary was juggled to include the new Grammar School established by the village, and was reduced south of the South Branch to run along the line between lots 26 and 27. This was to remain the official limits of Kemptville on the west until 1997.

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Workplace Excellence, 9:30—11:00

Follow CSE on: Next Month’s Highlights Career Dimensions Service Canada will NOT be at CSE for outreach services in December but will return in January on the 4th Wednesday New Program! Mapping Your Journey - Finding your GPS (Goals, Plans, Skills) - Call us to learn more!

December 23

Information and Decision Making 1:00—2:30

December 24

CSE Days! Come in for coffee and snacks!!

December 30

Information and Decision Making 10:00—11:30

The independent status of Kemptville proved to be very important in 1897.

Because of the decline in the lumber industry generally, there was a great deal of unemployment in the area by the mid-1890's.

To try and encourage economic development, the Council voted to provide a grant of $5,000 to Alonzo Bowen to establish a mill and grain elevator, which they hoped would provide employment in the village.

The grant was approved in a referendum, but it contravened Ontario law and was appealed to the Province. Given the special situation in Kemptville, the Assembly passed a special act in April, 1897 agreeing to the grant to Bowen, on condition it was again placed before the voters and approved by them by a two-thirds majority. Bowen’s mill, opened in November, 1897, did indeed become a major employer in Kemptville and developed into one of the biggest and most profitable industries in eastern Ontario. The Canadian Pacific Railway built a special branch just to service the mill. Bowen went on to provide electric lighting for the village from his plant, adding even further to the attractions of the village.

In 1962, the Village of Kemptville applied to have their status changed to that of a Town. This was approved by the Ontario Municipal Board on November 28, 1962, and Kemptville became a Town. The ruling by the OMB also provided

that the new Town have a Council consisting of a Mayor, a Reeve and four Councillors. Following this change, the Township of Oxford-on-Rideau applied to have their boundaries and area confirmed, so as to clearly establish the distinct areas of Kemptville and the Township.

This was finally approved by the OMB in 1968.

There was a great deal of confusion regarding the exact location of Kemptville’s western boundary, as the OMB were not sure where the dividing line between Patton and Bottum’s property was. Attempts were made to find a proper description of this boundary, but it was so irregular in nature that the original boundary description from 1858 was used in the final document in 1968.

And so things stood until 1997, when the policies of the Harris Government in Toronto led to the disappearance of the historic Townships of Oxford-on-Rideau and South Gower, as well as the newer Town of Kemptville, and the rise of the new Municipality of North Grenville. Three Mayors, Reeves and at least twelve Councillors were replaced by just one Mayor and four Councillors elected to represent a much larger population. In an ironic twist, the municipalities created out of a desire to increase democratic representation ended in a system where there were fewer representatives for a lager population. History is strange.

OPP Christmas Charity BBQ 2014

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year to all of our clients, employers and community partners. We look forward to assisting you in the new year!

Check out our online job board at: www.cseconsulting.com

The OPP Christmas Charity Barbeque is fast approaching! The event takes place on Thursday, December 4 from 11:30 am to 1 pm at the Kemptville OPP with all proceeds going to the Salvation Army Christmas Campaign. All unwrapped toys, non-perishable food items and monetary donations are accepted.

Special thanks to our sponsors Royal LePage Gale Real Estate

Employment Ontario programs are funded in part by the Government of Canada. Les programmes Emploi Ontario sont financés en partie par le gouvernement du Canada.

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Youngsters of Yore, Kemptville Public Library, 1:30 pm. Guests speaker: Aging Well-Theatre Group Old Town Christmas, from 10-4 pm, Old Town Kemptville up to the B&H on Sanders St. Free admission. For more details, visit our website oldtownkemptville.com or facebook.com/oldtownkemptville Holly Tea and Bazaar: St. John's United Church, 9 am to 2 pm for some Christmas shopping and bake sale purchases. Plan to stay for lunch as well.

OPP Christmas Charity BBQ from 11:30 am to 1 pm at the Kemptville OPP with all proceeds going to the Salvation Army Christmas Campaign. All unwrapped toys, non-perishable food items and monetary donations are accepted. Special thanks to our sponsors Royal LePage Gale Real Estate.

Spirit of Christmas in the Village, Maplewood school, tree lighting, santa and treats, 6:30 pm Dec 5 and activities throughout the village 10-7 pm, Dec 6. Come join us in the beautiful village of Oxford Mills.

Bayfield Manor Nursing and Retirement Home annual Snow Flurry Craft and Bake Sale 2 - 4 pm. There will be numerous craft tables and an excellent variety of delicious baked goods. All proceeds to towards Bayfield Manor Residents Council.

The North Grenville Concert Choir presents a lovely evening of Christmas music from around the world under the direction of Phillip Konopka. A “Traditional Choral Christmas” will be held at St. John’s United Church, Kemptville, 7:30 pm. Tickets are $15 at Brewed Awakenings, Kemptville or at the door or call 613-258-9978.

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The North Grenville Photography Club - Meeting first Wednesday of every month at the Auditorium at the Municipal Centre on Hwy 44. For more info see ngphotoclub.ca.

Bingo- First and third Wednesday of the month, Kemptville Legion.

Games start at 1 pm. All welcome. Refreshments available.

The Branch Artisans Guild, North Grenville Community Church,, 2659 Concession Street every 3rd Tuesday, 7 pm. New members welcomed!

KCCB, NG High School band room,7-8:30 pm. Brass and Woodwind musicians of all levels welcome! Music covers a wide range of musicals, classics, jazz and modern pieces. For more information, email dennis843@gmail.com"

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Bridge - St. John’s United Church, 6:45 pm. Cost $5, partner preferred but not necessary. For more info, contact Sandra at 613-258-2691.

North Grenville Toastmasters - Meeting 1 st & 3 rd Thurs. of the month, 7 pm at O’Farrell’s Financial Services, Cty Rd 44. Info, call 258-7665.

Klub 67 Euchre every second and fourth W ed. of the month beginning Sept 10, 1:15 pm, St. John's United Church downstairs. Everyone welcome, $5.00.

BNI Netw orking Group Breakfast, Grenville Mutual Insurance Building, 380 Colonnade Drive, 7- 8:30 am. Call 613-918-0430 for more information

Bridge- St. John’s United Church, 12:15 pm. Cost $4. "All levels of bridge players welcome. Come discover Duplicate Bridge. "Info, contact Sandra at 613-258-2691.

Friendship lunch, every Friday, Leslie Hall, Clothier St. W. Sponsored

by St. James, St. John, Kemptville Pentecostal Tabernacle, Salvation Army and Holy Cross churches. Serving begins at 11:30 am. No charge.

Goodwill offering. Traditional Thanksgiving dinner on Oct. 10. All are welcome.

The Kerith Debt Freedom Centre. Confidential coaches will help you get out of debt and stay out of debt. Free, open on the 2nd and 4th Sat. of the month from 9:30-11:30 at the NG Community Church. Appointments can be made at kdfc.ca or by calling 613-258-4815 x103.

Kemptville Legion breakfast, 3rd Saturday of the month, 8-10 am.

Adults $5; Children under 12, $3. All welcome.

Kemptville and Area Walking Group, Municipal Centre - Early birds: 8 am, others 8:30 am. Contact: Eva 258-4487.

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First 10 words are FREE for North Grenville Residents. Extra Words: 50 cents a word. Email classifieds@ngtimes.ca

SERVICES The Pet Nanny - Pet sitting, dog walking Kempt./ Merrickville. 613-979-2616 petnannykemptville.com

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Call 613-258-4242 Mention this ad to SAVE 10%.

Rideau River home at Burritt’s Rapids, 2 bedroom, 21/2 bathrooms, completely furnished including all appliances, $1650 plus utilities.

613 269 4785

The holidays are coming fast.

Do you need help getting ready? Experienced cleaning lady willing to come to your home. Weekly, bi-weekly or monthly. Call 613.558.1247

Kemptville – 1 bdrm – 506 Rideau St; $800 + utilities; hardwood floors; gas heat; covered balcony; no smoking or pets; available immediately. 613-295-0552

Need an Avon Lady? Shop in your home at your leisure, call Joan, 613 258-7644.

Kemptville 2 bdr house, 4 appliances $900 + utilities, no pets. Call John 613 258 2753

PartyLite Candles & GiftsPersonal shopping; fun parties; income opportunities.

Call Brenda Burich at 613258-9852.

One bedroom apt available immediately in Burritt’s Rapids. Parking, separate entrance & private yard. No dogs. $650 + utilities. Call 269-2850.

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Business or personal. Email 1 Bedroom Apartment Availalwaysoncanhelp@gmail. able February 1st, 2015th com or call 613-227-3009 or possibly sooner in Oxford Station. 2nd Floor in house Nutritional Counselling to customize a wellness plan in country setting. Bedroom, for all your health concerns. Kitchen, 4pc Bathroom, Livw h o l e su m a p p r o ac h.co m ing / Dining room & Balcony.

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Log chalet nestled on a mountainside facing north, Mont Tremblant. 4 bedrooms, fireplace, hot tub. Book now 613 203 2897 chantillyplace. tremblant@gmail.com

FOR SALE Winter tires, Pirelli Snow Carving, 185/70R14, used part of one season, set of 4, $300 (613) 269-4057

3 bdrm, 2 full bath. Incl. ap- Yardman 9.5 hp/27” snow plicances, lg basement, park- blower. Like new. $650. ing & garage. Call 613 720 (613)258-9320 0942.

Galvanized, vinyl,dog kennel Spacious 3 bdrm bungalow. 8’x14’x48”, insulated doghouse Fridge, stove, washer, dryer 251/2” x 311/2”, $350,989-2836 incl. Large lot. $1275 + utilities. 613 853 6592 Banjo clock #225, student desk with seat $25, floor model huOld Town Kemptville - 113 midifier $45, mink stole $85.

Prescott St - commercial re- 613 269 3384 tail space-1,878 sq.ft., avail. immediately 613 295-0552 Jeep hard top storage doly/ dust cover. Incl. 2 carts, nests Old Town Kemptville, 10 together. $500. 613 215 0253.

Prescott St. - commercial retail space, 800 sq.ft., avail. Horse manure, $3 and $5 sacs. immediately. 613 295 0552. $$ raised for local animal rescue. 258-7488 Kemptville - 1 bdrm - 506 Rideau St. $800 + utilities; Firewood-Hardwood, aged 2 hardwood floors; gas heat; years, $110/cord delivered in covered balcony; no smoking Kemptville area. 314-9327. or pets. 613 295 0552.

Chainsaw, Makita Model SC341, 3 bedrooms,main floor family 16”bar. Spare chain and file room gas heat, nice yard,parking incl. $160. Call 613 325 0845.

2 cars,walking distance to amenities. $1125.00 + utilities.Gary WOOD seasoned mixed hardwood, cut and split, delivery 613-720-5004.

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House Cleaning-Every working Mother and Father needs a House Wife. Sandi 613-2197277

Kemptville 2 bedroom, 2 baths bungalow. Finished basement, back yard & garage quiet neighbourhood, Dec. 1 $1150 a month + utiliAl’s Cleanup Services Dump runs, ties. Non smoking, no pets.

Grass, Landscaping Al Scott R R References. 613 258 5510. #1 Oxford Station(613) 258-3847 2 bedroom upper level of Faced with a drinking duplex in downtown Kempproblem? Perhaps Alcohol- tville. 4 applicances/parking/ ics Anonymous can help. water included. Call 613 296 Contact 613-316-6329 or on- 5906. line: District 48 aa Helen’s Sewing Room All kinds of sewing 613 258 5584 YOGA for everyone. Wed and Thurs., at YIG. Call 258-9902 Drum Lessons-Professional drummer/teacher accepting students. All levels welcome. 613 298 5913, www. drumhead.ca Food-HealthConnec tions seminars for your company, group, school. Nutritionist Carol Pillar RHN. www.

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Deborah and Wally de Vries are happy and proud to announce the engagement of their daughter Jennifer, to MCpl Tyler Doyle, son of Michael and Luane of Apple Hill. Jennifer has a BA in Commerce, International Business Hospitality and Tourism Management from Ryerson University. Tyler has an outstanding career as a Combat Engineer with our Canadian Armed Forces.

A July 2015 wedding has been planned.

PUBLIC NOTICE - PROPOSED BELL MOBILITY 46 METER MONOPOLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER SUBJECT: • Construction of a wireless monopole tower of 46 meters tall.

• Location: 22 Precision Road.

Kemptville, the site is to be located on the North side. ...Latitude: N = 45° -02' - 14.43" ....Longitude. W = 75° - 35' - 22.03" • The tower will provide high speed internet wireless and telephony services of high quality.

ANY PERSON may make a written submission to the individuals listed below by December 27th, 2014 with respect to this matter.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Further information may also be obtained through the following contact: Robert Minotti 200 boul. Bouchard,Dorval, Québec, H9S 5X5 Fax (514) 420-8302 Email: CPCBELL-E1320@romin.ca

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WANTED Golden Girl/Man. Person of similar interests non smoker to share home, perennial gardens, sunroom, woodworking shop, country kitchen, wood stove, great atmosphere.

If this sounds interesting, send contact information with a word about yourself to box 203, South Mountain Ont. K0E1W0

TUTORING Providing assistance and building confidence to primary, junior and intermediate students. Marc Nadeau B.A., B.Ed. 258 7028 HELP WANTED DZ DRIVERS NEEDED W.O. Stinson & Son Ltd. is looking for full-time DZ fuel drivers. Experience preferred. Benefits.

Please call 613-822-7400 or send resume by fax to 613-822-6305 or email estinson@wostinson. com

For Advertising rates please contact Peter at peter@ngtimes.ca or call 613 989 2850

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Deputy Clerk/ Communications Coordinator Due to an upcoming retirement, The Municipality of North Grenville is accepting resumes from interested and qualified candidates for the position of Deputy Clerk/Communications Coordinator.

A complete job description and information regarding salary is available at www.northgrenville.ca/employment.cfm.

Your resume and references must be submitted no later than 4:00 p.m. Friday December 12th, 2014 to: Christa Stewart, EA/HR Coordinator Municipality of North Grenville 285 County Road 44, Box 130, Kemptville ON K0G 1J0 Telephone: 613-258-9569 x 155 Fax: 613-258-9620 e-mail: cstewart@northgrenville.on.ca The Municipality of North Grenville is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusive, barrierfree recruitment and selection processes and work environments. We will accommodate the needs of applicants under the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only candidates to be interviewed will be contacted.

Personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001 and in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act will only be used for candidate selection. www.ngtimes.ca

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A day in the life

by David Shanahan One of these days will be my last. In fact, one of these days will be your last too. The great surreal comic, Stephen Wright, says he knows when he’s going to die, because his birth certificate has an expiry date.

Oddly enough, the Psalms have a similar line: in Psalm 139, one of my absolute favourites, it says: “all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be”.

That is the kind of idea that Christians find wonderfully comforting, and non-Christians just don’t like.

A well-known saying is that there are only two things guaranteed in life: death and taxes. These days, for those who have good accountants and no social conscience, taxes are far from a guaranteed part of life. But death remains a constant reality, no matter how hard we try to ignore the fact. The desire to avoid thinking about the end of this life seems to have grown over recent decades.

There has been an enormous increase in the number of advertisements that recommend “anti-aging” creams and compounds, and glorify “young-looking” skin as the answer to all problems.

Christians like to argue and debate about whether we’re in the Last Days, whether Jesus will be returning soon. But the fact is that we are all in our last days, to one extent or another. Now, I can almost hear the objections to this article already.

“Why is he so depressing?

Why does he have to write about death and dying?

That’s just morbid, negative, depressing”, etc.. The thinking is that, if death is inevitable, let’s not bother

thinking about it. Let’s just enjoy the time we have. The ancient writers felt that way too. Paul quotes them in his first letter to the Corinthians, a city that thrived on this philosophy: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”

Even in the first century, this was not a new idea. As far back as the prophet Isaiah, about 800 years before Paul, the same quote was used. This fear of death is fundamental to human thinking, and influences a great deal of human actions and attitudes. Death is seen as an evil thing, something which is somehow unnatural. Yet, if we were just random productions of molecules and chemical programming, death would be a natural part of existence. Instead, we somehow feel the fact of death is wrong. We say parents should not outlive their children: why should they?

We treat the death of young people as a greater tragedy, because they have not had the chance to live a full life.

To die in someone else’s place is seen as a wonderful and noble sacrifice. Jesus agreed: “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends” [John 15.13].

Why is there such a fear and rejection of death? The Bible says it is because it really is un-natural, not part of the original plan for human beings. But the Fall brought Death, and we have been trying to come to terms with that ever since. We hate and fear death precisely because something in our very depths reject it as a thief, an intruder, not meant for us. Just because we are not machines, but created in the image of God, with purpose, meaning and an eternal destiny, we find death foreign to our nature and something

to be feared.

Because either death is the end of our existence, or it is the threshold into another level of existence, and that is even more frightening for some than a total extinguishment. So we try and ignore death and pretend it will never happen to us.

The letter to the Hebrews says that the human race has been held in slavery by its fear of death. The enemy of our souls has used that fear to turn our attention away from eternity, away from thinking seriously about what death means and how we should live in the shadow of its reality.

One of the great purposes behind the death of Jesus was to take away that fear by showing us what lies beyond. He did that by dying a most cruel and awful death, and then rising from the dead. That is why the Resurrection is central to Christianity: because it shows us that death is not the end, and that death has been defeated. “Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death— that is, the devil— and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death” [Hebrews 2.14-15].

Death is not the end: there is an eternity to come.

You and I will die one day and cross that threshold.

That is an inescapable fact of life. Have you thought about that at all? As I said about the line from Psalm 139, it is a thought of great comfort and joy to me to know that my Father has me safely in his hand through life and death. I am made for eternity, and have, in fact, already started living there. This is

not wishful thinking: this is a reality based on the historical fact of the Resurrection of Jesus. That makes that event the central moment of human history. If it is true, then you can never see life and death the same way again. If it is not true, then: “ if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied”. But, if it is true, then if “Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. The last enemy to be destroyed is death”.

Surely, this is something worth looking into, something that deserves your attention?

The Voice of North Grenville The Kemptville Youth Centre is seeking candidates for its Board of Directors For over 20 years, the Kemptville Youth Centre (KYC) has provided a safe, welcoming environment for local youth to participate in supervised after-school programs that contribute to their positive mental, physical and social development.

For more information on the KYC, visit www.kemptvilleyc.com The KYC Board is looking for candidates for the position of Director with a commitment to community service and willingness to learn and work in a team atmosphere. A Board member can expect to spend a minimum of 10 hours per month attending meetings and performing committee work. The KYC strives to have a Board with a wide range of range skills and experiences. Currently, the Board of Directors is seeking members that possess skills and/or experience in the following areas: Parent of a current youth participant; Finance; Teacher at local secondary school; Healthcare practictitioner; Parks and Recreation Management; Police Services; or Small business owner.

How to Apply: The Nominations Committee of the Board of Directors, KYC, is currently accepting applications, and interested applicants can submit a letter of interest along with a current resume and/or biography to: Erin Lee Marcotte Chair of Nominating Committee Board of Directors Kemptville Youth Centre E-mail: elm@definit.ca The Nominating Committee appreciates the interest of all candidates, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

The North Grenville Photography Club

Club member Dave Percy took this picture while out walking the woods

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Submitted by Mary Boucher Wearing every shade of pink imaginable, under a constant drizzle of rain, dedicated walkers took part in the third annual Kemptville Walks for Mammography on Saturday, October 4, 2014. The event was organized by the Kemptville District Hospital Foundation in support of the hospital’s digital mammography program.

Under clouds and drizzle, dedicated members of the North Grenville community completed the 10k challenge and raised more than $35,000 in support of breast cancer screening at Kemptville District Hospital (KDH).

Participants walked as individuals or as part of a team, collecting pledges from family, friends and neighbours and giving of their time both during the event and in preparation for the 10 kilometre walk.

After all the walkers had crossed the finish line, the Foundation’s Director of Development, Mary Boucher, thanked the exhilarated walkers. “We are very fortunate to have so many individuals dedicated to supporting the hospital and walking with us,” she said.

The 2014 top fundraising team was Arbies Barbies, the RBC Royal Bank team, who raised a total of $6,679. Shown in the photo are some of the RBC Walk team members: Rachelle Brisebois, Amanda Riley, Erin Brown and Debbie Ace. Boucher thanked the team, who have supported the event for the second year after answering a corporate bank challenge issued Brenda Hill, manager at Scotiabank. The Scotia Striders were a very close second place with $6,064.

The top individual fundraiser was Diana Fisher who challenged herself to walk a 30 kilometre route that took much of the day to cover.

Sponsors for the event were Scotiabank (Silver), RBC (Bronze) and Nature’s Way (Bronze). Community support was provided by B & H Your Community Grocer and Jonsson’s Independent Grocer as well as Nature’s Way, where shoppers were asked at the cash if they wish to make a small donation to the Mammography Fund.

KDH opened its state of the art digital mammography unit in the fall of 2011, making it possible for women in North Grenville to have life-saving mammograms close to home.

This event brings the Foundation close to its commitment to raise $750,000 for this program.

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OPP want drivers to stay safe this winter The more than 33,000 road collisions on Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) patrolled roads last winter has the OPP asking road users to be part of the solution to reduce the number of preventable collisions over the 20142015 winter. Poor driving behaviour – not poor weather or road conditions - was a primary contributing factor in many of last winter’s single and multi-vehicle crashes, taking an unrelenting toll on road users, the movement of traffic and the provincial social costs associated with motor vehicle collisions.

Between December 1, 2013 and March 31, 2014 a total of 33,334 collisions occurred on OPP-patrolled roads compared to 25,953 collisions over the same four-month period in 20122013. The crashes resulted in deaths and numerous serious injuries. Among the injured were OPP officers who responded to these crash scenes and whose cruisers were struck by drivers who failed to adjust their speed to the conditions.

The OPP will be working closely with the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) to ensure that roads are kept as safe as possible over the winter months – but the OPP admits that they cannot do this alone. OPP Deputy Commissioner Brad Blair, Provincial Commander of Traffic Safety and Operational Support stated that: “No other road safety partner can have as strong an influence on reducing the number of collisions during winter as drivers can through positive driving behaviour. During the winter months, the way people drive needs to be very different than the way they drive the rest of year.

If every driver makes this critical change this winter, we will not have another chaotic winter that ends with a staggering number of collisions and the associated injuries and deaths”.

Over the winter months, the OPP will be providing a steady flow of safety-related tips, information and reminders on its social media sites in an effort to keep motorNovember 24, 2014

ists on track with safe driving behaviour and to keep them informed about winter driving issues on our roads.

One strong and recurring message people can expect to hear over winter is the need for every driver to adjust their speed and slow right down when visibility and road conditions deteriorate and to avoid non-essential travel during these periods.

Another important message will be the need for all

drivers to use their full set of headlights every day throughout the winter months. Far too many vehicles could not be seen by the drivers behind them last winter because their rear lights were not on. Using the full set of headlights is the only way to completely engage your rear lights and this is critical in helping to reduce the risk of collisions when driving in poor visibility.

The OPP will also be encouraging drivers to use

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MTO's Ontario 511 Traveller Information Services which provides easy access to upto-date winter information on road conditions and road closures on provincially maintained roads. Ontario 511 also provides voice-activated, hands-free service. Drivers are expected to observe Ontario cell phone laws when using Ontario 511 while on the road and are encouraged to pull over to a safe location to use it as the safest option.

Planning ahead and being prepared will help keep road

users safe so help spread the word about Ontario 511!

Because drivers and passengers have many eyes on the road, they are in the favourable position of exerting an even stronger influence on reducing the number of collisions if they too take part in the OPP’s social media dialogue on safe winter driving.

The OPP is asking road users to tell them what driving behaviours they believe Ontario drivers need to change in order to help prevent another chaotic winter on our roads.

Go to the OPP’s Corporate Facebook page and share your views, observations and be part of the solution for a safer winter on our roads: https://www.facebook.com/ ontarioprovincialpolice?ref= bookmarks. While the OPP, the MTO and drivers all play different roles in keeping winter roads safe, the goal is the same for all: safe drivers and safe winter roads that are free of collisions, injuries and deaths.

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