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10% OFF by Marguerite Boyer In a world of uncertainty and oppression, life in North Grenville keeps moving forward, seemingly untouched by world events. Saturday night I met with a group of volunteers, (now, who would meet on a Saturday evening?) gathered together to wrap up a last meeting before their big event at the North Grenville Community Centre this coming
Sunday, the Sweetheart Brunch. It is organised and presented by the Knights of Columbus Council 5333 on February 12, from 8:30 am to 1 pm. The meeting lasted just a little over 15 minutes, as promised. (How often does that happen?) This group is organised, expertly enough to put on a brunch for over twelve hundred people. It’s because they have been doing it for 19 years. And this night they had more important things to do
than just go through their list. They were actually wrapping 1,200 forks and knives for this weekend’s big event. Imagine running a successful event for that many years, and it just keeps getting bigger. During the meeting organisers read out some of the sponsors names. I recognised them all, and yes they are the local businesses of North Grenville and surrounding area. The same names I hear over and over again.
The ones with the big hearts that help make this event run so smoothly, as well as so many other events of this kind. And I also recognised so many of the volunteers. This is not just a Sweetheart Brunch, it’s a time to meet with your neighbours, halfway through our winter, get caught up on the local happenings and just surround yourself with music and good food. Then continued on page 2
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continued from front page you leave with a feeling that you have given something back to such a vibrant community as ours. The proceeds from the Sweetheart Brunch support many community initiatives and organizations and make a real difference to their bottom line. Throughout the morning, cheques will
be presented to their representatives. As I walked away from the wrappers, I could hear laughter and good cheer behind me, as I passed the pizza man, (what a wonderful aroma) delivering to the group inside, and I thought to myself, what a wonderful way to spend a
face of so much cruelty in the world, and where hearts are open to welcome everyone and to help those
Saturday evening after all. We are blessed that this event takes place here in our quiet little town, in the
less fortunate than ourselves. I couldn’t be more proud of my community.
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Kemptville Rotarians Cora and John Beking are continuing their trip to El Salvador for Rotary’s Stove Project. These selfsustaining businesses produce safe, affordable, fuel-efficient cookstoves to replace dangerous open cooking fires. Smoke from open cooking fires kills more than eight times as many people as malaria, but the Ecocina stove, used in the Stove Project, is a safe, clean-burning stove that reduces smoke and carbon emissions. The savings in firewood pays for the stove in a few months. In the photograph, John and Cora are seen delivering Eco stoves to the Isla El Cordoncillo. The women of the village anxiously waited to receive the training on how to use them and to be able to take them home. The entire village purchased the stoves at a fraction of the production cost. Area natural resources will be preserved, air quality improved and healthier citizens are the expected result of providing these stoves to villages. The program is co-ordinated by The Rotary Club of Kemptville via John and Club President Cora, and with the assistance of the San Salvador Noroeste Rotary Club. The Stove Project has successfully distributed over 300 stoves in El Salvador in the last few years.
Gerry Tallman speaks to Youngsters of Yore
Thrive Youth Program Using science and the technology of neurofeedback, sleep coaching and counselling, this program can help improve mental and physical functioning, focus and sleep. Information session – Thurs., Feb 16, 7:30
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by Patrick Babin The guest speaker at last Thursday’s meeting of the Youngsters of Yore was the President of the largest International Truck Dealership in Canada. That
has had an amazing career dating back 43 years. Starting with one truck centre in 1972, he now presides over 18 locations and 640 employees across Ontario. He attributes his success to an innate ability to hire the best people in the business. Gerry, as he is well known, has displayed a consistent record of achievement and humanity throughout the course of his career. How has he left his mark on the Municipality? Chair of the Fundraiser for the Kemptville District Hospital, his Committee raised five million dollars. Another major project which
he supported was the Room to Read campaign, which resulted in a new library for North Grenville. In fact, the very room where the group met on Thursday bears the Tallman name. The list goes on and on. To say that Gerry is an exemplary citizen with a heart of gold is an understatement. One of the most appreciated accolades bestowed upon him must have been the 2016 Harry Pratt Ambassador Award. Gerry is truly an outstanding promoter of our Community and beyond. Thank you, Jean, for inviting a good friend and neighbour.
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all the best as they continue their journey across Ontario and Canada to spread the word that: “We need to put aside the flimflam, smoke and mirrors, political allegiance, and set up more proactive steps/ programs to prevent future youth homelessness”. This is a serious issue in our country, and, if we don’t wake up soon to address it, in a short period of time, our country will have a youth homelessness issue like in the country to the south of us! North Grenville Youth Up would like to thank all who supported our campaign to bring Joe Roberts to our community: Cogeco; Grenville Mutual Insurance; Classic Graphics Team; Herb White Automotive; Outer Creations Landscaping; B & H Grocery
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ing; Equinelle Golf Club; St. Michaels Catholic High School (James and Dawn); North Grenville District High School (Judy, Jane, and Rebecca) ; Metroland Media; Juice FM Kemptville. $8,600.00 dollars was raised for the cause, 50% going to the Push For Change campaign and the other 50% going to our Local Kemptville Youth Centre. On January 4, 2017, the Kemptville Youth Centre received our donation cheque in the amount of $4,300 dollars! “Lets locally continue the progress of such cause”. Chimp.net/groups/northgrenville-youth-up.
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Submitted by Jeanne Lambert Members of the Bishop’s Mills Women’s Institute mourn the loss of founding member Mildred Adams. Mildred was the visionary who suggested a WI branch be organized in the village over 30 years ago. Mildred passed away last week, and members of the WI participated in the funeral and assisted the UCW with the lunch following the service. Mildred will be missed, but her incredible memory and the stories she shared will live on in our Tweedsmuir History collection. The annual BMWI Fundraising Christmas Auction took place December 9 at the Community Hall in Bishop’s Mills. This long-running event is always great fun for those in attendance, and this year raised about $700 for February 8, 2017
Beth Donovan Hospice and the Salvation Army, as well as collecting food for the food bank. We would like, once again, to thank our wonderful auctioneers, the dynamic duo, Jane and Vicki Graham, for keeping us all laughing – and buying! There were nearly 40 women present - WI members from other branches in the District and many guests, including Debbie Watt from BDH. The January meeting of the Bishop’s Mills Women’s Institute was held at the home of member Patricia Habberjam on Thursday, January 12. Members enjoyed exploring the symbols of Chinese Years and the animal symbols for their respective birth years. The February Meeting will be held in the home of a member on Thursday, February 9. The guest for the evening will be Viki from Victory
Time Farm, which is located near Bishop’s Mills. Victory Time Farm offers Therapeutic Riding programs. T h e B i s h o p ’s M i l l s Women’s Institute has been involved in the community since 1985, including documenting the history of the village and encouraging positive change. The Women’s Institute holds monthly meetings and welcomes new members interested in meeting their neighbours and getting involved in their community. For information about attending local meetings, please contact President Sheryl McKim 613-9262472 or Jeanne Lambert at jmlambert@tdgraham.com If you are interested in finding out more about WI, see the Provincial organization’s website: www.fwio.on.ca
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Recently, Kemptville & District Home Support helped celebrate Nora Lomox’s 90th birthday. Mayor Dave Gordon and MPP Steve Clark were at the dinner and presented her with Certificates of Congratulations. It’s great that David and Steve were able to take the time out of their busy schedules to be present for the meal and to honour her. Nora has been coming to the Centre for over 30 years. Volunteer staff baked her a special cake. A special
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develop friendships with like-minded individuals so we can refer each other with confidence. Started in 2011 by five local businesswomen, KWIB meets once a month to exchange wisdom and laughs and endeavor to do some good giving back to their community. This year, we made donations and did some fundraising
businesses with women at the helm, and for other women in business to come by and meet us to see if this might be an opportunity for networking (and so much more) that they’d like to try on for size. We are a networking group for female entrepreneurs and business women who want to share lessons and experiences and 4
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Pot Luck at Two Rivers Food Hub Eco Farm Day 2017 on 2016 season and an update on the current state of the February 25-26
General manager Bruce Enloe presents the Golden Pan to Andreas Baumann of Green Lake Maple. The Two Rivers Food Hub hosted a group of about 100 of their buyers and sellers in the ballroom at the Gallipeau Centre in Smiths Falls for their first annual Growing Season Planning & Chef’s Potluck Event. Food was provided by way of the Chef’s Potluck that had a contest component, diners were asked to vote for favourite bites with the high scoring chef taking home a Golden Pan trophy. This year’s inaugural winner of the Golden Pan is Andreas Baumann of Green Lake Maple for his incredibly rich and yummy maple sticky buns… Honourable mention goes to runner up David Schaub of the Black Cat Bistro for a delicious ‘cold meatloaf kale salad’ us-
ing Bushgarden’s Pilgrimage Cheese and a selection of Two Rivers’ root cellar roots; other runners up included Ashton Naturals with assorted pickles and King’s Creek Garlic Farm with a black garlic jelly appetizer. Beverages were provided by local craft breweries 4 Degrees and the Perth Brewery, kombucha from Loon Kombucha and Artizen as well as a unique Apple-Garlic Scape wine (‘The Great A-Scape’) from Kozroots Farm. The evening was opened with remarks by Two Rivers Food Hub board chair, Peter McKenna who acknowledged the recent tragedy in Quebec City and introduced the evening. General Manager Bruce Enloe gave an overview of the
organization. The purpose of the evening was to gather information from all the food hub stakeholders on what to produce for the 2017 season— Producers filled out production schedules and Producers and Buyers worked together on a worksheet designed to help anticipate upcoming trends and help determine future projects. The Two Rivers Food Hub would like to thank all the producers and buyers who attended the event for participating; there was a great deal of positive feedback and we are all looking forward to an excellent and productive 2017. The Two Rivers Food Hub is a not-for-profit social enterprise with a mandate to support the small and medium sized farm community in our area. It accomplishes this by expanding markets, providing shared agricultural, packaging and processing tools, commercial kitchens for rent, season extending storage and with workshops and farmer training. For more information or to reach the Two Rivers Food Hub website, please visit www.tworiversfoodhub. com, emailinfo@tworiversfoodhub.com, or call the hub directly at 613-205-1338. Thanks for Supporting Local Farmers!
Local food tourism part 3 by Deron Johnston Last time when I wrote about local food tourism, I gave you a glimpse of what could be possible if someone wanted to step forward and start a local food tour. However, it's kind of a chicken before the egg scenario. A tour like that would be a lot of work, and the likelihood of success would be low. If the tour was part of a larger initiative that marketed, supported and organized all of the different moving parts of local food tourism, then it would stand a much better chance of being successful. What are some of these moving parts and what is a 'larger initiative'? Let's explore that. On December 9, 2016, I went to the Leeds Agriculture Summit held in Landsdowne. The keynote speaker was Rebecca Mackenzie of the Ontario February 8, 2017
Culinary Tourism Alliance. During her presentation, she highlighted three examples of local food tourism initiatives in Ontario. She mentioned the Apple Pie Trail in the Collingwood/Blue Mountain area, the Oxford County Cheese Trail, and the Taste Trail, which is about three hours away from us in Prince Edward County. She talked specifically about the Taste Trail with some authority, as she was one of the founders of the organization that created the trail. Rebecca stated that a good food tourism value chain (or system) needs to have the following elements: Accommodations – a mix of places for people to spend at least three nights; Attractions – historical, natural or geographical etc.; Beverage producers – ciders, beer, wine etc. Culinary learning opportunities – places to take cooking classes;
Farmers Markets – places for people to buy fresh produce, prepared foods and farm products; Events – celebrations, festivals etc.; Food Growers & Producers – farmers, backyard farmers etc.; Restaurants – ones that cook food made at least partially from local ingredients; Retailers – ones that sell and support local food; Tours – different varieties of tours that don't all have to be local food related. Some of these elements we already have, but some need some work and some we simply don't have. Rebecca said that you don't have to have all of these elements, but you definitely should have a majority of them. When putting together the original “Taste The County” organizing group (before it became the Taste Trail), more than 100 business people, residents, art6
Know any non-organic farmers who might be interested in learning more about organics? This year's Eco Farm Day in Cornwall might be a good place to start! Canadian Organic Growers - Ottawa/St. Lawrence/ Outaouais Chapter are marking Eco Farm Day in Cornwall on February 25-26, at the Ramada Cornwall, 805 Brookdale Ave. Our Theme this year is "The 3 R's or Organic Agriculture: Restorative, Responsible, Resilient." This theme fits well with our keynote speaker, Mark Shepard, renown permaculturist, author of "Restorative Agriculgure: Real World Permaculture for Famers" and President of Restoration Agriculture Development, Inc. and CEO of Forest Agriculture Enterprises. In addition, there will be about a dozen other conference workshops related to organic issues concerning plants, animals, people and farms. Follow this event page and www.facebook.com/ cogosochapter and www. ecofarmday.ca for program updates. A vibrant trade show with about 40 exhibitors and an organic buffet lunch are also included in Eco Farm Day registration. This year will also feature a special Sunday program with two separate full day workshops. Firstly, Mark Shepard will host a participatory workshop on "Re-
storative Agriculture On YOUR Farm" which will offer practical strategies for designing and implementing permaculture techniques for the workshop participants' own farms. Secondly, COG National will be launching "Introduction to Organic Certification" workshop as the first event in its Organic Success Project, which aims to overcome barriers that prevent farmers from transitioning to organic by assisting them through the transition process with training, demonstrations, consultations, financial support. Farmers interested in participating in the Organic Success Project MUST start by attending this workshop. For more information and to enroll in Organic Success, contact Rachael Muller at rachael@cog.ca or at 1-888375-7383. All registration and other information will be at www. ecofarmday.ca. You may have heard the criticism that organic food is really only for “rich white people” and that it is a luxury that the world cannot afford, what with the global population rapidly growing and the impacts of climate change and other human activities on food-growing regions. These claims have been proven to be false by a United Nations’ Report on the Right to Food released March, 2011. The UN press release says: “To feed 9 billion peo-
ple in 2050, we urgently need to adopt the most efficient farming techniques available,” says Professor De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food between 2008 and 2014, and author of the report. “Today’s scientific evidence demonstrates that agroecological methods outperform the use of chemical fertilizers in boosting food production where the hungry live — especially in unfavorable environments.” It goes on to say: “Conventional farming relies on expensive inputs, fuels climate change and is not resilient to climatic shocks. It simply is not the best choice anymore today,” De Schutter stresses. “A large segment of the scientific community now acknowledges the positive impacts of agroecology on food production, poverty alleviation and climate change mitigation — and this this is what is needed in a world of limited resources.” Important logistics about Eco Farm Day 2017 regarding ridesharing and overnight rates. You can get a special overnight rate at the Ramada Cornwall, so you can relax. Contact them and ask for Eco Farm Day rate. Also, we have set up a Carpooling/Ridesharing option. Go to https://www. groupcarpool.com/t/a7p4js and offer seats to other conference goers or to find a ride with space. Get more info at www.ecofarmday.ca.
ists and government officials attended the initial community meeting about how to assemble an organization that could coordinate and market tourism in Prince Edward County. One of the first things that they set out to do (back in the 90's) was to create a strategic plan to work from. This gave credibility to what they wanted to accomplish and helped them to apply for government funding to get their project off the ground. “Taste The County” originally started with ma-
ple syrup and then, with the addition of the wineries that began popping up and a few other related businesses, they eventually changed the name to better reflect what they had to offer visitors. They've even developed an Arts Trail as well, for those who don't focus all of their time on food and drink. In 2006, they determined that tourism contributed $100 million to the local economy. One of the great things about working for the Ontario Culinary Tourism
Authority, according to Rebecca, is that she gets to travel and help regions across the province develop food-based tourism. Her organization even has a fund of money to grant to organizations that want to create strategic plans to develop their own local food tourism project. Anyone know an organization that might be willing to apply for some money to help get local food tourism going in North Grenville?
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Money, money, money cost to insure the Municipal Centre is $57,760 for 2017. Nor has it done much to deal with the rising crisis for municipalities arising from huge policing costs. The cost of the OPP contract for 2017 is estimated at $2.4 million. North Grenville may feel the effects of this policing expense, but not nearly as sharply as other and smaller jurisdictions, where policing costs are taking up more than half of their annual budgets. Policing costs for Ontario municipalities have been called “obscenely high and unsustainable”, and are a regular item on the agenda at Association of Ontario Municipalities and Rural Ontario Municipalities Association conferences. The president of ROMA, Lynn Dollin, spoke on the issue at last week’s ROMA gathering in Toronto: “Ontarians pay the highest policing costs in the country. Per capita, in 2014-2015, we spent at least $20 more than Albertans, $38 more than Quebecers, and $58 more than British Columbians”. Mayor David Nash of Mer-
by David Shanahan This may not be common knowledge, but municipalities are in their annual budget deliberations. Every year, municipal staff and councils have to find ways of using the tax revenues we so generously provide to them, and the job is not getting any easier. Transfer payments from the province have been gradually cut back, until there is nothing left to depend on anymore. The mayors of both North Grenville and Merrickville-Wolford are on record as stating that the Province of Ontario is bankrupt, and I don’t think anyone will disagree with that. Billions of dollars have been thrown away on cancelling power plants, among other missteps, and carbon taxes are being looked to as a new source of badly-needed revenues. The Province has also failed to take steps to protect municipalities from potential insurance claims under the Joint and Several Liability provisions. The
rickville-Wolford says that: “Policing is not sustainable at the current level. It costs $150,000 to put an officer on the road”. It is hoped that presentations made at ROMA last week by the new Warden of the United Counties may help bring about changes. Robin Jones was a career officer with over 30 years experience as a Detachment Commander with the OPP. Ron Holman, Chair of the ROMA conference and mayor of Rideau Lakes Township, names energy and policing as “top the list of pressing priorities” for rural municipalities. Certainly, energy costs for everyone have gone up to a ridiculous extent over the past decade, and the new Carbon tax implemented by Ontario at the start of this year, will add a minimum of 1% to the North Grenville budget. Something else for staff and Council to take into account as they juggle the figures for 2017. To add to the difficulty of the job, there is only so much of the budget that mu-
nicipalities have complete control over. According to Merrickville-Wolford CAO, John Regan, about twothirds of the budget there is fixed and Council have no latitude. Once again, OPP costs are out of their control, as are Rideau Valley Conservation Authority costs, school boards and county levies. This doesn’t leave a lot left over for Council to allocate for regular spending needs. Candidates during the last municipal election two years ago reported that one of the most common questions residents had for them on the doorstep was: “Are you going to raise my taxes?” That is, of course, the usual issue for every level of government. But, the question has to be put in return: “Do you want your road ploughed in winter? Do you want your garbage trucked away? Do you want to use the library or the swimming pool? They are some of the places your tax dollars go.” All of this only makes it more important that municipalities spend what tax
Letters to the Editor Dear Editor: I’d like to thank our leaders (the prime minister and most premiers including Premier Wynne) for finally taking the initiative to do something about climate change. Yes it’s too little too late, but at least it’s a start. Of course, this is going to cost us more. For too long we’ve been making money from the land and polluting the atmosphere with carbon dioxide without giving back. We need to start paying the real cost of damaging the environment. Our electricity has to cost more to pay for getting off coal. The carbon tax is going to cost us more to start getting off oil. This is the price to pay now for not doing it earlier. It’s unfortunate that some of us can’t see beyond our own wallets to acknowledge what climate change is doing to us and the wildlife around us. How much longer will be able to skate outdoors, snowmobile, ice-fish, or cross-
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Dear Editor: Congratulations to Mr. Gouthro on his excellent suggestions for NG to celebrate Canada’s 150 birthday! It is truly unfortunate there is not a dedicated committee to orchestrate an agenda of events, as a community we should paint the town RED & WHITE. A few more ideas we can do individually or as a group…. -showcase our section of the UNESCO Heritage Site between Hurst Marina and Burritt’s Rapids, encourage home owners along the Rideau to adopt RED & WHITE, the plants, decorate the docks and rafts, raise a flag, light up the trees and docks -hang flags from both
sides of the three bridges -challenge all business’s to dress up their entrances, have a contest the best dressed is voted by the patrons -photo contest, all year event celebrating 150 years all things unique to North Grenville Regards, J. Charlebois
Following two special budget meetings held on January 25 and February 1, the 2017 draft budget continues to move towards adoption. As there were no outstanding issues following the first two special meetings, Council opted not to hold a third special meeting which had been tentatively scheduled for today, February 2. There is still plenty of time, however, for the public to provide feedback on the budget. There will be time
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money they have wisely and carefully. In this year’s budget there is sum of $55,000 set aside to buy the by-law officer a new vehicle out of tax revenues. An amount of $178,000 is being spent on training in Leadership in Asset Management, as well as $23,500 on a study to find out future population growth. $30,000 will be set aside for a Service Review “to identify potential service delivery improvements”. It may be asked why this extra money is being spent on studies that municipal staff might be expected to do as part of their working day. After all, last year’s Sunshine List showed that six staff members each earned more than $100,000 a year. Surely they are skilled enough to do those studies? Around $45,000 will be spent on reviewing the Development Charges being levied on development in the infamous North West Quadrant. This development area has been studied before, but things have changed there since approval was first given that
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Steve Clark calls on government to maintain TVO transmitters Allowing TVOntario to pull the plug on rural viewers proves once again the Wynne government has tuned out Ontarians who live outside the GTA, said Steve Clark, Ontario PC Deputy Leader and MPP for Leeds-Grenville. Steve called on Minister of Education Mitzie Hunter to act in her capacity as the minister responsible for TVO and overturn the provincial broadcaster’s plans to decommission eight over-the-air transmitters. TVO will stop
transmitting from towers in Belleville, Chatham, Cloyne, Kitchener, London, Ottawa, Thunder Bay and Windsor on July 31, 2017. The announcement will also see seven maintenance technicians put out of work. “Every provincial taxpayer contributes to the $40 million TVO receives from the government annually. Being able to watch TVO’s programming shouldn’t depend on having the right postal code,” said Steve.
In a letter to the Minister, he noted TVO’s executives are downplaying the impact of the decision by suggesting it will affect just one per cent of households. “The number is far higher because they’re ignoring the fact many Ontarians in rural areas don’t have high-speed Internet to watch TVO programming online – even if they wanted to,” he stressed. He added the decision will also affect many other families for whom Internet and
cable TV are luxuries they must do without in an Ontario that’s become unaffordable under the Wynne government. “TVOntario is our educational and public broadcaster and has a mandate to serve everyone in the province. “I’m calling on the minister to tell TVO executives to put their own budgets on the chopping block instead of important programming valued by Ontarians.”
transport. The effects will be seen in manufactured goods requiring carbon inputs for fuel or materials made from carbon-based products. They will be seen in your municipal taxes. This year, the carbon tax and other sharp additions to the municipal energy bill, are adding just under one percent to municipal costs. And, so far, the municipality cannot really predict how much additional cost will be added as the full extent of the impact of the carbon tax becomes known. What to do about all this? Well, one can sit back and grumble. Or, the less informed among us might choose to falsely blame those big bad oil companies for the fuel cost increase caused by the carbon tax. Or, as is more usual, one can just do absolutely nothing about these arbitrary government policies. There is at least one alternative, however. An organisation called C.A.R.P (Cana-
dian Association of Retired Persons) is offering anyone with access to the internet a way of having a voice relative to the matter of skyrocketing energy prices in Ontario. C.A.R.P. has prepared an online petition to give a voice to those who wish to express their anger, frustration and impatience with the highhanded and arrogant energy policies of this province, in particular, exorbitant hydro prices. If you are unhappy about hydro prices, take five minutes and go to the following www.carp.ca/hydro-2. Follow the instructions. Add your name to the list and give weight to the expressions of concern put forward by thousands of other Ontarians. If you can do more, please do it. But at least do this. By doing so, you will be helping yourself as well as your neighbour. This time, if you CARP, you will be giving strength to your voice that you could not gain on your own!
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by Jim Bertram Well, winter continues to wend its way through its allotted time this year with a minimum of harsh reminders of its power. We are having a seemingly average time of it, without too much real cold. Significant storms have been infrequent. Everything is going well in this introduction to 2017. Well, almost everything. As I speak to people in different parts of North Grenville, one aspect of winter that comes up frequently, and not in glowing terms, is the subject of energy costs. First of all, there is the continuous upward spiral of hydro costs. The imposition of these costs
through provincial policy is making life more difficult for Ontario residents these days. For the elderly especially, often on reduced fixed incomes, this is so to the point that many are at risk of losing their homes. Many must reduce expenditures on the basics of survival, such as food. For anyone with even a moderate income, energy costs are a challenge. And, on the larger scale, there is also a problem that our provincial economy is being negatively affected by provincial energy policy. Looking for a good, full-time job with benefits in private industry? Good luck. As if electricity charges were not enough, our province's shiny new carbon tax should really cause some pain. The effects of this tax will be seen most quickly at the gas pump, or in heating bills for gas and oil. But, in fact, the effects of this tax will also be seen in food bills and in the price of goods that must be delivered by
UCDSB Trustees to Receive Final Staff Report of ARC
The Upper Canada District School Board of Trustees will host a public meeting to receive the final set of recommendations contained in the Final Staff Report of the Building for the Future Pupil Accommodation Review on February 15, 2017. This meeting will be open to the public and to media. The final staff report will be received by the Board of Trustees on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at the following location: North Grenville District High School, 2605 Concession Road, Kemptville, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Please note that doors will open at 6:00 p.m. for the event listed above. Important Notice: In the event of inclement weather, an alternate meeting date will be posted on the UCDSB website, school and Board Facebook pages. The meeting will be livestreamed by the Board on the UCTV network at: https://livestream.com/uctv/boardmeeting February 8, 2017
UPDATE UPCOMING MEETINGS COUNCIL Monday, February 13 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre. For agenda information, please visit the Municipal website at www.northgrenville.ca/document-library. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Tuesday, February 21 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre. COMMITTEE MEETINGS Canada Day Committee – Thursday, February 16 at 7:30 pm at the Municipal Centre
CANADA DAY COMMITTEE MEMBERS NEEDED
The Municipality of North Grenville is seeking applications from individuals interested as Appointees to the Canada Day Committee during the term of Council (through to November, 2018). Candidates must be 18 years old, a Canadian citizen and a resident of North Grenville. Application forms are available at www.northgrenville.ca, by contacting cpominville@northgrenville. on.ca or at the Municipal Office. Please submit applications by Friday, February 24, to the Municipal Office, 285 County Rd. 44 or cpominville@northgrenville.on.ca. Further information is available by contacting the Clerk at 613-258-9569 ext.110 or cpominville@ northgrenville.on.ca.
2017 DRAFT BUDGET
The 2017 draft budget along with a variety of budget related documents is available on the Municipal website at www.northgrenville. ca. The budget will be on the agenda for the February 21 Committee of the Whole meeting and the public is invited to provide feedback directly to Council and staff via phone call, email, letter, Service Request, Facebook or Twitter.
2017 BURN PERMITS AVAILABLE ONLINE
In accordance with By-Law 33-12, a Burn Permit is required to conduct open burning on property located outside of the urban area. New in 2017, the entire application and renewal process is available online at www.northgrenville.ca. The online process also allows you to receive direct notification of special conditions such as fire bans and fire risk level. Burn permits are also still available at the Municipal Office or at the Fire Hall at 259 County Rd. 44 and the fee is still $15. Please check conditions prior to burning by calling 613-706-1770.
WINTER PARKING RESTRICTIONS
Winter parking restrictions came into effect on November 15 and last through April 15. While restrictions are in effect, parking on Municipal roads is not allowed between 11:00 pm and 8:00 am. A vehicle which is parked in a manner interfering with snow clearing or removal operations may be issued a ticket and/or removed at the owner’s expense. The Municipality of North Grenville 285 County Road 44 PO Box 130 Kemptville, ON, K0G 1J0 Tel: 613-258-9569 Fax: 613-258-9620 general@northgrenville.on.ca Building: 613-258-4424 Fax: 613-258-1441 Fire Services Info: 613-258-2438 Fax: 613-258-1031 By-Law Services: 613-258-2438 ext. 6 Police Administration: 613-258-3441 Animal Control: 613-862-9002 www.NorthGrenville.ca
Applications invited for RED funding tors and visitors to their city. Ontario is investing $5 million in funding every year under the RED Program to support community economic development. Since 2013, the program has committed more than $8 million towards almost 160 community economic development projects, generating over $25 million in new economic activity and creating and supporting more than 600 jobs. In 2016, the government approved 38 RED community projects representing a total investment of up to $1.7 million. Projects range from initiatives to help attract investment
The province is now accepting applications for the renewed Rural Economic Development [RED] program, which bolsters economic growth in rural and Indigenous communities across Ontario by providing support for projects that allow rural municipalities and partners to diversify and grow their local economies. Communities can use this support to remove barriers to local economic growth through initiatives such as developing a downtown revitalization plan or implementing a tourism-related marketing and promotion strategy to attract businesses, inves8
to rural communities, to the creation of a strategic economic development plan for an Indigenous community, to the restoration and rehabilitation of Canada’s first railway tunnel. The renewed RED program is now open. Applications will be accepted from rural communities, Indigenous communities and organizations, and notfor-profit organizations. Jeff Leal, Ontario’s Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, as well as being the Minister Responsible for Small Business, said on announcing the new application intake: “It is important that
we invest in building up our vibrant rural communities, so that they can grow and support the creation of good jobs both now and in the future. The renewed RED program will support rural Ontario in identifying and addressing barriers to long-term growth and help shape a strong future for our rural communities.” Applications to the Rural Economic Development program are available on-line at: www.ontario.ca/agriculture-news.
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Merrickville-Wolford’s Fire Chief retires by Hilary Thomson It’s the end of an era for Bob Foster, veteran firefighter and Fire Chief of the Merrickville Fire Department. On March 1 he will official retire from his position in Merrickville after a 39-year career in the field. Bob first joined the Ottawa Fire Department in 1978. “When I first joined, the culture was quite different,” Bob remembers. “You were just supposed to expose yourself to death and not personalize it.” Bob retired from the Ottawa Fire Department as a Dis-
trict Chief in 2012 and took on the position of Fire Chief in Merrickville that same year. He and his wife have lived in Merrickville since 1985, and he was already involved with the department as a volunteer fire fighter from 1988-2000.His intention was to go from full-time to parttime, but quickly realized how much work went in to running a fire department. “It’s a lot of administrative work,” he says. “The most difficult part is that you’re in charge of everything.” Even so, Bob says he is very grateful for his five years with the Merrickville Fire
Department. “It has been a constant source of learning for me.” His favourite part has been working with the volunteer fire fighters. “They do fantastic community service,” he says. “A lot of effort goes towards their fellow citizens and it impresses me to no end.” First on the docket for his retirement is some much needed rest and relaxation, however he doesn’t know how long that will last. “I’m going to take a year to goof off,” he says. “We are planning some vacations and I want to go fishing and camping while I can still carry my
own canoe.” He also plans on staying an active part of the community he has grown to love. “It’s very important to me,” he says. Bob says he would be happy to play a role in finding his replacement. Mark Urqhart, the department’s new Deputy Chief, will become the acting Fire Chief until they can find a suitable person to fill the position. “It will be good to have new blood and ideas coming in,” Bob says. “We are fortunate to have Mark. He is a real asset.”
David Nash discusses closure of Wolford Public School with Premier Kathleen Wynne. David is hoping that with the help of the Premier's office they will be able to buy some time for them to increase the school's population and stop it's closure.
by Hilary Thomson Over the past two weeks, the Upper Canada District School Board [UCDSB] held the second round of public meetings as part of their Pu-
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con't various school groups, organizations and individuals, all making the case to keep rural schools open. According to the presenters, closing rural schools introduces a myriad of different issues including the overpopulation of schools, long commute times for students, loss of a community hub, and loss of extra-curricular activities and volunteers, just to name a few. Many of the presenters also commented on issues with the accommodation review process itself, which has felt extremely onesided and rushed. “When we are at the ARC meetings, they look at us when we speak. They do listen to us, I just don’t know if they hear us”, says Ron Maitland, the ARC member for Wolford Public School. Ron says he believes the School Board is going about the process in entirely the wrong way. It is true that the UCDSB has a problem. They are not receiving enough funding from the government to allow for certain schools to remain open while under capacity. To rectify this, they have suggested several closures and consolidations to cut costs and, in their words, “have the right schools in the right places.” It appears, from an outsider’s perspective, that they have made these recommendations based on numbers alone and without much thought about how these school closures will affect the communities and their children. This has left parents like Christine Pavan, whose two children go to Wolford Public School, scrambling to find alternatives that would increase the number of students at the school and save it from closure; a job that you could argue should have been the School Board’s in the first place. “The Board needs to make sacrifices before they ask parents to start making them,” Christine said in the public question period at the end of her ARC’s public meeting last week. According to the Pupil Accommodation Review Guideline set out by the Ministry of Education, there are quite a few options that the Board must consider before that of closing a school is on the table. These options include: moving attendance boundaries and programs to balance enrolment between over- and under-utilized schools, offering space to another school board with the same boundaries, finding community partners who can February 8, 2017
pay the full cost of operating the under-utilized space, and/or decommissioning or demolishing the section of the school that is not required by students to reduce operating costs. Mayor of MerrickvilleWolford, David Nash believes that the UCDSB has not done its due diligence when it comes to considering these options before recommending the closure of rural schools. While at the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) conference last week, he had the opportunity to speak with Premier Kathleen Wynne, who says she expects all the school boards to be working together to find solutions before closing any schools. Many schools, including Wolford Public School in Merrickville and Oxfordon-Rideau Public School in North Grenville, have pinpointed opportunities for changing boundaries, offering dual track (French and English) programming and on-site daycare as ways to increase enrollment. While there are many schools throughout the board that are under capacity, there are also several which are grossly overpopulated. Changing the school catchment areas could mitigate this issue and drive more students into the empty spots in rural areas. It is also clear from the public meetings that there is ample support from community organizations and businesses to keep the rural schools now slated for closure open. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) sent a representative to each of the public meetings to make their case about how integral schools are to a rural community. As an organization that represents 36,000 family farm businesses in Ontario, they see having a rural school system as integral to the health of the farming community. Families are more likely to settle in rural Ontario if they know that quality education is right at their doorstep. Non-farming rural businesses also hold a stake in rural schools, because that is where the children of their employees and customers go to school. In a high-profile case in Markdale, Ontario Chapmans Ice Cream offered $1 million to buy Beavercrest Community School and lease it back to the Board to keep it open. While most of the businesses around here don’t have those resources, the sentiment remains the same. “When you close a rural school, you are closing off opportunities for the whole community,” said
Eleanor Renaud of the OFA. We have parents, students, businesses, community groups and municipalities banding together to save what they see as important assets in their communities. There have been many hours spent pouring over statistics, collecting data and drafting presentations, and all on top of busy family lives and careers. Yet, it is unclear whether all this work will even make a difference. While a lot has been heard from those fighting to keep the schools open, there has been little response from the School Board itself. As Ron Maitland says, their questions have been answered, but not in a way that has been helpful, and it has sometimes taken months to hear anything. The most the public heard from the UCDSB at the meetings came in the form of a very polished video complete with smiling children and a strange female
narrator with a British accent. If anything, the Pupil Accommodation Review has incited fear and pitted schools against each other, arguing “close them not us.” “To be honest I am embarrassed that the School Board would put us in a position that does nothing except bring out the worst in people,” Ron says. Senior staff will now be using the feedback and information they have gathered throughout this process to create a final report to be delivered to the Board on February 15. At a special meeting of the Board of Trustees on March 2, they will be receiving delegations from the public which will be approved beforehand. Final decisions about closures and consolidations of schools will be made on March 23, 2017.
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Budget Time by Deron Johnston It’s municipal budget time again. It’s the most important time of the year for residents to take notice of what the municipality is doing. The municipality must lay out its plans to show residents how the different departments will be spending our money in the coming year. This exercise happens every year, and it seems that North Grenville residents appear to be less
and less engaged with each passing year. But I think it’s more about how the budget is presented, than a lack of engagement. This year, the budget survey sent out by the municipality received 409 responses, compared to 638 responses from last year’s survey. On the surface, it appears like a 25% decrease in public response. However, when you look at what happened with the survey, it’s not that surprising. A paper copy of the survey was mailed out to
homes in North Grenville, but apparently not to all of them. Some residents say that they never received them. Even if you received one in the mail, there were no instructions on what to do with it once you had filled it out. On the positive side, the number of questions about the budget submitted by residents using email was similar to last year. At the first budget meeting this year on January 25, there were only five people in attendance, according to a witness. At the second budget
meeting on February 1, there were only approximately ten people in attendance, with three being local media and another two representing the library. For the first meeting, the budget was only released 24 hours beforehand. It boggles the mind how someone is expected to read the budget (all 130 pages), absorb all of that information, and then try to formulate thoughtful questions, all within 24 hours. Many people have busy lives, so even if someone was very engaged, they would find
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it very challenging to be prepared to ask questions about the whole budget after only a week. Not to mention that the second meeting was held at 3:00 pm on a weekday, thereby eliminating over 60% of working residents who work outside of the municipality from being able to attend. After asking several people about whether they had looked at the municipal budget, the responses have been varied: “No, because it would take too much time, there’s too much information to go
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DESCRIPTION Founded in 2002 in Brockville, Ontario, Voice2Net Corp is a Telecommunications Voice over IP company serving the 613 area code geographical area. We provide turnkey solutions to our customers including sales, installation and on site support for Voice over IP Systems and Internet. Our in depth knowledge of the telecommunications industry and true concern for our customers has set our position as a player in the Voice over IP Market. Voice2Net was developing and deploying Voice over IP systems world wide while most of our competitors were still occupying the analog world or building IT Networks. Our current office is in Kemptville, Ontario while our network equipment is in diverse locations in the Greater Toronto Area. We are currently seeking a sales representative to serve the area surrounding Kemptville from Perth to Chesterville and greater Ottawa. Summary of Position This position must achieve annual sales objectives in our given geographical region. This committed salesperson must be able to achieve results through customer contacts and support activities, and develop and nurture the long term relationships that will assure continued success and growth for the company. Principal Accountabilities: 1. Make the business community aware of Voice2Net Corp and our services. 2. Prepare and present quotations to prospective customers. 3. Identify, attend and participate at trade shows within the territory when needed. 4. Keep abreast of activities in the area such as business growth and relocation. 5. Represent Voice2Net at various chamber meetings and other business clubs. 6. Develop a knowledge of Voice2Net’s products and and applications. Functional Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: This position requires an individual with: 1. 2-5 year’s business sales experience, preferably in telecommunications or office equipment. 2. The ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment in regard to significant business matters and duties. 3. Computer Literacy and the ability to use common day to day systems for managing sales activities. 4. Excellent interpersonal, communications, and planning skills. 5. Ability to work independently and without close supervision. 6. Must have a valid driver’s license and means of transportation to make sales calls. Renumeration: This position is commission based with a basic salary. To apply for this position, please send your resume via email to manager@voice2net.ca
FULL TIME HELP WANTED Cash Crop Farm, Morrisburg area, looking for two full-time employees to join our team. We use state-of-the-art equipment and farming techniques to transition into strip-till/no-till planting. Must have strong mechanical aptitude and ability to use Trimble GPS equipment. Positions are full-time year-round with land clearing, maintenance and trucking filling in off-seasons. Will train suitable candidates who have some of the skills we are looking for. The farm uses modern equipment and has a large well-equipped shop to keep our operation on the cutting edge. Send resume or questions to cedarlodgefarms@gmail.com
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Kemptville Quilters Guild, 2nd Mon./mth at the Kemptville Pentecostal Church, 1964 County Road 43, 7 pm. New members welcome. Modern square dance club, Grenville Gremlins,7:30-10 pm, Leslie Hall on Clothier St. Kemptville Cancer Support Group, 3rd Mon/mth. at St. John’s United Church, Prescott St., 2 pm. The aims and objectives of our group is to bring together friends who have just been diagnosed with cancer, going through treatments, survivor and needing others to reach out to. All welcome. For info, please call Ellen Vibert-Miller at 613-258-7778. BNI Networking Group Breakfast, Grenville Mutual Insurance Building, 380 Colonnade Dr, 7- 8:30 am. Info: 613-918-0430. Bridge- St. John’s United Church, 12:15 pm. Cost $4. All levels of bridge players welcome. Info, contact Sandra at 613-258-2691. The Branch Artisans Guild, North Grenville Community Church, 2659 Concession Street every 3rd Tuesday, 7 pm. New members welcomed! NG Photography Club - first Wed./mth from 7-9 pm, at the Grenville Mutual Insurance, 380 Colonnade Drive. See ngphotoclub.ca for info. Klub 67 Euchre every 2nd & 4th Wed. beginning Sept. 14, 1:15 pm, St. John's United Church. Everyone welcome $5.00. Bingo- 1st & 3rd Wed., Kemptville Legion, 1 pm. All welcome. Refreshments available. Kemptville Legion cribbage night, 2nd and 4th Wed. Start time 7 pm. All welcome. Come and play for fun. New Horizon Club, 2nd & 4th Wed. at the Burritt`s Rapids Community Hall. Meetings at 2 pm. All adults 55 plus welcome to join. For info re programs and membership call Janet 613-269-2737. Probus Club of North Grenville, 3rd Wed./mth. Everyone is welcome to join us at 9:30 am at St Paul's Presbyterian Church Hall for fellowship. Holy Cross Church monthly suppers, 1st Wed of the month, starting October 5. Adults $8, Children $5. All are welcomed. Bridge - St. John’s United Church, 6:15 pm. Cost $5. All levels of bridge players welcome. For more info, contact Sandra at 613-258-2691. North Grenville Toastmasters - Meeting 1st & 3rd Thurs., 7 pm at O’Farrell’s Financial Services, Cty Rd 44. Info, call 258-7665. Oxford Mills Community Association meeting- First Thurs. of each month at Maplewood Hall, 7 pm. All welcome. Info – call 613 258 3683 Twice The Fun Games (200 Sanders St. Unit 103) Game Night, 2nd and 4th Fri., 6-10 pm. Bring your favourite game or borrow one from their library. All ages welcome. Friendship Lunch, Leslie Hall, hosted by local churches, 11:30 am. Donations accepted but not expected, everyone welcome. Kemptville Legion breakfast, 8 - 10 am 3rd Sat. of every month., 100 Reuben Crescent. Adults $5. Children under 12 $3. All welcome. Kerith Debt Freedom Centre – Provides free and confidential coaching to help you get and stay out of debt, 2nd & 4th Sat. of each month. Call 613-258-4815 x 103 or www.kdfc.ca to request an appointment. Twice The Fun Games (200 Sanders St. Unit 103)“Organized Play” and "Learn to Play" events, 1-4 pm . No experience needed. Kemptville and Area Walking Group meet at Municipal Centre at 8 am. Call Gail 258-1148.
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It was a full house at Geronimo last Wednesday night for the Sea to Sea Paint Night fundraiser hosted by Karen Luimes. Karen will be making her way by bicycle across Canada to raise money to end poverty. Her personal goal is to raise $12,000 to be donated to various organizations that help the poor all over the world. L-R Greta McIvenna (Karen's mother and the teacher for paint night), Karen Luimes.
In November 2016, Parks Canada began the rehabilitation of Upper Nicholsons Earth Dam on the Rideau Canal National Historic Site. Construction crews have been stabilizing the dam as well as repairing the historic masonry that makes up the dam's retaining walls. This work will further extend the life of these structures, preserving their heritage value, while ensuring the dam’s continued ability to protect public safety and manage water flow in the area. The work on this project is progressing well. Repairs to the west embankment upstream of the spillway and back filling along the retaining wall leading up to the lock are now complete. The contractor has completed approximately 50% of the historic masonry repairs to
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Nicholson’s Rapids. The plan had the dam bypass the rapids with a canal cut along the east bank. Work was completed by contractor H.C. Steven and Co. who worked diligently on the canal cut and lock construction. Local stone from Clowes’ Quarry was used to build the locks and dam. For up-to-date news on infrastructure work along the Rideau Canal, please visit our website: www.pc.gc.ca/rcInfrastructure. If you would like to be added to our community engagement list and receive updates on this project, please e-mail RideauCanal.info@ pc.gc.ca and include “Upper Nicholsons Earth Dam” in the subject heading.
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Eco Farm Day 2017 on February 25-26 Know any non-organic farmers who might be interested in learning more about organics? This year's Eco Farm Day in Cornwall might be a good place to start! Canadian Organic Growers - Ottawa/St. Lawrence/ Outaouais Chapter are marking Eco Farm Day in Cornwall on February 25-26, at the Ramada Cornwall, 805 Brookdale Ave. Our Theme this year is "The 3 R's or Organic Agriculture: Restorative, Responsible, Resilient." This theme fits well with our keynote speaker, Mark Shepard, renown permaculturist, author of "Restorative Agriculgure: Real World Permaculture for Famers" and President of Restoration Agriculture Development, Inc. and CEO of Forest Agriculture Enterprises. In addition, there will be about a dozen other conference workshops related to organic issues concerning plants, animals, people and farms. Follow this event page and www.facebook. com/cogosochapter and www. ecofarmday.ca for program
updates. A vibrant trade show with about 40 exhibitors and an organic buffet lunch are also included in Eco Farm Day registration. This year will also feature a special Sunday program with two separate full day workshops. Firstly, Mark Shepard will host a participatory workshop on "Restorative Agriculture On YOUR Farm" which will offer practical strategies for designing and implementing permaculture techniques for the workshop participants' own farms. Secondly, COG National will be launching "Introduction to Organic Certification" workshop as the first event in its Organic Success Project, which aims to overcome barriers that prevent farmers from transitioning to organic by assisting them through the transition process with training, demonstrations, consultations, financial support. Farmers interested in participating in the Organic Success Project MUST start by attending this workshop. For more information and to enroll
in Organic Success, contact Rachael Muller at rachael@ cog.ca or at 1-888-375-7383. All registration and other information will be at www. ecofarmday.ca. You may have heard the criticism that organic food is really only for “rich white people” and that it is a luxury that the world cannot afford, what with the global population rapidly growing and the impacts of climate change and other human activities on food-growing regions. These claims have been proven to be false by a United Nations’ Report on the Right to Food released March, 2011. The UN press release says: “To feed 9 billion people in 2050, we urgently need to adopt the most efficient farming techniques available,” says Professor De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food between 2008 and 2014, and author of the report. “Today’s scientific evidence demonstrates that agroecological methods outperform the use of chemical fertilizers in boosting food production where the hungry
live — especially in unfavorable environments.” It goes on to say: “Conventional farming relies on expensive inputs, fuels climate change and is not resilient to climatic shocks. It simply is not the best choice anymore today,” De Schutter stresses. “A large segment of the scientific community now acknowledges the positive impacts of agroecology on food production, poverty alleviation and climate change mitigation — and this this is what is needed in a world of limited resources.” Important logistics about Eco Farm Day 2017 regarding ridesharing and overnight rates. You can get a special overnight rate at the Ramada Cornwall, so you can relax. Contact them and ask for Eco Farm Day rate. Also, we have set up a Carpooling/Ridesharing option. Go to https:// www.groupcarpool.com/t/ a7p4js and offer seats to other conference goers or to find a ride with space. Get more info at www.ecofarmday.ca.
Deux directions du CECCE reconnues au prix Canada’s Outstanding Principals Pour une 4e année consécutive, des directions du Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) seront honorées au gala Canada’s Outstanding Principals qui se tiendra le 28 février 2017 à Toronto. Le CECCE est fier d’apprendre que Lucille Plante, directrice à l’École élémentaire catholique Bernard-Grandmaître, et Sylvain Plourde, directeur du Service de soutien à l’apprentissage, volet enfance en difficulté, ont été sélectionnés parmi 40 directeurs d’écoles au Canada récipiendaires du prix national remis par The Learning Partnership. Faisant ainsi partie des 15 directions en Ontario à recevoir ce prix prestigieux. Sylvain Plourde, pédagogue chevronné, leader engagé et directeur mobilisateur mérite amplement cet honneur en vertu de ses qualités professionnelles et personnelles exceptionnelles ainsi que de son implication et impact dans la réussite scolaire de chaque élève et dans le développement des compétences des employés. Cumulant fièrement plus de 32 années d’expérience au sein du Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est, M. Plourde a exercé un leadership axé sur la réussite des élèves et il a fait travailler les February 8, 2017
experts en équipe, offert de la formation, des outils, mais surtout, il a infusé et ancré au sein du Conseil que tout élève en difficulté ou ayant des besoins particuliers doit avoir toutes les chances de réussir. Quant à Lucille Plante, cela fait maintenant 20 ans qu’elle travaille à mobiliser le personnel et faire des écoles du CECCE des lieux où la bienveillance se conjugue parfaitement avec la réussite des élèves et l’épanouissement de l’équipe et de la communauté. « C’est un honneur pour le Conseil de compter parmi son équipe des directions comme Mme Plante et M. Plourde qui se démarquent en matière de leadership en éducation, d’engagement envers la communauté et de par l’intégration de méthodes innovatrices qui ont un impact direct sur la réussite des élèves. » a affirmé Réjean Sirois, directeur de l’éducation au CECCE. « Je suis conscient de la valeur des employés qui forment la grande équipe du CECCE, je suis donc très fier lorsque certains ont la chance d’être reconnus par l’ensemble de la communauté. D’ailleurs, plusieurs autres mériteraient cet honneur ». La présidente du CECCE, Johanne Lacombe, a aussi ajouté que « C’est grâce à
et sa synergie avec la communauté, le CECCE, avec plus de 22 600 élèves fréquentant 42 écoles élémentaires, 12 écoles secondaires et une école pour adultes, est le plus grand réseau canadien d’écoles de langue française à l’extérieur du Québec. Les élèves du CECCE obtiennent les meilleurs résultats en province, et 96 % d’entre eux obtiennent leur diplôme.
des directions comme Mme Plante et M. Plourde que le CECCE continue d’être reconnu comme chef de file pour la transformation de l’expérience d’apprentissage, l’excellence et la bienveillance. Ces personnes ont un impact positif au quotidien sur les élèves et sont des exemples de leadership pour la communauté scolaire. » Les directions récipiendaires du prix participeront à un programme de formation en leadership exclusif au Rotman School of Management de l’Université de Toronto, une des écoles de commerce les plus réputées au pays. Elles seront également intronisées à l’Académie nationale du Learning Partnership qui compte plus de 400 membres ; soit tous des leaders en éducation qui ont été reconnus par cette organisation. Chef de file reconnu pour la transformation de l’expérience d’apprentissage, l’excellence et la bienveillance de ses écoles catholiques
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Linking Hands need a volunteer driver
A recent grant has made it possible for Linking Hands Dundas County to provide transportation for seniors living in North and South Dundas to attend the initiative’s newest monthly event program: Tea and Talk. Linking Hands was successful in its application for a United Church of Canada Foundation Seeds of Hope grant of $4,253.40. The money is earmarked for the creation of a transportation service based on volunteer drivers. These drivers will be reimbursed for their mileage. Travel would take place within the confines of Dundas County with the expectation of no more than 60 kilometres per event. To make this program work, drivers are needed who are willing to collect a senior from their home, wait (or join in) for the one-and-a-half-hour event, which includes refreshments, and then return the senior safely to his or her address. Among other requirements, volunteers will need a valid driver’s license with a minimum of $2 million insurance. “Combatting issues of poverty is Linking Hands reason for being,” coordinator Sandy Casselman said. “Isolation is a common issue among many people living in rural Dundas County, and it’s a serious concern that often gets overshadowed by the more immediate issues of food insecurity and homelessness. Isolation can have a signifi-cant negative impact on a person’s overall wellbeing.” The next Tea and Talk event is scheduled for Tuesday, February 28 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at The Gathering House in Chesterville. Guest speakers include Carefor’s elder abuse prevention coordinator Nancy Galway, as well as a representative from the OPP. The topic will focus on recognizing scams targeting the senior population. Events for March through June are currently being solidified, but the topics and activities are to include: Lego for adults - a discussion about Alzheimers, a learning session on how to stay connected in the digital age using such technolo-gy as Skype, dance and music for the chair-bound, and theatre/drama. “We invite potential volunteer drivers to become part of this much needed endeavor,” Casselman said. “We hope to assemble a volunteer driver bank of at least five to 10 individuals and we need to hear from potential drivers as soon as possible.” For more information, phone 613-989-3830 or email at scasselman@houseoflazarus.com. Information can also be found on our website (linkinghandsdundas.ca) or by following us on Facebook (Linking Hands Dundas County). About Linking Hands Linking Hands is a non-profit initiative dedicated to reducing poverty in Dundas County. It is directed by a com-munity-led steering committee with sub-committees called working groups that focus on a variety of projects from the Green Food Box, Garden Guides, Lunch and Learn, Tea and Talk, and more. www.ngtimes.ca
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On Monday, January 23, the Kemptville Wildcats elected new directors for the upcoming 2017 season. Preparations are in full swing for another great year with the Wildcats. 2016 saw tremendous growth in the organization. With North Grenville growing so quickly, KWBSC is happy to provide house league and All Star Baseball, as well as girls Softball, to all youth in the area. Age levels include 3-18 years old, with the women's league being 18+. Returning Directors nominated for the 2017 KWBSC executive are Jeremy MacDonald as President, Warren
O'Callaghan as Vice President, and Claire Larabie as Treasurer. New Members nominated are Eldon Mellaney as Director of Player Development, Allan Simser as Director of Fields and Equipment, Chris Allingham as Director of Softball, Jimmy Hogan as Director of Baseball, Jill Boyd as Director of Smallball, Kristel Arcand as Director Risk and Safety. Nadine Pickard as Secretary, and Steve Thompson and Melissa Lemay as Directors at Large. Returning as Registrar will be Anne Marie Gibbons, with Mary Anne Leang as KWBSC league scheduler. Lyn O`Callaghan retires this year after six years service to the Club, but remains as an adviser to new members for mentoring her former positions. All executive members are very excited to start the year to help over 400 kids play ball in the North Grenville Area. The Executive
would like to thank Mike Martin for his tremendous support of the Umpires in his work as Umpire scheduler over the last three years. KWBSC wishes him well in his future endeavours! Early bird registration for 2017 season play will run from February 3 to 28, with a 10% discount on fees, season registration will have a firm close date of April 15. Late registration fees will apply as of April 16 with a fee of $30 per player. No registrations will be accepted after April 23. Spring training registration will go from February 3 until March 31. For information on fees by age level, please see the website, or the Wildcats Facebook page. Any businesses interested in advertising with the Wildcats can contact Lyn O'Callaghan at lynoc4kemptvillewildcats@gmail.com.
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In 2007, as part of Kemptville’s 150 th anniversary, a series of legacy projects was undertaken. One of these, the Riverside Trail, is still being developed, as obstacles to its completion keep cropping up. Recently, the Kemptville BIA’s John Barclay addressed the issue in their monthly newsletter: North Grenville has a wonderful natural asset in the South Branch of the Rideau River (aka the Kemptville Creek). The idea of walking along the river from Anniversary Park in the Ferguson Forest past Curry Park and Rotary Park to Riverside Park is part of the vision to revitalize Old Town and was part of the rationale to build the Library where it's currently located by the Prescott Street Bridge. The trail is also the last Special Project from Kemptville's sesquicentennial celebrations in 2007. Construction was to be completed in 2015 - it has not yet begun. The project is still on the books for 2017, however. You'll find it in the budget currently being deliberated by Council. There is one wrinkle however. The proposed construction begins at the foot of Barnes Avenue and ends at Clothier Street East, neglecting to connect the trail to Rotary Park. This essential link to the downtown is listed "Proposed Future Pathway" in official documents. A multi-use trail along the waterfront should support North Grenville's Integrated Trails Strategy by building connection between neighbourhoods and facilities as well as promoting physical activity and maintaining community health. Successful downtowns are built on foot traffic. The Waterfront Trail should connect with Rotary Park from the very start of its construction.
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Pop Shop All-Stars ‘sing to the animals’ at Big Sky Ranch
On a serious roll with 3 game stretch for playoff run
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By Pam Owen January 29 was one of those wonderful mornings that started with a light dusting of snow, followed up by the sunshine breaking out. Big Sky Ranch was getting ready for some wonderful entertainment, the barns were ready, even the animals sensed something exciting coming their way. Slowly at first, then in waves, people began arriving, parking was handled by volunteers so that as many cars as possible could park in the lot, laneway and finally on the road! Local folks, out of town visitors and the choir arrived, many with their parents. The Pop Shop All-Stars, all students at a small performing arts school, a group of highly talented young ladies ranging in age from 6 to 16 years old were ready to ‘Sing to the Animals’. They performed seven songs inside, where the barns joined up. Chairs were set out for many, standing room for
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others, but it was the animals that enjoyed front row seating. Emus, pigs, goats and chickens, all enjoying the show. The goats in particular kept standing up on back legs to make sure they took all the music and visitors in. The cat population was happy to circulate through the crowd enjoying being picked up and petted, purring as they went. The Pop Shop All-Stars have shared their talents in Senior’s homes, Community events in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, New York and Nashville. They are headed to L.A. at the end of this summer to train and perform with the best. The young ladies did not come without purpose. They have a “Calendar of Kids Kindness” where they choose one or more groups or causes to donate their time, talent and resources to. On this particular Sunday afternoon, it was Big Sky Ranch who enjoyed the All-Stars! Big Sky Ranch gracefully
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Sunday afternoon road game against the first place Carleton Place Canadians, with a win from Saturday, should have provided momentum for this challenge. Unfortunately, the Canadians had another plan, with the second SOG William Cullen from Tupker at 18:07, and then again at 10:21: Grant with Desmeules to set up Geoff Kitt to end the first frame. Second session: 73's had two man advantages but they couldn't beat CCHL number two stopper Conner Hughes, and, with only 2 SOG, the Canadians countered at :49 as Cmunt with Desmeules found Alex Friesen. Final twenty would be scoreless to give Hughes his 8th SO and Carleton Place their 4th win with two more points in the standings. Kemptville need to focus on their pre-Christmas game plan to stay in the play-off hunt. Wednesday night's meeting in Nepean was a one-
received cash, 600 lb. and 200 lb. bales of hay, wet dog food, toys and treats, cat litter, pet accessories, a large lot of Timothy Hay for the bunnies, horse riding accessories, tons of cleaning supplies and much more. When the girls were finished entertaining us, I noticed that they scurried off with bags of carrot and apple treats to be hand fed to the animals. It was a pleasure to enjoy the talent of Pop Shop All-Stars and it was exciting to be a part of the energy that surrounds such an event. Andy and everyone at Big Sky Ranch sends out a huge Thank-you to the All-Stars as well as friends, family and everyone for their generous donations. In turn, the All-Stars thank you Big Sky Ranch for having them out. At the end of the day, the animals say thank to everyone who helps out, volunteers and donates so they can live a better life.
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sided affair, when the Jake Gaudet show erupted with a 4-pointer as Kemptville rolled over them with 54 to 27 SOG and 5-0 victory. 73's opened up the scoring when Wichers to Tugnutt breaking through the neutral zone onto the tape of Bobby Dow to bury it at just 19:21. Then at :56, with Kemptville down a man, Gaudet sprang Nicholas Bissonette free for SHG to give them a 2 goal lead. Gaudet combined with Row for Adam Alavi to drive it home to chase Marshall Frappier to the showers and open the second at 16:56. Before the period was over, Jake Gaudet capitalized for his first goal, with helpers from Row and Alavi at 1:23 to make it 4 to zip battle. Jake Gaudet, assisted by Bastasin and Row, capped off the bleeding at 4:04 to close out the twenty with 5-0 win. Friday night’s contest against the Smiths Falls Bears was a successful "bear hunt", as the 73's peppered 44 SOG at Bo Taylor and Nicholas Hodgins second straight SO to post 3-0 win. First frame closed out scoreless, with the 73's winning the major draws and spending more time in the opposition end. Second stanza: with man advantage, Tugnutt stripped the puck to Dow, across to speedy Alex Row, to rifle it in at 2:38 for PPG. Third twenty: Rowe ahead to Alavi to find Alex Row on the wing for his second tally of the night at 11:35. Samanski from half boards over to Tugnutt, with wrister from point and Bobby Dow dumped in the rebound at 5:02 for the win. Moving forward to Saturday night, with momentum on 73's side for the battle against the Lasers, was a blow-out as they won 7-2 to move us up in the standings. Clean draw from Gaudet, back to Tugnutt, slapped a missile to the net, as Alex Row re-directed past Oberoi
at 9:03 for a PPG. At 8:39, Rowe to Tracy, as he split defense across to Tyson Kirkby into the mesh for two goal lead. Kanata came on strong for the second, as they slowed the pace and maintained their dump and chase to cause confusion around the crease to spoil Hodgins SO attempt at 17:29, when Chad Merrell assisted by MacTavish pushed it in. Only other point came at 13:15 from Tanner Schroeder, with helpers by Vella and MCKinnon, to even it up at 2. Kemptville countered with tie breaker at 9:50 when Kirkby digs it out to Rowe, finding Tyler Beauparlant screaming up the line to wrist hard quick shot over stopper’ s glove. York sprang Dow free on a break-away and initial effort stoned, but the tenacity of Tyler Beauparlant slammed it in for his second marker at 6:00. Final twenty: Dow and Bissonette teamed up on Matt Tugnutt at 13:55 to continue the onslaught of Kemptville. Tic-tac play from Tracy and Kirkby, back to Noah Rowe to chip it between the posts at 10:13 for a PPG. Beauparlant strips the puck to Tugnutt, over to Bobby Dow gliding over the middle, with one on one to beat Franz low stick side to make it 7-2. I think we should nickname Tyler Bissonette "tenacious" for his performance the past games. Just a reminder that the 73's have seven home games, with five back-to-back, that they would love to see you come out to support them on their way to the play-offs. Next game is Friday, February 10 at 7:30, when the Pembroke Lumber Kings are in the community barn...... see you there. Come on out and experience "Hockey with Edge"..... support your community 73's. www.ngtimes.ca
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Happy Valentine's Day!
Never let it be said that romance is dead! With statistics showing that 45% of the people who give gifts on Valentine’s Day buy them either the day before or even on their way to their Valentine’s Day date, it’s not too late to surprise your loved one. The top three expected Valentine’s Day gifts are chocolate, flowers and clothes, while only flowers rank in the top three most wanted Valentine’s Day gifts. So you need to think before you buy. There’s a choice of stores in your locality where you’ll find everything from unique gifts to the usual flowers and chocs. In fact, buying from your local independent retailer has added benefits for you, especially if your own business is local too. For every $1 you spend locally, between 50–70 per cent of that spend will be recirculated locally. In contrast, buying from a national retailer, either online or out of town, offers back only 5% to your local economy. And buying locally, creating demand for independent business, encourages local economic growth, all adding to the business appeal and raising the value of your own local area.
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Dwight Yoakam goes Kemptville Live with some of the world’s top thespians over the course of his storied and successful acting career, including Jodie Foster, Tommy Lee Jones, Jared Leto, Forest Whitaker, and Matthew McConaughey. The Kemptville Live Music Festival runs Thursday, July 20 until Sunday, July 23, 2017 on the grounds of Kemptville College, Kemptville. Tickets are available online today at www.kemptvillelivemusicfestival.com. The Kemptville Live Music Festival is very pleased to announce that 21-time nominated and multiple GRAMMY Award winner, Dwight Yoakam will headline the Country 101.1 stage at The Kemptville Live Music Festival on Friday, July 21, 2017. Dwight Yoakam has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide. He has 12 gold albums and 9 platinum or multiplatinum albums, with five of those albums top-
ping Billboard’s Country Albums chart, and another 14 landing in the Top 10. Nearly 40 of Yoakam’s singles have charted, with 14 peaking in the Top 10. He received the Artist of the Year award at the 2013 Americana Music Honors & Awards ceremony, the most prestigious award offered by the organization. In September of 2016, Yoakam released his first ever bluegrass album Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars… on Sugar Hill Records. Featuring a band of
bluegrass luminaries, this album boasts a collection of reinterpreted favorites from his catalogue, as well as a cover of Prince’s “Purple Rain.” Produced by nine-time GRAMMY winner Gary Paczosa (Alison Krauss, Dolly Parton), Jon Randall (songwriter of “Whiskey Lullaby”), and Yoakam himself, and mixed by Chris Lord-Alge, this album reflects the love for bluegrass music that Yoakam developed at an early age in Kentucky, and that has inspired him for
many years thereafter. In 2015, Yoakam released his latest album Second Hand Heart on Warner/Reprise records, the follow up to his critically-acclaimed album 3 Pears. In addition to his musical career, Yoakam is a formidable film and television actor, capable of seamlessly melting into his roles, and impressively standing toe-to-toe
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