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by Marguerite Boyer This has been a long time coming. Over the years, I’ve seen far too many accidents on the corner of Hurd /Somerville and Clothier. I myself have been cut off by cars pulling out thinking it was a four way stop. Once I landed, (luckily) in a snow bank. The car that cut me off never stopped to see if I was okay but two nice young men stopped and helped push my car out of the snow bank. The owners of one

stone house on the corner, finally had their hedges pulled out so that vehicles would have a better view of oncoming traffic. They, too, had seen far too many accidents.

So now we finally have a four way stop sign at that crossing. Now the danger is that for those of us who pass that way each day, we may just keep driving through, even with the large signs and the forewarning. It’s a habit for many of us and already in the past several days since these signs went up, I have

seen many do this. It’s a force of habit. I know there’s a sign there, yet my brain doesn’t register it.

I am relieved that the sign is finally up and thank the municipality or the county.

Incidently, while I was taking this photo, at least five cars drove through without stopping. I called the municipality and they redirected my call to the county. I called there to ask if they could put a temperary flashing light over the sign. Following our call, the County looked into the matter

and informed us on Monday afternoon that a beacon will be installed at the junction to help draw people’s attention to the stop signs.

Grenville County has a pretty poor record when it comes to car accidents compared to other parts of the Province, so every move that helps control speed and makes our roads safer for all of us should be welcomed.

So, keep an eye out when you’re nearing the junction of Clothier and Hurd/Somerville and watch the signs!

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Beth Donovan Hospice offers Spousal Bereavement Therapy

by Beth Nicol It is inescapable. Each of us will, at some point, lose a loved one. On a rational level, this is not a difficult concept to understand or accept; on an emotional level, it can be much more complicated, its impact incomprehensible until experienced. Grief can overwhelm and isolate. It is an undergarment, worn daily, kept out of public view. Beth Donovan Hospice offers support in a very public way.

On Wednesday February 26, a Spousal Bereavement Group led by grief counselor, Suzanne Duc, will begin. It will offer an opportunity for members to normalize and resolve feelings of loss, to understand the stages of grief, to acquire coping tools and to combat isolation. Sharing

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is optional; confidentiality is not. How long ago the loss occurred is of no import. All will be welcomed. There are no charges or entry fees.

Suzanne Duc completed the practicum for her Masters Degree in Psychological Counseling at the Beth Donovan Hospice. When the opening for a position there presented itself, she was eager to apply. Suzanne’s mentor at the B.D.H. was grief councilor, Kristen Albert. She and Dawn Rodger, the Executive Director, pioneered the Counseling Program to fill the gap in bereavement services available in North Grenville.

Kristen passed away last fall at the young age of 35. Suzanne is working diligently to meet the high standards she set. Suzanne has experience in the areas of grief and bereavement counseling, and

post traumatic stress.

Increased funding has allowed the Hospice to expand its counseling services from 8 hours to 20 hours each week. Suzanne now spends two days working in North Grenville; she also maintains a private practice in Ottawa.

Evening appointments can be scheduled and both individuals and small groups can be accommodated. While the group Bereavement Counseling has been offered before, this is the first time that funding from the Champlain LHIN has come into play.

As a result there will be no fees charged for attending the meetings. The focus on Spousal Bereavement is also new for the Hospice. A group geared for youth was held in the fall.

Meetings of the Spousal Bereavement Group will be

held at 25 Hilltop Crescent, Kemptville, from 3 pm. to 5 pm. and will run for eight weeks. The first meeting will be held on Wednesday February 26. The group will be limited to eight participants; a second group will be formed if necessary. Pre-Registration is required. Suzanne Duc can be contacted at 613-258-9611 (x3); by email at suzanne. duc@bethdonovanhospice.ca or through the website www. bethdonovanhospice.ca Words cannot describe the impact that unbridled grief can have on individuals and families. The Beth Donovan Hospice offers services designed to support and to counsel. This is the first of three articles to provide a better understanding of how the Hospice can best meet your needs.

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A holistic approach to aging

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by Pat Babin Aging gracefully was the theme of Carol Pillar’s informative presentation to the Youngsters of Yore in the program room of the Norenberg Building on Thursday, January 23.

Carol, a recent graduate of the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition, has specialized training in a holistic approach which focuses on the whole individual. This includes medical history, family, mind/body/spirit, stress, and how each affects the others.

She spoke to a very attentive “older” group about the choices they make that affect their health. The relevance of her remarks led to many questions as she discussed aging and its ramifications.

Why is it important to know that the stomach produces less acid?

Less digestive enzymes?

Why more uncooked food?

Each was carefully discussed.

How well you digest what you eat is as important as your activity levels, according to Nutritionist Pillar. Physical exercise, along with mental engagement, is especially essential as one gets older.

She quoted Martin Luther King Jr., “If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl. But whatever you do, keep moving,” Much attention was given to the food we eat, especially in relation to the diminishing nutrient value of many of these well known foods. Antibiot-

ics, growth hormones, and pesticides are the culprits.

Her closing remarks highlighted positive factors that help us to age well---love, close family ties, healthy relationships, and being socially active.

She encapsulated four disparate cultures with the world’s longest living centenarians. Recurring theme among these individuals were “whole” food diets, a social environment conducive to vitality, the presence of music in their lives, and remaining physically active well into their 90s.

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Winter Fun in Oxford Mills

The first Oxford Mills Community Association’s Winter Carnival was held on Sunday, January 26. With outdoor activities and indoor crafts, games and hot chocolate, there was fun for the whole family. The OMCA is planning an activity a month for all the community to enjoy.

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Money for Nothing and Your Kicks for Free penses are increasing. Mayor David Gordon believes that the Province is balancing its budget “on the backs of the municipalities”, and that seems to be pretty accurate.

It seems the Provincial Government believes their needs are greater than ours. Use our taxes to improve Toronto Transit? They do want their money for nothing and their kicks for free. The NG Council passed a resolution last Monday night in support of a private member’s Resolution at the Ontario Legislature calling on the Province to do something about the horrendous issue of insurance for municipalities. North Grenville pays out $360,000 in insurance premiums every year. The deductible on municipal vehicles is $10,000.

The reason premiums are so high is the principle of Joint and Several Liability, a topic we published some articles on last year.

This policy means that municipalities can often be held responsible for almost all insurance costs even in situations where they are not immediately involved in accidents. People suing simply include municipalities in their actions, because municipalities have “deep pockets”

by David Shanahan It seems that every level of government is talking budgets these days, and North Grenville is no exception. We can be thankful that our financial situation is not as bad as that of many other Ontario municipalities, and that there is close supervision of financial matters at the Municipal Centre. Because things could be so very much worse, and even as it stands there is need not only for care, but also for loud protest against unfair and damaging policies on the part of the Province. The Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF) is the Province’s main transfer payment to municipalities. In the last three years, provincial support for the people of North Grenville under this grant fund has been cut by about $500,000. In the next three years, it is expected that there will be cuts of as much again, that’s $1 million dollars less to cover spending in North Grenville in just six years. To make matters worse, in four years that Fund will cease to exist completely.

This means that we as a municipality need to find that money somewhere else.

But everywhere you look, ex-

and can, it is thought, afford large payouts. But this leads to higher taxes for residents who have to cover those payouts and high premiums.

The proposed resolution asks that Ontario implement “a comprehensive, long-term solution to reform joint and several liability insurance for municipalities by no later than June 2014". The Association of Municipalities of Ontario had committed itself to pursuing change, but nothing has been done. As a result, the Municipality of North Grenville has resigned from membership of the AMO in protest. It seems that we have to handle the financial future on our own.

But North Grenville is doing its part. The 2014 budget includes just a 2% tax increase, but that is based on increased revenue from residential development charges. As I’ve said often, that source of funds cannot last for long: there’s only so much land that can be covered in concrete. Our fire insurance coverage remains at previous levels thanks to the remarkable work of Paul Hutt as Fire Chief and his staff and fire fighters, who had shown tremendous commitment and dedication to

improving services, levels of training and professionalism.

But it is definitely time to speak out loudly and clearly about what is happening.

Recently, the Kemptville Business Improvement Area [KBIA], with the support of Council, asked the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville for a grant of $15,000 to help recover from the battering they have received as a result of all the road construction that has taken place over the past six months. It is a reasonable and fair request: but the United Counties rejected the application. It will be coming back for a second attempt in the near future, but the very fact that a request for $15,000 was rejected is disturbing. This is especially so, since one of the main obstacles to downtown trade has been the work being done on the bridge over the railway on County Road 44. This work may allow the road to reopen by the end of the first week in February; but, even then, it will be a temporary, gravel surface, with a weight restriction of 5 tons on the bridge. The United Counties are penalising the construction company for late completion of the work

at a rate of $1,000 per day.

Why can they not share that money with the KBIA, the body most severely affected by this delay?

People in this municipality are facing severe want.

There are families who have been forced to choose between paying the higher hydro bills we all face, or buying groceries. That is a stark fact of life in this community: heat or food in winter months. We, as a municipality, contribute a significant share of the Social Services budget of the United Counties, but we don’t even have a Social Services office in Kemptville.

There is a growing gap between the poorer and richer sections of the community, and that is not healthy. Municipal government cannot solve these problems alone, but even what they can do is being restricted because of demands from these other areas: insurance is one of the biggest expenses we face as a municipality.

What can be done? As I said, it is time to speak out.

David Gordon and Tim Sutton have been very vocal on the issue, and have not been slow to point the finger at the Province and the insur-

ance system. Withdrawing from AMO was a stand of integrity and principle and must be applauded. But now we have to join in too, and send e-mails, letters, phone calls, and whatever else we think appropriate to the powers that be. In this green and growing community, our neighbours deserve to have heat and food. We pride ourselves on traditional rural values: perhaps it is time we rediscovered those values of mutual support and care. Time to talk to each other; time to organise and work together.

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Sprinkler systems mandatory for Ontario Seniors’ residences sory Committee led by the Office of the Fire Marshal and public consultation.

All licensed retirement homes and most private care facilities will have up to five years to install sprinklers.

Some care and treatment facilities, including public long-term care homes, will have an 11 year phase-in period to coincide with redevelopment plans scheduled to be completed by 2025.

Since 1998, most newly built retirement homes in Ontario have been required to have sprinklers. The Retirement Home Act, 2010, requires that information about whether or not a retirement home has a fire sprinkler system be publicly available. More than 50,000 seniors live in about 700

by David Shanahan Given the tragedy that took place at the seniors home in Quebec last week, it is somewhat reassuring to know that Ontario has passed regulations to make automatic sprinklers mandatory in care homes for seniors, homes for people with disabilities, and other vulnerable citizens. Mandatory sprinklers are part of amendments to the Fire Code and Building Code that will improve fire safety in these occupancies.

Other improvements include: enhanced fire inspections and staff training and annual validation of fire safety plans by local fire services.

The amendments are based on recommendations made by the Technical Advi-

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retirement homes, or their children, have been deeply troubled by the events in L'Isle-Verte, where it is feared thirty-two seniors died in the fire that destroyed their residence. Laurie Johnston, CEO of the Ontario Retirement Communities Association, believes that a “a flexible and phased-in retrofit process for non-funded retirement homes in Ontario” is needed, and believes that the regulations making sprinkler systems mandatory, as well as the other improvements in safety procedures, puts seniors first. “As the provincial association representing more than 80 per cent of Ontario’s retirement community sector, we believe that expanding important fire safety measures for all

retirement homes in Ontario, and by 2017, Ontario will be home to more people over the age of 65 than children under age 15.

The new regulations have been welcomed by the Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs. Deputy Fire Chief Matt Pegg, president of the Association, noted that: “Everyone has the right to feel safe from fire wherever they live, regardless of age, ability or special needs. Today’s announcement mandates sprinklers under the Ontario Fire Code for the first time.

Mandating sprinklers and other fire safety enhancements in our vulnerable occupancies is a significant milestone toward achieving this goal.”

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retirement homes is simply the right thing to do.”

North Grenville, like most regions in Ontario, is dealing with an aging population. The tax base will come under increasing strain as it tries to cope with greater demands for services for the elderly. This is the time to ensure that the infrastructure is in place to keep seniors safe and secure in their homes.

With a major new seniors’ development planned for Kemptville, and increasing demand for places at Bayfield Manor, it is important that residents and their families are spared the worry and fear that a tragedy like L'IsleVerte can generate.

There is a responsibility on the municipal planning officials to examine any

plans for seniors homes most scrupulously, and the North Grenville Fire Service are on hand to inspect and consult on new and renovated homes. Living communally is stressful at the best of times. Getting used to living in smaller quarters, having someone else cook your food and often plan your day, can be an uncomfortable experience and hard to get used to.

But seniors have worked all their lives and should expect to be cared for in their retirement years. Feeling safe and secure in their home is the least that they can expect.

Ontario has taken a major step in that direction with these amendments to the Fire Code and Building Code.

There have been enough tragedies.

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The 2014 North Grenville Budget Analysis

by Tim Sutton The 2014 Budget was perhaps our toughest over my eight years on Council, and seven as Finance Chair.

At one point it was looking as though we would be facing a tax increase of over 6%.

We were faced with a number of challenges, including a further reduction in our annual OMPF funding from the Province of $240,500. This transfer from the Province was already reduced by a $164,400 in 2013, and has a cumulative net reduction in revenues of $569,300 over the past two years. It is difficult for a municipality of our relatively small size to absorb such a huge cut in funding over such a short timeframe.

A couple of years ago it was announced with great fanfare that the Assoc of Municipalities of Ontario had negotiated the upload of services and funding back to the Province. With our two tier (Municipal/ County) system of government the services being uploaded benefit mostly the County Government. Unfortunately the Province is using the cuts in our OMPF funding to finance much, if not all of this upload.

Essentially this means that the Municipality is funding County uploads, which if it sounds crazy to you, then we agree that this is totally unfair to the Municipality of North Grenville, as well as any other municipality facing a similar situation.

As a result of this purely one-sided agreement it has become clear that AMO does not represent us at the Provincial bargaining table. Given this, Council has made the decision to withdraw from AMO, effective immediately.

We believe that these Provincial OMPF funding decreases will continue to be factors in future years, and that it will be an issue Janurary 29, 2014

that will also affect future councils.

Our Municipality requires stable, predictable funding, much like we receive through our gas Tax Revenues from the Federal Government. Living in a world of unknowns, particularly with respect to Provincial funding is difficult at best, and does not typically promote long term planning by municipalities.

Further, the Province appears to now be using a “means” test to determine whether a municipality qualifies for Provincial Funding initiatives. In response to a recent application to the Small, Rural and Northern Municipal Infrastructure Fund (SRNMIF) Capital Program, we received back the following reasons from the Province as to why our application was rejected: “Your EOI (Expression of Interest) did not pass the pre-screen primarily because other applicants with highly critical projects had more challenging economic conditions (as measured by property assessments and incomes)”.

In essence the Province is telling us that we are being penalized because we are efficient managers, that because we have higher property assessments and above average incomes that we therefore must have the ability to fund such projects on our own, through property taxes. I can tell you that I strongly disagree with this type of rationale, which in effect penalizes us for being good managers of the public purse, and for having a relatively low municipal borrowing.

Given these types of statements it has become increasingly more evident that we as a municipality are on our own – we are the masters of our own destiny.

Continued cuts in Provincial funding, will force us to examine all municipal services or will require more revenue from property taxes moving forward to cover the lost funding.

During this years’ budget process the effect of the benefits of our growth was evident. Going in to midDecember it was looking as though our tax increase was going to be in the 5-6% range. However, when we received our no-

Rural Roads Davis Road Gravel rebuild River Road asphalt overlay (Becketts Landing to Muldoon Rd and Actons Corners Rd to Lewis Bridge) Johnson Rd Pavement from CR43 to Abbott Rd. Taylor Rd Surface treatment Townline Rd Surface treatment (Beach Rd to Taylor Rd) Urban Roads George St W ((Rideau to Dumbrille) Various Urban Pulverize and repave.

Bridge repairs Monies to purchase lands for Wellington Rd Streetlight replacement (conversion to LED Technology) New sidewalks on Maley St and Anniversary Way Fire Department Capital will include refurbishment of our 1994 International tanker with a new cab and Chassis, along with replacing our thermal imaging camera and replacing firefighter equipment.

Investments in facilities and recreation will see monies spent on the Court House and Armoury, the Municipal centre, as well as $150,000 for new trails and $50,000 for Riverside Park renewal.

Other investments in 2014 will include the development of a long range financial plan, which will allow this and future Councils to do better long range financial planning, and to analyze the effect of potential future changes and budget additions.

We will also be updating our development charges study and By-Law in 2014.

In all total non-water/ sewer capital Project costs will cost $2,539,300 Funding for Capital Projects will come from $986,500 in property taxes, $66,000 in reserves, $331,300 in Development Charges, $435,520 in Federal Gas Tax Funds,

tice of new assessment from MPAC the amount of new construction added to the tax rolls increased our budgeted revenues from property taxes to the point that our tax increase was brought down to a more modest 2 %. (The Ontario CPI (Consumer Price index) for 2012 was 1.5%.)

This means that there will be an increase of $10.19 per $100,000 of assessed value. The average home in North Grenville (assessed value $317,380) will see a net increase in the municipal portion of their tax bill of $32.32.

Continued growth will be an important part of the future for North Grenville. Through increased residential, commercial and industrial growth we will have more people to share the burden. This will allow us to absorb future Provincial funding cuts with minimal effect on our current residents.

This increased assessment growth also allowed us to incorporate a number of key projects in to the 2014 Budget, including a key recommendation from the Municipal Auditors to increase our Municipal Reserves. We will be adding $209K to our reserves in 2014.

In 2013 we completed an asset management plan, which is a requirement going forward to qualify for Provincial funding for infrastructure programs.

This plan assessed much of our infrastructure and is a tool to assist Council to determine which renewal projects are a priority in the future.

In 2013 Council also commissioned a study which lead to the development of our Fire Master Plan.

Both of these studies have called for the municipality to make some significant investments in the future. This Council will be dealing with a number of road and bridge renewal projects in 2014, and it will start us down the road towards reducing our infrastructure deficit. The information contained in these studies will also assist future Councils in developing their future plans.

Investments in infrastructure in 2014 will include almost $1.9 Million in renewal of Roads, including:

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$265,000 in Grants, $20,000 in other revenue and $434,980 in borrowing.

On the Municipal Operations side of the budget we have included funding for the new County wide fire communications system, a new 5 year computer replacement program, a 6 month intern for the Economic Development program, the implementation of the Rideau-Sanders Community Improvement Area, and of course the 2014 Municipal Election.

Grants for NGAT, The Dandelion Festival and Community Grants will remain at 2013 levels.

In this budget, our senior management team have also been tasked with finding a minimum of $50,000 in ongoing salary efficiencies over the course of the year.

The Water Sewer Budget will also see a number of projects put forward in 2014, including the East Quadrant well and storage facility, digester repairs, a new fire pump and water main looping.

I would like to point out that the water/sewer budget is treated separately from the Municipal budget.

The Water Sewer budget is paid for through user fees and development charges.

It is not funded by general property taxes.

Overall this budget is a good news budget. We as a Council are renewing assets, upgrading roads, building trails and providing good recreation services.

North Grenville has become one of eastern

Ontario’s preferred locations for people looking for a new place to call home, as well as for retail and commercial businesses that help fulfill their needs.

These people and businesses are drawn by our unique blend of rural lifestyle and urban amenities, by the close-knit community that we have forged, our strong recreation facilities and by our competitive tax rates.

We will also need to ensure that we keep our Municipal expenses and services in line in future years, To accomplish this we will need to operate a compact, affordable and efficient municipal government. It has become essential that we build the appropriate toolbox to ensure the long term sustainability of this Municipality, and we have included and will be putting to work, a number of these tools in the 2014 Budget. We will continue to look for efficiencies in our operations in order to continue to keep property taxes affordable and to ensure that North Grenville grows and prospers in to the future.

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Vitality Fitness Training

It isn’t just anywhere that you can find a franchised fitness centre that has the easy companionship between members and staff that is borne of mutual respect, trust and friendship. Located on Prescott Street in the centre of Old Town Kemptville, Vitality Fitness has been in operation since 1999. It offers a safe, quiet and well equipped facility where clients can work on their own or with a trainer to improve their levels of fitness.

As a career Paramedic, owner and operator, Doug Onodera, has had a longtime interest in fitness and health.

A member of Vitality Fitness himself, it was its unique atmosphere that first enticed Doug to consider its purchase. In September 2013, after careful deliberation, he became the new owner.

Although he prefers to stay in the background; leaving the trainers to teach and supervise, he is very much in tune with customer needs, suggestions and satisfaction.

Qualified, dedicated and

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enthusiastic staff members have played a major role in the successful transition in ownership. Manager and trainer, Brodey Richardson, and trainer, Rebecca Langstaff, are both graduates of the Fitness and Health Promotion programmes and are CSEP certified. Becky is also a Registered Holistic Nutritionist. Billie Reid and Chris Williams, both trainers, have CanFitPro Certification. Six additional contract trainers lead group classes.

All interactions with gym members are professional and positive, offering support and friendly encouragement.

It is the attention placed on small details that indicates how important customer comfort and individual needs are to Vitality Fitness.

It has earned them a loyal, supportive client base. While in the gym, phones must be muted; scents and fragrances left in their bottles. Clean gym-only shoes can be kept tagged and racked in-house if desired. Cold bottled water is available on the honour system. A “women only” room is featured as well as the main equipment room and the group classroom which are co-ed. Showering facilities are provided. A Defibrillator is on the premisis.

Community involvement has been a priority for Vitality Fitness over the years. It is a proud sponsor of the Kemp-

tville ‘73s Junior A Hockey Team. Lazarus House in Mountain was the recipient of the proceeds from a recent TRX Group food drive; a welcomed January delivery.

A variety of membership plans are available; the longer the commitment, the lower the cost. A year’s membership cost is either $40 (+ tax) monthly or a onetime payment of $432 (+ tax).

There are no “sign up” fees; orientation sessions are complimentary and compulsory. Other fees which may be applied incidentally are well set out in the Membership Acknowledgement and Release Form.

There are a variety of classes which members can access without additional cost. The number of participants in each group is limited; weekly signup boards help to ensure regular availability. At the moment, there are classes scheduled for: Boot Camp, Step Aerobics, Stability Ball, Indoor Cycling, (Lunchtime) Body Blast, Pilates, Hatha Yoga, Cardio Kickboxing and Total Body Workout. The times vary from 6:00 am. to 6:00 pm.

There are extras services available to members that are not included in the general fees. 24/7 availability makes the gym accessible at any time with the swipe of a card or the click of a key fob.

It allows members to sched-

Trainer and Manager, Brodey Richardson, and trainer, Becky Langstaff, stand in front of one of Vitality Fitness’ workout apparatus. Both are graduates of Fitness and Health Promotion programmes and their enthusiasm and professionalism are a part of the success that the gymn has enjoyed. If you would care to learn more about the benefits of joining Vitality Fitness, Brodey and Becky have all the information you need to help you make a wise decision. ule fitness programmes into their personal timetables with greater ease. The TRX Group Suspension Training Sessions are one hour in length; additional information regarding the class or the cost can be had by asking the staff. One to one sessions with a qualified trainer

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can be booked; the extra cost is based on an hourly rate.

If you aren’t a member of Vitality Fitness Training, it is something to consider.

Your overall health, outlook and fitness level will benefit; the cost can be as low as a twoonie per day.

For a thumbnail tour of the facility, check out the website. www.vitalityfitnesstraining.com or follow the link from the Facebook page.

To contact Vitality Fitness Training: phone - 613-2584001; email - vitalityfitness@ bellnet.ca

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Getting ready for the golf season

by G. Manale Now that the golf season is fast approaching what preparations do you have to make? The first area to look at is your equipment. Are you in the market for a new club, a new set of clubs, a new bag, new shoes, etc.? If you intend to keep the clubs already in your possession, are they in good condition? The main concern I have is with the grips on your clubs. Most players do not change their grips often enough. How often you change them depends mainly on two factors; how often you use them (games and practice sessions) and where you store them in the off season.

I know of players who leave their clubs in the trunks of their cars in the winter. This causes them to become hard and shiny. It is best to store them indoors. If the grips are relatively new, they should still be cleaned. This is readily achieved by using soapy water and a firm bristled brush. This will remove any accumulated

dirt and oil from your hands.

Are you ready to change your driver, your putter, or add a wedge or hybrid club? How many pairs of shoes do you have? What condition are they in? I am always amazed at golfers who play between 80 and 150 games in the season while owning one or two pairs of shoes. I guess they are not aware of how far they are walking on the course during a round. I never pass up the chance to buy a good pair of shoes when they are on sale (the good news is they are always on sale as new models arrive and older ones are pushed out the door).

Remember, it is difficult to concentrate on the game when your feet are in distress.

I was fortunate enough to have attended the PGA show in Orlando for the first 15 years of the show. Once that event is completed, all the new equipment hits the retail outlet stores. I was browsing in my favourite golf shop, Golftown, last week to check out the new items.

I was overwhelmed at the variety of choices the golfer has, whether it be in clubs, bags, golf balls, or apparel.

Local youth film contest offers a chance to win $1000 The MyView Youth Film Festival offers youth, aged 12 to 21, from Leeds, Grenville and Lanark Counties with an opportunity to express themselves through film for a chance to win $1000. Prizes will be awarded during the Dandelion Festival in Kemptville on May 24. Participants are encouraged to create a video highlighting an important issue in their community, along with ideas for how to make it better.

“I was blown away by the creativity and impactful messages captured in the 2013 films”, says MyView committee member and Public Health Nurse, Diana Steadman. In its debut year, the 2013 MyView Youth Film Festival received entries from youth across Lanark, Leeds and Grenville counties. Film makers highlighted subject matter including teen suicide, the environment, healthy living, and relationships. The use of humour and drama in many of the films captivated audiences during screenings at the 2013 Dandelion Festival where the favourites were Janurary 29, 2014

selected. Along with the large crowds at the festival, films received thousands of views on YouTube.

The MyView Youth Film Fest came together from a joint partnership of the Kemptville Youth Centre, the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit and local video production company Triune Productions. “It is important for communities to pay attention to what young people have to say and to recognize the contributions they make to the positive development of the community”, says MyView committee member and Public Health Nurse, Erika Kall. Entering for a chance to win is easy with the online entry form and no entry fee required. To help budding filmmakers, workshops around the area will offer tips and tricks for film production. Get updates by liking us on Facebook.

Contest entry details and submission instructions are available at www.myviewfilmfest.ca. Film submission deadline is April 11.

I always think it is time to reward yourself each season with something new. The recent trends are: replacing long irons with hybrid clubs, moving from cart bags to carry bags (a throwback of sorts!) and getting a new driver which allows you to make hundreds of adjustments as to loft, face angle, shaft flex, grip size, etc. How about a putter to get rid of all the missed putts your old putter reminds you of? Years ago when I started playing the game, we had two wedges in our bag, a pitching wedge with 49-50 degrees of loft and a sand wedge with 5556 degrees of loft. Presently you have choices of wedge lofts from 46-64 degrees. In addition, the choices include the amount of bounce the club must have to suit the sand conditions at the courses you usually play.

Preparing for the season also includes practice sessions. These must include some mild stretching and light swinging of the club. I am not a firm believer in gimmicks or "aids", but one I suggest is a weighted club, either one you can make or one which

you buy. Swinging this club slowly will involve all the muscle groups involved in the golf swing. I recommend this as opposed to "pumping iron" which, if not done correctly, will damage your body parts.

The question now becomes where to practice. I suggest finding a range which has a short game area. The one I recommend which has this feature is the Ross Leeder owned range in Richmond (named Conley's). At this range, there are chipping and pitching stations. This allows you to practice chip and pitch shots, retrieve the balls and then hit them out on the range. Talk about getting your money's worth! I am sure there are other ranges in this area which provide these conditions. Remember to start slowly, moving from chip shots to pitch shots to short irons. If you wish to conclude your practice session by hitting a driver, I recommend hitting very few (maximum of 5-6). This is the club, for all players, which is the most difficult to hit since it has the longest shaft and flattest face.

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Art therapy: self-expression through creative exploration

Art & Soul offers professional art therapy services to individuals, couples and families right here in Kemptville. Anne Walsh has a passion for reaching out to people who feel isolated and overwhelmed: -children and teenagers who have experienced bullying -teenagers in crisis -new moms -parents of children with special needs -caregivers of individuals diagnosed with dementia -partners of people diagnosed with PTSD -women who are getting divorced -individuals healing from some form of trauma -mid-lifers who are stuck at a crossroads Art & Soul offers a private space in a serene setting. The art empowers clients to express emotions and communicate in creative ways. This gives a voice to people who may not have the words to process and heal from challenging experiences. No artistic skill is required as the goal of art therapy is self-expression through creative exploration.

Anne has created a deck of art therapy cards, a tool to guide women in transition as they heal at their own pace. She visits various organizations every month to demonstrate how art therapy can be applied to different client groups. Anne is currently involved in developing an art therapy app for teens as well as an intervention theatre program for parents of teens.

Her online workshop for couples living with PTSD will be released in the Spring. For more information, visit Anne's website: www.artnsoul.org

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Desolation Row - part 2

The Kemptville Post Office, demolished in 1970, stood at the corner of Prescott and Reuben

by David Shanahan Last week we looked at some of the empty spaces around North Grenville where once important or beautiful buildings stood.

So many of the public buildings that once adorned the municipality, schools, post offices and railway stations, are now gone and live on only in

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people’s memories and some fading photographs.

The loss was often caused by fires, but sometimes destruction was planned and deliberate.

Most, if not all, of these fires were accidents. But there were two fires in 1936 that raised grave suspicions of foul play.

Early that year, the High School on Prescott Street

was destroyed by flames.

Within weeks, the Public School, which stood near where the B&H is today, also burned down suddenly. At the time, many suspected that the fires were caused by students.

The new High School was built on the site of the old one, but the Public School moved across the river to its present site. These were lovely buildings in their day and saw generations of local children pass through their doors as a first step into a wider world than would otherwise have been open to them.

Last week I noted that the old Post Office on Clothier Street had been badly damaged by fire in 1910 and moved across the river to a new location.

In 1915, the Office moved to a specially designed building on the corner of Prescott and Reuben. As the picture shows, this was quite a lovely building and brought character to downtown Kemptville for more than fifty years.

In 1970, Kemptville Town Council allowed it to be demolished, one of a number of buildings vandalised

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The mill was demolished in 1961 and is now a parking lot around that time. The Post Office then moved into the new and rather ugly building where it remains today.

Other public buildings which were once very busy centres for the community were the two railway stations, at Bedell and Wellington Street. The Bedell station was the first to be built, back in 1854, as the new railway line from Prescott to Bytown stopped in Kemptville while funds were raised to finish the line. At its height, it was an incredibly busy place with many trains passing through every day of the week. Looking at the picture here, it is hard to relate it to the empty site that exists today. The Canadian Pacific Railway station also served Kemptville for many decades, and was built to a standard pattern for many CPR stations across the country. When the CPR began shutting down services in the 1960's and 70's, the station at Kemptville was on the list for demolition.

In spite of attempts by local people to have the Kemptville Council buy the property and find a new use for it, the building was demolished in the summer of 1975. Once again, the site today contains little evidence of the bustling centre it once was.

Another great gap in our history is the site of the mill which gave Oxford Mills its name. Built originally in the 1840's, the mill was enlarged over the years and was the catalyst around which the hamlet grew and prospered. Flour milled there was transported to Montreal by rail after 1854 and provided local farmers with a valuable income, as they traded their wheat for goods at the store owned by Rickey Waugh, who also ran the mill. His store, at least, remains today and is now

The old CPR Station on Wellington, demolished in 1975

The Public School burned down in 1936. The B&H now stands on the site Pictures courtesy of the NG Historical Society operating as the Brigadoon Restaurant. There used to be another mill across the river, a saw and shingle mill, but it burned down in 1900 and was never replaced. The grist mill was finally demolished in 1961 and is now the location of a small parking lot beside the dam.

So many wonderful buildings have been lost over the years, through accident and by design, and it brings home the importance of preserving what we have left of our built heritage. Once it’s gone, there is no bringing it back again.

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The Fabric Shoppe has Re-opened It was a family affair at the re-

opening of the Kemptville Fabric Shoppe on January 25. Owners Brian and Sylvie Sime had the assistance of Sylvie’s sisters, Anne and Estelle, as well as Sylvie’s God-daughter, Valerie, as they celebrated the opening of their new business. The day was busy with a steady flow of customers stopping in to shop. Back row left to right: Anne Belanger, Estelle St. Pierre and Sylvie Sime; front row: Valerie Deslandes.

The Almighty Dictionary Patrick Babin We depend on an old rhyme to determine the correct spelling of such words as ceiling, conceive, feign, field, inveigh,obeisance, receive, shield, sleigh, and weight.

Remember: i before e except after c?

But what about words such as efficient, feisty, foreign, kaleidoscope, protein, science, society, species, and weird?

We can no longer depend on the aforementioned rhyme, can we? Every grammatical rule, if you search hard enough, has an exception. That is why the almighty dictionary is such a good investment. It has to be more than another book on the shelf. It must be visible and accessible at all times. How about your kitchen? Your bathroom? Of course, your dictionary may be as close as your nearest computer. You must admit, however, that there is a certain satisfaction that comes from touching papyrus, as opposed to cold impersonal keys.

By the way, you should replace your old dictionary once in a while---at least once every fifty years. That’s not asking too much, is it?

Another valuable book is Roget’s Thesaurus. Once you are acquainted with Roget, you will never be at a loss for words.

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5. Must the first line of a paragraph always be indented?

1. noun; 2. one independent clause, at least two independent clauses; 3. Yes;1.Yes; 5. No What is the difference between foreward and forward?

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Drop in and introduce yourself if you are passing by.

After closing the sale with Joe and Doreen, the Simes began to organize, plan, paint and rearrange. A portion of the inventory was included in the purchase; additional stock has been ordered.

Sylvie is an experienced quilter and seamstress. She and her sister, Estelle, are looking forward to meeting former and new customers. Estelle will be at the counter during the week; Sylvie, a school bus driver and special needs aid, will work on Saturday until the summer. She will then be in the shop on a daily basis.

Brian has been working

by Beth Nicol The announcement of the retirement of the Joe and Doreen Sparling and subsequent closure of the Kemptville Fabric Shoppe, published in the North Grenville Times, caught the attention of West Carleton residents, Brian and Sylvie Sime. That the business would be sold if the right offer was made was of particular interest to them. After some discussion, they approached their longtime friends, Joe and Doreen. They came to an agreement and the Kemptville Fabric Shoppe now has new owners.

Brian and Sylvie have known the Sparlings for over twenty years. They helped the Fabric Shoppe relocate three times. They came out to assist with the closing sales. They share the Sparlings’ love of small town life and they sensed the closeness felt by many of the customers stopping in to visit the Joe and Doreen in the shop one last time.

Owning and opening a new business has been exciting and exhausting.

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hard to put the finishing touches on the newly reorganized shop; he will manage it during the week.

He knows that he will have a steep learning curve, but he has the enthusiasm and the drive. Brian hopes to be able to meet the needs of area crafters in the near future. Instructional classes will be re-introduced as well.

Be sure to stop by the Kemptville Fabric Shoppe.

Introduce yourselves and let the Simes know where your interests lie. If you have an idea, feel free to share it. Check out the stock and notions available.

Yo u c a n c o n t a c t Brian, Sylvie and Estelle at: 613-258-4437 The Fabric Shoppe is located at 31 Clothier St. E. in Kemptville.

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

Klub 67 Euchre every 2 nd & 4 th W ednesday of the month starting at 1:15 pm, St. John's United Church downstairs. Everyone welcome - $5. Vivian Howe 613-258-2540.

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

Probus Club of North Grenville meet third W ednesday of every month except for July, August and D ecember, St. Paul's Presbyterian Church--9:30 am Gathering Time, 10 am Meeting. Come and enjoy great speakers and fellowship. New members welcome 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 - M eeting 1 st & 3 rd Thurs. of the month, 7 pm at O’Farrell’s Financial Services, Cty Rd 44. Info, call 258-7665.

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Cancer Support Group meet third M onday of every month except July, August and December, St. John's United Church-Kemptville at 2 pm.

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The North Grenville Times SPORTS PAGE The 73’s hit a bump on the road to the Playoffs

The Race is On! Kemptville’s Ben St Marseille (12) tries to pass Bears Stefano Momesso (26) chasing the puck. no puck luck and were puck out from behind the @ rinkrat completely out of sync with net and found Disipio comtheir passing. Pucks were ing right up the middle. DiOn Friday, the 73’s vis- bouncing over their sticks, sipio made no mistake and ited Hawkesbury to take hitting people and changing beat him high on the glove on the Hawks. The Hawks direction and when they side. But the Hawks added had played the night before were able to control the one more and the 73’s were and had defeated Cornwall. play, the goalie was there unable to mount any kind of Kemptville started the game to stop them. Hawkesbury comeback. Kemptville fell on fire and peppered Hawks scored twice in the second 5-1 to Hawkesbury. Matt goalie, Gunner Rivers, with and once in the third to take Couvrette faced 36 shots a half a dozen shots but were a 4-0 lead. Jonathon Mas- in the loss and Disipio was unable to get one past him. ters challenged the Hawks named the game’s third star.

After the opening five min- player at the blue line and On Sunday, the second utes, the 73’s came apart. Daniele Disipio kept the place Smiths Falls Bears Hawkesbury scored to take puck in the Hawkesbury traveled to Kemptville to a 1-0 lead. Kemptville had zone. Quinn Carroll dug the battle the 73’s. Looking for

a better effort than they had on Friday, the first period was intense. Both teams used speed to try and take advantage of each other and both goalies were up to the task. After a scoreless first period, the intensity stayed the same in the second.

Brandon Seatter carried the puck into the Bears end and dropped the pass to Jesse Blais who sent it behind the Bears net. Erik Brown fished it out of the corner and fed Doug Harvey at the point. Harvey let a great shot go which the goalie saved but he was unable to control the rebound. Seatter put it in to give Kemptville a 1-0 lead. Ten minutes later, Hayden Hanson fed Brown on a breakout from

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his own end. Brown and Dean Galasso executed a beautiful give and go and Brown scored to make it a 2-0 lead for the 73’s. The Bears came right back and got one, to make it 2-1. But that only lasted for two and half minutes. Dylan Giberson stole the puck at the Bears blue line and Blais picked it up and brought it into the Smiths Falls end.

He dropped the pass back to Seatter who fired a shot from the high slot that the goalie was screened on.

The 73’s had a 3-1 lead. In the third, the Bears turned up the level of play. They were able to score twice to tie the game and force overtime. In the overtime period, no one could score

even though Kemptville had a power play. The game was decided in the shootout with Smiths Falls getting the 4-3 victory. Matt Couvrette was named second star as he faced 49 shots.

This week, Kemptville travels to Brockville on Tuesday to play the Braves.

The Braves are one of the teams that the 73’s would like to catch. On Friday, the Ottawa Junior Senators are here for a 7:30 game.

Then, on Sunday, Brockville comes to Kemptville for a very important game.

This game has a special start time of 1:00 as it is Super Sunday. Come out and see the playoff run. Catch the Junior A fever! Hockey with edge!

FOURTH ANNUAL KEMPTVILLE CAMPUS BRIDE AND GROOM SHOW A HUGE SUCCESS

Tara Butler and Tyler Lajoie, the lucky couple to win the grand prize of a $2000 travel voucher Engaged Couples descended upon the fourth

annual Kemptville Campus Bride & Groom show which was held at the WB George Centre on January 18 2014. With hundreds in attendance, show organizers Anne Kotlarchuk and Leah Finley of Conference and Catering Services at the Kemptville Campus, were thrilled with the success of Jan 29, 2014

the show.

Couples and their families enjoyed 4 hours of entertainment, food, beverage and wedding information. The vendors educated guests on their photography, cake designs, floral artistry skills, catering, music and planning expertise. Stiltskins, Tip Top, and BeautiGo Mobile Beauty, set the mood for

would be bridal parties to get inspired in their attire and hair creations.

Congratulations to Tara Butler and Tyler Lajoie, the lucky couple to win the grand prize of a $2000 travel voucher to use towards planning their honeymoon, from Destination Insights! Congratulations also to Brandi Labrash and Jeff Leizert, who won the 14

Brandi Labrash and Jeff Leizer won the $2500 photography package

$2500 photography package courtesy of Taylor’d Photography!

The positive feedback from attendees and participants has been overwhelming; they all feel that this show is a hidden gem and that attendance is sure to increase every year, once the “secret” gets out. With free parking, free admittance, engaging vendors

and the fantastic prizes, it uted to make the Bride easy to tell why the show and Groom Show a grand continues to grow each success. Mark the date on year! The most heard com- your calendar for next year ment of the day was – “this – January 17, 2015. is better than the Ottawa Submitted by shows!”

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The Resurrection, part 3: Where’s the body?

by David Shanahan “If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.

And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.” [1 Cor. 15. 13-14] This series is looking at the fundamental beliefs of Christianity; the ones that are essential and common to all Christians always. The Resurrection, as Paul stated in his letter to the Corinthians, is unquestionably at the heart of those beliefs and needs to be examined closely in all honesty and fairness. Last week, I talked about the logic which underpins the testimony we have concerning the event.

This article asks a simple question: if the whole thing was a hoax, a misunderstanding, or some other mix up, why didn’t someone simply produce the body and put an end to the whole thing?

When the disciples of Jesus went from being a cowering, frightened and disillusioned group to preaching loudly and boldly in the streets of Jerusalem that Jesus had risen, why did the authorities not just parade the corpse through the streets?

The men who had worked to have Jesus executed would not have hesitated to do so if the body was available to them. And as their soldiers had been guarding the tomb,

they should have been able to put a stop to the disciples’ claims immediately. But the tomb was empty. The authorities tacitly admitted this when they instructed the tomb guards to say that the disciples themselves had come and stolen the body while the guard slept. Of course, admitting to be asleep on duty would have been a major, if not capital, offense for the guards, but what choice did they have if Jesus had risen?

What of that accusation?

Could the disciples have taken the body? The first question would be: why? To draw more attention to themselves and become the target of more executions? As was noted last week: if they had done so, then they knew the Resurrection was a lie. Yet they suffered privations, torture and death for the sake of that lie. That is not nearly as logical as accepting that they believed the Resurrection was true. They did not take the body from under the noses of the soldiers. They had even stayed away from Calvary, having run away when Jesus was arrested. Even after the women had told them the tomb was empty, they didn’t believe it. Not until Jesus actually appeared to them.

Maybe the women went to the wrong tomb? But, again, the authorities would have corrected that misunderstanding immediately, had they been able to. Perhaps

Jesus was not really dead at all? Having gone through the excruciating and tortuous process of crucifixion, been stabbed in the side with a spear, taken down and wrapped in linen with spices poured over him, left in a sealed tomb for a few days, perhaps then he recovered sufficiently to push away a very large stone, pass by the guards and make a complete recovery in order to convince his followers that he had, in fact risen from the dead.

Is any of that rational or remotely feasible?

Christianity is completely based on historic fact, evidence, reality. It invites and encourages intelligent investigation and questioning. It is not based on “blind faith”, or any “leap in the dark”.

As a professional historian, I look at evidence, facts and documents, assessing the dependability and veracity of sources before coming to any conclusions. There are clear facts involved here.

Jesus was arrested, tried and sentenced to death. This is part of the historical record.

He was crucified and died, was buried and a guard placed on his tomb. His followers retreated in confusion and despair to locked rooms in Jerusalem, afraid they were the next to die. The tomb was found empty and the disciples had to rely on the evidence of women, another interesting piece of evidence. If

they were making the whole story up, why say that it was women who found the empty tomb? Women were not considered reliable witnesses and could not testify in court as a result. A fictional Resurrection would have been more carefully concocted.

One fact remains as true as when Paul stated it so long ago: if Jesus did not rise from the dead, Christianity is a fraud and Christians are the most pitiable people.

Paul was a violent opponent of Christianity, until he met the risen Jesus. Everything changed for him then. James was the step-brother of Jesus, he and his siblings considered Jesus to be insane, until the risen Jesus appeared to him.

James then became one of the leaders of the church in Jerusalem and was eventually executed for his faith. These were not weak-willed men who were easily fooled into believing something. They were men who met the risen Jesus, and after that there could be no more argument.

And two thousand years of Christians have agreed that he is indeed risen. They have encountered him, come to know him, and his Spirit lives in them. Quite a claim. If it is not true, you can forget it. If it is true, even if you think it might be true, it is something you have to investigate for yourself. Honesty and eternity demands it.

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