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by David Shanahan Looking back on any given year, it is always surprising how much was packed into just twelve months. But looking back on 2018 leaves you breathless. What an amazing year it was: three elections for us to enjoy (is that the right word?), major anniversaries for the Kemptville Lions Club and the Kemptville Players, promising new beginnings and some sad departures too.

January marked the 20th anniversary of North Grenville itself, coming into existence back in 1998 by the feat of Mike Harris and his

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Oxford-on-Rideau, South Gower and Kemptville were brought together in something that looked like a shotgun marriage. And, as if to mark the event, we had the famous Ice Storm, which hit just as the new municipal Council were beginning work. Significant, symbolic, a sign of things to come?

The Times began a series on The Road to Amalgamation, telling the story of the negotiations and controversies leading up to the creation of the new municipality. Perhaps inspired by this historical event, a new Archaeological Society was formed, and a new hotel was

promised. The Comfort Inn and Suites people announced the imminent arrival of the hotel, and we are still waiting in expectation twelve months later.

The swing bridge in Burrits Rapids was closed for major renovations in January, though the work had been scheduled to begin in October of the previous year. It took a long time to complete, and was of some inconvenience to residents of the Island Nation, as well as bringing unwanted heavy traffic to the Andrewsville Bridge, which suffered greatly through the year from drivers ignoring warning signs regarding the weight of their vehicles. It was decided

later in the year that the bridge would be closed during the winter months so that work could be done to maintain the historic structure.

Burritts Rapids and Bishops Mills were at the centre of a major debate on Council in February: should there be apostrophes in Burrits and Bishops? After deep thought (or as deep as that Council ever managed), it was decided that the opinion of residents was outweighed by national policies, and no apostrophe would be allowed.

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Local teacher honoured with disability activism award

by Hilary Thomson A local teacher has been honoured with a national award celebrating her work advocating for people with disabilities. Diane Dewing has lived in Kemptville for over 25 years and taught at both South Branch and Kemptville Public School. She and her family moved to the area from Chibougamau, Quebec, to access schools, as well as the services of Community Living, for their intellectually disabled daughter, Jessica.

“We came to North Grenville because of the leadership in Community Living North Grenville,” says Diane, who remembers former Executive Director of Community Living, Ted Shuh, as a champion.

“Sandra [McNamara] has that same wonderful vision of inclusion,” she says of the current Executive Director.

Throughout her 37-year teaching career, Diane has been an advocate for people with disabilities, both within the school system and in society at large. She pushed

for the closing of Ontario’s institutions for people with disabilities in the mid-late 2000's, and argued for the need for them to be integrated into the community. “North Grenville stood above the rest in placing people in appropriate housing,” she says.

Diane has also been a leader in developing an inclusive education system in Ontario through her work with the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) and the Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF). She has worked hard at advocating for the integration of children with disabilities in the classroom and providing them with the tools they need to succeed. She believes that separating those with disabilities from the regular student population limits both parties in a significant way. “We are all richer as people with diversity,” she says. “How we see our world is based on what we see in school.”

Diane has worked with many teachers to help them help their students with disabilities. “You always have to have your eyes open for

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barriers for people with disabilities,” she says. “It’s often as simple as a different chair.

Even the smallest thing can make all the difference.”

Advocating for those with disabilities in the workforce is also a cause Diane has championed over the years, ensuring that their needs and interests were well reflected in the labour movement. She participated in the Disability Rights Working Groups of both the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) and the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) and is a founding member of the Disability Caucus at the EFTO. On December 3, 2018, Diane was presented with the Carol McGregor Award for Disability Rights Activism from the CLC, named after an outstanding disability rights activist who passed away in 2006. It is awarded to a member of the CLC who has made a significant and lasting impact on the community by promoting and defending the rights of person with disabilities.

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& notes that she couldn’t have done it without the wonderful support of the community in North Grenville. “North Grenville is the heart of everything I have done, regionally and provincially,” she says.

In August, 2018, Diane began a new position as the president of the OTF, representing 180,000 teachers across all school boards in Ontario. Even in her new role, she continues to champion people with disabilities, as she has named Community Living Ontario as the OTF Charity for 2018/19. Although her work is based out of Toronto, she is still passionate about the North Grenville community and comes home as often as she can. “We have a wonderful community,” she says.

Heat for Holidays warms twice as many homes this Christmas

The second annual Heat for the Holidays initiative served twice as many families this Christmas season. House of Lazarus (HOL), in partnership with Community Food Share (CFS) and Winchester BMR, helped make several homes warmer this winter.

The trio delivered roughly a month’s supply (84 boxes) of Eco-Energy Logs to 22 food bank clients between December 18 and December 20.

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at the County Road 31 store before heading out on a preplanned delivery route that covered towns and villages in North Dundas, South Dundas, and North Grenville.

The initiative was introduced to HOL Executive Director, Cathy Ashby, and CFS Executive Director, Ian McKelvie, in 2017 by Winchester BMR owner Ken Boje. The inaugural year saw volunteers deliver eight skids (84 boxes each) of Eco-Energy Logs to families in North and South Dundas, following up with

two more deliveries in early 2018.

This year, HOL’s Ralph Pulfer, who attended all three days of the delivery run this year, said roughly 50 per cent of the deliveries went to seniors, while the remaining percentage saw singles, couples, and a young family receive wood. Those who were physically able to help pitched in with the unloading and piling of the wood.

“Everyone was really appreciative,” Ralph said, noting that many recipients

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commented that the delivery would allow them to catch up on some other bills, as they would be paying less for Hydro costs.

While Heat for the Holidays makes things a little easier for those with the capacity to burn wood, others still struggle with the cost of heating their homes with electric, natural gas, or propane heaters. “It’s a good program.

It helps people,” Ralph said.

“But, how can we help people who don’t heat with wood?”

The Christmastime initiative, championed by Ken Boje, is paid for through donations, including the donation of four skids of EcoEnergy Logs from Ken himself. “There is no doubt Heat for the Holidays is needed,” HOL’s Sandy Casselman said. “Having participated in the delivery both years, I can say there are many out there who are in dire need of assistance to not only get through the winter, but to also do necessary repairs to their homes. Many have already received window insulation kits through the Project Warmth initiative, but more needs to be done.”

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“The generosity of our community amazes me and continues to make a difference in the lives of those in need.”

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continued from front page of Columbus held their 20th Annual Sweetheart Brunch, one of the social highlights of the year and generously supported by local businesses.

There we have one of North Grenville’s most common statements: “generously supported by local businesses”, it can be said of so many events and fundraisers that take place regularly here, year after year.

The Spring saw some good and bad: the Greystones seniors home announced that it had to close, in spite of offers from local businesses (there it is again) to try and put the building in order. The Two Rivers Food Hub also closed in March, a blow to the local food industry. On the plus side, the Kemptville Lions Club began their 60th year of activities to benefit the people of the municipality.

The Municipality of North Grenville was front and centre in February and March, for very different reasons. In February, Mayor and Council, (with the exception of Jim Bertram) issued that infamous Open Letter (no need to elaborate),

and a proper response from residents came in October, when the entire Council was thrown out of office. A more positive announcement by the Municipality came in March, when it was revealed that they had reached an agreement with the province to take over the old Kemptville College campus. Few details were available even then, and we still await the establishment of the not-for-profit corporation that will run the Campus without cost to the taxpayer.

There was so much to enjoy during the year, plays and concerts, fairs and festivals, all of which were well-attended and much appreciated. The standard of performance in the arts that we enjoy here is remarkable. The Kemptville Players Inc. Kids, Kemptville Youth Musical Theatre Company, the Kemptville Players, the North Grenville Concert Choir, and so many musicians and artists of all kinds, filled the year with entertainment and genuine culture to our common benefit.

We had a Rural Summit, a Sustainability Fair, Kemp-

tville Live Music Festival, the Family Fun Fest at the Ferguson Forest centre, and the 58th Annual Hey Day. The Kemptville Youth Centre held their Annual Breakfast and, in August, their Book Fair. The first North Grenville Charity Expo was held in November, and the year ended with the annual Community Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day, a free event, open to everyone, with all food, cooking, serving and clearing up donated by the people of this amazing community.

There were some departures too. Some long-serving members of the community retired in 2018. OPP Community Safety Officer, Cathy Lindsey, left after 30 years with the OPP, to be replaced

by Annie Collins, who is very welcome to our neighbourhood. Librarian Sue Higgins also retired. Sue had been with the library service in North Grenville for 27 years, starting even before North Grenville existed.

We lost other great people too, sadly. Peter Bunn, Donald Messenger, and, of course,

Regarding the Planning Act, it appears these “open for business” by-laws would allow a local council to approve a development without the required public consultation process. In addition, a council could also bypass the Provincial Policy Statements for which all development in Ontario is required to adhere.

Regarding the Clean Water Act, it appears these bylaws would potentially allow for a municipal council to not have regard for source water protection.

The potential effect of bypassing these two Acts alone appears to be a way that the Ford government is saying, “We’re open for business, even at the cost of meaningful consultation or the protection

of drinking water”. I am a firm believer in advocating for governments to reduce red tape, but removing consultation and environmental protections are not just red tape: they are critically important to protecting our democracy and health.

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our M.P., Gord Brown, and so many others, all died too soon. Alf Campbell, hero of local forestry since the 1950's, died in March, aged 87. Marilyn Aldus, President of the Kemptville Legion, died on Remembrance Day, right after the ceremonies at the cenotaph. They are not forgotten, and in May another departed friend, Owen Fitz’Gerald was remembered when Veterans Way was dedicated in his memory.

One death deserves to be remembered for other reasons. Gary Boal was killed walking across the bridge on County Road 43 in March. It was believed that the lack of a street light on the bridge may have contributed to his death: there is still no light there. It would be a proper memorial to Gary if a light was installed immediately.

Perhaps one of the main elements that went to make 2018 a different year was the non-stop electioneering that went on from May until December. Provincial, Municipal, and then a federal by-election provided all

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by David Shanahan Here, in the middle of another Winter in North Grenville, a beam of bright sunshine appears on the horizon. To remind us that Summer is coming, and July brings another Kemptville Live Music Festival, the word is out that three more bands are set to play for our enjoyment on the grounds of the Kemptville Campus.

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very happy residents who rubbed shoulders with their political heroes.

What a year it was. And I have hardly scratched the surface of what happened in North Grenville in those months. Forgive me if you or your event was not mentioned: there simply is not room for everything. And, no doubt, the coming year will be just as busy, though perhaps not on the political scene. But, who knows?

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Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, Bill 66 received first reading on December 6, 2018 in the Ontario Legislature.

Titled as the “Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act”, the Bill proposes significant changes to the land use planning system within Ontario.

Among other things, the Bill would pave the way for a municipal council to pass “open for business” by-laws.

As proposed, these by-laws would allow industrial or large commercial developments, which would employ 50 or more people, to bypass sections of several legislative Acts. The bypassing of two of these, the Planning Act and Clean Water Act, appear to be particularly problematic.

the political fun and games any junkie would want. The Letters to the Editor pages in the Times were filled with the opinions and policies of so many residents that there were weeks when the Editorial was bumped to fit in all the letters. The Voice of North Grenville in action.

Now, as we start 2019, we have a brand new Council, a new Member of Parliament, and an M.P.P. in Steve Clark who is now the province’s Minister for Municipal Affairs and Housing. The new Council has made peace with the Kemptville BIA, after the old Council got into serious trouble for trying to dictate the BIA budget and employment practices. The old Council backed down in October, but it did not save them from extinction in the election which followed soon after.

The other great political event was the visit to Kemptville of three of the federal Party Leaders, Justin Trudeau, Andrew Scheer and Elizabeth May, which prompted some very nasty posts on Facebook and some

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see the arrival of that incredibly powerful experience called George Thorogood and the Destroyers to headline the day’s music. The band will be adding to their mightily impressive list of more than 8,000 live performances when they bring their Good To Be Bad Tour: 45 Years Of Rock to Kemptville. The last time I saw George and the band, I thought the roof would come off: high energy songs like Bad to the Bone, One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer, and Move It On Over, had the place rockin’.

The sight of George’s many identical guitars lined up on stage, ready to be used one after the other, provided a great expectation of loud and brilliant sounds and songs, and he and the band did not disappoint. The band itself is a perfect illustration of the truth that Rock n’ Roll will never die.

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been a more acoustic day at Kemptville Live, but not this year. Two classic Canadian bands will be taking the stage: Chilliwack and April Wine will be on hand to close out the Festival on July 22.

Both bands have been bringing their music to Canadians since the end of the 1960's, and they’re still going strong.

In 2009, April Wine was inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame and were honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award for being part of Canadian Music History for 40 years, and in 2010 the band was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

Band members come and go, but these three groups will bring a level of energy and passion to the Kemptville Live stage next July that follows the high standards we’ve come to expect from the festival organisers.

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by Councillor Jim McManaman I was the old guy on the Economic Development Committee; I started in 2006 when it was set up. In the beginning, we had a minimal budget, but we were getting a little bit of traction. Then, in the last two or three years, nothing much was happening. We met less and less and ended up meeting just quarterly, so if you missed one meeting, it became six months between meetings, and you didn’t know what was going on.

There was a lot of frustration with the EDC. It started out as an Advisory Committee. Then in the last few years, an attempt was made to make it a Working Committee which was difficult for most members to commit the amount of time needed. I was a bit concerned about that. I felt, too, that the leaders in that group - not just business people, but community people that were there - were there for their insights, opinions and expertise and had no time to work on large projects. So we went back to its original format as an Advisory Committee.

Rob Noseworthy and others worked hard on drawing up

new terms of reference for the EDC, but then the committee went dormant.

I remember apologizing to Rob during the campaign because my activity level on the EDC had dropped off in the last year or so. I was getting so frustrated with it because we weren’t getting anywhere. I told him I felt we were banging our heads against a wall and it was all falling apart, as it eventually did.

I want to take another look at the EDC, redesign it with a new perspective. I don’t think Council should be chairing that Committee, or most Committees, we should be a liaison instead. That’s what we, as a Council, have discussed. We are not the bosses, but we play a crucial function as Liaisons. And in our roles as Mayor and Council, we set the tone for what leadership can look like in our community. As a Chair, we need someone that’s close to the community, with a business sense, of course, though it doesn’t necessarily have to be a business person. I also think a large part of what was missing from the EDC was the Arts and Culture sector.

We don’t even have an Arts & Culture Committee, not even as a sub-committee of the EDC, and I’d like to reach out to people about that. So, that’s the idea: that Council steps back and let the people run with it and see where it goes.

I also don’t think we’re doing the position of Economic Development officer correctly. While I recognize how hard the person currently fulfilling that role is

working, I think the position itself needs to have more autonomy. There’s a friction between Planning, Building, and EDC. I don’t know where it’s going to go, but I want to look at that position: what it does, what the job responsibilities are because it has changed over the years.

If we can re-conceptualize the position so that the person in the job can be as effective as possible, that’s a good thing.

I also think that the Council needs to consider having the Economic Development Officer do the marketing, do the studies, the surveys, do the stuff that the Economic Development Officers usually would do to advance the Economic Development of the Municipality. But there would be a second person that would be an Enterprise Support person, to look for problems that are happening within the business community.

To sit with them, maybe have some consulting abilities, and work with business owners who may be struggling, or expanding their business, be an Ombudsman when there’s trouble between the business and the Municipality or Council. There are headaches in this town, as we know. We campaigned on that, and we’re trying to fix that.

As a Council, we’re in the early stages of getting our Work Plan together, and I am excited by the fact that we have a strong team with diverse backgrounds and talents. In my role specifically, I want to ensure that there is help for someone new in business or who's been around

for a while, who may have a cool idea but needs help to get through all the bureaucracy.

We need less bureaucracy for sure, but I’d like to ensure that there is an informal Ombudsman or community leader to help them get through, so they’re not falling through the cracks.

Council also needs to ensure that the municipality is clearly communicating and often, that’s what’s missing. Is it the person, is it the process?

A lot of times, it is the process or poor communication.

Businesses and residents in our community are our customers, and we need better customer service. Are we doing everything we can to help this person or organization?

We can make that system a little bit smoother. I like the idea of Best Practices, and we should be looking at other communities where they have developed best practices. I’m a tweaker: if their best practice doesn’t exactly fit our situation, let’s tweak it.

Ultimately, I’d like to work with my Council colleagues and municipal staff so that North Grenville becomes the Municipality where people come to us for best practices. Why can’t we take the lead on all this stuff? Let’s get to the place where we leverage all those best practices, tweak them, and become a community where other communities are looking to see what North Grenville is doing. Maybe it’s a wish, but we should start thinking and talking that way. Let’s be the Innovators. Why not?

United Way Leeds & Grenville meets it’s 2018 Campaign goal United Way Leeds & Grenville has announced that the annual campaign goal of $825,000 has been reached.

In fact, the team raised over $866,000, if you include the funds raised to support the Gord Brown Memorial Canada 150 Outdoor Rink.

As with all of our funded projects, the Outdoor Rink meets all three of our pillars for the community: All that Kids Can Be, Poverty to Possibility and Healthy Strong Communities. The grand total raised will be released in the new year when all final donations are recorded.

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ing to our campaign in the new year as well. The money raised by the campaign will start being distributed in the new year. United Way volunteers will carefully review funding applications and make recommendations to the United Way Board of Directors in the coming weeks.

“I am very proud of what our community has been able to accomplish, and want people to know their donation positively changes lives,” said Trish Buote, UWLG Executive Director. “Generous donations have come in from both individuals and employees. The efforts of our workplace champions, volunteers, sponsors, Board and staff has

UPDATE UPDATE UPCOMING MEETINGS COUNCIL Monday, January 14 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Monday, January 7 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS Library Board – Thursday, January 10 at 7:00 pm at the Public Library, 1 Water St. **NOTE: Council & Committee of the Whole meetings are live streamed and archived on the Municipal website. Agendas for upcoming meetings are published on the Friday prior to the meeting and minutes are posted after they are approved. Visit www.northgrenville.ca and click on Agendas & Minutes in the Govern tab.

RETAIL CANNABIS SURVEY & INFORMATION SESSIONS

Council must make a decision on whether to allow retail cannabis stores to operate within the Municipality by January 22, 2019.

Before the decision is made, Council is collecting feedback from the public via a survey that is available online at the Municipal website (www.northgrenville.ca) or available for pick-up and return from the Municipal Office or the Library. The deadline is January 10.

Council will also be holding two information sessions: • January 7 at the Municipal Centre (285 County Rd. 44) following the Committee of the Whole meeting at 6:30 pm • January 8 at the Bishops Mills Community Hall (38 Main St, Bishops Mills) at 6:30 pm.

WINTER PARKING RESTRICTIONS

Winter parking restrictions come into effect on November 15 and last through April 15. While restrictions are in effect, parking on Municipal roads is not allowed between 11:00 pm and 8:00 am. A vehicle which is parked in a manner interfering with snow clearing or removal operations may be issued a ticket and/or removed at the owner’s expense.

2019 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. 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 $15. Please check conditions prior to burning by calling 613-706-1770.

2019 DOG TAGS AVAILABLE ONLINE

All dogs in North Grenville require an annual dog license. If purchased before March 31st, the license is $15 and if purchased after March 31st, the cost is $30. The license can now be purchased or renewed and paid for online by visiting the Municipal website at www.northgrenville.ca and clicking on Online Services. Dog tags are also still available at the Municipal Office. For more information on dog or kennel licenses, please contact By-Law Services.

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been phenomenal. And last, but certainly not least, is our amazing Campaign Cabinet.

We could not have done this without their insight, push and leadership in our community. Thank you to all from the bottom of my heart.”

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On December 20, 2018, at 10:15 am, the Grenville County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were notified of an attempted theft of a clothing donation bin, located at the Canadian Tire Store parking lot, in the Town of Prescott. This attempted theft occurred at approximately 1:30 am, on the reported date. The suspects were unable to remove the bin, but caused irreparable damage to it. Further investigation revealed that a bin, located at the Giant Tiger Store, on Edward Street, in the Town of Prescott and a bin located at the corner of Clothier and Prescott street, in the Town of Kemptville had additionally been stolen, during the early hours of the same date.

The thefts of bins is believed to be related to reports of bin thefts in the Smiths Falls and Ottawa areas. Each bin has a value of approximately $1000. This investigation is currently ongoing.

Anyone having information on the above or any crime is asked to call the Grenville County OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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Sale of schools ends an era

by David Shanahan The For Sale signs on the old North Grenville District High School and Kemptville Public School buildings has finally brought an

end to an era in education in North Grenville. Having been deemed surplus by the Upper Canada District School Board, the two schools were listed on December 12. NGDHS is listed at $350,000, and KPS for $550,000.

could be transformed into condominiums, as has been done in other communities where similar abandoned high schools have become residences.

In Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, the local municipality entered into a partnership with a developer, keeping ownership of the gymnasium and part of the building, while the developer could sell or lease the condominium units. That gymnasium now contains the local library and the main auditorium is rented out for concerts and other events. A win-win situation that might be considered by North Grenville for the NGDHS building.

It would be a worthy use of this building, first erected in 1936 to replace the earlier High School on the site which had been burned to

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The High School building was added to in 1954, 1960 and 1971, when new wings and a library were added.

The old Public School on Reuben Crescent, dating originally from 1958, also has a large tract of land included, 3.85 acres in all, and the building contains 20 rooms, and a gymnasium. The UCDSB has handed the buildings over to real estate agents and has assured potential buyers about the absence of asbestos or other issues that might put off potential buyers.

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Located in the growing town of Kemptville, Kemptville Building Centre is a locally family-owned and operated home improvement centre (Rona), furniture and appliance showroom (Kemptville Interiors), and Design Service and Installation Studio (KBC Design Studio). The North Grenville community has enjoyed great customer service and generous community support from KBC since 1975.

Whether you’re looking for lumber, flooring, paint, windows, appliances, or a new kitchen or bathroom, KBC has it all. Our three departments operate under the same roof with a team of employees who share a common goal of combining an attention to detail with superior product quality and friendly, knowledgeable service. KBC is your one-stop shop for everything you could possibly need for your home improvement projects. In order to serve our customers in the best way possible, we have 8 delivery vehicles available with free delivery in the Kemptville area for the month of December.

Our store's involvement in the community has become a welcome tradition for our staff and the community as a whole.

The President of KBC, Eric and the Norenberg family, have always been quick to support the local community.

During the festive season we have donated $3,000 to the following local charities and organizations: Wednesday, December 12th – Community Service Council Thursday, December 13th – Snowsuit Fund Friday, December 14th – Knights of Columbus Saturday, December 15th – Salvation Army Sunday, November 16th – Kemptville Youth Centre

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aimed at providing guidance to them as they serve the members in the BIA footprint. In addition, the BIA announced that Deron Johnston had won the competition to become its new Executive Director. He will be on duty as of January 2, 2019. Deron was selected from a short list of candidates who submitted their application for the job, by a selection committee made up of the Executive Committee, and supported

by John Barclay, outgoing Executive Director and one of the new Municipal Councillor for North Grenville.

John, forever faithful to the cause of the BIA, was in attendance at our first official meeting, as was Jim McManaman, also newly elected Councillor. We of the BIA appreciated John and Jim’s participation and support at this first very important meeting.

We will be off to a firm start in January, with the preparation of a Business Plan and budget for 2019.

Prior to its development,

by Paul Cormier On December 19, 2018, the new Board of Management of the Old Town Kemptville Business Improvement Area met for the first time since its election November 21.

The Board is elected every four years, to coincide with the election of the Municipal Council. Positions that become vacant throughout the four year period are filled by nomination by the Board to Council, which approves the candidacy of new Directors. The meeting, held at the Municipal Centre, had a full agenda, including the election of the new Executive Committee by the new Board. Elected by acclamation, with the kind help of Matt Gilmer from the municipality, were: Debbie Wilson, Chair Kim Smalridge, ViceChair Stephen Bent, Treasurer Paul Cormier, Secretary During the course of the meeting, the Directors signed a Code of Conduct,

Deron will be visiting with businesses in the BIA footprint to get a sense of what the priorities might be for inclusion in our plan.

Meanwhile, the Executive Committee will be working on applications for funding

for special projects in the coming year. All in all, we are looking for an exciting 2019, with an exciting new Board, Executive Director, Executive Committee and Council in support.

Three lessons about nature from your old Christmas tree

by Dan Kraus, Senior Conservation Biologist, Nature Conservancy of Canada People living in the northern hemisphere have brought trees and boughs into their homes during the winter for thousands of years. The evergreens that we decorate with during Christmas can represent a celebration of holidays and a reminder that spring will come again.

I’m a Christmas tree traditionalist, and will never give up the ancient ritual of bringing a fresh tree into our home. Each year, Canada’s

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1,872 Christmas tree farms produce over three million pine, spruce and fir trees. In addition to supporting Canadian famers, Christmas tree plantations provide habitat for songbirds, including chipping sparrow and American robin.

But what happens to your Christmas tree after the holidays?

We’ve come a long way since the days when Christmas trees were dumped into landfills. Most municipalities now have programs that chip and compost old trees. Some conservation groups even collect trees to create fish habitat

anywhere in your backyard until spring. Many of us do this anyway when we miss the pick-up for municipal tree recycling.

Your Christmas tree will enrich your backyard ecosystem right away. Evergreens provide important shelter for birds on cold nights and during storms and as a safe place to rest while they visit your feeder. You can even use your old tree as a bird (and probably squirrel) feeder by redecorating it with pine cones filled with peanut butter, strings of peanuts and suet.

Lesson 2: Downed woody debris Come spring, your tree will probably have lost most of its needles and be looking like, well, a dead tree. It’s time to put your tree to rest and help out your flowers by mimicking what happens with dead trees in forests.

Scientists call trees and branches on the forest floor “downed woody debris” (the cool scientists just say DWD).

This debris is not trash. It is an important indicator of healthy

or stop erosion along streams.

These are great ways to recycle your Christmas tree, but you can also let nature recycle your tree in your own backyard. It takes a little longer than hauling it to the curb, but you can give your tree a second life by giving it as a gift to wildlife. This small act of nature conservation can also help your family learn three lessons about how, even in death, trees are an important part of life and renewal in our Canadian forests.

Lesson 1: Gimme shelter The first step in recycling your tree is easy. Just put it

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forests by providing habitat, sheltering wildflowers, holding moisture and helping build the soil.

You can recreate DWD in your gardens. Cut off the tree’s branches and lay them where spring flowers are starting to emerge. Lay the trunk on soil and it will provide a home for many backyard animals. Toads will find shelter under the log, and insects, including pollinators such as carpenter bees, will burrow into the wood.

Lesson 3: Spruce to soil By fall, you’ll start to witness the final stage in the life of your Christmas tree, as the branches and trunk begin to decompose and turn into soil. Many of our Christmas trees, particularly spruce and balsam fir, have very low rot resistance and break down quickly when exposed to the elements. The more contact the cut branches and trunk have with the ground, the faster it will start to be recycled by fungi, insects and bacteria.

After a few years, not

much will remain of your tree.

The needles and branches will have returned to soil, and the trunk will be soft with rot. It will just be a memory of your new tradition of backyard Christmas tree recycling.

Nature often provides us with important and surprising lessons. To learn more about how you can engage with and learn from the natural world around us, please visit natureconservancy.ca.

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Hydro One Winchester employees came together to make Christmas a little warmer for several food bank families this year. While roughly 18 employees participated, it was Todd Findlay (left), Corey Paul, and Mitch McVeigh who delivered $630 to House of Lazarus December 10. The money went toward funding HOL’s Heat for the Holidays program, which, in partnership with Community Food Share and Winchester BMR, delivers roughly a month’s supply of Eco-Energy Logs to food bank families in need prior to Christmas.

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The Acton Corner' s Group of the Kemptville Hospital Auxiliary held their annual meeting and Christmas pot luck on December 4 at Maplewood in Oxford Mills. The raffle draw for the quilt was drawn and the winner was Sady Shepherd from Mountain. Congratulations Sady. Once again the quilt was made and donated

by Maretta Hay and thanks to all who purchased tickets.

Because of your generosity, the Acton Corner's group was able to give a cheque of $5,000 to the Kemptville Hospital to help with patient care.

by Deron Johnston Since the Rural Summit took place this past April 7, there have been many people asking when the next one will be. If not for the recent municipal election, the answer to those inquiries might have already been answered by now; but some of the original organisers’ time was consumed running (unsuccessfully) for political office.

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plate from last year, whereby the work of organising will have to be done in a very short time frame.

For those of you scratching your heads about what exactly the Rural Summit was, it was a day-long conferencestyle event that came about by a motion brought forward by former North Grenville Municipal Councillor Jim Bertram. Despite opposition, the motion squeaked through a vote at a council meeting and the idea for the event was born.

The first edition was organised by municipal staff and did not reflect the original intention of Jim’s idea. It became a kind of “open house”, with municipal Department Directors sharing information about their various departments, what they do, and their responsibilities. It was a good opportunity for the Directors to interact directly with residents and respond to any questions they had. It was well-received, but not really what Jim had in mind.

The second edition (April 2018’s version) came about through Jim’s desire to take over creative control of the event and have an ad-hoc committee organise it, rather than municipal staff. Jim recruited three others to form the committee and the group set about organizing the event closer to his original vision.

To the committee, it was clear that agriculture has been a large part of life of the North Grenville area in the past. The committee believed that agriculture could also be an important component of our future as well. As North Grenville has grown in population, the amount of agricultural land, and the number of farms and agriculture-based

businesses, has seemingly decreased.

The committee felt that the Summit could be used to showcase some of the thriving local agriculture-based businesses, highlight some of the tools that were available to help these types of businesses, encourage entrepreneurship in agriculture, and to start the conversation about what was possible in terms of economic development through agriculture in the North Grenville area. It was no coincidence that the venue used was the Kemptville Campus, which was an ideal setting in more ways than one.

As a matter of fact, the final panel discussion to close the day was on the Campus itself.

Though called in quite late in the game, local event planner, ITM Events, helped create a welcoming affair that exceeded the committee’s expectations, with almost double the anticipated paid attendance for the event. The MPP and MP attended, as well as representatives from a number of agricultural organizations from across Eastern Ontario. The feedback on the surveys filled out by attendees was overwhelmingly positive, with many people, including trade show vendors, sponsors and presenters, expressing their interest in returning.

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Merrickville-Wolford: A year in review

by Hilary Thomson It was definitely an eventful year in Merrickville-Wolford. There are many things about 2018 that I am sure some people would be happy to leave behind, while others that clearly demonstrate what an amazing community Merrickville-Wolford is.

The year had a rocky start, with former CAO John Regan being put on administrative leave. Tensions ran high in the Village throughout the lengthy investigation, with residents concerned about the lack of information they were receiving, and the costs incurred as a result of the investigation. It was a long haul, with Council and interim CAO Arie Hoogenboom fielding questions at almost every council meeting and trying to

give the public as much information as possible, without compromising confidentiality and the integrity of the investigation. The saga came to a conclusion in June, with John’s resignation. Arie was open with the public in saying that the roughly five-month investigation cost the municipality in excess of $100,000.

Unfortunately, just as the investigation surrounding the former CAO was put to bed, anonymous tapes of municipal employees were circulated throughout the municipality. This prompted an OPP investigation, which is ongoing. The municipality is also at the tail end of an investigation into workplace harassment that the new Interim CAO Doug Robertson (who was hired in July) says is currently under legal re-

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Another contentious issue that rocked the municipality this year was the WW2 military re-enactment that came to the Village over the May long weekend. Council, and the municipality as a whole, where divided on whether the re-enactment would provide valuable education or glorify war. Letters poured into to the municipality from residents wishing to state their opinion about the perceived militarization of the Village.

Council went back and forth on the decision but, after hearing a delegation from those wishing to organize the reenactment, decided to allow it in the Village for the May long weekend of 2018.

While it seems as though there has been a lot of unrest in the Village this year, there are still many good-news stories to remember. Merrickville-Wolford was successful in receiving a couple of significant grants that will help with the local economy and sustainability of the Municipality going forward. In March, they received a $1.9 million grant from the province to expand and repair their water/sewer system, which will hopefully help lower the water/sewer rates for businesses and residents in the Village. They also received a roughly $98,000 Rural Economic Development grant from the province that helped hire the municipality’s first Economic Development Officer and will fund the creation

of an economic development strategy for the municipality.

In March, the Merrickville United Church announced a partnership that would allow them to remain viable into the future. With the help of Mark Sine, the Church was transformed into the Merrickville United Arts Centre, which saw many fun and interesting acts throughout its first few months, including Séan McCann of Great Big Sea, and a Drag Show organized by MerrickvilleWolford in Bloom. If 2018 is any indication of the success of the MUAC, the venue will continue to be an asset for arts and culture in the Municipality for many years to come.

Merrickville also celebrated its 225th anniversary in 2018, with many events held throughout the year. An exhibit at the Blockhouse recognized the people and history of Merrickville with a timeline made out of string that hung from the ceiling of the building. The timeline included the lives of notable historical figures in Merrickville, like William Merrick and Harry McLean, as well as events, including both World Wars. People were encouraged to add their own string to the timeline, so they had representation of the residents of Merrickville both past and present.

A newly-branded Merrickville-Wolford in Bloom did a great job throughout the year getting ready for the Communities in Bloom judges’ tour in July. The judges were very impressed by the Village, and gave it the award of five blooms with bronze

Santa, the parade, marshmallow roasting, and lots of shopping at the stores, which were all decked out for the holidays. Merrickville-Wolford in Bloom ran a Best Decorated Business competition, and Nana B’s bakery won the top prize for decorating her shop like a gingerbread house. It was a fun day full of smiles and lots of holiday cheer.

This is just a sampling of all the things that went on in Merrickville-Wolford over the past year. As I look back at the stories I have covered, I can’t help but be impressed by what this small municipality has to offer. Yes, there has been struggle; but it just goes to show how strong and resilient the community really is. There is no doubt in my mind that MerrickvilleWolford is full of passionate people who care deeply about where they live and want to do their part to help it grow and thrive. I feel very thankful for the opportunity to tell your stories and for the people who allowed me into their lives so I could do so. Here’s to lessons learned and memories made in 2018 and a fun and interesting New Year!

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standing, narrowly missing the top spot. The municipality also got an honourable mention for their business community’s support and involvement.

It would be remiss not to talk about the three elections that took place throughout 2018 in the municipality and surrounding area. On June 7, the people of MerrickvilleWolford played a part in reelecting Steve Clark as the MPP for Leeds-Grenville.

Following the devastating loss of the MP for the riding, Gord Brown, residents also participated in a by-election at the beginning of December, which saw Gord’s successor as Conservative Party candidate, Michael Barrett, elected as the MP for LeedsGrenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes.

Perhaps the most interesting election of the year happened at the municipal level.

With four candidates for mayor and seven for council, it was an interesting race, with lots of public participation.

The all-candidates meeting at the Community Centre, organized by the Lions Club, saw a full house with many questions (and rants) from the public, focused on the past actions of council and how the candidates would promote moving forward in a positive way. In the end, residents chose to elect an entirely new council, led by former Mayor Doug Struthers.

The year ended with another wonderful Christmas in Merrickville event. The Village saw roughly 10,000 visitors throughout the day, who enjoyed breakfast with

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Rideau Valley Archaeological Society completes first season

by Michael Whittaker The Rideau Valley Archaeological Society (RVAS) has concluded the organization’s first calendar year.

Since the founding meeting in February, 2018, the executive was elected, bylaws and a constitution drafted, and monthly meetings held to inform and educate members and the public.

The public monthly meetings at Merrickville’s Goose and Gridiron, held the second Sundays, featured: Fred Richardson on the general rules of archaeology and the archaeologists tool kit; an investigative walk on the 1845 Morrison farm on Bolton Road led by Michael Whit-

taker; Brian Reid discussed his summer dig experience at the Colony of Avalon (ca.

1621) site in Newfoundland; NCC archaeologist Ian Bagley gave an overview of First Nation archaeology in the Ottawa Valley; New York State consulting archaeologist Tim Abel presented on 16th-century St. Lawrence Iroquoians south of the St. Lawrence River; and Michael Whittaker discussed his volunteer experience at Owlville Pine South in Canastota, NY, a Crowfield Paleoindian site dating back 12,000 years.

What appears to be a First Nation wayfinding tree was located by Brian Reid in the Merrick Estates area. Direc-

tion trees were shaped by First Nations as guides along trails and portages. More investigation is required.

Goals for the 2019 season include: developing a database of pre-contact and historic sites, along with middens on members’ country properties; getting the RVAS Web page online; and encouraging new members to join for the $20 fee. To date, members have been offered summer opportunities to dig in Quebec and New York. Other possible digs are anticipated.

The first speaker of the New Year, on Sunday, February 10, at 12:30 PM at the Goose and Gridiron, will be

Geoff McVey Manager of the Limerick Forest. Mr. McVey will discuss the establishment of the Limerick Forest in 1940 on abandoned land.

The soil in the area homesteaded by Irish immigrants in the 1840s proved too poor for sustainable agriculture.

In May, RVAS members will walk portions of Limerick Forest to identify farmsteads and pre-contact sites.

The Rideau Valley Archaeological Society maintains a Facebook page, which shares a range of archaeological news. The page can be used to message the Society.

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Gates are often used to keep people out, but Parks Canada prefers to invite you in! Gates are often the first interaction a boater has with each lock site; the eager anticipation of approaching the lock; watching for the little whirlpool on the water as the gate first begins to open, and entering the lock chamber that leads to a world of adventure only the boater can design.

For these reasons, a fresh gate is part of the unique and picturesque experience visitors have come to expect. They are also one of the most essential components in lock operation.

As the Rideau sees on average over 11,000 boaters a year, effective and well maintained gates are essential for the safety and positive experience of boaters and visitors on land.

Many gates are being replaced along the Rideau Canal over the next few years as part of Parks Canada’s Infrastructure Investment program.

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Since the start of this program, gate fabrication has doubled from three gates per year to a total of six.

In order to construct these gates, logs weighing up to 4,800 lbs are transported to the Parks Canada shops. Our craftsmen proceed to plane, square and shape them into their appropriate form. From the time logs are received until the time they are sent to site is an eight week process. After gates arrive on site, they take another two weeks to install.

The expected lifespan of each gate is between 15-20 years which will preserve the historic look and feel of each lock for future generations to enjoy.

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ACROSS 1. Celebrities 6. Sourish 10. Does something 14. Hawaiian veranda 15. Chills and fever 16. Fellow 17. Sight-related 18. Not straight 19. ___ slaw 20. Analgesic 22. Press 23. Chocolate cookie 24. Fervent 26. Extent 30. Barley bristle 31. Female deer 32. Away from the wind 33. Labels 35. Beginning

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39. Farther 41. A small house 43. Overact 44. Arab chieftain 46. Dogfish 47. Flee 49. French for "Friend" 50. In order to prevent 51. Ravel classic 54. Brothers and sisters 56. Nights before 57. Clearly 63. Corporate image 64. Bright thought 65. Hearing-related 66. Burrowing marine mollusk 67. Aspersion 68. Feather 69. Puncture 70. Not his 71. Water vapor

DOWN 1. Swill 2. The thin fibrous bark 3. Against 4. Shower 5. Pervert 6. Silverware and glasses 7. Everlasting 8. Graphic symbol 9. Foursome 10. Random 11. Task 12. Claw13. All tuckered out 21. Angry 25. Part of a plant 26. Not in danger 27. Damson 28. Relating to aircraft 29. Causing irritation 34. Curved oriental sabers 36. Identical 37. Auspices 38. Nipple 40. Listen 42. Small African antelope 45. He gives backrubs 48. In style 51. Burp 52. Convex molding 53. Lawful 55. Breaks 58. Doing nothing 59. Religious splinter group 60. Not false 61. Tibetan monk 62. Anagram of "Lyme"

Weekly and recurring events Mon North Grenville Arts Guild, 2nd Mon/mth, 7 pm, Masonic Hall, 311 Van Buren St. All welcome. More info at www.ngartsguild.ca Kemptville Quilters Guild, 2nd Mon./mth at the Kemptville Pentecostal Church, 1964 County Road 43, 7 pm. New members welcome.

Kemptville Cancer Support Group, 3rd Mon/mth, St. John’s United Church, 2 pm.. For info call Ellen Vibert-Miller at 613-258-7778.

Modern square dance club, Grenville Gremlins, 7:30-10 pm, NG Municipal Centre.

Newcomer Bridge-St John's United Church 12:15pm. Cost $5.00. All levels welcome. No partner needed. Info 613-806-4495 or 613-795-7155.

Men’s Darts League at the Legion, 7 pm. Starting 10 Sept through to April. All are welcome. $5. per night.

Tues 18+ Mixed basketball at Holy Cross School Gym from 7-9 pm. $5/night or $60/season. Call Jeff at (613) 816-8345 for more info.

Euchre, Kemptville Snowmobile Klub, 3rd/Tues/mth. Doors open at 6:30 pm, start time of 7 pm.

Ladies Darts League, Kemptville Legion, 7 pm through to April. All are welcome, $5 per player.

BNI Networking Group Breakfast, Grenville Mutual Insurance Building, 380 Colonnade Dr, 7- 8:30 am. Info: 613-918-0430.

Bridge St. John’s United Church, 12:15 pm. Cost $5. All levels of bridge players welcome. Info, call. 613-806-4495 to 613-795-7155.

The Branch Artisans Guild, North Grenville Community Church, 2659 Concession St. every 3rd Tue/mth, 7pm. New members welcomed Wed NG Photography Club - 1st Wed./mth, 7-9 pm, at the Grenville Mutual Insurance, 380 Colonnade Drive. See ngphotoclub.ca for info.

Klub 67 Euchre every 2nd & 4th Wed/mth, 1:15 pm, St. John's United Church. Everyone welcome $5.00.

Bingo- 1st & 3rd Wed/mth., Kemptville Legion, 1 pm. All welcome.

New Horizon Club, Burritt`s Rapids Community Hall. Adults 55 plus welcome. For info re programs and membership, call Golida Tym 258-3894.

Probus Club of North Grenville, 3rd Wed./mth. Everyone is welcome to join us at 9:30 am at St Paul's Presbyterian Church Hall for fellowship.

Holy Cross Church monthly suppers, 1st Wed/mth. Adults $8, Children $5. All are welcomed.

NGPL Science and Technology Group meetings are held the 1st/Wed/mth, 7-9 pm in the program room at the Library.

Thu Bridge - St. John’s United Church, 6:15- pm. Cost $5. All levels of bridge players welcome. For more info, call 613-806-4495 or 613-795-7155.

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

Mixed Darts League at the Legion 7:30 pm. Starting 6 Sept, through to April. All are welcome. $5. per night.

Fri Friendship Lunch, 11:30-1 pm, St. John’s United Church. Free, everyone welcome.

Sat Kemptville Legion breakfast, 8 - 10 am 3rd Sat/mth, 100 Reuben Crescent.

Adults $6, Children 6 and under $3. All welcome.

Euchre, Kemptville Legion, last Sat/mth. Noon-5 pm.

Sun Bingo, Kemptville Legion – Last Sun/mth, Doors open 6 pm, guaranteed $400 jackpot. Refreshments available.

M,W,F Kemptville and Area Walking Group meet at Municipal Centre at 8 am. All welcome.

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73's take one of two challenges to wind down 2018

You're welcome.....Cameron McLean combined with Ashton Fry and John Beaton to keep the game alive and punish Nepean Raiders for 6 - 2 margin last battle for this year on Friday night . by the sportsguy Kemptville 73's on the road Sunday afternoon to face the high flying Rockland Nationals. The opening period was a lopsided affair, with Kemptville getting peppered with 19 SOG, resulting with four unanswered goals, and 73's only 7 SOG. Only PIM accessed to Kemptville with two PPG for Nationals on 5 on 3 advantage. At 11:29, Matthew Vermaeten, with helpers from Craft and Labelle, to send one by Thomson Phinney to draw first blood. Matthew Vermaeten PPG, assisted from Sullivan and Last, with

two-man advantage at 14:48 to give him his second of the day. Still Nationals, with 5 on 3 from Matton to Wildgoose to find Simon Labelle in the slot for PPG at 15:46. One more marker for Rockland, as Last to Boyer so Cole Craft could find the back of the net for fourth unanswered tally at 18:38.

Kemptville came back in the second with more bark, but unfortunately no bite, as it remained a scoreless period, with 73's out-gunning the Nationals 14-9.

Last twenty, Rockland posted another one at 7:38,

when Houle and Matton dropped it in the slot for Cameron Scrivens to bury it and make it a 5 to zip runaway.

Finally, Bond combined with Dennison, back to Cameron McLean on point, to rifle the spoiler passed Martin Cyrus at 13:51. Rockland out-shot Kemptville 8-3 in the third, and won the 5-1 contest to keep them on top of the standings. 73's had four PP attempts without success and capitalized on two with six opportunities.

Nepean Raiders on Friday, December 21 at 7:30, was a special contest, as 73's number 12 would be in the

line up for last time, as he was moving on in his life choices.

73's made first scratch on sheet as Fry combined with Beaton through the middle, and Gavin Wood would redirect a rocket past Olivier Pimpare-Charbonneau at :56. John Beaton picked up his first goal with PPG of the night, as Dennison with Patterson with set PP from behind the net at 6:33 to make it 2 to zip. Another man advantage for 73's, as Kiefer on to the tape of Fry over to Cameron McLean in the slot for his first of two at 8:20.

Nepean on comeback, as Shimizu with Sloan to Cole Lavoie with SHG, when Kemptville caught on poor defensive move to spoil Jarrett Fiske SO attempt at 18:19 to close the first. Kemptville outshooting Nepean 15 to 6.

Kemptville owned the second, as they mounted three unanswered markers from Fry, Beaton and McLean combination, with 13 SOG to Nepean 10. McLean to Fry so John Beaton could hammer in his second of the game at :27 and chase Raider stopper to an early shower. Second combination of Fry and Beaton to find McLean above the circle to beat Mitch Bowen at 3:43.

Third attack with Beaton, McLean with Ashton Fry to rifle it home for four goal lead at 13:17.

Raiders recorded the only marker of the final twenty, as another defensive breakdown as Grant Turner found the back of the net with helpers from Miles and Jurgeneit at 17:32 to shut down the flood gates. Kemptville posted 10 to 6 SOG to give 73's a 6 to 2 victory on a very special night. Kemptville with five

PP attempts with two results, and Nepean having only one without results.

Good luck Jarrett with your new career choice!

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See you at the game, and please feel free to express some of your thoughts about your concerns and experiences after attending games.

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Jarrett Williams Nick name: Willy Hometown: Mountain, ON Position: Centre Previous Team: KV 73’s U 18 Inspiration: My Dad Favourite TV Show: Friends Favourite Actor: Mark Wahlberg Favourite Musician: None Fav. Food: Pizza Life as a 73’s Jr “A” Player: Good times, great experience

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by Robert More On Saturday, January 5, at 1 pm, 40 members of the Rural FASD Support Network will be attending the Ottawa Senator/ Minnesota Wild game which for most of them is their first game. These members include children, teenagers and young adults who are living with confirmed or suspected Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Inspired by the recent sensory friendly hockey games by USA Hockey, the Rural FASD Support Network approached the Ottawa Senators Accessibility Department to see if a solution could be found for these children to also attend a hockey game. Through discussion, a solution was found that meets the needs of muffled sound, isolation from crowds, dimmed lighting and space to move with their caregivers and support people.

These incredibly courageous children, like the other 4% of people living within our country with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, live with constant mental health challenges, difficulty with sensory stimuli, routine changes, sleep challenges and anxiety but believe with education, support and compassion, they too can have a bright future.

The Rural FASD Support Network provides support, sensory friendly activities and advocacy for any individual living with FASD and their caregivers in Eastern Ontario. For more information, please contact us at ruralfasd@gmail.com, or go to our Facebook page.

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Kemptville Muay Thai Fighter’s First Event at Lansdowne

by CJ Butler On the night of Saturday, November 24, 2018, after months of training, Shannon Hogan was preparing to enter the fight ring for the first time.

Every table was sold out, and it was standing room only in the Aberdeen Pavilion, for the biggest Muay Thai fight event Ottawa has seen - Muay Thai Kickboxing, Live at Lansdowne, and the buzz was palpable.

Shannon had spent most of the day getting into her zone, following routine, moving her body, and as the evening approached, cocooned with her hoodie pulled up listening to music. By the time she followed her coach out from the change rooms, weaving through the packed venue towards the ring, she was at a level of consciousness and body awareness that she had never experienced before.

“It felt like where I belonged,” says Shannon. And, as she swung her leg over the ropes in the blue corner, she felt she had won already; by stepping into the ring, she proved wrong everyone who had ever doubted or discouraged her.

It had been a long road leading to that night, previous coaches holding her back from actually competing; but when she met her current coach, Khris Collins at The Kemptville Training Centre, he asked her the question she wanted to hear; ‘Do you want to fight?’ Then there were 18 months of sparring, exhausting hill running, and gruelling

gym workouts, all of which intensified in the extreme during the eight weeks running up to November 24.

“It seems weird to say it, but this past eight weeks has been the most intense self-care I have ever given myself,” she says. “I am a completely different person to how I was, once upon a time. The training I have gone through, particularly the final eight weeks, has transformed me.”

Passionate about mental and physical health, she’s a positive person who gives a lot of herself and her time to help others get better and to be better. Her day job with Victim Services sees her working with victims of crime to rebuild their lives, and in her other leisure time (when she’s not in training), she rides horses and helps other riders gain confidence and trust in their equine companions. She’s also an inspirational assistant coach to Muay Thai new-comers, at The Kemptville Training Centre.

“Sparring with men was an issue when I first started, but this training is the best thing I ever did for myself,” says Hogan, who has herself been a victim of abuse.

Now she’s eager to share the self-esteem she has gained through the sport, learning to physically defend herself, and hopes that she can attract and coach new participants (particularly women) in an unintimidating environment.

The run-up week to the fight came with its surprises; opponents in her weight class were suddenly unavailable, and the fight became an exhibition fight (if you’re not fighting in your weight class, it doesn’t count on your fight record). But even more of a surprise on the night was at weigh-in, when her opponent, a seasoned fighter with some wins under her belt, weighed in at a whopping 275lbs (to Hogan’s 159.6lbs). It didn’t matter. Nothing was going to turn her away at the brink of her first fight.

It felt like an eerie quiet before the storm as she climbed into the ring, but she felt relaxed and began her warm up routine. “It felt like where I was supposed to be. I was calm and in a zone I have never felt before,” she says.

Her opponent was slower, but her weight advantage seemed to absorb the very first blow, and the punches she threw were “like being hit by a train…” as Shannon confirms. Still standing in the final round, there was another thing working for her, in addition to the training; her extra senses were on fire that night, and she had a feeling for what her opponent was going to do, before she did it. “It’s the same when I ride horses, but this was enhanced. I knew how she would move next, and I knew she was going to open my nose before it happened, but I was too tired to react fast enough.”

The punch which spelled the beginning of the end had her nose dripping with blood (there’s no blood allowed in exhibition fights), and the fight was called 51 seconds into the third round.

Despite not being the victor, her sense of achievement was enormous. In her first fight before a mass of people, she had stood her ground into the final round against an experienced opponent who was the best part of twice her weight – a real-life David vs Goliath. “That fight was the most exhilarating, liberating, and fun thing I have ever done,” she says.

Other key support came from her family and friends, and they were there to celebrate with her afterwards; and best friend (also training buddy), Ashley, came with Hogan’s requested post-fight treat: Cap’n Crunch and sour Skittles.

What’s next? She’s training hard once again for the first fight to count on her fight record, at the event, Art of War 3: Muay Thai at The Canadian War Museum, on February 23.

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cology Unit at a time when I needed it most. I am so glad to be finished that stage of my treatment, but I miss the nurses and support team who had such a huge impact on my life while I was there. I am excited that we will be able to support them and their future patients as a small thank you for their amazing care.”

The money will be used to support staff through the purchase of two new portable work stations. Patients will benefit from a new iPod® and speaker to help them relax during their treatments.

“We are so grateful when community members support our patients during their hospital stay, or in this case, their cancer journey,” notes Cindy Peters, Manager of Direct Mail and Events. “Many people do not realize that the provincial government does not fund medical equipment for hospitals, so these donations make a big difference.”

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by Jane Adams, Communications Lead, WDMH Foundation Friends helping friends.

That’s what Jennifer Lemieux was thinking about when she contacted the Winchester District Memorial Hospital (WDMH) Foundation to talk about a fundraiser for the WDMH cancer program.

“My colleague Wendy McFaul has a daughter who received chemotherapy treatments at the hospital,” explains Jennifer. “Her name is Erin and she spoke very highly of the staff in WD-

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We wanted to do something for chemo patients and the staff who support them.”

Jennifer organized a fun day at her home in Kingston that included a bocce ball tournament, BBQ and pool party. There was even a lemonade and cookie stand.

Friends, family and co-workers participated, and other business associates and corporations made donations as well. The final tally is $18,995!

“There are no words to describe the ups and downs

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Winter vacation and crime prevention With the winter season upon us many people will be travelling for the holidays and planning sunny vacations to the south during the winter months. It is important to take a few moments to think about crime prevention for your home and property before you go. The Grenville County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind residents to consider the following crime prevention tips while away from their residence: • Do not announce your trip/vacation plans on social media. Advertising your absence could be an invitation to would-be thieves.

• Arrange for someone to maintain your home so it appears occupied - this includes shovelling the walkways and driveway, picking up mail, flyers and newspapers and placing garbage and recycling containers at the curb for normal pickup.

• Ask trusted neighbours to keep an eye on your residence while you are away and leave your vacation address and phone numbers with them so you can be reached in an emergency.

• Use timers for lights, television or radios.

• Make sure all the locks on the windows and doors function properly and use them.

• Leave the shades and blinds on doors and windows in a position that you normally would have them.

• Ask a neighbour to park in your driveway so it will appear as if someone is home • Make sure smoke and burglary alarms are functioning properly and armed.

• Consider taking valuables to a safety deposit box.

Your vacation should be an enjoyable, relaxing experience. Following these safety tips will reduce the chance of being victimized and allow travellers to return home to a safe and secure residence.

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