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The Beckwith Street swing bridge, which was expected to be BY CATHY JAMES open to traffic on Dec. 24, will not Perth Courier be open until the end of January, according to Parks Canada. A proposal to temporarily The bridge was originally freeze the town’s non-unionized scheduled to open by the end of staff salaries was rejected the day on Dec. 24, but “technical difficulties and unexpected additional work” has resulted in delays, stated information from Parks Canada. Concrete casting and final balancing still needs to be completed before the bridge opens. The bridge has been closed since June of 2009. It is now expected to open prior to Jan. 31.

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mem- McPherson said. But McPherson amended his delibmotion at council’s regular meetto be ing the following week on Dec. 21. The McGuinty Liberals slapped know now,” a two-year freeze on salaries for non-unionized workers, including those in the civil service, leaving the municipality to foot the bill for any salary increases. Perth’s nonunionized staff members are not limited to management positions. With unionized municipal staff set to receive a three per cent increase next year, McPherson said it wasn’t reasonable to penalize the non-unionized staff, especially since the town has always mirrored salary increases for both parties. “It’s not fair to punish every-one who doesn’t belong to a union,” McPherson said. He then proposed to change the motion to state that council would postpone the review indefinitely. He added that the town’s chief administrative officer, Tim Simpson, will review the municipality’s staff wages and prepare a report for council. Following the 2011 budget deliberations, Kids participate in the Asbury Children’s Christmas party at the Asbury Free Methodist Church on Dec. 18. McPherson said council could From left, Owen Law, Spencer Lafanso, Natania Walters and Chloe Nagle. Kassina Ryder photo then decide whether to review annual salary increases for nonunionized staff. Mayor John Fenik expressed his frustration with the provincial freeze, but added he didn’t Ottawa Mental Health Centre for Madaire. BY NEVIL HUNT support the proposed motion or a 30-day assessment to determine Madaire was found dead in the nevil.hunt@metroland.com amendment. couple’s home on Montgomery if the accused is mentally fit to “The management team are The accused in a Lanark mur- Road, just outside the village of stand trial. Hackland said the great,” Fenik said. “We should 30 days could be extended if der trial has been sent for a Lanark. not be hanging a wage freeze over Evidence was presented by the necessary. psychiatric evaluation at an their heads.” Paquette’s lawyer, Mark Crown during the Dec. 23 hearing, Ottawa hospital. McPherson said his intention Lucie Paquette, 47, appeared in but is subject to a publication ban Wallace, and possibly Paquette was not to promote job insecurOntario Superior Court Dec. 23 in and cannot be reported at this herself, are expected to appear ity. in the Perth court again on Perth for an initial bail hearing. time. Coun. Jim Boldt said it’s a good Justice Charles Hackland Jan. 21, when the results of the She is accused of first degree idea to review annual salary murder in the Nov. 15 death of agreed with a Crown request to assessment may be presented to increases. her common-law husband, Gerry remand Paquette to the Royal the court. “If we give anyone an increase because someone else got an increase, I have to know why they got the pay increase,” Boldt said. Council had a recorded vote about postponing the salary increase review indefinitely, and the motion was defeated. The museum has enabled us to work choose the winner, but Zander’s rejection led council to vote on BY KASSINA RYDER kassina.ryder@perthcourier.com with the youth in our community dedication to both history and the original motion to freeze and help them appreciate their his students earned him the the wages until the 2011 budget deliberations, and this, too, was Perth and District Collegiate history and what a museum can award. “He goes beyond just teaching,” defeated. Institute history teacher Tim do in a community,” she said. Zander said he appreciated she said. Zander has been selected as the Perth Rotary Club’s Educator of receiving the award, but said the students are behind the the Year for 2010. Zander was presented with a achievement. “It means a lot for the school,” plaque onstage during the PDCI he said. “I’m only as good as the Talent Show on Dec. 22. “There were quite a few people students.” Realizing the importance of who nominated Mr. Zander,” said Chris Hale, former Rotary club history is a goal Zander hopes to president. “He has a great rapport pass on to each of the students he with the kids. He has inspired teaches. “I think it gives us a sense of students to care about history.” Zander has been a history self,” he said. Partnering with local organiteacher at PDCI for the past 12 years. In that time, he has initiated zations also helps to hone stumany projects that have brought dents’ research skills, as well as students and the community teaching them about the history together, including cataloguing of the area, he said. In addition to school activities, memorabilia from the Perth Legion’s Hall of Remembrance Zander is also a father of four and various collaborations with who coaches hockey, is the coauthor of a history teachers’ rethe Perth Museum. Work at the museum included source book, is on the executive students creating a series of short of the Ontario History and Social movies titled “Perth through Science Teachers’ Association the eyes of PDCI students” and and is currently pursuing a Masinterviewing locals for an oral ter of Education Degree. Zander has also helped organhistory project. Karen Rennie, heritage mana- ize a trip to Europe in honour of ger and curator at the Perth Mu- the 65th anniversary of Victory seum, said getting students to in Europe Day and is also active participate in museum projects is on the Perth 200th Anniversary Tim Zander, PDCI history teacher, receives his Educator of the Year award from Chris Hale, past president of the Perth Rotary Club, in the Committee. a benefit to everyone involved. Kassina Ryder photo Hale said it is often difficult to PDCI auditorium on Dec. 22. “I think Tim’s work with the around the Town of Perth council horseshoe. At its committee-of-the-whole meeting on Dec. 14, Coun. Ed McPherson requested that council halt salary increases for non-

unionized municipal staff bers until the 2011 budget erations take place. “Our budget is going high and we just don’t what level it is at right

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A look back at 2010

An icy adventure

Perth man travels to Manitoba to see polar bears BY KASSINA RYDER kassina.ryder@perthcourier.com A Perth man took the trip of a lifetime last month by travelling to Churchill, Man. to see polar bears in their natural environment. Bruce Raby made the trip, along with three others, including two men in their 80s, and Gunter Sulek, Raby’s volunteer partner at the Rideau Seniors Centre in Manotick. “Gunter and I have been volunteering together for about five years,” he said. “Because of that, we’ve become pretty good buddies.” Raby said he and Sulek decided to make the trip from Ontario to Churchill after talking about their “bucket lists” more than a year ago. After researching various polar bear programs, the group decided to participate in a program at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre (CNSC). The group then focused on how they were going to get there. They decided on a 40-hour train ride from Winnipeg to Churchill, where they stayed from Nov. 9 to 16. Raby said the train ride allowed them to watch the landscape change from wheat fields and prairie to boreal forests, and

finally to tundra and skinny, short trees in Churchill. It was also the first time Raby had been on a train overnight. “It’s like a totally different world,” he said. “I think that’s part of the fantastic experience, to go from that transition in that short time period.” The real adventure began when the train reached Churchill, Raby said. The group spent their days on Tundra Buggies, which are large, bus-like vehicles that enable visitors to watch polar bears in safety. Raby said he saw mothers with yearling cubs, male polar bears wrestling and other bears simply lying down and conserving energy and waiting for the sea ice to form to begin hunting seals. Curious, or hungry, bears often came right up to the vehicle. “I wanted to see polar bears up close and personal and we got to do that lots of times,” he said. The day usually began at 6 a.m. and was followed by a breakfast before heading out to the buggies for a day of polar bear watching, he said. In addition to the experience of seeing polar bears, Raby said the program at the CNSC educated visitors about both the bears and polar bear research.“They had

A polar bear checks out a Tundra Buggy during Perth resident Bruce Raby’s trip to Churchill, Man., in November. Photo courtesy of Bruce Raby

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These four men travelled to Churchill, Man. to see polar bears in November. From left, Bruce Raby, Reg Gilstorf, John Sadler, Gunter Sulek. photo courtesy of Bruce Raby recognized experts leading the program and giving lectures,” he said. Raby said his trip has helped him realize the importance of protecting the polar bear’s habitat. Sea ice is breaking up earlier in the spring and freezing later in the fall, so polar bears are facing longer periods of fasting when they are on land waiting for the ice to form. The group didn’t realize it at the time, but about half of the people on the train ride to Churchill were also headed to the CNSC, which Raby said added a sense of

closeness amongst group members on the journey. “They’re all there not just because they want to see a polar bear, but because they also want to learn something about polar bears,” he said about his fellow group members. “So you find you really are amongst kindred spirits and I think that’s one of the amazing things about doing this trip.” Raby said his travels might not be over. He said he hopes to someday return to Churchill in the summer to see beluga whales.

The past year marked both new and completed projects in the town of Perth, with construction on Wilson Street and the election of two new town council members, Mayor John Fenik said. The re-opening of Wilson Street on Nov. 29 was definitely a high note for Fenik. “I think it was a good year for Perth,” Fenik said. “We wrapped up a couple of things. We completed the construction on Wilson Street within seven months, on budget and on time, and I think that was a big highlight, to get that street open.” Fenik said construction crews ran into a few challenges along the way. “Initially we had to rethink that plan,” he said. “We had to strategize around a longer build when we ran into exceptionally hard rock that slowed us down for a bit.” Ground was broken at Algonquin College’s Perth Campus Heritage Institute in September and the $10-million new building is expected to be completed next year, which Fenik believes will be nationally known. “I think overall we did well on the corporate services side of things,” he said. The addition of two new town councillors, Jim Graff and Jim Boldt, who replaced longtime councillors Eric Devlin and Bill White, also made for an interesting year, Fenik said. “We had our elections and with that, a kind of a bittersweet moment,” he said. “We lost two longstanding councillors, but we brought in two new councillors and with new people come new ideas and new energy, so overall I’m pretty happy with the year that it was.”

Polar bears playfight while waiting for the sea ice to freeze near Churchill, Man. Photo courtesy of Bruce Raby

Game On! to be introduced in Smiths Falls BY ANDREW SNOOK andrew.snook@perthcourier.com Get ready to get your game on, Smiths Falls. The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County (BBBS) will be introducing a new program for boys, aged 12 to 14, called Game On!. The program is scheduled to start in January. “It’s the boys’ version of the Go Girls! (Healthier Bodies Healthier Minds) program,” said BBBS executive director Jennifer Miller. Both programs are designed

to offer information to help youth lead healthy lifestyles and offer support in dealing with emotional, social and cultural issues. The Go Girls! Healthier Bodies Healthier Minds program was launched at Chimo Elementary School in the Smiths Falls area in the fall of 2008. Miller said she was excited to get the green light from the BBBS’ national office to go ahead with the boys’ version of the program in Smiths Falls. She said the Game On! program was made possible by a $5,000

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donation made to the BBBS by TVCogeco. “Out of 225 kids (in BBBS), over 100 are in the Smiths Falls area,” Miller said. “The program is really successful with the girls.” Miller said the biggest challenge still facing Game On! is finding young male volunteers to act as mentors to the young boys. “We’re looking to recruit young gentlemen between the ages of 18 and 25,” she said. “It’s a huge challenge. We’re at an all-time low for male gentlemen, and there are more and more boys that need the support and less and less men

Waste Site Address Monday, Dec 27, 2010 Flower Station................ 770 Hills of Peace Road ...........3 p.m. - 5 p.m. Lanark Village ................ 115 Forbes Road .....................9 a.m. - 1 p.m. McDonald’s Corners ...... 800 10th Con. Dalhousie ..........8 a.m. - 12 p.m. Middleville ...................... 4686 Wolf Grove .....................3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Robertson Lake ............. 3962 South Lavant Road ..........1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Watson’s Corners .......... 2240 3rd Con. Dalhousie .........2 p.m. - 5 p.m. Snye Road ..................... 171 Snye Road .....................12 p.m. - 4 p.m.

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Deadline for submission of applications is 12:00 p.m. on January 5, 2011. (Please include your name, address, telephone number, a brief description of your interest and any prior experience) Township of Lanark Highlands, Amanda Mabo, Clerk/Deputy CAO 75 George Street, Lanark, Ontario K0G 1K0 T: 613-259-2398 ext. 231 • F: 613-259-2291 • E: clerk@lanarkhighlands.ca • www.lanarkhighlands.ca Note: Personal information collected from applications is collected under the authority of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and will be used to determine qualiﬁcations. Questions about the collection of Information should be directed to the Clerk/Deputy CAO at the address indicated above.

REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS “THE HIGHLAND VOICE” The Corporation of the Township of Lanark Highlands is seeking quotations from qualiﬁed suppliers to design and print the 2011 edition of THE HIGHLAND VOICE, the Township’s annual informational publication. Proposals placed in a sealed envelope identiﬁed as “Request for Quotations – 2011 Highland Voice” addressed to the Project Authority as noted below must be received NO LATER THAN 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 26th, 2011. Full project details can be found on the Township website: www.lanarkhighlands.ca The lowest cost quotation will not necessarily be accepted, and the Township reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals and/or to reissue the Request for Quotations in its original or revised form. Township of Lanark Highlands, Amanda Mabo, Clerk/Deputy CAO 75 George Street, Lanark, Ontario K0G 1K0 T: 613-259-2398 ext. 231 • F: 613-259-2291 • E: clerk@lanarkhighlands.ca • www.lanarkhighlands.ca

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613-259-2398 or 1-800-239-4695 All Lanark Highlands waste disposal sites will be CLOSED on Saturday Dec. 25 & Sunday, Dec. 26. Waste Sites will be OPEN instead on the following Monday:

willing to step forward.” Miller said she is hoping that Smiths Falls town council will speak with local service clubs about the BBBS’ programs in the future. Mayor Dennis Staples said in an email that he plans to have the BBBS on the agenda of his next meeting with the service club presidents of Smiths Falls, in January 2011. For information on BBBS programs, or to volunteer, contact Miller at jmiller@bigbrothers big sisterslanark.ca or call 613-2830570.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

FOR ANIMAL POUND SERVICES AND FACILITY TO SERVICE NUMEROUS LANARK COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES Requests for proposals are being sought to provide animal pound services and a pound facility to numerous Lanark County Municipalities outlined in the RFP document. Submissions in response to this RFP are to be received in an envelope clearly marked “Pound Services” by Diane Smithson, CAO at the Town of Mississippi Mills Municipal Ofﬁce 3131 Old Perth Road, P.O. Box 400 Almonte, ON K0A 1A0 until 12:00 noon local time, Wednesday, January 19, 2011 RFP documents may be obtained from the Township of Lanark Highlands website www.lanarkhighlands.ca. An information meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at 10:00 at the Mississippi Mills Municipal Ofﬁces located at the above address to learn more about this opportunity. For further information, please contact Diane Smithson, Mississippi Mills CAO at 256-2064 ext 225.

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Tuesday, Jan. 13 at 2:30 p.m. – Committee of the Whole Thursday, Jan. 13 at 2:30 p.m. – Special Committee of the Whole Tuesday, Jan. 25 – at 6:30 p.m. – Committee of the Whole Thursday, Jan. 25 – at 7 p.m. Council

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Open house at Dignity House in January kassina.ryder@perthcourier.com Live until you die is the motto at Perth’s Dignity House Hospice, which is why staff are holding an open house next month to demonstrate the services available at the hospice’s day program, which is scheduled to begin in January. The program will take place at McMartin House from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. every Monday. It will give terminally ill people a place to gather together and talk, as well as participate in activities, said Alanna Scanlon, the hospice’s nurse coordinator. “This is an opportunity for the people, themselves, who are suffering with a life-limiting illness, to meet other people who are also on the same journey and get a chance to talk about what’s going on,” Scanlon said. “They can also learn different techniques for dealing with the different types of symptoms that they may encounter, and certainly just to demystify . . . death and dying.” It also gives their family members a small break, which is important, Scanlon said. “The reality is families who are taking care of a loved one who is dying, whether they’re doing the care physically or not, this loved one is in their home and they worry 24/7,” she said. The program will feature guest speakers who will discuss a variety of topics with clients. “We will be having guest speakers who come in and talk about everything from healthy eating when you have no appetite, to different strategies for pain management, to developing keepsakes to leave your family,” Scanlon said. While volunteers will run activities such as relaxation, breathing techniques and crea-

tive arts projects, the program will completely depend on the needs and wants of the clients. “This whole program is client centred, so what they want, what they are interested in, drives the program,” Scanlon said. “We sort of provide the foundation and then we see where their interests lie.” Participants are also served a lunch, complete with a happy hour for those clients who wish to have a drink before their meal. “We’ll be having a little happy hour and we’ll serve some wine and beer, again driven by what the clients’ desires are, and in moderation,” she said. Scanlon also performs an assessment of each client during visits and provides a monthly report to the client’s doctor at the end of every month. “I will be sending a summary of that assessment to their primary health provider so that the doctor then gets a good picture of how things are going,” she said. Scanlon said she hopes to expand into a residential facility, providing a home for people who live alone or reside outside of town, or if their families become overwhelmed. People would receive 24-hour care in a comfortable environment while their families, including pets, could visit at any time. “The day-hospice program is the first step in a system that would allow people to live until they die, rather than waiting to die,” she said. “It’s a homelike setting, it looks just like going to your grandmother’s house. “Families can come and go as they please, pets can come and spend time and visit, and you eat what you want to eat, when you want to eat it.” The open house is scheduled to take place at McMartin House in January.

A MUSICAL INTERLUDE The Perth Citizens’ Band performs at St. James Anglican Church on Dec. 15.

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Perth woman hopes to head to India for Habitat for Humanity Build BY KASSINA RYDER kassina.ryder@perthcourier.com Perth resident Krista Hearty says when she returns from a Habitat for Humanity build in India in February, she plans to apply what she’s learned here in Perth. “When I come back from that trip, that’s when I’ll really start to put the plan for Perth into action,” she said. “I wanted to have some experience with a build before I brought it here.” Hearty said an organizer recently called and said the trip to India has been cancelled due to a lack of volunteers, but Hearty is refusing to give up. Even though she has been working to recruit, the team still requires more team members in order to participate in the build in India, she said. Hearty also said although she recognizes the importance of helping people in other nations, helping people in Canada is equally as important, which is why she is hoping to start a

KRISTA HEARTY Habitat for Humanity build in Perth upon her return. “Often we spend a lot of our energy and our money and our time supporting other countries, which is awesome, but sometimes we neglect what’s right underfoot,” she said. “I feel it’s very important, as well, to support our own community.”

She said she believes being involved in building a house gives people a sense of ownership about the project. “The whole community comes together and the houses that are built are owned by the people who are building them,” she said. “The ownership is taken by the people who are involved in it and then live in it.” Because the family receiving the house is also helping to build it, the project promotes selfrespect and pride. “This allows people to not just receive a donation, but they also have to be involved in it as well,” she said. “So it’s a hand up, not a hand out.” Hearty said she will soon begin working on raising the $120,000 needed for the Perth project and recruiting volunteers. Anyone wishing to join the team heading to India or wanting more information can call Hearty at 613-267-4552. Anyone wishing to make a donation to the Perth build can go to www.habitatncr. com and click on Perth.

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Man takes Polar Bear Plunge early BY KASSINA RYDER

year by leaping into the frigid waters of the Tay on Dec. 21. This is the event’s 18th anniversary in Perth and it will benefit the Alzheimer Society. Louise Noble, executive director of the Alzheimer Society of Lanark County, said Lavery’s early dip will help to promote the regular Polar Bear Plunge, which will take place on Jan. 1 in front

kassina.ryder@perthcourier.com Dave Lavery is no stranger to the cold, dark waters of the Tay River in wintertime. A regular participant in the annual Polar Bear Plunge, Lavery didn’t know if he would be in Perth for this year’s event, so he decided to take an early dip this

Next year’s Relay for Life theme being decided BY KASSINA RYDER

raise the society’s goal of $200,000, Pugh said. “It’s what the teams do before they ever get to the relay,” she said. “The individual fundraisers are the core of the fundraising ability of Relay for Life.” Expanding the sale of the society’s Luminary Bags is another goal of this year’s fundraising efforts, Pugh said. Candles engraved with the names of survivors, and others who have lost their battles with cancer, are placed in the bags to be lit at Luminary Ceremonies, which take place across Canada. Society members have been discussing possibly giving plain bags to elementary schools for children to decorate before they are sold. “They might like to take the luminary bags in the schools and paint them and decorate them for someone to honour,” Pugh said. Members are expected to decide on next year’s theme at their next meeting on Jan 5.

kassina.ryder@perthcourier.com The Canadian Cancer Society’s Run for the Cure isn’t until June, but team captains are already working to determine a theme, according to the president of the Lanark, Leeds and Grenville unit of the Canadian Cancer Society. “We thought we would offer them a selection of theme ideas and get them to pick, because they’re the ones who make it work,” said Thora Pugh. Last year the society presented a Las Vegas theme, which included an Elvis Presley impersonator. Pugh said it is the society’s 12th anniversary and organizers are setting the bar high. The goal is to register 90 teams this year, which is equal to approximately 900 participants. Registration fees from each team would generate $9,000. The relay is just one part of fundraising efforts needed to

of the Royal Canadian Legion on Beckwith Street. “It’s great because it’s going to do some promotion beforehand,” said Noble. “Personally, I think he’s crazy, but we appreciate it.” Lavery said even though people are cautious with their money these days, the plunge is known for supporting good causes. “It’s a community thing,” Lavery said. “People know the Polar Bear plunge is genuine.” He said the low overhead costs of running the event means the majority of donations go straight to the cause being supported. “It’s a great tool to promote whatever cause we want to promote,” he said. “Ninety-eight per cent or more goes back to the Alzheimer Society.” The society offers support to Alzheimer’s victims and their families, according to information from the Alzheimer Society of Lanark County. Approximately 1,100 families in the county are currently living with the effects of Alzheimers or dementia. The plunge is scheduled to take place at 10 a.m. on New Year’s Day. A free breakfast for plungers will be held at 7:30 a.m. The cost is $5 for spectators. A safety briefing will take place before the plunge at 9:45 a.m. Pledge sheets are available throughout town, including The Perth Courier office, RBC, PJ’s Convenience, The Beer Store, Canadian Tire and the Alzheimer Society main office. Though his plunge is technically now over, Lavery said he plans to take a dip in icy water Dave Lavery leaps into the Tay River in front of the Perth Legion somewhere on Jan. 1. Branch 244 on Dec. 21. Lavery might not be in town for this year’s “If I’m not here, I will jump Polar Bear Plunge on Jan.1, so he decided to plunge early. wherever I am,” he said. Kassina Ryder photo

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EDITORIAL OUR OPINION

Are you ready for winter?

nother Canadian winter is here. Unfortunately, there are more than 80 deaths due to cold weather in Canada each year. Frostbite and hypothermia are real potential dangers, especially for, individuals who are out in the elements for long periods of time, those who have a decreased sensation in their extremities, and children. Frostbite is the freezing of skin and the layers of tissue underneath the skin. It usually occurs when temperatures drop below -4 C. Frostbite is hard to feel, so when enjoying the outdoors make sure to check for white or grey spots on skin or areas that have lost feeling. Sometimes tingling or pain can be a warning sign of frostbite. Frostbite usually occurs in hands, feet, nose and ears. Hypothermia takes place when heat is lost from your body faster than your body can create it. This can be very dangerous because once body temperature goes too low, an individual is not able to think clearly. Hypothermia requires immediate medical attention. Signs of hypothermia include: shivering, loss of memory, lethargy, slurred speech or loss of consciousness. If you see any of these symptoms, get medical attention right away. THINK AHEAD During cold weather everyone should take the following precautions: • Wear layers of warm, dry clothing including a hat, mitts, and a layer to block the wind. • Drink warm non-alcoholic or non-caffeinated beverages such as herbal tea, apple cider or soup. • Cover exposed skin surfaces when outdoors. • Stay indoors whenever possible. • Maintain a heated environment of around 20 C (68 F). • Be aware of how your medications or health conditions may increase your risk of injury from cold weather. • Be aware of the early signs of frostbite and hypothermia. • Be aware of the dangers of using an oven or space heater as a heating device. For more information on protecting yourself during extreme cold, visit the health unit website at: www.healthunit.org. The above article was submitted by the Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit.

Local Landmark In this space each week, we will feature a photo of local interest. Be the first to correctly identify the location or item in the picture by emailing editor@perthcourier.com with the subject line, “Local Landmark,” and your name will be printed in next week’s paper! Brent McLaren correctly identified last week’s landmark as the old Carnegie Library/MacMillan Building on Gore Street. This week’s local landmark will make you stop and smell the roses.

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Past and future musings

y now, in most households, eagerly torn open Christmas wrappings are all gathered up into blue boxes and bags and set aside for garbage collection, whenever that is. No more desperate lists, last-minute anxieties, pudding steaming and turkey basting. So perhaps now we can take a deep breath and think about the fast-approaching new year. With maybe a backward glance or two at this past year and some thoughts about how to improve our future. Let’s see, now. I could always change the furniture around – no, maybe not. Although that large spiky plant would look better over in that corner. And with any luck, nearest and dearest won’t notice. Actually, he’s busy at the moment gutting an armchair in the hope of finding a lost hearing aid. It has been a difficult past month or two for him. The knee replacement seemed to be fine until he overdid the exercises. Whereupon his leg swelled up and was so painful he had to be taken to emergency. All this with really faulty hearing and a breathlessly exhausted old spouse doing her best to fill in the blanks. And worrying that he might not be fit enough for our eagerly anticipated trip out west. As I write, his leg seems to be improving, so when you read this let’s hope we made it. Looking back at 2010, it has been rather a dreary year news-wise. Why do people have to hurt each other in so many ways? It doesn’t start my day with a chuckle to

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BENDELL Settled In read in the daily paper that yet another teenager has been involved in a gang killing; that mismanagement in high places is leaking all over the place; that drunken drivers are causing the deaths of decent, sober citizens; or that, worst of all in my opinion, child pornography seems to be on the rise. I was brought up knowing that one should do one’s best to live a decent, honourable life. It was often hard work to keep up with my very strict mother’s demands and to cope with the Second World War going on all around us in the U.K. Rationing, gas masks, gunfire overhead, all taken for granted at the age of nine, although I did pout a bit at the lack of candy, and real butter on my bread. (Whale oil margarine? Yuk! In fact, double Yuk!!) Behind the scenes, governments got on with doing their

best for us and we were all appalled to read that a woman had drowned her child in the bath, a very rare news headline talked about for weeks. Deaths were mostly on battlefields and very few of us had cars to drive, drunk or sober. Nor did we have televisions, full of commercials urging us to spend more than we earn. So let’s all think about making the new year a really good, simple, straightforward one. Thank goodness, in our household, bills are paid when they arrive. I doubt many older readers are out buying their zillionth pair of fancy shoes, but we can all curb our yearnings a bit, I’m sure. I don’t want to get preachy, but let’s all think of ways to improve life, for ourselves and for others. I’ve always been impressed by the simple life as depicted by Thoreau and by my grandfather with his little hand-built retirement home in the country. OK, my Gran did occasionally feel the need to hop on a train to London for a bit of pizzazz. But she deserved it. As we all deserve occasional treats. But let’s earn them by working to make the future even a tiny bit better. Some volunteer work, perhaps, or a donation to a worthwhile charity. A kind word to someone you may not actually like very much, but it’s better than harbouring resentments. We’ll be happier and maybe the newspaper headlines will include good things happening around us. I certainly look forward to that, but I’m not holding my breath.

It’s a revolution, baby

ell. So that was 2010. Do you ever have a bad feeling going into a year and then when it turns out it wasn’t as bad as you thought it was going to be it gives you another bad feeling – like maybe it wasn’t that year that was going to be so bad, but actually the next year? No? Me neither. I think my 2010 was burdened slightly by the gloomy fact I was turning 40. Doom! Doom! Doom! That has been working out OK so far, though. And now here we are on the precipice of another brand new shiny year, so I guess it’s time for my sometimes-annual dissertation on Ye Olde New Year’s Revolutions. I know in years past I have blah blah blahed about setting achievable goals. I still think this is a good idea, however, at this very point in time, when work is crazy and holidays are mayhemmish and even a goal of getting to bed before 2 a.m. for a change seems lofty-to-the-max, I’m just not too sure how reliable this list is going to be. First, though, let’s review. My 2010 goals were not only dull, but they kept centring on a slight obsession with running. There was a bunch of chitchat about losing pounds then gaining them back over the holidays and then some blather about eating celery and running like Forrest Gump in order to lose them again. Yeah. That went well. Oh, I ran alright. In fact, I did pretty well through the winter, spring and early summer, going 5K at a time and even as much as 8K. Then things started to taper

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GRAY Past Deadline off. Now if I were to jump back onto the running bandwagon (and a bandwagon kind of defeats the purpose, I think), I would basically be starting from scratch. Meh. So, maybe I’ll run, maybe I won’t. I am pleased to report, though, that since I have not had full use of a vehicle in the last half of 2010, I have walked off a good six pounds. So one way or another I exercised and met that resolution from last year. Woohoo! In the spirit of achievable goals, I also pledged to eat better, be a good person, and to be kind to children and animals. (That last one is because usually I’m an ogre. Actually, some of the short people’s friends say I’m “crabby.” Strangely, I am OK with that. Probably I just need to sleep more.) Anyway, fine. Those are all good. We can keep those. But are they really resolutions or are they just, you know, things I

should do because I am alive? Really, it’s almost like making a list and writing “1. Make a list” at the top just so you can cross it off. Achievable goals – yes! That’s probably one of the reasons why I step outside my comfort zone and add “5. Save the world” as the last one. Sigh. Needless to say – and you might have noticed – I didn’t get that last one done in 2010. It hasn’t been going well. I was very busy not running. So what’s the point again? Well, maybe it’s time to find some sort of happy medium between achievable and unrealistic goals. How about “learn to knit” or “get a dog to eat the cats” or “write the Great Canadian Novel” or “learn to play cello”? Maybe it’s all about setting yourself up to do something better or different. In that case, I should definitely put “clean the house” on the list. That would make 2011 so much more thrilling! Perhaps “control babbling” should also be added. Ahem. I should probably strive to complain less or, at the very least, remember to use my inside voice when I do it. Yes – “use inside voice more often” – there’s a good one. Achievable, yet challenging. Ties in nicely with my motto: “Sarcasm doesn’t work on authority figures.” Sarcasm is often insidevoice kind of stuff. By using my inside voice more I will be generating less noise pollution. Maybe that will be a step toward saving the world. At the very least, it might mean fewer short people will call me crabby, although some days being an ogre fits my mood just fine.

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COMMUNITY

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BRIGGS-JUDE Outdoors help much. Somewhere in the midst of that twisting road with its sharp curves, the big flakes started coming so fast it became impossible to see more than the truck’s length ahead. Even the

wheel tracks of an unseen vehicle travelling somewhere out there in front of our own pickup were hardly discernable. Familiar landmarks and highway markers were now all but invisible. In short order the road bed itself began fading into a sea of drifts and swirling snow. We moved forward at what seemed like a snail’s pace, fearing any further slowdown would surely get us stuck in one of those building drifts. I shot a quick glance at my wife huddled in the cab beside me, her eyes, like mine, straining to probe that flecked darkness. The sobering thought that we might end up in a snow-filled gully or be stalled for the night in a ditch crossed my mind. Suddenly I realized how ill-prepared we were for such an emergency situation. Where, I asked myself, were the big candle stubs that should have been in the glove compartment? Where were the

How well do you know your water?

If you live in a rural area, chances are your family’s daily water supply comes from a well on your property. Get acquainted with your well; know the type and its location. It’s the first step in doing everything you can to protect the water your family drinks. When it comes to wells, think watertight. You need to properly maintain your well to prevent it from being damaged or contaminated. Just because your water does not smell or taste unusual, it does not mean that it is bacteriologically safe to drink. In a properly constructed and maintained well, contaminants or foreign materials such as surface water and vermin should not be found. Surface and rain water can be common sources of contaminants in wells.

Sample bottles are also available at the following municipal offices: Athens, Beckwith, Drummond/North Elmsley, Edwardsburg/ Cardinal, Elizabethtown/Kitley, Lanark Highlands, Leeds and the 1000 Islands, MerrickvilleWolford, Mississippi Mills, Montague, Rideau Lakes, Tay Valley and Westport. Water samples bottles must be returned to any health unit office from Monday to Thursday. Water testing takes place at

our public health laboratories in Kingston and Ottawa. For specific office information and hours, please visit our website at www.healthunit.org. If you suspect that your water may be bacteriologically unsafe for drinking, we recommend using an alternate safe source of water until you have three consecutive satisfactory samples taken a week apart. The above article was submitted by the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit.

COULD YOUR WATER BE CONTAMINATED? The most common types of susceptible water supplies that may become contaminated are: • Below-grade wells. This is where the top of the well casing is buried below ground level, examples include well pits and buried wells. • Wells located in shallow soils and fractured rock. • Cisterns, which are reservoirs used to collect and store rain water. • Shore wells are not a safe source of water and should be treated prior to consumption.

heavy mitts and felt-lined boots? The extra pairs of warm socks, the wool sweaters, the lined parkas? We, like a lot of people, had talked about putting these items, along with a blanket or sleeping bag, behind the seat when winter travelling, but like the chocolate bars and small packs of raisins, they, too, had all been forgotten. No doubt we had been lulled into some sense of false security by the fact that we always drove the van on such trips. With its built-in propane stove and all of the other extras, we could sit out the worst storm if we were stranded. The mere thought of it and its survival gear at home only pointed up the seriousness of the situation. Our status could best be likened to that of the lost hunter who always carried his compass and emergency kit with him. Always, that is, except the day he stepped off the bush road to get a few grouse and shortly thereafter found himself in unfamiliar surroundings with darkness descending. Luckily, this night we caught up to a car moving slowly ahead whose driver seemed to have a built-in radar set, and whose tail lights acted as our pathfinder. Eventually he turned off, but by this time we were up to Perth Road Village and through the worst of the storm. Thankfully, such freak storms are not a common occurrence. However, it only takes one such experience to make you a candidate for a statistic. It’s amazing, in a way, that

many of us blithely embark on mid-winter trips to North Bay, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, or wherever, with only the slightest regard for weather conditions or the possibility of a mechanical breakdown. This, despite seasonal news reports showing snowcovered cars or upwards of 60 vehicles tied up for the best part of a day or night because of road conditions. Maybe the last few benign cold seasons have softened our outlook towards Old Man Winter. If so, we had better adjust our thinking and take a few precautions. The number one storm rule of course, when there’s no sign of habitation, is to stay in the vehicle. Run your car and heater for only 10 or 15 minutes every hour, making sure your exhaust pipe is clear of snow and you leave one window down an inch or two. To conserve gas, light the big candle we mentioned earlier to keep the cab warm, this time with the windows all closed. And staying inside the vehicle can be made a lot safer and more comfortable if you have those extra clothes, boots, blankets, and some chocolate bars or raisins on hand. Somewhere in the interim of moving to eastern Ontario several years ago, I forgot the heavy snow storm that hit our area north of Toronto in 1971 and the afternoon we spent with the OPP poking broom handles down into the snowdrifts trying to locate buried automobiles. Some of us not only have short memories, but also never seem to learn.

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Municipal Connection www.perth.ca Town approves Free Downtown Parking for Christmas 2010

The Council of the Town of Perth recognizes that there are many volunteers, within our community, who deserve special recognition. Volunteer organizations are being encouraged to participate in the Volunteer Service Award (VSA) program by submitting nomination forms to the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, on or before January 25, 2011. Nomination forms and further information regarding

For further information, please contact Diane Smithson, Mississippi Mills CAO at 256-2064 ext 225.

Christmas Tree Curbside Pick-Up The Environmental Services Department will pick-up Christmas trees the week of January 10th to 14th. Please ensure that trees are stripped of all decorations and left at the curb as early in the week as possible. Bags and/or tags are not required.

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FOR ANIMAL POUND SERVICES AND FACILITY TO SERVICE NUMEROUS LANARK COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES Requests for proposals are being sought to provide animal pound services and a pound facility to numerous Lanark County Municipalities outlined in the RFP document. Submissions in response to this RFP are to be received in an envelope clearly marked “Pound Services” by Diane Smithson, CAO at the: Town of Mississippi Mills Municipal Ofﬁce 3131 Old Perth Road P.O. Box 400 Almonte, ON, K0A 1A0 until 12:00 noon local time, Wednesday, January 19, 2011 RFP documents may be obtained from the Town of Perth website www.perth.ca. An information meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at 10:00 at the Mississippi Mills Municipal Ofﬁces located at the above address to learn more about this opportunity.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING MINOR VARIANCE APPLICATION NUMBER D13-AC-A 07/10 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Perth Committee of Adjustment will hold a public hearing in accordance with Section 45 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, (as amended), on Thursday, the 13th day of January, 2010, at 11:00 a.m., in the Town Hall, 80 Gore Street East, Perth, Ontario. THE PURPOSE of the application is to consider a proposed reduction in the width of landscaped open space, reductions in landscaped area, side yard relief for proposed balconies rear yard relief and relief in building height in the Residential Fourth Density Exception 9 (R4-9) Zone through a minor variance in accordance with the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, as amended. THE EFFECT of this application would be to permit a reduction in the permitted width of landscaped open space to 1.88m on the side yard (northwest boundary), to 3.93 m on the southeast boundary and to 0 m for the westerly (rear) R4-9 Zone boundary and reduction in the open space area in the R4-9 Zone to 19.7%. The application also proposes balconies in the side and rear yards; a reduced rear yard of 1.8 m; and building height increases for a partial ﬁfth ﬂoor as follows: overall building height from 12m to 14.17 m, maximum height front yard from 10.18 m to 11.55 m and maximum height southerly side yard from 10.91m to 11.55m. THE SUBJECT LANDS are located on the west side of Lustre Lane, are described as PT LOT 22 Plan 8828 and are municipally known as 2 Lustre Lane in the Town of Perth. THE KEY MAP below indicates the location of the lands subject to the variance application. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to the application is available for inspection between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., weekdays in the Planning

Department at the Town Hall. Please call in advance to ensure that staff will be available to assist you. ALSO TAKE NOTICE that signed, written submissions shall be accepted by the Secretary-Treasurer prior to, or during the hearing and such submissions shall be available for inspection by any interested party. In addition, if a party, who is notiﬁed, does not attend the hearing, the Committee can proceed and the party is not entitled to any further notice of hearings. Key Map

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From November 27th and ending December 31st, 2010 the Town of Perth is providing holiday shoppers with all-day free parking in the following downtown Municipal Parking Lots: Wilson Street Lot; Code’s Mill Lot; Museum Lot; Chamber of Commerce Lot and the Basin Parking Lot. Parking at street meters beyond the Downtown Core is still free with a maximum of two hours permitted on the street. A vehicle may not be re-parked on a street in the Downtown Core within a ﬁve hour period of the ﬁrst parking. If visitors wish to shop for extended periods we encourage all shoppers to use the Municipal Parking Lots.

the VSA Program can be found on the Ministries website at www.ontario.ca\honoursandawards or by contacting the Ontario Honours and Awards Secretariat by telephone at 1-877-832-8622.

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Approximate location of Land subject to application D13-AC-A 07/10 A COPY OF THE DECISION will be mailed to those persons who attend or are represented at the hearing and those who have ﬁled a written request with the Secretary for Notice of the Committee’s Decision. Dated at the Town of Perth This 22nd, day of December, 2010. Eric P. Cosens RPP, M. Sc. Director of Planning Town of Perth, 80 Gore Street East, Perth, Ontario, K7H 1H9 Tel: 613-267-3770 • Fax: 613-267-5635 E-mail: ecosens@perth.ca

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he McDonalds Corners Agricultural Hall was a-hoppin’ last Saturday, thanks to a great turnout of people who were energetic enough to fill the dance floor. Twister were in their prime, cooking up their take on some great standards. Keith Glass provided the usual dexterous guitar work that never ceases to amaze. Jeff Kohl seems to squeeze out the best sounds out of that keyboard of his, while drummer Pete Bigras and bassist Cam Gray provided the solid backbeat. Michael Ball weaved his way into most tunes on either fiddle or mandolin, which added almost as much magic as Wayne Mills on sax. There is such a difference to the music of those musicians who can play the notes and those, like these gentlemen, who somehow add a special touch to each note that just adds to the whole sound. Not to forget Jody Benjamin, who provided professional triangle expertise. If those old walls of the Ag Hall could talk (and imagine the stories, if they could), they’d be smiling with stories of the fun that evening. We are truly blessed in the area to have such talented musicians who just love to play for us, but who also possess the wizardry to go beyond the notes with quality and sensitivity to make each tune their own. Thanks to Sue Richmond and Bill McNulty’s great 50th birthday soiree at the Lanark Civitan Club, we danced our feet off to The Commuters again, and I was reminded how great it is to have bands whose set lists go so far beyond the usual hits, bringing back songs like those ‘B-sides’ on the ol’ 45s we listened to. They, too, kept the dance floor busy and dust-free to a multi-generational crowd. The icing on the cake that evening, though, was provided by our own Willy Nelson, who offered up on solo harmonica his version of the William Tell Overture to an ecstatic crowd. Truly impressive. I was given a head’s up that Music Sunday was happening at St. Paul’s

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Gloria in Excelsis Deo, with the youth and senior choir joining in. There’s something special about youth voices. Is it the innocence, the tenuous vocal offerings, sometimes somewhat straining to find that note? Whatever it is, the four gals who made it through the lousy weather brought a tear to my eye with their contribution. The Thorny Issues quartet made up of Kathy Cooke, Sue Upham, Terri Henderson and Claudette Von Mirbach presented an a cappella rendition of In Dulci Jubilo that touched my very soul. Topping things off with the choirs’ Noel We Sing certainly brought forward the mystery of music and its effect on us. A lovely morning, in spite of the weather. Though I was unable to attend, I heard glowing reports of the Perth Citizens’ Band Christmas Concert and The Women and Men of the Tay Christmas Concert with the Hand Bell Choir, which only underlines my previous statements of just how lucky we are to be surrounded by so many talented musicians who offer so much, often just for the love of what they do. So, during this Christmas season, this time of giving, let’s not forget to personally thank all those musicians in our lives who make a difference in so many ways by bringing live music into our existences. Support live music everywhere.

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Break-in at Lanark Legion Officers form the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are investigating two incidents at the Royal Canadian Legion branch in the Village of Lanark. On the night of Nov. 25, thieves unsuccessfully attempted to gain entry to the building, and may have been disturbed by a member of the public. Sometime over the weekend of Dec. 17 to 19, thieves were able to gain entry to the Legion and stole beer and spirits. At this point, the method of entry, quantities and type of alcohol stolen are not being revealed as the investigators are seeking assistance from the public and need to be able to assess the validity of any information received. If anyone has information regarding these incidents they are asked to contact the OPP’s Lanark County Detachment at 613267-2626 or the confidential line at Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Submitted by the Ontario Provincial Police.

for this edition of Perth’s Got Talent is outstanding, so it’s no wonder tickets are selling fast. Brian Perkin of Lake 88 has again signed on as MC for the evening, and will introduce some of Perth’s best known musicians, singers and dancers, along with newcomers who are ready to wow the audience of 200. Recording artists such as renowned fiddler Wade Foster, bluegrass singers Linda Grenier and Dave Tilston and Jacob Bornheimer – also known as Otty Way – will take the stage, along with dancers from the Perth School of Dance, contemporary folk artists Martyn Rennick and Steve Staines, piano sensation Stephen Morgenstern and 14year-old cellist Hillary Hodgson. Gifted young singer Emily Richardson will perform the Carrie Underwood hit Don’t Forget to Remember Me, and veteran performer Brad Mills will be joined by seasoned classical musicians Tony Stuart on clarinet, Janet Geiger on flute and bassoonist Richard Hoenich. The variety continues with singer/songwriters Jack Hurd and Paul Joyce, contemporary folk/rock artists Larocque and Milliken, singer Sheri Walters performing her stirring rendition of The Lord’s Prayer and spectacular young flutist Graham McVeety.

“We have a lot of established performers, but the accent is also on youth this time,” says Joyce. “Every performance will be unique in its own way, for a show that’s as diverse as it is entertaining.” Show time is 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 15 at the Studio Theatre, overlooking the Tay Basin. All proceeds will go to support the theatre – which is a non-profit community showplace – and the Give Our Theatre A Lift campaign, raising funds to

install an elevator that will make the venue more accessible to the entire community. Advance ticket sales for the third edition of Perth’s Got Talent have been very strong, and anyone who wants to see this great showcase of community talent should act quickly to avoid

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Good turnout at core meetings

unicipal officials described the turnout at a series of open house meetings on the downtown-core plan as good and the general reaction positive. “You’re always going to have some people saying no, no, no,” commented Coun. Phil Aston. A large crowd was expected for the public meeting at the Legion Hall. Due to time constraints in publishing this edition of the Courier, a report of the meeting could not be available. Town council was scheduled to vote on a site plan agreement bylaw with National. Grocers for the site on Friday (Dec. 20). “I do not think this (the core plan) is in the best interests of the taxpayers of Perth,” said Coun. James Walsh. “If this present plan is approved, I feel confident time will prove me correct,” he added. “I feel strongly that any solution to the core problem should involve not only the merchants, but the taxpayers and consumers,” said Walsh. “The public has been brought in earlier than they would have been a few years ago,” stated Aston. He added that he felt National Grocers, the proposed tenant for phase one of the development, is sensitive towards the need for proper aesthetics in the construction of the proposed building. “They have said they want to be part of Perth and have said, ‘What do you want?’” Coun. Richard Schooley said this week there were about 65 people at the open house meeting on Wednesday and the response was generally positive. “I would like to see us continue to negotiate with National Grocers,” commented Schooley.

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Second year for Christmas dinner

A brief winter break over the Christmas holiday is the usual practice for most people in Perth, but employees involved with essential services stay at their posts while others rest. People involved in working on Christmas and New Year’s are employed at the GWM Hospital, the OPP detachment, the Perth Police Department, nurses and staff at the local nursing homes and some taxi drivers. While doctors at the GWM are on call at Christmas, nurses, kitchen staff and ambulance drivers remain at work. The administrator of the GWM, Norman Legault, said Christmas scheduling is done “with great difficulty, screams and pain.” “All the essential service personnel are on call in the lab, X-ray and in the operating room. On the floors we try to reduce the patient count for a few days ... some of the patients go home for Christmas. Years ago we used to be able to close one floor, but we can’t do that now,” he stated. The number of nurses working over Christmas depends on the condition of the patients staying in the hospital, according to Legault. Nurses working at the hospital during Christmas will work a standard 12-hour shift and will be paid time and a half plus one day off. Legault said the hospital tries to accommodate requests and takes staff seniority into account in scheduling. “We work in the Christmas spirit with a little bit of give and take. People who work Christmas will not have to work on New Year’s Day and vice versa,” he explained.

Although the festive season is supposed to be a time for rejoicing and celebration, this is not always the case for many individuals and families in Perth and area. The traditional Christmas dinner, complete with turkey and trimmings, surrounded by friends and family, is something most of us take for granted, but there are those living in Perth who cannot enjoy this yearly ritual. For the second year in a row, the principals of Personnel People and a host of businesses and stores, who have generously donated money, gifts, food and time, have organized a Christmas dinner at Farrell Hall on Christmas Day. “We found there were so many people hurting on Christmas Day, something had to be done,” said Susan Wurtz, one of the guiding forces behind this annual event. Wurtz also said that Christmas is a time when people should be with their family and friends and when this isn’t possible, a function like this is the next best alternative. Last year, individuals who were away from home and for some reason could not return attended, as did elderly persons who would normally spend this day alone. Others, who were in financial difficulties and couldn’t afford gifts or the price of dinner, also attended and were more than welcome. The fare this year, as it was last year, is second to none. Dinner begins at noon and will include the traditional Christmas dinner complete with all the trimmings. Peter Frankenburg, a master chef from the Cherry Lane Bak-

ery, will be responsible for creating this culinary delight. In keeping with Yuletide festivities, there will be carol singing and other entertainment, such as a puppet show for children performed by the Perth Christian Academy. “Last year we had 115 people for dinner,” stated Wurtz. “This year we don’t know how many people to expect; it all depends on their circumstances.” For the past several weeks, canvassers have been busy approaching private citizens, businesses and stores, collecting donations of food, gifts and cash. “Following the dinner last year we had a surplus cash flow of $700, which was donated to the GWM Hospital building fund. If we find there’s a surplus this year the money will be given to a worthwhile charity,” commented Wurtz. Because of the generosity shown by the business community of Perth last year, children received several gifts, whereas, under the circumstances, they would have not received any at all. “The community response to our appeal has been excellent and if the need and donations continue, we will make this an annual event,” noted Wurtz.

The three technologists will work on cataloguing, restoration, museum administration, exhibition-interpretation and conservation, says curator Doug McNichol. McNichol said this week he is “very happy” the program has been approved, and says it will be “mutually beneficial” to the museum and the federal government.

Safety and common sense cops’ Christmas message

The Christmas-season message from the Perth Police Department is one of crime prevention and safety. Local police are urging motorists to make sure they leave cars locked. “There have been a few incidents of thefts from cars,” says Chief Ace Halladay. With hundreds of people parking in the downtown area to do their Christmas shopping, unlocked cars are easy targets for thieves, noted Halladay. Police will be keeping an eye out for impaired drivers, and motorists are urged to exercise common sense during the holidays and throughout the year, says Halladay. “A little common sense and safe practices around the home will make this a merry Christmas for everyone,” noted Federal program Halladay. “A quiet and safe holiday season would be the best to help Perth Museum It was officially announced by Christmas present this police dethe office of Lanark-Renfrew-Car- partment could get.” leton MP Paul Dick this week that the Perth Museum will be the BORN beneficiary of a federal job strate- Townend - At the GWM Hospigy program. tal, on Dec. 16, 1985, to Jeff and Under the program, three mu- Kelly Townend of RR 1, Perth, a seum technologists will receive daughter, Jena Rae. training for one year at the local museum. It’s the first program The preceding was excerpted under the new federal job strate- from the front page of the Dec. 24, gy for Lanark County. 1985 issue of The Perth Courier.

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CHRISTMAS CONCERT AT STEWART SCHOOL

Grade 3 students bring down the house during the Stewart School Christmas concert on Dec. 21.

will visit an orphanage, an For 17 years, students at St. elementary school and they John Catholic High School have will learn first-hand about been travelling to Cuernavaca, fair trade business. Mexico for what’s been Like Cuernavaca, there will described as a life-changing also be a service component; experience. the students will lose a Bernard Smyth, a former little sweat, working in coteacher at SJCHS, helped ordination with the people of organize the first Cuernavaca San Pedro de Macoris. Exposure Trip. Since then, it We would like to stress to has expanded to include other the community, which has schools from the Catholic provided so much support School Board of Eastern over the years, that as the Ontario. And of course, St. Dominican Experience, the John has always been an avid journey still holds the same participant. For Mr. Smyth, values and purpose. The the experience has always been we have received about, “developing leadership Spartan Scene support this year is just as important qualities in the St. John’s as any other. Indeed, the trip students. The hope was that after Cuernavaca, students would become would not happen if it was not for the more involved in justice issues, either in community. In partnership with the Christian Canada or the Global South.” However, the Catholic School Board’s Brothers of LaSalle and the Sisters of first priority is to the students and Scalabrienne, the Dominican Experience, their safety. Concerns about increasing like Cuernavaca, is designed to show, violence in Mexico, and unfortunately “how Catholic Social Teaching could be around Cuernavaca, have lead to a applied to political and social issues.” Schools from the Ottawa Catholic change in the Exposure Program. This year, Cuernavaca will be known as the School Board and St. Josephs from the Catholic School Board of Eastern Ontario Dominican Experience. “We are changing the place, not the have already lived the experience, and as mission,” said Ms. Scattolon, who will be a participating school, we are confident accompanying the students to San Pedro that the Dominican Experience will be as transforming as Cuernavaca has been. de Macoris, of the Dominican Republic. With a slight change in agenda, the One of the travellers, Valerie Lemay said, experience will still be focused on “My expectations for this new trip are commitment to justice and inspiring different than those of the first, but I’m leadership. The travellers will be visiting still ecstatic for what’s in store.” Again, thank you to the community for 17 a sugar cane plantation to explore the working conditions of migrant workers. years of support towards the Cuernavaca The students will also be spending time Exposure Program. It is hoped that there with local families, experiencing the will be just as much enthusiasm towards living conditions in the slums. They the Dominican Experience.

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Perth athletes spiking out the competition BY ANDREW SNOOK andrew.snook@perthcourier.com Blue Devils Evelyn Scott and Emily Gray rarely drop the ball, unless they’re spiking into their opponents’ court. The two young athletes are members of the Perth and District Collegiate Institute’s senior girls volleyball team. In their most recent game, they defeated Notre Dame Catholic High School in three straight sets, to end the first half of the season with a perfect 5-0 record. Scott, who regularly competes in individual competitions in track and field, and Gray, who played for PDCI’s senior girls basketball team, both enjoy the dynamics of team sports. “It’s nice to have the team behind you,” Gray said. “It’s like a family growing up.” Both players said that the coaches have been a huge influ-

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ence in the team’s strong performance this year. “The coaches this year are super enthusiastic and they’re dedicating their time,” Scott said. “It affects us on the court,” Gray added. Balancing academics and athletics has been a challenge for both Gray and Scott. “We play two times a week,” Scott said. “You miss a lot of classes, there’s definitely a challenge,” Gray added. Both players hope to repeat their performance from last year, when PDCI made it to OFSAA. “So far it has been going well,” Scott said. “Sometimes we play to (another team’s) level and the scores shouldn’t be so close.” “There’s always room for improvement,” Gray added. PDCI’s next game will be against St. John Catholic High School on Jan. 11 at 2 p.m. at SJCHS.

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Tennis club looks to net provincial grant BY CATHY JAMES

AN OLYMPIC-SIZED SPLASH (Above) Perth Olympian Mike Brown made a visit to the Perth and District Indoor Pool on Tuesday, Dec. 21. Brown took a break from his training in Calgary to visit friends and family in the Perth area. (Below) Brown swims laps at the Perth pool using his specialty, the breast stroke. Brown is training in hopes of competing at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Andrew Snook photos

The Perth Tay Tennis Club is looking to net a provincial grant in order to restore the Conlon Farm tennis courts. The four tennis courts are due for a makeover, which is why the club will partner with the Town of Perth to jointly apply for an Ontario Trillium Foundation grant to resurface the courts. Each year, the town can submit one application to the Ontario Trillium Foundation, and after collaborating with the tennis club, they will allot its 2011 application for the tennis court restoration, requesting the maximum grant for $150,000. Perth Tay Tennis Club member Tom Baumgartner has worked with the town’s superintendent of parks and facilities, Jim Niblock, and together the two groups have spoken with a number of experts in the tennis court restoration business. Though the courts have received several repairs over the past three decades, Baumgartner says the courts need a complete overhaul.

“The courts now have many cracks and the surface coating is starting to break up,” he says. “The courts are certainly playable, but there are bad bounces when the ball lands on a crack. This situation will continue to degrade with time.” Baumgartner says the best way to restore the courts on a longterm basis will be to apply a seven-centimetre layer over top the current court base. Following this application, a top surface is applied to seal the new surface. But this expertise comes at a cost. “For best results, we want to use a company that specializes in tennis court construction and repair, and this entire process is quite expensive,” he says. “We will have to adjust the repair plans based on the amount of the Ontario Trillium Fund grant and the bids received from contractors.” The maximum grant allocated by the foundation is $150,000, which is the estimated cost for the court restoration given to the town by experts. Baumgartner says the Perth

Tay Tennis Club has some reserves, which the club would contribute to the project. With 70 club members registered each year, Baumgartner says the tennis courts are often bouncing with activity. “Tennis is a great sport for all ages but it is fair to say that the average age of the tennis court users is much higher than any other Conlon farm facility,” he says. “I think it is important to maintain this recreational facility, especially for the seniors who don’t have as many recreational opportunities as the youth.” Town council discussed this join application at its committeeof-the-whole meeting on Dec. 14. “The tennis courts are extremely well used,” said Coun. Beth Peterkin. Community services director Shellee Evans told council that if the grant application is successful, the town would go through a tendering process and have to go with the lowest bid. Council approved this motion at its council meeting on Dec. 21, and will work with the tennis club in the New Year to submit the application.

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Follow the bouncing basketballs

(Left) Perth and District Collegiate Institute’s Pavit Thind attempts to break through Notre Dame Catholic High School defence, while Kurtis James calls for a pass, on Tuesday, Dec. 21 at PDCI. (Above) James keeps the ball away from a NDCHS player while working the ball into NDCHS territory. (Right) PDCI’s Taevan Gangnier and Chris Popplewell put the breaks on a CPHS rush. Unfortunately, PDCI lost to NDCHS by a score of 51-41. PDCI’s next game will be a battle for Perth against St. John Catholic High School on Jan. 11 at 1 p.m. at PDCI. Andrew Snook photos

Sens prospect living ultimate Ottawa hockey story By Rob Brodie OttawaSenators.com His entire hockey life, one might suggest, has read like the quintessential Ottawa story. Born and raised in the nation’s capital, played major junior hockey with the 67’s, then drafted by the Senators … Corey Cowick admits it’s the kind of tale that isn’t written every day, with every chapter better and more exciting than the one before it. “I guess the city likes me a little bit, right?” the 21-year-old forward said with a wide grin. “For sure, growing up, everything was Ottawa. I loved the Sens. I grew up with an (Alexei) Yashin jersey on my back on the outdoor rink and

got to games as often as I could. “I’ve really thrived on the hockey community in Ottawa. It’s deﬁnitely an unbelievable experience and it’s extremely unique. Not too many guys get to play (major) junior in their hometown, let alone hopefully playing in the NHL someday in their hometown.” Of course, Cowick’s Ottawa hockey odyssey wouldn’t be complete without an appearance in the Bell Capital Cup. And yes, there is room for that minor hockey experience in this story, too. Back in 2001, Cowick and his Gloucester Rangers team were among the entrants in the event’s Major Atom AAA division. “It was pretty big,” Cowick said

in looking back. “Usually growing up as a kid, when you go to big tournaments, you’re going to Toronto or you’re going to places in and around the Greater Toronto area or down to the States. But to play in one in your own backyard and to see kids from everywhere … the year I played, we had teams from Jokerit, Finland, and a lot of the big-name teams from.” In the eyes of an Ottawa boy, nothing was bigger about it all than the chance to play at Scotiabank Place, the home of the Senators. It’s where the tournament ﬁnals and all-star games are traditionally played. “That was huge, too,” he said. “As a kid, you come up to the rink and you watch all your favourite players play on it and then to play on that ice surface (yourself) was a pretty amazing experience.” Cowick got his opportunity by earning a shot in his division’s all-star game, a contest which also involved John Tavares, who would go on to become the No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders. It is Cowick’s most enduring Bell Capital Cup memory. “It was the ﬁrst time I ever really made an all-star game on that level,” he said. “We all got jerseys

and they announced your name — they made you feel really, really special. We got little gift bags. It was really a pretty cool experience. There was a skills competition and it was the ﬁrst time I’d ever seen one of those. “The thing I remember was just seeing the guys I played against growing up, the guys at the top of their teams. I was never the best player on my team but I got to make it through a little bit of hard work and to wind up being there with those guys was pretty cool.” That he might someday be drafted into the National Hockey League by the team that called Scotiabank Place home … that was far from the mind of an 11-year-old Cowick at the time. “You’re kind of just in awe back then,” he said. “(The building) is so big and there’s nobody there, just your parents in the stands or some other players who are playing before or after you. It’s so big and you’re just kind of in awe of the spectacle that is Scotiabank Place. ” The 2011 Bell Capital Cup wraps up with championship games on New Year’s Day, Sunday and Monday at Scotiabank Place.

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Event listings on your community bulletin board

• The Snow Road Snowmobile Club will host its New Year’s Eve gathering at its clubhouse (1106 Gemmills Rd.). For more information, contact Morgan Wark at 613-278-0344.

Saturday, Jan. 1 • St. John’s Catholic Church will host a community dinner from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at St. James Anglican Church (12 Harvey St.). All are welcome to attend.

Saturday, Jan. 8 • St. James Anglican Church (12 Harvey St.) will host a community dinner from 4:30 to 6 p.m. All are welcome to attend.

Saturday, Jan. 15 • The Snow Road Snowmobile

• In honour of Robbie Burns Day, an afternoon of Scottish celebration will take place at the Middleville Community Centre from 2 to 4:30 p.m. There will be bagpipes, highland dancing, Celtic fiddle tunes and a Scottish songfest, along with a taste of haggis, cock-a-leekie soup, dessert, coffee, soft drinks and a wee dram of whiskey as well. Admission is $10 per adult and $5 per child (children aged five and under are free). For more information, contact Margo at 613-256-5474 or Heather at 613-2592904.

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Saturday, Feb. 26

• Duke Robillard and his award-winning blues band comes to Perth Studio Theatre at 8 p.m. Tickets are $29.50 and are available at Shadowfax or Tickets Please at Jo’s Clothes.

• The Snow Road Snowmobile Club will host a fundraiser breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. at its clubhouse (1106 Gemmills Rd.) Everyone is welcome to attend.

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Saturday, Feb. 12

• The Snow Road Snowmobile Club will host its Sweetheart Snowmobile Poker Run and Roast Beef Dinner from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at its clubhouse (1106 Gemmills Rd.). All are welcome to attend. Friday, Jan. 28 • The Snow Road Snowmobile • Snow Road Snowmobile Club Club will host a fundraiser will host a meeting at 7:30 p.m. breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. at its at its clubhouse (1106 Gemmills clubhouse (1106 Gemmills Rd.) Everyone is welcome to attend. Rd.).

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Sunday, Jan. 2 11:00 a.m. - Worship service and Sunday school multi-age program. Nursery available. Coﬀee hour Friday mornings 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Please check the website for info on youth group, Bible studies and other ministries, www.standrewsperth.com. Audio loop system • 613-267-2481 A warm welcome to all!

Wednesday, Dec. 29 7:00 p.m. Morning Worship & Holy Communion. Rev. Frank Morgan. Sermon: “Take the Detour” (Ma . 2: 1-12). ALL WELCOME. Nursery care provided. Next Community Dinner Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011, 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. Donations accepted. Need a ride? 613-267-2023

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Saturday, Jan. 29 • The fourth annual Smiths Falls and District Crime Stoppers fundraising dance and silent auction will take place from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. at the Smiths Falls Royal Canadian Legion Branch 95. There will be a musical performance by the Doherty Brothers Band. Tickets are $10. Tickets are available at the Smiths Falls and District Chamber of Commerce (77 Beckwith St. N.), Impression Printing (55 Abbott St. N.) or at the door. • The Snow Road Snowmobile Club will host a fundraiser breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. at its clubhouse (1106 Gemmills Rd.) Everyone is welcome to attend. • First Baptist Church (17 D’Arcy St.) will host a community dinner from 4:30 to 6 p.m. All are welcome to attend.

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Thursday, Dec. 30 • The Perth Bible Hour will take place from 7 to 8 p.m. at The Stewart School’s library. Everyone is welcome to attend. For more information, contact Murray McLeod at 613-267-3012.

Club will host a fundraiser breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. at its clubhouse (1106 Gemmills Rd.) Everyone is welcome to attend. • The Snow Road Snowmobile Club will host a shepherd’s pie dinner, homemade dessert and Chinese auction at 5 p.m. at its clubhouse (1106 Gemmills Rd.). Everyone is welcome to attend. • St. Paul’s United Church (25 Gore St.W) will host a community dinner from 4:30 to 6 p.m. All are welcome to attend.

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