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IN BRIEF Perth’s Japanese sister city safe from earthquake and tsunami

BY GEOFF DAVIES

A phone call to Asago, Japan, on Monday confirmed Perth’s sister city was safe from both the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, a press release from the Town of Perth stated.

Asago is approximately five hours south-west of Tokyo and residents there felt “only mild tremors� from the 8.9-magnitude earthquake. “Although we are happy to hear there are no casualties or damage in our sister city of Asago, we are deeply saddened by the profound devastation and loss of life in Japan,� Deputy Mayor John Gemmell said in the release.

Anyone who wishes to contribute to relief efforts are asked to contact the Canadian Red Cross at www.redcross.ca, or call 1-800418-1111. The Salvation Army is also looking for help. Please visit The world premiere of Open House hit the stage of the Studio Theatre in Perth on Sunday, putting a www.salvationarmy.ca/japan or local spin on the traditional impressions of an opera. The public was treated to four performances, which featured a variety of music genres to entertain every guest.

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geoff.davies@perthcourier.com Perth’s Stewart Park Festival can crank it up a notch this summer, thanks to a roughly $30,000 grant from the provincial government.

For the summer festival, which is marking its 21st year filling the town with free music, this amounts to about a 50 per cent boost for its budget, says John McKenty, the event’s chair.

The grant is from Celebrate Ontario, a program under the provincial ministry of tourism that will be giving out $20 million to more than 230 events in 2011.

The Stewart Park Festival proved to be a good fit for the program, said McKenty. So far this year, it’s the first grant the festival has landed, supporting itself largely through donations and the support of local businesses.

See ‘Big boost’, Pg. 3

Perth proposes amalgamation talks

BY GEOFF DAVIES geoff.davies@perthcourier.com

Perth is popping the question.

On March 8, town council opted to ask Tay Valley and Drummond/North Elmsley townships to enter discussions of amalgamation.

The motion was a surprise addition to the agenda made by Mayor John Fenik.

His message: “now’s the time to give it a shot.� “I’ve come to the conclusion Drummond Central School stu- fairly quickly, as we plow through dents make book about climate another budget, that we’re a town change.

2 of 6,000 where 20,000 use our services,� he said.

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ships could happen in many different ways, said Fenik, potentially streamlining everything from governance to budgets to service delivery. “I would submit that, unlike other amalgamations, this is going to benefit all.�

Fe n i k ’s p ro p o s a l q u i ck ly found a friend in Coun. Ed MacPherson.

Working for seven years as the chairman of the finance committee and, more recently, on Perth’s 2011 budget, MacPherson said he has come to the same conclusion. “We need to amalgamate or we’re going to die,� he said. “We can’t afford the Town of Perth the way we have it now.�

Ultimately, the motion to invite the townships to begin amalgamation talks passed, but not quite unanimously.

Coun. Jim Boldt cast the only vote against the motion, with it passing 6-1. “I voted against it primarily because I feel (amalgamation talks) would be a futile attempt at this time when we should be focusing our efforts on making our town more economically viable,� he said.

Economic development, he said, “has only been paid lip-service in this town.�

Boldt said it’s been a long time since the area has drawn major employers like 3M or OMYA, and

Perth should work in concert with its neighbours to draw businesses big or small. But while neighbourly co-operation is key, said Boldt, pushing for amalgamation will likely prove a wasted effort.

Reeves respond Listening to Keith Kerr, reeve of Tay Valley Township, Boldt may well be right.

After hearing MacPherson speak about Perth’s poor fiscal footing, and Fenik mention the benefit of increased borrowing power that would come with amalgamation, Kerr says he isn’t sold.

See ‘Perth proposes’, Pg. 3

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Reserve spending To assume no new debt, the county plans to tap into its reserves. The reserves will cover project costs including $700,000 for road work and $200,000 to purchase and operate a new Emergency Response Vehicle.

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Taxpayers may see a 2.9 per cent increase on their Lanark County tax bill this year.

Lanark County council discussed the 2011 budget at its corporate services meeting March 10. Treasurer Kurt Greaves reviewed the projected budget line items for the year, making this his second time presenting the budget and tax levy rate to council.

In January, Greaves projected a $28 million budget, which meant an eight per cent tax levy increase, so council asked Greaves to go back to the drawing board.

He returned with the proposed 2.9 per cent increase, outlining how costs were reduced.

Last year’s short winter season left money in the snow removal budget, contributing to a budget surplus for 2010, as well as a capital savings project and net supplementary tax revenue, leaving an estimated $1.5-1.9 million surplus.

On top of the surplus, the county cut its spending.

“We tightened the budget down and reduced council’s per diems and two student positions were eliminated,� outlined Greaves.

The Ministry of Community and Social Service has expanded the envelope for Ontario Works administration funding, meaning the county will be eligible to get half of its funding covered for social services. Greaves estimates a $165,000 net savings.

Lastly, increased revenues, such as interest revenue and a Build Canada grant, will save the county thousands of dollars.

Combining the reduced expenditures, social services spending and increased revenues, the second round of budget talks lowers the county budget by nearly $1 million.

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Global warning: Drummond Central School students publish book on climate change

BY KASSINA RYDER kassina.ryder@perthcourier.com Two Drummond Central School students are now published authors, thanks to a school project that took on a life of its own.

It all began with a poetry assignment in Joe Chalmers’ Grade 7/8 class last October.

Students were asked to write a poem on a global issue and illustrate it.

Thirteen-year-old Jacob Nickziskowski, known to his classmates as Nick, wrote his poem

about global warming – and the importance of changing it.

Chalmers said the poem was so good, he paired him with fellow student Taylor Milotte to create a book, which Milotte illustrated.

The book is titled “Who Am I?” Chalmers said he had known that Nickziskowski wanted to be an author, so he held a meeting with his mother to discuss the possibility of creating a book based on his poem.

“I thought it would be a good start, to get something published before he left elementary school,”

Chalmers said now that the book is published – complete with an in-school book signing by the author and illustrator on March 8 – the school hopes to make the book available to the larger community. Chalmers said he is trying to focus class projects on the concept of getting them beyond school walls and into the “real world.”

“It’s basically about just trying to get beyond the classroom,” Chalmers said.

The book will hopefully find its way onto shelves at local

Chalmers joked.

Nickziskowski said writing the poem only took him “about two minutes or so,” and he hopes to write novels someday.

Chalmers said both students worked hard, and Milotte’s dedication to the book was admirable.

“Taylor did a lot of it on her own time, which was impressive,” he said.

Milotte said she spent a lot of her recess time, and after school, illustrating the book. “I tried to express Nick’s words the best way I could,” said Milotte.

bookstores and the Perth and District Union Library, Chalmers said.

“We’re just trying to see how far we can go with it,” he said.

Milotte said no matter what happens, she is happy with the book.

“I think it’s a great accomplishment to have our own book,” she said. “Not many Grade 8 students can say that.”

“Who Am I?” is being sold for $12 and can be purchased by contacting Drummond Central School.

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Drummond Central School students Taylor Milotte and Jacob Nickziskowski sign books for fellow students at the official book signing of “Who Am I?” The students paired to author and illustrate the book, which Grant Norton and Joanne Farrell got a head start on St. Patrick’s Day they hope to make available in local bookstores and libraries. From left, Taylor Milotte, Joe Chalmers and during the St. Patrick’s Day dance at the Perth Civitan Hall on March 11.

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Amalgamation feedback: ‘We are linked at the hip’

BY GEOFF DAVIES geoff.davies@perthcourier.com In the past 30 some odd years, Richard Schooley has been a businessman, town councillor, Perth resident, Tay Valley Township resident, and a member of a grocery list of committees, councils and boards.

Over the years, talk of amalgamation between the Town of Perth and her neighbouring townships has come and gone like the tide. One thing that hasn’t changed, however, is his opinion.

“I heartily endorse it.”

But while cost-saving and government efficiency are often cited as the most important reasons to pursue amalgamation, Schooley says they’re last on a long list.

“Here we are, a community of 17,000 people. We are a tiny community and yet we have three municipal governments, we have three official plans, we have three sets of zoning bylaws,” said Schooley, the current chairman of the board of Crain & Schooley Insurance Brokers.

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addition on a library – both initiatives which Schooley has helped undertake in his career – you have to sell the project three times, and all it takes is one hesitant municipality for the plans to come crashing down.

“From the community development standpoint…we are hampered by the structure that we currently have in place.”

Schooley emphasized that, by “community,” he does not mean “Town of Perth.”

“We like to think we’re separate, but we’re not,” he said.

“Everybody in the community benefits as a whole by what happens to the whole. We’re all linked at the hip.”

With this in mind, he says landuse planning, not government cost-saving, is the key reason people should get behind amalgamation. That’s because, simply put, governments can’t

kassina.ryder@perthcourier.com Newly hired Tay Valley Township CAO Robert Haller says the first item on his agenda is to work on the township’s strategic plan.

Haller said the plan will consider the township’s natural surroundings a top priority.

“Its great strength is its natural environment,” he said.

Focusing on ways to grow with minimum impact on the environment will guide the plan’s progress, he said.

“My goal is to look at opportunities for growth,” he said. “How to grow, without taking away.”

He also said the goal was to “maintain that cottage lifestyle we all get to live year-round.”

Work will also include working on an economic development plan and meeting with community groups.

Haller was formerly the CAO and clerk of Prescott, where he and his family still live. He said it is too early in the job to decide whether to move closer to his new post.

“We’re not making any decisions yet,” he said.

While Haller was voted out of his position as CAO by Prescott council last year, Tay Valley Reeve Keith Kerr said Haller had been honest about it when he applied for the job in Tay Valley.

“We knew he had been fired, we knew the situation around it, he was very straightforward about it,” said Kerr.

Kerr said Haller has been working with retired CAO Kathy Coulthart-Dewey and other staff members since starting his position.

“He’s met with every one of our senior staff and they all seemed to hit it off,” he said. “He’s got the experience and can handle the job.”

Haller said he likens his being let go from his position in Prescott to what sometimes happens in NHL hockey leagues when a team fires its coach.

“When there’s a change of council, there’s quite often a change in relationships and de-

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trying to develop in wetlands or environmentally-challenged areas,” he said.

One example of this he cites is the development currently being planned north of Highway 7, which he considers a less-thanideal spot, due to its lack of nearby schools and other infrastructure.

He sees another example in planning the town’s sewer and water systems. The natural instinct, he says, would be to expand these to the east, where the land is higher, allowing gravity to do the work instead of costly pumping stations.

“But that’s in a neighbouring municipality’s land…and the Town of Perth can’t plan another municipality’s land use.”

But unlike the municipalities, which are separate, the community is one.

“We’re totally dependant on one another.”

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ROBERT HALLER cisions are made that change the team,” he said.

Though he has never lived here, Haller said he has spent a lot of time in the area. He was a guide for the Cycle Lanark bicycle tour 25 years ago, has camped throughout the area, including Silver Lake Provincial Park, and was a Boy Scout leader at Christie Lake’s Camp Opemikon for seven years.

“I’ve known the area for some time,” he said.

Haller said another goal he has as CAO will involve improving the township’s website to make it more informative to the public.

“We’ll be using the website to a greater extent,” he said.

Haller earned his masters of public administration in the local government program at the University of Ottawa and has more than 16 years experience in senior administration for municipalities throughout eastern Ontario. Before his work in Prescott, Haller served as clerk for the Township of Goulbourn before it amalgamated with Ottawa.

Since Haller began work on Feb. 28, he said he has also been spending time simply getting to know Tay Valley.

“I’ve been driving in one direction, and then the other,” he said. “It’s a beautiful township.”

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“Tourism Ontario want to fund things they think are going to fly, so you need a proven track record,” said McKenty.

“We’re fortunate that, with 20 years behind us, the Stewart Park Festival is a strong, sustainable event.”

Before news of the grant’s approval came on March 8, McKenty said event organizers had been using a roughly $60,000 budget for a festival that, in fact, costs much, much more.

“By calling it a free festival, we’ve been our own worst enemy in a way,” he said.

“It actually costs more than $100,000.”

Despite the new grant money, organizers will still have to rely greatly on the support of sponsors, he said. By requirement of

Celebrate Ontario’s conditions, the funds must be earmarked for new initiatives only, and can’t help cover pre-existing costs, he said. As such, July 15 to 17 will see the festival expand into the Tay Basin area, with performances in the Crystal Palace and the Studio Theatre.

With the grant money allotted to specific expenses such as sound equipment, space rental, a portable stage and even updating the event website, $13,000 is earmarked to pay performers.

By f ar the big g est single expense, paying top dollar for top performers is important because it attracts people who might not normally come to Perth for the event, McKenty said.

Thanks to a slight loophole, it’s also one area grant dollars could

be used to ease the original budgetary burdens.

“We can use grant money to hire a headliner to play in the Basin on Saturday night, but there’s nothing stopping us from scheduling that same performer from playing the mainstage in the park” at another time, said McKenty.

He said it’s also good news for the Town of Perth, which identified increased use of the Tay Basin area as a priority in its community improvement plan.

Pe r t h M ayo r Jo h n Fe n i k echoed the sentiment.

“The Stewart Park Festival is such a key part of what we do in the town of Perth over the summer, in terms of festivals,” he said, adding that it brings to town about 20,000 people a day.

Perth proposes amalgamation Tay Valley Township is “not interested in bailing them out and we’re not interested in borrowing money for them,” said Kerr, adding that can’t speak for the rest of his council.

Kerr said he has gone through amalgamation before when North Burgess Township, of which he was then reeve, amalgamated with its neighbours in 1998 to form the Township of Bathurst Burgess and Sherbrooke, now known as Tay Valley Township.

“It didn’t save us a dime. It probably cost us more.”

They also considered joining with Perth at that time.

“Perth didn’t want us,” Kerr said.

“We were the ‘weak sister,’ they called us.”

Those were Perth’s “glory

days,” said Kerr, when the town still had big businesses in town, such as Global Fasteners and Cedar One, and the outlying townships were called “the donut around Perth.”

“So why do they need us now?

It’s because they’re in debt.

They’re in trouble and they need us to bail them out.”

The response from Aubrey Churchill, reeve of Drummond/ North Elmsley, was more open to Perth’s invitation, which the townships will likely receive within a week of the motion’s March 8 approval.

But he wasn’t especially optimistic.

“We’ll look at it sincerely,” said Churchill.

When the townships of Drummond and North Elmsley amal-

gamated “it was no easy task, even though we were very close to being the same,” he said. But joining with Perth would be a case of “apples and oranges.”

The two municipalities differ greatly on issues like water, sewage and police services, he said.

Even paying public employees could be a point of contention.

Perth’s employees and unionized, whereas Drummond/North Elmsley’s are not. That fact alone could cost Churchill’s township a 15 to 20 per cent increase in wages, he said.

“There are a lot of unanswered questions,” he said.

“Amalgamation sounds great, as if there could be a lot of savings involved. But when you dissect everything, the savings would be minimal.”

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Amalgamation “would allow us to plan our community to the best advantage of our community,” he said.

For example, it could mean better access to fire services, and better insurance rates as a result, Schooley said, speaking of his own industry. Significant areas of the community could have better access if fire services were decentralized and fire departments were strategically located, he said. This done, it could potentially double the number of residents and business owners benefitting from the lower insurance rates generally given to those within roughly five-miles of a fire hall, he said.

“It would mean we would have development taking place where we have the infrastructure to support it. It would mean we wouldn’t be developing or

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NOTICE OF FIRE BAN EFFECTIVE APRIL 1ST - May 15th For all up to date fire ban information in the Township of Lanark Highlands, please call the Township office at 613.259.2398 ext. 500.

Or visit our website at www.lanarkhighlands.ca

Council Meeting Schedule: Tuesday, March 22 at 2:30 p.m.

– Committee of the Whole Thursday, March 24 at 7:00 p.m.

– Zoning Amendment Public Meeting Thursday, March 24 – Council meeting following Zoning Amendment Public Meeting Tuesday, April 5 at 2:30 p.m.

– Committee of the Whole

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ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITY The Township has commenced preparation of the 2011-2012 Highland Voice. This publication is mailed out to 4100 Township of Lanark Highlands property owners and residents each year and is available throughout the year at the Township’s Municipal Office and on the Township Website.

New this year, we are pleased to offer businesses like you, an opportunity to place a business card sized ad in one of the corners of each of the interior pages of the publication.

The cost of this ad will be $175.00 for businesses within Lanark Highlands and $200.00 for all other businesses, and be limited to insertion on one page of the publication. The Township is limiting the total number of ads available to 20. Ads will be available on a first come first serve basis with no reserved pages.

To take advantage of this offer please contact Laurie Hall at the Township Municipal Office at 613-259-2398 ext. 0 for further information or drop off your business card/ad and a cheque made payable to the Township of Lanark Highlands before March 21st, 2011.

Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity!!

NOTICE ACTIVATION OF REDUCED LOAD PERIOD ON ALL TOWNSHIP ROADS Take notice that reduced load restrictions (five (5) tonnes per axle) will be in force on all Township Roads effective Monday, March 7th, 2011.

The reduced load period is necessary for the protection of all Township Roads which are susceptible to damage during the spring thaw.

The restriction will be removed when the likelihood of road damage has diminished.

For enquiries about reduced loads please contact: The Township of Lanark Highlands Public Works Department at 613-259-2398

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Addressing addiction: CWL hosts meeting

BY KASSINA RYDER

facilitating a discussion about,” said Roach.

The group invited Brian Kerr, a *name has been changed counsellor and board member at the Dave Smith Youth Treatment After waking up outside, Centre (formerly known as the sprawled in the grass the morning Alwood Treatment Centre), to give after a party, Andy* realized he a presentation at the meeting. had a problem with drugs.

Kerr said sometimes, mental He stood up and saw the shape health issues and addiction can of his body clearly imprinted into have similar symptoms, including the grass where he had passed out a lack of interest in things the at some point during the night. person was previously interested “To me, this looked like a chalk in and change of lifestyle and outline of a murder scene,” he friendships. said.

Kerr told the crowd about the Andy, who is now attending a importance of addressing addicttreatment program, told his story ion. People, especially parents, to the crowd of about 80 people are often afraid of speaking to gathered at St. John Catholic someone they fear may be High School on March 1. addicted to alcohol or drugs.

“Even if people present like they don’t want help – they do,” Kerr said.

But getting help is sometimes harder than simply deciding to quit, Kerr also said. Getting into a residential treatment facility can take time.

It can take three months to finally be admitted into a residential facility, and those are few and far between, especially for youth.

He said alcohol is the most prevalent problem for youth.

“Alcohol is still the number one destructive and most abused among the adolescent population,” he said.

The average person will attempt to end their addiction up to six times before finally succeeding for good, but Kerr said everyone is different.

“I’m not a fan of statistics,” he Brian Kerr from the Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre speaks to a crowd at St. John Catholic High School on March1. Approximately 80 said. “I believe they can be broken people attended the meeting about addiction, which was sponsored by the Catholic Women’s League.

Kassina Ryder photo at any point.” kassina.ryder@perthcourier.com

He said his issues with drugs began in high school, where he had once been the captain of the football team who got good grades.

But Andy said as time went on, he started feeling more and more isolated from his parents and began hanging out with a cocaine dealer after work.

Soon, Andy was selling drugs himself, making a lot more money than he had ever made working legitimately. He dropped out of school and moved to Calgary when he was just 17. Then his drug use spiraled out of control.

“I would do anything I got my hands on,” he said. “But Oxycontin was my favourite.”

He said his parents were un-

aware that he had a problem until they got a phone call from jail after Andy was arrested. He agreed to attend a treatment program in Toronto in order to get a lesser sentence. While he attended the program, Andy said his heart wasn’t in it. He continued using drugs until that fateful morning when he saw his body outlined in the grass.

Andy then contacted a friend who had managed to quit drugs with the help of a treatment program and decided to try the same program. He is now attending treatment and said he has one assignment left to complete his high school English credit and hopes to attend

McMaster University.

Andy shared his story as part of a meeting about addiction, which was sponsored by the Perth Catholic Women’s League. The meeting aimed to shed some light on mental health and addiction, said Perth CWL president Susan Roach.

“Sometimes it takes somebody who has walked the path, walked through that struggle and that journey, to really relate to those people who are sharing that same struggle,” she said.

Roach said the group decided to host a meeting geared toward youth in the Perth area.

“I feel this is one of the issues we should be addressing and

Stretching her wings: author pens book on Reiki teachings

BY KASSINA RYDER kassina.ryder@perthcourier.com A Perth woman has taken 11 years worth of experience and compiled it into a book that will help others teach the art of Usui Reiki.

The Reiki Wings, Usui Reiki Teacher’s Handbook was authored by Denise Carpenter, a Reiki master/teacher and a member of the Canadian Reiki Association who works out of the Lotus Wings Centre in Perth.

“The idea for this started about 11 years ago when I became a Reiki master teacher,” Carpenter said.

“There was basically nothing on the market then to help me put together a class.”

Carpenter said when she began offering Reiki treatments in Perth, most people didn’t know what it was.

“When I first started doing this work in 1996, when I was just treating, most people in our immediate area hadn’t really heard of Reiki,” she said.

Since then, she said awareness has greatly increased.

“Fifteen years later, out of a group of 10, seven (people) would have had a treatment and maybe one or two will have had training,” she said.

Carpenter said the book includes a compilation of her own study notes, which she has been updating extensively for more than a decade.

“Over the years I’ve been slowly upgrading and changing

my own notes,” she said. “So this has basically been a labour of a creation, a labour of progressive work over the last 11 years.”

The book is aimed at beginner level Reiki master/teachers, but can also act as a supplement for more advanced teachers. It is divided into two sections, the first of which includes a guide for teaching classes, such as class structure and schedules. The second half contains Carpenter’s study notes, which teaches the principals for each level of Usui Reiki.

Reiki is not affiliated with any religion, but is a technique used to access the universe’s energy flow, Carpenter said.

“It’s a way to consciously tap into that (universal energy) and just bring your own awareness of your level of connection to that to a place where you can work with it in a more effective way,” she said.

When performing Reiki, the client remains fully clothed while lying on their back on a massage table. Working above the body without actually touching the person, the practitioner helps re-align and “untangle” energy pathways in the body.

“Basically the person who would be giving out the treatment would introduce themselves to your energy system,” Carpenter said. “Through a light meditative thought process they would connect themselves to the universal flow. Working just above your body, they would invite that energy to work within your

system as well.”

Reiki can also be performed on yourself, Carpenter added.

“It’s a wonderful way to work with stress in your own body,” she said.

The Reiki Wings, Usui Reiki Teacher’s Handbook can be purchased through www.amazon. com, or by contacting Carpenter at www.denise@reikiassociates. com.

She can also be reached at 613264-8165.

An official book launch is scheduled to be held at Lotus Wings Centre in Perth from 1 to 5 p.m. on March 19.

Denise Carpenter stands beside the inspiration for the cover of her new book, The Reiki Wings, Usui Reiki Teacher’s Handbook, at the Lotus Wings Centre in Perth. Carpenter is a Reiki master/teacher and a member of the Canadian Reiki Association and now, an author.

Kassina Ryder photo

March 17, 2011 - THE PERTH COURIER - Page 5

COUNCIL BRIEFS can prove deadly, especially to children. “We were upset and angry,” she said.

Without clear warnings mentioning the presence of the bacteria, “how would we or anyone else have known to connect any subsequent watery diarrhea with (swimming in the river),” she said.

Though the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit would have authority to post such signs, they have no data. Meanwhile, the RVCA has the data – showing an “18-fold increase” in the bacteria’s levels since 1998, according to Land – but no mandate to erect signs.

In response to Land’s request for warning signs, Mayor John Fenik proposed to schedule a meeting with both the health unit and conservation authority to get properly informed on the matter.

This motion was approved by council.

Emphasizing that any findings in the river have no impact on the town’s drinking water, which is properly treated and tested, Fenik said it’s important to look at the big picture, rather than the water’s exact bacteria levels.

We should be asking ourselves “what efforts can we undertake E. coli in the Tay River? to make the river swimmable Council heard a presentation again,” said Fenik. from Peggy Land, of the Canadian Federation of University Women’s New contract environment committee, who Council approved a three-year petitioned for signs along the Tay contract with the Lanark Animal River, warning people against Welfare Society for the group to swimming. provide animal pound services.

Testing done by the Rideau Since January, LAWS had been Valley Conservation Authority providing this service under an has found the presence of the E. interim contract with the town. coli bacteria in the river water, The new agreement, if it is she said. passed by the other municipalities She said this came to her in Lanark County, as is expected, attention after an enjoyable would see LAWS providing these summer afternoon swimming in services for the entire county. the river with her family, friends Each year, the municipalities and children. would pay a percentage of With no signs mentioning the $51,250, which is the fixed cost of potential health risk, Land said impounding the yearly average she had no idea they had all of 410 cats and dogs. been exposed to a bacteria that By approving the March 8

motion, the Town of Perth has agreed to pay 13 per cent of this bill – almost $6,700 – representing about 50 dogs and cats each year.

If more than 410 animals are collected each year, a per-animal fee of $125 will be charged to the municipality where the animal was found.

This marks a significant increase in how much the town pays for pound services. In the past, this service has cost the town only about $1,000 a year According to council documents, this increase is because the town’s impoundment costs have been “unreasonably low for many years,” and because LAWS provides a higher level of service than the previous provider.

At the meeting, councillors discussed ways to offset the costs of this agreement to the taxpayer.

Currently, a $50 fee is charged to pet owners whose animals are impounded. That could potentially be raised to $100, so at to better cover the costs. The risk there is such an increase could dissuade pet owners from collecting their animals at all.

Another possibility, raised

by Coun. Jim Boldt, would be to begin enforcing the animal registration fees.

Such fees are currently paid voluntarily, but having town employees going door-to-door to collect them could offset costs, said Boldt.

FROM THE FRONT Stories continued from Page 1

County council General Hospital executive director, Mary Wilson Trider, presented to council outlining the need for another county ERV. In essence, it reduces ambulance wait times, and the ERV can’t be called out of the county for another emergency response, unlike the ambulance.

While reserve spending solves short-term debt problems, the county’s debt load has already crept past the $15 million reserve tank, and Greaves provided council with a graph that depicts a lowering reserve number and increasing debt line.

Greaves suggested councillors consider its long-term plans. He said the county has to find additional operating savings, reduce its reliance on reserves and update the capital investment plan.

“We have got to find more savings,” he said. “Pulling $900,000 out of our reserves is something we can’t afford to continue.”

Some councillors wanted to immediately address the reserve spending.

Coun. Keith Kerr moved a motion to remove the ERV purchase from this year’s budget.

“I think it’s an unneeded expense at this point,” he said.

Coun. Aubrey Churchill agreed with Kerr’s take.

“We are sitting at a $17 million debt,” he said.

Coun. Pat Dolan said the ERV purchase was essential.

“I’d rather have that on the road than pave a road,” he said. “It’s a critical piece on infrastructure we need.”

Council voted and the majority voted in favour of pulling the ERV purchase out of the budget, a decision that will reduce the tax levy. Greaves estimated the levy will drop by two hundredths of a per cent.

Council will vote on the budget at its March 30 meeting.

Nominations Are Needed For the 2011 Perth Medal Do you know someone who is always helping others, gives many hours of volunteer time and consistently works for the good of the community?

If you do, then why not nominate him/her for the 2011 Perth Medal?

The Perth Medal is awarded annually by the Town of Perth to a person who has shown the greatest distinction in a number of endeavours to benefit the Perth community as a whole, with no monetary gain to themselves.

This may be in the fields of community work, fundraising, voluntary work, etc.

Nominees must be residents of Perth or the surrounding townships.

The activity being recognized must be totally and singularly related to achievements within the town of Perth. No person elected to public office may be nominated, nor may the award be presented posthumously.

Submissions required in writing by noon Friday May 6th, 2011.

Submissions will not be considered after this date.

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Decision delayed Local Olympian Nick Tritton spoke to council as part of a delegation seeking the town’s approval for Olympic House, the project proposed by his father, Mark, to raise money for Nick’s Olympic aspirations as well as local charities.

They’re asking the town to sell them the remaining residential lot at the Halton Street PerthWorks development site for $1, with the balanced to be paid back after the finished house is auctioned in May 2012.

If the plan goes ahead, the profits would be split between funding Nick Tritton’s Olympic pursuits and the local charities of Tritton’s choosing: the Youth Action Kommittee, the Lanark Youth group, the Perth and Lanark food banks, and the Lanark Animal Welfare Society.

“I think it’s a win-win situation for all of us,” Tritton told council, clad in a white-and-red Olympic hoodie.

Currently ranked 10th in the world by the International Judo Federation, Tritton said that just qualifying for the Olympics can be extremely costly because most of the competitions are held overseas.

Mark Tritton, a contractor, proposes to build the house with the help of Algonquin College students.

Each year, students in the Advanced Housing Construction Carpentry program build a high-performance, low-energy home from the ground up. If the students are to help with the project, Tritton said needs to break ground in late August, and so would need an answer from council by the end of April.

In his report, Eric Cosens, Perth’s director of planning,

recommended council deny the request, saying that “the request appears contrary to the Town’s grant policies and may be inconsistent” with certain laws.

The location of the site also presents challenges, given that there is currently no access to water or sewage there. Cosens estimated it could cost as much as $200,000 to extend these to services the Halton Street site.

Deputy Mayor John Gemmell said he would need more information before supporting the idea, as there appears to be a significant expense risk to the town.

“This couldn’t be a better idea,” said Gemmell. “But it’s going to be a tough decision given what we’re going through budget-wise.”

If the Halton Street site won’t work out, Tritton said he had selected two other sites as backup options. In one case, use of the site would require re-zoning the property. “If the will is there, I think there’s a way to make it work,” he said.

Ultimately, council unanimously voted to defer a decision on the matter until the committee of the whole meets in early April.

Please send or deliver nominations to: Carol Quattrocchi, Co-manager Perth & District Chamber of Commerce 34 Herriott Street, Perth, ON K7H 1T2 613-267-3200 Fax: 613.267.6797 email to: welcome@perthchamber.com

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EDITORIAL OUR OPINION

To merge or not to merge?

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epending who you ask, amalgamation may be a monster or a magic pill for all municipal woes. The truth, of course, lies somewhere in between. What we must now remember – residents, business owners, local leaders and journalists alike – is to keep an open mind as talks progress.

The mere mention of merging governments can provoke strong reactions from both sides. And for good reason.

Amalgamation is a topic that touches us all. If carried through, its impact would be felt from our wallets to our hearts. Because a municipality is much more than a governing body that takes our garbage away. It’s where we’re from and who we are. To tinker with that is bound to get a few backs up.

But a municipality also takes our garbage away. And plows our roads, fills in our potholes, approves our building plans, and keeps our water running. It’s the ebb and flow or our daily lives, and if we’re to revamp it, we can’t afford to be blinded by stubborn emotions. It’s about the bottom line. Period.

All things considered, though, even the smallest budgetary detail, or the most deeply dug-in heel – there has, after all, been talk of Perth merging with its neighbouring townships for several decades – is easy to understand.

Easy, that is, compared to the real question: if “we” are going to join “them,” who is “we” and who is “them?” As talk of amalgamation heats up to a steady boil, we’re bound to hear mention of these two sides, as if residents of Perth, Tay Valley and Drummond/North Elmsley all wore jerseys to distinguish where their taxes go.

All this accomplishes is to cloud an already foggy distinction.

Many of us live in one municipality, work in another, and play in a third. How can we pretend municipal responsibilities begin and end at a line on the map when our everyday lives have us zig-zagging all over the board?

Of course, none of the points made here serve to answer any questions. They just open the door for more. All the better. Questions start discussions. Now, if we’re to benefit from this dialogue, our task is to keep our ears and minds open enough to hear all the answers and weigh them fairly.

March can be a fickle month

There is no doubt in most people’s minds that March can be a fickle month. Its arrival after the short month of February suddenly makes you realize that the third month of this new year means a quarter of it will soon In this space each week, we will feature a photo of local interest. be gone.

Be the first to correctly identify the location or item in the picture Unlike April with its predictby emailing editor@perthcourier.com with the subject line, “Local able showers or May with its Landmark,” and your name will be printed in next week’s paper! presentation of spring flowers, There was no winner for last week’s local landmark, which were the the month of March is at best ornate flowers located on the front entrance of St. John Elementary moody. Catch it on a good weekSchool. This week’s local landmark is a long time to be in business. end and it can shake the winter blahs better than any tonic prescribed. Feel its soft breeze warmed by the sun and it has all the promise of the coming spring.

March has a way, at times, of making the creeks sing, of causing the birds to take note of one another, and to give us glimpses of the good earth winter had denied us for so long. It’s the month the annual sportsmen’s shows are held, just another way of showing you that there is life after winter, that lakes are also meant for boats, and that there is fishing tackle that doesn’t need a hole in the ice to function.

The month of March gets the adrenalin going in every green thumb advocate from here to Haliburton and beyond. Every windowsill capable of supporting its weight in topsoil suddenly becomes a mini-greenhouse sprouting every conceivable plant from cherry tomatoes to kohlrabi.

Expectant gardeners jab at the partially frozen ground like anxious cooks fork-testing a roasted turkey. They call on the crocuses to bloom and cuss the dandelions for trying to follow suit.

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BRIGGS-JUDE Outdoors miculite and low on the whole wheat bread.

March is the month every baseball team clinches the pennant, every hockey team clenches the Gatorade, and those with the strongest grip begin grasping for the Stanley Cup. This is also the month when golfers wander aimlessly though their plants or offices uttering fore letter words and swinging imaginary clubs at invisible balls. Whining motorcycles suddenly appear these March days like newly hatched hornets buzzing around as if to make up for the time they were hung up.

To add to the nice weather illusion in March, many migrants like robins, red-winged blackbirds, and bluebirds start to appear in our neighbourhoods.

Pussy willows take on all the characteristics of the baby kittens from whence they were named and the sap in the maple trees starts to run. The days lengthen, the wind finds the

leaves you missed last fall, and the smell of hot-cross buns fills the air of the in-store bakeries.

Caught up in this euphoria of warm-weather expectation, it’s easy to take off the gloves, discard that heavy jacket, stash away the shovel, and ease the snowblower into the back end of the garage. That exercise it seems was just what that miserable old month of March was waiting for. With ruthless abandon, that cussed moody month reaches out with its icy grip and shows everyone who the real boss it.

Just when we think we’re set for spring, it often dumps more snow on us than we’ve seen all winter. It re-freezes the swelling buds, re-sheaths the creeks with ice, and once again sends everyone highballing for their winter apparel.

The early birds that came back from the south are hard put to survive, the chipmunks and groundhogs go back to sleep, and the fast disappearing winter is put on hold once more. The chaos it often causes can be classified as the original March Break, as all too many highway vehicles end up in that condition, fenderbent or completely broke.

Looking out this morning through the ice-glazed windows, I find it hard to see the light of spring at the end of this howling wind tunnel. And then I notice a pert little chickadee as cheerful as usual and seemingly oblivious of the raging storm. If that little critter can keep its hopes and sprits up under such horrendous conditions, we really shouldn’t complain.

After all we only have a week or so of this nonsense left, don’t we?

Connected like the super powers

I

have a new boyfriend. (Shh! Don’t tell Groom-boy.)

My boyfriend is small, sleek, shiny and emits noises that make me giggle. When I want him to be quiet I just turn him off and he doesn’t argue about it. I can charge him up by walking away and take him with me wherever I go without complaint.

I got a CrackBerry. I mean BlackBerry™.

I’m going to call him George.

George is red. I have wanted a red phone forever (I know, I know.

Small things.) A friend of mine has a red phone in her basement and I have coveted it for my office.

At some point (I blame the ’80s) the Cold War/Red Phone thing must have really intrigued me.

“Mr. President? This is the Kremlin.” You know I am the go-to girl for those “we’re about to push the nuke button” type of calls.

And don’t forget the Bat Phone is red. And I’m Bat Girl. Er...batty girl. Whatever.

Anyway, when I began to think the time had come for a cell phone, I knew it would have to be red. After all, I now have the option of being constantly connected, just like the Super Powers™. (Regular readers, though, will probably correctly assume I turn it off at night. After all, Utah might be calling.)

Groom-boy has a BlackBerry™ (not red), but he takes it with him for the daily commute to Ottawa.

It’s a safety feature. Besides, you never know when you might encounter alien abductions or pianos falling from the sky. Always a risk on the 417.

Generally I work from home, but there are times when I have to

Stephanie

GRAY Past Deadline be away. Sometimes I would borrow Groom-boy’s phone if travelling any distance. It would make strange noises at me periodically as he received e-mails and other messages.

More and more I came to realize a smart phone would serve me quite well. For one thing, I wouldn’t have to worry about leaving Groom-boy at risk of alien abductions. Secondly, I would be reachable for Calls From the School (my favourite – not).

I also realized it would be a handy office assistant for me.

See, I am a one-person show.

When I am away from the home office, there is no one answering the phone or checking e-mails – and I get a lot of e-mails.

That’s where George is proving to be very handy. Now if I am expecting an important call or message, George and I can deal with it while I’m away from the office, even if I am gallivanting in a forest (because that happens so

often).

I love George. He is red. And he makes me laugh. Everyone should have an office assistant that makes you giggle.

My e-mail alert is a bicycle bell.

It’s such a happy little sound.

Someone remarked, as it went off in my pocket one day, that is also sounds a bit like the cha-ching of a cash register and asked if I was getting paid.

During a recent e-mail exchange with a friend, I jokingly asked if he could send random one-word e-mails periodically throughout the day so my bell would ring. Of course he reminded me of the experiment with Pavlov’s dog. Now I think someone should give me a brownie every time I get an email.

I’ve set another alert to be a sonar ping. I don’t know why that makes me giggle (see “small things,” above), but it does.

You know, in this world where crazy bad things happen to people all the time, I’m going to take the little giggles when I can.

And when I feel stressed, I just look into George’s face and see a tranquil beach scene. Oh, sweet George.

I’m trying really hard not to be one of those people who walks along the sidewalk fiddling with his or her CrackBerry, but the novelty of it makes that difficult.

It’s like the first blush of love, when you can’t get enough of one another.

Of course if I start going to bed at night and dreaming about sonar pings and bicycle bells, that might be a good sign to cool off the romance a bit.

Still. Red phones are hard to ignore.

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COMMUNITY

Getting to the RAW truth about file formats

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t’s time to revisit the file formats used in recording digital images. Most people don’t give these a second thought as every single digital camera shoots JPEGs. All DSLRs shoot JPEGs and RAW files and some advanced small cameras can shoot RAW also.

So, what’s the story? JPEG, which stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group, (who comes up with these things?) is a universal file format and can be opened with virtually all software programs and read by all photo print machines. Very few people even think about it.

They turn on the camera, fire away and couldn’t care less what name is attached to the files.

JPEGs are known as “lossy” files. Simply put, the files are compressed and some information is lost in the process. Usually, this is not too noticeable when dealing with regular-sized

prints. However, if JPEGs are adjusted in a photo editing program, then saved and opened again for more adjustments, followed by another save, deterioration starts to set in. The reason is that each time a JPEG is saved, compression is applied with digital information getting tossed out . Do this often enough and the image eventually becomes degraded to the point of being unusable. Try this out for yourself. Open an image you don’t care about. Do a few adjustments to it in Elements or whatever. Save it. Open it again, save it. Keep doing that a whole bunch of times and you’ll see what I’m talking about. Scary!

Enter the RAW format. RAW doesn’t stand for anything; it’s simply the minimally processed data from the image sensor of the camera. Some people call RAW files digital negatives as they contain all the informa-

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If your camera shoots RAW, then you would have received a photo-editing program with the camera enabling the processing of the RAW files from that particular camera. Photoshop and Elements have a RAW converter in the program which kicks in whenever you open a RAW file.

It’s called ACR (Adobe Camera Raw) and you may never have seen it as it only appears when a RAW file is opened. After doing adjustments using any of these converter programs, you have the option of saving the files in a variety of formats, including JPEG and TIFF (Tagged Image File Format).

The great advantage of RAW is that the image comes from the camera with very little done to it, unlike JPEGs which get all kinds of processing applied in-camera

before you even see the photo on the screen – it’s that fast! The image may be colour-adjusted, sharpened, have its contrast tweaked and a whole raft of other stuff, all in the blink of an eye. It’s quite amazing when you think about it. For most people it saves a lot of messing about with post-processing; however, as one advances photographically, there is a desire to have more control over the final image, and that’s where RAW processing comes in.

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LETTER

Thank you to church volunteers Dear Editor, I wish to thank the individuals who volunteered at the Perth Seventh-Day Adventist Church clothing give-away to provide such a great service to the community. The people had a little shed behind Barnabe’s. People could drop off items of clothing and other things they no longer used. The Seventh-Day Adventists would come weekly and pick these articles up, then take them to their little outlet.

Twice a week, people could come and get free clothes, linens, bedding, books and other items.

Many people benefitted from this.

It was just a wonderful service that these ladies provided. Unfortunately, due to illness, the operation was shut down. It will be sorely missed.

Yours truly, Anne. M. Nagle

On Feb. 23, Lanark County council voted to end their community grants program, while grandfathering the annual funding for Archives Lanark and

the 4H Club. Together, the two organizations receive $5,000 from the county. Incorrect information appeared in last week’s Courier.

We apologize for any inconvenience this error may have caused.

STRETCHING (FOR) A DOLLAR Yoga instructor David Stevens from Yoga Connection Perth held a fundraiser recently, with all proceeds going to the Arthritis and Autoimmunity Research Centre Foundation. The event benefited the organization while having visitors learning about yoga. Arthritis affects approximately 4.5 million Canadians.

Ryan Holland photo

Municipal Connection NOTICE OF INTENT 2011 Budget Estimates

www.perth.ca Rising Water Levels During the Spring Thaw: Protect Your Home and Family The Town of Perth is asking residents to exercise caution and take proactive measures to protect their property from flooding due to flood effects that may take place during the spring thaw.

Residents are encouraged to assess their own personal property risks and take precautionary measures to limit exposure to flooding and damage.

Staff will continue to regularly monitor water levels upstream of the Town. However, it should be noted that the Town of Perth’s priority will be to protect all municipally-owned infrastructure and assets.

For water levels update and advisories, individuals are encouraged to visit the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority (RVCA) website at www.rvca.ca for current information.

For your safety and that of your family, the public are encouraged to stay off the ice and away from waterways, ditches, etc.

Waste Management The Environmental Services Department has ordered yellow boxes and green bins from the manufacturer to fill requests by residents. The new containers are expected to arrive shortly and residents on the current waiting list will be contacted as soon as they arrive.

Please be advised that pursuant to the Municipal Act – R.S.O. 2001, S. 291(1) the Corporation of the Town of Perth will be considering a By-law for the purpose of approving the 2011 budget estimates, at a Special Meeting of Council to be held on March 29th, 2011, 5:15 p.m., Perth Town Hall, 2nd Floor, Council Chambers.

For specific details, please contact Lang Britchford, Treasurer, at 613-267-3311, ext. 2223.

Guidelines regarding delegations to address Council, can be found on the Perth website at www. perth.ca, or by contacting Lauren Walton, Town Clerk, at 613-267-3311, ext. 2239, prior to Noon on Thursday, March 24th, 2011.

Anti-Idling By-Law #4091 On June 30th this year, the Town of Perth’s AntiIdling By-Law #4091 will come into effect. Idling is a wasteful and unnecessary practice that harms the environment and human health. The By-law prohibits idling when vehicles are parked in any non-travelled roadway. Non-travelled roadway means any portion of public or private land accessed by vehicles which is not part of an actively travelled pathway, and includes parking lots and stalls, driveways and loading bays.

Exceptions to the By-law include emergency vehicles, armoured vehicles, mobile workshops or clinics, hybrid or electric vehicles, vehicles engaged in a parade, vehicles required to remain motionless due to an emergency, traffic, weather conditions or mechanical difficulties, or vehicles where inside temperatures must be maintained for medical purposes. By-law #4091 can be accessed on the Town’s website at www.perth.ca.

Many municipalities in Canada have taken action to improve their air quality through the passage of similar by-laws. We look forward to working with our residents to demonstrate continued leadership on environmental initiatives and keep Perth a healthy place to live or visit.

The Town is working with several partners, including ecoPerth and the Canadian Federation of University Women, on a promotion and education campaign to ensure that Perth and area residents are aware of the by-law and the benefits of eliminating unnecessary idling. Watch and listen for bookmarks/flyers and radio spots over the coming months!

Getting to Know Your Municipal Staff Over the next several months, the Town of Perth will use this space to profile its full-time staff members, as well as volunteers of the Perth Firefighters’ Association, giving readers a glimpse of who provides your municipal services and how. We hope you find it informative and enjoyable.

Name: Eric Cosens Department: Planning Title: Director of Planning Years Worked for the Town: 10 Hometown: Oshawa Job Description: The Town Planner is responsible for implementing the policies of the Town’s Official Plan, ensuring consistency with the Provincial Policies and managing the processing of all applications under the Planning Act, including Official Plan and Zoning amendments, site plan control, minor variances and the review of subdivision proposals. The Director provides formal reports and professional advice to Town Council, the Planning Advisory Committee

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and the Committee of Adjustment. Planning staff respond to zoning and other property related information requests and are available to consult with property owners or their agents before an application is submitted and throughout the application process.

Personal Information: Eric enjoys the challenges of keeping up with a busy family. His personal interests include wildlife and nature conservation, music and world news about a variety of issues, with a developing interest in astronomy. He is also actively involved in several elements of congregational life at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church.

On Working for the Town of Perth: “The aspect of my position that I find most rewarding is that it involves both long-term strategic issues and dealing with current development proposals. I have the opportunity to work with Council and interested citizens in creating a long-term vision and implementing policies intended to sustain and build Perth’s future and on a daily basis, I work with people on current development projects that will help shape and contribute to that future. What also makes the work enjoyable is that I am part of a team of dedicated, upbeat people who provide vital insight, information and support, which is critical to ensuring what I do proceeds in an informed and timely manner.”

Perth and District Community Centre: The Town of Perth has ice time for sale at the Community Centre, on a first-come, first-served basis between now and April 1st 2011. Check out the rate comparison of the Perth facility versus others in the area.

If you have questions about the Community Centre or would like to book ice time, please contact Colleen at 267-3311 Ext. 2221.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Contact us at: 1702 9th Line Beckwith RR#2, Carleton Place, ON • K7C 3P2

Environmental filmmaker to speak in Maberly 2009, he served on the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy.

In this role, he provided non-partisan policy advice to the federal government, and worked to promote the integrated pursuit of excellence in environmental and economic practices in Canada’s public, private and civil society sectors.

In 2007, Chernushenko established the Living Lightly Project as a way to share the stories and solutions of a growing movement of people to build a rich, sustainable future for all on a healthy planet. He has directed and produced two Living Lightly films: Be the Change (2008) and Powerful: Energy for Everyone (2010).

He draws on the experiences of people who are actively engaged in sustainable projects in Canada and around the world.

Chernushenko will be speaking at a chili cook-off dinner sponsored by the Green Party of Lanark, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington at Maberly Hall, MaberlyElphin Road. Doors open at 6 p.m. For further information, call 613-267-7584.

Submitted by Glenn Drover.

Donate for Japan relief efforts On March 11, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake hit Japan, leaving hundreds of people dead, and many more injured or missing.

Canadians wishing to help support relief efforts underway are encouraged to contribute through:

World Vision Canada 1-800-844-7993 www.worldvision.ca Save the Children Fund 1-800-464-9154 www.savethechildren.ca

Care Canada Canadian Red Cross 1-800-267-5232 1-800-418-1111 or text the word ASIA to 30333 to make a www.carecanada.ca one-time donation of $5 Oxfam Canada www.redcross.ca 1-800-466-9326 www.oxfam.ca UNICEF Canada 1-800-567-4483 Visit www.yourottawaregion.com or texting the word GIVE to 45678 updates. www.unicef.ca

Public Works: 613-257-1810 or 1-800-535-4534 (613 area code) cmoyle@twp.beckwith.on.ca

SCHEDULED MEETING DATES 2011 The Meeting Dates are as follows: Monday March 28th Tuesday April 5th

7:00 PM 7:00 PM

Planning Council

Councillor Brian Dowdall Reeve Richard Kidd

Detailed agendas for meetings are available for review on the Township website at www.twp.beckwith.on.ca or at the Township Office 24 hours prior to the meeting

MARCH 23RD, 2011 MARCH INTERIM TAX BILLS The March Interim tax bills have been mailed out and if you have not received yours yet, please contact the Township Office at 613-257-1539. The March Interim tax bill installment is due Wednesday March 23rd, 2011. For your convenience the office will be open Saturday March 19th, 2011 from 9:00 am – noon, to receive tax payments only.

INFORMATION SESSION DRUGS AND ALCOHOL – HOW IT AFFECTS THE FAMILY Thursday March 24th, 2011 @7:00 p.m. Speaker: Erin Lee-Todd, Executive Director of Lanark County Interval House. Sponsored by the Municipal Substance Abuse Committee, Brunton Community Hall, Black’s Corners (Hwy. 15 & 9th Line). Light Refreshments – All are welcome.

MARCH MELT DOWN The Beckwith Youth Committee would like to thank all those you came out for the March Melt Down despite the weather we had a great day! We would like to congratulate the Chili Cook-Off Winners!! 1st Place Robert Drapeau. 2nd Place Kent Blackburn.

FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT Featuring Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 Friday, March 25th, 2011, Brunton Community Hall – 1702 9th Line at 7:00 p.m. FREE ADMISSION, ALL ARE WELCOME!! Popcorn, Chips, Pop & Water will be available at the canteen!!

THE CANADIAN SAFETY COUNCIL BABYSITTERS COURSE Hosted by the Beckwith Youth Committee. April 15th & 16th, 2011, Friday 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. & Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Brunton Community Hall, 1702 9th Line Beckwith. $40 Registration Fee, taught by Heather Legge. Bring Your Lunch, must be 12 years of age or older. To register or for further information please contact the Beckwith Recreation Department at 613-257-1539. Forms can be found on-line at www. twp.beckwith.on.ca under Recreation ~ Youth Committee

WWW.TWP.BECKWITH.ON.CA for

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David Chernushenko, environmental filmmaker, businessman and sustainability advocate, will be speaking at Maberly Hall on Ontario’s energy debate, on Saturday, March 19.

Chernushenko challenges the dominant myth that conventional energy, such as oil, gas, coal and nuclear, is the only realistic source of energy. He illustrates how renewable forms of energy (solar, thermal, wind) can be introduced in an economically efficient manner.

Based on extensive research and consultation, Chernushenko concludes that the greatest hindrance to investment in renewable energy by individuals and small business is investment uncertainty.

Governments keep changing the rules and have not adopted policies to provide long-term certainty to investors or entrepreneurs. They need to level the playing field by reducing, and eventually eliminating, subsidies for fossil fuels and nuclear energy.

Chernushenko brings a lot of experience to the energy debate. From 2006 to

General Inquiries: 613-257-1539 or 1-800-535-4532 (613 area code)

Got a story or photo suggestion? Email ideas to editor@perthcourier.com.

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NOTICE - ANNUAL MEETING All Interment Rights Holders for Elmwood Cemetery are invited to attend the Annual Meeting of the Perth Cemetery Company, 1:00 PM, Wednesday, March 23, 2010 at the cemetery office, 26 Dufferin Road, Perth for the purposes of: Receiving the financial statements for the fiscal year ended, December 31, 2010. : Appointing an auditor for 2011. : Confirming one (1) Director. : Electing one (1) Director. : Approving new Corporate By-laws for the Company.

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Archives Lanark honours its volunteers

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For information, call Peter Cochrane at 613-267-6143.

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Coffee Club • Lottery

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Drummond & North Sts. Minister: Rev. Marilyn Savage; Organist: Ann Savage

Sunday, March 20 11:00 a.m. - Worship service and Sunday school multi-age program. Nursery available.

Coee hour Friday mornings 11:00 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!

For results, check the Perth Courier classifieds

VOTED CANADIAN CHILDREN’S MUSIC GROUP OF THE YEAR!

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10:00 a.m. Coee Fellowship 11:00 a.m. Traditional Worship “How to Beat the Devil at his Gameâ€?

Rev. Alan Adams speaker at both services

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Sunday, March 20 9:00 - 9:55 a.m., N.I.N.E Worship

St. James The Apostle Anglican Church

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144 Gore St. E., Perth www.asburyfmperth.com Everyone is welcome!

PDCI Mason Theatre April 9, 2011

(Corner of Cty. Rd. 10 & Richardson)

St. Paul’s United Church

COME AND JOIN US AT:

Glad Tidings Pentecostal Church

25 Gore Street West Rev. Alan P. Boyd, M.A., Th.M. Director of Music: Brad Mills, B.Mus., A.R.C.C.O

Where we Believe, Belong, Become Rev. Lewis Massarelli 10:00 a.m. Morning worship 160 Wayside Dr., RR 6, Perth, ON Church: 613-267-3295 See Web page for details of programs www.gtpcperth.com

Sunday, March 20 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship Community Dinner Saturday, March 19 4:30-6:00 p.m.

613-267-2973 www.stpauls-uc-perth.org

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Sunday, March 20 celebrating the 2nd Sunday of Lent: 8 a.m. Said Eucharist: 10 a.m. Family Contemporary Eucharist: all most welcome Wednesday evenings in Lent: Reection on the Sunday readings March 17: Messy Church for All young families, starting with supper at 5:30 p.m.

3rd Saturday of the month: community dinner: open to all, free will oering only Fridays starting 5:30 pm: Skater Church: All welcome St. Augustine’s Eucharist: 2nd and 4th Sundays each month: 9:15 a.m.

General Seating Tickets available at: Queen Elizabeth School 613-267-2702 80 Wilson St. E. The U2 of Children’s Performers - The Ticket “The Canadian Wiggles�

- Parenting Awards “The Best in Children’s Entertainment�

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First Baptist Church

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Tickets $10 each, $12 at the door All proceeds to benefit Queen Elizabeth Public School Tickets on sale March 21st 455805

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Exciting Asbury Free Methodist Church

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17 D’Arcy Street, Perth • 613-267-2023 Seeking, Serving & Sharing Our Saviour Minister: Rev. Frank Morgan, B.A., B.D.

“For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the nations are idols...�

Psalms 96: 4,5 Sunday Meetings 9:30 a.m. Breaking of Bread 11:15 a.m. Sunday School 7:00 p.m. Gospel Meeting Monday - Friday 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Starting March 14 - Special Gospel Meetings at 105 Duerin St., Perth, Second Floor Boardroom (Behind Wendy’s).

For Information Call 613-268-2616

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All Major Drug Plans Accepted Prescription Services 20% Seniors’ Discount last Tuesday of the Month

Sunday, March 20 (Second Sunday of Lent) 9:30 a.m. Adult Bible Class. Nursery provided. All welcome.

10:30 a.m. Morning Worship. Rev. Frank Morgan. Sermon: “Good Questions (ii) ‘Why Are You Cast Down, My Soul??’� (Ps. 42-3).

Wednesday, March 23 7:00 p.m. Bible Study and Prayer.

Next Community Dinner March 26 • 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Donations accepted.

Need a ride? 613-267-2023

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Archives Lanark wishes to honour its many volunteers.

The Archives Lanark volunteers provide a vital resource to clients researching family history, local history and the relationship of both. Not only do the volunteers have a working knowledge of the many resources ranging from land registry family to collections but they are also adept with the latest technologies.

There were more than 1,100 volunteer hours given in 2010, serving more than 192 visitors, 80 per cent of whom were from across Canada and the USA. The Archives opened in 2002.

The concept of an archival depository, accessible to the general public, for historical and genealogical documents pertaining to Lanark County developed after the Province of Ontario accepted a proposal from the Lanark Genealogical Society to preserve the Land Records for posterity.

In 2009, a new governing document was approved, providing the Archives with its own board of directors and a new name, Archives Lanark. The Archives is now an independent non-profit organization having achieved official charitable status from Revenue Canada.

Since its beginning, Archives Lanark has established an authoritative collection and its recent publication of the Rural School Books has created a very positive response from the wider community.

Archives Lanark is located at the former Drummond Township Municipal Building, located at 1920 Concession 7 Rd. at Drummond Centre. Visit their website at www.globalgenealogy. com/archiveslanark for their hours and upcoming events.

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In 2010, Hyf prepared his mixtape, Zooted On Earth, an eclectic collection of old and new instrumentals from diverse genres with Hyf ’s retrospective prose sprinkled over.

He was also a member of the Urban Legends 2010 Slam Team which took second place at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word, held in Ottawa last October.

Hyf will be performing a mixed set of spoken word poetry and hip hop in a feature performance sponsored by the Factory Grind and hosted by the Lanark County Live Poets Society. There will also be an open stage for any who wish to share their own art, be it poetry, story or song, with a supportive and receptive audience. Doors open at 6:30 at the Factory Grind at 1 Sherbrooke St., and admission is only $5.

For more information, call Tammy at 613-326-0663, or e-mail lanarklips@hotmail.com.

You can find Hyfidelik the Gypsy Sun on Facebook or www. myspace.com/hyfthegypsysun, and even preview some of his work.

Submitted by Tammy MacKenzie

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Born Sergio Roberto Guerra Herrera in El Salvador, Hyf immigrated to Canada before the end of the civil war. Coming from a family of musicians and rebel feminists during a time of war, poetry, rhythm and politics was engraved in his make-up. Living a youthful Canadian experience, welding together different influences from all over the world was a sixth sense. Living the immigrant experience, The Gypsy Sun picks up gems, relics and traditions as the journey evolves, consolidating cultures into one.

Hip hop was his first passion, but when one examines hip hop, it is the very essence of a multi dimensional entity. “Hip hop is poetry, and so is life.�

In January of 2009, Hyf released the independent album From Anger With Love. This was a collection of immigrant-esquemystical verses and refrains.

The production was done with various comrades and brothers from his family of musicians.

The project was hailed by his

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DEADLINE: MONDAY AT 12 NOON.

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HUNTING

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HUNTER SAFETY Canadian Firearms Course.

Courses and exams held throughout the year. Free course if you organize a group, exams available. Wenda Cochran, 613-2562409.

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Small 1 bedroom apartment. Includes fridge, stove, hot water, yard and parking. Central location. $400 plus heat and hydro.

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LOST & FOUND FURNISHED BEDROOM, TV, etc. All home privileges, $450/ month. Phone 613-2674803

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HOUSES FOR SALE

PICTURES, PICTURES, PICTURES! If you have left a photograph with us within the past year and have not yet picked it up, please do so. The Perth Courier, 39 Gore St. E., Perth.

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Doug and Janet Oakes are proud to announce the Fall Graduation of their daughter, Melissa, from Durham College, Oshawa, as a Registered Practical Nurse.

Melissa is presently working at Lanark Lodge. Melissa is the granddaughter of Howard and Bernice Ferguson and Margaret Oakes.

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RETIRED STAFF INSPECTOR: OTTAWA POLICE FORCE 36 YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE

Suddenly as the result of a heart attack, at his home in Rideau Lake Township on Thursday, March 10, 2011 at the age of 60 years. Bob was retired from the Ontario Provincial Police following 30 years of distinguished service. He was predeceased by his parents, Key and Areta (nee Greenley) Carpenter. He was the loving father of Erin and Kerri Carpenter and cherished partner of Cosette Chafe. Bob was the dear brother of Ron (Marilyn) Carpenter, Diane Biernaskie and Sharon (Joe) Yurcich, uncle of Jennifer, Rhonda, Jay, Nicky and Kim and former husband of Lynn Carpenter. He will be sadly missed by Stephanie and Alison Chafe, his beloved “Buddy”, friends and former colleagues. A gathering to remember Bob’s life was held at Blair & Son Funeral Home, Perth, on Tuesday, March 15 from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. In memoriam donations to the Salvation Army, the Lanark Animal Welfare Society or the Heart & Stroke Foundation would be appreciated.

Peacefully, at Lanark Lodge, Perth on Thursday, March 10, 2011, at the age of 76 years.

Carole was predeceased by her daughter Kathy Roberts and her parents Arthur and Edna Catton; she was the beloved wife of George Roberts of Mississippi Lake, cherished mother of Bill (Sharon) Roberts and grandmother of Alexandra.

Carole will be sadly missed by her brother Daryl (Donna) Catton, sisterin-law Evelyn (late Roger) Catton, her family and many friends. Friends paid their respects at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, Perth, on Wednesday, March 16 until service at 10:30 a.m. Carole’s family wish to thank all the staff at Lanark Lodge for their care and compassion shown during her stay. In remembrance, contributions to the Lanark Lodge Memorial Fund or the Heart & Stroke Society would be appreciated.

Time changes many things but love & memory ever clings.

Pourteous William R. ‘Bill’ Pourteous Suddenly, in Ottawa, on Tuesday, March 8, 2011, Bill Pourteous at the age of 60 years.

He was the son of the late Robert and Annie (Reed) Pourteous. Dear brother of Grace (Dale) Campbell and the late Alice Seward. Dear uncle of Glen (Laura), Stacey (Andrew) and Natasha (Justin) and Bobby, Grace and Rosie. He will be missed by his brother-in-law John Seward, all his great nieces, nephews and family.

Friends paid their respects at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, Perth.

Funeral service was held in the chapel on Saturday, March 12 at 2 p.m. Interment, Elmwood Cemetery, Perth. In remembrance, contributions to the Heart & Stroke Foundation or Canadian Diabetes Society would be appreciated. “Bill will be deeply missed and never forgotten.”

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Mr. Woods passed away peacefully, in hospital, Perth, during the early morning hours of Monday, March 7, 2011, with his family by his bedside, in his 82nd year. Born in Hopetown on Jan. 18, 1930, Bob was the dear son of the late Melville and Mary Woods. Loving husband of Shirley (Morphy) Woods, of Perth. Cherished father to Nancy (Doug) Garrett of Denfield, Earle (Sheila) of Eganville, Dwayne (Carol Ann) Dobbie, and Perry (Elaine) Dobbie, both of Perth, Kim (Matt Garwood) Woods, of London, Ont., and Heather (Dave) Mitchell, of Perth.

Much loved stepfather to Doug (Mary Jo) Nichol, of Walworth, New York.

Loving grandpa of 15 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. Respected brother of Verna (late Ray) Cughan, of Brockville, Barbara (Wray) Brookfield, of Napanee, and Albert (Mildred) Woods, of Carleton Place.

Brother-in-law to Allan (Dorcas) Morphy of Arnprior, Bob was also predeceased by two brothers Raymond and Earle, during World War II. Visitation will take place at the O’Dacre Family Funeral Home, 15 Victoria St., Perth, on Saturday, March 26 from 9:30 a.m. until service time in the O’Dacre Family Chapel at 11 a.m. To honour Bob and his wishes, cremation has taken place, with interment scheduled to take place at Hopetown Cemetery.

For those wishing, memorial contributions to Calvin United Church, Dewitt’s Corners, or the Great War Memorial Hospital Foundation, in memory of Bob, would be greatly appreciated.

Shirley and family would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank Dr. Drummond and Dr. Anderson, as well as the caring nursing staff of the Great War Memorial Hospital, for their outstanding and compassionate care of Bob during his illness.

Mr. Woods’ funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the O’Dacre Family Funeral Home, Perth, 613-267-3082

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Community bulletin board To advertise a non-profit comSunday, March 20 munity event, email events@perth • A Bolingbroke Music Jam will courier.com and we would be hap- be held at the ABC Community py to include it in the Community Hall in Bolingbroke from 1 bulletin board as space allows. to 5 p.m. All entertainers and spectators welcome. Call Glen Thursday, March 17 Russell at 613-273-2571 for more • The Butterfly Fan Club (the information.

Perth and District Breast Cancer Friday, March 25 Support Group) will meet at • The Snow Road Snowmobile the Perth Family Health Centre at 33 Lewis St. from 7 to 9 p.m. Club is holding a club meeting Psychotherapist Joanne Ronan at 1106 Gemmills Road. All are Moore will be a guest speaker. welcome.

Call Carleen at 613-812-4474 for Saturday, March 26 more information.

• The Active Seniors Koalition • The Royal Canadian Legion (ASK) hosts shuffleboard at Branch 395 in Lanark is hosting Watson’s Corners Hall at 10:30 a “Wild Game” dinner at 5 p.m. a.m. Bring a brown bag lunch. Enjoy many varieties of wild Call 613-259-5447 for information. game prepared in several different • The Active Seniors Koalition recipes. There is something for (ASK) hosts Line Dancing at everyone.

Middleville Community Centre • Introductory sessions of Nia- a at 11 a.m. Call 613-259-5447 for new, dynamic form of fitness and information. dance will be held at the ABC Hall • Yoga with a certified instruc- in Bolingbroke from 9:30 to 10: 30 tor will be held at the Tatlock a.m. Nia is fun and adaptable to Hall from 7 to 8:00 p.m. Call 613- every skill level, age and body 256-3453 for information. type. Although classes are usually • Come spend St. Patrick’s Day taken barefoot, you may wear a with the Clynes! St. Andrew’s non-slip soft shoe or slipper and if United Church at 115 Clarence St. you wish, bring along a yoga mat. in Lanark is hosting a St. Patrick’s The introductory special price is Day Supper at 6 p.m, featuring $30 (four classes for the price of Irish stew and pie. Entertainment three), and the drop-in price is will be provided by the Clyne $10. Call 613-592-8358 (weekdays), Brothers. Tickets are $12 in or 613-273-7676 (weekends), or advance. Call 613-259-5410 or 613- email barb@icoachwellness.com 259-2010 for more information.

• The Rideau Trail Association is holding a Winter Weekend EndTo-End, departing at 8:30 a.m.

Friday, March 18 Call Bill Murdoch at 613-767-4858 • The Royal Canadian Legion for information.

Branch 395 in Lanark is hosting • The First Baptist Church on its monthly euchre party at 7:30 D’Arcy Street will host a comp.m. There will be prizes and a munity dinner from 4:30 to 6 p.m. light meal will be served.

• The Snow Road Snowmobile • The Upper Rideau Branch Club is hosting a fundraiser Legion 542 in Westport is holding breakfast at 1106 Gemmills a spaghetti night featuring Chef Rd. It is also hosting a BINGO Tony at 6 p.m. fundraiser, with a light supper from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Saturday, March 19 • A Pancake breakfast will • A Celtic Rabble Concert will be held at St. John’s Anglican be held at the Elgin United Church (Hwy. 7, east of Innisville) Church at 7:30 p.m. Donations from 8 to 11 a.m. The cost is $6 per are requested and will benefit adult and $20 per family. Children the Dental Issues Group at the under 5 are free.

Country Roads Community Sunday, March 27 Health Centre in Portland.

• The Royal Canadian Legion • The March Jamboree will Branch 395 is hosting its month- take place at the Lions Club ly birthday party. Celebrate St. Hall at the corner of Halton and Patrick’s Day with Irish stew. Arthur Streets at 2 p.m. Volunteer Entertainment starts at 2 p.m. All musicians will provide an musicians are welcome. afternoon of music and dancing.

• Introductory sessions of Nia- The cost is $12 and includes a a new, dynamic form of fitness home-cooked buffet meal. Call and dance will be held at the Nelda Wark at 613-264-9030.

ABC Hall in Bolingbroke from 9:30 to 10: 30 a.m. Nia is fun and Thursday, March 31 adaptable to every skill level, age • “The Farm Show” will be and body type. Call 613-592-8358 during weekdays to register, or presented at the Merrickville call 613-273-7676 to register on Community Centre on Thursday, the weekends, or email barb@ March 31, Friday, April 1, Saturday, April 2 at 8 p.m. and icoachwellness.com • St. Paul’s United Church on on Sunday, April 3 at 2 p.m. For Gore Street will host a community ticket information Call Kym 613269-3424. dinner from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

• The Rideau Trail Association Saturday, April 2 is holding a level 2, 6-kilometre hike or snowshoe at the Mill Pond • A Pancake breakfast will Conservation area near Rideau be held at St. John’s Anglican Ferry. Meet at 10 a.m. at Conlon Church (Hwy. 7, east of Innisville) Farm. Leaders are David Allcock, from 8 to 11 a.m. The cost is $6 per 613-267-9075 and Rona Pyle at 613- adult and $20 per family. Children 283-2102. under 5 are free.

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Family is most important thread of community fabric at the pancake house for their excellent service and for making everyone feel welcome. Feedback from our foster parents was positive, and they voted a definite “yes” to return again next year!

The purpose of our Family Day celebration is to provide an opportunity for foster and adoptive families to get together with other resource families for fun and fellowship. It is delightful to watch the interaction in a relaxed atmosphere. The kids had a ball!

Lanark CAS continues to recognize our foster and adoptive families for the vital role they play in strengthening children and their families. They open their hearts and their homes to foster and adopt children.

Foster and adoptive families celebrated Family Day with the Children’s Aid Society at Fulton’s Pancake Lanark CAS is always in need House in Pakenham on Feb. 19. of good foster and adoptive homes, especially for teenagers.

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LOOKING BACK 25 years ago

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First hearing for Conlon development The first steps toward developing a recreational/cultural centre on Conlon Farm were taken last week when site planners met with recreational and special-interest groups to develop a list of planning priorities.

The meeting, organized in a workshop format, drew about 40 representatives from groups in Perth that wanted to have a voice in the development of the Conlon Farm project.

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The show will open with modelling by four small girls of Armstrong Specialty Shop Clothes.

The girls will be Debbie and Sandra Cameron, Dianne Leishman and Ellen Daines.

A main feature will be four entrances each made by eight Lionette models showing Sheridan hairstyles, Cavers Jewellery, Wiseman’s Shoes and bags, Shaw’s hats and Wilson’s furs.

The Lionettes-turned-models will be Pat Noonan, Lois Sargeant, Lora McParland, Isobel Graff, Gladys Smith, May Porubovic, Jo Keays and Ev Mass.

The country’s 12,000 postmasters have been given a list of the addresses in Jamaica, Ireland, Australia and Malta and told that letters from these addresses must be returned.

A post office official said on Tuesday this is “just routine” in the continued check of the mail for lottery tickets entering Canada, a prime market because no lottery is allowed here under the Criminal Code.

framework. The final report for the planners could be before council by the end of May. Recreational co-ordinator Bob Sauer was optimistic about the outcome of the meeting. “As a first meeting, it went well compared to other ... similar ... meetings I’ve attended. The group may not think it accomplished much, but it is an important step in the planning process,” he commented.

The chairman of parks and recreation, Bill White, was also pleased with the response to the meeting. “I was really pleased with the turnout. I believe the initial groundwork has been laid by these special-interest groups as far as priorities are concerned and we got the consensus we were looking for,” stated White.

The proposal to rezone the 40acre plot of land on Rogers Road from industrial to recreational was approved by council in 1985.

The new facility will take about 15 years to develop. When completed, it is expected to serve the needs of the community and the surrounding townships for the next half a century.

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Cooper - On Wednesday, March 5, 1986, Ruby F. Campbell, wife of the late William F. Cooper.

Dixon - In hospital, Perth, on Saturday, March 8, 1986, Arthur Dixon, beloved son of Violet and the late Lorne Dixon.

Gibson - In hospital, Perth, on Sunday, March 9, 1986, Peter Gibson, beloved husband of Mabel Duncan.

Harris - In hospital in Ottawa, on Thursday, March 6, 1986, Douglas S. Harris, in his 49th year, beloved husband of Ruth A. Turcotte.

Ireton - In hospital, Ottawa, on Thursday, March 6, 1986, J. Harry Ireton, beloved husband of Lillian E. Kerr.

Korry - In hospital, Perth, on Sunday, March 9, 1986, Ethel Popplewell, in her 90th year, wife of the late Andrew G. Korry.

Moulton - In hospital, Perth, on Friday, March 7, 1986, Miss Edith L. Moulton, daughter of the late Joseph and Sarah Moulton.

Rankin - Suddenly, in hospital, Perth, on Saturday, March 8, 1986, John S. (Jack) Rankin, in his 92nd year, beloved husband of Mary E. Elliott.

Rennick - After a lengthy illness, at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie, on Tuesday, March 4, 1986, Evelyn Ruby Wallace, beloved wife of Norman Rennick of Sandy Cove Acres, Stroud.

Rice - Suddenly, at Bracebridge, Ont., on March 6, 1986, Rev. Fred Rice, beloved husband of Lois Lemsky and the late Evelyn Bowes.

Widenmaier - In hospital, Perth, on Saturday, March 8, 1986, Kathleen Lake, beloved wife of Fred Widenmaier.

Wither - At the Civic Hospital, Ottawa, on Monday, March 10, 1986, James D. Wither Jr. of Williamsport, Pa., beloved husband of Jean E. Harper (formerly of McDonalds Corners).

Antoine-Sidler - At the GWM Hospital, on March 1, 1986, to Lisa Antoine and Paul Sidler of Perth, a daughter, Ashleigh Elizabeth.

Cooper - At the Brockville General Hospital, on March 4, 1986, to Donald and Janet (nee Barr) Cooper, a son, Patrick James.

Ford - At the GWM Hospital, on Jan. 9, 1986, to Carole-Ann Ford of Perth, a daughter, Elizabeth Ann Marie.

Hermer - At the GWM Hospital, on March 9, 1986, to Earl and Cindy Hermer of Ardoch, Ont., a son, Travis Earl.

Humeniuk - At the GWM Hospital, on March 6, 1986, to Mike and Karen (nee Sawdon) Humeniuk of Perth, a daughter, Andrea Ann. Morris - At the GWM Hospital, on Feb. 8, 1986, to Richard and Connie Morris of RR 4, Perth, a son, Gregory John Lyle.

Scott - In Kapuskasing, Ont., on Feb. 23, 1986, to Doug and Lynne Scott, a son, Jeffrey Alan.

Stead - At the GWM Hospital, on March 3, 1986, to Murray and Nancy (Kirkham) Stead, a daughter, Taralyn Elizabeth Louella.

The preceding was excerpted Theunissen - On Feb. 22, 1986, to Tony and Carolyn (nee Byatt) from the front page of the March Theunissen, a daughter, Anna 12, 1986 issue of The Perth Courier.

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John Ritchie of Bathurst, Ont. and Edmonton, Alta.

Clarke - At Perth, on Sunday, March 5, 1961, Frank Edward Clarke, in his 39th year, beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Clarke of Renfrew, Ont. McOuatt - At Oshawa, Ont., on Monday, March 6, 1961, Annie Buffam, in her 88th year, wife of the late John McOuatt.

The preceding was originally For more information published in The Perth Courier Visit: yourclassifieds.ca Licence deadline looming of March 12, 1986 as the “25 years OR Call: 1.877.298.8288 Motorists are reminded that ago” news. there are only five days more in which to secure their driving licences and plates before closing time on Wednesday, March 15.

Harold Keays, Department of Transport agent, said that there will be no extension of the expiry date. He said motor vehicle owners applying for plates must Looking for new friends? complete the statement of insurance coverage and surrender a Come workout with us! liability insurance certificate to avoid paying the $5 unsatisfied Morning and afternoon workouts Man dies in house fire One man is dead as a result of judgement fund fee. A policy for 12 weeks for $225 an early-morning fire which gut- fire, theft and collision is not a lited a house at 4 Market Square, ability insurance.

Come change your life! just east of Perth Town Hall, and BORN threatened the Vice Apartments Call 613-267-3591 to sign up Bowes - At the GWM Hospital, on on Gore Street.

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Chaplin At Valleyfi eld, Que., on forced to flee into the street, as March 2, 1961, to Mr. and Mrs. Arthe fire threatened to spread.

Victim of the blaze was Frank nold Chaplin, a daughter, Heather Clarke, 29, a visitor from Sudbury. Lynn.

The tenant of the home, Mrs. John Doyle - At the Hotel Dieu HosClarke, was taken to GWM Hospi- pital, Kingston, on Feb. 16, 1961, tal suffering severe burns to her to Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Doyle of Brewers Mills, Ont. a son, Robert face, chest, arms and hands.

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Frank Vice of Perth, was rented Ferguson - At the GWM Hospiby John Clarke, a baker from Tay- tal, on March 5, 1961, to Mr. and Mrs. R.J. Ferguson of Sharbot side Bakery.

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Larmon - At the GWM Hospital, Midget hockey player on March 3, 1961, to Mr. and Mrs. injured during playdowns Murray Larmon of Kingston, a If You Are Building or Renovating, Billy Closs, 14, son of Mr. and son.

Mrs. Robert Closs, suffered a bro- MacDonald - At the GWM HosYou Need to Know About This Place. ken left collar bone on Thursday pital, on March 1, 1961, to Mr. and night, while playing with the Mrs. Donald MacDonald of Perth, PERTH PLANING MILL SUPPLY Perth Midgets in the playdowns a son. against Osgoode. Billy collided Messier - At the GWM Hospital, 25 Lanark Road, Perth, ON with one of the Osgoode players on March 3, 1961, to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Messier of Lanark, a when he suffered the fracture. son.

Post office continues fight Rogers - At the GWM Hospital, www.ppmsupply.com on Feb. 24, 1961, to Mr. and Mrs. against sweepstakes James Rogers of Perth, a daugh• Framing Lumber • Roofing The post office department, ter.

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The highly successful Three Buoys Houseboat Vacations of Calgary has expanded its area of operations to include the Rideau Canal system, and if everything goes according to plan, nearly 60 luxury houseboats will be plying the waterway by mid-May. The owners and operators of this venture announced last week that the site of the Rideau Canal resort will be located at Muskrat Bay on Big Rideau Lake, in conjunction with Rideau Lakes Park.

“Currently we are subletting part of the marina at Rideau Lakes Park and will be operating about 60 houseboats from that location this year alone,” stated Larry Kayser, general manager of Three Buoys Houseboat Vacations in Ottawa.

In order to accommodate the increased traffic in both houseboats and other vessels, numerous changes have been planned for the marina and park.

“We are in the process of building an additional quarter-mile of docking facilities, and a 200-seat restaurant and club is scheduled to be completed in the near future,” noted Gervais O’Donnell, owner of Rideau Lakes Park. “We also plan to construct facilities which will enable us to service and repair boats and equip-

council were pleased with the outcome of the meeting.

The co-ordinator of the project and a member of the consulting firm, Julie Keane, said she was happy with the response to the meeting.

“I think the workshop went well and I think there’s a general consensus on what the priorities of the project should be. We’ve managed to get over one hurdle and I hope the turnout at this meeting provides motivation to the public,” she commented.

The workshop is a phase of stage one, the first part of the seven-stage planning study.

Two more workshops will be held before a background report is presented to council at the end of March. On March 18, area township residents are invited to provide input and on March 20, Perth residents are invited.

The group of 40 representatives agreed that priorities in planning should include the development of soccer fields, ball diamonds, a track, an arena, indoor and outdoor multi-functional areas, tennis courts, central clubhouse facilities and a conservation area.

The planning project is scheduled to be completed by the end of May and the three-month study will cost the town $19,400. A $10,000 grant from the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation will help pay for the cost of the study.

The second stage of planning calls for an analysis of existing facilities in the community and community needs in terms of present facilities. Many of the athletic representatives voiced the opinion that existing facilities are inadequate. Stage three, scheduled to be completed by April 4, will involve environmental assessment and soil testing.

A public meeting will be held at the end of April, when planners will present a site plan master plan and implementation guidelines to council.

During stages five and six, the consulting firm will study financing of the recreational site and will develop organizational

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ment.”

At the height of the construction stage, O’Donnell estimates that about 45 people will be working on a regular basis, and upon completion of the project, another 35 or so people would be hired for part-time employment. “We are also looking at another 15 fulltime positions, although they will be seasonal,” said Kayser.

According to O’Donnell, by the end of the year, more than $1 million will have been spent on the upgrading and development of the marina.

Both Kayser and O’Donnell agree that the economic benefits to the area will increase as the number of tourists to the area grows.

“We estimate that Three Buoys Houseboat users will inject $500,000 into the local economy over the season,” noted Kayser.

But if there is one aspect of the venture that frustrates Kayser, it is the inability to get the houseboats into the Tay Basin in Perth.

According to market surveys conducted by Three Buoys Houseboat Vacations, many people who take part in houseboat vacations tend to visit many of the heritage sites and towns on and around the waterways. But because of the low bridges in Perth, this is not going to be feasible.

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According to Perth OPP, Norman Buchanan, of RR 4, Perth, was in the process of cleaning a .22 calibre rifle when it fired, sending a bullet into Buchanan’s right arm.

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No charges have been laid as a result of the incident. Buchanan believed the rifle was not loaded.

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Ex-Blue Wing wins CCHL coach of year honours DANIEL NUGENT-BOWMAN

said. “We just made a couple of key trades at the start of the year.”

Chief among them was the acquisition Adam Dewan led the Kanata Stallions to of goaltender Scott Shackell from the Cara 27-point improvement over last season, leton Place Canadians on Sept. 23.

“With 10 rookies and a lot of new faces allowing them to reach the Central Canada Hockey League’s playoffs for the first to the team this year, bringing in Scott definitely solidified our goaltending and time since 2008.

On March 8, the Stallions rookie bench helped us win a lot of key games,” Dewan said. “It helps our young guys, for boss was named the league’s the mistakes they make, Scott’s Coach of the Year for his efforts. there to back them up.

“It’s something you don’t expect,” “To build a winning team, you Dewan said. “I think every coach build from the net out.” in this league is a good coach and Dewan was hired after former there are teams with higher rebench boss Vince Malette got a job cords than us. It’s definitely a big as an assistant coach of the Gersurprise for me.” man Elite League’s Berlin EisbarDewan is a familiar face to en last July.

Perth hockey fans as he starred for the Blue Wings in the mid-90s ADAM DEWAN When Dewan was brought on, the hope was the Stallions as a bruising, scoring forward. would go from earning 35 points After a rollercoaster season, Kanata finished the season in seventh in 2009-10 to making the post-season dance place with a 28-28-6 record and secured this year.

“That was the goal from day one – to get a playoff berth for the first time in three years thanks to a 4-1 victory over the this team into the playoffs,” he said. “It’s a Hawkesbury Hawks on Feb. 25 – their sec- whole new season. There are no more rookies. Everyone’s played a full season. You go ond-last game of the season.

Dewan – who was hired last August out and play hard and don’t worry about after working as an assistant coach with them – worry about yourself – and play as the Ottawa 67’s – credits the cohesion on a team, good things will happen.”

With the Stallions hosting the Fred Page the team as a key reason for their sucCup – eastern Canada’s junior A champicess.

“We didn’t make that many changes onship – in 2012, becoming an elite team at the trade deadline,” the Kanata native will be the next step. daniel.bowman@metroland.com

The PDCI Boys’ Alpine Snowboard Team poses after the Eastern Ontario championships on Feb. 18. From left, Chris Lariviere, Isaias Starkman, Derek Dewey and Ryan Verhoek.

Dewey finished first in Eastern Ontario for the second year in a row, qualifying for the OFSAA championships.

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BY GARY LOTZ On Friday, Mar. 4, the PDCI Snowboard racers competed at the OFSSA Alpine Snowboard Championships held at Camp Fortune Ski Resort in Chelsea, Que. Weather conditions were a seasonally sunny and -5 C. Close to 300 of the top high school snowboard racers in Ontario were present. The competition consists of two runs with the sum of the finishes deciding the final standings.

Alanna McCormick competed in Level 2 for girls. Placing fourth overall in the highest division, Alanna demonstrated

why she will be someone to contend with next year.

The Level 1 girls’ team of Brooklyn Ramsey, Katie Kean, Angie Clark and Karen Bell represented PDCI with a competitive spirit, finishing the season with strong individual performances.

It was Derek Dewey’s last year of competition at the high school level. While making a valiant attempt to win, he hooked one of the gates on his first run.

Improving his placing on the second run earned him a 17th place finish out of 123 racers.

Congratulations to the entire 2011 alpine race team.

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On Jan. 16 the Perth Lanark Minor Midget Rep Wings hosted the South Stormont Stars in Lanark and the local squad skated away with the victory. The first period yielded a couple of penalties for each team and a goal by South Stormont.

The boys kept pace with this strong, fast-skating team and had some good scoring chances, but the Stars’ goalie was a wall. The second period was filled with penalties and it looked like the men were losing ground, but with a goal at the top of the third period their focus was revived.

Cody King tied the game with help from linemates Evan Noonan and Colin Leeflang. A few minutes later, Mat Cordick passed the puck to Brock Liko who found the stalwart South Stormont goalie’s five-hole.

Despite jeopardizing their lead by drawing three penalties to the opposition’s one, the Wings kept their lead. Goaltender Nickolas LePage was somewhat of a wall himself. The final score remained 2-1 for the Wings.

The next evening Perth Lanark travelled to Brockville to play the Braves.

Brockville was in command of the game for the better part of the first two periods, but were kept off the scoreboard thanks to the Wings’ defensive squad. In the latter part of the second period, the men played short-handed three times, but goaltender Jarrid Farr was solid between the pipes.

The Wings came alive at the top of the third. Travis Henderson and Noonan assisted Jakob Erwin and Leeflang respec-

tively, putting the boys up by two. Brockville scored on a power play at 10:11.

Intense play ensued and the Braves pulled their goalie, but to no avail. The boys put the icing on the cake with a goal with 15 Team Yukon, winners of the Perth Curling Club’s Mini-Brier, pose with event sponsor Ivan seconds left in the game. Erwin and AarHodgins (left), of Royal LePage Pauline Aunger Real Estate. The winners are, from left, on Moore nicely set up King bringing the Jim Leach, Andy Davis and Richard Morris. (Absent: Gord Buchan) score to 3-1.

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The second period was scoreless and was the “calm before the storm” of the third period. The Bears tied the game mid-period and were up by two within two minutes. The boys struggled against their opponents’ renewed strength, but with a powerful goal by Hunter Rombough from inside the blue line, the team made a valiant effort to make a comeback, but it wasn’t to Div. of 1382732 Ont. Inc. be. The game remained 3-2 for Smiths Falls.

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Award-winning country musician to play in Perth

If you like country music, you’re in for a real treat. The award-winning Steve Piticco and his incomparable guitar will perform in the second concert of the Songs from the Valley series, a collaboration between the Studio Theatre and the Friends of the Stewart Park Festival.

If you’re a country music buff, you have undoubtedly heard of Piticco. This Toronto-born, world-class guitarist started playing when he was just 11, and he has since carved a significant niche for himself in this field, winning numerous awards from the Canadian Country Music Association as well as five Gram awards as International Instrumentalist of the Year. He has performed all over Canada and Europe, with special guests such as Ray Flacke and Albert Lee. In 1989 he created his own band, South Mountain, which has travelled widely, winning a number of international awards.

Although Piticco has made recordings with many major pickers, he admits his biggest thrill was to record at Merle Haggard’s studio outside of Redding, Calif.

“Just a demo,” he recalls with pride.

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This year, however, Piticco and his band Don’t miss the incomparable guitar “It will be a show of ‘real country of 22 years are spreading their wings and good old country music of music’ with lots of pickin’ and singing even wider. Before embarking on their Piticco and friends. As Piticco says, of traditional country.” customary European tour, they are taking their first ever trip to Scotland to play in festivals. Following that, they will play in Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and other countries yet to be PERTH confirmed.

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