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The Picton Gazette THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014

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Quinte region traffic Coalition warns about driving with cells PagE 9

Mertens decides to leave County’s top post after one term Chad Ibbotson

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HALF DONE Pirates dispatch rebels, face Jets in league final PagE 18

aRMEd advanCE Members of the first battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment take part in an exercise to clear the hallways at the old Prince Edward Heights Institute and advance on a target Tuesday. The troops, down from Petawawa on a training mission wore their winter white camouflage during the operation. (Adam Bramburger/Gazette staff)

Forces on patrol at Camp Picton Petawawa-based first battalion of Royal Canadian Regiment stages training exercises adaM bRaMbuRgER

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Though it ceased to be an active Canadian Forces base 45 years ago, Camp Picton welcomed the shortterm deployment of some 300 troops from the first battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment (1 RCR) Monday. The soldiers were bused in from CFB Petawawa in order to complete a fourday exercise designed to hone their skills in lowlevel combat and counterinsurgency measures. The regiment's commanding officer Lt.-Col James Price, a Trenton native himself, said they chose Picton because of the facilities available here and, simply, because familiarity isn't conducive to productive training in an industry where being alert can be the difference between life and death. "We're so familiar with Petawawa. When you're training, you want to ensure you're getting the most bang for your buck," he said. "This allows us to have a road move to come down to this location. It's somewhere new. It's a facil-

IntEnsE nEgotIatIons Lieut. Hary Little,

left, and Cpl. Greg Pulham take part in a simulation of talks to engage key community leader in a war zone at Loch Sloy Business Park Tuesday. (Adam Bramburger/Gazette staff)

ity that's here. We were back here in the fall and we had a look." Price explains that the core competencies — shoot, move, communicate — are the same anywhere, but sometimes drilling skills a familiar site can take the edge off. "If you know the area in which you're doing it or you're out over the same ground over time, you don't get as much exercise

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with respect to the navigation because you know it," he said. "In these sort of areas, it's something new so the soldiers have to come back to their first principles. It allows us to get away, to concentrate on what we have to do, and to go back to our basics." In a tent a few yards away from the air strip, Price and his operations manager Capt. Jeff Lloyd pored over maps and gave

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briefings to some of their senior officers about the exercise at hand. Lloyd explained the various companies of the regiment were patrolling areas surrounding the airfield and the nearby paintball facility located in the old Prince Edward Heights complex. The patrols were scheduled to set up a mock attack on targets at the paintball facility Thursday morning. More specifically, media members learned that different platoons received their orders Monday evening. Each platoon — groups of about 30 soldiers — was set to patrol designated areas in three-hour blocks over the night time hours. The system was designed to give nine hours of coverage with different platoons crossing over into varied designated area. While the patrols were set in three-hour blocks, those shifts also included nearly two hours of preparation and one hour of follow-up, in which intelligence gained on patrol would be handed over to a communications officer.

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S E C T I O N

After one term at the helm of Prince Edward County council, Mayor Peter Mertens has decided not to seek re-election. In a release dated March 4 Mertens addressed the residents of Prince Edward County, saying his decision not to run in this fall's municipal election came with mixed feelings. “I've thought about this for quite a long time and I've argued with myself for quite a long time,” Mertens said in an interview with The Gazette. “I've thoroughly enjoyed working as the mayor, I've enjoyed working for the people of Prince Edward County. There's a lot of satisfaction in public service.” Mertens said as much as he will miss working with the residents and fellow councillors, he believes people should know when it's time to move on. “I always wanted to make sure that I left before my best before date,” he said. He said he and council were able to accomplish all the work that he set out to do when he was elected mayor. “Had there been things on my to do list that we hadn't been able to accomplish I might have thought differently about it,” he said. After eight years with the municipality — four as a Wellington councillor and four as mayor — Mertens said he's most proud of the sustainability initiatives council was able to commence.

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The Picton Gazette THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014

PECI Junior Iron Chefs serve a silver-medal winning dinner at Loyalist Judges give local culinary crew full marks for their main course Jason Parks

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It's hard to replicate perfection and no one knows this better than the members of the PECI Junior Iron Chef team. The quartet of young culinary masters were unable to replicate a historic 98 per cent score gained in the semi finals of the Loyalist College-sponsored showdown when they took to the kitchen this past weekend and, after the dust settled in the 13th edition of the cooking competition, the Panthers settled for a silver medal. “They were incredibly excited about the result,”

PECI teacher and Junior Iron Chef coach Suzanne White said. After PECI was unable to field a team last year due to local public school board work action that limited extra curricular activities, the school re-established itself as a leading culinary arts school with a podium finish. The groups presentation of portobello mushrooms and pancetta cannelloni with leeks two ways, two sauces: celery root, leek and spinach, drizzled with sun dried tomato oil as an appetizer, a main entree of bacon-wrapped pork medallions with siu mai

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The Press Release in the February 27th issue of The Picton Gazette issued by the Executive Board of Picton United Church did not mention the following: The Board fired the Food Bank Secretary in a letter dated February 18th without warning or cause.

Board members met with the Treasurer and the Director of The Food Bank on February 18th. Due to their methods, the Treasurer felt that he could no longer be transparent and accountable to Food Bank Donors. He resigned in protest. Board members have systematically made efforts to undermine the Food Bank Director, Patricia Romkey. This severely hinders her ability to do her job after more than eighteen years as Director and well over twenty years as a Volunteer. In my opinion, the Press Release erroneously implies a possibility of wrongdoing. This casts a cloud over the integrity of each and every Food Bank Volunteer.

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cabbage roll, radish and apple slaw, gaufrette potatoes, beans and edamame completed with an opera cake with orange anglaise and raspberries drew rave reviews in the semi-finals of the competition, scoring a 98 per cent which is the highest mark ever given out at that stage. Unfortunately, with the television lights glaring in the Loyalist College kitchen and team members Jared Hartley, Zeb Snider, Emily Vangrootheest and Keith Petrasek working in close quarters against representatives from St. Peter Catholic Secondary School of Peterborough and Kingston's Loyalist Collegiate and Vocational Institute, the Panthers couldn't quite make the magic happen an second time. “We had a couple of issues,” Hartley said. “The cake was undercooked or over mixed and the appetizer was a little under seasoned.” The team did earn top marks for the entree, with judges telling PECI team and staff members during the debriefing the main presentation was the best

Chefs in arms PECI Junior Iron Chef team members (L-R) Emily Van Grootheest,

Jared Hartley, Zeb Snider, Keith Petrasek and Jason Hamilton celebrate the school’s silver medal finish at Loyalist College on Saturday. (Submitted photo)

from the three-school field. “They told us the pork was out of the park,” Hartley said. White added the judges told her they would have happily paid $35 for the main entree. “Jared makes the pasta fresh and there was a little water retention that leaked out and took away from the seasoning,” she said. “As far as desert, that's been bang on all year and the one time we needed it to be perfect, it wasn't quite there.”

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“In an average year, we spend about $800 on food alone and we also buy some specialized kitchen equipment,” White said. “This event gives people an opportunity to taste the meal and fundraise for the Junior Iron Chef program.” Hartley, Petrasek and Hamilton will follow their culinary leanings into a post secondary program while White said Van Grootheest likes to cook for fun. “Zeb, he just likes to eat,” She said with a laugh. “But aside from the medals and awards, the goal of the program at PECI is to teach how good real food tastes. We have all this wonderful produce and all these great farms just outside our door so lets use it. If we can get them to fall in love with real food, we've done our job.”

As has been the case in the past, a leader in the local culinary community stepped up to provide leadership and advice to the team in advance of the competition. Chef Micheal Sullivan of Merrill Inn took on the task in 2013-2014 and Hartley said the mentorship was a key ingredient to the Panthers success. “He was a big help through the entire process,” He said. The team that included Jason Hamilton as an alternate will cook for the community later next month at the group organizes and caters a fundraising meal that will feature their silver medal winning menu. The meal will take place on April 7 at Waupoos Winery and tickets for the event at $50.

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Early next month, ground will break on Picton's fourth Habitat For Humanity home project under the direction of a familiar face for county tradespeople. Former Prince Edward County Construction Association president Charlie Poisson joined the not-forprofit organization after 12 years working as a private contractor in the county. Having built a habitat house as a volunteer in the late 1990s, he was looking to revisit the joy he found in the work. "There really is a personal sense of satisfaction in doing this," he said. "It was something different that I hadn't received before participating in that build." The affable Poisson said he really enjoys the experience of working with volunteers and had found a way of adjusting his manner to suit the people he works with. He notes the key to working on the habitat site as a contractor is to give volunteers a sense of achievement when they leave each day, but still keep an eye to the big picture and moving the project forward to completion. Already, Poisson has been dealing with complications for the back-split 1,040-square-foot home. Because of the cold winter, the groundbreaking at 7 York Street was delayed a week already and Poisson is sim-

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unteer co-ordinator Sylvia Draaistra are starting to put the pieces in place to begin building a three-bedroom home at 7 York Street next month. (Adam Bramburger/Gazette staff)

ply hoping that Mother Nature will co-operate enough for the home to proceed this spring. Right now, Poisson and volunteer co-ordinator Sylvia Draaistra are canvassing the community to find people interested in helping with the project. They're searching for people who actually want to build the home, to help with fundraising, and even to prepare meals for the work crews. Corporate donations of money, materials, or food would also be welcomed in conjunction with the build. "We're looking for all kinds of help. If you can't swing a hammer, you can bake a pie," said Draaistra. "Volunteers don't need experience, we have a qualified builder to tell them what they can do." The duo also went into PECI this week to talk to

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Deputations offer critical view of White Pines heritage report on visual impacts Architect tells councillors report could have gone farther in examining attributes that will be impacted by turbine sites for project Chad Ibbotson

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A revised heritage report for wpd Canada's White Pines development has residents calling on councillors to help protect the area's heritage assets. Resident Liz Driver made a deputation to councillors at last week's committee-of-the-whole meeting where she criticized the choice of visualizations used within the report and called on councillors to forward comments on the report to the environment ministry.

While the report said 20 heritage resources could be indirectly affect by vibrations from the development and 21 could be directly affected visually, the report concluded mitigation would be impossible without affecting the financial viability of the project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In order to mitigate any visual impacts, turbine locations T07, T09, and T11 would have to be avoided. Turbine locations T07, T09, and T11 have been decided based on consideration of availability of land, and natural environment, noise, and property line setbacks,

Consulting firm Stantec initially brought forward the heritage report in June 2012, but revised the document in October. The 29-turbine project is located in South Marysburgh and Athol. The 69-page report describes heritage resources in the area surrounding the proposed project site and details potential negative impacts turbines could have on them. The study area was bordered by Brummell and Bond roads to the north, Lighthall Road to the west, Gravelly Bay Road to the east and Lake Ontario to the south.

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report was submitted before the visualizations were complete. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They chose just 12 which meant they never did visualizations so that the impacts could be measured on all the other resources,â&#x20AC;? said Rowse. Rowse said the finding of impacts demonstrates a strong need for the municipality to comment to the MOE. A recommended response from PEHAC is expected at the March 11 council meeting.

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The municipality has deemed its recent job fair a great success and will look to make it an annual event. The fair, held Feb. 19 at the Prince Edward Community Centre, brought more than 40 local employers looking to hire more than 300 seasonal, full-time, part-time and yearround positions. A release from the municipality says the opportunity had more than 500 local students and residents come through the door during the four-hour networking session. The event was co-ordinated through Prince Edward County's community development department and hosted in partnership with the Small Business Centre, Career Edge, Prince Edward-Lennox and Addington Community Futures Development Corporation, Prince Edward County Chamber of Tourism and Commerce, and the East Central Ontario Training Board. Community development co-ordinator Grace Nyman said the goal of the fair was to make it valuable to both job seekers and employers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Feedback from participants and employers was extremely positive and attendance was excellent,â&#x20AC;? Nyman said in the release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We hope to make this an annual event.â&#x20AC;? A total of 513 job seekers attended the community event. -Chad Ibbotson, Staff

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Council consults staff on whether to take stance on CFB Trenton expropriation said he didn't disagree that the move could provide a boost to local economies, but said he wouldn't support the motion. “I, personally, don't want my feet in those muddy waters because there's strong opposition on both sides,” he said. “… That's their issue and I don't want any part of it. So unfortunately — even though I agree with what was

Quinte West seeks support of its neighbours for base expansion Chad Ibbotson

Staff writer

Councillors will await a staff report before making a decision on whether to support a Quinte West circulated motion supporting the Department of National Defence (DND) in its relocation of the Canadian Forces special operations unit Joint Task Force 2 to 8 Wing Trenton. Councillors held off on supporting the resolution, voting to refer the issue to staff for a report that would explain the project and whether a land expropriation to facilitate the move has been completed. While similar motions are often circulated and approved by councils in the region, several councillors at last week's committee-of-thewhole meeting were concerned with supporting an issue that has been hotly debated in the neighbouring municipality. The motion reads “that the council for the City of Quinte West continue to support the Department of National Defence in its relocation of the JTF2 Unit to 8 Wing Trenton in the City of Quinte West,” and requests the municipality to pass a similar resolution of support. But several councillors said they were unsure whether they could support the motion without further information. Their hesitation stems from the federal government's expropriation of 90 acres of farmland owned by 85-year-old Frank Meyers. The military base had been buying property in the area since 2006 and Meyers was the last holdout. The government took possession of the land in August 2012, but allowed Meyers to lease the property until last September. The land had been in the possession of the Meyers

said about the economic benefit — I cannot support this.” Councillor Brian Marisett also said he couldn't support the resolution at this point. “I won't support this for a couple of reasons. One being the issue of the Meyers farm and the fact that the land was granted to Mr. Meyers and his family in perpetuity,” said Marisett. “Not once has there been public evidence brought

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speaks to the support resolution for the Trenton base expasion at last week’s committee-of-the-whole meeting. Gale said he couldn’t support the move. (Chad Ibbotson/Gazette staff)

family since 1798 and led many area residents to protest the expropriation. Last Thursday Mayor Peter Mertens introduced the motion and asked councillors to show support for Quinte West with their own resolution. “That unit will provide upwards of 1,000 new people to the area both in terms of civilians and military,” he said. “The county, at this point, benefits considerably from the base where we have a clear number of people that work in the military who drive from Prince Edward County. This is going to be a boon for the entire region, not just Quinte West.” Mertens said the resolution wouldn't have any affect on the expropriation issue. “This doesn't have anything to do with the expropriation. The expropriation is done, finished, it's over,” he said. “The documents were signed in September of last year.” Councillor Jamie Forrester said he saw the motion as simply showing support for a fellow municipality. “All we're saying is we're supporting the decision of a council that represents its people that we've done many times before on all sorts of issues,” he said. “All we're doing is supporting that

council, it doesn't matter what the inner politics are here.” However, ultimately most agreed it would be prudent to get more information on the issue. Councillor Kevin Gale

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forward that there has been a legal transfer of the property.” He said there's a lot of people in Quinte West and surrounding communities that question the whole process and Marisett said he also had concern with the JTF2 unit's role. The report is expected to come forward at a future committee-of-the-whole meeting.

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PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY

Looking back in the

Picton Gazette 90 years ago — 1924

n A delegation of residents from the southwest part of Picton brought a delegation to town council asking for a firm alarm box to be installed on the corner of Ontario and Grove Streets. Captain W. Welbanks supported their pleas, noting most homes are of wooden construction and would be fully engulfed before people reached the far alarm box. n Canadian politicians debated the merit of increased taxation on this side of the border, compared to moves in the United States to lower their taxation. Some suggested if Canada needed to raise its taxes, it should also consider imposing tariffs on American goods to ensure domestic businesses could remain profitable. n Picton’s 18 town firefighters were ensured for a sum of $1,000 in case of death and a $10 weekly indemnity in case of injury in the course of duty through a deal the town reached with Norwich Union. The deal was the firefighters’ choice among competing bids.

70 years ago — 1944

n Tom Bata toured Picton and his Bata Shoe Company requested permission from the Wartime Prices and Trade Board to set up a branch factory in Picton in addition to its headquarters in Batawa. It was expected the factory would employ 25 women to start and as many as 80 when it was in full production. nLavergne Minaker was appointed acting post master for Picton. Minaker had spent 19 years working at the local post office and he had spent three years as assistant post master to Gerald Way, who died in February. Many county business people were pushing for the local man to become permanent post master based on his record of service. n After a lengthy discussion, Picton town council called for more stringent enforcement of traffic control bylaws. Some councillors suggested it was a mistake to have done away with the police motorcycle patrol years before. In particular, speeding and rolling stops were two concerns police were to monitor.

60 years ago — 1954

n Facing elimination in the Trent Valley hockey League semi-finals, Wellington’s Iron Dukes held the Trenton Admirals to a 6-6 tie to force another game. The Dukes swarmed around the Trenton goal in the dying minutes of overtime, but could not find the winning goal. The Wellington squad faced two must-win games to stay alive in the series. n The Kinsmen Club of Picton received a genuine pair of mukluks from the club in Yellowknife. The local club planned to auction off the warm winter boots to raise money for community projects.

20 years ago — 1994

n While some media outlets reported otherwise, NDP transportation minister Howard Hampton remained committed to imposing tolls on the Glenora ferry service. Local MPP Paul Johnson said Hampton had been consistent in his insistence on the fees and noted that any statements the press believed were to the contrary were likely misconstrued. n Some 28 workers with more than 800 years of combined experience elected to take early buyout packages from Essroc Cement to help avert low-level layoffs.

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A column about those bird brains in our midst

It is still quite dark when I top up the feeders outside in preparation for the feathered breakfast brigade. Incredibly, at this early hour, there are tiny, dark figures moving about on the ground. In the darkness, there are tree sparrows and even a few mourning doves groping about in the dark for leftovers. Although sunrise is a long way off, apparently I am late again serving their breakfast. The tree sparrows are not only the first to arrive at our feeders in the morning, they are among the very last to leave the feeders at night. In the sub-Arctic tundra, where these birds typically nest, this is an important attribute, as they have evolved to take advantage of every precious fragment of light they can find. The mourning doves come early too, but it is the tree sparrows that amaze me the most as they grope about on the ground in total darkness for anything they can find. Did they have any problems with the extreme cold we experienced a few weeks ago? Not in the least. Provided they could find food, tree sparrows, and everything else out there seemed to make out okay. Not so with waterfowl, but that’s another story. There was an excellent wild food crop out there this winter. What about their feet? Well, most birds have thermostats in their legs which control circulation to their feet, allowing only a minimum of circulation to prevent freezing, thus conserving precious heat and directing it to other parts of the body where it is needed more. Others admittedly do have problems. Some just can’t seem to get the hang of winter living. While we tend to think of mourning doves as a winter fixture in the Quinte area anymore, it wasn’t always that way. The presence of mourning

The Picton Legion has been an active supporter of its community over the past three years. This week, the Legion released its disbursement statistics since 2011 and the figures show that through its Poppy Fund, Nevada, and bingo accounts, it has handed out 91,784.56 — or an average of

doves here in the winter has become a common thing only in the last 50 years or so as they are tempted from migrating by an abundance of food, such as unharvested corn fields, and to a certain extent, a plethora of feeders in the province. However, mourning doves simply aren’t built for our winters, often suffering from frost damage to their feet. Over 30 per cent of wintering doves in Ontario suffer from this problem in the province. It is not unusual to see doves with toes badly curled, or lacking toes altogether! However, while they experience some problem landing on branches, the toeless birds appear to have little problem walking about on the ground. Give them another hundred years or so, and they will get it right. For the most part though, birds are well adapted to coming through frigid temperatures in fine shape. Some of those that arrive from the far north are darker in colour for darker colours absorb heat. Remember your physics lessons? It has to do with the different wavelengths of light. All light that is not reflected is absorbed. Because light causes heat, dark colors, which absorb

more light than lighter colors, are warmer than lighter colors. Does this explain why blue jays at our feeders in winter — suspected migrants from farther north — appear darker? Perhaps so, but bird banders who have an intimate understanding of bird plumage, say there is nothing to that theory. Blue jays are blue jays, and some are darker than others and some are lighter and has nothing to do with where they are from, so we still don’t know the origin of our winter blue jays. Are they local blue jays that didn’t migrate south, or are they visitants from further north that consider the Quinte Region as their Florida? Perhaps a combination of both. However, purple martin houses in summer are painted white to reflect heat. Birds in the north also have shorter extremities to prevent heat from leaking out. Look at the short stubby beak of the redpoll when they appear again some winter, compared to the beaks of other seed eating birds, more common to the Quinte area. When the temperature drops, birds can increase their insulation by fluffing their feathers to increase the layer of warmer trapped air between the feathers and their bodies. We saw enough of that happening this winter. That is why bird baths are particularly busy in the winter, because birds know they must keep these feathers meticulously clean and lovingly preened to protect the insulating properties. But for birds to function, they must have an adequate supply of fuel to stoke their tiny furnaces. Cold weather burns a lot of fuel, so birds tend to be more active during subzero temperatures. Our feeders reflect this, busier on cold days, but the tempo slowing during periods of mild weather. Other than a few here and

there, redpolls were not present this winter. The birch, alder and conifer seed crop where these redpolls nest was excellent. So, they stayed put this winter. Why expend energy migrating when there’s no need for it. But, they are a miracle in engineering. During those few precious daylight hours in the north, redpolls can eat voraciously and store excess seeds into a sort of false crop - its diverticula, if you want the technical term. When darkness falls, they retire to a secluded and protected spot out of the wind, and consume the seeds at their leisure. Think of it as a cow bringing up its cud, and chewing contently. They have other adaptations too, including longer winter feathers than most birds their size, and a heavier coat. They also can burrow in the snow, huddling together to reduce heat loss. Amazing little critters. The reason we very seldom see gray jays this far south is due to their amazing ability to survive in the cold extremes of Algonquin Park by caching their food in crevices, something they start doing very early in the season. Thousands of tiny crevices are utilized in the forest, and every gray jay remembers each and every one of them, weeks later. There’s always food around for a gray jay. So, the next time someone refers to you as a “bird brain,” run right over and give them a big hug as a sign of gratitude. You have just been paid one of the highest compliments!

$30,653 annually. Poppy Fund contributions are approved by the Royal Canadian Legion’s provincial command and include donations for veterans’ assistance and comfort through programs like Meals On Wheels, family support, the 851 Air Cadet Squadron and dominion and

provincial requests for support of memorials, Cadet programs, and disaster relief. In 2011, the Legion gave $14,894.21, in 2012, it gave $6,638.50, and in 2013 it gave $16,454.87 from the Poppy Fund. From Nevada and bingo, the Legion gave $19,752 in 2011, $18, 427 in 2012, and $14,580 in

2013. In a release this week, first vice-president and poppy chair Art Harrison and president Pat Burrows thanked the community for supporting the branch and encouraged future support for Legion programs.

OUTDOOR RAMBLES TERRY SPRAGUE

For more information on today’s topic, please e-mail tsprague@kos.net or phone 613 476 5072. For more information on nature in the Quinte area, be sure to check out www.naturestuff.net .

Legion Branch 78 has handed out an average of $30,653 a year since 2011

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Olympic village These are some of the more than 120 PECI students who participated in an Olympic competi-

tion at the Prince Edward Community Centre last Friday organized by the school’s entrepreneurship class. The students took part in sports like curling, broomball, and floor hockey for a good cause. More than $2,000 was raised last Friday for the 2014 Prince Edward County Relay For Life to help fight cancer. (Submitted photo)

Mayoral office not an easy post to hold in these times

PRINCE Edward County is likely to have a new face at the helm of its council table at Shire Hall next year as Mayor Peter Mertens announced Tuesday that he does not plan to seek re-election this fall. While there is a certain amount of pomp and circumstance that goes along with the post, one can’t help but wonder what field of candidates would want to commit themselves to four years in that job, just as Mertens and five unsuccessful rival did a mere four years ago. For one thing, despite being the politicians that are closest to their constituents, those involved at the municipal level often don’t have very much control over what they’re able to offer taxpayers in terms of services and in terms of taxation. Most of the standards they have to follow are set out by legislation from higher levels of government and they have virtually no direct input on important topics like policing costs and coverage or the amount of money the province floats to help keep up crumbling infrastructure. Now, local politicians don’t even have much of a voice at the table when it comes to the companies that wish to site major energy installations within their own municipality. Despite this lack of flexibility, a mayor is often one of the first people called whenever a resident has a concern and he is often the first person who is expected to attend almost any public function or to explain any decision made by his peers or staff. It really is a full-time job and not a particularly easy one for the $36,771 annual remuneration that comes along with the job. In Prince Edward County, though the mayor is the lone representative elected by all of the people casting ballots, his job is further complicated by the notion that he is one of 16 voices around the table. He is expected to not only keep control over meetings with so many voices present, but he also is the public face for an organization that may easily push a different agenda than the one he was elected to bring about based on the campaign trail. Over the past few years, it appears Mertens has found a way to manage this difficult task and he was able to move the County toward some of the objectives he hoped to achieve over the last term — chief among them being moves to put the municipality back on good financial footing by building up reserves and paying down debt. He managed to do this by providing leadership to bring councillors together to find common ground and to partake in a series of strategic planning exercises. Mertens also seemed to find the right note when advocating for the municipality to upper levels of government. It is a shame he could not persuade his peers to move forward with restructuring, however. With the nomination floor now wide open, one hopes that selfless, civic-minded leaders will weigh all of those barriers and still see fit to stand as Mertens’ successor. In the right hands, the mayoral post is still a crucial cog in the municipal machine.

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Social Justice Group sponsors teen essay writing contest

The Social Justice Group at the County of Prince Edward Public Library & Archives has been meeting every two weeks for close to one year, and in that time its members have undertaken a number of projects, including initiating informative evenings on a variety of subjects. Its latest project is the launching of a teen essay writing contest to engage young people in important issues of the day, while supporting the library’s goal of providing opportunities for youth while promoting literacy. “We are pleased to partner with library patrons and groups in creative ways to help enrich the community,” says Library chief executive officer Barbara Sweet. “And offering space and resources to groups in our library branches is one way we can support those efforts.” The Teen Social Justice Essay Writing Contest is open to all teens in Prince Edward County ages 13 to 19. There will be two categories, one for writers age 13 to 16 and one for those 17 to 19 years of age. Prizes of $100 for first place, $75 for second place, and $50 for third place will be awarded in both age divisions. Essays are to be between 500 and 600 words on topics that research any social justice theme including, but not limited to, issues of discrimination, poverty, oppression, and environmental concerns, both in our own region, or internationally. Authors Andrew Binks, Vicki Delany, Colin Frizzell and Janet Kellough will be the panel of judges. “We hope, as wel that this project will provide an opportunity to work with high schools that serve Picton students,” says Sweet. Posters are being created to promote the contest, as well as a facebook event page where teens can access the details to enter. Rules will also be available on the library’s website at: www.peclibrary.org.

inside the library CHRISTINE RENAUD

The deadline for submitting essays is Earth Day, Tuesday, April 22 before 5 p.m. Essays are to be delivered to the library either by e-mail anytime before the deadline to: crenaud@peclibrary.org or in a sealed envelope marked “Teen Essay” at any branch of the library. Winners will be announced on Friday, May 9. An awards celebration will be held with an evening of readings of the winning entries planned for a later date. Essays may be published in local papers and a zine will be produced as well. Next week, the library would like to remind all families that there are many activities planned throughout March break from March 10 to March 15, at all branches. At the Wellington branch, a free drama camp is being offered for children 10 years and older with professional drama coach Rick Zimmerman. The workshop runs each morning from 10 a.m. to noon. Space is limited and registration is required at 613-476-5962 or by e-mail: crenaud@peclibrary.org. As well, free drop-in art and craft workshops will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., with a different activity at a different branch each day. For a full list of the planned art projects, please visit the library web site at: www.peclibrary.org

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Organizers and local firefighters that bared almost all in the 2014 Prince Edward County Firefighters fundraising calendar deserve a round of applause as the effort raised over $15,000. Organizers handed out $5,000 to ALS Canada, Hospice Prince Edward and Muscular Diastrophy on Sunday at a cheque presentation at Highline Hall. (Jason Parks/Gazette staff)

Panthers capture top spots in college’s photo contest Lewis first in field at Skills Loyalist, Morrow places third Jason Parks

Staff writer

A pair of senior PECI students have had their photographic eye recognized at a recent skills competition involving secondary students from all over the Quinte region. Cynara Lewis and Brooke Morrow took part in the inaugural photography portion of the second annual Skills Loyalist, a skills evaluation event hosted by Loyalist College. Lewis was tops in the showdown while Morrow placed third. “We are thrilled for both Cynara and Brooke,” PECI photography instructor Hilary Anne Clarke said. “They worked very hard on their portfolios, showed great professionalism and represented themselves and the school very well.” Students were tasked with a pair of assignments, shooting the interior and exterior architecture of the Loyalist College campus in the morning and photographing life in the afternoon of the all day event. Students could choose to shoot staff members, Loyalist students or fellow

Photo Finish PECI’s Cynara Lewis, left, and

Brooke Morrow were top finishers in the photography category of the Skills Loyalist Skills competition at Loyalist College last month. (Jason Parks/Gazette staff)

secondary students taking part in other skills disciplines such as carpentry, automotive, esthetics, welding and precision machining. Following the assignments, a panel of industry experts evaluated students based on their performance, using Skills Canada standards, as well as a short interview. With the win, Lewis has

gained entrance to the Ontario Technological Skills Competition in Waterloo this May. Both Lewis and Morrow were bitten by the photography bug at an early age. “I've been interested in photography for about as long as I can remember. I used to go around the yard, taking pictures with disposable cameras,” Lewis recalls. “I got a digital cam-

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era and then I moved up to a digital SLR two years ago.” She knows breaking into the photography game will be though. “Right now, I'm just having fun but I think photography would make an awesome career. It's a though field to get into,” she added. Like Lewis, Morrow started taking pictures of items around the house at a young age and has been hooked ever since. “My parents bought me a small digital camera and photography is something I really enjoy,” Morrow said. “I am looking for (post-secondary) programs in photography.” Skills Loyalist was funded by Trenval Business Development Corporation. For each of the competition areas, which occurred simultaneously throughout the day, the winners were awarded Loyalist College scholarships in the amounts of $1,000 for first place, $600 for second place, and $400 for third place. Nearly 80 competitors in grades 11 and 12 representing schools from the Hastings and Prince Edward, Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic, Kawartha Pine Ridge, and Limestone District School Boards.

Killing, harming, harassing turtles not green practice

Pam Smith, Jan Stephen and Margie Robb (pictured) were one of two crews out in Prince Edward County on March 4, performing random acts of kindness for Violence Awareness and Random Acts of Kindness Week. The group went to Rossmore, Bloomfield, Wellington and Picton. They handed out small gifts to people on the street and visited H. J. McFarland Memorial Home and CAS. The groups motto this year; “If you see someone today without a smile give them one of yours.” (April Lawrence/For The Gazette)

Throughout the long and often ugly process which pitted our local community in Prince Edward County against wind developers and elected government (Queen’s Park just to be clear, our local politicians have been mostly supportive of the community in which they live and work), what has been missing from the stream of arguments pro and con regarding the building of industrial wind turbines is the fol-

lowing. That our morals and ethics have degenerated to the point where law, as evidenced in the ESA (Endangered Species Act) condones actions which “kill, harm or harass” the Blanding’s turtle or any species for that matter, sickens me. For us to assume the power of God and enshrine it via such disgusting language in law reflects an arrogance and self assumed superiority over all things

living, that we are truly in danger of spiraling into a very dark and destructive abyss. How any agency, be it private or elected, can use such horrendous legislation while positing that green energy will somehow benefit society, is a hypocrisy that astonishes me. If it has become acceptable to “kill, harm or harass’ on the way to reaching this illusory dystopia of a “green planet”, how safe

do you feel as a citizen objecting to the enormous power of big business and big government? The midnight knock at the front door is the next step, is it not? Ostrander Point may very well be the cross road that determines not only the future of green energy, but the future of our society. It must be stopped. Hilary Amolins Prince Edward County

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Hands off PECI’s Tyler Allison joins OPP constable Anthony Mann and Public Health

Nurse Kerri Jianopoulos at a Quinte Traffic Coalition presentation Monday. Secondary students learned about the dangers of using cell phones while driving. (Jason Parks/Gazette staff)

Students told distracted driving is deadly Quinte Region Traffic Coalition visits PECI to discuss phone use Jason Parks

Staff writer

The Grade 10 Venture class at Prince Edward Collegiate Institute was taught a little bit of everything Monday morning. Law. Physics. Human biology. Statistics. Odds ratios. And while these lessons learned by the 25 or so students won't be part of the semester-ending examinations in June, they might just be some of the most important teachings students learn all year. Prince Edward OPP Community Services Constable Anthony Mann and Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit's public health nurse specializing in injury prevention Kerri Jianopoulos presented “Off the Road/Off the phone”, a Quinte Region Traffic Coalition intuitive based around the dangers of using cell phones while driving and aimed at reducing injuries and deaths among those 16-24 years of age. Students heard Monday road crashes are the leading cause of death in Canada among persons less than 24 years of age. The group of teens that are just beginning to prepare to learn how to drive also heard that motorists using a cell are four-to-six times more likely to be involved in a car crash, and people using that phone to text are 23 times

more likely to be involved in a car crash. Jianopoulos said case studies prove that using a cell phone when driving affects focus and reaction time to the same point as if a motorist had a blood alcohol content of .08. “You are operating a piece of heavy machinery at high speeds and you need to be able to adapt to changing road conditions and hazards and judge speed and distances this is a very complex task,” Jianopoulos told the would be drivers. Changing music, using GPS, eating, staring at pedestrians, reaching for something are all things that can take minds off the task at hand which is safely driving a motor vehicle. “But the cell phone is visual distraction and a mechanical one because your hand is off the wheel. It's also a cognitive distraction because your mind is not on the task,” she added. Mann related the potential scenarios to actual ones and spoke about a case where he was the first person to arrive on scene of a terrible head-on collision in Prince Edward County. “One Sunday night in Prince Edward County, working on your highways, I looked ahead and saw what appeared to be fog, but it wasn't fog it all, it was the debris of two vehicles that hit

head on. There was no explanation, but I suspected it to be distracted driving. I can't get into specifics but it happens far too often and it's completely preventable,” he said. To drive the message home, students were shown a number videos during the presentation. Some showed despite best efforts, concentrating on one task and then trying to identifying another can be near impossible. Another video showed the teens a collection interviews of family and friends of deceased crash victims that died behind the wheel in the process of texting with their friends. Yet another dramatic video produced in the United Kingdom showed the the actions leading up to a distracted driving collision and the bloody, irreversible aftermath. “Don't get into the habit of testing and driving. We are delivering this message to you people because you haven't started driving yet and we want to instill good driving habits and choices,” Mann said. Smarter choices such as ending a text conversation by sending an NNID (Not Now, I'm Driving) message before you get behind the wheel and, in the case where a phone call needs to be made, pulling off to the shoulder of the road or better yet, a parking lot.

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CONSECON LEGION BR 509 – Breakfast now available 7 days a week 7-11am. All welcome. CONSECON LEGION –Euchre every Tuesday evening 7pm. Cost $5. (Every 3rd Sunday of the month 1pm/$5). Crib every Wednesday evening 7pm. Cost $5/Mixed Fun Darts every Thursday evening 7pm. BEGINNER FRENCH – Picton Library drop-in 2pm every Thursday with Maurice. MARCH 7 – FREE SOUP FRIDAYS WITH FOOD NOT BOMBS – Hot soup, fresh bread & some free groceries to take away. 12 noon Picton Br Library. MARCH 7 – WORLD DAY OF PRAYER – Service 1:30pm St. Andrew’s Anglican Church Wellington. All welcome. Info 399-3082. MARCH 7 – WORLD DAY OF PRAYER – Picton United Church 2pm. Theme: Streams in the Desert. All welcome. MARCH 7 – WELLINGTON LEGION – Friday Night Dinner features Baked Cod Fish, rice pilaf, soup, dessert, coffee/tea $14.95 tax incl. 10 & under ½ price. Serving 5-7pm. Take-out available. All welcome. MARCH 7 – WORLD DAY OF PRAYER – Carrying Place Church 7pm. All welcome. MARCH 8 – SPORTS REGISTRATIONS – Picton Town Hall from 8am-2pm. Soccer, Baseball, Ball Hockey, T-Ball, 5 Pitch & West Lake Watersports Kids Camp. MARCH 8 – FREE AFTERNOON MOVIE – Showing “The Butler” 2pm Ameliasburgh Town Hall. Presented by the Library. MARCH 10 – FREE MARCH BREAK DRAMA WORKSHOP – With Rick Zimmerman for ages 10 & up. Wellington Br Library 10am-12noon daily Mar 1014. Space is limited. Registration required with Christine 476-5962. MARCH 10 – MARCH BREAK FREE DiscARTed ART FOR FAMILIES – Drop in & create amazing pieces with recycled books 1-3pm Picton Br Library. MARCH 11 – MARCH BREAK FREE – Make mats, baskets & bracelets from recycled fabric. Drop in to Milford Br Library 1-3pm. MARCH 11 – AL-ANON (adults) & ALATEEN (teens) – Affected by someone’s drinking? 1-866-9513711. Meets Tues(s) 8pm Gilead Fellowship Church. MARCH 12 – SOUP & SANDWICH LUNCHEON – Picton United Church 11:30am-1pm. Home-made soup & sandwiches, cookies & beverage $7.50pp. Take-out available. Call 476-6050. Proceeds to church outreach programs. MARCH 12 – SOPHIASBURG OVER 60 CLUB – Lunch & Meeting 12 noon Friendship United Church Demorestville. Meal by Demorestville WI. Phone Peggy 476-3755 by Monday prior to reserve. MARCH 12 – MARCH BREAK ART FREE – Cute Animals & Such from recycled sweaters. Drop in Amelaiasburgh Br Library 1-3pm. MARCH 12 – LOYALIST DECORATIVE PAINTER’S GUILD – Meets 7pm Carrying Place United Church. Coffee & snacks 6:30. Bring regular painting supplies. New members always welcome. Info Noreen 475-2005 or www.freewebs.com/ldpg. MARCH 13 – AL-ANON – Meets Thurs(s) 10:30am Gilead Fellowship Church. 1-866-951-3711. For adults affected by someone’s drinking? MARCH 13 – MARCH BREAK ART – Make it Pop! 3D Art Creations. Unique technique & eye-popping results. Drop in Consecon Br Library 1-3pm. MARCH 14 – MARCH BREAK ART – Paint Chip Picasso. Beautiful art from paint chips! Drop in Bloomfield Br Library. Call to confirm time 476-5962. www.peclibrary.org. MARCH 14 – IRISH EVENING –Consecon United Church serving Irish Stew & Soda Bread 5-7pm. Free will offering. MARCH 15 – ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION PICTON – Presents Millpond Country Jamboree & Open Mic Featuring Country Music Rising Star Becky Elliott. Admission $15pp & includes Roast Beef Dinner & Dessert & The Best of Live Music. RSVP to reserve dinner (limited seating) 476-6535. Doors open 5:30 & Dinner 6pm. Music 7pm. All welcome. MARCH 16 – ST. ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH – Roast Beef Supper at the Ameliasburgh Town Hall serving 4-6pm. Adults $12. Children 6-11 yrs $5. Info 399-3082. MARCH 19 – ST.PATRICK’S TEA & BAZAAR – Picton United Church 1:30pm. Chicken Pot Pies/Baked Goods & Treasures new & old. $7pp. Take out available 476-6050. Resevations Jen 476-3763 or pictonunitedchurch@bellnet.ca. MARCH 19 – HAM SUPPER – Athol (Cherry Valley) Community Hall 6pm. Presented by the Cherry Valley WI assisted by the Athol Rec Committee. Dinner & dessert $12pp, under 12 $6. Raffle. Reservations recommended. Call Josie 476-4120. MARCH 21 – BE THE LIGHT…FOR RIA – Support the dance/party to raise funds to help Ria of the Little Organic Day Spa on her journey to recovery from cancer. PE Yacht Club 7:30pm. Tickets $10 & can be purchased at The Source, Penny’s Pantry or from Kathy 476-5289 or Pam. MARCH 22 – PEC 4-H COMMUNITY DANCE – Sophiasburgh Town Hall, 2711 Cty Rd 5 Demorestville 8pm-11pm. $10/person or $15/family. Info Liz 4768104. MARCH 25 – KINDERGARTEN DAY – At Sonrise Christian Academy 9:15-11:45am, 50 Johnson St. Picton. For children entering Jr or Sr Kindergarten Sept/14. Join us for a morning of lessons, games, crafts & activities. Please pre-register by calling 476-7883. MARCH 26 – PEC HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY – Meets 7pm in the Old Town Hall over the Fire Station (Picton). Nicolette McGraw talks about photographing gardens. Mini flower show & refreshments.

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reAding breAk From left, PECI Grade 12

students Tyler Wilkinson, Jessica Foster and Kirsten Ostrom take advantage of the Relax and Read program that kicked off at the school Monday. (April Lawrence/For The Gazette)

Local high school celebrating fifth year of initiative to promote literacy in March

PECI students, staff encouraged to relax and read in first period April lAwrence

For The GazeTTe

Plots will thicken as the Relax and Read program gets underway for another year at PECI Monday. During the month of March, students and teachers will have between 10 and 20 minutes during first period classes to stop and read from a reading material of their choosing — or teachers may choose to read a book to their class. The goal of Relax and Read is to promote literacy not only for tests in school but reading for fun and encouraging the imagination, said PECI teacher-librarian Shane Sweetapple. “I think a lot of people are taking advantage of it,” said Sweetapple. He is also encouraging teachers to take this time to read to their students. His

hope is that hearing a good story read well with enthusiasm will encourage students that don't like reading to pick a book and try reading for fun. Teachers have access to Kobo readers with several books that students can find in the library downloaded on them. Sweetapple said this is so if a student is interested in the book the teacher is reading to them, the student can still sign the book out from the library if they want to read it themselves. The Relax and Read program will run at the school until the end of the year. The reading time can be taken at anytime during the period and the period change with the months, in April second period classes will have reading time. The program has run at the school for five years and was started by former librarian Susan Markle.

Day camps, library workshops among March break activities April lAwrence

For The GazeTTe

Though March break is only days away there are still activities available for young people to register for and get involved in. A day camp, run by the HUB Child and Family Centre will be running at Queen Elizabeth School in Picton and C.M.L. Snider School in Wellington from March 10 -4 for boys and girls between the ages of four and 12. The camp will run from 8 a.m to 5:30 p.m. Kids at the camp will be able to participate in a variety of indoor and outdoor activities throughout the week. Kids attending the camp will need to bring a lunch, snacks, outdoor clothing (snow pants, hats, mitts, boots), indoor running shoes and a toboggan. “We're always open for registration,” said camp coordinator Stacey Stanford. Parents can register their children through the week

based on their schedule for the week. The camp is full of special activities including a day of science that will have kids doing experiments, they will have the opportunity to do some baking on another day and there is a lot of outdoor fun planned said Stanford. The camp costs $35 per day. For registration and more information contact 613-476-8142. Branches of the County of Prince Edward Public Library are offering free workshops for kids throughout the week. Workshops will run from 1 p.m to 3 p.m at a different branch each day. Children attending need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian. For more information about the library programming, please contact Christine Renaud at crenaud@peclibrary.org or 613-476-5962 or visit the library web site at www.peclibrary.org.

Kings entries trail in OMHA semifinals

Down three points to one, the County Farm Centre Novice BB Kings are looking for a little luck to extend their OMHA semi-final series against the Port Hope Phantoms. Ben Smith and Riley Grimmon scored in a 4-2 Game 1 loss, Gerrit Kemperss scored in a Game 2 tie. Austin Stock has backstopped his team throughout the series. Game 4 goes Saturday in Picton at 2:30 p.m. n In other Kings news, the Ainsworth Funeral Home Atom AE Kings are down two games to one against the

Midland Centennials in their OMHA semi-final. Emerson Byford and then Jarrett Osterhout scored in a 3-2 overtime loss in the opener, then Aiden Reddick and Austin Byrans handled the scoring in another 3-2 loss. On Sunday, the Kings came back with their own 3-2 overtime win. Byford scored the tying and winning goals. with Ben Lamorre scoring the other. The teams are in Midland Saturday for Game 4. Game 5 could be in Wellington Sunday at 3 p.m. -Staff

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WWW.289KINGSRD.COM Immaculate 7 yr old Raised Ranch on 2 acre lot. Built by Hilden Homes, features include open concept main level with living room, kitchen with large island, dining room with patio doors, master bedroom with walk-in closet, 2nd bedroom & spacious bathroom. Bright lower level offers an entrance from the 1 & 1/2 car attached garage & walkout to the back yard. Area of newer homes close to Picton and beaches. $239,900 2140769

NOTHING TO DO ON THIS Big Island elevated bungalow, attached 2 car garage. Features lg eat in kitchen with lots of oak cupboards, bright eating area with patio doors to side deck for barbecuing. Bright living/dining rm with lg window facing Bay of Quinte. 3 bedrms plus 4 pc bath on main level, 2 bedrms plus large bright family rm with fireplace on lower level. Lg foyer from garage, to lg back deck and hot tub, and front door. Lg workshop great for home occupation on this 8+ ac parcel. $368,000 MLS 2140918

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NEW LISTING

SAT MAR 8TH 1-3 PM

WATERFRONT

3131 COUNTY RD 7 $799,000 Idyllic 2+ acre picturesque property in North Marysburgh offers complete privacy with all the comforts of waterfront living. Features 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, beautiful stone fireplace and vaulted ceilings in great room, well designed kitchen with island and detached 3 car garage. Both upper and lower levels completely finished. Huge deck facing Adolphus Reach and stairs to the water. MLS®2140664 Call ELIZABETH CROMBIE, Sales Representative 613-476-2700 or toll free 1-877-476-0096 www.pictonhomes.com

Completely renovated 4 Bedrm, 2 Bath Century home. Post & Beam construction. Newer windows & doors. Wrap around porch, green metal roof and flagstone walk. Over 3 acres of partially treed landscape and gardens. New kitchen & wood fireplace. 12`screened Gazebo with hot tub. 2 1/2 car garage is fully insulated with separate forced air propane furnace & 100 amp breaker service. $239,000 MLS 2140301 Call MARY JANE MILLS, Broker 613-476-5900 mills2@sympatico.ca QUINTE LTD., BROKERAGE www.maryjanemills.com 613-476-5900

SOLD 2080 COUNTY RD 1 Another Happy Client, Sold in 1 day. Call Herb or Kristen for your FREE Market Evaluation. QUINTE LTD., BROKERAGE

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THE PICTON GAZETTE

ELEGANT CUSTOM HOME Quinte Ltd., Brokerage 1 Lake St., Picton ON

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SOLD Impressive quality built executive home less than five minutes from Picton. Built on a knoll overlooking a pastoral setting of 18 acres, this well appointed home is professionally landscaped and boasts a backyard oasis for your family`s enjoyment. Inside, you`ll be comforted by elegant finishes throughout the 3500 sq ft of living space. This one is truly for the distinctive buyer! By appointment only. $699,000 MLS 2136886

3+1 bedroom, 2 bath home being offered in Pine Ridge subdivision, one of Picton`s most desirable neighbourhoods. Features a newly renovated custom kitchen complete with maple cabinetry, granite counter tops, an apron sink and prep island. Professionally landscaped, fenced yard boasts a salt-water pool with natural stone waterfall and interlock patio, wrought iron fencing, pergola and hot tub. Fully finished basement with 4th bedroom, huge 20` x 26` rec room and rough-in for 3rd bath. Enjoy this home and all of the upgrades at the very competitive price of $415,900 MLS 2136135

EQUESTRIAN DREAM HOME!

A True Country Estate for the Equestrian Lover. Let the warmth of this beautiful brick home surround you on this 18 acre prestigious parcel. Backing onto the Golf Course, and set back from the road, sits an incredible 4000 sq ft Bungalow with exclusive materials used throughout. Features 3 bedrooms, a gourmet kitchen,4 fireplaces,4 baths,a 20X30 family room,and a master bedroom that's sure to hug you with the finest in comfort from every angle. This home is carefully positioned to take in incredible views over the exquisite landscaping and outdoor living areas including the rear patio/pool area with a gorgeous brick pergola. The state of the art matching brick barn holds the same charm, with a cherry entrance, heated tack room, feed room and office with cork floors, 4 large stalls, wash bay, & hot/cold water.Just to the North, enjoy a recently added 80X120 Lit Riding arena by MegaDome with sand footing. Absolutely spectacular, and priced well below replacement value. $1,290,000 MLS 2135594

- 4 BEDROOMS! - FINISHED BASEMENT! - POOL!

485 HIGHWAY 49, HALLOWELL

WELLINGTON

SOLD Stunning open concept custom built Cape Cod with huge cathedral ceilings in main living areas, and even in grand 2nd floor master with ensuite. Features a Paul Holden oak kitchen with 9` island, gleaming hardwood, large deck with quiet backyard & no rear neighbours. Large finished basement with two additional bedrooms. Close to golf, boat launch, beach, shopping, new community centre and great restaurants in the village of Wellington! Look no further. $309,900 MLS 2135265

SIT WITH US AND DESIGN YOUR NEW HILDEN HOME!

It`s got it all! Large 10 year old custom built 2 storey home on 5.3 acre private lot 10 minutes from Picton. Bright U-shaped kitchen with eating area and spacious living room across rear of home overlooking pool, expansive decks and peaceful backyard. 2nd floor features 4 bedrooms, including huge master. Full finished basement. $309,000 MLS 2135291

SOLD

Fully renovated two bedroom home on the edge of town with views of the Bay. Easy to heat, low maintenance, and ready for the couple who are looking to simplify! House currently on Oil...New Gas furnace to be connected and included in asking price. Pick up the phone and dial this one in! $171,900 MLS 2137336

`Cambridge Model`. Another quality built Hilden Home on a quiet partly cleared 40 acre lot on a quiet country lot in beautiful Prince Edward County.To be built. Located in area of other new homes. Please See attached brochure for specs and floorplans. Customer may customize plans with builder. 12-16 week delivery Hilden Homes has never missed a closing date! $438,800 MLS 2131364

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THE PICTON GAZETTE

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QUINTE LTD. BROKERAGE

Kristen Rutgers*

Perfect starter home/condo. 3 bedroom, full rec room. New carpets and flooring. Patio area. Last of the rental units. Immediate possession. Newly painted $104,000 MLS 2136763

Veronica Norton*

SOLD

Save $$ on gas!! Walk to all Picton amenities from this cute family home, very large in-town lot. Eat-in kitchen, living room, family room or den, 3 season front porch. 3 good sized bdrms, bonus room that could be a large walk-in closet off the master and a large 4 pc bath on the 2nd floor. This home offers great value!! $157,000 MLS 2140868

OPEN HOUSE

Herb Pliwischkies* Affordable opportunity to own your own home-town servicesforced air gas-the yard is mostly fenced-quiet crescent-cozy home , nice yard-front porch & semi-detached Why pay rent when you could live here for under $800/month and build equity in the process. $112,900 MLS 2140315

Colin Henden* Christine Henden** 613-922-2251

pROSpECT AvE. - pICTON. Great home for first time buyers. Tastefully reno’d with living space on two levels, two bedrooms, 4-pce bath, eat-in kitchen, living, dining & sunroom on main floor & additional living space with walk-out on lower level. Asking only $174,900!! With 5% downpayment, monthly payments are less than $900! MLS 2130730

1 Lake Street, 304 Main Street, PICTON, ON WELLINGTON,ON 613.476.5900 613.399.5900 or Toll Free 1.855.330.5900 Toll Free 1.888.217.0166 *Sales Representative **Broker

Marc Ouellette* Colleen Green* Beautiful 50 acre parcel of land-10 per cent wooded with an escarpment at the back. The rest is pastoral land with a blasted well near the front of the property. This would be the perfect spot to build a dream home with lots of privacy and room to roam. Only 10 minutes from Picton. $125,000 MLS 2140240

Colin Henden* Christine Henden** 613-922-2251 BLOOMFIELD Huge lot backing onto the Millenium Trail. Tastefully decorated & upgraded century home with municipal water. Features lots of original charm, 3 bedrooms, 4 pce. Bath, main floor laundry & 4 main floor rooms. $174,900 MLS 2132930

OPEN HOUSE

SUN, MAR 9 1-3pM

Mary Jane Mills**

Quaint little home on a lovely treed lot just minutes to Picton. Perfect for first time buyers, weekend getaway or investment, this 3 bedroom, 1 bath home has rental income from an Xplornet tower on the property to offset the mortgage plus free internet. Larger than it looks, and affordable to maintain, this home has great potential. This home is cheaper than rent! Start building equity today! $130,000 MLS 2140551

Colin Henden* Christine Henden** 613-922-2251

pICTON – Richmond St. Finished on two levels with tasteful decor & many high-end finishes. 3 bedrooms, kitchen with new cabinets & counters, spacious living & dining & upgraded bathroom on main floor. Lower level offers entrance to garage, huge family room, laundry & new 2-pce. bath – great teenagers’ space! Asking $209,000 MLS 2140718

NEW LISTING

SAT, MAR 8 1-3pM

Marc Ouellette* Colleen Green*

21 EAST MARY STREET Completely Restored Oasis in Picton! Must be Seen. Restored century beauty in the heart of Picton. $229,000 MLS 2140172

Marc Ouellette* Colleen Green*

Cheryl Griese** 613-921-1311

14 DUNCAN STREET, BLOOMFIELD Charming century home on quiet street in Bloomfield. Open concept living rm & dining rm. One bedroom on main level, 2 on 2nd level, renovated in 2013. Updates include: new windows, flooring replaced or refinished (hardwood), updated electrical and plumbing, new kitchen cabinets, kitchen re-insulated, new bathroom fixtures & flooring. High efficiency Olsen furnace (oil) 2012. Oil tank & the roof approx. 5 yrs old. 2 car garage with workshop (new garage doors). Move-in ready. $229,000 MLS 2140799

NEW LISTING

Veronica Norton*

Kristen Rutgers* BLOOMFIELD BEAUTY! Nice brick bungalow in the Village of Bloomfield. Big double lot, fenced, extensive renovations in the past 2 years includes new septic, furnace, siding, paint, alarm system & some windows. Attached garage, deck, workshop. $249,000 MLS 2140158

Wellington Waterfront Home/Cottage in the middle of town, large south facing open concept kitchen dining room with walk out to large deck, improvements include roof,ceramic floor, hi efficiency furnace, shore line improvement with waters edge dock that allows a boater access to West Lake or Lake Ontario just steps to shopping, beach, recreational facilities. Exceptional Starter or Retirement opportunity. $250,000 MLS 2140058

Colin Henden* Christine Henden** 613-922-2251 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL BUILDING Centrally located and highly visible on County Rd 1 on 2.2 acres surrounded by farmland. 3,500 sq.ft. building, insulated, well & septic. Phase 2 Environmental Complete. $329,000 MLS 2136995

Ron Norton* In the middle of town, this opportunity only comes along once in awhile. The property currently has 2 living units + 1 retail. It could easily be converted back to its original single family home or continued as is. Your chance to own a piece of `The County` & enjoy the town offerings. $400,000 MLS 2141064

Colin Henden* Christine Henden** 613-922-2251

pICTON – Rosemary Lane. Tired of shovelling snow? Consider this condo townhouse - all the outside maintenance is taken care of! Beautifully finished on 2 levels. Open concept living/kitchen/dining, gas fireplace, sliding doors to deck, bedroom, 4 pc bath & den on main floor. Lower level spacious family room, walk out to lg patio, bedroom, 4 pc bath, laundry, utility/workshop & storage room. $279,000 MLS 2141048

Kevin Gale*

Immaculate 2 bdrm waterfront home on Bay of Quinte, 80` clean & level shoreline. Premium fishing & water sports at your fingertips. Spacious kitchen/dining area, walkout to sheltered patio, in ground pool. Living room walk out to waterfront. Massive master bedroom, balcony overlooking water. Lg detached 4 bay garage. New impressed concrete installed as front sidewalk and around pool area. Must be seen to be appreciated. $459,000 MLS 2137021

Darlene Eldridge**

Set on a double lot, this 4200sqft steel building on 1.46 acres in Picton`s industrial park has many potential uses due to the zoning. Full municipal services and extra large natural gas line. Slab foundation. Presently being used for laundry, formerly used for a catering business. Industrial kitchen and refrigeration is intact. $239,000 MLS 2141187

Veronica Norton*

57 LAkEBREEZE COURT – LOCATION, LOCATION! Fabulous quality built home with open dining room, kitchen and family room with vaulted ceilings and a cozy gas fireplace. Large master suite with walk-in closet and 3 pc ensuite. Great sized recroom with large above-grade windows for a bright and open lower level which also includes an additional bedroom with walk-in closet and a 2 pc bath. $295,000 MLS 2140341

Herb Pliwischkies*

LAkE ONTARIO WATERvIEW Magnificent Curb Appeal! A majestic stone home, situated on a double lot with full municipal services. 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Spacious 10` ceilings, fully finished lower level. Intricate crown moldings, marble and hardwood floors throughout. Perfect for an upscale bed and breakfast. Panoramic water view of Lake Ontario. Large parkland space between House and waterfront. Priced to sell!!! $499,999 MLS 2140859

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THE PICTON GAZETTE COMMERCIAL ZONING

FAMILY HOME

$359,000 Lovely location for this 2 storey family home on quiet crescent in older subdivision in Picton. Spacious sunfilled rooms with natural gas fireplace in the family room/kitchen. Features 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, full partly finished basement and attached double garage with inside entry. Green space right beside for extra privacy. A perfect home for you and your growing family. MLS®2140685

LOOKING FOR SOMETHING SPECIAL

$589,000 Century old 2 storey Victorian in beautiful village of Bloomfield. Original trim and woodwork throughout, modern kitchen with granite countertops. Hardwood flooring, original spiral staircase. Formal living and dining room. Beautifully landscaped gardens and wrap around verandah with plenty of space for fun and get togethers. MLS®2136872

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

$375,000 Professional executive office near public parking. 1,600 sq ft of space on main floor with 1,200 sq ft of living space upstairs which includes bathroom & small kitchen. Separate furnace on second floor. Behind is 3 car garage with private lot facing park. Zoned Core Commercial. MLS®2117594

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104 Main Street, Picton

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HERITAGE HOME

$549,000 Victorian heritage farm home on prominent knoll on South Side of Big Island overlooking pastures and natural marshlands of Muscote Bay. Features 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, large rooms with lots of light, large detached garage, inground pool, gazebo. Peaceful and private - a perfect retreat from the city with lots of room to entertain. MLS®2126234

VILLAGE FIND

$549,000 Located in the quiet hamlet of Cherry Valley just minutes south of Picton and close to the beaches this c1880 brick home has been loved, restored and waiting for new owners. Antique staircase at front entrance, grand dining room with built in library and large arched windows, private patio to secluded back yard and inground pool. MLS®2135971

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WATERFRONT PROPERTY

BEAUTIFUL WATERVIEWS

$625,000 Picturesque bungalow overlooking Smith's Bay, Waupoos Island and Prince Edward Bay on 3.13 acres. Steps to the waterfront. 2 bedroom, 3 bath home has a large attached garage and large rear deck for entertaining. Lower level has family room, laundry, den and 4 pc bath. MLS®2132898

Feature HELMER’S BUILDING

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ENERGY EFFICIENT BUNGALOW

$259,000 A place with space! Roomy country home in move in condition with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths, large country kitchen, tastefully decorated. Detached double garage on large lot. Good home for 1st time buyers or early retirees who want space for extra hobbies. MLS®2133330

$489,000 Veiled by nature in a private 3 acre setting and all the pleasures of living on the water with over 300 ft of waterfront. Located on South Bay with 2 separate units designed by local architect to take full advantage of waterfront living. New water treatment system installed in 2013, steel roof, separate garage. Immediate possession. MLS ®2135999

Home of the Week DESIGN FORFOR LIVING DESIGN LIVING

Plan No. SHSW01308

FULL OF DELIGHTS

Inside this lovely cottage, you’ll find a modern open layout and some surprising amenities. The kitchen’s island provides extra counter spaceand room for casual seating, conveniently near to the dining area with sliding doors to the backyard. Relax in the living room, or head to theluxurious bathroom for a soak in the corner tub. The main bedroom is quite spacious, with the closet stretching across one wall. The other bedroom has a view of the front yard. When the weather is nice, why not sit outside on the front porch? Square Footage: 1,226

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THE PICTON GAZETTE BUILDING LOT IN PICTON

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Century 21 Lanthorn Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage* 102 Main St., Picton 107 Union Street, Picton Municipal services available. Make an offer! $89,900 MLS 2134633 Call Elsie Wiersma 613-848-4810

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Affordable 2 Bdrm Home. Great Picton neighbourhood. Garage, Deck & New Gas Furnace. $164,000 2135078 Call The Young's (613) 476-2100

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Water access and residence beach nearby Excellent boating & fishing. Cul-de-sac location. $41,000 MLS 2135638 Call Carol Brough to view

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Spacious One Level Living, view of Lake Ontario. 2 Bedrooms & 2 Bathrooms. 2 Car Garage. $279,000 2140289 Call The Young's (613) 476-2100

2500s q ft, 3 bedroom home. Large 2 car heated double garage. 40x 60 separate garage/workshop. $429,000 MLS 2135106 Paul Gentile or Vince Martel

SAILOR’S DELIGHT, DEEP WATERFRONT E AT N DI SIO E M ES IM SS PO

Open concept ranch bungalow, 2 bed, 2 bath. 1 ac beautiful landscaping, detached garage. $624,900 MLS 2132000 To view call Hugh Jackson or Tracey Dickson

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Century farm house with many upgrades. Covered porch. Quiet road minutes to Sandbanks & Pt Petre $289,900 2132468 Call The Young's (613) 476-2100

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342 ST. LAWRENCE ST. E., MADOC

Absolutely All the Bells & Whistles! The setting is amazing and the house will steal your heart. #2140674 $539,000

GREAT FAMILY HOME

Century Circa 1870. Lots of upgrades, gas furnace, 200 amp service, large bright rooms. $284,900 MLS 2133372 Call Joy Humphrey 613-849-5999

ALL BRICK CUSTOM ONE OWNER HOME

Carefully renovated and fully updated. 3 large bedrooms, 2 full baths. $349,900 MLS 2140244 To view call Tracey Dickson or Hugh Jackson

HOMES DREAMS BECOME REALITY & GARDEN BEAUTY

Open concept with wood heatilator fireplace and custom built kitchen. 3 car garage/barn, 31 acres. $364,000 MLS 2136481 Steve Sensenstein

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ANDREWS

3 bedrooms, 2 baths, living, dining, family room, new roof 2013. 2 outbuildings/workshops. $199,900 MLS 2140485 Gary Morden

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2,450 feet of pebble stone beach on Prince Edward Bay & Private harbour. Century 3 bedroom home +6 cottages on 20.5 ac. $849,000 2140281 Call The Young's (613) 476-2100

NEW LISTING ~ NORTHPORT! GOTTA LOVE IT! Vintage charm, Gleaming pine floors, stunning custom kitchen, island, granite, huge i deck, 4 bedrooms, d 2 Baths ++ #2140994 $229,000

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A dynamic open plan with 2 finished levels, numerous walkouts, incredible grounds, on beautiful Lake Consecon. #2140793 $525,000

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CALLING ALL NATURE LOVERS! Great Open plan, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, extensive decks & lovely waterfront. Bring the pets! #2137332 $235,000

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THE PICTON GAZETTE

942 COUNTY RD 24, ATHOL WARD, PRINCE EDWARD

$379,900

Re/Max Finest Realty Inc., Brokerage

613-777-8317 613-530-7448

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SHARON ARMITAGE, OWNER/BROKER OF RECORD *Member of the Quinte and District Real Estate Board Inc.

COUNTY RD 1 Lg bungalow set in the trees close to Trenton & Picton. View of Lake Consecon. 3 bedrms, den, kitchen, living rm, dining rm, great room. Lower level family rm, walkout to patio area, workshop and unspoiled area that could be used for home occupation, etc. Detached 2 car garage, driveway paved, extensive landscaping has been completed. This home is a must see. Asking $299,000 MLS 2136635

NORTH OF WELLINGTON ON WILSON RD Just 3 miles from Wellington. 40 ac of level land with bush at back in the middle of wine country. Newer 2 bedrm br/vinyl bungalow features open concept living rm, dining area & kitchen. One 4 pc & one 3 pc bath & laundry room. Propane furnace, lg decks on back of home overlooking property. Asking $329,900 MLS® 2134851

EXECUTIVE HOME On large lot in upscale subdivision in Village of Wellington. Features open concept family rm/ kitchen/ eating area as well as separate living rm/ dining rm. Main floor master bedrm with ensuite and walkin closet. 2 pc bath & laundry on main floor with inside entrance to 2 car garage. 2nd level has 2 bedrms and 4 pc bath. Unspoiled basement with rough in for bath. Call on this one. Asking $389,900 MLS 2131558

LOYALIST PARKWAY Close to Picton & on municipal water. Home has new kitchen, dining rm with pine flooring, living rm has pine flooring & gas fireplace, 4 pc bath on main level & small bedrm or den. 2nd level has 4 pc bath & 3 more bedrooms. New carpeting & all freshly renovated. Basement level has kitchen area, 3 pc bath & area that could be used for rec room. Detached 2 car garage. Beautiful lot. Perfect for young family. Asking $269,000 MLS 2136606

ON THE EDGE OF HAMLET OF HILLIER 3 bedrm starter home for young family features new kitchen, some new flooring, freshly painted & brand new 4 pc plus bath. New propane furnace, new wiring, new windows. Attached single car garage. Nice size lot and lots of water. Priced to sell at $169,900 MLS 2137410

BAY OF QUINTE Waterfront lot with lots of potential. This property slopes gently to the water & has drive to put your boat in. Property features drilled well, bath house with shower & toilet, storage for pump, etc. holding tank, hydro is in to trailers on proeprty. Perfect retreat until you’re ready to buld your retirement home. Great area for fishing, swiming and boating. Close to Kingston and Belleville. Asking $179,000 MLS 2135508

GLENORA RD Close to Picton and has municipal water at your lot line. Views of Picton Bay. Mature trees at back of this 100 ft x 200 ft lot. This is the spot for your new home. Asking $125,000 MLS 2133769

LOOKING FOR PEACE AND PRETTY? This is it, close to Soup Harbour. 2 ac of land with deeded access to Lake Ontario. Property features a drilled well, driveway entrance is in. Ready to go to build your new home. Asking $69,900 MLS® 2125759

VILLAGE OR WELLINGTON Niles St. Great lot backing onto creek. Mature trees and close to all amenities. Walkable to beach and schools. Municipal services are available. Asking $68,500 MLS® 2134613

LARGE BUILDING LOT In village of Wellington. W a t e r sewer and gas to the lot line and all service fees have been paid. Close to harbour and beach. Mature trees on lot. This one is ready to go. Asking $69,000 MLS 2140827

Sales Rep

OPEN HOUSE Sunday, March 9, 1 - 3 pm

Pride of ownership is evident in this wonderful 3 bedroom, 2 bath custombuilt bungalow on a 7.4 acre lot set in the country, yet only 10 minutes from Picton, The Sandbanks, wineries, orchards & vineyards. Kitchen features custom oak cabinets, newer countertop, tile backsplash & built-in appliances. Bright living & dining room with double garden doors lead to an oversized, wrap-around deck ideal for entertaining with lots of room to relax. Master bedroom with ensuite & jet tub, leads to a large sunroom with direct access to the deck, adding to the pleasure of this home. Oversized double car garage with inside entry has enough room to fit 2 vehicles & all the toys. Finished basement with pleasant rec room, wood-burning fireplace, bar & huge workshop area with in-law suite potential and a walkout to lower level deck where you can sit in the shade, walk the grounds, enjoy the beautifully landscaped yard, perennial gardens or walk through the woods. A definite pleasure to show!

D o n ’ t M i s s Yo u r C h a n c e To F i n d Yo u r D r e a m H o me . . .

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS 1.3 ac parcel lends itself to some serious development. All pieces are in core area of town. This property features 8,500 sq ft solid building with Main St. access, as well as 3,000 sq ft building featuring 1,700 commercial and 3 bedrm completely renovated apt with Wharf St. access, separate lot backs onto Niles St. Asking $879,000 MLS® 2135475

SHARON ARMITAGE

Broker of Record

GEORGE REID Broker

JOAN BOYD, B.A.,R.N. Sales Representative

Exit Realty Group, Brokerage Office: 613-966-9400 Cell: 613-403-2693 Beautiful updated bungalow in Wellington on the Lake on leased land. Absolute move in condition 2 bedrooms with ensuites, separate family room with new sliding door, walk out to deck. New stone garden wall,on quite cul-de-sac within walking distance to recreation centre and golf. Full dry basement, almost 6 feet. Leased land monthly fee is $349.63 and maintenance fee $145.67 monthly. Seller’s anxious! $149,900 MLS 2137137 Great opportunity to buy on freehold side of Wellington on The Lake. 9 year old bright open concept with double garage. Basement 4` 8`. Monthly maintenance $148.00, 22 ft covered deck off Living Room. Priced to sell. $199,900 MLS 2136056

Stunning open concept bungalow at Wellington on the Lake on leased land. Immaculate 2 year old, 2 bedroom plus family room and full dry basement. land lease is approx $350 per mth and maintenance is $145.67. Nothing to do but move in! Your clients won`t be disappointed. $196,900 MLS 2140984

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Spectacular country setting! This 20 acres parcel is yours to enjoy only 10 minutes from Picton and a short distance to the 401. Build your dream home with an abundance of privacy or continue to farm a portion. $85,000 MLS 2135029 Sarah Scott* www.homeinthecounty.com

Great opportunity to own over 22 acres in a picturesque rural setting! Ideally located only minutes to Picton and just a short drive to Highway 401. Level farmland to build your dream home and enjoy all that nature has to offer. $89,000 MLS 2135030 Sarah Scott* www.homeinthecounty.com

This recently renovated 1 1/2 storey 2 bedroom home features a newly installed gas furnace, is an ideal investment property or for the first time home owner! The four original tin ceilings give it the `County` charm! Large backyard for entertaining or relaxing! $139,000 MLS 2140964 Peter Lynch www.chestnutpark.com

Great first time home buyers or retirees home. New kitchen, mud room with laundry facilities, all new flooring throughout, new ceramic tile bathroom, original hardwood floors in living room. Spacious back yard, newer above ground pool with deck. Single detached garage with work shop. $163,900 MLS 2140657 Lori Slik* www.asenseofplace.ca

$182,000 MLS 2140803 Sarah Scott* www.homeinthecounty.com

Recently renovated and loaded with upgrades–a must see! Fully re-designed to an open concept floor plan kitchen/dining area and living room, 4pc bath, 2 updated bedrooms, reconfigured mudroom and laundry area. On a quiet street close to shops, schools and more! $199,000 MLS 2141009 Rob Plomer* & Kate Vader* www.robandkate.com

Nestled in amongst mature trees, in a desired neighbourhood, is this three bedroom side split with a finished walkout basement. Hardwood floors throughout, newly renovated kitchen open to the dining room and living room. Large front veranda, interlocking brick walkway, paved double driveway, detached garage. $234,900 MLS 2141210 Lori Slik* www.asenseofplace.ca

Hidden gem in Bloomfield, steps from shops and cafes of Main Street! Appealing Victorian, generous landscaped lot near the millpond. Expansive main floor, eat-in kitchen, large family room, exquisitely-detailed reception rooms. 2 bedrooms with added closet space. Perfect home for a couple! $295,000 MLS 2135967 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg* www.samsimone.com

Impeccable home minutes from Picton. Gracious open layout with main floor family room large, private lower level retreat, +deck and landscaped yard with patio. Master bedroom with adjacent sunroom, geothermal heating, and an eco-water system complete the picture. $349,000 MLS 2136496 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg* www.monicaklingenberg.com

Glenora Estates Drive, beautiful views over Prince Edward Bay! 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, open concept dining-living family room, den, walk out screened porch . Lower family-recreational room, bathroom, wet-bar facilities and large walkout. Access to water at the foot of your driveway! $369,000 MLS 2140246 Rob Plomer* & Kate Vader* www.robandkate.com

Spacious 19th Century brick home, renovated and updated. Large principal rooms, eat-in kitchen, separate dining room. Deck, pergola, limestone patio, rolling farmland. Recent renovations to suit a B&B; separate master loft bedroom, 3 pce ensuite. Prime location, minutes from Sandbanks Provincial Park in Cherry Valley. $372,000 MLS 2137253 Gail Forcht** www.homeinthecounty.com

Spectacular sunrises & sunsets from this 3 bedroom 2 bath home. 188`+ waterfront on Prince Edward Bay. Views to Cape Vessy, Waupoos and Kingston in the distance. Pristine water for swimming with the soothing lap of the waves. New roof 2012. Historic workshop building. $398,000 MLS 2136901 Gail Forcht** www.homeinthecounty.com

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Handsome executive residence on the edge of Wellington. Formal reception rooms, chef’s kitchen, wonderful family room with fireplace. Master suite, 2 more bedrooms on second level, with a 4th bedroom on lower level. Main floor laundry, double garage, large decks, beautiful garden.

Winterized log cottage nestled on the shore of Smiths Bay, looking down the bay to Waupoos Is. 10 mins. to Picton and a few minutes to the Black River Cheese factory. Totally renovated and upgraded. Woodstoves on both levels, 3 season verandah, large decks, outdoor shower. Bunkie. $449,000 MLS 2134267 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg* $548,000 MLS 2137416 Gail Forcht** www.lauriegruer.com www.homeinthecounty.com

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‘Farm of the future', minimal ecological footprint. Luxurious residence, farm center, steward's home, barn and 146 acres of beautiful terrain in Prince Edward County. The expansive, modern estate offers a wide range of uses for private enjoyment, hobby farm, and additional provisions under the zoning. MLS 2136835 Rob Plomer* & Kate Vader* www.robandkate.com

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Pirates stomp out Rebel uprising with overtime tally Bunnett’s heroics help Picton move on to face Amherstview Chad ibbotson

Staff writer

The Picton Pirates will head to the Empire league final for the fourth straight season. The local Junior C hockey club defeated the Campbellford Rebels in Game 6 to close out their semi-final series and will face the Amherstview Jets for the Empire title. The Pirates took Game 4 by a 4–1 score last Wednesday to go up 3–1 in the series, but it was Campbellford taking a 2–1 win in double overtime on Thursday to force a sixth game. The Pirates were able to come away with the victory in Game 6 on the strength of a Brian Bunnett goal just 27 seconds into overtime. “It was a fantastic series, both teams played some good hockey and put on an exciting series for the fans,” said Pirates coach and general manager Ryan Woodward. “We knew it was going to be a difficult series heading in, but give our players credit for taking it one day at a time, staying focused, and staying positive.” While both teams had traditionally been better at home than on the road, the series saw something of a reversal with Picton losing a pair at home and the Rebels dropping three contests in

little sPaCe Campbellford Rebels Jon Samis and Grant Fry pursue Picton Pirate Kenny Murduff as he tries to control the puck inside the Campbellford zone during the first period of last Thursday’s 3–2 Picton loss. The Pirates ultimately downed the Rebels in six games and will play the Amherstview Jets tonight in the Empire final. (Chad Ibbotson/Gazette staff)

their own barn. The Pirates struck in the opening half of the first period of Game 4 and never gave up the lead. It was Kenny Murduff scoring midway through the first with Bunnett and Brandon Peever picking up assists. The one-goal differ-

ence held up until 18:56 of the second when Bunnett doubled the lead off a feed from Evan Greer. Up by a pair, the Pirates continued to work in the third and at 8:42 Griffin McCarty capitalized to make it 3–0. Bunnett and Garrett Nichol had the assists.

Jon Samis scored Campbellford's lone goal at 11:12 of the third, but Chris Jones restored the three-goal lead at 12:29. Greer and Murduff had the assists. The victory put the Pirates in prime position to close out the series in Game 5 at home last Thursday.

The teams battled hard, but Picton had a clear edge in scoring opportunities. However, Rebels goaltender Cole Mahoney appeared to be up for the challenge. With less than four minutes remaining in the first period the Pirates were finally able to solve Mahoney

when Murduff banged in a loose puck at the lip of the crease. Peever got the lone assist. While the Pirates had a pair of opportunities on the power play late in the first they weren't able to capitalize. Picton would also have a trio of opportunities with the man advantage in the second, but again were unable to find the back of the net. Despite out-shooting Campbellford 28–16 through two periods, the Pirates went into the third up just 1–0. With the clock ticking down in the third it appeared the Rebels' time was up. But with just 13 seconds on the clock, and the goaltender pulled for an extra attacker, Samis scored to even things up. A scoreless overtime period extended the game past the 80-minute mark and 5:56 into the second OT it was Campbellford's Nick Ferguson beating Picton goalie Andrew Pearson to secure the victory. “It's always tough when you get that close. We've been in that situation many times before and executed, unfortunately this time they were able to tie the game,” said Woodward. “To lose on home ice in overtime is always hard, but the guys understand they can't dwell on losses too long. They were disappointed obviously, but they rallied and regrouped well.”

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Cougars push Dukes to the brink of elimination with 5-0 victory at Essroc Arena

Wellington’s high from first win short-lived as Cobourg roars back Jason Parks

Staff writer

One loss. That's all the separates the Wellington Dukes from a third consecutive first -round exit in the Ontario Junior Hockey League playoffs. This flagship franchise once known for its first-place finishes and its deep playoff runs that kept the attention of its fan base far into the spring is just 60 minutes away from another futile playoff series. And while the direct birth into the Dudley Hewitt Cup that comes with hosting the 2014 Central Canada Championship might provide some comfort, it's hard to imagine (especially with the snow piling up outside) a

big save Wellington Dukes goalie Tyson Teichmann dives across the crease to make a blocker save on Connor Hogg of the Cobourg Cougars in Game 4 of the OJHL North-East Conference first-round series in Wellington Tuesday. (Jason Parks/Gazette staff)

third quiet spring in the village by the water. Going into this head-tohead match up, Wellington coach and general manager Marty Abrams said the team

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uations. “Offence and opportunities are difficult to come by and you have to take advantage of power plays,” Abrams said. “We had a good power play all year but if it doesn't produce when you need it to produce, it hasn't been successful in my opinion.” The penalty kill also has not been good enough for Wellington to make headway in the series. “I'm not pleased with penalty kill, again we were tops in the league at one point and it hasn't been good enough (in the playoff).” Theoretically, Wellington is just a save and a shot away from being tied with the Cobourg Cougars through four games. After Wellington dropped the series opener 4-2 last Wednesday, the Cougars and the Dukes played an epic contest Friday evening at Es-

sroc Arena. Wellington netminder Tyson Teichmann and Cobourg stopper Nathan Perry went save for save through two periods of Game Two and neither blinked. But some bad defensive zone play netted Cobourg the games first goal. With the Cougars cycling the puck behind Teichmann, Nick Neal was allowed to sneak in front alone and quick pass to the slot allowed the Cobourg forward to beat the Wellington goalie at 9:41 of the third. The Dukes would press for the game-tying marker and even got a power play when Neal delivered a head check to a vulnerable Duke in the late going, but Perry would not be beaten on this night.

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Picton opens fourth consecutive Empire final tonight PIRATES, from page 18

The loss lead Picton to Game 6 in an unfamiliar rink. Due to ice availability the game had to be moved to Warkworth. Despite nearly doubling up the Rebels in shots — 19– 10 — the Pirates went into the first intermission of Game 6 down by a goal. Jeremiah Doherty's marker at 17:51 gave Campbellford the lead, but the Pirates came out in the second with lots of jump. At 9:09 Steven Clarke scored an unassisted goal to even the score, but just over a minute later Doherty

scored his second of the game to make it 2–1. Five minutes later Sizer scored to deadlock the game at 2–2. The Pirates had fired another 20 shots on goal to the Rebels' eight in the period, but again went into the third tied. “We were playing a solid game, we had all players on deck working hard and we just kept pushing,” said Woodward. “We'd been in the same position the previous game and you could feel the energy coming from the bench — the guys knew … eventually they were going to find a way to win.” The third period went

scoreless and the game head to overtime. This time it was Picton striking 27 seconds into the extra frame when Bunnett made a strong move to the net and buried his own rebound. Nolan Powers picked up the assist on the play. “Brian has scored a lot of big goals for us. The line of him, Greer, and Murduff were fantastic all night,” said Woodward. “… The veterans in the room talked and said enough was enough — it was time to end this thing.” Woodward said a lot of players stepped up in the series. He said that hard work

will have to continue as the Pirates move on to face the Jets, and the team is fortunate to have a couple of days off to rest and regroup. “The guys are buying into what we're trying to accomplish as a team and we need to be consistent. We need to have everybody going, we pride ourselves on our depth,” he said. “It's a great opportunity for our guys, it's what they've worked hard for all year. We'll just go out and play Picton Pirates hockey.” The Pirates will play Amherstview tonight at 7:30 in Game 1 of the Empire final.

Perry turns aside 29 Wellington shots in Game 4 for second shutout DUKES, from page 18

The overage netminder stopped all 30 Wellington shots for the win and his first shutout of the 2014 playoffs. Needing a response, the Dukes got one Monday night as they took their first game of the series, winning Game 3 4-2. For the first time in the playoff set, Wellington got the game's first goal when Alex Carnevale scored off an Andrew McCann rebound about five minutes in. In the second, Wellington doubled that lead in the first minute when Joe McKeown fed Mike Robinson in front and the ex OHLer made no mistake, picking a hole in Perry. Cobourg would get it to within one later in the period, but Wellington found the insurance they needed in the third when Carnevale fed McCann in the slot to make it 3-1. Erick Delaurentis, who was levelled by Connor Armour with a questionable hit at centre ice in the third, came back and wound up scoring an empty netter with 1:27 left. Undaunted, Cobourg would lift Perry again and would beat Teichmann with under a minute to go, but that was all the scoring as the Dukes held on to double the hosts. With only coincidental minors in the game, the contest was played at even strength and that played to Wellington's strength. “We played five-on-five and we play them that way, we are successful. If we take penalties and not deliver on the penalty kill, we are unsuccessful,” Abrams said. The next night in Wellington, those wondering if the emotional lift Wellington felt after winning Game 3 would roll over into Game 4 had their answer rather abruptly. The Cougars young phenom Liam Grande scored a power-play goal under two minutes in and the Cougars went to work picking the Dukes apart physically in a 5-0 victory. The early power-play goal against was exactly what the Dukes didn't need according to their coach. “It was a terrible penalty that was completely deserved. It was terrible timing. We are going into a game where both teams were a bit tired from the night before and something like that drains you emotionally and makes you

physically tired,” Abrams said. Later in the frame, Grande scored an almost carbon copy goal of his effort in the first on the power play, the Cougars fourth man advantage goal of the series. Things went from bad to worse in the second as Cobourg notched three more including a pair of point shots that eluded Teichmann Wellington switched netminders at the start of the third and Taylor Welsh stopped the bleeding but Perry was perfect for a second straight start at Essroc Arena, stopping 29 shots en route to his second shutout of the series. In the first game of the series, the Cougars scored three special teams goals en route to a Game 1 win.

Mason Marchment opened the scoring with a power-play goal in the first and Mark Macaulay scored later in the frame. Girduckis bagged a power-play goal to cut the lead in half in the second but Macaulay was sprung for a shorthanded goal after the Dukes couldn't corral the puck and get set up in their own at 14:21 of the second. Grande scored a powerplay goal in third to get the Cougars up by three. Duke defenceman Chad Thibodeau's blast later in the period capped the the scoring at 4-2 in favour of Cobourg. Game 5 is in Cobourg tomorrow night while Game 6, if necessary is Sunday night in Wellington. A potential Game 7 would go Monday night in Cobourg.

The current task aside, Abrams made it clear that there would be some hard evaluations for the roster he submits for the Dudley Hewitt Cup tournament. “The only thing consistent about this team is their wild inconsistency and it's frustrating. It's a huge concern moving forward. “We need to ice the best team possible and whether that includes some of the 22 guys on this roster or it doesn't remains to be seen,” he said. Wellington's affiliate list is packed with potential replacements including Brian Bunnett and Kenny Murdoff from the Picton Pirates, Matt Lippa from the Guelph Jr. B Hurricanes (who has 74 points in 47 games this season) and ex OHL defenceman Braydon Blight from St. Mary's.

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HOUSEKEEPING. One time or whatever you need. Phone 613393-1357. SNOWBLOWING & SHOVELLING available, County Gardener, local cell 613-885-1307.

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The family of Thompson (Tom) Robinson would like to thank the management and staff of McFarland Nursing Home for the care, love and kindness they showed him during his stay. We also very much appreciate the care and compassion extended to our family during his final days. Doris Robinson and family.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014

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WILLS, Doris, Elizabeth (nee Smith)

Retired Supervising Counsellor for the Training Rehabilitation Unit, Prince Edward Heights Village Complex, Picton, Ontario. Passed away peacefully at Hilltop Manor, Cambridge on Friday, January 31, 2014 in her 94th year. Doris, beloved wife of the late Clarence Russell Wills. Loving mother of Sharon Laing (Alaisterdeceased) of Cambridge and David Wills (Norma) of Bridgenorth. Dear grandmother of Tracy Smith (Mark) of Cambridge and Tara Laing (Vince) of Qualicum Beach, BC, Jennie Kyle (Michael) of Whistler, BC and Laurie Wills (husband Bret Kelsey) of Peterborough. Loving great- grandmother of Emily and Abigail Smith, Tessa Laing-Kennedy and Jackson and Aron Kyle. Beloved sister and sister- in- law of the late Patricia and Dr. Peter Marchuk. Predeceased by her parents Charles and Violet Smith of Hamilton. Fondly remembered by many nieces, nephews, relatives, neighbours and friends. A special thanks to the care-givers and recreation staff of 2nd floor Hespeler at Hilltop Manor for their care during our mothers’ short stay at the Manor. A thank you, as well, to the staff of Applewood Retirement Residence Peterborough and the Peterborough Regional Health Centre. A private family celebration of Doris’ life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers and if desired, donations may be made to the United Way of Peterborough and District through the Community Alternative Funeral Home in Peterborough at www.communityalternative.ca or 705-740-0444.

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BAVERSTOCK- Violet Ruth, who died suddenly at home, March 10, 2008 in her 84th year. It isn't what we write It isn't what we say It's how we feel deep inside As we think of you this day. Dearly missed by her husband Ivan.

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Donald Creasy November 20, 1934 - March 12, 2012 Husband, Father and Grandfather (Papa) We miss you in so many ways, We miss the things you use to say, And when old times we do recall, It's then we miss you most of all. Loved and missed everyday by, Wilma; Janet & Rick; Donna & Mike; Nancy & Jimmie; Susan & Ron; Christine & Ed; Alex, Tyler, Kurtis, Nolan, Drew & John

FRANKLIN-In loving memory of my parents Arthur, March 7,1991 and Lovina, September 14,1995. Silent memories keep you near As time unfolds another year No longer in our lives to share, But in our thoughts you are always there. Loved and missed by daughter Marilyn and son-in-law Ralph. JENKINS, Annie - 1993 Though her smile is gone forever And her hand we cannot touch, Still we have so many memories Of the one we loved so much. Her memory is our keepsake With which we'll never part, God has her in His keeping We have her in our hearts. Never forgotten, Janet, Eva and family MINAKER, Jim Bob. In loving memory of a dear brother who passed away February 25, 2006. It broke our hearts to lose you, But you didn't go alone, For part of us went with you, The day God called you home. Always remembered by The Minaker Family WAY- Gordon. October 2,1930March 8, 2013. I thought of you with love today But that is nothing new I thought of you yesterday and the day before that too I think of you in silence I often speak your name But all I have are memories and your picture in a frame Your memory is a keepsake With which I'll never part God has you in His keeping I have you in my heart. Deeply missed and forever loved Donna.

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All persons having claims against the Estate of Bernard Frank Yardley, late of the County of Prince Edward and Province of Ontario, who died on or about December 28, 2013, are hereby notified to send particulars of same to the undersigned on or before Monday, March 31, 2014, after which date the aforementioned Estate will be distributed by the undersigned having regard only to the claims then filed.

All persons having claims against the Estate of Margaret Szucs, late of the County of Prince Edward and Province of Ontario, who died on or about January 4, 2014, are hereby notified to send particulars of same to the undersigned on or before Monday, April 7th, 2014, after which date the aforementioned Estate will be distributed by the undersigned having regard only to the claims then filed.

All persons having claims against the Estate of Myrtle Aileen Hamilton, late of the County of Prince Edward and Province of Ontario, who died on or about February 22, 2014, are hereby notified to send particulars of same to the undersigned on or before Monday, April 7, 2014, after which date the aforementioned Estate will be distributed by the undersigned having regard only to the claims then filed.

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The Picton Gazette THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014

Drills aim to prepare battalion for real-world scenarios

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Major Ray Corby was the commanding officer for one of the companies in the exercise. He noted that his soldiers didn't have the opportunity for much rest while in Picton. "Their amount of sleep is not very much," he said. "They're back at it training during the day and at night they're right into another patrol cycle." The soldiers also tried to

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Corby explained. "This is the type of stuff they don't teach you in battle school. You only have maybe an hour, in this case a half hour, and you need to try to find a common bond. You also have objectives you want to attain." Corby said many times, things will take a soldier out of his comfort zone. In his own career, he had to lead an Afghan general by the hand once and another time, had a Baltic leader kiss him. Lieut. Hary Little had to arrange his platoon to secure one of the buildings at the camp, then negotiate his way into a building for a conversation with a skeptical man asking for weapons, food, and knowledge. In the building, there were imposing masked men conversing with each other and plenty of insults flying around. Little had to keep his cool, not make promises he couldn't deliver, and try to gain knowledge he could take back to his superiors. Little received good marks in a debrief for his manner, though he and his men also received tips about ways they could be more welcoming and times when they might have been more on guard. In all, he said the session was quite useful should he be deployed again. "It's realistic. There's always a possibility people may come up and interact with you while you're on patrol. You have to be able to deal with that," he said. "It's good to get good feedback, but there's always points to improve on too." Elsewhere, troops sat in a hangar and learned about the components necessary to recognize IEDs and the proper procedure to follow to clear personnel away, alert their superiors, and bring in proper specialists to remove the explosives. Many watched intently. Above all, Little said the training was a good experience to get off base for the week to try something different as the regiment awaits future assignment. "It's always good to be on unfamiliar ground," said Little. "We're coming to a completely different area and that's very useful now. We're in a transition stage and we're not forgetting the skills we've learned over the past 10 years. We're learning new skills and refreshing skills we put aside in the past." Following the completion of Exercise Cold Royal today, the regiment will return to Petawawa and prepare for a further deployment to Wainwright, Alberta for a larger preparation exercise. Price said he believes the deployment will have been money well spent. "It's a short exercise from Monday to Thursday, but we've jammed as much as we can into it."

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The Picton Gazette THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014

Investment in preventative care remains a wise decision as it was in 1913

Think carefully as you read this poem. It speaks to many things in life. You might even have to read it twice and ponder it carefully. If so, it will be time well spent... ‘Twas a dangerous cliff, as they freely confessed, Though to walk near its crest was so pleasant; But over its terrible edge there had slipped A duke and full many a peasant. So the people said something would have to be done, But their projects did not at all tally; Some said, "Put a fence 'round the edge of the cliff," Some, "An ambulance down in the valley." But the cry for the ambulance carried the day, For it spread through the neighboring city; A fence may be useful or not, it is true, But each heart became full of pity For those who slipped over the dangerous cliff; And the dwellers in highway and alley Gave pounds and gave pence, not to put up a fence, But an ambulance down in the valley. "For the cliff is all right, if you're careful," they said, "And, if folks even slip and are dropping, It isn't the slipping that hurts them so much As the shock down below when they're stopping." So day after day, as these mishaps occurred,

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Quick forth would those rescuers sally To pick up the victims who fell off the cliff, With their ambulance down in the valley. Then an old sage remarked: "It's a marvel to me That people give far more attention To repairing results than to stopping the cause, When they'd much better aim at prevention. Let us stop at its source all this mischief," cried he, "Come, neighbors and friends, let us rally; If the cliff we will fence, we might almost dispense With the ambulance down in the valley." "Oh he's a fanatic," the others rejoined, "Dispense with the ambulance? Never! He'd dispense with all

charities, too, if he could; No! No! We'll support them forever. Aren't we picking up folks just as fast as they fall? And shall this man dictate to us? Shall he? Why should people of sense stop to put up a fence, While the ambulance works in the valley?" But the sensible few, who are practical too, Will not bear with such nonsense much longer; They believe that prevention is better than cure, And their party will soon be the stronger. Encourage them then, with your purse, voice, and pen, And while other philanthropists dally, They will scorn all pretense, and put up a stout fence

On the cliff that hangs over the valley. Better guide well the young than reclaim them when old, For the voice of true wisdom is calling. "To rescue the fallen is good, but 'tis best To prevent other people from falling." Better close up the source of temptation and crime Than deliver from dungeon or galley; Better put a strong fence 'round the top of the cliff Than an ambulance down in the valley.

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relevant in 1913 and is still relevant over a century later. Spring is just around the corner and brings new growth and a new start. This spring, let us be your “fence”. Contact us today and find out if Community Care can help you live at home 613-4767493; info@communitycaref o r s e n i o r s . o r g ; www.communitycareforseniors.org; follow us on Twitter; like us on Facebook.

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This workshop will help you: x Learn how to value your business realistically, before you make the decision to sell. x Determine the fair market value of a business you are considering for purchase. x Understand and analyze the financials you are provided by the seller. x Determine clearly if your intent is buying a Life Style or Creating Wealth.

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY The Picton Gazette THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014

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The Picton Gazette THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014

County Rd. 1 tender given to Coco Paving County to spend $4489,290 to improve stretch near Melville Road Chad Ibbotson

Staff writer

A small section of County Rd. 1 looks like it will get a facelift. Councillors voted at last week's committee-of-thewhole meeting to select Coco Paving Inc. to undertake the project. The cost was estimated at $489,290 including HST and will include a 1.1kilometre stretch of the road commencing about 400 metres east of Melville Road and extending west. A report presented to the committee last Thursday says the cost of the project was included in the 2014 capital budget and a detailed design was completed by G.D. Jewell Engineering last year. Although six bids were received during the tender process, two were disqualified for lacking the required documentation. Coco was selected being the lowest remaining qualified bidder. The price for next lowest qualified bidder was over $35,000 more. While the project was ultimately recommended for

council approval, councillor Kevin Gale expressed concern with the state of the budget with regard to winter expenditures. He said he was concerned money for winter road maintenance would come out of the capital budget for road projects. However, corporate services and finance commissioner Susan Turnbull advised that won't be the case. Turnbull said senior staff have met and discussed this year's winter control expenditures. “One of the decisions that came out of those meetings is we want to keep operations (dollars in) operations and capital (dollars in) capital,” she said. Turnbull said there is potential for different funding sources, but council made it clear during budget discussions where they want the money spent. “Council specifically added to roads capital for instance in a strong move in the budget, so we're looking to operational sources to deal with whatever we might have to deal with,” she said. “At this point I believe we'll be able to achieve that.” The project will go to council on March 11 for approval.

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In praise of fire-starters If you are what you should be, you will set the whole world on fire! -St. Catherine of Siena It is somewhat serendipitous that I have stumbled upon some remarkable female saints at the same time that we are preparing to celebrate International Women’s Day. And more remarkable still that these words from a 14th century nun would resonate so profoundly with the theme of this year’s event: “Because I am a girl…” What a challenge to any of us: to be who we should be or could be. I immediately think of Malala, the Pak- Rev. Lynne Donovan istani teenager who was shot because of her activism on behalf of girls within a community dominated by Taliban rule. That such light and courage should exist in one young woman is astounding. Malala’s courage reminds me of another saint, Teresa of Avila from the 16th century. Teresa, a Carmelite nun went up against the leaders of the inquisition who forbade the education of girls. It is so curious to me that religion throughout the ages has been used to extinguish lights in women. Every major religion is founded on the principle of compassion and, I think, a vision of One-ness-a vision that insists that our well-being is caught up in the well-being of others. Extinguish the light in a portion of the population and the world is darker for all of us. Or conversely, when each one shines, we all benefit from the fire. I am encouraged by women and men of every era, of every faith, who were determined to shine and equally determined in their encouragement of others to shine. As you consider your own calling to set the world on fire, I offer these words from St. Teresa: “To have courage for whatever comes in life—everything lies in that.” On Saturday, March 8, International Women’s Day, visit Ten Thousand Villages. 70% of the artisan partners are women because Ten Thousand Villages is committed to those who are most disadvantaged in the developing world. Ten percent of the store’s sales on this day will be given to Reaching for Rainbows, an after-school program for vulnerable girls. Rev. Lynne Donovan is the minister at

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Mar 13 - Prince Edward Federation of Agriculture Monthly Director Meeting, 7:30-10pm, OPP Office Boardroom, County Rd. 1, (Schoharie Road), Picton, ON. All Welcome! Contact Patti Stacey at 613-476-3842 or email princeedwardfarmers@gmail.com Mar 27 - Hastings Federation of Agriculture Meeting, 7:30 - 10:30pm, at Heather Lang, 979 Wyman Road, Shannonville. Contact Judy Hagerman, Secretary-Treasurer, email jlhagerman@sympatico.ca Apr 10 - Prince Edward Federation of Agriculture Monthly Director Meeting, 7:30-10pm, OPP Office Boardroom, County Rd. 1, (Schoharie Road), Picton, ON. All Welcome! Contact Patti Stacey at 613-476-3842 or email princeedwardfarmers@gmail.com

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“It was critical that we got ourselves in a position to manage our future appropriately,” he said. “It's still going to be very difficult. The funds just aren't there the way they used to be there and you're trying to find the line between tax increases and funding that comes from other sources, and do the work you need to do.” He said tools like the roads needs study have put council in a better position to know what work needs to be accomplished in the future. Improved budget processes, customer service reviews, and the restructuring of the

municipality also helped move incrementally toward that sustainability goal. He added that large contributions to reserves over the last two years have also ensured that difficult financial times ahead can be navigated with minimal impact. “If you don't plan appropriately, it will be very difficult for all the taxpayers and you'll be unable to control some of the tax increases going forward,” Mertens said. “Positioning ourselves for that and the components of that was really my key objective and I think we've accomplished that.” Even so, Mertens is under no all illusion that the work is

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done. He said the implementation of those strategies are ongoing and will be for years. He said around the council table there can be differences of opinion, but he said that's a good thing. “Not everyone — especially when you have 15 people — are going to agree. And that's the way the system should work. We've been pretty fortunate with this council that we've been able to do as much as we've done.” Mertens said he doesn't know whether anyone on council is interested in his position, but said he wouldn't back one candidate. “I will walk a middle line on this,” he said.

The Picton Gazette THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014

Pioneering Canadian naval commander recalled at Regent Author shares stories of early Canadian war hero AdAm BrAmBurger

Staff writer

Rene-Hippolyte Laforce was a very important man when he died, having risen to a top rank in the Quebec militia. Since, David More says, the first Canadian-born naval commodore has been largely forgotten. On Monday, the Kingston-based historian and author was at the Regent Theatre to share the tale of Laforce, a man who fought for both the French and the English and won the only skirmish between the two naval powers on Lake Ontario during the Seven Years War. More explained that Laforce had naval bloodlines as his grandfather voyaged with LaSalle and Duluth to discover the headwaters of Mississippi, then canoed down to Louisiana in the late 1600s. His father was Royal surveyor at Fort Niagara and taught him some of that trade before Laforce learned about sailing and ship building. At age 26, New France governor Vaudreil made him a ship's captain leading up to the war. Following his brilliance on Lake Ontario, Laforce was captured as a prisoner of war on an island in the St. Lawrence River. The British attempted to ship him off to France, however, the ship sank. Laforce walked nearly 300 miles to the great fortress of Louisbourg, where he turned himself over to the British. After years of serving as a merchant ship captain, Laforce had another brush with Canadian history during the American revolution. The Americans had taken

mAritime lore Historian David More says Lake Ontario’s northern coast has enough marine history to develop museums and attractions. He shared the story of a forgotten local hero Monday. (Adam Bramburger/Gazette staff)

Montreal and More explained they had Quebec City under siege, when Governor Carleton reasoned that as a former naval captain, Laforce would understand artillery. He was made an artillery captain and he helped fend off an American victory that may have meant the end of New France. Laforce followed that with an appointment as a shipbuilder near present-day Ogdensburgh, then rose in favour to an appointment as commodore of the British fleet on the Lake Ontario. He helped do hydrographic surveys to develop harbours when the Loyalist settlers came to this region and some historians say he started the first dockyard in Kingston, a key in the Canadian efforts for the War of 1812. More said much of Laforce's accomplishments can be attributed to the notion he was an excellent sailer. "Anyone would describe him as a master mariner. He never lost a ship and I can tell you that of the ships he was in command of, the British captured them and they were both wrecked and sunk," said More. "Many knowledgeable salt-water sailors have come to grief in the St. Lawrence sailing up the river from Quebec to Montreal or into Prescott or Maitland. Navigating with a 100-tonne square rigger is hard to imag-

ine without any marks or electronic gear. It's quite a feat, but he did it routinely." More said he feels Laforce sailed in a time in history that is generally overlooked by English Canadians and noted Lake Ontario naval operations are obscure even to most historians. Still, he feels there's entertaining history to be gathered from marine stories in this region… ones that should be expired. "History is often taught as a series of unconnected dates and names and events. It's a story. If we taught it as sto-

ries, I think we'd remember them a lot more. They're wonderful stories." More also runs the tall ship St. Lawrence II, which is a training vessel for teenage sailers. He said while it's empowering for the young people, it also captures intrigue of all ages. This year, he hopes to invite a group of 25 adults to sail from Napanee to Picton on board. It's part of a strategy he and History Nights At The Regent curator Peter Lockyer agree can work here to attract financial gains. More talks about a museum in Mystic Harbor, Connecticut that started with the bones of one of the last whaling ships on the Atlantic coast. Now, more than 250,000 people visit the museum every year. If anything, we have an even richer naval history than they did," said More. "We just turn our backs on all of that…. I think we can make a go of it and I think we should."

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Exclusive Offer from The Merrill Inn in partnership with The Regent Theatre... Enjoy a 3-course dinner and a Complimentary movie ticket for only $35/person (plus HST)

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Thursday, March 13 – 11:30am to 1pm Friday, March 14 – 11:30am to 1pm

PRINCE EDWARD COMMUNITY CENTRE Wednesday, March 12 – 11:30am to 1pm Thursday, March 13 – 11:30am to 1pm Friday, March 14 – 11:30am to 1pm Sunday, March 16 – 1 to 2:30pm For more information or for private ice bookings, please email bookings@pecounty.on.ca or call 613.476.2148

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The Picton Gazette THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014