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News - Belleville - With the combined efforts of Shoppers Drug Mart, its store teams and customers, the Quinte region will now have improved access to services and programming supporting women’s whole health in body, mind and spirit. The Shoppers Drug Mart 2014 Tree of Life fund-raising campaign has harvested $13,681 for the Oncology Clinic at Belleville General Hospital. With over 1,240 Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix stores across Canada participating in the four-week campaign, the 13th annual Tree of Life campaign will provide support to over 487 Canadian women’s health charities. National in scope yet locally based, the Tree of Life campaign offers patients, customers and employees the opportunity to donate directly to charitable organizations to ensure that resources and programming are available to meet the needs of Canadian women. In Belleville, the proceeds harvested by local Shoppers Drug Mart customers and employees at the Dundas and Sidney Street stores will benefit Belleville General Hospital. The Belleville General Hospital Foundation is in the midst of a $7-million cancer care campaign striving to make BGH the best medically equipped hospital in Canada. “We believe it’s important for our physicians and staff to have the most up-to-date technology, so they can provide the best cancer care possible to the people of the Quinte region,” said Jenn Barrett, Director of Devel-

opment, BGHF. In 2013, 1,293 patients made 5,690 visits for treatment at the Oncology Clinic at BGH. There were 367 new patients, more than one a day, who started treatment there last year. The Cancer Clinic treats as many breast and colon cancer cases a year as Kingston. “It’s crucial for us to have support from community partners. We’re grateful that our Oncology Clinic was chosen as the Shoppers Drug Mart’s Tree of Life campaign recipient,” Barrett added. “The success of the 2014 Tree of Life campaign can be attributed to the support and commitment of our loyal customers and staff,” said Wynand Bekker, the owner of the Dundas and Sidney Street Shoppers Drug Mart stores. “Shoppers Drug Mart has partnered with women’s health organizations at national, regional and local levels, in order to provide direct support, ensuring that essential funding, resources and education are available to meet the needs of Canadian women. We are pleased to present this year’s Tree of Life campaign proceeds to the Oncology Clinic at BGH.” Since 2002, the Tree of Life campaigns at Shoppers locations nationwide have raised more than $23 million for Canadian health charities. In 2014, over 487 Women’s Health charities across Canada will benefit from the campaign’s proceeds with 100 per cent of funds staying in the community where they are raised.

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Three Oaks celebrates opening of Second Stage Housing building By Stephen Petrick

News - Belleville - A safe roof; a new home; a place of hope; a building built by the community. These were among the words used to describe Three Oaks Foundation’s newly erected building that will serve as a long-term home for women and children fleeing abuse. A who’s who of the community gathered to celebrate the opening of Three Oaks’ Second Stage housing project on Thursday, December 18. The building, located in central Belleville, has eight units and all of them were filled within days of its official opening in the fall. The Second Stage housing building is for women fleeing abuse who need a long-term home as they rebuild their lives. It’s not

a replacement for Three Oaks’ crisis shelter, where many of its clients go ﬁrst. The project was funded in part by a $200,000 commitment from the federal government through its Homelessness Partnering Strategy; money that was used to purchase the land. Another $100,000 and change came from an Ontario Trillium Foundation grant. That money was used to put up a secure fence around the building and to hire a new employee. Three Oaks has also held numerous fund raisers for the project in recent months, including the always-popular Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event in May. Guests and dignitaries who, almost literally, packed a small common room inside the new building,

praised the community effort that was needed to get it up. “There had to be complete community by in,” said Prince Edward-Hastings Member of Parliament Daryl Kramp. “As you can see by the representation here, that was certainly the case.” Several Belleville city councillors and representatives from other social service organization attended the celebration. Sandie Sidsworth, the chair of Three Oaks Foundation’s board, described the building as a “place of hope.” She said it will be a safe haven for many women, who often come to Three Oaks after ﬂeeing situations complicated by mental health or addiction issues. She thanked the community for understanding the importance of

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the projects. “This building exists because everyone did their part,” she said. “This is truly a dream realized.” Prince Edward-Hastings Member of Provincial Parliament Todd Smith also attended the ceremony. He noted some recent stories in the news, related to famous athletes and entertainers, seems to have opened more people’s eyes to the

issue of domestic violence. But, sadly, the problem exists locally, too, and people can’t forget that. “When you see someone you know and love from your own community [experiencing abuse] it strikes close to home,” he said. Belleville Councillor Garnet Thompson spoke on behalf of the city and presented Three Oaks staff with a plaque to commemo-

rate the building’s opening. He praised the teamwork that took place between several facets of the community, in order to get the building running. “This community never turns away from a project it takes on,” he said. He noted that the opening of eight new units “makes eight more women in our community safe. That’s the important part.”

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News - Brighton - A car was struck by a train December 17 after it got stuck on the tracks in the Lawson Settlement Road area. No one was in the Chevy Cruze as the male driver had helped the female passenger out of the vehicle before heading off to a nearby residence to get help. Police said the motorist had turned onto the CN rail “mistakenly thinking it was a very bumpy County Road 2,” Northumberland OPP said. The woman suffered non-

lot from Prince Edward Street. “The male was not visible to the driver of the Ram until the very last minute because he was wearing very dark clothing and came from behind a building across the street,” police said in a news release. The man was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. No further information was provided while the two incidents remained under investigation.

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Editorial - Here are four reasons why President Barack Obama’s decision last week to re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba was a good idea. 1) The U.S. attempt to bring down the Castro regime by isolating the country economically and diplomatically is now 54 years old, and it still hasn’t worked. To go on doing the same thing and expect a different result next time is a clear indication of stupidity, and possibly of insanity. 2) President Obama, as a “lame duck” president with only two years to go, has nothing to lose by re-opening the American embassy in Havana and loosening travel restrictions on American citizens. He gets credit for being both bold and sensible, and he can do it by executive decision without having to go through Congress. 3) A quarter-century after the end of the Cold War, there is ample popular support in the United States for ending the long and absurd antiCommunist crusade against Cuba. According to an Atlantic Council poll early this year, 56 per cent of Americans now back a more direct U.S. engagement with the Castro regime, or even full normalisation of relations. Among HispanicAmericans, the number rises to 63 per cent. 4) Even in Florida, where the Cuban-American population is concentrated, the heat has gone out of the issue. The aging leaders of the community, who arrived as refugees from Cuba half a century ago, still resist closer U.S. relations with Cuba, but the U.S.-born generation wants to end the war. The same Atlantic Council poll showed that 79 per cent of voters of Cuban descent in Florida supported increased engagement or normalisation. Unfortunately, there are also two powerful reasons why Obama’s good idea is not really going to change things much. 1) The Republican Party now controls both Houses of Congress, and the embargo cannot be ended except by Congressional consent. That will not be forthcoming. 2) The brothers Castro are still in control of Cuba, and even if they were both swept away by some random illness, the only slightly younger Communist Party leadership will not make the kind of concessions that could force the

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Republican leadership to change its position. In terms of maintaining the status quo, the U.S. Republicans and the Cuban Communists are “objective allies.” It makes political sense for Republicans to oppose Obama’s initiative: they have no interest in allowing him a victory that they have it within their power to thwart. Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida vowed that he would do “everything in my power” to keep the embargo in place—and also threatened to block the confirmation of a U.S. ambassador to Cuba and prevent funding for construction of a U.S. embassy in Havana. If this sounds petty, well, yes it is. But considering the attitude of Congressional Republicans towards the Obama administration over the past six years, massive obstructionism towards any future policy of Obama’s seems virtually guaranteed. The embargo will remain. As for President Raul Castro—elder brother Fidel, now officially retired, seems largely out of play—he has no intention of presiding over the end of Communism in Cuba. Cuba’s economy is in terrible shape, and it has recently been made much worse by the steep decline of the Venezuelan economy owing to the collapse of the oil price. Given how dependent Cuba has become on the generosity of the leftist Venezuelan regime, you might think that Castro would now be seeking economic salvation in the form of an improvement in U.S.-Cuban relations. You would be wrong. I have visited Cuba about every five years for the past three decades, usually as a journalist, but once, in the early 1990s, I took my entire family, including a baby and my elderly parentsin-law, so they could see what the last remaining Communist regime outside Asia looked like. The Soviet Union had just collapsed, ending the generous Soviet subsidies that had kept the Cuban regime afloat for decades. The place was a terrible mess, and people were truly desperate. There were early teenage prostitutes of both sexes working the streets, and my parents-in-law got mugged twice in one week in central Havana. On the second occasion, the senior officer at the local police station held my father-in-law (the victim) hostage, allegedly as a “witness” in need of medical attention, until I bribed him $100 to let him go. Cuba has been through worse economic crises than the current difficulties, and the regime survived. It did so because, unlike the European Communist regimes that fell in similar circumstances, nationalism works for the Cuban regime, not against it. Maybe some serious change will eventually come out of this initiative, but certainly not before the end of 2016.

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Organizers of “Dance Hall Daze” ask for public’s help in staging event was destroyed by a tornado News-Brighton – Do you in 1973. know how to jive, booLocal historian Dan Bugie, jitterbug? How about chanan will talk about the the Charleston, bunny hop, dance hall days from the late mashed potato or twist? 1800s to the early 1970s in a Organizers of the third an- presentation February 19 that nual Brighton History Open will include music from the This picture of the interior of the Opera House served as the front cover of House would love to have different eras performed by Peter McConnell’s book, Over My Shoulder. Photo: Submitted you participate in their pre- Joe McMullan and The Melsentation of “The Dance Hall lodaires. Daze” in February by demon“We loved the idea of Are your teeth being too strating some of the dances in bringing music into the whole vogue decades ago. thing [which] makes it more The Ontario Heritage entertaining for folks,” he Week event will feature two said. The Opera House, built in sensitivity from occurring local venues that drew severin the first place. Prevention al hundred for dances in their 1885, “was a very popular heyday, the Opera House in place” for live entertainment includes: Brighton and the pavilion in of various kinds, including • Using a soft bristle Presqu’ile Provincial Park. plays, musicals and operas, toothbrush with a nonNothing remains of either. in addition to dances. “It was abrasive toothpaste The pavilion was dismantled used for all sorts of things,” in 1971 and the Opera House Buchanan said. • Avoid consuming very Dr. Brian Ho ceased to be when the old The pavilion attached to acidic foods and beverages Tooth sensitivity is a • If you suffer from town hall in which it was lo- a hotel built in 1905 used to very common condition conditions such as GERD cated, now Memorial Park, hold dances six days a week that affects people of all (acid reflux), see your ages. It is estimated that doctor for treatment tooth sensitivity, or dentin • Avoid brushing your hypersensitivity, affects teeth immediately after approximately 15% of the consuming acidic foods general population. It is • Regular flossing coupled also more commonly seen with regular visits to your EPT EI “T AIN WE ACECCOND IN PROFR ESSIONG & S EER in individuals aged 20-50 dentist to prevent gum ALS F CAR ANTS O R OVER 3 years of age. The causes disease 0 YEAR APPLIC S” of dentin hypersensitivity If you have already encouninclude: tered dentin hypersensitiv• Excessive or forceful ity, there are two categories of tooth brushing treatment that can be helpful, • Gum disease home treatment and in-office • Acid erosion treatment. Home treatment in• Dental bleaching cludes brushing with a desenIn all of the above situations, sitizing toothpaste. In-office the dentin of the tooth treatment includes: is exposed either by the • Application of a receding of gums or loss desensitizing agent on of tooth structure. Dentin sensitive teeth is a part of the tooth that • Covering the exposed has many small channels dentin with a filling that run from the outside material of the tooth towards the • Use of dental lasers to center where the nerve desensitize the nerve is contained. If dentin is • Growing gum tissue exposed and these channels where it has receded LOOK the part... ACT the part...BE the part or tubules are open, changes s HAIRSTYLING / COSMETOLOGY (Diploma) in temperature, air pressure If you feel like your teeth are (All 4 Campus Locations) more sensitive to hot or cold or even sugary substances s ADVANCED ESTHETICS / SPA THERAPY $IPLOMA (Oshawa Campus Only) can cause the nerve of the foods or to certain types of tooth to be stimulated. We food, see your dentist about ENROLL NOW for 2015 experience this as pain. It what may be causing this. Earn a College Diploma in less than a year! is usually of short duration Your dentist can provide you s -ONTHLY START DATES with different options on and is sharp in nature. s &LEXIBLE SCHEDULES AND PAYMENT PLANS how to treat this condition Treatment for sensitive teeth or, at the very least, guide s )NSTRUCTOR LED HANDS ON TRAINING Space is limited, secure your placement, register today! The best treatment for you towards preventing any dentin hypersensitivity is further damage to your teeth preventing the causes of and gums. By John Campbell

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Growing up in Codrington he has his own memories of going to both places, including when he was a teenager and used to drive down to the pavilion on Saturday nights for live rock ’n’ roll music. “We’d like to hear from people who would come with a prepared story, [lasting] a couple of minutes,” Buchanan said. He and the History Open House committee, which includes co-ordinator Dot Connolly, representing the Brighton Heritage Advisory Committee, and researcher/historian/author Susan Brose, are also asking the public to come forward with photos that show events at the Opera House or the pavilion. “These two venues were the heart of the entertainment [for] the area from the 1890s to the 1960s,” Buchanan said, “People have an emotional connection to those places and we wanted to give folks an opportunity to express that.” To share memories or photos call Buchanan at 613-439-8992. In addition to the feature event at the King Edward Community Centre February 19, there will be displays on the Municipality of Brighton February 21 and 22 and a Women’s Institute Heritage Tea.

Fourth annual Pond Hockey Classic looking for players By Kate Everson

Sports - Quinte West - The fourth annual Pond Hockey Classic is looking for volunteers and hockey players to sign up for this fund raiser. Organizer Captain Jeff Moorhouse says the CFB Trenton Pond Hockey Classic will be running from January 23 to 25, 2015. “The Roots of Hockey Fund-raising Dinner will be on Friday, January 23, at the Batawa Community Centre and the tournament will be Saturday and Sunday, January 24 and 25 at the Batawa Lions Community Rinks,” he said. Guest speaker this year is Sergeant Chris Downey who was wounded in Afghanistan and in 2013 participated in the Walking Wounded Trek to the South Pole with Prince Harry. The dinner will also be joined by guest county singer Francine Leclair and the MC will be comedian Dave Hemstad again. There will be a three-course meal, live auction and music. The web site, <www.hockeyfortroops.com>, is updated and team registration can be done through the site by

January 16. “We are hoping to raise $40,000 this year,” Moorhouse said. “Last year we raised $30,000 and in the ﬁrst three years have raised over $65,000.” This year the event is raising funds for the Trenton Memorial Hospital Foundation and Soldier On. “Scotiabank and ScotiaMcleod are our title sponsors and are a major reason for the growth of this tournament,” he added. The hockey tournament is four-onfour with Canadian Pond Hockey Rules. Each team is guaranteed three games. Teams consist of six to eight players with a minimum $300 pledge. The tournament will feature 32 teams. As for the rinks, the Batawa Lions Community Rinks will be open in early January. “The warm weather delayed the opening but the rinks will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.” he said. “Olympia has once again donated the use of an ice resurfacer and Bay Marine an ATV with blade for the year so the ice will be in great shape!” Moorhouse noted, “We are always looking for helpers to maintain the ice.”

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Bill C-442 opens talks on Lyme disease By Diane Sherman

News - Madoc - Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party, MP for SaanichGulf Islands, introduced Bill C-442, June 2012, to stimulate debate about prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and research on Lyme disease, a disease caused by insect bites, primarily ticks.

December 16 the bill became law: An Act respecting a Federal Framework on Lyme Disease. December 19, May responded by email, on what this means for Canadians with the disease (LD). She said, “For those living with Lyme, I hope new focus on the disease

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Dan Clost Well, here we are again, Gentle Reader, looking at a shiny new year, fresh out of the wrapping, just waiting for us to shape it into something special. I know everyone is talking about resolutions but perhaps that word has taken on so much weight, it has become onerous. Really clever scribes, not I, get themselves all tangled up in etymology (origin of words), semantics (how the meaning of a word can change depending upon who is speaking, who is listening and the context) and grammar. Editors fall into this lot and I do feel sorry for them, unless they change my copy. I just let those communication conventions slip off my creative shoulders to lie there in the dust whilst I get on with the business of chatting with you. So, let’s not think of resolutions; instead, let’s call them promises to ourselves. Take a few minutes to write down the regular ones: engage in our ad-

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dictions in moderation; spend more time in real time, unplugged; engage in the community in the form of volunteering, take part in all levels of politics and hold elected ofﬁcials accountable; and, think before responding so that when you do, you do so with grace. Since this is a gardening column most of the time, let’s take a look at what we can do together in our bits of this good earth. We sometimes lose sight of the very real fact that it is, indeed, this good earth which nourishes and sustains us so we best try to manage it as well as we can. (Time out for Dan on the soapbox: I am not part of any form of “save the planet” philosophy as I ﬁrmly believe the planet was around long before us and will still be here when we are not. However, I am very much in favour of keeping our home blanketed in the most favourable environment for us humans. It’s up to us to ensure that Gaia looks upon us as an integral part of the ecosystem and not some form of malignancy to be expunged. So when you hear me talking about organics, responsible husbandry, integrated pest management and so on, you know that I do so because it makes sense [this stuff worked for thousands of years without our “helpful” interventions] and it is least damaging to our world. There are other forums where we can chat about mega-corporations [and mega is really too small a descriptor] gaining control of the world’s food production and the fact that there is

more than enough to feed every single person on this planet but not the global collective desire to do so.) My promises to myself, in terms of gardening, are very simple. The ﬁrst is to enjoy every aspect of the process, from winter planning to spring planting to enjoying the summer show and the fall harvests. Some plants will not “perform” as we might wish but as a Canadian version of Kilgore Trout might say, “So it goes, eh.” I promise to look at a wee seed or small plant and marvel at the magic contained within. My second promise to myself is to follow the maxim of bioethics (thank you Hippocrates), which is to do no harm. This maxim can be applied to every aspect of life, including gardening. The gardening that we do, Gentle Reader, is a privilege in that we have the ﬁnances, resources and time to engage in this activity as a hobby while in many parts of the world it is the difference between life and death. I realise that’s getting a titch heavy for a New Year’s column but it is important that we keep in mind how fortunate we are. To do no harm in gardening means to work hand in hand with this good earth; to learn the least intrusive methods of growing plants; and to recognise that the “cost” to have some plants is too high no matter how pretty. My third promise to myself is that I will seek out local sources of

GR, those might sound like high and fancy promises but, really, they won’t cost more money or increase the amount of work you have to do: it really is just developing a mindset and sticking to it. My ﬁnal promise to myself is to have Happy New Year and do my best to help those around me have the same. Happy New Year, Gentle Reader.

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National Air Force Museum of Canada a place for the arts By Kate Everson

News - Quinte West - There is room for art at the National Air Force Museum of Canada. The mezzanine on the second floor of the massive hangar, which is home to the restored Halifax, is also a place where donated collections of aviation and wartime art can be displayed, along with aircraft and artefacts. Several paintings are by wellknown Canadian painter Don Connolly, donated by Montreal businessman Sam Kloda last March. He had several paintings commissioned by Connolly and they are part of a vast collection. The paintings depict aircraft in flight, many from wartime training or exercises, such as the Dakota from the 1950s. Empty display cabinets are also waiting for more to be taken from storage and will soon be available for viewing. The museum is undergoing a tremendous change as stock from the former displays is rearranged onto the mezzanine. Project Remembrance, a huge display by Canadian artist Brian Lorrimer, has been a tribute to World War I. The air force museum itself is a work of art, as the lighting from tall windows makes every aircraft illuminated by natural sunlight. Visitors to the museum come from all over the world, just to study the history and marvel at the huge Halifax that dominates the floor. Little Cessna trainers invite visitors to climb in and try out the controls, along with some simulators. The space has an elevator and washrooms at both ends of the museum and several benches where people can sit down and watch a video of wartime eras. Volunteers, often veterans themselves, will talk about what it was like being there at that time. The air force museum follows the story of the air force from 1914 to the present day with more than 3,500 artefacts and interpretive texts, includ-

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(Top right) The view of the museum from the mezzanine shows sevEvan Lim, three, of Carrying Place, tries out the controls of a Cessna on dis- eral aircraft as well as the dominant Halifax. play in the mezzanine.

ing uniforms and insignia, original art, awards and medals. The museum is a registered charity with the daily operations funded through donations. The Air Park outside allows visitors to get up close to several vintage aircraft. Inside the restoration shop, volunteers who restored the Halifax are currently working on the Avro Anson Mark II and the Lockheed Hudson Mark VI.

There is also a gift shop with souvenirs from T-shirts to books and DVDs. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. except on Mondays and Tuesdays throughout the winter and there is free admission and parking. It is located at 220 RCAF Road in 8 Wing Trenton. Group tours or visits can be arranged by contacting 613965-3874.

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News - Belleville - A teary-eyed celebration took place at Canadian Tire on Friday, December 19, when a long-time Belleville businessman was honoured for his commitment to his company, his colleagues and his family. Dennis McCullough was honoured for 35 years of owning Canadian Tire franchises at a special ceremony at the 101 Bell Boulevard store. Normally, Canadian Tire employees who reach career milestones are honoured at a company conference. But since McCullough missed this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conference, a special celebration for his accomplishment was held in his store. Local MP Daryl Kramp and MPP Todd Smith were among the guests who paid tribute. McCullough was praised as a loyal and friendly person, who never put business ambitions ahead of his own family. The event turned tearful when McCullough presented his wife of 53 years, Sheila, a bouquet of ďŹ&#x201A;owers. Dennisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; son, Jason, also broke into tears as he thanked his parents for providing for him his whole life. McCullough later said that he achieved the career milestone because he loves his job. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You know, I still love it after 35 years as a dealer,â&#x20AC;? he said, as a celebratory cake was being passed around to guests. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Could I retire? Yes. Do I want to? No.â&#x20AC;? Sheila pointed out that her husband has, in fact, worked for Canadian Tire for much longer than 35 years. Canadian Tire has been part of their whole married life, as he was an employee of the company long before he owned his own

News - Quinte West - The government has announced that Ontario is working to end homelessness by delivering $8,117,900 in affordable housing funding over ďŹ ve years to low- and moderate-income households in Hastings County and $4,193,200 to Northumberland County. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This funding gives communities the ďŹ&#x201A;exibility to address local housing priorities and better meet the needs of individuals and families who need safe, suitable and affordable housing,â&#x20AC;? said Northumberland-Quinte West MPP Lou Rinaldi. The investment, cost-shared between the governments of Canada and Ontario, supports the construction of affordable rental housing units, repairs and improvements to existing units, and rental and down-payment assistance to people in need. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s announcement is very good news for Hastings County,â&#x20AC;? said Hastings County Warden Rick Phillips. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The

demand for more affordable housing and the ongoing need to maintain our existing 2,500 units is a major ďŹ nancial pressure for us.â&#x20AC;? A portion of the total program funding will be dedicated to Aboriginal households living off-reserve, and help support other priority groups such as seniors, persons with disabilities and victims of domestic violence. Since 2003, Ontario and the federal government have committed more than $4 billion to affordable housing initiatives, representing the largest affordable housing investment in the provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history, helping 385,000 households. Supporting affordable housing is part of the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economic plan for Ontario. The four-part plan is building Ontario up by investing in peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talents and skills, building new public infrastructure like roads and transit, creating a dynamic, supportive environment where business thrives, and building a secure savings plan so everyone can afford to retire.

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Some more signs of the times found on my travels

By John M. Smith

Lifestyles - I received some nice feedback as a result of my previous photo essay on signs seen while travelling, so I’ve decided to do another such piece this week. The ﬁrst two signs were found in a souvenir shop in Nebraska, and the third was found on a T-shirt in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Since we’re now well into the holiday season, with several festive parties occurring, I’m also including several signs that relate to the alcohol industry, for it’s a subject that’s often referred to in the signs that I see. For example, I found today’s fourth sign in a Michigan winery, and the ﬁfth and sixth ones were found while travelling in Wisconsin. Another T-shirt, this time in Nebraska, resulted in the seventh photo. The eighth was found on a T-shirt in a shop in Maine. There are many entertaining signs to be discovered while travelling around.

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My aunt is an angel I know she’ll never leave She’s watching me right now She’s the light that’s guiding me.

She was a fabulous woman So beautiful, wise and true It’s for those very reasons She’s helping me get through. There’s memories left in my heart Because there she’ll always remain She’ll be with me throughout my life Until I see her once again.

In loving memory of a dear mom, dad, nan and poppa It isn’t what we write It isn’t what we say It’s what we feel within our hearts As we think of you each day As time goes on without you And days turn into years We hold on to our memories of the one we loved so dear Missed and loved, Arleen, Michael, Lori and Dianna

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MARCH, Cecil Lawrence At the Hastings Manor, Belleville, Ontario on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014, age 79 years. Cecil March of Brighton, loving husband of Jean Green. Dear father of Debbie and her husband Bob Wallis of Oakwood, Kathy and her husband David Wakelin of Lindsay, Janet and her husband Emile Savard of Barrie, and stepchildren, Shelley and her husband Mike Hollinger of Colborne and Peter Junkin of Port Dover. Brother of Lloyd March and his wife Linda of Castleton, and Bill March and his wife Sue of Cherry Valley. Sadly missed by thirteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Predeceased by his grandson Jake Wallis. The family will receive friends at Trinity St. Andrew’s United Church, Brighton on Friday, December 5th, 2014 from 1:00 o’clock. Service to follow in the Church at 2:30 p.m.. Cremation. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the Trinity St. Andrew’s United Church Building Fund, or the Alzheimer Society, would be appreciated by the family. Arrangements in care of the Brighton Funeral Home (613 475-2121). www.rushnellfamilyservices.com

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Although I am sad without you And wish that you were here, Within my hearts your pretty smile still shines bright and clear. For you brought endless sunshine until you went away. And now I miss you desperatley each minute of the day. Sometimes I see a photograph or hear a certain song and think of all our Nashville trips, Good times, such fun, only memories live on. You would not like to see me sad So what I try to do Is live a bright and happy life In memory of you. For though I’ll aways miss you, And its dreadful being apart. I haven’t really lost you, You’re still here in my heart. Love your sister Kelly & brother-in-law Bill

Gainforth, Douglas Harold February 18, 1958 to January 2, 2013

Softly the leaves of memory fall. Gently we gather and treasure them all. Unseen, unheard you are always near. So missed, so loved, so very dear. No longer in our lives to share. But in our hearts you’re always there. Lovingly missed by Harold, Edna and Linda

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CITY OF QUINTE WEST Proposal to Declare Surplus Lands NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Monday, January 19, 2015 6:30 PM COUNCIL CHAMBERS The Council of the City of Quinte West proposes to sell certain lands set out and described as follows; Part of the Road Allowance between Concession A & B on Plan 39R-6110, former Township of Murray, now the City of Quinte West.

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Bay of Quinte Squadron registrations for Boating courses, January 6 BELLEVILLE and 13, 7-8:30pm, Bay of Quinte Yacht The Canadian Hearing Society Club, Victoria Park, Belleville. Info: offers Walk In Wednesdays from 10 website at bayofquinte.org or Don 613am-noon and 2-4pm. Speak to a Hear- 966-9051 ing Care Counsellor. No appointment necessary. Bayview Mall, 470 Dundas Belleville Legion: Every Friday: Canteen open 4-7 p.m. Meat Rolls St. E Belleville and Horse Races 5-6:30 pm., Legion Quinte Region Crokinole Club, Clubroom. Everyone welcome. Age every Tuesday, 7 p.m., Avaya building at of majority event. 250 Sidney St., Belleville, south entrance. â&#x20AC;&#x2039;â&#x20AC;&#x2039; Drummers Drum Circle, Cost is $4.00. http://www.qrcc.ca . For Twelve info: Dave Brown at 613-967-7720 or January 8 and 22 (2nd and 4th Thursdays monthly), 7-8:30 p.m. Explore Louis Gauthier at 613-849-0690. rhythm. Play djembe. For address and Seniors 5-pin Bowling, Tuesdays, 1 information, email twelvedrummers@ p.m. Come and meet new friends for fun gmail.com. and fellowship. Belleville Pro Bowl, BayAre you caring for someone with view Mall. Call Ken 613-962-3429 memory loss? Alzheimer Society Ostomy Group Belleville meets at Caregiver Support Groups, Bay View Loyalist Collage Business and Develop- Mall, Belleville, 1st & 3rd Thursdays ment Centre, second Thursday of each of month, 10am-12pm, 2nd Tuesday month except July-Aug. of month, 6:30-8pm. Info: Kristel at Create a Wellness Recovery Action 613-962-0892 Plan to experience and maintain emotional wellness. Thursdays, Jan 15-Mar The Ontario Early Years Centre at 5, 2-4pm, 161 Bridge St. W., Belleville. Family Space supports families learning Call Belleville and Quinte West Com- through play. Drop-in playrooms, 301 munity Health Centre at 613-962-0000, MacDonald Ave., Belleville. Open 6 days a week. Info: www.familyspace. ext. 233. ca or 613-966-9427. Order your tree seedlings for spring 2015. Over 20 native trees and shrubs. Home Help & Home Maintenance Deciduous $1.20 each and evergreen support service. Fees arranged between $0.90 each. Ewa Bednarczuk, Lower the worker and client. Info: Community Trent Conservation 613-394-3915 ext Care for South Hastings Belleville office 252, ewa.bednarczuk@ltc.on.ca or order at 613-969-0130 ext. 5209 or Deseronto on-line at http://www.ltc.on.ca/steward- office 613-396-6591. ship/tssp/ Joyfull Noise Choir invites women

of all ages. Sing songs from the 50s and 60s. Tuesdays, 7-9 pm, Core Centre, 223 Pinnacle St., Belleville. No auditions. Novice to experienced singers all welcome. www.joyfull-noise.com. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, Wednesdays, 7 p.m., St. Columba Presbyterian Church, 520 Bridge St E, Belleville for those suffering from overeating, food obsession, under-eating, or bulimia. No dues or fees for members. Info: Susan at 613-471-0228 or Hilly at 613-354-6036 or visit foodaddicts. org.

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Sunday, January 4, 12:30 pm, Free Community Dinner â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Welcome in 2015 with a New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Party, St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s United Church, 50 Bridge St., Campbellford Soup & sandwich lunch, 1st Wednesday of each month, 11:15 a.m., Campbellford Senior Citizens Club. $7 includes soup, sandwich, dessert and tea or coffee. Forest Denis Centre, 55 Grand Road, Campbellford. Campbellford Salvation Army Thrift store offers a free hot lunch every Friday. Also, Silent Auction the last Friday of each month

COBOURG FootCare Clinic, Mon and Wed Mornings, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church. VON offers Basic, Advanced and Diabetic Foot Care (Fee for Service). For appointment call the VON at 1-888-279-4866 ex 5346 Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Group, every Thursday, 1pm, Cobourg Retirement Residence, 310 Division St, Cobourg. To register: Community Care Northumberland: 905372-7356.

CODRINGTON Codrington Library open Tuesday, 2-5 pm; Thursday 9:30-11:30 am; Friday 5-8 pm; Saturday 10am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2pm. Euchre, every Friday, 7 pm. Codrington Community Centre. All welcome. Continued on page 20 CL455839

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COLBORNE Colborne Library Storytime program for children 2-5 years. Thursdays at 11:00am This free program introduces the world of books to your children. To register call 905 357-3722 or drop by (library hours: Mon. 3-8, Tues. & Thurs. 11-8, Fri. & Sat. 11-4).

FRANKFORD Every 1st Sunday, 1-4pm Open Mic in The Frankford’s Royal Canadian Legion at 12 Mill St Frankford Legion - Tuesdays: Euchre 1 pm, Line Dancing 7pm and Men’s Pool League 7pm. Wednesdays: Senior’s Euchre 1pm, Open Snooker 6pm. Thursdays: Men’s Dart League 7pm. Fridays: Mixed Darts 7pm. 12 Mill Street. Every 1st Friday; TGIF, 4-7 pm (Games and food), Frankford’s Royal Canadian Legion, 12 Mill St

GLEN MILLER TOPS (Take off Pounds Sensibly) meetings Tuesday mornings at Christ Church Glen Miller. Weigh ins 8:30-9:30 a.m. with a meeting following. Join anytime. Info: Brenda Kellett 613 392-8227

HASTINGS YMCA Northumberland Ontario Early Years Centre, 6 Albert St E, Hastings. Open 5 days a week. Info: www.ymcanorthumberland.com or 705-696-1353 TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meetings Wednesdays at the Trinity United Church, Hastings. Weigh-in 5:15-6:15pm and meeting 6:30-7:30 pm. Join anytime. For info Kathy (705) 696-3359 Knitting Club, Thursdays 1-3pm Line dancing, Wednesdays 10am, $3. Yoga, Wednesdays 1pm, $3. Belly Dancing, Thursdays, 10am, $3. Hula Hooping, Fridays, 2pm, $3. Civic Centre, 6 Albert St. E., Hastings. Info: Sarah 705-696-3891

HAVELOCK Bingo every Wednesday at Havelock Community Centre sponsored by the Havelock Lions. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Early birds 7:00 p.m., regular start 7:30 p.m. Info: Lion John at tapa1944@ yahoo.ca 705 778 7362. Diner’s Club, first and third Wednesday of each month, Havelock United Church, 12pm. $9.00. Info: 705-7787831. Havelock Seniors Club Bid Euchre, first Saturday of the month, 1 pm. Traditional Country Music

Jam session, every Wednesday, Ol’ Town Hall, Havelock. Doors open 12 pm, tunes begin 1 pm. Bring along your instruments, your songbook and some friends. Havelock Legion Branch 389: Mondays: Seniors Darts 12:30 pm, Tuesdays: Shuffleboard 12:30 pm, Fridays: Darts, 7:30 pm, Saturdays: Meat Rolls, 3-4pm. Everyone welcome. 8 Ottawa St. 705-778-3728. Havelock OddFellows Brunch, first Sunday of every month. All you can eat pancakes, sausage, eggs, bacon, coffee, tea, juice. Adults $6, Under 12 $3. The first Sunday of the month, Bid Euchre at the Havelock Lions Club. Games start at 1 p.m. $5.00/person. For information, contact Glen Shearer 705-778-3169 or Glen Ellis 705-778-3039. Havelock Seniors Club weekly events: Monday: Cribbage and Bid Euchre, 1pm. Tuesday: Shuffleboard, 1pm. Wednesday: Carpet Bowling, 1pm and Euchre 7pm. Thursday: Bid Euchre, 1pm. Friday: Euchre, 1pm New rehabilitation class to improve movement and balance suitable for people just getting started or recovering from recent surgery. Tuesdays & Thursdays 12:30-1pm, Town Hall, 1 Mathison St. Info: Community Care. No Cost

MADOC Line Dancing, Every Thurs. 10:3011:30 am., St. John’s Anglican Church Hall, 115 Durham St. N. Madoc. Info: Carol Cooper 613-473-1446 Sunday Night Sing hosted by Ivanhoe Wesleyan Standard Church, 6:30 PM. Bring your instruments. Open mic. Refreshments to follow. First Sunday of each month. Madoc Foot Care Clinic, Thursday, Jan 8, 47 Wellington St, Seniors Building, 8 AM. Opened to seniors and adults with physical disabilities. Call 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register if not already a registered client of the clinic. BADMINTON every Tuesday and Thursday, 7-9:30 p.m., Centre Hastings Secondary School. Coaching for new and Junior players Thursdays, 6-7 p.m. Info: Terry 613-473-5662 or www.centrehastingsbadminton.com Madoc Active Living Exercise: Wednesdays, 10:30 am. Trinity United Church, 76 St Lawrence St E. Program opened to seniors and adults with physical disabilities.

MARMORA Weekly Euchre, Fridays, Deloro Hall, 7 pm. Bring light lunch. Co-ordinated by Marmora Crowe Valley Lions Jan 2, First Friday Open Mic 7 PM, Marmora and Area Curling Club, 2 Crawford Dr. Come and perform or just enjoy the entertainment. No Charge.

NORWOOD Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) Tuesdays, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Norwood. Weigh in from 5:30, meeting at 7 pm. Elaine 705-639-5710 Preschool Storytime, Norwood Public Library. Every Friday, 10-11 am. Story, craft and snack. 705-639-2228 or www.anpl.org Dance to the Donegal Fiddlers Orchestra, Saturday January 3, 7-10 pm, Norwood Town Hall, 2357 County Rd 45 Norwood. Admission is $5.00. Pot luck. Jigs, reels, 2 steps and square dance tunes.

P.E. COUNTY Albury Friendship Group - Quilts for sale each Wed 10 am - 12 noon. Albury Church Rednersville Rd. Proceeds to local charities for women. Consecon Legion Euchre every Tuesday, 7 pm. $5.00 ea. Crib every Wednesday, 7pm. $5.00 ea. Summer Fun Darts, Fridays, 7 pm. $5.00 ea.

STIRLING Stirling Blood Pressure Clinic: Thursday, Jan 8, 204 Church St, Seniors Building Common Room, 9 AM to 12PM. Open to seniors and adults with physical disabilities.

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and Diabetic Foot Care (Fee for Service). For appointment call 1-888-279-4866 ex 5346 Retired Women Teachers, Trenton & District meeting, Thurs. Jan. 8, 1 P.M., Glen Miller Anglican Church. Game Show & Loonie Frenzy, Tea $8 (guests $10). All retired women teachers are welcome. Diane 613 398-0952 Free Healthy Bites Nutrition Workshop, Tues January 6, 1– 2:30pm, 70 Murphy St., Trenton. Call Belleville and Quinte West Community Health Centre at 613-962-0000 ext. 233 Trenton Al-Anon Family Group, every Wednesday, 8 p.m., King Street United Church, Trenton, 866.951-3711 Trenton Lions Club 77 Campbell Street hosts a weekly Thursday Night Bingo. Cards on sale at 6pm regular program starts at 7pm. Everyone welcome. Line Dancing, Grace United Church, Dundas St E. Tues am--9-12, Wed pm-5-7 and Fri am-9-12 (absolute beginners 9-10). Info: Linda 613 392 2116.

TWEED Bid Euchre every Tuesday night 7 p.m., Actinolite Recreation Hall Line Dancing, Every Tues., 10:3011:30 am, Hungerford Hall, Tweed. Info: Carol Cooper 613-473-1446 Actinolite Country Jamboree, Actinolite Hall, January 4, 1-4pm. Open Mic with L.A.Country and Bill White. Dancing. Canteen. Tweed Legion Clubroom: Mixed pool Wednesdays, except 3rd week is Monday. Open Shuffleboard, Thursdays, 7pm. Cost $3. Open Darts, Fridays, 7:30pm. Info 613-478-1865 Tweed Blood Pressure Clinic: Wednesday, Jan 7, 23 McCamon Ave, Seniors Building Common room, 8 AM12PM. Open to seniors and adults with physical disabilities. Tweed Library: Quilting Club, every other Tuesday, 4-8pm. Fee $2.00. Every Friday, 2-4pm, Knitting Club. Beginners welcome. Every Tuesday, 1-4pm, Bridge or Euchre. Refreshments. Fee $2.00

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Community Care Closet Thrift shop, 393 Main St. Deseronto, open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 until 4:00 Yoga, Saturdays starting January 17, 10:30am-11:30am. Free with membership at Tyendinaga Fitness Resource Centre or $5 drop in. Info (613) 962-2822

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Warkworth Spinners and Weavers, 10am, 2nd Thursday of month, Percy Heritage Building. 35 Church St. Warkworth. Karen Richens 705-696-1460. Warkworth Library Story Hour/ Playtime. Every Tuesday,10:30. Every other week Andrea from the YMCA Early Years will join us. Crafts, stories, songs, fun, snacks. For 3-6 year olds.

JOIN Quinte West’s Kente Kiwanis. Meetings held every Thursday morning. WOOLER Everyone welcome. Call Secretary John Soup and Sandwich, Monday January Eden at 613-394-0316 for more info. 5, 11:30 am – 1 pm $7 per person Wooler Trenton VON Monday Mornings. United Church VON Foot Care Clinic: Basic, Advanced 20

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Sports - Belleville - The Belleville Bulls will celebrate the New Year with the Kingston Frontenacs. The Ontario Hockey League East Division rival is coming to the Yardmen Arena on Thursday, January 1, to help the Bulls kick off the 2015 portion of their season. Note the rare start time of 4 p.m. It will be the first of a three-game home stand at the Yardmen. The Bulls also host the Peterborough Petes on Saturday, January 3, at 7:05 p.m. and the Wind-

sor Spitfires on Wednesday, January 7, at 7:05 p.m. The New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day game will be the Bullsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; second game following Christmas. On New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eve, the Bulls hit the road to take on the Barrie Colts. Hopefully, these games will have more offence than the Bullsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; last home game, prior to Christmas. The Bulls lost 1 - 0 to the Mississauga Steelheads in a shootout on Saturday, December 20. Nobody scored during 60 minutes of regulation and five minutes of four-on-four overtime.

In the shootout, Mississaugaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sam Babintsev and Jimmy Lodge scored, while Bellevilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Stephen Harper and Brett Welychka were stopped. That meant Bulls goalie Charlie Graham took a loss, despite earning a shutout. He had stopped all 36 shots he had faced heading into the shootout. Mississaugaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Spencer Martin took the win in goal, with a 41-save performance. Two nights earlier, the Bulls

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on a goal by Niki Petti in the first period. Brett Gustavsen and Adam Laishram also scored for Belleville on the night. Connor Hicks took the win in goal with a 30-save performance. At the Christmas break, the Bulls had played 34 games, exactly half of their 68-game schedule. Their record was 17-14-1-2, good for 37 points and second place in the OHLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s East Division. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on pace to earn the fourth seed in the Eastern Conferenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

The Canadiens team is playing at 40 different communities raising funds for local minor hockey. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It costs a lot to be in minor hockey,â&#x20AC;? explains Horner, who is on the executive for Trenton. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It costs $465 just to register. They have to have all their own equipment. The coaches are volunteers but the money goes to pay for ice time, referees, timekeepers and insurance. Plus if you go into rep hockey it costs even more.â&#x20AC;? Guy Lafleur is a legend in Ca-

nadian hockey. Born in 1951, he was the first player in the NHL to score 50 goals and get 100 points in six straight seasons. He played 17 seasons including the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers and Quebec Nordiques. He was the all-time leading scorer in Canadiens history during his 14 years with the Habs. He has been inducted in the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame. Currently, he operates a helicopter rental in

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play-off standings. Bulls Notes: Bulls left-winger Remi Elie was cut from the Canadian World Junior squad, after being invited to its selection camp earlier in December. He was the lone Bulls player invited to try out for the team thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s now playing in the tournament in Montreal. Elie, a second-round pick of the Dallas Stars in the 2013 NHL draft, currently leads the Bulls in scoring with 12 goals and 20 assists in 32 games.

Guy Lafleur to coach Canadiens alumni game Sports - Quinte West - The flower of hockey, Guy Lafleur, is coming to Trenton. On January 18 at 2 p.m. the Canadiens alumni team will play at the Duncan McDonald Memorial arena. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Guy Lafleur will coach a game with the Montreal Canadiens Old Timers alumni team against the Golden Hawks alumni,â&#x20AC;? says organizer Bevett Horner. The game will be a fund raiser for Trenton minor hockey.

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travelled to Peterborough and skated to a 5 - 4 win over the host Petes. Jake Marchment scored two third-period goals, including the game winner, on the powerplay, with two minutes, 40 seconds to play in the game. He had scored to break a 3 - 3 tie, about six minutes earlier, but the Petes responded with a goal shortly afterward to tie the game at 4 - 4. It was a three-point night for Marchment, as he also assisted

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