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PTSD service dog Harley changes life in Quinte West, featured on Animal Planet ERIN STEWART erin.stewart@metroland.com

Quinte West - An inside look at Liane Wood's special relationship with her Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) service dog Harley was shown nationwide on Animal Planet's new series Collar of Duty on Friday Jan. 13.

Wood and her husband, Pastor Dan Wood, made headlines throughout the region in February 2013 when they saved a 13-year-old girl trapped in a vehicle after it crashed into the frigid water of the Frankford River.

The pair's heroic rescue earned them Canada's Medal of Bravery in 2015, presented by Governor General of Canada David Johnston, as well as an honour from the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission.

The rescue had a lasting impact on Wood's life.

"That was kind of the straw that broke the camel's back for me," she said. "I had been through some traumas previously but definitely that was kind of the thing that put me over the tipping point to having PTSD." Wood said her quality of life changed completely in 2015 after she reached out to acquire a service dog from Lisa-Marie Guernon's organization Dominium Assistance Dogs in Quinte West.

Dominium founder and trainer Guernon said her organization was

Liane Wood and Harley sit in the Governor General of Canada David Johnston’s greenhouse after receiving Canada’s Medal of Bravery in 2015.

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soldier, I said: 'no, what you've done is a heroic act, we'll help you,'" said Guernon.

Guernon had a few veterans in line to meet with a six-month-old black Labrador retriever named Harley, but as soon as Wood and Harley met she knew it was meant to be and Wood became her first civilian paired with a service dog.

"As soon as she arrived Harley went right to her, put his head on her lap and when I called him back after the interview he didn't want to come back to me and that was the first time he actually didn't listen to the recall command," she said. "So the first step was really good."

Harley was then able to go home with Wood and they continued training together.

"He's made a huge difference in my quality of life," said Wood. "Before I got Harley I was pretty much housebound so I'm not only getting out of my house now with Harley but I'm attending school in Toronto, studying, and Harley is by my side constantly."

Without Harley, Wood said she wouldn't be able to take the train into Toronto or cabs to school and he also helps her stay grounded and present during classes to help her pay attention and learn.

"We're inseparable, he's always with me, he's my best buddy and he keeps his eye on me constantly," she said.

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“He loves to work, he loves going everywhere with us so for him working is fun.”

Being Guernon’s first civilian in the area to be paired with a service dog is an honour, said Wood.

“I know that a lot of the dogs are going to veterans and first responders and I absolutely think that’s important and they absolutely need the dogs as well but civilians also have PTSD,” she said. “So I’m just so grateful and honoured to have Harley because he’s made such a tremendous difference in my life.”

Wood said she was shocked when she was approached to be on Collar of Duty and she’s grateful for the opportunity to share her story.

“The whole process of me, whether we’re talking about the medal from the Governor General or the Carnegie medal, and now the show, I’m constantly surprised that this type of thing keeps happening,” she said.

“I don’t want my story to be only one of a few, I’d love to see every person who needs a service dog get the chance and opportunity to have one,” she said. “In my opinion, PTSD service dogs are one of the greatest supports out there for PTSD but they’re really difficult to get because of the long waiting lists.”

Dominium Assistance Dogs is a non-profit organization with the main goal to help people with mental or physical injuries and limitations to access service dogs and canine assistance. Guernon served 16 years in the military as a medic and traffic technician and was deployed overseas on multiple occasions. She said her goal is to help veterans and people in the Quinte West community with recovery and a better quality of life through canine assistance.

PTSD service dogs are in high demand, said Guernon. She has a waiting list of 15 people and gets calls every week about them.

“We have more potential clients than we have dogs,” she said. “Unfortunately training a dog takes about two years so it’s a huge process and just starting the process was hard enough to find quality dogs, get the trust of the public, get the trust of the breeders, and now we are there.”

Guernon trains PTSD service dogs to help with nightmares by waking people up before the nightmares get out of control, as well as medication retrieval, nudging for dissociative episodes, and the rest depends on what the person actually needs, she said.

“For Liane there is a lot of need to go find somebody, so if she has a problem and she’s about to lose consciousness she’ll ask the dog to go find somebody, so Harley - and it’s a feature actually during Animal Planet

- Harley will go and pick up her husband and he’ll bring him back,” said Guernon.

It took a lot of time and work in the first two years but Guernon said it’s heartwarming because they now have two dogs out serving and four currently in training, including Harley’s son, who is at Trenton’s Military Family Resource Centre as a facility dog in training.

“I know that a lot of the dogs are going to veterans and first responders and I absolutely think that’s important and they absolutely need the dogs as well but civilians also have PTSD. So I’m just so grateful and honoured to have Harley because he’s made such a tremendous difference in my life.”

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She expects two of her dogs will be finished training in about six months to a year, and right now she’s looking for more funds to buy pups so they will be ready in another two years.

Guernon said she would like to be able to help everyone in the area who is in need of a service dog, “but it’s expensive, we need a community to be able to achieve that”.

With growing support, Guernon is proud to say her service dogs are free of charge.

“Now that I have the visibility and the credibility for it I’m starting to receive more money and it’s so helpful and now we can afford to say everything is free of charge,” she said.

Shining light on the way service dogs can transform lives on Collar of Duty is fantastic, said Guernon.

“We believe that with PTSD, having an animal is instrumental to some form of resiliency and it works, and now it’s proven and it’s on national TV, so we want the public to support that idea that yes, a service dog for PTSD is a viable tool.”

For more information on Dominium Assistance Dogs, visit dominiumassistancedogs.ca, email dominiumassistancedogs@gmail.com or call 613-661-0180.

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Everybody take a Valium When Napoleon invaded Russia in 1812, he took more than half a million troops with him, and he still lost. When Hitler invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, he used four million troops, but Gwynne Dyer he lost too.

And now the United States has deployed a few thousand American troops into Poland.

So did the Russians giggle and snort at this pathetic display of American “resolve”?

Of course not. They pretended to be horrified by it.

“We perceive it as a threat,” said Dmitry Peskov, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman. “These actions threaten our interests, our security, especially as it concerns a third party building up its military presence near our borders. (The United States) is not even a European state.”

The Russians have not suddenly caught a severe case of timidity. They know perfectly well this handful of American troops poses no danger to them. But building up the American “threat” helps to mobilize popular support for Putin – and he will be even more popular when Donald Trump enters the White House and makes a “deal” with Putin that ends this alleged threat.

Pantomime threats like this are a standard part of international politics, and should not be seen as a cause for panic. It is also quite normal for great powers to bury an inconvenient dispute and move on, as Trump will probably do with Putin after he takes office. As long as Trump does not formally recognize Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea, international law will survive.

Indeed, it would survive, perhaps limping a little, even if he did.

As Trump’s inauguration looms, there is great panic among American commentators and strategic analysts (and quite a lot of people elsewhere) about the grave danger that the ignorant and impulsive Trump will pose to world peace, but this ignores two important facts.

One is that the other world leaders he is dealing with will still be grown-ups. The other is that the real US government – the tens of thousands of senior civil servants and military officers who actually make the machine work – are people with a lot of real-life experience, and they instinctively resist extreme policies and grand visions.

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As for the ‘Manchurian Candidate’ nonsense: while Trump may have had significant Russian help of one sort or another during his election campaign, he is almost certainly not an ‘agent of influence’ for Moscow. The intelligence report by a British ex-spy that is causing such a fuss is actually TOO detailed: senior Russian officials do not give that much away to each other, let alone to Western spies or the Russians who work for them.

Even if the lurid accounts of Trump’s alleged sexual games with prostitutes in a Moscow hotel were backed by Russianheld film of the event, Moscow could never blackmail Trump with a threat to make it public. He would know that it was a bluff, because Putin’s rational strategy must be to put and keep Trump in power, not to discredit him.

The real cost of the leaked allegations for Trump is domestic, it is high, and he has already paid it. He can indignantly deny the story until his thumbs are sore, and he may actually be telling the truth, but mud sticks.

People think of him as the sort of man of whom it might be true, and so the ‘lentil and chickpea’ jokes will not stop. He has suffered grave and lasting reputational damage even among his own supporters.

Many people will be very frightened about the future when Trump swears the oath of office on Friday. They are certainly right to be concerned, and the economic damage may be very bad, but the risk of war, even with China, is probably lower than they fear.

Back in 1976, when the Quebec separatists won an election for the first time, English-Canadians were terrified, and the anglophone minority in Quebec itself saw it as the apocalypse. It was only six years, after all, since there had been dramatic terrorist attacks in Quebec by a different brand of separatists. But cartoonist Aislin (Terry Mosher) in the Montreal Gazette had the right idea.

It just showed a close-up of the separatist leader, René Lévesque, smoking his usual cigarette and telling the entire country: “OK, everybody take a Valium.” It was better advice than even he knew: Quebec never left and the heavens never fell.

We need Aislin again.

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Casino gaming comes to region and not all bemoan it Editorial by Chris Malette It’s long been a gag name for a city that is anything but the glitz and hubbub of Las Vegas, but Belleville is a little closer today to living up to the moniker, Belle Vegas.

To fanfare that almost matched the massive traffic jams and throngs of gamblers eager to give the slots and blackjack tables a shot, Shorelines Casino Belleville opened with Mayor Taso Christopher and casino company officials smashing a fancy ice “ribbon” outside the casino last Wednesday.

Since then, it’s been standing room only at the buffet tables, gaming tables and slots, with people lined up for more than a half hour to sign up for the rewards card caked Axis (no, the Gananoque card will not work at the Belleville casino and viceversa, we’re told.)

In a word, the reception to the newest gaming location (the people who run casinos prefer ‘gaming’ to gambling – must be an aversion to being linked with the low-down, dirty image of the riverboat gambler, cowboy card sharp or back-alley craps shooters more commonly associated with the term) has been phenomenal.

Call it what you will, everything about the gaming business and its newest edition here in Belleville, is all bathed in money. It’s money for the gamblers, who’ve reportedly been hitting some handsome jackpots in these opening days of the new casino, and it certainly is ringing up profits in the coffers of Great Canadian Gaming – the house, after all, always wins when the tallying is done at the end of the night.

But, one of the reasons it’s such a hit – and there are many, including an injection of a bit of fun in the middle of a dreary, damp winter – is the fact the host municipality stands to benefit from some of the profits from the gaming.

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, which oversees casinos such as the new kid on the block in Belleville, provides the community with a hosting fee. Every three months, the city will get a cheque for 5.25 per cent of the first $65 million the casino earns from electronic games, as well as four per cent of money earned through table games. It’s the same arrangement for every Ontario community that hosts a casino or slot facility.

City council recently decided to put this revenue into seven different reserve funds, the largest one being a fund for road maintenance and rehab projects.

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Nine out of 10 will tell you they don’t care if it comes from Satan’s Choice, so long as they stop tearing out their shocks and struts just getting home each night.

And this isn’t some rinky-dink outfit that’s running the show.

A quick tour on opening day found security tight, the place clean and bright and staff friendly as all get-out. They’re there, after all, to make sure you, the gamer/gambler, is happy, fed and watered (even if a beer will cost you the outrageous amount of $6.50 – no comp-trays of gin in Ontario casinos, dontcha know.)

Great Canadian Gaming Corporation bills itself as “a multi-jurisdictional gaming, entertainment and hospitality operator with 19 gaming facilities, which include fifteen casinos, four horse racetrack casinos, two 1,000-plus seat show theatres that feature “world class entertainment, a world class award winning resort that features two hotels, and more than 30 food and beverage outlets.”

The casino in Belleville is housed in a 48,000 square foot building, full of bright lights, and within a stone’s throw of the conveniently-located Marriott TowneSuites hotel, next door.

It has 450 interactive slot machines in its centre gaming area and 18 table games, such as blackjack and roulette, on the east side. At the northeast corner is a private gambling room for high rollers, replete with Baccarat tables.

On the west side is a 120-seat buffet, called simply The Buffet, and a stage area with room to seat 225 people for live entertainment. There is also outdoor seating for summer months.

It was fitting, cynics might say, that the casino corporation kicked off the Belleville festivities at the grand opening last week with a $5,000 donation to the Gleaners Food Bank.

“That’s where half the people in here will be getting their groceries,” one wag joked, darkly.

It’s a win for the region, it says here, despite the naysayers who wring their hands that crime will skyrocket, broken families will result and food bank visits will rise owing to the money spent at the slots.

It’s always been thus, but from now on, people from this region who gamble won’t have to board a bus to Gan or Kawartha to enjoy some games of chance.

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Police seek man who stole a truck with child in rear seat Police were told that the man was about 30 to 35, clean shaven and had a winter jacket, toque, jeans and hood up.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Quinte West OPP at 613-392-3561 or, should you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

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Trenton – The Quinte West OPP are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a man who took a truck from the Sidney Market convenience store parking lot on Saturday Jan. 14.

The man took the unlocked orange Dodge Journey from the parking lot at about 2:50 p.m. and drove around the corner to Sidney Autowreckers and left the vehicle, possibly when he The OPP would like to remind the discovered there was a young child in the back seat, stated the Quinte West public never to leave vehicles running, unlocked and unattended.

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They track down special items requested by clients. Jane spent two years finding smoked paprika for a valued customer. She loves the detective work and she loves happy customers.

Their new location at 94 College Street West Unit 2 in Belleville brings in new customers daily but the vast majority of their client base are very long term repeat clients – the mark of a great business.

They smile warmly and greet customers by name. They are quick to provide help, to point someone in the right direction, to offer creative cooking suggestions or a fabulous complimentary dipping sauce. They remember past purchases and ask how the meal turned out. Jane loves to cook and happily shares her expertise with customers and tells them to call her if they get stuck preparing a new dish.

Fantastic, personal customer service is the secret ingredient for business growth and longevity.

Rick and Jane work hard to bring joy and pleasure to the home table.

They also supply restaurants across our region, chefs, caterers, cafeterias, institutions etc.

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Pub nights debut at Batawa Ski Hill Batawa – Batawa Ski Hill kicked off the first in a series of Après Ski events with a pub night on Friday, Jan. 13, but more are on tap.

“We’re trying to create a different atmosphere at the hill this year,” said communications co-ordinator, Hannah Brown.

“We want people to know that we’re licensed and they can enjoy a cold beer after they ski, or just come out to have a drink.”

The opening event took place in the upstairs of the chalet and the Batawa Bar will feature beer from Quinte West’s WildCard Brewery.

Local band Little Red Wagon played two hours of live music.

Batawa’s new chef, Nicholas Loshak, has prepared a specialty menu for the evening pubs, featuring nachos, chicken wings and more.

“There are so many great beverage producers in this area and at each of our events we’ll feature a different one,” said Loshak.“(The Jan. 13 event featured) the fantastic beer from WildCard, on Jan. 27 we’ll have the superb wine from Traynor Family Vineyard.”

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Folk artist Lynne Hanson performs at Old Church on Saturday Quinte West - Award-winning singersongwriter Lynne Hanson will appear at the Old Church Theatre on January 21 at 7 p.m.

Hanson is winner of the Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award for her song “Rest Of My Days” and nominee for a Canadian Folk Music Award for New/ Emerging Artist. She was also a New Folk Finalist at Texas’ prestigious Kerrville Folk Festival.

She has toured across Canada and internationally as a solo artist and has toured in Europe and the Southern US with fellow Canadian songwriter Lynn Miles, (who also appeared at the Old Church last November) and the United Kingdom and Ireland as support for Grammy-nominated Nashville based songwriters Steve Forbert and Gretchen Peters. In 2014, she performed at the CBC Canada Day Songwriters’ Circle.

Hanson refers to her musical style as “porch music with a little red dirt.”

With five solo CDs to her credit, a sixth release due in April, as well as a book of haiku poetry, she is a creative force. Her current 17 date tour ends in Wakefield, Quebec in April and she begins her UK/ European tour later in the month.

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Witnesses wanted after teen Quinte West voting system to remain hit by vehicle in Trenton unchanged for 2018 municipal election

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in his brain through a CT scan, but he had internal bleeding just behind the kidney, it did stop on its own,” she said. “He was on life support, intubated, heavily sedated for 24 hours while he was there.”

Thankfully, McGraw said Nathan is on the road to recovery with a bruised liver and serious concussion, but he is expected to be back in school in February.

McGraw said she would like to urge witnesses to come forward, especially a witness named Tasha who spoke to her son’s friend at the scene, but she believes she did not speak to police.

Quinte West OPP Constable David Ludington said no charges are being laid in the incident, but witnesses are always encouraged to come forward.

“We’re always looking for witnesses for any incident that we have that the police are involved in, so if there’s any information people want to bring forward then yes,” said Ludington.

Trenton – A pre-Christmas traffic incident has left a Trenton teen to recover from serious injuries and his mom seeking answers and witnesses.

The mother of a 15-year-old boy hit by a vehicle on Division Street in Trenton said her son was in serious condition after slipping on ice and falling into traffic on December 28.

Anisa McGraw said her son Nathan was on his way to Tim Horton’s when he slipped on a patch of ice on the sidewalk.

“He slipped on a patch of ice, he was texting his girlfriend, but when he went to take a step on the sidewalk he slipped and he slipped off the sidewalk into traffic,” she said. “He hit his head and he was trying to get up and he couldn’t get up.”

Nathan was struck by a vehicle and sent to Trenton Memorial Hospital and was then transferred to Kingston General Hospital when TMH physIf you have information on the inicians thought he had a bleed in his cident, contact the Quinte West OPP brain, said McGraw.

“They found out he had no bleed detachment at 613-392-3561.

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Trenton – Quinte West city council determined the city’s voting methods will remain the same for the 2018 municipal election, sticking to paper ballots and online voting.

Council confirmed it will not move to a ranked balloting system, a system where voters would rank their first, second and subsequent choices on the ballot.

Quinte West Mayor Jim Harrison said it makes sense to leave the voting setup as it currently exists during the council meeting on Monday Jan. 16.

“It’s going to cost us more money and is it going to result in more people voting?” Harrison said of the ranked ballot system. “I think that’s the issue, you want more people voting and if you can show me this will bring out more voters then I’ll support it but I don’t see where it will.”

The 2018 municipal election is on Monday Oct. 22, 2018.

Nomination papers can be filed from May 1, 2018 to 2 p.m. on July 27, 2018.

Quinte West Mayor Jim Harrison and Deputy Mayor Jim Alyea during the city council meeting on Monday Jan. 16.

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The city currently has an agreement in place with Dominion Voting Systems to cover the 2018 municipal election, including the lease of tabulators, image cast ballot marker device tabulators, internet voting, project management, training and reporting.

The cost of the agreement for the election is about $80,000 but subject to change depending on equipment required.

Internet voting became available in the 2014 municipal election and offered a convenient and accessible means of voting for electors with the opportunity to vote from home, said city clerk Kevin Heath.

Heath said the Internet voting combined with the tabulation system produces fast and consolidated results on election night.

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More tech advances for Quinte Access in 2017

BY ERIN STEWART

Trenton – 2016 was a year of technological advancement for Quinte Access Transportation and the trend is expected to continue in 2017 with a new app on the way to help people plan their transit trips.

Quinte Access implemented automated announcements and signs for the next stop announcing system on transit buses and real time vehicle location on all buses in 2016, the first phase of tech upgrades.

“That was a big project for us to try and get it up and running, there needs to be a few little tweaks here and there but the majority of it is up and running,” said Shelly Ackers, administrator at Quinte Access.

Ackers said they are hoping to move into the next phase in 2017 and implement My Ride for the public transit system, an application people can use to plan trips.

“It’s going to be an app people can get so they can plan their own trips on their phone and they can see actual times and arrivals of buses,” said Ackers. “You can put your address in and it will tell you where the closest stop is, all that kind of stuff, they can map out their own route.”

Ackers said they’re excited about getting My Ride up and running, hopefully by the spring.

There are also similar features in new interactive voice response (IVR) software for the specialized service for seniors over 55 or people with disabilities; it is also expected to be in place by the end of 2017.

“Hopefully it’ll help streamline things,” said Ackers.

“People can subscribe to it and it will give them imminent arrival notifications, and they can get it by text message or phone calls,” she said. “Then when they book and we schedule something it’ll give them a notification that their trip was scheduled successfully.”

Serving the community since 1990, Quinte Access Transportation is a non-profit organization that has provided service for people with special needs and seniors across Quinte West

Shelly Ackers (left), administrator, and Nadyne Mattis (right), director of operations, at the Quinte Access Transportation office, 97 Front St., Trenton.

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and Brighton since 1990 and public transit in Trenton since 2008.

After starting with just one van in 1990, there are now four transit routes with five transit buses and five specialized buses and four specialized vans that cover Quinte West, Brighton and Prince Edward County.

Ackers said 2016 was a very busy year for Quinte Access and the specialized door-to-door service saw an increase of about 10 per cent from 2015 with ridership totalling about 49,000 trips in 2016.

Public transit ridership also increased in 2016 by about six per cent over 2015 with just over 60,000 trips registered.

Quinte Access also implemented a new route between Brighton and Trenton in 2016, operating Monday to Friday, after being approached by the Brighton accessibility committee.

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“One of their big issues was the lab in Brighton closed so people were trying to get back and forth for that and shopping,” said Ackers. “The people that are using it are reliant on it and really don’t want to lose service so we are hoping we can use it moving forward.”

Ackers said they’ve noticed an increase of people relying on the transit system to commute to work.

People using Quinte Access to get to health care appointments is one of the highest reasons for using the service, said Nadyne Mattis, director of operations.

“With so many different procedures being at different hospitals, people have to get to them,” said Mattis. “That’s why it works well that we’re doing all of these municipalities so that we can connect to those hospitals.”

Quinte Access also offers trips to medical appointments in places like Kingston, Toronto or Peterborough for people in wheelchairs at a chartered rate.

Quinte West city council has also included two new accessible buses in the 2017 capital budget.

“The service has grown so to maintain it we’ve been keeping older buses that really should have been retired but they’ve gone into full service again just to keep up the demands,” said Ackers.

“So this will give us the two new buses that we need to maintain those levels.”

The Belleville/Loyalist route was cancelled in July of 2016 and Mattis said they are getting phone calls all the time about the service so they are looking into doing a survey to find out how many people would like to have that service again.

Mattis said 2016 was a coming of age year for Quinte Access with the start of new technologies and they would like to thank the support from volunteers, the city of Quinte West and service clubs for their donations that help keep the after hours and weekend system up and running.

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Trenton – Quinte West city council determined it would not regulate e-cigarettes during the city council meeting at city hall on Monday Jan. 16.

Since the federal and provincial governments are in the process of enacting legislation relating to the regulation of e-cigarettes, council passed city staff’s recommendation that council should wait and comply with the legislation when it’s done. “The main reason is because we can’t enforce a bylaw,� said Mayor Jim Harrison. “We’re not responsible for the smoking bylaw, the province is, so if they feel there’s a need to then let them pass it.�

Harrison said he also thinks the Canadian Cancer Society and e-cigarette advocates are both trying to help people quit smoking cigarettes. “When you look at the information, the people who are advocates of the anti-smoking, cancer (Canadian Cancer Society) as well as e-cigarettes are both trying to help people stop smoking, so they’re both working in the same direction, so why would we want to interfere with that and spend money unnecessarily?�

The use of e-cigarettes in public places came before council twice in November 2016.

The Canadian Cancer Society’s Karen White made a presentation on November 7 and urged council to implement a bylaw preventing the use of hookahs or e-cigarettes in public places.

In response to White’s presentation, e-cigarette advocates Rowan Warr-Hunter, owner of Trenton’s e-cigarette store Stinky Canucks, and Maria Papaioannoy, vapour advocate of Ontario, made a presentation to council on November 21.

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Quinte West councillors Sally Freeman (L), Allan DeWitt (C) and Duncan Armstrong at the city council meeting on Monday Jan. 16. there is no evidence that second hand vapour poses any risk to bystanders nor that e-cigarettes will lead to an increase in youth smoking.

Warr-Hunter and Papaioannoy used their time to educate council and answer questions on the benefits of e-cigarettes for cigarette smokers, how they work and urged council not to make a by-law banning vaporizing in public without investigating all of the facts.

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That weekend, Nancy’s husband took her tickets to the store. “In the afternoon I received the most bizarre call from my husband. He was at the store and called to confirm our exact home address. I asked, ‘Why do you need that information?’ His response was, ‘A woman from OLG is on the phone and needs it. Your ticket is worth $1 million!’ I didn’t believe him. I thought it was a prank so I immediately went to the store to find out what was really going on.�

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Trenton – The Trenton Golden Hawks have acquired three new affiliate players before the January 10 trade deadline, goaltender Elliot Gerth, forward Anthony Sorrentino and defenseman James Thomson.

“They’re all good players, they bring different attributes,” said Coach Jerome Dupont.

“Sorrentino is a big power forward that has got a pro shot and can be physical, Thomson is a really good two-way defenseman that plays with some grit, he’s got great mobility and Gerth is a good goaltender that we think can really support Janzen, so all in all three good players,” he said.

Forward Austin Bottrell was traded to the Burlington Cougars in order to make room on the roster.

Dupont said he likes the team they’ve been able to put together, “I like it but we have a lot of work to do.”

Sorrentino, a 20-year-old Woodbridge native, is coming from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s Halifax Mooseheads.

“I have a couple good friends on the team so it’s kind of an easy transition and obviously it’s a really good team, they only have a handful of losses so far this year so it’s a good opportunity to have a long playoff run,” said Sorrentino.

“Anytime you can end off your junior career with two of your best friends and having the opportunity to win it’s a opportunity you can’t really pass up,” he said. “It’s really nice to have a one in four chance to compete for the RBC.”

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saved 35 of 36 shots and Markham’s Marcus Semiao saved 35 of the 38 shots sent his way.

Trenton incurred 18 minutes in penalties on nine infractions while Markham incurred 12 minutes on six infractions.

G-Hawks coach Jerome Dupont said he didn’t think the team played that well.

“I thought Janzen was the difference maker, but we found a way to win and we will take the two points,” he said.

Trenton – The Trenton Golden Hawks climbed to a 34-6-1-0 record at the top of the OJHL East Division after defeating the Markham Royals 4-1 on Friday Jan. 13, in Markham.

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Belleville – Ka-ching!

The city is now cashing in on Shorelines Casino Belleville, as casino owners Great Canadian Gaming held a glitzy opening day for the Bell Boulevard facility on Wednesday, Jan. 11.

Media and local dignitaries were given a tour of the building ahead of the 5 p.m. grand opening for the public. Officials also slashed a sculpture of ice for an unusual ribbon-cutting ceremony, fitting for a business like no other in Belleville.

The casino is housed in a 48,000 square foot building, full of bright lights, with a monster high ceiling.

It has 450 interactive slot machines in its centre and an area for 18 table games, such as blackjack, roulette and baccarat, on the east side. At the northeast corner is a private gambling room for high rollers, replete with Baccarat tables.

On the west side is a 120-seat buffet, called simply The Buffet, and a stage area with room to seat 225 people for live entertainment. There is also outdoor seating for summer months.

Near the front entrance customers will see the Play Smart Centre, a centre run by the Responsible Gaming Council, which people can visit if they’re seeking help on gambling safely, or, as information on the centre says, to “learn something new about your favourite game, take a break from playing or get information if you think you need help.”

But while there’s help onsite for those who want it, if you want to game around the clock, you can do that on at least two nights of the week, more if there are holidays in the week.

Andy LaCroix, of Great Canadian Gaming, speaks by a slot machine, during a tour of Shorelines Casino Belleville on its opening day, on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017.

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Casino hours are 7 a.m. to 3 a.m.

Sunday through Thursday and 24 hours a day Friday, Saturday and holidays.

The casino was designed to overwhelm the senses.

“Hopefully you had that ‘wow’ feeling when you walked into the

building,” said Andy LaCroix, Great Canadian Gaming’s executive director for Ontario.

He was one of several Great Canadian executives, decked out in suits and ties, to welcome first-time guests on Wednesday. For Great Canadian Gaming and Ontario Lottery and

Gaming Corporation officials it was a monumental day, because it marked the first casino opening in Ontario in 10 years.

“We are absolutely thrilled about the grand opening of Shorelines Casino Belleville and excited to showcase the best of entertainment, gam-

ing and dining the Shorelines Casino brand will offer within the regional marketplace,” said Craig DeMarta, vice presidents operations east for Great Canadian Gaming.

“We are so very honoured to be in the position to open a gaming entertainment facility of this magnitude in Ontario, especially considering the last casino opened in the province 10 years ago. As a company with over 30 years of gaming experience, we are confident in our ability to create and deliver an exceptional overall entertainment experience.”

The opening of Shorelines Casino is welcome news to City of Belleville officials, who worked for years with OLG and Great Canadian to land such a facility.

City council finally voted to enter into an agreement with the parties in January of 2016, a move which allowed construction to begin shortly later.

The opening means Belleville now has a new major employer – about 300 people will work at the casino – plus a new revenue stream.

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, which oversees casinos such as this one, provides the community with a hosting fee. Every three months, the city will get a cheque for 5.25 per cent of the first $65 million the casino earns from electronic games, as well as four per cent of money earned through table games.

This is the same arrangement for every Ontario community that hosts a casino or slot facility.

City council recently decided to put this revenue into seven different reserve funds, the largest one being a fund for road maintenance and rehab projects.

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I’m also sure that although Mr. Turner had an “unpleasant end to an otherwise pleasant weekend,” but the people who lost a beloved family member will have many an unpleasant weekend from now on.

Shame on you, Mr. Turner.

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Windsor – A former Windsor auto worker who moved to Brighton with his two daughters more than 10 years ago has been cleared of murder charges in his ex-wife’s death.

Scott Quick, 50, was charged with the Feb. 23, 2006 hit-and-run death of Nancy Galbraith-Quick. The 40-year-old mom was struck as she crossed the street in front of St. William school in Emeryville where she worked as an educational assistant.

Rewards were offered, Quick was later suspected but never charged and quit his job at Chrysler in Windsor and moved to Brighton, where he opened a music shop.

He was a popular figure in Brighton, with friends saying they were stunned when police from Essex detachment of the OPP arrested Quick at the Belleville Lowe’s store, where he worked.

It is not known if Quick will return to Brighton, but he was reportedly surrounded by his two adult daughters and family on release from custody Monday in Windsor after two years in pre-trial custody.

Since the outset, police believed Quick was the prime suspect in killing his estranged wife. It was alleged he stole a nearby idling minivan and raced it toward Nancy GalbraithQuick. She was struck by the van while crossing the street to go to her education assistant job, was flung into a tree and never regained consciousness.

Monday, the court heard the Crown abandoned the case owing to a lack of credible evidence, saying what they had on Quick would not hold up in court. Quick was set free, the firstdegree murder charge against him withdrawn.

In December, following an lengthy preliminary hearing that heard testimony from 96 witnesses, a judge had ruled there was enough evidence against Quick to go to trial. When the Galbraith family was called to meet with prosecutors on Sunday, they figured they’d be told about a plea deal, according to Nancy’s brother Jerry Jr. “We were all totally shocked.…

They just basically told us they didn’t think there’s enough evidence to get a conviction,” he told reporters outside the Windsor court, speaking on behalf of his family.

“They’ve been looking at this freaking evidence for 10 years. What do they want, besides somebody to say ‘I did it?’”

Quick’s lawyer Pat Ducharme told The Windsor Star it became clear during the preliminary hearing that the prosecution’s case had weaknesses that were “straightforward and obvious.”

In addition to timeline problems, The Star reported, there were two witnesses who watched a person get out of the stolen van after the hit-and-run and their descriptions didn’t come close to Quick, he said. Other witness descriptions of a pickup truck waiting outside the school didn’t match Quick’s truck.

“Much of that evidence had to be tested and when it was tested, in my humble opinion, it didn’t hold up very well,” Ducharme told reporters - -.

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United Way Hastings & Prince Edward comes $150K short of goal

BY STEPHEN PETRICK

Belleville – The United Way of Hastings & Prince Edward fell short on its 2016 campaign goal.

The drive to raise $2,115,600 came up $153,600 short, with a final tally of $1,962,000.

The final number brings mixed feelings to United Way Executive Director Judi Gilbert and her staff.

The $1.9 million raised will still go a long way to supporting the numerous nonprofit agencies the United Way fundraises on behalf of.

“It is still significant and that still needs to be said,” Gilbert said.

But “absolutely, there’s a lot of disappointment on my part and the team. It wouldn’t be human to not be disappointed.”

Agencies across Hastings and Prince Edward rely on funding from the United Way’s fall campaign, which runs from September to December every year.

The agencies that qualify for funding fall into one of three themes; organizations that strive to eliminate poverty, build strong communities or benefit children.

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As for why the campaign goal fell short, Gilbert stressed it wasn’t because of one single reason; a variety of factors contributed. In a statement, the United Way listed increased fundraising competition, the economic landscape, and a reduction in workplace campaigns, as factors.

“There is not a single reason that stands out for why the campaign fell short, but instead there were a variety of barriers faced by many workplaces that found them struggling to fundraise as much as they had in prior years,” the statement read.

The 2016 campaign marked Gilbert’s last as the United Way’s executive director.

In five previous campaigns, she helped the team successfully reach its goal – in some cases just barely.

In 2015, the United Way passed its $2.1 million goal, by raising $2,100,763.

Before the start of the 2016 campaign, she announced it would be her last and that she would return to working in the private sector by the spring of 2017. The United Way’s board of directors is currently searching for her replacement.

Gilbert said she’ll be happy to help the new leader get accustomed to the position and offer advice on how to approach next year’s goal.

The United Way sets its goal every year based on data, she said. Heading into the fall of 2016, a $2,115,600 seemed achievable, but, of course, fundraising is not based on certainties.

“To have a shortfall of $153,000;it wasn’t something we had any insight into.

There needs to be a balance there in terms of what we know now compared to what we knew six months ago,” Gilbert said.

Harpsichordist draws large crowd

BY JACK EVANS

Belleville - A near capacity audience at St. Thomas Anglican Church Sunday evening got two shows for the price of one.

In the church’s continuing program of musical outreach for the public, master harpsichordist Luc Beausejour offered a delightful recital of period harpsichord music. The instrument was a star in its own right, drawing dozens of people clustering around it after the show as the performer explained the workings of the ornate keyboard with its quill-plucked strings instead of hammers, like a piano.

The instrument, program notes stated, was made by Yves Beaupre in 2006, copied from a Flemish instrument. The original is in the Unterlinden Museum, Colmar.

The gentle tinkle of the strings carried well throughout the sanctuary despite their gentle sound, with double-stringing used for extra sound in some cases, another feature of the instrument.

The program included two major works, a

full “French Suite” by J.S. Bach in seven ancient dance movements, and an arrangement of Bach’s three-movement “Oboe Concerto in E minor” by Alessandro Marcello, plus some short pieces by Couperin and Rameau. When invited to inspect the harpsichord more closely, dozens in the audience swarmed the stage, as Beausejour explained in detail how the instrument works.

Beausejour has earned an international reputation for his precision and productivity, having produced numerous recordings and won the Clonseil Quebecois de la Musique Performer of the Year Award in 2003. He is also music director of Clavecin en Concert ensemble and teaches at two Montreal universities.

The next concert in this series will include an ensemble of professional singers from Toronto, Montreal and Belleville in a program called “The Mystery Concert, focussing on sacred music with haunting, mystery flavour. That concert is set for Sunday, Feb. 19 at 4:30 p.m.

Master harpsichordist Luc Beausejour of Montreal drew a lot of interest in his harpsichord when he invited the audience to inspect it more closely. Here, he displays one of the quills which pluck the strings at the close of his concert at St.Thomas Church Sunday evening.

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The U.S. Virgin Islands consist of three major islands, St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix, plus several tiny islets and large rocks that merely jut out of the water, making for a group of about 50 islands and cays altogether.

They’re a magnificent tourist destination - not only because of the numerous spectacular beaches you’ll find - but also for the fantastic variety of activities that are offered. If you can bear to remove yourself from simply soaking up the sun on the beautiful white-sand beaches, here are some outdoor adventures that I’d highly recommend:

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Parasailing - This is a great way to get a panoramic view of the entire area. You’ll take off from and land on a boat, and you’ll soar several hundred feet into the air. It’s exhilarating and picturesque!

Snorkelling - At St. John’s Trunk Bay, you’ll discover a fascinating underwater trail with submerged markers. An even better snorkelling area is found near St. Croix, at Buck Island Reef National Monument, where you’ll find a well marked underwater trail and a spectacular coral reef.

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and discover spectacular sunken gardens, dramatic coral walls, and fascinating shipwrecks. Visibility is great (up to 80 feet), and all three of the main islands offer full service dive shops.

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Breathing Observation Bubble - No diving experience is necessary for exploration of the underwater world via the BOB (Breathing Observation Bubble). From St. Thomas, you’ll go to your dive site aboard a 60-foot yacht, and then you’ll explore a beautiful coral canyon and a fascinating shipwreck aboard your personally driven underwater motor scooter, with the scuba gear attached to the front of the craft. It’s a blast!

Sea Trekking - Sea Trekking is a guided underwater journey, walking right on the ocean floor, and it’s available at St. Thomas’ Coral World Ocean Park (https://coralworldvi.com). It’s a wonderful way for even non-swimmers to get ‘an up close and personal’ view of the spectacular aquatic life and magnificent coral beds of Coki Bay. You’ll wear a specially designed scitech helmet (which will keep your head and face dry) and hang on to a chain railing as you walk along this underwater hiking trail.

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Zipline Tour” (www.ziplinesttomas.com) is located high up in the rainforest of St. Peter Mountain on St. Thomas, and it offers the participant breathtaking views of Magen’s Bay. “Limin” means “hanging out” in the local jargon, so here you’ll literally “hang out” in the trees.

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Public must play a role in helping those with dementia

BY STEPHEN PETRICK

Belleville – Scary as it seems, it’s not uncommon for a person living with dementia to be found walking outside in cold weather, horribly undressed for the weather.

Nor is it uncommon to see one lost and confused in a grocery store, or hear of one who’s driven a long way home, simply because along the way they forgot where they were headed.

Given this, the responsibility of helping those with the brain disorder can’t fall on one single agency. It takes an entire community to be on the lookout for those with dementia and help them get home safely.

“You’ve heard the old adage, it takes a community to raise a child. It’s the same way with dementia; it takes a community to help a person with dementia,” said Darlene Jackson, an education support co-ordinator with the Alzheimer Society of Hastings Prince Edward.

Jackson and her colleagues hope to spread this message in public information sessions and professional workshops coming up, as the society recognizes January as Alzheimer Awareness Month.

The next public session is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at the society’s office at 470 Dundas St. E. (inside the Bayview Mall) in Belleville. Another one takes place at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at the

Madoc Arts Centre, at 230 Durham St. The professional sessions are held on request by employers that show interest. Jackson is happy to accommodate them, because it’s important for groups – police, long-term care home workers and social housing staff, for instance – to hear how they can help.

The message Jackson wants to get across is that all people have to be on the lookout for someone with dementia. If you see someone that just doesn’t look right – such as a person walking outside in snow in slippers – it’s a good idea to help.

She recommends people approach the person from the front, identify themselves and ask if they need help.

Those who care for a person with dementia also have a role to play in preventing emergencies, she said.

As part of an education campaign called Finding Your Way, the Alzheimer Society is promoting identification kits, which people can keep handy on a hall table or fridge door.

The kits contain forms with vital information, such as the person’s identifying features and medical information.

This way, if the person goes missing, the caregiver has information they can give to first-responders instantly.

And it doesn’t take long for a person with dementia to go missing.

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Jackson says if a caregiver can’t find the person within five minutes they should call 911.

“The police need the best chance of finding that person. That includes early alert,” she said.

These lessons are all the more important given the fact that dementia is poised to become even more prevalent as the baby boom demographic ages.

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According to the Alzheimer’s Society, there are about 564,000 Canadians now living with dementia and 25,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. In 15 years, this figure is expected to increase 66 per cent to 937,000.

These statistics are tough to reverse because there’s no known cure for dementia, only drugs that can slow the damage done to the brain.

And while there’s been new advances in drugs, to ease the suffering, Jackson said there’s still more that

Canada, as a society can do, to deal with dementia.

She said the country is one of few in the western world that doesn’t have a dementia strategy. The government should come up with a national plan that addresses how caregivers will be supported and how to fund research on dementia.

She’s hopeful that over time there will be a movement to create “dementia-friendly communities.”

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The CMHA also works with a similar transitional housing provider, All Together Housing, to place people in the seven beds it has available.

Sidsworth said it’s particularly concerning to see the number of seniors who are in need of housing, as that’s something mental health workers just didn’t see years ago.

That’s why it’s so important for the Sleep Out event to raise awareness.

“It is about that awareness; it’s not

a simple fix, the problems are complex,” Sidsworth said.

While the Sleep Out event officially starts at 7 p.m., participants have been invited to Bridge Street United Church to have a warm meal beforehand, courtesy of the church’s Inn From the Cold program, which runs from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

An opening ceremony for the Sleep Out will start at 8 p.m., featuring guest speakers. Little Caesars and Bourbon Street Pizza are supporting the event by providing food and DJ Scotty Lalonde of Déjà Vu Entertainment will play tunes to get people dancing and stay warm.

For more information, or to pick up a pledge sheet, call 613-969-8874.

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Bad and good guys highlight species talk Jan. 26

This Jefferson Salamander is an example of species at risk.

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It’s all about the good guys and the bad guys for the second in a series of stewardship speaker events in Centre Hastings.

On Jan. 26 in Ivanhoe,

learn more about “the bad guys” - Invasive Species from the Invading Species Awareness Program, as well as the story on invasives in our local watershed. On-

tario Nature also presents “the Good Guys” - Species at Risk in Hastings County.

The Hastings Stewardship Council presents the second event in their popular 2017 Winter Speaker Series.

Invasive Species Kyle Borrowman from the Invading Species Awareness Program (Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters) will present the Big Picture: an overview of “hot topics” in 2016, such as plant and animal species covered under the Invasive Species Act, where to report sightings, and how to find information about troublesome invasives (such as Giant Hogweed). Learn how climate change has altered the picture, and discover programs for volunteers.

Anne Anderson from Lower Trent Conservation will provide an update on what is happening locally within our watershed and alert people to plants and other species to watch for.

Species at Risk

Aboriginal Awareness Course

Smera Sukumar is with Ontario Nature in Conservation Science, and she will present a snapshot of Species at Risk in our area.

In Ontario, 75 percent of reptiles and 35 percent of amphibians are listed as nationally and provincially at-risk. These animals face many threats including habitat loss and fragmentation, road mortality and human persecution. Learn how you can help, through citizen science projects, like the Ontario Reptile and Amphibian Atlas, which track the distribution of reptiles and amphibians throughout the province.

Attend the Bad Guys/ Good Guys evening on Thursday, January 26 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Huntington Veterans Community Hall, 11379 Highway 62, in Ivanhoe. An entrance fee of $5per person (or a donation) will help cover costs.

Children are free.

For more information, contact Matt Caruana at 613-391-9034 or info@hastingsstewardship. ca. Or visit hastingsstewardship. ca.

Paramedics battling Fentanyl ODs: Socha

BY JACK EVANS

The Quinte area is not escaping incidents of fentanyl overdoses, Hastings County Emergency Services chief Doug Socha reported to his committee at the monthly meeting of the county agency.

“We have had some instances and we are implementing special policies to deal with them,” he said. Socha was replying to a question from Coun. David McCue of Quinte West, a member of the committee.

McCue’s question in turn sparked another question about protection for emergency workers from the deadly effects of the substance which is rapidly becoming the new “F” word across Canada with hundreds of deaths.

How to deal with the substance is also part of upgraded training, plus protective equipment, Socha assured.

Elsewhere in his report, he referred to two of the more unusual events in the service’s activities in recent weeks. One was the Belleville in-home birth of a baby boy, assisted by paramedics, which, Socha said, is a rare occurrence and proved inter-

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He also cited the first use of the service’s new all terrain vehicle to assist in a hunting accident. It made the operation a lot easier and proved its worth, he reported.

Other concerns for the Emergency Services included a report to council on the likelihood of PTSD cases among medics and even moreso, physical injury from heavy lifting.

Statistics show one in four Canadians are now considered obese and also indicate that the percentage of overweight persons is increasing rapidly. With that, plus increasing new equipment and gurneys to lift, it is important to make sure emergency employees remain in top physically fit condition. His report was passed by the committee and forwarded to county council.

The service is a joint effort between Hastings and Prince Edward counties and the cities of Belleville and Quinte West. The committee also authorized his submission to give him more power to adjust the service’s programs to meet special needs as they occur. He was referring mainly to special events.

The Hastings Stewardship speaker series has firmed up its winter speaker series. The evenings are open to the public and a donation of $5 covers expenses for the group.

The events are: Thursdays 7 - 9 pm. January and February in Ivanhoe Huntington Veterans Memorial Hall, 11379 Hwy. 62, Ivanhoe January 26 - Invasive Species and Species at Risk - Kyle Borrowman, Invading Species Program, and Smera Sukumar, Ontario Nature.

February 9 - Small Scale Maple Syrup – Gareth Metcalfe February 23 – Wildlife and Climate Change - Melissa Laplante and Lisa Solomon, MNRF Management Biologist Thursdays 7 - 9 pm. March in Belleville at Gerry Masterson Community Hall (Thurlow Hall), 516 Harmony Rd, Belleville: March 9 -The Birds! - Terry Sprague, Quinte Area Naturalist; Becky Stewart, Bird Studies Canada; and Peter Fuller, Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory March 23 – Nature Photography with John & Janet Foster

Effects of 2016 drought persist, speaker series event hears

Hastings Stewardship Council Winter Speakers Series first speakers; Janet Noyes Lower Trent Conservation discussed 2016 drought and Tim Trustham, Quinte Conservation highlighted the biodiversity of Quinte.

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BY LYNN MARRIOTT

Ivanhoe – The legacy of the drought of 2016 lingers on into 2017, an audience here heard last Thursday.

Level III water restrictions were announced September 1 and as of January 6, the restrictions have not been lifted in Stirling/Rawdon/Centre Hastings, said Janet Noyes, manager of watershed science and services for Lower Trent Conservation

Authority. Noyes was the first guest speaker for the Hastings Stewardship Council (HSC) Winter Speakers Series 2017.

This summer, Stirling’s aquifer “levels were below the water intake,” said Noyes, restricting the fire department’s ability to respond. She acknowledged the drought continues.

On January 12, at the Huntington Veterans Memorial Hall, Ivanhoe, Jim Pederson, HSC past chair, introduced Noyes who discussed the dire water levels with graphs and statistics, while a full-house nodded their acknowledgment. Tim Trustham, Quinte Conservation also spoke, relating the unique and diverse biogeography of the area.

The Lower Trent area received only 84 per cent of long-term precipitation averages. “An all time low,” said Noyes. The summer’s precipitation was less than 50 per cent the average and in May dipped to 30 per cent. Water flows reflected the precipitation. In September, Rawdon Creek was 26 per cent, and Hoard’s Station was 15 per cent of the average water flows recorded.

A Level I low water warning, signaling 70 per cent water levels, was issued on June 1 and residents asked to reduce water use by 10 per cent.

The Level II issued on July 4, reflected a 50 per cent level and advised a 20 per cent reduction. A Level III

Quinte has the Canadian Shield, was issued on September 1, stating for extracting 50,000 liters or more a water levels could no longer meet day,” said Noyes. The MOE website sand dunes, limestone cliffs, waterdemands. The drought recommenda- states a new moratorium, until 2019, ways, lakes, bogs, and fens. Trustham tions varied, as each municipality’s “to stop new water bottling facilities said, “We are blessed with lots of Water Response Team made their from taking water from groundwater shoreline,” giving shelter to an unor increase the amount of water au- precedented variation of life. decisions.

As Trustham’s photographs deNoyes stated, “We are not set up thorized under permits.”

Tim Trustham, of Quinte Con- tailed the varied topography, soils, for a continuing drought.” It is up to residents to use less water and catch servation, gave a tour of Quinte’s fields and woodlands, the audience water in rain barrels, basement rain- complex ice age geology. He said again nodded in appreciation.

“It is the only place where there water storage and buried cisterns. opposing weather patterns around Because of leakages, Noyes warned, the Great Lakes travel along the are white cedar and maple forests.” “make sure to treat the (stored) wa- continental divide and the fault He listed numerous species that colines and farmlands meets prairie habitate. The ecologist repeatedly ter.” enthused, “It does not belong here!”

Noyes showed a slide of a truck and boreal forest. filling a well.

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Learning Foundation donation benefits local students New Picton hospital tops QHC’s bucket list

BY JACK EVANS

Prince Edward County - Quinte Health Care has been working on a complete new hospital for Picton for about three years now and is still only at the second of five stages before a construction grant can be authorized.

But the project remains top of the list for future redevelopment for the Belleville-based four-hospital complex, QHC’s chief financial officer Brad Harrington assured in a recent talk at a Picton luncheon.

His reassurance of the concept gives a morale boost for the local hospital foundation, who will be required to raise several million dollars toward the project over the next few years.

Even before getting to Stage 1, Harrington noted the QHC Board

had to prepare a detailed corporate master program.

Now with Stage 1 in the hands of the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, he said he expects approval of that early this year which will lead to another six-months to prepare a Stage2 functional program, including site and cost options.

With four hospitals, all in need of various capital costs, the complex continues to focus on the proposed new Picton hospital as it moves slowly but surely through the fivestage approval process.

Meanwhile, the project continues to generate intense public interest not only throughout Prince Edward County but across the entire region served by Quinte Health Care.

Paul Whitley, Julie Anne Luff and Loris Clarke from Gore Mutual and Whitley Insurance presented $15,000 to The Hastings and Prince Edward Learning Foundation to support Food for Learning and the Student Emergency Fund. The donation is from Gore Mutual ($10,000), Whitley Insurance ($2,500) and Paul Whitley ($2,500). It was presented to the Learning Foundation on Thursday, Jan. 12. The Foundation’s Food for Learning program is a community partnership that is committed to enhancing classroom learning by supporting school nutrition programs. The objective of the Student Emergency Fund is to provide immediate assistance to students and perhaps their families by providing financial aid and/or gift in kind support.

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IRWIN, Mary Anne Passed away peacefully at Burnbrae Gardens on Wednesday, January 11th, 2017 in her 84th year. Loving wife of Clair L. Irwin. Beloved daughter of the late Melville and Jean Gibson. Fondly remembered by her children Denise Shaw, Ray Irwin (Nancy) and Nancy Allanson (Neil). Proud grandma of Tyler (Haley), Brittany, Tayler and Cameron, and great-grandma of Amilyah and Madelyn. Survived by her sister Ruth Masterson.

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BELLEVILLE

JAN 23: Painting Party: Belleville Art Association Gallery, 392 Front St. Belleville 1-3pm. $25/pp includes all materials to complete own acrylic painting, lead through all the steps and refreshments.

613-969-7039 or 613-968-8632.

S.T.O.P. (SMOKING Treatment for Ontario Patients) Program, Jan 26. STOP Program supports smokers trying to quit by providing them with five weeks of nicotine patches at no cost. 1-866-8884577 or (905) 885-9100.

TOM MASON, retired Curator of Invertebrates for the Toronto Zoo, will introduce some of our common spiders.

Quinte Field Naturalist meeting, Jan. 23, 7pm, Sills Auditorium, Bridge Street United Church, Belleville. All welcome, by donation.

BELLEVILLE & District Olde Tyme Fiddlers Assoc party on Jan 22, Orange Hall 1825 York Rd. Deseronto. 1-5pm Please join us for an afternoon of Music, Dancing and Open Mic, followed by a great potluck supper.

BLOOD DONOR clinic, jan 28, 9am12pm. Calvary community church, 679 dundas street w. Make your appointment online at blood.ca or download the GIVEBLOOD app, walk ins are accepted.

CN PENSIONERS’ Association, Belleville, and District, Dinner meeting Jan 26. new location Greek Banquet Hall 70 Harder Dr. Belleville. All CN pensioners,

their spouses, widows, and new members are welcome. call 613-395-3250 seating is limited. Doors open at 11am ENJOY A temperature-controlled environment, ice-free walking surfaces, company to walk with. Tuesdays and Thursdays each week until March 9th, 6-7:30 pm, Centennial Secondary School, 160 Palmer Rd., Belleville. Free. Advance registration not required. 613-962-0000, ext. 233.

JAN 21 @ 2:30pm - 4:00pm Herbal Home Remedies Tamara Segal of Hawthorn Herbals, will be giving a talk about the uses of kitchen herbs and food to help combat common ailments. Belleville Public Library’s third floor meeting room 2:30-4pm to hear No registration required.

(613) 968-6731 Ext #2237.

JAN 23 @ 5-8pm Bay of Quinte Sweet Adelines at Boston Pizza,Bay Of Quinte Chorus Of Sweet Adelines invites you to let Boston Pizza do the cooking. Enjoy good food, Chorus receives 10% of evening’s proceeds.bayofquintechorus@webbs.com JAN 24: Dementia Awareness Month Seminars, general public are invited to learn the basics about dementia and how to recognize and keep people who may get lost safe in the community! 10-11:30am.

Alzheimer Society, Bay View Mall 470 Dundas St. E. Belleville Refreshments provided. 613-962-0892.

LEARN NON-DIET ways to reach your Best Weight. Find out how factors like stress, sleep and hunger affect your eating

habits.Jan. 20, 10 –11:30am, 161 Bridge St. West, Belleville. Advance registration required. 613-962-0000, ext. 233.

MONTHLY SENIORS’ Drop-In (for ages 55+) where you can meet new people, play games, discuss topics of group interests, listen to guest speakers. Drop-in any time Jan. 19 1:30-3:30pm. Registration not required. 613-962-0000, ext. 233.

OPENING RECEPTION for the WINTER 2017(Jan/Feb) Art in the Community visual art show has been changed from Jan 12 to Jan 19, 4-7pm QAC Gallery and Gift Shop, 36 Bridge Street East, Belleville.

GRIEFSHARE: A supportive ministry for those grieving the death of a loved one. Each session involves a video, book work, and discussions with experienced, caring facilitators. Maranatha Church, 100 College St. W, Belleville. Daytime group: Wednesdays Jan 11–Apr. 5, 10am – noon. Evening group: Thursdays Jan 12 – April 6, 7 – 9pm. $20. 613 962 8220 COMMUNITY CARE for South Hastings currently has board vacancies. People with backgrounds in legal, healthcare, marketing, business, social services, etc. welcome. 613-969-0130

port Program, Jan 25, 1 pm, Brighton Health Service Centre (1st Floor, 170 Main St.). 1-866-888-4577, ext. 1518.

ACRYLIC PAINTING Artist and teacher Rachel Harbour will help you discover and explore your own artistic style. bring your own artist brushes if you have any and all other materials are supplied. Jan 25, 2-5pm, $10. 6-9pm CCN’s Activity Centre, 46 Prince Edward Street, Unit #14, Brighton, register, 613-475 4190 BRIGHTON LEGION, Jan 21, 6-10pm.

Join host Terry Randall for Karaoke in the Pub Room. Bring your singing voices and dancing shoes for a fun Saturday night.

BRIGHTON GARDEN Club Jan 24, 7pm. King Edward Community Centre, Brighton 81 Elizabeth Street Speaker: Leslie Abrams “Small Wonders” Photography Everyone welcome

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TOBACCO TALKS Quit-Smoking Support Program, Jan 26, 1 pm, Campbellford Community Resource Centre (65 Bridge St. E.). 1-866-888-4577, ext. 1518.

BLOOD PRESSURE Clinic, Jan. 20 at Campbellford Memorial Hospital, 1-4pm, Room 249 2nd Floor. All Welcome.

DANCE PARTY Campbellford Legion BRIGHTON Br 103 Jan 28 Live Band “wicklow” age SEXUAL HEALTH Clinic, Jan 24, of majority $5.00 cover open cash bar 10am-Noon. The clinic provides clients public welcome 34 Bridge st Campbellford with confidential access to sexual helth WATERCOLOUR PAINTING Workshop services. 1-866-888-4577, ext. 1205. in Campbellford Please bring your artists TOBACCO TALKS Quit-Smoking Sup-

brushes if you have any. All ages are welcome. Jan 19, 9am-12pm $10 Forrest Dennis Senior Citizens Centre, 55 Grand Rd, Space is limited, pre-register at 174 Oliver Rd., Unit #15, (705)653-1411 campbellford@commcare.ca STAMPED STONE Tiles Learn how to make this easy tile project make your own set of stamped stone tiles which can be used as coasters, tiles or hanging artwork. All materials supplied. All ages welcome.Jan 26, 6-8pm $10 Forrest Dennis Senior Citizens Centre, 55 Grand Rd, Space is limited, pre-register 174 Oliver Rd., Unit #15 (705)653-1411 campbellford@commcare.ca LIONS CLUB of Campbellford needs you! If you enjoy volunteering to improve your community and help others here and around the world, then Lions is for you.

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COBOURG PARENT AND Tot Time, Jan 20, 10 am11:30 pm, Cobourg Community Centre (750 D’Arcy St.). connect with other parents, participate in information sharing and song and rhyme time with your little one Strollers welcome. (905) 885-9100

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CONTINUED FROM P14 FRANKFORD HOLY TRINITY Anglican Church, 60 North Trent Street, Frankford is having our Soup’s On Luncheon Jan 26, 11:30 am-1pm. $7 Everyone welcome.

MAPLEVIEW COMMUNITY and Seniors Club 1030 Mapleview Road, Frankford Euchre every Tuesday 1 p.m. everyone welcome BASIC FOOT Care the 2nd and 4th Monday of each Month $25 613-921-3245 or 613-395-3751 to set up an appointment

Tournament on Jan 22. Registration at Madoc Legion 12-12:30pm play starts at 12:30pm Sharp. Entry Fee $5. Light refreshments will be available.

MARMORA

MARMORA SOCIAL: Jan 26: 43 Mathew Place. Seating 11:30am. Lunch at noon.

Program opened to seniors and adults with physical disabilities. Please contact Community Care for Central Hastings 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register ROBBIE BURNSPIEL: Marmora and Area Curling Club Jan.21 6PM – 4 ends curling. 7 PM - Scottish Fayre. Members $10 Visitors $15 Kids $5 HASTINGS BAD GUYS - Invasive Species and Good TRIPLE P, Positive Parenting Seminars Guys - Species at Risk presentation. Hast1/3Jan 19 @ 1pm–2:30pm YMCA Early ings Stewardship Council 2017 Winter Years Centre, 6 Albert St E, Hastings, Speaker Series. 7-9pm Huntington VetFree. 289-251-5374 erans Community Hall, 11379 Highway 62. $5, kids are free. 613-391-9034 or HAVELOCK info@hastingsstewardship.ca SINGLES DANCE Jan 21, 8pm Havelock Legion Br 389 NORWOOD

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NORWOOD DISTRICT High School’s information night for grade eight students and their parents and guardians has been rescheduled for Jan. 24 due to the freezing rain weather forecast for Jan. 17. For more information you can call the school at 705-639-5332.

PUBLIC INFORMATION Project Lifesaver Meeting learn why OPP, Alzheimer Society and Lions Club Madoc want to bring Project Lifesaver to our Communities. A system keeps vulnerable people save from wandering and helps police find them. Jan 23, 7-8pm, Madoc Arts STIRLING Centre/Skate Park, 242 Durham St. Madoc.

STIRLING MEMORY Café, 3rd Wed. 613-962-0892. of ea. month, 2-3:30pm. Stirling Rawdon MADOC LEGION Branch 363 Cribbage

Public Library, 43 Front St. Stirling. Seniors with early memory loss or who are worried about their memory meet to discuss brain health, practise brain boost activities and gentle movement. 613-962-0892 STIRLING DINERS: Jan 23: St Paul’s United Church, 104 Church St. Lunch is at noon.bring your own plate, cup, and cutlery. Program opened to seniors and adults with physical disabilities. Please contact Community Care for Central Hastings 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register

every Sunday 1-3pm, draw 4pm.$2 each ticket. Sunday’s lounge downstairs open to the public.

YOUR TRENT Port Historical Society A Toast to Robbie Burns 25 Jan 7-9 pm at Trenton Town Hall - 1861 55 King St., Trenton, Please come out and wish The Bard of Scotland A Happy Birthday.$15 per person at the Door MESSY CHURCH is a new way of experiencing Church. families are invited to attend this family friendly activity St. George’s Church, Parish House at 25 TRENTON John St. Trenton. crafts, games, learning JAN 21, the Quinte Branch of Ontario about God and enjoying a meal together.

Genealogical Society’s Crouse Wanamaker 5-7pm Jan 27- Handling Our Worries Lecture presents Taking Root in a New 613-394-4244.

Land by Cheryl Levy Quinte West Public Library, 7 Creswell Drive, Trenton, 1-3pm TWEED Everyone Welcome, bring a friend TWEED LIONS Charity Jamboree Sunday ROBLIN LAKE jamboree & open mic Jan.22, 1-4 pm. At St. Edmunds Hall, Stoco classic country and rock, jan 21, 2-5pm Band-Maurice O’Connell and Friends ameliasburgh town hall, no charge, refresh- Open Mic,Dancing, Canteen $8 ments available come out and perform or TWEED DINERS: Jan 25: St Edmund’s to enjoy the music 613-962-0001 Hall- Stoco, Hungerford Rd. Lunch is at CATCH THE Ace Royal Canadian Le- noon. bring your own plate, cup, and cutgion Br. 110 19 Quinte Street, Trenton lery. Program opened to seniors and adults 613-392-0331 - www.rcl110.ca Played with physical disabilities. Please contact

Community Care for Central Hastings 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register BID EUCHRE thursdays, 1pm.Actinolite Hall, 613-403-1720.

TYENDINAGA SHANNONVILLE - Shannonville Ag. Society is hosting an all-you-can-eat breakfast Jan 22, 8am-12pm, 363 MacFarlane Road, Melrose. Same great menu for $9.

613-477-2485

WARKWORTH JAN 24 Percy Agricultural Society’s Annual General Meeting 7 pm, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Hall, Mill Street, Warkworth NEW members welcome. 905-344-7709 or tracy.russell@ sympatico.ca JAN 26, 10am–1pm Repeats 4th Thursday of every month till June St. Paul’s United Church, 60 Main St, Warkworth, Free Community Kitchen open to everyone opportunity for people to come together monthly to cook, learn and share cooking tips, create nutritious meals, and meet new people. Meals are taken home to share with family members.

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