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CFB Trenton Pond Hockey Classic a success, despite a big meltdown

By Ross Lees Mother Nature will be listed as the winner of the Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Trenton Pond Hockey Classic 2016, but Wounded Warriors and the Trenton Memorial Hospital Foundation were the ultimate winners.

The tournament was cancelled Saturday night because of mild conditions and when it was feared the ice conditions had deteriorated to the point further play risked injury to those playing hockey.

“We just thought it got too dangerous,” Capt. Jeff Moorhouse said the following day as volunteers broke down the site. All team captains were consulted and it was determined the tournament should be cancelled for the first time in its five-year history.

Twenty-five teams had participated to that point in what Moorhouse believes will be an even more successful event than last year, despite the fact the final day was cancelled.

Other aspects of this year’s tournament went very well, according to Moorhouse.

“Sponsorship was up this year by 20 per cent, which indicates support from local businesses is increasing and we’re becomContinued on page 4 This pond hockey competitor takes a pass and breaks around CJ Wilneff in early action on Saturday morning.

8 Wing/CFB Trenton Commander Colonel (Col.) Keiver dropped the puck to officially open the 2016 CFB Trenton Pond Hockey Classic Saturday morning. Joining Col. Keiver in this picture are, from left to right, foreground, the captain of the hockey team, playing along with CJ Wilneff, the guest speaker from the night before but a member of the other team playing in the opening game of hockey. In the background are, from left to right, Lt.-Col. Troy Paisley, CO of 436 (T) Sqn., 8 Wing Chief Warrant Officer Darcy Elder, Philip Ralph of Wounded Warriors Canada, and Capt. Jeff Moorhouse, organizer of the 2016 CFB Trenton Pond Hockey Classic.

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CFB Trenton Pond Hockey Classic a success, despite a big meltdown ing fully established as an annual event,” he said.

The live auction and sale of items Friday night at the Puck Drop dinner was very good, as was attendance at the opening event of the this annual classic pond hockey tournament, according to Moorhouse.

Guest speakers Philip Ralph of Wounded Warriors Canada and CJ Wilneff, a former member of the Canadian Armed Forces now battling post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), held the audience spellbound throughout their speeches.

“I don’t know how many people came up to me after the dinner and said they

had never heard the place so quiet while CJ was speaking,” Moorhouse noted.

Wilneff deployed to Afghanistan in 2010 as an Army reservist but returned home a very different young man. He admitted to emotions ranging from feeling lost, lonely, pressured and unsure of himself, but it was his family and friends who originally pointed out the fact he had changed. After struggling through initial attempts at help, he finally was pointed to Wounded Warriors Canada and finds speaking on their behalf part of his healing process.

“This is the fourth time I’ve spoken and I’m aware of the affect it is having on me,” he said near the end of his speech Friday night.

He said he’s gone from saying, “Hi, I’m CJ and I have PTSD” to saying “I’m CJ and look where I’ve gotten with my PTSD.” Philip Ralph said young men like CJ are torn apart by what he calls “shrapnel of the soul,” but that Wounded Warriors Canada’s ethos is to “honour the fallen and help the living.”

It may be several weeks before the final tally is achieved for the latest edition of the CFB Trenton Pond Hockey Classic, according to Moorhouse. He has to get back to his work with 436 Transport Squadron and he thinks it might be two weeks or longer before he can assemble his full team for the announcement of the total raised.

He gave his team kudos for their hard

work throughout Friday and Saturday and leading up to the event, noting they did everything they could to keep ice on the four rinks at Batawa, but Mother Nature just proved too persistent.

“We worked that Zamboni really hard on Saturday, but there just wasn’t enough ice,” he said. “But not a single person left here angry.”

In his speech Friday night at the Puck Drop dinner, 436 Transport Squadron Commander Lieutenant-Colonel

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Action was fast and furious in the traditional pond hockey style and there was a lot of scoring in these wide-open games until Mother Nature won and the event was shut down late Saturday as ice deteriorated.

Mother Nature won this year’s 8 Wing Pond Hockey Classic trophy when the tournament had to be cancelled Saturday night due to treacherous ice conditions.

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Excitement grows in Quinte West over new projects for 2016

By Erin Stewart Trenton – Among many projected highlights for the coming year, the return of the Quinte International Air show is expected to help 2016 soar, economically.

Quinte West Mayor Jim Harrison presented his forecasts for the annual State of the City luncheon on Friday Jan. 29, and highlighted many of the plans in the works for Quinte West in 2016.

With more than 100 business leaders and community members in attendance, Harrison was excited to talk about the Quinte International Air Show, being held at the end of June at CFB Trenton.

“That International Air Show, I think, is going to be fantastic,” Harrison said. “The city is working with them to do whatever we can do, we want to be a part of this.”

CFB Trenton’s Chief of Staff, LieutenantColonel Dave Alexander, was on hand at the luncheon and said the base is buzzing with excitement over this year’s air show.

“This isn’t just a one day airshow, this is the full meal deal that we used to put on in the 1990’s and I think the last one of that scope was in 2003,” Alexander said. “We hope to be able to announce approval from our side in the near future but with respect to that I would say there is a fairly high Past Quinte West Chamber of Commerce President Dave Fairfield (L) shakes Quinte West Mayor Jim Harrison’s hand after introducing the mayor for the State of the City luncheon at the Ramada confidence level at the Wing that this is go- Inn in Trenton on Jan. 29. Photo by Erin Stewart ing to unfold the way we’ve been planning for the last couple of months.” to the current Quinte West OPP Detach- film festival, construction of the Public the overhaul of Centennial park with a new Alexander said they are hoping to attract ment building, revitalization of the Trenton Works consolidated facility and wastewater soccer field, hardball diamond and parking 30,000 people a day from across the region Town Hall, investment in an international treatment plant, improving rural roads and lot. for the large event.

Harrison said he is also hoping to announce a major industrial expansion for the city, this coming Thursday, February 11, 2016 after the city recently purchased 25 acres of industrial property on Knights of Columbus Hall, Carrying Place Road.

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He said he was hoping to make forages, an government funding programs. the announcement over the past Something for everyone. Answers to these and couple of months, but is now look- other farming issues can be found at this years ing to February.

Quinte Farm & Trade Show. A stellar line-up of Other projects highlighted for speakers and great trade show with over 40 local 2016 include the construction of the new Fire Hall #1, expecting to exhibitors - all for free. cost around $5.5 million.

Seminars: More slips will be added to the 10:30am Eric Lawlor, OSCIA, “Changes to Trent Port Marina, but at a higher Growing Forward 2 government cost than expected due to the low programs and what it mean to you.”

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OPINION

Don’t write off all newspapers … yet

Goodbye Schengen “Europe has forgotten that history is fundamentally tragic,” said Manuel Valls, the French prime minister.

“If Europe can’t protect its own borders, it’s the very idea of Europe that could be thrown into doubt. It could disappear – not Europe itself, not our values, but the EuroGwynne Dyer pean project, the concept we have of Europe, that the founding fathers had of Europe.”

The European Union – 28 countries and 500 million people – is not really going to disappear just because it cannot agree on how to deal with one or two millon refugees. But one of the great symbols of its unity, the Schengen Treaty that allowed its citizens to move around without passports or border checks, is being suspended, perhaps forever.

Schengen doesn’t cover every single EU country.

The United Kingdom and Ireland remain outside the Schengen Zone, and Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria and Cyprus, all new EU members, are still waiting to join. Switzerland, Norway and Iceland are part of the Schengen Zone although they are not EU members. But it does include over 400 million people.

It is a remarkable achievement. You could get into your car in Portugal and drive all the way to Finland via Spain, France, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia without ever once having to show a passport or identity card. There would not even be anybody in uniform standing at the frontier to wave you past, just a sign by the side of the road saying “Welcome to (Country X)”.

Or rather, that was the situation until last month, when Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Austria re-imposed passport checks at their borders, ports and airports even for travellers arriving from other Schengen Zone countries. France acted even earlier, declaring emergency controls on its borders after the terrorist massacre in Paris in November.

So now fully half of the EU’s citizens (counting the UK and Ireland) live behind real borders again.

The new border controls are alleged to be temporary measures, which the Schengen Treaty permits for a maximum of six months in the face of some unspecified emergency. But the refugee emergency is not going to fade away by next July, and the threat of terrorism will persist for the foreseeable future.

That’s why the European Commission is now examining how the legal framework of Schengen can be fiddled to allow a further two years of controls on the EU’s internal borders. Nobody doubts that

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they will find a way to do that, but a great many people doubt that the passport-free zone, once suspended for that long, will ever come back.

This is happening not because Germans fear French travellers or Swedes fear Danes. It’s happening because none of them believe that the external borders of the Schengen Zone are properly controlled.

Even in freeezing January weather 35,000 refugees entered the EU last month, and it looks set to be another million-refugee year. And two of the men who carried out the Paris attacks crossed from Turkey to Greece (a Schengen member) as refugees. You can’t call that a secure external frontier.

The three countries that took in 90 per cent of last year’s refugees, Germany, Austria and Sweden, have all blamed Greece for letting so many refugees in and failing to document them properly.

“Greece has one of the biggest navies in Europe,” said the Austrian interior minister, Johana MiklLeitner. “It’s a myth that the Greek-Turkish border cannot be protected.”

The Greeks quite reasonably ask what their big navy is supposed to do. Sink the refugee boats? As for the failure to register all the refugees properly, they point out that at peak flow last autumn more than 10,000 were arriving each day. They didn’t have enough officials and equipment to cope with such numbers: 40 fingerprint machines running non-stop around the clock can only deal with about 4,000 people a day.

There is even talk of suspending Greece from the Schengen Treaty for two years, but a better solution would be to give it the people and resources needed to document everybody who comes in – and to turn back those who have no right to come in.

It’s not just a question of screening out possible terrorists, although that must be done better if confidence in Schengen is to be restored. In practice, Greece (or EU officials operating in Greece) would also have to decide at the border who is really a genuine refugee they are obliged to admit, and who should be returned immediately to Turkey.

The brutal truth is that most of the people crossing from Turkey into Greece, including the Syrians and Afghans who come from war-torn countries, are “asylum-shoppers”. They were already safe in Turkey, which is sheltering almost 2 million Syrian refugees and spending billions of dollars a year on them. But life in the camps in Turkey is hard, so they are moving on to seek asylum in richer countries with better facilities.

There is no obligation for Europe to take them all, and the Schengen Treaty will die if it does. But the European Union itself will soldier on without it, at least until and unless the euro currency collapses when the next recession hits.

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Editorial - Chris Malette Some weeks back, your correspondent ruminated on the changing face of newspaper journalism and the fact said same correspondent decided to get back off the front porch rocking chair and again dip his toe in the ink in these pages.

That was a scant few weeks ago when many in our business were fretting about the fragile state of newspapers.

Today, after the week from journalism hell, it’s a much more frightening place for us all – the journalists who toil in newspapers in this country and you, the readers.

It was a week that saw a lockout/strike at the Halifax Chronicle that is not going to end well for the line-walking journos there and the announced closures of century-old community dailies in Naniamo, B.C., and Guelph, where The Mercury, owned by this newspaper’s parent company Torstar’s Metroland, was shuttered.

As well, we saw the week before the co-joining of newsrooms in Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver and Edmonton where Postmedia had dailies in competition with Sun newspapers. Hundreds were laid off in the process.

Postmedia now owns more than 200 media outlets in this country, mostly newspapers. There is no other conlgomeration of foreign news media ownership anywhere in the world as large as this money-leaking dog’s breakfast and you would never see such a thing allowed in any other major democracy. For that, I suppose, we can thank our previous government for approving the sale of Sun Media to Postmedia in a move orchestrated by a handful of cash-hungry American hedge firms, led by New York-based GoldenTree Asset Management, which alone controls 35 per cent of Postmedia today.

According to Torstar business writer David Olive, Postmedia is a “cancer” unlike any seen before in Canadian newspapers, owing to the fact it owes its bones and soul to GoldenTree, whose sole purpose is to extract profits, in U.S. finds, from the carcasses of the dwindling newspapers in the chain.

“The good news is that the Postmedia abomination, which has never turned a profit, is in such wretched condition that it’s not long for this world,” wrote Olive in an insightful piece in the Saturday Star. “The bad news is that as long as the biggest newspaper publisher in the country clings to life, it is a blight on all the communities it underserves.

It’s not just small to mid-sized dailies that are under threat, either.

As reported in The Toronto Star last week, CRTC hearings into the future of local television stations are hearing harrowing tails of outlets hanging on precariously.

Don Caron, the manager of one Thunder Bay television broadcaster, said the two local televi-

sion stations in Thunder Bay could go dark by September. Crazily, he outlined how they are only being kept alive on the payouts on life insurance policies the station had on two dead executives..

“We are probably the most desperate of the stations that are sitting in front of you,” Caron, vicepresident and general manager of Thunder Bay Electronics Inc., told commissioners last Wednesday at CRTC hearings in Gatineau, Que. According to the Star account, Caron said the company is still afloat only because of “significant” life insurance policies taken out on the former owner and general manager, both of whom died in the past year.

Picture, if you will, a homeowner so down on his or her luck that they can’t pay the fuel bill and have taken to breaking up the furniture to burn in the fireplace.

Yes, it’s that grim in most quarters of the media companies in this country. Working for a small, privately owned radio station, newspaper or string of TV stations in Canada today and smiling smugly that you’re alright, Jack?

Think again.

Many, if not most, are unfortunately whistling past the graveyard if this pace continues and I weep for the future of the young, talented people I see just starting out.

As a newspaperman in the autumn of my career, I can look back on the more than three and a half decades I’ve practised the craft with one startling realization. That is, I have never put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard for any single newspaper owner. It has always been my role, since I signed on out of J-school in 1978 as editor of The Hanover Post, to work for a newspaper corporation. Many corporate outfits, like the monolithic Thomson empire where thousands of us got our starts, had been hived off into smaller, more progressive regional newspaper groups, like Michael Sifton’s Osprey Media was for a time.

But, that all ended when the hedge fund barbarians reached the gate and started gobbling up newspaper titles like they were so many two-bit spots on a Monopoly board.

Sure, the newspaper industry is changing. But, as I stated earlier in a piece a few weeks back, there is still a crying need for us to tell the stories of our communities in newspapers delivered to your doors in those communities.

Yes, the large dailies will continue to flail mightily in the tar-pit throes of what seems to be their mass extinction – at least until someone comes up with a formula to make them profitable. But, the most frightening aspect of this current conflagration in the newspaper industry is that we, in the smaller ponds and you, the readers in those ponds, run the very real risk of being collateral damage in a war not of our making.

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Mill Pond Moe predicts a lengthy winter

By Erin Stewart Stirling - Don’t let the mildish weather fool you, Mill Pond Moe, Stirling’s human-sized groundhog, has seen his shadow and is predicting another six weeks of winter.

The Town Crier, Lion’s Club member and former mayor Peter Kooistra, performed his duties with Moe in the latest addition to Stirling’s Groundhog Fest. The Crier appeared in an elaborate costume, courtesy of the Stirling Theatre, at the Covered Bridge at 7:30 a.m. sharp on Tuesday Feb. 2, to relay Mill Pond Moe’s spring prediction.

“Six more weeks! Well, whatever you do, don’t put your tuques or mitts up for sale yet, you may need them before summer gets here,” Town Crier Kooistra said to the crowd of a dozen people at the ceremony. “So folks, look for another six weeks of winter fun and we may as well enjoy it because it’s going to happen.”

Owen Jewell, 9, of Stirling attended the prediction ceremony for his first time and said he’s happy with an extra six weeks of winter

because he enjoys winter activities like hockey; he plays as the goalie for Stirling Blues’ black team.

“I think it’s pretty cool, since it was my first time out,” Jewell said.

The Stirling Lions Club has organized the Stirling-Rawdon Groundhog festival for nearly 30 years.

David Potts, member of the Lions Club, said it’s always a fun event to put on and a great way for different service groups in the community to come together, raise some money and have a fun weekend.

“I’m quite happy,” said Potts.

“Mill Pond Moe is fantastic… People look forward to it and it brings a bit of enthusiasm to our party and people enjoy that.”

The snow may be melting, but don’t put your shovels away just yet, Mill Pond Moe could be right.

Stirling’s Town Crier, Lion’s Club member Peter Kooistra, shared groundhog Mill Pond Moe’s spring prediction at the Covered Bridge on Tuesday Feb. 2, at 7:30 a.m. sharp.

Photo by Erin Stewart

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Wyley, how could anyone oppose self-sufficiency?

Dear Editor, While I am generally on left of Wyley politically, how could any one living here be opposed to becoming more self sufficient? There are a few barriers built in to the dozens of trade deals, various Conservative and Liberal governments have signed over the years.

The next one is a lulu with the “Investor rights dispute mechanism” built in. This odious clause allows global oligarchs to sue any government which tries to give preference to local industries.

The Chinese company which open a mine in BC with a condition that its workers be fluent in Mandarin, without protest from Mr. Harper aside, the main thrust seemed to be to sell the country as quickly as possible. We have no national plan for food, energy, water etc. In fact it now appears we do not even know how much of Canada is foreign owned!

The USA ban on country of origin labels on meat, is just

one example of how much power a handful of corporations have over our right to know. The same applies to Monsanto’s battle to crush the efforts to mandate GMO content labeling. When Bell shirts and Bata shoes operated here, they appeared to share a pride in their place in this community, and they paid their share of taxes here.

The new oligarchs have no identity with any community unless it be those with equal wealth. Taxes are for fools.

The book “Small is Beautiful” by EF Schumacher, proposed a suitable maximum size for the most efficient company, where the person at the top knew all its employees names. We can but dream.

The proposed local winter vegetable greenhouse for north Hastings deserves our support, just a small step, but as one of Wyley’s favorites stated “the longest march starts with the first step.”

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Quinte West - One of the most respected politicians who ever held office in Quinte will be honoured in a special tribute at Queen’s Park this month.

Hugh O Neil died peacefully at his Trenton home on Sept. 14, 2015, at the age of 79. The former teacher, businessman MPP and cabinet minister served from 1975 to 1995 and held several cabinet positions.

Northumberland MPP Lou Rinaldi told Quinte West council Monday night he may find it tough to speak publicly about the man he and many others knew as “Hughie,” but he said he was honoured to be given the opportunity.

The tribute will be held in the Legislature on Feb. 17 at 10:30 a.m.

It can be watched live on the Parliament channel.

Mayor Jim Harrison says Quinte Wes is arranging to have a bus service take members of the public at a cost so they can attend.

Further details are expected soon,

but calls to city hall and the clerk’s office can be made to find out when and where the bus or buses will stage for departure.

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R.I.D.E stop results in drug and weapons charges The Quinte West OPP have arrested a male and a female on drugs and weapons charges after a vehicle was stopped during a R.I.D.E program on Dundas Street East and Ontario Street at around 12:10 a.m. on Jan. 29.

Khadijah Courneyea, 21, of Quinte West and Joey Paiment, 24, of Belleville were arrested with possession of marijuana as a result of the R.I.D.E stop in Trenton. Further investigation revealed the two

were in possession of weapons and addition drugs were located.

The two have been charged with possession of a schedule 1 substance, trafficking of marijuana under three kilograms, possession of weapon for dangerous purposes and possession of stolen property obtained by crime under $5,000.

Courneyea and Paiment are scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Belleville on March 3, 2016.

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Quinte West debating on $100,000 investment for national film festival

By Erin Stewart Trenton – Who knew Trenton had such a rich film heritage?

Bill Marshall and Henk Van der Kolk, co-founders of the Toronto International Film Festival in 1976, gave a presentation to Quinte West city council on Monday night regarding the possibility of a national film festival coming to Quinte West in the summer of 2017.

Marshall and Van der Kolk were commissioned by the city in the fall to look into what it would take to have a national film festival in Quinte West, an idea spearheaded by Councillor Duncan Armstrong.

“This festival will put Quinte West on the map in 2017,” said Marshall.

“We will make it the biggest national celebration on Canada’s 150th Birthday party.”

The pair have proposed Cinema on the Trent as the name of the film festival and recommend Quinte West throw a big birthday party to celebrate

Canada’s cinema and Trenton’s historic role in the Canadian film industry.

From 1917 to 1932, Trenton was a major film centre. The Ontario Government established the Ontario Motion Picture Bureau in a small studio in Trenton, which sparked dozens of companies in Trenton creating more than 1,500 documentaries and “Carry On, Sergeant!” a silent film with the highest budget of $500,000 in 1928.

Film legend James Cagney starred in a CFB Trenton-based movie about the RCAF’s involvement in the Second World War in 1942, called ‘Captains of the Clouds.’ Cagney spent several weeks in the Quinte area filming the movie.

Marshall and Van der Kolk said they were impressed to learn about the amazing film community here in Quinte West and were amazed to learn Canada’s first government entry into film took place in Trenton with the establishment of the Ontaio Motion Picture Bureau in 1917.

“I never knew that the first studios

in this country were in Trenton, and we’ve been in the film business forever,” said Van der Kolk. “I think it’s about time that that be acknowledged and recognized, half the time we don’t honour our own achievements or historic events well enough, so I think we can do that.”

They are asking council to commit $100,000 for the project and say they will need to fundraise another $1.5 million.

The proposed festival is expected to have a major impact on the Bay of Quinte region.

Mayor Jim Harrison said council is confident they are working with the two best men in the business.

“These two gentlemen are renowned in their field, there’s no two ways about it. If anybody can make it go I think they can,” Harrison said. “Council has got to take a gamble and put out $100,000 and that is a gamble, yes it is, and make sure it pays off.”

Harrison recognized the gamble of investing $100,000 in Cinema on the

Bill Marshall (L) and Henk Van der Kolk (R), co-founders of the Toronto International Film Festival in 1976, presented the possibility of Quinte West hosting a national film festival in the summer of 2017 during the city council meeting on Monday Feb. 1. Photo by Erin Stewart.

Trent but said 2017 is great timing.

“If there was a perfect time I think this definitely, the 150th anniversary, is one of the best,” he said.

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decision on whether to go ahead with Cinema on the Trent and invest $100,000 into the project at the next council meeting on Tuesday Feb. 16, at 6 p.m.

All participants in second annual skate-a-thon for hospital will receive prizes Campbellford -- The Campbellford Rebels will hold their second annual Skate-a-thon for the Hospital Feb. 27 and they want people of all ages to join them.

Last year’s skate-a-thon “was a lot of fun and the players and team supporters are anxious to host the event again” in support of “a cause that we all care very deeply about,” Jim Peeling, the team’s president, said in a news release.

The fundraiser will take place Saturday, Feb. 27 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Campbellford/ Seymour Arena.

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Let the Memories and Traditions Continue.

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Canadian music pioneer at Old Church Theatre

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The late Roy Bonisteel’s Old Church Theatre has held some attention-getting events in recent months, but proprietor Lesley Bonisteel has announced an extra special evening for Saturday, March 12.

Bernie Finkelstein, a man considered to be one of Canada’s most successful pioneers in the music business, will host the launch of a paperback edition of his new book: “True North,” based on his record label of the same name.

Finkelstein began his career managing two of Canada’s earliest internationally known groups – The Paupers and Kensington Market. Later he handled management for Bruce Cockburn, Murray McLauchlan, Dan Hill, Barney Bentall, Stephen Fearing, Randy Bachman and more. He continues to manage Cockburn.

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A skilled and approachable raconteur, Lesley Bonisteel said: “I’ve seen him speak before. He was absolutely terrific and I’m looking forward to having him speak at the Old Church Theatre.”

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Layoffs a go after QHC passes budget

By Stephen Petrick

Belleville – Quinte Health Care has passed its operating and capital plan for the next fiscal year, a move that ensures there will be several changes to its hospitals and that a long talked about plan to layoff numerous staff will go ahead.

The decision, made at the Tuesday, Jan. 26 board meeting, means a total of 162 positions will be eliminated (111 full time and 51 part time), of which 38 are vacant and 48 are position where staff can be automatically reassigned to a new position. In total there are 78 new positions that would be created (29 full time and 49 part time).

But in the end, QHC is expected to have 84 fewer positions.

The news isn’t surprising as the draft operating plan was presented and approved at the November 2015 board meeting. The vote on Jan. 26 makes the plan official.

The message delivered to the board on Jan. 26 was essentially the same as the one delivered in November. A new funding formula means QHC is expected to get less funding from the province and has to find efficiencies.

“We must understand we do need to change,” said Brad Harrington, QHC’s vice-president and chief financial officer

in a presentation. “The sta- Prince Edward County Memotus quo will not serve us well rial Hospital) will shrink from moving forward” 239 to 237.

His presentation noted sig- The total number of beds at BGH will shrink from 197 to 193. The number of beds at THM will rise from 24 to 26.

PECMH and NHH bed numbers will remain the same at 12 and 6, respectively.

The board passed the budget unanimously with little debate.

Some board members applauded QHC management for their work on the plan, which began more than a year ago.

They hope the public will understand the moves were necessary and were planned so they limit the impact on patient care.

QHC vice-president Brad Harrington de- Board member David MacKlivers a presentation on the operating innon noted there are good and capital plan at the QHC board meet- aspects to changes, particuing on Jan. 26. Photo by Stephen Petrick larly in Trenton, where the Our TMH group has lobbied for Trenton Memorial to not see a nificant changes will be made reduction in services. to virtually every department “It has two additional beds in the hospital. The moves al- in Trenton, which you’d never low for a $7 million reduction know by reading the newspato “overhead and indirect ser- pers in Trenton,” he said. vices” and a $4.5 million re- Board chair Trishia Anderduction to direct clinical areas, son, however, noted that the which will move the major- board cannot rest now, as the ity of QHC’s services to pro- drastic changes will take a toll vincial norms, a report to the on staff, as they learn to work board noted. with fewer resources.

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The agenda for the Feb. 1 council meeting confirmed that the hiring process for a new CAO and Public Works Director is indeed underway but also includes additional agenda items that if followed through would signal a willingness to undo other missteps: Under item 12.1 Mayor Mark Walas tables a proposal that would direct staff to “provide a report on adopting a best practices Council Code of Conduct” for the Municipality. Your readers will recall that an existing code was ditched early in the term of the current Council in spite of complaints from the public.

Under item 13.1 Deputy Mayor Brian Ostrander tables a report that recommends that Council finally move forward to “address strategic planning initiatives.” Your readers will recall that Council has yet to consider

its vision for the community and its strategic priorities since being elected, and instead has proceeded on an ad-hoc basis. If approved, this initiative would hopefully establish long term goals shared by Council, staff and the community at large.

Under item 17.2 The Brighton Cramahe Chamber of Commerce has written to Council volunteering to participate on the Brighton Economic Development Committee. If accepted this offer may go some way toward repairing the damage caused by Council’s cancellation of the long standing partnership between the Municipality and the Chamber to promote Brighton’s tourism business.

After a full year of mishandling by this Council I’m sure that many taxpayers join me in hoping that these initiatives are successful and that other positive initiatives come forward in the near future – maybe restoring the Downtown Revitalization project so Brighton can get its share of provincial community development funds.

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Belleville – The least fancy Loyalist College residence was at Market Square last Friday night.

A group of students from various programs used several cardboard boxes to create a waist-high tunnel. It was the only shelter they planned on using to make it through the -11C night.

But no one in the group was about to complain. They were participating in Canadian Mental Health Association’s ninth-annual ‘Sleep Out So Others Can Sleep In’ event in Belleville, a fundraiser where participants get a glimpse of what it might feel like to be homeless for a night.

When asked what gave them the courage to attempt sleeping outside in a January deep freeze, Alicia Wilson, a community justice student, gave a profound answer.

“I think it’s knowing that there are people who have to do this all the time,” she said.

“For us it’s just one night.”

She also said the experience might help her realize how fortunate she is to be able to sleep in a warm bed every night.

“This helps us realize what we have,” she continued, her breath creating a cloud with each word.

Haylee Hay, another community justice student, said the experience is also important as part of her education.

“We deal with people who have been in situations like this,” she said. “Having a good understanding of what they’ve been through can help us empathize with them a little better.”

They were two of just over 100 people who participated in the event, which ended up raising more than $15,000 for the CMHA’s Hastings-Prince Edward Branch. It was a record haul for the event and the funds raised will help the CMHA pay for improvements

to its four transitional housing units, which take in people with mental health issues and give them a safe place to stay as they look for a long-term home.

Like in past years, there was a festive atmosphere at Market Square as the event began even though a bitter wind was blowing through the area forcing participants to bundle up in layers and pace their feet just to stay warm.

Kristin Crowe, of TAS Communications, was the event’s honorary chair.

She gave a touching speech, which reminded people that homelessness issues must be tackled with compassion.

“A lot of people have been asking, ‘who are the homeless?’’ she said. “First and foremost they are human beings just like you and I. They have hearts and souls and a need for human connection.”

She added that people who are homeless may be in the situation they’re in for any number of reasons beyond their control. A homeless person could be someone who’s lost a job or has left their home to flee abuse.

Crowe also shared a personal story. In an emotional moment in her address, she recalled the time last summer when she arrived home to see emergency vehicles at her neighbour’s door. Their son had taken his own life. It was a chilling reminder to her that mental health issues can touch anyone and sometimes they’re not easy to see.

With that, Crowe greeted the parents of the young man, who were taking part in the event.

This story, she said, inspired her to contribute to the fight to raise awareness of mental health issues, which are often linked to homelessness.

“I’m doing my part to end the stigma around homelessness,” she said. “I can’t believe the number of people who simply don’t believe we have a problem right here in our community.”

Curling club can finally finish its roof Special to Quinte West News from the Trenton Curling Club Quinte West - Finally, some good news for Trenton Curling Club.

For more than 50 years, the elongated building overlooking the Trenton High School track, has been the home of the Trenton Curling Club. Like most curling clubs in small town Ontario, it has seen its core membership decrease, but still manages to break even most years.

However, this doesn’t leave much room for capital improvements or necessary maintenance without external assistance.

One of those essential projects was the installation of a new roof. The old one leaked, and left unwanted pebbles on the ice, much to the chagrin of Neil, the club’s icemaker.

With the earlier assistance from the City of Quinte West in the form of a $10,000 grant, as well as a successful Trillium Grant application for another $10,000, the club can now finish the roof. Quipped Dave Flieler, the member who put the application together, as he pointed “that part of the roof belongs to Quinte West, and that part to the Ontario Trillium Foundation.”

On hand for the Sunday afternoon presentation were Nothumberland - Quinte West MPP Lou Rinaldi, Trillium Foundation board member Colleen O’Reilly, and Quinte West Mayor Jim Harrison. The on-ice presentation was made to club president Catherine Holmes, surrounded by the junior curlers of the Little Rocks program. Each of the VIPs remarked on the partnership and vested interest various levels of government have in the recreational development of community facilities, especially those involving youth. Many club members were also on hand to witness the presentation, recognizing that without the help of both the Provincial and Municipal governments, clubs like ours could not survive.

The Trenton Curling Club is more than just a sheet of ice for its members. Rarely a day goes without a class of elementary or high school students using the facility to learn to curl, assisted by volunteer club members. A program was run for Community Living, and numerous 8 Wing units have frequented the club for its sports program or bonspiels. The most noteworthy of these is the annual DND Firefighters Bonspiel, which celebrated its 50th anniversary this year and is the longest

Photo by Harry Kranenburg: Surrounded by Trenton Curling Club junior curlers, Club President Catherine Holmes and Trillium application coordinator Dave Flieler, accept the Trillium grant and plaque from Ontario Trillium Board member Colleen O’Reilly and MPP Lou Rinaldi. Mayor Jim Harrison is photobombing in the rear row on the right. Submitted photo

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The Club is also home to the Trenton Kiwanis Club and offers its facilities to various fundraisers such as the Kiwanis Salvation Army luncheon, Trenton Rowing and Paddling Club annual fundraiser, and Curl for Cancer. We, the members are very proud of our old elongated building and the part it plays in this community. That is why we sincerely thank the City of Quinte West and Ontario Trillium Foundation for allowing us to continue the legacy.

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Stirling residents ready to welcome Syrian refugees nine months ago, offered the use of a fully furnished home to one family for as long as needed.

“My offer would be without compensation, of course,” Ridan added.

The offer came right after another man asked what religion the refugees would be, saying that he would only help a good Christian family, not Muslims.

The remark was not well received by the crowd, nor by Riden, who is originally from England.

“I was an evacuee during the Second World War, and no one asked me my religion,” he said.

“As long as people are living and breathing, we Stirling - The offer was amazingly generous. should help them as best we can. I want to reAt a public meeting hosted by Refugee Remind people that, during the Second World War, sponse Stirling at Stirling Public School on Canada refused to accept Jewish refugees, and Wednesday, Jan. 27, one man came forward six million of them died.” after hearing that finding accommodation will The comment was especially poignant because be the biggest issue facing the committee as it Jan. 27 was International Holocaust Rememworks toward bringing two refugee families to brance Day, which commemorates the liberaStirling. tion of the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau death Brian Riden, who said his wife passed away camp by Allied Soviet troops on Jan. 27, 1945.

The Refugee Response Stirling committee held the meeting on Wednesday to inform citizens of their goals and needs. Committee member Martin Shudall chaired the meeting.

“We are well aware of the crisis in Syria and Iraq,” he said. He noted that Syria has, or had, a population of 22 million people. Of those, 13.5 million are displaced within their own country while 4.6 million are refugees now living outside of their country. And the deaths are mounting.

“Three hundred and twenty thousand people have died since the beginning of this conflict,” he said.

Shudall said the two families that the committee hopes to bring to Stirling will be residents of refugee camps outside of Syria. Some of these people have been in refugee camps for as long as four years, he said.

Although it will not be known until right before they arrive what families will come to Stirling, Shudall said they will have received secuCommittee members Melanie Linn (left) and Pam Gray handed out information and donation sheets to people attending Refu- rity checks and basic medical screening before gee Response Stirling’s public meeting at Stirling Public School on Wednesday, Jan. 27. Photo by Terry McName coming to Canada. The committee is planning on two small families of four or five people each.

Why is this committee so passionate about this cause?

“All of the members of the committee, their families took in refugees known as the ‘boat people’,” he said, meaning that they know what is required and the enormity of the task ahead of them.

“We will be legally responsible for the family for a period of one year,” Shudall said.

One of the first requirements is raising enough money. The group must raise $27,000 for each family and must have 80 per cent of

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Martin Shudall, a member of the Refugee Response Stirling Committee, chaired a public meeting hosted by the committee at Stirling Public School on Wednesday, Jan. 27, to tell people about preparations being made to bring two Syrian refugee families to Stirling. Photo by Terry McNamee

that in-hand before the first family is permitted to come.

“We have currently raised over $16,000,” he said. (That number had reached nearly $20,00

by Sunday, Jan. 31.)

Rotarian and Township Councillor Dean Graff had another surprise.

“Any donations made tonight, myself and my wife Dawn will match dollar for dollar,” he said.

Shudall said fundraisers would be much appreciated to help reach the total goal of $54,000. Already, Stirling Public School has created a fundraiser.

“Our goal is $1,000, but we hope to raise much more than that,” said school principal Suzanne Cholasta.

As well, donations of household furniture and goods are needed, as well as people who can volunteer their time to drive the newcomers to appointments and help them become acclimated.

Shudall stressed that, prior to this conflict, Syria was not a Third World country.

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Stirling - Dave Bush, musician who performed on Friday and Saturday with friends, says Groundhog Fest is a great weekend for the town and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proud to have grown up in the Stirling community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a small town community and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got great service groups,â&#x20AC;? Bush said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Groundhog Fest is great and all of the service groups come togetherâ&#x20AC;Ś itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great community event for sure.â&#x20AC;?

Mill Pond Moe, Stirlingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very human-sized groundhog, had a very busy weekend. Mill Pond Moe was seen making many appearances before his big Prediction for Spring ceremony on Tuesday morning.

The weekend festivities kicked off on Friday evening with a chicken dinner at the Legion Hall in Stirling with Bush and friends performing at the Stirling Railway Station to raise money for the Stirling-Rawdon Public Library.

Saturday started off with a pancake breakfast at St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s United Church and story time and crafts at the pubic library. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had pretty much a full-house in the kids department for a couple of hours,â&#x20AC;? said Jaye Bannon, Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Librarian.

Bannon said the kids were kept busy with crafts, board games, groundhog pudding snacks, a groundhog scavenger hunt and Mill Pond Moe even stopped by to take pictures with the children and read them a story. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They always enjoy seeing Mill Pond Moe here, most of them, some are a little shy,â&#x20AC;? Bannon said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was really happy with the turnout and the kids all seemed to really enjoy what I had planned.â&#x20AC;?

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Janice Corbett, special guest musician, said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really fun being able to play at Groundhog Fest, a festival not many communities seem to celebrate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see it much anymore,â&#x20AC;? Corbett said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stirling is just an amazing community that totally immerses itself in community events and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of fun.â&#x20AC;?

On Sunday of Groundhog Fest 2016 the community could partake in public skating at the Stirling Arena and have a Sunday brunch at the Royal Canadian Legion. The last event for Stirlingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Groundhog Fest 2016 was Tuesday morning, where Mill Pond Moe gave his annual Prediction for Spring . (See related story.)

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Athletes who competed from Quinte West Track Club are shown here at their recent meet in Toronto. Names were not provided for the runners in order in this photo. Submitted photo

A contingent of Quinte West Track Club athletes recently competed in their first meet of the indoor track and field season in Toronto.

Close to 400 youth from across the GTA and surrounding regions participated in the Durham Athletics Invitational held at York University.

Coaches Dunc Armstrong and Sue Tripp said they where very pleased with the performances by their team, especially by those youth who were competing for their first time.

“The team is somewhat at a disadvantage because they only have a gym and a hallway to train in while the kids from the GTA are training two to three times a week in a world class facility that has it caters to the various indoor events,” noted Tripp. “But we make due and give it our best shot.”

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While the game is similar to ice hockey, it would not be accurate to say it’s simply a gym floor version our national past time.

Floorball is a sport that has elements of soccer and even basketball, says Todd Crawford, the head coach of the Canadian team and one of a number of people locally who are trying to build up the sport in Canada.

Although Crawford hails from one of Belleville’s most famous hockey families, he’s developed a deep love for floorball since discovering the sport while on a hockey trip to Sweden in 2007.

The overall concept of floorball may be essentially the same – it involves two teams of six athletes trying to put a ball into the opposing team’s net using sticks.

But the strategy, movement and, to an extent, the physical nature of the sport is very different.

“If you like a slash and hack this game, this probably isn’t for you,” Crawford said. “It’s a possession game, it’s very high skilled and it’s very fast.”

Similarities to hockey Those accustomed to watching ice hockey, will have no problem grasping some aspects of floorball. The game is played in three 20-minute periods. If a player gets a penalty, she’s going off the floor for two minutes.

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“You can do (almost) everything you can do in hockey,” said Crawford, noting that a team can also pull its goalie for an extra attacker, like ice hockey teams do when they’re down a goal late in a game.

Similarities to soccer Perhaps the biggest difference between floorball and hockey is the way the goalies play. The goalies do not use sticks and appear like a soccer goalie. Also, while players get two-minute penalties like in ice hockey, they can also get coloured cards for infractions, like in soccer.

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What makes it great Crawford discovered floorball somewhat accidently, he says, when he noticed a game taking place in a court next door to a rink where his team was preparing to play, while on that Sweden trip.

He says one of his first impressions was how well coached the players were, as the flow of the game required teams to think about strategy. “If you’re not paying attention, you’ll have a goal scored against you,” he said.

Since that time, he’s learned many more of the game’s quirky rules and has tried to teach it to students he teaches at Moira Secondary School, not to mention the athletes that have been recruited for the national floorball team.

He expect the sport will grow in Canada, because it’s much cheaper to play than hockey, as it doesn’t require a lot of equipment, nor an expensive ice rink to maintain.

He believes the fast-paced and exciting nature of floorball will capture Canadians, as more get to know about it.

“Our goal for this tournament is for people in our area to see this game and start taking the initiative to organize leagues,” Crawford said.

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By Margriet Kitchen Trenton - Trent Valley Karate Club, started 33 years ago, and now, with more than 100 students ranging in age from three to over 80 years of age, hosted the YMCA Quinte West Karate tournament on Sunday at the Trenton YMCA Gymnasium.

The YMCA Strong Kids program will benefit to the amount of $3,000, thanks to all the people who supported the event, and the many volunteers who made it possible. The tournament welcomed 120 competitors with over 300 spectators attended from all parts of Hastings County, Kitchener, London, Bancroft, Haliburton and even Quebec. Events included Kata, Sparring, Grappling, Weapons and Team Kata, with divisions ranging through all ages as well as levels of belts. People from London, Chicoutimi, Kitchener, and all local communities were represented.

Karate, the Japanese word for “empty (kara) hands (te),” was born in the Okinawan Islands as a form of self defense in the late 17th century, at a time when weapons were banned by invading Japanese forces.

Karate is a described as a self-defence system that combines fast, direct techniques with great power, generated through body movement. Today, karatedo is taught all around the world, and though it is often modified and always changing, in its current

form, karate is less than 200 years old. By the 20th century, karate’s value as a character building and health promoting martial art was soon being taught in many of Okinawa’s schools. In the 1930’s, karate made it’s way to Canada, and in 1964, the Canadian Karate Assoc. was formed by Masami Tsuruoka and four other karate instructors.

The Trent Valley Karate club’s Sensei Bob and Bev Leonard teach classes in Karate, Jiu Jitsu, Tai Chi and Self Defence at YMCA Quinte West, YMCA Belleville and Stirling Public School. To contact Sensei Bob or Bev please call: 613-3952835 www.facebook.com/Trent-Valley-Karate Parents and instructors commented that the sport is a great way to instill confidence. Some kids get bullied at school, but the instructors and guidance of the sensei gives them a new assurance. Attitudes and school marks improve and the children enjoy a sense of self worth and confidence.

Another local club represented at the tournament, by Magwood Martial Arts of Madoc, sensei Greg Magwood, holds classes at Madoc and Marmora. http://www.magwoodsmartialarts.com/ After the competition, Bob and Bev made their closing remarks and thanks to all those who attended. Bob observed, “This is the first time we have tried a team competition for Kata. It was a great effort for such a large team, including from white to black belts as a team. Thank you.” Four

At the end of competition, the Trent Valley Karate Club members and their sensei pose for a group shot to commemorate a most successful day. Competitors and spectators combined to give a great boost to the WMCA Strong Kids program. Photo by Margriet Kitchen

teams had entered this end of the day event, with three – two person teams, and the host team fielding twelve competitors ranging through all ages and levels to present a unified effort in their kata movements.

In her closing remarks, Bev was visibly moved, “We had people who helped us in many areas, and allowed the participants and organizers to have no worries. They have all believed in their

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Deloro – “We are just so, so excited, mainly to bring the story of Deloro to the world.

We are also trying to raise more local awareness, and have hoped to highlight a legacy for the young people for the future.”

These are the words of local filmmaker Laura Forth, half of the husband/wife production team who created the film Lest We Forget – The Price of Freedom. The film has been screened and nominated in the category of best director of a short documentary, as well as the scientific and educational award.

The world’s first digital Cenotaph in Deloro, which Laura and James campaigned for, can be scanned with a smart phone or other digital device to take you to the online film, Lest We Forget.

“We dreamt the project up ourselves after moving to Deloro in 2011. We saw a lovely home advertised, at 1/10 the price of a similar home in Toronto, and in such a quaint picturesque little village. We saw a man going along our street with a Geiger counter because of the level of radiation.

We started going to public meetings regarding the pollution in the Deloro mine

area and asked ourselves, what have we done, where have we moved to?”

Because of the pollution concerns, they learned about stellite and cobalt.

“With the interest in the environmental impact of these metals, we started learning of the importance of the mine to the allied war effort in both world wars,” stated Forth. Commenting on a new beginning for Deloro with the successful environmental cleanup, Laura stated, “We are thrilled to be part of the rejuvenation of the village. We wanted to change people’s perception of Deloro. It is a terrific place to live with a sense of pride.

“It was a pivotal moment when we connected that if it wasn’t for Deloro and refining of stellite and cobalt we might have lost WWII. Canada upgraded the Deloro refinery to make up for the loss of one in Belgium.

We also focussed on the army aspect because of the involvement of Veteran’s Affairs Canada in the making of the film.”

“We think it’s a very heroic story, the miners, all the local men and women who went off to the two world wars, everyone you knew had someone who went off. Like so many others, the village gave the best

The cast of the award nominated film, Lest We Forget – The Price of Freedom is shown in front of the Deloro General Store location used in the film. Many of those who acted in the production are residents of the village. Photo submitted

and brightest, and the ones left behind did a heroic thing in the mines,” stated Forth.

Both Laura and James have a background as professional artists, as well as various theatre positions over the past 20 years,

and have taught at Toronto Film College in history, digital editing, screen writing, etc.

“We would love to have schools and young people involved in projects and learning, the digital aspect makes it interesting

to young people. We would like to work with area youth at risk, to help teach television skills, to nurture enthusiasm for positive models of behaviour, promote teamwork, and community involvement.”

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Foundation chairman Geoff Cudmore stand in between a manikin in a dress at the Quinte Mall on The Prom Proj- Friday, Jan. 29. They were there to announce the return of the Prom Project. Photo by Stephen Petrick ect asks people to donate ‘gently-used’ formal Foodland, Rossmore Stop. the Hastings and Prince Edwear, such as dresses and suits. Students at eight different ward Learning Foundation, said These items are then donated area high schools will have ac- that last year the Prom Project free of charge to students fac- cess to the donated goods on a helped about 1,100 students. ing socioeconomic challenges selected day.

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County policing remains key issue

By Jack Evans

Police services and costs remain a key issue for most municipal politicians in Hastings County.

While not discussed at any length at the January meeting, correspondence in the agenda included a copy of a letter to all member municipalities from county CAO Jim Pine, reporting on a large area in Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry under an apparently workable OPP arrangement, with estimated costs for Hastings of a similar plan at about $10 million.

The letter asks that each member respond to indicate support for a formal request or not. The deadline for response was Jan. 28.

His letter had stated, in part: “Before moving forward on this issue, it is essential that we know the level of local municipal interest in exploring a county-wide OPP contract.” It also states that a decision at this point is not binding.

Also in the agenda was a copy of a lengthy letter from a concerned citizen, David Daunter, of Marmora, who is worried about potential long-range costs for OPP policing and suggested a broader approach to include the

County agreement boosting broadband

By Jack Evans

county’s own police force or a deal with established municipal forces at Belleville or Trenton and even a broader region to include Prince Edward County.

Police costs have taken such a toll on Stirling-Rawdon in the past few years that Mayor Rodney Cooney reported that his municipality is financially “non-sustainable.” He cited a loss of $6 million over the past three years owing to policing costs.

Warden Rick Phillips and several other members of council pledged what support they could in terms of resolutions or meetings with senior provincial officials as necessary.

Strongly recommended by CAO Jim Pine after lengthy negotiations, Hastings County Council Thursday passed a bylaw to enhance Internet connections for County buildings across the region.

The deal, which offers figbre-optic connectivity through Bell Canada, was arranged through EORN (Eastern Ontario Regional Network) which has been working for years to get Internet services throughout all rural areas in eastern Ontario. Some 100 municipalities joined in a competitive bid call to make the arrangements

with Bell Canada. These resulted in improved connectivity at reduced cost, said Pine.

The first phase of the project will see improved broadband access to 14 specific sites across the county. These include municipal offices, emergency service headquarters and long term care facilities like Centennial Manor and hospitals. From these, WiFi service can be expanded to include downtown areas where applicable.

Municipal governments, especially, will be able to access fibre-based broadband Internet with download

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The Good Earth: An Alternate Arboreal Assortment

On its own-some, I expect the Crimson King Norway maple (and its cousin the Royal Red) is not a bad tree to see. However, when I drive through some suburbs and see row upon row of street plantings augmented by the same front yard “accent” tree, it becomes a bit much.

Gentle Reader, I’m not going to get up on a soapbox and rail on about native trees.

I, myself, do prefer native trees or their descendants but I’m not against “imports.” Can you imagine our landscapes without magnolias, peaches, gingkoes, horse chestnuts or weeping willows?

What I, myself, like to see is diversity, especially in a neighbourhood.

On an estate, a colonnade of majestic oaks might present an architectural statement denoting endurance, perhaps announcing the substantial nature of the owners. It just doesn’t work in the suburbs for several reasons. Imagine if you have a monoculture suburban forest and a disease or pest comes knocking? It doesn’t

have to be a catastrophic infection or infestation. In Trenton, during a hot, humid summer, you can see a certain west end neighbourhood with ugly white mildew coating canopy after canopy of the Crimson Kings.

The trees won’t die but, certainly, their aesthetic appeal is smothered. A second reason is that often trees are selected based on their “cleanliness”; in other words, no fruit or seeds to clutter up sidewalks and front lawns.

As a result, many of them are male cultivars, which can be problematic as they dust everyone and everything with allergy-irritating pollen.

The primary reason, imho, for not planting dozens of the same tree is boredom. It is almost depressing to walk down a street of nice homes that are mono-chromatically cladded (except where an adventuresome person might have a red or purple- excuse me, burgundy or plum- painted front door) and decorated with either a honey-locust or little leaf linden on the front lawn . My real estate friends tell me that this makes the property

attractive for resale.

GR, I like lindens and honeylocusts but they seem to be the default second choice after the Norway maple has been planted. Permit me to suggest a few others to add a bit of interest in your urban forest.

Hornbeam. You’ll find two native trees with this name. One is the Hop Hornbeam, which is known better as ironwood, Ostrya virginiana, although the books are insidiously erasing our old familiar names from tithe lexicon. It has its uses, especially if you have a large-ish property and want to have a bit of an arboretum, but it is not especially “pretty.”

The American hornbeam, aka, Blue Beech and ironwood, has almost identical characteristics except it has the following refinements- deep green leaves that turn a brilliant orange with yellow undertones in the fall and it will withstand the urban environment.

Sugar Maple and Silver Maple. It wonders me that folks love to walk through old city sections with mas-

sive sugars and stately silvers yet shy away from planting them on their own property. “Too slow “and “Too messy.” Consider this, GR, for whom are you planting a tree, the real estate agent or your children?

If you answered the latter, then you might also want to take a look at the massive Sycamore or American Planetree, Platanus occidentalis. It will stretch up 90’ and spread out 70’ or so. The leaves look like broad but dowdy maple leaves without much to write about in terms of fall colour.

But, oh, the bark on this beauty is what will make you bring it home.

As a young tree, the exfoliating bark implies it is a suffering, even dyeing, plant. However, as maturity progresses the peeling bark exposes tans, creams, ochres, khakis that are gorgeous to look at. You need a big yard.

If you don’t’ have a big yard, then look at serviceberry, Amelanchier canadensis. A trim little thing that in the wintertime looks a bit like a sugar maple until you notice the alternate branching, thin pointed buds

Dan Clost and diminutive, almost slender proportions. The leaves unfurl to apple look-alikes with very similar fall colourings. Small “apples” will attract goldfinches and cedar wax wings.

There are many others that your research....wait; you are taking time during these dreary winter months to gen up on your options? Other choices might include Ivory Silk lilac tree, tulip tree, magnolia (shrub and standard), Chinese dogwood, and so on. Have some fun, and spruce up your urban forest.

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Take nothing for granted when flying This is the season for southern sojourns, when so many in our workplaces and neighbouroods are winging their way south, so it’s time for a cautionary tale.

Anyone who has ever flown knows the, ahem, joys of ever-shrinking seat size, of legroom, meals you have to pay for (major credit card only, thank you) and often surly flight attendants among myriad other debasements foisted on us by the big airlines.

But, if you’ve flown enough, you know too of the hazards that are inherent with riding aloft at four five or six nautical miles in the sky in an aluminum tube. It can be a rough ride up there.

In recent weeks, we were reminded of one simple rule of the experience flier. Keep your damn seatbelts buckled.

Seven people were taken to hospital after an American Airlines passenger jet made an emergency landing in St. John’s, N.L., Sunday night following severe turbulence.

“I thought we were going down,” said passenger Jordan Case, of Plano, Texas.

About four hours into the flight, the

plane suddenly dropped and rolled toward one side, Case said. He said people were screaming and crying as flight attendants scrambled to help other injured flight attendants and passengers at the back of the plane.

“It was like a movie.”

It’s not the first time in the last while that turbulence was bad enough to injure passengers.

In December, turbulence forced Air Canada Flight 88 to divert to Calgary during its journey from Shanghai to Toronto. The turbulence was severe enough to send 21 passengers to hospital.

Coming back from a recent flight from Vancouver – well, going and coming, actually – we experienced turbulence over the Rockies. No small wonder, there. Winds aloft are bound to be bumpy over the jagged peaks of the mountains, so the seatbelt light was on much of the way.

While sitting near some novice fliers, I overheard one say to another he felt there wasn’t any need when “these are just little bumps… Hell, these planes are meant to take a lot more.”

Sure thing, Ace, until the plane

drops 1,000 feet in an instant and you and your beer are suddenly weightless, only to have gravity say hello! in a helluva hurry when the plane “bottoms out” at the end of the free fall. That’s when people, laptops and meal trays go flying and you go boom.

I recall a flight back in the mid `70s on an Air Canada DC-9 flight out of Moncton, bound for Montreal, when a couple of notable things happened.

First, I had just been served the best steak I’d ever been treated to in economy on an AC flight (back when they served meals on just about every flight, regardless of length) and had just tucked into it when the plane suddenly violently jerked to port and dove. I mean it went into a controlled, sharp dive without warning and everyone’s dinner tray slid off onto the floor or went momentarily weightless (except mine, which I prevented from departing by spearing said perfect steak with my knife and fork as it was heading for my neighbour’s lap.)

Next came screams and shouts as people thought for sure we were auguring in somewhere around Bathurst

for the big one. Oxygen masks began popping out of the ceiling panels (yes, they really do that and it’s quite something to see) and people began scrambling to put them on. Not me, for some odd reason. I could still breathe quite normally and, again, I had a great steak in front of me and wasn’t about to waste it. Ahead of me, a fellow was furiously scratching and clawing and pounding on the panel over his head as his mask hadn’t deployed. I suggested he calm down, as there didn’t appear to be a problem breathing. He did.

Pilot came on and explained we’d been cruising about 32,000 feet when there was a sudden loss of cabin pressure owing to a blown seal of some sort (later found out it was a cargo door seal – a recurring problem on DC-9s at that time). We had shot down to 10,000 feet where it’s safe in an unpressurized aircraft.

Problem was, the air at 10,000 feet is like the Tilt-a-Whirl and it was a rocky ride, indeed.

Pilot had a choice, continue on to Montreal like that or turn back to Moncton. Back we went.

Still it was a damn fine steak, all

Chris Malette in all, and yes, I’d had my seatbelt fastened the entire time. One stewardess, as they were called way back in the days of Pterodactyl Air, was slightly injured, but we all landed safely.

Point is, flying is something that’s become workaday and routine for many, but simple common sense and patience should be as common as a boarding pass when flying.

After all, there’s nothing remotely natural about soaring through the air in a metal tube.

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By John M. Smith With the approaching “Super Bowl,” I not only look forward to the big football game itself, but also the newest Budweiser commercial featuring their Clydesdales.

After all, these commercials have become so popular over the last few “Super Bowls” that they’ve emerged as one of the day’s highlights.

I particularly remember last year’s awesome commercial about the “Lost Puppy” that’s rescued from a wolf and returned to the farm by the Clydesdales. It was Super Bowl Sunday’s most popular ad!

I had the good fortune to tour the Anheuser-Busch Brewery in St. Louis and meet those awesome Clydesdales on my last visit, and although there’s nothing wrong with an informative brewery tour, the real hit on this one is those gigantic horses that weigh in at about 2,000 pounds (a ton)!

I visited the Budweiser Clydesdale Paddock and Stables, the historic brick and stain-glassed stable built on site in 1885, and here I had a “meet and greet” with one of the world-famous Budweiser

A Clydesdale enjoys some fresh air in the Budweiser Paddock in St. Louis.

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I was told that there are teams of these horses that are on tour throughout the country, and 8 of these mammoth animals are hitched up at one time, but each “team” actually consists of 10 horses (to provide alternatives for the hitch when necessary). I discovered that all the Clydesdales that are selected for this promotional “work” have to be of a certain size and have the blaze of white on the face and the 4 white stocking feet.

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I learned that this tradition all began just after Prohibition when August Anheuser Busch, Sr. was presented a gift by his son of a team of Clydesdales pulling a red, white, and gold beer wagon that carried the first case of post-Prohibition beer from the St. Louis brewery. His dad immediately recognized the advertising Our travel writer meets a Clydesdale at the Budweiser Clydesdale Stables in St. Louis. and promotional potential of this gift, and these “special deliveries” by also toured the St. Louis brewhorse-drawn carriage contin- ery itself, and I discovered that ued. One of the early recipi- there’s a free 45-minute tour ents of a case of Budweiser, available to tourists. This indelivered by Clydesdales, was cludes an explanation of the President Franklin D. Roos- entire 7-step brewing process evelt at the White House! and a visit to those renowned, Since those early days, the historic stables and those tradition and promotion has horses. continued, and although beer However, for true “beer is no longer normally deliv- aficionados”, there are addiered by horse-drawn carriage, tional opportunities available, the Clydesdale teams are still including a 75-minute “Day very active. For example, a Fresh Tour” for $10 (which team of Clydesdales pulled includes a visit to the Beechthe city of St. Louis’ float for wood Aging Cellar and the many years in California’s historic Brew House), a twoannual Tournament of Roses hour “Beermaster Tour” for Parade, and last year they $35 (which includes a visit pulled a beer wagon, with the to the Primary Fermentation President of the Tournament Cellar, Packaging Facility, and of Roses aboard. the Finishing Cellar, where The Old Lyon Schoolhouse is now a museum that showcases historical items from the Anheuser-Busch Just a few of the Clydes- those of legal drinking age archives. dales are actually found at the are given a sample directly Quartz, the manager, and after our tour trative offices until 1982, and it was then Anheuser-Busch Brewery in from a Finishing Tank), and she answered some questions while I transformed into a museum, now showSt. Louis, for many of them a 45-minute “Beer School” sampled “the product” in the Biergarten. casing about 400 historical items from are raised at Grant’s Farm, class for $15 (with food-pair- She told me that this particular venue is the Anheuser-Busch archives. It was near St. Louis, and its largest ing suggestions and proper often rented out for special occasions interesting to see some of these unique items, including an original Budweiser breeding facility is actually pouring techniques). There’s and private events, too. at Warm Springs Farm, near also, of course, a large gift I also checked out the Old Lyon beer bottle, made of clear glass (one of Boonville, Missouri. There shop, where you can purchase Schoolhouse while on property, and here the few remaining in existence). are also Clydesdale teams a plethora of souvenir items. I met Tracy Lauer, the Manager of the If you find yourself in St. Louis, you based near the company’s While here, I picked up a post- Archives. I discovered that the Busch might want to check out the Anheusbrewing facilities in both Fort card of those aforementioned children had attended school here, and er-Busch Brewery for yourself, and Collins, Colorado and Merri- Clydesdales for my three year after the building was sold to the brew- include a visit with those incredible mack, New Hampshire. old grandson who wanted a ery in 1907, August Busch, Sr. had an Clydesdales! office in the very room where he attend- For More Information: www.budIn addition to finding out so postcard sent to him. much information about these While at the Anheuser- ed class. This historic building, built in weisertours.com; www.explorestlouis. magnificent Clydesdales, I Busch Brewery, I met Kendra 1868, served as the brewery’s adminis- com

100 Men Who Care Quinte boost hospice coffers

Belleville – These men just keep upping the generosity ante.

The staff and board of directors of Hospice Quinte happily received a donation of $11,500 from the 100 Men Who Care Quinte fundraising group on Monday, Jan. 25.

This marks the first large donation of the year for the agency.

“It’s wonderful to see the support for Hospice Quinte and palliative care in our community. It is through these kinds of generous donations that Hospice Quinte is able to provide services and programs free of charge to patients and their families,” said Helen Dowdall, Hospice’s executive director.

“We are grateful for this donation which will go towards expanding and enhancing our children’s bereavement programs.”

Hospice Quinte is a volunteer based organization with more than 120 active volunteers serving the Belleville, Quinte West, and South Hastings region.

Hospice Quinte provides a wide range of services, all free of charge, to terminally ill individuals, their caregivers and families. Patients are offered support in local hospitals, long term care facilities and their homes.

Volunteers support families by providing companionship and by providing a break to caregivers.

Hospice Quinte also offers

a variety of bereavement programs to the Quinte region, in addition to individual, group, and children support programs.

In the last fiscal year Hospice Quinte provided 10,000 hours of hospice palliative care to more than 400 clients and patients in the community.

Seventy per cent of its operating budget is made up through fundraising initiatives and private donations such as this.

“It is this strong community support that allows us to continue our vital work in the Quinte region,” added Dowdall. “Hospice Quinte is grateful for all donations from organizations, companies and individuals.”

Anyone looking for more information is urged to contact the office at 613-9666610 or visit www.hospicequinte.ca .

The 100 Men Who Care Quinte group formed last year. The club aims to bring at least 100 men together on a quarterly basis and choose a charity to support. Then, each man in the group is encouraged to donate $100 for that charity.

For more information, including how to join, visit www.100menwhocarequinte. com. There’s also a similar 100 Women Who Care Quinte group. Those interested in the women’s club can visit www.100womenquinte. com .

Hospice Quinte Executive Director Helen Dowdall (middle) and board members Darcey French (left), Joan Guthrie (second from left) and Julie Lange (second from right) accepted a cheque for $11,500 on Jan. 25 from members of the 100 Men Who Care Quinte group. The 100 Men are represented in this photo by Ken Manderville (right).

Submitted photo

Teen injured in crash Stirling-Rawdon – Police here say a teenaged boy was transported to hospital in Toronto in serious condition after a collision on a rural road last weekend.

Police for Stirling-Rawdon and other emergency crews were called to Anson Road, near Carmel in Rawdon Township, Friday night after the car driven by a local 16 year old boy veered off the road and struck a tree.

Police said the teen was taken to Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto where he was listed in serious but stable condition.

Stirling-Rawdon Police Chief Dario Cecchin says, although the cause is not known at this time, it does not involve alcohol or drugs.

No further details of the crash were provided by police.

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Belleville – One of Canada’s hardest, hottest and best The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $32 plus HST young rock bands is coming to Belleville. and a ticker service fee.

The Sheepdogs’ tour of Canada will stop at the Empire The tour is in support of their new album Future NostalTheatre on Tuesday, March 8. gia, a followup to The Sheepdogs’ 2012 award-winning self-titled LP. The lead single from the new album, Downtown, was recently a top-five hit on Canadian rock radio for 10 weeks.

The new single, I’m Gonna Be Myself, has already climbed into the top 10. The video for the song, directed

by Sean Cartwright, pays homage to motorcycle movies from the ’60s and ’70s.

The Saskatoon-bred “boogie” rockers have risen steadily in popularity since forming in 2006. The Sheepdogs consider their style to be somewhere between the riff heavy bombast of Led Zeppelin and the melodies and harmonies of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

After a number of independent releases, the band graced the cover of Rolling Stone in 2011 by winning the publication’s “Choose The Cover” competition, becoming the first unsigned act ever to do so. During the competition, the band appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and performed at both Bonnaroo Music Festival and Osheaga Festival. In 2012, the group won three Juno Awards: Rock Album of the Year, Best New Group and Single of the Year.

For more ticket information visit www.themepiretheatre.com

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Feed the Meter in Belleville raises $29,163

By Stephen Petrick

Belleville -- On most mornings, about 30 students attend the breakfast program at Prince of Wales public school. They can fuel up on toast, cereal and other healthy food before the bell rings at 9:15 a.m.

“It’s extremely important,” said Tricia Wormington, who co-ordinates the program out of the central Belleville school. “It gives the stu-

dents a chance to have something to eat to prepare themselves for the day in the classroom.”

The breakfast program on Tuesday, Jan. 26 was a little different as it featured several guests, who were there to announce the proceeds of the 2015 Feed the Meter campaign.

The big cheque that was hauled out showed the campaign raised $29,163.20. That money will go to meal programs just like the one at Prince of Wales.

The Feed the Meter campaign is part of the Hastings and Prince Edward Learning Foundation’s Food for Learning program.

The money is raised with help from Belleville, Quinte West and Prince Edward County. All three municipalities stop collecting change from downtown parking meters during December. Instead, change dropped into those meters is considered a donation to the program.

Belleville’s contribution this year was $11,300. Prince Edward County’s was $2,159.15 and Quinte West’s was $6,554.

The mayors of the three communities were all on hand to reveal the news.

This was the seventh year of the fundraisers

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and the money continues to go to good you.

Last year alone, Food for Learning programs provided 978,333 meals and snacks to 14,283 students in Hastings and Prince Edward counties.

That’s refreshing news for educators like Wormington, who see the benefit of breakfast programs every day in school.

She said the idea that students learn better when their bellies are full is no myth. “It helps them be all around better prepared for the day,” she said, looking at a classroom’s worth of energetic kids who were sitting at tables and finishing meals in the moments before the morning bell rang.

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Several Prince of Wales public school students pose for a selfie with Belleville Mayor Taso Christopher, who visited the breakfast program at the school on Jan. 26 to celebrate the Feed the Meter campaign. Among those pictured with him are (from left) Brooklyn, Hailey, Cobi, Jada, Malaki and Matthew.

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McDONALD, Frances Isabel - Peacefully at Westgate Lodge, Belleville on Tuesday January 26th, 2016 in her 91st year. Beloved wife of the late Thomas McDonald. Loving mother of Gordon McDonald (Carol), Pamela Clarey (Nick) and Deborah Gavel (Craig).

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The many warm thoughts and precious anecdotes we received from friends and loved ones for the memory book our children compiled for our 65th wedding anniversary brought us much joy. Thank you!

We were recently blessed with the birth of our first great grandchild, Kaedyn Anthony Stevenson Paz, to our first grandchild, Paige and her husband Mario.

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McINTYRE, Gerald In loving memory of a dear husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather who passed away February 9th 2004.

No longer in our lives to share, But in our hearts you’re always there.

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BELLEVILLE

New members welcome, Quinte Living Centre Concert Band. Students to seniors, if you play any band instrument. Mondays 7-9 p.m., Quinte Living Centre, 370 Front St, Belleville. Info: Marialice, mtfielding@ hotmail.com 613-962-2881, or Sally, ssedore@hotmail.com 613-243-1450 Feb 4, Belleville Downtown Art Crawl, 5 to 7 pm. Drop into 6 galleries, talk to artists, debate and discuss art, then join in drinks and conversation at the Belleville Club, 210 Pinnacle St. Christian Women’s Connection Luncheon, Wednesday February 10, 12-2 pm, 290 Bridge St W Belleville ( Salvation Army). $12. Featuring “How to have a healthy brain “ and special music. Guest Speaker Kingston Police Officer David Wein. Reservations call Darlene, 613961-0956 Free nursery.

CHrist Church Pancake Dinner, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 5 p.m. Adults $7.50, children under 12 $3.50, Family of 4 $20.

Family of 5 $23.50. Info: 613-968-3478 or 613-966-6053 Dance to the Country Music of Shylo, Friday Feb. 5, Belleville Club 39, Belleville Fish & Game Club Hall, Elmwood Dr. Belleville. 8pm to midnight. Lunch will be served. Members $10 Nonmembers $12. Singles & Couples are welcome, for info 613-392-1460 or 613-966-6596.

The Canadian Hearing Society offers Walk In Wednesdays from 10 am-noon and 2-4pm. Speak to a Hearing Care Counsellor. No appointment necessary. Bayview Mall, 470 Dundas St. E Belleville Quinte Seniors Euchre Club meets at the Parkdale Community Centre every Mon. at 1 pm. Everyone 50 plus welcome.

Cost $3.00 includes door prize, 50/50 draw and euchre score prizes Monthly Nutrition Education Group, Every 2nd Tuesday of the month, 1-2:30 p.m, Community Health Centre, 161 Bridge St. W., Belleville. Registration required, 613-962-0000 x 233.

“Pay and Play” Curling every Monday and Tuesday, Belleville Curling Club, 8:30 am. $8/game. Teams are made up daily.

No experience necessary. Info: Wayne 613-966-7184 or Harold 613-967-3859.

Belleville Brain Tumour Support Group meets monthly on the second Wed., 6:30 p.m., Eastminster United Church.

If you or someone you know has been affected by a brain tumour come join us.

Inn from the Cold, Winter Food Ministry Program, Mon., Jan. 18-Sun., Feb. 28, Bridge St. United Church, 60 Bridge St. E. (side door), Belleville. Free hot meals and a warm place to be. Doors open 4 p.m., coffee/soup at 4:30 p.m. Hot meals served 5-6:30 p.m. No registration required.

Friends of the Library book sale daily at the Bookstore. Accepting gently used books, CD and DVD donations. Foyer of Belleville Public Library 10-4, MondaySaturday. 613-968-6731 ext 2245 Belleville Legion: Every Friday: Canteen open 4-7 p.m. Meat Rolls and Horse Races 4:30 pm., Legion Clubroom.

Everyone welcome. Age of majority event.

Attention High School Students age 16 years or older. Volunteer hour opportunites at Belleville General Hospital after-school and weekends in the auxiliary Gift Shop and Tuck Shop. Training provided covers safe food handling, financial transactions and customer service skills.

Info: Pat at 613 969 7400 ext. 3012 Monday Bingo; Tuesday Cribbage; Wednesday Euchre; Thursday Carpet Bowling and Shuffleboard; Friday Darts and the 3rd Sunday of every month Cribbage.

All start at 1:00 p.m. Open to all seniors 50 and over. Trillium 2000 Seniors Club, 75 St. Paul St., Belleville Meals on Wheels Delivery Drivers Required, Community Care for South Hastings, 4 hours a year, (1 hour a day for 1 day a week for 1 month). Info: Lee at 613-969-0130 ext. 5207 Probus Club Of Belleville meets the 2nd and 4th Thursdays every month, 10 am at the Pentecostals of Quinte, 490 Dundas St. W. For retired and/or semiretired business and professional people.

Social time and a guest speaker. Guests are welcome.

Quinte Region Crokinole Club, every Tuesday, 7 p.m., Quinte Wellness Centre, Cannifton Rd., Belleville. Cost is $4.00. http://www.qrcc.ca . For info: Dave Brown at 613-967-7720 or Louis Gauthier at 613-849-0690.

Family Space supports families learning through play. Drop-in playrooms, 100 Station Street., Belleville. Open 6 days a week. Info: www.familyspace.ca or 613-966-9427.

Fundraising Committee members needed for Community Care South Hastings. Info: Deb at 613-969-0130 ext.

5214 or debm@ccsh.ca Seniors 5-pin Bowling, Tuesdays, 1 p.m. Come and meet new friends for fun and fellowship. Belleville Pro Bowl, Bayview Mall. Call Ken 613-962-3429

BRIGHTON

Trinity-St. Andrew’s United Church Clothing Depot, 58 Prince Edward St, Brighton. Wednesday-Thursday, 10-2, Friday, 10-6 and Saturday, 10-1. Winter stock has arrived. Donations of clothing, accessories and housewares welcome.

Interested in Volunteering? Call Jean 613-439-8869 Valentine Church Ham Supper, Trinity-St. Andrew’s United Church, Friday, February 12. One sitting only at 5:30 P.M. Tickets available at the Church Office 613-475-1311 and Rock Paper Scissors 613-475-1781. Everyone Welcome Brighton Lions Club is looking for new members. Meetings are 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month at the Community Centre in Brighton. Info Membership Chairperson Fran Fulford 613- 475-0475

CAMPBELLFORD

Campbellford Kinette Bingo every Thursday at 7pm. Campbellford/ Seymour Arena, 313 Front St. N. $1000 Jackpot in 54 numbers, consolation prize of $200. Wheelchair accessible.

Warkworth Spinners and Weav-

ers Guild meet the second Thurs. of every month, 10am, upstairs at the Campbellford Library. Info: warkworthguild@gmail.com.

New members always welcome Campbellford Osteoporosis Information Meeting, Feb 9, 2pm, Trent Hills Library 98 Bridge St. Topic: Osteoporosis and Arthritis Tuesday, February 9, 5 pm, Pancake Supper at Christ Church, Campbellford.

Tickets: Adults $8, Child 12 and under $4 (under 5 is free), Family $24 and are available at the door.

Learn the Art of Taoist Tai Chi classes available throughout the week, Community Resource Centre 65 Bridge St, Campbellford, Join at anytime. Info: 705 696 1841 or 705 243 5216.

Every Monday, 7 p.m. Campbellford Citizen’s Choir meets at Senior Citizen’s Building. All welcome

Indoor Walking and Exercise Program, St. John’s United Church Auditorium, Tuesdays and Fridays 10-11am.

Please bring clean, comfortable shoes. 50 Bridge St. W. Campbellford. Info: St. John’s United Church at 705-653-2283.

Visit the Cat’s Cradle, 8 Bridge St. W., Campbellford, A New to You shop with monies raised going to spay/neuter feral cats and kittens. Open Thursday, Friday, Saturday 9-5.

Each Saturday 1-4 PM, Kitchen Party Music Jams, Campbellford Legion.

Free admission. All musicians & fans welcome. 1st Saturday: Country Music.

2nd & 5th Saturday: Bluegrass Music. 3rd Saturday: Folk/Roots Music. 4th Saturday: Mixed Acoustic Music

COBOURG

Women’s Group, every Wednesday,

2 pm, Halcyon Place, 580 Courthouse Rd, Cobourg. To register: Community Care Northumberland: 905-372-7356.

CODRINGTON

2nd Wednesday of the month, Codrington Women’s Institute 7:15 pm, Codrington Community Centre

COLBORNE

Play Group, hosted by Northumberland Cares for Children, Colborne Public School, 8 Alfred St. Colborne, Fridays, 10 a.m. to noon. Info: Cheryl McMurray 905-885-8137 ext.209.

Colborne Library Storytime program, open to children 2-5 years old.

Thursdays, 11 am. To register: 905 3553722 or drop by the library (Mon. 3-8, Tues. & Thurs. 11-8, Fri. & Sat. 11-4).

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METROLAND MEDIA AUCTIONS AUCTION SALE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10 AT 5:00 P.M. DOUG JARRELL SALES ARENA, BELLEVILLE

Oak dining room table/leaf, 6 upholstered high back chairs & matching china hutch (excellent), sofa bed & matching chair, loveseat, 2 wing back chairs, coffee & end tables, hall tables, 2 single beds/ BS & mattress, chest of drawers, dresser/mirror & night table, garden bench, lawn furniture, microwave & stand, Qty. of glass & china, collection of 3 dimensional plates, Lena Liu plates, collectibles, table lamps, sports cards, shop & garden tools & numerous other items.

See my web site for detailed list and photos.

DOUG JARRELL AUCTIONS 613-969-1033 www.dougjarrellauctions.com

AUCTION THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4th @ 6:00 P.M. SATURDAY FEBRUARY 6th @ 10:00 A.M. First 2 Days of this Multi Day Sale

Warner’s Auction Hall 12931 Hwy 2, Just West of Colborne.

The late Doctor Sowa of Toronto condo contents has arrived with over 400 packed boxes of mostly unknown & unseen articles plus boxes of brand new articles never opened. See last weeks advertising, furniture in these sales consist of selection wrought iron pcs, 8 pc teak bedroom suite, unusual small tables, antique & modern pcs, plus all articles found, balcony cast urns, cast benches & tables, planters cement gargoyles, houses, animals, decorative pcs, large selection brass, copper pcs, brand new set of Fitz & Floyd china still in unopened boxes. The list goes on and on. We will post some pictures on our website, visit www.warnersauction.com for updates and full story on this large unusual sale and pictures. Viewing 2 hours prior to sales, catered canteen on site.

Gary Warner Auctioneer • 905-355-2106 www.warnersauction.com CELEBRATING 27 YEARS IN BUSINESS.

Tues. Feb. 9th @ 6pm Doors open at 5:00pm AUCTION SALE at RIVERSIDE AUCTION HALL

Large auction, partial estate, other interesting items plus many consignments. Boxes as yet unpacked.

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Terms of sale: Cash, Debit, M/C, Visa Canteen & Washrooms

Auctioneer: Allen McGrath

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BRIGHTON ESTATE AUCTIONS 2522 County Road #64, Carrying Place

The esTaTe of John BlaCkwell of ToRonTo sunday, february 7, 2016

Preview 9:30 a.m. auction 11:00 a.m.

Large Auction of Original Art & Collector’s Items. Only Partial Listing See Our Web Site For Full Listing. Come and Browse Our Consignment Shop and Indoor Yard Sale. watch web site for Updates. www.brightonestateauctions.com David Simmons: Auctioneer & Appraiser 2522 County Road #64 Carrying Place 905-376-1056

Saturday, February 6, at 6:00 pm, (job lotS Sell at 5:00 pm) The contents of a Norwood home and others.

To be held at the Asphodel Norwood Recreation Centre, 88 Alma St., Norwood, Ontario. From the traffic lights on Highway 7 in Norwood, travel south one block, then east 1 km on Alma Street. Watch for signs.

Wood working equipment. Appliances. Home furnishings. Very large quantity of household items. Full list on our website. Terms are cash, Interac or cheque with ID. Job lots sell at 5:00 pm. Foodbooth.

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COLBORNE

Men’s Social Group, Tuesdays at Community Care Northumberland, 11 King St. E. Colborne, 10-11 a.m. Info: 905-355-2989.

Food Addicts Anonymous Meetings, Wednesdays, 11-noon, Prospect House, 1 Elgin Street (at King), Colborne, www. foodaddictsanonymous.org

FRANKFORD

Alcoholics Anonymous Keep It Simple Group, 8 pm every Thursday at Holy Trinity Anglican Church Hall, 60 Trent St. N. (rear), Frankford. Info: www.quintewestaa.org or 1-866-951-3711 Pancake Supper, Frankford United Church, Tuesday February 9, 4:30 – 6:30 pm. Adults $8.00, Child 12 & under $5, Preschool Free Free Senior’s fitness classes, Mondays and Thursdays, 1 pm, Frankford Legion.

To register: 1-888-279-4866 Ext 5350 Open T.G.I.F. with games and meal, first Friday of month, 4 pm, Frankford Legion.

GRAFTON

Grafton Horticultural Society meeting, February 9, St. Andrew’s United Church, 137 Old Danforth Rd, Grafton.

Social/Refreshments 7 p.m. General meeting 7:30 p.m. Guest speaker Elizabeth La Fontaine: “Photographing Your Garden”.

Please lug a mug. Everyone welcome.

Stoney and the Sundance Band Open Mic Jamboree, February 7, 1-5 pm. Special guest musicians from Cedar-Rail Band.

Lunch and bar. All musicians welcome.

Grafton Legion, Hwy 2.

HASTINGS

Hastings & District Seniors Club, 6 Albert St. E Hastings, Civic Centre downstairs. Mon-Regular Euchre, 12:30pm Tues- Bid Euchre, 1pm. Tournaments every 4th Sat. of month, alternating bid euchre then reg euchre.

Tuesday, February 9, 4 pm, Pancake Supper at St. George’s Anglican Church in Hastings. $8. 8 Bridge St. S., Hastings Friday, February 5, 9 am, Hastings Collective Kitchen. Share and learn cooking tips, prepare food. Registration required by visiting: Ontario Early Years Centre,Hastings Civic Centre; Brenda Kock at 1 705 696-1105 or HKPR District Health Unit, 1 866 888-4577 ext. 1325.

HAVELOCK

RCL Havelock, Branch 389, 8 Ottawa St. weekly events. Monday Senior Darts, 12:30 pm. Bingo 6:30 pm. Tuesday Shuffleboard, 12:30 pm. Thursday Ladies’ Darts, 1 pm. Saturday Meat Roll 3-4pm 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 Bid Euchre, first Saturday of the month, 1 pm.

Havelock OddFellows Brunch,

first Sunday of month, 8am-noon. Pan- 1-888-279-4866 ex 5350. cakes, sausage, eggs, bacon, home fries, coffee, tea, juice. Adults $6, Under 12 $3. MARMORA St, Andrew’s United Church Marmora IVANHOE New to You Shoppe sale, Saturday February Sunday Night Sing hosted by Ivanhoe 6, 8:30 till noon. The Deloro UCW will Wesleyan Standard Church, 6:30 PM. Bring be having a coffee party at the same time. your instruments. Open mic. Refreshments Marmora Blood Pressure Clinic: to follow. First Sunday of each month. Tuesday, Feb 9, Caressant Care ComWhite Lake Bethesda Boutique, corner mon Room, 58 Bursthall St, 9:30-11 of Springbrook Road & Hwy. 62. Satur- AM. Opened to seniors and adults with day, February 6, 9am-12pm. Clothing physical disabilities. Call Community Care items $2. Teddy Bear Display $2. Baked for Central Hastings 1-800-554-1564 to items available pre-register if not already a member of the Blood Pressure Program MADOC BC Challenge, Marmora and Area Feb 6, Made to Thrive, Musical presented Curling Club. Friday Feb 5, 6-11PM and

by Spirit Borne Performing Arts. Free Saturday Feb, 9AM-6PM. Refreshments admission, Madoc Trinity United Church, available. Free coffee or hot chocolate 76 St. Lawrence St. East, Madoc. More with 2016 Snofest button. at qyfc.com Northern Lights storytelling at the Madoc AM Indoor Walk: Mon, Wed, Marmora & Lake Public Library, Saturday, and Fri, 9:45-10:45 am. PM Indoor Walk: February 6, 2-3 p.m. Stories, craft and a Mon, Tues, Fri, 6:45-7:45 pm. Centre snack! Ages 4 years and up.

Hastings Secondary School, 129 Elgin St. Open to seniors and adults with physical EUCHRE in Deloro Hall each Friday 7 disabilities. Call Community Care for p.m. sponsored by Marmora Crowe Valley Central Hastings 1-800-554-1564 to pre- Lions Club. Bring light lunch to share. register if not a member of this program. Marmora Diners: Wednesday, Feb Local author, Anne Shmelzer, 10, Marmora and District Community Madoc Public Library, Tuesday, Febru- Centre, Victoria Ave. Lunch at noon. Bring ary 9. This free event is most suitable for your own plate, cup, and cutlery. Opened to seniors and adults with physical disadults and older youth. abilities. Call Community Care for Central PANCAKE SUPPER, Tuesday February Hastings 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register 9, St. John’s Anglican Church Hall, 115 if not already a member.

Durham St. N., 5-7 pm. Cost: Adults $8, Children under 12 yrs. $4, Preschoolers MOIRA Free, Family Rate with children under Moira Cemetery Annual Plot Hold12 years $20. ers Meeting, Feb 9, 7pm, Moira Hall, 29 TOPS (take off pounds sensibly), ev- Carson Rd. All plot holders welcome ery Wednesday, Trinity United Church in Madoc. Weigh-ins 5.30-6.p,m. Short NORWOOD meeting follows. Info: Lila 613-473-4668 Norwood Legion: Wing Night BADMINTON every Tuesday and Thursdays, from 4:30pm. Meat Draws Thursday, 7-9:30 p.m., Centre Hastings Fridays from 5 p.m.

Secondary School. Info: Terry at 613- Dance to the music of the Donegal 473-5662 or http://www.centrehastings- Fiddlers Orchestra, Saturday February badminton.com/ 6, 7-10 pm, Norwood Town Hall, 2357 New Finding Your Way clinics. Free County Rd 45, Norwood. Admission is ID kit to help those with memory loss and $5.00. Pot luck. Jigs, reels, 2 steps and their loved ones be prepared and prevent square dance tunes. a missing person event. Call for your one Preschool Drop-in, Westwood hour appointment: 613-395-5018 Public Library. Every Thursday, 10 amRoyal Canadian Legion Br 363 noon. Enjoy play and creative areas. 705Madoc: Mixed Darts every Thursday in 696-2744 or www.anpl.org the Club Room 6 - 9 pm.

P.E. COUNTY Good Food Box depot, Marmora PenMeals on Wheels, Picton: Daily noon tecostal Church, 53 Madoc St. Fresh fruit and vegetables in $10 or $15 size boxes time meal delivered to your door. Info: or bag of fruit for $5. Order/Pay by the Prince Edward Community Care 613first Wednesday of the month. Pick up 476-7493. on the third Wednesday. Order any Wed. Loyalist Decorative Painters’ between 10am-2pm. Elaine 613-472-3219 Guild meeting every second Wed. of the Madoc Diners: Monday, Feb 8, St month. New members welcome. CarryJohn’s Anglican Church Hall, 115 Durham ing Place United Church, 7pm. Coffee & St N. Lunch at noon. Bring your own snacks at 6:30. Bring your regular painting plate, cup, and cutlery. Opened to seniors supplies. Info: Noreen 613-475-2005 or and adults with physical disabilities. Call www.freewebs.com/ldpg/ Community Care for Central Hastings Wellington District Lions Club 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register if not al- - New members welcome. Club meets 2nd ready a member of the Diner’s Program. & 4th Wednesday of month, Wellington Free Seniors Exercise Classes – VON Town Hall. Info: Membership Chairs SMART classes. Gentle and progressive Marilyn or Stan at 613-399-1164. and can be done standing or seated. Info: Free Seniors Exercise Classes – VON

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SMART classes. Gentle and progressive and can be done standing or seated. Info: 1-888-279-4866 ex 5350.

Albury Friendship Group - Quilts for sale each Wed 10 am - 12 noon. Albury Church Rednersville Rd. Proceeds to local charities for women.

Dance Exercise Class for everyone, every Wednesday, 9:30 - 10:30 am., Tweed Legion. Bring your water and yoga mats.

Info: 613-478-1824 Picton Shout Sister Choir welcomes new members. Practices are Thursdays, 7-9 p.m., St Mary Magdalene Church, 335 Main St, Picton. www.shoutsisterchoir.ca

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STIRLING

Weekly Monday Night Bingo, Upstairs of Stirling Arena. Cards on sale at 6:15pm. Starts at 6:50pm. Proceeds to support community projects. Sponsored

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PANCAKE SUPPER, Tuesday February 9, 4:30-7pm, St. John’s Anglican Church, 73 North St. (across from Foodland), Stirling. Adults $9, Children (12 & under) $6, Families $25. Preschool Free Valentine’s Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre, The Stirling Festival Theatre, Friday February 12 and Saturday February 13, 6pm. Ticket info: Box Office 613395-2100 or 1-877-312-1162 or www. stirlingfestivaltheatre.com Stirling Al-Anon Family Group, every Friday, 8 p.m., St. Paul’s United Church, Stirling. 866.951-3711 New Finding Your Way clinics. Free ID kit to help those with memory loss and their loved ones be prepared and prevent a missing person event. Call for your one hour appointment: 613-395-5018 Stirling Citizens’ Band, a community volunteer concert band. Rehearsals every Tues. 7:30pm, Stirling Public School.

All ages welcome. Student community service hours available. Info: Donna, 705-653-3064.

Stirling Blood Pressure Clinic: Thursday, Feb 11, 204 Church St, Seniors Building, 9 AM to 12PM. Opened to seniors and adults with physical disabilities. Call Community Care for Central Hastings 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register if not already a member of the Program

TRENTON

Overeaters Anonymous meeting every Tuesday and Friday, 9:15 a.m.

Senior’s Centre, Bay St., Trenton. Contact 613-827-7421.

Trenton Seniors Club 105 Spring Craft Sale, Saturday March 12, 10am-3pm Venders needed. $20.00 a table, $25.00 table with hydro. Light luncheon available.

61 Bay Street, Trenton 613-392-5400 20th Annual Robbie Burns Night, Saturday, February 6, Knights of Colum-

bus Hall, Stella Cres., Trenton. Dinner, Entertainment, “Scotch Tasting” and more.

Tickets $35.00/person at Arden’s Music, (Trenton and Belleville) and Knights of Columbus Hall. Doors open 6 p.m. Dinner 7 p.m. Kilts encouraged. Info 613-922-9982.

Valentine’s party with The Shadows, RCAFA 413 Wing, North Murray St, Trenton, Feb. 12. Cocktails 6 pm, dinner 6.30 pm and music 8pm-12 am. $15 for members, $20 non members and guests.

Tickets at Wing until 10 Feb. Info: Judy at 613-922-3666 Trenton Art Club. Calling all artists and would be artists. Painting every Friday afternoon, Smylie’s Independent Store (upstairs) Info: Connie 613-398-6525.

Trenton Legion Branch 110--check out our website for our Entertainment Schedule: www.rcl110.ca Quinte West MS Society Support Group, every second Monday of the month, Quiet Room, Quinte West Public Library, Trenton. 6:30pm. For those affected by MS, caregivers and friends. Info: trentonmsgroup@live.ca Trenton Lions Club is looking for new members. Meetings are 2nd and 4th Wed of each month, Sept to July. Info: Member Chairman Diane 613 392 2939 The Trenton Memorial Hospital Auxiliary is looking for new volunteers (18 years +). Give back, make new friends and learn important skills. Training provided. Call the volunteer office at 613 392 2540 ext. 5454 Trenton Toastmasters Club meets 6:30-8:30 pm, every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, Quinte West/ Trenton Library Meeting Room Main Floor. We are looking for new members.

Guests are welcome Cold Creek Cloggers, Monday nights.

Beginner class 6:30pm. Trenton Baptiste Church 15 South St. First night free. For info call Debbie 613-920-9034

TWEED

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Stretch & Strength. Thursdays 9am Balls & Bands. Fridays 9am Interval Training.

Land O¹Lakes Curling Club, Tweed. $25/ mth or $7/class. Info: Judy 613-478-5994 or Jan 613-478-3680.

Gateway CHC welcomes parents and caregivers of children grades 4-8, Tuesday, February 9, 5 -7pm, 41 McClellan St., Tweed to discuss ways Gateway can help families eat healthy and be active.

Info: Dietitian at 613-478-1211 ext. 228.

The Tweed Legion Super Bowl party, 3 pm, Feb 7. Pot-luck at 4:30 and game kick-off is 6:18! Admission is free. Pools, draws, $400 prize board. Info 613-478-1865.

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Tweed & District Horticulture trip to National Home Show and Canada Blooms, Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place, in Toronto on Friday, March 11.

Cost $58 before February 11, $65 after.

Includes admission to both shows and bus. The bus leaves Tweed at 7:00 a.m.

Info: Linda at 613-478-6850 Tweed LegioN: Bi-weekly Open Bingo in the Upstairs Hall, 7 pm. Euchre every other Saturday in the Clubroom, 1 pm. Info 613-478-1865

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Dancing from 8pm to Midnight. $12.00 per person. Dance, Lunch, Prizes. Contact 613-396-6792.

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Warkworth Legion hosts Moonshot Euchre, 1:30 p.m. every Wednesday.

Dart League, 7:30 p.m. every Thursday.

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