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Quinte West council aims for 2 per cent tax increase BY ERIN STEWART
Trenton – Quinte West city council is aiming for a two per cent residential tax increase after discussing the 2017 operating budget in their first deliberation on Monday Mar. 13. David Clazie, director of corporate and financial services, presented the proposed 2017 operating budget to council with a 2.20 per cent residential tax increase, the result of $1.635 million in additional costs in 2017 and a total tax levy of $45.6 million across Quinte West. “They’d like me to get it down to 2 per cent so we’ll be looking at various things to see if we can cut a bit more out of the budget to get it down to that,” said Clazie. “We’ve got some ideas that we can work with, whether we can get it down to 22 per cent or not, we’ll try our best.” The proposed 2.20 per cent increase for the residential tax class would result in an average monthly increase of $4.61 for residents. The farm tax class had a proposed increase of 18.9 per cent, an average monthly increase of $9.89. The commercial tax class had a proposed decrease of –.04 per cent and the industrial tax class had an increase of 3.40 per cent, an average monthly increase of $118.45. Council passed a motion approving a decrease to the tax ratio for multi residential properties. Multi residential tax was decreased from 2.13 per cent to 2 per cent to meet the current standard outlined by the province and to treat all classes fairly in being able to pass a levy increase to all of them, stated Clazie.
Total expenses for the city in Clazie’s proposed budget came in at $98.3 million. Staff has budgeted for the Trent Port Marina to earn a significant shortfall of $140,000 in revenue in 2017. “When we set last year’s operating budget, quite honestly I think staff were over optimistic in what we thought we could get for revenue based on 2015,” he said. “2015 was only part of a year when we moved into the new facility, we had a very successful year and I think we over estimated what we thought we could get for 2016.” The numbers are now based on what the marina did in its first full year in 2016. Slip rental revenue projections have been reduced by $150,000, merchandise sales by $15,000 and fuel sales by $30,000 for a total budgeted loss of $140,000 for the marina in 2017. One of the most heavily debated topics in the proposed operating budget was $50,300 for the city’s community grants, $300 over the community grant budget. Council discussed whether private businesses should be able to apply for the community assistance fund and asked for a report to be brought forward to tighten up the criteria. “The (corporate and financial services) committee has asked me to take a look at that criteria and bring back some suggestions to that committee on how that policy may be tightened up or could be tightened up,” said Clazie. “So our intent is to look at that over the next couple months and have that tightened up before the summer because those applications come in in the fall.” Council cut the $300 and approved $50,000
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Turkey referendum brings out the worst
Gwynne Dyer
Reasonable people have long believed that the first person in a conversation to mention Adolf Hitler or the Nazis loses the argument. Turkey’s President Recep Tayib Erdogan does not subscribe to this view, and he has no intention of
losing the argument. The argument – the referendum, more precisely – is about whether Erdogan should be given absolute power in Turkey for the indefinite future. He was seriously annoyed when various German municipalities dared to doubt his rendezvous with destiny. Their crime was to withhold permission for Erdogan’s government to hold referendum rallies in German cities. Germany is home to 1.4 million Turkish citizens, and in a tight referendum their votes matter, so Erdogan was quite put out. “Hey, Germany,” he said last week in a rally in Turkey. “You know nothing about democracy. Your practices are no different from those of the Nazis.” The German government was astonished and rebuked him publicly. Erdogan’s devout supporters only grow more enthusiastic when foreigners criticize him. And with 140,000 Turkish officials, judges, soldiers and journalists arrested, dismissed or suspended since last July’s failed coup attempt, most of his domestic critics have fallen silent: Reporters Without Borders now ranks Turkey 151st out of 180 countries in terms of press freedom. And yet, the referendum that is supposed to grant Erdogan virtually unlimited power could go either way. It will certainly be close, because the country is still split right down the middle – and it’s no longer left vs. right. It is primarily secularist vs. Islamist. When Erdogan first appeared on the Turkish political scene as mayor of Istanbul in 1994, he was an openly religious politician in a country that had suppressed any public expression of Islamic values for decades. He even did four months in jail for reciting a religious poem in public. In 2003, Erdogan became the country’s first devout prime minister, and many secular Turks welcomed him in power. “Kemalism”, named after modern Turkey’s secular liberator Kemal Ataturk, had become corrupt and oppressive, and Erdo-
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gan spent his first two terms in office dismantling the secularists’ stranglehold on the state apparatus. His main ally in this exercise was Fethullah Gulen, an Islamic preacher whose followers were appointed to tens of thousands of positions in the civil service, the judiciary, the police and the army. But Turkish liberals also supported his attempt to negotiate a peace deal with the militant Kurdish separatist movement PKK, and all the while the Turkish economy grew at a highly satisfactory 5 percent a year. Things began to turn sour in 2013, when protests grew at Erdogan’s increasing authoritarianism and there was a bitter split between him and the “Gulenist” movement. His policy of keeping the border with Syria open for Islamists fighting the Syrian regime (including Islamic State) drew strong criticism both at home and internationally, and secularists began to suspect that his ultimate goal was an Islamic state in Turkey. These suspicions deepened when Erdogan gave up the prime ministership in 2014 and got himself elected president instead. The presidency was a ceremonial non-political office, but he planned to turn it into a powerful executive post that concentrated all power in his own hands. That required a referendum – but his ambition may have played a big part in his loss of the parliamentary election in early 2015. In order to win back control of parliament he had to make an alliance with the hard-right Nationalist Action Party (MHP). To get their support he had to break the ceasefire with the PKK and reopen the war against the Turkish Kurds. Then Russia and his own NATO allies forced Erdogan to close the border to Syrian Islamists, and Islamic State terrorists started bombing Turkish targets as well. Erdogan narrowly won the second parliamentary election in 2015, but he almost lost power to a military coup last July. He calls the coup attempt a Gulenist plot, but it was so badly organized that it was probably a panicked last-minute response to a secret government plan to purge all Gulen’s followers in state institutions, including the army. Since last July Erdogan has used the coup attempt to whip up support for the planned referendum in April that would grant him untrammelled power as executive president. Turkey has been under emergency rule, with mass arrests and government by decree. Nasty, but not necessarily effective.
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All sex crimes must be judged equally Editorial by Chris Malette Will a woman teacher, who had sex with a handful of teen boys in and around Tweed, do serious jail time for her crimes? It is, of course, up to a Belleville judge but the broader issue of women teachers having sex with male students has brokered discussion on levels far outstripping that of the general widely excepted horror with which such crimes are met when the victims are young girls at the hands of male predators. Jaclyn McLaren Jones pleaded guilty two weeks ago in criminal court in Belleville to several counts involving sex with minors – male teen students she taught in a Tweed school. While the Crown is pushing for a jail term, there’s no guarantee she will see a penitentiary stay – a sentence that would come with more than two years of incaceration. At her court hearing, which drew widespread media attention, Crown attorney Lynn Ross read a long statement of agreed facts into the record, summarizing the 42 charges that had been brought before the court; charges that included sexual assault, sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching, sexual exploitation, luring a child, inviting sexual touching and publishing sexually explicit material. The crimes all took place in the Tweed area, between 2013 and 2015, where McLaren was a French teacher at Tweed Elementary School. The details have been widely reported in local and even national media. McLaren, 36, is scheduled to return to court on Friday, May 19 for a sentence hearing. The question here, however, is this: Why do some expect there may be a more lenient sentence in this case because the teacher is female and the victims are teen boys? Does society give a pass, or at least take a less vehemently repulsive view of a female teacher having sex with teen boys? History and anecdotal evidence shows that is indeed the case. Consider some similar cases both in Canada and the United States: • In spring of 2016, a 27-year-old female teacher faces charges of sexual assault involving a student at St. James Catholic Global Learning Centre in Mississauga. Amanda Perreault appeared in court on charges of sexual assault, sexual interference, luring to commit invitation to sexual touching and making sexually explicit material available to a child. Her case has not yet worked through the courts. In the United States, there are a slew of such cases. • Former Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader, Sarah Jones, became what one American news report
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From squadron leader to Member of Parliament BY ROSS LEES
Trenton – Retired Lieutenant-Colonel Karen McCrimmon, a Member of Parliament and a former Commanding Officer of 429 Transport (T) Squadron, is undeniably a strong role model for women in Canada and around the world. She was the keynote speaker at the International Women’s Day event at the National Air Force Museum of Canada and she used a description of leadership from former United States President John Quincy Adams to define leadership. “If by your actions, you inspire others to dream more, to learn more, to do more and to become more, you are a leader,” she said, noting that it is essential that more women become leaders, that they see themselves as leaders. Already great multi-taskers, McCrimmon said women often don’t see themselves as leaders even though they work hard as wives, professionals, members of the community and members of families. “When you’re a mother, that’s probably the most significant leadership role there is,” she said.
McCrimmon has broken down barriers in her life in the military. She was the first woman air navigator to earn that qualification and in 1988 when she was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel and appointed Commanding Officer of 429 Sqn., she became the first woman to command a Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) flying squadron. Having been a leader, she said leaders always build. “If what you’re experiencing demeans people, or belittles people, or diminishes people, then it’s not leadership. Leadership always builds – it builds relationships, it builds trust, it builds teamwork, it builds confidence, it builds a common future,” she said. Often women who don a uniform don’t recognize their leadership traits, she added, even though they are leaders in many aspects of their everyday jobs. “We need young leaders, young people, young women to see themselves as leaders and bring that diversity of experience and diversity of thought and insight. It’s been my experience that when we’re sitting around boardroom tables, we get the best decisions when there’s diversity around that table – age, gender, culture, language; that’s when we get
the best decisions because they’re inclusive,” she said. When she became a squadron commander, she said the appointment made her the manager of the squadron. It gave her management powers and disciplinary skills, human resources powers and financial power. “But the only way I was going to be the leader of 429 Squadron was when I had earned the trust of the people on that floor. It is the organization that assigns the manager, but it’s the team who decides whether you’re a leader or not,” she noted. She said the difference between management and leadership is that management comes from the top down, while leadership comes from the bottom up. “I think management is about what gets done – policies, programs, schedules, flying hours, whatever it is, that’s management. Leadership is about how it gets done. Is it done with integrity, is it done with honesty, is it done with inclusivity, is it done with trust and respect and dignity?” Good leaders listen, she also stated, quoting Jimi Hendrix to make her point. “Knowledge speaks, wisdom listens.”
MFRC Belleville rapidly taking shape BY ROSS LEES
CFB Trenton - The Military Family Resource Centre (MFRC) Belleville is expected to be up and running in July, according to Trenton MFRC executive director Tamara Kleinschmidt. Still under construction, the spacious and well-lit site at 610 Dundas St. East has Kleinschmidt smiling with anticipation as it begins to take shape. “We can actually visualize the spaces and they are larger than I expected,” she noted. “They are going to be great offices for counselling, for interacting with families. The multi-purpose space looks great and the light from the windows is amazing. That’s what impresses me the most about the site is that it’s going to be very bright – high ceilings and lots of sunshine.” This ultra-modern facility is expected to provide innovative approaches to child care in Belleville and throughout the Quinte area when two other sites in Frankford and Batawa are also completed later this year. “This isn’t just about meeting the needs of the military community, it’s also about positioning ourselves as leaders in the community as far as child care programming. It’s about the pursuit of excellence,” Kleinschmidt stated. As the facility itself takes shape, Kleinschmidt and her staff are in the process of amassing and sourcing furniture for the facility in Belleville. “We have the furniture for the day care ordered from a Canadian supplier who makes impressive furniture and we’re quite pleased with that. Everything is absolutely on budget,” she added. Kleinschmidt said the MFRC is very impressed with Task Force Engineering, the company managing, designing and building the project. “They’re doing an amazing job and have also come onboard as a sponsor for the location,” she said.
Sponsorship opportunities still exist for the site, she also advised. “Members of the community or businesses who want to come on board to support the site, the dollars will be going towards the equipment going inside the site,” she said. A wall of recognition at the site will recognize those sponsors and financial supporters who can get involved beginning with a $100 sponsorship and work their way up to $2,500. Those wishing to support this effort can do so by contacting devon.t@trentonmfrc. ca or visit www.trentonmfrc.ca/ donate Building and operating this new site is not the only aim of the MFRC as they establish themselves in Belleville. “We’re looking forward to creating the same great ties in Belleville that we have here (in Quinte West),” Kleinschmidt stated. “The Belleville community so far has been incredibly welcoming, so we’re truly expecting the businesses and community members to embrace us as we’ve experienced here in Quinte West. Everybody I’ve talked to is really positive.”
Trenton Scottish Irish Festival gets boost from province Trenton – The 2017 Trenton Scottish Irish Festival will expand thanks to $16,500 in funding from the Celebrate Ontario program. The funding will support enhancements for the event including a shuttle bus service, tourism packages, more children’s activities, high quality entertainment and an of the heavy events competition, stated a media release from the city. “The festival recently won the bid to host the Canadian Scottish Athletic Federation women’s Heavy Event Championship,” said Beth Cleaton, chair of the festival committee. “This competition will feature the nation’s 10 best female heavy event athletes in eight scored events. Funding with Celebrate Ontario will help offset the costs involved with this exciting opportunity,” she said. This year’s festival will
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G-Haws win first playoff series over Newmarket, Hurricanes protest BY ERIN STEWART
Newmarket – The Trenton Golden Hawks won their first playoff series after defeating Newmarket 2-1 in game 6 on Sunday Mar. 12 in Newmarket. Newmarket, however, played the last game of the series under protest for what it calls a roster infraction. The G-Hawks, first seed, took the lead in the first period with two early goals and played a good defensive game to hold their lead. Michael Silveri kicked off the game with the Hawks’ first goal six minutes into the first, assisted by assistant captain Liam Morgan and co-captain Lucas Brown. Just over one minute later Morgan scored on a power play, assisted by Brown and Brandon Marinelli. Newmarket rounded out the first period with the final goal of the game, scored by Marco Bozzo on a power play at 18:21, assisted by Todd Winder. “We executed really good defensively and didn’t give up many quality chances against,” said assistant coach Kevin Forrest. “When they did get a chance Janzen was here to shut the door and continue his solid play, only giving up a goal when we were on the penalty kill and even then he made the first and second save on the play.” Forrest said the Hawks wanted to get on the Hurricanes quick and they generated many quality scoring chances. The Hawks power play was 1-6 and penalty kill was 2-3.
Janzen saved 23 out of 24 shots and Newmarket’s Fraser Kirk made 29 saves on 31 shots. Newmarket has protested game six and allege the Hawks had an ineligible roster after the January 10 trade deadline, said assistant general manager John McDonald, “I think it’s just a little bit of sour grapes,” said McDonald. “We had two goaltenders, but we lost one to the OHL which is beyond our control.” The Hawks were left with one goaltender after Joseph Murdaca was brought up to the Ontario Hockey League. Newmarket’s allegation was brought before the Ontario Hockey Association Committee, which ruled the Hawks were in compliance with the rules. “The OHA and Hockey Canada ruled that we were in compliance with the rules,” said McDonald. “We haven’t been advised of anything else and they can’t take it further unless they advise us and we’re getting ready to play the next series so it seems to me this is blowing in the wind.” The G-Hawks will now face Stouffville, who defeated Markham in six games, in the second round of playoffs. Trenton defeated Stouffville in three out of four regular season games this season. Stouffvile defeated Trenton 7-4 on October 22 and Trenton won 5-2 November 19, 5-0 on December 16 and 6-2 on February 3. Trenton Golden Hawks co-captain Lucas Brown and Michael Silveri celebrate Silveri’s goal durThe schedule was not released before the ing game 5 in the playoff series against Newmarket on Friday Mar. 10 in Trenton. print deadline. Erin Stewart/Metroland
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Red Devil Minor Peewees and Atoms advance to OMHA Championships Bonn Law - Minor Peewee The Bonn Law Quinte Red Devils Minor Peewee Team have advanced to the OMHA Minor Peewee AAA Championships, with a 3-1 series win over The York Simcoe Express. In a fast paced, tight checking game, the Devils beat the Express by a score of 2-1 at home on Thursday night. Cal Uens and Ethan Miedema did the scoring for the Devils. Michael Dolton, Christopher Brydges, Uens and Miedema added assists on the goals. Aidan Crowley was outstanding in net to earn the win for his team. On Saturday, the Red Devils were on the road and looking to earn their spot in the OMHA AAA championships. The entire team put forth an outstanding effort in a 3-2 win. Scoring for the Devils was Vincent Bellavance, Ethan Miedema and Jack Dever. Chipping in with helpers on the goals was Uens, Miedema, Brydges, Ethan Quick and Spencer Cranley. Aidan Crowley made several key saves in the win, especially while the team was short handed. On Deck: The Red Devils have advanced to the AAA championships in Oakville, March 17-19. Madison Excavating - Major Atom The Madison Excavating Major Atoms are headed to the OMHA’s in Markham next weekend after winning game 4 verses the York-Simcoe Express in the semi-finals. With a 2-1 lead in the series, the Devils took to the road to face the Express in Bradford on Saturday for game 4. The two teams were both ready to do battle as York-Simcoe was in a must win position. It was the opposition that scored first early in the set to take a 1-0 lead. Quinte answered back to tie the game with a goal from Landon Wright on the set up from Ben Vreugdenhil. While the Devils dominated the game with offence, the score would remain tied until Gage Butcher got the unassisted
go ahead goal to give the Devils the lead for the first time in the game. Dean Spry made some key saves in the game to maintain the lead. The Devils would take the 2-1 victory and secure their spot in the OMHA Tournament. On Deck: The Madison Excavating Major Atoms will participate in the 2017 OMHA Atom AAA Championships in Markham, March 17-19. Rhino Sports – Minor Midgets The Pond at Rhino Sports and Playland Minor Midgets are heading into the OHL Cup after solidifying their entry with a Bronze in the OMHA Championships. They will face the GTHL Winner (Mississauga Rebels), EHG (Elite Hockey GroupUSA), Alliance Seed #3 (Cambridge Hawks) and the winner of a Wild Card Game between the Toronto Young Nationals and the Grey-Bruce Highlanders. Foley Bus Lines - Peewee The Foley Bus Lines Major Peewee Red Devils now have their backs against the wall as they are now down 2 games to 0 with losses to the Richmond Hill Coyotes in the OMHA Semifinals. On Saturday March 11, the Devils hosted the Coyotes in Madoc for game 1. The game opened fast with end to end action as both teams settled to a scoreless first period. The second period saw most of the goal scoring as the Coyotes scored three times and the Devils twice to make it a 3 to 2 game going into the third period. Scoring for the Devils in the second period was Donovan McCoy and Dalyn Wakely. Assists went to Dalyn Wakely, Aaron Brown, and Kendrick Webster with two. It was all Coyotes in the third period as they potted two more goals past Corbin Votary in the Devils cage to make it a 5 to 2 win for the Coyotes. In Game 2 on Sunday March 12, the Peewee Red Devils travelled to Richmond Hill. Again, both teams skated to a scoreless first period. The
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Coyotes found the Devils net twice, and the Devils scored once in the second period as Corbin Roach scored on a break away. The Devils tied the game in the third period as Donovan McCoy scored with assists going to Connor Hunt and Aaron Brown. The Coyotes scored to regain the lead; and eventual game winner, at the 7 min mark of the third period. Andrew Munro made some great saves in the Devils cage to keep the Devils in the game. On Deck: Game 3 of the OMHA Semi-final is scheduled for Thursday March 16 at the QSWC. Puck drops at 6:45pm. Vanderlaan Building Products - Minor Bantams The Vanderlaan Building Supplies Minor Bantams were undefeated in ETA semi-finals against Kingston and Clarington, and Quinte now move on to the ETA finals. In the first game the Devils’s faced Kingston Jr Frontenacs. The game remained scoreless until the third when Gavin Camp scored assisted by Dixon Grimes. Ben White would put on in the empty net to secure the win. Dixon Grimes with the shutout. In the second game the Devil’s would take on the Clarington Toro’s. The Devils took control of the game early and would finish with a strong team effort winning the game 8-2. Goals from Ben White (2), Zack Brooks, Aiden Treverton, Clayton Farrow, Jett Butler, Ethan Broek and Daniel Michaud. Helpers coming from Nathanial Burelle, Alex Case, Ben White, Daniel Michaud (2), Connor Brooks (2), Zack Brooks (2), Aiden Treverton Ben White and Jett Butler. Ethan Fraser was in net for the win and Clayton Farrow was awarded player of the game. The Devils travelled to Clarington to take on the Toro’s in game three of the semifinals. The home team would get on the board first with a PP goal but Quinte quickly answered back with a goal from
Brock Kelsh, assisted by Ben White and Nathanial Burelle. The Devils took a 2-1 lead in the second with a goal from Aiden Treverton. Nathanial Burelle and Alex Case with the assists. With five minutes left in the third the Toros would tie the game. The Devils would strike with twenty two seconds remaining with a goal by Nathanial Burelle. Dixon Grimes was in net for the win and awarded player of the game. In the final game of the series the Devils travelled to Kingston. Ethan Fraser would earn the shutout in a 3-0 win. Goals scored by Connor Brooks, Desi Davies, and Gavin Camp. Assisting was Ben White, Daniel Michaud, and Lucas Culhane. Desi Davies was awarded player of the game. Free Flow Petroleum - Major Bantam The Free Flow Petroleum Major Bantam Quinte Red Devils saw their season come to an end this weekend as they dropped games to Clarington and Kingston. Friday night the devils lost a road game to the Toros. Quinte was short handed as three players were out of the line up because of injury and illness. After scoring twice early, the red devils could not sustain the lead and fell 6-3. The Quinte goals were scored by Nick Kirby-Palliser, Jacob Gilbert and Jacob Vreugdenhil. Assisted by Garrett Bird, Curtis Dicks, Ben Roger, Isaac Langdon and Vreugdenhil. In a must win situation on Saturday, The devils worked hard but could not find the back of the net more than once. Losing to Kingston 3-1. The only goal was unassisted by Jacob Vreugdenhil. Other team members include Jaxen Boyer, Sam Dingle, Marshall McFarland, Nick McGowan, Connor MacGregor, Cole McGuire, Cooper Rogers, Gavyn Stevenson and Riley St. Pierre.
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United Way Hastings & Prince Edward reaches to Maritimes for new director Kathy Murphy BY STEPHEN PETRICK
Belleville – The United Way Hastings & Prince Edward has hired a new executive director. Maritimer Kathy Murphy will take over the role on Monday, March 20. Hailing from Halifax, N.S., Murphy moved to Toronto five years ago and established a consultancy business that counted United Way of Toronto York Region among her clients. She “provided leadership and business planning to a diverse array of its funded agencies,” according to a statement issued by the local United Way Wednesday. Prior to this, Murphy was president and CEO for the Centre for Entrepreneurship, Education and Development in Halifax, where, among other accomplishments, she secured $3.5 million in funding to establish a host of social and economic community development programs. She has managed sales, marketing and events for a number of Halifax-based organizations and has run two family-owned businesses is the hospitality sector. “We are delighted that Ms. Murphy is joining our organization as its new Executive Director,” said Brenda Pergantes, chair of the United Way’s board. “She has a track record of entrepreneurship, executive leadership and running a successful consultancy business. “She will be leading a well-managed organization, working with a
and to continue the excellent work of the staff, board, campaign cabinet and volunteers and community agencies,” said Murphy. “Today, more than ever it is important that we reach out in order to build stronger, more inclusive communities. “My experience has been that the generous donations from United Way funders create immense opportunities for individuals and here in Hastings and Prince Edward counties, our agency partners are strengthening the communities they serve while building greater opportunity for everyone to achieve their potential.” In making the announcement, the board of directors acknowledged the significant contributions of its departing executive director, Judi Gilbert. Colleagues at the United Way are wishing her success as she embarks on the next phase of her career, in the private sector. United Way, Hastings & Prince Edward is a fundraising organization that strives also to achieve meaningful, long-term improvements to the quality of life in its communities. Every fall it launches an ambitious fundraising campaign on behalf of dozens of non-profit agencies in the two counties. Last year, the United Way narrowly missed its goal of raising $2,115,600. The campaign came in Kathy Murphy is the new executive director for the United Way Hastings & Prince Edward at $1,962,000. However, it’s rare for the United team of professional and passionate manent change for people through- from across the country applied for Way to not meet its goal. The previstaff who are committed to meeting out Hastings and Prince Edward the executive director position. “I am excited and honoured to ous five campaigns were all successthe organization’s goals of continu- counties.” Approximately 30 applicants join the United Way HPE’s team ful. ing to bring measureable and per-
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Women’s Day march a spirited affair in wake of world events BY STEPHEN PETRICK
Belleville – Wednesday, March 8 marked the 24th time an International Women’s Day event had occurred in Belleville, but it was the first time it had involved Selina Harley. The Belleville woman felt compelled to come out to a Women’s Day rally for the first time, given the tense political climate south of border and the fear that if women don’t speak up on issues important to them discrimination and injustice will win the day. “I think basically what is happening in the U.S.,” she said, when asked why she was prepared to walk in the brief Women’s Day march that would circle downtown from the Belleville Public Library. “So many rights have been stripped … It’s going back 60 years.” Organizers of the Belleville March had hoped that events around the world – and specifically events involving Canada’s southern neighbour – would fuel more interest in Wednesday’s march. Less than two months ago, on Jan. 21, a movement of women’s marches took place simultaneously in cities around the world, drawing an estimated 2 million people. The marches took place the day after the inauguration ceremony for United States President Donald Trump,
A group of women proceed down Pinnacle Street at the start of the International Women’s Day March in Belleville. Stephen Petrick/Metroland
In the wake of these actions, spirwhose administration has since with- the world. These actions have been drawn funding for planned parent- perceived by many as a threat to ited rallies again took place around the world on Wednesday, including ing programs in the U.S. and around women’s rights.
the Parliament building, where a group entirely made up of women briefly took over the House of Commons as part of a program called Daughters of the Vote. Amanda Bain, a recent graduate from Loyalist College’s Developmental Services Worker program at Loyalist College, was handed the seat normally given to Bay of Quinte Member of Parliament Neil Ellis. The energy that was felt in Ottawa was also present in Belleville, where a group of about 50 people, mostly women but some men too, marched through the streets. They held signs with slogans that said things such as “Love Not Hate” and “Justice. Equality. Freedom.” As they marched they chanted phrases such as “women’s rights are human rights.” March organizer Mieke Thorne said that, despite all the advances over the years for women, equality is still an elusive goal. This is the case around the world, where anti-immigration rhetoric threatens the safety of women and children, and in Canada, where the issue of the disproportionate number of murdered and missing Aboriginal woman still needs to be addressed, she said. “We have to fight for a better world for our children and grandchildren,” she said.
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Busy year for Quinte Arts Council’s 50th anniversary BY JACK EVANS
It wasn’t planned as a “centennial” project, but the fact remains that a new volunteer board called the Quinte Arts Council met for the first time on Sept. 25, 1967 and elected Marion Wilson as its first chair. The council concept had been in the planning stages for several months and resulted in part from a major cultural study commissioned by the City of Belleville in which the formation of such a group was one of many recommendations. Also included in the study was creation of a regional cultural centre, which was to be the arts council’s prime goal. Following a long and stormy history of trying to convert the former BCI building into said centre, that dream failed but it remains a goal for most of the council’s 80 groups and 440 individual members spread over an area from Picton to Bancroft and Napanee to Colborne. Executive director for the past 14 years, Carol Feeney, notes that the council’s original boundaries, which remain, were based at the time on the jurisdictions of the two existing school boards in the area. Those have since changed. Despite failure of the cultural centre project, the council can lay claim to many significant achievements over its first half century, not the least of which is its survival. Feeney noted at
the last annual meeting that a number of arts councils across Ontario had already closed down. Feeney is satisfied that the council has become a well-respected and recognized agency in the community, working with the numerous groups and individuals who make up membership, raising the profile of all types of arts in the community and drawing broad-based support from city council and the business, industrial and professional community. One project that ran successfully for several years was the Wiser’s Deluxe series which drew a wide range of professional musical and theatre productions to Belleville. The council also organized various arts festivals to promote local artists and artisans over the years and initiated the Arts Recognition Awards program, which has paid tribute to many dozens of local residents for their contributions. “And we have lots of neat stuff planned for our 50th anniversary this year,” she highlighted. For almost its first 20 years, the council operated strictly as an allvolunteer board, before hiring its first staffer in 1986. It continues to operate on a staff of two-and-a-half, Feeney noted. “It is amazing the amount of work done by this small staff,” she said. But finding funds to maintain the staff and the office and perhaps acquiring adequate staff, remains a
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key challenge, in spite of support by the Ontario Arts Council and city council. More memberships by individuals and groups would help along with more public funding support, she said. Some group members are not directly connected to the arts, but use the council as a way to promote their artistic fund raising events, like Grannies for Africa and the local Mental Health organization. Feeney also acknowledged the start-up in recent years of other arts councils in the area to serve specific communities, like those in Quinte West and Prince Edward plus others. “That is no problem,” she said. ”As far as I’m concerned, the more the merrier. We work closely together toward common goals and are even in the process of forming a southeast Ontario regional arts council.” The first major 50th anniversary event was held on Feb. 18 at The Belleville Club, a hugely successful Comedy for the Arts, featuring local comic star Dan Thompson. Just opened in the council’s office gallery is a new show featuring colourful work by artists and artisans from across the area, including a significant contribution from the nearby Mohawk community. A major juried visual arts show called “A Canadian State of Mind,” opens in the Library Parrott Gallery from May 5-26. Going into production for a show May 26, 27 and June 2 and 3 is an original musical commissioned by the council called “Summer of 67.” This polished and professional show
Quinte Arts Council Executive Director Carol Feeney peers through some of the new art works on display at the council’s Bridge Street East office. Jack Evans/Metroland
is by Shaer Productions as a salute to the council’s 50th anniversary. Performances will be in Maranatha Church. The annual Mayor’s Luncheon for the Arts and recognition awards presentations is on June 8 at Dinkel’s Restaurant, followed June 19 by the council’s annual meeting in The Belleville Club. For the annual plein air paint-out by the local art association, the council has tied this in to an international association for a world-wide peint out event and festival Sept. 7-10, Feeney explained. Since Centennial Secondary School is also sharing this year as its 50th anniversary, the council is teaming up with that school for a Youth Music and Art Festival Nov. 8-10. Because of the youth involvement factor, the
council was able to fund this event with a 75 per cent grant from the Ontario Arts Council, she said. They celebration year ends with the annual Belle-Vegas Christmas Show on Dec. 9, also in Maranatha Church. For her bucket list, Feeney said more support by local businesses like providing a qualified treasurer, volunteers and funding top her list. The council got a good boost at its last annual meeting by adding two new members to its executive board. She expressed special thanks to businessman Paul Dinkel who provides the office accommodation at an affordable price plus generous support in money and volunteer hours by many in the community. “I hope we continue for another 50 years,” she said.
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at 4:30 p.m. Some of the music might be similar to that used as parts of the Evensong service. They are planning a regular “Evensong” for their October concert later this year.
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Quinte Waste Solutions to clamp down on improper blue box use BY STEPHEN PETRICK
Kitty litter. Poop bags. Condoms. Disgusting all, but these are just a few examples of items being found in curbside Quinte Waste Solutions recycling boxes that should be disposed of elsewhere. QWS is being more diligent when it comes to collecting blue boxes. Residents who do not sort their recycling properly may soon find a bright green rejection sticker on their blue box. “There is too much contamination coming into the recycling plant. The blue box is not a garbage can,” said Dan Orr, communications coordinator for QWS. Other inappropriate items found in blue boxes include medical waste, food, syringes, toys, diapers, toilet paper and facial tissues. “Many residents forget that everything they put in the recycling is further sorted by hand by men and women at the recycling plant in Trenton,” says Orr. The biggest culprit is recycling bags, he said. Recently, mixed bags of recycling were found containing medical waste, food, and garbage. Drivers are often unable to see this
material to reject as they are found in large 95-gallon carts, where sometimes garbage is hidden at the bottom. Sorting and disposing of that garbage costs all taxpayers money. But it’s not just unacceptable material that is the problem. “Sorting matters. Rinsing your recyclables matters,” say Orr. Since the recycling program began in 1990, Quinte residents have been asked to keep their rinsed plastic and metal containers separate from their papers. By having residents pre-sort their recycling into these two categories, the municipal service saves a lot of tax dollars. QWS provides the following tips: • In one blue box, put loose, rinsed household plastic and metal containers. A reminder that black plastic is garbage. • In a second blue box, put papers including cereal boxes, milk cartons, newspapers and more. Stuff soft plastic bags into one bag and place rinsed glass bottles and jars on top of your papers designated blue box. Take LCBO bottles to The Beer Store for a refund. • Fold down and bundle all cor-
rugated cardboard boxes so the driver can easily pick up the bundle and fit it inside the truck. Place the bundle of cardboard beside your blue boxes. The same rules apply for apartments and businesses that use the 95 gallon carts. Plastic and metal containers should go in one cart, and paper products in another. If using these carts, glass should be in its own blue box. QWS will accept clear bags of recycling if they are properly sorted. Each material type must be in its own clear bag. Pop cans must have their own bag, newspapers must have their own bag, water bottles must have their own bag. Glass is never accepted in a bag. “We encourage every resident to visit our website, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, sign up for our e-news, or book a tour of the recycling plant,” says Orr. “Recycling is a positive environmental program that we all participate in every week. Recycling saves trees and other natural resources, energy and landfill space, but only when it’s done right. And recycling right, starts at the curb.” For more information visit quin- Old shoes, as seen here, are examples of things that do not belong in a recycling box, Quinte Waste Solutions says. terecycling.org
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Tax the condo builder, not the farmer Dear Editor I completely agree with the anger and frustration of farmers over skyrocketing increases in MPAC assessments on farmland. Farmers already have more than their fair share of challenges and financial risks associated with the business of feeding Ontario. Farmers who have invested heavily in the business depend on that income to support their families. They should not be further penalized by excessive and unreasonable taxes, especially when farmland assessments are driven higher by factors completely unrelated to farming (e.g. 407 HWY and GO Service expansions eastward). It should also be noted that many rural homes in Northumberland County are built on farmland, and 50 acres of vacant land is generally more marketable than the same 50 acres with a house on
it. Unfortunately MPAC fails to recognize that very important difference. The restrictions imposed by provincial and municipal severance policies discourage the separation of a house from farmland, therefore those homeowners can find themselves at a distinct disadvantage given the additional tax burden and reduced marketability of their property. More flexible severance policies should be implemented to level the playing field for all farmland owners. If Ontario is honestly interested in “saving farmland”, then taxes on farmland should be based on the value of land to a farmer today, and not to a speculative developer tomorrow. Tax the man who builds your condo, not the man who feeds you. John Cullen Port Hope
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Belleville police have released the name of a motorist killed Friday night in a single-vehicle crash in Thurlow Ward. Police said Tyson Baker, 19 years old resident of Belleville. Baker, said police, was the driver of the vehicle. The passenger of the vehicle, who was taken by air ambulance to Kingston General Hospital, remains in hospital with serious injuries said police.
Police said the crash occurred at 11:07 p.m. on Casey Road at Craig Road where fire, ambulance and police were called to a single-vehicle rollover collision. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Belleville police are still seeking assistance with the investigation and anyone with information is asked to contact Traffic Safety Unit Officer Brad Stitt at 613966-0882 Ext. 2121.
MPP Smith reintroduces real estate bill Prince Edward-Hastings MPP Todd Smith is hoping his bill may pass next week in a bid, he says, to help Ontario realtors. Last Wednesday, Smith introduced his Tax Fairness for Realtors Act for the third time at Queen’s Park in hopes of finally giving Ontario realtors the same ability to incorporate as lawyers, financial advisors and accountants. The bill will receive second reading on March 23 and is co-sponsored by Liberal and NDP Members of the House. “Realtors are pillars of their community,” Smith said in a statement to the House on Thursday, March 9. “When I’m at a special event in Picton or a hospice gala in Bancroft, realtors are not just in attendance; their brokerages have usually sponsored the events, or they’re using their Rolodex to
make sure people are buying tickets.” Other provinces including British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec already allow realtors to incorporate. Recent studies have shown the change will come at no cost to the provincial treasury and will actually result in a small bump for Ontario’s GDP, Smith said. “Personal incorporations are an important tool that allows small business owners to retain more pre-tax income,” Smith added in his statement. “Other professionals in Ontario are allowed to incorporate, including chartered accountants, lawyers, health professionals, social workers and mortgage brokers. “By giving realtors the same ability, some of the money will go into their business but a lot of it will end up going back into the community.”
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CN PENSIONERS’ Association, Belleville, and District, regular Dinner meeting on March 23. Greek Banquet Hall 70 Harder Dr. CN pensioners, their spouses, widows, and new members are welcome. wish to attend, call 613-395-3250 prior to Sunday before meeting seating is limited. Doors open at 11am EMMAUS CANCER Support Group meet March 20, 7pm Hastings Park Bible Church, 36 Harder Drive. open to anyone coping with cancer, their family members and/or caregivers. 613-922-5804 or 613-962-9628 MAR 23 Behind the Camera: Travels with John and Janet Foster. Professional slide show wild nature in Canada.Winter Speaker Series Hastings Stewardship Council. 7-9pm Gerry Masterson (Thurlow) Hall, 516 Harmony Rd. $5 or donation; kids free. 613-391-9034 or info@hastingsstewardship.ca LET ROYAL Astronomical Society of Canada members show you the stars during Earth Hour and beyond, March 25th from 9-10:30pm, Zwick’s Park East, top of the toboggan hill (weather permitting). All ages welcome. No equipment necessary, just your curiosity! TRILLIUM SENIORS Club has Monday Bingo; Tuesday Cribbage; Wednesday Euchre; Thursday Carpet Bowling & Shuffleboard; Friday Darts. Cribbage on the 3rd Sunday of each month. Come by 12:45p.m Open to all Seniors 50 and over. 613-968-2526 UNLEASH YOUR inner Rock Star with Happy Harmony Women’s Choir. Sing 50s/60s songs Thursdays 7-9 p.m at Brittany Brant Music Centre, off Hwy 2 ten minutes east of Belleville Hospital, phone 613-438-7664. No auditions required. MAR 19 4:30PM The Choir of Men and Boys from Christ Church Cathedral (Ottawa) concert at St. Thomas’ Anglican Church, 201 Church Street. reception will follow. Admission: Pay-What-You-Can MARCH 18, The Great Rhythmobile Adventure, with young professional musicians from Jeunesses Musicales Canada. morning interactive performance, 11am, geared to 2-5 year-olds. 1:30pm, 6-12 year olds. John M Parrott Gallery Belleville Public Library. tickets, $5 are available at the library or at cfuwbelleville.com. GRIEFSHARE: A supportive ministry for those grieving the death of a loved one. Maranatha Church, 100 College St. W. Daytime group: Wednesdays 10am –noon. Evening group: Thursdays 7–9pm. $20. Registration 613 962 8220 SCOTTISH COUNTRY Dancing: Come alone or bring a partner. Tuesday evenings, 7:30-9:30pm, Harry J. Clarke School, 77 Rollins Dr. 613-965-4212 or 613-967-1827. BELLEVILLE LEGION Br. 99: Fish & Chips, first and third Fridays of month, 4-6 p.m. Open Euchre, Tuesdays, 1 pm. Open Shuffleboard Wednesdays, 12:30 PM. Canteen open every Friday 4-7 p.m. Meat Rolls and Horse Races 4:30 pm., Legion Clubroom 132 Pinnacle St, Belleville. Age of majority Hall Rentals
613-968-9053 HOME HELP & Home Maintenance support service (cleaning, meal prep, shopping, snow removal, etc). Fees arranged between the worker and client. 613969-0130 or Deseronto at 613-396-6591. MEALS ON Wheels Drivers Required deliver meals to seniors and adults with physical disabilities. Volunteer commitment flexible. 613-969-0130 TRANSPORTATION DRIVERS Required Volunteer drivers required, long distance and local transportation for clients to medical appointments. Mileage reimbursed. 613-969-0130 BOARD MEMBERS Being Recruited board vacancies. People with backgrounds in legal, healthcare, marketing, business, social services, etc. welcome. 613-9690130 NAMI SERVICE provider education program for professionals/service persons who may come in contact with a person with a mental illness classes start: march 22 6–9pm hastings prince edward 3 applewood dr., parking lot entrance lower level conference room 613-9674734, ext. 259
port Program, March 23, 1 pm, Campbellford Community Resource Centre (65 Bridge St. E.). 1-866-888-4577, ext. 1518. CRAFT & Gift Sale Campbellford Community Resource Centre, 65 Bridge St.E, March 18, 10am-3pm. Over 25 Vendors plus Harry’s Hots outdoor food vendor weather permitting. Fully accessible building, free parking free admission CAMPBELLFORD-SEYMOUR HERITAGE Society regular meeting March 20, 7:3pm Heritage Centre,113 Front St. N. BLOOD PRESSURE Clinic, March 17 at Campbellford Memorial Hospital, 1-4pm, Room 249 2nd Floor. All Welcome. MARCH 17TH, 6pm IOOF Humanitarian Services Ham & Scallop Potatoes Dinner Odd Fellows Hall 240 Victoria St. Adults $15, Children under 8 $7 For tickets contact:705-653-0072 IMPRESSIONISTIC ACRYLIC Art Workshop March 23, 9am-12pm $10 Forrest Dennis Senior Citizens Centre, 55 Grand Rd, Must pre-register, call Community Care Northumberland: (705)653-1411
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COLBORNE PROBUS Club, 1st and 3rd. Wednesday of month, The Rotary BRIGHTON Room, The Keeler Centre, 80 Division CANADIAN BLOOD Services is recruit- St, Colborne. New members welcome. ing in the Belleville/Brighton areas for Info: Anja Guignon 613-475-9357 new volunteers to help with our Spring / Summer events that help promote our blood FOXBORO donor clinics. With the need for blood GOSPEL SING March 18 6:30 pm Chabeing so constant, we are always in need pel of The Good shepherd 513 Ashley of new enthusiastic volunteers. blood.ca St. Come Join Us BRIGHTON LEGION: March 17, St. Patrick’s Day dinner/dance Drunken Irish FRANKFORD Stew Dinner and dance featuring Terry HOLY TRINITY Anglican Church, 60 Denyes and the Bay City Band. Tickets North Trent Street, is having our Soup’s on sale $20. On Luncheon, March 23rd, 11:30am-1pm. TOBACCO TALKS Quit-Smoking Sup- $7.00. Take-outs available. Everyone port Program, March 22, 1 pm, Brighton welcome Health Service Centre (1st Floor, 170 Main FRANKFORD UNITED Church St. St.). 1-866-888-4577, ext. 1518. Patrick’s Day Stew Supper on March 17, BRIGHTON LEGION: Saturday March 6 pm. Advance Tickets Only. Adults 18th, Karaoke night with Terry Randall; $12, 6 to 12 yrs. - $6, Children under 6-10pm. come out to join in singing and 6 years - Free Call: 613-398-6614 or 613-398-6434 dancing to great local singers. SLOW COOKER Magic Cooking Work- MAPLEVIEW COMMUNITY and shop March 22, 6-8pm: $10, 46 Prince Seniors Club 1030 Mapleview Road, Edward Street, Unit #14, Must pre-register, Euchre every Tuesday at 1 p.m. everyone welcome call (613)475 4190 CREATIVE CAFÉ Drop-in March 21, BASIC FOOT Care the 2nd and 4th 1-3pm $2. 46 Prince Edward Street, Unit Monday of each Month $25 call 613921-3245 or 613-395-3751 #14, To register, (613)475 4190 JOYFULL NOISE Women’s Choir OPEN MIC, first Friday of the month, practices every Monday, 7-9 p.m. at TGIF Mixed Darts, 4-7 pm. Frankford the Brighton Legion. No auditions and Legion you DO NOT need to read music. New FRANKFORD UNITED Church: Sunday members welcome. 613 397-3236. www. service with Sunday School at 10:30am. joyfull-noise.com All are welcome. BRIGHTON CLOTHING Depot 5 Craig St Open Thurs 10–4; Fri 10–8; Sat 10–1 HASTINGS HASTINGS LEGION March 18th Helen Please No Furniture Or Tvs SUPPERS READY - Wednesdays, 5-6 Crate Memorial Mixed Dart Tournament pm at Trinity-St.Andrews United Church, Register 10-10:45am play at 11 Cost is 56 Prince Edward St., Brighton. There $40 per team Doubles will be $10per is no charge for this meal but donations team 100% payout Only room for 20 teams. 705 696 -2363 or 705 760 - 2705 are gratefully accepted. or email batlock@hotmail.com HASTINGS & District Seniors Club, 6 CAMPBELLFORD TOBACCO TALKS Quit-Smoking Sup- Albert St. E Hastings, Civic Centre downstairs. Mon-Regular Euchre, 12:30pm
Tues- Bid Euchre, 1pm. Tournaments TRENTON every 4th Sat. of month, alternating bid MARCH 18 St. Patrick’s Dance at euchre then reg euchre. Knight’s of Columbus Hall, 57 Stella Cres. Live music by Steve Pitacco and HAVELOCK band from 8pm-midnight. $20. Tickets ST. PATRICK’S day march 17, dinner available at door or call 613-392-2310. $15 6pm. dance $10. 8pm or dinner and dance $20. havelock legion br 389 tickets MAR 18, The Quinte Branch of Ontario available in legion. early bird prize draw! Genealogical Society digital presentation “What shape is your DNA?” by Diahan HAVELOCK LEGION 8 Ottawa St Southard. Covering the latest methods of Youth Sunday Fun Darts League 2:30- analysis and interpretation for the non5pm 6 yrs and up 705-778-7294 or email scientist genetic genealogist. Everyone danddonbowler@gmail.com welcome, bring a friend. Quinte West Public Library, 1-3 pm. Visit www.roostMADOC web.ancestry.com/~canqbogs MADOC LEGION Branch 363 Euchre March 19 Registration 12pm play begins TRENTON TOWN Hall - 1861 Heriat 12:30. $5. Refreshments available. tage and Cultural Centre 55 King St., Everyone Welcome. Madoc Legion music 613-394-1333 March. 17, St Paddy’s and dancing “ Rolf and Phil” March 18, Day Highlighting our Irish Forefathers 2- 6pm in celebration of St. Patrick’s featuring musicians, Green milk shakes Day. Admission is free; Refreshments and Irish stew with soda bread – $7.50 QUINTE QUILTERS Guild, 7 PM, available. MADOC PM Indoor Walk: Mon, Tues, Fri first Wednesday of the month. St Co6:45-7:45pm. Centre Hastings Secondary lumba Church, Bridge St. E. Everyone School, 129 Elgin St. 1-800-554-1564 is welcome. COLD CREEK Cloggers, Monday nights. to pre-register WOMENS CAREGIVER Group, women Beginner class 6:30pm. Trenton Baptiste caring for a person with memory loss. Church 15 South St. First night free. For 3rd Wed. of each month, 9:30-11:30am. info call Debbie 613-920-9034 Madoc Arts Centre/Skate Park, 242 DurTWEED ham St. Madoc. 613-962-0892 TWEED & District Horticultural Society: On March 21st at 7:00 p.m. in the Tweed MARMORA CURL FOR Kids March 18 Marmora Public Library, Dr. Judi Krzyzanowski Curling Club. $10 per person. Potluck. will present: “Compost: Make Your Own or Purchase”. Non-members $3. Everyone welcome. 613 902 7680 Everyone welcome. MARMORA & Lake Public LIbrary March Break Program Dream it, Design it, DROP INTO the tweed Legion on march Build it March 17th 1:30-3pm to register 17 for our St. Patrick’s day party. The fun 613-472-3122 or info@marmoralibrary.ca starts at 2 pm and runs all day. We will have music, draws, prizes and specials. MEMORY CAFÉ, 2nd Thurs. of month, 10-11:30am. Marmora Library W. Shan- THE BI-WEEKLY Open Euchre starts non Rm. 37 Forsyth St. 613-962-0892 at 1 pm on March 18 and will be followed by a Meat Draw at 3:30. Branch events MARMORA SOCIAL: March 23: 43 are open to everyone, not just Legion Mathew Place 11:30am. Lunch at 12. members. Information 613-478-1865. 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register TWEED DINERS: March 22: St Edmund’s Hall- Stoco, Hungerford Rd. NORWOOD Lunch is served at 12:00 noon. Please MARCH 17 - Asphodel-Norwood Public bring your own plate, cup, and cutlery. Library presents Tim Holland “The Puppet 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register if you Tamer” Norwood Town Hall. Showtime are not already a member of the Diner’s 10:30am. Children must be accompanied Program by adult/caregiver. free. TWEED TUESDAY bid euchre at 7 pm, Thursday regular euchre at 1 pm STIRLING At the Actinolite hall. For inquiries 613 STIRLING & District Horticultural So403-1720. ciety presents Kerry Hackett, Medicinal Herbalist, who will speak on the Joy and TWEED LEGION offers Pool on Benefits Of Gardening, March 20 7pm at Wednesdays at 6:30, Shuffleboard on St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Hall, Thursdays at 7 and Darts at 7:30 on 110 Mill St., in Stirling. Seed sharing will Fridays. We hold bi-weekly Euchre on also take place. New & non members Saturdays at 1 pm, Meat Draws at least are always welcome. Call 613-398-0220 once a month and free music afternoons in the Clubroom. For information 613STIRLING MEMORY Café, 3rd Wed. 478-1865 or tweed428rcl@gmail.com of ea. month, 2pm-3:30pm. Stirling Rawdon Public Library, 43 Front St. Stirling. TWEED LIBRARY: Bridge every Seniors with early memory loss or who Tuesday from 1-4. Knitting every Friare worried about their memory meet to day from 2-4 discuss brain health, practise brain boost FREE COMMUNITY kitchens, Gateway activities and gentle movement. Inquiries CHC in Tweed, third Tuesday of each call 613-962-0892 month, 1:30-3:30pm. Taste new foods, SENIORS EUCHRE every Thursday, learn to cook in healthy ways, and meet 1 pm, Stirling Legion Branch #228, Stir- new people. Info or to register, call the ling-Marmora Rd. Only $2.00 to play, Dietitian at 613-478-1211 ext 228. refreshments provided. (613) 395-2002.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Get off the fence on electoral reform Dear Editor, I am responding to your editorial on proportional representation, February 9, 2017. I can’t tell on which side of the fence you are sitting. On one hand you include the comment by James Kurz who, in a few words, unambiguously made the point that our current voting system does not work. On the other you erroneously suggest that the New Democrats and Greens stand the most to gain from the adoption of some form of Proportional Representation (PR).
Without any doubt the people who have the most to gain from a switch to PR, or more specifically the system Mike Bossio and I support “Mixed Member Proportional”, are Canadians, all Canadians, even those Canadians who are benefiting from the manipulation of our current system. Yes, I agree that more NDP and Green MPs will end up in the house, but that is why the change will be good for Canada. Our current method of repetitively voting out either the
Conservatives or the Liberals at the point where they have, once again, thoroughly abused us, is not only cyclical but sickening. The inclusion of more MPs from other parties will, out of necessity, ensure a more collaborative approach to governing and will prevent or minimize decisions that only benefit friends of the party in power. The world needs leaders that put the interests of the people and the planet first. Canada and its biggest trading partner have not demonstrated leader-
ship in either context and there is nothing currently in place to prevent a replication of the last US election here in Canada. History has many examples of such crossroads. We can continue to watch this train wreck happen or we can clear the tracks, modernize our government to reflect our values and implement the changes appropriate for the challenges currently confronting us. Ignoring the discussion around electoral reform does not mean our current economic and environmental status will pla-
teau, it means it will continue to decline. You, Mr. Editor, have the ability to inform and educate your readers on the benefits of electoral reform and the pitfalls of the status quo. My hope is that you will get off the fence by actively challenging the short sighted self interest of the few and the unintentional indifference of the many. Sincerely, Richard Langley Marmora
Entrepreneurs In Action: THE BRAKE ROOM
The Brake Room is a ride every coffee lover must take!
It’s a delightful experience to walk into a business and know that what you see before you, the design, the details, the ambience, all once lived vividly in a creative entrepreneur’s mind. Adam Tilley envisioned and invented The Brake Room at the corner of Pinnacle & Dundas Streets in Belleville … and its spectacular. “It’s a bike shop & a café. We serve good vibes, good rides, and really good coffee”. The exterior of the café is unassuming – a revived auto repair shop boasting big windows and roll up bay doors. Wheel inside to Adam’s world. Stainless steel cappuccino machines, big mugs, the sound of milk being steamed and the rich aroma of roasted coffee.
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“Ah, you carry Pilot coffee!” an excited guest exclaims as she spies the brand uniquely displayed on a stack of wooden skids. The international brand is renowned for direct fair trade, meticulous roasting that delivers exceptional flavour to those ‘who know a good cup of coffee is a beautiful thing’. Adam would serve nothing less than a brand he connected with and believed in.
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His menu is complete with coffee and tea through to espresso, macchiato, cortado, latte to hot chocolate, cold coffee, and locally sourced Searaw cold pressed juice. His snack and lunch menus offer healthy sandwiches and ‘Buddha bowls’ that are ‘carefully designed to include the nutrients you need to get the most out of your day’. “We work with local bakers, makers and food growers”. Adam believes in community and connection and he has built that into his business. Listening to him so naturally engage with customers as he creates their perfect beverage confirms he’s doing what he loves and the clear, evident joy he brings his customers is palpable. He has served over 10,000 cups of coffee since opening in 2016. But what about the bike repair part? While stools and a countertop adorn one side of the café, the other side offers tables on concrete floors under high ceilings with exposed girders and metal fans. When warmer weather hits, the garage doors will roll up to let sunshine cascade in to mix with the jazzy music floating in the air. Bikes
being repaired line the walls next to a huge work bench, service area and wall of tools. With two bike mechanics on hand, over 500 bikes were repaired, tuned up, safety checked or overhauled last year. Adam cites “bringing clients old bikes back to life” as great moments for him.
He doles out advice on tire ratings and optimum braking modulation as skillfully as he creates the perfect cappuccino. He has stacks of books on bike tours and hiking trips on shelves and is happy to share his love and experience with cycling. Online at www.thebrakeroom.com “We are glad we could help Adam turn his vision into reality. The Brake Room is a creative, trailblazing addition to Belleville’s business community” says Amber Darling, Trenval’s Business & Investment Advisor. The Board and Staff of Trenval congratulate Adam Tilley and are proud to have been a part of this success story!
Naturalists sound warning on protection of birds food, but climate change has Thurlow -- The return of the altered crop timlines. The Red Bald Eagle to Prince Edward Knot that flies from southern County is a local success story. South America to the high ArcContrary, Canadian grassland, tic to breed, has declined from shore, ocean and long distant 70,000 to 18,000 since 1980. migrating birds are disappear- “This is a significant trend.” The PEPtBO is globally siging. “The Birds” was the fifth Hastings Stewardship Council nificant for migrating birds. Winter Speakers Series, held Up to 750,000 birds from 300 Mar. 9 at the Thurlow Gerry species, pass by each year. “It Masterson Community Hall. is great - like living in an airExtra chairs accommodated port to see the comings and 160 residents. Terry Sprague, goings,” said Fuller, organizer local naturalist, celebrated the of volunteer monitoring. Eight bald eagles return. Jody Alliar, net lanes capture birds safely Bird Studies Canada, discussed in pockets and PEPtBO has the grave decline of Canada’s banded 200,000 birds. birds and Peter Fuller, presiWhat can residents do? Redent Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory (PEPtBO) de- port to Ebird.com., support scribed the area’s biodiversity conservation, buy bird friendly and encouraged volunteers to coffee, plant fruit trees, stop help monitor migrating birds. pesticide use, keep cats indoors Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory president Peter Fuller organizes the counting and handling birds Bald eagle sightings were (responsible for 100-350 mil- (powerpoint point) to be banded. PEPtBO has banded 200,000 birds. 20 per year in the 1960s, a re- lion bird deaths a year), don’t Lynn Marriott/Metroland windows (residential sult of pesticides and habitat wash loss. DDT caused egg shells window deaths kill millions of to soften and rupture and the birds - highrises account for majestic bird, with a seven-foot only one per cent), get to know wingspan, was near extinction. your birds, give children early “There were no mating birds exposure and visit birdscanabetween Kingston and Toron- da.org. Fuller made invitations to to,” said Sprague, past Quinte Conservation organizer and PEPtBO; Waterfowl Count nature author. “Bald eagles on Mar. 18, Spring Birding nest in 100 foot pines and usu- Festival May 13-23; Gosling ally the two young hatch in 35 Foundation Challenge May days, remaining nested for 12 21; Bioblitz - 24 hour all speweeks.” In 2006, sightings were cies count and join local nature up to 160 per year and today groups. Go to http://peptbo.ca/ - a pair now nest in southern index.php PEC. “ Wa t e r fowl are doing great. The protection of wetlands is a great success,” said There is a need for new blood Allair, a biolodonors in the Belleville gist and scicommunity to fulfill patient ence educator. needs and we cannot do it Unfortunately, without your help! nearly 60 per cent of ocean On Thursday March 23rd the birds and 50 Belleville Police are Teaming up per cent of all with Quinte Secondary School to Give the Gift of Life! bird species are declining. To support the Monday April 3rd Blood Donor Clinic in Belleville, Pesticides and Police and Youth will be saving lives side by side. To recruit the loss of field and educate the Belleville youth at Quinte Secondary School the treelines are Police along with a Canadian Blood Services representative will killings grass- be at the school over the lunch hour to sign up donors to join land insecti- this initiative. The Belleville community hosts a regular monthly vores, or insect clinic at the Fish and Game Club from 1-7 pm and a bi-monthly eaters, which clinic at the Calvary Church. have declined 60 per cent To find out more information go to blood.ca and sign up as a since 1980. volunteer or to make an appointment to donate blood. “The common bird is no longer common.” ENTERTAINMENT AT THE LOG CABIN Long distant migrations, are SATURDAY 10:30AM TO 12:30PM CLIFF ANDREWS 1:00PM TO 3:00PM REG COREY triggered instinctively by SUNDAY 10:30AM TO 12:30PM JOHN FOREMAN AND FRIENDS 1:00PM TO 3:00PM light levels to THE YOUNG FAMILY arrive at peak BY LYNN MARRIOTT
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High school students: study abroad for the adventure of a lifetime There’s no better way to learn a language than by spending a year abroad as an exchange student, says a local agency specializing in helping co-ordinate overseas educational adventures for students. “By living with a host family, attending school and being involved in local culture, you’ll learn more than just the words and will return home with a deeper understanding of the world. It’s an experience you will remember and cherish for the rest of your life,” said a statement from ASSE, a non-profit organization, dedicated to helping exchange students for more than 40 years. ASSE was established in 1976 as the ‘American Scandinavian Student Exchange’ by the Swed-
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Amanda Bain, who represented the Bay of Quinte riding as one of 338 Daughters of the Vote, shares Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s House of Commons seat with MP Neil Ellis.
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MP Neil Ellis for Bay of Quinte, last week offered his seat in the House of Commons to “an astute and strong female leader from the constituency.” In a statement issued on International Women’s Day, March 8, Ellis said “Amanda Bain … represented the Bay of Quinte riding and more specifically the women of its communities, in her role as one of 338 Daughters of the Vote.” Daughters of the Vote is an initiative by the group Equal Voice which had “invited young women from the ages of 18 to 23 to be one of 338 who will take their seats in Parliament … literally. One young woman has been chosen from every federal riding in Canada to represent their community and to communicate their vision for Canada.” As an outgoing graduate of the Developmental Services Worker pro-
gram at Loyalist College, who values collaboration and building relational connectivity, said Ellis, “Amanda works hard to alleviate poverty and ensure that individuals can access quality mental health services through her employment in the field of disability-rights. Her goal is to further her educational attainments by pursuing an undergraduate degree in Human Services, this upcoming fall. Many Daughters of the Vote presented the House with a range of complex questions on the trajectory of the Government of Canada’s policies and plans. Together, they challenged Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, on issues most relevant to their communities and also, to themselves.” During her day on the Hill with Ellis, Bain was given a tour of the House, the Senate and indeed sat in Ellis’ seat in the House, as well as that of the Speaker.
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Drugs containing fentanyl found locally TRADE IN’S
Belleville – The presence of illicit (non-prescription) fentanyl and other illicit drugs containing fentanyl have been found in the region, Hastings Prince Edward Public Health is warning. This finding has the potential to significantly increase the risk and rate of fatal drug overdoses, warns the health unit. An amount of illicit fentanyl as small as one grain of salt can be fatal, the health unit warned in a statement. People may be unaware they are consuming it as it can be disguised as other drugs. “Quinte West OPP have made seizures of fentanyl and other illegal drugs in our area, and we assume fentanyl-laced drugs are in surrounding communities,” said Inspector Christina Reive of the Quinte West OPP in a statement. “Street drugs such as cocaine, crystal meth, heroin and marijuana can be laced or cut with illicit fentanyl without the user’s knowledge. It can also be sold as fake prescription drugs (e.g., Percocet or OxyContin). Abuse or unintentional use of legal or illicit drugs can lead to needless death. All residents need to be aware of the risks and symptoms of overdose, and know how to respond.” Dr. Piotr Oglaza, resident medical officer of health at HPEPH, said, “fentanyl is 100 times stronger than morphine. Since the production of drugs containing illicit fentanyl is not controlled, the amount can vary, significantly increasing the risk of overdose and death. “If you use, don’t use alone and ensure you have a Lifesaver Kit. If you have kids, talk to them about the dangers of drug use and the risk of overdose.” Residents are advised to be aware of the po-
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Let’s pay a visit to the home of one of the Masters – Monet’s lovely gardens in Giverny, France
and he designed his extensive, eyepopping gardens and then immortalized them in his paintings. In fact, Monet pursued both his gardens and his painting with great passion. He employed as many as six gardeners to create his awesome floral landscapes, and then these beloved gardens became the featured subject of more than 500 of his paintings. It was almost as if Monet was creating his masterpieces twice, for he’d shape the gardens in a particular way, and then he’d paint the results. He once stated that “I may be a painter thanks to flowers.” There are two specific and different sections to Monet’s gardens: a flower garden (Clos Normand) in front of the house and a Japanese–inspired water garden across the road from the house; however, these two sections both contrast and complement one another. When I strolled through these gardens, I discovered that I had to remain on the side alleys, around the floral displays; this was to prevent visitors from treading on the plants themselves, and this made a lot of sense to me. After all, these gardens are very popular – and attract a lot of visitors. The garden’s central alley is covered by iron arches, and these are covered, through much of the summer season, by blooming roses (as they were when I visited). To reach the water garden, I had to walk through an underground passage (in A closeup of one of Monet’s flow- Monet’s day, there was a railway and ering lily pads. road to cross) and onto a Japanese John M. Smith/Metroland bridge that was covered in wisteria, and here I found Monet’s beloved water lilies (which were so often seen
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The Good Earth Forget April, March is the cruelest month
Dan Clost Is April the cruelest month? So stated T.S. Eliot but, according to my extensive research, he wrote alone. (I typed “april (sp) is the cruelest month into my web browser and waited 0.62 seconds for 267,000 references and 266,999 of them really, really liked April.) My own nominee for the cruelest month is March; it seems interminable. I’m al-
ways delighted to see a few Snowdrops (Galanthus) defying the probable cold snap. They’re usually followed by daffodils with their green tips tentatively testing the air. There’s always a warm sunny day with a welcomed southerly breeze to lighten the heart and put a “spring” into our step. And then the polar vortex weakens the cold air flows south and seeps way down into our bones encasing all of those happy thoughts in an icy grip that threatens to last an eternity. Sigh. The remedy is two-fold. The first is to have at least one February –planted packet of seeds germinated and on the go. The second is to have a bit of greenery in the house. Myself and my colleagues have a bit of a step up on most of you pale-skinned winter dreary folk; we can stroll through our tropical house to breathe in the heady scent of citrus blossoms, and cast our gaze upon the floral beauty of gardenias, orchids and camellias. It is usually at this time of the year you’ll find us meandering
aimlessly amongst the greenery and we almost always end up in the hottest corner beside the cacti and succulents. This is the time of year that you show up in droves, looking for anything that speaks of spring and summer. The most popular plants are... drum roll; please...primula, African violets, and kalanchoe, aka Friendship Plant. Are you surprised that the big showy prima donnas aren’t the best sellers? Certainly in late January and early to mid-February, citrus are very popular as are “office” plants. The latter include palms, dracaena, peace lilies, and schefflera (they’re the ones with 7 to 11 petals looking a bit like umbrellas.) However, these diminutive choices speak to our Canadian restraint- which never, ever should be confused with either a lack of passion or exuberance of spirit. We just don’t need huge patches of imported colour, thank you very much. (Mind you, if I owned a Hawaiian shirt, March is the month when I would wear it
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Grant Melville Sleep May 5th, 1928 – March 5, 2017 Grant Sleep of Brighton passed away peacefully at Trenton Memorial Hospital. Married for 64 years, he is survived by the wife, Gertrude, his sons, Charles and Brent, daughter-in-law Wendy, and grandchildren Sylvia and Spencer. Retired from the Ontario Provincial Police in 1983, he enjoyed many winters in Florida and summers near Wollaston Lake. There will be no service, at Grant’s request.
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ADAMS, Wayne Roger (Past OPP Officer, Vietnam Veteran, Member of Hastings RCL#106. Retired Product Engineer in Automotive Industry. Owner of Wayne’s Backhoe Service. Served as Lieutenant in RC Reserves.) Peacefully, at Campbellford Memorial Hospital, with his wife at his side, on Thursday, March 9, 2017. Wayne of Campbellford, formerly of Warkworth, Belleville, Scarborough and Brockville, ON in his 74th year. Beloved husband of Elizabeth (Parks) for 33 years. Loving father of Michelle, Robin (Royal) and Craig. Dear grandfather of Jesse, Lily (fiancÊe Tyler Perry) and Isaac. Great grandfather of the late Katrina. Son of the late Raymond & Gladys Adams. Brother of Sharlane (Lloyd Whalen) and the late Tim (surviving wife Glenda). Wayne will be remembered by many nieces, nephews and friends. A gathering of family and friends will be held at Wayne & Elizabeth’s Home, 450 County Road 38, Campbellford. Date and time to be arranged. Details will be posted on the Community Alternative Funeral Home website. Condolences to the family and donations to the Last Post Fund, War Amps or the Salvation Army may be made at www.CommunityAlternative.ca
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“And when your sorrow is comforted (time soothes all sorrow) {I hope} you will be content that you have known me.� Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince Love Always and Forever Ken and Family
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THE CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF PRINCE EDWARD JOB OPPORTUNITIES The County of Prince Edward is an island community on the shores of Lake Ontario with a proud United Empire Loyalist heritage. Boasting beautiful beaches and a unique rural landscape, the County offers serene country living. Our strong agricultural roots, thriving tourism attractions, renowned regional cuisine, and growing wine industry combine to offer a unique and unmatched quality of life. Our Human Resources Department is currently accepting applications for the following vacancies; Planner Budget & Financial Analyst Part-time Vacancies – HJ McFarland Memorial Home Personal Support Worker Registered Nurse For further details on these positions, please visit our website at www.thecounty.ca. If you are interested in any of the above opportunities, please forward your application to careers@pecounty.on.ca, clearly identifying the position of interest, prior to the deadline indicated on our website. We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. We are an equal opportunity employer and support applicants with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request throughout the recruitment process. The personal information being collected will be used in accordance with The Municipal Act and The Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and shall only be used in the selection of a suitable candidate.
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THE MUNICIPALITY OF CENTRE HASTINGS Rehabilitation Tender for St. Lawrence Street Bridge and Road Tender No. 2017-5320 Contract specifications and tender forms may be obtained electronically from the MERX Web Site. Documents can also be obtained from the Greer Galloway Group Belleville Office upon payment of a NON-REFUNDABLE fee of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) payable to the Greer Galloway Group Inc. Documents will be available after 4:00 p.m. March 9th, 2017. The project will include rehabilitation of approximately 120 metres of St. Lawrence St./Highway 62 between Russel and Durham Streets including the St. Lawrence Bridge. The principal focus of the project is: t 3FNPWF BOE SFQMBDF FYJTUJOH BTQIBMU ESJWJOH TVSGBDF t 3FQMBDF FYJTUJOH XBUFS BOE TBOJUBSZ TFSWJDFT NBJOT UP SFNBJO JO QMBDF t 3FNPWF BOE SFQMBDF FYJTUJOH DVSC BOE TJEFXBML BMPOH UIF MFOHUI PG UIF SPBE t 3FQBJS DPODSFUF CSJEHF EFDL JODMVEJOH SFQMBDFNFOU PG XBUFS QSPPýOH NFNCSBOF and wearing surface. t 3FNPWF BOE SFQMBDF CSJEHF TJEFXBMLT BOE CBSSJFST BOE DPNQMFUF NJTDFMMBOFPVT concrete repairs SEALED TENDERS, on the forms supplied, will be received at the Municipality of Centre Hastings Municipal Office until: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. The tender must be accompanied by an Agreement to Bond or a letter from a financial institution agreeing to supply a letter of credit. Tenders must also include a tender deposit in the form of a Certified Cheque or Bid Bond made payable to THE MUNICIPALITY OF CENTRE HASTINGS, in an amount not less than that specified in the Tender Documents. TENDERS will be opened publicly, at the Municipality of Centre Hastings Office, 7 Furnace St., Madoc, Ontario immediately after closing. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. If you require additional information, please contact: 3PHFS 5BZMPS 1VCMJD 8PSLT Scott Poole, Project Manager or Superintendent The Greer Galloway Group Inc. Municipality of Centre Hastings 1620 Wallbridge-Loyalist Road 7 Furnace St R.R. 5; Belleville, On, K8N 4Z5 Madoc, ON, KOK 2KO T: (613) 966-3068 T: (613) 473-4030 F: (613) 966-3087 F: (613) 473-5444 spoole@greergalloway.com rtaylor@centrehastings.com Section B - Thursday, March 16, 2017 B19
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Gun and Sportsman Show Saturday, April 1, 9-4; Sunday, April 2, 9-3 Grenville Fish & Game Club, 2596 Campbell Road North, Prescott, Ontario. Admission $5.00. Ladies and accompanied children (under 14) free. Admission ticket enters you to win a Savage Arms Axis XP S/S .223. Try your hand at clay shooting, rifle or pistol, 50 cents per shot. Breakfast, all day canteen, draws, displays, buy, sell, trade. For information: Lynn 613-925-3408. laholmes@truespeed.ca
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: PLANNING ASSISTANT CLOSING DATE: APRIL 6, 2017 The Township of H-B-M is currently seeking a full-time permanent Planning Assistant. Reporting to the Chief Building Official, the Planning Assistant is responsible for being the first point of contact for inquiries regarding planning related matters and policy related regulations as well as source water protection and accessibility administration. Working in conjunction with the Chief Building Official, responsibilities include but are not limited to; responding to planning related inquiries, assisting residents with submitting planning applications, reviewing site sketches, providing information of minimum distance setbacks and meeting conditions of approval, conducting and arranging Waterfront Minor Variance and Severance Committee site visits, updating Official Plan land use schedules once an official plan amendment has been approved, submitting Municipal appraisal forms and land severance activity to the County of Peterborough as well as preparing planning reports to Council regarding land severance applications, consents, zoning by-law amendments and minor variance applications. The successful candidate must possess a post-secondary school diploma in Planning or Urban/Regional Planning Technology or equivalent and planning or development related work experience. A minimum of one (1) year work experience in the field of Municipal planning is an asset. Experience using the County’s Geographical Information System would be an asset. A valid and clean Ontario Class G Drivers’ License and access to personal vehicle is required. A detailed job description can be found on the Township website at www.hbmtwp. ca. The Township offers a comprehensive benefits package, enrollment in the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) and competitive salary that corresponds with work duties. The salary range for this position is from $52,803 to $63,362. Interested candidates are invited to submit a CONFIDENTIAL detailed cover letter and resume, clearly marked ‘Application for Planning Assistant’ by e-mail or regular mail no later than 4:30 p.m. on Thursday April 6, 2017 to: Pat Kemp Chief Administrative Officer Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen P.O. Box 10, Havelock, ON K0L 1Z0 pkemp@hbmtwp.ca Candidates are encouraged to inform of any accommodating requests so that they can be dealt with throughout the recruitment process. Personal information is collected pursuant to the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and will be used only to evaluate the suitability of applicants for employment.
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LARGE STORE LIQUIDATION SALE Saturday March 18TH. 9:00 A.M. till 12:00 P.M. 12927 Hwy #2 Just West of Colborne Thousands of Items: All Priced to Sell and for Immediate Removal. Chinaware, Glassware, Brass & Collector’s Items, Two Leather Sofas, New King Bed, Kitchen & Dining Sets. Complete set of Scuba Diving Equipment, Fishing Poles with Reels & Lures, Camping Items, Power & Hand Tools.
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Sale to be conducted at 3104 Golf Course Rd., Newcastle, ON Sale site land kindly rented from Bill Adams for the purpose of liquidating the machinery for New Castle Acres Inc. From Hwy. 115 take Clarke Con. Rd. 3 east to Golf Course Rd., then north. See Signs! Sale includes a Case Int 1688 axial flow 4x4 diesel combine w/ Big Top hopper, a/c cab, 6306 hrs, Case Int 1666 axial flow 4x4 diesel combine, a/c cab, 5722 hrs, ttl rebuilt 2000 hrs ago, 1020 Case Int 20’ & 14’ flex head, Case Int 1063 6 row corn head, 7130 Case Int 4x4 Magnum diesel tractor, a/c cab, 20.8R42 duals, 18.4R26 front tires, w/3 - Demco 1000 ltr saddle tanks, 3 sets of rear remotes, 1000 pto, 875 Versatile articulating 4x4 diesel tractor, a/c cab, 20.8R38 duals, 280 hp, 3 pth, 3 sets of remotes, 2516 hrs, 7120 Deutz 4x4 a/c cab diesel tractor w/894 Allied front end loader w/8’ material bucket + grapple att, 2 sets of rear remotes, 20.8R38 rear tires, 16.9R28 front tires, 1999 Ford F Series 5 sp diesel, dual wheeled dump truck, brakes/ springs recently repl, Cert in 10/16, 134896 kms, transport trailer, 1996 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins Turbo diesel truck, fitted w/1500 ltr field sprayer - 60’ boom, Yamaha YP20G gas water pump + Green Star Light bar GPS, 7000 JD/Kearney 6 row corn planter w/Market loading auger, 30� rows, dry fertilizer, 955 Case 12 row planter w/Unverferth 1342 zone-till front mount att + Gandy orbit air applicator w/liquid fertilizer, Krantz 16’ sprocket packer w/hydraulic lift, 230 JD 22’ tandem disc w/ finger harrows, 215 JD 14’ hydraulic disc, 16’ Glencoe zone tiller, 36’ Wilrich cultivator w/wings + finger harrow att, Ber-Vac 20’ cultivator w/rolling baskets (as is), 480 Farm King portable grain cleaner (like new), 400 Lucknow grain buggy w/modified box ext, Martin 12 ton gravity box w/hydraulic unloading auger, Brandt 73’x8� grain auger w/ unloading hopper, 2 - Westfield 100-61 grain augers w/unloading att, Unverferth HT12 header wagon, 4,500 ltr fuel tank w/electric pump, 200 ltr poly saddle tank, 2 - poly liquid starter tanks (5500 ltrs), 35’ platform + 12’ top deck goose neck tandem trailer, sold ‘as is’, plus much more! Viewing available at Bill Adams property from Sunday, March 19th to Sale Day! PLAN TO ATTEND! Auctioneer’s Note: In the event of inclement weather the sale may be held on Sat, April 1, 2017
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THE ANNUAL SPRING CONSIGNMENT AUCTION AT DOUG JARRELL SALES ARENA, BELLEVILLE FRIDAY, APRIL 14/17 AT 9:00 A.M. Call now to ensure your consignments are advertised. Always a large well attended annual sale. Early consignments include JD seed drill & cultipacker, combine, Case 9 ft. haybine, rake, round baler, 2 spreaders, wood splitter, 16 ft. trailer, riding mowers, gravity wagon, sprayer, boat, trailer & motor, sheep accessories, water wagon, feeders, shop equipment, landscaping equipment, steel shelving & more To consign items phone (613) 969-1033. AUCTIONEER: DOUG JARRELL 613-969-1033 www.dougjarrellauctions.com
AUCTION SALE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22/17 AT 5:30 P.M. DOUG JARRELL SALES ARENA, BELLEVILLE Oak dining table/2 leaves, china hutch, 2 wine coloured Lazy boy rocker recliners, pine table, tub chair, 2 kidney shaped pine benches, cedar chest, plant stands, end tables, double bed/box spring & mattress, chest & 2 night tables, bar clock & bar accessories, novelty slot machine, Inuit DUW SLHFHV ZLFNHU FKDLU GHKXPLGLÀHU 5R\DO 'RXOWRQV ´5HEHFFD¾ +1 ´)UDQFHVFD¾ +1 ´.DWKHULQH¾ +1 ´0DU\¾ +1 ´%HOOH¾ +1 *LDQW 2&5 URDG ELNH VHULDO *= DVVRUWHG JODVV china, oil lamps, prints, stained glass pieces, variety of shop & garden tools & numerous other items. See my web site for detailed list & photos. AUCTIONEER: DOUG JARRELL ZZZ GRXJMDUUHOODXFWLRQV FRP
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2 miles EAST of Belleville on Old Highway 2 and turn NORTH onto Elmwood drive for ½ mile ARTWORK including works signed by AY Jackson, Franz Johnston, Lionell Lemoine Fitzgerald, Manly MacDonald, Maurice Cullen, FM Bell-Smith, Poul Thrane, Tom Stone, Frank Panabaker, OC Madden, F Schonberger, Geo Thomson, Blendermay, W.E Wright, Lavonia Ruth Stocklbach, vintage oils, watercolours and prints; ANTIQUE FURNITURE including butlers mahogany secretary bookcase, butlers desk/chest of drawers, Victorian mahogany sideboard with backsplash, burled walnut games/pay table with centre pedestal and drawers, Victorian sofa with arm chairs, Victorian slipper chair, burled walnut centre pedestal side table, ornate oak 8 ft wall shelf, Spanish style ornate single bed, Spanish style leather seat chairs and stool, cherry drop leaf, gateleg table, walnut work table, pine chest on drawers blanket box, set of 6 press back chairs, Windsor rocker, cane bottom, oak office chair, pine lap top desk, spinning wheel; ANTIQUE CLOCKS including Paquegnat “Halifaxâ€? grandfathers clock, Paquegnat oak cased mantle clocks, German made 3 ft cuckoo clock, wall clocks with stenciling, Inlay wall clocks, Banjo, Carriage, Gingerbread, Cottage, Steeple, Time and Date mantle clock, Granddaughters clock; Approx 70 pcs of ANTIQUE CRANBERRY GLASS including hanging hall lamps, sugar shaker, Epergnes, pickle cruets, syrup pitcher, Mary Gregory pieces, candle lamps, wall sconces, water pitchers, perfumes, table lamps; COLLECTIBLES “Chas Parker Co Meriden Connâ€? floor model counter top coffee grinder – 16â€? wheel; including “Rylieâ€? sterling silver flatware, silver serving pieces, signed Canadian folk carvings, Grenfell mat, Inuit dolls, hooked wall hanging, quilts, terrestrial globe lamp, Losol toilet set with extra pieces, ink wells, stoneware, walking sticks, wooden dash churn, Staffordshire, Flo Blue, Moorcroft, Cosmos, cast iron hanging lamp with 4 glass fonts, Aladdin lamps, press oil lamps, miniature oil lamps, parlour lamps, hanging lamps, painted shade table lamp, lamp parts, Frost and Clear comports, goblets, cut glass, Coca Cola candy dispenser, Planters jar, original Beatles wall paper,1920’s American silver dollars, numerous other articles NO BUYERS PREMIUM VIEWING 8 AM – SALE TIME DAY OF SALE. SAME DAY REMOVAL OF ITEMS IS REQUIRED. TERMS – CASH OR CHEQUE. OWNER & AUCTIONEER NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENT OR INJURY DAY OF SALE
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Hastings County addressing pressing budget needs BY JACK EVANS
As Hastings County prepares for its March 30 budget meeting, its committees last week wrestled with final figures, including some good news and some bad news. The bad news came from the Emergency Services Committee, which dealt with some major expenditures, including the purchase of five or more new ambulances, plus a major investment on 16 new power lift stretchers. Both expenditures had been discussed and approved in principle at earlier meetings, but the cost, especially for the stretchers, drew comments of concern, especially from Quinte West representative, Coun. Dave McCue. McCue thought the price was simply too high. Department chief Dave Socha assuered that he had searched out the best deal he could get. He also re-
minded of the reason for the expenditure. Many residents are much heavier than in the past, resulting from serious injuries to ambulance staff from lifting and high costs in loss of time on the job and compensation. Staff filed some 50 injury claims last year alone. As for new vehicles, the county has fallen behind in replacing older vehicles, causing additional service costs and it must now catch up on replacements. The good news came from the regional Social Services Committee, where the provincial program of uploading welfare costs is now up to 97 per cent , the rest expected next year, in a program phased in over the past several years. The local share for Hastings County, noted county director of finance Sue Horwood, of 2.78 per cent means a saving of about $790,000. (The cities of Belleville
and Quinte West also pay a portion based on a percapita formula.) Belleville Coun. Garnet Thompson, chair of the committee, commented: :”It’’s nice to see there’s a slight decrease and our allotment from the government is better.” But welfare is only part of a massive budget. Another serious cost area is public housing, Horwood reminded. “There is no provincial funding to support housing,” she said. “It’s paid from user fees and tenant revenues. There are lots of challenges within housing,” she said, citing increased needs and aging stock. A large chunk of the latter is currently being replaced by selling off several old units and building new ones. Despite increased costs in some areas, the mood at recent council and committee meetings has remained upbeat as the countdown moves along to budget day.
BY JACK EVANS
Hastings County - “Exciting and busy” is how Hastings County economic development director Andrew Redden describes 2017 so far for his department. In a report, he reviewed county council’s decision in January to approve his department’s mandate and operation review, which included a number or recommendations, also adopted by council. “I respect the added investment council has approved so we are going to work hard to implement all the recommendations,” his report states. He also announced a significant economic development announcement by Warden Rodney Cooney set for 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 22. Redden reviewed coming special events, including the annual trash bash, black crappie fishing event, creek runs and maple syrup season events. Another initiative by Kasey Rogerson, tourism development co-ordinator in partnership with Laura Voskamp for the Bay of Quinte Tourism, was a series of tourism enrichment seminars for area businesses called ”trip ideas.” Well-received was the county’s involvement in the annual Toronto Outdoor Adventure show in late February.
That was in partnership with the Ontario Highlands, Ottawa Valley Tourist Association and Haliburton County. Redden’s department is also reaching out to arrange partnerships between new Syrian immigrants and the agricultural community with a Skills Connect Matching Workshop on April 12 at the Sports and Wellness Centre. Local employers in the agriculture and food processing industries are invited to attend and meet with the refugees to assess their skills. Interpreters will be provided by Quinte Immigration Services, which is also involved in this project. His department is also promoting a goat farming seminar organized by the Kingston Economic Development Corporation in the wake of an announcement for a major new industrial baby formula plant there by a Chinese company. “There are many business opportunities to be generated by this plant,” Redden commented. Also under way is the hunt for applications for the annual Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Excellence, with a deadline of April 28. Applications are also invited for Ontario’s Rural Economic Development Program which seeks to help rural areas attract investment, create jobs and economic growth. The first intake period ends March 21.
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Mayor says he's cancer-free BY JOHN CAMPBELL
Trent Hills — Mayor Hector Macmillan, who was once diagnosed at having Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, says he now has “no cancer in (his) body.” That's what he was told by his surgeon in Kingston recently three weeks after a CT scan was done along with blood tests as a followup to a procedure he underwent last October in Germany. The Irreversible Electroporation (IRE), also known as NanoKnife, uses electrical impulses to shrink inoperable tumours Macmillan had to go overseas for the IRE because Ontario didn't offer such a service at the time, but the provincial government recently announced a three-year clinical trial will begin this spring to determine its effectiveness. There was a delay in getting the results but “it turned out to be fabulous news,” said Macmillan, who also survived esophageal cancer more than five years ago. “I had tears in my eyes. Let's face it, I was Stage 4,” he said. Macmillan attributed the turnaround in his health to the NanoKnife and his continued consumption of a special blend of noni juice that's been fortified with 11 plant extracts which he purchases in Mexico. He returned there last week to arrange with a courier company to have supply of the juice shipped north when-
ever he needs more. “I continue to amaze my docs but I still have much work to do,” said Macmillan who has helped other Ontarians follow his path and undergo the same treatment he did in Germany, provided they have “the resources to do that.” He will continue to fight to change Ontario's standard of care so that should the IRE program become permanent patients once diagnosed as having Stage 4 pancreatic cancer will be accepted. “I had successfully beat my cancer down,” Macmillan said, but the province's current standard of care “won't recognize that.” His doctor in Germany also won't operate on patients with Stage 4 cancer “but he recommends that you go out and work at beating it down because he knows it can be done,” he said. “He personally recommends mistletoe therapy. Apparently, it's very successful.” Macmillan said he also learned how important having the right frame of mind is in fighting disease. “As scary as cancer is there is hope and you got to stay positive,” he said. “I now fully understands what that means. I often thought it was a hollow greeting, and I think for a lot of people when they say it is ... I found out now it is actually therapeutic because if your mind thinks that you're prepared to check out, it will help you along.”
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