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Quinte West’s consolidated operations centre boasts state-of-the-art technology throughout BY ERIN STEWART
Trenton — The city’s public works and environmental services staff have officially moved into their new home as of Monday, June 12. After years in the making and a $22.5 million price tag, staff moved into the new consolidated public works and environmental operations facility in the North Murray Industrial Park in Trenton. “It’s state-of-the-art. I’m really proud of what we’ve done and what the city has accomplished today,” said Chris Angelo, director of public works and environmental services. “The latest technology has been employed throughout.” The concept for the consolidated facility was brought forward when Quinte West amalgamated in 1998, to bring together eight facilities throughout Quinte West and put them under one roof for a seamless management of the city’s service delivery functions. The planning process began about four years ago, said Angelo, and the contract was awarded in 2015 for the roughly 100,000 sq. ft facility. “We needed to bring people together and work toward a common goal, and that’s what we’re doing now, so that we improve efficiencies and we see those efficiencies on a daily basis,” said Angelo. “It’ll only improve our levels of service for the public.” The facility includes high-tech
Quinte West Mayor Jim Harrison charges the electric vehicle at the new consolidated works facility on Monday June 12. From left: Chris Angelo, Councillor Bob Wannamaker, Counc. Michael Kotsovos and Counc. Duncan Armstrong. Erin Stewart/Metroland
conference rooms, a wellness room and the city’s first gender-neutral bathroom. The building includes a large fleet store area for all of the city’s vehicles, with the capacity to house between 100 and 120 vehicles. “Before, we used to store vehicles outdoors. Here, everything is stored indoors,” said Angelo. “We’re look-
ing at improving efficiencies of those vehicles and longevity of those vehicles. So, it’s important that we house them all indoors.” There is also a high tech vehicle wash system with a $500,000 price tag, which is well worth the investment, said Angelo. “It picks the cycle for you and you take the city vehicle through;
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Trenton – Youth from the Quinte West community are set to showcase four films they created to the community during a free screening event at Centre Theatre on Saturday June 17 at 3:30 p.m. Cinema Quinte hosted a 48-hour filmmaking challenge for youth throughout the Quinte area and had 13 youth participate to create four films. “I was really surprised at how enthusiastic all of them were, there was a lot of really great films out of it and there wasn’t a single person that needed an extension on the 48 hours,” said Cinema Quinte’s Joel George. As part of the 100-year celebration of Canada’s film industry in
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Minister Sajjan flies into CFB Trenton for policy announcement BY MARTIN DURKIN
Trenton – CFB Trenton played host to Canada’s Minister of Defence, Thursday, as Harjit S. Sajjan released the federal government’s new defence policy. With an increase in military spending between 2017 and 2027 going from $18.9 billion to $32.7 billion, just how well this plan will unfold is yet to be seen and will most affect young Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members or those hoping to join in the near future. A portion of the policy focuses on supporting military families during their move and for areas such as Trenton, it will be interesting to see how well the plan is implemented as the rising cost of homes in the GTA is now working its way into the general Quinte Region. For young members looking to purchase their first home in the Quinte region on a starting salary, or going on the waiting list for a Private Married Quar-
ters (PMQ) that fast house hunting trip from another base to 8 Wing isn’t always easy. Brookfield services with the CAF which helps with all aspects of a move from one base to another, has won the newest contract to continuing serving the military but under a new name, Brookfield Global Relocation Services; and their face to face services will soon be phased out. However, within the new defense policy the Canadian government is promising to develop a comprehensive Military Family Plan to help stabilize family life. This will include: providing an additional $6 million per year to modernize Military Family Support Programs such as Military Family Resource Centres (MFRC) to provide better support to families when members are deploying during periods of absence. The policy also includes a mandate to establish relocation expertise to help military families find and access services they need
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Leave the dog home Belfast Mechanical expands in Police and Humane Society officials are urging dog owners to leave their pets home on hot days. Police seized a dog from a sweltering car last Sunday at Quinte Mall when they were called about 2:30 p.m. to the parking lot at the mall in relation to a complaint of a dog in distress while left in a vehicle. Police seized the dog and were taking the dog to the Humane Society, “but were met by the dog owner. The
dog owner was cautioned with respect to the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act section pertaining to causing an animal distress.” Police said in the statement they are “reminding the public of the dangers of leaving animals in vehicles during the heat of summer and of the possible fines associated to retrieving their animals from the Humane Society.
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Trenton — Belfast Mechanical Services Inc. auto repair shop has expanded services and is now open to the public, located in Quinte West. Owner David Cowan, licensed technician in automotive, truck and car repair, has been a mechanic since high school and has worked in the Quinte area for the last 20 years. For the past 17 years Cowan has solely repaired Quinte Paramedics Services EMS vehicles but since opening Belfast Mechanical in April 2016, Cowan said he has been able to expand his shop and hire another mechanic, enabling him to service the general public. “It’s been a special relationship with EMS but working with other customers’ vehicles will be quite natural, we will be doing both,” he said.
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“We’re going to be working on right through to medium duty size everything from passenger vehicles vehicles that would need annual safety inspections,” said Cowan. “We do all repairs on all makes and models of vehicles, everything from tune-ups, to breaks, whatever a vehicle would need for repairs.” Opening shop in Quinte West is a dream come true, said Cowan. “I emigrated from Northern Ireland to Canada with my family in the mid 1970s,” he said. “My grandfather came to Canada at age 55 and I grew up in his shop, learning from him became the foundation for many things and ultimately led me to wanting to become an entrepreneur myself.” Quinte West Mayor Jim Harrison congratulated Cowan on his new expansion, along with Suzanne Andrews, general manager of the Quinte West chamber of commerce, on Wednesday June 7. Belfast Mechanical is located at 25 Frankford Cres., building 5, unit 68, in Trenton. The community is invited to check out the shop and join Cowan for a free customer appreciation barbecue on Wednesday June 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Factory–built homes don’t get wet. For more information, call 613It’s just that simple. Our homes are built inside, 392-9500. A division of
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The Fifty-Year War As Israeli columnist Gideon Levy wrote recently in the daily Haaretz: “In retrospect, it should be called the FiftyYear War, not the Six-Day War. And judging by the political situation, its life appears Gwynne Dyer expectancy endless.” This week (5-10 June) is the 50th anniversary of the brief war in 1967 that added the Old City of Jerusalem, the West Bank, the Golan Heights and the Gaza Strip to the Israeli state, increasing the area ruled by Israel by onethird and the population under its control by more than a third. But the problem was and remains that all that new population was Arabs. Palestinians, to be precise. No Israeli Jew actually wanted all those extra Arabs, but it turned out that quite a few of them did want the extra land. They hadn’t thought about it much before 1967, because ever since the Independence War in 1948 Israelis had seen themselves as a small, beleaguered people at constant risk of being “driven into the sea” by the Arabs. But now they knew that they were strong enough to keep the land if they wanted to. The Arab armies were poorly trained and badly led, and they served governments so incompetent that, despite an overall ten-toone Arab superiority in population, Israeli troops actually outnumbered Arab soldiers on the battlefield in 1967 (and in every subsequent war). Israel emerged from the SixDay War as the dwarf superpower of the Middle East, unbeatable by any combination of Arab states. And the Arabs knew it. That was an intoxicating notion for Israelis, and the new territories actually added to their security by giving them some “strategic depth”. (Before they captured the West Bank, Israel was only 14 km wide at its narrowest point.) Moreover, the West Bank had been part of historic Israel 2,000 years ago, and many Israelis saw it as land sacred to the Jews. There were many in Israel – they were even the majority at various points between 1975 and 1995 – who wanted to make peace with the country’s other Arab neighbours by giving them back the rest of the conquered territories. But most of those lands had been part of historic Israel, and returning them to Arab control would bring back the dangerously close old borders as well.
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So Jews started settling throughout the conquered lands with tacit and later open government support, to the utter dismay of the Palestinians who saw their future state disappearing before their eyes, and the Fifty-Year War began. It has mostly been a fairly low-key event, with only dozens or hundreds killed each year, but it is unrivalled in its ability to stymie all attempts at a peaceful settlement. Only three months after the 1967 war ended Amos Oz, later to become one of Israel’s most celebrated writers, wrote: “We are condemned now to rule people who do not want to be ruled by us. I have fears about the kind of seeds we will sow in the near future in the hearts of the occupied. Even more, I have fears about the seed that will be planted in the hearts of the occupiers.” How right he was. The newspaper he wrote that in, Davar, died long ago. The Labour Party it supported, which dominated Israeli politics for the first three decades after independence, is now a mere shadow of its former self. Instead, the political high ground is held by ultra-nationalist, hardright parties that are in thrall to the halfmillion-strong Jewish “settler” population in the occupied Palestinian territories. Most Israelis want to keep these lands, including some extremists who would kill or die to keep them (like Yigal Amir, who in 1995 murdered Yitzhak Rabin, the last Israeli prime minister to enter into serious negotiations with the Palestinians). No Israelis want to include the Palestinians in these territories into Israel as citizens. If they ever did, half the voters in the next election would be Arabs, and Israel would no longer be a “Jewish state”. But they can’t get rid of those Palestinians either without committing a horrendous crime. So they are stuck, and Israeli politics has been paralysed for the past twenty years. The man who has led Israel for more than half that time, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, epitomises that paralysis. He says he wants peace, and no doubt he really does – but he also wants to keep the land, or at least most of it, and his coalition government would collapse if he ever seriously considered giving it back. The great majority of Jewish Israelis, living in “old” Israel within the pre-1967 borders, rarely focus on this question, but they would be just as divided and paralysed if they ever had to answer it. This is not the end of the Fifty-Year War. It may just be the mid-point in the Hundred-Year War.
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Intimidation won’t silence local media EDITOR’S NOTE: This editorial has been shared by the Brampton Guardian and is running in all Metroland East newspapers. A group of disgruntled city councillors in Brampton seem to be confusing freedom of the press with freedom from the press. Angry with recent coverage by the local newspaper, some councillors are proposing a motion to scrutinize the media’s questioning of elected officials. It’s a thinly veiled attempt to intimidate reporters. The motion calls for all media inquiries to be posted on the city website along with provided responses. Further, councillors want future meeting agendas to include time to respond to media coverage. Meanwhile, at least one member of Brampton council has also taken to Twitter, suggesting the local paper isn’t providing “real news.” If it sounds reminiscent of the antics of President Donald Trump and his staff, that’s because there’s a strong and troubling parallel. This is all in reaction to assertive reporting that is critical of the city’s leadership. Councillors say they have put the press on notice. Such a statement demonstrates a blatant disregard for, or ignorance of, the checks and balances already strongly entrenched in the Canadian media system. Accountability starts with the news outlet itself. Complaints can be made directly to a journalist, editor, or publisher. If the response is unsatisfactory, individuals can contact the press council. The National NewsMedia Council deals with matters concerning fairness of coverage, relevance, balance and accuracy. Its members (including this newspaper) abide by its decisions. It’s a free and open process for the public. When media make a mistake, we own it
very publicly. That’s not something everyone can say. And there is the law. Canada has very strict libel laws. These laws protect the reputation of individuals and organizations from false and derogatory remarks. Media are bound by these laws. There have been no formal complaints made regarding recent coverage of Brampton. Instead, this is about a group of councillors lashing out because they are upset with what strong local reporting has unearthed. Strong, independent reporting on behalf of the public has led to truthful and unflattering accounts of what has been transpiring at city hall. These councillors forget that media are not accountable to elected officials. Media are accountable to the public, the same group whose money these councillors are spending. Claiming to put the press on notice is a poorly disguised attack on the fundamental freedoms laid out in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which includes freedom of the press. Ultimately this is about control. Councillors are trying to stifle critical voices and control our free, independent and responsible media. That’s a scary development. Any attempt by elected officials to limit the free flow of information is an attack on the basic democratic principles our society upholds. It won’t work. Metroland is putting Brampton’s elected officials on notice: Media will not be intimidated by these thinly disguised bullying tactics.
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Max’s Big Ride brings Max’s Duchenne message BY ERIN STEWART
Trenton — Six-year-old Max Sedmihradsky and his family have hit the road in their cargo bikes for the third annual Max’s Big Ride, fundraising to help find a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. In the middle of the 600-kilometre journey from Hamilton to Ottawa, Max made it to Trenton on Wednesday June 7. His father, Andrew Sedmihradsky, said the journey has gone well since departing Hamilton on Sunday June 4. “It’s been great, I can’t complain, today we had the wind at our backs and a nice ride into Trenton,” he said. Sedmihradsky said it’s good quality time he and Max get to spend together on the 65 kilometre rides each day. “We do all sorts of things from making up songs along to route, to it’s my job to tell him stories about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and I need to work on my plot lines because they’re all kind of a little bit repetitive,” he said. When asked what he liked about the journey so far, Max said, “Riding in the bike with Isla, we play,” speak-
ing of his 14-month-old baby sister. With about $100,000 raised in the first two years of the event, Sedmihradsky said they’ve probably raised about $20,000 so far this year. This year, Max’s Big Ride has partnered with the University of Toronto Mississauga’s Gunning Group Lab on a new research project. All proceeds from this year’s ride will go to the establishment of a graduate fellowship in the Gunning Group Lab to hopefully find ways of not only preventing the muscle atrophy that characterizes Duchenne muscular dystrophy but also reversing existing damage. “It’s super exciting, it’s kind of something that wouldn’t have been happening if it hasn’t been for this weird chain of events, but we’re quite excited and hopeful,” Sedmihradsky said. When Max was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Sedmihradsky said it was the worst news they could hear but they’re determined to fight it. “As a parent, to get the news that you could outlive your child is obviously the worse news you can get but
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Honorary colonels pay visit to 8 Wing Trenton BY MARTIN DURKIN
CFB Trenton – It was an occasion to welcome the men and women who, from civilian ranks, champion the cause of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Nearly 60 honorary colonels from across the many squadrons of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) came to Trenton last week to partake in a week of adventure and fun. One of the main attractions was taking off in a Hercules aircraft and a Chinook helicopter and being given an aerial tour of Prince Edward County County for 45 minutes before landing at Mountain View for a BBQ and a paratrooper show. For many on board, it was their first time to ride the sky, and once permission was given to unbuckle, phone cameras were pulled out and flashes began to shoot past the open cargo ramp taking in the splendour of a windy afternoon. Honorary colonel from CFB Cold Lake Tom Trifaux spoke on his experience, not only on the visit but as an honorary Colonel. “I had an opportunity to speak at a squadron mess dinner. In my civilian life I work with companies all across Canada in leadership and team-building and I had that opportunity to speak at the 409 Sqn. mess dinner, and my background isn’t military, so I had my eyes sort of opened to military tradition and history and it was just an incredible experience,” said Trifaux. As a result of his talk at the dinner, he was later asked if he would consider having his name go forward to become an honorary Colonel. “I didn’t say yes,” said Trifaux, “I
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said ‘hell yes.’” In 2015 in he was accepted and is now with 410 Squadron out of Cold Lake. “It’s where good pilots go to become great pilots,” mused Trifaux. “The RCAF has instituted a great program with the honorary colonels and each squadron can have an honorary colonel appointed,” explained Trifaux. “I would have to say the role of an honorary colonel is to be a sounding board for the commanding officer of the squadron, to work within the squadron and be a support to military families and to be an ambassador to the RCAF outside of the military.” Trifaux is also a former CFL player, winning a Grey Cup in 1983 with the Toronto Argonauts helping to end a 30-year drought for the Argos. Through his CFL career, Trifaux sees a correlation between his professional football career and the military through the bonds, and team building relationships created. “One of the main parallels is both of these institutions are very proud Canadian organizations, both represent what I think is the heartland of Canada. Of course playing as a professional athlete you don’t have the same dire consequences that our military members have,” said Trifaux who says seeing the military life puts everything else in a new light. Honorary colonel for the Snow Bird 431 squadron unit, Les Gould, was also on hand at Mountain View. “Moose Jaw is my hometown and that is their training base and I was fortunate enough as a Labatt’s rep to meet some of the members of the team,” says Gould.
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“I am an ambassador, I’m a shoulder to lean on, and I’m there for the newcomers in general just as somebody they can talk to and listen without being part of the chain of command,” explained Gould. Gould also had the honour of flying in a Snowbird and says next to his marriage and the birth of his kids, it’s the most memorable event in his life. Coming to Trenton for the first time in his honorary career, Gould said has also been a great treat. “Trenton is the heart and the hub of the whole RCAF, so to be here is just a great blessing,” stated Gould. After the flight back from Mountain View, the group were given a tour within 8 Wing hangars, which showcased more of air force life by displaying aviation equipment and supplies. Lieutenant General Michael Hood was on hand during the tour and on the last day of the visit, posed with the group at the National Air Force Museum. “It’s been a fantastic week,” said Hood, “Trenton is the home of air mobility with operations going on everyday gives these honorary colonels a chance to see and feel viscerally the action.” Hood commended the command team of 8 Wing Trenton in showcasing the base to the visitors who Hood believes truly appreciated the up close tour, even more. When asked his feelings regarding the important role an honorary colo-
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Our TMH celebrated at street dance BY ERIN STEWART
Trenton — After more than two years of hard work protecting, preserving and enhancing Trenton Memorial Hospital (TMH), it was time to celebrate Our TMH. TMH’s advocacy committee, Our TMH, partnered with the TMH Foundation to host a free TMH community street dance at the Trenton arena on Friday, June 10. Heather Leonard, registered nurse at TMH, said it was important to attend the dance, representing staff at TMH, to say thank you show support for Our TMH and the hospital. “I’m inspired by Our TMH’s work because it shows that a grassroots community engagement really can make a difference,” she said. “The members have various business backgrounds and a long history of investment in this community, and their desire to solve the problem was huge and their skills they brought to the table worked together nicely to work together and save the hospital.” In 2016, TMH was faced with budget cuts from Quinte Health Care and there was a plan to move day surgeries and equipment down the road from TMH to Belleville General Hospital. With strong advocating by Our TMH and support from local government officials and the community, Minister of Health Dr. Eric Hoskins
announced a permanent pause on the move on Aug. 25, 2016. “I would say that morale was definitely on the downslide at that time because we were fearful that we wouldn’t be able to continue to work there and to provide the care that we provide, we were concerned at a certain point that we saw signs services were being eliminated and we were worried for our jobs as well as for our patients,” said Leonard. “Once we saw how engaged the Our TMH committee was, it did give a little bit of hope,” she said. “I think it took people a while to realize it was going to make a difference, but now, looking in retrospect, I think people are grateful and we’re just flying now in terms of the service that we’re providing. It’s inspired people to work to their very best, so I’m very grateful.” Leonard said the dance was a great idea to help keep the passion alive for the hospital. Quinte West Mayor Jim Harrison said he’s extremely proud of Our TMH. “Our TMH is one of the most effective organizations that has ever developed in the City of Quinte West; they’re very sharp, committed, resourceful, they see what the need is and they know what the objectives are and they’re going to achieve those objectives,” he said. The city wouldn’t be able to hire
people to replace Our TMH, said Harrison, “that’s how good they are.” “I think we’re over the hill. I think we have a lot of things coming as a result of their work and it’s not just in Quinte West, either. I think their notoriety has spread and inspired many other parts of our province, more groups, to continue to work hard to meet the medical needs of their residents,” he said. Mike Cowan, co-chair of Our TMH, said he was pleased to announce there are now 14,000 members, well on the way to the 20,000 goal. “That’s significant because to reach that 20,000 membership, that represents 40 per cent of the population in Quinte West, and when you’ve got 40 per cent of the population that’s a member, to support the hospital, that speaks volumes,” said Cowan. The dance was held to give back to the members and the community to say thank you for the support, he said. “If the community wouldn’t have been behind us and supported us for the last two-and-a-half years, we would have never have gotten to where we are,” he said. Moving forward, Cowan said they have a much better relationship with Quinte Health Care and have meetings about once a month. “It’s communication and that’s the whole key to the success of TMH,” he said.
Archer’s Poultry received $100,000 boost BY ERIN STEWART
Trenton –Poultry production just got a little more high tech at Archer’s Poultry Farm Limited in Trenton. Archer’s received a $100,000 investment from the Northumberland Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC), announced by Neil Ellis, MP for Bay of Quinte. The investment was put towards the total project cost of $200,000 to integrate a state-of-the-art incubator system in the Trenton facility, to allow Archer’s to expand processing capacity, adapt the latest in operational best practices, technological innovations and output efficiencies. For the past year, Archer’s Poultry have been building a new hatchery in Trenton, re-locating from Brighton and expanding. They decided to add the state-of-theart incubator system to save energy, said Archer. The system is already in place and it’s being tested right now with the first set of chicks set to hatch next week, he said. “We received the funding a couple months ago, it was very important, we’re very excited to be working with the government and very happy that they were able to work with us,” said Archer. “This is a new thing be a little greener, trying to cut back on our energy use, so we’re sensing metabolic feedback from the eggs to increase or decrease the en-
ergy consumption in the incubators.” The family owned and operated hatchery business has increased capacity at the new facility for future growth, adding the ability to increase production another 40 per cent. If things go well, Archer said they could increase the workforce by an additional 10 people. Overall business is going well, said Archer. All of the chicks they hatch are layer birds destined for the egg market, delivered to egg producers across Ontario. “Canada as a whole have been eating more eggs, eggs are considered a healthy, cheap protein right now and we’re enjoying the benefit of the growth of more Canadians eating eggs,” he said. Northumberland CFDC is an independent business development organization focused on supporting innovation and entrepreneurship as pathways to economic development and diversification. Working in collaboration with the 14 other CFDCs of Eastern Ontario, Northumberland CFDC is driving the delivery of the CEDP stream of the Eastern Ontario Development Program. “It is highly rewarding to witness the great progress and strides in innovation taking place in Eastern Ontario manufacturing and agriculture industries,” said Ellis.
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Ophthalmology upgrade for Three Bay of Quinte companies to be Trenton Memorial Hospital accelerated through QuinteVation BY ERIN STEWART
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Trenton — The Ophthalmology department in Trenton Memorial Hospital (TMH) will receive a new cataract tray, thanks to the Legion District F Charitable Foundation and the Legion Ladies' Auxiliary Charitable Foundation. The foundations donated a total of $9,619.17 for the purchase of a new cataract tray at TMH, the regional centre for ophthalmology in the Quinte region. Dr. Kevin Lachapelle, an ophthalmologist at TMH, accepted the donation on Thursday June 9. “These funds are critical to keep our department up-to-date so we have state of the art equipment available for cataract procedures,” he said. The team of physicians perform a number of procedures at the hospital and cataracts are the most common day surgery they perform with an average of 13 cataract procedures each day, four days each week. Given the high volume of procedures, the request for new cataract trays was made to the Trenton Memorial Hospital Foundation as part of an extensive equipment list for 2017/18. “We have a large fundraising goal for 2017, in order to purchase medical equipment at Trenton Memorial Hospital,” said Laura-Lee Hogan, manager of events and stewardship at the Tren-
Trenton — QuinteVation is hoping to help accelerate three companies in the Bay of Quinte region to grow and create new jobs. Ryan Williams, chair of QuinteVation, along with executive director Mary Doyle, presented an update to Quinte West city council, outlining the recent developments. Williams said QuinteVation has launched a business accelerator program, following an accelerator model by Accelerate Okanagan and working closely with the Kelowna-based program. “We’ve selected three companies. We will make those public next week, one of them is a Quinte West company, and we’re going to be helping those companies over six months (to) scale or get to a next growth stage project, and what that means will be jobs,” he said. The companies selected will spend 15 hours per month with a mentor entrepreneur, working on projects to help grow the companies. QuinteVation, created one year ago, is a nonprofit organization with the goal to accelerate Bay of Quinte sector growth and unify the region as a hub of
The Legion District F Charitable Foundation and the Legion Ladies Auxiliary Charitable Foundation donated a total of $9,619.17 for the purchase of a new cataract tray at Trenton Memorial Hospital on Thursday June 8. Photo submitted
ton Memorial Hospital Foundation. “The Legion District F Charitable Foundation and the Legion Ladies' Auxiliary Charitable Foundation have generously donated just under $10,000 for the purchase of a cataract tray for Trenton Memorial Hospital’s ophthalmology department,” she continued. The legion is a longtime and noted supporter of TMH and has made a substantial contribution to the services offered at the local hospital through the donation of funds to support priority medical equipment, which is not funded through the government, said of Hogan.
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are more likely than older generations to go to urban centres,” she said, adding QuinteVation is doing everything to keep youth in the area. To engage the community’s teenagers, QuinteVation successfully applied for a Startup Weekend powered by Google for entrepreneurs — an event ran in more than 150 countries. “Within the span of one weekend, our teenagers were able to go from pitching an idea, forming teams, to developing an entire business plan and pitching it to judges at the end. They worked so incredibly hard,” said Doyle. Coun. Sally Freeman said she loved Williams’ and Doyle’s enthusiasm. “You never go halfway. You’ve reached right across the country to reach everyone and everything, and every time you say Bay of Quinte, you publicize our area and the things we have to offer. So, thank you all for what you’re doing,” she said. Councillors Karen Sharpe and Allan DeWitt said they were happy to hear about the work QuinteVation is doing with the youth and entrepreneur opportunities. For more information, visit quintevation.ca.
Greenbelt gets a boost from students Trenton - With a little help from Murray Centennial Public School and the Trenton Rotary Club, Lower Trent Conservation is a step closer to completing phase two of what is hoped to be an all-year long ‘Greening the Greenbelt’ project at Trenton Greenbelt Conservation Area. Forty Grade 7 and 8 students plant-
ed 150 native wildflowers this week on the Trenton Greenbelt Conservation Area, and members of the Trenton Rotary Club planted 250 native trees and shrubs several weeks ago. With additional plantings planned for the fall, the ‘Greening the Greenbelt’ project, once completed, will boost biodiversity, enhance shoreline habitat, increase public enjoyment of the public green space, and help build a resilient natural area along the Trent River. The first phase of the project includes the planting of native species of trees, shrubs and wildflowers along a 300 metre section of shoreline located just north of the Trenton Pet Hospital. “Having the help of community groups is the only way we could complete a project like this,” says Glenda Rodgers, Lower Trent Conservation CAO. “Many grant programs have a volunteer component as part of the program criteria. Without special grants, we would not have the financial resources to carry out a project
such as this.” Trenton Greenbelt Conservation Area is located in the heart of Trenton at the gateway to the historic TrentSevern Waterway. The 2.5 kilometre long Conservation Area hugs the Trent River shoreline almost reaching the river mouth at the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario. This ribbon of green is Trenton’s only urban riverside natural area, popular for hiking, cycling, wildlife viewing, and fishing. Unfortunately the public green space is in poor ecological health, suffering from historical harmful land uses. Many sections of the Conservation Area consist of mowed lawn, invasive plants, and few native species, which makes for poor quality shoreline habitat. A total of $17,053 was received through the Great Lakes Guardian Community Fund to complete the project. As part of Ontario’s Great Lakes Strategy, the fund was set up to help people take action to protect and restore the Great Lakes. Other partners donating services and materials include Fuller Na• Elite • Graber • Hunter Douglas tive and Rare Plants Nursery, Custom Order Blinds & Shutters Git-R-Down Tree We Promise Good Quality and Value Service, and Dibbits Excavating on all Our Window Fashions and Landscaping. 47 B Elizabeth Street Brighton MON-FRI 8:30-5:00, SAT 8:30-3:00 613-475-3349
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Presqu’ile Provincial Park waiting on Mother Nature’s ruling to reopen, remains underwater in spots BY SARAH HYATT
Brighton – Mother Nature is still having her way with Brighton’s beloved park. Presqu’ile Provincial Park remains closed as of Monday, June 12 due to flooding and will remain closed until further notice. The park officially closed to the public on Monday, May 29. “It’s sort of been one step forward, one step back lately,” said communications officer for Ontario Parks Alison Lake on Wednesday, June 7. “Since we’re finally getting some sun and with the predicated forecast for sun, we’re hoping the park will start to dry out soon.” While Lake couldn’t confirm an anticipated timeline as for when the park may reopen on June 7, park staff is now saying online it’s hoped a “graduated reopening” over the next couple weeks will be possible starting with day-use at the park and then some campgrounds. Conditions will have to be re-evaluated almost on a day-to-day basis though, report staff. “If predictions that the lake will continue to drop six-to-eight centimetres by July 1 are correct and the dry weather predicted comes, most camp-
sites should be fine for July,” a water level update posting on Presqu’ile’s Facebook site stated. “But we need a lake drop of 30 centimetres to uncover our beach and the Marsh Boardwalk. These may remain unusable until late July, but this is a big guess.” Since the initial closure, the park’s main office is now also slated for replacement due to flooding. “The park’s office is no longer useable…it’s quite the loss,” said Lake. In another online post, it states because of the repeated flooding in the main office basement over the years and this year’s continued water presence, the main office must be replaced. The main office will transfer to a trailer in the parking lot behind the current office. “Details on public access to the new office and how long we will be in there remain to be sorted out,” the post stated. Two main areas of concern currently are access to the park’s main road and that the campgrounds are quite heavily affected by flooding, said Lake. The decision to close the park was made May 29, following a heavy rainstorm early that morning. Reportedly this combined with recent high water levels was “too much,” forcing the de-
cision to close the park. Anyone at the park was asked to leave. “This was done as a precaution,” said Lake following the immediate closure. Heavy rains have resulted in localized flooding on park roads, campsites, trails and beach areas. It’s hoped the closure will help limit the impacts to the park and also help protect the sensitive habitat. Issues along the shoreline persist due to high winds at times, said Lake. “We lost some water and the water levels went down, but then we’ve had some more rain in the last couple days,” said Lake on June 7. “And the ground, it’s just so saturated – so the water, it just sits on top of it.” To reach Owen Point currently, it’s reportedly a knee-deep trek. Park staff explains any type of traffic off paved roads causes considerable damage and waves are causing erosion near roads and campsites. There are no issues with the septic fields to date as a result of flooding, though there is a need for some work prior to the park opening again, Lake confirmed. Such work primarily concerns hydro, telephone and other lines buried in the ground. “We want to make sure everything is in good shape and fixed up…but we
Presqu’ile Provincial Park remains closed to the public. Sarah Hyatt/Metroland
want to do the work once and do it properly. We can’t do the work and then two days later, we’re faced with more rain,” said Lake. For now, staff does just kind of have to watch, wait for the floodwaters to recede and let Mother Nature “do her thing,” added Lake. Park visitors are encouraged to continue to check www.ontarioparks. com for updates as staff continues to monitor conditions. All campsite reservation holders impacted are being
or have been contacted and offered a full refund or the option to change their reservation with no penalty. The closure remains in effect to give “the park a good rest,” walk-ins, bikes and vehicles are being kept out as a result and as of Monday, June 12. (This is the Independent’s print deadline). Such restrictions will continue to be evaluated on a day-to-day basis. Rain and wind forcing water onto the park will be the big factors to keep an eye on, staff report.
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Trent-Severn Waterway fully open for navigation Trent-Severn Waterway – Parks Canada has announced that the Trent-Severn Waterway is fully open for boating traffic for the 2017 Navigation Season as of Tuesday June 6. All lock stations along the system are now welcoming visitors by land and through all locks. Parks Canada thanked all visitors and residents for their patience and co-operation as staff worked diligently to address high water levels and flows caused by excessive precipitation to ensure safe boating conditions. This year, lockage fees are free for recreational boaters, a way to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday. Boaters may order their passes online or they can be issued at any Lock Station, all that is required is
your vessel registration number. Developing new and innovative programs and services, at sites like the Trent-Severn Waterway, allows more Canadians, including youth and newcomers, to experience the outdoors and learn about our environment and history. As a result, Parks Canada is continuing to improve its visitor offer on the Trent-Severn Waterway, with new facilities and expanded services, making 2017 the perfect time to experience the rich heritage and natural beauty of this Canadian National Historic Site. Along with free lockage, the Trent-Severn Waterway’s signature event in celebration of Canada 150 will be Lock’n Paddle taking place June 24. The plan is to load 150 paddle
crafts into each of the two chambers of the Peterborough Lift Lock National Historic Site of Canada. Once the lockage takes place and the chambers are lifted to level, we plan to salute our great nation by singing O Canada. This year the Trent-Severn Waterway has also launched a new Twitter account to provide information tailored for boaters using the waterway. To keep up-to-date on wait times, mooring availability, navigation information and local events, please follow @TSWBoaterInfo (English) or @VTNSInfoNav (French). For more information about the Trent-Severn Waterway, visit www. parkscanada.gc.ca/trent, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter @ Boater Dan Pudleiner and his dog Tucker wait for the locks to open at the Trent Port Marina on May 26. File photo. TrentSevernNHS. Erin Stewart/Metroland
Dr. Younes brightens smiles for free during dentistry from the heart BY ERIN STEWART
Trenton — Dr. R. Younes Dental Care gave free dental care to 103 people during the sixth annual dentistry from the heart event on Friday June 2. Younes, along with five doctors, six hygienists and about 30 staff members, gave community members 18 years or older their choice of filling, extraction or cleaning performed at no cost. “It went smooth, everyone is happy and smiling and our patients appreciated it, it’s hard for them, a lot of them don’t have the means to pay for this and don’t have the care that they really need so I’m glad we can help as much as we can,” said Younes. “We’ve seen patients that haven’t seen a dentist for 15 years, another patient was 35 and he was 13 the last time he saw a dentist, he’ll be back next year for sure.” Anita Fox was a patient at dentistry from the heart for the first time. “It’s wonderful, it’s great that they’re supplying this service for us and it’s a great community service, there’s a lot of people out there who are tight financially so this really helps,” she said. Fox said she does not have dental coverage
but she is in need of work. “I don’t have an insurance plan, I did see a dentist and I have a lot of work to be done so it’s really hard to be able to afford it all, I hope they continue this,” she said. Younes said they saw many elderly people and quite a few young people finished schooling. “There are a lot of older people that can’t afford it so those are the ones we mainly see and we see young people who are between school and getting a job, people who don’t have any benefits and can’t go to the dentist,” he said. Overall it’s always a rewarding day, said Younes. “We love it, it’s just one of those feel good days, you do it from the heart and that’s why we call it dentistry from the heart, there’s no strings attached, it’s a good feeling and at the end of the day we’re all happy,” he said. Tracy Mitchell, Dr. Younes’ personal assistant and marketing director, said the response was great. “I can’t really stress the importance of this, we all look forward to it every single year, giving back to the community and just getting to- Dr. Younes (L) with patient Anita Fox and members of the dentistry from the heart team gether in a different atmosphere, it’s an amaz- at Dr. Younes Dental Care in Trenton, Friday June 2. Erin Stewart/Metroland ing feeling giving back, it’s a great cause.”
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three converts to complete the Belleville scoring in a rout. • Senior men After a disappointing 0-and-2 start to the season, the Bulldogs men’s I team has now won three in a row to move past the .500 mark. Saturday at Cobourg, Belleville defeated the host Saxons 47-17. In the men’s Second Team curtainraiser, Bulldogs (2-0) won 49-29. Scoring: Men I: 47-12 — Blake Reid (2), James Flemming, T-Roy Jenkins, Cody Travers, Wade Little, Chad Bain, Eric Donahoe. With converts — Brent McIntyre (2); penalty kick - McIntyre. Men II: 49-29 — Aidan BaileyMcDade (2), Kyle Bernard (2), Austin Cooper (2), Kyle Ripley, Jake London, Conrad Charlton. With converts — Josh Chambers and Ryan Proteau. • Old Boys Playing at Cobourg on Sunday,
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From sea to shining sea in hand-cut steel BY CHRIS MALETTE
Oak Hills – Shawn Donnan is as comfortable cutting intricate images from raw steel into decorative fire-pit ‘fire globes,’ as he is fabricating a new hitch for a tractor. But, after 30 years of farming on the sprawling Stirling area family Donnan Farms, the 48-year-old Oak Hills man is crafting a stunning piece that is equal parts patriotic, pop art and wow! To be ready for Canada Day and – Donnan hopes – a place on Parliament Hill, is a massive pictograph of Canada in hand-cut steel. Add fire and light and Donnan hopes it will be a brilliant depiction of Canada’s 150-year history in steel. Donnan now operates a metal fabricating shop behind his stunning Oak Hills home off Golf Course Road in Quinte West and that shop is home to a numebr of custom-made fire globes – eyepopping objects that can be placed in a fire pit, stand on their own or anchored on a pedestal. “You can fire them from inside with wood, propane or even LED lighting,” says the heavy metal artist. “But, each one is unique, each one uses light from the source inside to highlight the cut designs and each can be custom made to your specifications, your family or personal story.” But the project that has consumed him is the Canada 150 globe. Cut from a 250-pound steel, two part globe of steel, the monolith finished with a patina to protect it features a dizzying array of figures
Some of the detailed hand etchings in the Canada 150 fireglobe. Chris Malette/Metroland
on this, already, and I’ve got a lot to go,” said Donnan. “I’d love to see this somehow in Ottawa on our 150th birthday. That’s my dream for it. It is absolutely one-of-akind and makes a real statement.” It’s a bold statement cut in steel and meant to be big, important and eye-catching. Much like the country it celebrates. Metal artist Shawn Donnan with his stunning, hand-crafted steel ‘fireglobe’ depicting Canada at 150. Chris Malette/Metroland For more of Donnan’s work and other globes, see his page here: cut into the steel: the CBC logo, Tower, a Mountie, Canada geese, ment Buildings and in inscription www.facebook.com/HorizonHockey Canada logo, a light- the Snowbirds, Lion’s Gate Bridge “1867-2017.” Metal-Works house, a prairie grain elevator, CN and, most prominent, the Parlia“There’s about 80 hours of work See another photo of the globe on page 3
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If you don’t want to be offended? Don’t look up Dear Editor Re Letter: ‘School Flag Flap; what about our rights?’ I would like to address some of the things that were written in the letter to the editor – School flag flap; what about our rights? It seems to me that the author of this editorial is somewhat outraged that the PRIDE flag is flying at her granddaughter’s public school. She then goes on to say that she presumes that this is to accommodate one or two students in the school who
fall into that category and this will make them feel safe. Well I disagree. There are much more than one or two students that are either gay, will come out as gay or transgendered, or have two Moms or two Dads. At least 10% of the population is gay. You do the math – there is definitely more than one or two. Obviously the PRIDE flag starts dialogue. If a student in school can discuss their feelings openly and realize there is acceptance then isn’t
that worthwhile? You know, it is because of editorials like yours that the need for flying a flag even exists. If as you say that the rest of the population are really not interested in a person’s sexuality then why are you so offended by seeing a flag? Why does this trigger such a response from you? You even at one point state the phrase “to add insult to injury” – how does this insult or injure you? Did you show this insult and disdain to your granddaughter when she showed
you the picture of the new flag flying at her school, or did you take this as a learning opportunity to openly discuss differences in families? Will being with a classmate that perhaps has two Moms or two Dads trigger a similar response from her? If everyone was much more accepting of differences between people the world would be a much nicer place in which to live. There is still much bigotry and intolerance in the world. For the LGBT community, Muslims,
Jews, Christians, Indigenous People, different races and ethnicity – the list goes on and on. So for one week, PRIDE week, if a school, a public building, a church or a place of business want to show their support with a rainbow flag then I do not for the life of me see why that should offend you or anyone else. You find it offensive to have it shoved in your face – then don’t look up! Kathy Reid Marmora
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Lyme Disease ground zero in Hastings/PE BY STEPHEN PETRICK
Belleville ¬– The Hastings Prince Edward region has the third highest rate of Lyme Disease cases in humans in Ontario, the public health board heard at a recent meeting. It’s not the kind of news that should scare people from venturing into woods, health officials say. But, it should warn people to be on the lookout for ticks – particularly blacklegged ticks - that could potentially carry the disease. Aptie Sookoo, an inspector for Hastings Prince Edward Public Health, reminded board members that not all ticks are infected with the bacteria that carries Lyme Disease.
Therefore, a tick bite isn’t guaranteed to cause a problem, but there’s certainly potential. “Tick bites must not be interpreted as causal events, but rather potential exposures to elusive illnesses that can certainly pose challenges to health care professionals in the areas of early detection, treatment and patient care management,” he told the board, at its June 7 meeting in Belleville. A person who contracts Lyme disease through a tick bite may experience fever, chills, headaches, fatigue, muscles and joint aches and swollen lymph nodes. If not treated, through antibiotics, it could lead to more severe symptoms, such as facial paralysis, heart
disorders and memory loss. A person may not feel a tick bite immediately, but it often shows itself in the form of a “bulls eye rash.” Public Health’s most recent data, from 2015, shows the Hastings Prince Edward region has a rate of 17.1 Lyme Disease cases for every 100,000 people. The Leeds Greenville and Lanark District health unit’s area had the highest rate in 2015, with 40.8 cases per 100,000. The Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington area had the second highest rate at 34.7 per 100,000. All three regions scored well above the provincial average rate of 3.2. Hastings Prince Edward Public
Health immunization manager Bill Sherlock said the rates are surprising to him and he’s not sure why Eastern Ontario has apparently more Lyme Disease carrying ticks than other regions. In a presentation to the board he explained that the disease is named after the town of Lyme, Connecticut, where in 1975 several children were found to have swollen knees, raising suspicions of juvenile arthritis. However, by 1982, a researcher identified a common bacteria found in these cases and by 1988 Lyme Disease was a reportable disease in Ontario. However, until recently, there were almost no reported cases of it in hu-
mans in Ontario. “Human cases have been increasing over past decade,” Sherlock said. “It’s an emerging communicable disease.” Sookoo’s office collects ticks from members of the public who bring them in. He said the majority of ticks come from Prince Edward County. Recently, one came in from Massassauga Point, an area that wasn’t known for ticks before. Both Sherlock and Sookoo stressed that people should still enjoy the outdoors, but to take cautions in wooded areas, where ticks can be found. That can be done by covering up skin, wearing closed shoes instead of sandals and using insect repellent.
First Lyme disease-positive tick of the season identified by Peterborough Public Health BY SUE DICKENS
Peterborough - The first Lyme disease-positive tick of the season has been identified by Peterborough Public Health. In a statement released today, June 8, Atul Jain, manager of environmental health programs said, “The public health lab confirmed this week that a tick submitted recently by a lo-
cal resident tested positive for Lyme disease.” He added, “Ticks can be as small as a sesame seed and their bites are usually painless, so this serves as a good reminder to be on the lookout for ticks and to bring in any ticks you find on people to Peterborough Public Health for identification.” Jain noted that the precise origin of the infected tick is not known, but it
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The Good Earth: A Sambucus and a Stromanthe are convo starters BY DAN CLOST
You just gotta love gardeners. One of their more engaging traits is curiosity. They’re the folks you’re likely to see peeking over your fence because they saw a flowered branch dancing in the breeze; they’re the ones who will knock on your door to ask you the name of a new-to-them plant in the front garden. At the Clost Estate there were two plants that gave occasion to the most conversations. The first is a plain old common elderberry, Sambucus canadensis. What is eye catching about this chappy is that it has been trained to a standard giving it a decidedly exotic (unusual) form. If their focus is on just the leaves or the flower/berry clusters identification
is simple but, with the unusual pruning, a macro-view poses a challenge. Managing this standard form is an easy thing to do as long as you don’t let it get away from you. Mind you, it’s taken fifteen years of “easy” to arrive at the current form. Once the flowers have finished, nip off most of the clusters or their weight will break the branches. The other was a Stromanthe sanguinea ‘Tricolor’, sometimes called a Triostar, a member of the prayer plant family. Blade like leaves sport vivid reds and purples, creamy whites, and almost a jade green with a titch of blue in it; quite eye catching. This tropical is not the easiest to grow indoors preferring the high humidity of its
native Brazilian forests, so it is not often seen in an outdoor garden in Canada. Perhaps you might see it in Victoria but, as you know, the folks out there aren’t really gardeners no matter how vigorously protest: their climate lets them plant a 2x4 and grow a spruce tree. Mind you, their designing skills are without parallel as they have such a broad palette from which to choose. One of the interesting benefits of working where I do is the availability of interesting plants. Sometimes, in the spring, the occasional plant plays host to a pest such as mealy bug or cottony scale. The cost of remediation can be greater than the retail value; as well, the time spent to care for it is
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which point, a spot is found in the shrub beds. I placed it under the canopy of a paper birch clump (since done in by an ice-storm) and in the lee of a dense honeysuckle bush. I kept it well watered and misted. When most gardens are composed of spots of flower colour atop a green leaf, the centre mass of the Triostar, almost three feet across, was a blazing star that drew the eye from two blocks away. We had curious gardeners stop their vehicles and come over for a look. Sadly, those opportunities seldom arise these days due to
the advent of the outdoor room decorated with oversized tropicals, especially palms, bananas and birds-of-paradise. So much so that they are taking up retail floor space wherein stromanthes, philodendrons and their ilk once resided. However, we do have several schleffera, a fig, and a Monstera philodendron tucked away to surprise visitors. When the warm season is over, and before the frosts arrive, whatever tropical is enjoying its vacation at Casa Clost, it is potted up, rigorously inspected, and then returned to the indoors.
CDC-Quinte trying to reach Baby Box Food Drive goal BY STEPHEN PETRICK
Belleville ¬– The Community Development Council of Quinte is in the final days of its 18th Annual Good Baby Box Food Drive. This year the CDC hopes to collect 9,300 jars of baby food, by Father’s Day, Sunday, June 18. As of early June, the CDC was still more than 7,500 jars away – prompting program coordinator Bev Heuving to offer an urgent call for more support. “Even with our funding from Hastings County and United Way, the survival of this program depends on our annual food/diaper drives,” she said. The Good Baby Box program helps provide a cost-effective way for families to purchase baby food,
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There are strange things done in the midnight sun BY JOHN M. SMITH
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cursion on an old paddlewheeler, the Klondike Spirit, and I learned that this cave, located just across the river from Dawson City itself, is his home year-round (yes, all winter, too!), and it includes his self-made furniture, a television, and solar power. 5. In Miles Canyon, near Whitehorse, a dam was built, and this destroyed the very rapids that Whitehorse had been named after. Those rapids had reminded people of the white mane of a horse, and had given this city its name, but then, strangely enough, they were gone. 6. Near Whitehorse, on the Yukon River, is the world’s largest wooden fish ladder, built to help
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When I was in Whitehorse in the Yukon, I attended the “Frantic Follies Vaudeville Review”, and here I saw a very humourous re-enactment of Robert Service’s famous poem about the Yukon Gold Rush, “The Cremation of Sam McGee”. In this rather silly poem, it’s stated that “There are strange things done in the midnight sun”, and on this particular night, a frozen prospector, Sam McGee, was cremated. When the narrator checked to see how Sam was doing inside the boiler of the Alice May, Sam asked him to “Please close that door.” He went on to say that “It’s fine in here, but I greatly fear that you’ll let in the cold and storm”. Apparently this was the first time that Sam had ever been warm since his arrival in the far north! The very grueling Yukon Quest sled dog race is held up here every February, between Whitehorse, Yukon and Fairbanks, Alaska, and it’s a real test of courage, skill, and endurance – even for the spectator. Yes, it can get mighty cold in the winter! The Yukon is also often referred to as the “Land of the Midnight Sun”, for it seems that the sunlight simply won’t quit during the summer. This natural phenomenon reaches its peak around the summer solstice, so it can make it difficult for summer visitors to sleep during the daylight. It’s even possible to go for a walk in the wee hours of the morning, or go mountain biking or paddling. It’s also possible to participate in a golf tournament at midnight. For example, Dawson City holds a “Midnight Sun Golf Tournament”, with teams of 5 participating in a best ball spectacle. There are, indeed, “strange things done in the midnight sun”, and here are ten more examples of rather strange events that take place up here in the Yukon: 1. Arguably the strangest of them all is the tradition of the “Sour Toe Cocktail” in Dawson City. Here one can visit the Sourdough Saloon in the Downtown Hotel and join the “Sourtoe Cocktail Club” by consuming a drink with a dehydrated human toe immersed in it. The simple rule is that “You can drink it fast. You can drink it slow. But the lips have got to touch the toe.” Some participants have become so enthralled with this challenge that they’ve even ended up swallowing the toe, too! 2. While talking about Dawson City, another strange thing there is that some people choose to live just across the river, without modern conveniences, and this means using an outhouse in the winter. As one woman who chose this lifestyle told me, it also means being unable to cross the river to Dawson City during freeze-up and spring thaw, as the free ferry can’t go and the ice road is not safe. This particular woman also confided that
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EVENTS BELLEVILLE JUNE 17 8am-noon (Rain Date June 24) Car wash, yard and bake sale. Emmanuel Baptist Church 68 Rollins Drive Belleville. Proceeds to local missions. VILLAGE THEATRE is staging its one act festival from June 22-24 at Capers Restaurant. Ticket prices range from $15 to $55 depending on whether you want to combine the show with a meal. Call 343 263-8434 for information or visit www. thevillagetheatre.org NEXT GATHERING of the Quinte Amateur Radio Club will be a tailgate event, June 21, 7pm, Loyalist College parking lot north of the Pioneer building. Bring along any items you want to show or sell. Everyone welcome. For more information see WWW.QARC.ON.CA BELLEVILLE CLUB 39 presents the Music of Emily Creek Band June 16 at the Belleville Legion Br. 99 132 Pinnacle St. Belleville Ont (upstairs) from 8pm- Midnight Singles & Couples are welcome. Members $10 non Members $12 Lunch will be served. info 613-395-0162 or 613-966-6596 JUNE 16 5-6pm Raise the Roof, Chili Supper, sponsored by the Belleville Odd Fellows College Hill United Church 19 North Park Street, Belleville $8 966-4147 JUNE 17 Euchre and Bid Euchre Tournament (includes lunch) Pre-registration required Lunch 11:15 Cards start 12 $12 College Hill United Church 19 North Park Street, Belleville 966-4147 QUINTE REGION Crokinole Club, every Tuesday, 6:30pm, Quinte Wellness Centre, Cannifton Rd. http://www.qrcc.ca . Info: Dave Brown at 613-967-7720 or Louis Gauthier at 613-849-0690. EMMAUS CANCER Support Group will meet June 19 at 7pm at Hastings Park Bible Church, 36 Harder Dr. Please join us for caring and sharing. Our group is open to anyone coping with cancer, their family members and/or caregivers. We welcome all returning and new members. Sandy at 613-922-5804 or Judy at 613-962-9628 MONTHLY DOODLING sessions, 3rd Thursday of month. Bring your creations, tools of the trade, and share your creativity. Free sessions, 10am-12pm, John M. Parrott Art Gallery. Info: Rachel comeau_rachel@ hotmail.com or www.facebook.com/groups/ thedoodlegroup/
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FRANKFORD FRANKFORD UNITED CHURCH is holding a YARD SALE on June 17 from 9am-1pm costumes, stacking banquet chairs, dishes, household items, piano (free), etc. SUMMER HOURS for the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 387, Frankford, Monday to Wednesday 12-7PM Thursday & Friday 12-9PM Saturday12-7PM 1st Friday of the month is TGIF 4-7pm 3rd Wednesday of the month is beef or chicken dinner 4th Sunday of the month is Euchre tournament TOPS (TAKE off Pounds Sensibly), Wednesday, Anglican Church Hall, 60 N Trent Frankford, weigh-in 3-3:30pm. meeting 3:30-4:30pm. GENTLE YOGA, Suitable for everyone. Classes every Tuesday 1pm, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Frankford. Info: Sarah 613-398-6407 MOONSHOT EUCHRE every Wednesday, 1pm. Tournaments Every 3rd Sunday of the Month, 1pm. Frankford Lions Club
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MADOC BLOOD PRESSURE Clinic: June 21: 47 Wellington St, Room 9:30-11:30AM. Please contact Community Care for Central Hastings 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register for the clinic if you are not already a member of the Blood Pressure Program. FOOT CARE Clinic: June 21: 47 Wellington St, begins 8AM. Call 1-800-5541564 to pre-register if you are not already a registered client of the clinic. JUNE 16, 2PM, celebrating the Village of Madoc’s 140th Birthday by unveiling a plaque at Thompson Park in Madoc TOONIE LUNCH and Loonie Auction June 21 at St. John’s Anglican Church Hall 115 Durham St. N. Madoc Lunch - 12pm and Auction 1pm. Bring your loonies and have fun with us.
MARMORA MARMORA SOCIAL: June 22: 43 Mathew Place begins 11:30AM. Lunch is served at noon. Please contact Community Care for Central Hastings 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register if you are not already a member of the Marmora Social program MEMORY CAFÉ, 2nd Thurs. of month, 10-11:30am. Marmora Library W. Shannon Rm. 37 Forsyth St. 613-962-0892 BINGO EVERY Monday Marmora Legion. Early Birds start at 6:45. Jam Session every Monday Marmora Legion Club room 6-9PM. Chase the Ace every Friday Marmora Legion. Ticket sales 1-8PM Draw at 8:30PM. June 17 Meat Roll Marmora Legion 1PM
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ROBLIN LAKE Jamboree And Open HASTINGS LEGION June 18 Decora- Mic Classic Country And Rock June 17, tion Day All are welcome Contact the 1-4Pm Ameliasburgh Town Hall No Charge branch at 705-696-2363 for details. Come Out And Perform Or Just Enjoy MONTHLY MEETING of the Hastings The Music Manor Auxiliary will be held June 21, 12:45 pm in the Volunteer Education STIRLING Centre on the main floor of the Hast- STIRLING LEGION Garage Sale June 16 & June 17 8am-3pm BBQ starts at ings Manor. 11:30am. All donations welcome. If you ACRYLIC PAINTING Please join us require item pick-up within Stirling, please and bring out your creativity with this call the legion @ 613-395-2975, Mon- Sat acrylic art project on canvas. bring your after 2pm. Donations can also be dropped own artist brushes all other materials are off during these times. supplied. June 15, 9am-12, $10. Hastings Civic Centre Hall, To register, call CCN TRENTON Office in Campbellford (705)653-1411. BAY OF Quinte Classic Cruisers are havST. GEORGE’S Church, Hastings, ing a car show on June 24, 10am-3pm at weekly used book sale every Wednes- Trenton Centennial Park, on Bay Street. day, 10am -2pm.Books priced at bargain The purpose of this event is to raise money prices. Enter at rear of church. for Trenton Memorial Hospital and Fixed TOPS (TAKE Off Pounds Sensibly) Fur Life. Please come out and support meetings Wednesdays at the Trinity United your community. Church, Hastings. Weigh-in 5-5:45pm QCFF ANNOUNCES:THE 48 Hour and meeting 6-7pm. Join anytime. For Youth Film Challenge. 13 youth registered info Kathy (705) 696-3359 and involved on the weekend, and we have the 4 films created for the contest screen-
ing June 17 at Centre Theatre 3:30pm free and open to the public. Awards and prizes will be given out at the screening for the youth that participated. PLEASE JOIN us for our Von Diners Lunch at the Trenton Lion’s Hall on June 21, 12pm. Hot meal $8, and free transportation can be arranged. Please bring own plate, mug, and utensils. Call 613-3924181 to reserve your spot. Special guest servers will be VON Board of Directors and staff. Come out and join in great food and fellowship. LEARN TO Linedance Every Monday 10:30-12:30 Trenton United Church, 85 Dundas St E at South St everyone welcome great for beginners Phone or text Linda 613 392-2116. Good friends, good fun, good times.
TWEED FOOT CARE Clinic: June 16: 23 McCamon Street, Tweed. Call 1-800-554-1564 to make your first appointment. TWEED JUNE 17 Classic Car Show and Vendor Village Sponsored by the Tweed and Area Chamber of Commerce 10am-4pm Tweed Municipal Park. Vendor Village in Pavilion on Stoco Lake. Music Food, 50/50 Draw, kid friendly. Vehicle admission $10 Vendor tables and Classic Car registrations are still available contact Chancey 613-243-2674 (for Cars) and Bonnie 613-473-2151 (for Vendor Village) or email bonniek8@bell.net JUNE 25 Celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday at Actinolite Hall Euchre 1pm, Roast beef dinner 5pm,Adults $15 Children 7-11 $7.50 Only 100 tickets available. Call 613-478-6124 or 613-403-1720 THOMASBURG CELEBRATES Canada’s 150th June 24. Free events. Opening noon at Thomasburg Spring Parkette. Events 1-4 pm Car Show & Shine, horse & wagon rides weather permitting. Strawberries and ice cream in hall. Free family-friendly live music 7pm by The Real Coyotes and Saskia Tomkins.
WARKWORTH KIDS BARN Dances, June 23 at the Cow Palace, Warkworth Fairgrounds, Grade 4 & under: 6:30-8pm, Grade 5–8: 8:15 -10pm. Admission $5. Snacks & refreshments for sale Sponsored by the Percy Agricultural Society in support of the Warkworth Fall Fair, 905-344-7709 www.warkworthfair.com JUNE 17: 61st Donnybrook Auction & Sale Northumberland¹s largest Reduce, Reuse and Recycle event Warkworth Arena and Fairgrounds, 24 East St. Ten auctioneers are selling antiques to household goods. Doors to the Red Barn and Cow Palace open 4:30pm. Doors to the arena open at 6:30pm. Auction starts 7pm. Cash purchases only. Sponsored by the Warkworth Community Service Club. For more information call (905) 375-9840. http://warkworthcsc.ca COW PALACE Barn Dance, Warkworth Fairgrounds, June 24, DJ Paul Evoy, 9 pm-1am, Doors open 8pm. $10/pp or $15/couple. Age of majority. Brought you by the Percy Agricultural Society in support of the Warkworth Fair, www. warkworthfair.com
Westben more welcoming with improvements at The Barn BY JOHN CAMPBELL
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Campbellford – When things got too hot for its patrons at The Barn, Westben Arts Festival Theatre went out and bought a “Big A** Fan�. No, really, that’s what the manufacturer calls it. A ceiling fan that’s huge. Twelve feet across. Not only that, Westben had The Barn’s cracked and uneven concrete floor repaired, awnings added, accessibility to entrance ways improved, and its doors fixed and hardware replaced. Making completion of the Welcome Project possible was a $34,000 grant from the Ontario 150 Community Capital Program along with $11,000 in donations raised through Fans of Westben campaign. The renovations will extend the life of the theatre “while increasing the effective, save and comfortable delivery of its artistic services,� artistic director Brian Finley said in a statement. “Enriching people’s lives through arts, culture, heritage and tourism by having appropriate spaces will have an impact
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AUCTION SALE ESTATE OF AL CLEARY - DAY TWO 4322 OLD HIGHWAY 2, BELLEVILLE, ONT. SATURDAY JUNE 24TH AT 10:00 AM 3 miles EAST of Belleville on Old Highway 2 – Vicinity of Point Anne Lane. COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE AND VINTAGE TOOLS including Stanley spoke shaves; breast drills, braces, saw sets, measures, wood rules, lumber rules, wood planes, wrenches, scrapers, clamps, levels, gauges, tins, stenciled boxes, ammo boxes, markers, extinguishers, oil bottles, scales, antique rope maker, harness vise, machinist tools, calipers, micrometers, miniature anvils, lead pots, blacksmith and horse related tools, “Wonder Cloth Measureâ€?, railway collectibles, numerous other collectibles from a lifetime of collecting. VIEWING 8 AM TO SALE TIME – DAY OF SALE. TERMS- CASH OR CHEQUE OWNER & AUCTIONEER NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENT OR INJURY DAY OF SALE SULLIVAN AUCTIONEERS 3ODLQĂ€HOG www.sullivanauctions.com
on the lives of the 15,000 people in the community.� Northumberland-Quinte West MPP Lou Rinaldi said the Trillium funding provided for the needed infrastructure upgrades will enable Westben, “a leading arts organization in Eastern Ontario,� to continue to be “a key tourism destination and major contributor to arts and culture in our region.� Westben’s advancement and marketing director Donna Bennett said in an interview it got so hot at times in the Barn that volunteers handed out little bags of ice and cold clothes to audience members. “Usually it’s okay, the breeze goes through the barn, but once or twice a summer it’s pretty wicked,� she said, and it occurred more often last season’s drought. A concert was held following the ribbon cutting featuring more than 120 performers from the area – Westben’s youth, teen, cookie, and B Natural choruses, and wind ensembles – and a guest choir, SONG (Sounds of the Next Generation), from Cobourg and Port Hope.
AUCTION SALE MILITARY COLLECTION AUCTION WYLIE SHERIDAN SALE CONDUCTED AT THURLOW COMMUNITY CENTRE 516 HARMONY ROAD, CORBYVILLE, ONT. WEDNESDAY JUNE 21ST AT 11:00 am 5 miles NORTH of Belleville on Highway 37 and turn WEST onto Harmony Road for 1/2 mile. Sale of WW I and WW II collectibles including German weapons, helmets, medal, badges, caps, photos, field supplies, belt buckles, vehicle tags, flags, signage, daggers, period posters, buttons, bayonets Complete listing and photos available at www.sullivanauctions.com VIEWING 10 AM TO SALE TIME TERMS- CASH OR CHEQUE OWNER & AUCTIONEER NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENT OR INJURY DAY OF SALE SULLIVAN AUCTIONEERS 3ODLQĂ€HOG www.sullivanauctions.com
AUCTION SALE COZETTE BARNUM 121 RIVER STREET EAST, CAMPBELLFORD, ONT. FRIDAY JUNE 23RD AT 11:00 AM 1 block NORTH of Beer Store on County Road 8 to River Street East. Chest of Westmoreland Sterling silver flatware for 8, Royal Doulton “Rondelayâ€? dinnerware for 8 with extra pieces, Royal Doulton figurines, Carnival glass, chest of silver, Cornflower crystal, cut glass, cups and saucers, fine china, curio cabinets, Thomas double keyboard electric organ, oil paintings, oil lamp, violin, Hohner accordion, antique hall tree, antique occasional chair, maple table and chairs, 2 piece chesterfield suite, bedroom furniture, leather arm chair – new; living room furniture, mantle clock, Filter Queen vacuum, stereo, Weso treadmill, kitchen ware’s, small kitchen appliances, everyday dishes, linens, garden tools, numerous other articles. OWNER & AUCTIONEER NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENT OR INJURY DAY OF SALE SULLIVAN AUCTIONEERS 3ODLQĂ€HOG www.sullivanauctions.com Section B - Thursday, June 15, 2017 B7
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4th Annual Ralph Kitchen Memorial Ride a roaring success BY SUE DICKENS
Marmora — Motorcycle riders arrived in Marmora on Sunday, May 28 from Hastings, Peterborough, Prince Edward, and other counties east, to participate in a fundraising event started by the Kitchen family. The 4th Annual Ralph Kitchen Memorial Ride was a roaring success. Margriet Kitchen, wife of the late Ralph Kitchen, talked about what happened to her husband when he was injured in June 23, 2009, when “life as he had known it came to an end.” He was involved in an accident with a baby deer in northern Hastings County which left him with a traumatic brain injury “and a slender hold on life.” Margriet said, “Through the efforts of countless medical teams in Kingston and Peterborough and the constant support and encouragement of his family, Ralph did return home to Marmora.” She praised the efforts of those who helped. “One of the groups instrumental in Ralph's recovery, and in supporting of family, was the Brain Injury Association Quinte District. Dedicated encouragement and positive reinforcement by the therapists and staff brought about a quality of
Riders headed into Marmora on the Madoc, Springbrook, Marmora, Eldorado tour for the 4th Annual Ralph Kitchen Memorial Ride. Photo by Meredith Holt
life for Ralph's remaining four years. “These are just some examples of the strength of conviction in providing positive health development and ongoing education and support from this remarkable organization. Life was different, but always, life was good.” At the ride Sunday, a wide vari-
ety of bikes with their riders gathered at the Madoc Township Hall where, as Margriet said, “friends gathered once more to support a wonderful cause, and to remember, or in some cases to get to know the man.” After a breakfast prepared by Kitchen's children Sheryll and Gerrit, and a pre-ride registra-
tion and safety talk, the group of 40 bikes and riders proceeded down Highway 62 for the hourand-a-half tour led by son Byron Kitchen. At the hall coffee and refreshments were available and local vendors who had been invited brought various crafts, jellies and jams, and as well donated prizes
to a draw. Madoc area musician Cliff Andrews kept everyone entertained. When the riders returned a barbecue lunch and a 50/50 draw was held, with the winner donating his share back to the association. “I want to thank all the riders and the many sponsors who supported this fundraiser,” said Margriet. “A special thanks to off-duty Cst. Robin Veerman and staff of the Centre Hastings OPP who assisted to ensure a safe riding experience.” For more information about the Brain Injury Association Quinte District, check out their website at: www.biaqd.ca, or call 613-9672756 or email info@biaqd.ca. “See you next year,” Sun., May 27, 2018 at the Madoc Community Centre, 15651 Highway 62 North of Madoc. About Ralph Kitchen: The late Ralph Kitchen was an enthusiastic motorcycle rider and ambassador for safe riding through his activities with various organizations. His term as a regional director for Harley Owners Group of Ontario allowed him many opportunities to encourage others to explore their beautiful counties by bike, but also to do so safely.
Celebrating Canada’s 150th on July 1, 2017 • Repatriation ceremony • Returning 15 acres back to the original homestead • Plaque unveiling ceremony at 3:00pm • Entertainment by the Young Family • Refreshments • Homestead tours • Shuttle buses to and from Madoc
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Madoc student gives where he lives Madoc - It may be several months before the Give Where You Live (GWUL) tour touches down, but the crew has already received its first official donation from a local student. Last week, 12‐year‐old Madoc Public School student, Jamal Demorest handed over a cheque for $209 to GWUL, which this year is directly supporting Camp Trillium’s Garratt’s Island in Prince Edward County. GWUL is community fundraising effort hosted through the volunteer efforts of police officers from local Ontario Provincial Police detachments and the Belleville Police Service. “Jamal has been with us from the beginning and continues to be a huge supporter of our efforts,” said Belleville police Const. Jeremy Ashley, who accepted the cheque from Demorest. Since he was six, Demorest has raised upwards of $2,000 for the group, which was formerly known as Pedal for Hope Quinte. When asked why he continues to raise money for the efforts of the police officers, Demorest reply revealed a personal connection to the plight of the initiative, which focuses on raising money for local children battling cancer. “My dad died from cancer and I don’t want anybody else to
Madoc Public School student, Jamal Demorest handed over a cheque for $209 to Belleville Police Const. Jeremy Ashley. Submitted photo
go through what I did,” he said. “It’s bad enough for adults to get cancer, but it’s just so sad for kids. The families with sick kids try so hard to make a normal life – I hope this helps kids be kids. They deserve this and much more.” Raising money has turned into a community effort for the youngster over the years. “My family, friends and neighbours are great. They give me pledge money each year. We have yard sales and last year I gave my birthday money to the Pedal for Hope (Quinte).
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Young boy fighting cancer wanted to ride a tractor: his dream came true BY SUE DICKENS
Springbrook — Marcus Hacault, a five-year-old boy who is bravely battling stage four cancer, had his dream come true thanks to the caring actions of Glenn Davison, who hooked up with the folks at McKeown Motor Sales in Springbrook to make it happen. The story is written down and included in a picture frame featuring several photographs of Marcus and Glenn, as a tribute to thank Bill and Grace McKeown and tractor salesperson Bill Cooke for making it possible. It is hanging on the wall at McKeown’s. “It started three years ago when my wife Cheryl passed away from pancreatic cancer. When she went for treatments, we had to go through the pediatric cancer unit to get to the area for adults,” said Glenn, who until now has kept his name out of the public eye and remained anonymous. “It broke our hearts to see the young children suffering, crying and clinging to their parents. Cheryl said that if we had enough money, she would like each child receiving cancer treatments to get a cuddly plush animal. So, three years ago and again this July 6, it will be the fourth time that I go to Kingston General Hospital and purchase enough ‘cuddlies’ for the children in the cancer ward,” he
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explained. Last year 30 “cuddlies” were anonymously donated to the ward and young Marcus chose his favourite character, Clifford the Big Red Dog. Long story short, Marcus reached out to Glenn and they became friends for life, “brought together by tragedy,” Soon, Marcus was emailing him and they talked about Glenn’s farm in Flinton, and it wasn’t long before this young boy’s dream to ride a tractor became a reality. Bill McKeown agreed to float Davison’s new tractor to Marcus’s home in Kingston, so that he and his siblings could have a ride. Bill Cooke, salesperson at McKeown’s, volunteered to drive the rig down. At the end of the day, Cooke presented Marcus with a childsized replica pedal tractor. “When we pulled out, he was still riding it around and around in the driveway,” said Glenn grinning. McKeown commented, “Glenn’s really been really looking after this kid. He came in to us with the idea ... there was no question whether we would do it or not.” Now called “the dealership with a big heart,” McKeown Motor Sales has been a part of the community for 80 years. “I believe in paying it for-
ward, finding ways to make a difference in people’s lives and keeping promises made. This event for Marcus is just following through on my beliefs, following my heart,” Davison concluded. Framed thank you at McKeown’s The Dealership with a Big Heart: It’s not often that people get a chance to make a little boy’s dream come true, but Bill and Grace McKeown and Bill Cooke did just that last Saturday. Marcus Hacault, my fiveyear-old friend who is bravely battling stage four cancer, wanted to come to my farm and ride in a tractor. Since he couldn’t come to the farm, McKeown’s volunteered, without any hesitation at all, to float a new tractor down to Marcus’ home in Kingston, and he and all of his siblings shared his dream. Just before we left Kingston, a childsized replica pedal tractor was presented to a very surprised and happy little guy. This is not the first time that the family at McKeown Motors has gone way above and beyond to make a difference. I would personally like to thank Bill, Grace, Bill Cooke and the McKeown family for the love they share and for making Marcus’ dream come true. Sincerely, your friend, Glenn Davison June 3, 2017
Marcus Hacault of Kingston, who is bravely battling stage 4 cancer had a dream, to ride a tractor and thanks to his friend Glenn Davison who asked Bill and Grace McKeown of McKeown Motor Sales in Springbrook to help, his dream came true. Photo submitted
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Campbellford students tell why they're proud to be Canadian BY JOHN CAMPBELL
Campbellford — Why are you proud to be a Canadian? Bemersyde IODE asked that question of Grade 4 students at the three elementary schools in town. Canada has a great hockey team; some of the best food, like poutine and Kraft Dinner; its flag is “really cool”; there’s “almost no litter”; and it’s “great for going on a long trip,” because the country “is full with fun things and some beautiful places,” wrote Colin Stephens of Hillcrest Public School. There’s also snow, which “looks and feels awesome, and gives you a great reason to get a cup of hot chocolate to warm you up.” Canada has “a lot of great trees,” like ash, oak and maple, which are used to make bats, flooring, furniture, bowling pins and butcher blocks, among other things, said Benjamin Marshall of St. Mary Catholic Elementary School. They “also provide us with clean air and shade,” he added. “But, we take them for granted.” Canada has “a lot of awesome sports,” including lacrosse, hockey and curling, which is one of Claire Rowe’s favourite winter sports to watch on TV. The St. Mary student said she’s
“so lucky to live in Canada,” because she has “all these fun sports to play.” Ava Finlay of Kent Public School is proud to be a Canadian because of all the rights that citizens enjoy, including deciding what to celebrate, choosing who rules and saying what you want. Canada also has clean air and water, four seasons that are “unique and beautiful,” and people who “are happy and very kind” living in a country that’s free and peaceful. Soldiers have also played an important part, “because they went to war to protect Canada,” and it was Canadians who invented hockey, basketball and lacrosse to “entertain us so we are not ... bored all the time.” Briar Wellman, also from Kent, said Canada “is a safe place to live” with lots of rules. Canadians embrace differences and are free to choose what they want to be as individuals. They are also friendly and “awesome at hockey.” The winning entries for Canada’s 150th Anniversary IODE Good Citizenship Award were selected by each school. Making the presentations were Bemersyde IODE president Sheila Peters and a delighted citizenship officer Marie Westlake, who said she was “absolutely surprised” by the students’ compositions and the values the schoolchildren “hold dear.”
Skip the tan, Public Health urges With summer approaching, residents may be seeking a summer glow. This year, Hastings Prince Edward Public Health is encouraging residents, particularly young people, to “skip the tan” in order to avoid the negative effects of ultraviolet rays from the sun and/or tanning beds. “Despite skin cancer being the most common cancer in Ontario, many people still believe that tanned skin is healthy and attractive,” says Jessica DeMars, health promoter. “It is a common myth that a base tan from a tanning bed or the sun will protect your skin from further sun damage. While a base tan provides an SPF of 2-4, you need an SPF of 30 or more to protect your skin.” The sun-kissed look will result in negative long-term effects for an individual’s
health and appearance, with young people being especially vulnerable to the harmful effects of UV rays. Tanning, especially before the age of 35, increases an individual’s risk of skin cancer, specifically melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. Tanning can also lead to wrinkles, skin damage, premature skin aging, eye damage, and cataracts. HPEPH is encouraging parents to talk to their teens about tanning and set an example by practising sun-safe behaviours. The best way to enjoy the sun safely is to cover up, seek shade, wear sunscreen with SPF 30 or more, wear sunglasses, and limit time spent in the sun between 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information about sun safety and cancer prevention visit hpepublichealth. ca/healthy-living/cancer-prevention.
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Farmers, motorists encouraged to share the road responsibly BY JOHN CAMPBELL
Campbellford — Farmers and motorists can do more to reduce the risk of their being involved in collisions together. How? That is the subject of a BrightenUp campaign information blitz by Safe Communities Northumberland County. “Farmers are getting on the fields now with a delayed start due to the wet season and will be working later,” said Trent Hills Fire Chief Tim Blake, spokesperson for Safe Communities Northumberland. The committee is encouraging farmers to add enhanced lighting to increase the visibility of their equipment at a dis-
tance, and advising motorists to be “aware of how to safely move around” them. Blake was joined by other members of Safe Communities Northumberland at Bob Mark New Holland Sales Ltd. to promote the committee's latest message for improving safety on local roads. The message for farmers is to attach magnetized batteryoperated LED units to older machinery not equipped with caution lights. “The 'slow moving' signs in most cases are faded and not kept up-to-date, so these are an inexpensive way to add that lighting to the back of equipment,” Blake said.
“They're readily available but not used as much as we'd like to see,” said Scott Jibb, a Hamilton Township farmer. Bryce Stapley, who's in sales at Bob Mark, said LED technology uses long-lasting batteries to provide lighting that's “very, very bright” for as little as $25 to $38. “There's really no laws saying they have to have lighting on so it's just generally up to the farmer's discretion.” There are fewer farmers “but there's the same amount of farmland so (they're) travelling a lot more road than they ever were,” Stapley said. Jibb said he knows farmers who have fields in seven munici-
palities. “They'll easily travel 50 kilometres from one extreme to another.” Melanie Trottier, regional marketing planner with the Ministry of Transportation, said there has been an increase in the number of collisions involving farm vehicles since 2012. Travelling the road “is a shared responsibility” between farmers and motorists, she said. There's “a higher risk” of collisions when farm vehicles enter roadways “because motorists don't realize how slow they can go, but maybe motorists go too fast, too, on those back roads.” “People get so frustrated (coming up) behind a slow-
moving vehicle,” said Northumberland OPP media relations officer Const. Steve Bates said. “The one thing we want the public to do is exercise an extreme amount of caution when they come upon farm machinery on our roadways. Keep in mind they're large and cumbersome, and at times can't pull over to the side to let you by because of their load shifting.” “Patience is a virtue and the equipment is getting so large today that it does require special consideration” by all concerned, said Alnwick-Haldimand Township Councillor Ray Benns. “We save one life, we're successful.”
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Student jazz players wow Tweed Pavilion BY LYNN MARRIOTT
Tweed — The 2016-17 Gateway Community Health Centre Youth Jazz Ensemble are Grade 5 to 8 students, who had feetsa-tapping at their year end concert in the Tweed Kiwanis Pavilion, Tweed Memorial Park, May 25. The young jazz ensemble opened with O Canada and proceeded to play eight swinging tunes. “I wasn’t sure we could learn this,” preambles music director Andy Seguire, as they burned into their last number Uptown Funk. We are “blown away with their dedication and it shows in the music,” said Carol-Ann Watson the program lead. “Tweed — this is your band,” said Seguire. Each player began with no instrument knowledge. They rehearse two hours, twice a week, have played 11 concerts and entered three competitions throughout the school year. I like “developing musical skills I didn’t have before,” said Jack Newman, when asked why he dedicates so much time to the program. “It helps me describe my feelings,” said Shelby Kehoe.
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The group won the highest mark at the Stirling Festival of Sacred Praise. Seguire has been music director for three years. The ensemble includes: Jaequin Christian on drums; Shelby Kehoe and Jack Newman on bass guitar; Rowan Lindsay, Ella Derrett and Lexi Delyea on trombone; Martin Fitzell and Emily Delyea on alto sax; Thomas Fitzell and Dean McCann on tenor sax; Decian Scea on baritone sax and trumpet and Riley Lindsay and Todd Hansch-Watman on trumpet. Claire Dafoe has volunteered for three years as bass teacher. Emily Delyea played this year as a Grade 9 student and Lexy Delyea will play next in Grade 9. Thomas Fitzell will audition for the Canterbury School of the Arts in Ottawa. Tweed Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 428 made their seventh annual donation — this year $1,000. The program costs $15,000. The students sold chocolates, poinsettias, and held a spaghetti dinner to fund raise but they rely upon donations. “We need more members. No The fourteen student jazz ensemble. The program is open to elementary students with no prior music ex- experience is needed,” said Seperience. guire. Registration is June 15 at Photo Lynn Marriott/Metroland the Tweed Health Center.
Stirling Agribition teaches kids about farming BY TERRY MCNAMEE
Stirling — For many Grade 4 students attending Agribition at Stirling's Farmtown Park, it was the first time they had held a lamb or petted a calf. Held Wednesday and Thursday, May 25-26, the annual event included students from Stirling and many surrounding communities in the Hastings-Prince Edward School Board, plus a school from Stockdale. “We've put through about 450 students in the two days,” said committee chair Linda Huizenga. “We had two new schools this year.” The students visited 10 different agricultural stations to learn about farm animals and where their food comes from. Huizenga said most of the students come from cities and towns, and have had little or no experience in seeing farm animals up close. The event, which ran from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day, included about 30 volunteers from the area's farming community. Agribition has been held at Farmtown for about 10 years, Huizenga said. While learning about farming and seeing antique and modern farm implements, where milk and cheese come from and how food is grown was interesting, the big hit of the day was the chance to pet and snuggle with lambs, whose soft wool and gentle faces enthralled many a young visitor.
A mix of folk, rock and country at Old Church Johnstown - The Mayhemmingways move effortlessly from folk-rock to traditional to country to something brand new. The band has been described as fuzz folk with Cajun, bluegrass, and Celtic influences. Lead singer Benj Rowland switches between accordion, banjo, guitar, and tenor guitar while holding down the bass with foot pedals. Josh Fewings plays drums percussion and adds back up vocals bass with foot pedals. Tom Wilson of Blackie and the Rodeo Kings and Junkhouse writes, “Mind-bending and original music with deep roots in the tradition of dark North American folk.” The duo will perform at The Old Church Theatre, 940 Bonisteel Road, Friday June 16 at 7:30 p.m. as one The Mayhemmingways plays the Old of their stops on another cross-country tour. Doors Church Theatre this Friday. and bar open at 7 p.m. Submitted photo
WE’RE HERE TO HELP The face of Trinity Parks from Tweed Elementary School lit up as she held a small lamb during her visit to Agribition at Stirling’s Farmtown Park on Thursday, May 25. Terry McNamee/Metroland
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GIFT OF LOVE Dr. Bruce Cronk would be embarrassed to know the Belleville General Hospital Foundation has named a group of very special donors in his honour. He was a brilliant diagnostician and a true man of science. He was a fierce advocate for his patients. He was a teacher. Most of all, he was compassionate, kind and generous, and he was loved and respected by everyone who ever knew him. But, he was also modest.
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So, Dr. Cronk would probably say he didn’t deserve to have such an incredible group named for him. But we know better - not something that could be said very often - because members of the Dr. Bruce Cronk Society embody many of the same traits that made him so beloved. By making a gift to BGH in their will, Society members demonstrate their caring and generous nature; they’re saying they don’t want their commitment to the ones they love, or to their community, to end without one last gift to make care better. Just as Dr. Cronk did. People do make gifts in their wills without telling us, and we’re very grateful when we receive them, but we encourage people to tell us, and join the Dr. Bruce Cronk Society, so we can say thank you in advance. And, there is another reason. When you let us tell others about your intention to support the hospital in your will, it encourages them to do the same.
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For more information on leaving a bequest to the Belleville General Hospital Foundation through the Dr. Bruce Cronk Society, please contact: Julie Brown 613-969-7400 ext 2612, jbrown@qhc.on.ca
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