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NEW DAFFODIL DRIVE Ray Beimer shows the new daffodil campaign material, which includes a bright daffodil pin that replaces the traditional live daffodils sold at this time of year. Give generously during the door-to-door campaign.

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Man convicted of murder appeals Renfrew resident awaits Court of Appeal decision STEVE NEWMAN steve.newman@metroland.com

FARRELL’S WINS B TITLE

Farrell’s Installation won the B title at Saturday’s atom house league tournament at the MAC, while Barker’s Collision lost in the championship final.

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Renfrew resident Susan Love was expecting more closure with the trial for Bradley Martin this year, but now she’ll have to wait several months more for that possibility.

Love’s son Phillip was murdered in January 2007 in Halifax where he was living. She recently learned that the trial for Martin, who faces charges for accessory to murder, won’t go to the Nova Scotia Supreme Court until Feb. 12, 2012.

The trial was to be this spring, but that date was delayed after Shane Ward, the man found guilty of killing Love, appealed Justice Felix Cacchione’s sentencing of 16 years with no eligibility for parole.

“It’s the justice system. Nothing surprises me anymore,” said Love of the hearing April 7 before the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal.

See ‘Court’, page 5

Mercury photo by Gemma Robillard

Dialysis patient Ray Clemow with wife Peggy at Renfrew Victoria Hospital.

Renfrew couple: At the heart of dialysis GEMMA ROBILLARD Renfrew Mercury

At 93 years young, Raymond Clemow can be found every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday afternoon sitting in the dialysis unit at Renfrew Victoria Hospital hooked up to a machine for a solid four hours.

It’s accepted as part of the weekly routine for him and his wife Peggy, who affectionately call each other “chum” and have been married for the last 69

years.

Raymond had been to see his doctor a number of times for what they both thought was serious heart problems.

The couple had travelled to Ottawa for the appointments with heart specialists and quickly learned the source of his health troubles involved an entirely different organ.

“It was his kidneys, not his heart,” remembers Peggy of the diagnosis back in early 2004.

“They told us he had to go on di-

alysis here.”

Unhealthy blood in his body as a result of the failing kidneys, was putting too much stress on Raymond’s heart.

Without dialysis there wouldn’t have been much hope.

The timing worked well in the Clemow’s favour, as the local dialysis unit had recently expanded allowing Raymond to stay just minutes from home for treatment.

See ‘Dialyisis’, page 34

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Green talk at council on St. Patrick’s night LUCY HASS Lucy.hass@metroland.com

Admaston-Bromley Township celebrated the green March 17, but not just the way one might expect on St. Patrick’s Day. During a two-hour regular meeting, council voted to keep going green with steps to improve recycling rates in the community.

The township has submitted an expression of interest to the Continuous Improvement Fund (CIF) for approximately $250,000 for upgrades to the efficiency of its recycling program.

The money would be used for equipment such as solar-powered compactors.

The township would have until 2013 to decide how best to spend the money.

Council also plans to proceed with a stage one ecological study at the Osceola landfill site.

An expansion of the site would increase the lifespan of the landfill site to 35 to 40 years.

Council also voted unanimously to celebrate Earth Hour from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. this Saturday by turning off lights at its municipal building.

Council also encourages its residents to mark the hour at their homes.

“If there ever was a year, or a time, that we should pay attention to the earth for an hour, maybe it’s this year,” Mayor Raye-Anne Briscoe said, referring to the many recent natural disasters around the world.

The one-hour event is sponsored by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

“Millions of people called for action on climate change by switching off their lights last year, making it the largest voluntary action in history,” said correspondence from the outreach co-ordinator of Earth Hour Canada, Jeff Biggar.

“The message of WWF’s Earth Hour is simple: we created this problem, and by working together we can solve it,” he said.

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Coun. Michael Donohue sympathized with the department, calling the snowfall a “very rare occurrence.”

“The amount of snowfall was completely unpredicted,” he said. “In most circumstances, what I gather from your report,” he told Kunopaski, “this road would have been done, had more precise information been available.”

“That’s right,” the road superintendent said. “If we would have known there was that 25 coming we would have been in that hour sooner.

“We also watch that we don’t do too early that we have top do it twice and run out of drive time,” Kunpaski explained.

The Environment Canada forecast for the Renfrew area was five centimetres.

FUN, AND PROFITABLE Douglas Frosty Fun is not just a great celebration. It’s profitable as well.

At its March 17 regular meeting council learned that the 2011 carnival turned an impressive $12,820 profit, up $2,300 from the 2010 event.

Mayor Briscoe congratulated the Wards 1 and 2 recreation committee and carnival organizers on a job well done.

Approval has meanwhile been granted for improvements at the Barr Line Community Centre.

Approval was granted for the purchase and installation of a water filtration system and steel roofing.

Second quotes will be sought for the installation of heat, smoke and CO2 detectors.

UNEXPECTED SNOWFALL An unexpected major snowfall March 6 left one Admaston-Bromley resident unhappy.

In a letter to council, Douglas resident Gwen Dick spoke of driving to church on unplowed roads and suggested no Northcote side roads were ploughed.

“These have been the routes we’ve plowed for 35 years,” road superintendent Chris Kunopaski explained. “It’s as good as it can get.”

The road in question sits in the middle of a plowing schedule which is followed to ensure major routes are opened first.

Kunopaski replied with an extensive 13-point letter outlining road crew procedures and require-

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FALSE ALARMS Admaston-Bromley Township will take steps to tackle false fire alarms in the community.

“We’ve got to think this all through,” Mayor Briscoe advised.

She said there are bylaws and ways to allow for warnings before charges.

“That’s where we’ll start,” she said, “contact all 17 municipalities and see what they’re doing.”

Mayor Briscoe has asked staff to prepare a spreadsheet showing incidences of false fire alarm over the last term of township council and identifying the categories of school, commercial and residential.

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Life, and work, in a small town – Part Two LUCY HASS lucy.hass@metroland.com

The depth and breadth of Mac Wilson’s impact on Renfrew’s physical structure is undeniable.

Over 40 years, his company has developed 900 dwellings – apartments, townhouses and single family dwellings.

But beyond the bricks and mortar, Wilson has done more than build a housing empire. His life’s work has created jobs.

During 40 years of property development the work has been steady, says Wilson, with not even one week off.

“When we were building one section, we would move to another and kept going as we are today,” he says.

Peter Hansma Construction has worked with Wilson Investments for 19 years, continuous. “And I don’t see any discontinuing that issue for a long, long time. We’re bringing on more building lots and more buildings. I think we’re going to continue for years and years to come,” Wilson says.

In fact, he says, the company has 10 years of work ahead of it.

In an economy where every job matters, the construction industry is a key player.

The spin-off jobs are many – engineering, surveying, plumbing, electrical, drywall, general carpentry, landscaping and more. Wilson estimates that when you consider all the jobs that hub around a work site, you’re probably looking at an offshoot of about 30 people.

“They’re all very important trades and they’re all very important to the economy,” says Wilson. Tradespeople support the local economy through everything from buying gas and meals to renting equipment.

Development continues in the Hunter Gate Subdivision.

But the benefits go even further.

The end product (housing) is beneficial to the town, says Wilson, because of the tax base “that goes on forever.”

“I feel so strongly about the building trade because it develops so much around it,” says Wilson. “We – the contractor and the developer – build the roads at no cost at all, at all to the taxpayer,” he stresses.

“And the benefactor is the town and the taxpayer because it should, hopefully, sustain a taxable level, if there’s enough of it.”

The fruit of Wilson’s work will pass to future generations; a legacy of which he’s proud.

“And this (credit) doesn’t fall only to ourselves,” Wilson adds. “There are other contractors in town that do a heck of a good job.”

“Sometimes I do feel that our trade – the contracting trade – is somewhat forgotten as opposed to manufacturing because we’re not as big, we’re not in numbers the same. But I’m glad you’re doing this (article) because I think it’s going to give every one of us a boost,” Wilson told The Mercury.

TIMES ARE CHANGING

REAPING THE REWARDS The trade jobs generated by construction, says Wilson, are mid- to high-end paying jobs.

As chairman of the Renfrew Industrial Commission for the past 19 years, Wilson watched Renfrew’s economy shift as the big manufacturers of the 1970s and 1980s

Mercury photo by Lucy Hass

left town. And he foresees no quick return to the days of big plants.

Wilson believes it’s important for the Renfrew Industrial Commission to recognize and support those major employers who have stayed. (See sidebar list) “The big manufacturers, as we have well learned, can pick up and go,” says Wilson.

Caring for and nurturing existing business is Wilson’s other passion.

MORE TO COME Wilson’s focus in recent years has been the Hunter Gate subdivision, located off Gillan Road, behind the booming O’Brien Road commercial sector.

And that focus remains laser sharp.

“We’re going to be focussed on Hunter Gate and what we call the Arthur Street job, which is where the old Stemco plant was,” Wilson explains. “We’ll probably be going on that job (the former Stemco site) at this time next year, but it is taking some time because the development had to be taken from an industrial base to a residential nature, which sometimes takes a little longer.”

The current plan is for a condominium development, which would require an amendment to the town’s Official Plan, the premier document directing development in the town.

Wilson admits, however, that the mar-

ketability of condominiums in small areas is still uncertain, but he understands the attraction of the location beside the Bonnechere River and O’Brien Park.

“We do have a lovely location,” he says, but there is no definitive plan.

“We have to get the zoning to a proper status and then we’re going to look and say, this is where we should be going.”

Much depends upon what this summer brings as far as sales.

“It hasn’t been bad but it’s been slower,” says Wilson. “Our sales are down a bit, because years ago we were building more houses. Today we just can’t sustain that level of transaction.”

But trends in economy, as in finance, are ever-evolving and Wilson is optimistic that when Highway 17 four-laning moves past Arnprior and toward Renfrew, “then I think it’s certainly going to help us.”

O’BRIEN ROAD BOOM In recent years, development has shifted from the north end of town to O’Brien Road near Highway 417.

And it was Wilson’s vision that led him to establish his own office on that oncevacant stretch of land earmarked for industrial development.

But as manufacturing opportunities declined, commercial growth stepped in to fill, quite literally, the void.

“We (Wilson Investments) were the first to stand alone out here and, in fact, the key was to take the northwest side of the road and have it rezoned to commercial identity,” Wilson recalls.

His mini mall sat for two years before Wal Mart relocated in search of a standalone presence. Other major retail operations soon followed.

To plan wisely and envision Renfrew in the next 10 years, Wilson believes it is important to look to larger centres like Brockville and Kingston, to spot trends early.

“You take the trends and apply them to an area like this … making yourself aware of what’s happening around you,” he says. “Larger areas dictate the smaller rural areas, eventually.”

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Water, sewer freeze expected STEVE NEWMAN

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Monday’s nearly 2.5-hour special meeting to examine the town’s 2011 water and sewer rates resulted in financial concessions for local residents.

After presentations by revenue and compensation clerk Kelly Haskin and treasurer Keray O’Reilly, Renfrew council and staff members considered a modest increase. One councillor, Tom Anderson, asked for a freeze on rates, in light of his and other councillors’ opinion that the economy remains in recession.

In the end, councillors agreed that they would vote, next week, to freeze the consumption rate, but add a two per cent (cost of living allowance) increase to the base charge.

In the case of a single-member family, a typical bimonthly bill would rise from $91.56 to $92.64.

For a typical four-member family, a typical bill every two months would increase from $143.88 to $144.96. “We’ve recognized it’s a tough year; a tough year for everybody. It may come back to bite us next year, but we’re holding the line on consumption water rates and wastewater rates,� said Anderson. “There’s a lot of uncertainty out there both locally and globally. People are losing jobs. They’re struggling. We’re recognizing that fact and trying to keep everything on an even keel.�

Mayor Bill Ringrose expressed satisfaction with the freeze and the fact council plans, as he suggested, to sit down in September and determine a 10-year plan of rate increases so the town can pay for treatment at its water and wastewater plants.

The so-called freeze, said Ringrose, represents a “one-shot deal for the citizens because of the difficult times we’re in.� That means the 2011 sewer and water bill increase will be negligible, since the water and sewer consumption rate is being frozen for 2011, and the base rate is going up two per cent, as a cost of living increase that keeps pace with inflation.

This may also be helpful, surmises Ringrose, since he anticipates more substantial increases in the 2011 budget, partly because of expected increases in

contracted services. “We’re working toward the main budget. We’re going to face dramatic increases in some of the services we provide to the town,� explained Ringrose. “I don’t think I’m prepared to be specific; all I know is we’re coming up with new multi-year contracts that have to be negotiated and usually there are sizeable increases the first year. We’re going to have to see how we can cut back in other areas.�

Meanwhile, the mayor believes local citizens will appreciate the small water and sewer rate increases this year, before growing accustomed to an increase of perhaps three or four per cent each of the ensuing 10 years. $250,00 IN UNPAID WATER BILLS In Monday’s special meeting, treasurer O’Reilly suggested a bylaw be brought to the March 28 council meeting to establish financial penalties for residents not paying their water and sewer bills.

O’Reilly said there were $250,000 in unpaid water and sewer bills by the end of 2010, or seven per cent of billings.

That’s up from about $183,000 in unpaid water and sewer bills in 2009. “I see it (unpaid bills) as unpaid taxation,� said Coun. Gail Cole. “The costs have to be assumed somewhere.�

Reeve Audrey Green suggested the bylaw be considered during council’s September work to create a 10-year water and sewer plan. Council members agreed.

Ringrose said some penalties need to be added, but that citizens need to be given ample notice of any such change in town policy. At present, the town has no penalty for the unpaid water and sewer bills. “I think it’s the wish of council not to apply penalties at this time,â€? said Ringrose. “But in concept we’re in agreement it’s time to bring them into play because people who are not paying their sewer and water bills ‌ that burden does fall on those who do pay them, and that’s not fair.â€?

Ringrose emphasized the penalties are “something that might happen that would be fair for all of us ‌ The earliest we would put (a penalty system) into play is January 2012.â€?

New daffodil campaign launched

The Renfrew branch of the Canadian Cancer Society is joining others across the country in switching from live daffodils to daffodil pins this year.

Instead of selling daffodils to raise money for the fight against cancer, the daffodil pin will be introduced during Daffodil Days March 31 to April 3.

Local branch president Bill Beimers hopes Renfrew and area residents will embrace the new campaign, knowing they can now receive tax receipts for their generosity. The change is described as “a new era for the symbol of hope.� “The Society, its volunteers and supporters will always cherish the daffodil as a symbol of hope in the fight against can-

cer,� the Society says in a news release. “Starting in 2011, that symbol will be represented by the sale of a brand new daffodil lapel pin, to be sold for a donation. “This is a completely new product, is non-perishable and no other daffodil products will be sold during April. This new initiative will help us in our overall goal of making the entire month of April truly recognized as Daffodil Month,� the society says.

The goal of Daffodil Month is to see every person in your community wearing a daffodil lapel pin to show their support for the Society and the fight against cancer.

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122 calls for Renfrew OPP detachment The Renfrew detachment of the OPP responded to 122 calls for service during the past week.

The Renfrew OPP investigated three domestic disputes during this time.

One male was charged with two counts of assault. No criminal charges were laid in the other cases.

PROPERTY CRIMES A break, enter and theft was reported to police March 14. Some time over the weekend unknown persons entered the Wirecraft warehouse in Renfrew and stole a quantity of copper. Constable Tina Hunt is investigating.

Around midnight Friday, March 11, a thief broke into a

home on McAndrew Avenue in Renfrew.

Once inside, a small safe containing cash and jewellery was stolen. Nothing else was taken or disturbed, and there was no sign of damage to enter the home, indicating a key may have been used.

Const. Lisa Nicholas is investigating. If you have any information on this theft, please call the OPP at 613-432-3211.

Overnight on March 15 someone entered a rear yard on Mary Street in Renfrew and stole a snow blower. A pickup truck was seen in the area near the time of the theft. The snow blower was an older red Ariens model.

Const. Jamie Prince is investigating.

Court of Appeal hearing April 7 Continued from front Ward, who appealed in May 2010, the month after his sentence, will go before a three-member panel of judges with counsel Alfred Seaman. Senior crown counsel Jim Gumpert with the Nova Scotia Public Prosecution Service will present the prosecution’s arguments.

Ward, who was also found guilty of two charges, was given a two-year concurrent charge for possession of a weapon and a four-year concurrent charge for assault with a weapon. Ward is alleged to have hit Love with a beer bottle and a baseball bat.

Ward has appealed last April’s Nova Scotia Supreme Court decision on several grounds.

His counsel is arguing the jury should not have heard certain evidence, which therefore should have been inadmissible. In documents filed, the defence argues that the trial judge erred by admitting contents of a telephone conversation on Jan. 8, 2007 between Matthew Ward and James Oickle (Ward’s stepfather) in which Matthew said his brother had killed Phillip.

As it turned out, Love was kept on life-support in the hospital before taken off life support after sustaining multiple skull fractures. Several of Love’s organs, including his heart, were donated to transplant recipients.

Ward is appealing on five grounds.

They include the argument that the second-degree murder charge should have been reduced to manslaughter, because the judge failed to instruct the jury on provocation. That instruction could have reduced the murder charge to manslaughter.

If the charge were to be reduced to manslaughter, the sentence could range from a suspended

sentence to life in prison.

Murder’s minimum sentence is life in prison, with minimum eligibility of 25 and 10 years for first- and second-degree murder respectively.

Among the other stated grounds for appeal is that Justice Cacchione’s verdict can’t be supported by the evidence; namely that no one saw Ward use a baseball bat to strike Love.

The legal brief filed by the Crown, in response to the appeal, notes there is significant evidence to support the conviction.

With the appeal two weeks away, Gumpert said, “We’ll have solid arguments made in court April 7.”

That three-member panel, added Gumpert, will likely reserve its decision on the appeal for another day.

Love says Ward’s appeal makes dealing with the loss of her only child all the more difficult.

“I could go on and on, and get angry, but that doesn’t help,” said Love.

“I still have my life and I still have my job, but I can’t put this behind me. I can’t even start to grieve because it (the justice process) goes on again and again.

“Now, look at what’s coming up. I might have to sit through another six-week trial. He’s in jail and the thought of him (Ward) getting out, I don’t know ….” said Love, unable to finish the sentence.

Love is also a member of the new organization, Canadian Parents of Murdered Children and Survivors of Homicide Victims Inc. The organization is hosting a half-day workshop April 12 in Ottawa on the impact of murder on the family unit.

For more details, visit www. cpomc.ca.

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The tenders will then be opened in public on the same day as soon as possible after 3:00 p.m. at the Municipal Office, 2253 Johnston Rd., Renfrew.

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Celebrate our rich diversity

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t. Patrick’s Day is celebrated the world over, in countless countries by countless cultures.

It is no longer a solemn religious ceremony or an act of political defiance. It is about family and friends getting together to share a few of the more popular aspects of a cherished people. On March 17, we are all Irish.

It is our hope the same will be said one day in the near or not-too-distant future about other celebrations.

And it seems that is happening already. Many non-Chinese participate in the two-week Spring Festival. Non-Indians are welcome to join “Diwali” or the Festival of Lights. Even “Eid al-Adha” or Festival of Sacrifice is something more and more non-Muslims have come to recognize in western countries.

However, it is the Irish we have to thank for leading the way when it comes to sharing cultural traditions.

Saint Patrick (c. AD 387-461) is the most commonly recognized of the patron saints of Ireland.

Little is known of his early life, though he was born into a wealthy Romano-British family in Roman Britain. At 16 he was kidnapped by Irish raiders and taken to western Ireland.

In 432, he said he was called back to Ireland as a bishop to Christianize the Irish and “save” them from their native polytheism.

Many of Irish heritage today know much of the history associated with St. Patrick’s Day. The point in bringing it up is not to enlighten, but to show that – many hundreds of years later, in a land far away from the Emerald Isle – the culture and tradition remains strong. It even grows.

The same will likely be the case for the Chinese, various Indian cultures, and the followers of Islam. So it should come as no surprise to those who mouth the refrain “they should become Canadian.

They should accept our culture and leave that other stuff behind” – that it won’t happen. And it shouldn’t happen.

Culture and a certain fondness, even loyalty, to one’s birth country, is a strong and positive force.

Again, even for those who weren’t born in Ireland, whose parents or even grandparents weren’t born there, they still count themselves among the “Irish for a day.” As it should be.

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How to eat an apple Some people munch on apples. They grasp them fiercely and crunch them viciously. They attack apples.

No so with my dad.

He taught me well, by quiet example, how an apple should be savoured – slowly and deliberately, carved with the precision of a sculptor.

Holding the apple in one hand, he would draw the jack knife blade carefully across the fruit’s flesh toward his thumb, balancing the slice delicately between the blade and thumb.

There were no ragged edges, just smoothlysliced surfaces.

When I eat an apple this way – which is far too seldom – there is always a fleeting memory of dad.

LUCY HASS MISCELLANY I imagine him eating an apple in the Renfrew County lumber camps of days gone by.

I picture him enjoying an apple on a westbound train that rattled his bones on the Grain Excursion that toted easterners to the Canadian plains to help with the harvest.

Or I see him taking a break from a long, late-summer day on the tractor in the fields of our Admaston Township farm, while my sister Louise and I sat on an old blanket along the wire fence, munching our own snack – tiny Saltine cracker and peanut but-

ter sandwiches.

Yes, Dad ate his apples with a wonderful, slow deliberation so different from the way so many people seem to eat today.

Hurried, and harried.

Too often these days, food is fast, and fleeting.

My father knew all about sparse times. He lived in lean times, moving from forest to farm to factory, taking care of his family as best he could.

Sometimes, I’m sure, his days passed far too quickly.

There were always chores to do.

I understand that feeling, particularly when newspaper deadlines press against my brain and leave me tired.

Stress management?

Perhaps all I need is an apple and a jackknife.

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To the editor: Shocking events in Japan have preoccupied the news reporting for all of us.

It’s as if the most frightening movie special effects have come to life.

Coming weeks and months will only deepen this huge disaster.

We are the first Buddhist group to make a home in Renfrew County and this has struck our small congregation particularly hard.

Our tradition, known as Tendai, has strong and deep roots in the richest Buddhist teachings of Japan. For us it represents what the destruction of the Vatican would have for area Catholics.

We have yet to learn the fate of some of our spiritual family in the affected regions, although many small village temples have likely disappeared with the tsunami.

This is no war zone, there are no insurgents and there will never be a winner.

This is nothing but a massive humanitarian disaster with deaths in the thousands.

It will not discriminate Buddhists from Christians, children from seniors.

We would like to encourage our neighbours in Renfrew to join us in contributing to the relief efforts already underway.

We ask residents of Renfrew County to once again demonstrate their generosity and compassion by donating freely to the Japan Relief Funds of the Canadian Red Cross or an organization called NGO-JEN, which is actively on the ground already.

Online donations at: Japanese Red Cross http://www.jrc.or.jp/ english/ NGO-JEN http://www. jen-npo.org/en/index.html.

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ROOTING FOR RENFREW His enthusiasm spreads to the town itself.

“I’m so excited about Renfrew,” he said.

As industrial commission chairman for the past 19 years, he’s one of the town’s biggest promoters, following the example set by his dear friend and former mayor, the late Howie Haramis.

“He (Haramis) was an inspiration to myself years and years ago and still is because he was so hung up in Renfrew, as was Sandi (former mayor Heins),” Wilson adds.

Wilson says the creativeness of town council is a big issue when it comes to development, and members of council shouldn’t be putting up roadblocks.

“Don’t be stopping progress here because it’s an important thing,” he advises.

Wilson’s happy with the progress being made with the Renfrew and Area Health Services Village concept, saying he has heard from people who would move to Renfrew if they could secure a doctor.

“We’re into a heck of a mess, as are a lot of communities, not just Renfrew,” he says of the doctor shortage.

And he foresees another crisis pending with a critical shortage in skilled trades in the not-so-

distant future.

“The trades we’re seeking, we’re looking for them now.

And they’re really hard to find.

Because it’s sometimes labourintense. It’s a tough thing. And that’s the problem here,” he says.

And trades travel with the work.

“A lot of our really skilled trades leave town because we don’t have the volume to give them,” Wilson observes.

“Masonry is one of the serious things because it’s tough work.

And the harder it is, the tougher it is to get people,” he says.

Bottom line: it’s all about work ethic.

“There’s money to be made in the business, but you gotta hustle,” he says of his own business.

“I’m in here at 5 in the morning and leave at 7 at night. I leave my farm at 10 after four every day and on the weekends I’m on the road,” he says.

But he’s not complaining.

“I can’t even wait to get up in the morning to get to work,” he says. “It’s a lifestyle.”

HEALTH VILLAGE CONCEPT From an RIC perspective, Wilson says it may take years to recover from the loses of recent decades. But he’s optimistic.

“This medical village out here is a good thing,” he says.

It’s all about adapting.

“If you can’t do one thing, you better try looking at others and I think the medical situation, to enhance that, would bring jobs to Renfrew through the hospital, through the research,” he says.

“I hope some day we might have a research centre here. Who knows,” he adds.

He believes tourism is another area that needs to be explored and enhanced.

There are current plans for work in the O’Brien Park area, including the installation of coloured lights that will be installed on the Renfrew Hydro building to light up the Bonnechere River and historic McDougall Mill Museum.

“The town is beautiful,” Wilson says, pausing for a moment to repeat his conviction: “The town is beautiful.”

“We need to bring it into focus, is what I call it,” he says, describing Renfrew as a hub of the area and vital link to Algonquin Park.

“The industrial commission, as I see it, is vital and we’ve done a heck of a job,” says Wilson.

He is proud of the commission’s ability to help existing industry, as was the case when the Deslaurier Custom Cabinets facility was destroyed by fire.

“I get teary-eyed because that night at 8 o’clock I phoned Norman (then commission general manager Anderson) and said,

you go and see, phone Jimmy Deslaurier and move him into 55 Hall Street.

“The key with it was that the facility was there, thank God at that time, to develop what we’ve got today. The retention of jobs is so important.”

Manager Anderson retired last year, and a new general manager is at the helm.

That transition, says Wilson, has been “seamless” as Dave Lemkay has been busy handling the commission and pursuing new initatives.

“I’m very pleased with Dave – our office has been swamped,” says Wilson.

He’s also happy with new commission directors Ross Peever and Kenny Dillabough.

CRYSTAL-BALL GAZING So where does Wilson see Renfrew one more generation down the road, in the year 2030?

For starters, he finds it “irritating and disappointing” to see the town’s population drop.

“The young people just don’t have jobs; and young people is where the economy lies,” he says.

But as the road to Ottawa shortens, making it easier for jobs to travel there, the potential also exists to see people move in this direction and Renfrew’s population grow.

“I do think we’re going to sustain the population and maybe enhance it once that market (Ottawa) turns around,” he says.

“I think Renfrew will survive quite nicely. I really do,” he says.

Looking back, Wilson is proud that plant moves and shifts that have occurred to keep manufacturers in town were largely formulated through the Renfrew Industrial Commission.

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Clarification

Last week’s opening article may have left the mistaken impression that only the RIC and Health Care Village offices are located at 1 Innovation Drive. RIC manager Dave Lemkay notes that its 150,000square-foot space is also rented to seven companies, including Ensyn Technologies, Marshall’s Construction, Ottawa Valley Glass, Deslaurier Custom Cabinets, Bonnechere Excavating Inc. and, most recently, Kultur Flooring and TIPs unLTD Business Systems. “We have an overcrowded parking lot – with about 60 vehicles in here each day,” he says.

Also, the 1988 Renfrew Industrial Commission list of industries reported in part one of this series failed to include Timminco/Chromasco.

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Continued from Page 3 Wilson says about 90 per cent of his real estate clientele is senior, so accessibility is key. It is one of the attractions he sees in his Hunter Gate project, so close to retail shopping.

“This is why Hunter Gate has become pretty popular; because they walk. I see the ladies walking to the stores, I see them with their scooters and I see them talking and laughing and I think, ‘This is where it’s at’,” he says.

“And we’re going to develop or open up another, probably 90 lots, in the next two years.”

The Hunter Gate lots run right down to the river, and Wilson says the adjacent field will accommodate more than 300 lots.

He is equally enthused about rental potential in the town.

“I’m so enthusiastic about it.

I’ve done very well here, and the reason being, a lot has been rental,” he says.

And good rental property requires good service.

“That’s the key. What a lot of people don’t understand, it’s not just buying. It’s to make sure the maintenance is there. And we are very careful about that,” he says. Wilson describes his company as a “no-nonsense landlord” because it’s very cautious about ensuring tenants, particularly seniors, are comfortable.

As he proclaims, “It’s worked for me.”

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It is time to focus on riding’s real priorities To the editor: In the year and a half that I have been your federal Liberal candidate, I have had the privilege of hearing from you about a lot of issues that concern the constituents of Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke. One of these is the long-gun registry. Some people remain opposed to the registry in any form. Others have always been in favour of it. Still others have told me that they were opposed to the registry, but they now think that it should stay and be improved.

There is certainly more than one point of view on this subject within our riding, as there is in the rest of Canada.

Since I was nominated to be your Liberal candidate, I have made sure that the legitimate concerns from gun-owners about the way the registry operates were heard by the Liberal Party in Ottawa. That is one of the reasons why, in April 2010, the Liberal Party proposed improvements to the long-gun registry.

Liberals recognize that gun-owners have legitimate concerns. At the same time, we want to make sure that police officers have the tools they need to keep us, and themselves, safe.

For too long, this topic has been used to divide people in our riding. As reported in the NRT’s recent article, “MP stirs pot on gun registry – again”, our current Member of Parliament has now promised, for the fifth election in a row, to eliminate the

gun registry. This is nothing but another empty promise: easily made and easily broken. The initial bill that brought the registry into being, Bill C-68, was introduced almost twenty years ago in 1993. It is time to move forward to ensure that the registry works for all people in our riding, including long-gun owners.

We have proposed three main improvements to the long-gun registry. First, a Liberal government would ensure that first-time failures to register firearms would be treated as a simple, non-criminal, ticketing offence, instead of a criminal offence as they currently are. Second, we would permanently eliminate fees for new licenses, renewals and upgrades.

Third, we would streamline the registration process to make it as easy as possible.

It is time to focus on the priorities of the families in this riding: pensions you can count on, health care when you need it and job opportunities for young people.

I am committed to addressing your concerns about the long-gun registry, and to focusing on priorities that will ensure that people in our riding share in the same opportunities as other Canadians.

Christine Tabbert Federal Liberal Candidate Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke

Landowners unite to secure rail line To the editor: Open letter to the Landowners Adjacent to the soon-to-be abandoned CP property.

Dear landowners: The impending closure and ultimate disposition of the CP property running through McNab-Braeside is currently being discussed by the Counties. It is my understanding that the Counties of Renfrew and Lanark are considering purchasing the property to be held as “a County asset”.

It is also my understanding that the Province of Ontario has issued a “Railsto-Trails” protocol whereby abandoned rail corridors are to be retained by the Crown for conversion to recreational trails.

Our Mayor Mary Campbell has publicly expressed her opposition to the CP corridor in question being utilized as a recreational trail, specifically in the Hamlet of Sand Point.

I would like to publicly announce my support and commend Mayor Campbell for protecting the people of Sand Point!

This rail corridor has no business being converted to a recreational trail.

In many instances, this line runs directly through many private landowners’ properties that front Renfrew County Road 3 and the Ottawa River shoreline.

I for one will NOT support the county allowing a public recreational trail on this property.

Should the County retain this portion for a recreational trail I can assure

Defeatist attitude not shared

you several of the following will happen: there will be increased crime along the corridor (rape, murder, theft, break and enters), and nuisance (vandalism, litter, noise).

This will also be a rather costly endeavor for the County, since I, as an adjacent landowner, will require the County to erect and maintain a security fence between this public corridor and my private property (see the Ontario Government Line Fences Act www.mah.gov.on.ca/ Page176.aspx).

As well, I will be requesting the county show proof of adequate, site specific additional insurance for this “public” property. Should the county pursue this path, I would encourage each and every one of the adjacent landowners to request the same (albeit small) security measures.

The time has come to speak now or forever hold your peace. The clock is ticking.

Before this deal becomes “set in stone,” I would ask and encourage all of the people of McNab-Braeside who may be directly or indirectly affected by the CP property to write to the township leaders, our MP Cheryl Gallant and our MPP John Yakabuski. Show Mayor Campbell your support for the people of Sand Point and request that you may be allowed to purchase the property directly abutting your land.

Valerie Kohlsmith-Blackburn Arnprior

To the editor: Let me first say thank you to your reader for taking the time to respond to my letter about the need for an aggressive and competent member in Parliament. Alas, his letter almost drips with the kind of defeatism about political action that has been all too prevalent in our riding for some time now.

See ‘Defeatist’, Page 14

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Recently attention was focused on designating the Ottawa River a Heritage Site - but why fix something that isn’t broken - because the Ottawa River has flowed along for Millennia without ever being designated anything other than what it is - a waterway enjoyed by the people who use it - nevertheless there are those who are determined to meddle in our affairs by imposing “benefits” on us we do not want.

Folks - if they succeed in designating the Ottawa River a Heritage Site - it won’t be long before the entire area comes under assault by government agency regulators - who will reduce property owners to mere tenants on lands they and their ancestors have owned for generations.

Therefore landowners must demand legally binding assurances that any “Heritage” designation will not later morph into a Trojan horse of constraints on the ownership - use and development of the Ottawa River watershed - because if regulators gain a foothold first it will be to late.

For example in 1955 - according to the Cobden Conservation Club - and a Ministry biologist as well - the Ontario Lands and Forests Ministry began stocking Lake Trout in Muskrat Lake hoping they would reproduce - but they never did.

Undaunted - they continued to stock Muskrat lake with thousands more trout over the objections of area residents who realized the indigenous smelt were being affected - and with the Ministries own stocking records showing 42,000 large trout were dumped in our Lake since 2002 alone (6,000 annually) what else would you expect?

This situation continues despite the fact the Resources Ministries own regulations prohibit introducing any fish into a lake that did not contain that fish originally - especially if that fish posed a threat to the indigenous species.

Well that’s exactly what happened - because since trout were introduced into Muskrat Lake - smelt catches have gradually declined from 10 - 20 dozen daily - to a dozen or less.

To top things off - a Whitewater politician confirmed that in - 2002 - a Ministry / County Council backed ordinance designating Muskrat Lake as a “sensitive trout lake” was imposed - which ended all development within 300 meters of its shoreline - even though trout were never in the lake until introduced by the Ministry - who are now refusing to discontinue stocking them despite requests from local residents - the Cobden Conservation Club - and the Council.

Instead a Ministry official declared Muskrat Lake always contained trout - however even their own past literature listing every species in the Lake never included trout - and if trout were native to the lake and reproducing naturally - then why has the Ministry needed to stock tens of thousands of them for decades?

Folks - beware of the enticements of those espousing the “benefits” of a Heritage designation - as Muskrat Lake is a prime example of such “benefits”- instead this “Heritage Site” proposal should be put to a vote - and let the majority of landowners who live here decide.

Because its clear action’s taken by A.R.D.A. (The Agricultural and Rural Development Association) and Ontario’s Natural Resources Ministry eventually contributed to the setback imposed on Muskrat Lake property owners and the decline of its traditional smelt fishery - which demonstrates what can happen when government agencies go to far.

And never forget this - it was the Natural Resources Ministry (backed by the Len Hopkins group) who submitted this “Heritage Site” proposal to the Federal Government in the first place - and “ Smelt Gate” demonstrates what we can expect from the Natural resources Ministry.

We don’t need more meddling in our valley - we don’t need the Ottawa River designated as a Heritage site - and we don’t want more trout dumped into Muskrat Lake - what we do need is to rein in some increasingly aggressive government agencies and make them accountable - lets get it done!

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Earth Hour facts may leave you in the dark COURTNEY SYMONS The Renfrew Mercury

On March 26, our area may face its darkest hour. In a good way.

Earth Hour, the worldwide event that began in Sydney, Australia in 2007, asks individuals to turn off the lights and reduce their energy use for an hour on March 26, from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Last year, an estimated 10 million Canadians participated in the effort to raise awareness about sustainability issues.

Earth Hour has become the most successful voluntary event in the history of humankind. Hosted by the World Wildlife Federation (WWF), Earth Hour saw a record 128 countries participating in 2010. But there is always room for improvement, said Paulette Roberge, head of communication for Ottawa’s WWF bureau.

“The main focus this year is to try to get Canadians to think beyond the hour,” she said. “Yes, we’ve had a very successful campaign since 2007, but it’s not enough to have people do it for only one hour.”

Canadians should think of ways to minimize carbon emissions and cut down on energy consumption every day, said Roberge. She also stressed the need to switch to cleaner types of energy, like solar and wind.

“Although Earth Hour has been phenomenally successful, the reality is that we’re one of the top ten nations contributing to climate change, and we don’t have to be,” she said.

The Green Party will host a candlelit vigil on Parliament Hill on March 26, as they did last year.

Over 400 people covered the hill in 2010, and this year there are 500 candles to be given away to participants. Roberge said Canadians at home can turn off the lights, perhaps dusting off their board games and lighting some candles.

Last year, Hydro Ottawa measured a six per cent decrease in electricity use, which is enough to power 58 homes for a month.

The provincial average of energy consumption went down by four per cent, less of a drop than expected because of the colder than normal temperatures.

To learn more about Earth Hour and how to participate, visit the WWF website at wwf.ca/ earthhour. Users can find creative ways that fellow Canadians are participating, and download posters and tool kits for the event.

Another initiative launched by WWF for Earth Hour this year is called Beyond the Hour, an online forum for people around the world to share ideas to reduce their ecological footprint.

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New fire-ladder truck needed, says fire chief STEVE NEWMAN

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The town’s 2011 budget is being prepared, but it would be better to buy a needed fire-ladder truck sooner than later.

So said Chief Guy Longtin of the Renfrew Fire Department at the Feb. 28 session of town council.

The present truck will be 25 years old next year. “It has to be done; it’s just a matter of whether council wants to have it this year or not until next year,� said Longtin.

He said provincial guidelines indicated that a fire department’s front-line aerial truck can’t be 25 years old, although he also acknowledged there’s no penalty if the guideline isn’t followed.

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Defeatist attitude Continued from Page 12 But fortunately that defeatism is not shared by everyone.

The writer must surely realize that there are individuals and organizations throughout our riding working hard to achieve every one of the objectives I listed in my letter and making progress too.

And again I ask: What if over the last 10 -year period we had had an enthusiastic and knowledgeable Member of Parliament helping those individuals and organizations access the resources they need?

the guideline, suggested Longtin.

If the town responds quickly, it might still be able to purchase a $795,000 truck in Nebraska with a 104-foot ladder.

The truck would also be road-ready, whereas many other models require about a year to be outfitted and ready to go.

The Nebraska model features a platform, or box, that can accommodate three or four fighters working with their equipment at the extended point of the ladder.

The asking price for other similar models, said Longtin, is about $825,000.

The department’s present ladder-truck extends 75 feet.

Longtin says the department plans to sell the present aerial-ladder truck, once it is replaced.

It figures the truck will sell for about $100,000.

It is the job of our Member of Parliament to do so and we should accept nothing less.

By the way, when one of our students, born and raised in our riding, leaves to get the best possible education and job experience so that she can come back to our riding and offer herself as a candidate to represent us in Parliament we should set aside our political bias long enough to say “thank you�. And where has she been recently? Ask the nearly 1,000 residents whose doors she and her team have rapped on within the last week.

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Sprinter ambulances of many different designs are used by paramedic services around the world. This model is used in Australia, while another model is being developed in Montreal for use in Renfrew County.

Renfrew County staff is also helping to customize its warning systems − of lights, decals and siren − to optimize vehicle performance.

With no Sprinter ambulances on the road in Ontario, Nolan calls this is a Renfrew County pilot project. Local paramedics will critique their performance, with a view to enhancing vehicle performance.

The Renfrew County paramedic fleet has more than 20 ambulances, which are commonly replaced after travelling more than 300,000 kilometres.

The City of Ottawa has also expressed interest in the new vehicles, said Nolan.

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Although the cost has not been finalized, chief paramedic Mike Nolan says his Renfrew County fleet will replace its five oldest ambulances for an estimated cost of $150,000, compared to about $165,000 for the discontinued Ford ‘E’ series of ambulances.

The new ambulances will feature Mercedes Sprinter chasses and diesel engines. The vehicles are being designed by Demers Ambulance in consultation with Nolan, deputy-chief Brian Leahey and other Renfrew County paramedic service staff.

“Perhaps of equal importance,” said Nolan, “is the ability to reduce operating costs. It will be significantly less to run them than the fleet we have today.”

Sprinter ambulances are common in Australia, Asia, Europe, Mediterranean countries and South Africa.

The Sprinter being developed out of Montreal is slightly shorter than the present Ford models used by the Renfrew County paramedic service.

The new design will also feature a lower lift, to reduce injury to paramedics, and allow paramedics to stand up within each unit because of the lower floor, said Nolan.

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As Manuela MuellerCode’s health care remedies are based in nature, it made sense for her to move her clinic from the town to the forest.

After six years at the Kenwood Centre in Arnprior, Mueller-Code has relocated the Hahnemann Centre for Heilkunst to her home in rural McNabBraeside.

“When you’re preaching about natural laws, this setting (surrounded by forest) is much more conducive to the healing process,” said Mueller-Code, a doctor of medical Heilkunst.

Patients also like the privacy of her country office, she added. She will hold an open house at 946 Mill Ridge Rd. Monday, March 28 from 5 to 8 p.m.

The alternative health clinic, which focuses on treating the underlying root cause of maladies, has a growing number of

clients throughout the Upper Ottawa Valley, including Renfrew, Eganville and Barry’s Bay. Mueller-Code treats a wide variety of ailments, from addictions and depression to arthritis and migraines.

When advising the afflicted, Mueller-Code looks at the complete picture.

Health care tends to be too compartmentalized, she noted, adding Heilkunst addresses problems of the mind, soul and spirit, as well as the body.

It’s incumbent for patients to recognize all influences if they are to achieve the balance in the body necessary for healing, she explained.

“There are no magic pills,” she said, adding that disease is nature’s way of telling a person something is wrong and changes are needed.

People can improve their quality of life by suppressing the symptoms with pills and supplements,

she said, “but they should never lose sight of the root cause (of their ailments).”

She said people need to identify and deal with the effects genetics and lifestyle has on their health, along with the shocks and traumas the body has received over the years.

For instance, she has had patients who earlier in life suppressed ailments such as eczema and psoriasis only to have them return in other forms such as allergies and asthma.

The patient has to “help me find what’s wrong with them ... tell me what’s going on in their lives,” she said. “Once we identify the blockages (to good health), we can work on eliminating them.”

To assist in her diagnosis of what’s wrong, Mueller-Code has recently become a certified life blood analyst.

“Your blood helps tell us what’s going on,” she explained. “It helps me zero in even more specifi-

cally on what organs are stressed ... what the body needs and what it is missing.”

Heilkunst, which has been around for 200 years, uses science and the principles of nature to “make people whole” and maximize their potential.

Since opening her medical centre in 2004, MuellerCode has treated hundreds of patients of all ages sufferering chronic physical and/or emotional pain.

She has tackled neurological and mental illness such as autism, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and many child-related problems, including attention deficit, hyperactive and obsessive-compulsive disorders.

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Wellness show in Renfrew Saturday

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The show, which focuses on natural, holistic and alternative health care offerings, runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Renfrew Recreation Centre.

More than 20 professionals will be on hand showcasing over 27 different products and services. The exhibitors will answer questions, provide literature and give demonstrations and/or readings.

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Gaining a competitive edge at Disney workshop PETER CLARK peter.clark@metroland.com

Business people from throughout Renfrew County got first-hand, new thoughts and ideas on how to better their dealings with cliental at the Disney Institute’s customer service training session March 10 in Renfrew. The all-day workshop, hosted by the Ontario’s Highlands Tourism Organization (OHTO), was limited to the first 75 registrants, and that filled up quickly.

They came from such communities as Pembroke, Petawawa, Beachburg, Killaloe, Golden Lake, Braeside, Arnprior and Madawaska. There was even one person who made the trip from Greely.

“These programs,” said Disney Institute vice-president Jeff James in a news release, “are a rare opportunity for Ontario’s Highlands’ tourism business professionals to go inside the Disney organization and learn innovative, easy-toimplement best practices that can give them the competitive edge.”

Jack Santiago and Hugh Kincaid of Disney Institute instructed the workshop at the Ma-Te-Way Activity Centre. They showcased best practices of Disney that

can be adapted to other organizations.

“We’ve had good participation,” Jack Santiago said of Disney Institute’s fourth seminar in the area. “We’ve gotten warm responses and it has gone well.”

Other all-day workshops were held in Haliburton, Madoc and Perth.

Santiago said it’s important to make eye contact with your customers and treat them equally. He said guestology is a good way to go about it.

“It’s not a word you find, it’s a term Disney made up,” he added.

Guestology is not just knowing the needs and wants of your customers, but understanding their motivations by engaging in conversation to yield profit-enhancing marketing strategies, Santiago said. Santiago, of Florida, has been with Disney 25 years and Kincaid of Tennessee, 40.

“We’ve seen a lot of changes over the years. Customers expect different things than they did back then,” Kincaid said of the business world since he began with Disney in 1971. “You are always learning,” he added. “You got to stay ahead of the curve, both in business and in life. If you don’t, they will pass you by.”

Manuela Mueller-Code. helping those whose ailments have mystified other medical practitioners.

She is especially gratified in empowering women to realize they can control their own health.

One of her patients has successfully overcome colitis and another has countered a growing loss

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She has assisted patients lower their blood pressure, handle grief and deal with menopause.

She is also attracting more younger patients who want to understand what their bodies need to stay healthy. “I’m finding I’m treating a lot more moms and kids,” she said.

Mueller-Code also has a number of telephone clients from as far away as Inuvik, Whistler and Washington, D.C. She is also working on setting up a webpage for her clinic. For more information, visit www. heilkunst.com.

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Lloyd Eady and son James, left, at RBC Financial services. An exhibit was set up and a draw held recently to honour Eady’s 40 years in business.

Eady Construction celebrates 40 years PETER CLARK peter.clark@metroland.com

It’s been awhile since Lloyd Eady spent a couple of months working on roofs with his uncle.

Before he knew it, Eady had his own business. That was in 1971.

“That was 40 years ago. Where does the time go. I was a young man when I started, 23 years old,” Eady recalled.

At 63, Eady doesn’t have any immediate plans to retire, but knows his business is in capable hands if he did.

Sons James, Lucas and Allan work for him. “I could retire and know everything

would be good,” Eady said. “They do the tougher jobs (today),” the owner added.

Wife Shirley and nephew Nathan are also at Lloyd Eady Construction.

Eady hires extra help during the busy summer season.

Like any businessman, Eady has had his good times and rough times, but he appreciates his customers always being there.

“I thank all of our customers who have supported us over 40 years, and hope we are around for another 40,” he said.

Eady’s business has an added feature as he bought Seamless Eavestroughing a year ago. Lloyd Eady Construction is located at 256 Bruce Street, Renfrew.

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SUMMER STUDENT EMPLOYMENT Garden Maintenance (1) Position 35 hours per week for 17 weeks beginning May 2nd. Individual required to tend eleven gardens at the Waba Cottage Museum. Basic knowledge of horticulture would be considered an asset. A complete list of the duties and responsibilities can be obtained at the Township Office.

Museum Attendant (1) Position 35 hours per week for 17 weeks beginning May 2nd. Individual required to work with the Museum Curator at the Waba Cottage Museum. A complete list of the duties and responsibilities can be obtained at the Township Office.

Please submit resumes to the undersigned clearly marked, no later than Thursday, April 7th, 2011 at 1:00 p.m.

We thank all applicants, however, only those considered for an interview will be contacted.

Noreen C. Mellema, CMO CAO/Clerk Township of McNab/Braeside 2508 Russett Drive R.R.#2, Arnprior Ontario K7S 3G8 Phone 613-623-5756 Fax 613-623-9138.

Personal information and any supporting material will be administered in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. We thank all applicants who apply but advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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SUMMER STUDENT EMPLOYMENT Park Maintenance - One (1) Position 40 hours per week for 17 weeks (weekend work required) beginning May 2nd, 2011. Individual required to assist with general maintenance of various parks and sports facilities throughout the Township. Experience with small motor equipment considered an asset. Valid Driver’s Licence required.

Park Attendant - One (1) Position 35 hours per week for 11 weeks (weekend work required) beginning June 13th, 2011. Individual required to collect fees and maintain facilities at the Burnstown Beach.

Park Maintenance/Park Attendant - One (1) Position 35 hours per week for 17 weeks (weekend work required) beginning May 2nd, 2011. Individual required to collect fees and maintain facilities at the Burnstown Beach. Individual also required to assist with general maintenance of various parks and sports facilities throughout the Township. Experience with small motor equipment considered an asset. Valid Driver’s Licence required.

Please submit resumes to the undersigned clearly marked with the job title you are applying for, no later than Thursday, April 7th, 2011 at 1:00 p.m.

Noreen C. Mellema, CMO Chief Administrative Officer Township of McNab/Braeside 2508 Russett Drive R.R.#2, Arnprior Ontario K7S 3G8 Phone 613-623-5756, ext. 222 We thank all applicants, however, only those considered for an interview will be contacted.

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Heartstopper pushes Wolves to the brink PETER CLARK peter.clark@metroland.com

Darin Verch celebrates his goal, the first in a 5-3 Renfrew win over West Carleton at the Ma-Te-Way Activity Centre Saturday afternoon.

Farrell’s takes B title at home tourney PETER CLARK

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Renfrew teams battled right to the finish at the annual atom house hockey tournament Saturday at the Ma-Te-Way Activity Centre.

Barker’s Collision Centre reached the A final, while fellow Renfrew squad Farrell’s Installation claimed top B honours.

Barker’s defeated West Carleton 1-0 behind a Cody Mackin marker and the shutout netmind- Cally Dunbar of Barker’s Collision ing of Bryce Schaap, and topped Centre powers her way up the ice Hawkesbury 7-2 before dropping in Saturday’s championship.

Nicholas Wright had a pair of four- a 4-1 decision to the Almonte-Pakenham Thunder in the final. goal games Saturday.

Mackin had four goals and Hunter Gilchrist a hat trick.

Wyatt St. Michael and Brandon Nykyforak collected singles. Brett Clouthier chipped in with three assists versus Hawkesbury.

Farrell’s lost 2-0 to the Thunder, and posted dramatic wins over Nepean 4-3 and West Carleton 5-3 to take the B hardware.

Nicholas Wright had a pair of four-goal games, and netted the winning goal late in the third period in both Farrell’s victories.

Darin Verch added the single tally. Jacob Miller backstopped the two wins.

Bryce Schaap provided some keen shutout netminding versus West Sydney Smart anxiously waits for Mercury photos by Lucy Hass Carleton. her shift in the B-final showdown.

The Renfrew Timberwolves were just 16 seconds away from climbing right back into contention in their Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League MetroValley Conference championship series with the Clarence Creek Beavers.

Instead, it is the Beavers holding a big 3-0 advantage in the best-of-seven series, instead of a narrow 2-1 edge.

The Wolves need a win to keep their 2010-11 season alive in an 8 p.m. start at the Ma-Te-Way Activity Centre Friday night.

CLARENCE CREEK 4, WOLVES 3 2OT Alex Boivin connected off a wild goalmouth scramble at 19:44 of the third period, and then Phillippe Patry sank a second dagger into the Wolves with the game winner at the 4:10 mark of the second overtime

session to give the Beavers a heart-stopping 4-3 win over Renfrew in Clarence Creek Sunday afternoon.

Sebastien Dion in the second period and Brett Shutron with 9:58 gone in the third, had other goals for Clarence Creek.

The Wolves – who led most of the way, and by two goals much of the time – got answers from Curtis Sernoskie, Lucas Gonu and Jesse Riopelle. It was Sernoskie’s first game back from a two-game suspension.

Dave Hobbs added two assists as the Wolves jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the opening stanza.

It was 3-1 entering the third period.

Clarence Creek’s Patrick Martin – who was on the bench for a sixth attacker at the time of the tying goal – blocked 34 shots in the win.

Wolves goaltender Richard Barr stopped 52 of the 56 shots he faced.

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Time for a minor miracle

The sun still came up Monday morning (although it was overcast), but for the Wolves and the fans it was the aftermath of a frustrating weekend.

As you very well know, Renfrew was 16 seconds away from a win in Clarence Creek Sunday afternoon, which would have narrowed their deficit in the Metro-Valley final to two games to one.

Heck, Friday’s night 2-0 loss at home with also there for the taking. With a bounce or two, the Wolves might be up 2-1.

Instead, as the game of seconds and inches would have it, they are down 3-0.

Time for the old adage. Don’t lose your final game at home.

Then see what happens.

It’s the 20th anniversary of the 1991 Wolves team that overcame a 3-0 deficit to the Goulbourn Royals en route to eventually winning a Valley Division championship.

Senior hockey’s Renfrew North Stars also dug themselves from an 0-3 hole in the late 1960s before overtaking the Morrisburg Combines.

So based on these about onein-every 20-year occurrences, is it time?

PETER CLARK PETER’S PUTTERINGS * * * The team the Wolves have swept twice to win Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League championships is the Alexandria Glens in 1988 and 1990.

Renfrew has actually topped the Glens franchise in three finals. In 1969, the Junior B Lions swept the Maxville Highlanders. The Highlanders then relocated in Alexandria.

A bit of history exists with the current Wolves squad and all three of those Renfrew teams.

Wolves president Doug Miller in 1969, coach Tony Iob in 1988 and general manager Brent Sylvester in 1990 each played on one of those teams.

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Renfrew’s four Aces

first round, and then ousted the No. 1-seed Gloucester Rangers to reach the final.

The Aces then gave the secondplace Nepean Raiders all they could handle, and more.

The seven-point series was deadlocked at four points apiece following UOV’s 5-3 win in a home game played at the Ma-TeWay Activity Centre March 15.

Thompson had two goals and Collins one in the Aces’ triumph on Renfrew ice.

The Aces came back to win the next meeting 7-2 at the Nepean Sportsplex, and completed what, in January, seemed an unlikely run to the league champions with a tie Saturday in Petawawa to win the series seven points to five.

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The Upper Ottawa Valley Major Peewee Aces line up – made up of players from Renfrew, Arnprior, Cobden, Beachburg, Pembroke, Petawawa and Killaloe – includes four players from Renfrew. From left are Brendan Thompson, Ben Kubiseski, Jacob Collins and Grady Zohr.

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Atom Wolves in Kemptville tourney final PETER CLARK peter.clark@metroland.com

BEHIND THE GLASS

Senior men take over lead in Low Cup competition ANDY SKLEPOWICZ Renfrew Curling Rink

At one time the Renfrew senior men faced what looked like an insurmountable deficit in the Low Cup in late January. Now it looks like they have not only fought back, but even have a comfortable lead with one round to go.

The men ensured this when they travelled to Deep River and came home without a loss after facing the home team.

Rob Warren, Don Rouble, Don Lowe and Eric Craig played a wild first game. Usually when you get outscored 10-2 over the middle three ends it leads to a loss. But not this day, as Warren’s team threw up some big ends of their own.

When the dust settled, the score read 11-11.

The lads then won their second game comfortably, 10-4.

Meanwhile, Dave Eady was enjoying the luck of the Irish as both his games were won on last rock misses by the opposition skips. His team of Jim Berg, Ted Digel and Rory McKay tried to keep Dave out of the last rock trouble which he still managed to get into.

At the same time, the Pembroke team helped the Renfrew cause by dropping three games to Arnprior.

In club action, the Tuesday Day Ladies declared their fourth draw (Val McKinnon

Trophy) winners.

Taking the honours with a perfect record was the team of Barb Roy, Vi Bujold, Sandra Fredette and Laurie Millar.

The senior men of Rob Warren, Tom Gray, Gord Eady and Rory McKay took home the Curly Wood Trophy with a record of 7-1.

Monday night A side honours went to Ed Lepack, Derek Visutski, Tony Lapienes and Don Lowe while the B side was won by Jim McGregor, Gail Keyes, Susan Boyland and Louise Jamieson.

And last but definitely not least, the club held a very successful St. Patty’s spiel hosted

by Gert Brydges and Charlie Ricard.

Twenty teams enjoyed fun curling, great food and merriment aplenty with the Deslaurier sponsored team of Lee Denty, Janie Perry, Ronda Bulmer and Steve Perry taking home the trophy.

However, the toughest battles were for the top costume prizes as the judges were immersed in leprechauns, shamrocked tutus and green formal wear.

Winning prizes were Sheldon Stewart, Lindsay Jamieson and her twin Mandy Hay, and the Cliff Valleau clan. A special thanks goes out to Helen and Dwight Hayward and their helpers who helped to make these two very days special.

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HOCKEY SCHOOL AT MA-TE-WAY Tony Iob, back centre, with the assistance of Kip Mulvihill, left, and Richard Barr, right, conducted another successful Power Skating Camp March 16-18 at the Ma-Te-Way Activity Centre. There were about 37 kids novice age through bantam participating over the three days with two hours of on-ice instruction and one hour of off ice daily. Iob will be hosting hockey camps in August. Go to www.wix.com/olympicedge to register early or for more information.

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HOUSE TOURNAMENTS Barker’s Collision Centre travelled to the Kemptville atom house tournament over the March Break.

The Renfrew side skated to a 33 deadlock with South Grenville, and after falling 5-4 to Kemptville in their second game, ended the tournament on a good note with a 3-1 win over Nepean.

Cody Mackin had five goals and Hunter Gilchrist three to lead the attack. Singles came from Wyatt St. Michael and Brett Clouthier.

Bryce Schaap played two games in goal and McKale Van Genderen one.

The Rink Rat Pro Shop had a win and two losses in the Arnprior novice house tournament.

Justin Schutt had a five-goal game and six goals overall for the Rink Rats. Jack O’Grady added three goals, while Tom MacAskill and Connor Zohr pegged singles.

Jonathan Roach tended goal all three games.

Renfrew Pizzeria lost the B final at the same event.

Crawford Leavoy had 13 goals off the available scoresheets.

Alex Vanderploeg and Liam Todd both added a pair. Katie Brydges and Meadow Congdon shared time between the pipes.

Scotiabank edged Barry’s Bay 5-4 in a peewee house exhibition contest. Cole Turcotte had two goals, and Dawson Brown, Darin Verch and John Agnew solos.

Ben Shields posted the netminding win.

Hockey day at the Ma-Te-Way Activity Centre is this Saturday.

Renfrew minor hockey awards for 2010-11 will be presented at 2 p.m.

The Renfrew Minor Hockey Association’s annual general meeting is Thursday, March 31 at 7 p.m. upstairs at the MAC.

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Winning the 2011 St. Patrick’s Bonspiel at the Renfrew Curling Club is the Deslaurier Custom Cabinets team of, from left, third Janie Perry, skip Lee Denty and lead Steve Perry. The team’s second, Ronda Bulmer is missing from the photo.

The Renfrew Atom Timberwolves capped off 2010-11 with a trip to Kemptville.

The Wolves reached the tournament final on the strength of a 5-2 win over the South Grenville Rangers and 2-1 triumph over the Nepean Raiders.

The Ottawa West Golden Knights edged the Wolves 3-2 to win the tournament.

Nicholas Crozier had three goals, including his 50th of the season. Reid Barber, Braedon Reinert and Jared Burnette notched two apiece. Barber added four assists and Burnette two helpers in the opening win.

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Dionne will be in Arnprior to participate in the annual Hockey for Heart Tournament at the Nick Smith Centre.

The third annual tournament will take place March 2526 with 17 teams signed up so far, including the Renfrew Millionaires.

The team that raises the most money for the Heart and Stroke Foundation will earn the right to play a Prostars team in the tournament’s final game.

Dionne, who will be on hand prior to the 7 p.m. game Saturday to sign autographs, will play for the Prostars.

Proceeds from the tournament will be used to place life-saving Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in the area.

The cost to purchase, place and provide the associated training for a single AED is about $4,000.

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The Open Division features the Kashubian Griffins, Irish Shamrocks, German Black Eagles and Algonquin Thunderbirds. The same four nationalities also lock horns in women’s action.

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It was 5-0 when Brady Clouthier got the Valley Division champs on the scoreboard on a third-period powerplay.

The final 20-minute segment was by far Renfrew’s best of the night. They fired 17 shots on Martin, but could beat the Clarence Creek netminder only once. An overworked Barr was credited with 51 saves in the Renfrew net.

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Joan Gullen presents the Joan Gullen Award, in the small-print category, to Steve Newman of The Renfrew Mercury.

Second Gullen Award for Mercury reporter For the second time, Renfrew Mercury reporter Steve Newman has won the Joan Gullen Award in the small-print category.

During a March 11 ceremony at the Civic campus of the Ottawa Hospital, Newman he accepted the award from Gullen, a retired social worker noted for her past and ongoing social advocacy work.

The award goes to two reporters each year for excellence in reporting social issues affecting Ottawa and eastern Ontario.

Newman was recognized for his article on the establishment of a support organization by parents of murdered children.

Founders of the organization, entitled Canadian Parents of Murdered Children and Survivors of Homicide Victims, include Renfrew resident Susan Love, whose son, Philippe, was murdered in Halifax in 2007.

The front-page story, After a Child is Murdered, appeared in the April 22, 2010 edition of The Mercury, The winner of the large-print category was Chris Cobb of The Ottawa Citizen for his series on crack cocaine use and the challenges faced in dealing with that epidemic.

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Gullen indicated, at the awards ceremony, a day before her 81st birthday, that she continues to “sit on a number of boards. I can’t stop.

“You don’t stop (doing) what has meaning for you in life.”

To which she added: “The tribute and naming of this award in my name is really appreciated, and gives me a really warm feeling.”

During her 25-year career, she helped build programs related to the snowsuit fund, day care, affordable housing and other issues. She retired in 1996.

Newman expressed his satisfaction after accepting the award.

“It’s particularly satisfying to receive recognition for covering an issue that is important that affects community members both locally and abroad,” he said.

Newman also won the Gullen Award in 2008 for his profile of a local woman struggling with drug addiction.

The guest speaker at the March 11 awards ceremony was Marion Wright, executive director of the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Ottawa branch and chair of the national capital area’s Alliance to End Homelessness.

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The Owner reserves the right to accept an offer which is deemed most advantageous. The lowest or any offer will not necessarily be accepted.

Contracts will be subject to Ministry of Education approval.

The Renfrew County Catholic District School Board invites qualified applicants to tender for a multi-year caretaking contract at St. Michael’s School in Douglas.

Tenders under seal will be received by: Mr. Ivan Johnson, P. Eng. Manager of Plant Services Renfrew County Catholic District School Board 499 Pembroke Street West Pembroke, ON. K8A 5P1 until 3:00 p.m. local time on Wednesday, April 27, 2011.

There will be a mandatory site visit at St. Michael’s School on: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 11:00 a.m.

Tender Documents may be picked up at: The Renfrew County Catholic District School Board Administration Office 499 Pembroke Street West Pembroke, ON Tel: 613-735-1031 The Owner reserves the right to accept an offer which is deemed most advantageous.

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St. Joseph’s Catholic High School Renfrew, ON Tenders under seal will be received by: Mr. Ivan Johnson, P. Eng. Manager of Plant Services Renfrew County Catholic District School Board 499 Pembroke Street West Pembroke, ON. K8A 5P1 until 2:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, April 12, 2011.

There will be a Job Showing at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at St. Joseph’s Catholic High School, 835 First Street, Renfrew, ON. All interested parties are encouraged to be present.

Tender Documents for a Stipulated Price Contract may be obtained from the office of: Kurt Kulakowsky Garland Canada Inc. 81 Fourth Avenue Ottawa, Ontario K1S 2L1 Telephone: (613) 232-0934 Facsimile: (613) 232-0417 Bidders may review the Tender Documents at the Office of Kurt Kulakowsky, Garland Canada Inc. after April 5, 2011.

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Kidney health vital to overall health

GEMMA ROBILLARD The Renfrew Mercury

March happens to mark Kidney Health Month across Canada but here in Renfrew County incidences of chronic kidney disease continue to rise.

That is a year-round concern for Dr. Nicole Delbrouck, medical director of nephrology at Renfrew Victoria Hospital, who says the heredity nature of the disease only means future generations will need to pay closer attention to the health of their kidneys.

RVH offers a full range of care, support and treatment options to patients living with varying stages of kidney disease, as explained by Janice Verch-Whittington, RVH’s Clinical Manager of Nephrology.

The pre-renal insufficiency (PRI) clinic follows approximately 90 people in earlier stages of kidney disease, who don’t require dialysis but are identified as chronic kidney disease patients.

Verch-Wittington says these patients come in once every three to six months as part of the multi-diciplinary clinic to meet with a nurse, social worker, dietician and nephrologist.

“The goal is to simply slow down the progression of chronic kidney disease with these people,” she says.

Since the health care professionals are meeting regularly with these patients, the team is able to better monitor patients who may be showing signs of progression of the kidney damage and begin to discuss their treatment options.

A peritoneal dialysis program started in 2006 and now through an innovative partnership with The Ottawa Hospital patients are able to stay in Renfrew and participate in telemedicine clinics, avoiding unnecessary travel for appointments.

“We now have eight patients trained and doing peritoneal dialysis in their home,” says Verch-Whittington.

Hemodialysis is presented as an option when kidneys are functioning at only 10-15 per cent of their normal rate, says Verch-Whittington.

Patients could also opt to have a trans-

Dialysis program

Continued from front Once treatment began on May 21 of that year, Peggy says his heart thankfully went back to ticking away like it always had for the past 80-plus years.

It appeared that a poorly functioning set of kidneys and hemodialysis has done very little to slow the active senior down.

It was only last year that he stopped driving on his own and now needs to walk with the aid of a walker.

Even with hearing aids, “he doesn’t hear that well anymore,” says his wife.

His taste buds are just fine, though. As the designated cook of the family for decades, he is known to still whip up a delicious meal for himself and his bride.

He even has big plans to plant another garden in the spring. Last year the pair had great success in their vegetable garden and enjoyed a healthy crop of fresh tomatoes, beets, carrots, radishes, onions and potatoes well into the fall.

There’s even plenty of energy left to have his friends over for their regular game of Bridge.

plant. “We are more than willing to explore that option with any of our patients who are interested in working toward renal transplants. If they have a willing living donor, that process can be done relatively soon after determining if they’re a good match or not,” she says.

Patients who want to be put on the wait list for a deceased donor typically can wait three to five years for a suitable kidney, “in the meantime, they must come on dialysis here.”

Dr. Delbrouck co-founded the hemodialysis unit in 1992 as response to many area patients who were having to get up at 3 a.m. and drive to Ottawa for treatment. Travelling was not only stressful for the patient but also taxing on the family’s resources. She knows it wasn’t uncommon for patients to go untreated in rural areas due to the high cost and commitment to dialysis.

“The very existence of this unit has made a phenomenal difference in their lives,” she adds.

In its first year, the unit at RVH provided 1,000 treatments to local residents who would have otherwise been spending a lot of money and time making the trip into the city. According to the latest figures, 16,700 treatments were administered in 2009.

In 2001, the RVH program began operating a satellite service at St. Francis Memorial Hospital for patients in the Barry’s Bay area.

Expansion into Pembroke Regional Hospital occurred in May 2006 and it is now operating at full capacity.

In total, approximately 110-115 Renfrew County residents are currently being treated for their renal failure through the RVH program.

Dialysis treatment is not a cure and requires patients to spend four hours three days a week connected to a machine at the hospital.

During treatment the patient’s blood is cleaned by being pumped out and through the dialyzer and freshly cleaned blood is constantly being returned to the body.

Excess salt and water is also removed.

“Oh, I’ve got a Bridge game tomorrow night,” he beams.

Peggy has plenty of pep in her own right. At 91 she still chauffeurs her husband to and from the hospital for most appointments, unless one of their four children are home. She usually drops Raymond off, runs around town checking a few things off her list of errands for the day, and makes a stop back at their house to get a start on dinner preparations.

Like many of the dialysis unit patients, Raymond usually takes the time while his blood is being dialyzed to have a snooze.

On this particular Tuesday afternoon, a huge grin comes across his face as he anticipates the start of some curling action on the television monitor mounted above his station.

He was an avid curler for 28 years and watches the clock closely not to miss the start of the game.

Around 4:30 p.m. he can always count on Peggy to be back and pick him up, then the pair are sitting down to dinner at home by 6 p.m.

Their system works well – they haven’t missed any of his estimated 1,000 treat-

A number of the patients still workfull time, “it can be a challenge, but they work it into their day,” says Verch-Whittington.

Some even continue to take vacations, arranging treatment at their destination.

She says it takes some careful planning and a lot of paperwork preparations, but it can and has been done.

“You really have your kidneys for life and it’s extremely important to preserve your kidney function 24/7 as part of your overall health. Beyond Kidney Health Month, we can’t forget that there are these patients here doing this day in and day out. And it’s not just them, it’s their families in this too,” comments Dr. Delbrouck who is one of two nephrologists at RVH; Dr. Amtul Musawir also plays a key role in the care of Renfrew’s chronic kidney disease patients.

Kidneys are a powerful duo with one very important job – removing harmful waste products from the body to allow the rest of the organs to function properly.

As the kidney specialist explains, kidneys really have all the control over the internal environment of a person’s body.

“The kidneys make it possible for every other organ in the body to do their job. And once they start to shut down, the whole system starts to shut down and it’s a very slow, drawn out process,” says Dr. Delbrouck.

“Kidney disease itself promotes hardening of the arteries,” therefore cardiovascular problems present another health challenge for many of her patients.

This is also why it makes it difficult to detect in the early stages.

But for anyone with a known family history of kidney problems, she says they need to be diligent when it comes to caring for their kidneys as a preventative measure.

Carefully monitoring blood pressure, watching if it becomes too high, is a good habit to get into: “You want to prevent from pounding on weak kidneys.”

Massively obese individuals are advised to get their weight under control.

“I understand, if a person is not feeling well, they don’t really want to exercise and put out that extra effort, but a strict exercise regimen needs be implemented.”

Diabetics also fall into a high-risk category. “Fifty per cent of juvenile diabetics end up on dialysis,” quotes Dr. Delbrouck. The ones who have taken really good care of their diabetes usually can keep the kidney under control as well.

For those with no known genetic predisposition to kidney disease, Dr. Delbrouck does point out a list of the signs to be watching for and you should contact your doctor immediately if you spot any of these problems occuring: 1. If notice changes in your urinary pattern, such as going to the washroom much more often than usual, not often enough, or more at night than usual.

2. If your urine looks foamy. “I describe it as looking like you just dumped a can of beer in the toilet, the foamy consistency is an indicator of too much protein in the body.”

3. Any traces of blood in your urine.

“And that can run anything from a bright pink colour to something that looks like dark tea.”

4. Any nuances of extreme swelling in the body. It can be in your ankles at the end of the day or your eyelids appearing swollen first thing in the morning.

5. Consistently high blood pressure readings.

6. Chronic use of arthritic or any type of pain medications, but your symptoms still persist.

ments in the past seven years.

“I just come here, spend my four hours and go home,” Raymond says.

“Sure, there’s the odd day where I’ll feel a little tired for a couple of hours afterward,” but for the most part, he says being on dialysis doesn’t bother him in the least.

During treatment, nurses are frequently assessing Raymond and the patients around him to watch for any signs of dangerously low blood pressure, asking if there is any cramping in the hands or feet, and on the lookout for bleeding.

Peggy says he has been fortunate not to experience much cramping, a common side-effect that affects many dialysis patients.

The Clemows are quick to express how grateful they are that Raymond is able to receive the treatments, and wonderful care that comes along with it, so close to home.

“The nurses here are great. You can’t beat ‘em,” says Raymond.

Over the years he’s gotten to know many of the nursing staff in the unit quite well.

But don’t ask him any of their names.

“I know where they all live and I can’t remember anybody’s name at all,” he jokes.

The staff are also very accommodating when the Clemows want to travel to stay with their daughter for a couple of nights in Belleville.

“They’re really good to let us come in for a morning appointment on the Saturday and then we don’t have to be back home again until Tuesday afternoon for treatment,” says Peggy.

Mention of his family brings a sparkle to Raymond eye.

“They’re always there to celebrate everything. Every birthday, you name it.

They’re there,” he says proudly of their three daughters, one son, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

He even discloses their secret to many years of wedded bliss: “We never had one fight, and that’s the truth.”

There’s no question that Raymond’s failing kidneys were no match when up against a long, happy marriage, a positive attitude and his personal mantra: “Don’t sweat the small stuff.”

Dr. Nicole Delbrouck, left, and Dr. Amtul Musawir. Photo by Gemma Robillard

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National clock keeps on ticking DESMOND DEVOY

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When it comes to the national debt, the federal government wants to keep hitting the snooze button.

So says the Canadian Taxpayers Federation that has taken its National Debt Clock out of mothballs for a repeat national tour, to remind Canadians how much they owe to pay off the debt.

The clock visited the Ottawa Valley this week, with stops at the town halls in Carleton Place, Arnprior and Renfrew.

“It’s a message of fiscal restraint, to the politicians, to stop this clock,” said Derek Fildenbrandt, the federation’s national research director, during his morning stop in Carleton Place on March 18, when the federal debt stood at $562,935,090,488, with each Canadian “owing” $16,590.

“We’re not going to stop until the budget is balanced,” he added. The clock is ticking upwards at a rate of about $124 million a day.

“This clock is not new,” said Fildenbrandt. It has toured Canada before, from 1993 to 1997, when the deficit was eliminated by the Chretien Liberals.

“It played a big part in getting Canadians onside,” with deficit elimination, he said. “It took a while, but the politicians got on side.”

The tour left Victoria, B.C., on Feb. 22, and will wrap up in Halifax, N.S. next month. It was parked just off Parliament Hill on St. Patrick’s Day, and has already attracted the support of Carleton Place town Coun. Gary Strike. Prime Minister Stephen Harper was a former Reform Party MP from 1993 to 1997, and was also the past president of the National Citizens Coalition, but Fildenbrandt admitted that he is disappointed with Harper, who used to espouse fiscal conservatism.

“At some point, Harper stood for a lot of the values that the Taxpayers Federation held,” he said. He blamed the culture of bureaucratic Ottawa for changing Harper’s outlook.

“Ottawa does that to you,” he said. “But it’s not just Stephen Harper. All parties in Parliament are responsible for this. The Conservatives have been increasing spending even before the recession.”

The Ignatieff Liberals were also not spared Fildenbrandt’s wrath, with their recent announcement that if they were to form the next government they would support the building of a new ice hockey arena in Quebec City with federal tax money.

“They’re not credible,” Fildenbrandt said.

While the federal budget was due to be handed down by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty on Tuesday, March 22, – non-confidence votes notwithstanding – the Harper government has stated that it has a five-year plan to balance the books by 2015, something Fildenbrandt holds little faith in. “Five years is beyond the comprehension of God himself,” he said. “A lot can change,” he said, pointing to Harper’s reversal of opinion on deficits from October to November 2008, from being firmly opposed to them, to embracing them, within the space of 30 days.

This year, many stimulus spending projects will be nearing completion as the tap runs dry on that type of spending. But Fildenbrandt is skeptical that the money did any good.

“We don’t believe that government spending is what prevented the economy from getting worse,” said Fildenbrandt.

“There is zero evidence that even one job was created.”

He also pointed out that believing that stimulus spending is helpful to the economy requires one to believe that, “the government can create jobs better than the private sector can.”

While the timing of the next election is still up in the air, Fildenbrandt does want to make deficit reduction and elimination an election issue. One of the ways the government can clean up the books is by getting rid of wasteful spending, and doing some big rearranging, like phasing out equalization payments to the provinces.

“Equalization encourages provinces to engage in economically destructive policies,” he said. He also called for the end to business subsidies or “corporate welfare,” no more bailouts, reining in health and social transfers to the provinces, and changing the face of public health care.

“We need to still have a public health care system,” he hastened to add. “But the private sector needs to be allowed to step in for financing and delivery.”

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BY RUTH MCHUGH

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On Jan. 12, 2011 the Burnstown Women’s Institute celebrated their 100th anniversary meeting at the home of Cari Forteath-Wade in Burnstown.

This was the exact location of the first BWI meeting held in 1911, then at the home of Mrs. M. J. Forrest.

The ladies met every third Wednesday of each month at 2 p.m. forming the beginning, of the Burnstown Women’s Institute.

Two of our members, Marlene Schaly and Lillian Trask, delighted us with their acting skills by doing a short play of a buggy ride to the first Burnstown WI meeting in 1911.

They then involved all the members in a re-

enactment of the first meeting by singing the Maple Leaf Forever, roll call (show your favourite item), program ideas and business of the day.

Some of the subjects on the program were quotations from Robert Burns, how to get chickens to lay in the winter and community socials.

The meeting closed with our Mary Stewart collect (prayer) and grace followed by a luncheon of homemade pies and tea. We would like to thank Cari Forteath-Wade for being our guest and letting us have our 100th meeting in her home.

All of the members are looking forward to our 100th anniversary celebration to be held in June at the Burnstown United Church.

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Renfrew County Landowners Association member Ken O’Day, left, and landowner Raymond Mueller were at Renfrew town hall to check the National Debt Clock. Mercury photo by Peter Clark

Mindfulness meditation is being used all over Renfrew County, in health, fitness and stress management programs.

Renfrew-based social worker and certified mindfulness instructor, Ray Parchelo, describes it as “a combination of the best of Asian body-mind practices and modern psychology.”

He is behind the screening of The Dhamma Brothers on Sunday, March 27 at 7 p.m. at TrinitySt. Andrew’s Church in Renfrew.

This 2008 documentary presents a moving and powerful drama about a group of inmates in one of the toughest maximum security prisons in the U.S. who are transformed through a 10-day meditation program.

This film is part of a four month series in support of the Red Maple Sangha and the Renfrew County Food Bank.

Admission is on a free-will donation basis.

Viewers are also invited to bring grocery items for the Food Bank. The Red Maple Sangha is Renfrew County’s first and only lay Buddhist congregation. It offers weekly practice, including meditation instruction. It welcomes sincere individuals

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Renfrew County Expo 150 Update JENNIFER LAYMAN INTRODUCING…THE PEMBROKE & AREA AIRPORT Expo 150 is taking place at the Pembroke & Area Airport, which is located on Len Hopkins drive in the Town of Petawawa.

The airport has been providing a critical emergency service to medical staff, firefighters, police, the Coast Guard and others for years.

As a fully certified airport, the opportunity to fly in and out of the Pembroke & Area Airport means that life-saving rescues in Algonquin Park and on the Ottawa River not only happen sooner, but increase the opportunity for success in situations where minutes count.

The airport is also the home base for the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources who make high use of the facility during the spring, summer and fall months as its closes air base to Algonquin Park. CFB Petawawa uses the facility for SarTec (search and rescue technicians) as well as the 427 Squadron practicing instrument approaches. In addition to being able to host private planes and charters, the Airport will also be contributing to Expo 150 with interactive aircraft and flight displays.

to expand, as more and more entries come in for those wishing to display their vehicles as part of the transportation past of Renfrew County. The event had attracted classic car and truck owner from Barry’s Bay, Arnprior, Deep River and around the region. Over 200 entries have already been received so those wishing to be involved with their classic vehicle may wish to enter fairly soon.

LIVING ON SITE FOR FOUR DAYS! The Pioneer Gathering is taking the history of Expo 150 very seriously – so much so that they are living on the grounds for the full four days of the event!

The Pioneer Village will have a large interactive encampment of approximately 18 individual camps, making their heritage programming quite dynamic.

Their time line will stretch from the 1740s to the 1860s with living Canadian history. For those of you who have not seen the Pioneer Village, they will be depicting the daily lives of Cana-

dian pioneers, and share some lesser known historical snippets such as “wife sales” and “camp sheriff ” law that is sure to be news to the public! They will also have demonstrations of musket volleys, pioneer fashion, tomahawk and knife throwing and tea boil in camp competitions.

FACEBOOK FACTS 280 people have joined Expo 150 on Facebook, hearing about interesting people, places and events related to Renfrew County. You can become a fan today at www.facebook.com/expo150.

Feel free to submit any interesting facts you have to us as well.

EXPO150.COM The events profiled here and more can be found online at www.expo150.com.

We make regular updates to the site to keep everyone aware of the new things becoming part of Expo 150.

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The summer in Renfrew County is known for a number of things, one of which is the tour of classic car and truck shows. Graham Wall, Mel Lipke and Neil Videto of Wheels of the Valley have taken to organizing one of the larger shows in the region for Expo 150.

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Website to help firms bid on federal contracts In her March column, RenfrewNipissing-Pembroke MP Cheryl Gallant discusses ways local companies can bid on federal contracts and laid-off workers can receive benefits.

She writes that in response to request by businesses, some in her riding, the buyandsell.gc.ca website was created “to provide access to fair, open and transparent contracting opportunities for small and medium enterprises across Canada” when it comes to selling goods and services to the federal government.

She also writes that the Wage Earner Protection Program assists workers who lose their jobs and are owed money because their employers have either gone bankrupt or are in receivership.

For the full column, see the newspaper’s website at www.yourottawaregion.com.

Nelligan O’Brien Payne has a long tradition of assisting Ottawa Valley area individuals and families to receive the compensation they deserve following injury as a result of: >ÕÌ L iÊUÊ /6ÊUÊÃ Ü L iÊUÊL >ÌÊUÊmachinery malfunction farm vehicleÊUÊÃ «ÃÊEÊv> ÃÊ> `Ê Ài°

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Community Battle of the Bands Pink Shirt Day Do you like to rock out for a good cause? Check out the Battle of the Bands Friday, April 1 from 6:30 to 11 p.m. in the L’Equinoxe gym (412 Pembroke Street West). Youth bands and Solo Artists from Pembroke and Petawawa high schools will be battling it out to win a half-day studio time at Bob’s Music or a class at Rock School 101 with Sab. This anti-bullying event is for all elementary students in Grades 5 to grades 5 to 8. Buy a pink shirt for $10. This shirt will be admission to the concert.

For more information on the Battle of the Bands or to purchase a shirt call 613-735-1933.

Mercury photo by Peter Clark

St. Thomas the Apostle is among 200 schools participating in the first nation-wide Starlight Children’s Foundation children’s art project. Holding up water colour art in the theme of Hope and Courage, in front from left are Elizabeth Kenopic, Morgan Barkey and Hanna Curry; and back row Nolan Murphy, Sydney Lafont, Tyler Hart, Emma Lee Reinhart, Brady Cone and Kathleen Carty.

STA students helping other kids in Starlight art program

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DUBLIN IN DOUGLAS Kate Crozier, right, took some time off from being a hockey mom to join in on the St. Paddy’s Day celebrations March 17 in Douglas. People come from all over to become Irish. Sharing festivities at left is Carrie Ann Maloney of Cape Breton.

Elementary students in Grade 4 to 6 across Canada are participating in the Starlight Children’s Foundation’s first annual children’s national art project.

Selected students at 200 participating schools each create an original piece of artwork around the theme of Hope and Courage.

St. Thomas the Apostle School in Renfrew – the Grade 6 class of Rebecca Holly and Christina Dewar’s Grade 3-4 class – is among the schools participating.

Each school picks its top nine pieces of artwork and sends them to Starlight for entry in an online

auction which will take place from April 1-15, 2011. Every school will have its own online auction page at www.starlightartproject.org.

The minimum bid for each piece of art is $25. Half of the proceeds raised from each school’s auction will be donated to their school art program and the remaining half to the Starlight Foundation.

The Starlight Children’s Foundation of Canada has been dedicated to improving the quality of life for children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses and life-altering injuries for more than 20 years.

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FUN TIMES AT FINNIGAN’S Mary Etmanski and grandson Tody Almstedt cut a rug during St. Paddy’s Day celebrations at Finnigan’s.

The annual event has an added significance for Mary in that March 17 is also her birthday.

Having a camera club was a dream of Bill Hammerich’s that came to fruition on March 22, 1993. Eighteen years later, it is still enjoyed by many camera buffs. Bill passed away in February 2004 but his dream and memory lives on.

The club meets the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month in the Renfrew Town Hall board room. Each meeting is a learning experience for all members regardless of what level they are at.

With the bi-weekly planned workshops, speakers and sharing sessions, members always have something to take home from a meeting, or they leave motivated to photographically try something different and more challenging.

Bill Campbell is serving his second term as president of the club and enjoys the ongoing learning opportunities that the club provides.

In the fall, Leslie Bayford gave an excellent presentation on portrait lighting.

In January, Julia Riopelle and Ann Barr from Renfrew Home Hardware gave an inspiring

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Three camera club members, Vic Adomaitis, Richard McManus and Clayton Rollins gave workshops on getting to know your digital camera and learning to use the camera features.

Jim Hutchison, a professional photographer from Burnstown, gave a great presentation of his work and commentary on it Feb. 23.

Everyone interested in photography is welcome at the Renfrew Camera Club.

For more information please call Bill Campbell at 613-4327409.

Watch your child blossom in a small class setting.

Bring your junior or senior Kindergarten aged child to discover learning opportunities at RDCS. Call 613-432-4340 to register your child for a Discovery Day experience.

OPEN HOUSE MONDAYS Come for a tour of the school and see what RDCS has to offer your child.

Please call (613) 432-4340 to make an appointment.

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Special courses at SJCHS VICTORIA SLIGHT JAGUAR JOURNAL Once logged in, students can then go to the High School Planner section where they can see all of their previous courses and their final marks, and can select their courses for next.

In addition to seeing all of the available courses for selection, students can browse through the list to get course descriptions to assist them in choosing the right courses to meet their individual needs.

Students can click on the Graduation Indicator to see a detailed report on their how they are progressing towards graduation.

This report lists the requirements of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma and shows how many credits have been earned or are planned, to make sure that the student meets the requirements.

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On Feb. 20, SJHS students Mary Were and Heather Lepine competed in the Royal Canadian Legion public speaking competition held at the Legion branch in Renfrew.

Heather competed in the Grade 7-9 category with a speech about the wrongful use of the word retard.

Mary competed in the Grade 11-12 category, placed first, and received an award for her speech about King Tutankhamun’s father Akhenaten.

Mary enjoyed this opportunity to combine her enjoyment of public speaking with her love of history.

Mary then moved on to the next level of competition where she placed second.

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On March 21, another March Break came to an end and classes resumed at St. Joseph’s Catholic High School.

While most students were back in class, there were still a few who were stretching the break an extra day or two.

For example, the students who travelled to Europe and enjoyed the kindness of Austria, Germany and Switzerland, made the return trip home on Monday evening.

The Europe trip will be something to report on in a future article but enjoying the food and hospitality of these foreign countries serves as a reminder of a whole world out there waiting to be discovered, and of one of the more inviting courses offered at SJHS. As part of the Specialist High Skills Major Program (SHSM), SJHS offers the hospitality and tourism courses in both Grade 11 and 12 as well.

SHSM courses allow students to build their high school experience around their interests and abilities and still meet graduation expectations and prepare for the future.

The hospitality and tourism courses taught at SJHS by Mrs. Linda Ainsworth, can help prepare students for either going on to college or right into the workplace with jobs such as a cook, food and beverage server, a front desk clerk or customer service representative.

These courses, held in the school’s state-of-the-art Hospitality Lab, teach students everything from basic to advanced food preparation, practical customer service principles as well as nutrition, and health and safety practices.

The course material also includes an introduction to event planning, and students get practical experience by preparing and serving delicious treats at such events as the school Coffee House productions.

These courses offer a great introduction to the hospitality industry and can lead to college programs such as hospitality services or hospitality management and great career opportunities in the hospitality and tourism industry.

The hospitality and tourism courses are just one example of how SJHS is committed to making sure that all students succeed to their full potential.

St. Joseph’s Catholic High School has just made it easier for students to plan and monitor their high school progress with the introduction of the online program called My Blueprint, Educational Planner.

My Blueprint, allows students to generate an account that is securely linked to the SJHS student information system.

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Spring and Thoughts of Love to bloom on stage LAFT PLAYERS Yes, in spring thoughts turn to love and that is not always confined to the very young . Laft Players are experiencing what happens when the not-so-young decide it’s time to do some winking and flirting to find a partner.

Sometimes help is needed , and Laft Players will show what happens when a dating agency becomes the love-aid.

The Beaumont Agency , captained by Miss Beaumont, a.k.a.

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Come and see what happens when Mrs. Foster-Buller, a widow of a vicar, played by Mary Lynn McConnachie, and Miss Pinder, a maiden who nervously turns to the Bubbly when under stress (Muriel Cardwell) become clients of the famous dating agency.

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computer repairman, Mr. Whittaker, a.k.a. Richard Owen, decides to do more than fix the computer.

Yes, love is in the air and computer dating is on the line. The results will supply you with an evening of laughter.

UWC book sale April 29 and 30

The Renfrew University Women’s Club will hold its annual used book sale on Friday, April 29 from 4 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, April 30 from 9 a.m. to noon in the MacNeil Gymasium at Renfrew Collegiate Institute.

Proceeds are used for scholarships for local high schools. Call 613433-9005.

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MARCH 19. 1936 ST. PATRICK’S DAY TEA HELD

BY W.C.T.U.: Irish decorations were used through the rooms in the home of Mrs. Alex McPhail where the ladies of the local union W.C.T.U. held their annual St. Patrick’s tea on Tuesday afternoon, March 17. Mrs. Lindquist and Mrs. Draper assisted the hostess to welcome the guests. Beautiful spring flowers centered the table. Those pouring tea were Mrs. Haley, Mrs. Linnen and Mrs. James McLachlin. Miss Isobel Campbell, Miss Bessie McPhail, Mrs. T.J. Elliott, and Mrs. Jessie Moore served, while others assisting were Miss Dorothy Vickers, Mrs. Bolam, Mrs. Thomas Logan, Mrs. Halli-

OLGA LEWIS FROM THE OLD FILES day and Mrs. Robert Burton.

RENFREWITES PLAY IN NORTH: Joe Lora is doing some good hockey playing in the North Country according to the Kirkland Lake News. In a report of a match, played recently between Wright-Hargreaves and Tekimas, the News says “History repeats itself when Renfrew Joseph Lora a rollicking sort who has always been in the first five in scoring and in getting to the scene of scraps, this year proved his right to the title “money player” by bringing home all three of his team’s goals. Andy Freemark another Renfrewite is doing good work as goaltender for Tekimas.

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POLYFIBER HELPS BUILDING NEW SCHOOL IN THE NORTH: The Renfrew firm, Polyfiber Limited, was part of a team involved in a new idea for building construction recently. It was the construction of a school in the barren windswept outskirts of Frobisher Bay. All the panels for the school, built in four blocks of 96 feet by 96 feet, were made in Renfrew. The panels themselves are about six feet wide and 15 feet high. They were crated and shipped out, the entire shell of the new school being pre-fabricated. Working at Frobisher Bay School, installing the Polyfiber panels, were foreman George Jackson, Dan Sullivan, Mac VanderPleog, Barry Robinson and Martin Haaima.

WRESTLING HONOURS: One Championship and two second place honours were captured recently by three members of the Renfrew Collegiate Wrestling team at a competition held at Waterloo, Ont. Norm Bujold placed second in the 191 pound class, while Wade Wright placed second in the 123-pound class.

Grant Lavallee took the Ontario Championship in the 168-pound class.

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Mr. McVeigh is the manager and leaves for Kingston on Saturday.

BANQUET FOR BUSINESS OWNERS: Preparations are well underway now for the banquet to be given by the Renfrew Board of Trade to those who have been in business life in Renfrew for 40 years or more. The committee in charge has the arrangement well in hand and April 18 has been chosen as the date, provided there is no other big event to clash with that date, and so far as can be learned there is none. There is a very long toast list of much interest with proposers and responders that should guarantee a very pleasant evening. The catering will be in the hands of Mr. P.J. Frood. At present it is the intention to commence the event at 7 o’clock, so as to be through at a reasonable hour. Further particulars will be given later.

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Marilyn plans to keep the butterfly until she can release it when the weather gets much warmer. If not her other hope is that another butterfly of the opposite sex emerges from one of the cocoons, they mate and the female lays her eggs on the parsley plants, the main food source for the butterflies.

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Bonnie and Paul Ouellet had a gray jay arrive at their feeder this past week, a rare visitor. The Ouellet feeders are still busy with redpolls, goldfinches and now redwings and grackles feeding every day.

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Common grackles, the red-winged blackbirds and brown-headed cowbirds usually arrive together.

Starlings very often travel with the other “black” birds but this past winter there were many small flocks at our feeders. Ron and Sybil Ferguson and Donna and Mackie Pettigrew had the birds early last week.

barred owls hunting from perches along highway 60. One owl is a good days birding but four is exceptional. It is very possible that the birds are not finding enough food in the bush and have moved to open country in search of the small mammals that are their main food items.

Enjoy your birding. Ila and Jim Ferguson, 5313 River Road, R R 5, Renfrew, K7V 3Z8 phone 613-432-2738 or email jamesh@nrtco.net

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Marilyn Spears and her brother John saw what they described as a “beautiful” bald eagle at Otter Lake. They had never seen this species in the area before and this was an added bonus to a spring birding trip. Many eagles will have already started preparation for the coming nesting season and will have chosen their nest site. The most common display of mated pair (they mate for life) behaviour is a tremendous sight to see. One bird, male or female will approach its partner in flight from above. Just before they touch, the lower bird will roll over and present their talons. The two may touch briefly. In some rare instances the two will clasp talons and tumble and roll for a short time. This behaviour is a rare and exciting display to watch.

A mated pair may build a new nest but in most cases they repair or add to a previous nest. Sticks, branches, sod, grasses and twigs make up the majority of nesting material. The nest can grow to be six feet (2m) in diameter and four to 10 feet (1.5-3.9m) deep.

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Donald Broome is on a mission, to stop the decline of the traditional smelt fishery on Muskrat Lake. The longtime Cobden resident launches a campaign this week called Smelt Gate, designed to bring awareness to concerns for a declining smelt population.

Broome has compiled a nine-page brief that he says outlines the actions of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources over the years.

Broome is publishing

his findings in a ninepart advertisement, beginning this week.

In part one he notes how Ontario’s Lands and Forests Ministry began stocking lake trout in Muskrat Lake, “hoping they would reproduce – but they never did,” he writes.

Broome said the stocking program continued despite the objection of local residents and claims 42,000 large trout have been dumped into the lake since 2002.

As a result, says Broome, smelt catches have declined from 10 to 20 dozen daily per person to a dozen or less.

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nest with a pair of great horned owls.

Curtis Leavoy saw a male northern goshawk this week. This specie is very rare in our area and is the largest accipiter we have. They are awesome hunters of other birds and are most often found cruising the treed edges of open country for prey. The bluegray upper parts, white underparts with pale gray barring are the best field marks. The sharp-shinned hawk and Cooper’s hawk are the other members of the family.

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If your feeders are out and you have been feeding corn or sunflower you have male red-winged blackbirds in your yard all day. The female redwings will not arrive for another week or two. Redwings arrived at Francine and Angus Cameron’s feeders late last week. Jane and Andy Smith added several redwings to their winter flock of the species. Redwings arrived at our feeders on March 15. Last year the many thousands arrived from March 12 to 17.

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The first spring wave of birds has arrived in Renfrew. The phenomenon is referred to as wave days; days when huge numbers of birds arrive at their nesting destination. Prior to wave days adult male birds arrive in small numbers to choose their favourite nesting territory. A week or 10 days later the majority of each species arrives. Red-winged blackbirds, common grackles, robins, eastern bluebirds, ducks, geese, red-tailed hawks, gulls, turkey vultures and sparrows are a few of the ‘early birds.’

The second wave of birds will be in May when all the insectivores, flycatchers, warblers and swallows arrive to nest.

In between the two major waves are the birds that are able to survive on seeds and dried fruit as well insects, meadowlarks, bobolinks, killdeer are a few of the “in-betweeners”.

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Please find me a home

Look in today’s

Each week we feature animals from the Arnprior and District Humane Society that are up for adoption.

Mercury Mercur y The Renfrew

S e r v i n g t h e c o m m u n i t y s i n c e 1 871

for these

FLYERS or check out www.flyerland.ca

# 3946 Sam

# 3949 Sophie

Sam is very silly, and is a fantastic dog with great personality. Sam is a four-year-old neutered male, Boxer/Husky mix. Sam was found wandering and was brought back to the shelter, he was never claimed. He is very easygoing and has a good temperament. He loves other dogs and gets along well with all that he meets. He is an active dog with lots of energy and enjoys going for walks.

He’s very small and attentive, he knows his basic obedience commands but would beneďŹ t from more training. He is housebroken and crate-trained.

Sam is good with cats and older children. Sam will make a great companion for his new family.

This very sweet girl would love to ďŹ nd a home. Sophie is a 10-month-old, spayed female German Shepherd mix. She has lots of energy and enjoys playing in the yard and going for walks. She is intelligent and eager to please, but will require some obedience training. Sophie is house broken and crate-trained. She enjoys the company of other dogs, she is great with cats and would be good with children over eight.

Sophie is a wonderful dog and will make a great companion for her new family.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO CHECK INDIVIDUAL FLYERS FOR START AND FINISH DATES

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Giant Tiger Canadian Tire Staples Business Depot Eganville Foodland Home Hardware Sears Wal-Mart

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Metro M&M Meat Shops No Frills Pet Valu Mark's Work Warehouse Pharma Choice

• selected distribution

Supplies the shelter needs: glass cleaner, paper towels, liquid laundry soap and canned dog food.

For Distribution Rates and Circulation Info, call

You can call the Arnprior and District Humane Society at 613-623-0916 between noon and 5 p.m Monday to Saturday or visit www.arnpriorhumanesociety.ca

613-432-3655

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327 STEWART STREET RENFREW THIS WEEKS FEATURED USED VEHICLES 2006 TOYOTA MATRIX XR AWD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH ALL WHEEL DRIVE 57,644 KM...Toyota Financial Services Lease Return S # P1847 Priced at………………………$15,500 + HST *We have another 9 more Matrix in stock to choose from!

2007 TOYOTA RAV4 SPORT V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH 4WD 71,108 KM...George Jackson Toyota Trade-In S# 10702A Priced at………………………$22,152 + HST *We also have 6 more used Rav4s to choose from!

2008 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION...FULLY EQUIPPED 69,790 KM...Toyota Financial Services Lease Return S# P2004 Priced at………………….$26,152 + HST *We also have a 2007 FJ Cruiser in Black Cherry!

2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA DOUBLE CAB TRD 5.7 V8 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH 4WD 45,716 KM...Toyota Financial Services Lease Return S# P1987 Priced at………………………$28,752 + HST *We also have 10 other used Tundras and Tacomas available!

WE HAVE OVER 60 USED TOYOTA VEHICLES IN STOCK.

Our Complete Used Inventory is Online at georgejacksontoyota.carpages.ca P

Contact us at (613) 432-3748 or sales@georgejackson.toyota.ca

“We make it worth your while.”

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* All prices above include our $247 administration fee and $5 OMVIC fee. Licensing fees and all taxes are not included in the list price of the vehicles above. Extended warranties are available at point of purchase.

March 24, 2011 - The Renfrew Mercury

GEORGE JACKSON TOYOTA

The Renfrew Mercury - March 24, 2011

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PETER VINCENT

Metro City Realty Ltd. (Renfrew) Brokerage A locally owned Independent Member Broker

330 Plaunt St. S., Renfrew K7V 1N3

BROKER

Cell 613-432-0319

432-7562 • www.remaxrenfrew.com

Welcome to

Estates

N E W H O M E C O N S T R U C T I O N O N C O U N T R Y LOT S

SALE G N I D N E P 2431 EADY RD. Asking $264,900, Almost completed, this 4 bedroom split level will have a finished basement, open kitchen and living room. MLS# 783087

BRAND NEW 2451 EADY RD. 2441 Eady RD, only $249,900 HST Incl, Minutes to town, located on 1 acre, three bedrooms, spacious interior and asking $259,900 HST Incl. 4 BR, 2.5 full basement. 3 BR and 2 full baths. baths, 9’ ceilings on lower level. MLS# on 1 acre of land. MLS# 774531 765550.

NEW E C PRI

SOLD

SOLD

THOMAS DOLAN PKWY Asking $269,900. Three bedroom brick bungalow, finished basement, large detached garage.

40 MAPLE RIDGE DRIVE Now $275,000. MLS#780539

T JUS D E T S LI

SALE G N I D N E P

Each office is independently owned and operated.

1487 GOSHEN RD. HORTON Asking $249,900. Great country living in this updated home.

Open concept, large kitchen and main floor is great for entertaining. Detached garge plus attached dbl garage.

GREAT VALUE HERE FOLKS!!!

At only $175,000 for this well maintained family home on a corner lot, large 3rd floor attic just waiting to be finished.

MLS #778078

NEW N CHE KIT

SPACIOUS BUNGALOW This well maintained three bedroom home on a 100’ X 100’ lot, three gas fireplaces, tastefully decorated with hardwood flooring throughout, finished basement. MLS#782332

T JUS D E T LIS

154 HARAMIS DR.

Asking $47,500 for this prime building lot, 186 feet deep in a very desirable location.

MLS# 784648

GREAT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY Asking $115,500, 697 Seventh St, with built in tenants, this two bedroom with fenced rear yard and new kitchen has lots to offer.

MLS# 783587

311 BARR ST. A great opportunity here. Centrally located, this well built brick home has a large detached garage with loft. Five bedrooms, 1.5 baths, call Peter for details. MLS# 782998.

Change the picture to the attached one for this week. MLS# 782998

For all your real estate needs contact Stephanie Jamieson at stephanie.jamieson@metroland.com or Dave Gallagher at david.gallagher@metroland.com or call 613-432-3655

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PETER VINCENT

Metro City Realty Ltd. (Renfrew) Brokerage A locally owned Independent Member Broker

330 Plaunt St. S., Renfrew K7V 1N3

BROKER

Cell 613-432-0319

432-7562 • www.remaxrenfrew.com

Welcome to

Estates

N E W H O M E C O N S T R U C T I O N O N C O U N T R Y LOT S

SALE G N I D N E P 2431 EADY RD. Asking $264,900, Almost completed, this 4 bedroom split level will have a finished basement, open kitchen and living room. MLS# 783087

BRAND NEW 2451 EADY RD. 2441 Eady RD, only $249,900 HST Incl, Minutes to town, located on 1 acre, three bedrooms, spacious interior and asking $259,900 HST Incl. 4 BR, 2.5 full basement. 3 BR and 2 full baths. baths, 9’ ceilings on lower level. MLS# on 1 acre of land. MLS# 774531 765550.

NEW E C PRI

SOLD

SOLD

THOMAS DOLAN PKWY Asking $269,900. Three bedroom brick bungalow, finished basement, large detached garage.

40 MAPLE RIDGE DRIVE Now $275,000. MLS#780539

T JUS D E T S LI

SALE G N I D N E P

Each office is independently owned and operated.

1487 GOSHEN RD. HORTON Asking $249,900. Great country living in this updated home.

Open concept, large kitchen and main floor is great for entertaining. Detached garge plus attached dbl garage.

GREAT VALUE HERE FOLKS!!!

At only $175,000 for this well maintained family home on a corner lot, large 3rd floor attic just waiting to be finished.

MLS #778078

NEW N CHE KIT

SPACIOUS BUNGALOW This well maintained three bedroom home on a 100’ X 100’ lot, three gas fireplaces, tastefully decorated with hardwood flooring throughout, finished basement. MLS#782332

T JUS D E T LIS

154 HARAMIS DR.

Asking $47,500 for this prime building lot, 186 feet deep in a very desirable location.

MLS# 784648

GREAT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY Asking $115,500, 697 Seventh St, with built in tenants, this two bedroom with fenced rear yard and new kitchen has lots to offer.

MLS# 783587

311 BARR ST. A great opportunity here. Centrally located, this well built brick home has a large detached garage with loft. Five bedrooms, 1.5 baths, call Peter for details. MLS# 782998.

Change the picture to the attached one for this week. MLS# 782998

For all your real estate needs contact Stephanie Jamieson at stephanie.jamieson@metroland.com or Dave Gallagher at david.gallagher@metroland.com or call 613-432-3655

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330 Plaunt St. S., Renfrew K7V 1N3

March 24, 2011 - The Renfrew Mercury

HELEN VINCENT

Metro City Realty Ltd. (Renfrew) Brokerage A locally owned Independent Member Broker

BROKER OF RECORD

Cell 613-432-0058

432-7562 • www.remaxrenfrew.com

HUNTER GATE

SUBDIVISION

16 LOTS AVAILABLE FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES JUST OFF GILLAN ROAD UNDER CONSTRUCTION 249 ELK ST

247 SOLD

177 & 181 ELK ST.

Completely finished and ready to “move-in”. 2 - 2 storey 3 bedroom homes.

AMAZING NEWS!!

5 more bungalows (similar to drawing) about to be built on Foxden Street T JUS ED LIST

T JUS ED LIST

HANSMA-BEIMERS CONSTRUCTION LTD., BUILDER

have been Tarion Warranty Award Winners Every Year!

T JUS ED LIST

357 MCLEAN ST. 3 bedroom bungalow with detached single garage – professionally interlocked rear yard – so many updates including windows, doors, kitchen cabinets and outstanding countertop, easy access to shopping – 4 pce. bath + finished family room in lower level, paved drive – new flooring + fresh paint. Call Helen at 432-0058

T JUS ED LIST

ONLY ONE GARDEN HOME LEFT

MACK WILSON, DEVELOPER &

T JUS ED LIST

296 JORDAN AVE. Well-cared for home with living room, dining area and kitchen, adjacent to family room with gas stove and access to rear yard + a master bedroom and 4 pce. bath – upper level office/den area + a bedroom and half bath – new carpet, hardwood flooring, newly paved drive – mud room upon entry - spacious front verandah. Call Helen at 432-0058

251 SOLD

219 OAK ST., EGANVILLE Well built custom bungalow - open concept living, dining and kitchen– spacious lot – this home is an ICF (INSULATE CONCRETE FORM) Model, exceptionally economical home to maintain.

Radiant propane heat – on demand hot water 1.5 baths – sturdy custom stonework at the rear – air exchanger – home is only 2 years old. Call Helen at 432-0058

NEW G IN LIST

110 HARAMIS DR. Custom! and Location! 3 bedroom Bungalow with two floors – living room with gas fireplace, dining room with built-in buffet, hardwood flooring in this area plus the hall - custom eatin kitchen with ceramic flooring - two baths on this level - lower level family room - 3pce. bath.

Great backyard, paved drive - double garage.

Call Helen at 432-0058.

54 GODFREY RD., HALEY 2 bedroom affordable country home – minutes from Renfrew and seconds from Hwy 17! This home has a maintenance free exterior and laminate flooring inside plus a full basement that could be finished for more living space – large lot with many options. Gas heat. Call Helen at 432-0058

• HURDS LAKE (Rosebrugh Rd.) 3 building lots • COMM. BUILDING LOT - Raglan St. N. • BARRYVALE, MORNINGSIDE CRT.

2 acres - treed lot - test holes completed • MARGARET ST. R.R.#6 RENFREW - 132x165

101 GRANT BLVD Quiet residential location, well maintained two bedroom bungalow with newer windows, roof and rear door – large sized living room and kitchen with eating area and patio doors to rear – lower level has a spacious family room with gas stove, newer furnace - central air – paved drive – nice front verandah. Call Helen at 432-0058

838 EIGHTH ST. 3 bedroom end unit with central air - completely finished lower level with 3 pce. bath + laundry facilities - first level has living room, dining room combined, kitchen with eat-in area, two bedrooms + large cupboard for either main floor laundry or pantry – paved drive – totally freshly painted. Call Helen at 432-0058

LOTS FOR SALE • COMM. LAND HWY #60 - Fully serviced - C-2 zoning - 3 parcels • HARAMIS DR. (MANOR ESTATES) Fully serviced lots

• HUNTER’S GATE SUBDIVISION Otteridge ave. 16 lots - fully serviced

CALL HELEN @ 432-0058

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DIRECT

Dewey Data MARY JOAN HALE Greater Madawaska Public Library

Hurrah! There are so many new babies in Greater Madawaska, it makes my heart sing.

At the Preschool Storytyme the big sisters bring in their new baby siblings to listen to (or nap through) stories. I am so delighted that they come as infants and watch as the older ones paint, sing and listen. The next thing you know, they are clapping and bouncing in time to our songs and exercises.

Anyone who does not believe that we

have lots of young families is not hanging around the right places.

To celebrate their arrival in the Township, we have prepared a Baby Book Bag in honour of Nancy Gorra who passed away two years ago. The co-sponsors with the library are the Women’s Institutes of Calabogie and Burnstown. There was a delay since I was searching out a local supplier for the bags. In keeping with our buy local campaign, we have found a creative artist, Denise Mclean, who lives in the village. She is hand-painting all of the bags for the 2010/11 babies.

Please call or email the library and give me the names of any baby in GM or Burnstown born last year and in 2011. Moms and Dads, don’t be shy or

ING LIST W E N

wait for a friend or relative to notify us. I want to welcome all our wee future readers.

Volunteers have been busy preparing new books. Many were purchased through our share of the $15 million grant to the Ontario Library Services from the Ontario Government over the last three years. Others were generously donated.

Titles cover a multitude of genres and interests.

Adults will be pleased with the new choices. An upgrade of the teen section was long overdue, so kids come in and check out some great new teen-lit.

To make room for them, a big weeding has been done, so come in and get some good bargain sale books.

SALIENG PEND

219 OAK STREET EGANVILLE.

DAVID VINCENT Sales Representative Office 613-432-7562 Cell 613-401-2824 david@remaxrenfrew.com

613-433-6569 613-623-7922

330 White Lake Road, Enright Real Estate Arnprior, Ont.

Pat Forrest

www.PatForrest.com

Sales Representative

Brokerage

INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

@forrestpat

ARE YOU LOOKING TO BUILD? Check out these great lots ranging from 1 to 28 acres!

1 acre on Kohlsmith Rd. (3 lots) 1 acre on Grattan Rd. (3 lots) 4 & 5 acres on Fourth Chute Rd. 5 acres on Scotch Bush Rd. (2 lots) 28 acres on Scotch Bush Rd. Check out www.PatForrest.com for more details

www.LiveInTheOttawaValley.com

ONT RFR E T WA

NG ISTI L NEW

Quality built ICF 3 bedroom home.

Beautiful open concept with many upgrades. Radiant in floor heating.

Heated double car garage as well.

Landscaped yard surrounds this home. Call David for a showing. 613401-2824. MLS #784899

OFFICE

444 GILLAN RD. Extremely well constructed home in a great location. Many upgrades and extremely efficient home will impress. Call David today to view. 61401-2824 MLS #783391

145 JENNET ST. Stately brick home situated on a great corner lot. Tons of potential for a great family home. Call David today.

613-401-2824 MLS #778078

124 BELLAMY WAY GOLDEN LAKE Very private waterfront home on the shores of Golden Lake. Beautiful gardens surround this incredible property that is right on the water.

Property is beautiful. Call today. MLS #769757.

11 SENIORS CRESCENT MINK LAKE Get ready for summer with this great Mobile Home steps away from Mink Lake and an excellent golf course.

Very well maintained. MLS #766109

RENFREW COUNTY Metro City Realty Ltd. (Renfrew) Brokerage A locally owned Independent Member Broker

ROSS PEEVER Sales Representative Res.

613-432-5394

330 Plaunt St. S., Renfrew K7V 1N3

SAT., MAR. 26, 2 - 4:00 246 OPEONGO RD.

NEW ING LIST

137 MCANDREW AVE

CUSTOM BRICK BUNGALOW, kit, D.R., L.R., with brick fireplace, mbr. with 4pc ensuite, 2 b.r. lots of closet space, and full family bath. Walk-out basement with rec room on ground level, large unfinished area, gas heat, a/c, large back deck overlooking part of Renfrew, 2 car attached garage, paved drive, many more highlights. Host: Ross 433-1133.

2 STRY vinyl sided home, features include, eat-in kit, LR with GAS Fireplace, separate DR, Laundry room with 1-2pc bath. 2nd floor includes Large Master Bedroom, 19’ by 13’ plus walk in closet, 2 BDR. 1- 4 pc bath. Large 2 level side deck with above ground pool. Call Ross for further details 433.1133

Visit us on the web at www.remaxrenfrew.com

432-7562

NEW ING LIST

186 PINNACLE ROAD

4 LEVEL SPLIT - MINUTES FROM RENFREW Eat in Kit with new pot lights, leads to large deck, Separate D.R., L.R., all overlooking Renfrew. Upper level features BDR, 1-4pc bath, Large MBR, 1-3pc ensuite with jacuzzi tub highlighted by skylight, large walk in closet; 2nd level has, cozy family room, laundry room plus 1-3pc bath, furnace room. Lower level, B.D.R., large hallway, 2 car fully insulated garage, beautiful hardwood floors throughout this home, pave drive, quality landscaped, Call Ross for details at 433-1133

1075A LAKE DORE RD Location, Location! Family home on the beautiful shores of Lake Dore. 165ft of magnificent eye catching waterfront-great swimming.The home has been freshly painted throughout.Hardwood floor in LR & hall. Ceramic tile in kitchen & hall bath. Livingroom overlooks the lake.Huge rec room with floor to ceiling stone fireplace.2 car garage, gazebo, dock, c/a & c/v.New roof June/10. 3.2 acres of easily maintained grounds.

Call Ross for viewing 613-433-1133.

65 PEGGS LANE

23 SENIOR CRESENT (MAC CEDAR REST)

604 FORTINGTON ST.

Kitchen, DR, Large L.R. with hardwood Fl., 14 pc bath, sec fl, 3 BDR, 1-2pc bath, full basement with rec room, BFA, Gas boiler heat, Back deck, 1 car detached garage, Don’t miss out on this home. Asking $225,000. Call Ross 433-1133.

170 TASSE AVE. R-4000, brand new bungalow, open concept, kit., D.R., separate L.R., 1-4pc bath jacuzzi, separate shower, 2 good size B.D.’s, full unfinished basement with plumbing for bath, laundry room facilities, E.B.R. heat. Asking $219,000. Call Ross at 613-433-1133.

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Mobile home; with large addition, features include: kit., L.R., 2 B.D.R., family room 17’x12’, include:kit.,L.R.,2B.D.R.,familyroom17’x12’, sewing room 18’x11’, propane heat, separate sewingroom18’x11’,propaneheat,separate insulated shed, two decks out front, all this on insulatedshed,twodecksoutfront,allthison large lot, asking $98,500. Call Ross for details 613-433-1133.

Privacy and Quality. 1.3 acres backing onto the Madawaska River, Sandy Beach, custom built 1.5 storey brick & vinyl, 4 year old home. Highlights: Generous 3 car garage. Gorgeous open style kitchen featuring cherry cabinets, DR, overlooking the water.

Great room with quality wood burning fireplace.

Capable of heating 3000 sq. ft. Den or B.R., M.B.R. with ensuite. Large closet provides plenty of room, Sec. Level 3 B.R., 1-4pc bath, plus playroom, full basement with party room. Heated by pellet stove.

Workshop, storage. Additional lot included in price.

Call Ross 433-1133 for further details

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sales@royallepageoneil.com www.royallepageoneil.com

Helping you is what we do.

SERVICE – INTEGRITY – RESULTS

Gerry O'Neil Broker of Record 613-432-2333

Marianne Carroll Broker 613-433-4275

Sherri Cobus Sales Representative 613-432-1947

Allison Shields-Mulvihill Sales Representative 613-433-2880

gerryoneil@royallepage.ca

mariannecarroll@royallepage.ca

sherricobus@royallepage.ca

allisonmulvihill@royallepage.ca

Christena McNab Sales Representative 613-570-1443

Mike Coulas Sales Representative 613-432-0092

christenamcnab@royallepage.ca mikecoulas@royallepage.ca

Catherine O'Neil Broker 613-432-2333 catherineoneil@royallepage.ca

NEW LISTING

63 MCBRIDE ROAD • Quality built 3+2 bedroom, 2 ½ bath bungalow • Attached garage with inside entry to spacious foyer • Open concept kitchen, living & dining room, hardwood & ceramic flooring throughout • Master bedroom with ensuite • Completely finished lower level with family room & office

63 ALVA DRIVE

369 ARCHIBALD AVE • • • • •

MLS#781868

• Well maintained, 2+2 bedroom bungalow situated on the outskirts of Cobden • New Roof in 2008 & New Furnace in 2010 • Open concept kitchen & dining room with patio doors • 2 propane fireplaces & 2 veranda’s • Attached double heated garage MLS#755689

3 Bedroom 1 1/2 Storey on Quiet Street Well kept home features hardwood floors & eat-in kitchen Finished Basement with rec room Great starter home with affordable utilities Home includes 4 appliances MLS#000000

F E AT U R E P R O P E R T Y WORTH SEEING, WORTH OWNING!

NEW PRICE

708 FORTH AVENUE • Extremely well kept bungalow on quiet street • 3 bedrooms on main level with a sun deck off of the master bedroom out on the private backyard • Completely finished very spacious basement with gas fireplace makes for a cozy rec. room • Fully insulated garage/ workshop MLS#775840

463 JESSUP ROAD • Spotless bungalow with open concept kitchen & dining room with plenty of room for entertaining • Fully finished lower level with 2 bedrooms, 3pc bath with shower & large family room • Lots of storage & closet space • Situated on private 1 acre just 2 minutes to Mink Lake MLS#781290

D L O S

5961 MATAWATCHAN ROAD • Affordable 2 bedroom bungalow with large 3pc bath & main floor laundry is available for immediate occupancy • Detached sunroom, single garage plus log outbuilding • Neat & tidy, well maintained MLS #759114

26405 HWY#41 • Raised hillside home situated on 3.28 acres on the outskirts of Griffith • 3 bedrooms, 2 baths • Walkout lower level family room with wood stove • Large single garage with workshop & spacious loft MLS#784143

54 PLAUNT STREET NORTH

102 MERVIN LANE • Spacious side spilt, 3+1 bedroom home situated on 2.6 acres & only 2 minutes to Burnstown beach • Good working oak kitchen with center island • Hardwood flooring throughout • Lower level rec. room with wood burning airtight, bedroom & office with large windows allowing lots of natural light MLS#783836

233 AIRTH BLVD.

298 BALDWIN AVENUE

• 3 bedroom, semi-detached bungalow in excellent location of town • Finished lower level rec. room • Lovely fenced backyard • Very clean & well maintained • Great for those starting out or wanting to downsize MLS#778706

• A great starter home for the young family!

• 3 bedroom, 1.5 storey with many upgrades including roof, shingles, windows, oak kitchen, flooring • Nestled on large corner lot • Close to school playground MLS#782385

LOTS 46 Haramis Drive In-town building lot in prime residential area.

MLS#783813 161 Bank Street Excellent in-town building lot! MLS#770784 660 HYDRO BAY ROAD • Great for hunting, fishing & recreation • 19 acres on Muskrat Lake with 725’ of waterfront • Several areas to swim with sandy beach • 4 wheeler trails throughout • Great location to build your dream home!

MLS#755153

627 FORTINGTON STREET • FOR LEASE – bright & spacious space with 2 front door access • Plenty of parking available • Private office in back • Put your business where it can be seen, close to HWY #17 & box stores MLS#770869

72 PRINCE STREET • • • • •

FOR LEASE – lower level of building Unit C – 760 sq. ft., Unit D – 900 sq. ft.

Gas heat & central air Rent includes heat & hydro Central to downtown area MLS#781732, 781733

EXTRAORDINARY PROPERTY

O’Brien Road Excellent location for highway access. 1 acre lot in the heart of high commercial activity. Plenty of options & potential. MLS#781726

PRIME LOCATION FOR YOUR BUSINESS NEW PRICE

406 HUBERS ROAD • Updated log with cedar siding home situated on picturesque 300 acres offering a view in every direction • 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, family room with fieldstone fireplace, enclosed heated porch, basement area with sauna, sink & shower • Several outbuildings, heated 3 bay garage & open hay barn MLS#782100

280 Mask Road Building lot in Industrial Park. Zoned M-3 with many possibilities! MLS#779371

SHERRI COBUS YOUR WEEKEND SALES REPRESENTATIVE 613-432-1947

98 & 100 RAGLAN STREET SOUTH • Put your business where it can be seen in high traffic area • 1200 sq. ft. retail space on main level plus 2 – 1 bedroom apartments upstairs (currently tenant occupied) • Plenty of parking • For immediate occupancy MLS#775296

March 24, 2011 - The Renfrew Mercury

39 Renfrew Ave. W., Unit 1 Renfrew, Ontario 613-432-8122

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EADY REALTY, INC. Brokerage

29 Raglan St. S., Renfrew, ON K7V 1P8

613-432-2100

Dennis Yakaback

Morris Eady

www.century21.ca/eadyrealty

Broker of Record Res. 432-9025 Cell 432-1830

NEW LISTING - 90 OPEONGO RD.

Real Estate Broker Cell

432-0041

Sales Rep.

Cell

433-4082

NEW LISTING - 151 SIMPSON AVE.

Res. 432-7870 Cell

728 ABERDEEN

433-2681

Rick Reid Sales Rep.

Cell

401-3212

Beautifully decorated brick bungalow, new high efficiency gas furnace, new evestrough, updates to numerous to mention.

A MUST SEE!!!!

Call Charlene 613-433-4082

NEW LISTING - 54 HARPER

Insulated 3 bedrm cottage on over 5 acres with 100 feet of waterfrontage on Mink Lake. Safe shallow shoreline.

Southwest exposure. Septic system. Storage buildings. Call Dennis 613-4320041

OPEN HOUSE - 76 GRAHAM AVE

Cell

NEW LISTING - 139 BARNET BLVD.

NEW LISTING - MINK LAKE WATERFRONT

Your Search for a New Home Ends Today! Granite and quartz countertops, hardwood floors, huge master with ensuite and plenty of closet space, attached double garage, natural gas heat, central air, rec room with kitchenette, family room with gas fire place, 3 bedrooms mainlevel, 4 bedrooms lower level The list goes on and on. Call kelly to view 613-433-2681

Real Estate Broker

433-2254

All brick 3 bedroom bungalow with double wide paved driveway, central air conditioning, natural gas heating.

Good solid value with a little TLC $189,900 Call Morris for more info 613432-1830

NEW LISTING - 238 FOXDEN

Solid well built home on quiet street. Detached double insulated garage. Lot is 100 X100 MLS #783985

Cell

Kelly Derue

Sales Rep.

Sales Rep.

401-0197

Five bedrooms, three bathrooms, large rec room with gas fireplace plus a detached one bedroom bungalow perfect for a granny suite or extra rental income. $199,900 Call Morris for more info MLS #785595

SUNDAY MARCH 27 2:00-4:00 YOUR HOST:KELLY DERUE, BROKER 613-433-2681

Charlene Riopelle Badour Vincent Johnston

Patti Reid

Nice 3 bedrm brick bungalow. Bright eat in kitchen with plenty of cupboards.

Generous sized living room.

Basement offers a cozy recrm with gas stove. The roof shingles are under 5 years old and the gas furnace and stove were just installed in the last year. This solid home offers a maintenance free exterior situated just a couple of minutes from town. Call Dennis 613-432-0041 MLS #785313

135 PETER ST

463 B BAGOT LONG LAKE RD.

ENERGY EFFICIENT HOME

Custom designed bungalow garden home beautifully appointed with hardwood and ceramic throughout. Spacious master bedroom with walk-in closet and ensuite bath including a 5 foot low step shower with seating. Call Morris for more info 613-432-1830 $224,900 MLS #783172

Bigger than it looks! Ravine lot - this 3 bedroom home features main floor family room/ den and master BR. Open concent LR/DR with lots of natural light. Recent upgrades - roof, windows, doors, insulation, high efficiency gas furnace and tankless hot water system. Interlock driveway. Easy to show! Call Rick 4013212 or Patti to view 401-0197.

Great Family Cottage On Smaller Tranquil Lake.

200’ of waterfront. Only minutes to Calabogie Peaks Ski Hill and Calabogie Highlands 27 Hole Golf Course. Septic installed. Situated on a point so you have an amazing view of the lake in either direction. Screened in porch is a great spot to spend those warm summer evenings. Call Kelly to view. 613-433-2681 MLS# 783005

184 PRINCE AVE.

112 PHEASANT RUN

14 LITTLE ST

9 ELGIN AVE E

873 FERGUSLEA

Very well appointed home with a paved driveway in the center of Renfrew.This home is very close to all amenities. Home has many newer updates. The attached garage is currently used as storage and workshop. price $172,900 Call Vince for more info 613-433-2254

3 Bedroom bunglaow on a large lot overlooking Calabogie Highalnds Golf Course.

Features an open concept floorplan, solarium and deeded access to Calabogie Lake. $ 349,900 Call Vince for more info @ 613-433-2254 MLS#783854

Little Price on Little Street! 2 bedroom 1 1/2 storey home in village of beachburg Large lot features beautiful perennial gardens and private rear yard. Wood Stove, four appliance all included in sale Call Kelly to view 433-2681 MLS #784033

Here is your chance to own your own home. Well maintained 2 bedroom bunglaow on large beautiful lot. Close to hospital and downtown. Great value in this property. Call Charlene for more info 613-433-4082

Anyone for Acreage? 3 bedroom home, ten minutes from Renfrew on 47 acres.

Unique floor plan just adds to the appeal of this property. Detached barn with 3 stalls. Attached double garage plus detached workshop. Call Kelly to view 4332681. MLS #783317

202 BRYDGES ROAD

1668 BURNSTOWN RD.

170 QUEEN ST.

78 QUARRY ST.

SOLD

Nestled in the heart of the valley, nature is at it’s best surrounding this two bedroom Hi-Ranch on 1.45 acres. It boasts 2 cabins and lakes near by. Call Charlene for more info 613-433-4082 MLS #779119

Large 4 bedroom in the heart of Burnstown has tons of potential as a studio, recreational property, home business. New drilled well and frontage on the Madawask River. Main level has new laminate flooring. $179,900. Call Patti 401-0197.

MLS #773175

On Duty This Weekend Vincent Johnston Sales Rep. 613-432-7870

Affordable Centertown Home! Clean, tidy 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 storey home features main floor bath, laundry and family room. $127,900 Call Kelly to view 4332681. MLS #781718.

Generous sized rooms throughout. Hardwood floors. Separate dining room. Attached single garage. Paved drive. Nice deep lot close to downtown. Quick possession is possible. Call Dennis 432-0041 MLS#781448

I welcome your weekend call on any listed property

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Enright Real Estate Brokerage INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

OFFICE 613-623-7922 330 White Lake Road, Arnprior, Ontario

DIRECT 613-432-5573

HANDYMAN SPECIAL New roof, gas furnace and fireplace 4 yrs old, newer windows, hardwood floors, large fenced yard, garage ONLY $114,900 MLS 785111 GREAT FAMILY HOME 4br/3ba, hardwood floors, full basement with family room and workshop area, nice deck overlooking back yard, quiet neighbourhood $189,900 MLS 781390 GORGEOUS SKI CHALET ON 12 ACRES EN OP USE HO

2200 Calagogie Rd. SAT. MAR. 26, 12 – 1:30 bring the whole gang, pool, two garages, hardwood floors, fireplace in living room, custom kitchen. Free skiing and golf at Calabogie Peaks $329,900 MLS 778886

2.25 ACRES ON THE BONNECHERE

bring your trailer or build your dream home, lovely trees, great fishing and canoeing $59,900

June Laplaunte, Sales Rep

Open House Guide

GREAT STARTER HOME OR INVESTMENT PROPERTY

EN OP USE HO

340 Haig Ave, Renfrew SUN. MAR. 27, 2 – 4 New electrical, newer windows and roof, electric to garage, new laminate flooring on 2nd floor, full dry basement $134,900 MLS 779647

Your key to must-see homes in the area!

Metro City Realty Ltd. (Renfrew) Brokerage

Sat. Mar. 26 2-4 p.m.

Century 21 EADY REALTY, INC. Brokerage

Sun. Mar. 27 2-4 p.m.

LUXURIOUS COUNTRY LIVING EN OP USE HO

1385 Storyland Rd., Haley Station SAT. MAR. 26, 2 – 4 you must see this new home to appreciate the value of the construction and beauty. Hardwood floors, great windows, huge bath with separate shower, full basement $264,900 MLS 778885

246 Opeongo Rd., RENFREW

76 Graham Ave., RENFREW

Ross Peever, Sales Rep. 613-432-5394

Kelly Derue, Broker 613-432-2681

Realty Solutions Ltd. Brokerage

SUMMER IS COMING OTTAWA RIVER WATERFRONT BUNGALOW - incredibly family friendly waterfront, great swimming, boating, fishing - large eat-in kitchen, fireplace in living room, master with ensuite space, full walkout basement with recreation room, extra bedroom $559,900 MLS 779259

5 ACRES ON THE BONNECHERE - GREAT

SPOT FOR AN OFF THE GRID HOME - hydro is along the road tho, so just enjoy the swimming, fishing and boating $69,900

Sun. Mar. 27 1-3 p.m.

Sun. Mar. 27 1-3 p.m.

52 Kinkad Rd., BRAESIDE

1079 River Rd., BRAESIDE

Denis Lacroix, Broker 613-623-3665

Denis Lacroix, Broker 613-623-3665

Enright Real Estate Brokerage INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

Sun. Mar. 27 2-4 p.m.

Enright Real Estate Brokerage INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

Sat. Mar. 26 12-1:30 p.m.

58 Scobie Rd., HALEY/CHENAUX

2200 Calabogie Rd., CALABOGIE

Pat Forrest, Sales Rep. 613-433-6569

June Laplaunte, Sales Rep. 613-623-7922

Enright Real Estate Brokerage INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

Sat. Mar. 26 2-4 p.m.

Enright Real Estate Brokerage INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

Sun. Mar. 27 2-4 p.m.

1385 Storyland Rd., HALEYSTATION

340 Haig Ave., RENFREW

June Laplaunte, Sales Rep. 613-623-7922

June Laplaunte, Sales Rep. 613-623-7922

FOR SALE by owner

Sun. Mar. 27 2-4 p.m.

6 Robbins Lane, BRAESIDE 613-623-7815 440967

Realty Solutions Ltd. Brokerage

For more information on these and other listings, please check out the regular real estate ads in this edition.

March 24, 2011 - The Renfrew Mercury

A portion of all proceeds donated to the Food Bank.

News

OFFICE/WAREHOUSE 53 James St. Arnprior

Chamber seeks more cash from town steve.newman@metroland.com

Renfrew provides $7,000 in funding to the Renfrew and District Chamber of Commerce each year, but its president has asked that fee increase to $12,000 by the end of the current fouryear term of council.

Kevin Bossy addressed town council Feb. 28, when he asked that financial assistance for the chamber increase to $10,000 this year, and another $500 each year until the end of the term.

He acknowledged that the rent the chamber pays for its Raglan Street office is only $90 and would likely be closer to $400 for most tenants.

Bossy suggested the chamber might eventually have to stop its service if more support isn’t forthcoming.

“If we didn’t run the information office, we could cut costs,” said Bossy.

“I think the town has a vibrant highly regarded chamber that is an asset to the town.”

Having heard the request, Mayor Bill Ringrose said council was preparing its 2011 budget and would “look very seriously at your request.”

“What we’re saying,” Bossy told The Mercury, “is that we’re

providing a service for the town that they should be paying the market rate for, or a (good) percentage of the market rate.

“We’re not complaining about the funding we get, but we’d like to change the way that we do business.”

Bossy estimates the town is paying about 40 per cent of market rate, and that he’d like to see an increase in that.

He also estimates a raise to $12,000 within four years would amount to the equivalent of $16,000, considering the town is cutting the chamber a break on rent.

Bossy also indicated that a major part of the chamber’s success is the work done by full-time tourism information officer Tammy Logan and the chamber’s major products.

TOWNSHIP OF WHITEWATER REGION WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

NOTICE Residents and Businesses of the Township of Whitewater Region

Office/Showroom for lease 445036

STEVE NEWMAN

Clean office/showroom with manager’s office, kitchen, barrier free washroom and 1000 SF warehouse with loading door, starting from 1600 SF to 5400 SF. Call Michael 613.724.8260

DIRECT OFFICE

Those are the mayors breakfast, a bi-weekly newsletter, newcomers night, the home show, a small business week event, and the Renfrew and Area Visitors Guides. The chamber partners with The Mercury on the guide.

Bossy has just entered his fifth year as president of the chamber, which has 204 members.

613-433-6569 613-623-7922

www.PatForrest.com

Pat Forrest Sales Representative

Brokerage

INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

50 Acre Hobby Farm Approx. 3000 square feet of living space, 2 double car garages, Spacious family room Detached In-law suite Above ground pool Fenced yard & paddocks 4+1 bedrooms | 3 bath

$384,000

MLS #778548 & MLS #778552

www.LiveInTheOttawaValley.com

Denis Lacroix

613-862-0811 denis-lacroix@sympatico.ca

Teri Leech, Sales Rep. (cell) 613-433-6994

PRICE REDUCED

REQUEST FOR TENDERS

1. PWC-2011-11 613-433-3993 • 459 Albert St., Renfrew ON K7V 1V8 info@hospicerenfrew.ca

Office: 613-623-3665

MOTIVATED SELLER

PUBLIC WORKS & ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SEALED TENDERS on forms and in envelopes supplied by the Public Works & Engineering Department will be received until 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, 2011, for the following:

Realty Solutions Ltd.

NEW

455672

Sun. Mar. 27th 2-4pm 58 Scobie Road, Haley/Chenaux.

Independently Owned & Operated Brokerage

Weekend Duty Agent

Steven Hodson, Landfill Operations Manager (613) 635-1517

OPEN HOUSE

Valley Wide Real Estate Brokerage 73 Plaunt Street, Renfrew 613-433-3626

For further information, please contact:

@forrestpat

BROKER

Lisa Dunbar, Sales Rep. (cell) 613-633-0062

Effective Monday, April 4th, 2011, changes to your recycling schedule will occur. Recyclables will now be collected the same day as the current residential garbage collection for your area. Paper Recyclables (paper, boxboard, cardboard) will be collected one week and Container Recyclables (metal, glass, plastics) collected the following week. Although respective Recycling types will be collected the same day as your garbage, it will not necessarily be at the same time of day.

Beginning the week of April 4th, 2011, Paper Recyclables will be collected coinciding with your garbage day.

330 White Lake Road, Enright Real Estate Arnprior, Ont.

CHAMBER ACTIVITIES

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E HO7,U1-S3PM N E P O ARCH 2

– Supply of Granular A & B, County Road 64, Opeongo Road Reconstruction

2. PWC-2011-12 - Double & Triple Surface Treatment at various locations of County Road 64, Opeongo Road, from Baptist Church Road Southerly to McGrath Road in the Township of Bonnechere Valley A certified cheque not less than the amount specified in the Tender requirements must accompany each tender and the successful bidder will be required to provide a 100% Performance Bond and 50% materials and labour payment Bond upon execution of the Contract Agreements.

Fax submissions or any other electronic submissions are not acceptable. A public bid opening will be held immediately following closing time.

SUN. M

The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted and the County reserves the right to award any portion of these tenders.

2030B HIGHWAY 132 • Kingston Quarry stone exterior • split-level with 3 bdrms & 2 bathrms • Newly finished basement.

• stone fireplace, bay window, maple flooring in livingroom.

• double attached garage, 30’x40’ detached workshop/garage plus RV garage.

• 6 acres with large aerated pond in back yard.

• great location only mins to Renfrew • MLS#785231. Asking $395,999. Call Lisa for details.

GORGEOUS HOUSE ON 50 ACRES

155 NEILSON ST. ARNPRIOR •Panoramic View from wrap around decks.

•5 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, & gleaming hardwood floors.

•Insulated heated 2 car garage, wired and with running water.

•All reasonable offers considered.

52 KINKADE ROAD, BRAESIDE $329,900 MLS #768265

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For further information please contact:

OU SE PEN H 7, 1-3PM

Lori Dennis Capital Works Secretary ldennis@countyofrenfrew.on.ca

2 ARCH SUN. M

MLS# 775655 $345,000 Call Teri

COME AND SEE US THIS WEEKEND AT THE RENFREW HOME SHOW “FREE VIRTUAL TOUR FOR EVERY NEW LISTING”

This project is undertaken using funds provided by the Government of Canada through the transfer of Gas Tax Revenues

Michael C. Pinet, P.Eng. Manager of Capital Works mpinet@countyofrenfrew.on.ca PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE OTTAWA RIVER. MOVE IN READY!

1079 RIVER ROAD, BRAESIDE $259,900 MLS #782623

Check out my listings @

www.denislacroix.com

County of Renfrew Public Works & Engineering Department 9 International Drive, Pembroke, ON K8A 6W5 Phone: 613-732-4353 Toll Free:1-800-273-0183 453697

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LIMITED QUANTITIES

Kozy Baywin Pellet Stove

Napoleon 1101 Wood Insert

Sale $189900

Sale $109900

Reg $368000

Qty. 3

Napoleon GD36NTRE Gas Fireplace

Reg $183200

Reg $207100

Qty. 3

Sale $119900Qty. 2

*Sample Item

Majestic 36LDVRRN Direct Vent Fireplace

Majestic 400DVBNV7 Direct Vent Fireplace

Majestic DVT44IN Direct Vent Fireplace

Price Thaw $74900

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Reg $137700

Qty. 15

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Qty. 4

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OTHER UNADVERTISED SPECIALS AVAILABLE Sales • Service • Parts *Pictures not exactly as shown.

Limited quantity available

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2755 Carp Rd., Ottawa www.teamharding.net

STORE HOURS Mon-Fri. 9am – 6pm Saturday 9:30am – 4pm Sunday Closed

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AMISH

GOODBYE WINTER HELLO SPRING EMALEE FASHIONS HAS LOTS OF NEW THINGS

KITCHEN CABINETS

IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN YOU HAVE NOT SEEN

The Largest Ladies Clothing Store In the Ottawa Valley!

2 Floors of Ladies Fashions

Regular, Petites and Plus Sizes 6-26

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BEACON HILL

Coming Spring 2011!

River Ridge is ideally located in the charismatic town of Arnprior.

ARNPRIOR

This new community offers small town charm as well as the convenience of major urban centres within close proximity (only 20 mins. to Kanata and 40 mins. to downtown Ottawa). Talos will be building an enclave of single family homes featuring 2 storey and bungalow designs with several new models to choose from. Come check out what the gateway to the Ottawa Valley has to offer!

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The Community Calendar is a free service for nonprofit organizations only. Items for the Renfrew Mercury’s Community Calendar must be submitted by noon the Friday preceding publication. Items are edited and published as space permits. Submit your event to peter.clark@metroland.com.

SATURDAY, MARCH 26 • Cobden Seniors are holding a four-hand euchre party in the Cobden Legion Hall at 1 p.m. Admission $3. Lunch served.

• Hot roast beef spring supper at Haley United Church from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Hot roast beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, hot veggies, baked beans, coleslaw, bun and homemade cream and fruit pies, $12 adults, $6 for children 6-12, free five years and under. Wheelchair accessible. Take-out available.

MONDAY, MARCH 28 Second annual Renfrew wrestling senior team nationals spaghetti dinner fundraiser. All proceeds go to the senior wrestling team’s trip to nationals in Windsor. Spaghetti dinner at the AFAC Wing from 5 to 8 p.m., $8 a plate and includes bun and beverage. We also have two Harlem Globetrotter tickets donated

by Family Fries to raffle off.

TUESDAY, MARCH 29 • Employment Networks is hosting the Orientation To The Workplace Workshop from 1 to 4 p.m. Call 613-432-3424 to register. Space is limited.

• Renfrew Woodland Metis Aboriginal Association community meeting at 7 p.m. in the Renfrew Children’s Centre, 850 O’Brien Rd. All new members welcome. Contact Kent at 613-432-3177. Discussion on harvesting rights and land claims.

NEIL SQUIRE SOCIETY Do you have a disability, injury or illness and want to work? The Neil Squire Society is offering the following free workshops on Conflict & Anger Management: March 28 from 12:30 to 3 p.m. For more information and to register your space, call Natalie at 613-735-4586.

FRIDAY, APRIL 1 Trivia night at Trinity-St. Andrew’s United Church, Renfrew, Stewart Hall, 7 p.m., $10/person, teams of 46 players, call and register your team name by March 28; single players welcome; dessert refreshments.

Register or information Linda at 613-432-8528.

SATURDAY, APRIL 2 • Indoor yard sale at the AFAC Wing 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Vendors welcome, $12 per table. Call 613-432-4485.

• The Renfrew Skating Club is holding its year end ice show, Toy Story On Ice, at 6 p.m. Club members will perform, as well as the synchro team from Petawawa and our most popular adult group. In addition, we have the 2011 Senior Men’s Northern Ontario Section champion and 2011 Eastern Ontario Junior Ladies Bronze medalist. Admission is free but good will donation is accepted at the door.

• Spaghetti dinner at St. Andrew’s United Church, Matawatchan at 5 p.m. Adults $10; 12 year and under $5; 5 years and under free. For more information, call 613-333-1107.

SUNDAY, APRIL 3 • The Ottawa Valley Music Festival presents internationally acclaimed Canadian pianist Katherine Chi performs a piano recital at Grace Lutheran Church in Eganville. Thanks to the generosity of the Eganville Rotary Club, the day before the concert Chi will conduct a master class for budding student pianists.

Students will have the chance to perform in public followed by Chi’s helpful advice and comments. The master class is open to piano students from Grades 1 to ARCT. The fee is $15. Contact Judy Borer at jborer@nrtco.net or call 613-432-3432. The public is welcome to attend the master class for $5.

• Renfrew Silver Seniors games day with a spaghetti dinner to follow at Renfrew Legion. Call Pat for tickets at 613-649-2756.

• Daffodil tea party, 1 to 3 p.m. at Griffith Lions Hall,

sandwiches, desserts, refreshments, entertainment by local musicians. Daffodils for sale, $7 per person. All proceeds go to the Canadian Cancer Society. Sponsored by the Denbigh-Griffith Lions Club.

• The April Valley Singles lunch will be held at 12:30 p.m. at Buster’s Bar & Grill in Carleton Place. For info call Fay at (613) 256-8117 or Johanna at (613) 4327622.

• Card party at St. Francis Xavier Hall April 3 and April 10 at 7 p.m. both nights. Proceeds to repair church roof.

riculum representatives will be available to answer questions about home education and to assist you in choosing curriculum and supplies to support your home education program. For registration forms and further information, visit www.rvhea.org.

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People of all ages, abilities and faith traditions welcome. No musical or dance experience needed. Participation, not presentation is our goal. Third Tuesday of the month at Trinity-St. Andrew’s United Church from 7-9 p.m. Dance leader Patricia Tamosetis. Freewill donation. Call Felicite Stairs at 613-432-5583 or Debi Virtue at 613-432-0908 for more information.

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by April 4, cost is $12; children $8 at the door. To register call Beulah Wright 432-3295.

• Our Lady of Perpertual Help Church, Braeside, presents Our Big Greek fundraiser at 12:30 p.m. Cost is $15 per person. Lots of prizes to be won.

SUNDAY, APRIL 10 Animal microchip clinic hosted by the Arnprior & District Humane Society, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. appointment required. Located at the shelter 490 Didak Drive, Arnprior. Call 613-623-0916 for information and appointments. www.arnpriorhumanesociety.ca.

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APRIL 14-15 Laft Players celebrate their 10th anniversary with the presentation of Late Flowering at the Renfrew Recreation Centre at 7:30 p.m. each night. Tickets, $12 reserved and $10 regular at the door. Treats, free draws.

SATURDAY, APRIL 16 • Calling all Djembes IV. The amazing Catherine Veilleux at Trinity-St. Andrew’s United Church. Intermediate workshop 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; beginners workshop 1 :30 to 4:30 p.m. Workshops $40 each or $75 for both. To register contact Debi Virtue at debivirtue@distributel.net or 613-432-0908.

• The Rideau Valley Home Educators’ Association presents its 21st annual home educators’ conference from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Kanata Baptist Church. Seminars will be presented on a wide variety of topics and will benefit individuals considering homeschooling as an alternative. The conference also includes a large vendor hall that hosts Eastern Ontario’s largest exhibition of home school resources. A variety of cur-

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Greater Madawaska

Photos by Jason Fleming

Gilles Aucoin is joined by wife Janis while accepting his long-service award from Calabogie district chief Earle Fraser. Above: Best Friend Award to Rob Dodge, at left, from Fraser. At right: Mayor Peter Emon presents Sherri Cooco with the best baked beans award.

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Veteran firefighter Gilles Aucoin was pulled away from a previous firefighter appreciation night by a fire call.

But there was no such bad luck this time, as he and several other Greater Madawaska Township firefighters were the focus of attention during a firefighters appreciation night March 8 at the DACA Centre.

The event was host by friends of the firefighters.

Participations included local fire chief Betsy Sayers (the only female fire chief in eastern Ontario), local council members, the firefighters and family members, other members of the public and special guests.

Those guests included Ontario Fire Marshal advisor Tawnya Roberts of White Lake, Pembroke fire chief Dan Herback and Bonnechere Valley fire chief Morley Kosmack.

TASTY CONSIDERATIONS The evening also featured tasty considerations, as a panel of councillors Brian Hunt, Bruno Kierczak and Karin Lehnhardt and Mayor Peter Emon determined Sherri Cooco of Sledzz BBQ the winner of the best baked beans. The word is that her recipe includes a secret ingredient and cooking method linked to apple trees grown on Mount St. Patrick.

But the focus of the evening was the township firefighters.

LONG-SERVICE AWARD They included Gilles Aucoin, who received a long-service award for 13 years service with the

former Bagot, Blythfield and Brougham fire department and 10 with the current Greater Madawaska fleet.

In fact, he spent another eight or 10 years as a firefighter in his native Cape Breton, and can’t imagine leaving the volunteer fire department any time soon.

“I love it,” he told The Mercury.

“If there had been the opportunity to be a fulltime firefighter or a paramedic, I think I would have gone for that,” says Aucoin, 59.

“After you do a fire call or rescue, you feel good about it, although sometimes it doesn’t work that way.”

Bad injuries and fatalities do happen, says Aucoin, who works his firefighter duties around his full-time job as an electrician.

Aucoin is one of three captains, along with Dave Ripmeester and Leon Mulvihill, at Station 1 in Calabogie. The district chief is Earle Fraser, while other station staff are firefighters Todd MacDonald, Corey Moss, Charles Gay, Frank Brohart, Doug Parkhill, Mike Allen, Ross Smith, Leonard Emon, Derek Fougere and trainee Ken Selcuk.

STATION 2 FIREFIGHTERS Station 2 in Griffith consists of district chief Gary Peters, captains Ken Birkett, Chris Peters, David Van Iderstine and Steve Inwood, and firefighters Adam Copeland, Terry Holtzhauer, Mark Brown, Andrew Myatt, Dave Parkes, Macky Sayers, Sean Tohivsky, Chase Kauffeldt, Reid Kayuk, Byron Nauss, Brandon Bird and trainee Don McAlear.

Each one deserves the appreciation expressed March 8, said Chief Sayers, a Griffith resident whose parents were firefighters during the Blitz of Britain in the Second World War. For the longest time, the high point of her career was winning two Governor-General awards for work in incident response with the federal government.

APPRECIATIVE FIRECHIEF

But she came to a different conclusion after becoming Greater Madawaska’s fire chief.

“I was wrong,” she said.

“The high point of my career is being fire chief and helping make things just a little better for our terrific team of hard-working, dedicated part-time firefighters.”

Families also make sacrifices when family members are firefighters.

“We need to thank the families who get woken up in the middle of the night as the pager screeches out a fire call,” she added.

“We need to appreciate their tolerance when holiday dinners and birthday parties are missed.

“They need to know we understand how hard it is to be patient with a grumpy firefighter who comes home exhausted and filthy, or worse yet, traumatized by what he saw and experienced.”

Appreciation also took the form of a few other award presentations at the DACA Centre.

In addition to the longservice award to Aucoin, his wife (Janis) received the Greater Madawaska Fire Department super spouse award for behindthe-scenes support.

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

Special-recognition awards went to Scott MacDonald, who spent 10 years as captain at the Griffith station; Chris Naismith, former Greater Madawaska fire chief; and Mark MacDonald, who resigned from the department after joining the Renfrew Fire Department.

Other award recipients

were: • Rob Dodge, retired fire chief of McNab-Braeside, with the Best Friend Award for working closely, as the mutual aid partner, with the Calabogie station for years; • Corey Moss and Ross Smith, for the Moment of the Year award.

They won for ‘pieing’ chief Sayers with a blueberry pie during Calabo-

gie’s 2010 Canada Day pieeating; • Sean Tohivsky, winner of the Bent Ladder (most embarrassing) award after his name was drawn from among six nominees.

Calabogie Peaks provided five pairs of ski passes for raffle prizes.And seven local businesses and other individuals made financial donations to make the appreciation night possible.

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Agriculture

Dave Mackay re-elected president of Renfrew County NFU Dave Mackay of Beachburg was re-elected president at the Renfrew County National Farmers Union annual meeting in Cobden Feb. 21.

Tim Tabbert on Queen’s Line was reelected as vice-president and veteran Lauretta Rice returns for another year as secretary.

Four new faces added to the executive are Adrian Straathof of Beachburg, Tom Kelly of Killaloe, Zach Loeks of Cobden and Margaret Robinson of Renfrew.

This is also Mackay’s seventh straight term as president, said secretary Rice.

Other returning executive members are Christina Anderman, Stephanie Peterman, Robbie Anderman, Bob Dobson, Hugh Howard, Phil Witt, Gordon White, Marshal Buchanan, Campbell Crogie, Harold Gallagher, Doug Clendenning and Ida Vaillancourt.

GENETICALLY-MODIFIED ALFALFA CONCERNS The guest speaker for NFU’s annual meeting was crop specialist and organic farmer Maureen Bostock of Balderson, Ont. She updated the farmers on what could happen if Agriculture Canada approves genetically modified (GM) alfalfa for use by Canadian farm families.

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ed included: Alfalfa, the fourth largest crop in Canada, is grown on about 20 million acres.

Alfalfa is used primarily as a high protein source to feed dairy cattle, beef cattle and other ruminant animals.

There are 200 registered varieties of alfalfa in Canada.

Only seven per cent of alfalfa acreage is ever sprayed with a herbicide.

Should (Roundup Ready) genetically-modified alfalfa be approved, however, herbicide use would jump to unprecedented levels, and the weed killer of choice would be Roundup.

Because alfalfa is a perennial and pollinated by bees, once approved for use, alfalfa crops in Renfrew County/Canada would, through time, become contaminated because it would be impossible to restrain the spread of the gene.

Chances are that most of the 200 traditional Canadian varieties of alfalfa could become contaminated and lost.

• The approval of GM alfalfa could spell havoc for conventional farmers as the ultimate seed of use in due time would be GM alfalfa.

This would create a loss of export markets for beef/pork and other livestock fed alfalfa or alfalfa pellets.

In addition, researchers claim that the use of GM alfalfa can jeopar-

Kids only see toys, pop, chips and candy For the past 16 years our church has a RURAL ROUTES collection during the month of March for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank local growing project in Admaston.

The service focuses on food and the needy.

This year our minister asked the kids gathered at the front (for the children’s story) how many have been inside a grocery store.

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He then asked them what they first see when they enter a grocery store in Renfrew.

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In addition, organic farmers would be greatly affected as in time it would be almost impossible for organic farmers to retain their organic status.

Once GM alfalfa is introduced there is no way to remove the gene once it has spread throughout the alfalfa gene pool.

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• GM soybeans were introduced a few years ago and we recently read in the media where truckloads of farmers’ preserved soybeans have been rejected because of GM seed contamination and they don’t know why – out of 100 loads of soybeans going to the Port of Montreal, four or five loads will be contaminated.

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Agriculture Continued from Page 74 Pop, chips and candy were the answers. He asked if they saw healthy vegetables such as celery and lettuce and fruit. They shook their heads. It brought a chuckle from the congregation.

The minister told the kids that healthy foods are at the front, side and back of the store. He went on to explain that many children in other parts of the world are not so lucky.

They don’t have enough food to eat.

If our minister had asked that same question to children in the United States he may well have gotten the correct answers. Kids would see pop,

chips, snack foods, beer, wine and cigarettes as they enter the store.

Healthy foods in Canadian grocery stores are usually found in the perimeter of a store. That’s not always the case in U.S. stores.

I enjoy grocery shopping in American stores. It can be amusing. I often chat with store employees about food. I found staff is always very helpful.

I chuckle at the price of their food.

Ordinary eggs in cities like San Francisco and Santa Barbara cost $1.99, cage-free eggs are $3.99 and all-natural are $4.99. In the Central Valley, eggs are a much better price – a carton of 18 eggs are as low as $1.79. Stores don’t devote much space for butter – maybe five feet at most. Milk is a bargain at $2.50 a gallon for 2%; a pound of butter

costs $4.99. Note: a gallon has 3.8 litres.

But in the dairy farming areas of California I saw milk at $3.19 a gallon (2%) and skim milk at $2.79. Produce can be very expensive. Meat is cheaper than here.

American grocery stores have long aisles of beer and wine at low prices.

You can’t miss them. Cigarettes are at the front of the stores, including the drug stores – not hidden away. They are advertised on the front store windows.

When my wife and I toured the Pacific coast and agricultural valleys last October, gasoline was anywhere from $2.89 to $3.59 a gallon.

Those are some of the items I gleaned from my 4,900-word diary I wrote from notes taken on the trip.

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PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR File No: MOH 11-025 Location: Arnprior, ON Summary: The Production Supervisor is responsible for managing personnel, production flow and manufacturing priorities to ensure product is manufactured in accordance with company processes and quality procedures. The Production Supervisor is also accountable for meeting company targets and objectives.

Qualifications: • College degree in production management and/or 5 years experience in a similar position • 5 to 6 years experience preferably in a manufacturing environment • Minimum 2 years supervisory experience

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Pacific Safety Products is an Equal Opportunity Employer We thank all applicants for their interest, however only qualified applicants will be contacted.

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This position offers excellent earning potential and the opportunity for advancement with one of the most dynamic media companies in Canada.

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BRISCOE, James E In loving memory of a dear husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, who passed away March 25, 2001.

The many things you did for us In your kind and loving way You gave us years of happiness No one can take away To us you were very special God must have thought so too Nothing can be more beautiful Than the memories we have of you Missed and remembered always Iva, Sandra, Willis, Alex, Dean and families

LANCE, Joseph DESLAURIER (nee June 4, 1950 - March Guest), Corrine 25, 2010 March 23, 03 A year has passed Sweet memories will We have many linger forever; memories Time cannot change Of the things that you them, it’s true; have done Years that may come The happy moments cannot sever that we shared My loving The laughter and the remembrance of you. fun The many little special We do not forget her, things we love her too dearly, That only you could do For her memory to fade We cherish all of the from our lives like a memories dream; And send our love to Our lips need not you. speak when our hearts mourn sincerely, Love mom Norma and For grief often dwells family where it seldom is seen.

COULES, David March 24, 2006 Days of sadness still come over us, Tears in silence often flow, For memory keeps you ever near us, Though you died five years ago Love the girls & family

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GILMORE In loving memory of Garent and Luenna Gilmore A dear father, who passed away on March 31, 1998 and a dear mother, who passed away on January 28, 2008 Those we love don’t go away, They walk beside us every day, Unseen, unheard, but always near, Still loved, still missed and very dear.

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Lovingly remembered always Ben & Rebecca

ALLAN STUART In loving memory of a father and grandfather, who passed away March 21, 1994

GAUTHIER In loving memory of our loving mother, Erma Gauthier (Thompson) Feb 14, 1922 March 22, 2005

Your life was a blessing, Your memory a treasure, You are loved beyond words And missed beyond measure.

People we love don’t go away, They walk beside us every day.

Unseen, unheard, but always near, Still loved, still missed and very dear.

In memory of a dear son, Chris Cunningham, who left so suddenly on March 28, 1990 There is a sad but sweet remembrance, There is a memory fond and true, There is a token of affection, son, And a heartache still for you.

Some day we will meet again, we know not when, And when we do we will never part again.

Stan and Bev Darlene Love and miss you alPam and Garry (late Clinton) and Linda ways, Mom and Jim Kent and Carol CORRINE DESLAURIER Todd and Bonnie In loving memory of a and their families dear friend.

JAMIE KILBY January 14, 1979 Gone are the days we March 27, 2003 used to share, In loving memory of our But in our hearts you son, Jamie, who was are always there. also a much loved brother, uncle and Linda and Tammy friend of many.

Love your family, Dorothy, George, Cathy, Patsy & Richard

THANK YOU A big thank you to everyone who helped me out when I fell at the arena Friday night.

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Oft and oft our thoughts do wander To the grave not far away, Where we laid our dear mother Just eight years ago today.

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March 21, 1983 - March 25, 2006 Already 5 years gone by But we still see you in our dreams We are looking at those precious memories And promise you, every time we look at them, We will smile We promise you, we will be open to the possibility of joy in our life, And we will not be afraid Bit by bit we are walking out of the dark We know that we shall walk out into the sunshine again We promise you to look around us now, this minute, and see what our life holds We promise you that even if we shed tears, We still gonna try to smile, because that’s what you want us to do “Love you Pris and miss you” Mom and Dad CL23805

Along the road to yesterday That leads us straight to you, Are memories of the happy days, Together we once knew.

And always every evening, We seem to have a way Of wandering back to meet you On the road to yesterday.

March 27 will be spent reminiscing about all the happy times we had with our unforgettable, beautiful son. In Jamie’s memory, we will also be taking our annual walk to Songbird Lane.

Miss you forever, Mom and Dad Cory Jaiden, Jacob & Jesse HAY, Arden March 29, 1996 You left us beautiful memories Your love is still our guide And though we cannot see you You’re always at our side Love, Bea & family

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WALLACE GEORGE A. (1916 – 2011)

MILLER — In loving remembrance of our wonderful parents and grandparents Morris Innis Miller (February 5, 1993) and Reta (Thomson) Miller (March 19, 2001) We think of them in silence, We often speak their names, But all we have are memories, And pictures in our frames.

God gave us strength to face their deaths, And courage to bear the blows, But what it was to lose you both No one will ever know.

May the winds of love blow softly, And whisper for you to hear That we all love you so dearly And wish that you were here.

Ever remembered, Daughter Melissa, Burt, Kevin, Shawn, Jamie & families

In Memory of

Craig Adam Agnel October 21, 1983 – March 26, 2007 The moment that you died our hearts split in two, one side filled with memories, the other died with you. We often lay awake at night, when the world’s fast asleep, and take a walk down memory lane, with tears upon our cheeks.

Remembering you is easy, we do it every day, but missing you is a heartache that never goes away. We hold you tightly within our hearts, and there you will remain, life has gone on without you, but it will never be the same.

Holding you tightly within our hearts, Dad, Susan, Jason, Mom and Craig

Of Cobden, passed away peacefully in Hospice Renfrew on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 in his 95th year.

George Wallace, beloved husband of the late Bertha Wallace (nee Saari). Dear father of Robert (Brenda), Donald (Cathy) and Lynda (David Martyn). Also survived by 7 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, 2 sisters, Irene Stephens, Amy Pollock and 1 brother Jim (Sheila) Wallace and a special friend, Muriel Buttle.

Predeceased by 1 sister Edna (Walter Kilby) and 1 brother Ernest Wallace. He also was predeceased by his father, Albert (1948); mother, Margaret Pollock (1978); wife, Bertha Saari (1993); brother, Ernie (2000); sister, Edna (2008). The oldest of a family of 6 he was born on the Queensline, Ross Township, Renfrew County. In 1936 he obtained work in a gold mine in Kirkland Lake and in the following years was a miner, prospector, a surveyor and an army lieutenant (1943-1946). In 1942, he married a beautiful Finnish girl, Bertha Saari, who was teaching school in Kirkland Lake. After obtaining employment as a surveyor with Ontario Hydro, he, Bertha and infant son Robert moved to Cobden in 1948. In 1951, he joined the supervisory staff at Dominion Magnesium Mine and remained there until retiring in 1976. George taught a large Sunday school class of teenage boys for many years, was a councillor, and Reeve of Cobden over a period of 15 years. He was chaplain of the Local Masonic Lodge, a life member of the Legion, an active supporter of the United Church and of numerous charitable organizations. To fill the great emptiness after Bertha’s death, he wrote 2 books of local history and compiled the new millennium Bible, a rendition.

Funeral service will be held in Grace United Church, Cobden, on Tuesday March 22, 2011 at 2 pm.

Visitation was at GOULET FUNERAL HOME, 310 Argyle St. S., Renfrew, Monday: 2-4, 7-9 p.m. and after 9 a.m.

Tuesday. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Patrick’s Church, Mt. St. Patrick, Tuesday March 22nd at 10:30 a.m.

Spring interment Holy Well Cemetery, Mt. St. Patrick. In memory of Lillian, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated.

Online condolences/donations may be made at www.gouletfuneralhome.com

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Memorial visitation at the GOULET FUNERAL HOME, 310 Argyle St. S., Renfrew, Thursday March 24th: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Memorial Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of Fatima Church, Thursday March 24th at 10:30 a.m.

Spring interment St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.

In memory of Annie, donations to Hospice Renfrew or Sunshine Coach would be appreciated. Online condolences/donations: www.gouletfuneralhome.com

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In the Queensway-Carleton Hospital on Tuesday March 15, 2011. Clemens Peplinski age 74 years. Loving husband of Iverna Peplinski. Loved brother of Leonard (Irene) of Chelmsford, Mary Ann Delorme of Beachburg and Shirley Peplinski of Ottawa. Predeceased by one brother Kenny. Dear brother in law of Nancy and Bill Lavigne. Survived by many nieces and nephews. Following Clemens’s request he has bequeathed his body to Medical Research, there will be no visitation or service. For those desiring donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated.

Funeral arrangements entrusted to the care of the Anderson Funeral Home Renfrew.

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ZINCK, Joseph C. “Joe” Passed away suddenly at home on Tuesday, March 15, 2011, at the age of 64. Beloved husband of Daisy for 48 years. Father of Tina, Kimberley and Joseph Jr. Predeceased by his brother George and his sister Margaret. He will be missed by his nephews and many friends. Joe was well known throughout the Ottawa Valley as a leathercraftsman. Friends called at McPhail & Perkins Funeral Home, 85 Munro Ave. E., (at Lorne St.) Renfrew on Monday, March 21, 2011 from 2-4 p.m. Cremation.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian Diabetes Association would be appreciated by the family.

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Peacefully at Hospice Renfrew on Thursday March 17, 2011, Annie Murack, age 87 years. Beloved wife of the late Wilfred Yantha; dear mother of Leonard, Renfrew, Ursula (Don) Strachan, Calabogie, Maurice (Gale), Renfrew, Diane (Gerald) Blaskie, Ottawa, Fay (Ray) Dombroskie, Renfrew, Ann East (Freeman Smith), New Liskeard, Sadie Dick, (Fred Eng), Ottawa, Bill, Renfrew. Dear grandmother of Tamatha (Rob) Johnson, Daniel Strachan, Jason Blaskie, Jeffrey (Kristy) Yantha, Michael Yantha, Michael (Marcy) East, Jaclyn East (Dominic), Amanda (Mike) Butler, Julie Dick, Jamie Yantha and Sean Yantha and great-grandmother of Morgan Johnson and Declan East. Pre-deceased by daughters Deborah & Caroline; 4 brothers & 3 sisters.

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In Renfrew Victoria Hospital on Friday March 18, 2011, Lillian Mulvihill, age 82 years.

Wife of the late Michael J. Kelly; dear mother of Daniel, at home, Bernadette, Pembroke, Thomas (Kristine), Ottawa. Loving grandmother of Emily, Jason, Wesley, John & Kate. Dear sister of Eileen (late John) Windle, Raymond Mulvihill & Geraldine (late Don) Sullivan.

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