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CDSBEO hears about success of recent annual Just-Us Youth Symposium News – The following are highlights from the recent Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario (CDSBEO) regular board meeting held Dec. 16 at the board office in Kemptville. The CDSBEO hosted its annual JustUs Youth Day, a symposium for more than 200 Grade 10 students from across the board’s ten secondary schools. The day gave students an opportunity to learn about the good work being done by not-for-profit organizations and individuals committed to social justice initiatives. Each year, the presentations are developed around a theme; this year’s theme was “Ignite the Light of Justice.” Superintendent of school effectiveness, John Cameron, introduced Catholic student trustee, Brianna Workman, who outlined the specifics of the day to the board. Students began the morning with a liturgy, followed by a keynote address given by Vito Michienzi, who shared many personal experiences. Michienzi spoke passionately to the students about how to become a light of change by using your strengths. He also challenged students to look at what issues affect them, and to focus on small ways to bring about change. He shared his own personal experiences on how his interest in magic opened doors to the streets of New Orleans, and how his inspiration from the Kielburgers helped him organize a fundraiser for Sleeping Children Around the World that broke a record for the organization. Workman remarked “students were
so inspired by the keynote address, and the workshops were so informative and interactive. The students were very excited to participate in the day.” Students attended additional workshops in the afternoon, which discussed how they can make a difference in local and global communities. The workshops were presented by a wide variety of groups including: Free the Children, Development and Peace, and India Village Poverty Relief Fund, among others. The day was organized and facilitated by the Catholic Student Senate and the Department of Religious and Family Life Education. The Senate has representation from all CDSBEO Catholic secondary schools under the leadership of Workman, who also played the role of host for the day. The planning and organizing of the event gave the students an opportunity to demonstrate their leadership skills. Early Development Instrument (EDI) update The Early Development Instrument is a survey tool that was developed at the Offord Centre for Child Studies at McMaster University in 1998. The tool was designed to measure the ability of groups of children to meet developmental expectations that are considered age appropriate as they enter grade one. The purpose of the instrument is to report on populations of children in different communities. It is intended to help communities assess how well they are doing
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Desmond Peter Devoy engaged in an animated discussion on citizenship during a round table discussion on citizenship at the Gardiner Museum last October. points being presented. Some felt that the underrepresentation of Aboriginal groups in large cities like Toronto was not a case of deliberate exclusion, but that the large numbers of immigrants simply dwarfed the native population. In fact, any enhancement of social conditions won by the immigrants eventually also
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when people ask members of visible minorities (even those born here) where they came from, they’re not necessarily being racist, but could simply be curious about peoples’ origins. Lepage had earlier noted that successive waves of Irish immigrants had assimilated so well in Quebec, that unilingual Francophones often had Irish names. When I stood to speak, I said that my name was Devoy, and that if Francophones could have Irish names (like Lepage’s fellow film-director Xavier Dolan), then I, coming from Ireland, was entitled to have a French name. I softened my audience a bit by saying that I’d worked at Lester B. Person Airport for 35 years, and that I wasn’t the guy who’d lost their luggage. I drew a few laughs when I noted that three maple leafs on one flag were not enough for everyone to feel included, that 12 should have been utilized. Our group had hotly debated whether or not Lepage’s ideas would only resonate with fellow Canadians. We referred back to the theme he’d covered in his lecture, about the local being universal. A good example of this is the Canadian sitcom, Corner Gas, shown in 34 countries. I myself gave the example of the 1953 Japanese movie, Tokyo Story, frequently cited as one of the 100 best movies ever made. At first I found the film boring, as it is slowmoving by today’s standards. The Photo courtesy Alyssa Katherine Faoro/Institute for Canadian Citizenship’s 2014 LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium plot was minimal, and everyone
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was bowing a lot, being very polite. I’m glad I stuck it out, for I eventually warmed to the everyday characters, finding them all to be eminently human, with all their inevitable foibles and failings. I smiled with recognition when, after a central character died, a near relative requested some keepsakes, when the deceased was hardly cold in her grave. In keeping with the lecture’s theme, “Identity and Belonging,” I noted my own experiences as a newcomer to Canada: trying to find work during a minor recession, and the Catch 22 of being unable to secure employment, due to lack of Canadian experience – even though I couldn’t gain
Canadian experience, without first getting a job. Then, as time passed, I grew to love Canada, and was inspired when I saw how widespread that feeling was. During the 1995 Quebec Referendum, I attended the big Unity Rally in Montreal with my eldest son, Desmond Jr. I was impressed when I saw people, of obvious ethnic origin, debating passionately (in both official languages) why they felt that Canada should remain one strong, unified country, on the rainy streets, just days before the vote. In conclusion, I quoted four lines from the Robert Service poem, The Spell of the Yukon. (“Who could be more Canadian than Robert Service?” I asked. Instantly I
knew the answer to my own question: Robert Lepage, with his evocation of early 1950s Quebec City in his movie, La Confessional. Still, I let that pass.) Judging by the warm applause I received after my recitation, I felt that most immigrants in the audience had warmed up to living in Canada, in spite of frequent frigid temperatures. We all related to our new home, Canada, just as the poet had gradually accepted the Yukon as his home and native land. “It grips you like some kind of sinning; It twists you from foe to a friend; It seems it’s been since the beginning; It seems it will be to the e nd”.
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In the background, from left, former Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, Quebec director and artist Robert Lepage, and author and philosopher John Raulston Saul, deliver preliminary comments before the start of a roundtable discussion on citizenship at the Gardiner Museum in Toronto, this past October. The discussion was part of the 12th annual LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium on Citizenship.
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years.” She admitted that politics can be “a task that can sometimes be overwhelming.” But she encouraged the assembled to “reflect on these four C’s, (and) take our communities to greater strengths.” Later in the proceedings, Reid referred back to Abrahamse’s remarks, noting that he often has constituents telling them that they are praying for him, and adding that “you politicians have become uncomfortable making Christian comments in public.” He replied that “I am always a little uncomfortable about how to respond,” Reid said. As a fallback, he usually asks that they pray “that I and we (politicians) all have humility and wisdom.”
than the party whip, and that when it has found consensus, that is when “the council has been at its finest.” The inaugural council session, which saw Tay Valley Township Reeve Keith Kerr finally win the warden’s spot, highlighted again just how differently politics is handled in this part of the Ottawa Valley. While Carleton Place town council still starts off many of its council meetings with The Lord’s Prayer, that tradition has gone by the wayside elsewhere, but, on this occasion, where mayors, deputy mayors, and councillors from across the county were sworn in that day for their county council roles, council sought a bit of help from the divine. Naturally, Kerr was sworn in on a copy of The Holy Bible, but Rev. Shirley Abrahamse from the Salvation Army gave Desmond Devoy/METROLAND
From left, Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington MPP Randy Hillier, Lanark Highlands Township Mayor Brian Stewart, and Carleton-Mississippi Mills MPP Jack Maclaren during the inaugural meeting of Lanark County Council Dec. 16 in Perth. “If you did not feel compelled to be of service to your community, you would not have put your name forward,” said Abrahamse. When it comes to confidence, “if you do not have this, you are in the wrong career.” As for character, well, “that is the C that will carry you through the next four
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Legendary Powder Blues band coming to Perth Feb. 7 for hospital fundraiser W.C. Handy Award. Now, 36 years later, they’re still going strong with over a million records sold worldwide delivering “good times guaranteed” every time they perform. The Great War Memorial (GWM) Foundation for the Perth Hospital was established in 1982. It has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars since then for equipment and patient care through fundraising programs and business and personal donations. Burns Jewellers – the presenter of the concert – is the oldest jeweller in the Ottawa valley, celebrating its 90th year in 2015. They’ve raised tens of thousands of dollars for good causes in the Perth area over that time. A number of local and regional media are graciously helping to sponsor this event including 101.9 DAWG FM Ottawa, LAKE 88.1 Perth/ Rideau Lakes, 92.3 JACK FM Smiths Falls & Rogers Radio Ottawa, the Perth Courier/Metroland Media, The Humm and Westport Review Mirror. Local business spon-
Tom Lavin, left, and the legendary Power Blues band from Vancouver will be bringing their sound to Perth and District Collegiate Institute Feb. 7. The concert will serve as a fundraiser for the Great War Memorial Foundation for the Perth Hospital. Funds will go towards equipment needs at the hospital. Powder Blues has been performing since 1978. Submitted photo
sors include McLean Insurance, Perth Civitan Club, Perth Brewery, Dan Aykroyd Wines, Bistro 54 Italiano and Perth Best Western Plus. The Perth Best Western is also offering a special $99 accommodation and steak dinner package for those attending the concert who want to stay over. The event is produced by Choose The Blues Productions who run the Blues On The Rideau dinner and show fundraiser series at The Cove Inn in Westport which has
Spending Christmas in the Front Lines Editor’s note: This is the winning entry in our annual holiday story contest, by Linda Seccaspina. She is a Carleton Place resident who has authored several books. Lifestyle – My grandfather fought in the British Army in the First World War and was one of the first soldiers to be poisoned with what they would learn later was mustard gas. Each Christmas he would sit me down after we ate and tell me the same story about Christmas in the trenches. There was always added tidbits into the window of what it was like to live, and die, on the Western Front, but it always ended with the story of The Christmas Truce. His story began with: “It was the first winter of First World War” and the soldiers on both
sides thought the war would be quick and easy to win. Instead of being home with family at Christmas, the soldiers were stuck in the trenches, cold, wet, and sick. It had rained almost every day and mud flowed relentlessly into the trenches. The soldiers had to bail foot deep mud out with pots and pans, yet sometimes they wondered if it was just as dangerous and muddy for the Germans across the way. The trenches were so close they could hear the Germans talking and on Christmas Eve day the mud finally froze when they had their first deep freeze. Some how the Germans placed small candle-lit Christmas trees in front of their trenches and they began to sing Silent Night in German.
The British joined in and both sides clapped when the song was over. As the festive songs continued in No Man’s Land soldiers created a time of truce, and a time of peace. There are many versions of this story but my grandfather’s always ended with both sides taking part in an impromptu soccer match with no shots being fired until after Boxing Day. What does it mean to make friends with the enemy I always asked him, but he never had an answer. Has such a Christmas Eve ever occurred again? Whether each event happened or not is not the point. It’s about forgetting hate, colour, and difference of religion. If these soldiers could do it for one day why can’t we do it always? Maybe this year we should ask our hearts.
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raised more than $52,000 for local charities over the past 10 years. The Feb. 7 evening starts with a pre-show party from 6 to 8 p.m. in the auditorium foyer followed by the concert from 8 to 10:30 p.m. and the after-party from 10:30 p.m. to midnight where fans get to meet the band, buy CDs and get them signed. Some lucky attendee will also win a prize from Burns Jewellers when their ticket stub is pulled. The cheque presentation to the GWM Foundation will also take place then. Wine, beer and refreshments will be served by the Perth Civitan Club. Tickets range from $35 for balcony seats to $65 for VIP front (plus HST) and they’re on sale now at Burns Jewellers, 66 Foster St., Perth, by phone at 613-267-4466 and online at www.burnsjewellers.com. They make a great gift! This event is reserved seating, so book early for the best seats. Submitted by Choose The Blues Productions.
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Community – Tom Lavin and the legendary Powder Blues band from Vancouver are coming to the PDCI auditorium in Perth on Feb. 7. The concert is a fundraiser for the Great War Memorial Foundation for the Perth Hospital. This is the second year that Burns Jewellers has presented a great Canadian blues band to fundraise for a worthy local charity. Last February it was Downchild for the Perth Splash Pad which was an awesome concert. This year’s event promises to be just as good. Powder Blues started in Vancouver in 1978 when the Lavin brothers, Tom and Jack, brought their unique mix of blues, swing and R&B with them from Chicago when they moved there and formed the band. Their first album, Uncut, sold more than 30,000 copies within a matter of weeks – unheard of for a Canadian blues band. Over the next decade, Powder Blues toured the world, headlined the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, won a Juno Award and an American
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ditorial – As the new year begins, we are hopeful that 2015 brings with it many successes and achievements for those of you who live or work in the coverage area of the Smiths Falls Record News, Perth Courier, Kemptville Advance and Carleton PlaceAlmonte Canadian Gazette. We thank the individuals who work or volunteer their time as emergency responders and who take care of others when they need assistance the most. We also offer our best wishes to the men and women who have been elected to serve their constituents at the municipal, provincial and federal levels. Rather than take pot shots and make generalizations about politicians, we believe that the vast majority of those who put their names forward have a sincere desire to help their communities and to make decisions that are in the best interests of the electorate. We might not agree with choices that are made, but we respect the fact that those men and women have been elected
to govern and should be given a chance to do just that. The biggest group that we want to recognize as 2015 gets underway is volunteers. Without them, there wouldn’t be much getting done anywhere. It’s the coaches, the drivers, the cooks, the servers and all the others who perform selfless acts and help other people every day that deserve our respect and appreciation. May you keep setting the positive example for the rest of us to follow in the coming year. As we noted last week, the Christmas season is a difficult time for some people. We know there are those of you entering the new year who are facing major challenges of a physical, emotional or financial nature. May 2015 bring you the relief you are seeking or the strength to deal with adversity and overcoming whatever obstacles might stand in your way. Here’s hoping there are many moments to look forward to or to look back on with pride or pleasure in the new year.
Mother’s superstitions extended to New Year’s visitors Lifestyle – As far as Father was concerned the whole idea was pure nonsense. Imagine! Not letting anyone through the door of the house on New Year’s day, until somebody entered who was fair of hair, and preferably fair of skin! But Mother was adamant. She been snowing for three days, and had talked about it so much, that I everyone on the Northcote Side Record Record News was sure if News a black-haired neighroad was pretty well stuck in bour came knocking, he would their own homes. beCanadian left standing in theCanadian cold until, Now, the reason Mother said Gazette Gazette News asRecord Father said, “hell froze over.” it was of the utmost importance And so, I silently prayed that that someone fair of head be the Kemtpville Advance Kemtpville Advance Uncle AlecGazette would come across Canadian first through the door on New the 20-acre field that New Year’s Year’s Day, was that she knew day before anyone Record with black forNews a fact if our first visitor was Perth Courier News St. Lawrence Perth Courier Kemtpville Advance Lawrence hair made a call. His fair hair was one with St. black hair it News was a sure streaked with silver, and I was sign that the entire year ahead Canadian Record News St. Lawrence Lawrence NewsbeSt.one Record News sure he would be welcomed in Gazette as Perth Courier would of doom, Lawrence Newsgloom, St. News our first visitor of the New Year. and very likely send all of us to But thatGazette was unlikely. It had the poor house! But if someone Canadian Kemtpville Advance Canadian Gazette Record News THE SMITHS FALLS
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with fair hair and skin was the first through the door, then the coming year would be one of prosperity and good health. And that is the reason that year, when New Year’s Eve came and passed, and no visitor had come to call, at the crack of dawn on New Year’s Day, Mother climbed the stairs, clomped by Audrey’s and my bed in her home-made felt slippers, on her way to the back bedroom, and shook Everett from a deep sleep. Even Father had yet to climb out of bed, it was so early. “Everett, you have to get dressed and go outside and come back in before your Father sets out for the barns,” she said in a loud whisper that could be heard through the entire upstairs. Everett was the only one in
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the family as fair as a lily, with a swatch of blond hair, poker straight, but at least it wasn’t black or red like the rest of us in the family! Poor Everett. He knew exactly what he had to do. By this time Father was up and dressed, and Mother’s next
challenge was to make sure if he went to the barns, he wouldn’t set foot in the house before Everett, because his black hair was sure to send us all into the poor house, and we’d become afflicted with goodness knows any number of ailments during the coming year!
Everett still full of sleep, crawled into his overalls, pulled on his socks, and headed for the kitchen. I followed him downstairs, and he looked for all the world like he was about to fall See MARY page 9
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Parents choose home childcare for a variety of reasons including the personalized attention and ability for providers to easily access community resources and opportunities – the limits and age restrictions are necessary for care in a home-setting to be quality, safe and successful – the population of children aged 0 to four is especially vulnerable. We have recently been getting a number of questions from parents and members of the public about Bill 10, which is currently going through the Ontario Legislature. Bill 10 endeavours to replace the outdated Day Nurseries Act with regulations that provide better protection for children in childcare in Ontario. There are different points of view on whether the bill should be amended or passed. To learn more about Bill 10, please visit: www.ontla.on.ca/web/bills/bills_ detail.do?locale=en&BillID=3002. The Ombudsman’s report: Careless about Childcare released Oct. 22, states the following: The Day Nurseries Act has remained largely intact since 1946 which clearly shows that it is outdated legislation. “…Its drafters never envisioned today’s childcare landscape and it does not cover many of the unlicensed childcare arrangements of 2014. Some of its language is unclear, creates confusion and leads to inconsistent enforcement. The enforcement powers it provides are also limited and, in many situations, ineffective.” The report includes the following: “Successive governments have been aware of the need for reform
including their own and age restrictions, has been in place for providers affiliated with a licensed agency for many years. CROW offers home childcare providers education, training and collection of parent fees, as well as regular, home visitor support to the providers to ensure that quality care is being provided, and that the health and safety of children are being met. CROW uses a standard business model regarding licensed home childcare. The agency collects the fees (from parents and subsidy)
“We recognize that parents have the right to choose the childcare most suited to their needs. Our concern rests with the provision of safe, high-quality care for all children and we trust that Bill 10 addresses this.” Ombudsman’s report will lead to less risk for all children in any type of childcare setting which families choose. There are two types of home childcare in Ontario: unregulated home childcare and regulated home childcare (which is part of the licensed childcare system under the Day Nurseries Act). The legislation acknowledges that providers are self-employed meaning that whether they are affiliated with a licensed agency or independent they still choose which families and children they wish to provide care for. Under regulated home childcare, home childcare providers are affiliated with a licensed agency, such as CROW, in their community, which is governed by the Ministry of Education. The ratio of one provider being able to care for five children,
then uses a portion of the fees to support administration of the program (including equipment and resources, home visiting for 25 provider homes, as well as compliance requirements related to licensing) and the remainder of the fees is reimbursed to providers. CROW licensed home child care receives minimal government grant funding to enhance staff wages and provider income, but does not receive any additional funding to operate the program, other than fees. The agency also works with parents to ensure access to subsidy through municipal programs to ensure all families, regardless of financial status, have access to safe, high-quality, licensed care. The new Bill 10 would limit unregulated caregivers – who call themselves independents – to a
maximum of five children, including their own children, under the age of six. The legislation does not require everyone caring for young children for remuneration to be affiliated with a licensed agency; if a provider wishes they can remain independent and still care for five children. An independent childcare provider can register with their municipality, providers association and get a business license, however none of this means that the provider is a licensed provider. Providers in Ontario cannot be individually licensed and must follow the Day Nurseries Act rules for independent childcare providers. They can contract with a licensed agency. The agency then purchases their services but they are still not licensed and have to follow the Day Nurseries Act working with the agency. We believe there is a place for all childcare in Ontario whether it is licensed centre-based childcare, licensed home childcare or unlicensed independent childcare providers. We recognize that parents have the right to choose the childcare most suited to their needs. Our concern rests with the provision of safe, high-quality care for all children and we trust that Bill 10 addresses this. With thanks to Barb Cregan, Diane Bennett, Home Child Care Association of Ontario and Carleton Place Childcare for use of source material. Arlene Hunter Chairperson Children’s Resources on Wheels
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over, still only half awake. He didn’t even bother to put on his coat or hat, just slammed his feet into his gum-rubbers, opened the back door, stepped out onto the snow covered stoop, turned around and walked right back into the kitchen, shucked off his boots and headed back upstairs. It certainly looked like it wasn’t the first time he had done the job! With daylight just starting to creep in, the kitchen had an eerie glow, and to me it seemed like the middle of the night. I sat in the rocking chair by the stove, where Father sat to read the Ottawa Farm Journal, as I tried to warm up in the still ice-cold house. I heard Father stomping his feet on the outside step, and saw him slowly open the kitchen door, looking down at Everett’s footsteps in the snow. Figuring it was safe to come in, he shook his head, as if to say, “well, that’s over for another year.” The New Year’s ritual wasn’t the only one of Mother’s concerns when it came to signs and omens...such as a toss of salt over her left shoulder if some was spilled from the shaker; a dropped dishcloth stayed on the floor until someone other than the person who dropped it picked it up. It was often hard for me, at such a young age to tell if something was a good or a bad sign. All I know is that, regardless of the signs or omens Mother believed in, and which Father said were the craziest notions he ever heard of, none of them did much to ease the hardships of those Depression years all around us out in Renfrew County. Note: May I take this opportunity to wish each and every one of you God’s richest blessing for the coming year. Interested in an electronic version of Mary’s books? Go to https://www. smashwords.com and type MaryRCook for e-book purchase details, or if you would like a hard copy, please contact Mary at wick2@sympatico. ca.
and inquests into several child deaths in unlicensed care have called for legislative change…Bill 143, the Child Care Modernization Act, 2013 was enacted on December 3, 2013.” The Ombudsman’s report made 113 recommendations to address the gaps in the system. Some of these recommendations will have an impact on independent childcare providers should Bill 10 be passed by the legislature. Whether the bill is passed in full or not, it is our hope that the recommendations in the
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Bowl season more about making lots of money than football Lifestyle – If you are a fan of American college football then New Year’s is a big day for you. This is ‘Bowl Season’ in what is best known to faithful fans as the NCAA. That’s the acronym for the National Collegiate Athletic Association which oversees college and university sports in the neighbouring United States. Jan. 1 used to be THE day for Bowl games. Today there are “just” five games although the schedule includes what has traditionally been called “the Granddaddy of them all” the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Most games are now named for the corporate sponsor. For example a contest that was once well known, the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida is now called the TaxSlayer Bowl. TaxSlayer, by the way, provides online software to assist Americans in filing their federal and state income tax returns. The TaxSlayer Bowl will be played tomorrow (Jan. 2) between the University of Tennessee Volunteers and the University of Iowa Hawkeyes at EverBank Field in Jacksonville. Like most stadiums and arenas today, that facility too carries the name of a corporate sponsor. The Rose Bowl has such a big name that it hasn’t been changed. However, the Rose Bowl committee has bowed to the irresistible pressure of corporate sponsorship. The game is now presented by Northwest Mutual, a Milwaukee-based financial services conglomerate. Money talks and nowhere is that more true than in American college football. The players themselves are officially “amateurs” but it costs big bucks to operate a top program in the NCAA. When you hear references to the Top 25 in US college football or the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) you are also hearing about the schools whose programs stand to make the biggest cash hauls during bowl season. This year, for the first time ever, the NCAA will crown a true national champion. The BCS championship game, the 39th and final bowl game of this campaign, will be played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas (near Dallas) on Monday night, Jan. 12. Just for making it to the big game the two competing teams will each earn $22 million for their schools and their conferences. To make it clear the money doesn’t all go to the competing school. There is a
revenue sharing agreement in place meaning bowl payouts are based on participation, not on who wins or loses. The semi-final games feature $18 million payouts. That means the top four clubs in particular will bring home a lot of money to their schools and assist other conference members. TV numbers Where does all the money come from? You, for one thing! If you watch one of the games today you will help the numbers of the television networks who broadcast them. The more viewers, the more advertising dollars the TV folks stand to make next season. Obviously corporate sponsors also provide big money for the committees who run the various bowl games. That’s why their names are front and centre and in many cases they have bumped the original name of the game they sponsor. If you are lucky enough to secure a ticket for one of the main match-ups (or any bowl game for that matter) you are also assisting the cause. Tickets for the semi-final and final games in particular are expensive. Today, also for the first time, the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana (it is now dubbed the Allstate Sugar Bowl) will serve as semi-finals featuring the top four teams from the just concluded regular season. Those games will rotate from one major venue (bowl site) to another in future seasons. The day’s final contest, the Sugar Bowl, will pit No. 1 ranked University of Alabama Crimson Tide against No. 4 Ohio State University Buckeyes. Both teams were 12-1 this season. The Rose Bowl, which kicks off at 5 p.m. Eastern Time, promises to be a very competitive contest with No. 2 Florida State University Seminoles (they were a perfect 13-0 this season) facing the No. 3 University of Oregon Ducks (12-1). Obviously one of the four semi-finalists will be the eventual national champion. But don’t ask me how they rank the teams. It’s very complicated. A lot is at stake in those two clashes. For one thing Florida State’s perfect record is on the line. Pride is also a huge factor. In US college football winning is everything. Well, let me qualify that. Winning is everything but money trumps all else! Reaching the biggest games
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and receiving the largest payouts means teams such as Alabama, Florida State, Oregon and Ohio State can attract the best players from high school ranks and will likely continue to dominate their respective conferences and the national picture. As mentioned the NCAA has finally bowed to public and corporate pressure and will crown a true national champion a week from Monday. The key contributing factors in that decision was public interest, corporate interest and television network appeal which collectively translates into even more money. Admittedly I am a football fan which means I will follow Bowl season as closely as time allows. My interest in American college football began while I was in high school. One reason was the record setting on-field exploits of one Orenthal James Simpson, a star tailback for the University of Southern California (USC) Trojans. To most people today he is much better known as convicted criminal O.J. Simpson. In 1995 Simpson was famously acquitted of the murder of his wife and a young male waiter at the conclusion of a “show trial” in Los Angeles. But in 2007 he was arrested in Las Vegas and charged with numerous felonies including armed robbery and kidnapping. Simpson was convicted in 2008 and is currently incarcerated in Nevada. Still, nothing can erase his football exploits even though the powers-that-be have stripped him of many of the honours he earned on the field. Strong performance My memories of him go back to the 1968 Rose Bowl game. I watched that contest on a small, black and white TV at our family home near Stittsville. The game was played on Jan. 1 and Simpson was named the Player of the Game. He ran for both touchdowns as USC defeated the University of Indiana Hoosiers 14-3. Simpson’s incredible running ability was the main factor throughout that contest and he was touted as a
high National Football League (NFL) draft pick. In 1969 Simpson was selected first overall by the Buffalo Bills, then of the now defunct American Football League (AFL). In the 1970s, after the NFL and AFL had merged, I saw him play in person three times in Bills’ games at Orchard Park, New York. “The Juice” as he was nicknamed, could run laterally faster than most footballers can run straight ahead! In 1973 Simpson was the first NFL player ever to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a single season. It’s impossible to feel sorry for someone who has ruined his life and that of so many others. But for me it’s impossible to erase the memories of Simpson’s outstanding football ability. This Bowl season will un-
doubtedly feature other future NFL stars and that is one reason I will be watching as many games as possible. The contests have some strange names. Check your TV listings for the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Popeye’s Bahamas Bowl (it’s a new one), Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl (at least we know the location), the New Era Pinstripe Bowl, the AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl, the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl and the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl. While Bowl season is very much about football and competition, it’s mainly about sponsorship, advertising and big bucks for the competing universities. Even the least prominent games feature payouts in excess of $300,000. The most prestigious clashes, involving Top 25 teams, feature amazing money for the participating universities and conferences. The VIZIO Fiesta Bowl, played last night (Dec. 31) in Glendale, Arizona (a Phoenix suburb) featured the No. 10 University of Arizona Wildcats and No. 20 Boise State University Broncos. A cool $18 million goes to each participating conference.
The same cash return was gratefully accepted by the teams and conferences represented in the Capital One Orange Bowl Dec. 31. No. 7 Mississippi State University Bulldogs and No. 12 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets went head-to-head in that contest in Miami. Personally I try to put the monetary side out of my mind and focus on the games themselves. Admittedly it’s hard to do considering the blizzard of advertising that assails TV watchers every time there’s a break in the action. Things sure have changed since I first started watching U. college football bowl games in the late 1960s. I wish I could say all the changes are for the better! If you have a comment or question for Jeff Maguire he can be reached by email at jeffrey.maguire@rogers.com.
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MPP Clark calls for energy minister to resign in wake of Auditor General’s report News – Ontario’s Energy Minister should resign and Premier Wynne must immediately outline how she plans to reverse course on her government’s disastrous energy policies that have cost Ontarians billions on their electricity bills, said Leeds-Grenville MPP Steve Clark. Clark made the comments in the wake of Dec. 9’s 2014 annual report by Ontario’s Auditor General which exposed the full extent of the government’s waste and mismanagement, particularly in the energy sector. “For years, I’ve said hom.”eowners in Leeds-Grenville struggling to keep the lights on and to heat their homes in the winter are paying a steep price for this government’s utter incompetence,” said Clark.
“The Auditor General’s report proves I was right by outlining the billions of dollars in extra costs Ontario residents and businesses have paid for electricity as a direct result of this government’s Green Energy Act and smart meter program.” Shockingly, rather than accept the report and get to work on fixing the problems or resign and give the job to someone who can, Clark said Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli had the audacity to claim the Auditor General got it wrong. “That’s a shameful response from the minister and he needs to step down today,” said Clark. “Anyone in this province who gets a hydro bill – whether they own a business, run a farm or rent an apartment – dreads opening it.
They know the Auditor General got it right and that’s who Ontarians are going to trust, not an energy minister who has buried his head in the sand.” Highlights from the Auditor General’s report on the energy sector included: • The global adjustment charge (where additional costs from above-market rates paid to green energy producers are buried) now makes up 70 per cent of customers’ bills. • The global adjustment charge soared 1,200 per cent between 2006 and 2013 and by 2015 it will have cost Ontario residents and businesses $50 billion. • The government’s smart meter program introduced to allow for time-of-use billing cost $2 billion (double the estimate) and
failed to make any real difference several glaring examples of mison energy conservation. management revealed by the auditor. “I was pleased to see the Au“For years, I’ve said ditor General joining the chorus homeowners in Leeds- from our caucus in sounding the alarm over the state of Ontario’s Grenville struggling to finances,” said Clark. “We’ve saying all along that the keep the lights on and been government has no real plan to to heat their homes in balance the books.” Clark noted Dec. 9’s report the winter are paying showed that rather than being on a path to fiscal responsibility, by a steep price for this 2017-18 Ontario’s net debt will government’s utter reach $325 billion – approximately $23,000 for every man, incompetence.” woman and child in the province. Steve Clark, Leeds-Grenville MPP Similar mismanagement was found in health care, where the Clark stressed the report’s auditor found the ministry has indictment of the government’s no idea where one million flu energy policies was only one of vaccines it purchases every year
end up and has no plan to provide residential palliative care services to the 12,000 Ontarians requiring it annually. “Everywhere Ontario families look with this government, they see blatant examples of mismanagement. As a result of this waste, taxpayers are simply not getting the essential public services they’re paying for,” said Clark. “The bottom line is we’re paying more and more and getting less and less. Leeds-Grenville residents demand better and, while the government may have a majority, I will continue to bring forward ideas to get Ontario back on track and protect frontline services.” Submitted by the office of Leeds-Grenville MPP Steve Clark.
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Half of drivers living outside Quebec still not using winter tires: survey Lifestyle – Outside Quebec, where winter tire use is mandated by law, only 51 per cent of drivers use winter tires, according to a recent survey by Leger on behalf of the Tire and Rubber Association of Canada (TRAC). The survey asked drivers if they had used winter tires this past winter. Excluding Quebec, the poll found that winter tire usage is highest in Atlantic Canada (73 per cent) followed by Ontario (56 per cent), Alberta (45 per cent), Manitoba and Saskatchewan (39 per cent) and British Columbia (38 per cent). Many drivers cling to the idea that all-season tires offer sufficient traction and braking capabilities for winter driving. Among those not using winter tires: • 63 per cent said that allseasons are good enough for winter driving • 27 per cent cited cost as a barrier for not using winter tires • 22 per cent said they don’t drive enough in cold-weather months to merit winter tires “The fact that so many drivers are not using winter tires is a clear threat to road safety,” says Glenn Maidment, presi-
Shorter stopping distances Superior braking is one of the primary safety features of today’s advanced technology winter tires. The TIRF report cites research which indicates that on dry pavement at temperatures just below freezing, stopping distances for vehicles with winter tires are as much as 30 per cent shorter than for vehicles with all-season tires. The report also concludes that winter tires deliver better traction on an ice or snow-covered road surface at -30°C than allseason tires at 4°C. The TIRF report can be viewed, along with a wealth of other information about the performance benefits of winter tires by visiting www. tracanada.ca and clicking on “Resources” under the “Winter Tires” drop down menu.
dent of the Tire and Rubber Association of Canada (TRAC), which represents tire makers. “Today’s high-tech winter tires dramatically outperform allseason tires in all winter driving conditions. Despite all the evidence pointing to the fact that winter tires decrease collisions and reduce personal injury accidents, resistance to adopting winter tires remains strong.” The Quebec experience A study released by the Quebec government in 2011 found that winter road-accident injuries had dropped by five per cent in the province since winter tire use was made mandatory by law in 2008. This research revealed that universal winter tire use had resulted in 574 people not suffering an accident. The study also showed a three per cent reduction in deaths and serious injuries due to road accidents. These findings are supported by a recent report from the Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) that concludes that winter tires provide superior traction, braking and cornering in all cold-weather driving conditions whether the road surface is dry, wet, icy or snow-covered.
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An innovative program from Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) clearly illustrates how concerned some insurers are about the need to make roadways safer through greater use of winter tires. MPI recently announced that it would provide Manitoba drivers with low-cost loans for the purchase and installation of qualifying winter
tires. Motorists seeking more information on this low-cost loan program can visit www. mpi.mb.ca. Proper tire inflation Drivers should pay particular attention to proper tire inflation during the winter months. Under-inflated tires have a smaller footprint, which weakens their grip. The result is diminished braking and handling characteristics, along with higher fuel consumption due to increased rolling resistance. Tire pressures can fluctuate widely in winter, particularly when temperatures fall rapidly. Every five-degree decrease in temperature results in a loss of about one psi in air pressure. A temperature drop of 15°C, for example, typically results in a 10 per cent loss of inflation. During the cold-weather months, tire pressures should be measured at least once a month using a reliable tire gauge. If the tire is found to be underinflated, the pressure should be adjusted to the vehicle manufacturer’s recommended level. The right pressure can be found in the owner’s manual or on the vehicle information placard normally located on one an in-
side door jam or inside the fuel door. As well, pressures should only be measured when the tires are cold and the vehicle has been stationary for at least two hours. Methodology A survey of 1,002 Canadian motorists was completed online between April 7 and April 11, using Leger’s, LegerWeb panel. A probability sample of the same size would yield a margin of error of ± 3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. About the Tire and Rubber Association of Canada The Tire and Rubber Association of Canada (TRAC) is the national trade association representing tire makers, rubber products manufacturers and importers as well as rubber recyclers and suppliers of goods and services related to the industry. TRAC is committed to educating drivers about proper tire care and maintenance. A key advocacy goal in the cold-weather months is to raise awareness about safe winter driving and the safety and performance benefits of winter tires. Submitted by the Tire and Rubber Association of Canada.
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Hire a realtor: Reduce stress and give yourself more time to enjoy the season by enlisting the services of a realtor that you trust and who will be available for you during the holidays. Market your home: Take time to enhance your home’s curb appeal (even if it is covered in snow) and use good quality photography to show off your home (use photos taken in the spring/ summer months if possible). If weather prevents prospective buyers from visiting your home, have a video tour avail-
able online. More information is available at, www.wedothehomework.ca. These are some of the findings of an Ipsos Reid poll conducted between Oct. 28 and Nov. 4 on behalf of the Ontario Real Estate Association. For this survey, a sample of 1,000 Ontarians from Ipsos’ Canadian online panel was interviewed online. This sample also included 230 prospective home buyers, those likely to buy within the next two years. Weight-
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Lifestyle – The holiday hustle will not interfere with real estate shopping this month according to new research from the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA), which found that two in three (64 per cent) Ontarians in the market to buy a home plan to continue their search over the holidays. In fact, a majority feel that shopping for a home during the holiday season could mean less competition among buyers (64 per cent) and possibly a better deal on the price of a home (55 per cent). “The holiday season is definitely a busy time, but determined home hunters should keep an open mind about when they might expect to buy a home,” says Costa Poulopoulos, president of the Ontario Real Estate Association. “While the supply of homes tends to decline during the winter months, there are always home owners who see benefits to listing at this time of year. Serious home buyers can use this time to get ahead of other buyers who might be too busy with holiday commitments.” The research, conducted by Ipsos Reid and commissioned by OREA for its Ontario Home Ownership Index, a semi-annual province-wide research study, also found that just over half (55 per cent) of those in the market to buy a home believe sellers are more willing to negotiate on price during the holidays. “This notion comes from the assumption that anyone listing their home during the holiday season is eager to make a sale, and will therefore be willing to
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Brantley Bell November 6, 2014 Parents Everett Bell & Jani Vallance
Daniel Eric McShane November 8, 2014 Parents Lucas McShane & Lisa Le Moine
Alexis Marie Caya November 26, 2014 Parents Rob & Danielle Caya
Silas Fentiman December 1, 2014 Parents Justin & Jessica Fentiman
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Spicy sausage and lentil winter salad a great winter-weather side dish Lifestyle – Lentils are rich in dietary fibre and go beautifully with the crunchy texture of the homegrown apple and cabbage. Caraway seeds add an unexpected twist to the apple cider dressing. Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes Serves: six to eight
Dressing: • 3 tbsp (45 mL) cider vinegar • 3 tbsp (45 mL) olive oil • 1-1/2 tsp (7 mL) caraway seeds • 1 clove garlic, minced • 1/4 tsp (1 mL) each salt and pepper • 1 unpeeled apple, cut into very thin wedges • 1/4 cup (50 mL) chopped fresh dill
high heat. Add sausage; cook stirring occasionally until cooked through, about seven minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon into serving bowl. Add cabbage, carrot and lentils. Dressing: In small bowl, whisk together vinegar, oil, caraway seeds, garlic, salt and pepper; pour over lentil mixture and toss. Let cool to room temperature; toss with apple and dill.
Ingredients • 3/4 cup (175 mL) dried green lentils • 2 tsp (10 mL) olive oil • 8 oz (250 g) hot or sweet Italian sausages (two to three), sliced into bitesize pieces • 3 cups (750 mL) shredded green cabbage • 1 small carrot, coarsely grated
Preparation instructions: Bring medium pot of water to boil. Look through lentils to remove any debris and rinse. Add to water; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until lentils are tender but not mushy, 18 to 20 minutes. Drain very well. Meanwhile, in large skillet, heat oil over medium-
Nutritional information (one serving, when recipe serves eight): • Protein: 10 grams • Fat: 15 grams • Carbohydrate: 17 grams • Calories: 240 • Fibre: 4 grams • Sodium: 290 mg Courtesy of Foodland This spicy sausage and lentil salad is sure to warm you up over the winter months. Ontario.
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sponded to more than 8,850 collisions that involved a CMV, with 74 resulting in deaths. In November, the OPP warned Ontario drivers that not changing driving behaviours this winter could set the stage for a repeat of last winter’s carnage (2013-2014) which ended with more than 33,000 road crashes (in OPP jurisdiction). CMV drivers and other drivers need to share the road and give each other the space they need to travel and stop safely. Safety tips As Ontarians are currently hitting the road with their families to visit loved ones over the holidays, the OPP is reminding all drivers to: • Adjust your speed and slow right down when visibility and road conditions deteriorate and avoid non-essential travel during these periods. • Activate your full set of headlights every day throughout the
winter months. Using the full set of headlights is the only way to completely engage your rear lights and this is critical in helping to reduce the risk of collisions when driving in poor visibility. • Use MTO’s Ontario 511 Traveller Information Services to obtain easy access to up-to-date winter information on road conditions and road closures on provincially maintained roads. Ontario 511 also provides voice-activated, hands-free service. Drivers are expected to observe Ontario cell phone laws when using Ontario 511 while on the road and are encouraged to pull over to a safe location to use it as the safest option. Planning ahead and being prepared will help keep road users safe so help spread the word about Ontario 511. Submitted by the Ontario Provincial Police.
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With months of winter driving remaining, this is a particularly important time for drivers of large commercial trucks to drive within the speed limit and to slow right down when weather and road conditions deteriorate. “The OPP acknowledges that many commercial motor vehicle drivers take their driving responsibilities seriously. But it is imperative that every person who drives a large truck recognizes the increased risks and social costs. The risk of death and serious injuries is greater and the property damage and disruption to the movement of traffic are more extensive when these large load-bearing vehicles are involved in collisions,” said Chief Superintendent Chuck Cox, Provincial Commander, OPP Highway Safety Division. Nine of the CMV-related road crashes investigated by the OPP since Nov. 1 resulted in the loss of life. Since Jan. 1, the OPP has re-
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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20
LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23
It may seem that you have your head in the clouds, Aries. But you know that you have everything under control. Disregard the critics and keep plugging away.
Focus on the positives of a new venture even if you’re nervous about the outcome, Libra. If you let negative thoughts slide in you can quickly be overwhelmed.
TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21
SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22
Taurus, look inside yourself for the solution to a problem that has puzzled you. You understand the situation better than anyone else, so bear down and find the solution.
New possibilities seem to arise out of nowhere, Scorpio. Embrace the good fortune coming your way and make the most of these wonderful and exciting opportunities.
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21
There is no easy way out of the work you have to get done, Gemini. Just hunker down and accept that these tasks have to be completed before you can move on.
It will take some energy to referee a situation at home, Sagittarius. Strong personalities can clash at times, but you have a way of working through the obstacles.
CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20
You may feel some pressure from higher-ups, Cancer. But don’t allow that pressure to distract you from the tasks at hand. You will get things done on time.
Don’t try to hide your emotions this week, Capricorn. If others know just how you are feeling they will be more likely to offer a helping hand and some valuable advice.
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18
Leo, after weeks of running around, it is finally time to kick your feet up and relax. The concept may seem strange to you, but soon enough you will get the hang of it.
You have an infectious amount of energy this week, Aquarius. That will serve you well because many things are piling up on your to-do list. You’re ready to meet tasks head-on.
VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22
PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20
Virgo, you have been stuck on a problem but the solution is right around the corner. Perhaps you should change your perspective and go about it in a new way.
Do you feel like you’re being pulled in too many directions, Pisces? Let up on accepting any new responsibilities for now.
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Congratulations to Gerald & Ann Warrington of Maberly, Ontario as they celebrate their 40th Wedding Anniversary on January 4th, 2015! ‘Love brought you together as husband and wife and gave each of you a best friend for life.’ With our love and best wishes on this special occasion, your son Todd (fiancee Jackie, son Anthony) and your daughter Jennifer (husband Shaun, children Kazha and Drusus) BIRTH
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Wright, John “Jackson T.” HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY Bob Michaelis January 5, 2015 Love from all your family and friends
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Suddenly at home, on Monday December 22, 2014 at the age of 70. Dear brother of Pattie Gordon. Proud uncle of Shamus Mac Gordon (Lise) and Matthew Gordon (Stacey). Great-uncle of Gavin. John will be missed by his many cousins and friends. Visitation took place at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home, 19 McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place, on Sunday December 28, 2014 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. and Monday from 12 noon until the funeral service in the chapel at 1:30 p.m. Inurnment at United Cemetery in the spring. For those who wish a donation to the charity of choice would be appreciated by the family. www.barkerfh.com
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LafLeur, HeLen CeCiLe Helen passed away peacefully with her daughter Laurette by her side on Thursday December 18th, 2014. At the age of 90 she was noted for her feisty love of colour, children and style. Dear Mother of Larry (Elizabeth), of Cornwall and Laurette Lafleur-Hopkinson (John) of Almonte. Beloved grandmother of Danik Lafleur (Natalie) of Embrun. Dear great-grandma of Arianne and Noah. Survived by brother Edward Dobransky of Renfrew. Helen was predeceased by sisters Annie Visneskie and Frances Shoik and brothers Joe, Tony, Peter and Paul. She will be sadly missed by her many nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Our Lady of Fatima Church Renfrew on Tuesday December 23rd at 11:30am. Reception and refreshment will follow in the church hall. The family wishes to thank the caring staff of the Almonte Hospital, Rosemond Centre and Bonnechere Manor. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the charity of your choice. Online condolences/donations may be made at www.gouletfuneralhome.com
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Fentiman - Our little bundle of joy has arrived. Jessica and Justin Fentiman and big sister Sativah are ecstatic to welcome little Silas Daniel Fentiman into the world! Born on the 1st of December 2014 at 4:30 a.m. on Mommy’s birthday. Silas weighed 11 lbs. 9 ozs and was 21.6 inches long. He is welcomed with love by his Uncle Adam and Aunt Melanie, grandparents Stephen and Barb DeLisle, Sherry Fentiman, Dan Fentiman and Nancy Barkley; great-grandparents Carole and Robert Edwards, Isabelle Carey, Paul and Lois DeLisle, Peggy and Cecil Thompson, Ted and Edie Townend and Val Atkey.
Thelma Tiley December 11, 2014 Celebrating her 100th Birthday at Ger-Bo’s with her nephew (John McDougall) and family Heather, Becky, Kerri, Jenna and Shay Thompson IN MEMORIAM DOWDALL - In loving memory of a dear brother and brother-inlaw, Wayne who passed away January 1, 2014. Deep in our hearts there’s a picture, More precious than silver or gold. ‘Tis a picture of a dear brother, Whose memory will never grow old. Always in our hearts Barry and Elaine
IN MEMORIAM PYNDUS - John (father) December 28, 1959. Mary (sister) January 16, 1974. The world changes year to year, And friends from day to day, But never will the one’s we loved, From memory pass away. Love Kay & Jennie
We the family of Gary Topping would like to take this opportunity to thank all of family and friends for your condolences, cards, food and donations. Thank you to Dr. Wahay, Dr. Weatherhead, the Nurses and Staff at Perth Victoria Hospital 2nd and 3rd floor. You were exceptional in the care you provided Gary. You made our family welcome and we appreciated your hospitality. To the St. Andrew’s United Church in Lanark for sharing their church and providing a wonderful luncheon. To Ed Turner DLM and Melville United Church for sharing your minister. To Blair and Son’s funeral home and Patricia for making this experience very stress free and going the extra mile to make sure our family was comfortable and looked after. To the Musicians Harry Adrain, Shirley Watson, Ken Conway and Glen Silverson for providing such glorious music during the funeral service. If we have missed someone, our apologies, we know each of you helped us through this difficult time no matter what you did for us. There is no such thing as an ending, only a new beginning.
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Homestyle Ceremonies. Choose your location and have a meaningful relationship-based ceremony designed just for you. Judie Diamond, 613-375-6772. judiediamond@gmail.com www.judiediamond.ca
COE, Sherri-lynn In loving memory of the dear daughter of Charles and Donna, and also Mom of Hailey-Dawn; who passed away December 28, 2002. Remembering you is easy, We do it every day. Missing you is a heartache, That never goes away. You had a smile for everyone, Your had a heart of gold. You left the sweetest memories, The world could ever hold. To us you were someone special, What more is there to say, Except to wish with all our hearts, That you were here today. Forever loved, Mom, Hailey-Dawn, Richard, Kyle and Nick
IN MEMORIAM COE, Sherri Lynn December 28 2002 To us you were so special, What more is there to say, Except to wish with all our hearts, That you were here today. They say that time heals everything, But we know it isn’t so, We miss you just as much today, As we did 11 years ago. Love Ron, Tammy, Mallory, Jamie Emmett and Charlie
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Sovey, Margaret M.
Suddenly in hospital at Ottawa, Ontario on Saturday, December 27, 2014 at the age of 64 years. Predeceased by her husband Donald and her parents Ernest and Mary Richards. Loving sister of Wayne Richards and sister-in-law of Linda Sovey (David Patterson). Dear aunt of Mechelle (Ron) and Ricky (Jess); great-aunt of Jamie, Brayden and Ian. Also missed by her cousins Douglas and Ronald as well as the community of her many friends in Carleton Place. Predeceased by her in-laws Stella and James Sovey and her aunt and uncle from Ottawa. Friends were received at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home, 19 McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 from 12 noon until time of funeral service in the chapel at 2 p.m. Cremation to follow. Donations to CHEO or St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church will be gratefully acknowledged.
Kellar Kenneth E. Kellar
Ken passed away suddenly on Friday, December 19th, 2014 at the age of 68 years. He was the son of the late Clarence and Ruby (Price) Kellar, beloved husband of Linda M. (Erwin) Kellar. Ken was the dear brother of Raye and Brenda Kellar of Toronto, Ronnie and Gail Kellar of Perth, June Nagle of Toronto, Wayne and Wendy Kellar of Kitchener, Glen and Alice Kellar of Perth, Todd and Sandra Kellar of Lanark, Linda and Glenn Richardson of Perth, Vickie Kellar of Lethbridge, Alberta and the brother-inlaw of Carla and John Monk of Lindsay and Gary & Melanie Hutchcroft of Lombardy. Ken will be sadly missed by numerous nieces, nephews, family and many good friends. A service to remember Ken’s life will be held privately for the family in the spring. Those wishing are asked to consider a memorial donation to either Mel’s Farm (for animal rescue) or the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Arrangements are in the care of Blair & Son, 613-267-3765 Blair & Son Funeral Home, Perth (613) 267-3765 to send your condolences or for further information visit www.blairandson.com
IN MEMORIAM LEACH - In memory of Charles Leach, who left us December 29, 2003. From hospital bed to heavenly rest, God took him home to be His guest, Like falling leaves the years skip by, But loving memories never die. They live within our memories. Still not just today but always will. Love sister Mildred “Mid” Leach
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STANLEY – In loving memory of a dear Mother and Grandmother Cora who passed away January 2, 2012 and Father and Grandfather Fred who passed away January 24, 2010. Those who love don’t go away, They walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near, Still loved, still missed, and very dear. Lovingly Remembered Sharon, Kevin and Family Lawrence and Sandy
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GENT, Graham N. – In loving memory of our husband and Dad who passed away on January 1, 2009. Those we love can never be more than a thought away. For as long as there’s a memory they live on in our heart. Love Shannon, Larry, Christopher and Lisa xo
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BRADLEY-BARR, Shelina – In loving memory of Shelina Bradley-Barr who left us December 29, 2013. A precious daughter and sister who is dearly missed every day. Remembering you is easy, I do it every day, It’s just the pain of losing you, That never goes away. I think of you in silence, I often see your name, What would I give to hear your voice and see your face again. With all our love. Dad, Kavita, and Shyla
WHITTEKER (nee Bygrove) – In loving memory of our dear sister Susan, November 4, 1956December 29, 2012. We were so blessed to have you as our sister which is why we miss you every minute of every day. You live forever in our hearts. Heartfelt love from your sisters Wendy, Marnie, Lorie, Sandy, Bev brothers-in-law, nieces and nephews
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Muriel K. Drummond June 8, 1920 December 30, 2009 MOM, NANA, GREATNANA It has been five years since we saw you last So hard to believe five years have passed Not a day goes by that your not missed. You will always be in our hearts Our days, our lives, our thoughts. You taught us much we didn’t know Now it’s time to let it show. In all we do and all we say We still miss you every day. Ron and Carol Sue, Stan and family Elaine, Kory and family
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SHIER Gertrude Eileen (nee Donovan) Elementary School Teacher
Peacefully at the Westwood Retirement Residence in Ottawa on Saturday, December 27, 2014 in her 98th year. Beloved wife of the late Floyd Shier (1981) and the late Cyril Paquette (2006). Cherished mother of sons Donald and Michael and daughter Margaret. Dear sister of Teresa Reich and sister-inlaw of Norma Donovan. Predeceased by her parents Michael and Mary, her brothers Vincent and Lambert and her sisters Mary, Marcella and Sister Mary Lamberta Donovan (Bernadette). Loved and admired by many cousins, nephews, nieces and friends. Eileen graduated from the Ontario Teachers College in Ottawa and taught in Toledo, Mattawa, Bracebridge, Dallas Texas and Prescott. She retired 30 years ago. Friends are invited to visit with the family at Lannin Funeral Home, Smiths Falls, on Friday, January 2, 2014 from 1-4pm. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, 280 King Street, Toledo on Saturday, January 3, 2014 at 11am. Interment will follow at St. Philip Neri Roman Catholic Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy donations to St. Philip Neri Roman Catholic Cemetery or any charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences available at www.lannin.ca.
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Armstrong W. Lyle Armstrong
Peacefully, in hospital, Smiths Falls on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 W. Lyle Armstrong at the age of 80. Beloved husband for over 53 years of Maureen (Green) Armstrong. Loved father of Janis DeSalvo of Smiths Falls, Robert (Erica) Armstrong of Barrhaven, Bill Armstrong and John Armstrong both of Smiths Falls. Sadly missed by his grandchildren Michael, Andrew, Grace and Sarah. Predeceased by his parents Thomas and Mary (Lyle) Armstrong and sister Marguerite Cummings. Fondly remembered by his nephew Lyle Smith, his nieces Pat Forsey, Betty Mallery, the late Susan Mahaffey and by his large circle of friends. Lyle will be remembered for his love of farming, spending time with family and friends, love of country music and being the square dance caller. Family and friends were received at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 112 Beckwith St. N., Smiths Falls on Monday, December 29, 2014 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral service was held in the Chapel on Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. Interment, Hillcrest Cemetery. In memory of Lyle, contributions to the Smiths Falls Community Hospital Foundation would be appreciated. Blair & Son Funeral Home, Smiths Falls (613) 283-2800 to send your condolences or for further information visit www.blairandson.com
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Joynt Lorna Kathleen Joynt
Peacefully at Lanark Lodge, Perth on Monday, December 22nd at the age of 93. Predeceased by her loved husband Ronald Joynt in 2013, her parents Charles and Maude (Napier) Woolacott and her grandson Andrew Joynt. Dearly loved mother of Barry (Marilyn), David and Leslie Joynt (Roel Teunissen). Cherished grand mother of Cara (Scott) Fleming and great grandmother of Liam and Carly Fleming. Lorna will be sadly missed by her sisterin-law Loane, nieces and nephews and all her family. She was predeceased by brothers Jack and Ted Woolacott. Following their retirement, along with her husband and family they built the Lombard Glen Golf Course. The family have held a private service to honour her life on Christmas Eve 2014. Lorna will be interred with her husband Ron in the Rideau Ferry Cemetery in the spring of 2015. In remembrance, contributions to Cystic Fibrosis or the Perth Food Bank would be appreciated. Blair & Son Funeral Home, Perth (613) 267-3765 to send your condolences or for further information visit www.blairandson.com
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Larocque Carrie C. Larocque
Carrie passed away peacefully at the age of 67 years, in hospital in Ottawa, on Sunday, December 21st, 2014. She was predeceased by her parents Eileen (Fisher) and Earl Clarkson. Carrie was the loved wife of Keith Larocque and cherished mother of Melinda (Marvin) Cordick, Julie (Jeff Rilley) Larocque and Bradley (Christina) Larocque and grandmother of Brandon, Mathew, Justin, April, Lillian and Olivia. Dear sister of Mark (Brigitte Dupee) Clarkson. She will be sadly missed by all her family and many friends. Friends were received at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 15 Gore St W., Perth on Monday December 29th, 2014 from 1:00 to 1:30 P.M. followed by a service in the Chapel at 2:00 P.M. A reception was held in the Blair & Son Family Centre following the funeral service. In remembrance, contributions to the Lung Association or the Kidney Foundation would be appreciated Blair & Son Funeral Home, Perth (613) 267-3765 to send your condolences or for further information visit www.blairandson.com
GAW Ernest Alexander George “Ernie”
Peacefully in the Almonte Country Haven long term care facility on Sunday December 21st, 2014 in his 77th year. Survived by his two sons, Scott (Lisa), and Cory, brother Eldon (Carol), sister Phyllis (Garry), cousin Coidlyn (Gord), grandchildren Steven Rigter, (Candice) Graham Gaw and Megan Gaw, great grandchildren Christopher Pye and Daxon Rigter, Predeceased by his mother Edith Gaw his father Alex Gaw and great granddaughter Callie Rigter. Fondly remembered by Marjorie Gaw (Garth), Cathy Gaw, Bob Allen, Dick Coleman, all of his dear cousins, nieces, nephews and lifelong friends. Ernie was a dedicated family man was happiest when outdoors, walking in the woods with his dog by his side, observing nature, and particularly when he was at the Hunt Camp with his father, brother, son, grandson, granddaughter extended family and Lifelong friends. Long term employee of RL Crain Printers, Ernie started Family Life in Ottawa, moving to Pakenham in 1972 to complete his passion of raising a family. Later retiring in Hopetown at his dream home on the little Clyde. Ernie was a Scout Leader in Lanark County for many years and a tireless volunteer for the Lanark Food bank. Family and friends may join a celebration of his Life to be held at the Almonte Civitan hall on Sunday January 11th from 3 pm to 5pm.
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STEPNIAK – In loving memory of our dear parents and grandparents, Marian Stepniak who passed away December 31, 2004 and Marianna Stepniak who passed away October 21, 1991. You are always in our minds, No matter what we do. All the time within our hearts There are thoughts of you. The most beautiful things in our lives cannot be seen or touched. They must be felt in our hearts. Sadly missed, Dearly loved, Forever in our hearts and prayers. Jan, Susan, Rose Steve, Christine TOGETHER FOREVER
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Patricia, WILKINSON – In loving memory of our dear mother and grandmother, who passed away January 3, 2007. Remembering you is easy, We do it every day. Missing you is a heartache, That never goes away. You had a smile for everyone, You had a heart of gold. You left the sweetest memories, The world could ever hold. To us you were someone special, What more is there to say. Except to wish with all our hearts, That you were here today. Lovingly remembered by Robert (Karen), Bill (Lisa), John (Whitney) and grandchildren
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3/4 of a mile west of Kempvtille mall- 3 bed- room apartment, available January 1, 2015. Includes washer, dryer, fridge and stove, garbage removal, grass cutting, parking, plowed driveway, heat, hy- dro and air conditioning, deck, back and front yards. Perfect for mobile seniors. $1,600/month. 613-258-5711.
Kemptville, Newly renovated, rarely available 3 BD apartment in old town Kemptville. 3 large bedrooms and 1 bathroom in the heart of downtown Kemptville. Brand new kitchen, all new appliances, new bathroom, flooring and paint. Steps to shops, community pool, library, restaurants and more. Walk out to private balcony. $1100/month + utilities. Includes 1 parking spot. Laundry hook ups in unit **no photos available due to ongoing renovation For showings contact Johnny at: 613-926-0110 or email: johnlsmith@live.com
Perth, 2 bedroom 2nd floor apartment, fridge, stove and heat included. February occupancy. $595. 613-264-0002.
FOR RENT 1+ Bedroom, Church St. West, Smiths Falls, heat- ed, fridge, stove, laundry hook-up, freshly painted, $730/month + Hydro. 613-812-2400.
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Great 1 & 2 Bdrm units for rent in Smiths Falls highly sought after Aber- deen & Carrsridge 50 plus buildings! All inclusive 3 bedroom upstairs apart- rents with laundry on site. Hurry these won’t last! ment, Perth countryside, fridge & stove included, 613-256-4309. $1000 heat included, hy- dro extra. First & last re- Kemptville, 1 bedroom quired. Available available December 1, cen- i m m e d i a t e l y . trally located, references 613-464-3618 required. 613-264-8439.
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Merrickvillecentral, ground level, 1 bedroom, newly renovated, 1 parking spot, washer, dryer, fridge stove and water included. Hardwood floors. $800/month plus heat and hydro. 613-608-6033. Se- rious enquiries only please. One month free rent. Newboro beautiful brand new 2 bedroom, acreage home. Washer, dryer, wa- ter, sewer included. Non- smoking. Available Imme- diately. $875/mth, utilities extra. 613-267-4449. Perth, 1 bedroom apart- ment 3rd floor quiet, se- cured downtown building, heat, water, fridge & stove included. $675/month, ref- erences required 613-264-4565.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS All claims against the Estate of SHARON DELLAS LAING, deceased, who died on September 28th, 2014, late of 6 Haggart Street, Perth, Ontario K7H 2Z4, must be filed with the undersigned by January 8, 2015; thereafter the assets of the Estate will be distributed having regard only to those claims then filed. DATED at Perth, Ontario this 10th day of December, 2014. Greg W. Anderson ANDERSON FOSS Barristers, Solicitors and Notaries Ten Market Square Perth, Ontario K7H 1V7 (613)267-9898 fax (613)267-2741 Solicitor for the Estate Trustees
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LEGAL NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS All claims against the Estate of MILDRED ANNIE RIBBINK, deceased, who died on August 18th, 2014, late of Stonebridge Manor, 256 High Street, Carleton Place, Ontario K7C 1X1, must be filed with the undersigned by January 22, 2015; thereafter the assets of the Estate will be distributed having regard only to those claims then filed. DATED at Perth, Ontario this 22nd day of December, 2014.
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Smiths Falls, 2 bedroom, upstairs apartment, A/C, stove, fridge included, has backyard & parking, non- smoking, no pets, $755 + hydro, available February Perth, 2 bedroom apart- 1, 613-342-0829 ment 2nd floor quiet se- cured downtown building, STORAGE heat, water, fridge & stove included. $825/month, ref- erences required 613-264-4565.
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Professional & Reliable Movers- 2 Men & 17’ Cube $95/hr, 2 Men & 16’ Refrigerated Cube Van $95 hr + Fuel Surcharge, 3 Men & 25’ Moving Van $125/hr. Call to Book your Move 613-284-8281. Professional, reliable & experienced in tree remov- al, home renovations, gen- eral home maintenance & carpentry. Contact Ste- phan or Frank 613-793-3300 or 613-204-9281.
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Charles Hilliard
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After a lengthy battle with cancer, in the Rosamond Unit of the Almonte General Hospital on Saturday, December 27, 2014 at the age of 73 years. Loving husband of Liz. Survived by Brynley Thom (Cameron) and sister-in-law Carol Walmsley; nieces Debra and Sherri and nephew Wayne; brothers-in-law Roy (Yvonne), Chalmers (Anne), sister-in-law Jennifer. Predeceased by his brother Ken and sisterin-law Cathy. Private arrangements entrusted to the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home, 19 McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place. For those wishing to do so, donations to the Almonte General Hospital Foundation will be gratefully acknowledged www.barkerfh.com
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Gardiner, Ivan Dezell Former Owner and Operator of Ivan Gardiner Transport Ltd.
Peacefully at Fairview Manor, Almonte, on Wednesday December 24, 2014 at the age of 87. Predeceased by his wife Christena Helen Gardiner. Loving father of John (Naydene), Christena (Lance Rygiel) and James (Lisa). Proud grandfather of Jaclyn, Johanna, Ben, Isabel, Mary, Stella and Maxwell. Friends visited the family at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home, 19 McArthur Ave., Carleton Place, on Saturday December 27, 2014 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral service in the chapel Sunday at 1:00 p.m. Interment in the spring at United Cemeteries. For those who wish, a donation to the charity of choice would be appreciated by the family. www.barkerfh.com
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Disposal of Surplus Equipment The Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario is offering an assortment of equipment for sale. All items are sold “as is” and “where is”. Bidders are responsible to inspect all units prior to placing a bid. The equipment may be viewed at the Cornwall Regional Office, located at 835 Campbell Street in the City of Cornwall, Ontario, on Wednesday, January 14, 2015, between the hours of 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. The equipment list and bid form are available at the reception in the Cornwall Regional Office, located at 835 Campbell Street in the City of Cornwall or may be obtained digitally by contacting Dan Tackaberry, Facilities Technician at 613-283-5007, ext 260 or by email at Dan.Tackaberry@cdsbeo.on.ca. Sealed envelopes clearly marked “2015 Disposal of Surplus Equipment” will be received no later than 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 22, 2015 by:
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Peacefully at Broadview Nursing Centre on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 in his 86th year. Loving father to Linda (Robert MacLaren). Cherished grandfather to Josh. Dear brother of Shirley (Jim Lambert), Jim Evoy (Rose), Doug (Helen) and Garnet. Predeceased by his parents Josh and Edna, and by his brothers Paul, Bob, George, Richard and Norman. Fondly remembered by many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. A private family service will take place at a later date. As expressions of sympathy donations to the Broadview Nursing Centre - Activity Fund or any charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Lannin Funeral Home, Smiths Falls. Online condolences available at www.lannin.ca
GOODWIN Roderick Allan Surrounded by love, Rod found peace on December 24, 2014, after a lengthy and courageous battle with MDS, in his 77th year. Devoted husband to Betty (Lilly); cherished father of Margie (Bob) Graff, Barb (John) Stewart, Becky (George) Schweizer; loving grandfather to Joey, Ben and Sean; dear brother of Bill, Gib and Jim all of Nova Scotia. Greatly missed by his mother-in-law, Zaida Lilly, brothers- and sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews who all held a special place in his heart. Rod was born in Upper Granville, Nova Scotia to the late Rena (MacDonald) and Ray Goodwin. He was a highly respected computer consultant throughout his career, working with such companies as Commercial Cable, Formex, IBM and the Department of National Defence, as well as consulting across the United States. Long time model railroader and member of OVAR and MVAR, he will be missed by his fellow ‘conductors’ at their gatherings. Rod was a devoted and valued member of many church congregations, wherever he went, lending his wonderful singing voice to the back row of the choirs, including those of Glen Cairn United Church and Almonte United Church. Most recently, he sang bass with the Almonte Valley Voices. An excellent square and round dancer, both Rod and Betty could be found dancing many a night away with their dear friends in the Mississippi Squares. Special thanks to Dr. Sablov, Dr. Sheppard and the staff of the Ottawa General Hospital for their care during Rod’s illness and to Dr. McKillop, Anita and all the wonderful nursing staff at Almonte General Hospital for their care for Dad, and the whole family, particularly in his final days. Visitation will take place at C.R. GAMBLE FUNERAL HOME & CHAPEL Inc. 127 Church Street, Almonte, Ont. (613)256-3313 For visiting on Friday, January 2nd from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM. Funeral Service, Saturday, Jan. 3rd, at 1 PM in the Almonte United Church. Those wishing to make a donation in celebration of Rod’s life are asked to consider the Almonte General Hospital. Condolences & tributes: www.crgamble.com
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Armstrong Jean M. Armstrong
Jean passed away peacefully in hospital in Perth on Wednesday December 24th, 2014 at the age of 85 years. She was predeceased in 2008 by her beloved husband Don. Jean will be sadly missed by her daughters Donna (Doug) Unwin, Patti Cannon (James Miller), Lori (Scott) Quennell and Melanie (Steve) Graham, son John C. Armstrong, 9 grandchildren and 1 great granddaughter. She will be fondly remembered by sisters-in-law Donna Whyte, Barbara Armstrong and Jill Buffam, brother-in-law Jack Armstrong, numerous nieces, nephews, family and friends. Jean was predeceased by sisters Shirley McDougall and Joan Young and brothers Jim and Jack Whyte. Friends may pay their respects at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 15, Gore St. W. Perth on Saturday, January 3rd, 2015 from 1:00 until service in the Chapel at 2:00 P.M. In remembrance, contributions to the Great War Memorial Hospital Foundation or the Ottawa Heart Institute would be appreciated. Blair & Son Funeral Home, Perth (613) 267-3765 to send your condolences or for further information visit www.blairandson.com
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CARD Lynda May In hospital at Almonte with her family at her side on Monday, December 22, 2014. Lynda Card of Almonte, age 66 years. Beloved of Robert Ladouceur. Loving mother of Christopher Coulis (Jan), Scott and Curtis. Specially loved Nana of Paige & Imagine. Sister of Garry Card (Earlene). Predeceased by 2 sisters; Maureen Diotte and Betty Card and by 2 brothers: Wayne & Bobby. Sister-in-law of Shirley Card. A private family service will be held in the C. R. GAMBLE FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL Inc. 127 Church Street, Almonte, Ont. (613)256-3313 Spring interment, Auld Kirk Cemetery, Almonte. For those who may want to honour Lynda with a memorial donation, please consider the Canadian Cancer Society.
Condolences & Tributes: www.crgamble.com
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McIntyre Bonnie L. McIntyre
Bonnie passed away suddenly in hospital, Kingston on December 23, 2014 at the age of 63. She was the beloved wife and best friend for over 40 years of Tom McIntyre. Loved sister of Barb Page of Smiths Falls. Sadly missed by her nieces, Elizabeth Evans, Laurie Ann Avery, nephew Billy Page as well as her great-nieces and nephews, extended family and many good friends. Bonnie loved going to BINGO, crocheting, playing on the computer but most of all spending time with family and friends. Family and friends were received at the Blair and Son Funeral Home, Smiths Falls, on Tuesday, December 30, 2104 from 1 p.m. until the service in the Chapel at 3 p.m. In remembrance, donations to the Royal Canadian Legion (Elevator Fund) would be appreciated. Blair & Son Funeral Home, Smiths Falls (613) 283-2800 to send your condolences or for further information visit www.blairandson.com
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Gilmour, Victor Argyle Unexpectedly at the Carleton Place Hospital, on Friday December 26, 2014 at the age of 94. Predeceased by his wife Thelma. Loving father of Glenn and Garry (Susan Miller). The family wish to thank Dr. Walker for his care over the past years. A Masonic and memorial service will take place later in January at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home, Carleton Place. Information will appear in the Ottawa Citizen. For those who wish, a donation to the Carleton Hospital Foundation would be appreciated by the family. www.barkerfh.com
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Seven North Grenville capital projects to carry over into 2015 Jennifer Westendorp jwestendorp@perfprint.ca
News – Seven capital projects are carrying over into 2015 for the municipality of North Grenville. Three of the seven projects are considered rolling programs, which means they carry over from year to year due to the significant extent of the project and the need for constant reassessment. The first of the rolling capital projects is the water main looping program. Basically, this means the tying in of various dead ends in Kemptville’s town water supply. “Water doesn’t like deadends,” explained Karen Dunlop, director of public works. Many of the side roads in the town of Kemptville end abruptly, and in turn, so do the water pipes that provide the homes on said roads with water. “To maintain a high quality of water, we try to loop those pipes together to stimulate flow or put automatic flushing systems in,” said Dunlop. The second rolling program is leak detection. “We are always looking for leaks in
the water system,” said Dunlop. The North Grenville Municipality has a computer system that allows the public works department to see the standard flows. “If the flow peaks, you know you have a leak somewhere in the line,” said Dunlop. To find the leak, municipal employees or contractors use a device called a geophone, which allows people to hear leaks. “This instrument is attached to part of the water system and the leak will hiss,” said Dunlop. The municipality analyzes approximately one quadrant of the town water supply for leaks per year. “As much as time and money will allow,” said Dunlop. The final rolling program is the I and I Reduction Program, which is basically a visual analysis of the sewer system. “We flush the sewer first and then put a closed circuit camera down to look at the structural integrity of the sewers,” said Dunlop. Municipal employees go, manhole to manhole, looking for bad cracks or growth. “Sometimes we get tree roots, a
Rash of vandalism in Smiths Falls Crime Stoppers and the Smiths Falls Police Service are seeking your assistance in solving a rash of vandalism. Sometime overnight on December 23, 2014 windows at several different businesses on Beckwith St North, Market St N and William St E were broken. If you have any information on these or any other crimes call Smiths Falls Crime Stoppers at 613-284-CASH (2274) or 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
Did you know? Crime Stoppers does not receive funding from any level of government. Crime Stoppers operates exclusively on funds raised by the board members of each individual program and on donations provided by the public. Crime Stoppers is making a difference in your community! If you would like to make a donation or have time to volunteer with Smiths Falls and District Crime Stoppers, please contact Carl Evoy at 613-283-2444.
buildup of bacteria or even grease,” said Dunlop. The sewer system in North Grenville was originally constructed in the 1950s, which means most of the underground infrastructure in Kemptville is composed of old concrete and even clay, all of which needs to be replaced eventually to continue functioning adequately. The new pipes going in are PVC, which do not degenerate as quickly as other materials. According to Dunlop, sometimes, in the sewer system, the pipes bend and collapse, which creates a basin for water to sit in (referred to as a sump), thereby compromising the flow. “All the sewers are gravity, so we have to make sure everything flows nice and the system gets flushed regularly,”
said Dunlop. The fourth capital project being carried over is the waste water treatment plant storage garage. “The lumber took longer than expected to arrive, specifically the trusses,” said Dunlop. The foundation and pad have been completed and the trusses will be put up as soon as they arrive, Dunlop said. “The storage garage is expected to be completed by late spring 2015.” The fifth capital project being carried over to 2015 is the east quadrant well and storage, located off Highway 43 by Highway 416, which was not planned to be completed until fall 2015, she said. “We had originally planned it to be a one year project, but between issuing
the tender, the design and acquiring the necessary permits, it will take a little longer,” said Dunlop. The sixth capital project carrying over is the Alfred and Kernahan soft starts, which allow the water system to run at needed capacity rather than full bore. “The soft starts will save energy,” said Dunlop. “We ran out of time to complete the project, so it should be done in early 2015.” The final capital project carrying over is the North Grenville Municipal Centre Arena 6000E controller, which controls the ice temperature. “It’s an upgrade from the one we have,” said Facilities Superintendent Kevin Henry. “It will give us more options and save energy.”
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News – Overnight Dec. 22-23 unknown individuals caused damage to windows at five downtown Smiths Falls locations. The investigation is still ongoing and police are asking anyone with information to contact them at 613-283-0357 or via Crime Stoppers at 613-284-2274. Anyone with information on any of the five window breaks that occurred in downtown Smiths Falls overnight Dec. 22-23 is asked to contact the police through Crime Stoppers at 613-284-CASH (2274) or 1-800-222TIPS (8477) via the police service’s non-emergency line: 613-283-0357.
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Any community organization based in our circulation area wishing to list an event of community interest is invited to submit a description of 25 words or less in writing. Admissions or event costs, will not be included. Deadline is Monday at 4:30 p.m. prior to publication date. This service is provided free of charge. Events will be listed no more than two weeks in advance. Write, Metroland Media, Attn: Regional Roundup, P.O. Box 158, Smiths Falls, Ont. K7A 4T1, or fax at 613-283-5909 or e-mail: jmichaelis@theemc.ca OR cheryl.code@metroland.com. Items will be edited as necessary. Please include name, address and phone number.
The North Grenville Photography Monday, January 12, 1-7 p.m. Club meets the first Wednesday of every Perth Civitan Bingo, every Wednesday. month from 7-9. New location is The Opens at 6 p.m. Bingo starts at 7 p.m. Perth Old Tyme Fiddler’s Dance, Almonte Community Friendship auditorium at the Municipal Centre on Classic Country Music, Perth Legion Luncheon, at noon on January 6, 106 Hwy 44. Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. January 9. Info: Elgin Street. Info 613-256-1894 or 613613-259-2569 or 613-283-8703. 256-7830 LANARK Probus Club of Perth meeting Jan 7, Almonte Legion, New Year’s Dance, 9:30 am, Perth Legion, 26 Beckwith St E. featuring Brea Lawrenson, Wednesday, December 31, 8:00pm-2:00am. FREE Taxi The Lanark Legion #395, New Year’s Speaker Dennis Staples recently retired rides, 11:00pm to 2:00am. For further Day Levee, Event starts at 1pm. “Moose and long time mayor of Smiths Falls. details, call 613-256-2142. Milk” & a light lunch, Info: Legion 613Almonte Legion, New Year’s Levee, 259-3249 Thursday, January 1, 2:00pm-5:00pm. The Lanark Legion #395, New RURAL Welcome in the New Year with friends Years Eve Dance, Local Musicians will be and neighbours playing. Tickets & Time contact Legion: 4 hand euchre, Tuesday evenings 7 Mills’ Home Support, Almonte, 613-259-3249 p.m. ABC Hall, Bolingbroke. Sponsor: Falls Prevention. Assessments: Thursday, ABC Seniors. Lunch and prizes. January 8, 12:30-4 p.m. Call to book your 4 hand euchre, Wednesday, January MERRICKVILLE appointment. Falls Prevention “Stand7, 7:00 p.m. Montague Seniors Hall, Up” session. Classes every Tuesday & Rosedale. Good prizes, good food. Thursday for 12 weeks, January 13-April Merrickville Legion, Men’s Darts (613)284-1074. 2, 2-3 p.m. at the Cornerstone Church. January 7, 7 pm. 4 hand euchre with lunch and Info./transportation 613-256-4700. Merrickville Legion, Men’s Darts prizes, every Friday, 7 p.m. Montague & Mills’ Home Support, Almonte, January 14, 7 pm. District Seniors Club, 658 Rosedale Rd S. General Diners Lunch, Tuesday, January Merrickville Legion Branch 245,Music 13, at the Mills’ Office, 67 Industrial by: Dave Evans, January 2, 7-11pm, (613)283-6240, (613)283-8482. Canadian Tai Chi Academy, every Drive, Entertainment provided, Info: 613- Meatloaf Dinner served at 6pm. Mon, Wed., Fri., 9 a.m., Rosedale Hall, 256-4700 to reserve. Merrickville Legion, Executive All welcome. (613)269-3944, www. Mills’ Home Support, Almonte, Meeting, 7 p.m. January 6. canadiantaichia cademy.org Lunch Bunch, Thurs., Jan. 8, at the Mills’ Merrickville Legion, General C.P.H.C. formerly V.O.N. mobile Office, 67 Industrial Drive,Entertainment: Meeting, 7 p.m. January 13. clinic at the Town Hall, Westport. Open Eddie McCabe & Al Monagle. Info: 613Merrickville Legion, Music by Lorne to anyone needing medical assistance. 256-4700 to reserve. Daley, January 9, 7 - 11 p.m. Roast Pork First Friday of every month, 9:30-2. Mills’ Home Support, Almonte, Dinner served at 6 p.m. Appointment (613)803-1710 or walk-in. Music & Memories, Tues., Jan. 6, Lunch. Merrickville Legion open January 10, Fundraising Meeting, First Monday of Transportation. Entertainment by “Eddie 12-4 p.m. each month at 9:30 a.m. Montague ForgetMcCabe & Al Monagle”. Info: 613-256Merrickville Legion open January 3, 4700 or Jean Perry 613-257-3296. 12-4 p.m. Mills’ Home Support, Almonte, UNPLUG! Shopping Trip to Carleton Place, Wed., Jan. 7, Giant Tiger & Walmart. Info: 613PERTH 256-4700 to reserve a seat Mills’ Home Support, Almonte, Adult Bereavement group, Second Wednesday Night Cafe, January 14, 6pm, held at Almonte Presbyterian Church, Wednesday of each month. 1-3pm, Lanark 111 Church St., Entertainment provided, Lodge, 115 Christie Lake Rd. To register 613-267-6400 or email info@chslc.ca Info: 613-256-4700 to reserve. Adult Bereavement group, Wednesday, January 14, 1:00-3:00 p.m. Lanark Lodge, In the average 115 Christie Lake Rd. Contact: Rebecca home, 75% of Bowie 613-267-6400. Are you trying to cope with a family the electricity A.N.A.F. Annual New Year’s Day member suffering from a mental illness? used to Levee, 4-9pm, Thursday January 1, music NAMI support group, every 4th Tuesday power home provided. Everyone Welcome - Food will of the month. Info: 283-2170. be served. 613-253-5097. Bagpipe band practice, Tuesdays, 7 electronics and Chair Exercise Classes held every p.m., Masonic Hall, 46 Russell St. W. New appliances is Monday 2-3 pm at the Carambeck members welcome. Info: Wayne 283-9792, Community Center. For more information cell 284-7038 or www.gordonpipeband. consumed while call 256-8339. com the products Cribbage, every Tuesday afternoon 1 Bridge, Perth Duplicate Bridge Club p.m. - 4 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion, meets 7:00 p.m., Thursdays, Jan. 8, 15, 22, are turned 177 George St. Everyone welcome 29 at Perth Civitan Club. For partnership off. These Good Food for a Healthy Baby, every contact Bert Picard 613-267-5305. Monday, 1-3 p.m. at the Early Years “phantom Community Dinner at St. James Centre (TR Leger School, 490 Jessop). Anglican Church, Saturday, January 3, energy” costs Info: 613-257-2779 ext 106 (or ext 100). 4:30-6:00pm, sponsored by St. John’s TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Catholic, 12 Harvey St. can be avoided meets every Thursday morning, 9:00 a.m. Community Dinner at St. James in the Zion United Church across from Anglican Church, Saturday, January 10, by unplugging the library on Franklin Street. Info: 613- 4:30-6:00pm, 12 Harvey St. devices like cell 253-8677. 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with a vehicle that is a few years of age or more, some type of roadside assistance plan can provide great peace of mind. Those more prone to use roadside services can be found driving the longest commutes (especially on rural roads) and operating their moderately aged vehicles in substantially colder weather (below minus 20° C). And of course those with younger drivers at home know well the benefits of some type of plan. Most car-makers offer roadside plans for at least three and sometimes up to five years with their new vehicles. Almost all of these plans cover lock-outs, battery boosting, flat-tire change, emergency fuel supply/delivery, as well as towing non-collision effected vehicles to the closest authorized dealership. The downsides with these plans are the lack of snowbank/ditch extrication and the restrictions on where the vehicle must be towed. The lack of extrication services is becoming more important as an increasing number of drivers are
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paying out of their own pocket for repairs and services that they would have filed an insurance claim for in the past. CAA is still the leader in roadside assistance programs with more sales than any other group. Their offer of various retailer, food, insurance and accommodation services discounts is a major reason for their continued success. Even though smart-phone GPS systems have reduced the demand for their mapping services, many consumers still look to them for recommendations on travel locations and auto-service providers. Through day-job related experiences I can attest to their stringent requirements
and standards that service garages must meet before earning a ‘CAA-approved’ shingle. As for the recently launched Rapitow, the uber-like towing service, it and its followers are capable of evolving the towing industry the same way UBER has changed personal transportation models in many cities around the world. They are currently rolling out in the GTA area of Ontario with plans for a Canada-wide service in 2015. They are the
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went through some tumultuous but also glorious times: Seven commissioners and interim commissioners sought to steer the ship. Commissioners were fired; the League was sued. Tensions existed between owners and the Commissioner’s office. Television carriers fluctuated between the CBC and TSN. The Ottawa Rough Riders folded. They were replaced with the Renegades, and, later, the REDBLACKS. The league once again was a nine-team operation: The Grey Cup game continued to impress. Three teams which hosted the Grey Cup won the trophy, B.C. Lions, Grey Cup ’99, Toronto Argonauts, Grey Cup 100, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Grey Cup 101. A new champion other than the home
can equal the costs of three years’ worth of annual fees for any of the popular or up-and-coming roadside services. When you consider all the other features of these plans, they can be well worth the costs. If you have any questions, opinions, or stories on anything automotive please drop me a line, [By email to emc@perfprint.ca or directly to bjoeturner@hotmail. com listing ‘Question for the Car Counsellor’ on the subject line or by post to Record News Communications, 5 Lorne St., P.O. Box 158, Smiths Falls, ON K7A 4T1]. When using regular mail, please supply a phone number if you seek direct contact (due to volume, I can’t always promise replies). Yours in service, Brian Turner
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price leaders at $9 per month, but only offer towing at this point. Canadian Tire plans are competitive in a price point and, through a network of service providers, can offer a substantial tow-truck fleet to their customers. Like CAA they offer trip planning services but accommodation discounts are restricted to one large group of hotels/motels. One unique benefit to the CTC plan is that tows to a CTC retailer don’t count against the client’s annual limit (three to five depending on the plan selected). You can find terms and conditions and pricing options for both CAA and CTC Roadside online at www.caaneo.ca and at www. oadsideassistance.canadiantire. ca. And to answer another of Stephen’s questions, yes he’s correct that one snow-ditch extrication
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1934 Ford 5-window coupe transformed from stock car to street rod Lifestyle – Jim Reaume of Belle River, Ontario, was born in 1937. As a teenager, he bought a Model A coach, then a ‘49 Plymouth coupe, then a really nice 1930 Model A Ford coupe in 1960 with 1937 Ontario plates still on it. He paid $350 for that one but told his dad he only paid $100 (his dad was no fan of the Model A). Jim hot-rodded that A with a 260 V8 and it later went to Mt. Clemens, Michigan. After raising a family, Jim decided it was time for another old car. In 1999, he bought a 1934 Ford 5-window coupe in Blenheim that had seen lots of action as a stock car at the Checkered Flag race track in Windsor around 50 years ago. The driver was Jim Vanderlinder. When Jim Reaume bought the car, it still had the VW gas tank mounted on angle iron, a remnant from its stock car days. And when he tore the car apart and began rebuilding it, he had to add an extra 14 inches to the rear of the frame, which had been cut off to adapt it to stock car racing. When Jim bought the car, it had a 302 Ford V8 under the hood. He replaced that with a 351 Windsor V8. The mo-
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tor mounts were similar to the 302 and needed only minor redoing. The transmission is a 3-speed Ford automatic feeding horsepower through a customcut driveshaft to a ’74 Corvette rear end. The late Frank Wall in Cottam did all the body work (the fabric insert roof is now all metal), and Jake Caron in Fletcher did the upholstery, all first rate. New repro steel rear fenders, running boards, and bumpers came from Westcott in Oregon. The dazzling finish is close to Calypso Green. B. F. Goodrich tires are mounted on aluminum racing wheels and after-market gauges complement the dash. This car has a heater and air conditioning, much appreciated by both Jim and his wife Ethel, who often rides with him. Jim’s ’34 coupe won the Beach Boys Award at Seacliff Park in Leamington when that Submitted photo famed singing group rolled into Jim Reaume’s street rodded 1934 Ford 5-window coupe. Price when new was $685. It’s worth a lot more today! town some ten years ago. This
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News – For the first time in more than four years, gas prices have dropped below a dollar a litre in the Ottawa region. On Dec. 18, most of the gas stations in the area were advertising gasoline around 90 cents per litre. According to Statistics Canada, the average price of gasoline in Ottawa was 120.8 per litre back in October. Since June, the price of a barrel of crude oil has fallen roughly 40 per cent, from approximately $115 to less than $70. Six months ago, it would have been difficult to predict the sudden plummet in value of a product that has remained stable for nearly five years. So why is this happening? According to various media reports, the price of oil has a lot to do with supply and demand. If producers think prices are going to stay high, they invest and if they think prices will drop, they won’t. Currently, demand for oil is low because of economic stagnation in many countries and the initiative consumers
are taking to switch to cheaper energy sources (i.e. natural gas or propane). It is worth noting the price of natural gas and propane have both spiked in the past year. On Nov. 27, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, which controls nearly 40 per cent of the world market, met to discuss production curbs and failed to reach an agreement, which played a role in dropping prices. Likely the most important piece of the puzzle lies in Saudi Arabia, which currently holds roughly $900 billion in oil reserves. Stabilizing the oil market is within their power, by curbing their production, but they are choosing not to due to whom it would benefit most, which includes Russia and Iran. It costs about $5 a barrel for Saudis to extract oil from the ground, which at $70 a barrel, is still a profit. What does this mean for the common consumer and Canadian taxpayers? For one, the price of oil has a significant impact on the value of the loonie. For every drop in crude oil prices, the loonie drops, too.
In July, the loonie was valued at 94.12 cents US. Currently, the loonie has dropped below 86 cents US. To some, such as Canadian exporters, this is good news. A low Canadian dollar attracts more business. However, it is not good news for Canadian consumers. When the value of the loonie drops, the prices of imported products go up, to compensate for profit margin. In the same breath, the lower cost of gasoline, which is affecting the loonie so much, is beneficial to the everyday consumer. According to Statistics Canada, in 2009 the average household spent 5.8 per cent of their annual income on gasoline. The energy sector accounts for roughly 10 per cent of Canada’s Gross Domestic Product. The Bank of Montreal is estimating a loss of $15 to $20 billion for the Canadian economy annually if oil prices continue at their current rate. Other economists are also predicting losses in the billions. This is not good news for Jennifer Westendorp/METROLAND taxpayers, as it means tax hikes are imminent across the board to compensate for that GDP Gas prices are the lowest they’ve been in four years, which may be a cause for concern. loss.
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Jan. 2 issue Former residents of the Rideau Regional Centre (RRC) have reached a tentative settlement with the province over alleged abuse while they were living at the facility.
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“It is a tentative settlement at this point but we are very hopeful because in the Huronia case the tentative settlement was recognized by a judge that night. A judge will hear this case on Feb. 24, 2014,” said Kory Earle, president of People First Ontario. The RRC settlement came at the same time as a settlement with survivors of Southwestern Regional Centre in Chatham-Kent and just three months after a settlement and apology was issued to survivors of Huronia Regional Centre. “I commend the Premier of Ontario for issuing an apology on behalf of the province on Dec. 9 to the survivors. She deliv-
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Jan. 9 issue He has served on council for nearly 30 years, but on Monday night Jan. 6, at the close of the regular Smiths Falls council meeting, Mayor Dennis Staples announced that he would not be running in the next election. “I always like to make my announcement early in the campaign, and I will not be seeking re-election this term,” said Staples. When he first ran for council, Staples worked in finance and administration with Rideau Regional, The Ottawa Hospital See REVIEW page SF2
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Doef and his family continue to be astonished by the outpouring of support received across the nation. They are keeping tabs on Twitter @doefstrong and Facebook, Doefstrong, and gather strength from the comments. “Friends of Doef are so proud of everyone who have helped Neil, we will update the social media with the fund raising efforts of doefstrong and updates from Neil,” the posting further stated. “We will all be determined and fight like Neil... Doefstrong!”
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“UCTE campaign will continue in the New Year with more donations to come.” The union has raised over $2,000 in donations from its 84 locals. In an email exchange, Bruce wrote: “Neil is in the Civic for now but will be heading to the General in the near future. The General has an excellent program for spinal cord injury rehab. It is amazing the power of family has for lifting spirits and positive healing. When the family is all together we hang out and be goofy, and laughter fills the room. Union help “We have 24/7 family support Bruce Doef, Neil’s father, is a for Neil. Neil is never in his room member of the Union of Canadian by himself. Transportation Employees (UCTE) as a seasonal maintenance worker “Although this will be a tough with the Rideau Canal, who is cur- hill to climb I am positive Neil will rently laid off. do it. Once again thank you for all The president of local 00061, your support.” Chris Kenney, says they have stepped up to the plate to help alMore than $30,000 has already leviate some of the costs associated been raised for the Doef family in with Neil’s recovery. Smiths Falls, including through the “UCTE has launched a coast to Scotiabank Neil Doef in Trust fund. coast campaign to help the Doef Doef is planning to attend to Princfamily in this time of need,” Ken- eton University on a hockey scholney told the Record News. arship next year.
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After lengthy discussions Smiths Falls town council finally gave staff direction to go ahead and bring forward a bylaw authorizing a 13 per cent increase on water and wastewater rates. That bylaw will be brought to council on Jan. 20. If that bylaw passes the increase could be applied to next water waste-water billing, which is the commercial billing, at the end of January. For most users the increase will amount to less than $10 per month. “It works out to an increase of $9.25 a month or $111 a year,” said Janet Koziel, deputy treasurer.
The Build a Mountain of Food campaign raised a lot of money and collected a record-breaking amount of food in 2013 In an effort to turn the Railway Muand at the wrap-up dinner in January, Community - The first baby of seum of Eastern Ontario into a sustain2014, the following numbers were rethe year born at the Perth and able and independently viable museum, vealed: Mississippi Mills/Carleton Place: 11,405 lbs., and $2,667; Lanark: 450 lbs., Smiths Falls District Hospital curator Anne Shropshire, her board of and $3,510; Perth: 32,079 lbs., and $7,349; was Hayden Christopher Al- directors and volunteers have been busy Smiths Falls: 53,291 lbs., and $7,984; West- lan Code, seven pounds, seven coming up with all kinds of ideas to attract port: 1,455 lbs., and $5,900; Elgin: 990 lbs., ounces, born at 5:32 a.m. on Jan. more people. “We need money, so we need to find and $3,800; Portland: 1,020 lbs., and $2,495; 1. He is shown here with proud Merrickville: 520 lbs., and $75; Athens: first-time mom, Maiya Niittymaa innovative ways to keep the museum 850 lbs., and $4,303; Delta: 630 lbs., and of Perth. Dad, Michael Code is a open and relevant,” Shropshire said. “We already have something special because $2,036 for a grand total: 102,690 lbs., and Smiths Falls native. just about everyone can relate to trains, $40,121.79. “(It) is record-breaking,” said whether they worked on the railway, reorganizer Hugh Colton. Together Smiths Falls celebrated the end “It is an amazing story. When we issued of another successful year with New Year’s members their first trip or had a train set the challenge (last fall), you, as a group, festivities at the Celebration of Lights on as a child.” Among those innovative ideas is a plan came together,” over the six weeks of the Dec. 31. The Celebration of Lights is yet campaign, which saw Colton and his team another notch on Together Smiths Falls’ to offer overnight stays in the cabooses on “run from town to town and village to vil- belt, joining the organization’s successful site. “We have four cabooses that would lage,” touching down in 11 communities community events like Movies Under the require minimal work to be prepared for guests, so we’re looking to start with two over six weekends. Stars and Music in the Park, both of which or three this year as a pilot project,” said are hosted by Together Smiths Falls, Shropshire. Community Enhancement Association
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Rink to become reality News - The rink of dreams is about to become a reality in Smiths Falls. The Gerry Lowe Memorial Foundation and the Ottawa Senators Foundation are partnering together to build a permanent outdoor rink at the
corner of Elmsley and Cornelia where the old community centre arena once stood. The new 200-foot by 85-foot outdoor rink, equipped with permanent boards and overhead lighting, is scheduled to be installed this fall.
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Sports - Fans got a special treat Sunday, as the Perth arena was packed to the rafters for a fun game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Perth Blue Wings alumni teams. Two local men were included in that excitement, including Bill Cowie and Glen (Red) Blair. Blair, who donned his jacket for the first time that afternoon, later donated it to Michael McLean, owner of the Perth Blue Wings. Above, Fr. Rod McNeil of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church takes some time to practice with his hockey stick before he was to hit the ice with the Habs.
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Jan 23 Sports – A lineup of fans snaked around the Perth arena Sunday afternoon to catch a glimpse of the Montreal Canadiens alumni team, who were in town to take on the alumni squad of the Perth Blue Wings. Michael McLean, owner of the Perth Jr. B Blue Wings, said it was something else to see the packed house. “We’ll have to go a helluva long way (in playoffs) to see a crowd like that,” he said. “They were lined three deep, and all around the top above the seats.” McLean said he expected a full house, but that went above his expectations. “We had a full house for opening day this year, and another for Fill the Rink for Brett Nu-
gent, but I was overwhelmed with the amount of people for this alumni game. That was pretty special.” There were 800 paid fans in attendance. “I think that’s our new capacity,” he said. The alumni in from Montreal included Rick Green, Guy Carbonneau, Dan Daoust, Mathieu Dandenault, Gilbert Delorme, Gilles Thibodeau, Chris Nilan, Richard Sevigny, Steve Penney and Jocelyn Lemieux, as well as coach Guy Lafleur. Smiths Falls minister, Fr. Rod McNeil also suited up for the Canadiens. He wore his No. 52 jersey – signed by all the guys – and looked like he belonged on the ice alongside his teammates. “It was the thrill of a lifetime – a dream come true,” he said.
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The Travelers Tankard will be kicking off Jan. 26 at the Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre and for those men’s teams who will be participating in the provincial curling championship, they will have the use of a courtesy vehicle from Town and Country Chrysler, Smiths Falls, along with a volunteer driver. As part of their sponsorship, a donation of $10,000 was presented to Tankard committee chair, Agnes McVeety (right) from Brad Kyle, of Town and Country Chrysler.
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JANUARY MEETINGS: Monday January 5, 2015 – Council Meeting Wednesday January 7, 2015-Special Committee of the Whole (Budget) Monday January 12, 2015 – Committee of the Whole Meeting Wednesday January 14, 2015- Special Committee of the Whole Budget (Community Donations/Delegations) Monday January 19, 2015 - Council Meeting Monday January 26, 2015 – Committee of the Whole Meeting HOLIDAY HOURS: NEW YEARS: The Town Hall offices will be closed on January 1, 2015. If you have a water emergency or any problems pertaining to Utility/Environmental Services on this day please call 284-1430. HOUSEHOLD WASTE AND CHRISTMAS TREE PICKUP Please note that CHRISTMAS TREE PICKUP up will commence the week of January 5th. The New Year is here and the holiday season is now over; Please take heed of and respect weight restrictions for garbage and bag limits placed at the curb. Should there have been a snowfall; please place your garbage and recycling bin so that snow removal equipment does not hit them. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle where you can. Remember: www.dowhatyoucan.ca for additional take back options. When you consume a product or replace something in your home, ask yourself if the item can be recycled or reused. WINTER PARKING RESTRICTIONS will be in effect for: ALL TOWN STREETS, ALL MUNICIPAL PARKING LOTS December 01, 2013, through March 31, 2014 • No parking between 12:00 am and 7:00 am FINE: $35.00 AS PER BY-LAW #7252-97 ANIMAL TAGS: DOG/CAT TAGS HAVE ARRIVED AND CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE TOWN HALL. As per By-law 8420-2011 every owner of a dog/cat shall annually not later than February 15 in each year, or within four (4) days of becoming an owner at a later date, cause the dog/cat to be registered with the Town. For each and every dog/cat (neutered or spayed) $ 15.00 prior to March 31 $ 30.00 after March 31* For each and every dog/cat (not neutered or spayed) $ 30.00 prior to March 31 $ 60.00 after March 31* For A Replacement Tag $ 5.00 OWNER MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF UPDATED RABIES INJECTION
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The New Year’s Eve Resolution Run by SportX was another hit this year with more food collected for the Build a Mountain of Food campaign.
Portland’s Skate the Lake held on Jan. 25 was contested by even more participants this year. Hosted by Portland Outdoors, the event takes place on the Big Rideau where organizers groomed a big oval.
Please note our Museum Winter Hours, 10:30a.m – 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, closed on weekends. January 5 to 30: 33nd Annual Art Show & Sale and Artisan Market – Extended! January 12 – April 25: Snuggling Up Victorian Style Make sure you have working smoke alarms. It’s the law to have one working smoke alarm on every storey of your home and outside all sleeping areas. Test smoke alarms monthly and replace smoke alarms as indicated in the manufacturer’s instructions. Replace batteries once per year or choose models with 10- year sealed batteries that never need to be changed. Protect your family with carbon monoxide alarms; it’s the law in Ontario. If your home has a fuel-burning appliance or an attached garage, you must have a working CO alarm adjacent to each sleeping area of the home. For added protection, install one on every storey of your home according to manufacturer’s instructions that also identify when CO alarms need to be replaced. Maintain your woodstove/fireplace and chimney! Ensure woodstoves/fireplaces/chimneys are maintained and in good working order. Make sure to clean your chimney regularly, and discard of ashes in a proper container and place outside. Be sure to use “Only dry wood” . Connected to Your Community - SF4 - Thursday, January 1, 2015
Make sure everyone knows how to get out safely if a fire occurs. Develop and practise a home escape plan with everyone in your home. Make sure someone helps young children, older adults or anyone else that may need assistance to evacuate. Once outside, stay outside and call 911 from a cell phone or neighbour’s house. Use extension cords wisely. Avoid overloading circuits and plugs with extension cords, as this can create overheating that could result in a fire. Never put cords under rugs. Watch what you heat! Always stay in the kitchen and pay attention to your cooking – especially if using oil or high temperatures. If a pot catches fire, carefully slide a tightfitting lid over the pot to smother the flames and then turn off the heat. Give space heaters space. Keep them at least one metre (3 feet) away from anything that can burn such as curtains, upholstery, or holiday decorations.
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Team Bice (skipped by Greg Balsdon - left) of the Glendale Golf & Country Club, are all smiles as they hoist the 2014 Travelers Tankard trophy after winning the Ontario men’s curling championship over Glenn Howard’s team, 6-5, at the Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre Feb. 2. From left: Balsdon, third Mark Bice, second Tyler Morgan, lead Jamie Farnell and alternate Steve Bice. With the win, the team earned a berth in the Tim Hortons Brier, to be held March 1 to 9 in Kamloops.
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Redhawks are LCIAA hoops champs There are students at Smiths Falls and District Collegiate Institute who have never not known what it feels like for their senior boys basketball team to make it to the EOSSAA championships. And now, with four county championships under their belts, like a building’s four walls, they have cemented a lasting legacy that will endure for years to come. For the fourth time in as many years, the RedHawks again won the senior boys county basketball championship, in a hard-fought game against the Perth and District Collegiate Institute’s Blue Devils, on the Devils’ turf no less, on Thursday, Feb. 13, by a score of 33-25. See REVIEW page SF6
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Hospital takes part Hospital properties in mock disaster to be smoke free by Things got a bit more interesting at Saturday, March 1 the Smiths Falls Site of the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital recently. The Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital in collaboration with the Lanark County Paramedic Service, Town of Smiths Falls Fire Department and Smiths Falls Police Service conducted a mock external disaster. For some of the hospital staff, nurses and physicians, their regular roles and functions were modified to serve as the casualties in the mock Code Orange (external disaster) event. The emergency planning exercise was a test of the systems and procedures in place should a real disaster take place in our community.
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SFDCI classes have Budget passes with increase in tax rate skype date with The Smiths Falls budget has been However, passing that budget Canadian bobsledder, passed. was painful and council was divided over increasing the town’s tax rate by McNaughton 1.1 per cent at the same time as the
Students in Jonathan Donaldson and Blake Seward’s classrooms had a unique opportunity on Wednesday, Feb. 12 when they met Canadian bobsledder James McNaughton via Skype. The video call was piped into a classroom which was filled with students from two classes. For Donaldson, who has been friends with the bobsledder since their football days at Ottawa University, it was an opportunity to bring the Sochi Olympics to Smiths Falls February 27, 2014
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by the court on Monday, Feb. 24 will give access to compensation to former residents of the Rideau Regional and Southwestern Regional Centres who suffered harm while living at the facilities between 1963 and 2009. The combined value of the settlements is $32.7 million. The settlements were approved in Superior Court on Feb. 24 as the result of class action lawsuits brought against Ontario by former residents. Class members will be able to apply for compensation through an independent claims administrator. If money is left over after class members have been compensated and legal fees have been paid, Ontario will invest up to $2.7 million in programs that benefit people with a develop-
13 per cent water rate increase. The budget passed with four votes for and three against. “I don’t think we had any choice,” said Coun. Shawn Pankow, one of the reluctant supporters of the increases.
bursed and not all community groups got the funds they had asked for. “We absolutely had to stop the onslaught of requests; it was getting out of control,” said Smiths Falls town councillor, Ken Graham. This year’s community asks had reached $327,800 and after a look at the first draft of the budget councillors realized community grants would have to be capped. It was agreed that $80,000 in community grants was the most the town could afford. For some groups that has meant a significant reduction in funding. One such group is the HUB community pool, which has proven its popularity in the short months since it opened.
Local inventor will pitch to dragons He has called Smiths Falls home for the past 25 years, and on March 29 he’ll be travelling to Toronto to present his invention and business proposal on the Dragons’ Den. “I’m really hyped about it,” said Prim Singh, local inventor and business entrepreneur. The whole endeavor started almost 20 years ago when Singh and his family, started making and selling wontons to supplement the family income. Fried wontons are a Chinese finger food, made from a batter that’s rolled flat, filled and then folded to hold the filling.
Hub future menaced March 13, 2014 by reduced town Paws-itive progress funding Community grants have been dis- on dog pound issue
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Aiden Leggett of Smiths Falls has his Team Canada hockey jersey signed by Walter Gretzky at a charity hockey game in Arnprior Feb. 16 between the NHL Alumni team of former National Hockey League stars and the Law Enforcement all-stars made up of area OPP officers. The game raised money for the Law Enforcement Torch Run in support of Special Olympics. Gretzky, the father of NHL superstar Wayne Gretzky, is the alumni team’s guest coach and ambassador. Carleton Place politicians managed Council chambers were packed once to stay out of the doghouse last Tues- again as residents turned out to hear an day, March 4, during the municipality’s planning and protection committee See REVIEW page SF7 meeting. R0013062394/0101
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Parking is prohibited on all streets or roads within the municipality of the Township of Beckwith from November 1, 2014 to April 15, 2015. It is an offence to plow, shovel or deposit snow from private entrances across or onto municipal roadways. The penalty for non-conformance will be a fine and/or the vehicle towed away at the owner’s expense. Also, please note that the Township of Beckwith will not be responsible for damages to mail boxes, newspaper containers or other appurtenances that are privately owned and erected on Municipality right-of-ways and are damaged through winter snowplowing operations. Please remember to adjust your driving speed to suit the prevailing weather and road conditions. Thank you for your co-operation. Dave Parno, Acting Public Works Superintendent
Dog tags are due for renewal. Tags help to identify lost dogs and reunite them with their families. Tag(s) are available at the Municipal Office, during regular business hours. The fee is $15.00 payable either by cash; cheque or debit. A replacement tag for a lost tag cost $2.00. Owners are asked to keep the tag securely fastened on the dog at all times. Kennel Licenses are available where applicable for a fee of $30.00. Dogs are prohibited from running at large and are required to be licensed.
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opportunities for implementation and to network and learn more about what different communities have to offer. “This was a very sophisticated, wellorganized conference which brought together people from all along the length of the Rideau Canal,” said Smiths Falls Coun. Lorraine Allen. Overall the event was well attended and well appreciated by its participants. “We had very good feedback from everyone,” said Susan Fournier, executive director, Valley Heartland Community Futures Development Corporation and the organizer of the event.
Tri-church supper raises $3,000 It hardly seems that long, but this year was the 13th anniversary of the Lombardy Tri-Church pancake supper held at the Lombardy Agricultural Hall on March 4, and it was just as well attended as always. “It’s about community building,” said Dolly Smith, chair of the tri-church committee. “Raising money is one of the goals but being a service to the community is the main goal.” The three Lombardy churches - Catholic, United and Anglican - each contribute $200 to the event and one volunteer purchases all the supplies.
Embracing tourists as guests The inaugural Beyond the City Lights day-long conference was held Feb. 28 at the Gallipeau Centre. The conference was organized on the heals of the VEOC report released earlier in the month, and was an invitation to tourism stakeholders to discuss some of the findings that came out of the Rideau Canal Heritage Corridor VEOC, to discuss ways and
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update regarding a proposed Lanark Animal Pound (LAP) in Montague Township. Many local residents want Carleton Place to continue its current arrangement with the Lanark Animal Welfare Society (LAWS) for animal pound services. The municipality rents five pound spaces at LAWS, which is enough for two dogs and three cats. The agreement runs until the end of 2014. Located near Smiths Falls, LAWS has been caring for abused, abandoned March 20, 2014 and lost animals for more than 35 years. It is a no-kill shelter.
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its lost beach at Murphy Park. Together Smiths Falls has been busy behind the scenes meeting with the town’s parks and recreation department to find out what is needed to revive the children’s beach. “We had a meeting with Gary (Bisonette) and Margo (Loughren) from the parks and recreation department. We discussed the beach area, child side, not deep end, and what it would take to fix it up to the standards that it used to be 15 years ago,” said Tracey Pankow, president of Together Smiths Falls. The beach, off Park Street, has been almost unused for a number of years because of poor water flow, but a new spillway has produced better water flow making the area suitable once again for a beach.
from the CCHL playoffs Sunday night with a 5-2 win on the road. The Bears swept the quarter-final series, 4-0. Above, Bears’ Michael Buonincontri watches the puck fly wide of the net during Game 3 action.
turn appearance in the hospital halls this month. Linda Bisonette, the hospital’s president and chief executive officer, said this week that, in the run up to the hiatus of elective surgeries at the Smiths Falls site during March Break, three beds were pulled out of retirement for a total of two days.
High hopes for medical marijuana factory
Chuck Rifici ain’t no drug dealer, but he’s got a warehouse full of marijuana. In fact, for a guy who has millions of dollars worth of weed at his business, it was a testament to just how far medical marijuana has come towards wider societal acceptance that a member of the Smiths Falls Police Service introduced Rifici at a recent conference in Blacks Corners. “How does one become a licensed commercial marijuana grower in the former Hershey plant?” Rifici asked rhetorically, during his presentation at the Lanark County and Town of Smiths Falls municipal drug strategy committee networkA year after 12 beds at the Perth and ing day on Friday, Feb. 28 at the Beckwith Township council Smiths Falls District Hospitals were chambers. “I view it as a pharmaceutical company coming shut down, three of the beds made a re- to town.”
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Remember When This image comes from a postcard collection from Valerie Hudson and shows an excellent view of Russell Street from the 1920’s. Russell street originally named for early resident and business man, Abel Russell Ward, remains one of the busiest streets in Downtown Smiths Falls today. Would you like a copy
of this photograph? Please contact the Smiths Falls Heritage House Museum at 613-283-6311, heritagehouse@smithsfalls.ca or drop by 11 Old Sly’s Road! If you have a photo you’d like featured in Remember When please email Laurie Weir at ljweir@metroland. com.
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Community - Delaney Grant from Pakenham and Amanda-Thecla Jordan from Smiths Falls, both Ottawa Idol participants from 2013-14 performed at the Carling Wood Mall on Friday, Dec 19. and Tuesday, Dec. 23 to raise funds for Kardiac Kids. Both girls have been accepted to participate in the Miss Teen Canada Ontario division Jan. 25 in Toronto and fundraising for Kardiac Kids is part of the Miss Teen Canada program.
pinion - If a plaque sits quietly in front of a provincial building, does it really make that much of a sound? The Record News has received feedback calling a plaque acknowledging the experiences of abuse some experienced while living at Rideau Regional Centre (RRC) as inappropriate and accusatory to all the staff who dedicated their lives to caring for the institution’s residents. I didn’t have much opportunity to walk the halls of the RRC while it was actively in operation, but I have spoken to many staff members and former residents during the course of the past 13 years. In my experience the RRC was a dichotomy where kind and caring staff members developed lasting relations with those they cared for; while at the same time others chose to cause harm. During the Dec. 17 press conference for the plaque, Dr. Helena Jaczek, Minister of Community and Social Services expressed her sadness in seeing the weight mistreatment has placed on Dave McKillop, principle plaintiff in the class action lawsuit and one of the honoured guests Dec. 17. Over the years and many interviews I have had residents break down into uncontrollable tears, close their eyes in pain and were physically unable to continue to describe their experiences to me. Some pain just can’t be adequately expressed in words. In those moments I felt helpless in aiding them ease this pain, but never for one second did I question the existence of caring and loving staff members at the RRC. I know too many of them to make that mistake. I guess it’s because of this that I was taken aback by the sudden
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feedback we, at the newspaper, received from some members of the public. Some people were quite upset that a plaque would be on the former grounds of the institution. It’s important to remember that the plaque is a required part of the settlement agreement that was issued in the spring 2014. Winning the class action lawsuit signaled an acceptance of the abuse that took place to far too many residents of all three provincially run institutions, so there is no need to discuss whether the abuse took place. It is important to note the class action lawsuit was against the province for their failures and did not identify a single staff member at all. Regardless, I can’t imagine how difficult this is for RRC former staff who may wonder if a sign was missed or feel badly simply by association. I urge these good people to see the plaque as an extension of their care to residents not an insult. In this way you and the entire community of Smiths Falls are providing a means for these residents to continue their healing process by assuring them their pain will never be forgotten, and hopefully, never repeated. The plaque is also a marker of sorts for the families who felt betrayed because they left their loved ones in the care of the province having been told it was the best place for them. At the end of the day a plaque in the ground can be a great form of peace to those who need that solace. If you are offended by it you can choose to drive right by it.
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PipelineEast talk raises awareness, dispels myths
It was a well-attended event with about 75 to 80 people from Smiths Falls and surrounding communities filling the seats at the Station Theatre. The Energy East Pipeline talk was April 17, 2014 mostly focused on the proposed TransCanada pipeline running from Alberta through Ontario and Quebec to New Brunswick. The proposal would see bitumen oil propelled at pressure down the pipeline by diluting it with Sometimes Plan A doesn’t quite a variety of diluents. Part of that pipeline would be a converted gas pipe- pan out and Plan B becomes the best line built some 40-plus years ago that alternative. That’s pretty much where would run through North Grenville, the Hub is focused right now. and cross the Rideau River. “We had to turn away from seeking full assistance from municipalities, and refocus our efforts,” said Laurie Hudson-Craig, co-chair of the Hub File photo board. The Hub held a fundraising relay on March 22 where it brought in The new board has restructured the $11,000. The funds were raised through pledges and a bake sale. It’s Hub’s revenue stream by introducing
this winter, with weather events causing havoc with schedules and events. The good news is that the Energy East Pipeline talk that was cancelled on March 12 because of a snowstorm has been rescheduled for April 2 at the Station Theatre. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the speakers booked for a 7 p.m. start. “Even though the pipeline passes through North Grenville, the trains are still an issue. The pipeline is not going to stop the rail shipments – the volume of oil sands production is greater than all the pipelines currently in use and proposed,” said Susan Brandum, board member for Rideau Environmental Action League (REAL). Right now the Energy East pipeline, which once complete will be the hope of the Hub board of directors to host a few of these major North America’s largest single pipe- fundraisers throughout the year to help offset operating costs. line, passes through eastern Ontario, crossing under the Mississippi and “I thought if we could raise $5,000 that would be Rideau rivers. great,” she told The Record News. “Our goal was to raise $10,000, but to surpass that was absolutely incredible. It April 3, 2014 was a great effort on everyone’s parts. From our sponsors, to our participants, the volunteers, staff… everyone helped make this a huge success.”
Hub gets $11,000 boost from fundraising relay
Organizers of the first ever pool relay event raised an impressive $11,000 for the cause recently, as participants jumped in the deep end – with gusto. Barb Richmire, the coordinator of aquatics at The Hub, located at the Gallipeau Centre, said she had a much smaller goal in mind.
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Students head to Europe at France’s invitation Four Smiths Falls District Collegiate Institute students
and one teacher are headed to France for the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy, all paid for by the regional government in France. “They’ve been invited because of the data the students have created on the Great War and the Second World War,” said Blake Seward, history and civics teacher at SFDCI.
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Smiths Falls Jr. A Bears’ Chris King (12) celebrates his first period goal with teammate Stefano Momesso during Tuesday’s seventh and deciding game of their CCHL semi-final series against the Ottawa Jr. Senators at the Memorial Community Centre. Bears advanced with a 4-1 win.
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fire to a pair of fourth-floor rooms at the Comfort Inn hotel off Centre Street in Smiths Falls Thursday, April 24. The call went out at around 4:15 p.m. as heavy black smoke began to billow from the balcony overlooking the Rideau Canal.
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Giving every girl the chance to be a princess Fairy godmothers are asked to shine up their wands, and come out in support of the Cinderella Boutique Saturday, May 3 at Cornelia Court. With prom nearly upon us the annual event aims to ensure every young lady will feel like a princess at her graduation. April 24, 2014
Petition fails, 140 Elmsley coming AECOM gets contract down At a special council meeting on for rehab of Monday, April 28, the fate of 140 Elmsley was sealed: the building will Poonamalie Dam be demolished.
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A divided council voted in a bylaw approving an out of budget expenditure to demolish 140 Elmsley St. and to File photo amend the town’s procurement bylaw and single source the work to Saumure and Sons.
News - The Town of Smiths Falls is warning residents to be careful around the Rideau Canal in wake of the recent flooding and high water levels through town. Pictured above, visitors to town from Ottawa, Sharon and Lawrence Turcotte, watch the water rushing under the bridge on Old Sly’s Road. Below, the bridge going into Centennial It’s a highly contentious issue right Park was almost covered in water early last week, and Turtle Island was now with many residents for and against flooded as well.
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the idea of demolishing the house at 140 Elmsley St., N. In fact a petition to save the house has been started by Brian Paquette, mayoral candidate and owner of Zendragon Martial Arts and Fitness. “I’m not trying to undermine anybody, I just think there’s an option here for a win-win scenario,” said Paquette, adding that demolishing the house will cost taxpayers while selling it could recoup costs. The town purchased the property some years ago with the intent to clean up the corner, paying a fair price for the privilege.
There has been outrage, there have been pleas and there are disappointments. The Smiths Falls recreation cost sharing agreement has finally gone through but not without a lot of pain. Only three of the five neighbouring municipalities have agreed to participate in the cost sharing agreement, two have declined.
In 1973, Ronald Craig, who lived and grew up in Smiths Falls, was 23 years old and had just landed a job with Canadian Pacific. It was his first day on the job with Bridges and Buildings and he was sent to Carleton Place as part of the crew fixing the rail bridge. As it happened Ontario Hydro was also doing repair work on the dam in Carleton Place, so the water levels were very low exposing the rocks below the rail bridge.
million this year, even with surgical volumes up by nearly 29 per cent. It was not an easy road for the hospital to get to this surplus, which was arrived at after the closing of 12 hospital beds at both hospital sites, a layoff, and staff reorganizations last year. May 1, 2014
Youth group eyes move to Youth Arena in proposal to town
The Smiths Falls District Centre for Youth is looking for a new home. With 289 registered members they’ve outgrown their present location on Main Street West. “Our location’s capacity is 50 bodies, so that’s a huge problem. Recently we had 36 kids in here and with volunteers and staff we were well over 40 and our numbers are growing,” said Adam Gariepy, executive director. May 8, 2014
Firefighters contain Not everyone on Hospital budget is blaze to fourth floor board with town’s room at Comfort Inn recreation cost Service remembers in the black The Perth and Smiths Falls District Quick work by Smiths Falls workers killed on job Hospital is projecting a surplus of $1.9 firefighters sharing helped to contain a serious
AECOM’s energy group in Montreal has been awarded a new contract with Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) and Parks Canada to rehabilitate the Poonamalie Earth Dam near Smiths Falls. “This contract highlights the integrated team effort and the expertise of our engineering professionals in Montreal. Public Works and Government Services Canada is a key AECOM client, and the win, positions our company as a major player in the rehabilitation of historic Canadian infrastructure to insure their durability for future generations,” said Damien Tholomier, AECOM’s energy lead in Canada. The Poonamalie Earth Dam and lock station were built in 1832 and form part of the Rideau Canal National Historic Site and UNESCO World Heritage Site.
J.B. Garton recognized as living legend He’s a world-renowned wood carver and one of the Smiths Falls Famous See REVIEW page SF12
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Bonita Lucas, right, and her grandson Devon McEwen were part of the Rideau Environmental Action League (REAL) team cleaning up the Ferrara Drive area of Smiths Falls on April 26. Annually, REAL organizes Pitch-In days, which this year run from April 26 to May 4. Lucas, the co-ordinator of the initiative, said the team has collected fewer bags of garbage this year.
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tors to come in and watch this fantastic level of sport on local ice. The A finals will begin at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 3 with B finals scheduled for 2 p.m. Jan. 4. An open mic night will take place Saturday evening, 7 p.m. to coincide with the start of the A finals. Local musicians and singers are welcome to come out and take your music on the road to a captive audience. The kitchen and bar will be open for snacks and beverages. Those unable to come out to view the year’s first sporting spectacular will have the chance to see the A and B finals on television thanks to Cogeco.
Sports - The Smiths Falls Curling & Squash Club is starting 2015 with a clean sweep as it welcomes eastern Ontario’s lady curlers for the regional play downs Jan. 3-4. The two-day event hosted by the local club will feature seven of the best female curling teams the region has to offer. They will meet on the ice the first weekend of the year in the hopes of earning the chance to represent this region at the 2015 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Penetanguishene Jan. 19-25. “We’re inviting the public, club Pro Challenge squash tournament members, family and friends to come The local cable channel will be on down to the club and watch the games,” hand Jan. 3 taping the fifth annual Pro said Agnes McVeety, club president. There is no admission fee for specta- Challenge squash tournament. On this
day the top four pros in eastern Ontario will step on the courts in Smiths Falls for a four-match tournament that will pit the top two players against each other for bragging rights. At this time, organizers know international athletes, David Sly and David Morrish will be grabbing their rackets for the afternoon of play. “We’re looking forward to it,” added Ron Brus, tournament organizer. “We should have a great weekend for squash.” The tournament, which is sponsored by Players Sports Bar, will run from 2-4:30 p.m. Saturday with free admission for spectators and plenty of space for everyone. January 3 will be a great day to come out and see professional caliber sporting events close to home. Don’t miss it!
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Skip Mark Homan makes a shot during the Men’s Travelers Tankard at the Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre in Smiths Falls Jan. 27 to March 2, 2014. Exceptional curling continues into 2015 with the regional ladies play downs coming to Smiths Falls the first weekend of January. A finals will begin Jan. 3, 7 p.m., B finals are at 2 p.m. on Jan. 4. The public is welcome to attend free of charge.
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She may only be 16 years of age but Brooke Henderson is already showing she belongs among the pros of the LPGA. Playing as an amateur in the second major of her young career,
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the Smiths Falls native ended the in Rochester, N.Y. Prior to moving LPGA Kraft Nabisco Championship to Smiths Falls, she lived in Seven at the Mission Hills Country Club in Sisters Falls, Man. Rancho Mirage, Calif tied for 26th June 5, 2014 spot overall – second among the amateurs. She had a four-day total of 289 (+1) on rounds of 77-68-7074. Her four-day total bested such LPGA stars as Paula Creamer (+3) and defending champion Inbee Park (+4). If 2013 was a breakout golf season for Brooke Henderson, she’s May 15, 2014 already well on her way to making 2014 even more memorable. The 16-year-old Smiths Falls resident, Canada’s top ranked female amateur golfer, was in Brockville last Friday, May 30, fulfilling her role as honourary chair of the Riverside GM $1 million Hole-inOne Challenge, a key fundraiser in The Trinity Western University support of the St. John Ambulance (TWU) track and field team officially (Leeds, Grenville and Lanark) added a signed middle distance and ‘Caring for our Community’ capital cross-country runner to the team, campaign. and she’s a Smiths Falls District Collegiate Institute graduate. June 12, 2014 Hannah Gaensler, who graduated from SFDCI in 2012 after moving to Ontario in her Grade 12 year, comes to TWU for what will be her third year of eligibility, having previously attended Roberts Wesleyan College
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Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls waves after saving par on the 15th hole during the final round at the 2014 U.S. Women’s Open at Pinehurst Resort & C.C., North Carolina. Henderson shot an amazing 69 on Sunday. She ended the championship tied for 10th place overall and was the top amateur.
Council amends recreational cost
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sharing phase-in and adds ice fees The Town of Smiths Falls has revised the cost sharing phasein schedule for the users of the Memorial Community Centre. Based on a staff report council was asked to adopt a revised cost sharing phase-in schedule for contributing municipalities and to consider a proposed ice rental change for the 2014-2015 season. It was pointed out by Rideau Lakes Township that the current phase-in schedule wasn’t entirely equitable. Under the current structure Rideau Lakes and Montague would be paying a little over 82 per cent of the 2012 formula in 2014 while Drummond/North Elmsley would be paying about 70 per cent.
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around her to see her back on the road to recovery. “I was diagnosed with stage four nodular melanoma that has metastasized to my spinal cord and pubic bone,” said Bernicky. Her positive attitude, her clear and present strength and the magnitude of her diagnosis have all pulled her friends to her side.
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Five. He’s a poet, a musician, a hunter and commercial fisherman. And he’s also one of the most down to earth human beings you’ll ever meet. “He’s a great fellow, well-liked and well-respected and a very humble man blessed with amazing talents,” says Smiths Falls Mayor Dennis Staples who reckons he’s known J.B. Garton for close to 60 years. Known to his friends as J.B., Byron, or Slim, he has just returned from a trip to the United States where he was awarded the Living Legend award by the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, in Maryland.
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No home for Youth Centre at local arena At the regular Smiths Falls committeeof-the-whole meeting held Monday, May 12, and chaired by Coun. Dawn Quinn, the Smiths Falls and District Youth Centre found out they would not be finding a home at the Youth Arena. “We had a request from the Youth Centre to use the Youth Arena as a new home. We received a report last week from Margo Loughren (administrative assistant) and Gary Bisonette (facilities superintendent) regarding the proposal,” said Coun. Shawn Pankow. The upshot is that allowing the Youth Centre to use the upstairs hall at the Youth Arena would disrupt too many other events and activities that are hosted in that hall and leave a number of groups with nowhere else to go.
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The 45th annual Citizen of the Year banquet hosted by the Kinsmen Club was held on Monday, May 26, 2014 at the Smiths Falls Golf and Country Club. The award recognizes a citizen who has made a contribution to the town through volunteer efforts. Mayor Dennis Staples declared Gib Hodge as the 2013 Citizen of the Year. Here, the long-time Civitan member receives a standing ovation following the announcement.
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This spring, Parks Canada has continuously faced high water levels along the length of the Rideau Canal due to excessive run-off caused by heavy rains and a late snow melt. The Rideau Canal’s 182nd navigation season began on Friday, May 16 and many boaters have already begun enjoying the world famous waterway. However, to ensure public safety until high waters have subsided to safe levels, the following lock stations will be closed to navigation, effective as of 4 p.m. on Monday, May 26: Hogs Back, Black Rapids, Long Island, Burritts Rapids, Lower Nicholsons, Upper Nicholsons, Clowes, Merrickville, Kilmarnock, Edmonds, Old Slys, Smiths Falls
Combined and Smiths Falls Detached. Parks Canada will advise the public as soon as water levels will allow for safe navigation; and when these locks will be operational again.
Montague residents up in arms over water rates They are angry and they’re frustrated.
They are the residents of Montague Township who receive their water from Smiths Falls. They’ve just been informed that their water and sewage rates have jumped 50 per cent.
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St. Francis students enjoy Jumpstart funded program The Smiths Canadian Tire store is having a monumental year in 2014. It’s celebrating 75 years in business and has instigated a new program for about two dozen elementary school children thanks to its Jumpstart program which helps financially disadvantaged families get their children in the game, and off the sidelines.
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Mayor Dennis Staples presents Captain Allyson Cordy with a certificate of congratulations and best wishes to 585 Royal Canadian Cadet squadron in recognition of their 60th anniversary in the community.
new funding through a share offering that was snapped up by a syndicate of underwriters led by GMP Securities. The bought deal as it is called has raised $15 million for the company so far. The transaction is something of a milestone making Tweed the first publicly traded marijuana producer. June 5, 2014
An old building finds new love The old Loyal Orange Lodge at 42 William Street is getting a facelift and a whole new purpose. Amy Rensby and Darlene Maclachlan bought the building in March of this year and together are uncovering the treasures the building has to offer. “The moment we walked in we were surrounded by all the history of the Orange Lodge - the banners and photographs and all the history behind these doors,” said Rensby. The two women are planning to move their Yoga and Wellness Studio from Russell Street to the new location sometime this summer and add a new events catering and nutrition consulting business as well.
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All is not well in Montague Township Last year Montague Township council felt the need to retain the services of an integrity commissioner to investigate possible breaches of the township’s Council Code of Conduct as well as the Staff Code of Conduct. “We did it to get an outside person to tell us whether the code was being contravened,” explained Bill Dobson, reeve of Montague Township.
The Heritage House Museum’s advisory board is asking to use the interest from the Esther Lewis Fund to shore up its budget shortfall for staffing expenses in 2014. This was brought to council’s attention during Monday night’s meeting at town hall.
Jumpstart hits $15,040 The Canadian Tire store in Smiths Falls is proud to report that it has raised
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The Smiths Falls Hospital Auxiliary held its first ever Crazy Toonie Auction on May 29 at the Smiths Falls Legion. Auxiliary members dressed in outfits made from duct tape. Summer Gladysz, 3, and her mom Ashley Duncan of Jasper, model their duct tape dresses.
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on Tuesday, June 17. A good portion of the meeting focused on the integrity commission report of which there are now two. One was the highly controversial report of 2013 and a second far more positive report commissioned this year. “I was engaged this year because a formal complaint was received under the Code of Conduct,” said Ian Wilson, integrity commissioner, in a presentation to council, referring to the most recent report. “I was provided with material and reviewed it. I met with the person that was the subject of that concern and I concluded that there were no grounds for the complaint. There was in my view no breach of the Code of Conduct.”
Tweed’s grand opening on June 16 was very well attended by dignitaries and residents of the community. Shown here from left: Smiths Falls Police Chief Robert Dowdall, Director of Corporate Services Kerry Costello, Fire Chief Norman Beauchamp, Town Planner Nicole McKernan, and Mayor Dennis Staples enjoy refreshments inside the facility’s lobby. Below, is the mother growing room that opened this past year at the facility. More rooms have since been opened.
Tweed Inc. is now officially open. At a grand opening ceremony on June 16, (the anniversary of Hershey’s opening 51 years earlier) the marijuana production facility held a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Mayor Dennis Staples. Among the invited guests were Robert Dowdall, Smiths Falls police chief, fire chief Norman Beauchamp as well as area mayors and local councillors. In his opening remarks, Bruce Linton, chair of the company, pointed out that the group of entrepreneurs who started this endeavour had only embarked on their journey 361 days ago. “We came to town 252 days ago, 136 days ago we got our licence and 31 days ago we shipped our first prodAfter 12 years with the Smiths Falls uct,” he said. Fire Department Pascal Meunier has made the decision to move on. June 26, 2014 Meunier is the new fire chief for the Town of Mississippi Mills, taking over for Art Brown who was the chief for 17 years with a total of 45 years of service. It was an explosive council meeting See Year in Review, 2014 that took place at Montague Township July to December next week.
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