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Smiths Falls council has voted to continue work with Parsons, the company tasked with the initial design work for Beckwith Street's redevelopment, into the project's next phase — detailed design.

Last spring, council contracted Parsons to complete the first phase of design work. Over eight months, the company completed extensive research, field survey work and led a public engagement plan to develop recommendations for Beckwith Street's redevelopment, which were presented late last year. The final recommendations were presented on Feb. 20.

The initial contract with Parsons was supposed to finish up in January, but was extended to support longer periods for public consultation before council voted on its preferred design option for Beckwith on Feb. 26, when councillors voted in favour of maintaining angled parking on the town's main street.

The next step in the process will involve detailed design work of the underground infrastructure and the final detailed design of the road, including street lighting, signalization and landscape architectural elements.

Council voted in favour of continuing work with Parsons during a council meeting directly following a committee of the whole meeting on Monday, March 5.

The town has worked for the last two years to position Beckwith Street for construction expected to start in spring 2019.

At this point, there are no budget impacts associated with this decision.

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Dolls take International Women’s Day celebrants on world tour

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Before there was Barbie, there were Indigenous dolls — and their stories are deeper and more culturally significant than the blond bombshell.

Rose Moses, an Ojibwe First Nation doll maker from northern Ontario was the special guest at the International Women’s Day celebrations at the North Lanark Community Health Centre on Friday, March 9.

“I want to acknowledge the territory we are on today,” she said, before beginning her doll making workshop.

She noted that the Algonquin and Ojibwe peoples have similar languages and cultures.

While she collects dolls, she also makes them for the Children’s Aid Society, who “asked me to do a series of dolls for foster kids,” she said. Making the dolls for foster kids was significant for her because “I spent all my childhood in one (foster home),” she said.

Other social service workers use dolls in different ways, for therapy for example.

“Doll making is used by therapists because it is known as a healing modality,” she said.

When she was living in Regina, Sask., she married a Mohawk man, but the couple noticed that “there was nothing native in the stores,” until one day, she saw an Indigenous puppet.

“I freaked out,” she said, even

though it was the “ugliest thing I’d ever seen.”

She then took the assembled ladies on a world tour of dolls, starting with the Indigenous “grandmother doll,” which “is very important in our culture,” as is the strong sister doll.

“We are all sisters. We are all strong women,” she said.

She also presented an Inuit doll, and Aborigine doll from Australia, and even a topsy-turvy doll that had its roots in the time of slavery in the American Deep South. The doll would be of a white girl, but, when turned inside out, would transform into the girl’s “Mammy,” an black nanny. She explained that Russian “nesting dolls” were not just tourist

items at the Moscow airport, but had a place in Russian culture, to show the interdependence of the generations, young and old.

One display was not of a doll but rather of an Indigenous baby carrier.

When women would be out in the woods collecting berries, for example, the carrier could be hung on a nearby tree branch, so that baby and mother could see each other as mother went about her work.

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on our eye level,” she said.

She also presented a fertility doll and joked that when she shows the doll at colleges, “none of the young ladies want to touch it!”

Another doll from away was a “worry doll” from Guatemala. If a child was upset, he or she could slip this doll under their pillow, and literally sleep on the problem overnight.

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The Table, foodcoreLGL to host second annual Good Food in Schools Forum There is a growing movement in schools across Canada, a movement that is looking more closely at the food kids eat at school and that is getting them more involved with growing, making and understanding healthy foods.

It is widely acknowledged that school gardens, food literacy programs and programs that provide access to healthy food can make important contributions to student learning and support their social and physical well-being. Many schools and community organizations throughout Lanark, and Leeds and Grenville Counties have or are interested in joining this movement.

While the interest is there, many schools, parents, and local organizations aren’t sure where to start or how to get help taking their ideas from seed to harvest.

In order to inspire, support and celebrate new and existing food initiatives The Table Community Food Centre and foodcoreLGL are excited to host the second annual Good Food in Schools Forum. The all-day event will be on Wednesday March 28, 2018 at The Gallipeau Centre in Smiths Falls. The forum will be a space where educators, community organizers, parents and others interested in the promotion and implementation of healthy lunch and snack

programs, school gardens, and food literacy can come together to share ideas, network and learn best practices from one another.

Jen Coorsh, co-ordinator of Canadian Organic Growers (COG) -Ottawa’s Growing Up Organic Program will be the event’s Keynote speaker. COG has had a long history of working within schools to bring good food and experiential garden-based learning to classrooms in and around the city of Ottawa. Jen will speak of successes, challenges, tools and resources for the creation, implementation and ongoing success of school gardens and edible classrooms.

The forum’s agenda includes many more excellent speakers and opportunities for educators, students, gardeners and farmers, and other health and food professionals to share their experiences or ask questions about fostering a healthier relationship with food and our food system among our children and youth. Please join us for the day, all are welcome. For more information and to register for the forum please visit http://thetablecfc.org/event/good-foodschools-forum-2018 or contact Coral Sproule, Youth Food Skills Coordinator at The Table coral@thetablecfc.org 613-267-6428 x 6.

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Insurance company’s good will sweeps through Lanark, Leeds and Grenville The Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group, an Ontariobased home and auto insurance company donated $547,000 to charities across the province in 2017. $397,300 was donated as part of their C.A.R.E (Create a Ripple Effect) program, an additional $150,000 was donated to local historical organizations throughout the province as part of Canada 150th celebrations.

The company aimed to provide financial support to organizations that support the overall well-being of the communities they serve.

From youth organizations to hospitals, festive community events, to settlers villages, museums and food bank donations, The Commonwell touched many lives across the province this past year. They work closely with members of the communities that they serve in to ensure that funds are distributed where urgently needed.

Perth and Surrounding Area Hub Hospice Palliative Care $10,000; Lanark County Restorative Justice $5,000; Lanark County Therapeutic Riding Program $2,500; We C. A. R. E- Rural Ottawa South Support Ser. $25,000; Canadian Cancer Society — $7,500; Lanark Highlands Youth Centre — $2,000; Habitat for Humanity — Perth/Ottawa South $25,000; Great War Memorial Hospital Foundation — $14,866;

Perth Union Library — $3,000; Robbie Dean Counselling Centre — $10,000; Kemptville Hospital Foundation — $6,000; Big Brothers Big Sisters Smiths Falls — $762.60; Perth Food Banks: $10,500; and, Pembroke Regional Hospital: $25,000.

Area Total: $147,128 Lindsay and area: Campbellford Memorial Hospital: $20,000; Big Brothers Big Sisters — Kawartha Lakes $5,972; Big Brothers Big Sisters — North Durham $5,000; We C.A.R.E — Community Care — North Durham $25,000; A Place Called Home — $7,500; Dress for Success — $5,000; Jennifer Ashleigh Children’s Charity — $10,000; Osteoporosis — Peterborough Chapter — $1,500; Precious Minds Support Services — $5,000; Five Counties Children’s Foundation — $20,000; Girls Incorporated $10,000; YMCA- Belleville $5,000; Santa Claus Stocking Fund — $1,000; Kawartha Food Share — $10,000; Kawartha Lakes Food Source — $10,000; and, Junior Achievement: $3,450.

Area Total: $144,422 Alexandria and area: We C.A.R.E — Community

& Primary Health Care $25,000; Stormont Dundas Glengarry Ahkwesahsne Children’s Treatment Centre — $10,000; Cornwall Community Hospital Foundation $25,000; Alfred Food Bank — $2,500; Bereaved Families of Cornwall — $5,000; Society of St. Vincent De Paul — $2,500; L’Orginal Fook Bank — $2,500; Agape Centre $2,500; Hawkesbury Centre Food Bank $2,500; and, Big Brothers Big Sisters Cornwall — $750.

Area Total: $105,750 “We think of the C.A.R.E program as our way to get actively involved in the great causes and organizations in the Ontario towns that we serve,” said Tim Shauf, president and CEO of the Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group. “We think it’s important to do our part in sustaining and promoting local organizations that provide critical support to members of these communities.

We hope that these year-round donations make a difference in the lives of people across the province.”

To apply for a C.A.R.E. donation: Registered charities with a focus on children, health-care efforts or safety, located within The Commonwell’s trading area can apply at https://thecommonwell.ca/ create-a-ripple-effect/.

Kids enjoy the cooking class hosted by The Table Community Food Centre.

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Thank YOU for raising $90,000

for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County through the annual Tim Hortons Bowl for Kids Sake event.

The kindness and generosity of the community is overwhelming, and we’re looking forward to continuing our work within Lanark County. We’d like to thank our title sponsor Tim Hortons, as well as each of the Tim Hortons restaurants in Lanark County for their support of our event.

When choosing a business to support in Lanark County, please consider supporting our generous event sponsors. These sponsors covered all event expenses so that all dollars raised through pledges could go directly to agency programs.

ALLEY SPONSOR: Colby McGeachy Chartered Professional Accounts Rob Roys Pub • Perth Civitan Club STAGE SPONSOR: Ottawa Valley Home Improvement Centre Inc. PRIZE SPONSOR: Town and Country Chrysler ON-LINE SPONSOR: Omya Canada Inc. SCORE SHEET SPONSOR: Barker Willson Barristers and Solicitors PIN SPONSOR: Big A’s Automotive Inc. – Perth LANE SPONSORS: 2Care4 Medical Ltd., 3M Perth, Advanced Alarm Systems, All Purpose Towing, Avon - The Company for Women, Brownlee’s Metro, Cavanagh Concrete Ltd., Clair Johnston Certified Financial Planner - Investors Group, Classic Lines, Construction, Derbyshire’s Auto Repair & Sales Inc., Easyhome Smiths Falls, GAL Golf Leagues for Women, Giant Tiger - Carleton Place, Giant Tiger – Perth, Giant Tiger - Smiths Falls, The Good Food Company, Healey Transportation Ltd., J. Quattrocchi and Co. Ltd., J.P. Brankin & Sons Ltd., Kilmarnock Enterprises, Kirk Orthodontics, Lake 88.1, Langevin Morris Smith LLP Barristers & Solicitors, Laundromax, March Road Motorsports, Motion Creative Printing, New Horizons Communications, Ogilvie’s Auto & Fleet Service Inc., Perth & Almonte Home Furniture, Perth Power Sports and Marine, Prodecal, Rideau Pipe and Drilling Supplies, Royal LePage Advantage Real Estate Ltd Brokerage, Shaun Johnston-Lighthouse Wealth Management Ltd., Shoppers Drug Mart - Perth, Westport Flooring - www.westportflooring.ca A BIG thank you to: Gratton Lanes in Smiths Falls, and Visions Bowling Centre in Carleton Place, and the Perth Civitan for hosting the Nintendo Wii Event. A special thanks to our musicians in Perth: Perth Musicians this year: Terry Tufts, Julie Kevan & Peter Brown, Landon Bedor, In Hard Times, Jeff Kohl, Lucas Tennant EVENT VOLUNTEERS: Logan Blaedow, Laure Bowles, Hannah Bryan, Debbie Burch, John Chatwood, Shawnee Clement, Cody Fox, Fresh Events - Evan Thibault and Amanda, Ainsley Haines, Heather Harrigan, Melba Jarvis, Marjorie Johnson, Barb Joynt, Diana Lam, Lillian Mackler, Linda Mindle, OPP – Carleton Place, Catherine Poag, Melanie Ruga, Smiths Falls Police - Chris Coon, Dave Murphy, Lisa Silfwerbrand, Karsten Swanson, Tom Swanson, Blake Thibeau, Ashley Walker

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Lanark County Tourism releases updated Maple Routes map Thanks to the combined efforts of municipal and tourism partners, Lanark County’s tourism department is pleased to announce the release of the Maple Routes Map, updated for 2018.

Much more than just a map, Maple Routes is a document that is relevant for both visitors and residents in Lanark County. The updated map builds on the foundation laid by the first Maple Routes map, which was released in 2013.

As an easy-to-use resource, the map uses colour-coded icons to identify museums, key recreational features and other tourism assets. Biking routes, driving tours, hiking trails, golfing, skiing, boat launches, scenic lookouts and more are identified.

Users are invited to explore one of the five scenic Maple Byway Tours that traverse Lanark County, while enjoying recreational opportunities and maple-inspired experiences and destinations along the way. Lanark County businesses and industries that include a maple theme or element are also highlighted.

“It’s no coincidence the maple theme is so prevalent in Lanark County,” Tourism

Manager Marie White explained. “As the Maple Syrup Capital of Ontario, maple syrup is intertwined with our county’s culture.

Identifying and highlighting those tourism experiences that include a maple element is important for visitors.”

The Lanark County map has been brought up-to-date for 2018, with several new additions, including valuable information relating to the maple syrup industry in Ontario.

Reference to new syrup grades, which were recently updated by federal and provincial legislation, offers guidance for visitors interested in purchasing Lanark County maple syrup.

“Visitors are looking for information to guide them in their maple journey,” White said, “and we’re happy to be able to include the new grading standards in the updated map.”

The Maple Trail, which appeared in the 2013 version, highlights seasonal maple sugar bushes and camps in Lanark County. The addition of an interactive Maple Adventure section highlights the locations in Lanark County where local maple products and maple experiences can be found year-round.

In total, the map identifies more than 35 maple-inspired businesses and attractions in Lanark County.

“Maple syrup isn’t just about visiting a local sugar bush in the spring, it’s a year-round experience here,” White said. “We’re thrilled to be able to highlight the many Lanark County businesses that have embraced the maple theme.”

Updating the road map with new roads and subdivisions was a lengthy project that involved the support and contribution from municipal partners, including the municipalities of Beckwith, Carleton Place, Drummond/North Elmsley, Lanark Highlands, Mississippi Mills, Montague, Perth and Tay Valley.

“I’m so grateful for the assistance and contributions from my municipal partners,” White said. “This map is a product of the combined efforts of the county as a whole.”

The free map is available from the Lanark County Tourism office. Please call 1-888-4526275 to request your copy. It is also available online at http://lanarkcountytourism.com/ free-brochures/ Submitted by Lanark County

Festivals & Events Guide now available in Lanark County Lanark County’s Tourism Department, in partnership with the municipalities of Beckwith, Carleton Place, Drummond/North Elmsley, Lanark Highlands, Mississippi Mills, Montague, Perth, Tay Valley and Smiths Falls, is pleased to announce the release of

the 2018 Lanark County Festivals & representing the wealth of events that take Events guide. place each year within the region.

The compilation of the Festivals & “Our communities tell their story through Events guide is one that involves virtually events and Lanark County is very strong in every community group and organization in See GUIDE page 7 the county, and is a comprehensive resource

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Nashville is a major North American destination When you arrive in the centre of Nashville one of the first things you’ll notice is the huge number of construction cranes which currently grace the skyline.

The Tennessee capital is booming!

Construction is happening everywhere as the city tries to cope with an incredible influx of visitors and permanent residents.

The only comparable situation my wife and I can recall on our travels is Dublin, Ireland in 2006. That city was transformed as the “Celtic Tiger” economic juggernaut briefly made Dublin the boom capital of Europe.

In 2006 the only place on earth with more construction cranes was Dubai, the largest centre in the United Arab Emirates.

As we know boom turned to bust in Dublin and the tiger scurried out of town with its tail between its legs.

Based on what Kathleen and I learned during our latest visit to Middle Tennessee last month, we don’t expect that to happen in Nashville. As we march steadily toward 2020 the future prospects for “Music City” look very bright indeed!

Certainly music and the country music industry in particular are a vital part of Nashville’s thriving economy.

Music is worth an estimated $10 billion a year to the city.

However that’s just one-third of what the Health Care business – and in the United States health care is a business – contributes to the local economy. Nashville is a city of hospitals, especially just west of downtown where what is known locally as “Hospital Row” is situated. Vanderbilt University Medical Center alone has a staff of 24,000.

Business and commerce is expanding everywhere in Greater Nashville which today has a population of nearly two million. That number is rising rapidly as the city and its suburbs expand at a torrid rate. At present an estimated 90 people a day come to Nashville to live. Yes, 90 more permanent residents every day of the year.

Little wonder there are apartment, condo and housing projects bristling everywhere!

So, why Nashville? Well, there are many factors. It is the capitol (with an “O”) of Tennessee. Being a seat of government automatically means jobs and business opportunities. The hotel where we stay is located in the city’s small but vibrant financial district, a stone’s throw from Capitol Hill.

Nashville’s geographic location, in the heart of the southeastern U.S., means the climate is good with hot weather in the spring, summer and fall and mild winters. This year there

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has been one snowfall (it was gone the next day) and one morning of freezing rain.

Certainly the fact the music industry plays such a big role in Nashville makes it a magnet, not only for entertainers and prospective musicians, but also for tourists. We made our first visit to the Grand Ole Opry on this trip and even though we aren’t country fans at heart, we thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

The downtown is one of the most vibrant we’ve visited anywhere. There is live music nearly around the clock in the honky-tonks, restaurants and hotels. Musicians and staff work mainly for tips. Jobs related to the music industry often aren’t lucrative but they are plentiful with everyone looking for his or her “big break.”

Surge of visitors Nashville now outdoes Las Vegas as the favourite place on the North American continent for bachelorette

and bachelor parties (pre-wedding celebrations). Broadway and Second Avenue has long been “party central.”

But the sheer number of engaged women, men and their friends kicking up their heels in downtown Nashville on a weekend is staggering. They are there by the hundreds!

Nashville has long been a convention capital (make that “capitol”). But the opening of the ‘Music City Center’ convention facility in 2013 was a rallying cry for conventioneers from across the continent. The 2.1 million square foot facility (no, that’s not a misprint) is so popular that if you tried to book a convention in Nashville today, you would have to wait until at least 2025.

The vast structure is fully booked for seven years!

The site of the former convention centre, at the corner of Broadway and Fifth Avenue, is now the scene of a massive downtown redevelopment project. It won’t open until at least 2020 but once operational the sprawling site will feature restaurants, entertainment venues, an African-American cultural centre and museum along with other commercial and residential elements. The site is opposite Bridgestone Arena, home of the NHL’s high flying Nashville Predators. It’s directly across Fifth Ave. from Ryman Auditorium, the original home of the Grand

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Ole Opry. That project alone is absolutely massive and yet it’s just one of scores of commercial and residential developments across Nashville.

Downtown is also home to the NFL’s Tennessee Titans while the Triple A Nashville Sounds (top farm team of the Oakland Athletics) plays baseball in brand new First Tennessee Park, just north of Capitol Hill. Professional soccer is also debuting in the same facility this year!

Nashville is an important education hub. There are 20, four year colleges and universities along with six community colleges and 11 vocational and technical schools in the city and surrounding district.

I think it’s fair to say the world of business and commerce currently has its eyes firmly fixed on Nashville and its suburbs. It is a truly interesting city to visit and experience!

In closing this week I want to give a shout out to Diana Conboy, a university student from Perth who Kathy and I chanced to meet (she was in Nashville with a student friend, a young lady from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) during our hop-on, hop-off tour. We had a really nice chat and I was delighted when Diana told me she is a regular reader of my column.

My very best wishes to Diana and her family!

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Ford Nation provincially?

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ho said Ontario politics is boring? There is now a gap in the centre with a clear choice for voters in the lead up to the June 7 election.

After an abrupt leadership race prompted by sex allegations against Patrick Brown, Progressive Conservative members had four distinct choices in social conservative Tanya Granic Allen, newcomer-to-politics Caroline Mulroney, caucus favourite Christine Elliott, and populist Doug Ford. For the most part, the campaign was a civil affair, though a few knives came out between frontrunners Elliott and Ford during the final days.

It could have been worse, considering polls point to the next PC leader as likely to win the province. They are to be commended for putting party first.

Over six tumultuous weeks the candidates essentially tossed out the “People’s Guarantee,” the party’s campaign plan that included left-leaning promises such as maintaining the carbon

tax.

That alone moved the debate away from the centre, as it should be when conservative candidates are trying to win over party voters.

Ultimately, Granic Allen’s activist agenda wasn’t what members were looking for in a well-rounded leader. Mulroney didn’t assert herself enough to draw more attention. And Elliott may have lost the closely contested battle because she was seen as the Establishment candidate in what many perceive will be a Change election.

Ford, a former City of Toronto councillor, may not be well known throughout the province. And he doesn’t have much time for introductions.

But that could work to his advantage.

He’s blustery and speaks primarily in platitudes. Perhaps first impressions are all voters are interested in at this point.

The Liberals may have left too many impressions over the last 15 years.

Ontario, meet Ford Nation.

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I loved it when Mother asked him to eat with us after a long afternoon of sliding down the west hill with my brothers.

His cousin, Two Mile Herman hardly ever came to our house in Northcote at the same time as Three Mile, because they fought like cats and dogs, and Mother would have none of that.

They were both scrappers, but if they could be kept apart, a fight could be stopped before it even started. Both families were staunch Catholics and on one occasion when Three Mile was at our house on a Friday, and couldn’t eat meat and Mother had made him scram-

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bled eggs, my brother Emerson accused him of swiping a sausage off the platter when no one was looking. Three Mile Herman called him a dirty rotten Protestant and said he did no such thing, and the fight was on.

So everyone had been warned.

Three Mile was a guest and would be treated as one and that meant no nonsense at the supper table.

Three Mile was one of thirteen in his family. No one knew exactly where he fit in, but he was one of the younger ones.

Well, when he ate his meal, he had developed the habit of circling his arms around his plate, and I once got up the nerve to ask him why he did that. He said on more than one occasion

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when he took his eyes off his plate for barely a second, someone stole his chicken leg or his pork chop, and he wasn’t taking any more chances.

Mother had supper on the table, and since it was a Saturday, there was no need to make anything special for Three Mile. He could eat meat like the rest of us. I couldn’t take my eyes off him. Father as usual said grace, us with our heads bowed, and when we said our

‘amen’, Herman made the sign of the cross as he always did.

Mother, who had once been a Catholic, and was now a Lutheran, only made the sign of the cross when she was in deep distress, and of course, when Father wasn’t looking. Mother beamed at Three Mile.

It was time to dig in, and once Three Mile had his plate loaded (with enough food to feed half of Renfrew County), he immediately circled his plate with his arms, freeing one to shovel in his supper. Emerson was trying not to laugh and had his hand over his mouth. Mother sent him a look that you didn’t have to be a mind reader to know what she meant!

Mother was a real stickler when it came to table man-

ners. Except when it came to Father. She gave up trying to change him from habits that she once said put her teeth on edge, whatever that meant. He still cooled his tea in his saucer and drank it from there. And he wasn’t above giving his knife a good lick either.

Three Mile finished off his plateful before most of us barely got started, and handed his empty plate over to Mother for a refill. And again with his arms in a circle, within minutes, there wasn’t as much as a crumb left on it! I couldn’t imagine where it was all going.

It was no surprise to see him dig into his big piece of chocolate cake, polish it off and again ask for another helping. We would be getting a good lecture

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from Mother if we ever dared to eat like Three Mile Herman. we’d hear about the starving Armenians, eating with our elbows on the table, and gobbling it down like it was going to be our last meal on earth.

Good table manners were right up there with going to church every Sunday, or changing your underwear every day.

Father, of course, paid no attention to Mother’s table rules, but we children knew it wasn’t at all unusual to be denied our dessert if we, as Mother said, ate like savages.

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To help kick off the campaign, Leeds OPP is asking drivers across Ontario to take a hard line on distracted driving once and for all by making today the first day of a lifelong commitment to keep all handheld devices out of reach and out of use while behind the wheel.

Those who use hand-held phones while driving also put the lives of

Sean Pinchin will be appearing in Westport this Friday night.

Sean Pinchin Band to play at Westport’s Cove on March 16 Look who’s coming to Blues on the Rideau at the Cove Inn, Westport, on Friday March 16. From Kitchener, it's the Sean Pinchin Band, just in time for St. Patrick’s Day! Sean is one of the best slide guitarists in the country and a dynamite singer/songwriter. His most recent album “Monkey Brain” was nominated for a Juno Award last year and he’s been nominated for several Maple Blues Awards over his career. He plays acoustic and electric guitar equally well — solo or with his band — and when he’s not doing that he backs talented Toronto Soul Blues singer Dione Taylor. Sean has been playing over 180 gigs a year for the past eight years and it shows. He has two excellent albums out — both recorded LIVE off the floor — which means what you hear on his records is what you get in his performances.

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that regard, with many community groups and organizations working to host multiple events each year,” said Marie White, tourism manager. “The Festivals & Events guide is a useful tool to promote these events and help visitors plan their trip to Lanark County.”

The guide includes a listing of events taking place between January and December 2018, with contact information and location, as well as brief descriptions of signature events.

Relevant tourism information about where to stay and suggested activities are also included as reference for prospective visitors.

The Festivals & Events guide has been produced annually by Lanark County’s tourism department since 2010, and is a sought-after resource for visitors to the communities

tion….” — NationalRockReview.com Sean is bringing his full band for this show so you’ll get to see and hear the electric dancin’ Blues side of this wonderfully talented artist. This is his first visit to BOTR at the Cove and we’re very pleased to have him. He doesn’t get up this way — or play with his band — that often so don’t miss this opportunity to see him when he’s here!

Dinner and show is only $65 and that includes the Cove’s famous full course buffet dinner, door prizes, dancing and a chance to win two great Grand Prizes drawn at the end of the season for a two-day getaway at the Cove and dinner and show for two for one of next year’s BOTR shows.

All BOTR shows are Fundraisers for local charities/good cause. Proceeds from this night go to support the Rideau Waterway Land Trust — http://www.rwlt.org Call the Cove at 613-273-3636 or email info@coveinn.com and reserve now! in Lanark County. Each year, at least 50,000 copies of the guide are printed and distributed in Lanark County, the City of Ottawa and throughout Ontario.

“The goal is to get the guide directly into the hands of those who can use it,” White said. “We also mail the guide through direct requests to the Lanark County Tourism office.”

White noted the production of the guide wouldn’t be possible without the support, collaboration and contributions of municipal and community partners in Lanark County.

“This is a true team effort, and we’re thankful for the support of our partners for this project,” White said.

The Lanark County Festivals & Events guide is now available at the Lanark County office. Please call 1-888-452-6275 to request your copy. The guide is also available online at http://lanarkcountytourism.com/ free-brochures/

their passengers at risk and the OPP is asking passengers to take matters into their own hands by telling those who drive them while distracted to "put down the phone and leave it alone."

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inattentive driving, such as talking on the phone, eating and drinking, personal grooming and tending to children in the back seat. During the campaign, officers will be targeting these and any other forms of distraction they observe as impairing a motorist's driving ability.

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Reader responds to editorial’s cannabis research assertions DEAR EDITOR:

In response to the opinion piece entitled “First, do no harm”, published on Feb. 8, I would like to point out a few problems with the assertions the author makes regarding cannabis research.

While it is true that it has always been challenging to do research on cannabis because of government prohibition, it is also true that research has been done – and for a long time.

According to medical researchers at the University of California Los Angeles, as early as 1850 in the United States it had been proven as a treatment to numerous afflictions, including opiate addiction and convulsions. Evidence that cannabis reduces opium cravings and helps prevent nausea are noted in the journal, The Lancet, in 1889. The 1894 Indian Hemp Commission further confirmed the numerous health benefits of the plant, including relief of anxiety and as an aid to concentration attention.

Both the LaGuardia Report of 1944 and the Shafer Commission of 1972, each commissioned by the U.S. government, were largely ignored when the expressed purpose of determining what harms cannabis caused actually found no such evidence, despite access to ample clinical and laboratory studies. In 1976 the U.S. government commissioned the Investigational New Drug (IND) research program, which still grows and sells cannabis to registered medical users. Since then, neurological research has accelerated our understanding of the tens of chemicals of which the plant is comprised.

With the identification and characterization of cannabinoid receptors in the 1980s and 1990s, research into the “endocanniboid” system has advanced greatly and can tell us much more about the potential medical benefits of cannabinoids (See “Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base”, Joy, Watson, Jr., and Benson, Jr., 1999). Scientists even

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would be going home with a full stomach. How he got his food from his plate to his mouth was never talked about. And he always went home with whatever was left over of the cake, or a paper bag of homemade buns.

I often wondered if he shared the food with his family, but my brother Emerson said he was pretty sure he would go up into the hayloft and polish it off away from his big family, who would be more than happy to relieve him of whatever Mother had sent home with him.

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named an integral part of the brain after their research into this plant. The recent push about how the “science has not come in” and “the research hasn’t been done yet” is obviously propaganda in the face of the existence of a very large evidence base on the effects of cannabis.

While it is certainly not a cure for everything, and there should be more research always – this is science, after

all, which never fully “comes in”, but is always tested not just by researchers but also by the evolving world in which we live. We should be grateful that the government is approaching the issue from a health care and harm reduction angle; however, it seems a lot more education is needed for doctors and health providers. (Maybe that’s where the government’s proposed

tax revenue can go.) The party line touted by Bill Blair makes him seem ignorant or lying outright. The former is inexcusable for a person with this kind of massive government file, and the latter unfortunately seems right in line with his past as an undercover narcotics officer.

If Blair really wants to do no harm, he should accept that so far the greatest

cause of harm in the cannabis issue has been government prohibition and willful ignorance on the part of doctors.

In which case, both the government and our health care system have a long way to go to prove that they can be responsible for our health and safety when it comes to cannabis.

Carey Graham Kemptville

Huge mistake not to allow motorized vehicles through towns DEAR EDITOR:

I am writing this in response to a letter you posted in your Feb. 22 edition entitled, ‘Can Lanark County force ATVs on Mississippi Mills?’

This kind of short minded thinking can only be responded with, “why should they have to?”

It is the nearsighted opinion that ATV use on the newly-proposed Ottawa Valley Recreation Trail (OVRT) will not be beneficial to local people and businesses and that Mississippi Mills does not want them using the trail that goes through the town of Almonte. As an avid ATVer, I am about to tell you

why that will be a huge mistake for the town of Almonte and the Municipality of Mississippi Mills.

Firstly, I don’t know if Don Johnston (author of the letter) is a landowner along the trail or not but one thing I am sure of, he proposes the trail be walking/ hiking only between Carleton Place and Almonte. I will guarantee he will not leave his house and walk to Carleton Place for a coffee and then walk back just because he had his way. I, however, would not hesitate to leave my house in Smiths Falls on my ATV and go to Almonte for a coffee and while there, I would need to purchase fuel locally and

probably have a snack before returning home or going further north. It would give me a good opportunity to see my grandchildren in Almonte.

So you see, by just one person’s ability to do this, many people and businesses would benefit. Now multiply that by possibly 100 per day (on weekends) and you can see how much that could benefit the local community.

What you may not realize by cutting off this user group is that it is one of the largest, if not possibly the largest, groups of outdoor recreational sports in the country. It used to be snowmobilers but if you have paid attention to the

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Mr. Johnston had mentioned in his letter about the towns having authority to control nuisance, dust and noise. That would not need to change. The towns would just have to be active on maintaining the dust in the areas concerned either by dust control or lower posted speed limits.

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The workshop was originally planned to be part of the Byrne Big Creek Campaign but the wonderful public response to that campaign has made other MMLT projects a higher priority. So the funds raised by the workshop will instead be devoted to the much needed repairs to the barn roof at the MMLT’s property at High Lonesome. Without these repairs, the structural integrity of the barn would soon be threatened.

And what a great workshop it will be. Jamie Roy, the multi-talented owner of Acanthus Floral & Botanicals at 14 Mill Street in Almonte, will be leading the session. He will be providing not only his valuable time but will be supplying all the materials required within the registration fee of $45. So come out to learn more about the land trust, socialize with friends, enjoy some coffee, tea and goodies and take home a beautiful terrarium, made by you!

The organizers of the event, Chris Baburek and Sue Cressy are very pleased to be involved in an MMLT initiative which will be of interest to the local horticultural community.

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Left, Marilyn Render, of Gypsy Soul Kimonos (left), and Nikki Fournier, owner of Bullets & Bones, show love for the local maker community at Merrickville’s Winter Makers Market, held on Saturday, Feb. 10. To the right, Dale Horeczy, of Kricklewood farms, showcases various sunflower oils at Merrickville’s Winter Makers Market held at the Merrickville Community Centre on Saturday, Feb. 10.

Reader applauds warden on social media stance DEAR EDITOR:

I read with great interest Perth Mayor John Fenik’s recent letter in your paper (“A politician’s reality in a digital world,” March 8, 2018), and think he makes some excellent points about the state of the media in these times. I can only imagine the kind of online abuse he and his council colleagues must face on a daily basis –– it was certainly strong enough to prompt the mayor to write the abovementioned letter.

Interestingly enough, right above Mayor Fenik’s letter was one written by a reader on the subject of pesticides in Lanark County’s water supply (“Reader asks, how much is a teeny tiny bit of pesticide”). It is clear that the writer of that letter feels very strongly about the subject and makes no bones about it in her letter. That said, she did not resort to invective or to rude or threatening words to get her points across. It is a sad state of affairs that some people feel they can do so under the cloak of anonymity that is offered by the internet.

Disagreements are bound to occur in matters of public affairs, and vigorous debate should be encouraged on these subjects. That being said, when these debates descend into name calling, threats, libel and outright fabrications, lines are crossed. In my view, the extent to which civility prevails is one way to measure the health of a society. When it begins to disappear, then dark times can only follow.

Thank you, Mayor Fenik, for speaking out on this subject.

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motorized vehicles, take Highway 7 for instance. Odour should not be a large concern because most users have newer machines now and with higher restrictions come cleaner burning machines. (Two stroke oil burners are basically a thing of the past). And the noise concern is regulated by local noise bylaws and any long distance operator of an ATV would not modify his exhaust to the point above the allowable decibels as it is not comfortable to listen to that for any length of time.

If people continue to say, “I don’t want ATVs on the trail when I am there because I don’t like it,” and push riders away from the enjoyment of the outdoors the same way all others do, it will only end up with having more and more unreliable riders doing it illegally and causing more bad publicity for the people that enjoy legal riding.

I have a question for all that do not want ATVs on the new OVRT. What would you say or how would you feel if we started a heavy handed push for all government and municipalities to ban walking from the trail and only have it for motorized off-road vehicle use? I guarantee you would not like that even though ATVers and snowmobilers will outweigh pedestrians 10 to one.

To the writer of that letter and to all who agree with him, when you take that walk on the OVRT from Carleton Place to Almonte (or vice versa) and are too tired to make it all the way back, call me. I have a legal 2 up machine and would be pleased to introduce you to the enjoyment of ATV riding.

Who knows, you may get hooked the way so many of us did so many years ago.

Please, readers, do not let your local politicians take away any chances we have for more trail to ride.

Neil Bennett Past president, founder Ottawa Valley ATV Club Smiths Falls

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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. Submissions are not guaranteed. Admissions or event costs, will not be included. Deadline is Thursday at 12:00 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: cheryl.code@metroland.com. Items will be edited as necessary. Please include name, address and phone number.

North Grenville Toastmasters meet 1st, 3rd Thursday every month. O’Farrell Financial Services, Boardroom (292 County Rd. 44). 7 p.m. Learn comAerobic Classes, Every Monday in the Old Town munication/leadership skills.

Hall 2 pm. Enquiries: 613-256-8339.

“Pyjama Jam” Tuesdays 5-7:30 p.m. 207-215 Euchre, 4 hand, March 15 and 29 @ 7:30pm. Sanders St. Info: (613)258-2225 or 1(866)433-8933 Sponsored by Town & Country Tenants Assoc., 375 ext 2374.

Country St., Light Lunch. Info: Mickey 613-256-3281.

Grief Care Program (13 weeks), Tuesday, March LANARK 13, 7pm, Orchard View Chapel. 19 Paterson St. Reverend Trudy Hardy to register: email preferred trudyCrafts & Chat Thursday March 15 at 1:30pm at hardy@storm.ca 613-256-2644 the Lanark Learning Centre. Celebrate St Patrick’s Mills’ Home Support - Almonte - Lunch Bunch.

Day by wearing green and enjoying green treats. EvThursday March 22, Mills’ office, 67 Industrial Drive. eryone welcome!

Free transportation & entertainment provided by Euchre, every Thursday, 1:00 p.m. Legion Hall.

“Marc Reid”. Please call Home Support 613 256-4700 Sponsor: Ladies Auxiliary. Lunch. Prizes. to reserve.

Friendly Bridge-North Lanark CHC; Fridays Mills’ Home Support - Almonte - Music & Mem1:00pm. Info.: Pam 613-259-2182x2306 ories Lunch program, Tuesday, March 20, Music & Fun and Fitness-St. Andrew’s United Church Memories offers fellowship, memory stimulation, and Hall; Wednesdays 9:30-10:30 am. Info.: Pam 613-259caregiver relief. Entertainment provided by “Twilight 2182x2306 Two”. Home Support office 613 256-4700 or Jean Perry Lanark Community Dinner, Monday March 19, at 613 257-3296 for program information 4-6pm Lanark Civitan, 2144 Pine Grove Road. Please Mills’ Home Support - Almonte - Supper Social. bring your own knife, fork, spoon, plate, bowl & mug.

Tuesday, March 27, 6PM - Almonte Legion. Come and Lanark Learning Centre Writing Group Tuesday, see “Vintage Bootleggers” & an Easter meal with all March 20 at 1:30pm. Come share, listen , be inspired. the trimmings. Free transportation provided. Please Get your copy of Gene Bassett’s new book “Saga to call Home Support 613 256-4700 to reserve.

Raga”. For more information, call 613-259-2207 or Mills’ Seniors Services, Weekly Foot Care Clinemail annegraham2207@gmail.com. ics, Alison Kaczan RPN provides care, at the Mills’ Lanark Legion BR. 395 Music Jamboree/Birthday, Seniors Services Office, 67 Industrial Drive. Call 6133rd Saturday of the month at 1:30pm. Musicians and 256-4700 for appointment. public welcome.

Lenten Bible Study Monday, March 19 with Rev. Jonathan Askwith at the Lanark Learning Centre, 67 George Street, Lanark at 1:30pm A.N.A.F. Fish and Chips, Salad, Dessert, March Nordic Poling Group-North Lanark CHC; 16, 5-7 p.m. limited amount. Open to everyone.

Thursdays 9:00 am. Info.: Pam 613-259-2182x2306 Breakfast- 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.

St. Andrew’s United Church Hall at 115 ClarAfter 9 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. masses at St. Mary’s- 28 ence St. Lanark. St. Patrick’s Day on Saturday, March Hawthorne. Sponsor: Knight of Columbus.

17, at 6pm. Irish stew, salad, homemade buns & desCommunity Home Support- Footcare Clinics on serts. Tickets Gail 613-259-5410 or Feryn 613-259Tues & Thurs. For Appt. 613-253-0733.

2010 Euchre, every Monday of the month. 7:30 p.m.

Walking Group-North Lanark CHC; Tuesdays Legion. Sponsor: Ladies Auxiliary. Bring your friends. 9:00 am. Info.: Pam 613-259-2182x2306 Lunch/prizes. 613-253-6375.

French Playgroup “Plaisirs D’Enfants”. Every MERRICKVILLE Tuesday 9:30-11:30 a.m. Beckwith Community Hall (Black’s Corners). 613-253-0008.

Legion Dinner & Dance, March 16, 6 p.m. Irish Ladies Darts, every Tuesday starting 7:00 p.m.

Stew, mashed potatoes, veggies, dessert. Music by Legion. Sponsor: Ladies Auxiliary.

Need to lose some weight, come and join us at “Tanglewood”, 7-11 p.m.

Legion Dinner & Dance, March 23, 6 p.m. Ham TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), a non-profit weight loss support group. Monday evenings 5:30-7pm, Le- and scalloped potatoes, baked beans, homemade dessert. Music by “Gord Barnes”, 7-11 p.m. gion, 177 George St., Info: Leanne 613-253-2013.

Parent’s Lifeline of Eastern Ontario support PAKENHAM group meets monthly on 3rd Wednesday at 130 Landsdowne Ave 6:30-8:30 pm. Drop in. All are welcome Rotary Club of Carleton Place & Mississippi Pakenham Community Home Support sponsors: Mills meet every Monday evening at 6:15 at Thirsty Foot care, transportation, meals on wheels, Tuesday Moose, Mill St. (Carleton Place). Info: Louise 613- luncheons. Info/appointment (613)624-5647.

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Pakenham Garden Club meeting Wednesday March 21 St. Andrew United Church. Master gardenKEMPTVILLE er David Hinks will share his secrets on growing your own flavourful and healthy vegetables. 7:30-9pm. Info Baby Talk, Wednesday, Mar 14, 1:30-3 p.m. 613 256-4768.

Madison Montessori Academy, 2965 County Rd #43.

Seniors Tea & Talk, Pakenham Branch Library.

Baby Talk, Wednesday, Mar 21, 1:30-3 p.m. 11:00 a.m. March 15, Legal issues related to Senior Madison Montessori Academy, 2965 County Rd #43. life: Wills, power of attorney, guardianship. Elizabeth BNI of Kemptville, meeting. Every Tuesday 6:45- Swarbrick, Barrister and Solicitor. Contact: Katherine 8:30 a.m. Alumni Hall, Kemptville College (613)863- 613-624-5306 4853.

Charity Yard Sale and Silent Auction, Saturday PERTH March 17, 9-2pm, Odd Fellows Hall, Clothier Street, Proceeds to Canadian Cancer Society, Neon Night Bridge, Perth Duplicate Bridge Club meets 7:00 Fun Run for Children’s Cancer Research.

Kemptville Horticultural Society March meet- p.m., Thursdays, Perth Civitan Club. For partnership ing. Wed. March 21, 7:30pm. Kemptville Pentecostal contact Bert Picard 613-267-5305.

Bridge, Social- McMartin House, 125 Gore St., Church, 1964 County Road #43, Guest Speaker: Liz East, every Friday 12:30. 613-267-3952.

Daily from the Healing Garden, Johnstown.

Choral Evensong, St. James, Sunday March 18.

The Liturgical Choir at 3:45 Service starts at 4 pm St. James’ Anglican Church, corner of Drummond & Harvey Streets. Church Office 613-267-1163 or website www.stjamesperth.ca All are welcome to this deeply spiritual service.

Community Dinner, St. James Anglican Church March 24th 4:30-6:00. St. James the Apostle Anglican Church. 12 Harvey St, 613-267-1163 stjamesperth.ca Community Home Support Day Hospice runs every Thursday 10-3pm, The group is for people with life-limiting illness. Pre-register 613-267-6400.

Friends of the Tay Watershed AGM. Public welcome. Thursday, March 22, 2pm. Perth Legion, 26 Beckwith Street. Updates on Bobs Lake Dam, Perth water protection programs and RVCA Tay Watershed Report.

Friends of the Tay Watershed Annual Meeting.

March 22, presentations on Bobs Lake Dam, Town of Perth programs, the state of the Tay watershed. Legion, 26 Beckwith St., 2:30pm. Information, 613-2648856 www.taywatershed.ca Friends of the Tay Watershed Annual Meeting.

March 22, Perth Legion, 26 Beckwith St., 2:30pm (information, 613-264 8856 www.taywatershed.ca).

Monthly Blood Pressure Clinic at the Factory entrance A in Perth. Takes place the 3rd Wed. of the month. 11 - 2 pm. Call 613-267-7000 Perth & District Historical Society Meeting, March 15, Susan Code, stories on the District’s early history and its residents, 7:30pm, Royal Canadian Legion, 26 Beckwith St., 613-264-0094 www.perthhs.org Perth Stamp Club Meeting at 7:30 pm., Wednesday, March 8, McMartin House, 125 Gore E. For info. call Phil Warrington 613-264-0724.

Rideau Trail Association, Saturday, March 24, Trans Canada Trail Ski/Snowshoe/Hike. Level 1, 10 km. Moderate pace. Car shuttle. Depart Conlon Farm at 9:30 a.m. Leader: Gill Hyland, 613-267-5756 Rideau Trail Association, Sunday, March 18, Wheeler’s Sugar Bush Snowshoe/Hike. Level 1, 6 to 8 km. Moderate pace. Pancakes afterwards. Depart Conlon Farm at 9:30 a.m. Contact leaders: Pat & Bert Stranberg, 613-283-8735 Seniors Shopping Bus Trip, 3rd Tues of the month. Space limited. Call 613-267-7000 to reserve your seat.

The Butterfly Fan Club- Perth & District Breast Cancer Support Group. Thurs., Mar 15, 7-9pm, Perth Family Health Centre, 22 Lewis St. 613-812-4474.

TOPS meetings every Tuesday 5 to 6 p.m. at Perth Community Care Centre on Sunset Blvd. Lose weight sensibly with group support. Further info call 613-264-2827 or 613-267-4508.

What PTSD Taught Me. A free public talk about the impact of PTSD and the power of resilience. A public talk sponsored by the Canadian Federation of University Women. Monday March 19 at 6:30 pm in the Perth Legion.

RURAL 2nd Chance Art Sale, Mar. 8 -10 and Mar. 15-17, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., REAL Deal Reuse Store, 85 William St. W. Cash only. 613-283-7999 or www.REALaction.ca 4 Hand Euchre 3rd Friday of the month. 7:30 p.m., Pierces Corners Hall. Light lunch. All welcome.

Info: 613-489-1684 6 hand euchre, light lunch, every Saturday, 1 p.m.

Montague & District Seniors Club, 658 Rosedale Rd S. (613)283-8482.

ABC Hall - CPHC Diners Lunch, fourth Tuesday every month at noon. If you’re 50+, join us for a hot nutritious meal and pleasant socializing. Reservations required. Info, Joyce Fleming (613) 273-4832.

ABC Hall - Yoga - beginning April 17, 9 amPamela McMillan, will lead the Yoga practice for 10 weeks. All levels, including ‘chair’ poses. Info Tammy Gamble (613) 273-8558 ABC Hall, Friends Forever Lunch - second Wed every month, 12 pm. Neighbourly potluck lunch and meeting, formerly known as the Althorpe Bolingbroke Seniors Club. Everyone is welcome.

Info, Joyce Fleming (613) 273-4832 American Mahjongg -Thursdays, 1:30 pm, ABC Hall, everyone welcome, lessons provided, Info Rosetta at (613) 268-2548 Best Possible Start Drop-In. Parenting information and support. 1st and 3rd Monday’s each month, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Country Roads CHC, 4319 Cove Road, Portland. Info: Early Years Team, 613272-2799 or 1-888-998-9927.

Bingo, Elgin Lions Club Hall, every Thursday night, 7 p.m. Smoke free.

CPHC Seniors 50+ Heartwise Exercise Class - Mondays, 9:30-10:30 am, last class April 16. ABC Hall, Info Margaret Miller (613) 273-9244.

Crokinole at the Middleville Community Centre Friday March 16 at 7:30 pm . Light potluck lunch. Everyone welcome.

Wings every Friday at Toledo Legion from 4-8, March 16.

St. Patrick’s Day,Toledo Legion. 4-9pm, March 17. Come on in and be Irish and wear your green. Music. There will be lots of different Irish food to choose from along with dessert.

Free Community Supper, 5:30 p.m. March 26, Carleton Place Seventh-day Adventist Church (117 Victoria). Info: Barbara 613-898-0215 Fun and Fitness-Ferguson’s Falls Hall; Tuesdays and Fridays 8:15-9:15 or 9:30-10:30 am. Info.: Pam 613-259-2182x2306 Fun and Fitness-Middleville Community Centre Hall; Mondays and Thursdays 9:30-10:30 am. Info.: Pam 613-259-2182x2306 Fun and Fitness-Snow Road Community HallGentle Class; Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:00-noon.

Info.: Pam 613-259-2182x2306 Fun and Fitness-Snow Road Community Hall; Mondays and Thursdays 9:30-10:30 am Info.: Pam 613-259-2182x2306 Fun and Fitness-Watson’s Corners Hall; Mondays 9:30-10:30 am. Info.: Pam 613-2592182x2306 Kitley Elders Potluck Lunch Thursday Mar 15, noon, St. Andrews Church Hall, Toledo. All welcome. Info: Alice 613-284-0307.

Line dancing, Beginning Apirl 6, Fridays, 1011 am, ABC Hall, for everyone including beginners and seniors, Info Rhonda Aisbitt, rhondaaisbitt@ hotmail.ca or (613) 885-8543 Line dancing, beginning April 4, Wednesday, 3-4 pm, ABC Hall, for everyone including beginners and seniors, Info Rhonda Aisbitt, rhondaaisbitt@hotmail.ca or (613) 885-8543.

Musicians Circle -Thursdays, 7 pm, ABC Hall, All musicians welcome and all genres of music. For information call Matt Churchill 613-273-9005 mattchurchill@hotmail.com Pot Luck Lunch, March 20, 12 p.m. (noon) or Club 55 South Elmsley. Entertainment. Pop another helping to your dish and bring a friend. New members welcome.

Rideau Mellowdears, all male chorus, always welcome new voices, each Wednesday, 1:303:30pm at Bethel United Church, Rideau Ferry Road. No Audition Necessary. Contact: Lorne 613-264-1277.

Snow Road Snowmobile Club Breakfast March 17, 8 - 11 AM at Clubhouse, 1106 Gemmills Road, Snow Road Station.

Snow Road Snowmobile Club General Meeting March 16, 7:30 PM at Clubhouse, 1106 Gemmills Road, Snow Road Station.

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Spring Craft Sale, March 24, 9am-1pm at Lanark Legion, 69 George St. Great shopping for Easter gifts and sweets. For more info call Liz 613-259-2435.

St. Claire’s Church, March Dinner, March 25, 4-6:30. Turkey, ham and all the trimmings. 613-8382704.

St. Patrick’s Day Stew Dinner, Elphin Presbyterian Church Hall, Saturday, March 17th, 5 p.m.-7 p.m.

Support Group for individuals whose lives have been affected by mental health issues or trauma.

Wednesdays, 1-3pm in the library, Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1817 Richardson Side Road (at Huntmar), Carp

SMITHS FALLS Civitan Bingo every Tuesday, Smiths Falls Civitan Hall. Start 7 p.m. Doors open 5:30 p.m. Canteen available. Proceeds to help fund charity and community projects.

Community Home Support Bereavement Support Group, meets last Tue of the month, 1 - 3pm, Smiths Falls District Community Health Centre enter at front entrance 2 Gould St. Info: 613-267-6400 EA- Emotions Anonymous- 12-step organization working toward recovery from emotional difficulties (marriage, children, grief, etc). Meetings every Tuesday, 7 p.m. Salvation Army Church (side door). 613283-0960.

Euchre, Lombardy Public School Grade 8 Graduation Fundraiser, Friday, March 23, Legion, 7 Main St., Smiths Falls. Registraion 6 p.m. For info. 613-2830860.

Fish & Chips (every 2nd Friday) 4pm-7pm, Lancaster Hall - March 2, 16 & 30. Beer Battered Fish.

Need help researching your ancestors? Contact Lisa Trodden to make an appointment at 613-2830711 or ltrodden@cogeco.ca Sing, Sing, Sing. Ladies, we don’t audition. We don’t read music. Women of all ages and abilities are welcome to come and sing with the Shout Sister Choir each Wednesday from 7 to 9 pm. at Westminster Presbyterian Church, side door.

Smiths Falls & District Historical Society AGM & Presentation with Jennifer DeBruin: Traitors, Spies & Heroes - Loyalist Espionage during the American Revolution. Thursday March 22, doors open 6:30pm, Talk 7pm, 11 Old Slys Road.

Smiths Falls Horticultural Society meeting on March 20, 7 p.m. Royal Canadian Legion. Guest speaker: renowned scientist Michael Runtz. Topic: Dragonflies and Damsels in your garden. Everyone welcome, charge for non-members.

Smiths Falls Old Suds hockey players for the past 38 years will gather S.F.C.C. Hall, Sunday April 22, 1-4pm, to reminisce. Bring a smile or memory.

St Johns Anglican Church, Free Community Dinner. 2 George Street South. Sunday, March 18, doors open at 3:45pm. All Welcome.

St. Patrick’s Day Dance, featuring Turpins Trail.

Friday, March 16, 7-11 p.m. Hanley Hall, light lunch.

Tickets: Karen 613-283-0676. Licensed. Light lunch.

St. Patrick’s Day Supper, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Sat., March 17th, 5:30 p.m. Roast Pork, Potatoes, Vegetables, Dessert, Coffee and Tea. Advance tickets only, 283-2318, 283-6987 or 283-7586.

Station Theatre - Movie Night. March 16 & 17 at 7pm. ‘Darkest Hour’ starring Award Winner Gary Oldman. Rated PG-13. Tickets at the door. 613-283-0300 www.smithsfallstheatre.com/movies Station Theatre, Smiths Falls Community Theatre presents - ‘Michael Costello - An evening of Piano Classics’. Friday, March 23 at 8pm. Tickets and info 613-283-0300 or www.smithsfallstheatre.com Workshop “An Exploration of Self” facilitated

by John Robertson, Saturday March 24, 9:30-4pm, 88 Cornelia Street West, Unit A3. Call 613-523-5143 to register or book online: www.serenityrenewal.ca

Costello’s on-stage chatter engages audiences at Station Theatre Station Theatre. In the first half of the program he plans three Mozart rondos - the first bouncy and fun, the second is the Turkish March, and the third is a rondo in B flat major.

They’re all fun and a bit “flashy,” he says, probably recognizable; then he’ll play Waterfall and Debussy’s Clair de Lune, a couple of contemporary pieces, notably less familiar.

Costello, 50 in May, is slowly heading into a different career trajectory; he’s seeking out and playing smaller venues (like the theatre), or B&Bs and inns. Most, or many, of them don’t have pianos so he brings his along. It’s a full keyboard which he bought a year ago and is perfect for

small, less formal events. And even though it is a keyboard, it has “decent action,” - a top-flight, wooden-key, grand-piano sound. Hook it up to a “software program which interacts with the keyboard” and the sound and action is “like purchasing a Steinway, today.” He says wholeheartedly, “I love it!” Costello compares the sound to a 1790 Walter pianoforte.

Costello is known for his on-stage chatter. He talks about the pieces he plays, about the composers and about how music relates to him as a person.

For instance, each of his hands scans an octave, the left more comfortably than the right. The right hand, while playing Mozart, is good for the “fid-

dly-diddly finger work and phrasing.”

Chopin and Mozart are both favourites of his but today he can’t say which one he likes best; it used to be Chopin but it doesn’t matter now…he just likes the music. “Chopin fits right into your hand. The way he writes is perfect for your hand. It’s like driving a BMW.” Tickets are $20 and are on sale now for Costello’s performance March 23 at 8 p.m. Pick up tickets online by go-

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Michael Costello’s coming to play at the Station Theatre. He’s bringing his piano with him in the back seat of his Toyota Echo.

The travelling case he originally bought was too big to fit the back seat, so he wraps the Kawai VPC1 keyboard in moving blankets, straps it with velcro and snugs it into the seat with foam pieces.

He calls the blanket, velcro and foam a “good system to get his keyboard to concert gigs.” Once in the car, the 65 to 70 pound instrument doesn’t move around much.

Costello, Carleton Place born and bred, is a concert pianist. He’s playing Friday, March 23 at 8 p.m. at the

ing to smithsfallstheatre.com; tickets are also available at Special Greetings, 8 Russell St. E in Smiths Falls, cash only. Get them by phone by calling 613-283-0300 using VISA or MasterCard, or pick them up the night of the concert, cash only.

For more information about Michael Costello, go to http://www.michaelcostello.ca.

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Michael Runtz speaks to horticultural meeting The next meeting of the Smiths Falls Horticultural Society is at the Smiths Falls Royal Canadian Legion Branch 95 at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20. Everyone is welcome.

There is a special fee of $5 for nonmembers for this meeting.

Although we consider all of our guest speakers special, we want to remind you that we have obtained a very special guest speaker for our March 20 meeting. We have Michael Runtz, a renowned professor of natural science at Carleton University coming to speak on “Flying Dragons and Damsels.” Michael has spent his lifetime as a naturalist, photographer, author and teacher. His presentations are always enjoyable and rewarding.

For this evening there is a $5 fee for all non-members of Smith Falls Horticultural Society (SFHS). The good news is that you can become a member if you wish at a cost of $10 which includes admission to this presentation, as well as all of the benefits of your own local horticultural society membership for all of 2018.

Winners of the photo contest for February were Steve Svarckopf first and Brian Bellevue second. This

month the photo contest is “Melting Snow.” You are reminded that your photo must contain horticultural material. Please submit your photo for everyone to view and vote on. We are going to feature the winning photos this year on a 2019 calendar again.

Anneke Wilson is our social director. She ensures that we have refreshments at each meeting, provided by members. We aim for three members to provide this. If different members volunteer each month we can spread the workload. There is a sign-up sheet on the refreshment table. Make a small batch of your favourite recipe to share. We also have a donation jar to offset the cost of drinks.

We have tentative dates for trips to the new Quinte Botanical Gardens. (http://www.qbgardens.ca/) on Saturday, June 23 and Spindle Tree Gardens on Saturday, Sept. 22 (http:// www.spindletree.ca/).

Trips will only take place if there is sufficient interest so sign up as soon as the sheets are available. These trips are always enjoyable and always at very low cost.

We are planning some workshops for anyone interested in learning the

basics in flower design to prepare them for creating designs in the design categories of various flower shows.

This will be brought to your attention at the meeting.

We will have the 2018 calendars featuring the winning photos from last year available at the meeting. The cost is $10 so visit George at the opportunity table to obtain your calendar.

We also have T-shirts with the SFHS emblem and the guidebook, Ontario Judging and Exhibiting Standards for Horticulture and Floral Design, available to purchase. This booklet is invaluable for those wishing to compete in flowers shows.

Please contact our president Debra at 613-283-0056 for any information you require about your own local horticultural society.

Our website is: http://www.gardenontario.org/site.php/smithsfalls.

Here you can share tips on gardening, leave messages to SFHS, access our local District 2 website as well as the Ontario Horticultural Association website.

Submitted by Charles McLenaghan on behalf of the Smiths Falls Horticultural Society

Michael Costello A concert of piano classics and contemporary pieces

Tickets $20

Friday, March 23, 2018 @ 8pm

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Tickets available at: • Special Greetings, 8 Russell St.E, Smiths Falls (cash only) • smithsfallstheatre.com (Paypal/Visa/Mastercard) • By Phone - 613-283-0300 (Visa/Mastercard) • At the Door (if available) - 1/2 hour before performance (cash only) 53 Victoria Avenue Smiths Falls

If you’re under a little stress in life, perhaps it's time to go fishing The lines at the end of the obituary simply read: “Gone fishing with dad.”

And that was it. No reflections nor insights from years of living, just the hope of obtaining one simple wish.

And yet those words say a lot.

For these truly are interesting, if not trying, times indeed.

Chaos is breaking forth everywhere it would appear these days and its touching nearly every aspect of our lives.

At times it seems that all facets of basic common sense has gone out the window only to be replaced by forums of reasoning that leave many frustrated or at the very least somewhat perplexed.

It is all becoming very strange.

There is another old “dad-

like”saying attributed to those in the latter stages of middle age which states, (or asks) “I wonder what dad would have said?”

Perhaps in light of the present age it's better that dad didn't know.

Who could of imagined just a decade ago the likes of; Donald Trump, Rob Ford, (now Doug Ford too) Justin Trudeau, etc., in a world dominated by; ever changing technology, volatile money markets, intense insecurity, constant surveillance, loneliness, faithlessness and so many now living without a sense of purpose or direction.

Who can recall a time or a generation possessing so little in the way of hope for today and dreams for the future?

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These days they are too concerned with finding a job that pays more than minimum wage. After that thoughts of buying a house might even begin to come to mind. After that, maybe the human condition.

And sadly, much of the human condition dictates that disparity prevails. Few have so much while so many have so little.

Production and consumption is up on a worldwide scale but so is poverty, famine, war and death. It just goes on and on proving that humans have never been very good at alleviating suffering although they have done a good job of causing it.

There are so many voices talking presently (but really saying nothing)

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 A few bumps along the way do cannot derail you when you are motivated, Aries. Just keep chugging forward and you can plow through any obstacles that spring up.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Find a way to work a vacation into your schedule, Taurus. You can probably use a respite from the daily grind, and a change of scenery is just what the doctor ordered.

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and even fewer still those who are actually listening.

Everyone's an expert, has an opinion and is going to express it too even it if it's the last thing they do.

And yet, among all of this noise, conflict, demand and chaos, a gentle factor is beginning to emerge. A matter of the heart you might say because the heart can't be contained. Yes it can break, be withheld, be imprisoned, but it eventually will not be denied.

A good public example of this happened and was witnessed during a recent interview with Doug Ford (the new Ontario Progressive Conservative Party Leader). It was amazing to watch just how emotional he became while speaking about his late brother (Rob) .No doubt blood is thicker than water (and politics) when it came to these guys and there was something

very assuring (and universally right) about the tears in Doug's eyes that night.

Likewise as with Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter, Dan Hill (Sometimes When We Touch, Hold On, etc.) when he was back stage prior to a performance in Smiths Falls a couple of years ago, he recalled his turbulent relationship with his father and then and there broke down.

Perhaps from deep within, the world is calling for (and very much needs) an honest open dialogue from the heart. Or, as Juno Award winning singer songwriter Murray McLauchlan once sang, “Cry someone's gotta come on strong.

It's getting too hard to get along.”

But then again, if not, one could just go fishing.

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GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, if you slow down and listen to others, you may learn something new about yourself. Sometimes you have to view yourself through another’s eyes.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 You may have to trust a friend to handle something you would much prefer to handle yourself, Cancer.

Trust that this friend will do a good job and express your gratitude.

41. Altered the original state 44. Alleges 45. Short-billed rails 46. Northern Thai province 48. Albanian monetary unit 49. Who the Wolverines play for 51. Oath 52. Astronomical period 54. A single unit 56. Presides over 60. Spoiled tot 61. Hillsides 62. Fertility god 63. Assuage 64. Signs a contract 65. Ancient Greek war dance 66. Allows 67. Lunar crater 68. Crash a motorcycle (Brit. slang)

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Open your eyes to the bigger picture, Leo. Only focusing on the smallest details will prevent you from seeing the grand scheme of things.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, an unexpected situation momentarily takes you off guard. Take a step back and reassess the situation.

Some careful reflection will help you find a solution.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, when someone calls on you for advice, offer it without reading too much into why it is needed. You are there to lend support and a different viewpoint.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Take inventory of your weaknesses, Scorpio. By recognizing your shortcomings, you can become a stronger person and both your personal and professional lives will benefit.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 You cannot always remain under the radar, Sagittarius. Sometimes your actions will be out in full view, and you need to accept any praise and criticism as it comes.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 It’s time to prepare for an adventure of sorts, Capricorn. The excitement may be mounting this week as you get all of the details in order. Start packing for travel.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Lend support to a spouse or romantic interest because he or she will need it this week, Aquarius. You can’t fix all problems, but you can show your support.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 There’s little time to waste this week, Pisces. Be sure you have all of your details set and ready to go. Efficiency is key.

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Defi es 7. Monetary unit 47.

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Women sitting on council encourage others to join them

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There’s still a big, glaring glass ceiling yet to be shattered at Smiths Falls’ town hall – the mayor’s chair.

In the town’s history there has never been a female mayor.

Only six female town councillors have been elected in Smiths Falls’ history – two of them, Coun. Lorraine Allen and Coun. Dawn Quinn, are currently sitting on council.

According to the town, there have been five female councillors including Allen and Quinn, the other female councillors were Ruth Ain, Wendy Alford, and Joyce Brennan.

However, in Glenn J. Lockwood’s book, Smiths Falls: A Social History of the Men and Women in a Rideau Canal Community, 1794-1994, another female councillor’s name comes up. Margaret Graham, the Evelyn Harford/Metroland town’s first “Woman of the Year” in 1964, was cited as a councillor. Pictured, Smiths Falls student councillors, Bailey Bisaillon (left) and According to Lockwood’s book, in Catherine Poag (right), stand with two-term councillor Lorraine Allen 1957, she made an unsuccessful at- (centre). Not pictured, Coun. Dawn Quinn, a four-term female councillor. tempt to become the first female mayor of Smiths Falls.

Quinn said when she entered mu- en more,” she said. “I really believe nicipal politics with a commitment we really need women in politics.

Women on council to “stand up for the little guy” and “The guys are great – we just have As a four-term councillor, Quinn shine a spotlight on the importance a different perspective. Not that men knows a thing or two about being of tourism, it was still an “old boys are wrong – we just need a good the only woman sitting around the club.” mix.” horseshoe. That was until she was Quinn said her fellow men on However, Quinn, who also runs joined by Allen, another female council generally made her quite a business, acknowledged that councillor, who jumped into local comfortable, but there were a few the current time expectations and municipal politics nine years ago af- who felt that it wasn’t where a wom- scheduled meetings that councillors ter she retired from her 30-plus year an should be. are required to attend can make career in education, which included “But, I just ignored them,” she it difficult for anyone, especially her role as school principal. said. younger women who are raising a Quinn began her life in municipal Quinn said it’s going to take a family and working full-time who politics in the early 2000s after get- woman with a lot of strength and may not have a supportive partner ting some inspiration and guidance determination to be elected as may- to share household tasks and childfrom a local business leader, and or. rearing responsibilities like she does, friend, Linda Lalonde.

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Allen agreed with this sentiment.

Both women on council said the time commitment of the regularly scheduled weekly council meetings, combined with other committee meetings, board meetings, and events they attend in their official capacity as councillors, is like another full-time job - something not everyone, especially working mothers, can fit into already busy schedules.

“The council position, as much Your #1 stop for all as they said it’s one meeting a week, that’s baloney,” said Allen. “I spend your as much time on this job as I did on automotive needs! my old job. This is another big job.”

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Contract accepted for first phase of Smiths Falls’ town hall renovation

BY EVELYN HARFORD

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Smiths Falls town council voted to accept the contract bid for the renovation to the Tourism and Economic Development Centre to local developer, Guy Saumure & Sons.

The work to be completed by Guy Saumure & Sons is the first of a five-phase renovation of the entire municipal complex – interior work and exterior work – including the creation of a town square.

Design and consultation for

Phase 1 of the town hall renovations, done by architecture firm The Ventin Group (+VG), have been completed and the town is looking to get construction moving along.

The bid submitted by Guy Saumure & Sons is valued at $278,800 – the lowest of the two bids submitted that were completed with the required specifications outlined by the town. The other compliant bid was valued at $412,206.

There was a lower bid valued at $180,000. However, Art Manhire, the town’s manager of

community services, reported to council at their committee of the whole meeting on Monday, March 5, that this bid did not follow guidelines required for the work.

The renovations to the Tourism and Economic Development Centre at town hall will focus on the “modernization of the internal spaces” and will involve the demolition and disposal of material from the existing spaces as well as additional requirements that are outlined in the general requirements of the project specification.

Staff’s report tabled before council outlines that the project includes, but is not limited to, the incorporation of new glass demountable partitions, new flooring and wall finishes, new lighting and electrical layouts, renovations to the exiting bathroom and a new entrance door system.

Coun. Lorraine Allen, who sits of the town’s municipal heritage committee, raised concern about any renovations that would be impacting the building’s exterior – including the front door of the centre facing Beckwith Street North. She said that any changes

made to the building’s exterior must go through the heritage committee because it’s a heritage building.

Mayor Shawn Pankow expressed that he’d like to see the price for the renovation come more in-line with the town’s original budget.

Manhire recommended that council award the contract that, based on the quote received by Guy Saumure & Sons, is $83,800 above the budget with the stipulation that the project can be completed more in line with the original budget.

Town staff the architects will meet with the contractor to evaluate details from the bid to evaluate potential cost savings.

Manhire expressed that in conversations with +VG several areas of potential savings have been identified. He reported that it’s the intention of staff to deliver the project within the initial cost estimate of $200,000 including +VG’s project management cost.

Coun. Chris Cummings questioned why there have been See Renovation page SF5

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After-school program a first leap into ‘youth services’ for Big Brothers Big Sisters

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Well you know how the saying goes: when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

And that’s just what three community partners did after the old Smiths Falls youth centre closed last summer.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County (BBBSLC), YAK Youth Services in Perth, and the Town of Smiths Falls all came together to help fill a void left by the youth centre’s closure.

Thanks to the leadership triad the new after-school program has been running since last October out of Smiths Falls' Youth Arena in space donated by the town.

BBBSLC executive director, Jennifer Miller, said that when the old youth centre closed there was an opportunity to analyze what youth services there were, and what services are needed.

Miller said there was acknowledgement that the afterschool program needed to be something bigger than focusing on a targeted set of youth.

“Whether it’s my daughter, or my little sister through Big

Brothers Big Sisters, kids that are struggling with social or economic issues — it’s a safe place for everybody,” said Miller. “We needed to be something for every kid — kids that struggle, kids that succeed, kids that just need a safe space to go.”

And, that’s what they’ve created.

Programming The after-school program runs five nights a week, working with youth in the “critical hours” for teens. The free program serves youth in Grade 7 to 12, aged 12 to 18 in the Smiths Falls area.

There’s a large list of community partners including the Smiths Falls Public Library, the Table, R & J Youth Services, the Smiths Falls police, and Community Justice, who all contribute to programming.

The youth are also able to go on field trips. Two activities that stick out for Bridget Manahan, BBBSLC manager of youth services who oversees the after-school programming, was the group’s recent excursion to Xtreme Trampoline Park in Kanata, and their escape room experience at the Railway Museum of Eastern

Ontario, where the youth were challenged to work together to escape a boxcar.

“They loved that — they were talking for a week straight about how cool it was,” said Manahan.

The youth also participated in a healthy living week where they learned about moderation when it comes to a healthy, balanced diet.

The programming also includes life skills. Youth participate in cooking classes learning to make homemade hamburgers and chicken strips, or more simple items like microwaved “baked” potatoes.

The programming also challenges youth to look deeper within themselves.

“When we had our bullyEvelyn Harford/Metroland ing and prevention awareness Bridget Manahan, manager of youth services, with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark Counweek, they’re very open and ty. Pictured here, Manahan holds up the new We Are Kids (WAK) logo – created by the youth honest in expressing what they and program staff at the Smiths Falls after-school program hosted at the Youth Arena. had witnessed at school and asking questions about how to be a better ally,” said Manahan. “They feel safe here.”

The youth have also had the experience of a youth-led restorative circle facilitated by Lanark County Community Justice.

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Connected to Your Community - SF3 - Thursday, March 15, 2018

WOMEN

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“I think together we’re better. If you’re only getting a male perspective on everything that’s coming through, it’s not as powerful or as significant at representing the community.”

According to the 2016 census, 53 per cent of Smiths Falls’ population are women and 47 per cent are men.

Allen said that women add another viewpoint and by their very nature deeply care about the community.

“I think women just because of how we’re made, we are so caring and we are so concerned and passionate about doing the right thing for the right reason – and maybe that’s not an easy thing to do – but that’s a good thing,” she said.

Allen pointed out that the current gender disparity between how many men versus how many women serve on municipal councils needs to improve.

The gender gap According to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), women in Canada represent 18 per cent of mayors and 28 per cent of councillors, for an average of 26 percent - meaning 24,113 elected officials, 5,926 are women.

FCM is working to close this gender gap by ensuring women make up 30 per cent of municipal councils by 2026.

To reach the 30 per cent target, Canada would need 1,408 more women in elected office to reach the 30 per cent target, which means increasing the number of women in municipal government by roughly 100 every year over the next 14 years, according to FCM.

Allen said she encouraged other women to run in the last municipal election, but the reasons women gave for not running had a lot to do with the time commitment involved and work life balance.

Allen ran for council while retired, and wanted to be busy again.

Allen said when she was encouraged to run, someone had told her Joyce Brennan was the first female councillor.

“I thought, oh that’s just incredible, that’s just the saddest thing I’ve ever heard,” said Allen.

While Brennan wasn’t the first female councillor, she was one of the early trailblazers that both Allen and Quinn speak fondly of.

The next generation And this year, the next generation of female leaders also sit around the horseshoe.

The two student councillors from Smiths Falls District Collegiate Institute are women, Bailey Bisaillon and Catherine Poag – both 17 years old.

Bisaillon, who is an Indigenous woman, said she’s always been drawn towards government and politics but rarely sees herself reflected in the faces that govern.

“It’s been old white men,” she said. “There’s a lack of women with different backgrounds. They’re usually first lady and stuff.”

But, Bisaillon said, not seeing herself reflected in the faces of politics pushes her to be more visible and participate more – encouraging others, including other prospective student councillors, to do the same.

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Both student councillors don’t know exactly what their futures hold, but aren’t leaving a future in politics out of the equation.

Winds of change Malcolm Morris, chief administrative officer of the Town of Smiths Falls, said that there are changes to the municipal act, which now affords parental leave for municipal councillors – something that was not the until Bill 68, Modernizing Ontario’s Municipal Legislation Act, passed through Queen’s Park last spring.

Morris said that although there are no plans to change council meeting times – now scheduled at 5 p.m. to accommodate councillors who have full-time jobs on top of their roles in public office – there are plans to address the option for councillors to attend meetings virtually or from an off-site location apart from town hall.

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Morris reported that changes to the procedural bylaw are currently being drafted, but cautioned that the town would need to be “measured in their approach” since attending meetings virtually, from an off-site location, could raise concerns about privacy and confidentiality when it comes to in-camera meetings.

But, he said, “At the end of the day, it’s in everyone’s best interest to make municipal politics more accessible.”

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Brunton Community Hall 1702 9th Line Beckwith Featuring: Richmond’s 200th Anniversary Celebration’s & it’s Connections to Beckwith John Curry, Director of the Goulbourn Museum & Ice Storm 20th Anniversary Panel Led Discussion Bring your own photos and written memories to share your experience from the 1998 Ice Storm.

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Photos and Displays Light Refreshments will be Provided Sponsored by the Beckwith Heritage Committee MARCH INTERIM TAX BILLS – DUE MONDAY MARCH 26TH, 2018 The March Interim tax bills have been mailed out and if you have not received yours yet, please contact the Township Office at 613-257-1539. The March Interim tax bill installment is due Monday March 26th, 2018. For your convenience the office will be open Saturday March 24th, 2018 from 9:00 am – noon, to receive tax payments only.

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Connected to Your Community - SF4 - Thursday, March 15, 2018

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Photo below, Rob Garvin receives a cheque for $5,200 on behalf of the Gerry Lowe Memorial which supports children in sport throughout our community and hosts a free drop in program all summer long at the Gerry Lowe Rink of Dreams.

Pictured: Jack Larouche, Evie Tsarouhas, Jackson Charles, Gracie Haynes and Brayden Britton.

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Come check out the redesigned restaurant, meet the new owners, and see a lot of familiar faces while celebrating this exciting occasion!

The community benefited from the New Years Eve Bash hosted by George and Erin Tsarouhas at the Civitan on December 31. A total of $10,400 was raised from a fun night of dancing and was supported by many businesses and persons within Smiths Falls and the surrounding areas. Pictured here, Sue Forbes, principal of St. James, accepts a cheque for $5,200 which will be earmarked for outdoor play equipment and benches/sunshade structures for the new Catholic school which is slated to open September 2018.

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have narrowed the scope to come down bring the work in line with what the town is willing to spend.

The contract will be brought back to council and officially awarded once the narrowed scope and new price of the project is agreed upon.

Manhire expressed that time is off the essence to get the ball rolling on the project since part of the project relies on grant funding which needs to be expensed in the federal fiscal year ending March 31.

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Connected to Your Community - SF5 - Thursday, March 15, 2018

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Library trivia for teens On Friday, March 2, the Smiths Falls Public Library organized an event in partnership with Four Degrees Brewing Company to raise funds for the teen programming at the Smiths Falls Public Library. With great success in November, Music Trivia returned again with another sold-out event. Pictured here, teams drum up answers to the trivia questions.

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e’ve come a long way, baby.

Last Thursday March 8, marked International Women’s Day, an annual event started in the 1970s aimed to celebrate women and shine a light on issues we’re still fighting against.

In my memory, it’s a day that hasn’t packed as much punch as it did this year.

Usually, the day comes and goes, stories grace the headlines bringing focus to women’s issues.

But this year was different. I felt more connected to the day and what it represents.

This year, women in my life wished me a happy International Women’s Day and even women at work celebrated one another.

The love within the sisterhood was real.

It’s believed that the earliest Women’s Day, called “National Woman’s Day,” was held on February 28, 1909, in New York.

Then, women didn’t even have the right to vote in Canada.

That right was granted to Canadian women in 1916, thanks to the suffragettes who pushed for change.

Women have made progress – but we’ve got a way to go.

In 1975, the United Nations observed International Women’s Year and since March 8, 1975 – International Women’s Day has been celebrated. Then, second-wave feminism was in full swing. Women were pushing for equality in education and employment, birth control, increased representation in politics, business and all facets of life, as well as an end to violence against women – fights that continue today.

Last October, the Me Too movement began. Talk about violence against women, workplace harassment and harassment in general was on full display.

The stories seemed to come as a shock to men in my life. But it’s not a shock to us. Women have been talking quietly amongst ourselves about stories of abuse and inequality all along. Me Too is not new, it’s

Dough for breakfast The Royal LePage Realty team with Wendy Doherty (breakfast club) presents a cheque for the St. James the Greater breakfast program after serving all students pancakes, sausages and fruit for Shrove Tuesday, which is the start of Lent. Pictured are Tina McPhee, Heidi Trick, Jenn Aunger-Ritchie, Wendy Doherty (St. James Breakfast Program Representative), Susan Forbes (Principal) Pauline Aunger, Johnny Boles, and Rebecca Molyneaux.

I am woman EVELYN HARFORD View From Here just public now.

In my life, when talking with girlfriends, personal stories of bad dates, creepy dudes, weird encounters, date rape, and other forms of sexual assault are brought up. Sitting around a circle, talking, our voices rise, “Hey, me too!”

Younger women, or women who previously didn’t speak out about women’s rights issues, are now speaking out and naming injustices that have been going on for generations and generations. We have power. We are rising on the wave of momentum created by brave women – who often get slut-shamed and victim blamed (largely a product of systemic and engrained misogyny) – for speaking out about sexual misconduct publicly.

The Me Too movement, which also birthed the Time’s Up movement, has re-ignited a passion and focus on women’s rights, and reduced feminist-shame, that we hope will translate to real change and more constructive communication between men and women.

There’s more to the movement than just news story after news story after news story.

Women are still fighting for equal pay, we’re fighting to eliminate violence of all forms against women, reproductive rights, and an increase for women’s representation in government and virtually all industries in the private sector.

I must acknowledge that this is coming from a privileged position.

I am a middle-class white woman living in Canada.

There are women around the world, and even right here in Canada, who are disproportionately affected by poverty and food insecurity. There are women in the developing world who struggled to assert basic rights.

We can do better. Why is equality taking so long?

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Connected to Your Community - SF6 - Thursday, March 15, 2018

YOUTH

“It warms my heart,” echoed something that feels like us in a Manahan. “It tells me that I’m less traditional way,” she said. aunt” role model, Manahan said it’s doing something good, and “It’s been a good fit.”

The program has mainsometimes easier for youth to open up that I need to continue.” tained BBBS' high supervision to someone like her. rate — one adult to four kids.

“I found it so much easier to learn Youth services BBBSLC has been around Miller thanked Lanark life skills from the 'cool aunt type' for about 45 years, and have County, and the province’s (when I was younger),” she said.

Youth can feel like they’re alone with done after-school program- Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport, for their funding — their problems, but the program is de- ming for the last five years.

Miller said this is the orga- and all of the programs partsigned to help build relationships and nization’s first leap into youth ners — for helping make the support networks. first steps possible.

“It helps show them that there are services.

“We’ve taken the core of adults in their life who have possibly gone through things that you’re going who we are, a good program Big goals Right now, Miller said through,” said Manahan. “It’s nice to delivered, and implemented help pull those little blinders off them.”

From page SF3

Youth ownership Both Manahan and Miller said they want the youth to feel ownership over the program.

They were consulted about what they would, and wouldn’t like to get out of the program — even what they want to eat for a snack, or cook when the Table Community Food Centre in Perth comes in to do workshops. The program leaders are constantly adjusting the programming to fit the interests and needs of what the youth are asking for.

“They’re very hands-on in the program,” said Manahan.

When asked what the youth wanted, Manahan said they were on par with adults, who wanted a safe, welcoming and inclusive space and just somewhere fun to go.

“So, we incorporated all of that,” she said. "There’s absolutely no bullying, no name calling, none of those types of things.”

In January, the group did “Workouts with Heidi.” Heidi McNeely is one of the youth after school program facilitators, who enjoys promoting a healthy lifestyle, and the youth who discovered that wanted to be involved.

“It was well-received,” said Manahan. “We laughed and we joked around.”

Another of the program’s facilitators is Ashley Rankie, who has an artistic background, so the youth do “Art with Ashley.” They get basic drawing instruction, but if they just want to doodle that’s fine, as program staff will give them guidance as they need.

“I think that makes it so they’re more eager to come to the program because it’s part them — even with naming the program,” said Manahan.

The youth were able, with Ashley’s leadership, to design and create a logo for the youth program that they named themselves — We Are Kids (WAK) Youth Services.

The youth submitted program name ideas, and voted on the one they wanted.

“They even helped pick the paint colours, everything about it,” said Manahan. “It truly is their program.”

Feedback Manahan said she’s already heard some positive feedback from the youth, thankful that the program exists.

“It makes you feel like you’ve done the right thing,” said Miller of the positive feedback.

the group is just trying to get their feet firmly planted on the ground — but dreams for what this program could be are big including the formation of a “one-door” model where youth can access a variety of services through one program and space.

“The ultimate goal is to create a youth campus on this site,” she said. “We’re in the right place for that — making a program that is geared toward a physically active young people.”

The Youth Arena, where the programming takes place, is adjacent to a ball field, a skate park, part of a facility with an arena, and next to an unused tennis club house that Miller said they might explore the possibility of renovating to create a space for youth programming.

“Maybe there’s an opportunity for doing other work to the property to make it more youth-friendly,” she said. “The big picture is really big. But in terms of the next 12 months,

it’s getting more kids.

“My goal is to continue growing the awareness and keep getting more and more youth out,” she said. “I just want them to know about the services and use them.”

Miller’s dream for here is to walk through the door and see 20 or 30 kids every night at the program — something they’re on track to accomplish.

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The family of the late Lambert Kehoe wish to extend our sincere gratitude and appreciation to family, friends and neighbours for the many acts of kindness, food, flowers, sympathy cards and donations to CNIB, the GWM Hospital Foundation and St. John’s R.C. Church made in memory of Lambert. We are most grateful to Dr. Turner and the caring, supportive nursing staff on 2nd floor at the GWM Hospital. Special thanks to Father Brian McNally for officiating the funeral mass for Lambert and his support to the family. Thank you also the staff of Blair and Son Funeral Home. You have all eased this difficult time.

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Gallery, Stephen Charles

Stephen Charles Gallery in his 55th year passed away suddenly at his home Thursday March 8th, 2018. He will be joined with his mother (Lois), father (Art), and brother (Randy).

Stephen leaves behind his children Bret (Ace), Sarah, Emily and his grandchildren Blake, Harley, Mason, and Aurora. He will be sadly missed by partner Tammy and her children, former wife Kathy, ex-wife Helen and many extended family and friends. Friends were received at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 15 Gore St., West, Perth on Monday, March 12th, 2018 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. A Celebration of Life was held on Tuesday in the Blair & Son Chapel at 10:00 A.M. In remembrance of Stephen, contributions to the Heart Institute or the Kidney Foundation would be appreciated.

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Peacefully with family by her side, in her 93rd year, at the Civic hospital. Loving mother of Janis, Lyn (Robin), Joanne (Nils) and Ian. Proud Grandma of Julie, Christine, Chris (Jenny), Leslie, Erik and Quinton. Dearest friend of Monika. She will be fondly remembered by family and friends for her integrity, wisdom and generosity. As requested by Margaret, no wake or funeral was held. Should you wish to make a donation in her memory please consider the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital.

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Doug and Nancy Mather will be celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary on Saturday, March 24, 2018. Family and friends are invited to join in the celebration at 8pm at Perth Civitan Hall, Hwy 43 Perth.

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April 10, 1928-March 8, 2018 Safe in the arms of Jesus.

After a difficult struggle, Ralph passed away peacefully at the May Court Hospice in Ottawa.

He will be greatly missed by his loving wife, Nancy (nee Harpur). Ralph was the proud father of Lindsay (William Kalbfleisch) and Glen (Renee MacMurdo) and the dear Grandad of Katie and Ella Rodger and Garnet and Willow Kalbfleisch. He will be remembered by his sisters-in-law, many nieces and nephews and his good friend, Ed Rose. He was predeceased by his parents, William and Elizabeth Rodger and by his older siblings, David, Edward, Emerson, Mary, Norman, and Leslie. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Kemptville District Hospital, Winchester United Church (Restoration Fund) or the charity of your choice. The family wishes to thank Nor Dun Senior Centre, C.C.A.C., St. Elizabeth Nursing, Bayshore care- givers, May Court Hospice, friends and neighbours and especially Dr. Gregory Leonard of Kemptville and his caring staff. Visitation will be held at Byers Funeral Home, South Mountain on Friday March 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. in the chapel on March 17. A private family inurnment will be held in the spring. On-line condolences may be made at www.byersfuneralhomeinc.ca

(Lifelong Carpenter) Peacefully at home with loved ones by his side in the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 6th, 2018; Walter Georg Jastremski of Carp succumbed after a valiant struggle with cancer. He was 82. Beloved husband of Brigitte (nee Stiehl). Dearly loved father of Ronald (Penny) of Ottawa; Carl (Mary) of Beamsville and the late Sabine Jastremski (June 20, 1998). Greatly loved grandfather of Alexander Jastremski and great-grandfather of Tyson and Amber. Dear brother of Dietrich (Irmchen), Arnold (Ellen), Elli Ratzke (late Gerd), Ulrich (Karin), Adelheid Kelter, Gunther and Bruno (Monika) and brother-in-law of Renate Vogel. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. A private graveside service will take place at the Malloch Road Cemetery in Arnprior later this Spring. In memory of Walter, a donation to the Arnprior Gateway Church (Wesleyan) or your favorite charity would be appreciated by the family. Entrusted to the professional care of the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior.

Condolences/Donations www.pilonfamily.ca

SIMPSON, Carol “Joy” (nee Drummond)

December 19, 1938-March 9, 2018 Peacefully in hospital surrounded by the love of her family, in her 80th year. Predeceased by her husband, Ernest E. Simpson. Beloved mother of Randy and Lori Morley (John).

Cherished grandma of Samantha Morley.

Survived by her sister-in-law Gail Drummond; predeceased by her brother Robert Drummond. Joy will be lovingly remembered by several nieces, nephews and friends.

Friends may visit the family at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home 19 McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place, on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. until time of the service in the chapel at 12:00 noon. A warm and heart-felt thank you goes to Dr. Jennifer Laskey and the amazing staff at the Carleton Place and District Memorial Hospital who supported and gently cared for Joy in her final days. Donations in memory of Joy can be made to the Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital.

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(Retired Pfizer - Arnprior) Peacefully at The Grove Nursing Home, Arnprior on Tuesday afternoon, March 6th, 2018; Gerald Joseph Nicholas, a longtime resident of Edward Street South passed away just 3 days after his 93rd birthday. Beloved husband of the late Pierrette “Pete” Gélineau (July 26, 2003). Dearly loved father of Robert (Mina) of The Phillippines; Roger (Marie) of Port Hope; Danny (Marion) of Arnprior; Kevin (Lori) of White Lake; Richard and Brian (Brenda), both of Arnprior. Cherished and forever remembered by his many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and greatgreat-grandchildren. Dear brother of Wilfred (Eileen) Nicholas of Arnprior. Also survived by many nieces, nephews and good friends.

Gerry was predeceased by his parents: Bill and Mary Jane (nee Robillard) Nicholas as well as siblings: Jerry (late Harriet), Roy (Doreen of Arnprior), Leonard (late Greta), Douglas (late Margaret), Theresa and Joseph Nicholas. Gerry was a faithful third degree member of the Knights of Columbus, Council 2082, Arnprior and a dedicated 4th degree member of Canadian Martyrs Assembly 1597, Renfrew. A man of high energy, great devotion to his family and his faith, Gerry possessed an insatiable love of fishing. He was an inspiration to the many whose lives he touched along the way. Family and friends paid their respects during visitation at the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior on Sunday afternoon, March 11th from 2 to 5 p.m. and again on Monday morning from 9 until 10:20 a.m. A Funeral Mass was celebrated in St. John Chrysostom Church, Arnprior on Monday morning, March 12th at 11 o’clock.

Interment Malloch Road Cemetery, Arnprior.

In memory of Gerry, please consider a donation to the St. John Chrysostom Parish Memorial Fund.

Condolences/Donations www.pilonfamily.ca

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Desjardins, Steven Joseph

In loving memory of Steven Joseph Desjardins husband and best friend to Ursela. Survived by his brother Leo (Lois) and sister Pauline ( Dale) Carnegie.

Predeceased by his parents Alma and Armand brothers Ronald (Wilma) and Donald (Betty) and sisters Eileen and Annette. Steven will be dearly missed by his many nieces and nephews, sister and brother in laws. A special thank you to his dear friends Wayne and Charlie and all others in his extended family.

You all meant so much to Steve and I know how much you helped him. Friends and family are invited to visit at the Kemptville Chapel of Hulse, Playfair & McGarry, 805 Prescott Street, Kemptville on March 24, 2018 from 10 a.m. until Memorial Service time in the Chapel at 11 a.m. followed by a Reception at the Funeral Home. Donations may be made to the Kemptville Salvation Army, Box 295, Kemptville, ON, K0G 1J0.

Condolences/Tributes/Donations Hulse, Playfair & McGarry www.hpmcgarry.ca 613-258-2435

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Ford, Donna

We are heartbroken to announce the sudden passing of our beautiful and classy Mother and Monarch of the Family on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 just 12 days shy of her 88th birthday.

Deeply missed by her late husband Gord. Will never be forgotten by her two daughters Heather (Bob), and Pam (Mike). Cherished by her grandchildren William (Lacey), Emily (Brandon), John (Chelsea), Cody, Jo-lynn (James), Jessi-ann (Kurt), Andre, Denis, Mitch and her great-grandchildren. Donations in memory of Donna may be made to the Guthrie United Church or charity of your choice.

A Celebration of Donna’s Life will be held in the C.R. Gamble Funeral Home & Chapel Inc. (127 Church St., Almonte, ON., 613-256-3313) On Saturday, March 10, 2018 at 11am.

Reception to follow in the Almonte Civitan Club. Condolences & Tributes: www.crgamble.com

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Wakim, Rashid

It is with great sadness that the family of Rashid Wakim announce his passing at the Ottawa Heart Institute on Thursday, March 8, 2018 in his 80th year.

Beloved husband of Nowal Wakim (nee Fadel). Loving and Devoted father of Elie Wakim and Rita Wakim. Dear brother of Mona (Nazar Shedid), and Suham Asis and the family of Danny, Cheman and Rhad Shedid,.

Sadly missed by his; uncle Wakim (Violet) Wakim and the family George Wakim and family, his nephew John Wakim, his cousin Kalal Dagher, and Nowal’s niece Maha (John Hanna). Our hearts are broken, and will continue to break, everyday.

Friends are invited to visit with the family at the Lannin Funeral Home, Smiths Falls on Sunday, March 11, 2018 from 2:00pm - 4:00pm and 6:00pm 8:00pm. Rashid’s funeral service will be held in the chapel on Monday, March 12, 2018 at 11:00am. As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Heart & Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences available at www.lannin.ca

DOUCETTE Patricia

Pat Doucette passed away March 10, 2018 at the University Hospital in London Ontario in her 72nd year. She was predeceased by her loving husband Bernard Doucette and her parents Walter and Margaret Maloney. Pat is survived by her daughters Teri Tremblett (Fred) and Caroline Doucette (Terry Stewart), her grandchildren Tamara, Randy, Cameron Kraft, Whitney Rutherford (Adam) and Ashleigh MacGillivray (Kyle) and her two beautiful great-grandchildren Adriana McMullin and Grayson Rutherford. Pat will be missed by all her friends and her extended family. Rest in peace. Friends are invited to visit with the family at the Lannin Funeral Home, Smiths Falls on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 from 5:00pm - 7:00pm. Pat’s funeral service will be held at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, Toledo on Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 11:00am.

Interment to follow at St. Philip Neri Catholic Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Kidney Foundation or the Heart & Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences available at www.lannin.ca

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Buchanan, Orville Boyne

OKUM, John Sr.

(Over 50 year member of RCL Br. 174, Arnprior) (Retired - M. Sullivan & Sons) Peacefully at the Arnprior and District Memorial Hospital while surrounded by loving family on Wednesday evening, March 7th, 2018; John Mervin Dale Okum of Arnprior passed away at the age of 84. John was a loving and loyal husband to his beloved Bea who predeceased him August 1, 2012. He was a devoted father to his children Pamela Gavinski and John R Okum and an equally devoted father-in-law and friend to Dan Gavinski and Gail Okum, with whom he shared a very special bond. Special brother of Wilbert (late Audrey) (Marjorie), Mabel Camp (late Robert), James Okum and the late Esther Danyluck (late Jack). Dear brother-in-law of Maurice Lapierre, Sylvia Hogarth (late William), Cecile Loock (late Kenneth), Joseph Lapierre (Nicole), Norbert Lapierre (Andrée), Leo Lapierre (Lesley) and Gordon Lapierre (late Yvonne). Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Son of the late Samuel and Martha (nee Berndt) Okum. John loved the outdoors. He spent countless hours fishing and hunting and simply enjoying nature.

Relatives and friends were invited to share their memories of John with his family during visitation at the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior on Saturday after noon, March 10th from 2 to 3:45 p.m. A Service to honour John Okum Sr. followed in the Pilon Family Chapel at 4 o’clock. Interment Malloch Road Cemetery at a later date. In John’s memory, please consider a donation to the Arnprior Regional Health Foundation.

Condolences/Donations www.pilonfamily.ca

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Walkden, Albert F. “Al”

Al passed away in the Perth hospital on Tuesday March 6th, 2018 following a battle with cancer. He was the cherished husband of Shirley (Bateman) Walkden and loved and respected father of Leigh-Anne (John) McKay and Stephen (Louise) Walkden and grandfather of Keagan and Mark McKay, Christopher, Julianne and the late Natasha Walkden. He will be sadly missed by his brother Wayne (Lynda) Walkden, all his family and many friends. Al enjoyed living on the Rideau and his involvement in the Perth Golf Course, the Perth Curling Club and his love of the Perth Blue Wings. For 23 years, Al was on the field of the Toronto Blue Jays to help lead the “7th Inning Stretch”. Friends were received at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 15 Gore St. W., Perth Sunday March 11th, 2018 from 1:00 until 4:00 P.M. Those wishing to make a memorial donation in his memory are asked to consider the Great War Memorial Hospital, Perth or the Canadian Tire “Jump Start” Program.

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RATHWELL In Loving Memory of Ruby Wilena (Plant) Rathwell Who passed away on March 19, 1998, 20 years ago.

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Peacefully, in Smiths Falls Hospital on Friday, March 9th, 2018 surrounded by his family, Orville Buchanan at the age of 86 years. Predeceased by his wife of 68 years, Effie in 2017. Cherished father of Jim (Ann), Joan (Gary Tysick), Danny (Linda Lee) and predeceased by his son, Brian. Cherished grandfather of Stephen, Karen, Jason (Sandra), Johnathan (Alicia), Chad (Crystal), Sari, Brittany (Dale) and great grandfather of Will, Hope, Jensen, Chloe, Olivia, Jacob, Karson, and Keegan, brother-in-law of Dave and Keith Machan and Betty Closs.

Predeceased by his brother Hilliard, sister Lois, and brothers-in-law Charlie, Willard, James and Jack Machan, sisters-in-law Ora (Machan) Paul, Marion (Machan) Churchill, Agnes (Machan) Stiller. For many years, Orville ran the Holiday Rent A car business and he was an active member of the Perth Lions Club. As well, Orville and Effie organized countless Miss Eastern Ontario Pageants making many lifelong friends. Orville enjoyed many trips to Florida for winter vacations where he loved working with wood, as well, cottage life at Adam’s Lake. Orville will be missed by his extended family, lifelong friends and his many neighbours at 18 Haggart St. The family wishes to thank his family doctor, Alan Drummond, the 3rd floor GWM staff, Broadview Nursing Center, and the Smiths Falls Hospital staff for their compassionate care of Orville. Friends were received at the Blair and Son Funeral Home, 15 Gore St W., Perth on Monday March 12th, 2018 from 2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Funeral Service was held on Tuesday, March 13th, 2018 at 1:00 PM in Blair and Son Chapel, Perth.

Reception followed In the Reception Center.

Interment Elmwood Cemetery to follow at a later date. In memory of Orville, donations may be made to GWM Hospital Foundation or Canadian Cancer Society, “Wheels of Hope” program.

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So many things have happened, Since she was called away, So many things we’d share with her, Had she been left to stay As time unfolds another year, Memories keep her ever near, Silent thoughts of times together, Hold memories that will last forever.

MILBERRY, MELVIN OLIVER

Passed away peacefully on Feb 27, 2018 at the Carleton Place Hospital with his partner and best friend, Janet and his brother Michael at his side. Melvin is survived by his partner Janet, a daughter Carol and several brothers and sisters; Rose, Michael, Loretta, Pearl, Charlie, William (Norman), Bernice, Joan and Lucy. A” Celebration of Life” will take place on March 24 at 1 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion, 144 George Street, Carleton Place.

Donations in memory of Melvin to the Carleton Place Legion would be appreciated.

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Robert C. Russell February 26, 1933 - March 16, 2012 Think of him as living, In the hearts of those he touched.

For nothing loved is ever lost, And he was loved so much.

Min Rob, Joan and Family

Always remembered by her children and grandchildren

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BERRY – In loving memory of a dear husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, George, who passed away March 16, 2005.

Sadly missed along life’s way, Quietly remembered every day.

No longer in our life to share, But in our hearts he is always there.

Lovingly remembered Louise, Steven, Bonnie, Jim and Family

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Sadly missed but never forgotten.

Love always Millie and family

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HOSEIN, Gloria Grace (1932 - 2017) In loving memory of Gloria, who passed away on March 18, 2017.

Fondly remembered by your family.

We especially remember the many traveled trips with all the fun and laughter, as well as our well fought games of Canasta.

We miss you dearly, Rest in Peace Patrick, Children and Grandchildren

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WILLS, Murray - March 15, 2009 In loving memory of a dear husband, father and grandfather.

We cannot bring the old days back, Your smile we cannot see, We can only treasure the memories, Of days that used to be.

Love Marilyn and family

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HARPER, Carl (Red) – In loving memory of a dear husband, father, grandfather, brother-in-law and uncle.

We cannot bring the old days back, Your smile we cannot see, We can only treasure the memories, Of days that used to be.

We hope you are still dancing!

Loved and missed always Phyllis Wayne & Kathy Debbie Mary & Norm Carol & Mike Brian & Kim And all your grandchildren Sisters-in law and brothers-in-law Joyce Frank & Nancy Gary & Dianne Judy and families

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SABOURIN, Henri - In loving memory of a dear husband, father and grandfather who passed away March 13, 2013.

5 years have passed since you left us - until we meet again.

If I listen really close In the silence of the night, I hear your voice to comfort me, And say that you’re alright.

But it’s often hard to understand, Why certain things must be, And the reasons why they happen Are so often hard to see.

But I find comfort in the knowledge, That God is always there, To keep the one I loved so much Forever in His care. – Forever in my heart Marjorie It broke our hearts to lose you, but you did not go alone.

For part of us went with you, the day God called you home.

You left us peaceful memories, your love is still our guide, And though we cannot see you, you are always by our side. – Anne & Bruce, Yvette, Yvonne & Greg, Paulette & Lawrence, Paul May the winds of heaven blow softly, And whisper in your ear, How much we love and miss you, And wish that you were here. – Your grandchildren and great-grandchildren

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HENDERSON, Brenda In loving memory of a mother, daughter and sister who passed away March 15, 2016.

If roses grow in heaven, Lord pick a bunch for us, Place them in Brenda’s arms, And tell her they’re from us.

Tara, Mom, Dad, James Anna and family

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1st ...........................Paper 2nd ....................... Cotton 3rd .......................Leather 4th ......................... Books 5th ......................... Wood 6th .................Candy, Iron 7th ............. Copper, Wool 8th .......... Bronze, Pottery 9th .......... Pottery, Willow 10th ......... Tin, Aluminum 11th .........................Steel 12th .................Linen, Silk 13th ..........................Lace

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Dry Hardwood cut split, & delivered. Prompt delivery Cedar pickets, rails, post $350/full cord. HUNTING SUPPLIES & mill logs for sale. Call or 613-267-5772 text 613-913-7958.

Hunter Safety/Canadian Fire-arms Courses and exFor Sale, Dry Firewood, ams held once a month at Fridges, stoves, dish- cut, split & piled to dry washer’s, washers, driers for 1 1/2-2yrs and stored Carp. Call Wenda Cochran and freezers sold with free in Shed. Erwin Cava- 613-256-2409.

30 day warranty. Extended nagh, 613-267-5111.

VEHICLES warranty is available. Delivery available. Dan Peters Sales Centre - 3768 Hwy Lumber Pine, Hemlock, or Wanted: Classic & Vintage 43 west, Smiths Falls. Hardwood for barn, build- cars & trucks. Please call Open Fridays, Saturdays & ing, or repairs /horse shel- Mark 613-360-2699.

Sundays 12 pm - 5 pm. ters & garden sheds.

We meet by appointment 613-267-5772 SNOWMOBILES 613-285-4224 Dan Peters.

40 years in the appliance TD Logging, Cut Split Aftermarket business. We Buy & Sell. snowmohardwood. $300 full cord, bile hood vents for sale. soft-wood $150 full cord, Fits Yamaha Enticers.

Moving, must sell all my screened, before loading, 250, 300 and 340 modstained glass and wine no debris, visa accepted. els. Call 613-803-1063. making equipment tools 613-812-5454 and materials.

Call 613-264-5454.

FARM 613-258-1610 for details.

WANTED 30-40 acres organic farm land for rent. For informaMoving Sale in Barrha- Wanted - furnace oil, will tion call Chas at 898-8373. ven, 40 pieces of antique remove tank if possible. furniture mostly solid Call 613-479-2870.

TOM’S CUSTOM oak and barley twist.

AIRLESS PAINTING Other pieces piano, sauSpecializing in roof na, floor and table Wanted for scrap: cars, barn & aluminum/ lamps.

Call Ronald trucks, vans and appliancvinyl siding painting 613-825-6624 es. Phone 613-551-6698. *30 years experience. *Screw nailing and WANTED WANTED roof repairs.

Looking to harvest Cedar Trees from 3’ +, off-acreage.

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IN THE MATTER OF THE BANKRUPTCY OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE GILBERT DOUGLAS DUNHAM Notice is hereby given that The Estate of the Late Gilbert Douglas Dunham, deceased, filed an assignment in bankruptcy on the 6th day of March 2018 and that the First Meeting of Creditors will be held on the 27th day of March 2018 at 11:00 AM at 91 Cornelia Street West, in the Town of Smiths Falls, Ontario.

Dated at the Town of Smiths Falls, in the Province of Ontario, this 8th day of March, 2018.

BRIAN RABY & ASSOCIATES INC. 91 CORNELIA STREET WEST SMITHS FALLS, ONTARIO K7A 5L3

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FOR RENT 1 Room for rent, 42 Church St West, Smiths Falls, full-time working quiet person, all inclusive, $120/wk. 613-812-2400.

2 Bedroom Apartment Carleton Place. 2 floors, fridge, stove, washer, dryer, inside parking 1 car, gas fireplace, $1150/mnth plus heat, hydro & water. First & last months. No Smoking, no pets. Available May 1st 613-147-5198 evenings.

2 bedroom large apartment with fridge, stove, heat, hydro, water, laundry & parking included.

Smiths Falls, $950/mnth.

Call Perry 613-284-4191.

2 bedroom upper apartment, $1000 monthly.

Recently upgraded. now. Smiths LIVESTOCK Available Falls. Parking for 1 small car. No dogs. ReferencWanted to buy, horses, es required. colts and ponies, all types. 613-447-8741.

Contact Bob Perkins at 613-342-6030.

2 bedroom upper level apartment with appliances.

PETS No smokers, No pets, $800/mnth, plus utilities.

Smiths Falls. 613-253-9190 Dog obedience classes.

Puppy kindergarten, bePlace, 2 ginners and advanced Carleton apartment. classes located at the bedroom Apr 1.

Perth Indoor Pool. Spe- Available cializing in training your $1200/mnth plus utilities, fridge, stove.

2 separate dog to be a better beavailable in haved family member. rooms $615/mnth Professional instructors apartment shared bathroom & Jim and Judy Stewart of True Companion Dog kitchen, includes utilities, Obedience School, serv- cable & laundry. Available ing the Perth and area Apr 1. Inside & Outside available communities for over storage immediately. Call Craig 23 years. email: www.trainyourdog.ca. 613-253-7777 info@countycabs.com 613-264-0203.

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VOLUNTEER DIRECTORS WANTED

The Clayton Senior’s Housing Corporation (CSHC) is searching for volunteers to join its Board of Directors.

The Board is responsible for overseeing the operation of the Linn Bower Apartments, a 25-unit apartment building for seniors in Clayton. The apartments are a mix of market rent and rent-geared-to-income (RGI) units. The RGI units are subsidized through Lanark County Social Housing.

We are looking for volunteers who would have: • A commitment to CSHC’s mission; • Knowledge of (or interest in) social housing; • Knowledge of (or interest in) senior’s issues; • Availability and willingness to fulfill board member duties • Openness to learning • Ability to work as a team We would be particularly interested in hearing from members of the community who have a background in law, accounting or finance.

For more information or to volunteer please contact Dave Morton at 613-256-6333 or by e-mail at dave_morton@ storm.ca

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Carleton Place, Commercial Lot with buildings for rent.

High visibility, corner Highway 7 and 15. Lot 100 x 140, main building 800ft plus shed and garage. Heat, light, no water services.

Former storage, antiques, thrift shop, car sales. $1125/mnth.

613-257-5711

(613)283-8475

The Board meets on the last Monday morning of each month and meetings typically last less than two hours. The Board does not meet in July and August.

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Carleton Place, 3 bedroom 2nd floor, $1300/month, heat, hydro, water, fridge and stove included. Washer, dryer hookup.

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Carleton Place, Seniors 50’s Plus Building. No smoking, no pets. First & last months rent $750.00 & up. 1 & 2 bedroom apartments.

Call 613-863-6487 or 613-720-9860 Carleton Place- Woodward Street. 2 bedroom apartment in secure seniors bldg. All appliances including washer and dryer in unit. $1,150 plus hydro. Parking included. No smoking or pets.

613-253-1589.

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Colonel By Luxury adult apartments. Close to County Fair Mall in Smiths Falls. Air conditioning, exercise room, party room, library and elevator. 613-283-9650.

Perth 1 and 2 Bedroom Seniors Only Apartment, 2 bedrooms 1 bathroom.

Brand new 1 and 2 bedroom apartments in new duplex. Includes heat, hydro, water, a/c, appliances, internet, television, parking storage , fridge, stove, washer, dryer, dishwasher, microwave.

Seniors only. $1,900.

613-349-9377

Large 3BR for rent in Smiths Falls. House, 3 bedrooms 1 bathrooms For rent in Smiths Falls a 3 bedrooms duplex lower level. Rent is $1,250 plus hydro. Unit is heated with Gas. Included stove, fridge, washer and dryer. Tenant must have first and last month, good references and proof of revenue covering the rent and hydro. Unit is available March 10. $1,250.

613-265-5322 Large 4 bedroom home, Smiths Falls, heat, hydro, water, parking included, large garage. $1450/mnth.

Call Perry 613-284-4191

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BY OWNER ELGIN VILLAGE; stately, big 2700 sq. ft red brick home, big porches, double garage and workshop, oversized lot $129,900. $12,000 down. Call Gerry Hudson 1-613-449-1668. Sales Representative of Remax Riverview Realty Ltd. Brokerage

Smiths Falls, 1 bd, gd. floor, quiet bldg. 168 ACRES RANCH; $700/month plus hydro. Creme de la creme spotless, over 3000 sq ft, 21/2 613-285-7363 bath modern home, Smiths Falls. Room for Smith Falls. Everflowing rent, share house. First creek, 2 large barns. property and last month required. Pristine Available immediately. $629 000 or trade for Heat and hydro included. your property. Call Gerry $ 5 5 0 / m o n t h Hudson 1-613-449-1668.

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Lanark County’s – Lanark Lodge, “People Caring for People”, is a 163 bed Long Term Care Home accredited with Accreditation Canada that strives to provide progressive resident centred care for our residents in an atmosphere of respect that fosters independence and fulfillment. We are seeking a self-motivated professional change agent for the following position starting April 16th, 2018.

BUILDING AND CONTENTS RESTORATION SINCE 1977 NOW HAS OPENINGS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:

• DRYWALL /MUD FINISHERS • CARPENTERS • CABINET MAKER • CARPENTER HELPERS, PAINTERS, LABOURERS

REGULAR FULL TIME ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CARE

WAGES BASED ON INDIVIDUAL’S EXPERIENCE AND BACKGROUND. VALID DRIVERS LICENSE REQUIRED AND MUST BE BONDABLE.

MANDATE: Under the direction of and in collaboration with the Director of Resident Care, the Associate Director of Care will develop structures and processes within the nursing department to achieve safe and effective resident care. Plan, direct and coordinate all activities necessary for the daily management of all resident neighborhoods.

Ensure that quality nursing and personal care is provided for residents in accordance with the Long Term Care Homes Act (2007) and its supporting regulations 79/10. Provide leadership, mentorship, supervision, coaching and direction to nursing staff. Provide oversight of and leadership for specialized programs such as Skin and Wound Care, Palliative Care, Infection Control or other. Ensure that staff and contractors comply with relevant Health and Safety legislation and corporate/departmental policies and procedures. Ensure ongoing monitoring and reporting of occupational health and safety issues in the workplace.

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BY MAIL, EMAIL, FAX, OR IN PERSON.

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For further details including qualifications and application deadline, visit our website at www.lanarkcounty.ca

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Employment Opportunities

Nurse Manager, Continuing Care/Corporate Educator (Permanent, Full Time)

Six Volunteer Locations - Brockville - Smiths Falls - Carleton Place - Kemptville - Prescott - Gananoque

The Town of Smiths Falls Smiths Falls Child Development Centre has the following job opportunities available:

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One (1) Before and After School Program – Chimo Elementary School (contract position until June 30, 2018) - Starting ASAP an additional ECE is required to work 25 hours per week (split shift), on a contract basis until June 30, 2018, coordinating the Before/After School Program at Chimo Elementary School. Ideally you possess an Early Childhood Educator Diploma, Standard 1st Aid and CPRC along with 2-years of experience (or the equivalent combination of experience and education). The successful applicant must obtain an acceptable Criminal Record Check (Vulnerable Sector) clearance.

Two (2) Early Childhood Educator – Supply Teachers (on-call) Starting ASAP the Child Development Centre requires two (2) Supply Teacher (on-call). Ideally you possess an Early Childhood Education Diploma and Standard 1st Aid and CPRC. The successful applicant must obtain an acceptable Criminal Record Check (Vulnerable Sector) clearance.

Interested candidates must mail or email a cover letter indicating the position(s) applying for and resume to the address identified below no later than, Friday March 23, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. in confidence to: Lynda McKimm, Human Resources Advisor Town of Smiths Falls P.O.Box 695 Smiths Falls, Ontario K7A 4T6 E-mail: lmckimm@smithsfalls.ca The Town of Smiths Falls is an equal opportunity employer, committed to ensuring all candidates are able to participate in the interview process fully and equally. If contacted for employment, please let us know if you require any accommodations to ensure you can participate fully and equally during the recruitment and selection process.

“We thank all applicants for their interest in this position however only those selected for an interview will be contacted” Connected to Your Community A/CP/K/P/SF - 21 - Thursday, March 15, 2018

Reporting to the Vice President of Patient Care Services and working as an integral member of the nurse management team, the Nurse Manager, Continuing Care, is accountable for all aspects of patient care within the 24-bed unit, and leads the Senior Friendly hospital initiative.

The Corporate Educator is responsible for coordinating, planning and implementing education for nursing and allied health departments, along with development of evidence-based practice standards. The ideal candidate possesses a current Certificate of Competence from the College of Nurses of Ontario, a Master’s degree in Nursing or related field, and a combination of clinical and managerial experience. He/ she can competently prepare and assess financial documentation; manage human and material resources; develop programs, policies and procedures; and ensure high quality care to patients. His/her management style emphasizes commitment, caring and innovation. He/ she must be a clinically strong, compassionate leader with exceptional interpersonal and communications skills, comfortable working in a multidisciplinary team environment.

The following additional employment opportunities are also available.

Candidates who possess the required qualifications, skills and experience for the positions listed below are invited to apply. Visit www. renfrewhosp.com/careers for more information.

• Registered Nurse, Hemodialysis (temporary part time) • Registered Nurse, Peritoneal Dialysis (permanent part time) • Registered Nurse Diabetes Educator (casual) • Registered Nurses, Complex Continuing Care, Active Care & Special Care (casual) • Personal Support Workers (casual) Qualified applicants are invited to submit their resumes by March 30, 2018, at 12:00 hours to hr@renfrewhosp.com or Julia Boudreau, V.P. Corporate Services, RVH, 499 Raglan Street North, Renfrew, Ontario, K7V 1P6.

Only candidates selected for interview will be contacted. RVHF is an equal opportunity employer, committed to meeting needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, the Ontario Human Rights Code, and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Applicants requiring accommodation should contact Human Resources at (613) 432-4851.

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We’re Hiring! 2 Positions Position: Foreman - Excavating, Grading, Sewer/Water, Civil Description: The Foreman is responsible for coordinating the efforts of workers and ensuring the project is completed correctly and on time. Ensuring H&S guidelines and company policies and procedures are adhered to.

Requirements: Proven experience as a construction foreman, in-depth knowledge of construction procedures, equipment, the OH&SA and OBC. Proven ability to read drawings, plans and blueprints. Proven ability to layout and set grades. Good communication skills, able to report effectively, problem-solving abilities, physical endurance and stamina essential.

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Good communication skills, able to report effectively, physical endurance and stamina essential.

Please email resumes to

Access Taxi requires Full and Part-Time drivers for Perth and Smiths Falls

Should be familiar with streets and surrounding roads. Top of the industry remuneration paid. Excellent supplemental income for semi-retired and retired persons.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES The Public Works Department is seeking to fill the following positions: • Full-time Position - Facilities/Environmental Services Small Equipment Operator/Labourer • Seasonal Position - Facilities/Environmental Services Newboro Harbour Master • Seasonal Position - Roads Heavy Equipment Operator/Labourer

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Job descriptions and details can be found on our website www.twprideaulakes.on.ca. Deadline for applications is March 28, 2018 at 11:00 am.

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Lanark County Support Services is hiring for a variety of part time positions in our day service and residential home General Requirements for all positions: Valid driver’s license, insurance, vehicle and ability to work anywhere in Lanark County.

Support Worker - Support hours in the Almonte Agency and weekend hours.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of a high school diploma and experience working with individuals with a developmental disability as well as experience providing support to individuals requiring personal care and feeding assistance. A moderate level of physical effort is required to handle a wheelchair.

Instructor - Part time positions in the Almonte and Smiths Falls Agency. The successful candidate will have a Developmental Service Worker Diploma or Behavioural Science Technician Diploma and be required to complete work location tasks, documentation and provide support to individuals in the community.

Facilitator - Multiple part time positions to provide support to three individuals in their home (in Carleton Place.) The successful candidate will have a Developmental Service Worker Diploma or Behavioural Science Technician Diploma Must be willing to work flexible day, evening, overnight and weekend hours to meet the needs of the individuals receiving support and the team and have some availability to pick up extra shifts as required.

Please submit resume no later then March 23/18 to: Carin Dopson at 55 George St. N., Smiths Falls, ON K7A 1Z1or lcss.carin@gmail.com

With over 400 employees and 11 facilities in 3 countries, Central Wire Industries (CWI) is drawing on innovation as a market leader in the production of specialty wires and wire products. CWI is looking to fill the following positions at the Perth, Ontario location: Accounts Receivable Clerk Responsible for providing financial, clerical and administrative services to ensure efficient, timely and accurate collection of accounts receivable.

Ideal candidate will have 1-3 years accounts receivable and general accounting experience and a College diploma in a related field.

Electrical and Control System Technician Responsible for the fabrication, repair, maintenance and installation of industrial electrical and control systems. This individual will have the ability to read and interpret drawings/schematics, ladder logic, and specifications to provide troubleshooting and repair services. Provincial or Inter-Provincial Trade Red Seal certification – Electrician (442 A License) or Certified Technician (Electrical/Instrumentation) with 2-3 years practical experience required.

Industrial Mechanic/Millwright Responsible for installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, overhauling and repairing stationary industrial machinery and mechanical equipment.

Ideal candidates will have completed or be currently enrolled in an apprenticeship program, possess a Mechanical Engineering Technician/ Technologist Diploma or equivalent. Industrial electrical experience would be considered an asset.

MRO (Maintenance, Repair, Operations) Purchasing Coordinator Responsible for performing the activities of sourcing suppliers, price negotiations, and supplier contract management. This is a highly visible position within the organization with responsibilities for the tactical procurement of commodities, supplies, and services. Ideal candidates will have a University degree or College diploma and MRO procurement experience.

Production Worker This is an off-shift position (either 4:00 p.m. - Midnight or Midnight 8:00 a.m.) Responsible for a variety of tasks including setting up, operating and troubleshooting of equipment, product testing and material handling.

Ideal candidates will possess a high school diploma, be safety oriented, self-starters with mechanical aptitude.

For detailed job descriptions please visit http://centralwire.com/career.php Central Wire offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefit package. If you are interested in becoming part of the CWI team, please submit your cover letter and résumé by email to human.resources@centralwire.com Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process. Applicants can make their accommodation needs known in their cover letter. If you require further information or assistance, please contact the Human Resources Department at 613-326-3006.

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Part-Time Housekeeping/Laundry Aide required for Rosebridge Manor, our LTC home in Jasper.

For Job qualifications please go to our website, omniway.ca listed under careers. Please submit resume: gfoster@omniway.ca or fax: 613-283-9012. OMNI is committed to offering accommodations to applicants with disabilities wherever possible. If you require assistance or accommodation during the application or hiring process, please contact us at: mlegros@omniway.ca, phone 705-748-6631, or by fax 705-742-9197.

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The Alex Ferguson Law Office was founded in 2009 with the vision of providing an accessible and professional environment to handle all our clients’ legal needs. We practise all major areas of law. Recently, our business has been expanding and, to manage the great influx of clientele that we are experiencing, we are looking for someone to fill the permanent position of Legal Technician.

Applicants must at least have a Bachelor of Laws, experience with online legal programs, two years’ experience in the legal field, ease in communicating with a diverse clientele, a fundamental understanding of Family Law and Criminal Law, and strong knowledge of Business Law and Corporate Law. Although we operate in English, bilingual candidates will be favoured. Job duties are those generally performed by any paralegal, e.g. office duties, assistance, filing and service, interviews, research, drafting of various legal documents, trial preparation, etc.

Salary is $30/hour, plus the employees’ group RRSP. Applicants are invited to submit a CV, cover letter and, if possible, references to aflo-jobs@outlook.com or by mail to our office located at 116 Bridge Street, Carleton Place, ON K7C 2V3. Do not contact us by telephone or fax, or in person.

CP Tire requires a TIRE TECHNICIAN Will train.

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Job Fair

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Find your next job Over 20 businesses in Perth & Lanark County are HIRING full-time, part-time and seasonal positions. Open to all job seekers from ages 15 to 65+.

FOR THIS FREE EVENT:

WEDNESDAY

MARCH 21 1:00PM–4:00PM

Bring copies of your resume.

Come prepared to meet with employers.

Location: 26

Beckwith St. E., PERTH AT THE LEGION, FREE PARKING HOSTED BY:

Community Employment Services www.CESPerth.ca

Accounting Support Clerk 60 Hours Bi-Weekly

Mills Community Support Corporation is a multi-service organization assisting over 1,000 people throughout Lanark County with specialized supportive housing services for seniors and adults with developmental disabilities, non-profit housing services, and home support services.

As a member of the financial services team, the Accounting Support Clerk aids the Finance Department with general administration functions. This Includes responding to queries, month end reconciliations, client account reviews, verifying expenditures, reviewing bank statements and ledgers, verifying cheques written and ensuring internal policies are being met.

Assisting in preparation of reports required by funders. The Accounting Support Clerk also administers payroll services for the Corporation. Full job description available upon request.

Qualifications: • Minimum 2 Year College Business related program or equivalent experience

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Core Skills: • Excellent financial and book-keeping skills; • Knowledge of computerized accounting packages; • Highly organized and works well under pressure; and • Well-developed oral and written communication skills.

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Mills Community Support (MCS) is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, upon request, accommodation will be provided by MCS throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities

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Looking for a new career?

You can be in charge of your future. Come visit us at the Perth Campus of Algonquin College. Find about programs, financial aid, how to apply, academic upgrading, and more, visit algonquincollege.com/perth or call 613-267-2859 ext 5606 to talk or arrange a tour.

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Attendant Care,Woman with MS needs female attendant care. Parttime, daytime and evening hours available.

PSW or relevant experience needed, training provided.

Hoyer lift used. Must have transportation.

Reasonable wage and T4 provided.

You would be working in my home, a warm and pleasant environment, 10 minutes from Perth.

If interested contact me ottylake129@gmail.com

Group Home in Carleton Place, cook, clean supervised residence, qualifications: CPR, first aide, food handling course, criminal record check, hours are 11-6pm part-time, provide own transportation. For more info call Lisa.

613-253-0853

Busy Handyman Service looking for Snow-plow Operators and shovelers. Parttime or could lead to fulltime. Call 613-267-5460.

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Royal Canadian Legion Br. 192 Carleton Place Now Hiring for the following positions: 1. Permanent Part- Time Bartender for Day/ Evening Shifts 2. Casual Part-Time Bartender needed for fill in shifts.

Please submit resumes to the attention of the Bar Manager by March 28 th. They can be dropped off at the bar or mailed to the following: PO. Box.248 Carleton Place, ON K7C 1Z6

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623 Arnprior 692 Manotick 256 Almonte 257-253 C. Place 258 Kemptville 259 Lanark 267-264-326 Perth 268 Maberly 269 Merrickville 273 Westport 272 Portland 275 Toledo 278 McDonald’s Corners 279 Sharbot Lake 283-284 Smiths Falls 342-345382-498 Brockville 359 Elgin 382 Gananoque 448 Chesterville 479 Ompah 489 N. Gower 624 Pakenham 774 Winchester 838 Richmond, Munster 924 Athens 926 North Augusta 928 Delta 989 South Mountain

Looking for dump truck driver. Experienced. Prefer older driver.

Cell 613-229-0724, Ron. Merrickville area.

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HELP WANTED WESLEY CLOVER Parks is looking to hire a Day Camp Instructor to start part-time immediately, with hours extending to fulltime in the summer.

We are seeking selfmotivated individuals with previous experience instructing beginners. If interested please submit resumes angela.eickson@wesley cloverparks.com.

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9am-3pm Nepean Sportsplex

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CAPITAL WATER SUPPLY LTD. Looking for Labour for a Well Drilling Company, you would need your own transportation to and from our shop out near Stittsville. During the day you would have a company truck, (would need a drivers abstract). Must be a hard worker and have a great attitude. Having WHMIS training would be an asset.

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Please submit your resume to info@themills.on.ca by March 22, 2018 4pm

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Lanark County Housing Corporation

52 Abbott Street North Unit #4, Smiths Falls, Ontario K7A 1W3

Bids are invited for the following: Sealed Tenders will be received in envelopes clearly marked as to contents by the Town Clerk at her office in the Town Hall, 77 Beckwith Street North, Smiths Falls, Ontario, until 11:00 am local time on Thursday, April 12th, 2018 for the

Smiths Falls Beckwith Canal Bridges Rehabilitation Contract # 2018-PW-04.

Specifications and Form of Tender may be obtained from the Clerk’s office.

Questions regarding this Tender may be directed to Scott Poole of The Greer Galloway Group at (613) 966-3068 ext. 341.

If you wish to obtain tender documents, please contact Nadine Bennett (nbennett@smithsfalls. ca) or Kerry Costello (kcostello@smithsfalls.ca).

The lowest or any Tender will not necessarily be accepted.

AMENDMENTS TO BIDS SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED OR ACCEPTED

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2018-RFT-01 Asphalt Shingle Replacement Locations: Carleton Place, Perth & Smiths Falls Bid Documents are available on LCHC website, Bidding Opportunities & Information Section (top right corner of website) or by contacting the LCHC office at 613-283-2555.

Bids will be received at Lanark County Housing Corporation Office, 52 Abbott St. N. Unit #4, Smiths Falls, Ontario, K7A 1W3 until 11:00 A.M., Monday April 9, 2018.

Public opening to be held immediately thereafter.

Lowest or any bid not necessarily accepted.

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Wednesday,

Babe

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The February bottle drive for the Lanark Animal Welfare Society (LAWS) was a great success. Thank you to all who donated their bottles. It brought in just over $500 which will go a long way to help feed the paws at LAWS.

very happy with her presence. Please meet Babe at LAWS. Momma: This friendly tabby lady is about two years old. With her beautiful green eyes she can stare at you as if she wants to tell you a secret about her past life. She's looking to be invited into a warm welcoming home. Momma is available In Carleton Place at Pet Valu.

Milo: Hi there, Milo here. I've been in Perth for a while and have loved every minute of it. The ladies in the store are all in love with me because I am so sweet (so they say). When the doorbell rings I make sure to go and check it out and to greet the customers. I already listen to my name

and can't get over all the yummy food they sell here which I get to taste. I am a happy, friendly very handsome two-year-old male with lovely soft slick black fur. I look a bit like a black panther with a soft kitty attitude. If you would like to meet me you can find me in Perth at Pet Valu.

Thank you for your continued support.

Follow us if you like at www.facebook. com/lanarkanimals and/or check out our website at lanarkanimals.ca. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the shelter at shelter@lanarkanimals.ca or by calling 613-283-9308. LAWS is located at 253 Glenview Rd., Smiths Falls, K7A 4S7 (please note new postal code).

Successful bottle drive raises $500 for LAWS This week's featured pets Babe: This lovely nine-year-old female cat was surrendered to LAWS because her owner was moving into a retirement home. Sadly there were no pets allowed and Babe is now at LAWS. She is adjusting to her new, temporary, home and you often find her under the sink on a bunch of clean towels. She is very sweet and we're absolutely certain that when she's invited into her new forever home she'll be making you

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MOVIE: Game Night STARRING: Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Kyle Chandler, Billy Magnussen, Sharon Horgan, Lamorne Morris, Kylie Bunbury and Jesse Plemons, DIRECTOR: John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein RATING: R Game Night is my newest favorite guilty pleasure. It's a terrible movie that I'll no doubt watch again and again.

Max and Annie are extremely competitive.

Their need to win at whatever they're playing is what brought them together. Video games, board games, party games it doesn't matter.

They are there to play, and in it to win it.

Game night with their friends is the highlight of the week. Though this game night is different. This game night Kevin (Lamorne Morris) and Michelle (Kylie Bunbury), Ryan (Billy Magnussen) and his newest date Sarah (Sharon Horgan) are meeting Max and Annie at Brooks' (Kyle Chandler) place.

Brooks is Max's older and more successful

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brother. Max is reluctant to go because he and his brother have always had a bit of a rivalry, but Brooks promises this will be a game night to remember. He's planned a kidnap scenario, and the couple that wins gets his new Corvette. There's just one hitch. The guys that come to kidnap Brooks aren't the guys he hired.

It turns out Brooks isn't the successful investor he's claimed to be. In reality he's a low-life smuggler who has double-crossed the wrong people. If Max and his friends can't find a certain FabergĂŠ egg then Brooks is a dead man.

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Where to begin. The plot is outrageous.

There are more twists than a bag of pretzels. It's painfully awkward at times, and the acting is over the top. So obviously I love it. What can I say, it's a perfect storm of buffoonery and misadventure.

It starts off almost painfully slow, but once it gets rolling the film is a juggernaut.

It's a constant stream of quick one-liners, bizarre situations and slap stick comedy.

Game Night will get you laughing. It might feel like it's against your will, but it will get you laughing.

For all the awkwardness and downright silliness this cast is pretty tight. Brooks is kind of a jerk, and Kyle Chandler nails it.

Billy Magnussen's dim-witted fool pairs perfectly with Sharon Horgan's intelligent charm. Lamorne Morris and Kylie Bunbury have some really funny bickering, and Jesse Plemons who plays the creepy neighbour is very creepy. He is funny, but really creepy.

I love the short, quick one-liners that Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams just seem to rattle off like rain hitting a tin roof.

They have this wicked rhythm that constantly goes back and forth with neither one ever missing a beat. They are wickedly funny together.

I think it's safe to say that none of the actors, writers or directors of Game Night are going to walk the red carpet for this film. I however will probably own it, and watch more times than I will ever admit to.

Jr. A Bears end CCHL season in Brockville with 3-2 loss overall with 62 points.

Ottawa Jr. Senators finished in first place of the Yzerman Division (second overall) with a record of 46-9-2-5 for 99 points.

They will meet Pembroke (seventh overall) who finished with a record of 3225-4-1 for 69 points.

Brockville (38-20-22) finished third overall with 80 points, and they

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will meet the Kanata Lasers (31-27-8-1) who finished sixth overall with 71 points.

And finally, it’s the Hawkesbury Hawks (3623-0-3) who finished fourth with 75 points, versus the Cornwall Colts (33-23-4-2) who finished fifth with 72 points.

Visit www.thecchl.ca for game times.

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The Smiths Falls Jr. A Bears have ended their Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL) season with a 3-2 loss to Brockville on Friday, March 9.

Hayden Hart had the opening goal for the Bears at 7:42 of the first.

It was the only goal of the period and was assisted by Marc Shannon and Alex DiCarlo.

In the second, Brockville scored three times to take the 3-1 lead and never looked back. Nicolas Vlahos scored twice and Jordi Jefferson had a single.

In the third, the Bears rallied with one from Mitchell Larabie but that was as close as they got as the game ended with the Braves notching the 3-2 win.

Vlahos earned the first star honours with two goals, while Michael Lacotelli was the second star for his win in nets. Third star honours went to Shannon for the Bears with two helpers.

Bradley Dobson suffered the loss in nets with 38 saves.

With the Bears not qualifying for the playoffs the game marked the end of the junior careers for 20-year-old Bears Kyle Dowdall, Hunter Garlasco, Michael Larose and Hayden Hart, all of whom played two seasons with the team.

Playoff round Carleton Place finished in the top spot of the Robinson Division and first overall with a record of 53-5-1-3 for 110 points. They will meet Rockland (28-28-3-3) who finished fourth in the Yzerman Division and eighth

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‘Promise of the Week’ How to walk with God in His spirit Jesus promises His Just before going to the cross, Jesus prayed for all who would believe in Him: “I pray followers answers to that they will all be one, just as you and their prayers: “But if I are one---as you are in me, Father and you remain in me and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me.” my words remain in John 17:21 you, you may ask for anything you want and The Bible, Macdonald it will be granted.”

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Smiths Falls Settlers advance to CPJHL east division finals against Mustangs

BY LAURIE WEIR

ljweir@metroland.com

The Smiths Falls Settlers have advanced to the second round of CPJHL playoffs and have a onegame lead over the Maniwaki Mustangs after a 4-2 win Monday night at home.

The Settlers got past the EOHA of Ottawa in a three-game series.

Due to the EOHA not being able to secure the ice for one of their three games, they only played two games against Smiths Falls. The Settlers earned a 4-3 overtime win on Saturday, March 12 at home, and secured the berth to the second round. The third game in the series was a 6-3 win for the EOHA. “We’re battling the flu right now,” said co-owner Barry DeGray, Sunday afternoon. “There are some injuries … but that’s playoff hockey. We’ll be ready for the Mustangs ... They have a great hockey team and we’ll take today to rest up and get prepared for this next series.”

Game two was held Tuesday, March 13 in Maniwaki, while game three, if necessary, will be back in Smiths Falls on Thursday at 3 p.m.

“Yes, 3 p.m. if necessary Thursday back home,” said DeGray. “We couldn’t get any later ice times.”

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Smiths Falls Settlers defeat EOHA Friday, March 9 at home, 4-3 in overtime. It was Reilly DeGray with the game winner.

at home Monday. The teams were tied at two apiece after the first period of play.

Smiths Falls opened the scoring with just three minutes gone, as Felix Stephen scored on the power play.

The Mustangs tied it up with a power play goal of their own from Jonathan Dumont.

Dumont put the visitors up 2-1 with his second goal with just 2:23 left in the period.

With 1:50 remaining, the Settlers tied it up again as Maverick Baxtrom scored.

Smiths Falls 4 Maniwaki 2 Into the second, two more from It was a 4-2 win for the Settler the home team secured the win.

Max Mulhall and Shonwahnokon Thomas did the scoring for the 4-2 final.

The goalies were tough in the third, keeping the opposition out of the crease, but it was Kyle Fritz with the win for Smiths Falls, to earn the game’s second star honours. Reilly DeGray was the game’s first star for the home team.

The third star nod went to the Mustangs’ goalie, Liam Austin.

Smiths Falls 4 EOHA 3 (overtime) It was an overtime thriller on Saturday night in Smiths Falls as the Settlers won 4-3.

The game was tied at one each

after the first period, then EOHA went ahead with one goal in the second. With just five minutes remaining, Ollie Berndtsson tied the game to force the overtime, when he scored from Felix Stephen.

Reilly DeGray had the game winner at the 3:24 mark.

Other Smiths Falls goals came from Raymond Jolly and Shonwahnokon Thompson. Assists were credited to Joe Palermo and Adam Porter.

Connor Drost had all three goals for EOHA. Kyle Fritz had the win in nets.

Game stars were DeGray (first) for Smiths Falls; Drost (second) for EOHA, and Berndtsson (third) for Smiths Falls.

EOHA 6 Smiths Falls 3 EOHA doubled up on the Settlers Saturday in Smiths Falls, 6-3.

Maverick Baxtrom had the Settlers only goal of the first period.

Adam Porter and Austin Vallier assisted.

EOHA responded with two for a 2-1 lead. Goals were credited to Joey Driscoll and Noah Edmonds.

In the second, the Settlers tied it up with Otto Thomas’ goal from Porter and Jake Awan.

But EOHA went ahead by two with goals from Drost and Vincent Galipeau.

Smiths Falls responded in the second with Thomas’ goal from Porter at the 5:15 mark as the home team trailed by one.

EOHA got that one back with Vincent Galipeau’s marker for a 5-3 lead after two.

One more came from the visitors as Valentin Laport-

erie for the 6-3 final.

Game stars were all from EOHA: Galipeau (first); Drost (second) and Frederick Duroche with the win in nets for the third star honours.

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 95

“Catch the Ace”

PROGRESSIVE RAFFLE A deck of 52 cards randomly placed in envelopes. Object is to pick an envelope with Ace of Spades in it.

Draw held each Friday at 1:00 pm at the Legion from tickets sold that week Prize of 20% of weekly sales if not the ace of spades; 30% to jackpot, balance to charity.

Weekly envelope & card are eliminated once drawn. Draw continues until jackpot is won.

Tickets $5 each Available at Smiths Falls Legion, Impression Printing, Smiths Falls Hospital Auxiliary and Hank’s Fries ONTARIO GAMBLING HELP LINE: 1-888-230-3505

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Board Don’t just aspire to

volunteer, aspire to make a difference.

At Valley Heartland Community Futures Development Corporation we've been building entrepreneurship in Lanark County & North Leeds for over 30 years; helping strengthen and grow the local economy. Our Board is made up of a DIVERSE group of professionals and community leaders with a wide range of EXPERTISE in business, non-for-profit, finance, law, and more. Together, we aim to provide responsive SERVICES and SOLUTIONS to nurture innovative, viable, and sustainable businesses and communities. We’re now looking to grow our Board. This is your opportunity JOIN US and make a difference in our region.

Interested candidates are required to complete an application and submit it in person or by email to tina.stevens@valleycfdc.com no later than April 13th 2018. For more information on commitment, eligibility, and the application process please call 613-2837002. To download the application visit valleycfdc.com/about-us/board-of-directors/

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In 2017 our Board:

Advanced $1.3 million through our loans program

Supported the Approved 34 EODP creation of 66 new projects = jobs and $450,000.00 grant sustainability of 124 funding Connected to Your Community - SF10 - Thursday, March 15, 2018

Met with 150 individual businesses to discuss their needs

Provided 1-on-1 mentoring to 93 business w/ Launch Lab

Smiths Falls Peewee B Bears send 33 kids to camp following Good Deeds Cup

BY EVELYN HARFORD

eharford@metroland.com

The good deeds keep on coming.

Though the official fight for the Chevrolet Good Deeds Cup is over, the Smiths Falls Peewee B Bears kept its spirit alive.

Even after the local peewee team found out that they wouldn't be bringing home the cup, they continued raising money for kids to go to summer camp through the local Salvation Army's camp programming.

Each year, the Salvation Army Mississippi-Rideau Lakes Corps sends children in the community to camp who otherwise couldn't go without a little help. Last year, 30 local kids – a mix of boys and girls – from Elgin, Jasper, Carleton Place, Perth, Lombardy, Lanark and Sharbot Lake went to either Newport Adventure Camp on Skeleton Lake in Muskoka or Jacksons Point

on Lake Simcoe.

The peewee Bears had made the finals in the Good Deeds Cup and were in the running to secure $15,000 for the local Salvation Army. But although they didn't win, as finalists, they raised $6,000 for the charity that pledged to use the money for their camp programming.

However, the money raised wasn't enough to cover all the kids' camp fees. So, the peewees pushed on.

"It just went wild from there," said Lisa Vaughan, the self-proclaimed mama bear of peewee player, Andrew Vaughan, who assisted with fundraising efforts.

When the Record News contacted the team on Monday, March 5, they had already raised enough money to send 30 of the 33 kids to camp.

The next day, they'd been able to fund all the camp spots for this summer – raising the over $12,000 needed.

"Honestly, when I was told,

I cried!" exclaimed Debbie Lafleur, Community & Family Service Worker with the Salvation Army MississippiRideau Lakes Corps. "I am always moved by the generosity of this community but this was beyond, beyond. It means that we can fill our quota of 33 without worrying where the money is coming from and what we'll have to cut to make room for the camp."

The local Salvation Army has had struggles with funding the camp program in the past – but somehow they always get the kids to camp.

"We look at it like kids helping kids," said Vaughan.

"It's unbelievable how much our community has stepped up for this."

The cost of the camp per child is $359 for the week.

"Kids are our future and my hope is everyone in our community will continue to make Smiths Falls a great place to live for them – and it starts with being positive,"

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said Vaughan.

Local donors include: Wills Transfer, Town of Smiths Falls, the Vaughan family, the Irvine family, Hunt & Dopson Insurance Group, Kinsmen Club, Heritage Kitchen - Teresa Pedell, Smiths Falls Special Olympics, C'est Tout Bakery - Amy Rensby, and the Smiths Falls Police Association.

Lafleur said any overflow in funding will be saved for sending the kids to camp next year.

But the young bears weren't just raising money to send kids to camp, they also collected 5,000 pounds of food

for the Salvation Army's food bank through their tailgate party held last month.

The Salvation Army reports that they've never seen the food bank so full, but that doesn't mean by late spring or summer they won't need some help.

"We can always use fundraising efforts, especially at Christmas," said Lafleur, who also hinted that the peewees have asked about helping out for their Easter community dinner.

"That would be great," she said.

How you can help keep the

good deeds going Lafleur said that the Salvation Army can always use volunteers at their thrift store.

She also pointed out that if anyone has extra veggies from their gardens this summer the Salvation Army would be happy to accept them. Other than that, Lafleur encourages people to rest up for the fundraising season that will ramp up for Christmas 2018.

TSN will also be in town to film a video featuring the peewee Bears because of their efforts during the Good Deeds Cup. The feature will air during the NHL playoffs.

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

SMITHS FALLS RECREATION HALL OF FAME

INDUCTION NOMINATION Public nominations for the Smiths Falls Recreation Hall of Fame should be dropped off at the Memorial Community Centre by April 13th, 2018.

Forms are available online or at the arena office.

Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre 71 Cornelia Street West, Smiths Falls, Ontario K7A 0A5 613-283-4124 ext. 6103 Email: mloughren@smithsfalls.ca

Get Info and Sign Up for Spring/Summer Activities....

SPRING / SUMMER RECREATION OPEN HOUSE Saturday March 24 COMMUNITY CENTRE HALL 9 am – 12 noon REGISTER AND/OR RECEIVE INFO ON: • t-ball • soccer • baseball • gymnastics • golf • fitness classes • football • karate • lawnbowling • swimming • dance .....and much more!

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