2008 DODGE RAM 2500 SLT POWER WAGON
Serving Perth and Area for over 23 years
9,995 +HST
$
4x4, quad cab, shortbox, custom wheels, leather, 6 pass., fully loaded, 144,198km, JP3901 WOW! Only
2008 HONDA FIT LX
2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
Great looking truck with only 40,000 km, 4x4, air, tilt, cruise
22,995
$
Tax and license fee extra
613-258-9955 www.jimperrymotors.ca
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710 Barnes Street, Kemptville
Sale
$27,995
Financing up to 84 months O.A.C.
www.callanmotors.com
Local trade, local owner, auto, A/C, cruise, only 67,000kms. Stk#5098B SEE DEALER FOR DETAILS!
Highway 15 North, Smiths Falls | 613-283-1880
Highway 7, Perth 1-888-592-3317
www.rallyhonda.com
July 23, 2015 | 76 pages
Celebrating decade of fun at Rural Ramble
OHIP case goes to Human Rights Tribunal
Little Wings
Stacey Roy
sroy@perfprint.ca
For a decade The Montague Volunteer Fire Department has been encouraging the community to come out and move their muscles in support of individuals who are progressively losing the ability to move their own. “It seems hard to believe,” said Craig Barr, event coordinator. This Saturday, July 25 the 10th annual Rural Ramble will be taking place at the township office property on Roger Stevens Road in support of Muscular Dystrophy Canada. Muscular Dystrophy is a neuromuscular disorder that sees the muscle deteriorate causing weakness and loss of function. Barr estimates the Montague event has provided about $50,000 in support to Muscular Dystrophy Canada over its time. This is achieved by offering a day full of family fun in
Stacey Roy
sroy@perfprint.ca
See RAMBLE page SF2
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The inaugural fly-in lunch at the Russ Beach Smiths Falls/Montague Airport took place on July 18. The event featured a seafood lunch, provided by the Ad Mare food truck. The airport is run by a not-for-profit organization, manned by volunteers. Currently, there are roughly 220 members of the Smiths Falls Flying Club. Violet Leuschen, 3, finds some shade under the wing of a Mooney Plane during the fly-in lunch.
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U N F O R G E T TA B L E M O M E N T S
After a lengthy wait for his five-yearold son’s OHIP coverage, Smiths Falls resident, Paul Compton’s Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) application against the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and Minister Eric Hoskins has been accepted. “We still haven’t got to first stage approval,” Compton said of the OHIP process involving his son, Mateo. The ministry’s website states wait times to get OHIP coverage is “generally” three months. The Comptons’ wait period expired this Monday, July 20, 2015. Compton’s human rights application focuses on three key points: The Ontario Health Act is “cruel and unusual treatment” as it discriminates against Canadian citizens who are sponsoring their spouse, partner or dependent children. Secondly, Compton casts a light on the contrast between his case and the circumstances for foreign workers who, according to Compton’s application, receive coverage after three months. As well, his application makes mention of the Ontario Temporary Health Program,
Offer ends July 28, 2015. See dealer for details.
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199 Lombard St., Smiths Falls 613-283-3882