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BACKPACK DRIVE RETURNS Smiths

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June 21 to 24

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Enjoy our homegrown comedy The Great Kooshog Lake Invasion Hollis McCauley Featuring the British band Fishing Derby by Norm Foster, at the during Registration on July 28.

Station Theatre, 53 Victoria Ave. Hosted

by CBAF in or partnership with 4 Info: 613-283-0300 www.smithsfallstheatre.com Degress Brewing Co. 6-9 PM, County Fair Mall. Free Admission. facebook.com/canadian.b.federation/

June 23

Smiths Falls Triathlon

Canada’s first triathlon! Takes place throughout the town of Smiths Falls.

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June 23

Highland on the Rideau

Lower Reach Park between 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

Annual highland games organized by the Smiths Falls Gordon Pipeband featuring competitions in bagpiping, highland dancing, highland drumming and more, all in highland dress! Free admission. Info: 613-285-1889 or www.gordonpipeband.com/hotr

June 28 to August 30 8th Season of Movies Under the Stars

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Thursday evenings starting at 7 p.m. for free outdoor movie screenings by the Rideau Canal in beautiful Centennial Park (under the Smiths Falls water tower). Special appearance Opening Night June 28th

by Junkyard Symphony! Bring the family and a blanket or lawn chair and spend your summer evening watching a family-friendly movie on the big inflatable screen!

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Together Smiths Falls is bringing back their Music in the Park event for this fourday feature in beautiful Centennial Park.

The fun starts on Friday at 6 p.m. under the water tower with dancing and live bands! Event runs Friday 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday noon to 8 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Monday 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

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July 1

Canada Day Family Day

Come to Centennial Park between noon and 8 p.m. for a day of family-friendly fun in the sun! Form up for the Parade at 10 a.m. at the Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre. Bicycle Participants to form up at Gerry Lowe/Sens Rink. Parade moves out at 11 a.m. Arena to Beckwith to Main Street to George and back to Arena. Festivities at Centennial Park! Live Music, Vendors, Food, Inflatables, Face painting, Artisans, Crafts, and Beverage Tent. Fireworks at 10 p.m. at Lower Reach Park. Come celebrate Canada’s birthday, Smiths Falls-style!

Info: mloughren@smithsfalls.ca or tracey@pankow.ca or www.smithsfalls.ca

July 2

Train Rides at the Railway Museum

The Railway Museum is firing up their diesel locomotive so hop on board! Climb aboard a 1940s caboose and discover what it’s like to be pulled by a firstgeneration diesel engine.

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It's hard to believe the new school year is just over a month away with many parents and children preparing for the big day!

With the success of last year's backpack drive, our local 3M Canada Perth plants are once again stepping up with United Way Lanark County (UWLC) to run the 3M Backpack Drive, from now until Aug. 17 to collect school supplies and donations for local youth in Lanark County.

Sadly, many families in our community are unable to afford the traditional school supplies needed to kick off a new school year, which sees kids still returning without the supplies they require to achieve their full potential.

"Over the past three years, we have seen great support from 3M and the community with our backpack drive," stated Amy Elsner, community partnership development officer for UWLC. "With their generosity, we were able to fill 50 backpacks last year, distributed to students through the youth centres in Lanark County and Smiths Falls. This year we hope to continue to meet this need, helping children and youth in our community start the school year on a positive note. 3M and its employees continue to show enthusiasm and drive to help those in need in our community, and we are so grateful for their support and willingness to bring awareness to local issues. As both a longtime and one of our largest supporters through corporate and employee donations, 3M exemplifies true community spirit and an organization dedicated to social responsibility."

3M employees will be busy collecting and donating supplies and cash to the drive, and invite members of our community to participate and donate as well.

"At 3M we are proud to be part of this community initiative. We are honoured to participate in such a worthwhile event," said Allyson McIntyre, human resources manager at 3M Perth.

Submitted/UWLC United Way Lanark County is teaming up with 3M Perth to offer the 3M Backpack Drive to provide local students with school supplies to ready them for the school year. Donations are being accepted from now until Aug. 17.

What to donate?

The focus of the backpack drive will continue to centre on collecting school supplies for children and youth in grades 7 to 12. The back to school kits will specifically include: backpacks, pencil crayons with sharpener (24-pack), markers (12-pack), pencils, blue pens, 1.5-inch binders, highlighters, lined paper, large glue sticks, scientific calculators and lunch bags. We also appreciate cash or gift cards to local stores, which we will use to complete the kits with the necessary items.

Drop-off locations UWLC and 3M, along with community partners will welcome new backpacks and unopened items from the community until Aug. 17 at the following locations during their regular opening hours: • 3M Perth (2 Craig St., Perth): Inside building 301, Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• United Way Lanark County: (15 Bates Dr., Carleton Place), Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Mississippi Mills Youth Centre: (134 Main St. E., Almonte), Tuesday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• WAK c/o Big Brothers Big Sisters: (18 William St. E., Smiths Falls), Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Lanark Highlands Youth Centre (61 Princess St., Lanark): Monday, Tuesday, Friday, 3 to 8 p.m., and Wednesday to Thursday, 3 to 6 p.m.

• YAK Youth Services (1 Sherbrooke St. E., Perth): Monday to Friday, 2 to 7 p.m.

• Carleton Place Youth Centre (Edmund St., Carleton Place): Monday, Tuesday, Friday, 2 to 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 2 to 6:30 p.m. and Friday, 2 to 7:30 p.m.

In addition to this 3M Backpack Drive, Connections (a program of Lanark Community Programs which is part of Lanark Renfrew Health & Community Services) supports families in the healthy growth and development of young children through co-operative efforts involving families, services and communities, and will continue to collect requests and referrals from other organizations and individuals throughout Lanark County for younger children.

Connections' program will, on average, supply more than 300 backpacks each year to children in the community. The 3M Backpack Drive will share any supplies donated for that age group with the Connections program. Help our youth start their school year off confident and ready to learn!

For more information, please contact the United Way Lanark County office at 613-253-9074 or Amy Elsner via email at aelsner@unitedwaylanarkcounty.ca.

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RIDEAU VALLEY CONSERVATION AUTHORITY REPORTS MODERATE LOW WATER CONDITIONS The Rideau Valley Conservation Authority is advising there is a low water status in the Rideau River watershed is now at moderate severity as of July 19.

Rainfall in the last 90 days, measured at climate stations in and around the watershed, is about 60 per cent of the normal amount for the time of year which is the threshold for moderate severity low water.

Rain presently forecast for much of next week will be welcome but is not expected to have a significant impact. Longer range forecasts indicate temperatures above normal and precipitation below normal through the rest of the summer and into the fall.

Although daytime highs greater than 30 degrees appear to be passing, it will still be warm enough for evaporation to continue to reduce water levels on all lakes and streams.

Levels and streamflows

are below normal for the time of year but are still above critical thresholds.

Flows in smaller streams will be raised briefly if the short range weather forecasts prove to be accurate.

Rideau Canal reservoir lakes are at levels typical of later into September.

However, there have been no reports of insufficient draft on the Rideau Canal system relayed to the conservation authority.

Conditions are expected to decline generally.

Conservation authority staff continue to monitor conditions and communicate with water managers throughout the watershed.

Updates to this message will be issued as conditions warrant.

Water conservation is recommended for everyone within the Rideau River watershed including residents on private wells inside the City of Ottawa boundary. Those who have

permits for taking water from surface or groundwater sources are encouraged to reduce their actual taking as much as possible. Residents on private well systems are also urged to use water conservatively. Using rain barrels to capture any rain to water lawns and gardens.

Avoid using pressure washers to clean houses, driveways, decks and fences. All these actions contribute to the conservation of our water resources.

Municipalities may have invoked water restrictions so check your municipal website for applicable bylaws.

For hourly and daily streamflows and water levels, visit www.rvca.ca/watershed-monitoring-reporting/reporting/ streamflow-water-levels.

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BUDGET APPROVAL FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOL BOARD FOR NEXT YEAR The Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario's board of trustees has approved an operating budget of $181.9 million, and a capital budget of $7.5 million for the 2018-2019 school year.

All expenditure areas were carefully reviewed for efficiencies and to ensure excellence in Catholic program delivery for students across eastern Ontario.

"The board is required to present a balanced budget for compliance to the Ministry of Education.

The 2018-2019 budget, totalling $189.4 million, is compliant with all enveloping provisions required on board administration, special education, Indigenous education per-pupil amount, school renewal expenditures, school condition improvement, program leadership allocation, and library staff," Ashley Hutchinson, manager of finance, said.

Legislative grants make up $150.4 million and local taxation includes $19.8 million. Other revenue totals $2.5 million and includes tuition fees from the international and personal support worker programs, other grants from outside of the grants for student needs (GSN) including the

math strategy, mental health workers in schools, and the OYAP (Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program), and revenue to offset the amortization expense on the board's capital assets. The board anticipates additional funding as part of the education programs (EPO): EPO grants which are yet to be announced by the Ministry of Education.

"The most significant change you will notice between our original and revised budget is that we are seeing a significant increase in transportation costs, which is creating a cost pressure," noted Hutchinson. "With funds transferred from the internally appropriated accumulated surplus, we are left with a small operating deficit for the 2018-2019 fiscal year of $25,500."

Trustees approved the budget at the board meeting held June 19, 2018.

Board chair Todd Lalonde thanked the group for all of their work in preparing the budget.

Certificates of Appreciation 2018 Each year, the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario (CDSBEO) honours deserving stu-

dents and staff through the presentation of certificates of appreciation. Awarded to remarkable persons with outstanding successes, the certificates were presented to 18 students at the June 19 board meeting. The following are this year's award recipients in Lanark County and area.

• Brooklyn Jordan, St. John Catholic Elementary School After participating in the St. John Catholic High School's annual Relay for Life in May, and being so touched by the experience, Brooklyn felt that she wanted to do more to help. Brooklyn took on her own initiative to make and sell bracelets, with all proceeds going to Relay for Life. Brooklyn is a very caring person who makes a difference among her peers and within her school community.

• Victoria Nichols, Notre Dame Catholic High School Victoria has been a dedicated highland dancer from a very young age. This year, Victoria placed seventh in the Scottish Open Championship in Dunoon, Scotland; placed in the top six in the Commonwealth Championship in Stirling, Scotland; won first place at the Loch Norman

Carolinas Open Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina, and represented Canada in the Basel Tattoo musical event in Switzerland, as part of the Canadiana Celtic national dance team.

• Charlotte and Jaclyn Stewart, St. John Catholic High School Charlotte and Jaclyn are two sisters that have been dedicated dancers from a very young age.

Both compete at the national and international level in highland dance. Charlotte placed third overall, and Jaclyn placed fourth overall for their respective age groups at the 2018 Ontario Closed Championship. Charlotte placed first at the Ottawa Highland Dance Association Championship, fifth at the Commonwealth Championship, seventh at the Cowal World Championship, and fifth at the Bute Highland Championship, all of which were held in Scotland. Jaclyn won the Commonwealth Championship in Stirling, Scotland, and placed fifth at the Juvenile World Championship in Cowal, Scotland. In addition to dance, Jaclyn has also played the lead role in the short film From Sarajevo, which won numerous awards at the South Academy

Arts and Film Festival.

• Maggie Shaw, St. John Catholic Elementary School For the last four years Maggie Shaw has been inspired to help others and to give back to her community. In doing so, she has raised $5,000 that has been dispersed to various families in need or community organizations that support families. Three years ago, she helped to organize a school wide skating party to raise money for a fellow student who was terminally ill. Last year, Maggie organized a church and school parish event to support a former student of St. John elementary who was battling cancer. This year, another fundraiser was organized that saw the proceeds go directly to Ronald McDonald House.

• Isabelle Georgeadis, St. John Catholic Elementary School Isabelle is a Grade 6 student who recently raised $1,200 to shave off her long hair. She generously donated the funds to the Children's Wish Foundation of Ontario, and to the cadets association to which she belongs. Congratulations Isabelle on making a difference and demonstrating to your classmates how important it is to give back to others.See the full list of recipients on www.insideottawavalley.com.

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No, it's not a typo! Willm Shaksper, a new adaptation of an old play about the most famous writer of the English language, is coming to Perth's Full Circle Theatre beginning Aug. 10 and it's a show that is full of surprises, comedy, drama and excitement.

A little over a hundred years ago, Harold Rubinstein and Clifford Bax created a "play in five episodes" that looked at the life of William Shakespeare through the light of what few facts were known about him at the time. Their "William Shakespeare" was respected among scholars but never really received much notice outside of academia at the time.

Since then, however, hundreds, if not thousands of tidbits of information about

Shakespeare have been unearthed, from facts about his business dealings, to his family life, to his life as a playwright in London. We now even have a number of pages of original manuscript from the play, Sir Thomas More, which are in his own handwriting. This new version of the play has been crafted to incorporate that new information and uses it to help examine the nature of The Bard of Avon.

Willm Shaksper looks at five fictional episodes in Shakespeare's life, beginning in 1592, when he was just becoming known as a playwright and moving through his successful career, his difficult family relations, his possible love life and ending in 1616, just

Productions doesn't do dryas-toast theatre. The show is fast, full of surprises, full of laughs and as rough-andtumble as Shakespeare's London was.

Oh, and that title? We have, currently, six authentic William Shakespeare signatures, only one of which is spelled "William Shakespeare." Three of them, however, are spelled "Willm Shaksper." We just went with the majority.

Willm Shaksper runs Aug. 10 through Aug. 26 at 7:30 p.m., Thursdays through Saturdays and 1:30 p.m. Sundays. All performances are at the air-conditioned, ground-level, barrier-free Full Circle Theatre, 26 Craig St., Perth, near Last Duel Park. Tickets are just $20 reserved; $22 at the door.

To reserve, simply call 613267-1884. No credit cards are needed; cash at the performance is requested.

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BarnDoor Productions' cast of eight take on the 19 characters in the show, all of them real people who were, at various times, a part of Shakespeare's life. From neighbours, to land ladies, to wife and daughters, to actors and theatre owners, the people around Shakespeare were every bit as interesting as he was.

Willm Shaksper puts William Shakespeare into his time: He wrote plays that reflected the times he lived in, even the current events around him and yet, unlike most of his fellow 16th century playwrights, his plays surmounted their time and remain important today. The why of that has to do with the why of the man.

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NEW BBBS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAPPY WITH ROLE IN COMMUNITY LAURIE WEIR ljweir@metroland.com Gail Logan is a new executive director at the helm of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County, and she has hit the ground running.

"I'm thrilled to be selected to lead this exceptional organization and look forward to meeting volunteers and stakeholders in the coming months," she said Friday, July 20, after her first full week in her new position. "I'm thankful of the confidence of the board to hire me, and I'm excited to go out and shout about BBBS (Big Brothers Big Sisters)."

There were 35 applications received by the board, according to chair Sue Cavanaugh. "Gail has worked primarily in the charitable and not-for-profit sector throughout her very successful career and is an award-winning association professional (who) will bring new ideas for growth in programming and revenues to

BBBSLC," she said.

Logan said she's appreciative of former executive director Jennifer Miller's help in getting transitioned into her new position. "She has assembled a very dedicated and competent volunteer and staff team and we will continue to build on her successes; doing great things for children and youth in Lanark County," Logan said.

Logan has had success in her career as well, being named one of Ottawa's Top 10 Most Influential Women, and one of Ottawa's Top 100 Most Influential People.

She also earned the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal for her work.

NEW LANGUAGE Fundraising drives programming, and programming drives fundraising, Logan said.

"The two are really intertwined. I want to look at our capacity for growth and I want to work with our staff ... and fun-

growth is. For specific opportunities we can create long-lasting partnerships."

She will discover this by working with her team, and currently, she's having one-on-one visits with them.

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Logan said she's looking at changing the fundraising language to something more all-en-

compassing.

"Instead of going to someone and asking if they'd consider making a major donation to Big Brothers Big Sisters, I would really like to be able to go to them, (and say) 'Here's a new program that we want to offer, would you be willing to make a program commitment,' and that way we can deliver the program. They could get involved in the planning so it becomes as part of their DNA as it is ours," she said.

Then the next time BBBS seeks funding may be easier, as donors become more involved in the process and programming, and they want to stay involved and connected, Logan explained.

"We welcome donations at any time, but to really take advantage of sources that are out there, they have to know about us, and if (donating) meets their corporate responsibility over their own desire, it's longer lasting."

If people wonder why they should support BBBS, Logan said she could give them a litany of reasons, but "I want to ask, what inspires you, what excited you in the community, or what gives you goosebumps when you donate or you see something that you really like?"

This way, Logan said, she'd have a better understanding from potential donors if they are the right fit for each other's needs.

"We want them to be just as passionate and as excited about Big Brothers Big Sisters as we are," she said. "That's my approach ... and it will come with understanding of what the gaps are, and what our capacity for

Logan and her husband, Warren Miney, who is the executive director at the Lanark Highlands Youth Centre, have a lake home in Lanark Highlands where they have lived for the past dozen years. She said she doesn't mind the scenic commute to Smiths Falls, as she is used to driving to Ottawa.

She has worked for the United Way Ottawa and Renfrew County, as well as various chambers of commerce and tourism bureaus throughout Ontario. Hailing from Burlington, Logan retired from the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce in 1997. She and her husband, a 30-year scout leader, started a consulting business, Changes R Us, specializing in services for not-for-profits and charities.

Logan has fundraised for Carleton University, OneChange, and Habitat for Humanity in the National Capital Region, and the Canadian Pain Summit.

Logan has a son Greg, who is in information technology in Ottawa, and Miney has two sons: James who is in health care in Toronto, and Michael, who is in the music industry and lives in Fredericton, NB. All three young men are in their 20s.

"We are all getting together over the long weekend in August," she said, referring to their sons, girlfriends, and friends of the family.

Logan and Miney have been married four years, Aug. 3 and following their wedding, which happened at their property, they jumped in the lake - literally.

"That's just us," she said. "We're pretty laid back people, and we love to have fun. We're really looking forward to having everybody here," she said. "It will be very relaxed."

Together, the couple enjoys music, summer fun on the water, their pets (two chocolate labs and a pair of tabby cats), and riding motorcycles.

Logan said her door at BBBS is always open, and she welcomes input from the community.

"I can't wait to get out into the community," she said. "I am just so thrilled to be here."

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CONFEDERATE FLAG IS SYMBOL FOR RACISM, NOT RURAL PRIDE THE RACIST ROOTS OF THE FLAG CAN'T BE IGNORED, WRITES EVELYN HARFORD After moving to Lanark County, I've seen three Confederate flags: one in Lanark Highlands, one in Rideau Lakes, and one in Smiths Falls. Coming from Toronto, I'd never seen the Confederate flag on display by anyone - let alone out front of someone's home or business.

Shocked by their presence, I asked around about why people would want to fly such a flag with deep history, rooted in hate.

I'm told that for those who fly the "rebel flag" in Canada, it's largely seen as a symbol of rural pride and resistance to big government. But its critics, including my-

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self, maintain that while the flag might symbolize those things for some people, at its core the Confederate flag points to dark, racist roots.

According to Public Religion Research Institute based in Washington, 60 per cent of white Americans see the Confederate flag as a symbol of southern pride, a view shared by just 15 per cent of black Americans.

The historical context of the flag south of the border has its roots tied to systemic racism, including slavery and slavery's lasting legacies.

The flag was flown by the Confederacy during the American Civil War. The flag represents the fight to uphold slavery and oppose civil rights advances.

While Canadians in rural On-

tario, including right here, may have co-opted the flag as a symbol to show off their rural pride, they can't divorce the realities of the flag's history. People may want to debate in semantics about what the flag means to them. But, the racist roots of the flag can't be ignored.

As an area welcoming tourists, including international ones, I think we need to think about what message flying the Confederate flag might send. We cannot be complacent. Inequality, systemic oppression, and discrimination depend on people not speaking up.

We can be better.

Racism is not dead in our society. Rather, the contrary.

Just last month, I covered a Smiths Falls family's story where they expressed their hurt over being targeted in a racist incident at Lower Reach Park.

A grandmother this newspaper that she and her grandson were told to leave the park because of the colour of their skin. This type

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SCORCHING TEMPERATURES FORCE TOO MUCH TIME INDOORS, JEFF MAGUIRE WRITES

After the past winter I swore I wouldn't complain if the summer of 2018 turned out to be extremely hot and humid. After all we were still in the grips of winter in midApril and by the time the first decent spring day rolled around most of us were desperate for some sunshine and warmth.

It took a while, but once this summer heated up - well, it hasn't stopped has it. By the beginning of last week the words of complaint I swore I wouldn't utter were curling

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my lips and sticking to the end of my tongue. I somehow managed to choke them back, supported in that effort by memories of falling flat on my butt on ice back on April 16.

My wife Kathleen was born and raised in Chatham, Ont. a small city in the heart of Ontario's banana belt. In those parts the heat and humidity arrives in early May and it doesn't release its sultry grip until the end of September.

My wife has always claimed that her southwestern Ontario upbringing has made her far less susceptible to heat and humidity. It used to annoy me no end when af-

ter a long drive, under a boiling sun in a vehicle with no air conditioning - we didn't have AC in a car until the late 1980s - I would unleash a plethora of complaints about the temperature only to hear Kathy reply, "Oh, it's not that bad for goodness sakes!" That was usually enough to make me do a fast - not a slow - burn!

I follow the news closely and I feel so badly for anyone, of any age who doesn't have a cool place to escape the heat wave we've experienced for so long.

I know that many people, especially the elderly and those with chronic medical conditions have died either directly or indirectly as a result of the relentless heat and humidity.

I also feel for the agricultural community in our region and other areas of Canada impacted by the

of intolerance and bigotry cannot be tolerated.

The Confederate flag is a symbol for this type of hate.

And, while the people flying the Confederate flag may not be racist or hateful towards people of colour, we cannot forget the flag's origins.

It's important for those who choose to fly the flag to think critically about its origins before proudly displaying it.

They need to think less about themselves and more about what that flag may represent for someone else and what flying that flag may make others think of them.

The flag has also been co-opted by organizations and people who are hate-filled and racist. These people understand what the flag's history is and fly it proudly to express their own racist views.

Evelyn Harford is a reporter for the Smiths Falls Record News. She can be reached at eharford@metroland.com. extreme summer weather.

Drought is now gripping some places and seriously threatening others in several provinces, not just Ontario and Quebec.

With little rainfall forest fires are a serious threat in some regions and burn bans were in effect across several provinces last week.

If there's an upside to the sunshine it is that many people's summer holiday plans have received a big boost.

For me the most frustrating thing about this weather is having to spend so much time indoors.

Our curtains and blinds are shut and I take my daily walk at Walmart.

In our part of Canada the reality is that weather extremes are the rule not the exception.

So you have to know this particular weather anomaly won't last much longer.

Then I really will have something to complain about!

Jeff Maguire is a career journalist who lives in Carleton Place, Ont. He has been writing for community and daily newspapers in Ontario since 1971. He can be reached by email at: jeffrey.maguire@rogers.com.

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FRIENDS OF LANARK COUNTY RESPOND TO COUNTY'S 2018 SPRAY PROGRAM Dear Editor, Lanark County used herbicides for a third year in an effort to control wild parsnip.

The small ad in the local newspaper still left residents in the dark. The opt-out options were not advertised and those who signed onerous opt-out contracts last year were not notified that a renewal was necessary.

An organic farmer who opted out last year, had their property sprayed without their knowledge.

Forty-five kilometres of guardrails were also sprayed, many adjacent to water and wetlands during turtle nesting season, without notice. Most had no wild parsnip or poison ivy.

Eileen Barbeau, a member of the Friends of Bolingbroke Road Adopt a Road Group, commented, "In the recent press release by Lanark County, no mention is made of the labourintensive manual control program that is being undertaken by numerous volunteers.

The Adopt-A-Road program involves residents who provided and are still providing many hours of labour in this regard.

They are the ones using the alternative management strategies that protect our water and our pollinators."

Lanark County's Vegetative Management Plan is needs to be guided by a mission statement based on true environmental protection.

Residents must use the opportunity this upcoming elections to vote for candidates ready to defend our environment.

KATHRYN WILLIAMS ON BEHALF OF FRIENDS OF LANARK COUNTY

WARDEN CONCERNED WITH THREATS IN LANARK HIGHLANDS Dear Editor, It is with both concern and sadness that I read the press release from the Township of Lanark Highlands informing citizens that, following verbal threats to herself and her family, Clerk Administrator Allison

Vereyken resigned.

A benchmark of a civilized society is the ability for all citizens to speak freely and engage in rigorous debate, safe in the knowledge that, although not always agreeing with each other, citizens will walk away from that debate respecting each others' options.

The threats against made Ms. Vereken were simply reprehensible.

The person or persons who made these threats, in the darkness of anonymity, are cowards, and they are criminals.

I fully expect the OPP will arrest and charge those responsible and they will be prosecuted.

In the meantime, I wish to say to Ms. Vereyken that your work as Lanark Highlands Clerk Administrator was exceptional and your volunteer work in the community was greatly appreciated.

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READER: BEER FRIDGE MAKES 'ZERO SENSE' The following is in response to the letter by Wm Bruce ('Beer welcomes after fighting fire') which appeared in our July 12 edition.

DEAR EDITOR: First and foremost, let me say that I respect and admire the profession of firefighter.

However, I wonder where Mr. Stewart and Mr. Antonakos, our mayor (the only vote in favour), would like us to draw the line.

How about a police officer or a paramedic who constantly deal with tragedy?

Or perhaps the overworked nurse or doctor.

Let's face it most people would love a cold beer after work but certainly not at their place of employment.

Simply from the legal aspect it makes zero sense.

As for Mr. Stewart's claim that either the chief or someone of authority always checked them out is quite frankly ridiculous.

Unless these authoritative people did a blood test orbreathalyzer on you then this assessment was useless in the eyes of the law.

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If you're a music lover, the place to be was Kemptville College July 19 to 22 for the 2018 edition of the Kemptville Live Music Festival. Thousands packed the college grounds for the weekend of music, which included headliners such as Downchild Blues Band, The Beach Boys, Loverboy and Jann Arden take the stage. Local artisans and vendors were also on hand, as well as a variety of food trucks and refreshment options. Clockwise from top left: Polly and Tom Beach staked out prime spots to take in The Beach Boys on Saturday, July 21; original Beach Boy Mike Love gives the crowd some 'Good Vibrations'; Jann Arden and her band closed out the festival on Sunday; Alessandro Colonnier (left) and John Buist serve up a blueberry blonde ale from Broadhead Brewing Company; Ra McGuire (right) and Brian "Smitty" Smith of Trooper entertain the packed crowd Friday evening; and Theresa Graham takes in The Beach Boys Saturday night.

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Lanark County council accepted the 2017 audited financial statements following a presentation at the corporate services committee of the whole meeting Howard Allan of Allan and Partners LLP Chartered Professional Accountants.

"Overall, all of the financial indicators for the county are good," he said, adding 2017 was a good year.

"The balance sheet is in good shape. Council and staff have also been sensitive to increases in taxation."

The acquisition of the Ottawa Valley Recreation Trail land as a capital asset creates a "stunning" surplus, he said, adding net financial assets increased in 2017 by about $3.52 million.

"Financial administration at the county is good; they are paying attention to numbers during the year."

He said expenditures and revenues were in the $80-million range and very close to budget.

"The county spent less on social services than budgeted, and in operations there was a surplus of about $4 million."

He said the province has introduced a new financial indicator that measures a ratio of operating surplus to total revenues.

"I'm interested in this because you have to raise money to spend money on capital. It can make us more self-sufficient and less dependent on the province."

For more information, contact Jennie Bingley, treasurer, at 1888-9-LANARK, ext. 1320.

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Enjoy the little country fair with something ffor everyone It’s the 152st annual Lombardy Fair Aug. 3 to 6, 2018 and the fun gets underway Friday night.

Enjoy produce, home and handcraft displays and take in the agricultural showcase; not to mention the thrill of the amusement rides throughout the weekend.

For the horse enthusiast there are events taking place all weekend.

There are lots of games and activities for children, and adults, all weekend long.

For those under 12 years of age, they will have free admission, and if you add in all the free events they can take part in, you won’t have to spend a dime on the kids – unless of course, they love the midway rides and games.

Ride bracelets can be purchased for the older generation - yes, adults too - which will fairgoers onto all the rides for the day. Carter Shows will be your midway provider.

Admission is $10 a day, or $30 for a four-day weekend pass.

FRIDAY Gates open at 3 p.m. on Friday with display events open for browsing. Register for the Junior Fair Ambassador in the park at 6:30 p.m. The event gets under way at 7 p.m.

The demolition derby - taking place at the centre of the track, is Friday at 7:30 p.m. with the grand opening in the park following at 8 p.m.

SATURDAY The fair opens at 8 a.m. Saturday morning, with buildings opening at 9 a.m.

Toys of the Past Display will be available to see at the Agricultural Hall.

Don’t miss Wolf Creek Carving outside the office, all day long.

place at noon, as are the ranch competition and the frying pan throwing competition outside the office area.

Kids tractor pull is on at 12:30 p.m. and junior children’s games will take place from 3 p.m. in the Livestock Barn.

Entertainment for the day includes Rynestone Magic in the park at 1:30 p.m., the G-Men in the park at 4 p.m. and don’t miss Delany Grant in the park from 6 to 9 p.m.

Sisters Cassandra and Dakota Palermo compete in the 2017 Lombardy Fair’s Farmer’s Olympics, held inside the Cattle Pavilion for youngsters aged 7 to 14.

Domos and displays are open in the Homecraft Building from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Other events happening Saturday include the Woofjocks Canine All Stars at 11 a.m.; King of the Swingers in the park at noon, and Runaway in the park at 1:30 p.m. Jessica Wedden will be in the park at 3 p.m. and at 4:30 p.m. the Jimmy Tri-Tone Band will perform.

Rubber Soul - a Tribute to the Beatles, will be on stage from 6 to 9 p.m. in the park.

Over in the bear gardens, Rukkuzz will be on stage from 8 p.m. to midnight.

Other entertainment will include antique and farm stock tractor pull, a lawn and

garden tractor pull on Saturday, and the 4×4 truck pull on Sunday. Horse and pony pulls on Monday round out the weekend.

SUNDAY The popular chicken barbecue takes place Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m. on a first come, first served basis.

Another popular attraction is the Tea Room operated by the LAS, which will be in the main hall Saturday and Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. A freewill offering is appreciated.

The gates open at 8 a.m. Sunday with karting on the track at 9 a.m.

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MONDAY The fair opens at 8 a.m. on Monday and wraps up at 4 p.m.

During the day enjoy more of the same fun and excitement that you have experience all weekend.

The Farmers’ Olympics for kids ages 8-14 will be held at the Livestock Barn from 10 a.m.

The Great Canadian Lumberjack Show is on at 11 a.m. followed by children’s games at 11 a.m.

There will be a horse and pony pull at 11 a.m. as well, and at noon hang out at the Livestock Barn for the Lombardy 4-H Club Dairy Achievement Day. A kids’ tractor pull will take place at 2 p.m. and the lumberjack show be on then as well.

The Diplomats will entertain in the park starting at 1 p.m.

The day will wrap up with some fun draws, including the freezer and meat draw, the gift basket, and passport draws.

The fair’s hours of operation are from 3 to 11 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Saturday; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday (this is later at the request of patrons last year) and on holiday Monday, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Wanted! Scrap vehicles, Small tin for shredding, Aluminum, Copper, Brass, Batteries $ TOP DOLLAR $ SMITHS FALLS,3954 HWY 43 W. 613-283-5230 BROCKVILLE, 2411 LYN RD. 613-345-3263 “Most people talk recycling, we do it”

HEALEY TRANSPORTATION LTD.

Buss Tour

10 GILES ST., SMITHS FALLS LLS ONTARIO K7A 3C2

283-3518

EST. 1932

39 Beckwith Street North, Smiths Falls

Registration for ALL Cattle Pavilion events will take place 15 minutes prior to each event. Please proceed to table marked REGiSTRATiONS.

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The Lombardy Agricultural Society would like to extend a special thank you to our sponsors!

Congratulations on 151 years

HOWARD BURNS EQUIPMENT RENTALS LTD.

Septic Systems Complete Landscaping Rock Excavating

283-6572

Fax 284-0490 • RR 1, Lombardy HOURLY OR CONTRACT

wANT MORE INFORMATION? FIND US ON FAcEBOOK OR VISIT

www.lombardyfair.ca OpeningNight!

FRIDAY

3:00 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

8:00 p.m.

Gates open to public Honey, Maple Syrup & Livestock Displays ~ Livestock Barn Toys Of The Past Display ~ Agricultural Hal Registration for Junior Fair Ambassador Contest ~ in the Park Junior Fair Ambassador Contest ~ in the Park (Contest open to all children 10 years and under) Demolition Derby ~ center of track nEW Fair Grand Opening ~ in the Park LoCatIon anD tIME

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Congratulations Lombardy Agricultural Society 152nd Annual Fair!

CROSBIE ELECTRIC

21 Mazie Street, Smiths Falls • 613-283-4034

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SATURDAY

Gates open to public Buildings Open Toys Of The Past Display ~ Agricultural Hall 9am-8pm Carving Demonstrations by Wolf Creek Carving ~ outside office area 10am-4pm Demonstrations & Displays ~ Homecraft Building 11:00 a.m.

“The Woofjocks Canine All Stars” Performance ~ Livestock Barn 11:30am-1pm Tea Room - homemade sandwiches & baked goods.

FREE WiLL DONATiON ~ Agricultural Hall 12 noon Entertainment by KiNG OF THE SWiNGERS ~ in the Park Ranch Sorting ~ Horse Show Ring 12:30 p.m.

Kids Tractor Pull ~ Livestock Barn 1:00 p.m.

Antique Tractor, Farm Stock and Lawn & Garden Tractor Pull ~ on track, in front of Bleachers 1:30 p.m.

Entertainment by RuNAWAY ~ in the Park 2:00 p.m.

“The Woofjocks Canine All Stars” Performance ~ Livestock Barn 3:00 p.m.

Entertainment by JESSiCA WEDDEN ~ in the Park Junior Children Games (ages 4 - 7) ~ Livestock Barn 4:00 p.m.

“The Woofjocks Canine All Stars” Performance ~ Livestock Barn 4:30 p.m.

Entertainment by JiMMY TRi-TONE BAND ~ in the Park 6pm- 9pm Entertainment by “RuBBER SOuL” ~ TRiBuTE TO THE BEATLES ~ in the Park 8pm-12am Entertainment by “RuKKuZZ” on the Re/MAx Stage ~ SF Kinsmen Beer Gardens

JOHN GRAY BROKER

johngray567@gmail.com

613-868-6068

Providing Professional Real Estate Services with a Focus on Strong Ethics and Honesty.

1 William Street East, Smiths Falls, Ontario K7A 1C1 T: 613-283-2850 F: 613-284-8020 1-866-970-2850 www.huntanddopson.ca

(Between Lombardy and Rideau Ferry)

SUNDAY MONDAY

9am- 4pm 10:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

12:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

3:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

Monday to Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Closed Sunday

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Gates open to public Buildings Open Toys Of The Past Display ~ Agricultural Hall Snowmobile Grass Drag Races (throughout the day) ~ middle of track area 9am- 4pm Karting ~ Karting Track 11:00 a.m.

“The Woofjocks Canine All Stars” Performance ~ Livestock Barn 11am-8pm Carving Demonstrations by Wolf Creek Carving ~ outside office area 11:30am-1pm Tea Room - homemade sandwiches & baked goods. aLL DaY, FREE WiLL DONATiON ~ Agricultural Hall EVERY DaY 12 noon Ranch Competition ~ Horse Show Ring Displays, Petting Zoo, Baby Show Registration ~ in the Park Concessions, Homecraft, Frying Pan Throwing Contest Agricultural 12:30 p.m.

Kids Tractor Pull ~ Livestock Barn and Food industry Baby Show ~ in the Park Educational 1:00 p.m.

4x4 Truck Pulls ~ on track, in front of Bleachers Displays 1:30 p.m.

Entertainment by RYNESTONE MAGiC ~ in the Park 2:00 p.m.

“The Woofjocks Canine All Stars” Performance ~ Livestock Barn 2:30 p.m.

Entertainment by COuNTY ROAD 5 ~ in the Park 2 - 5 p.m.

ENTERTAiNMENT ON THE RE/MAx STAGE ~ SF Kinsmen Beer Gardens 3:00 p.m.

Junior Children Games (ages 4 - 7) ~ Livestock Barn 4:00 p.m.

“The Woofjocks Canine All Stars” Performance ~ Livestock Barn Entertainment by G-MEN ~ in the Park 6-9 p.m.

Entertainment by DELANY GRANT ~ in the Park 8pm-12am Entertainment by “RuKKuZZ” on the Re/MAx Stage ~ SF Kinsmen Beer Gardens Gates open to public Buildings Open Toys Of The Past Display ~ Agricultural Hall 9th Annual 4-H Horse Show & Brush up on Your Skills Day ~ Horse Show Ring Carving Demonstrations by Wolf Creek Carving ~ outside office area Farmer’s Olympics (ages 8 - 14) – Livestock Barn The Great Canadian Lumberjack Show ~ Concrete Dance Floor Junior Children Games (ages 4 - 7) ~ Livestock Barn Horse and Pony Pull ~ on the track in front of the bleachers Lombardy 4-H Club Dairy Achievement Day ~ Livestock Barn Leeds County 4-H Goat Club Achievement Day ~ Livestock Barn Entertainment by THE DiPLOMATS ~ in the Park The Great Canadian Lumberjack Show ~ Concrete Dance Floor Kid’s Tractor Pull ~ Livestock Barn The Great Canadian Lumberjack Show ~ Concrete Dance Floor Freezer & Meat Draw Gift Basket Draw Passport Draw Fair Closes

INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

65 Rideau Ferry Road

8:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m

8:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

AFFILIATES REALTY LTD., BROKERAGE

Congratulations to the Lombardy Fair on 151 years!

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8:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m

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Web: www.rwblueplumbing.ca Email: rwblue@live.ca

A.C.Towing 613-284-3465

2 trucks available 24/7 in Smiths Falls and surrounding area both operated by Licenced Technicians 24/7 Service • Local & Long Distance • Lockouts • Boosts

RIDEAU

RIDEAU LUMBER (SMITHS FALLS) LTD. Locally owned and operated

58 Abbott Street, Smiths Falls, ON K7A 1W5

613-283-2211 1-800-890-0690

www.rideaulumber.com s r

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Celebrating 12 Years in Business!

See you next year!

“Home Club of LPGA Champions Brooke & Brittany Henderson” 125 Golf Club Rd. • Smiths Falls, ON K7A 4S5 (613) 283-3050 • www.smithsfallsgolf.com

$12.00 Off Any Automotive Repair over $100.00 with this coupon (excluding oil changes)

Chris Craig • 236 Lombard St., Smiths Falls 613-284-2422 • rclautomotive.ca

Enjoy the 152nd Annual Lombardy Fair!

ESS’ ANDR

HOURS: Monday to Saturday 7am - 9pm | Sunday 7am - 6pm | Holidays 9am - 5pm

25 Ferrara Drive, Smiths Falls • 613-283-2999 Pharmacy • 613-283-1855

Dan and Wanita Andress Proud Community Supporters

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HANK’S Goodyear

Don’t Get Stopped in Your Tracks CALL US! All Farm Tire Brands Available

2 Gould Street, Smiths Falls

613-283-9343

257-1162

Carleton Place

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www.hankstire.ca

Congratulations on 152 years from your friends at

Smiths Falls Nissan 211 Lombard Street, Smiths Falls

613-283-4000

CheCk out our great seleCtion of new and used inventory at

www.smithsfallsnissan.com WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON OUR AFTER SALES SERVICE!

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SATURDAY 11:00 a.m.

12 noon

“Logistics Experience That Works”

1:30 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

RUNAWAY ~ In the Park “The Woofjocks Canine All Stars” ~ Livestock Barn JESSICA WEDDEN ~ In the Park “THE WOOFJOCKS CANINE ALL STARS” ~ Livestock Barn JIMMY TRI-TONE BAND

3:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

www.willstransfer.com

and Merrick hs Falls ville t i m S

2:30 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

6-9 p.m.

SNOWMOBILE GRASS DRAG RACES ~middle of the track area KARTING ~karting track “THE WOOFJOCKS CANINE ALL STARS” ~ Livestock Barn RYNESTONE MAGIC ~ In the Park “THE WOOFJOCKS CANINE ALL STARS” ~ Livestock Barn COUNTY ROAD 5 ~ In the Park “THE WOOFJOCKS CANINE ALL STARS” ~ Livestock Barn THE G-MEN ~ In the Park DELANY GRANT ~ In the Park

11 a.m, 1 & 3 p.m. THE GREAT CANADIAN LUMBERJACK SHOW

~on the Concrete Dance Floor

THE DIPLOMATS ~ In the Park

www.avet.ca

Companion Animals • Farm Animals •Equine Surgery • Medicine • Preventive Care • Dentistry Emergency Services for Regular Clients 250 Lombard Street, Smiths Falls

JESSICA WEDDEN

SAT. AT 3 PM IN THE PARK

111 Lombard Street Hwy. 15 South Smiths Falls • (613) 283-6993

“RUBBER SOUL” TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES

SAT. AT 6 PM IN THE PARK

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105 Wellington St. W., Merrickville

RYNSTONE MAGIC

SUN. AT 1:30 PM IN THE PARK

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DELANY GRANT

SUN. AT 6 PM IN THE PARK

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Butcher Shop in Smiths Falls

159 Lombard St. Smiths Falls

613-205-1111

613-283-1758

MONDAY

1:00 p.m.

613-283-4531

76 Beckwith Street North Smiths Falls • (613) 283-6597

SUNDAY 9:00 a.m.

1:30 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

256 Lombardy Rd., Smiths Falls www.servicemasterlanark.ca

Two Locations to Serve You!

“RUBBER SOUL” ~ TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES ~ In the Park

9:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

613-283-1471 1-800-263-7633

THE WOOFJOCKS CANINE ALL STARS

SAT & SUN 11AM, 2PM & 4PM ~ LIVESTOCK BARN

~ In the Park

6-9 p.m.

1-800-267-7937 613-283-0225 Established in 1945

613.283.3333

“THE WOOFJOCKS CANINE ALL STARS” ~ Livestock Barn KING OF THE SWINGERS ~ In the Park

4:30 p.m.

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283-0173

Smiths Falls

Your Custom Butcher

Over 40 locally made products sold in store Eggs, milk, cheese & sauces Locally Family Owned & Operated www.valleycustomcutting.com

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OwnEd and OpEratEd

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DenoteS: *Sales representative **Broker ***Broker of record NEW LISTING

NEW LISTING

541 GLENVIEW RD SMITHS FALLS MLS# 1118085 - $289,000 3 BD, 1 BTH BUNGALOW, MANY UPDATES 2014-2018 Call Demi Klock 613-267-8366

100FT WATERFRONT

NEW PRICE

135 FIRE HALL CRES ROBERTSON LAKE MLS# 1118761 - $219,900 2 BD, 1 BTH COTTAGE Call Sheri D’Aoust 613-812-9344

WATERFRONT

WATERFRONT

112 HILLIER STREET LANARK ON THE BANKS OF CLYDE RIVER MLS# 1114819 - $399,900 4 BD, 2 BTH STONE BEAUTY RESTORED & MODERNIZED

273 YACHT CLUB ROAD RIDEAU FERRY MLS# 1104204 - $468,000 3 BD, 3 BTH 2 STOREY HOME 300 FT W/F ON 4.82 ACRES

NEW PRICE

234 SCOTT COURT BENNETT LAKE ESTATES MLS# 1109500 - $418,000 2 BD, 1 BTH 2 STOREY COTTAGE/HOME 6+ PRIVATE ACRES ON W/F

26 GARDEN AVENUE PERTH MLS# 1109914 - $229,000 3 BD, 2 BTH TOWNHOUSE 2 STOREY, REFURBISHED

WATERFRONT

WATERFRONT

1010 JESSE WAY, SNOW ROAD MISSISSIPPI RIVER MLS# 1114750 - $359,900 3 BD, 2 BTH – 1 ½ STOREY DETACHED DOUBLE GARAGE

WATERFRONT

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482 QUEEN ST. SMITHS FALLS THE BANKS OF RIDEAU CANAL MLS# 1112852 - $524,900 4 BD, 3 BTH 2 STOREY HOME IN-GROUND POOL

15179 509 ROAD SHARBOT LAKE MLS# 1115626 - $429,000 4 BD, 3 BTH BUNGALOW SET ON 42 ACRES TO ENJOY

162 BROCKVILLE STREET SMITHS FALLS MLS# 1114954 - $239,000 3 BD, 2 BTH 2 STOREY HOME

ROTHWELLS ISLAND BIG RIDEAU LAKE MLS# 1117734 - $398,000 950 SQ.FT. COTTAGE, 200 SQ.FT. GUEST COTTAGE, DOCKING, BOAT STORAGE AND MORE…

556 SUMAC HILL SCOTCH LINE ROAD MLS# 1117354 - $179,900 3 BD, 2 BTH – 2 STOREY CLOSE TO PERTH AND PIKE LAKE

869 WILD LIFE ROAD MLS# 1111894 - $799,000 6 BD, 3 BTH 2 STORY HOME ON 14+ ACRES, BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED, INGROUND POOL

55 NORTH STREET, PERTH RETAIL/OFFICE MLS# 1113781 - $239,000 6 UNITS & 6 PARKING SPACES HIGH TRAFFIC ExPOSURE

133 GLEN TAY ROAD MLS# 1071330 - $749,900 CUSTOM BUILT BUNGALOW-20 ACRES INSUL/HEATED 1,700 SQ.FT. GARAGE

DUPLEx

18 LEWIS STREET PERTH MLS# 1108132 - $339,900 4 BD, 1 BTH - 2 STOREY HOME CLOSE TO AMENITIES

1346 OLD BROOKE ROAD NEAR PERTH MLS# 1114634 - $174,900 3 BD, 1 BTH 1.5 STOREY HOME AFFORDABLE STARTER HOME

8 – 10 FOSTER STREET PERTH MLS# 1115504 OR 1115499 GREAT INVESTMENT AT $249,900 UPPER 3 BD & MAIN 2 BD UNIT

51ACRES

11 WILLIAM ST E. SMITHS FALLS MLS# 1093936 OR 1117723 $199,500 INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMERCIAL W/RES UNIT

NEW PRICE

WATERFRONT

3154 DRUMMOND 8A CON RD. MLS# 1115734 OR 1115741 - $675,000 3 BD, 2 BTH STONE HOME ON 51 ACRES, WITH BARN

NEW PRICE

1485 BENNETT LAKE ROAD MLS# 1115582 - $450,000 41+ ACRES W/1,000FT OF SHORELINE

378 POONAMALIE ROAD, SMITHS FALLS MLS# 1093505 - $179,900 3 BD, 1 BTH BUNGALOW

543 CRAIN DRIVE PERTH SHERIDAN ESTATES MLS# 1112603 - $419,900 3 BD, 2 BTH BUNGALOW

156 UMPHERSON ROAD LANARK MLS# 1114980 - $295,000 3 BD, 2 BTH BUNGALOW SET ON 44 ACRES

995 CODE ROAD NEAR PERTH MLS# 1114428 – $695,000 STATELY BOYD BLOCK HOME OUTBUILDINGS, POND & MORE “A GARDENER’S DREAM”

73 CRAIG STREET PERTH MLS# 116055 - $179,900 3 BD, 1 BTH – 1.5 STY HOME CLOSE TO SCHOOLS & AMENITIES

18 INVERNESS AVE PERTH MLS# 1116611 - $929,900 6+1 BD, 6 BTH 2 STOREY BEAUTY LOVELY LANDSCAPING

29 HERRIOTT STREET PERTH MLS# 1113926 - $589,000 7 UNIT BUILDING 5 RESIDENTIAL – 2 COMMERCIAL

OPEN HOUSE

OPEN HOUSE

44 DRUMMOND ST EAST PERTH SAT JULY 28TH 1:00PM-2:00PM MLS# 1111098 - $378,000 4 BD, 2 BTH 2 STOREY HOME W/ADD-ON KITCHEN/BED/BATH, CLOSES TO AMENITIES HOST: T.J. GOrDON 613-200-1257

25 C ROBINSON STREET PERTH SUN JULY 29TH - 1.00 - 2:30PM

MLS# 1105868 - $169,000 3 BD, 2 BTH TOWNHOME, QUIET RESIDENTIAL AREA HOST DEMI THOMPSON 613-264-4330

DREAMS FOR SALE – CHOOSE WISELY....CHOOSE

Independently Owned and Operated *Sales Representative *** Broker of Record

Ralph Shaw***

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Smiths Falls 613.283.7788

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APARTMENT FOR RENT PERTH

EVELYN LEE REALTY LTD

$1,600/MONTH + HYDRO + HEAT(GAS), 5 YEAR OLD 3 BDRM, 2 BATH BUNGALOW END-UNIT APT, IN THE HISTORIC RETIREMENT TOWN OF PERTH, ON CORNER LOT

BROKERAGE

THURSDAY JULY 26

6:00pm – 7:00pm #215, 26 Salmon Side Rd

21 Perthmore St.

S# ML 498 4 1 11

Smiths Falls Rural

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Connie McNamee 613-223-8168

EVELYN Cell: 613-284-7277 3 Main Street West, Smiths Falls LEE

SATURDAY JULY 28

12:00pm – 2:00pm 504 Rideau Lake Rd

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1:00pm – 2:00pm 44 Drummond Street East

Perth

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1:00pm – 3:00pm 14 Church St

Perth

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12:00pm – 2:00pm 1311 Drummond Conc 1

Perth Rural

George Edwards 613-200-4485

1:00pm – 2:30pm 79 Pegg Rd 25C Robinson St

Perth Perth

Christian Allan 613-207-0834 Demi Thompson 613-264-4330

2:00pm – 4:00pm 135 Charlotte St 127 Colin Farmer Road

Merrickville Perth

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Locally Owned and Operated

Broker of Record NEW LISTING

NEW LISTING

Brad Closs Broker 613-200-1000

613-236-5959

SUnDAY JULY 29 8 PeaRl Unit #100, SmithS FallS mlS# 1118367 $123,500

46 Poonamalie Rd., SmithS FallS mlS# 1118547 $229,900

A HOME FOR

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1 winniFRed SmithS FallS mlS# 1108666 $135,000

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saturday July 28 1:00pm-2:00pm

sunday July 29 1:00pm-2:30pm

14 chURch St MLS# 1117333 $289,900 *Riq tURNER 613-267-0609

79 PEgg RD MLS# 1090983 • $199,000 *chRiStiaN aLLaN 613-207-0834 hoSt: *NoRENE aLLaN 613-812-0407

new Listing!

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205 gEoRgE St., LaNaRk MLS# 1118465 • $139,000 *oRaL PREtty 613-812-0994

Price cLYDe reDUceD! riVer!

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tRiLLiUm EStatES!

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NEviS EStatE

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VenDor take back

waterfront Lot!

320 acRES!

Vendor take back possibility, please speak with listing agent for details

128 ottER LakE RD MLS# 1118065 $369,900 *cathiE mccaBE 613-284-6263 waterfront!

83 SoUth St PREcioUS gEm iN LaNaRk iN EXcELLENt movE iN coNDitioN! MLS# 1100417 • $324,900 *ShERi mahoN-FoURNiER 613-812-1215

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iN towN!

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1252 wiLBUR RD 4 acRES to BUiLD yoUR DREam homE oN vERy PRivatE twENty-SiX LakE! MLS# 1104962 • $169,421 *ShERi mahoN-FoURNiER 613-812-1215

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The cupboards are starting to look empty. With all of the hungry little mouths to feed, the canned food is going fast. If you are able to help us out, some cans of Friskies Pate would be most welcome.

We are so very fortunate with all of the support you have given us. The cat food, the cleaning supplies, and the towels and cat beds that come through our doors on a regular basis are put to good use for sure. Thank you so very much. Two special donors came together to donate a commercial-grade heavy duty washing machine and we also got a spare washer and dryer.

They are all purring along very nicely.

Our garage sale last weekend

Malinda

was a huge success, so much so that we are having another midAugust. Stay cool and please make sure that your pets have a cool place to rest with lots of water.

This week's featured pets • Tetra Hello there, I am two-year-old Tetra and I am a pretty tortoiseshell kitty. I tend to observe first before I come to greet you, but that seems the nature of many "Torties." I haven't been at LAWS for a long time, and hope it won't be much longer as I'd rather belong to a loving family. Please meet me at LAWS. • Malinda Marvellous momma Malinda arrived at LAWS in March with

very easygoing and affectionate.

She is ready for her new life in a cosy home of her own.

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Submitted/Cheryl Colford The Smiths Falls Community Theatre will launch its summer production, 'The Secret Garden', an adaptation of the classic children's novel, Aug. 17 at the Station Theatre. Pictured, Mary Lennox (Addison Brown) has just met Misselthwaite's gardener Ben Weatherstaff (Stef Robar) and wants to know more about the gardens.

WALK THROUGH 'THE SECRET GARDEN' AT THE STATION THEATRE THIS SUMMER

Smiths Falls Community Theatre has a summer tradition: Pick a classic story, add singing and dancing and a whole lot of youngsters and you have our August play.

It's a tradition that is very close to director Lynda Daniluk's heart. She believes that the children of today, are the theatre's future of tomorrow. She wants to welcome as many kids who might be interested in participating as possible. Putting on a show incorporating kids often gives those kids their first taste of theatre. A surprising number come back year after year. And by telling classic stories featuring children, it welcomes more youngsters to attend a theatrical performance something they might not do otherwise.

This version of the play, by Miriam Raiken-Kolb is based on the classic children's novel, The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett which was published in 1911. One might think a book written that long ago couldn't be relevant in this day and age, but as Daniluk states "I'm drawn to stories that contain a little magic and have positive messages of love, hope, transformation and triumph. This story has all this, along with a lovely and memorable score." And really, who couldn't use some hope and love in this moment in history. This retelling has all of the essential elements of Hodgson Burnett's origi-

nal story.

The cast of 22, with the youngest player at age eight (we won't divulge the oldest's age) tells the story of young Mary Lennox, who is left an orphan when a cholera epidemic sweeps her home in India. She must move to England to live with a seemingly unfeeling uncle, who has his own pains to deal with.

Young Mary is left to her own devices and doesn't know what to do with herself, being used to being waited on and slightly spoiled.

The story, with the help of some very catchy songs that move the story along well, blossoms into a story about friendship and positivity, as Mary finds a secret garden that has been neglected for ten years and a little boy who has been kept upstairs for about the same amount of time. Mary and her new friends work to bring a pained family back together so that they can focus on positive memories instead of dwelling on loss.

When asked if it's a challenge to have such a large cast, Daniluk states that the biggest issue in the summer is availability, but she manages. "The best part is watching so many, who in the beginning don't all know each other - come together almost like a family to tell a story." There is a camaraderie that is formed when all involved have the same goal, and that, too, can be magical.

Why a musical? As Daniluk ex-

plains, "In my opinion, adding music to a story can enhance the artistry. The spoken word is nice, but when thoughts, experience and emotion are put into music, it touches us in a different way."

Think of how many song lyrics you remember from your far distant past. Now tell me a speech that you wrote in fifth grade. Music has a special effect on us. And this play will have that same effect on the audience. There is even a part of the story that asks the audience to help bring the magic. It also has some great gardening tips. One even helped bring Daniluk's rose, which was in dire shape, back to life!

So don't miss this uplifting story, The Secret Garden, running Friday and Saturday, Aug. 17 and 18 at 7:30 p.m. and a matinee show Sunday, Aug. 19 at 2 p.m. The second weekend runs Thursday to Saturday, Aug. 23 to 25 at 7:30 p.m. and finishes up with a matinee on Sunday, Aug. 26 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for students and can be purchased with cash at Special Greetings, 8 Russell St., Smiths Falls; online or by phone (613-283-0300) with credit card. If tickets are still available, they can be purchased a half-hour before showtime, at the door, with cash.

Special group rate for groups of 15 or more. For more information, visit smithsfallstheatre.com.

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filled tribute to the war brides who arrived in Perth after the Second World War is a family-friendly show that enlivens the sidewalks and alleyways next to Perth's award-winning architectural facades. Indeed, they turn loading docks and assorted alleyways and courtyards into impromptu stages for dance numbers like Oh How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning, a comic song that many a soldier applauded when thinking of the dreaded early bugle calls in the armed services.

The show's characters also illustrate the uninhibited joy that often marked homecomings from the war (and which was celebrated

BLUES ON THE RIDEAU ANNOUNCES LINEUP

1.5-hour drive from Ottawa, 45 minutes from Kingston, 2.5 hours from Syracuse, three hours from Toronto and Montreal.

There are nine shows this season including one two-night stand by Jack de Keyzer in January. All shows take place from 7 to 11 p.m. The ticket price remains the same - for the fifth year in a row - $65 (plus HST). That includes a delicious full course buffet dinner, dancing, door prizes and a chance to win two grand prizes at the end of the season. Proceeds from each show go to support different local charities. To date $68,000 has been raised for the Westport community and the goal is to raise at least another $5,000 this season.

This year's lineup • Sept. 28: Hamilton's Steve Strongman Band.

Charity: Ruby Gland Charity.

• Oct. 19: Toronto's Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar. Charity: Westport library.

• Nov. 16: Toronto's the Hogtown Allstars. Charity: Friends of Foley Mountain.

• Jan. 18 and 19: Toronto's Jack de Keyzer Band.

Charity: St. Edward's and Rideau Vista elementary schools.

• Feb. 15: Montreal's Dawn Tyler Watson and the Ben Racine Band. Charity: Kick in for the Kids (Rideau District High School).

Choose the Blues Productions in co-operation with the Cove Inn is pleased to announce the lineup for the 2018/19 Blues on the Rideau (BOTR) dinner and show fundraiser series at Westport's the Cove Inn. This year, the 14th edition, is dedicated to the memory of my loving wife and partner in BOTR, Diane Leduc Doran, who passed away last November.

BOTR is now recognized as one of the premier blues series in the country featuring some of Canada's best blues, soul and R&B artists (all Juno, Maple Blues Award, Western Canadian Music Award and/ or Quebec Lys Blues Award winners/nominees). The Cove venue is friendly and intimate located in a beautiful 140year-old country inn in one of the most scenic villages in eastern Ontario - Westport - located on the shores of Upper Rideau Lake on the historic Rideau Waterway (a UNESCO World Heritage Site). It's only a

Submitted/Jean-Denis Labelle There's plenty of singing and dancing in the outdoor musical tribute to 1940s war brides, 'Far From Home', running Thursdays and Fridays at 7 p.m. in Perth until the end of August. It features, from left: Connor Lyon, Katie Irvine, Mallory Brumm and Connor Williamson. in many movies of the era too). Indeed, people were ready to party after five years of food rations, air • March 22: Montreal's Ria Reece Band. Charity: Rideau Waterway Land Trust.

• April 19: Peterborough and Niagara's Rick Fines and Suzie Vinnick Band.

Charity: Country Roads Community Health Centre.

• May 10: Ottawa's Murray Kinsley and Wicked Grin. Charity: Westport in Bloom.

Advance reservations are required for all shows and can be made at the Cove, by phone (1-888-COVEINN, 613-273-3636) or email info@coveinn.com.

Accommodation is available at the Cove and nearby B&Bs and a motel, but book well ahead. All the beds in Westport usually sell out on BOTR nights.

Blues on the Rideau is produced by Choose the Blues Productions (www.choosetheblues.ca) in co-operation with the Cove Inn (www.coveinn.com). It is sponsored by the Perth Brewery, Jacob's Creek Wineries, DAWG FM Ottawa, Lake 88 and the Ottawa Blues Society.

Full details, including the artists' bios, links to their websites and YouTube videos, as well as more information about this year's series can be found at bluesontherideau.ca.

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raid sirens, and long waits for letters home that were often cut up by the military censors. Young people who had to cut short their teenage years and assume adult responsibilities embraced one last opportunity to be kids again, and that exu-

berance comes through in Far From Home.

The show will appeal especially to fans of swing music and dancing, with songs like I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo, In the Mood, For Me and My Gal, and Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me) given vivacious renditions by the talented troupe that also performs the morning walking play, The Prisoner of Petawawa: Mallory Brumm, Katie Irvine, Connor Lyon, and Connor Williamson. The show was directed by Joanna McAuley Treffers.

Playwright Laurel Smith notes that war brides often found that their adjustment to new lives was not as easy as one would think, given that there were still significant cultural and linguistic differences between Britain and Cana-

da. Those differences make for some very funny moments, while tender renditions of torch songs like White Cliffs of Dover bring to life the heartfelt emotion that made putting a nickel into the jukebox at the Perth Tea Rooms such a romantic moment.

The Classic Theatre Festival is in the meantime continuing to run Mrs. Warren's Profession on its mainstage; the play shows the gradual reveal of a family secret. The Classic Theatre Festival is also planning the final mainstage show of the season, Angel Street (a.k.a. Gaslight), a riveting psychological thriller.

Tickets to all festival shows are available at www.classictheatre.ca or 1877-283-1283.

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Sponsored by Rideau Community Health Services/Telemedicine 613-284-2558. *Foot Care, Transportation, Meals on Wheels, Tuesday Luncheons Pakenham Community Home Support 613-624-5647. *Diabetes Education Programme, at Kemptville Hospital Diabetes Clinic 613-258-6133 ext 400 www.kdh.on.ca *Gambling Problem, Gamblers Anonymous, 88 Cornelia St. Smiths Falls 613-567-3271. *Lanark County Brain Injury Survivors Group, Lanark, Leeds, and Greenville Addictions and Mental Health, 88 Cornelia St. W. Smiths Falls 613-283-7723 *Emotions Anonymous (marriage, children, grief, etc) Salvation Army Church (side door) Smiths Falls 613-283-0960. *Archives Lanark, 1920 Con.7, Drummond (former Drummond Township Office near Drummond Center) Perth 613-267-3178 or 613-256-3130. *Ancestor Researching, contact Lisa Trodden to make an appointment 613-283-0711 or ltrodden@cogeco.ca *Job Search Resource Centre, job postings, computer and internet access, resume writing assistance, job search seminars and employment counselling. Guthrie House, 10 Perth St., Elgin 613-359-1140. *Community Home Support Bereavement Support Group, Smiths Falls District Community Health Centre enter at front entrance 2 Gould St. Info: 613-267-6400. *Butterfly Fan Club, Perth & District Breast Cancer Support Group, Perth Family Health Centre, 33 Lewis St Perth. Info: Carleen 613-812-4474. *Stroke survivor and caregiver support group, Perth Legion, 26 Beckwith St E. Info: 613-549-6666 x6867. *Support Group for people with Parkinson’s & their care partners, Community Home Support Lanark County, 40 Sunset Blvd, Ste D. Perth. 613-722-9238, 1-800-565-3000 Margaux.Wolfe@parkinson.ca *The Compassionate Friends, support group for bereaved parents. Tay Valley Community Hall, 4174 Narrows Locks Rd. Perth.

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It's not every day that the streets of Perth turn into a scene from a classic musical like Singing in the Rain or On the Town, but that's exactly what happens this summer, every Thursday and Friday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. with the Classic Theatre Festival production of Far From Home.

Passersby and drivers alike have done double takes as they see individuals wearing 1940s costumes singing and dancing their way down Gore Street. Far From Home is set in 1945 as the war winds down and people try to adjust to the major changes they experience in civilian life.

This comical, music-

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NEW LOOK, BETTER ACCESS FROM LANARK TRANSPORTATION Big changes have happened at Lanark Transportation, and it means more rides for more people in Lanark County.

The not-for-profit organization has expanded its ability to serve more clients in more ways. While it originally launched in 2001 as a transport service provider to Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program clients to help them get to medical appointments, Lanark Transportation's mandate has shifted to bring more transportation opportunities to the public.

"In the past, many Lanark County residents believed that they would not qualify for Lanark Transportation's services, but we want residents to know

that we will do all we can to tell the client 'Yes, we can do that'," says Lanark Transportation executive director Marilyn Bird.

"Isolation is a health risk for many people in rural settings. But as our reach continues to grow, we're doing our part to eliminate some of this risk and give back to the community."

Not only can Lanark Transportation drive clients to and from their medical appointments, they can also get seniors to and from their long-term care facility, drive toddlers to daycare each morning, bring students to afterschool programs, drive residents to local food banks, connect job seekers to their job interviews, and other life enhancing ap-

pointments and services.

Lanark Transportation is also offering rural residents living in Lanark Highlands a weekly trip into town for shopping.

And the response is growing. While before, many people were unaware of Lanark Transportation's services, today Lanark Transportation has lots of clients all over Lanark County. Just last year, Lanark Transportation gave more than 24,000 rides.

"The program is a wonderful way of doing something that contributes to the community and to the health of the community as a whole," says Bird. "Now that we're broadening our reach, we're able to serve so many more people

across Lanark County."

Subsidizing Ride Fares for Better Access A big change at Lanark Transportation lies with subsidizing the fare costs so that more residents can access the services using a subsidy framework dependent on the client's income.

If the client's annual family income is less than $15,000, then the cost of the ride is free. If the client's family income is between $15,000 and $20,000, the ride may cost between $4 and $12 depending on the destination. After that, the base cost increases by $2 for every $5,000 increment in the client's household salary.

The cost is a flat fee, and could cover a trip as far as Ottawa or Kingston.

To qualify for Lanark

Transportation's services, the client needs to verify their family income, which would be through their tax notice of assessment.

"Even if a client cannot provide documentation right away, we will not deny their services," says Bird. "A client can get their first trip without documentation if they do not have immediate proof of income."

Lanark Transportation also now has a computeraided dispatch system.

With this, it is better equipped to handle lastminute appointments, and offer rides more efficiently.

New Look, Better Access Lanark Transportation's extended service has been highlighted through a major rebrand exercise, led by the local company Smiling Cat Inc. The orga-

nization created a new logo, marketing materials and vehicle graphics that dress up the fleet, giving it a distinct and professional look. As well, the relaunched website is more user-friendly for its clients - allowing them to book rides online.

"The rebranding was important to increase our profile in the community.

We're so happy to have worked with Tracy Noonan of Smiling Cat to showcase exactly who we are and what we do," says Bird.

"Our goal is to make transportation an accessible avenue for our community, and we're living out our goal one ride at a time."

For further information or to book a trip, phone 1877-445-5777.

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CAR COLUMNIST BRIAN TURNER SHARES SOME SUMMERTIME WORDS OF WISDOM Every auto service counterperson has heard this more than once (and this time of year it becomes a very popular refrain): "We're leaving on a trip this weekend and absolutely have to get our vehicle fixed before then!" It puts strain on customers and service staff alike and can result in alternative plans because parts and/or available tech time can't be arranged before the deadline.

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wise to make sure you and your vacation crew get on the road in time.

Don't assume your regular shop can get you in with little warning. A myriad of circumstances can conspire to ruin almost any plan (remember Murphy's law). Repair shops, just like many other facilities run on reduced staff in the summer months due to vacation absences. And as it's becoming harder and harder for all service departments to attract and maintain qualified and licensed staff, the idea of bringing on temp techs to fill gaps is pretty much a pipe dream.

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technician is qualified or licensed to do certain jobs. A good rule of thumb is to at least double the amount of warning that your regular shop needs when arranging summer repairs.

If your plans involve towing a trailer of some type and either the trailer or vehicle is new to this summer's excursions, make sure you have the correct hookup hardware and wiring connections.

Even if you're using the same vehicle/trailer setup as in past years, take the time to do a complete

checkup on all the lights, electric brakes (if equipped), tire condition and air pressure, and of course the spare tire and jack and tools. Check your trailer's wheel bearings to see if they require seasonal maintenance, or if that service is due. A 12-volt plugin air compressor is a great tool to keep on hand, not just for tire emergencies but to inflate air mattresses and beach toys.

If your ride develops any type of symptom to worry you, call your shop as soon as it arises to get the best chance to obtain a repair. You can imagine the response you might get from a service consultant when you tell him or her that mysterious noise

started a few weeks back and you're just calling about it now, two days before your trip.

The Ontario government announced on July 11 that it's ending the rebate plan for electric and hybrid vehicle purchases or leases. This is sure to put a damper on the sales of alternative powered vehicles. Whether or not you thought it was a wise use of provincial funds to give $14,000 to a vehicle owner who could afford an $80,000 electric luxury vehicle, this move will reduce the ability of those who want to lower their carbon footprint. Perhaps the U.S. model was better as they reduced and eventually eliminated their subsidies based on electric vehicle sales. As models became more popular, the rebates

went down. This was all agreed to in advance to give automakers a chance to adjust their marketing and pricing to capture enough sales to create a critical mass for efficient production.

If you have any questions, opinions, or stories on anything automotive please drop me a line, [by email to bjoeturner@hotmail.com listing 'Question for the Car Counsellor' on the subject line or by post to Record News Communications, 65 Lorne St., Smiths Falls, Ont. K7A 3K8]. When using regular mail, please supply a phone number if you seek direct contact (due to volume I can't always promise replies.

Yours in service Brian Turner

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MOTHER ALWAYS KNEW THE CURE FOR MARY'S BOREDOM KNITTING HATED DISHCLOTHS WAS A TASK TO AVOID, COLUMNIST RECALLS

knitting a dishcloth was one I loathed, so I thought long and hard before I ever said to Mother I was bored and there was nothing to do!

If my sister was too busy to play with me, or I couldn't talk my friend Velma into coming over to play, or it was too hot, or for some other reason, I was bored and couldn't think of a thing to do, the result of complaining to Mother was far worse than sitting in the swing in the grape arbour twiddling my thumbs.

So that meant I had to dream up something in a hurry, or Mother would go to the cupboard for me and haul down the ball of string and the knitting needles.

Sometimes I would drag all my dolls out to the grape arbour, and set them down in rows and pretend I was Miss Crosby from the Northcote School.

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Never ever, did I say to Mother, "I'm bored, and there's nothing to do" without her casting her eyes toward the back wall cupboard. All she had to do was look at it, and I knew what was in store for me. Only too well I knew she would say: "Get the string and knit a dishcloth."

How I hated knitting dishcloths! First of all, I couldn't knit well. Not like my sister Audrey who could whip up a dishcloth in the blink of an eye, or knit a pair of socks in a couple of evenings. For me, the job of

above taking my ruler and slapping the little hand on the doll, which gave me great satisfaction. But talking to dolls who didn't answer me soon caused me to lose interest in playing school. So, unfortunately, I tired of pretending the grape arbour was a school, and I would gather up my dolls and head back into the house, being awfully careful not to let out a big sigh passing Mother because of the threat of her curing me of my boredom!

Playing jacks on the cement at the pump wasn't nearly as much fun playing alone, as it would be with a friend, but that helped fill in the time for a bit. Then the day I lost the little red ball down the pump hole made me especially careful, and leery about the whole idea of going out and spending a bit of time playing jacks at the pump.

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My sister Audrey and I often lay out on the grass when there were soft tufts of clouds in the sky and we would try to figure out what shape they were, or what they would turn into as they floated above us. Audrey was much smarter than I was at it though, so watching clouds alone held no interest for me at all.

And then there was Scruff the old barn cat.

She'd be good for a spell of something to do, but she was a cagey one all right, and ever since I dressed her up in some of my dolls' clothes, and scared the life

out of her, she ran and hid when she saw me coming.

Soon I would feel sorry for myself. There was Velma with a house full of sisters and brothers ... no time for her to be bored. And my other little friend Joyce ... she had a playhouse! Imagine! A playhouse! If I had one of those, I could spend hours pretending to bake cakes or sitting in the tiny little chair rocking my dolls to sleep. Just thinking of either Joyce or Velma only added to my misery.

That's when I would drag myself back into the kitchen. And it didn't take Mother all day to figure out I was bored, and couldn't find anything to help pass away the afternoon. All she

had to do was look at me, cast her eyes toward the cupboard, and without even saying a word, I didn't need her to tell me to go fetch the ball of string and start knitting another hateful dishcloth.

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FOUR LANARK COUNTY STUDENTS LAUNCH THEIR BUSINESSES THROUGH SUMMER COMPANY This year, four local students have been selected for the 2018 Summer Company Program from the Small Business Advisory Centre (Lanark County/Smiths Falls) catchment area.

Summer Company provides an opportunity for students to be their own boss for the summer.

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LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, a hectic personal and professional life may be causing feelings of exhaustion. Take some time for yourself to restore your energy and put you in good health.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, you may be tempted to make hasty decisions as your patience begins to wane. Resist this temptation, as it may only complicate matters.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, you may be curious to explore new places this week. New experiences can provide excitement and stimulation. Book your plans now.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, others may notice your good mood this week. This may be a result of a deep sense of purpose and satisfaction with where your life is at this point in time.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, devote some time this week to creating more balance in your life. Balance can contribute to greater quality of life and overall happiness.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, seeking out new ideas and opportunities may boost your self-confidence and contribute to personal growth. Don’t shy away from new experiences.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Your emotional responses to relationships this week may make you appear more sensitive, Libra. Don’t worry about others’ perceptions of you in the days ahead.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, a desire to be with others this week can lead to new relationships. Embrace any opportunities to connect with someone new, going outside your comfort zone if need be.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, your confidence may have been waning for some time, but this is the week to once again grab the reins and realize that you are more than capable.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, this week you may be inclined to engage in something that expresses your creative spirit.

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PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Deadlines regarding work projects has you feeling apprehensive, Pisces. Do not be held hostage to your worries. Divert your thoughts elsewhere.

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CARLETON PLACE THURSDAY, JULY 26

Noreen Young, A puppet retrospective WHEN: 10:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m WHERE: Mississippi Valley Textile Museum, 3, Rosamond St. E, Almonte CONTACT: curator@mvtm.ca, http://exploremississippimills.ca/upcomingevents/ COST: A comprehensive exhibition of Noreen Young's puppetry creations and art works over the years. Exhibit opening event is Saturday July 14 at 2 pm.

Appleton Tea Time WHEN: 4:00 p.m WHERE: North Lanark Regional Museum, 647 River Road, Mississippi Mills CONTACT: 613-257-8503 COST: 5 Enjoy tea and fruit breads on the lawn every Thursday 2-4 p.m. to support the North Lanark Regional Museum!

Almonte Old Home Weekend WHEN: 8:30 p.m WHERE: Almonte Community Center, 182

Bridge Street, Almonte CONTACT: vicki.mcdougall@century21.ca Almonte Old Home Weekend from July 26 to 29. Events include Christmas in July Parade of Lights, live entertainment, ball tournament, street dance, pancake breakfast, chicken barbecue, car show and more. See www.almonteoldhomeweek.ca for schedule.

FRIDAY, JULY 27

4-Hand Bid Euchre WHEN: 7:00 p.m WHERE: Country Street Centre, 375 Country Street, Almonte CONTACT: Marg, 6132561733 COST: 4-hand bid euchre every Friday night at the new Country Street Centre in Almonte.

SATURDAY, JULY 28

Family Fun Day WHEN: 12:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m WHERE: Gemmill Park, 182 Bridge St., Almonte CONTACT: familyfunday@bell.net COST: Enjoy Mississippi Mills Family Fun Day, a free community celebra-

KEMPTVILLE tion for children and their families. Activities include bounce houses and inflatables, petting zoo, entertainment, food and refreshments.

SUNDAY, JULY 29

Outdoor Oil Painting Workshop WHEN: 1:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m WHERE: Hollenstein Art Gallery, 63 Townline Road West, Carleton Place CONTACT: Anthony Hollenstein, 604-320-0106, info@hollensteinartgallery.com COST: $30 Colour theory made easy. Relaxed atmosphere for all skill levels.

Supplies provided. Limited to six persons, every Sunday and Tuesday. Register in advance. Call to book or for more details.

MONDAY, JULY 30

Aerobic Classes WHEN: 10:00 a.m WHERE: Stewart Community Centre, 112 MacFarlane St., Mississippi Mills CONTACT: 613-256-8339 COST: Monday and Wednesday each week.

THURSDAY, JULY 26

Foot Care Clinic WHEN: 9:00 a.m WHERE: Kemptville & District Home Support Inc., 215 Sanders Street, Suite 101, Kemptville CONTACT: 613-258-3203 COST: Every Thursday and Friday, by appointment.

OPP Charity Barbecue WHEN: 11:30 a.m - 1:00 p.m WHERE: Kemptville OPP Detachment, 236 County Road 44, Kemptville CONTACT: 613-2583441 COST: Takes place every Thursday in July and August. Each week there's a different sponsor and a benefitting charity/organization.

Bridge WHEN: 6:15 p.m WHERE: St. John's United Church, 400 Prescott Street, Kemptville CONTACT: 613-806-4495 COST: $5 Organized every Thursday by the North Grenville Duplicate Bridge Club. All levels of bridge players welcome.

PERTH SATURDAY, JULY 28

Pickleball WHEN: 9:00 a.m - 11:00 a.m WHERE: Conlon Farm Recreation Complex, 109 Smith Drive, Perth, ON, Perth CONTACT: PerthsPickleball@GMail.Com COST: $3 per session.

Pickleball (mixed doubles).

Beginners welcome.

The Great Amazing Race WHEN: 2:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m WHERE: Great War Memorial Hospital, Perth, 133 Drummond Street, Perth CONTACT: Margo Hallam COST: Scavenger Hunt through Perth.

New fundraiser for Perth hospital foundation. Register at 1. Race to follow. Register online http:// www.gwmfoundation.com/greatrace/

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1

Meditation at McMartin House WHEN: 3:30 p.m WHERE: McMartin House, 125 Gore St East, Perth, ON, Perth CONTACT: Mary Lou Mongeau, 613225-4675 COST: Meditation and Associated Processes Pot Luck Westport Legion WHEN: 6:00 p.m WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion, Westport, 10099 10, Westport, ON, Westport CONTACT: 613-273-3615 Come for the Pot Luck and the Fun all members and their guests welcome to come the last Wednesday of the month. Bring your favourite dish!

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8

Pot Luck Westport Legion WHEN: 6:00 p.m WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion, Westport, 10099 10, Westport, ON, West-

Kemptville Farmers' Market WHEN: 12:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m WHERE: B&H grocery store parking lot, 301 Rideau Street, Kemptville CONTACT: info@kemptvillefarmersmarket.ca COST: Takes place from May 6 to Oct. 28. Rain or shine. For information, visit www.kemptvillefarmersmarket.ca.

Odd Fellows & Rebekahs Supper WHEN: 4:30 p.m - 6:30 p.m WHERE: Odd Fellows Hall, 119 Clothier Street East, Kemptville CONTACT: 613-298-5124 COST: $18 Supper is held on the last Sunday of every month, except for July, August and December.

Bingo WHEN: 6:00 p.m WHERE: Kemptville Legion, 100 Reuben Crescent, Kemptville CONTACT: 613-

258-5734 COST: Bingo at the Kemptville legion.

Guaranteed jackpot of $400.

Refreshments available.

MONDAY, JULY 30

Newcomer Bridge WHEN: 12:15 p.m WHERE: St. John's United Church, 400 Prescott Street, Kemptville CONTACT: 613-795-7155 COST: $5 Organized by the North Grenville Duplicate Bridge Club. All levels welcome. No partner needed.

Square Dancing WHEN: 7:30 p.m WHERE: North Grenville Municipal Office, 285 County Road 44, Kemptville CONTACT: 613-258-3690 COST: Grenville Gremlins Square Dance Club meets every Monday night. We dance basic and mainstream from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. and do a plus tip from 7 to 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 to 10 p.m. For dance schedule: https://sites.google.com/ site/grenvillegremlins09/.

SMITHS FALLS port CONTACT: 613-273-3615 Come for the Pot Luck and the Fun all members and their guests welcome to come the last Wednesday of the month. Bring your favourite dish!

SATURDAY, AUGUST 11

Perth Lions Garlic Festival WHEN: 9:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m WHERE: Perth Lions Club Hall, 50 Arthur St. at Halton St., Perth CONTACT: Marilyn Greer, 613-283-4271 COST: Food, fun and lots of things garlic.

Demos, animals, entertainment, food vendors, craftors and more. $5/pp. Visit http://www.perthgarlicfestival.com/

SUNDAY, AUGUST 12

Perth Lions Garlic Festival WHEN: 10:00 a.m WHERE: Perth Lions Club Hall, 50 Arthur St. at Halton St., Perth CONTACT: Marilyn Greer, 613-283-4271 Food, fun and lots of things garlic.

Demos, animals, entertainment, food vendors, craftors and more. $5/pp. perthgarlicfestival.com/

TUESDAY, JULY 31

Floor Shuffleboard WHEN: 9:30 a.m WHERE: Seniors Activity Building, 61 Cornelia St., Smiths Falls CONTACT: 613-2830817 COST: Every Tuesday and Wednesday.

Parking behind arena. Beginners welcome.

Duplicate Bridge WHEN: 7:00 p.m WHERE: Smiths Falls Legion, 7 Main St. E., Smiths Falls CONTACT: 613-2837164 COST: Duplicate Bridge Partnership. Come by 6:45 p.m. Bridge starts at 7 p.m.

Bingo Civitan WHEN: 7:00 p.m WHERE: Smiths Falls Civitan Club, 12468 Highway 15 North, Smiths Falls, Smiths Falls CONTACT: 613-284-0818 COST: Doors open 5:30 p.m. Canteen available. Proceeds to help fund charity and community projects.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1 Floor Shuffleboard

WHEN: 9:30 a.m WHERE: Seniors Activity Building, 61 Cornelia St., Smiths Falls CONTACT: 613-2830817 COST: Every Tuesday and Wednesday.

Parking behind arena. Beginners welcome. Sponsor: Harmony Club 162.

Gentle Exercise WHEN: 9:30 a.m - 10:30 a.m WHERE: Rideau Valley Diabetes Service - Smiths Falls, 2 Gould St., Smiths Falls CONTACT: 613-284-2558 COST: Gentle exercise. Work at your own pace, with qualified staff leading the group.

Free, everyone welcome.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 2

Darts WHEN: 1:30 p.m WHERE: Harmony Club 162, 61 Cornelia St., Smiths Falls CONTACT: 613-2834684 COST: Every Thursday, come have some fun and shoot some darts.

4 Hand Euchre WHEN: 7:00 p.m WHERE: Seniors Activity Building, 61 Cornelia

St., Smiths Falls CONTACT: 613-283-0817 COST: Parking behind arena. Sponsor: Harmony Club 162. Also play first Monday every month, at 7 p.m.

Euchre WHEN: 7:00 p.m WHERE: Seniors Activity Building, 61 Cornelia St., Smiths Falls CONTACT: 613-283-0817 COST: Every Thursday and Saturday.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 3

Bid Euchre WHEN: 1:30 p.m WHERE: Seniors Activity Building, 61 Cornelia St., Smiths Falls CONTACT: 613-2830817 COST: Takes place every Wednesday and Friday. Sponsor: Harmony #162.

152nd Annual Lombardy Fair WHEN: 3:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m WHERE: Lombardy Fairgrounds, Hwy 15 at Kelly's Rd., Smiths Falls CONTACT: Jackie, 613-2849938, bencic@bell.net, http:// lombardyfair.ca COST: Enjoy 4 days of fun at the 152nd Lombardy Fair

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St. Andrew's Cemetery memorial service WHEN: 2:00 p.m WHERE: St. Andrew's Cemetery, 1220 Concession 3, Lanark Highlands CONTACT: Ernie McDougall, 613-259-2205 COST:

Bring a lawn chair. Service will be held at the hall in case of rain.

Guest speaker Mr. Dave Moat.

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Submitted/Jacques Trudel Ed Chenard enjoys some nice weather. people who make a significant contribution to their council.

Chenard joined the Knights of Columbus in September 1959, in Port Alberni B.C., where he served as their council's recorder and treasurer before moving to Ottawa in 1966.

In 1969, Chenard was asked to chair a project where he and other Knights who had recently moved to the area were to form a new council, west of Ottawa, covering the area of Nepean to Arnprior.

This new council received its charter on March 30, 1970, and Chenard was elected as the first Grand Knight of this council, headquartered in Bells Corner. He served as

financial secretary and was a member of the 3rd Degree team for some 15 years.

Married for 59 years to wife Muriel, whom he met while calling a bingo game and Muriel was collecting money from the sale of cards, they have lived in the Ottawa area for 28 years, where they raised three children and participated in many of their activities.

He was the vice-chair and publicity director of the Bayshore Tenants Association and an active member of the executive of the Bayshore Recreation Association. Chenard became a charter member of the board of directors of the Perth Food Bank from 1997 to 2006; he served for seven years as

treasurer and four years as chair of this organization. He has also been involved with Hugh Colton's Build a Mountain of Food campaign since its inception.

"Ed (Chenard) has been a great friend - both he and his wife, Muriel," Colton said. "He helped me start Build a Mountain in Perth when he worked at the food bank.

You won't find any better volunteer. He puts his heart and soul into everything he does - whether that's with Build a Mountain, the Knights of Columbus ... whatever he does."Chenard is also involved in church activities, as a member of the church choir at Sunday masses and funerals. He served the Knights of Columbus Council 3531 as financial secretary for four years until ill health forced him to resign his position this past month."Even today, our council still relies on him on regular basis for his knowledge and guidance," noted Jacques Trudel, who presented Chenard with this award.

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Public Notices Meetings:

Council/Committee of the Whole August 14 & 28 5:00 pm

2018 FINAL TAX BILL Installment due dates July 31 & September 28.

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Submitted/Grant McFarlane A popular and entertaining annual service at St. Andrew's United Church in Lanark, will take place Sunday, July 29. This event which is in its 33rd year is well attended because of the many local musicians both young and old who will display their musical talents throughout the service.

This year's fiddlers include: Rick Legree, Bill McQuitty, Wade Foster, Paul Gemmill, Arianne, Anika and Anastasia Burnside, Hill Kelly, Delaney Hutchings, Grant McFarlane and Allan Stewart.

Accompanying the fiddlers will be Doug Davidson, Vic Tysick, Collins Evans and Leo Scissons on guitar. Also complimenting the music will be Jack Greer on banjo. Janet Burnside and Grant McFarlane will support the musicians on piano. The music starts at 9:30 a.m. with service at 10 a.m. conducted by Feryn Donaldson and Gail McFarlane, in Rev. Shelley Roberts' absence.

Following the service, St. Andrew's United Church women will be offering a light lunch of sandwiches, pie and a beverage at a cost of $8.

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SECURITY CAMERA ISSUE FADES TO BLACK FOR CONLON FARM DESMOND DEVOY desmond.devoy@metroland.com Perth town council will not be revisiting the issue of security cameras at Conlon Farm, after all.

On June 5, Perth town council's committee of the whole agreed to reopen discussions on possibly securing security cameras for Conlon Farm, because of new information that Coun.

Jim Graff said he wished to provide to council - namely, that cameras could be purchased at a fraction of the cost that was quoted by staff back in 2016.

However, the motion was defeated on a recorded vote at the full town council meeting on Tuesday, June 26.

Deputy Mayor John Gemmell was present but had not been present earlier in the month. His vote swung the nay side, and so the motion did not receive the twothirds majority needed for reconsideration.

Earlier in the meeting, Graff told council that he has spoken with Lanark County OPP detachment commander Insp. Derek Needham that, during a meeting, "we reviewed all of the incidents that would be considered

vandalism (at Conlon Farm) over the last five years," he said. "Aside from a few drugs charges, (there were) few chargeable offenses."

It is now likely that the matter, if it is brought up again, will have to wait until a new council is sworn in this coming December.

Highway 7 When it comes to the crashes on Highway 7, Mayor John Fenik hopes that "there's a new sheriff in town," namely in the guise of Premier Doug Ford.

Ford was sworn in at Queen's Park on June 29, and in the days leading up to the swearing-in, Fenik said he was hopeful there would be positive change on the matter of safety on the highway now that Lanark-FrontenacKingston MPP Randy Hillier was sitting on the government side of the house.

Coun. Judy Brown said during the same June 26 meeting that she had spoken with Dairy Queen owner Ian Wallace recently. Wallace told Brown that he had testified at a Ministry of Transportation discussion on the future of Highway 7.

"He testified how many accidents he sees at that intersection," said Brown,

speaking of the collision hot spot of Highway 7 and Drummond Street.

Brown reported that Wallace told him the ministry, in essence, "brushed us off."

Meanwhile, a day later, in the very same council chamber, the Lanark County Association of Police Services Boards held its quarterly meeting and was updated on the ongoing concerns about the highway.

Not only is the matter a concern for motorists and pedestrians on the stretch of road in Perth, but in Carleton Place, too, and sections of the highway between the two towns, such as the curved passing lanes. Needham gave a presentation to Lanark County council on May 23, on the safety concerns about the road.

After Needham's presentation, county council requested that county staff approach the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) to request a delegation to meet with the new transportation minister, John Yakabuski, the MPP for Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, at the AMO's annual conference, at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa, to be held Aug. 19 to 22. Confirmations of delegations will take place at the end of July.

"This is now out of the (hands) of the county, and up at the AMO conference," said association chair Neil MacLeod.

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DESMOND DEVOY desmond.devoy@metroland.com A large tree limb crashed onto several 19th century tombstones at the Old Burying Ground - but did not break any of them.

Community services director Shannon Baillon, during a telephone interview on the morning of Thursday, July 19, called it "miraculous" that the tree, which fell off an old tree, did not do any damage.

The limb is now taped off, and Baillon said she found out about it on July 19.

"I think it just fell," said Baillon. "It (the tree) is pretty dead ... We're not sure how that happened. (But) it missed them all," she said of the tombstones.

However, an email received by this newspaper from reader Cheryl Moss on July 17, states that the tree limb had come down the week before.

"We are going to get the tree service in to remove

(the limb)," said Baillon, though she did not have a set time as to when it would be removed. She noted that the other branch of the tree was not looking healthy, and "if it's not in good shape, we may have to take it down.

We'll have to wait to see what they say."

While a downed tree limb at the Old Burying Ground might not be as much of a health and safety issue as it would be at a place like a town park, and an object like a large tree limb is an object

"that we don't want to leave.

The safety of the tombstones is most important."

On a visit to the Old Burying Ground on the morning of July 19, there was no damage visible to the old tombstones, including those of Alexander Thom (who died on Sept. 26, 1845) and John (died 1862) and Catharine Menzies (died 1854), as well as several other tombstones whose names and/or dates were obscured by browning leaves and branches.

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TREE LIMB NARROWLY MISSES OLD BURYING GROUND TOMBSTONES

Desmond Devoy/Metroland The scar on the tree where the branch was once attached is still fresh after the branch fell a few days ago at the Old Burying Ground in Perth, seen here on July 19.

Municipal Connection EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS & FACILITIES Full-Time Non-Union Position

The Corporation of the Town of Perth is seeking resumes for a Superintendent of Parks and Facilities.

Reporting to the Director of Community Services, the Superintendent of Parks and Facilities is responsible for the day-to-day operation and maintenance of all municipal parks and facilities. The Superintendent is the primary point of contact for sports groups, facility users and contractors, and a strong advocate for the community.

The successful candidate will possess the following qualifications: • Three Year College Diploma in a related field • Five years’ experience in at least 3 of the following areas: parks/field maintenance, recreation management, arena operations, public pool operations, facility management, project management • Complete computer literacy • Proven ability to deal with the public and provide customer service • Valid Ontario Driver’s License

The Perth & District Indoor Pool sends out a big thank you to Tim Horton’s (Gore St. E) for their kind donation of coffee and timbits for our Water Smart Day. The Lifesaving Society designates the third week of July as a time to focus community attention on drowning and drowning prevention. To mark this event, the pool staff hosted a day of games and activities to raise awareness. In the photo (kneeling) is Donovan, Vanessa and (standing from left to right) Finn, David, Thomas, Julia, Darryl, Gracie and Lori.

INTERIM TAX BILLS DUE END OF FEBRUARY:

The Town of Perth is conducting an on-line surplus auction for several municipal pieces of equipment.

The public may view the items and submit bids at https://www.govdeals.ca/.

Applicants are invited to submit covering letters and resumes no later than August 3rd, 2018 at 11:00 AM to the attention of Pierce Olynyk, Payroll Administrator, Corporation of the Town of Perth, 80 Gore Street East, Perth, Ontario, K7H 1H9, or via e-mail payroll@perth.ca, or may submit an application at www.perth.ca/townhall/employment The Corporation of the Town of Perth is an equal opportunity employer. We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act 2001, and will be used only for the purpose of candidate selection. The Town of Perth will provide accommodation for individuals with accessibility needs.

BECKWITH STREET BRIDGE CLOSURE

With Ribfest having a new location this year, they will be running a free water shuttle from the Last Duel Park docks to the Tay Basin.

As a result of this the Beckwith Street Bridge will be closed from 10am Friday, July 27th to 6:30pm on July 29th. Please enjoy Ribfest from Friday, July 27th to Sunday, July 29th. For more information please visit www.perthribfest.com

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The Final Tax Bills will be mailed out during the latter part of January. There are two instalment dates: July 31st, and September 28th, 2018. If you do not receive your bill in the next two weeks, or if there have been changes to your billing information, such as an address change, please contact the Tax Department at Town Hall by calling 613-267-3311 Ext. 2230, or email taxcollector@perth.ca.

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LANARK HIGHLANDS' CLERK QUITS AFTER ALLEGED THREATS LAURIE WEIR ljweir@metroland.com Lanark Highlands' clerk administrator Allison Vereyken has left her position in the township after alleged incidents of bullying and threats, which are now being investigated by the police.

Lanark County OPP stated on July 16 that they were investigating threats made to a staff member of the township, which has yet to be concluded. Effective immediately, Vereyken quit after she received verbal threats in regards to the fire department. " ... I received a halfburnt letter that threatened to burn my house down. I do not condone or wish to be a victim of bullying, violence or harassment in the workplace or any place for that matter, nor do I wish to place my family or myself in danger by following policy and procedure during my em-

ployment at the Township of Lanark Highlands," she wrote in her letter of resignation. "This act of criminal violence has been reported to the OPP and they are currently investigating the incident."

Two longtime volunteer firefighters in the township were fired July 4, prompting a firestorm of anger from municipal residents.

Former volunteer Ron Closs spoke with this newspaper last week, and indicated that there is some discontent surrounding the way the township is looking at restructuring its force, and training its members at a potential cost to taxpayers.

The cost to train firefighters was the issue that Closs spoke to Lennox Frontenac Kingston MPP Randy Hillier about, when he was still a member of the fire service.

Hillier stated on his Facebook page: "There has been some confusion

among municipalities about how new firefighter certification regulations, set to come in to force next July, will impact their local fire services. This is a great example of how the previous government left many of our municipalities and local fire departments in total confusion over the spirit and intent of their regulations. While the regulation exempts firefighters already in service, and only affects new firefighters employed after July 1st, 2019, the convoluted wording of the regulation has made this unclear and puts municipalities at risk of unnecessarily spending thousands of dollars on new training for existing firefighters."

Hillier has penned a letter to Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, Michael Tibollo.

A public meeting, organized by a concerned group of citizens, took part on

Monday, July 23, at the Timber Run Golf Course in Lanark. There were more than 100 people in attendance who proposed taking a petition to the mayor and council to reinstate the two volunteer fire fighters.

Closs said during the mutual aid call last Friday near Perth for a grass fire, "one firefighter attended it." He said no one has officially quit the department's fire service, "but some in our station are still not responding to calls."

Closs added that he wants to be a firefighter again.

VEREYKEN DEPARTURE Vereyken has volunteered many hours in the community along with her family, during her short time here. That included cleanup of the ballpark, flower beds, arena and beach.

"I'm not just an employee," she said. "The verbal threats and now written

threats received by myself are completely disgusting and unacceptable. It is with a heavy heart that I put forward my resignation from the Township of Lanark Highlands effective immediately."

Mayor Brian Stewart said this has been a "devastating event for the municipality," which could have been avoided.

"I would like to firmly state that the rumours indicating that there has been a mass resignation of fire service members is false information," he wrote in an email. "I am very disappointed that the ratepayers of the township have been put into a situation where they are being made to fear for their safety in the event of a fire or medical emergency. This tactic is reprehensible, and the disseminators of this information are clearly not acting in the best interest of the community."

Stewart wants to re-

mind the municipality's residents that volunteer firefighters are here to serve their community.

"Our Lanark Highlands Fire Service members give tirelessly of their personal time and put their own health and safety on the line and deserve to be respected for their contributions to our Township and do not deserve to be tainted by the clear self-interest of others ... It is incumbent upon each of us within this community to eliminate the culture of intimidation, disrespect and bullying."

Township staff will host its own public meeting to inform residents who have concerns, at an open house, drop-in format on Thursday, July 26 at the township office, 75 George St., from 4 to 8 p.m. It will be an open discussion type meeting to provide a one-on-one opportunity to ask and clarify any questions or concerns regarding the operations of the fire service.

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FAMILY STRUGGLES FOR DIRECTION AFTER OIL LEAK FORCES THEM TO LEAVE DNE HOME DESMOND DEVOY desmond.devoy@metro land.com

don't think people know what to do."

Speaking from her Brockville office, she said she herself lives on a farm and knows that this is an issue in rural areas.

For anyone dealing with a leak or spill, she referred concerned residents to the TSSA's website at tssa.org, or their phone number, 1877-682-TSSA (8772). The Ministry of the Environment also has a Spills Action Centre at 1-800-2686060.

"They (the TSSA) are the ones who are the experts," said Stewart. "If you smell fuel oil...the first thing is to identify where it is coming from," zone in on the source, and then "try to contain it. Then call the TSSA." Then, you should "remove yourself from the situation so you are not exposed to it." The TSSA can then "ask for wells to be drilled," to see if the leak has spread, as appears to have happened here.

If you are exposed to "volatile, organic chemicals," said Stewart, one's eyes can become teary or irritated, and one's nose and mouth may be affected too. Once the TSSA has arrived, it is a good idea to "call public health to get an assessment of what the health risk is...what might the health effects be."

Her health unit and the TSSA and Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change work together.

"I rely on the environmental assessment (for) what the chemicals are," said Stewart. "We (the health unit) don't do individual care," looking more at the "risk to the general population." The main medical point of contact is the person's primary health care provider. "People don't come and see me."

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A Drummond/North Elmsley Township family is looking for answers after an oil leak at their home left them feeling sick.

Mariah Soper and Michael Steele moved into a rental property at 109 B Paul's Road, just east of Perth, off of Highway 7, in August of 2016. Their daughter, Misha, was born about a month later.

The house was heated using oil and wood, and the couple claim that there were oil leaks from the heater before April of 2018.

A leak was detected in late April, and, in an email to Ramsey Hart, executive director of The Table Community Food Centre, sent on May 17, Soper wrote that she and her family "had to leave our home because of an oil leak. I called the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change as well as the TSSA (Technical Standards and Safety Authority). The TSSA came in and did an investigation on May 1."

She continued that they were now staying with Steele's family in Tay Valley Township, and "from what I am understanding, the materials in our home have absorbed toxic fumes/chemicals from the spill...and we will have to dispose of them," she wrote in her email to Hart.

The family members have been complaining about several health problems they say relate to their oil leak but "since we've been gone from the house, they (the symptoms) are gone," said Soper, during an interview with this newspaper at a coffee shop on Highway 7 in Perth on Monday, June 11.

The home's owner, Gord Anderson, disputes how bad the leak was.

"It was a drip from an oil tank. There was no oil spill," he said emphatically

during a telephone interview on Tuesday, June 19.

He said that the TSSA were "working on it (the leak) to see how far the oil has gone." Three test sites have been set up on the property, Anderson said, and "they have to go through the motions." He claimed that the TSSA had been out just the day before, June 18, to inspect the test wells.

Steele said he noticed that the oil tank was leaking at the end of April, and they called the spill centre on April 30. The TSSA came out on May 1 to inspect the property.

"Everybody has been and gone," said Anderson.

"It (the tank) was fine for a long time."

Anderson said that he was "not happy," with the experience, calling Soper "a drama queen." He added he has rented out the house since the 1970s, with "all kinds of people (renters) who still love the place.

They all would stand up and say 'We love it.'" Anderson said he is "tired of renting out the house."

Anderson, 75, has lived in the house next door since 1967, and also runs the automotive shop on the same road.

"I'm tired of being called a drama queen," said Soper back at the coffee shop. "We don't want anyone else to go through the same thing we had to go through to get some information."

She was referring to what tests she should ask her doctor to perform on her and her family, as well as whether to dispose of their belongings, having sent out more than 260 emails over the month to various agencies.

Proper steps In a telephone interview with The Perth Courier on Tuesday, June 26, Dr. Paula Stewart, the medical officer of health for the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit, admitted that when it comes to an oil or gas leak at a house, "I

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SUMMER CHALLENGE: INVEST IN BUBBLE WRAP SETTING SUMMER CHALLENGES IS A CHALLENGE ITSELF FOR STEPHANIE GRAY

STEPHANIE GRAY Column

How long has it been since I've written about an ailing body part? (Checks watch.) OK. A few minutes at least. So here goes.

Regular readers may recall that at my karate club we have an annual tradition - the "Summer Challenge."

It basically involves, in addition to regular training, setting a self-improvement goal. It can be related to karate training or other

physical fitness. It can be about weight loss or changing one's diet (e.g. giving up chips) or adjusting lifestyle habits (e.g. getting more sleep).

At the end of the summer, the senseis select a winner and there is a prize.

This year there will also be a donation to a charity.

I always like the summer challenge. I find by the time summer rolls around, I need a little prodding to meet some of those lofty New Year's Revolutions that were set so many

months earlier. (Reality check: You have not been eating well and now you have to wear a bathing suit.

Ahem.)

Sometimes I get carried away with these challenges, though.

I joined karate almost three years ago partway through the summer, and I can't remember if I actually participated in the challenge that year. I might have been focused on just figuring out how to make my arms and legs do the things the senseis wanted me to do.

The next summer, though, I got right into it.

We also had a club challenge at the same time - it was a 30-day skipping chal-

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lenge. (We had to reach 1,000 skips by day 30. I almost made it, but my knee crumpled.)

That year I also pledged to walk or run a few times a week and complete a regimen of abdominal exercises almost every day.

Last summer I was equally fanatical and made a huge list. It involved losing a few pounds by watching portion sizes and snacks (no potato chips); reducing salt and caffeine; doing my physio exercises religiously and getting back into walking at least five kilometres at a time (this was post knee surgery).

Long stories short: I am darned good at setting myself up for failure.

So, this year I decided to pick one thing. Just one.

And that one thing is a thing that has been bugging me for years: push ups.

I can't do them to save

my life. I can't even do one decent push up. And it really ticks me off.

For someone who is pretty good at lugging things around (like bags and laundry and furniture and groceries), I have virtually no upper body strength. In my head I am always imagining going to the gym and working on this. Maybe some day that will actually happen.

For now, I pledged to be able, by the end of the summer, to do at least 10 decent, non-embarrassing, respectable push-ups in a row.

Then, a couple of classes after I had turned in my summer challenge form (but before I had actually started working on the task), I managed to try something new: wreck a shoulder.

Sigh.

How? Well, during a warm-up activity that involved supporting my

weight using my arms, one arm rebelled and crumpled to the floor and, well, I guess shoulders don't really like that.

Stupid unreliable body parts.

Also, warm-up can be terrifying. That's when I appear to be the most breakable.

Needless to say, my summer challenge isn't going very well. I may need to adjust it. "Survive the summer" might be a good one or, at least, "avoid further injury."

That could be a lofty goal, given my track record. Don't want to overdo it.

(Goes shopping for a large roll of bubble wrap.)

Stephanie Gray is a word girl, project manager and college teacher who makes up words, has petulant body parts and obsesses about her patio. sjgray@bell.net.

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Japhy Sullivan, fiddler and songwriter, returns to his Lanark County roots to perform at the MERA Schoolhouse in McDonalds Corners on Saturday, Aug. 25, at 8 p.m.

Sullivan, originally from Maberly, got his musical start as a member of the Blue Skies Fiddle Orchestra under the direction and tutelage of Carolyn Stewart, followed by classical studies with Ralitsa Tcholokova of Ottawa.

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The event will take place at MERA Schoolhouse in McDonalds Corners. Tickets are $20 and are available in advance at Tickets Please 11 Gore St. E., Perth, (Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.), by phone at 613485-6434, or online at www.ticketsplease.ca.

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mond/North Elmsley, which caught on fire in 2016. The environment ministry "told us what those chemicals were," that were used by the firefighters to beat the flames, because those chemicals "went into the ground water."

Another example is the chemical spill on Smith Road beside Conlon Farm, which has spread in the ground and is now being monitored by the town with well testing.

"That's another example of where we work with the ministry of the environment," she said.

Health concerns Soper felt that she was not getting the answers she was looking for in regards to what she alleged was "chronic exposure" to the leak. So the couple paid for an air quality test out of their own pocket.

An air quality test reported to Paracel Laboratories Ltd. in Ottawa found that there was benzene present in the air when the air was sampled on May 16.

In a May 29 email from Bruce Cochrane, principal at CM3 Environmental Inc., to Soper, he wrote that, "you are correct in as-

suming the IAQ (Indoor Air Quality) results would have been higher when the leak occurred. The air quality is the highest at that point, improves when the leak is stopped, and when all material that came in contact with the liquid oil is removed from the home, improves again as the house is ventilated and returns to normal once the oil spill under the house is cleaned up. So, of the four stages of improvement, your sample was drawn at a third stage."

However, in a series of emails with Dr. Stewart, Stewart wrote on June 5 that she had confirmed with the Ontario environment ministry "that there is very little benzene in diesel fuel #2 oil that leaked into the ground. So, this is not a compound that you need to worry about." Later that same afternoon, Stewart again replied to Soper, saying that she had "reviewed the drinking water sample tested that was sent to the health unit and there was no benzene detected in it."

Greg Davis, an environmental officer with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change's (MOECC) Ottawa district office, wrote to Soper on June 1 that as "I am

Desmond Devoy/Metroland Michael Steele, left, and Mariah Soper, right, at the end of an interview at the Highway 7 Tim Horton's restaurant in Perth on the evening of Monday, June 11. not a health professional, I do not have any guidance to provide to you and your doctor on how to treat/diagnose for acute and chronic exposure to the fuel oil vapours that were occurring at your residence prior to you vacating the dwelling."

However, in an earlier email to Soper and Steele on May 4, Davis wrote that "from what I have reviewed for this issue, the oil is entering the residence, and is not just a little bit on the floor. Based on that, I would imagine the concen-

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Sarah Kondert, a public health inspector with the health unit, did send an MOECC information sheet to Soper on May 2, and referred medical questions to Dr. Stewart. In a May 4 email, Kondert also referred to the water tests that were carried out and said that "based on the current water sample results, there is nothing specific that public health would recommend for you and your family to be tested for, at this time. Please see your health care provider, if you have concerns."

But Soper continues to worry about any long-term health effects.

"Benzene leaves your body quickly. The damage doesn't," said Soper, who works as a legal assistant at a law firm. Her husband works as a utility locator for cable companies like Rogers and Telus.

"May was the longest month of our lives," she said.

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ALGONQUIN CANOES ONCE AGAIN PLY THE WATERS AT MURPHYS POINT PARK DESMOND DEVOY desmond.devoy@metroland.com Before there was the Canada we know today, there were canoes.

It was difficult to get around without one.

And last Friday, July 20, an Indigenous canoe was once again seen in the waters off of Murphys Point Provincial Park in Tay Valley Township. The canoe, built by Algonquin canoe builder Chuck Commanda, and his assistant, Coleman Williams, an Ojibway (with paddles made by fellow Algonquin Robin Timmey).

The canoe was under construction for about 14 days, for up

to six hours every day in the picnic shelter by the beach. Those 14 days though, were "not including harvesting materials," said Tobi Kiesewalter, an interpretive naturalist with Ontario Parks, during an interview before the launching ceremony. Curious park visitors would come over to the shelter, and Commanda was more than happy in "sharing his knowledge with visitors and staff."

And it all came about because of a chance meeting between Commanda and Kiesewalter during last year's Stewart Park Festival.

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men had wondered, "Is this something (canoe building) we could do at the park?" The canoe is the ultimate in locally-sourced transportation.

"We wanted as much of the material to come from the park itself," said Kiesewalter, with birch, cedar, and ash trees harvested for the canoe construction, as well as ironwood that was used for nails. A plantation of spruce trees was used for gum to seal the canoe up.

"It's a real testament to the technology and ingenuity of the Algonquin people," said Kiesewalter.

The canoe will stay in the park, and will be on display, but will not become some never-tobe-touched artifact.

"I want to use it. I don't want it to become a boat on a wall," said Kiesewalter. "Let people experience it."

During the ceremony itself, Kiesewalter noted that the canoe was a very apt symbol for reconciliation.

"If you've ever paddled in a canoe before, if you want to get to where you are going, you all need to pull together," he said. "This (project) has all been about friendship ...(and) the park is healthier for it."

Indigenous leader Larry McDermott, from Lanark Highlands Township, led a smudging ceremony as part of a wider ceremony to welcome the canoes' return to the local waters, and he was helped by one of his summer students, Juliana Lesage-Corbiere, from the north shore of Lake Superior.

"We are by the water, the great spirit," she said. In keeping with the smudging tradition, tobacco was to be placed into the burning bowl with ones left hand, since the left hand is "closest to your heart."

"Thank you to the great spirit, for bringing us here today," said

Desmond Devoy/Metroland Ontario Parks interpretive naturalist Tobi Kiesewalter holds up a canoe paddle, a gift to canoe builder Chuck Commanda, during the launch ceremony on Friday, July 20 at Murphys Point Provincial Park.

McDermott. On a more earthly matter, he said he was "impressed" by the images of bear, turtle, beaver, songbird, fish, owl and dragonfly etched onto the side of the canoe. (He especially liked the owl image, since his spirit name is "Big Night Owl." Lesage-Corbiere's spirit name is "The One Who Stands in the Centre.")

"The canoe unifies the land and the water," said McDermott, and many of the wood types used, like ash, spruce, and cedar, in harvesting "their sacrifice becomes part of this creation."

Canoe building is also important for Canada's West Coast Indigenous peoples, where there can be an eight month ceremony preceding the first harvesting of trees for the construction of a canoe.

These ceremonies "express sufficient gratitude for the sacrifice that the tree would make," McDermott said.

Historically, from the 1790s to 1820s, during the time of the first major contact between European settlers and Indigenous peoples, "these canoes could be found on most waterways in this area."

One of the first settler families in this area were the Purdons, who lived on Patterson Lake. He recalled reading of their "trepidation," as Algonquins approached their home, but "they turned out to be friendly and honest people."

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The canoe's main builder, Chuck Commanda, said that, during the canoe's construction, there had been "some great concerns about the condition of the bark," which was later rectified.

"We have a great craft now."

The boat launch ceremony seemed a long way off from a chance meeting at last year's Stewart Park Festival.

"I never thought we would be here doing this great thing," said Commanda. "God willing, we will be back next year."

When asked how important canoes were to the Algonquin people, he replied that "it meant everything to us," giving them freedom, and enabled them to hunt and harvest.

"I'm just anxious to get out there and see if it'll float!" He said with a laugh.

He thanked all of those who helped him out with the canoe's construction.

"Your energy is still in the canoe," Commanda said. "It (the canoe) is part of our history as Canadians. It's such an iconic symbol."

The canoe was then portaged from the shade of the trees, down onto the beach, and then along a dirt path to the park's boat dock, where it was gingerly placed into the waters, before Commanda and Williams took the craft out onto the clear waters for its inaugural voyage.

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DESMOND DEVOY desmond.devoy@metroland.com Buddy can you spare a dime?

Perth Mayor John Fenik and Smiths Falls Mayor Shawn Pankow have taken the show on the road to shake the proverbial money tree for much-needed improvements in the community.

In fact, the mayors wasted no time in hitting the road on June 26 - making the same presentation to both the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital's annual general meeting at the Smiths Falls' campus that morning. This was followed by the same presentation to Perth town council's meeting that night, seeking $3.1 million per year over the next 10 years.

"I've talked to several physicians (and) they tend to gravitate....(to) centres of excellence," said Fenik during the morning presentation in Smiths Falls.

While the hospital's debt load has been reduced from $15.4 million in March 2014 to $7 million this past March, the hospital will need to continue to run surpluses - as it must do under provincial law - in order to pay down the remaining debt. The hospital has a budget of $62.5 million, with 535 staffers, of whom 191 are physicians. There are also about 300 volunteers.

Further to this, the hospital needs $3.1 million in annual equipment funding over the next ten years - with respective auxiliaries and foundations at both sites only able to cough up about $1.2 million of that, and a further $300,000 coming out of hospital

funds.

The province does not pay for any hospital equipment, leaving a projected shortfall of $1.6 million.

The money is needed for a hospital information system, as well as MRI equipment and ongoing capital equipment needs.

"Medium-sized hospitals, we have real volatility in our funding," said Fenik.

"We can't rely on the province to come up with the funding," said Pankow, and further to this, "there is only so much you can do through donors."

Even if all municipalities in the hospital's catchment area agreed to up their financial support for the hospital, per head, it would still come in as a bargain, Pankow asserted.

"It doesn't take too many trips to Ottawa or Kingston," and the hospitals there, said Pankow with the attendant parking fees, gas money, and time taken off of work - to see how an increase in local hospital support would still be a bargain.

Fenik joked that if the cost for increased support for the hospital were, for example, $73 per head, "that's three cups of Starbucks coffee!" It was estimated that a municipal property assessment of about $300,000 would pay about $73.80 per year to support the hospital.

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"It's our duty to support the needs of our hospital," said Pankow. "We would not be as attractive a place ... without a hospital."

Smiths Falls is already considering making a line item in its 2019 budget for hospital support, but "it's not a Smiths Falls thing, it's not a Perth thing," said Fenik.

An evening in Perth Back at Fenik's council chambers in Perth that evening, he again commended both hospital foundations and auxiliaries.

"Without these two foundations and two auxiliaries, the hospital would simply stop working," said Fenik, calling the hospital itself "a major economic driver."

When it comes to foundations, "you hit a saturation level," with donors, said Fenik.

For all of the money that the hospital contributes to the local economy, "we've got a looming, looming dark cloud and that is capital needs," at the hospitals, Fenik said.

Pankow joked that while Perth and Smiths Falls may be rivals in sports, when it comes to supporting the hospital, "we are united."

Pankow himself served on the Smiths Falls Community Hospital Foundation board, and "every year the hospital would come with an ask. We never had the capacity to meet those needs," though they tried.

"Things get deferred, and when they get deferred, they break down."

With an aging population - and Perth selling itself as a retirement destination - Pankow promised that "it's a small investment," that was being asked of area municipalities.

"If services start to get cut ... it's a downward spiral," said Pankow. And with such cuts, there is the possibility "of having (the) hospital cut in our community."

Perth council reaction Deputy Mayor John Gemmell sits on the board of the Great War Memorial Hospital Foundation, and says that subpar equipment might mean losing good staff to better facilities. In regards to equipment, "doctors want the best, and if it is not here, they will go somewhere else," said Gemmell.

Coun. Jim Graff stated that "the future of our growth is dependant on that (the hospital)," he said.

Coun. Jim Boldt noted that "we are all getting older and this is a retirement community," and that good schools, hospitals, and recreation facilities were needed for quality of life.

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"a tax is a tax," but that even at that, "we all know and we all understand that we need (the) hospital more than ever. To me this is a win-win situation. I wholeheartedly support (it)."

Coun. Ed McPherson also touched on taxes, saying that "it's hard to raise taxes," but at the same time, "I fully support the hospital's position."

Coun. Judy Brown, while commending the "competent" care she received during a recent visit to the hospital's emergency room, wondered what would happen if the other area municipalities did not agree to step up and proportionately fund the hospital.

Fenik admitted that it was possible that "some will not buy into it." But even at that, "we want to get out in front and say 'It is time for dedicated funding.'"

"You've got a road ahead of you," said Gemmell. He says part of the issue will be letting citizens know that the province does not pay for hospital equipment.

"They think that the province pays for MRIs," Gemmell said. "I don't want to go to Brockville for care."

Perth council unanimously voted to refer the discussion to the 2019 town budget discussions.

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year and were only served by a student minister from May to early September.

The supervising minister served the Hopetown pastoral charge and lived in Watson's Corners. For some, this kind of posting would only be a summer job. For me, it was an experience that would impact the rest of my life.

I was 20 at the time and while I had attended church all my life, I had never preached a sermon or performed any of the duties of a minister. To say I was inexperienced would be an understatement. Fortunately, I boarded with a

wonderful lady named Lizzy Devlin, who treated me just like a son. She lived north of Brightside on the Calabogie Road, also known as Highway 511. I would sit every morning in my room working on my sermon and occasionally looking out the window at her lambs frolicking on the hillside. I worked hard on those sermons, but I am not sure, looking back on them now, that they were readily understandable to my listeners.

My afternoons were spent visiting parishioners. I travelled up and down the back roads of

Darling Township visiting those who attended church and those who did not.

In fact, I discovered that it was the student minister's job to visit all the residents of the township, even if they had no connection to any church. As a result, I established a habit that summer of visiting that I have continued to follow the rest of my ministry. Every week I travelled into Perth to visit people in hospital and in nursing homes.

I never dreamed that 47 years later, I would be living just outside Perth and occasionally conducting services at Lanark Lodge.

Funerals were especially difficult as I had never even attended a funeral let alone conducted one, but it was one of my duties. To have an inexperienced 20year-old talking to and encouraging people in their faith in the face of death was maybe not the best idea, but everyone has to learn.

Leading Sunday worship was the high point of the week. It was in Tatlock that I preached my first sermon. There were only two in the congregation when the service started and three by the time it ended. I realized that none

of them sang, so I did four solos that Sunday. My biggest discovery of the summer was how much I enjoyed preaching the good news of Jesus Christ. It is still my greatest passion.

This Sunday, July 22 at 9:30 a.m., St. Peter's will be celebrating their 125th anniversary.

I will have the opportunity to preach once again from in St. Peter's, Tatlock, which holds such fond memories for me.

Rev. Stephen Dunkin is the interim-moderator at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Perth.

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PERTH SWIMMERS COMPETE AT NATIONALS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA The Canadian Swimming Trials were held in Edmonton, Alta. July 18 to 22, where Perth Stingrays coach Rod Agar, and upand-coming 16-year-old swimmer Elizabeth Greaves, travelled out west where they met up with two Stingray alumni, Olivia Ellard of Perth and Bailey Andison of Smiths Falls.

On day one in the preliminaries, Andison qualified for the finals where she swam to a sixth-place finish in the 400 individual medley.

Day two saw Ellard also qualify for the final, swim-

ming to a seventh place in the 100 backstroke.

On day three Andison was back in the water for the 200 individual medley, again qualifying for the final that evening, in which she finished in eighth place.

Day four in the 200 metre backstroke, Ellard qualified for the final that evening, finishing in tenth place overall.

Also on day four, Elizabeth Greaves participated in the 1500 m time trials for her first Canadian national exposure. Her time was 18:29:14.

Day five, the last day of

the meet, Andison swam in the preliminaries of the 200 breaststroke but did not advance to the finals.

Over the years, the Perth Stingrays have produced provincial champions. In addition, internationally, Mike Brown was a bronze medallist at the Olympics, and gold medallist at the Commonwealth Games. Andison had a gold and a silver at the British Open Championships in 2016.

Not bad for a small country town swim club.

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MORRISON Laura (nee Ferguson) March 14, 1922 ~ July 15, 2018 Passed away peacefully at Lanark Lodge Perth on Sunday, July 15, 2018 at the age of 96. Laura is the daughter of the late Elmer and Frances (Wilkins) Ferguson.

Loving and devoted mother of Nancy (Wade), Susan (Gary), David, Sandra (Randy), Phyllis (John) and Cindy (James).

Cherished grandmother of Tania (Kevin), Laurie (Adam), Amy (Philip), Josh (Stacey), Lane (Laura), Patrick, Shane (Charlotte), Madison and McKenzie and great-grandmother of Tyler, Curtis, Kaitlyn, Mitchell and Thomas. Laura is also survived by her sister Grace Bellamy and her brother Howard Ferguson. She is also predeceased by two great-grandchildren, her brothers Elmer, George and Arthur Ferguson, along with her sisters Greta Ferguson, Stella Moore and Vera Cheetham. She will be fondly remembered by her many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. As per Laura’s wishes, the services will remain private for the family. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to Trinity United Church.

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Major, Kathleen Frances (Virgin)

Frances passed away in Smiths Falls Hospital on Wednesday, June 13th, 2018 at the age of 81 years. She was predeceased by her husband Lionel Major and her grandson Cody Major.

Frances was the loved mother of Earl (Bonnie) Major, Rhonda Brooks (Gord), Lionel (Robin) Major, Don (Sharon) Major and cherished grandmother of Amanda Major, Christopher and Michael Brooks, Ronnie Major, Courtney Major and great grandmother of seven. She was predeceased by her siblings Annie McGonegal, Lois McGonegal, Twila McInnes and Orville McGonegal. Frances will be sadly missed by her sister Mary Elliott. Frances will be fondly remembered by Carolann (Rutherford) Burnison, Donald Rutherford and Gregory William Major and all her nieces, nephews and friends. Family and friends are invited to join for a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated in St. Declan’s Church, the French Line on Tuesday, July 31st, 2018 at 11:00 A.M. Arrangements are in the care of Blair & Son Funeral Directors.

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Beaupit, Ellamay Lil

Passed peacefully on July 13th, 2018 at the Kemptville District Hospital. Ellie passed away one day shy of her 70th birthday.

Beloved wife of the late Wayne Beaupit. Ellie will be sadly missed by her sons Paul Andrew and Wade Michael, her daughter-in-law Stacy Beaupit (Mauch) and her grandsons Michael, Wyatt and great grandson Alexander. Ellie is predeceased by her parents Thomas James Merkley and Lyda Astroe Lopez and sister Cavelle. Special thank you and appreciation to Krissy Poulton and Adam Dicks. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the ALS Society of Canada.

Arrangements entrusted to the Kemptville Chapel of Hulse, Playfair & McGarry.

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

Maas, Evelyn Irene (MacArthur)

Evelyn slipped away peacefully on Tuesday, July 17th, 2018, a gracious lady to the end. She was the loved mother of Paula (Steve Bolton) and Tanya (Peter Deslauriers).

Evelyn was the cherished grandmother of Andrew (Alison), Meghan (Keith) and Ryan and proud greatgrandmother of Cameron, Ellanore, Jacob and Alexander. She was predeceased by her parents John and Mable (Miller) MacArthur, her sister Doris, brothers Arnold, Harold and Max and her loved son-in-law Paul Waite. The family are so appreciative for the kindness and support by Dr. Alan Drummond and her nurse Amie. Private interment will take place at Goshen Cemetery, Renfrew. In remembrance of Evelyn, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated. Arrangements are entrusted to Blair & Son Funeral Directors, 15 Gore St., West, Perth.

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Sandra passed away peacefully on the evening of Monday July 16th, 2018. She was predeceased by parents Howard and Phyllis (Warren) Steele, her husband Donald Wellington VanDusen, siblings Mary (late Dave) Meeker, Rick Steele and Susan Baldwin, sister-in-law Aveleigh Needham and father and mother-in-law Bill and Mae VanDusen. She will be sadly missed by her children Dawn, Sherry (Carlos), Kelly (Dave), Tracy, Stacy (Trevor), Don (Nicole), Darren (Nadine) and Andy (Vicki), grandchildren Ryan, Troy, Megan, Hayden, Shane, Hailey, Riley, Sydney, Lincoln, Kyndel, Katie, Carter, Ashley, Jessica and Jennifer. She was the sister of Charles (Ruth) and brothers and sisters-in-law Noble Needham, Jack (Audrey) and Ron (Mary Ellen). The arrangements are private for the family. In remembrance of Sandra, memorial donations to Childrens Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) or the Lanark County Society Wheels of Hope would be appreciated. The arrangements are in the care of Blair & Son Funeral Home, 15 Gore St., West, Perth.

Ferguson, Merle

Unexpectedly at the Carleton Place Terrace on Monday July 16, 2018, at the age of 88.

Predeceased by her husband John. Loving mother of Ewen (Carol), Margaret (Daryl Coburn), Elaine (Bruce Drummond), and Kenneth (Rachelle). Proud grandmother of 8 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.

Survived by her brother Ken (Kitty) McEwen and her sister Linda Rylott. Predeceased by her brother-in-law Gary Rylott. Friends visited the family at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home 19 McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place, on Thursday July 19, 2018, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Funeral service was Friday in the Chapel at 11:00 a.m. Interment followed at Dewar Cemetery, Ashton. For those who wish, a donation to Dewar Cemetery or the Carleton Place Hospital Foundation would be appreciated by the family.

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Hammell, Barry Ormond

Barry passed away surrounded by the love of his family in the Perth Hospital on Monday, July 16th, 2018 at the age of 85 years.

He was predeceased by his parents Ormond and Florence (Hambrook) Hammell. Barry was the loved husband of Irene Nelita (Raganold) Hammell and cherished father of Cheryl (David) Earl, Kimberley (David) Thompson, Melanie (Gregory) Fairfield and the late Scott (Tanya) Hammell.

He was the adored grandfather of Brian Earl, Steven (Kristilyn) Earl, Kevin Earl, Megan Earl, Christopher Thompson, Nicholas Thompson, Madelyn Fairfield, Grayden Fairfield, Morgan Hammell and Adrian Hammell. Barry will be sadly missed and fondly remembered by his sister Sheila Hammell and brother Gordon (Margaret) Hammell, all his family and friends.

Barry retired after more than 30 years with the NRC and continued for 10 years with Leigh Instruments and CAL. Friends were received at the Blair and Son Funeral Home, 15 Gore St., West, Perth on Wednesday, July 18th, 2018 from 10:00 to 10:45 A.M. followed by a service in the Chapel at 11:00 A.M. A reception was held in the Blair & Son Reception Centre following the service. Barry faced the challenges of Parkinson’s disease for over 20 years. For those wishing the family would appreciate memorial donation be made to Parkinson Canada. Barry’s family wish to extend their sincere thanks to Staff of The Perth Community Care Centre and the GWM Hospital for their care and compassion to their father over the past few years.

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DUNCALFE-BROOKS Marjorie Retired Teacher Jean Vanier School Smiths Falls Life-Long Parishioner of St. John’s Anglican Church ~ Smiths Falls It is with great sadness to announce the passing of Marjorie DuncalfeBrooks, at Broadview Nursing Centre on Monday, July 16, 2018 at the age of 95.

Marjorie is predeceased by her first husband Derrel Duncalfe as well as her second husband Reginald Brooks. Loving and devoted mother of Christine (Gerry) McHattie, Linda (Guy) Bourdon, Sue (Philip) Peebles, Judy Duncalfe and Derrel Duncalfe. She is also predeceased by her sisters Janet Mason and Eleanor Legg. She will be sadly missed by her precious 11 grandchildren and 17 greatgrandchildren. Friends paid their respects at Blair & Son Funeral Home, Smiths Falls on Monday, July 23, 2018 from 12 noon until the time of the service in the Chapel at 2 o’clock.

Interment followed at Hillcrest Cemetery. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to either the Smiths Falls Hospital Foundation or to St. John’s Anglican Church, Smiths Falls.

Musgrave, Thomas Weston

Major Canadian Armed Forces (Retired) Thomas passed away with his loving children by his side, in Perth Community Care Centre on Sunday July 15th, 2018. He was predeceased by his parents Thomas and Ellen (Weston) Musgrave, his beloved wife Allison (Hamilton) Musgrave and his sister Joan Kitchen.

Thomas was the cherished father to Thomas (Renee) Musgrave, Richard (Carmen) Musgrave and Audrey (Kevin) Costello. He was the adored grandfather to Shaun, Randi, Dustin, Michelle, Andrew, Michael, Andrew, Spencer, Tyler, Katie, Alexander and Gracie.

Thomas will be sadly missed by his special friend Keitha Kidd-Scott, all his extended family and friends. Tom retired in 1971 with the rank of Major in the Canadian Armed Forces. He subsequently spent fifteen years with the Department of Indian Affairs. Friends may pay their respects at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 15 Gore St., West, Perth on Wednesday, July 18th, 2018 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Members of the Masonic Lodge will assemble for a service of tribute, Wednesday at 8:00 P.M. The funeral service will be held in the Chapel on Thursday at 10:00 A.M. followed by a reception in the Blair & Son Reception Centre. In remembrance of Tom, contributions to the Great War Memorial Hospital Foundation or the Cancer Society Wheels of Hope would be appreciated.

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Moore, Gail (Fournier)

Gail passed away with her loving family by her side on Tuesday, July 17th, 2018 at the age of 74 years. She was the loved wife and best friend of Neil Moore and proud mother of Jackie Dowdall and Karla (Chris) Kettyle. Gail was the exceptionally proud grandmother of Kyle Dowdall and Blake and Charli Kettyle. She was the sister of Ron (late Bernice) Fournier, Merle (late George) Korry, George (Edna) Fournier and Lorne (Janine) Fournier and sister-in-law of Pat (Paul) Dowdall and Bill (late Donna) Moore. She will be fondly remembered and sadly missed by many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. In remembrance of Gail, donations to the Lanark Animal Welfare Society (L.A.W.S) or the Great War Memorial Hospital Foundation would be appreciated.

Arrangements are private for the family, in the care of Blair & Son Funeral Home, 15 Gore St., West, Perth.

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Osborne, George Francis

Passed away peacefully on July 14, 2018 at the age of 97. Frank Osborne (“Skipper”).

Beloved father of Catherine (Tony) Furlotte of Nepean and Peter (Vera) Osborne of Northern Bruce Peninsula. Dear Opa of 10 Grandchildren and 24 Great-grandchildren.

Frank will also be missed by his daughters-inlaw Karen Osborne and Judy Osborne.

Predeceased by his loving wife Marjorie (nee Corney) and by a second marriage Laurette (nee Archambault). Predeceased by his sons Frank (2013) and David (2011), his brother Arnold Osborne and sister Marie Kolodinski as well as his parents William and Vera (McLellan) Osborne. Mass of Christian Funeral will be celebrated at St. Brigid’s Church in Manotick (2015 River Road) on Thursday July 19, 2018 at 1 p.m. Those wishing to make a donation in memory of Frank please consider The Perley & Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre or The Diabetes Association. Arrangements entrusted to Kelly Funeral Home, Barrhaven Chapel 3000 Woodroffe Ave, Nepean 613-823-4747

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Kimere

George William

Passed away peacefully at the Smiths Falls Hospital on Sunday, July 22, 2018 in his 92nd year. Cherished son of the late Michael and Vasilina Kimere.

Dear brother of Reta Yewchuck, and the late Naida (Joseph Stronski). Uncle of Ron (Linda) Stronski, Carol Ann Yewchuck-Quarisa and Beverly Yewchuck. Fondly remembered by his dear friend Betty McMullen, and many extended family members and friends.

Friends are invited to join the family for a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at 11:00am. Interment to follow at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Cemetery.

As expressions of sympathy, donations to St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences available at www.lannin.ca.

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IN MEMORIAM

IN MEMORIAM

BURCHILL, Glen In loving memory of a husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather who passed away July 26, 2004.

We hold you close within our hearts, And there you shall remain, To walk with us throughout our lives Until we meet again.

So rest in peace dear loved one, And thanks for all you’ve done We pray that God has given you The crown you’ve truly won.

Love Susan and family

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ZADOW, Cathy July 29, 2017 Life moved on after you were gone, it wasn’t easy but we continue on.

The void we feel is all too real, though we try so hard to conceal.

Those special moments we wish you were here to share, but as we shed a tear in our heart we you are always there.

Your laugh, your sarcasm, your stubbornness are just some things I truly miss.

You are my mom and my best friend, I will love you and miss you till we meet again.

Love Angie

ZADOW - In loving memory of my dear wife, Cathy Zadow who passed away July 29, 2017.

People may forget what you said and did, We won’t forget how great you made us feel, How sad we are to see you gone.

Cancer never took your spirit, And that spirit is with us still, What I love I can’t lose, For you are a part of me.

We miss you always, You will never leave our hearts.

Greg Zadow

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IN MEMORIAM

IN MEMORIAM

IN MEMORIAM

IN MEMORIAM

IN MEMORIAM

IN MEMORIAM

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RITCHIE- In loving

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The world changes year to year And friends from day to day But never will the one we loved From memory pass away Always in our hearts Dorothy Fleming & Family

SPARKS – Orlie (Sparky) Sparks, July 12, 1983. Father, Grandfather, Father-in-law.

Elaine Sparks, August 2, 2006. Mom, Grandmother, Mother-in-law.

Memories: Memories are like leaves of gold, They never tarnish or grow old.

Locked in our hearts you will always be.

Loved and remembered.

Marilyn and Tracey

SULPHER, Betty In loving memory of Betty Sulpher, who passed away on July 24, 2017.

1 year has already passed and we think of you every day.

Your friends from the dog walk miss seeing you at Lake Doris.

We think of you every time we are there and it’s as if we feel your presence.

We hope you know that you have touched and enriched so many lives.

Ride on Mom! Lovingly remembered Richard, Jane, Michelle & Lisa.

Dawna Code Mar 1953 - July 2017 Remembering you Dawna is easy We do it every day Missing you is a heartache That will never go away You had a smile for everyone You had a heart of gold You left us all the best memories The world could ever hold To us you were someone very special What more is there to say Except to wish with all our hearts That you were with us here today.

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FRIZELL, Douglas In loving memory of our dear brother Doug Frizell who passed away July 29, 2017.

Deep in our hearts there’s a picture, More precious than silver and gold.

‘Tis a picture of a dear brother, Whose memory will never grow old.

Always in our thoughts and prayers Rick, Don, Dorothy & Fred

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Adding warmth to your life for over 25 years. Cut, split or log lengths. Delivered or picked up. Phone Greg Knops cell: 613-340-1045 613-658-3358 after 7pm

Not a day goes by that we don’t miss our “Mama Bear.”

Your big hugs, Your strong spirit, Your wise words, Your vibrant personality, Your loving heart, All that you were...

That you gave us so much was such a blessing, yet also the source of tremendous pain and sadness to have lost you and all that you were.

Loving and missing you for 16 years, Rick, Ryan, Megan and Matthew

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memory of; Marion Ritchie, July 27, 2007 Garnet Ritchie, Sept 16, 1995 Wayne Ritchie, Jan., 25, 2001 Pam Ritchie, Sept, 2000 Bryan Ritchie, July 2, 1972.

We thought of you today But that is nothing new.

We thought about you yesterday And days before that too.

We think of you in silence We often speak your name All we have is memories And a picture in a frame.

Your memory is a keepsake In which we’ll never part God has you in his keeping We have you in our hearts.

We miss you.

Love Barb and Rod, Stephanie, Carlo, Ashton, Carson, Kristine, James, Leah and Tyler.

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School Bus Driver

Certified class-B drivers, to safely maneuver large 72 passenger commercial vehicle. Knowledgeable of North Grenville county and Eastern Ontario streets and roadways. Communicate professionally with staff & other.

Please send resume to: pierre.albert@busbusbus.com

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

Employment Opportunity - Library Programmer

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

Please call Brett

at 613-283-5555.

The Smiths Falls Public Library is seeking a part-time Library Programmer to develop and implement programming for teens and adults. The position is for 10 hours/week including evenings and Saturdays.

Qualifications • • • • •

Post-secondary education Experience creating programming in a library setting Excellent computer skills including social media Creative Ability to work with teens

To apply, send resume and cover letter by Aug. 10 at 4:00 p.m. to: Karen Schecter, CEO Smiths Falls Public Library 81 Beckwith St., N. Smiths Falls, ON K7A 2B9 or by email to: kschecter@vianet.ca

As a CNC Machinist, you will operate and program the most advanced equipment in Eastern Ontario. Our family of machines includes an 11.5 meter Nicolas Correa Axia 115, Mazak Integrex i200, Mazak VTC 800 and Mazak Quickturn.

Do You Have What it Takes?

The Smiths Falls Public Library welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Certified machinist with 1 – 5 years’ experience and scheduling exposure Machine custom and complex parts and equipment with high tolerances Ability to read job packets and understand complex blueprints CNC programming for lathes and milling machines essential

“We thank all applicants for their interest in this position however only those selected for an interview will be contacted”

What’s In It For You?

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Our Machinists positions offer the chance to establish your career in a pleasant, supportive and clean environment, enjoy a competitive salary, excellent fringe benefits plus a relocation allowance, if required. In the first instance, e-mail your resume to: C.W. ARMSTRONG e-mail: hr@jamesross.com 1 877 779-2362 (613) 498-2290 See our products at www.jamesross.ca (Please pass this important opening along to others)

The Town of Smiths Falls Smiths Falls Child Development Centre has the following job opportunities available: One (1) Before and After School Program – St. Francis Catholic School Starting September, 2018 an ECE is required to work 25 hours per week (split shift), coordinating the Before/After School Program at St. Francis Catholic School. Ideally you possess an Early Childhood Education 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.

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 August 10, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. in confidence to:

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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”

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Located in Brockville, Ontario, James Ross Limited, is an internationally recognized leader in the custom design and fabrication of paper machine cleaning equipment. Recent worldwide demand for their products has created the following openings.

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The Town of Carleton Place is seeking an individual to fill the full-time permanent position of Receptionist – Accounting Assistant.

Summary: Provides administrative and clerical support and is responsible for reception duties, receiving and processing payments, general office duties and processing accounts receivable.

Qualification/Experience: • Post-secondary diploma with an emphasis in office administration, accounting or a related field; • Three to six months of customer service experience including the ability to respond to and calm difficult customers; • Experience with Microsoft Office programs particularly Word, Excel and Outlook; • Experience using Diamond/Great Plains financial software would be considered an asset • Demonstrated ability to maintain a professional demeanor and confidentiality when handling public enquiries, multiple demands and complaints; • Demonstrated exceptional communication skills (both written and verbal); • Understanding of basic cash handling and general accounting principles and practices; and • Highly organized with a demonstrated ability to prioritize, set schedules, handle multiple projects and competing demands, and meet deadlines.

The 2018 salary range is $38,888 - $45,750 based on a 36.25 hour work week. A detailed job description, for this position, can be accessed at www.carletonplace.ca Interested applicants are invited to submit an application in confidence by 11:00 AM Friday, August 10, 2018 quoting “Receptionist-Accounting Assistant” Attention Human Resources by: Mail: Town of Carleton Place Email: hr@carletonplace.ca Attn: Human Resources Facsimile: 613 257 8170 175 Bridge Street Carleton Place, ON K7C 2V8

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We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. The Town of Carleton Place is an equal opportunity employer following the rules and regulations set out by the Human Rights Code. Personal information submitted will be used for the purposes of determining suitability for this competition only and in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Accommodation will be provided in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) upon request.

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3000 Rushmore Road, Richmond, ON

We are looking for Hairstylists.

DZ Water Truck Driver AZ Dump Truck & Float Driver Drivers must have a clean abstract; be willing to work long hours during our season. Competitive wages and well maintained fleet. Experience preferred.

Labourers

Colour Technician.

We are currently looking for individuals to fill labour positions on our landscape crews.

If you are a hard worker who likes being outdoors and working with your hands then we would like to hear from you.

If this is YOU or SOMEONE you know email Nick at giardinonick@gmail.com

Rubber Tire Front End Loader Operator FT/Seasonal Position 3 years experience required

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2 Temporary Assembly Line Workers required to start immediately. These positions go to January 1st but could turn into full time employment. Grade 12 required as well as your own steel toed boots/shoe.

The wage is $14.00/hour and a 40 hour work week with the possibility of overtime. Please email your resume kelly. mitchell @michelgermain.com

CLEANER REQUIRED immediately Kemptville Area. 3 nights per week (6-8 hour shifts). Experi- ence required, WHMIS and MSDS training re- quired. If interested, please email donnafoilimp@bellnet.ca

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KHMPC is looking for experienced, energetic individuals to fill full time accountant positions. Our offices are in Stittsville, Carleton Place, Perth and Arnprior.

A successful candidate must have experience in an accounting office performing audit, review and compilation engagements. A CPA designation or working towards a designation with knowledge of Caseware, Tax Prep, SAGE and Quickbooks are an asset.

Compensation will vary depending on experience.

Please forward your resume to HR@khmpc.ca.

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Handyman Service looking for full time labourers to do handyman work, landscap- ing, cutting grass, yard cleanup. 613-267-5460.

Part-time Cook required at Country Diner, Smiths Falls, drop off Resume after 2pm to Jim or George.

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16 Main Street West, PO 640 Almonte, Ontario K0A 1A0

inquiries@canadianhydro.com Fax (613) 256-4235

Sealed Quotations, marked “Guiderail Removal and Replacement”, will be received until 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 2nd, 2018, by the Clerk’s office, at the Town Hall - 77 Beckwith Street North, PO Box 695, Smiths Falls, Ontario K7A 4T6.

18-PW-011 Guiderail Removal and Replacement RFQ documents may be obtained from the Clerk’s Office.

RFQs will be opened at time of closing.

Questions regarding this RFQ may be directed to Vanessa Bernicky at vbernicky@smithsfalls.ca (tel: 613-283-4124 ext. 1147).

The lowest or any Tender will not necessarily be accepted.

(See Acceptance of Tender portion of document).

AMENDMENTS TO BIDS SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED OR ACCEPTED

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Tender for the CCTV Sewer Maintenance Program CONTRACT #18 PW-003 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 9th day of August, 2018 for the “CCTV Sewer Maintenance Program – Contract # 18-PW-003”.

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

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Canadian Hydro Components is a leading Canadian manufacturer of hydraulic turbines for hydro projects worldwide which has recently been awarded several new contracts and is inviting applications for:

EXPERIENCED CNC MACHINISTS • Experience with Tosnuc/Fanuc controllers.

• Experience machining large components • Minimum 5 years experience COMPETITIVE SALARY AND BENEFITS, GROUP RSP PLAN, TOOL ALLOWANCE, SIGNING BONUS, ETC.

Tenders will be opened in Public at 11:05 a.m. 9th August, 2018, in the Council Chambers at the Town Hall, 77 Beckwith Street North, Smiths Falls, Ontario.

Questions regarding specifications may be directed to Vanessa Bernicky or W. Troy Dunlop, Director of Public Works and Utilities at trdunlop@smithsfalls.ca or tel: 613-283-4124 ext. 3305.

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.

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• Provide friendly and efficient customer service • Preparation of customer orders • Deliveries • Inventory stocking • Attention to detail • Valid driver’s license • Flexible hours Please forward resume’ to levi.lumber@homehardware.ca

Rapidly growing local window & door manufacturer requires additional top quality installation teams.

Top crews can earn $4-5k or more per week.

Immediate start date. Year round work.

Must have own truck, carpentry tools, aluminum brake, trailer and helper. Must be proficient with capping, trim work, caulking etc. Excellent work environment.

Call, email or stop in to Scheel Window & Door today 613 623 2909 sales@scheelwindows.com

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Full Time / Part Time available • Provide friendly and efficient Customer Service • Preparation of Invoicing, Quotes, Estimates, Orders • Effective Communications • Assist with Inventory Control • Strong attention to details • Flexible hours • Problem Solving skills • Ability to work co-operatively in a team atmosphere • Complete Safety training as required

Full time Shipping Receiving Clerk required to start immediately. Grade 12 required as well as your own steel toed boots/shoe.

2 years Order Picking and Packing experience with Inventory Control know- ledge, strong math skills and experience on the forklift preferred. Strong interpersonal skills and a team player 40 hour work week with the possibility of overtime. Hourly rate: $16.00 Please email your resume to kelly.mitchell@ michelgermain.com

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OSIM BRIDGES AND STRUCTURAL CULVERTS INSPECTIONS SEALED PROPOSALS, on forms supplied by the Corporation of Tay Valley Township, will be received at the Municipal Office, at the address indicated below, until 1:00 p.m. local time, as determined by the clock on the computer located in the reception area of the Municipal Office, on Thursday, August 2nd, 2018.

Proposals will be opened, in public, at the Municipal Office immediately following closing.

Proposal packages may be picked up at the Municipal Office or downloaded from the Township website at www.tayvalleytwp.ca.

For further information contact: Tay Valley Township Amanda Mabo, Clerk 217 Harper Road, Perth, Ontario K7H 3C6 E: clerk@tayvalleytwp.ca T: 613-267-5353 ext. 130 www.tayvalleytwp.ca

REQUEST FOR TENDER ROADSIDE BRUSHING SEALED TENDERS, on forms supplied by the Corporation of Tay Valley Township, will be received at the Municipal Office, at the address indicated below, until 1:00 p.m. local time, as determined by the clock on the computer located in the reception area of the Municipal Office, on Thursday, August 2nd, 2018. Tenders will be opened, in public, at the Municipal Office immediately following closing.

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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 AUCTIONS

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to be held on site from Carleton Place take Hwy 15 South to 9th Line of Beckwith (Blacks Corners) & turn east & continue to # 169 Dakers Rd., K7C 3P2 (auction signs) on Wed., Aug. 8/18 @ 6 pm

Carrie Hands, CAI, CPPA, Auctioneer & Appraiser Jason Hands, Auctioneer

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For Shirley Langdon 130 Kingston Crescent, Prescott, ON Bid On Fine furniture, Collectibles, Royal Doulton and much more Opens Friday, July 20 @ 9 a.m.

Closes Thursday, July 26 @ 7 p.m.

Pick up of your purchases is Friday, July 27 from 12 noon to 6 p.m.

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5501 County Road 15, RR #2, Brockville, ON K6V 5T2 Phone: (613) 926-2919 E-mail: auction@handsauction.com www.handsauction.com

This 1970’s home will hold value & make it easy to sell when you decide to move on. Why? Because the common mantra in buying real estate is location, location, location.

This property is located near Carleton Place with all of the amenities that a growing town has to offer. The surveyed lot 0.79 of an acre (+/-) is very private. Located in a great neighbourhood. Updates to the home will maintain its’ value. Featuring a split level home with front entrance/ closet. Formal main level living room, connected by a short flight of stairs (6 steps) to an oak, open-concept kitchen & dining area. Inclusives are counter-top stove, oven, dishwasher, fridge. 2 pce bath. Adjacent, large family room w/ 2 bright windows. Lower level includes 3 bedrooms w/ lit closets. 4 pce bath w /laundry closet (washer/ dryer included). Oversized single car garage w/ auto. door opener. Submersible well pump. On well & septic. Services include baseboard heater. Hot water heater (rented).

200 amp service. Roof 3 yr old (+/-). Paved drive. Taxes $2170.00 (+/-). For private viewing, terms & conditions, please call our office at 613-267-6027

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LOAd MAx 30 FT 5Th WhEEL FLOAT TRAILER (LIKE NEW) INT 584 dIESEL TRACTOR. RESTOREd VINTAgE FARM TRACTORS. EVApORATOR pAN W/ CdL ARCh. gENERATOR & TOOLS. hOUSEhOLd EFFECTS. for Ian & Patricia MacDonald @ #4010 between Lanark & McDonalds Corners, ON Cty Rd 12 (auction signs) on Sat., July 28/18 @ 10 am - Preview @ 8 am Older serviced machinery that runs well. Yesterday’s classic tractors are ready to go to work, they run smoothly. A premium hotshot Load Max trailer. A huge selection of hand tools for every trade and task. Pictures on website.

Bring a lawnchair.

Terms: Cash or Cheque Only ~ Catering

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AUCTION SALE SAT, AUGUST 18 2018 FOR THE ESTATE OF MR EDGAR HAWS @ 10AM; PREVIEW @9AM TO BE HELD AT 9 LA RUE MILLS RD., MALLORYTOWN, ON We are extremely pleased to be able to offer at auction, an opportunity to own property a mere stone’s throw from the St Lawrence River. A beautiful large secluded lot, located just off of the 1000 Islands Parkway with easy access to the bike path. Legal description part lot 23 Broken Front Concession, Leeds & Thousand Islands. Single family dwelling with 2 +1 bedrooms, sunporch, new steel roof, vinyl sided, new windows, oil/ wood heat, Septic, drilled well, air cond. 100 Amp service, deck, laundry room, Full bath, eat in kitchen, living room, family room, 2 car garage, workshop – with recent addition, electric hot water(owned), a variety of outbuildings with lots of potential uses & paved driveway. All of this situated on a lot measuring approximately 218 ft x 300ft Irreg. Selling as is/where is state or condition with reasonable reserve; minimum nonrefundable deposit day of sale of $6000 (certified cheques accepted). The property will be sold at 1pm; to schedule a viewing between August 3rd – August 16th and attain a buyer’s package, terms, please contact our office. Also selling all contents, household, tools, antiques, collectibles. Decoys, fishing tackle, firewood, lumber, firearms. PAL required. For a more detailed list, photos, terms of sale go to www.lmauctions.ca CLS737165_0726

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Tender packages may be picked up at the Municipal Office or downloaded from the Township website at www.tayvalleytwp.ca.

Tay Valley Township Amanda Mabo, Clerk 217 Harper Road, Perth, Ontario K7H 3C6 E: clerk@tayvalleytwp.ca T: 613-267-5353 ext. 130 www.tayvalleytwp.ca

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to be held at Hands Auction Hall 3 miles east of Perth on Cty Rd., #10 (#3560 Franktown Rd.) on Sat., August 18/18 @ 9 am Guns sell @ 11 am.

Retiring or Downsizing? We are welcoming Guns & Fishing Equip’t. Lawn & Garden Equip’t. Tools of the Trade. ATV’s. Boats. Recreational Equip’t & accessories.

New & Good Used Construction, Farm Machinery & related items. Light, Heavy & Shop Equip’t. Vehicles.

For complimentary web advertising & photos, please call in early or email to have your items included in this successful bi-annual Gun, Sporting Goods & Machinery Auction. Remember, you do not need to have a P.A.L. to sell guns, only to buy them.

Listing to follow at a later date.

We continue to book Summer Auctions & we are also booking into the Fall. Real Estate, Estate, Liquidation, Farm & Complete Household Dispersals. Call 613-267-6027 for a complimentary consultation and to secure a date.

Terms: Cash, Cheque, Debit, Visa, M/C - Catering

Auctioneer & Qualified Appraiser JIM HANDS: THE VOICE OF EXPERIENCE Phone: (613) 267-6027 www.jimhandsauction.com

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763 Bow Lake Road Lanark, ON K0G 1K0 Wednesday, August 15, 2018 Auction 5 p.m.

3 houses on 1 property that borders 2 roads, with deeded lake access, selling together as a package!

See www.theauctionhunt.com for updates and photos For info and viewing contact Auctioneer.

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AUCTION SALE Saturday July 28, 2018 10:00 AM sharp For Garth Greene to be held at his farm located at 360 Blakeney Rd., Almonte, Ontario. His farm is located in the Hamlet of Blakeney at the corner of Blakeney Rd and Martin St. N. After many years of raising sheep, cattle and assorted birds, Garth has decided to sell his hobby farm and the following is being offered for sale.

Yamaha Big Bear 4 wheeler; JD riding lawn mower; large assortment of steel gates – all sizes – sheep and livestock; 2 creep feeders; large assortment of round bale feeders – sheep and cattle; tombstone feeder for horses; head gate and chute; 4 farm wagons – 16 – 18 – 20 foot racks; sheep scale; 3 way sorter; gravity box; IH manure spreader; HD construction safety fencing – 10 sections – 10 x 8; 20 homemade bird cages – 4x4x8; cube van box- for storage; assorted sections of scaffolding; Radial arm saw; Hydraulic press; Honda 5 HP GX 160 air compressor; Lincoln arc welder; 7 HP pressure washer; shovels; rakes; axes; large assortment of sledge hammers; selection of lengths of chain; selection of hand saws; pipe threader; pipe cutter; come alongs; 10 ton chain block; 2 HD aluminum track jacks; 8 load binders; table saw; Mitre saw; Sawzall; HD XT cords; large assortment of plastic pails; electric fence pickets; Red Snapper Solar electric fence unit; Power Wizard electric fencer; electric fence hardware; insulators; gas cans; electric fence rope; large pipe wrench; step ladders and XT ladders; excessively large assortment of hardware – nuts, bolts, screws, plumbing fittings - ABS and copper; nails, etc. etc.; Dining room set – XT table, buffet and hutch; Duncan Fyfe table; Pine hitch; pine cabinets; assorted pin wheel crystal; glasses; bowls; small cabinet; silver in laid glasses etc. etc.

Owner: Garth Greene 613-229-4943 Terms: Cash or Cheque with ID Refreshments Auctioneer: John J. O’Neill 613-832-2503 Owner or Auctioneer not responsible in case of loss or accident day of sale

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Art & Yard Sale, Saturdays 8-2pm, 783 Narrows Lock Road, Portland. Come and see if we have what you need!

Huge Antiques and Collectible Garage Sale Sat. July 28 and July 29

Perth, Friday & Saturday 8-2pm, kids/teen/adult clothing, toys, movies, CD’s, shoes & misc items. 37 Sunset Blvd.

Rain or shine.

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HERD DISPERSAL SALE Sat, August 4 - 2:00 pm Kawartha Lakes Community Sale Barn 580 Woodville Rd., Woodville, ON 2 kms east of Woodville!

Selling 45 red Angus/Sim Cross cows & calves, + a 5 yr old polled Sim bull. Cows & bull are quiet & originally from Barrhead, AB. Cows vac w/Triangle 10 & done w/Ivomec in spring. Calves have had white muscle & bull caves have had ring bands. The property of Craig & Mark McGill 424 Ballyduff Rd., Pontypool, ON For more info please contact: Sale Barn 705-439-4444 Kevin Barker 705-878-2947 Bruce Woodrow 705-879-0507 Sale Mgnd & Sold by: Kawartha Lakes Community Sale Barn Web: www.klcauction.ca

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NEW PERTH CAO: FROM ARCTIC'S EDGE, TO TOWN HALL DESMOND DEVOY desmond.devoy@metroland.com

Desmond Devoy/Metroland Ron Ladd, left, Perth town hall's incoming chief administrative officer, sits with outgoing CAO John deRosenroll, right, during the Lanark County Association of Police Services Boards meeting in the Perth council chambers on Wednesday, June 27. high school science and math four days a week, and then acting as a substitute teacher one day a week.

He continued in education with a northern board of education in the procurement department. He has also worked as an environmental manager and as an environmental manager and project manager, building some of the federal government's infrastructure across Canada. (He has a degree in business administration and a postgraduate degree in emergency management.)

"I've always upgraded my skills," said Ladd. "Every time I took something on ... I'm very fortunate to have done all of this."

Having worked in so many different capacities has helped his career, he said, because "you have to be a generalist. A CAO has to know a lot about everything. I specialize in everything."

And he did not just cool his heels behind a desk in Iqaluit. He said he has been to all 25 northern communities "at least three times," and has travelled across Canada extensively, but, "you get tired of travelling. You can only eat at a restaurant so many times."

Having arrived in Perth, he was "delighted" that his predecessor, John deRosenroll, was able to show him around, and let Ladd shadow him during his final days at town hall.

"I was very fortunate to have a week-and-a-half of overlap," said Ladd. It would have been two full weeks of overlap, but, because of all-too-common mechanic problems with his plane flight south,

his trip south was delayed by two days. At the same time, as his time in the north drew to a close, he promised his old council back in Nunavut that he would train his replacement - who had to be flown up from British Columbia.

"John (deRosenroll) was well organized, diligent," said Ladd.

"He put the cornerstones in place to build."

Future plans While Perth town council appears headed for a lame duck session starting on July 27 (with councillors Ed McPherson and Jim Graff running for deputy mayor, and Deputy Mayor John Gemmell running against Coun.

Jim Boldt and incumbent Mayor John Fenik for the mayor's chair), with a new council to be sworn in in December, Ladd is not resting on his laurels, as he will be working on revising the town's strategic plan.

"It's time for an update," said Ladd. He hopes to have it updated for January of 2019, as a way to "provide advice to council."

When he's not working on the strategic plan - a draft copy sitting on his desk - he said he plans to get out and see different Town of Perth workplaces.

"I'm not one of those CAOs who will be at my office all the time," he said. "I want to get a feel for what the employees see."

And even on his noontime walks, he intends to take mental notes.

"Eventually, I'll see every street. I see things," he said. "I (will) point things out to the directors."

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Just over a month ago, Perth town hall's new chief administrative officer, Ron Ladd, was snowmobiling on the flow edge of the Arctic Ocean in Nunavut.

Now, sitting in his new office at Perth town hall, he's feeling the heat, literally, as Perth endures another stretch of harsh temperatures, making it feel like plus 40 degrees some days.

"I'm trying to get acclimatized," said Ladd, during an interview with The Perth Courier on Thursday, July 12. For years, he's called the north home, but he's already continued on one of his predecessor's daily rituals - a noontime walk with fellow town staffers. After lunch, "I go and I walk it off."

However, he has brought his sled skills south with him, and he hopes to blaze a path down the local snowmobile trails this coming winter.

Early years His love of organization, selfsufficiency, and order came early, working at the age of 13 at a convenience store in his native southwestern Ontario. By the age of 14, he was dropping off the store's daily deposit at the bank, on his bicycle. From the age of 14 to 18, he worked in long-term care facilities.

Ladd comes to Perth with 25 years experience in territorial, provincial, federal, and municipal governments, as well as four years in the private sector, which came from his very early days where, by the age of 20, he already had two college diplomas (certification in purchasing and marketing, with a minor in finance). He got a crash course in real-world training when he got his first municipal job that year, working two jobs, nearly simultaneously.

From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., he worked at a town hall, and then drove the Zamboni at the local ice rink from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m., keeping up this pace for a year.

Having started at a municipal office, "I've come 360 degrees around," he said. Minus the Zamboni duty.

Up north Over the years he has secured municipal administration program certification, and working for four years at a private longterm care company, he has also worked as an educator, teaching

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