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Desmond Devoy/Metroland From left, music director Brad Mills, producing director Joan Frommer, actor Lindsay Rewi, YAK member Victoria Myers, YAK program manager Rayna Critchley, YAK's executive director Jeff Kohl, and artistic director C. Lee Bates, at the presentation of the $4,000 cheque from Indie Women Two Procuctions to the YAK youth centre in Perth on Thursday, Jan. 17.

YAK RECEIVES $4,000 IN DRAMATIC FASHION FROM MUSICAL FUNDRAISER DESMOND DEVOY desmond.devoy@metroland.com There was drama at the youth club recently, but it was the best possible kind.

After a successful run of the musical comedy, The Marvelous Wonderettes: Dream On, Indie Women Two Productions, based in Perth and Ottawa, was able to present YAK (Youth Action

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cookie sales and an auction. In total, the company donated about $6,000 from their 2017 fundraising show to YAK. See FUNDING, page 3

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Municipal Connection NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DESIGNATE: 15 THOM STREET Pursuant to the Provisions of the Ontario Heritage Act R.S.O. 1990 Section 29, Section 30.1(2) to (10) TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Perth intends to designate the residence located at 15 Thom Street, to be of historical significance.

Any objections to the Intention to Designate the residence at 15 Thom Street must be submitted in writing, include the reason(s) for the objection(s), all relevant facts, and submit to the Town Clerk within thirty (30) days of the first publication of this Notice, being Thursday, January 17, 2019.

Statement of Heritage Value or Interest Land was originally owned by Alexander Thom and passed through several owners until the house was built in 1896 and sold to Catherine Waite.

Cultural Heritage Value The property is in Carolina Village which was one of the first areas in Perth to be settled. Alexander Thom was a prominent Doctor in the community.

Heritage Attributes Architectural elements associated with the property, including: • The house was built in 1896; the interior is a four-square with a centre hall plan.

• Walls are triple-brick with interior walls also made of brick (this is a unique feature to the property).

• Windows are original; they have an arched wooden frame, and are single hung with four mullions.

• The wooden soffit, fascia and trim are all original.

• The large lot size is unique in the area and has not been altered since 1986 Further information is available upon request from the Director of Community Services at 613-267-3311 Ext. 2227.

Dated at Perth, Ontario this 8th day of January, 2019 Lauren Walton, Clerk, Town of Perth 613-267-3311 ext. 2239

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DOG TAGS AND CAT LICENCES: Dog tags are required annually for all dogs residing in Perth and may be purchased for a cost of $16.00 prior to April 1st. If purchased after April 1st the fee is $32.00. All cat owners must purchase a one-time licence for a fee of $16.00. Dog tags and cat licences are available at the Town Hall. For more information, call 613-267-3311 Ext 2278.

Please DO NOT call OPP for animal control issues. If you require animal care and control services, please contact our Animal Control/By-Law Enforcement Officer, Anita Stuart at 613-259-9998 or Pager 613-267-9337.

2019 CIP FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:

The Town of Perth is pleased to offer another round of funding incentives for 2019 made possible by the Town’s Community Improvement Plan (CIP). The first intake deadline for applications is Friday, March 8th at 4:00pm.

Applications are welcomed and encouraged for the Building Code Compliance and Energy Retrofit Loan Program, as well as the Façade and Signage Improvement Grant Program, and Tax Increment Rebate Program.

These programs stimulate new development and support re-investment in property improvements in the designated CIP area of town (see attached map), under the Community Improvement Plan, which allows the municipality to provide these funding incentives.

The Building Code Compliance and Energy Retrofit Program provides an opportunity for property owners in the CIP area to obtain an interest-free loan from the Town equal to 50% of the average construction cost to a maximum of $20,000 per unit for works related to Ontario Building Code upgrades or for works related to energy efficiency improvements as well as improvements made under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. The Façade and Signage Improvement Program offers property owners with a one-third capital grant (to a maximum of $5,000) to undertake façade improvements such as a new sign, fresh paint, repointing stone or brick work, landscape features, and physical improvements that will improve accessibility for clients and customers.

The Tax Increment Rebate Program provides a rebate to eligible applicants whose municipal property tax has increased as a result of development or redevelopment for a period of 5 years.

How To Apply? Applications and guides are available for download at http://www.perth.ca/en/do-business/Grants-and-Funding-Opportunities.aspx, or you can contact Connor Renouf at the Town of Perth at 613-267-3311 Ext. 2240 or by email at ecdev@perth.ca.

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COME WANDER PERTH

Looking for a weekend away? Come wander Perth on Jan. 26.

The Downtown Heritage Perth BIA and over 20 of its merchants are combining a shopping extravaganza, with an all-out pampering experience.

While visiting the various retailers, you can experience a mini session with some of our local holistic

professionals; we have massage and reiki therapists, reflexologists, psychics, angel card readers, an esthetician, a holistic nutritionist and more.

Complete your day by attending a psychic dinner at Michael's Table, featuring Trevor Couturier.

Tickets are $40 and available at Shadowfax or

online at www.shadowfax.on.ca. Complete your day by staying overnight at the Perth Best Western Parkside Inn and Spa mention this event to receive the event's special package. Check out the Facebook page for Rejuvenate Yourself - Come Wander Perth, or visit the Town of Perth or BIA website for more information.

FUNDING FOR YAK Continued from page 1

Town of Perth photo Come wander in Perth Jan. 26.

"We are thrilled," said YAK executive director Jeff Kohl. "This is one of our biggest, third-party fundraising events." Kohl added that the money will go toward supporting

YAK's after school programs, especially the physical elements like fun gym games, as well as artistic and dramatic programming.

"This kind of fundraising allows us to do this," Kohl said. He commended the company for being "amazing people," who "knock on the door and say, 'We would like to help YAK.'" "I love working with these kids," said producing director Joan Frommer.

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Municipal Connection

Fire Safety

during Winter Storms

Winter storms can happen almost anywhere. They can cause us problems.

Know what to do before, during and after a storm. This will help keep you and your family safe from a winter fire.

Test all smoke alarms. Do this at least once a month.

This way you will know they are working. Install carbon monoxide alarms in your home. Test the alarms.

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Plan two ways out of the home in case of an emergency.

Clear driveway and front walk of ice and snow. This will provide easy access to your home.

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Make sure your house number can be seen from the street. If you need help, firefighters will be able to find you.

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Be ready in case the power goes out. Have flashlights on hand. Also have battery-powered lighting and fresh batteries. Never use candles.

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Stay aware of winter weather. Listen to the television or radio for updates. Watch for bulletins online.

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Check on neighbors. Check on others who may need help.

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Generators should be used outdoors. Keep them away from windows and doors. Do not run a generator inside your garage, even if the door is open.

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Stay away from downed wires. Report any downed wires to authorities.

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Be ready if the heat stops working. Use extra layers of clothes and blankets to stay warm. If you use an emergency heat source, keep anything that can burn at least 3 feet away.

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Turn portable heaters off when you leave the room.

Turn them off when you go to bed.

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As you stay cozy and warm this winter season, be fire smart!

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Nearly half of all space heater fires involve electric space heaters.

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LANARK COUNTY TO PROVIDE ANNUAL FUNDING FOR ITS FOUR HOSPITALS ASHLEY KULP akulp@metroland.com An ask by the Perth & Smiths Falls District Hospital has prompted Lanark County to provide funding to its four hospitals for capital needs.

The decision to provide $350,000, split between PSFDH, Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital and Almonte General Hospital was made during Lanark County's day-long 2019 budget deliberation Jan. 18 in Perth. Further discussion could take place at the Jan. 23 county council meeting when the budget is presented for final approval.

According to chief administrative officer Kurt Greaves, Carleton Place and Almonte will each get $100,000 with PSFDH receiving the remaining $150,000. He confirmed this will be annual, longterm funding.

"This was the direction of council, but I do think

THE ISSUE: HOSPITALS SEEING SHORTFALL IN FUNDING CAPITAL NEEDS LOCAL IMPACT: PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT COULD SUFFER DUE TO AGING EQUIPMENT IN HOSPITALS THROUGHOUT LANARK COUNTY the hospitals are very important, not only for quality of life but as an economic driver for the community," he said.

Original discussions centred around adding a percentage for hospital funding to the county's tax levy as the United Counties of Leeds-Grenville does (1 per cent annually) for their hospitals, however Greaves said the funds were found within the

budget. The $25,000 sum that wasn't allocated through the community grants program will go toward the funding and the remaining portion comes from more than $320,000 cut from the ambulance budget for 2019.

The concept to fund the hospitals came out of a presentation from Perth Mayor John Fenik and Smiths Falls Mayor Shawn Pankow to the county's community services committee Jan. 9.

The pair have been making their way around the area to seek core capital funding for PSFDH, which serves a catchment area of 60,000. This concept of seeking municipal support was borne out of a focus group in 2017.

The issue, which Fenik said isn't unique to PSFDH, is an equipment funding challenge. "Our projected requirement is $31 million over the next 10 years," he noted. "Some of the key items are an elec-

tronic records management system, MRI, CT scan and other clinical equipment."

Fenik indicated this critical equipment need affects physician recruitment and retention as younger doctors are expecting the latest technology in hospitals. "Offering state-of-the-art equipment and a robust IT system is essential to successfully recruiting and retaining physicians at our hospitals," he explained. "And recruitment and retention we see as a responsibility to the community. I can tell you the traditional doctor that has a bag and works 80 hours a week and goes door-to-door doesn't exist anymore."

While the province provides operational monies to hospitals, they have never funded capital equipment, which is left to hospital foundations and auxiliaries, private and community donations.

The total ask of $1.8 million was made to all Lanark County municipalities and Smiths Falls, as well as the United Counties of Leeds-Grenville (Rideau Lakes, Elizabethtown-Kitley, Merrickille-Wolford and Westport), and North and Central Frontenac. It was based on a weighted formula factoring in users and population figures.

Pankow said Smiths Falls has already earmarked its request for $174,341 for discussion in budget deliberations.

Perth is also considering its $136,666 figure. The total sought from the county

by PSFDH was $525,000.

Fenik hoped the committee might consider funding hospitals from a county perspective rather than through individual

municipalities.

"This is a radical shift in what we've funded at the county level before," he said. "Unlike LeedsGrenville we haven't funded for core capital equipment ... and I propose that if the county supports funding for this core capital campaign, that Carleton Place and Almonte, who also have hospitals in that area, should also be afforded the ability to come forward and ask for or request funding. I don't see this as something that would be in isolation."

Smiths Falls Coun. Peter McKenna said the local obligation for funding hospitals isn't new and suggested talking to Leeds-Grenville on how the policy change affected their county.

STORY BEHIND THE STORY

For the past few months, the Perth and Smiths Falls mayors have been presenting to local municipalities to request funds for hospital capital equipment needs. With Lanark County now on board to provide funding, municipalities could be spared the hit to their budgets.

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Doran said the family will rebuild, but in the meantime, the family has been displaced.

A GoFundMe page is being set up to help with unexpected expenses to deal with in the aftermath of this tragedy.

In the meantime alternative accommodation rooms have been secured at nearby B&Bs to replace the six rooms that were lost in the fire so all events, including future Blues on the Rideau shows will proceed as planned. Call The Cove if you have any further concerns or questions 1-888-COVEINN, visit www.coveinn.com or call 613-273-3636. Also watch The Cove Inn's Facebook page for more information.

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"Thanks for everything, Westport and beyond. The Cowan family and all of us in the extended Cove family thank you. We are working on the next steps. Stay tuned as the show must go on!"

James Doran has been promoting Blues on the Rideau, located at The Cove for many years.

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"It's the original one we restored when my folks Mary and Terry brought our young family east from Calgary in 1985."

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"With my siblings Jeff and Jen, I lived in three different rooms in that house and it has remained full of character and without really changing much since the original renovation," Cowan wrote.

"Of course, it's been a hard last couple days. Everything seems surreal since the time when I first saw the uncontrollable flames to now in this still, deep cold. Like anyone who has been through this type of disaster or tragedy, we will just work through it step by step and make it through to the next level of the game."

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TOWN MULLS GARBAGE LIMITS DESMOND DEVOY desmond.devoy@metroland.com If it was entirely up to Grant Machan, he would like to see a limit of a single, clear, garbage bag per household for curbside pickup.

During a presentation to Perth town council's committee of the whole meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 15, as he brought council up to date on the future of the town's landfill, the conversation turned to waste collection and diversion, as Machan, town hall's environmental services director, said he wanted to see a limit of one clear garbage bag per residence every two weeks.

"You're frightening me," joked Coun. David Bird, who was chairing the meeting.

"Right away, I think, 'My phone will ring,' " added Mayor John Fenik, before adding that Machan's idea would still mean that "citizens could still bring their garbage to the landfill."

"The extra bag would have to have a tag attached, which the family would pay for," said Machan of his idea, which has not been formally presented to council for consideration.

Landfill discussion Machan brought council up-todate on the landfill site expansion design, which could cost about $124,000. The landfill is currently at overcapacity, and it is hoped that it can be expanded by 100,000 cubic tonnes, giving it a 15-year lifespan. The construction of the project would cost about $2.3 million, with construction likely in 2020. Closing the landfill would cost about $1.3 million.

Machan is looking at either a clay membrane for the site, or a rubber one, but that is still to be determined.

Fenik asked if trucking the town's garbage to somewhere like Carp was an option, but Machan replied that "it's still cheaper for us to operate our own waste site."

"Garbage is expensive," said Fenik.

But money can be saved by way of waste diversion, and already the town is diverting about 800 tonnes of compost per year away from the landfill.

"The more waste is diverted from the landfill, the longer it (the landfill) will last," said Coun. Judy Brown.

Machan told council that the landfill is currently operating under an emergency certificate from the provincial government.

Follow up details In a follow-up email to The Perth Courier, dated Friday, Jan. 18, Machan added some detail to his future plans.

"If residents choose not to use the extensive recycling/compost/ waste system to its fullest, or were not able to, then additional bag tags could be purchased," Machan wrote.

He added that town hall is looking to do an "extensive analysis and education campaign in 2019 to determine where we stand with waste issues in Perth," which would include evaluating "the composition of curbside waste and recycling. We are hearing from resident during the tag pick-up period each fall that they continue to use tags from years ago."

Town hall is hoping to encourage diversion and recycling even more in the coming years as they "continue to be the proactive approach to waste management, while waste disposal remains the least financial and environmental (ly) favourable option."

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ONTARIO ENERGY BOARD NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS OF ENBRIDGE GAS INC. (FORMERLY ENBRIDGE GAS DISTRIBUTION INC. AND UNION GAS LIMITED)

Enbridge Gas Inc. has applied to raise its natural gas rates effective January 1, 2019.

Learn more. Have your say.

The Ontario Energy Board approved the amalgamation of Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. and Union Gas Limited in August 2018. The companies have amalgamated to form Enbridge Gas Inc. Enbridge Gas Inc. has applied to the Ontario Energy Board to raise its natural gas rates effective January 1, 2019. If the application is approved as filed, the yearly bill of a typical residential customer within the former Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. and Union Gas Limited rate zones will increase by the following amounts: Rate Zones Enbridge Gas Union South Union North East Union North West

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Residential Annual Bill Increase $ 5.74 $ 9.98 $ 4.88 $ 6.81

The rates are based on a rate-setting framework and other adjustments previously approved by the Ontario Energy Board for the period 2019-2023. The rates are set using a formula that is tied to inflation and other factors intended to promote efficiency.

Enbridge Gas Inc. is also asking the Ontario Energy Board to approve its rate design proposal and the costs of certain capital projects that are not part of their regular capital expenditures.

Other customers of Enbridge Gas Inc. may be affected. It is important to review the application carefully to determine whether you will be affected by the changes.

THE ONTARIO ENERGY BOARD IS HOLDING A PUBLIC HEARING The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) will hold a public hearing to consider the application filed by Enbridge Gas Inc. We will question Enbridge Gas Inc. on the case. We will also hear questions and arguments from individual customers and from groups that represent the customers of Enbridge Gas Inc. At the end of this hearing, the OEB will decide whether the rate increase requested in the application will be approved.

The OEB is an independent and impartial public agency. We make decisions that serve the public interest. Our goal is to promote a financially viable and efficient energy sector that provides you with reliable energy services at a reasonable cost.

BE INFORMED AND HAVE YOUR SAY You have the right to information regarding this application and to be involved in the process.

• You can review the application filed by Enbridge Gas Inc. on the OEB’s website now.

• You can file a letter with your comments, which will be considered during the hearing.

• You can become an active participant (called an intervenor). Apply by February 5, 2019 or the hearing will go ahead without you and you will not receive any further notice of the proceeding.

• At the end of the process, you can review the OEB’s decision and its reasons on our website.

LEARN MORE Our file number for this case is EB-2018-0305. To learn more about this hearing, find instructions on how to file letters or become an intervenor, or to access any document related to this case, please enter the file number EB-2018-0305 on the OEB website: www.oeb.ca/participate. You can also phone our Consumer Relations Centre at 1-877-632-2727 with any questions.

ORAL VS. WRITTEN HEARINGS There are two types of OEB hearings – oral and written. The OEB will determine at a later date whether to proceed by way of a written or oral hearing. If you think an oral hearing is needed, you can write to the OEB to explain why by February 5, 2019.

PRIVACY If you write a letter of comment, your name and the content of your letter will be put on the public record and the OEB website. However, your personal telephone number, home address and e-mail address will be removed. If you are a business, all your information will remain public. If you apply to become an intervenor, all information will be public.

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BELL LET'S TALK ADDRESSES MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA Everyone is invited to join the conversation on Bell Let's Talk Day by sending messages of support across multiple platforms to drive both awareness and action in mental health.

Bell will donate five cents to Canadian mental health programs for each of the following interactions, at no extra cost to participants beyond what they would normally pay their service provider for online or phone access: . Talk: Every mobile and every long distance call made by Bell wireless and phone customers; . Text: Every text message sent by Bell wireless customers; . Twitter: Every tweet and retweet using #BellLetsTalk, featuring the special Bell Let's Talk emoji, and Bell Let's Talk Day video view at Twitter.com/Bell_LetsTalk; . Facebook: Every view of the Bell Let's Talk Day video at Facebook.com/BellLetsTalk and use of the Bell Let's Talk frame; . Instagram: Every Bell Let's Talk Day video view at Instagram.com/bell_letstalk; and, . Snapchat: Every use of the Bell Let's Talk filter and video view.

Total Bell Let's Talk Day interactions since the first event in 2011 stand at 867,449,649 and are expected to exceed 1 billion on Jan. 30. Bell's funding commitment for mental health, including the company's donations based on Bell Let's Talk engagement and its original $50-million donation to launch the initiative, is now $93,423,628.80 and expected to surpass $100 million on Jan. 30.

Bell Let's Talk has made a $300,000 donation to CHEO to support the Choice and Partnership Approach (CAPA), a program to help reduce wait times and improve access to mental health care.

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YAK SEEKS SIGNIFICANT TOWN FUNDING DESMOND DEVOY desmond.devoy@ metroland.com Perth's youth club is seeking a jump in funding from $18,000 to $30,000 from town hall.

In a presentation to Perth town council's committee of the whole meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 15, the club's executive director, Jeff Kohl, called club members "talented, innovative, bring-on-the-world young people," he said. Even with that can-do attitude, however, "our youth are struggling."

Among the struggles they are facing is that Perth is second only to Smiths Falls in the percentage of households with low after-tax income, at 18

per cent (Smiths Falls is at 25 per cent, with the Lanark County average at 13 per cent.) Perth also has a higher percentage of single-parent families (43.5 per cent) than the Lanark County average of 28.1 per cent.

Kohl and his board have been looking around at how different youth centres/clubs in the county cover their costs.

• The Mississippi Mills Youth Centre receives rent, utilities, bookkeeping, payroll, and audits covered by the municipality. Unused funds are donated to the youth centre at year-end.

Total value: $30,000 • Lanark Highlands Youth Centre receives rent, maintenance, bookkeeping, payroll, and audit cov-

ered by the municipality, plus $7,000 cash. Total value: $31,800.

• Carleton Place Youth Centre receives rent, utilities, bookkeeping, payroll, and audit, plus $7,500, covered by the municipality.

Total value: $38,300.

The Youth Action Kommittee's (YAK) actual costs, broken down, come to: • Rent: $25,600 • Maintenance: $1,000 • Utilities: $4,400 • Books: $5,000 • Audit: $3,000 • Total: $39,000 YAK's revenues for 2018 were broken down as follows: • Donations: $23,500 • Fundraising events: $30,800 • Foundations: $23,700 • Municipal: $26,000

• Federal government: $13,300 • Provincial government: $53,300 • Lanark County: $40,000 For the year 2017, Kohl provided a "snapshot" of who the club served, where they came from, and what they did: • 208 youth members (132 of them from Perth) • 300 visits per month, or 16 youth per day • More than 2,000 free healthy suppers served • More than 1,000 volunteer hours at community events • Programs included sports, art, music, cooking, work skills, and community engagement.

"We hear the bad news about youth," said Kohl,

calling them an "extremely stressed," group. "A lot of our youth do not feel connected to our community, as if they do not belong or matter." To add to this, physically, emotionally, and mentally, they are "flooded with hormones and their pre-frontal cortex is still developing."

But Kohl hastened to add that "I'm not picking on youth," and that the club, located at 1 Sherbrooke St., is open from 2 to 7 p.m., five days a week, aimed at youth aged 10 to 18. There are also programs designed even for people up to the age of 29. These are the hours because he calls them "the critical hours," the five hours when youth are "most likely to get into trouble."

"We work with our youth. We empower our youth," he said. One way the club does this is by get-

ting them moving, as he is a big believer that "physical activity is related to mental health."

He would like to see "a girls sports league of some kind," established in Perth in the future, to get young women moving, and he may talk to the Perth Fire Dawgs about a possible partnership.

Meanwhile, on the funding side, he has had his own share of bad news lately, with news that YAK, along with other youth clubs, will lose funding for its Skills Link program, one of its "signature programs," because of a cut in federal funding.

"We do not have core funding," said Kohl. "We do not have that one ministry that funds us." And, on a personal level, he revealed that "it's exhausting turning over every rock to look for funding."

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MVCA & the K&P at Wilbur Station - The Facts As the owners of the property at Wilbur Station, N. Frontenac referred to by Paul Lehman, GM of Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) in the Frontenac News Nov 29, 2018 we would like to set the record straight.

But first, let’s clarify another old Wilbur issue. Contrary to malicious rumours, we were not responsible for the permanent closure of the old trail on our adjoining lot referred to as the “former road to Wilbur Mine”. Feb 2010, when on legal advice, Lanark Highland Council resolved that it was never a road but our private property; we offered the use of the trail to the Snow Road Snowmobile Club (former K&P Trail Assoc.) in return for a valid Land Permission Form and an apology for the previous 3 years unpleasantness. Morley Wark, trail coordinator for the club, publically rebuffed our offer and chose to build an alternate parallel trail. We are not anti-snowmobiling or anti-ATVing. We do both and regularly use the K&P Trail.

Now, as to the main issue: First and foremost, it was MVCA who chose to initiate formal legal action in May 2015. Not us.

MVCA could have easily avoided any legal action and the associated expenses if they had been less dictatorial when we approached them in 2012 offering the guaranteed use of our portion of the K&P Trail. We did not threaten to close our ½ of the trail or ask for any financial compensation.

We have always kept our portion open year-round and the entire trail through our lot in good repair at our expense. All we asked in return was that MVCA assume the liability that will inevitably occur due to their uncontrolled public trail/road using our property.

Rather than come to any agreement, MVCA chose to engage a law firm in early 2013 to challenge our K&P ownership. We were forced to do the same to defend property that has belonged to our family since 1890. Our lot is narrow and that little strip of land affords our home a small buffer from the trail. Like many deeds in former South Palmerston – now North Frontenac - our lot lines and boundaries are based on descriptions. Every successive deed for our property since the lot was created in 1881 have had the same exact description; “…bounded on the West by the Centre Stakes of the K&P Railway.”

After our legal Title Search confirmed our ownership our lawyer presented our Deed to the Government of Ontario Land Registry Office May 2014. After scrutiny a Senior Supervisor ruled that our Deed took precedence and adjusted the Block Maps to reflect our ownership to the centre stakes of the K&P Railway. In other words: ½ the width of the K&P Trail across our lot. MVCA retained the other ½.

Only after this endorsement did we built a new fence July 2014 along the trail to replace part of one that was beyond repair. We moved it closer to the trail to enclose as much of our property as possible to limit our liability without impacting the usage of the trail. Three years later during the Court proceedings Paul Lehman as the Plaintiff for MVCA testified under oath that they had not received any complaints about the fence, that there had been no incidents involving the fence, the fence was not a safety hazard and that MVCA could easily move the trail westward onto their ½ .

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Seven months after the trial, on September 12, 2017 Judge E Sheard ruled in favour of MVCA. She awarded them ownership of our portion of the K&P Trail from the centre-line only up to the pre-2014 fence line. Not the 49.5feet they had initially sued for. We retained all our property inside the old fence. She also awarded MVCA their court costs of over $100,000 of which they will recoup approximately 1/3.

Judge E Sheard’s ruling also requires that MVCA “complete a survey completely at their expense” to prove where the land is they were awarded. Who would expect that a Judge would even hear a land claim without a MVCA survey or Deed but then MVCA is a government agency. As no surveys exist for the entire K&P Railway since its inception, this is proving a difficult and very expensive task. Senior staff at MVCA informed us that the estimate was “well above $60,000”.

We have asked MVCA three times to allow us to review the draft survey once received in hopes of forestalling any requirement for additional court action and expenses but they are noncommittal.

Once the survey is completed and registered and if we do not challenge it, a further Plan must be created to adjust our Deed before MVCA can assume ownership of our property. The trial may be over but as of this date the survey and our formal access agreement with MVCA are still ongoing as are their growing expenses. No time limits were imposed by the Judge to finalize any of her rulings. Until then status quo exists.

MVCA could have avoided all the legal expenses they are now using as an excuse simply by being more open to achieving an agreement with us but then they have deep taxpayer pockets to draw from. So when MVCA complains that they can’t afford to maintain trails or asks you taxpayers to pay to replace neglected aging dams or your property is flooded by uncontrolled beaver ponds ask yourself: How many of these issues could have been resolved with the money MVCA wasted to acquire approximately ½ - ¾ of an acre of unnecessary, mostly unusable scrub land?

If MVCA cannot fulfill their mandate maybe they should reassess their choices and priorities, not blame others.

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that there was a drop in calls for service "for individuals after being referred by OPP to the Situation Table," wrote Gray in her presentation. Also, she continued, fewer officer hours were devoted to individuals. Overall, calls for service dropped from 2,692 as of Dec. 9, 2015, to 963 as of Aug. 9, 2017.

That creates "an impact on your overall bill," said Needham.

Reduced calls for service "means that we save money. That's a great thing," said Mayor John Fenik.

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DESMOND DEVOY desmond.devoy@ metroland.com About 24 per cent of individuals at risk, whose cases come before the Lanark County Situation Table, are youngsters between the ages of 12 and 17.

According to statistics presented to Perth town council's committee of the whole meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 15, there were 196 "discussions" that went before the table between December 2015 and December 2018, of which 24 per cent concerned youngsters. Overall, 48 per cent of the discussions involved youth under 24.

"We have a lot of young people that are out there that require additional services," said OPP Lanark County detachment commander Insp. Derek Needham, during his joint presentation at the council chambers, alongside chair Stephanie Gray.

"That's a really scary statistic," said Coun. Judy Brown of the youth numbers appearing before the Situation Table.

Overall, 79 per cent of the 196 discussions were deemed to be at "acutely elevated risk," and 85 per cent of that number had their overall risk lowered, thanks to intervention by stakeholder agencies.

The top referrers to the Situation Table tend to be the police, both the Lanark County OPP and the Smiths Falls Police Service. Mental health, criminal involvement, and drugs were the top three risk categories up for discussion.

Data presented by the OPP showed

Gray has been hard at work on a community safety plan, which she said the town could sign on to right away, as a ready-made solution, since it will have to come up with one anyway under current legislation. On New Year's Day 2019, amendments to the Police Services Act, require that municipalities must have a community plan for safety and well-being in place by New Year's Day 2021.

Such a plan would need to: • Identify priority risks (e.g. suicide, systemic racism, addiction); • Identify strategies to reduce the prioritized risk factors; • Setting measurable outcomes.

While the town is free to do its own plan, Needham pointed out that "you'd be redoing a lot of the work that has been done," in Gray's plan. "We are ahead of the curve by about two years."

The plan "is basically already paid for thanks (to) the grants received," said Gray. There is a need for progress reports if the safety plan is adopted by the town, but no hard-and-fast laws like "if you don't do the things in this plan, thou shalt go to jail," said Gray. The plan does not "reinvent the wheel," but rather identified existing assets in the community that can be used.

Council decided to defer action on considering Gray's safety plan until its Tuesday, Feb. 5 meeting. Lanark County council approved the plan for the county on Aug. 29, 2018, but it must be adopted by each municipality.

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He said yesterday he say that Leo was moving it a tiny bit.

"When he first went to the vet, he was getting some pain after the vet was feeling up his spine. He is in pain as he doesn't like to be touched there."

Choinier said they have made an appointment with a clinic in Ottawa.

"He has no problems with his back legs, which is good, and the vet is pretty optimistic, but they want us to go to Ottawa next week to a neurologist where they do CT scans for dogs."

If he wants to know what exactly is wrong with Leo's tail, they would need this type of X-ray.

On the positive side, the Thousand Island Dog Kennel has agreed to pay all vet bills for Leo, Choinier said.

"He's has taken responsibility, which is good."

Leo is a little awkward yet, and is on painkillers, Choinier said. Leo does not interact with the other two dogs at this point.

"He just seems off right now, but we're hoping time will get him back to nor-

mal."

"They could tell what track was fresh, or what track was three hours old ... incredible."

Choinier said it was frustrating to have his dog missing for so long.

"When we put him outside, he knows his boundaries. He doesn't know a leash. He has excellent recall," he said. "We go backpacking every weekend.

The fact that I was calling him and he wasn't coming back was frustrating. I didn't know what was going on."

Choinier said the first three days were rough.

They were looking for Leo 14-16 hours a day.

Leo was located inside a barn, just two houses down from the boarding kennel.

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Oldford said she knew that Perth doesn't have this type of tool available, but she said she hopes it may plant the idea so local businesses may be able to offer financial assistance to help form a search group.

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When Leo the German shepherd cross went on the lam for 12 days in Kingston, a former Perth woman came to the rescue.

Susan Oldford, now living in Stratford, said a Perth family member contacted her about a lost dog in Kingston. She's a member of Lost Paws Inc. whose mission is to help reunite lost pets with their families and provide advice and techniques on how to prevent the loss of your pet.

"I coached (by phone) the family for 11 days and they had sightings but could not secure the dog," Oldford said in an email exchange with the Perth Courier on Jan. 14. "I got my team and Friday (Jan. 11) morning we drove to Kingston and were able to secure the dog late Saturday afternoon."

Her group used a hightech dog trap that included a camera, infrared sensors, a heater to keep bait warm, and a motion-sensor door.

Leo was at Thousand Islands Dog Resort on New Year's Eve when he made his escape.

His owners, Alex Choiniere and Alicia Fleet, and dozens of community members set out in search of the young dog. They said they never gave up hope of finding their canine companion.

Leo dropped some 20 pounds during his ordeal; going from a svelte 61 pounds down to 37 pounds.

"Leo is doing better," Choinier said on Jan. 16, a few days after being reunited with his dog. "We're currently doing a couple vet trips, mostly because of his hips. He's having trouble with his tail, which is what we first noticed. It just hangs there."

Choinier said Leo had no trouble with his tail prior to his adventure.

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HOW COULD YOU NOT WANT A BUNNY? STEPHANIE GRAY WRITES OF HER HEART-CALMING PETS STEPHANIE GRAY Column

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Things have come full circle at my house.

Regular readers may recall I am a cat fan. Kitty time forms an important enough part of my day that I mentioned it in my New Year's Revolutions. You gotta take some time to chill. In my world, that often involves a few minutes

on the couch with my fur baby. It slows my heart rate and regulates breathing and distracts me from the grind.

I think it's safe to say I am an animal fan in general. We have a bit of a menagerie here, consisting of Ramsey the cat, Myrtle the turtle and a couple of fish (a cory and a tetra that I think are about a kazillion years old). Until a few months ago we had some big goldfish, too.

I come by this naturally.

When I was growing up, we had dogs (never cats), and over the years there were fish, hermit crabs, guinea pigs and, eventually, a long line of rabbits, not to mention a great interest in the

critters that inhabit the outdoors. We just weren't allowed to keep those for longer than a short visit.

When the last of Girlchild's fish passed away, it wasn't really a big surprise that she expressed an interest in acquiring a pet of her own - one that could live outside of water, that is.

She did a tonne of research. She considered, among other things, ferrets, rats, hamsters, guinea pigs, various lizards (which, of course, I thought was pretty cool). Then she settled on a hedgehog.

A friend of mine knows a breeder, and we asked for a heads up if any babies were on the way.

In the meantime, how-

ever, Girlchild revealed she kind of actually wanted a bunny all along, but she was worried it would make me sad.

Aww. It's been quite a long time since a rabbit has graced our home (not counting the wild ones we occasionally see outside). The last one was Oreo, our lovely, clever black and white girl who passed away about 20 years ago.

Thing is, I tend to get a little attached to them. OK, a lot. So, when Girlchild has seen me talk about bunnies, it might have been a little wistfully. I decided after Oreo to take a break from those little heartbreakers.

(I know, I know. Feeling things is all part of being alive. But that's the way this chapter rolled out.)

Anyway, long story short, Girlchild is now the proud mama of a lovely little honey-coloured Netherland dwarf bunny that we think is maybe female. Her name is Sunny.

She is the cutest thing.

It doesn't take long to remember why bunnies are a little magical. They are soft and quiet and gentle. They are smart - they can be litter trained and some of mine even walked on a leash. Even though they have distinct, vibrant personalities, there is no question they depend on you (which is a little different from the vibe you sometimes get from cats).

When they explore, they bob their heads up and down. Their little noses wiggle constantly. They

are good snugglers. And those eyes - they are the most trusting eyes I've ever seen next to, perhaps, golden retrievers and cows.

(You can fall into those eyes, I think.)

Clearly I have been sucked back into the rabbit hole again, so to speak, and things have come full circle, creating a new generation of bunny lovers.

But that's OK. Girlchild loves her wee pet and now there are two fur babies in the house that slow heart rates and regulate breathing and just generally make things all peaceful and smiley. Nothing wrong with that.

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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Filling purses with toiletries and other essentials for women in shelters was something Julie Breeze saw in Hamilton.

"I thought it was such a great idea," Breeze said.

She's the owner of the Red Brick Emporium in Perth.

She said she hopes to fill 50 purses with essentials for women who are staying at the Lanark County Interval House.

"I thought it would be nice for them to have something for Valentine's Day," she said.

So she wants to deliver the purses before Feb. 14.

Breeze said on her event page that their 2019 campaign goal is to ensure that women living in shelters or in second-stage housing in the Lanark County area receive purses filled with love this Valentine's Day. "To help us reach our goal of 50 purses, all you need to do is drop off a gent-

ly used purse filled with a few unopened personal hygiene items. If you don't have a purse to donate, feel free to drop off personal hygiene items and we will fill a purse for you."

Brianne Luckasavitch, public education co-ordinator and family court support worker, sexual assault domestic violence advisory committee co-ordinator at Lanark County Interval House, said they are happy with this new initiative by the Red Brick Emporium.

"Once again we at LCIH are so thrilled when our community reaches out to us with creative, thoughtful ways to support women and children who are impacted by violence," she said. "These gestures let women and children know that they are not alone in their journey and people in their community care. We are genuinely thankful to The Red Brick Emporium in Perth and all those who are supporting this pro-

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2019 dog Tags Dog tags are due for renewal. Tags help to identify lost dogs and reunite them with their families. Tag(s) are available at the Municipal Office, during regular business hours. The fee is $15.00 payable either by cash; cheque or debit. A replacement tag for a lost tag cost $2.00. Owners are asked to keep the tag securely fastened on the dog at all times. Kennel Licenses are available where applicable for a fee of $30.00. Dogs are prohibited from running at large and are required to be licensed.

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Change of address Beckwith Township forwards all mail to the last known address provided by the owner. It is the responsibility of the property owner to provide the Township with any change to their mailing address. Owners can call in their change of address, but must follow-up with written confirmation either by fax, mail or in person.

The Township will not be held responsible for mail not delivered in a timely manner due to changes in addresses not provided by the property owner.

COUNTY EARMARKS $3,000 FOR LANARK ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM ASHLEY KULP akulp@metroland.com Lanark County has opted to fund a $3,000 spay/ neuter program for the Lanark Animal Welfare Society (LAWS) after denying a larger multi-year request from the organization.

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John Fenik (Perth mayor) proposed the amount, to be allocated under the 2019 community grants program, Jan. 9 during discussion about the grant applications at the county's community services meeting. He said he understands the issues of stray animals is "a local municipal issue." " ... I really think when you have wild, feral cats and wild, feral dogs, they don't stop at the boundary between Perth and Smiths Falls or Montague and Beckwith. I think we should earmark some money specifically for a spay and neuter program," he remarked. "This touches all of our municipalities."

LAWS submitted an application to the county's community grants program for $40,000 in funding over four years ($10,000 annually) to cover the Smiths Falls shelter's expenses, including food and medical care for the more than 400 cats it receives each year.

Gerry Van Loon, president of LAWS, appealed to county councillors at the Jan. 9 meeting. The organization, a registered charity founded in 1986, has a mission to promote the welfare of all animals, provide shelter and care and prevent cruelty and suffering to those animals in need.

They also provide low-cost spay and neuter services for the pets of low-income families.

According to Van Loon, in 2018 LAWS found new homes for more than 547 cats and 18 dogs, and returned eight pets to their owners. In total, the shelter took in 656 animals last year, of which 644 were cats.

"Not all were strays," he pointed out. "About 43 per cent of them were surren-

Evelyn Harford/Metroland Gerry Van Loon, president of the Lanark Animal Welfare Society, stands outside the shelter currently undergoing renovations. ders to LAWS and were born at the shelter. Apparently the so-called 'kitten season' at the shelter runs all year long."

And at least 100 strays come to the shelter from municipalities outside of Lanark County due to the organization's no-kill policy.

The organization currently provides pound services for cats to Carleton Place and Smiths Falls and will do so for Perth this year. Animal control officers brought in about 107 strays to the pound in 2018 and after a three-day stay, the animals move to the shelter to be adopted.

Van Loon stressed that "animal control is a responsibility of municipalities and we look to all of you to make it a priority to support our efforts to combat the problem of cat overpopulation in our communities."

To that end, in addition to the $10,000 ask annually from the county, LAWS is seeking $1,000 grants from each local municipality.

"Multi-year funding will continue to be needed until fully-funded pound services for cats and dogs becomes available from each municipality in the areas we serve," Van Loon said.

While LAWS is nearing completion of renovations to its aging Glenview Road shelter, he noted they don't have the physical capacity to provide pound services to all municipalities "in our

current state."

The concept for a county-wide pound was dismissed by municipalities last year due to the lack of demand and Van Loon said that matter needs to be reexamined.

"While this may be true in the case of stray dogs, we insist that pound services are definitely needed for cats," he commented. "To date, shelters like LAWS have been doing their best to fulfill the gap with privately funded donations, but our funding and facilities are limited ..."

He said LAWS wants to be part of the solution and wishes to participate in a working group with the goal of establishing full pound services for cats.

The organization is also willing to partner with the county and its member municipalities to better educate the public, provide vaccination and spay/neuter programming for cats and dogs.

"We do not foresee a time when LAWS' shelter services will not be needed, however, we do believe the care of stray, abandoned and domesticated animals is an issue which warrants municipal and county attention and funding," Van Loon commented. "We can only do more with your help."

The list of recipients for the community grants program is expected to be passed at the Jan. 23 county council meeting.

ACTING HOSPITAL CEO WANTS TO WORK TO END HALLWAY MEDICINE DESMOND DEVOY desmond.devoy@ metroland.com The Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital's new acting CEO would like to see more walk-in clinics in the county - but is not holding her breath to see them approved.

During the Probus Club of Perth's monthly meeting at the Royal Canadian Legion on Wednesday, Jan. 9, Vickie Kaminski was asked about the creation of more walk-in clinics as a possible solution to relieving the stress on emergency rooms.

"It would help," said Kaminski. "I think it would be beneficial. But the chances are pretty slim."

While wait times and wait lists are an issue at both hospital sites, she said neither Perth nor Smiths Falls campuses are at the point that at least one overcrowded Toronto hospital is resorting to namely, treating patients

in bathrooms.

"We need to work with the government. They want to eliminate hallway medicine," she said. "We are waiting to hear" from the Ford government at Queen's Park, she continued, but she's already hearing that it appears the Progressive Conservatives want "more integration, less administration, less bureaucracy, and more money put into patient care."

Kaminski has served as the CEO of amalgamated hospitals in the Greater Sudbury area, executive head of the entire Alberta hospital system, holding down a similar position in Newfoundland and Labrador, and deputy minister in charge of South Australia's hospitals.

PERENNIAL ISSUES Another perennial health care issue is that of doctors' pay. She joked that "you can always count on the government to

wrestle doctors' to the sky" on pay. "Salary is a key indicator."

The Ford government has promised more than 1,000 long-term care beds across the province over the next 20 years, but Kaminski believes that "there will never be enough beds. We believe institutionalizing people is the only way to do it ... If we always do what we've always done, we will get what we've always got."

Speaking personally, she noted that many beds are taken up by patients who probably should not be there, who should either be at home, in a longterm care facility, or elsewhere.

"Our biggest failure in health care was that we didn't plan for that," said Kaminski. "We are doing a lot of catch-up."

She reminded her audience that the Ontario government does not fund the purchasing of new hospital equipment, and that,

under the current funding formula, high-growth regions are favoured over areas with stagnant or declining growth.

A related issue is that of doctor attraction and retention.

For the several months, Smiths Falls Mayor Shawn Pankow and Perth Mayor John Fenik have both been working the council circuit to seek more funding from municipalities to support the hospital in getting much-needed technology, support that is far beyond the ability of both hospital site's respective foundations.

She clarified for one questioner that the hospital was not seeking a separate hospital tax from residents.

"We've gone out to councils," she said. "We have not asked for that (a tax). They (councils) may be turning it into a tax."

But she did note that all money collected by governments "comes from the

tax base."

She called her first few months at the hospital "a pleasant surprise," but she was amazed at what both campuses were able to do on a $62.5 million budget.

In Newfoundland, she had a budget of more than a billion dollars, while in Sudbury, she had a budget of more than $400 million.

She said she thought that was an error.

NOTHING NEW Over her 45 years of medicine, where she began as a nurse, she has noticed that "a lot of those issues are the same" as they were four decades ago (lack of funding, not enough beds, etc.) "We have not been able to crack that nut. Maybe there is no silver bullet."

And it is not that these problems are unique to Canada.

"Why do we see these issues ongoing, compounded, across the world? In a privately funded system,

the same issues apply," she said. "I do have some sympathy for government."

Governments are spending more on health care in Canada as a larger percentage of the budget, but "from a sustainability perspective, unless they start taking us at a higher rate ... or do things differently, all we will be able to afford is health care," she said, at the cost to education and infrastructure.

Another concern she has is that doctors and nurses are now graduating, having been exposed to the latest in technology, and are arriving at their first jobs at hospitals where the latest and greatest technology isn't available - from doing their student rounds with an iPad to landing at a hospital where Wi-Fi might not even be available - hence, the need for capital technology improvements, like the new electronic records system she wants to see put in place locally.

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Get the answers to your maple syrup production questions at the Lanark & District Maple Syrup Producers Association Information Day and annual general meeting on Jan. 26. This annual, all-day informational event is intended to provide resources and education for new and existing maple syrup producers in the region.

"The annual Information Day and AGM is an event that garners a lot of interest from local producers, no matter their size of production," Harold Walker, president of LDMSPA, said. "Whether you have five taps or 25,000, you will be able to find value in this event."

On the agenda for this year's event are a number of sessions that will be of interest to both novice and professional maple syrup producers, ranging from information on the latest equipment upgrades, to updates on syrup grading, tubing and the devastation introduced by tent caterpillars in past years. As always, an AGM will also be held during the event.

Producers looking for additional resources and networking opportunities will be able to take advantage of the opportunity to exchange information about best practices and impacts to production from external sources like weather etc.

This year's event will be held at the Glad Tiding Pentecostal Church at 160 Wayside Dr. in Perth, and registration will include a hot lunch for each participant. The cost to participate in the information day is $30 per person for members of the Ontario Maple Syrup Producers' Association (OMSPA), or $45 for nonmembers.

Registration runs from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., and the event runs until 3:30 p.m.

LDMSPA is a group of over 90 maple syrup producers located in the Lanark, Frontenac, Leeds and Grenville counties, as well as the Ottawa-Carleton areas of eastern Ontario. LDMSPA is one of 11 local organizations that make up the OMSPA. Registration for the Information Day and AGM can be completed online through Eventbrite: www.lanarkdistrictinfoday.eventbrite.ca, by emailing ldmspa@outlook.com or calling 613-816-7518. While pre-registration is strongly recommended as space is limited, on-site registration will also be available between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. on Jan. 26. For more information please visit www.ldmspa.com.

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PERTH PUBLIC MEETING AIRS CONCERNS, UPCOMING CHANGES TO ODSP, ONTARIO WORKS The Table. "We don't need to be scared of them (the changes) but we need to be aware of it." She added that, currently, "we have more questions than we have answers for."

(The public discussion was hosted the Lanark County Community Action Network. Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston MPP Randy Hillier had been invited to attend but his office told Schilling that there was a scheduling conflict. He has been invited back to The Table to talk about the reforms at a later date, either in February or March.)

Schilling said that she too knows what poverty looks like. She too had been professionally employed

DESMOND DEVOY desmond.devoy@ metroland.com That changes are coming to Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) is not in question.

What is in question are the exact details.

That's why a public discussion on the upcoming changes was held last week "not to make anybody scared, but to let you know what we know," promised the discussion's host, Beth A. Schilling, advocacy and social justice co-ordinator for The Table Community Food Centre in Perth, on the evening of Wednesday, Jan. 16, during the event at

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The same day the Ford government also cut the scheduled rate increase from three per cent to 1.5 per cent. A 100-day review of social assistance was then announced on Nov. 22, and any changes will likely happen over the next 100 days, according to Schilling.

The government plans to see priorities that will move people to employment, a focus on social services, supporting people with disabilities "with dignity," cutting red tape and seeing more accountability, according to Schilling's presentation.

Schilling reported that there has been no mention of rate increases, even with one in seven people in the province living in poverty.

"Social assistance rate is too low for them to get out of poverty," said Schilling.

Another change will see the provincial government align its definition of "disability" more closely with federal definitions of disability (however, Schilling did point out that, "they will grandfather in people who are on ODSP," but that came with a caveat - "it will

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There will also be changes to earned income exemptions.

Currently, people can early $200 a month without deductions, though there is a "clawback" of 50 per cent of any money earned about that amount. The proposed new rules would see Ontario Works recipients able to earn $300 a month more without being penalized, and ODSP recipients able to earn $6,000 a year without penalization - however, the clawback would rise from 50 per cent to 75 per cent.

"They're saying that they want people to work," said Schilling. "But your incentive to work is less because you keep less."

THE ISSUE: CHANGES ARE COMING TO ONTARIO WORKS AND ODSP LOCAL IMPACT: A MEETING WAS IN PERTH ON JAN. 16 TO DISSEMINATE WHAT INFORMATION IS NOW KNOWN FOR CERTAIN, AND WHAT QUESTIONS CLIENTS MAY HAVE FOR NOW AND THE FUTURE, ABOUT THE REFORMS Other changes that the government is looking at include simplifying rates.

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The definition change is "the main reason that we are here tonight," she said.

According to her presentation, many people with disabilities will not qualify for ODSP, and will be "forced" to go on Ontario Works, which Schilling says has 37 per cent less benefits (from $1,169 to $733 a month), with new work/training requirements, and there was a question mark around access to health-related benefits.

While she is sure that "drug benefits won't be touched," she is not sure what will happen to other health-related benefits.

"Some benefits are mandatory," she said, and the government is looking to create a Health Spending Account for ODSP recipients.

However, "if it is not a mandatory benefit ... it is at the discretion of the (welfare)

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Submitted/Bob Day Above: The Perth Curling Club held its senior men's OMYA Invitational Bonspiel Jan. 5 when 12 teams competed for the Mase Robinson Memorial Cup, an event that has happened more than 20 years with people competing from across eastern Ontario. The McGrath team from Smiths Falls earned the win. They are Warren Garton (lead), Paul Harvey (second), Rick McGrath (third) and Ken Campbell (skip). Dave Robinson presents the trophy.

Top left: The Perth Curling Club Interservice Bonspiel Jan. 10-11 was sponsored by Joan and Dennis Sobil of Blue Heron Golf Course and Cheryl and Chris Wood of Butcher's Edge. It was a full roster of 24 teams and a good time was had by all. Two teams tied for the lead. Dennis and Joan Sobil, Cheryl Wood and team members Barry Boyce, Jerry Koeler and Ken Beesley, Paul Campbell (absent). Bottom left: Dennis and Joan Sobil, Cheryl Wood, are pictured with team two members Ted Glugosh, Cheryl Edwards, Richard Hayward, Joel Jossinet (absent).

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PEPPY DONATION Perth Enrichment Program for Older Adults clients, staff and volunteers were excited to donate many food items as well as gift cards to The Table Community Food Centre's Good Food Bank as part of their Paying it Forward Tree at the Perth Crystal Palace Christmas Tree Display this holiday season. PEP staff, Alicia Schultz and Katherine Finner were on hand for the donation.

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rates, which can vary depending on, say, how much you pay in rent, how many are in your family, which program you are in, et cetera. There are also separate "basic needs" and "shelter" allowances.

There are discussions that these 240 rates could be merged into four, but there are no details as yet on structure or amounts. The government is also looking at consolidating ODSP supplements and benefits, and the use of more automation.

Ask the experts Meaghan Hysert, manager of ODSP in Smiths Falls was in attendance at the meeting, and stressed that doing more of the necessary paperwork on line was "an option, not a requirement. Hysert joked that people found it crazy that "you still use a fax!"

"You still have the same option of coming in to the office," added Emily Hollington, director of social services for Lanark Coun-

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"We have great services here, but we don't have all of the services here," said Schilling. And she added that automation can "be great, especially if it frees up case workers," she said.

"So long as it's a choice, that's great."

Hollington also moved to assuage other fears that the audience assembled in the dining hall may have had about an "outcomes" focus and incentive-based funding.

"We do receive some outcome-based funding right now," she said, based on people "exiting out to employment. We set a local target," which can be adjusted if, say, a factory closes its doors and the number of unemployed rise. "Let's say we don't meet a target.

(We) talk to the province.

They have been very good to us. They might just change what the targets are."

Linda Tranter, a lawyer with the Lanark, Leeds and Grenville Legal Clinic office in Perth, who helps clients get access to services, said that "nobody knows for sure what changes are coming." Further to this,

"I'm constantly making arguments about how you fix the definition, to make it more like the federal definition," of disability, said Tranter. She stressed that ODSP "should be easier to get," noting that the federal Canada Pension Plan is "permanent. It's a longterm disability," and so does not cover all disabilities. "There is no universal definition of disabled," Tranter said, although the federal definition says that the disability has to be "severe and prolonged." ODSP "is set up to support you," Tranter said, to get a client "to work, to go back to school, or not."

"This is not a done deal," said Schilling. "We can influence the process."

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Will be missed by his wife of 52 years Norma (nee Wallace). Loving father to Traci and Ken (Kim).

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Lacasse, Janet Ann

It is with great regret and sadness that we announce the brave passing of Janet Ann Lacasse (nee Halden) of Gillies Corners on Sunday, January 13th, 2019. Widow of the late Richard Lacasse of Ottawa. Janet was predeceased by her parents the late John and Gertrude Halden (nee Hinton) and her brother John “Bud” F. Halden (Joyce). She is survived by her loving brother Norman Halden (Beverly) of Ottawa, her son Geoff Perkins (Tracy) of Ottawa, her daughter-in-law and friend Corry Turner-Perkins (Ian) and her very beloved grandson Jonathan Perkins. She will be missed by her many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Janet was a Career Federal Employee but her true passion were her dogs through which she became an internationally known champion breeder of Lasa Apso dogs, achieving best in show and breed awards.

Janet will be greatly missed by her family and friends more than words can say. The family wish to thank the doctors, nurses and staff at the Carleton Place Hospital for their kind and considerate care. Friends and family are invited to attend a reception at the Barker Funeral Home 19 McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place, on Saturday, January 26th 2019, from 12:00 noon until time of the celebration of life in the chapel at 1:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Lanark Animal Welfare Society would be appreciated by the family.

The McCann family is saddened to announce the death of Jim on January 12th, 2019. Jim was born February 27th, 1944. He is survived by his sisters Marie (Mike) Amyot of Perth, Cassie McCann of Westport, Norah (late John) Przewoznik of Clarendon and Eileen Barker of London. Jim will be fondly remembered by his nieces Lisa Amyot (Mark Harris), Caroline Amyot (Alex Bardelcik), and Sarah Barker (Justin Soudant); nephews Paul (Alana Montis) and Jeffrey Barker, great nephews and nieces, many cousins, friends and neighbours. Jim was predeceased by his parents Bernard and Blanche (McDonell) McCann and twin sisters Emily and Elizabeth who died in infancy. He will be remembered for his love of travel throughout North America, photography, classic cars and his interest in politics at all levels. He wrote many articles which were published in numerous newspapers, signed with his unique manner, “Jim McCann of Classic Corners”. Friends may pay their respects at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 15 Gore St W.. Perth Thursday January 17th, 2019 from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated in St. Bridget’s Church, Stanleyville Friday at 11:00 A.M. A reception will follow the funeral service at the BVM Hall, Stanleyville. Jim will be interred in St. John’s Cemetery Perth with his parents. In remembrance of Jim, memorial donations to the twinned parishes of Sacred Heart and St. Bridgets Churches or fund of your choice would be appreciated.

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LeMaistre, Edward “Ted” Lindsay

Peacefully at the Ottawa Civic Hospital on Saturday, January 12th, 2019, after a short illness. Ted was the son of the late Edward “Ted Sr.” and Elizabeth “Lib” LeMaistre of Carleton Place. He is survived by his son Bill and his wife Nancy, as well as grandsons Benjamin and Gabriel, sister Beverley Tinslay (Gerry), Bette LeMaistre, brother John Currie LeMaistre (Anna) and was predeceased by his brother Jamie. Ted was also predeceased by his first wife Louise Sabourin, father-in-law Maurice Sabourin and is survived by his mother-in-law Jeanne Sabourin, brother-inlaw Richard Sabourin, sister-in-law Diane Potvin (Andy), and his second wife June MacMillan. Also left to mourn are his nieces and nephews Pam, Stephanie, Kristy, Nichole, Ryan and Michelle, as well as great nieces and great nephews and a multitude of friends. Ted had a long teaching career where he earned great admiration and respect from both his students and colleagues. It was always a point of great pride when students from his past would approach him to tell him how much they enjoyed him as a teacher and the impact that he had on their lives. He loved sports as a participant, spectator and coach. His love and knowledge of baseball was passed down to him by his father and they both coached young people. He also played hockey and golf with some of his lifelong friends. Fishing, hunting and time at the cottage on Mississippi Lake created many fond memories. Family was very important to Ted, with a special place in his heart for his son, his daughter-inlaw and grandsons. A celebration of Ted’s life will be held at a later date. For those who wish, a donation to a charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family.

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July 30, 1944 - January 15, 2019 It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Marian Esther Goodell (Sully), peacefully at the Orchardview retirement residence in Almonte on January 15, 2019 in her 75th year.

Marian was a long-time resident of Westport, ON, and is predeceased by her parents George and Margaret Sully (nee Little), beloved wife of the late Philip Goodell and nephew Mark Leeder. Marian is survived by her son Steve (Janet), grandson Matt, sisters Betty Zwiers (John) and Dorothy Leeder (Grant) as well as nieces and nephews Kevin Leeder (Angela), Jennifer Kambulow (Ed), Andrew Zwiers (Jennifer) and Elizabeth Zwiers. Marian enjoyed her long career as a high school teacher, retiring from Thousand Islands Secondary School, Brockville, in 1997. She also had a passion for antiques, and with Phil operated Little Village Antiques in Westport for many years. Marian’s creative talents included tole and china painting with the Leeds China Painters, as well as painting the many beautiful decoys that Phil carved. She will also be remembered for her beautifully decorated collection of Christmas trees. Marian enjoyed her time spent gardening both inside and out, and discovering new plants, especially the flowering varieties. Marian was a devoted Christian, with a life-long commitment to her church community, and the many activities and committees at Knox Presbyterian Church in Westport. Special thanks to the staff of the 4th floor at Orchardview on the Mississippi in Almonte. Their caring and compassion during Marian’s time there was genuine and very much appreciated by Marian and her family. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 26th at 11 a.m. at Lyons Funeral Home, 51 Concession Street, Westport, ON. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Westport Firefighters Association would be appreciated by the family.

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CRAWFORD, Marion Dorla

Major, Canadian Armed Forces / Master of Science in Nursing November 13, 1933 to January 12, 2019. With her hand held, Dorla peacefully passed away in Perth, ON. She will be missed by everyone who knew her. Predeceased by parents, Marion Wilson and Ira Crawford; sister-in-law Marion; and brothers Harold and Gary (Judy). Survived by sister Jane (David) and former sister-in-law Addie. Dorla was a loving and generous aunt to Debbie, Susan, Pegi, Shane, Jesica, and Nathan, and their extended, blended families. As a nurse, Dorla joined RDAF in 1960.

She retired in 1986 to care for her parents, golf, read, and pursue interests, always with the companionship of a dog. Family thanks her doctors, Perth Hospital and staff at Carolina Suites (Perth). A special thanks to Judy for care and companionship. In lieu of flowers, please consider donation to Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind, Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB), a children’s charity, or your local library.

Arrangements are in the care of Blair & Son Funeral Directors, Perth. To be notified about the celebration of life, to take place later in 2019, please send contact information to celebratingdorla@gmail.com.

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Donnelly, Hazel Fern (Lewis)

Peacefully at Perth Hospital on January 11, 2019. Fern Donnelly of Westport in her 91st year.

She was predeceased by her husband Leonard.

Cherished by her children Linda (Barry) Norris; Marilyn (Eric) Norris and Cindy (Art) Bell. Sister of Lloyd (Betty), Bruce Lewis and sister in law to Lawrence (Sharon) Donnelly and Doreen Lewis.

Fondly remembered by six grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.

Friends were received at Lyons Funeral Home in Westport on Monday January 14, 2019 from 2-4 and 6-8 PM. Funeral Mass was celebrated Tuesday January 15 at 11AM in St. Edwards Church, Westport. Interment: St. Edwards Cemetery. Donations to the Perth Hospital or Charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family.

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Edna passed away in Perth on Tuesday January 15th, 2019 in her 94th year. She was predeceased by her parents Benjamin and Ann (Harrington) Murphy and her beloved husband Gordon Coutts. She was the cherished mother of Barbara Ann (Bob) Haslam of McDonalds Corners, Sue (John) Nibourg of Edmonton and Jo-Anne (William) Kirkham of Perth; grandmother of Tara and Shane (Chantal Dube) Haslam, Johan, Katrina and Holly (Kiley Thomas) Nibourg and Benjamin (Jamie-Lee Breach), Sarah (Andrew Peters) and Ericka Kirkham and great grandmother of Tyla, Zander and Hayden. She was sister of Evelyn (late Arthur) Publow, Patricia Murphy and the late Rita and Doris Paquette and Helen Sterr. Edna will be sadly missed by brother-inlaw Patrick Sterr, sister-in-law Helen Cartwright, the Coutts and Murphy families and many good friends. Friends may pay their respects at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 15 Gore St. W., Perth on Sunday January 20th, 2019 from 12 noon to 4:00 P.M. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Johns Church, Perth Monday at 10:00 A.M. Interment, St. Johns Cemetery. A reception will follow in the Perth Lions Hall.

In remembrance, contributions to the Great War Memorial Hospital Foundation or the Perth Lioness Club would be appreciated.

(nee Clancy) May 7th, 1933 January 14, 2019 Kit passed away surrounded with love, in her 86th year after a graceful and dignified battle with pancreatic cancer. She was predeceased by her parents Harold and Elizabeth Clancy and in 2005 her beloved husband of 54 years Robert (Bob) Renaud. Kit was the loved and proud Mother of Gary (Nancy) Renaud, dear Grandmother of Andrew (Karla), David (Alison), Leanne (Matt) and Steven Renaud and GG of Addyson and Charlie Renaud. She was the dear sister of Ray (late Pat) Clancy, Lindsay, Ont., Douglas (Margaret) Clancy, Wilton, Ont., George (late Shirley) Clancy, Newburg, Ont., Shirley (late Ron) Love, Centreville, Ont., Jane (late Frank) Berry, Enterprise, Ont., Marilyn (Don) Fenwick, Enterprise, Ont. She was predeceased by her sister Dorothy Warwick and brother Carl Clancy and is survived by sisters-In-Law Yvonne Clancy, Moscow, Ont., Marie (late Ernie) Pelletier, Vancouver, WA., USA, Claire (late Tony) Hoffman, Courtenay, B.C. She will be missed and fondly remembered by her family, nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends including, Carole Latulippe, Alvin Kelford, Jackie Sheridan and Helena Hanna. Friends paid their respects at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 15 Gore St. W., Perth Friday, January 18th, 2019 from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. Funeral service was held in St. Paul’s United Church, Perth, Saturday at 11:00 A.M. Interment, Elmwood Cemetery. A reception followed in the Blair & Son Family Centre. Special thanks to all of the medical professionals who provided exceptional, compassionate care to Kit and in particular the nurses and doctors in the ER and B-2 of the Ottawa Civic Hospital including Dr. Holden and Dr. Yelle and nurses Rosalie and Dary. In addition, thanks to the superb team at the Champlain LHIN especially Sylvie and Catherine along with Dr. Dyason, Dr. Vickers and Dr. Gaudet as well as Shannon and Olga of the Palliative Care team, the staff at the Green Street Pharmacy and to Dr. Ferrier and his nurse Jordon in Perth for their special assistance and support. In remembrance of Kit, donations in lieu of flowers to the Lanark County Cancer Society “Wheels of Hope” Program or The Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 244, Perth, Ont. would be greatly appreciated.

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Baird, Mary Ann (nee Ferguson)

At home, in Williams Lake BC, on Monday January 14, 2019, at the age of 67. Much loved wife of Lorne.

Cherished mother of Helena Baird (Les Whitney), Ken (Angela Gibbons) and Barkley (Tannas).

Devoted nanny and great-nanny. Loved and missed by her family in Nova Scotia, her sisters-in-law Anne (Clarence Bowes), and Edith (Brian Affleck), brothers-in-law Len (Val) and Les (Cheryl), and a large community of family & friends. In memory of Mary Ann, a donation to the Canadian Lung Association would be appreciated by the family. A reception to honour Mary Ann will be held at a later date.

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BENNETT, Gerald William

Of Smiths Falls, passed away peacefully at Carleton Place Terrace on Saturday, January 12, 2019. Gerald, loving husband of the late Sylvia (June 30, 2017), and predeceased by his parents William “Bill” and Lydia Bennett.

Gerald will also be lovingly remembered by the many friends he made throughout his life.

Family and friends may call at Lannin Funeral Home, 32 Main Street East, Smiths Falls, on Wednesday, January 16 from 1-2 PM. A Funeral Service will be held in the chapel of the funeral home at 2 PM following the visitation period. Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery following the service. Donations in memory of Gerald may be made to Bible Truth Publishers. Online condolences available at www.lannin.ca

DEATH NOTICE It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Barbara Elizabeth Norton on January 15th, 2019 in Picton, Ontario. Barbara is predeceased by her parents Thomas and Jean Bourgaize of Perth and her husband Larry Norton. She is survived by her sister and brother-in-law Anne and Don Hutchings of Perth and brother Peter Bourgaize of Perth. She is also survived by her sons Barry of Wellington, Dean of Regina, her five grandchildren Michael, Jonathan, Andrew, Katherine and Emily, and her seven greatgrandchildren Liam, Emma, Fynn, Chloe, Coen, Isla and Magnus. Barbara was born in Montreal on June 2nd, 1928, and moved to the Perth area with her family at a young age.

Barb was working in Ottawa in her early 20’s when she met and married Larry, an RCAF serviceman from Balcarres, Saskatchewan.

Over the course of Larry’s service career, he and Barb lived in Ottawa, Goose Bay, Winnipeg, London, Cold Lake, Alliston and Baden Soellingen (Germany), before being posted to Trenton where they continued to reside after retirement. Over these years, Barb balanced the responsibilities of raising two boys with employment in the RCAF in a civilian capacity, largely in the area of telecommunications. Barbara was a great lover of nature, and was happiest when she was puttering around the trees and shoreline of the cottage that she and Larry built on her father’s land bordering Big Rideau Lake near Perth. All of her grandchildren recall with great fondness their times at the cottage with Grandma and Grandpa. In their retirement years, Larry and Barb travelled extensively throughout North America in their camper van, from the Florida Keys to Yukon and Alaska and Newfoundland to Vancouver Island. Barbara was a lifelong active member of the United Church, an amateur artist, and a great cat-lover. In her later years, Barb moved to Wellington and subsequently to the HJ McFarland Home in Picton. Barb’s family gives special thanks to the staff of the McFarland Home for the great care and affection they showed to her. Barbara was an exceptionally kind and beautiful person who will be greatly missed by her family and all of those that knew her. A Memorial Service for Barb will be held in the Wellington United Church on June 22nd, 2019 at 3:00 p.m.

Memorial Donations to the Wellington Untied Church would be appreciated by the family.

Arrangements entrusted to the Ainsworth Funeral Home, 288 Noxon Avenue, Wellington Online donations and condolences at www.ainsworthfuneralhome.com

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ARGUE, Margie

(nee Paige) Peacefully at the Almonte General Hospital in the early morning hours of Thursday, January 17, 2019; Margaret Anne “Margie” Argue of Pakenham passed away following a courageous struggle with brain cancer. She was 65. Beloved wife and best friend of Ritchie for over 46 years. Dearly loved and proud mother of Paige Wattie (Jared), Gillian Argue, and Grace Badham (Andrew).

Cherished and devoted “Nana” of Ella, Oscar, Sadie, Lyall and Danny. Dear sister of Ian Paige (Janet Rintoul), Jane Barr (Stewart) and Sandra Paige (Francis Fuca). Predeceased by her parents, Bert and Mary (nee Nicholson) Paige as well as a sister, Dawn and a brother, Danny. Fondly remembered by Joan and Brent McDougall, Doug and Shirley Argue, Alice and Kevin Puddington as well as many cousins, nieces, nephews and so many wonderful friends. Born in Kitchener, Ontario, Margie and her family moved to Pakenham when she was 13. She quickly became the community builder that she was as she took part and contributed to just about every Pakenham area activity. While attending ADHS, Margie also worked part time at The Guide newspaper in Arnprior and remained there for several years after graduating from grade 12. She then went on to join the Royal Bank in Pakenham where she served residents in every level of customer service until retirement. Margie earned the love and respect of all who knew her. Her zest and spirit will be missed. Family and friends are invited to St. Andrew’s United Church, 2585 County Road 29, Pakenham for a service in memory of Margie on Saturday morning, January 26th at 11 o’clock. A reception will follow at the Stewart Community Centre in Pakenham. In memory of Margie, please consider a donation to the Almonte General Hospital Foundation or St. Andrew’s United Church, Pakenham.

Entrusted to the professional care of the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior.

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LEVI, John

(Community Leader and Entrepreneur) It is with the deepest sadness that Helen and her family announce that John passed away suddenly but peacefully in Kissimmee, Florida while surrounded by loved ones on Sunday afternoon, January 13th, 2019. He was 76 years old. A devoted and loving husband for more than 52 years, he will be profoundly missed by his wife Helen (nee Giles), and their children Tanice Levi (Eric Katmarian) of Ottawa; Tracy Brown (Tony), Terri-Lynn Currie and Thomas Levi (Michele), all of Almonte.

A cherished and proud “Grandpa”, he will be lovingly remembered by his grandchildren: Dylan, Colin, Jackson, Sophia, John, Jake, Emily, William, Timothy and Julia. John’s dear brothers James (Sandra) of North Carolina; Art (Helen) of Almonte and Edward “Ted” (Nancy) of Pakenham as well as his many nieces and nephews are also in our hearts. Predeceased by his parents, John and Helen (nee Campbell) Levi as well as his brother, Randall (Louise) of Kingston, we know John is not alone. Family and his community meant everything to John. As an entrepreneur and member of many community service groups and sports organizations, he shared his passions for “making a deal” and serving others. He was very, very proud of his legacy with Home Hardware, having grown the business from a small space on Mill St. to its current location. When John retired ten years ago, it was a great source of pride and joy that his son, Thomas, took over and continued to expand and grow the store. As a politician (Councillor, Mayor, and Deputy Mayor), John worked tirelessly to build and improve his community, always with a focus on the things he saw as practical and necessary to provide opportunities for growth and improved quality of life for the residents of Mississippi Mills.

He believed absolutely in the motto: “Equal opportunities for all, no special favours for anyone.” As a member and past-president of the Almonte Civitan Club for over 30 years, a past Master of the Almonte Masonic Lodge, a dedicated member for many years of the Almonte Chamber of Commerce (formerly the BIA), and a coach and executive member of a variety of sports clubs in Almonte, John devoted countless hours directly impacting the lives of many local residents.

In particular, John was passionate about ringette and coached his three daughters for many years. Their incredible shared experiences included participation in an international tournament in Finland, the Ontario Winter Games, and several provincial championship finals. In 1991, John was inducted into the Ontario Ringette Hall of Fame as a community builder of the sport. John loved to travel and never missed an opportunity to experience new things. He fought for what he believed in and never lost his desire to change the world.

We are so very proud of him and grateful for his time here on Earth. Family and friends were invited to pay their respects during visitation at the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior on Saturday, January 19th from 6 to 8 p.m. and again on Sunday, January 20th from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Tribute to John took place in the Pilon Family Chapel on Monday afternoon, January 21st at 1 o’clock.

A reception followed at the Almonte Civitan Club from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Spring interment White Lake Cemetery. A Masonic Service took place at the funeral home on Sunday evening at 6 p.m. In memory of John, please consider a donation to the Ottawa Heart Institute or the Almonte Civitan Club.

Condolences/Donations www.pilonfamily.ca

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BOOTH Judy Lee

(Past Pres. North Lanark Highland Games, Member of the Ottawa Highlanders, former member of the Sons of Scotland, Ottawa Police Services & R.C.M.P. pipe bands) Tragically in a bus collision in Ottawa on Friday, Jan. 11, 2019.

Judy Booth (nee: Sewell) of Ottawa and formerly of Almonte, age 57 years.

Loving wife of Chesley “Ches” Booth. Much loved and cherished mom of Karen & Holly Benvie (Sean). Proud Nanny of Lily. Special sister to Wendy, Lori & Terry.

Friends are invited to share memories at the C. R. GAMBLE FUNERAL HOME & CHAPEL Inc..

127 Church Street, Almonte, Ont. (613)256-3313 on Friday, Jan. 18 from 2 to 4 & 6 to 8 PM. A Celebration of Judy’s life will take place in the Almonte Civitan Hall, on Saturday, Jan. 19 at 2 PM. with pipe band honours accorded.

For those who may choose to honour Judy with a memorial donation, please consider the North Lanark Highland Games.

Condolences & Tributes: www.crgamble.com

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Maynard Clarke

February 14, 1939 January 7, 2019 Maynard Lloyd Wilson Clarke passed away suddenly on Monday January 7th 2019.

Maynard was born on February 14th 1939 in Ottawa and grew up on the family farm outside of Richmond. Maynard started his work life as a plumber. He later joined the Nepean Fire Department where he spent 12 years as a firefighter. He found his true passion in long haul trucking where he spent the remainder of his working years. Maynard was an avid race car fan; he would often spend his Februarys in Florida at the racetracks with his friends.

Everyone who met him became his friend.

Maynard will be remembered for his heart of gold, his contagious laugh and his crazy stories. Survived by, his children James (Sylvie, Kristen, Michelle and Robert Richmond). Laurie, (Travis, Kaetrin, Kale and Kiera - Thunder Bay). Sherry Peters (Michael, Ryan, Sara and Aaron - Jamesville). Darryl (Kat and TyBrus - Florida). Matthew Richmond. Their mother Mary Ethel Aumell.

Siblings Clayton (Judy) June and Bruce.

Predeceased by parents Lloyd and Elsie, brother Brian, son Jeffrey and brother-in-law Bob Diehl. A celebration of life was held at his favourite hangout spot: The Marlborough Pub & Eatery 2364 Roger Stevens Drive, North Gower on February 9th from 1pm-4pm.

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

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GILLIS Neil Robert Theodore

February 12, 1934 to January 1, 2019 Neil was the son of Bernard and Ina (Peters) Gillis and was born in Pictou, NS. He had three sisters: Mary (Emberley), Olive (Fosty), Bernice (Hardy) and a step-sister, Isabel Campbell (Riggs) (deceased). Neil is predeceased by his wife, Margaret Elizabeth (Campbell) Gillis with whom he had 4 children: Robert, Carleton Place, ON; Wanda (deceased); Joanne, Arnprior, ON; and Kevin, Okotoks, AB. He is also predeceased by his common-law spouse of 17 years, Fran Gavel, with whom he lived in Lower Sackville until he moved in to the Camp Hill Veterans Memorial Building in December, 2017. Neil is survived by his grandchildren: Stephanie; Richard (Samantha), David (Christine), Diana (Matt), Bob, and Turner Cole, and by his great grandchildren:Ryan, Emma, Makenna, Abby, Gavin, Carter, Tye, Payton, Phoebe, Noah and Jade. Neil had many nieces, nephews. Neil came from humble beginnings and learned the ways of nature and the woods at a very young age. He was living in Pictou on his own when he met an RCMP officer who Neil credited with taking him to the recruiting office and getting him signed up to join the army.

Although Neil was not old enough, he was a tall lad with a frame to fit; he had no problem getting in. He said he was always grateful to that Officer for what he called, “setting him on the right path”. He was a Corporal, Gunner, and spent his career in the army in many European countries, but most notable was his service in the Korean War. He saw things he could never talk about, but talked about many of the great people he met and places he had been. He rubbed shoulders with royalty, movie stars, athletes and politicians, and was proud to tell you about them. Neil was very proud to be a member of Canada’s military, and, as an extension of that, a member of the Black Watch of Canada and the Royal Canadian Legion. Although Neil suffered through many medical issues throughout his life, he was always thankful that he was in control of his mind, and he loved to learn new things. While he did not go to school beyond the 6th grade, he was proud to say that his IQ score when he entered the Army was 159. Neil was always thankful for the medical care over the years, but he was most thankful to the staff at Camp Hill Veterans Memorial Building. They treated him with respect and encouraged him to engage with as many people as possible, especially new arrivals on his floor. Neil was a soft spoken person and frequently spent time with new residents to make them feel at home and to help them settle in. He loved the staff at Camp Hill, and they loved him. He took part in everything from the food committee meetings to playing bocce. Special thanks go out to the staff at Camp Hill. Thank you. He loved nature and was happy to just drop a line the in the water; no matter if he caught anything. He loved to sit and watch the animals and birds; especially his beloved eagles. When you see an eagle, think of Neil. When Neil left the army he enjoyed many years with the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires in the Ottawa area where he lived with his family. He especially enjoyed his work because of all the people he met and got to know over the years. Neil always called Pictou home, and he moved back to New Glasgow in his retirement years.

It was there that he met Fran and with whom he spent 17 years in Lower Sackville. Fran’s children were as much his family as his own and he will be greatly missed by both families.

Cremation has taken place, and a small private family ceremony will be held at a later date to say our last good byes. For Memorial donations, please consider the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Cancer Society or the Human Body Donation Program, Dept. of Medical Neuroscience, Dalhousie University.

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POWELL Blake Douglas

Of Belmont, NSW, Australia, passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 in his 49th year.

Blake was born on April 26, 1969, and was the beloved only son of Don and Sharon Powell of Kemptville, loving husband of Stephanie Powell (predeceased), cherished father of Zachary and Lachlan Powell, amazing brother to Karen Powell, Kim Powell (Scott), Leslie Henry (Kevin), and loving partner to Caroline Craig. Blake was a kind and fun-loving uncle to Sarah, Jenna, Jaimie, Nikki, KC, Owen and Logan. Blake married Stephanie on May 11, 1996, in Australia where they lived and raised their family. He started his career in Kemptville as a Welder, then a Boiler Maker in Australia and had most recently fulfilled his dream of owning his own business, being a Director of Inovin at his passing. Blake loved a joke, was very kind, loving and loyal. He was a wonderful father, husband, partner, son, brother, uncle and mate. He will be remembered for his adventurous nature, his passion for everything he did and his love for his family. He will be dearly missed by so many and his beautiful smile and kind heart will be always in our hearts. A service honouring the life of Blake was held on Monday, December 31, 2018, at Pettigrew Family Funerals, Belmont Chapel, Belmont, NSW.

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ADAMS - In loving memory of my parents, mother, Mrs. Gladys Adams who passed away January 27, 1992 and my father, Mr. Howard Adams who passed away May 24, 1983.

Always remembered by daughter Marilyn IN MEMORIAM

Marie Merkley October 28, 1921 – January 25, 2013 In loving memory of a dear mother Marie who passed away January 25, 2013.

The world changes from year to year, Our lives from day to day.

But the love and memory, Of you shall never pass away.

Always loved and remembered John, Marg and Gale, Mary and Dave, Ray, Cathy and Wilma, Grandchildren And Great Grandchildren

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MORE In loving memory of a dear husband and father John More, who passed away January 28th, 2018.

There will always be a heartache,Inv And many a silent tear.

With always precious memories, Of days when you were here.

We hold you close, Within our hearts.

And there you will remain, To walk with us throughout our lives Until we meet again.

Loved and missed Wife Ruth and daughter Sherry

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COWELL In loving memory of my dear husband, father and papa Roy Cowell who passed away January 23, 2015.

It is sad to walk the road alone, Instead of side by side.

But to all there comes a moment, When the ways of life divide.

You gave me years of happiness, Then came sorrow and tears.

But you left me beautiful memories, I will treasure all the years.

Doreen, Debbie, Cindy, Bonnie and Brent

JAMES - In loving memory of Sylvia James, Jan. 18, 1952-Jan. 29, 2014 You will never be forgotten Sylvia, With all the daily things we do, As long as life and memory last, We will always remember you.

No one knows the silent heartaches, Only those who have lost can tell Of the grief that is born in silence, For someone we loved so well.

Wayne Cindy and Justin Kathy and Kurtis

CRAM, Mitchell August 16, 1985 – January 16, 2009 If tears could build a stairway to heaven, I would climb it just to bring you home.

Remembering and loving you were always easy, The hardest part was losing you.

Still think of you every day, Waiting for you to walk through the door.

Loving you forever.

Love Dad, Mom, Jonathan, Adrian, Nicholas, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins

CONVEY, Shirley – In loving memory of a dear wife, mother and grandmother, who passed away January 25, 2009.

Sweet memories will linger forever, Time cannot change them, it’s true; Years that may come cannot sever Our loving remembrance of you.

Never forgotten Wayne, Shenda, Steve, Christopher, Jared and Brett

BEATTY, James In loving memory of a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather who passed away January 24, 2013.

It is sad to walk the road alone, Instead of side by side, But to all there comes a moment, When the ways of life divide.

You gave me years of happiness Then came sorrow and tears, But you left me beautiful memories, I will treasure through the years.

Sadly missed and lovingly remembered, Ruth and Family

COADY, Carmel - In remembrance of a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, who left this earth, January 31, 2013.

Though her smile is gone forever And her hand we cannot touch, We have so many memories Of the one we loved so much.

Her memory is our keepsake With which we will never part.

God has her in His keeping, We have her in our hearts.

Life is not forever… our love is.

Doug, Deb, Erin, Michael and family

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Cash paid for private collections, estates, business Liquidations & more. Call or text Dan 613-285-4224 Cedar pickets, rails, post & mill logs for sale. Call or text 613-913-7958.

Dan Peters Sales Centre.

We buy & sell quality used appliances. 3768 Hwy 43 West, Smiths Falls. Call or text Dan 613-285-4224.

FIREWOOD 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 FOR SALE:Firewood for sale. Perth area. Competitive prices. Plenty of stock. Give Robert a call.

Contact 613-264-6300 Lumber Pine, Hemlock, or Hardwood for barn, building, or repairs /horse shelters & garden sheds.

613-267-5772 Special on Firewood. Call for details 613-802-5346.

HUNTING Hunter Safety/Canadian Fire-arms Courses and exams held once a month at Carp. Call Wenda Cochran 613-256-2409.

Winchester Collectibles, Winchester, Dominion and Western Riffle, Shotshells and 22 Caliber bullets.

Mastercraft Supreme, Ace and Imperial Shotshells.

Riffle and Pistol Bullet Collection.

Shotshell Collection.

Model 12 Pumphandle and Model 94 Forend. No guns.

613-489-3627

WANTED Wanted - furnace oil, will remove tank if possible.

Call 613-479-2870.

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Wanted to buy, horses, colts and ponies, all types.

Contact Bob Perkins at Looking For Waterfront Lot: 1+ acre lot on 613-342-6030.

Mississippi Lake in Carleton Place or Beckwith PETS to build home. Please contact Stephanie Dog obedience classes. 613-915-3949 or Puppy kindergarten, be- stephanie@stonefieldswed ginners and advanced dings.com. classes located at the Perth Indoor Pool. Specializing in training your BUYER WAITING for dog to be a better be- hobby farm any size solhaved family member. id 3-4 bedroom home Professional instructors for cash. Soon or spring Jim and Judy Stewart of time. Call Gerry Hudson: True Companion Dog 1-613-449-1668. Sales Obedience School, serv- Representative of Remax ing the Perth and area Riverview Realty Ltd. communities for over Brokerage.

23 years. www.trainyourdog.ca. HELP ME find a 2-3 bedroom home with or with613-264-0203. out acreage Perth or Smith Falls area for COMMERCIAL RENT cash. Call Gerry Hudson: 1-613-449-1668. Sales Representative of Remax HALL RENTAL Riverview Realty Ltd. Brokerage.

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Corner of McGill & William Sts. Smiths Falls Air conditioned Handicap accessible

613-283-0220 FOR RENT

1 bedroom apartment $750/month plus utilities.

Quiet. No pets, non-smoking. Minutes to Perth.

Monday-Friday, 9-5.

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Available immediately.

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AIRLESS PAINTING Specializing in roof barn & aluminum/ vinyl siding painting *30 years experience. *Screw nailing and roof repairs.

Insured and Bonded Free Estimates

(613)283-8475

PROPERTY WANTED. My client buys all types of property in need of repair and renovation for cash. Call Gerry Hudson: 1-613-449-1668.

Sales Representative of Remax Riverview Realty Ltd. Brokerage.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BY OWNER

For Sale By Owner. Spacious 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 storey, new windows & gas furnace, special financing O.A.C. $129,000. Carl 6131 bedroom apartment, 41 283-8703.

Sunset Towers, Perth, Available Feb 1. Contact LEGAL Cindy 613-267-0567 1 Room for rent, 42 Church St West, Smiths Falls, full-time working quiet person, all inclusive, $120/wk. 613-812-2400.

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

Wanted for scrap: cars, trucks, vans and appliances. Phone 613-551-6698.

Large 2 bedroom plus den/bedroom basement VEHICLES apartment. Fridge, stove, washer, dryer, heat, cenWanted: Classic & Vintage tral air included. Ample cars & trucks. Please call parking, large deck, walking distance to all Mark 613-360-2699. amenities in Kemptville.

Available January 15, FARM 2019. $1200/mth plus hySmall square bales, dro. 613-258-7803. quality horse hay mixed, Timothy, brome, first Perth, large 2 bedroom, 2 cut 2018. Kept in dry bathroom, 1/2 house, quiet barn. $4.50/bale. clean, excellent location.

Carleton Place/Perth. $950/mnth plus utilities.

References,responsible 613-402-0183 tenants. 613-267-3784

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS & OTHERS ALL CLAIMS against the Estate of HELEN LAVERY, late of RR#4, Smiths Falls, Ontario K7A 4S5 (in the Geographic Township of South Elmsley, Rideau Lakes Twsp., County of Leeds), who died on or about the 16th day of March, 1987, must be filed with the hereinafter stated Solicitor for the undersigned personal representative on or before the 11th day of March, 2019; thereafter, the undersigned will distribute the assets of the said Estate, having regard only to claims then filed.

DATED at Smiths Falls, Ontario, this 16th day of January, 2019.

BARBARA HELEN SHEVCHENKO Estate Trustee Without a Will (Administratrix) Gregory W. Fournier, Solicitor 35 Daniel Street, BOX 752 Smiths Falls, Ontario K7A 4W6 Her Solicitor herein.

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Are you concerned about 613-899-7269. someone’s drinking?

There is help available for you in AL-ANON/Alateen. Certified Mason. 15 years Call 613-284-6100, experience. Chimney re256-7291, 272-3105, pair, restoration, parging, 203-3713, 826-2566, repointing. Brick, block and stone. Small/big job 283-3920. specialist. Free estimates.

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Epcon Restoration. *Masonry *Concrete *Waterproofing. Chimney rebuilds, repointing brick, cracked foundation repairs, basement stone pointing repair, roof snow clearing, other building repairs and related work. WSIB & Insurance Coverage. Ed 613-291-6832 epcon2000@hotmail.com

LOCAL EXPERIENCED Handyman looking for jobs big or small.

Specializing in wood floors, windows, doors, decks, docks.

Call Jonathan 613-390-9644

Highly Motivated Dental Receptionist needed for a busy dental office. Part time position. Please email resumes to: admin@macpheedental.ca Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Busy Handyman Service looking for Snow-plow Operators and shovelers.

Part-time or could lead to full-time. 613-267-5460.

Mature, part-time Resident Care Attendant required for Retirement Centre. Apply to 1333 Rideau Ferry Rd., Perth. email: ken.mccartney @sympatico.ca

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Full-time Position Available Candidates should have good knowledge of the streets and roads around Smiths Falls Perth and surrounding areas. experience handling cash an asset.

Competitive wages offered. Training provided. Please drop off or mail resume to 5 Chambers Street, Smiths Falls K7A 2Y2 Attention: Brett. We thank all applicants, however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

Rideau Ferry Country Home Wellness Nurse This Retirement/Assisted Living Residence offers an opportunity for an R.N. or R.P.N. with organizational and problem solving experience to play a leadership role in further enhancing our commitment to quality services for our residents.

If you have empathy for the elderly and this work environment is of interest to you please forward a cover letter and your resume to: General Manager Ken.mccartney@sympatico.ca Fax: 613-267-6261 CLS869246

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Qualifications: • AZ or AR Restricted Drivers License • Will be required to drive 3/4 diesel truck with 24 foot enclosed trailer on a daily bases • Chainsaw License and chain saw experience • Experience in heavy equipment maintenance and washing • Ability to read and understand site plans • Experience in septic system installation and layout • Heavy equipment operation • Work will be difficult and hours will be long • Must be safety orientated and have the ability to work unsupervised • Wages will be based on experience and will be competitive • Long term employment possibilities

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Qualifications: • Must have 5 years’ experience and clean drivers abstract • Must have experience in floating heavy equipment • Will also be required to complete general maintenance on equipment • Excavator, loader, dozer and other heavy equipment experience will be a asset • Work will be difficult and hours will be long • Must be safety orientated and have the ability to work unsupervised • Wages will be based on experience and will be competitive • Long term employment possibilities

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The Town of Smiths Falls Requires One (1) Full-Time

Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator The Town of Smiths Falls is a vibrant, progressive single tier municipality with a population of 9,000. One of Eastern Ontario’s most scenic communities, we are centrally located within an hour of Ottawa, Kingston, Brockville and the US border.

The Town provides a high quality and affordable life for its residents, with beautiful heritage buildings, two theatres, a charming downtown, and world-class museums and recreational facilities. Enjoy our thriving cultural scene with live music, foodie finds, a local brewery, and dozens of community events – all at the heart of the Rideau Canal, Ontario’s only UNESCO World Heritage site and a gateway to the region’s abundant lakes and waterways.

The Town is accepting applications for one (1) full time Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Under the direction of the Manager of Water & Wastewater Treatment, you will form part of a team that operates and maintains a Class IV Wastewater Treatment Facility.

The successful applicant will possess: • College diploma from a two (2) year program in Civil or Environmental studies.

• Possess a valid Operator Certificate(s) for Wastewater Treatment Class 1 or higher. (or ability to obtain a Class I licenses within twelve (12) months of hire) • Computer literacy in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) along with demonstrated experience with SCADA and other relevant software programs.

• Knowledge and understanding of key legislation including the Environmental Protection Act, Clean Water Act, Ontario Water Resources Act, Occupational Health and Safety Act, Federal Wastewater System Effluent Regulations and other related legislation.

• Must have knowledge and familiarity with mechanical, electrical, and hydraulics applications relating to wastewater treatment. Ability to interpret manuals and other resources relating to wastewater treatment operations.

• Valid Ontario Driver’s License (Class G).

• Inside and outside work in all seasons, overtime/weekend work may be required, participate in the On-Call Rotation • Expected to report to work in emergency situations during unscheduled times Qualified applicants are invited to submit their resume by Friday February 15, 2019, at 4:00 p.m., to Lynda McKimm, Human Resources Advisor, Town of Smiths Falls, P.O. Box 695, 77 Beckwith Street North, Smiths Falls, Ontario, K7A 4T6 or via email at lmckimm@smithsfalls.ca We thank all applicants for their interest in our position; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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JOB FAIR Lanark County seeks applications for a Regular Full-Time Clerical Assistant in our Public Works Department as soon as possible.

Date: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 Time: 10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. Location: Auxiliary Solarium, 2nd Floor, Dialysis Building Qualified Registered Nurses and Registered Practical Nurses are invited to attend. On the spot interviews will be conducted

by Clinical Nurse Managers. Bring your resume, references, and copies of certifications.

Available Positions: 3 Registered Nurse, Medical/Surgical Float (Permanent, Part Time – 2 positions) 3 Registered Nurse, Complex Continuing Care (Temporary, Part Time) 3 Registered Practical Nurse, Complex Continuing Care (Temporary, Part Time) 3 Registered Nurse, Operating Room (Temporary, Part Time) 3 Casual RPN and RNs in all Nursing Units: Medical/Surgical ICU, Emergency, Dialysis, Continuing Care, Operating Room

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Nakor is the North American / European customer and engineering service office for Daeduck Electronics located in Ansan, South Korea & Daeduck Philippines.

Daeduck is a top 10 global provider of electronic printed circuit boards to the Telecom, Military, Consumer, and Automotive markets.

If you are a dynamic individual who enjoys a high paced and challenging work environment we look forward to having you join our team.

Required Skills: • College or University Business Degree / Diploma • Excellent customer service communication skills (Verbal/Written) • Knowledge of Printed Circuit board manufacturing would be a definite asset.

• Computer proficiency using: MS Office - Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint • “Critical” data input accuracy is a must!

• PMAC/APICS accreditations + CAD Gerber file knowledge would be a strong benefit

Qualified candidates please email your resume to ryan.ballantyne@nakor.ca (www.daeduck.com)

THE OPPORTUNITY Metroland East seeking a full-time reporter for the Renfrew Mercury newspaper KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES • Coordinating with the Editor to produce a consistent amount of interesting and local newsworthy subject matter and features, while capturing compelling images for newspaper and special sections.

• Consistently produce new, in-depth, and compelling content on regular basis.

• Produce engaging content for website and social media outlets including Twitter and Facebook updates in addition to video and Blog entries.

• Produce visual content by using appropriate photographic techniques effectively.

• Create general layout and copy editing of stories and features of multi-media outlets.

• Travel throughout the community to capture events and information outside of structured work hours including weekends.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES • Diploma or Degree in Journalism or in a related field.

• Proficient knowledge in InDesign and Adobe Photoshop.

• Self-starter with the ability to exercise solid news judgment.

• Competent in social media and possess online posting skills.

Strong communication skills, both verbal and especially written (Canadian Press Style).

• Effective organizational skills, ability to manage time and prioritize tasks appropriately.

• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, deadline driven and demanding environment.

• Team-oriented individual who can build professional relationships with team members.

• Experience in Photography, Video and Broadcasting.

• Must have access to a reliable vehicle and valid driver’s license.

Metroland is committed to accessibility in employment and to ensuring equal access to employment opportunities for candidates, including persons with disabilities. In compliance with AODA, Metroland will endeavour to provide accommodation to persons with disabilities in the recruitment process upon request. If you are selected for an interview and you require accommodation due to a disability during the recruitment process, please notify the hiring manager upon scheduling your interview.

External Candidates please apply to our external posting portal: https:///careersen-metroland.icims.com Thank you for your interest. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

In this key Technical Customer Service role, you will support our Field Sales Force and Professional Engineers with timely and accurate estimates and quotes on our entire family of manufactured products and services.

Qualifications & Responsibilities: • Engineering and Manufacturing experience (how things are made) • Handle Customer Service and Project Management tasks • Mechanical Technician/Technology Diploma or equivalent an asset • Sound business judgment (Costing, Scheduling, Quotes) • Vocational interests in mechanical, administrative & organizational • Ability to communicate and inspire confidence on the telephone is essential.

• Strong command of the English Language • Working in a role that requires a meticulous eye-for-detail is your passion

What Will You Get? You will be joining a solid company where freedom from performing the same tasks day-in and day-out do not exist. You will enjoy a competitive salary and fringe benefits and work in a supportive environment. To explore this and other interesting positions at James Ross Limited, call or e-mail your résumé to: C.W. ARMSTRONG E-mail: hr@jamesross.com 1 877 779-2362 or (613) 498-2290 See our products at www.jamesross.ca (Please pass this opening along to others)

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Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust

ADMINISTRATOR Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust, a local charity based in Carleton Place, protects beautiful wilderness properties in our area where nature flourishes and the community can experience it in all its diversity.

MMLT is seeking an Administrator with superior administrative and communication skills to work closely with the Board of Directors and its committees to manage the day-to-day MMLT operations including: • Maintaining data bases pertaining to donations, volunteers, memberships, projects, and electronic mailing lists; • Supporting all fundraising initiatives; • Supporting financial management; • Preparing promotional materials and communications; • Managing the website and social media sites.

For further information, please contact mmltstaffing@gmail.com or visit mmlt.ca.

To apply, send a cover letter outlining your relevant skills and experience, accompanied by your resume to mmltstaffing@gmail.com.

The application and resume are due Monday, February 4 at 4 p.m., proposed start date is March 4, 2019.

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Responsibilities: • International customer relationship management • Daily written and oral communications with USMCA, EU and Asia regions • Multi-tasking using MS office, web portals and skype • Managing customer accounts via PO’s and MRP forecasting • Working with logistics carriers FedEx, DHL, UPS, etc…

• Customer problem solving and negotiations • As required - “flexible” working hours to cover multiple time zones

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Nakor Interconnect Inc. (Daeduck International) located in Kemptville, ON is seeking a full time Customer Account Representative.

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MANDATE: The successful incumbent provides clerical support and administrative services to the Public Works Department and provides general reception to facilitate the operation of the garage.

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To place a Word Ad email valleyclassifieds@metroland.com HELP WANTED

(POSTING #PW2019-001)

Explore this rewarding opportunity and learn more about the requirements for this position, including application deadline, by visiting job opportunities on our website at: www.lanarkcounty.ca

For a detailed list of the required qualifications for the above positions, visit: www.renfrewhosp.com/careers Renfrew Victoria Hospital 499 Raglan Street North Renfrew, Ontario K7V 1P6

REGULAR FULL TIME CLERICAL ASSISTANT

James Ross Limited serves the North American market with the custom design and fabrication of paper machine cleaning equipment.

The company is part of the European based IBS Paper Performance Group with plants in Canada and the United States. An upcoming retirement has created the following opening.

ENGINEERING PRODUCTS ESTIMATOR (Brockville, Ontario)

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Students — looking for a summer job?

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Lanark Renfrew Health & Community Services

A PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING FIRM ALLAN AND PARTNERS LLP IS SEEKING AN

Employment Opportunity Independent Respite Contractor

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Family Relief Program a part of Lanark Renfrew Health and Community Services is seeking to fill part time casual positions for Independent Respite Contractors in Lanark County

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Our firm requires an administrative assistant (5 days per week) for a four month period starting in February (overtime may be required). Interested applicants should possess advanced Microsoft Office skills and be familiar with other computer software programs.

The successful candidate must be personable, well organized and have excellent verbal and written communication skills (experience preferred).

Send your letter and complete resume with references to: dpilon@allanandpartners.com or drop off at our office at 22 Wilson Street West, Perth

by February 1st, 2019 at 12:00 pm

Position Overview: We are seeking experienced, reliable and energetic individuals to provide relief services for youth males with special needs. Experience in woodworking, small engine repair and/or outdoor education and access to a vehicle is required. Relief can be during the day, evenings and/or weekends.

NEEDS VOLUNTEERS for our Brockville and Kemptville locations.

You will be sorting clothing in a very upbeat/positive environment.

In Support of the Leeds and Grenville MS Society Apply in person to: 100 Stewart Blvd. - Brockville 2600 County Rd. 43 - Kemptville or email: thescorestorescanada@gmail.com

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CANADIAN ADVERTISING FOUNDATION

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TIM HORTON’S KEMPTVILLE Is seeking a Handyman/Maintenance individual. Experience with BUNN, SureShot, Axiom, IMix equipment preferred but able to offer training.

24 hours per week, one Saturday a month, afternoon shifts. Health benefits available. Wages negotiable based on experience.

Call Katrina 613-258-0700 or email th3755@hotmail.com CAREER OPPORTUNITY

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Qualified applicants are invited to submit their resume by 4 pm on January 31st to: ccrampton@lcp-home.com If at any stage in the selection process you require an accommodation due to a disability, please contact 613-257-7619 and let us know how we can assist you.

Although we appreciate all responses, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

North Lanark Community Health Centre

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Whitewater Bromley Community Health Centre

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PROCESS ENGINEER

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Do you thrive on variety? Are you looking for interesting work? Do you want to learn new skills? A summer job at the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority may be the ideal opportunity for you! We're looking for keen post-secondary students to fill summer jobs in the Manotick, Carleton Place and Perth areas. Visit the careers section at www.rvca.ca for more information.

Send your resume to studentjobs@rvca.ca before February 8, 2019.

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Scapa North America, a leading manufacturer of bonding and adhesive components is seeking a Process Engineer for its Renfrew Operations.

Located in the heart of the beautiful Ottawa Valley, Renfrew is conveniently located 50 minutes west of Ottawa.

The Process Engineer will be involved in broad scope engineering responsibilities including process development, equipment and building maintenance, machine design, environmental control, product development, capital projects, cost reduction and general problem solving.

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The successful candidate will bring an Engineering degree with a minimum of 4 years of related manufacturing experience. It is imperative that the candidate has excellent computer skills as it relates to word processing, database construction, CAD software as well as the ability to read and produce drawings using orthographic and isometric projections. Other assets would include experience with PLC control systems, calendar coating processes, converting, mechanical aptitude and SAP knowledge.

Scapa North America offers a competitive compensation and benefits package.

Please submit your resume to: renfrewhr@scapa.com No telephone inquiries please – we thank you for your interest but only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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URGENT NEED

Bayshore Home Care Solutions is a Canadian-owned company that is a leader in home and community health services.

$500.00 Bonus Personal Support Worker Developmental Service Provider Home Support Worker We are seeking qualified applicants to provide services in the Carleton Place, Almonte, Kemptville and Arnprior areas.

A limited number of full time and part time opportunities will be available. We will be offering a rate of up to 19.00/hr to all qualified applicants.

If you are interested in these opportunities email us your resume at champlainrecruitment@bayshore.ca or come into one of our offices located at Carleton PlaceBranch: 10459 ON - 7 Carleton Place, ON K7C 0C4

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CANADIAN HYDRO COMPONENTS LTD. is looking for enthusiastic candidates to work in its turbine manufacturing plant in Almonte, Ontario, West of Ottawa.

CNC MACHINISTS

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(2 POSITIONS AVAILABLE)

Minimum 5 years machining experience Knowledge of Tosnuc/Fanuc controllers Interpretation of engineering drawings and g-code Experience machining large components an asset

JUNIOR MACHINISTS

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(2 POSITIONS AVAILABLE)

1-3 years machining/milling - CNC an asset Lathe/drill press experience Grinding, painting, assembly Forklift Operation - Material Handling Valid driver’s license - Air brake endorsement an asset

FAX RESUMES TO: 613-256-4235 OR VIA EMAIL TO: inquiries@canadianhydro.com GARAGE SALE Gallery 15 Antique

Shop and Flea Market

260 Lombard Street Hwy 15, Smiths Falls Open 9 to 5 7 days a week The Queen’s Crafters and Antique Market, 142 Bridge Street, Carleton Place, 10am-5pm everyday. Vendor’s welcome. 613-253-5333.

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Eleanor Glenn/Facebook Eleanor Glenn is a best selling author who is taking her Message of Hope on tour starting Jan. 29 in Perth. There are nine other stops on the tour throughout the Ottawa Valley right through to the end of May.

SMITHS FALLS INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKER STARTS 10-STOP ENGAGEMENT TO BRING MESSAGES OF HOPE LAURIE WEIR ljweir@metroland.com

Plans have been falling into place since she decided that she needed to do speaking engagements. She will talk for the first hour, but that last half-hour, they'll have an opportunity to speak with Glenn as well.

"Just to start conversation about transition and the passing from this life into the next - within their own families and friendship groups. We need to start thinking and talking about the experience of transition differently. We are not dead, gone, lost - we're here. We're just here differently."

She will be wearing a large broach on her back - either a butterfly or dragonfly.

"People will wonder why that broach is on my back.

But just because I can't see it ... doesn't mean it's not there.

That's the message. And we need to be able to talk about."

Glenn will teach those in attendance how to community, how to recognize signs that your loved ones are always present.

Her Message of Hope Tour will kick off in Perth at the Best Western Perth on Jan. 29. From 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Admission is $20, payable at the door. Her book will also

REMAINING STOPS ON INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKING TOUR INCLUDE:

• Feb. 13: Portland United Church Fellowship Room, 6:30 to 8 p.m.

• Feb. 26: United Arts Centre, 6:30 to 8 p.m. (Tickers are being pre-sold for this location; visit Merrickville UAC website for details - www.merrickvilleuac.com.)

• March 4: Westport in the Cove's dining room, 6:30 to 8 p.m.

• March 27: Kemptville's North Grenville Municipal Centre, Suite B, 6:30 to 8 p.m.

• April 8: Almonte Old Town Hall, 6:30 to 8 p.m.

• April 30: Arnprior Masonic hall, 6:30 to 8 p.m.

• May 13: Brockville Convention Centre, 6:30 to 8 p.m.

• May 26: Carleton Place Grand hotel, 2 to 3:30 p.m. (the only afternoon event) • May 28: Smiths Falls Community Centre (upstairs), 6:30 to 8 p.m. be available to those in attendance at the end of the evening with 25 per cent off the original price of $25.

In September and October, Glenn will be hosting women's retreats for those who would learn more about messages from loved ones.

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Eleanor Glenn is hoping to bring some hope to people across the Ottawa Valley and beyond when she starts a speaking tour Jan. 29 at the Perth Best Western about her best selling book, How Love Continues, Recognizing the Afterlife, released last fall.

"It's a story that I plan on telling in my inspirational talk," the Smiths Falls native told Metroland Media on Friday.

Glenn said she received a message - from her spirit guides or the Source, or the Holy Spirit, whichever way you tend to lean in your beliefs - to "go fix it," she said.

The message happened only a week or two before Christmas during a small non-denominational service she attended, particularly to those who lost someone to death in the past year. People spoke the names of lost loved ones, but there was no dialogue happening, she said.

She said she was upset that no messages of hope came through.

"I came away from that service that evening, feeling

that those who had attended that night were not given any hope. It took me a few days to figure that out but that's the conclusion I came to."

Glenn said she felt she was given this message: "Well then go fix it. The word that locked in my vision was 'go' and I took that literally."

From there she visualized a circle around a map of Smiths Falls and came up with 10 places to host special talks.

She said she hopes to bring messages of hope, comfort and optimism to those in attendance.

"Given the intimacy or compassion needed for this talk, I need to be as close to my audience as possible," she said. "There is no technology, no power point, no charts or graphs. It's simply me talking.

"When our loved ones die, the only thing that we lose of them is the visual presence of that person. But the message is that if you pay close attention in your own life, you will see that everything that made that person truly them - their consciousness, their personality, their soul, their spirit, is still with you.

And this book goes into that in great detail."

KEVIN HEAD KICKS OFF 2019 LISTENING ROOM SERIES IN PERTH JAN. 27 STEVE TENNANT Column

I wish everyone a Happy New Year. As we begin a new year, people are often interested in finding new entertainment options to distract them from the crazy weather and world around us. Always, top quality singer/songwriters performing their original material live, in an in-

timate, truly listening atmosphere, these shows are also fundraisers for various local charities. Great music for a great cause.

Win-win.

The Listening Room Series kicks off its exciting upcoming shows at the Perth Restaurant on Sunday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. with "The Original Salt Cod Cowboy"- Kevin Head - a wonderful singer/songwriter originally from Nova Scotia. He's performed in shows with Valdy, Char-

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lie Major, the Rankins, Gowan, opened a crossCanada tour for Chris DeBurgh and acted onstage with the late Denny Doherty (the Mamas & Papas).

He's been part of Festival of Small Halls shows as well as being half of the Head Over Heels duo, with Miss V. A jovial lad, always entertaining, he brings his own material to us in various genres, be it folk, jazz, blues or country stylings.

Always a good time, Head will be helping us fun-

draise for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County.

Tickets are $20 each. All dinner reservations and tickets are only available by calling Sue at 613-2677902 to arrange prepayment.

Upcoming Listening Room Series shows • Sunday, Feb. 24: Our own Kate Weekes, singer/ songwriter, Northwest Territories dog musher and canoeist.

• Sunday, March 31: Nashville's David Olney,

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with opener Brock Zeman.

This show always sells out.

Please feel free to share this with your friends who might also enjoy this intimate musical atmosphere experience.

Support live music everywhere.

Steve Tennant shares his passion for live, local music through his regular column in our Ottawa Valley newspapers. He can be reached at ferdburphyll@gmail.com.

Facebook photo Nova Scotia native Kevin Head kicks off the 2019 Listening Room Series at the Perth Restaurant on Jan. 27.

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1. Political action committee 4. One point north of due east 7. Marital 12. Religious building 15. Intrinsic nature of something 16. Safe to drink 18. Letter of credit 19. Single Lens Reflex 20. Keeps you cool in summer 21. Monetary unit 24. The Eye Network 27. Moving with a bounding stride 30. Figures 31. Of the pia mater 33. Male offspring 34. Indicates near 35. Calvary sword 37. South American plant 39. Doctor of Education 41. Something to take 42. Remove the edges from 44. Inattentive 47. Pick up

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 You can’t predict how people will react, Aries. What you find humorous may bend someone else out of shape. If you suspect a joke won’t go over wll, keep it to yourself.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, try not to push yourself too much this week. Maintain a low profile and go through with your normal routine; otherwise, you might ruffle the wrong feathers.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 You need to focus and get back to work this week, Sagittarius. If things have slipped through your fingers, it could take a little time to regain your momentum. You can do it.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Keep your eyes open and you just may stumble onto something new and fascinating this week, Taurus.

Now is a good time to explore new ideas and integrate them.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Do not panic when a glitch occurs in your best-laid plans, Virgo. With a few easy modifications, you can work through it quickly. Look at the situation from a different angle.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Shop around for the best deals before making a large purchase, Capricorn. Take inventory of your finances so your next move does not prove a setback.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 You are not one to walk away from a challenge, Gemini. This week you may be confronted with a challenging obstacle. Devote all of your attention to the task at hand.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, sometimes it can be easy for you to fixate on a particular way of doing things. Consider if others have a better way to tackle the same task.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 You may be ready for something or someone new, Aquarius. Right now is a good time to connect with a new passion that can bring you even more success than you had imagined.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Something will bring a smile to your face early in the week, Cancer. There is pretty much nothing that will wipe this smile off of your face.

48. Latch for a window 49. Region of the U.S. 50. Windy City ballplayer 52. The NFL’s big game (abbr.)

53. Be permanently present in 56. Novice 61. Pirate novel 63. In a law-abiding way 64. Where one sleeps 65. Criticize

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Expect to reach a big milestone in your life in the next few days, Scorpio. This likely has something to do with your family or career. The praise is warranted.

CLUES DOWN 1. Bullfighting maneuver 2. Egyptian Sun god 3. Predatory semiaquatic reptile 4. Register formally 5. Eating houses 6. Japanese port 7. Genus of rodents 8. Nigerian city 9. Milliwatt 10. Mistake!

11. Women’s __ movement 12. Greeting 13. Songbirds 14. An arrangement scheme 17. Heartbeat test 22. Push back 23. Intended for the audience only 24. Cycles per second 25. Impartiality 26. Polio vaccine developer 28. Bowel movements 29. South American Indian 32. Queen of Sparta

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Try to focus your energies in a positive way, Pisces. You can accomplish what you set your mind to with the right attitude and perseverance.

36. Confederate soldier 38. Emerged 40. Death 43. __ and flowed 44. Folk singer DiFranco 45. Email folder 46. Throbbed rhythmically 51. English rockers 54. Disaster relief operation 55. American model and TV personality Katherine 56. Potable 57. Tough outer layer 58. __ Spumante (Italian wine) 59. Troubles 60. Negative 62. Camper

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CARLETON PLACE/ALMONTE FRIDAY, JANUARY 25

Pakenham Frost Festival - Trivia Night WHEN: 7:00 p.m WHERE: Pakenham Curling Club, 172 Jessie Street, Mississippi Mills CONTACT: Pakenham & District Civitan Club COST: $60/team Pakenham Frost Festival Trivia Night. Make up teams of 4-6 players. Admission includes light snack and prizes.

Pakenham Frost Festival Appreciation Ceremonies WHEN: 7:15 p.m WHERE: Stewart Community Centre, 112 MacFarlane St., Mississippi Mills CONTACT: Pakenham & District Civitan Club COST: Appreciation ceremonies on centre ice (7:15 pm) honouring Pakenham pioneers, Garnie and Doreen Ziebarth.

O Canada by Cedar Hill Choir.

Hockey game with Arnprior Packers vs. Carleton Place Canadians to follow.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 26

Carleton Place Winter Carnival

WHEN: 10:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m WHERE: Carleton Place Arena, 75 Neelin Street, Carleton Place CONTACT: cpwintercarnival@gmail.com COST: 7th annual Carleton Place Winter Carnival, presented by Luxart Homes. Free fun all day long with kids' activities, entertainment, horse drawn trolley rides and more.

Blood Donor Clinic WHEN: 10:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m WHERE: St. James Anglican Church, 225 Edmund Street, Carleton Place CONTACT: maryann.stmichael@blood.ca COST: Canadian Blood Services clinic seeks 77 blood donors. To book an appointment visit www.blood.ca or call 1-888-2DONATE. Folkus Concert Series WHEN: 8:00 p.m WHERE: Almonte Old Town Hall, 14 Bridge Street, Almonte CONTACT: hello@folkusalmonte.com COST: $30

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Mahjongg WHEN: 1:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m WHERE: ABC Hall, 3166 Bolingbroke Road, County Road 36, Tay Valley CONTACT: Rosetta Mcinnes, 1 (613) 268-2548, communications@abchall.ca, http://www.abchall.ca COST: $5 American Mah Jongg is a fascinating rummylike game played with tiles rather than cards. Everyone is welcome.

Duplicate Bridge WHEN: 7:00 p.m WHERE: Perth Civitan Club, 6787 County Road 43, Perth CONTACT: Joy Price, 613-267-3298 There are also duplicate clubs in Kemptville and Almonte.

Social Bridge WHEN: 12:30 p.m - 3:00 p.m WHERE: McMartin House, 125 Gore St East, Perth, ON, Perth CONTACT: Joy Price, 613-2673952

SATURDAY, JANUARY 26

Robbie Burns night WHEN: 6:00 p.m WHERE: Perth Legion, 26 Beckwith Street East, Perth, 26 Beckwith Street East, Perth, Perth CONTACT: Marilyn Devlin, 613-267-2688 COST: $30 Enjoy cocktails at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. followed by dancing with live entertainment.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30

Pot Luck Westport Legion WHEN: 6:00 p.m WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion, Westport, 10099 10, Westportt 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!

SUNDAY, JANUARY 27

Robbie Burns Scottish Tea WHEN: 2:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m WHERE: Almonte Royal Canadian Legion, 100 Bridge Street, Almonte, Almonte CONTACT: appletonmuseum@hotmail.com COST: $10 Celebrate the life of Robbie Burns at the North Lanark Regional Museum's Scottish Tea. Fresh scones, coffee, tea and live music. Tickets at Baker Bob's or the Almonte Legion.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 24

Bridge WHEN: 6:15 p.m WHERE: St. John's United Church, 400 Prescott Street, Kemptville CONTACT: 613806-4495 COST: $5 Organized every Thursday by the North Grenville Duplicate Bridge Club.

All levels of bridge players welcome.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 25

Friday Fun Days at the Library WHEN: 10:00 a.m WHERE: North Grenville Public Library, 1 Water Street, Kemptville Norenberg Branch, Kemptville CONTACT: info@ngpl.ca COST: Friday Fun Days at the North Grenville Public Library is a drop-in program for ages 0-5. Join Library Sue for story time. Children must participate with parent or caregiver.

No registration required; pick up a

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Next month, we’ll feature Things to do on Family Day. Visit insideottawavalley.com/events and hit the POST YOUR EVENT button to submit these or any other community event!

THURSDAY, JANUARY 31

Winter Adventures PA Day Camp WHEN: 9:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m WHERE: Foley Mountain Conservation Area, 1 Foley Mountain Road, Westport CONTACT: Rebecca Whitman, 613-273-3255, rebecca.whitman@rvca.ca Winter Adventurers PA Day Camp, ages 6-12, Foley Mountain Conservation Area, Westport, preregistration required. Visit www.rvca.ca.

Mahjongg WHEN: 1:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m WHERE: ABC Hall, 3166 Bolingbroke Road, County Road 36, Tay Valley CONTACT: Rosetta Mcinnes, 613-268-2548, communications@abchall.ca COST: $5 American Mah Jongg is a fascinating rummy-like game played with tiles rather than cards.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 26

Skate the Lake WHEN: 9:00 a.m WHERE: Portland Bay, 2797 Highway 15, Rideau Lakes CONTACT: Ken Maxwell, 613-207-1950 Lots of outdoor events for the family including 1x5k relay, 5k kids race, 10 and 25k events.

Public skating, curling, food, warming stations, swag.

Euchre WHEN: 7:00 p.m WHERE: Seniors Activity Building, 61 Cornelia St., Smiths Falls CONTACT: 613-283-0817 Every Thursday and Saturday. Sponsor: Harmony #162.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 27

Ladies Darts WHEN: 6:00 p.m - 9:30 p.m WHERE: RCAFA Hall - Smiths Falls, 44 Abbott St. North, Smiths

numbered ticket at the front desk.

Game Night at KYC WHEN: 4:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m WHERE: Kemptville Youth Centre, 5 Oxford St W, Kemptville CONTACT: 613-258-5212 COST: Game Night at the Kemptville Youth Centre most Fridays until 9 pm.

Check schedule at www.facebook.com/ KemptvilleYouth/.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 26

Monthly Euchre Tournament at the Legion WHEN: 12:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion br. 212, 100 Rueben Crescent, Kemptville CONTACT: (613) 258-5734, https:// www.northgrenville.ca/allevents/31047/monthlyeuchre-tournament-at-thelegion COST: Registration is from 12:00pm - 12:30pm. $10.00 per person.

Games begin at 12:30. Come out and join in the fun!

SUNDAY, JANUARY 27

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 The Odd Fellows & Rebekahs 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 CONTACT: 613-258-5734 Bingo at the Kemptville legion.

Guaranteed jackpot of $400.

Refreshments available.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30

Baby Talk WHEN: 1:30 p.m - 3:00 p.m WHERE: EarlyON Child and Family Centre, 40 Campus Drive, Unit 2 (Parish Hall), Kemptville CONTACT: Sherry Craig, 613-258-5941 COST: Sponsored by the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit.

SMITHS FALLS Falls CONTACT: Linda, 613-2833668 Every Sunday night from September to March at the RCAFA Hall.

MONDAY, JANUARY 28

Duplicate Bridge WHEN: 7:00 p.m WHERE: Smiths Falls Legion, 7 Main St. E., Smiths Falls CONTACT: 613283-7164 Enjoy bridge at the legion; doors open at 6:45 p.m.

Bid Euchre WHEN: 7:00 p.m WHERE: Smiths Falls Legion, 7 Main St. E., Smiths Falls CONTACT: 613283-3292 Come play euchre.

Bid Euchre WHEN: 7:00 p.m WHERE: Seniors Activity Building, 61 Cornelia St., Smiths Falls CONTACT: 613-283-0817 This event takes place the second & fourth Monday of the month.

Parking behind arena. Sponsored

by Harmony Club 162.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 29

Duplicate Bridge WHEN: 1:00 p.m WHERE: Smiths Falls Legion, 7 Main St. E., Smiths Falls CONTACT: 613283-7164 COST: Duplicate Bridge Partnership. Come by 12:45 p.m. Bridge starts at 1 p.m.

Bingo Smiths Falls Civitan WHEN: 7:00 p.m WHERE: Smiths Falls Civitan Club, 12468 Highway 15 North CONTACT: 613-2840818 Doors open 5:30 p.m. Canteen available. Proceeds to help fund charity and community projects.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30

Gentle Exercise WHEN: 9:30 a.m - 10:30 a.m WHERE: Rideau Valley Diabetes Service - Smiths Falls, 2 Gould St. CONTACT: 613-284-2558 Gentle exercise. Qualified staff lead. Free, all welcome.

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Every Friday, enjoy bridge in Perth for the social fun of it.

for adults, $15 for students 2019 Folkus Concert Series kicks off with Connie Kaldor and James Keelaghan. Season passes ($90) and individual tickets ($30 for adults, $15 for students) available at folkusalmonte.com or at Mill Street Books. Doors open at 7:30 pm with show at 8.

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1L EA REG 10.99 SAVE $2

CRACKED GREEN OLIVES EUROPEAN WEINERS 225G

IN BULK | PER 100G

59

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PER 100G REG 99¢ SAVE 40¢

FILSINGER'S

ALASKO FROZEN

WILD BLUEBERRIES

2 99

200G EA REG 3.99 SAVE $1

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HOT DOG BUNS

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9 99

1KG EA REG 12.99 SAVE $3

SKOTIDAKIS

GREEK YOGURT 500G

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APPLE CIDER VINEGAR

2 99

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VEGAN

4 99

MILLET CHIA 320G EA REG 7.99 SAVE $3

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RIPPLE

PANCAKE MIX

PEA BEVERAGE

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JASON TOOTHPASTE TOOTHP 119G - 170G

POWER SMILE SEA FRESH HEALTHY MOUTH HEAL KIDS STRA STRAWBERRY

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EA SAVE 70¢

ULTIMATE FLORA PROBIOTIC

50 BILLION BONUS 72 VEG CAPS

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PROTEIN BARS

BUY

CANADA

LOC

54 99 SAVE $11

RESPIR-FIRST

500ML

14 99

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ORGANIC FARMING

/100G REG 4.99 SAVE $1

ECOIDEAS

FLAVOURED JACKFRUIT SHREDS & CUBES

5 99

945ML EA REG 7.99 SAVE $2

STAHLBUSH

FROZEN VEGETABLES

5 99

1.42L EA ALL FLAVOURS REG 7.99 SAVE $2

LEVEL GROUND TRADING

DRIED MANGO

VEGAN

499

454G EA REG 8.99 SAVE $4

GOOD HEALTH

VEGGIE STIX & CHIPS

1 99

SAVE $5

56G EA REG 2.99 SAVE $1

FEVER TREE

MIXERS

2 99

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499

100G EA CONTAINS 3 ENTIRE MANGOES REG 7.59 SAVE $2.60

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WITCH HAZEL ROSE PETAL 355ML

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CANADA

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FLUID SOLAR ROASTED

699

JESSE TREE

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250G EA EVERYDAY LOW PRICE!

COFFEE: RWANDA KARONGI

CANADA

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KRINOS

CANADA

Premium quality.

Crumbly, salty, creamy.

3 99

8 99

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5 YEAR MATURE CHEDDAR

OLIVE OIL

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MAPLEDALE

7 99

OFF

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140G EA REG 3.99 SAVE $1

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