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The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is intent on installing roundabouts on Perth's section of Highway 7, should an ongoing study prove such a move feasible.

While Coun.

Ed McPherson has long been advocating for left-turn lanes for eastbound traffic turning into Home Hardware and Canadian Tire, for the MTO "our first preference is to see if roundabouts could be put in," said Glenn Higgins, project manager with the ministry's planning and design department, during a presentation to Perth town council's committee of the whole meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 6. During his talk, he pinpointed four areas that could be candidates for roundabouts, at the following intersections: • Lanark Road (county road 511); • Perth Mews mall; • Wilson Street West; and,

• Drummond Street West.

"Do roundabouts provide benefits? Yes," said Higgins.

When asked by Mayor John Fenik if two roundabouts, at Drummond and 511 were being considered, at both ends of Perth's boundaries, Higgins replied: "perhaps."

"What you are looking at is a design similar to Kemptville?" asked Fenik.

"No," said Higgins. "I'm not going to give comparisons."

Higgins said that roundabouts would only be considered if they improved traffic operations, helped left-turning traffic, and reduced the number of collisions. In his estimation, with roundabouts "they avoid head-on collisions," Higgins said, but admitted that "they are fatter," than regular intersections in that they do take up more space.

"I'm a very pro-roundabout sort of person," said Fenik. "It absolutely slows See ROUND page P2

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"Anyone who has seen our Carleton Place base knows what an improvement it is," she said, as several audience members laughed at memories of the cramped facilities on Neelin Street. Looking at the brand-new base behind her, Trider joked that "I expect to hear from Perth, Carleton Place and Smiths Falls very shortly!"

Trider pointed out that there is a new decontamination area included at the base, where any ambulance workers who have been exposed to chemicals can properly clean off.

"It's a great day," she concluded.

McPherson was delighted that the day had finally come.

"We have achieved so much in

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Lanark County's ambulance fleet has a new place to call home.

The Lanark County Paramedic Service’s (LCPS) new administration headquarters - also home to the Smiths Falls and area ambulance base - was officially opened on Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 84 Lorne St., just at the border between Montague Township and Smiths Falls.

"On behalf of my township, Montague, we welcome you to Montague," said Reeve Bill Dobson.

"We are just a stone's throw from Smiths Falls," he said, pointing to the Tweed plant across the road.

"I haven't had long to put together these words," said Dobson, who, just hours earlier, had won a term as Lanark County's Warden for 2017, defeating Carleton Place Mayor Louis Antonakos on the third ballot in the council chambers in Perth.

"What you've done in a pretty short time is pretty admirable," he said.

"You made this transition so seamless."

He admitted that "it took a while to make the decision," about where in the county the ambulance base should be, but, now that the decision has been made, and the base opened, "it will be fantastic. It's nice to have all of the administration together," he said. "That will be a real attribute. We are going to be very, very proud of this building."

The ambulance service is run under the auspices of the Almonte General Hospital (AGH), through an authorized service agreement

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The Lanark County Paramedic Service (LCPS) cut the ribbon to officially open the new Lanark County ambulance base in Montague Township Dec. 6. Above, from left: Paramedic Dale McCabe; Montague Township deputy reeve and Lanark County Coun. Klaas Van Der Meer; Chris Saumure of Guy Saumure and Sons Construction Ltd., who built and own the building; Lanark County Warden and Montague reeve Bill Dobson; Almonte General Hospital president and CEO Mary Wilson Trider; and LCPS chief Ed McPherson. with the county, and the AGH pres- ship with the county." ident, Mary Wilson Trider, was on She singled out ambulance chief hand to herald "a fabulous partner- Ed McPherson for having led the

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Hugh Colton, organizer of this 10th annual campaign, said he's still amazed at the generosity of the people everywhere he travelled over the weekend. And there were a lot of pit stops.

"It was another amazing weekend," he said Monday, during a road blitz to the Lanark County food banks where he was unloading the weekend's haul from the local paramedics.

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"They brought in $5,141.25 in cash and 7,933 pounds of food, which we are currently distributing equally to the four food banks in Lanark County," he said. Those food banks include Smiths Falls Community Food Bank, The Good Food Bank in Perth, Lanark Food Pantry and

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Bill Dobson elected 2017 Lanark County Warden after three rounds of voting

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It may have taken three rounds of voting, but Montague Reeve Bill Dobson is the new warden of Lanark County for 2017.

Dobson was elected to county council's top spot Dec. 6 during the county's inaugural meeting at the administration building in Perth as Lanark County staff, past wardens and Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington MPP Randy Hillier looked on.

Four candidates put their names forward for the position: Dobson, Louis Antonakos (Carleton Place mayor), John Fenik (Perth mayor) and Sharon Mousseau (Beckwith deputy reeve).

Fenik and Mousseau have both served as warden before; he in 2010 and she held the post in 2011; while Antonakos was seeking the role for the first time.

For Dobson, this will be his second term as warden, having first been elected in 2013. He put a strong emphasis on Canada's 150th anniversary as a big reason for running and pledged to focus on "sustainability, fiscal responsibility and a long-term vision."

"Lanark County diversity makes up the fabric of our community," he stated to his fellow county councillors. "Our rural lifestyle along with our towns and hamlets has always

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Montague reeve Bill Dobson was elected Lanark County Warden for 2017 during the inaugural meeting of county council Dec. 6 at the administration building in Perth. Above, Dobson, left, takes the oath of office as clerk/deputy CAO Leslie Drynan, looks on. been enticing to newcomers. Avidly promoting Lanark County will be a priority of mine. This is an important celebration of both our past and our future."

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The process towards electing the 2017 warden was a lengthy one, with county councillors casting their ballots in three rounds, led by clerk/deputy CAO Leslie Drynan. After the first vote, Mousseau was eliminated and a second round saw Fenik ousted, leaving Antonakos and Dobson.

Other priorities important for Dobson to highlight as warden was to balance infrastructure spending with the rate of inflation, supporting the county's 10-year housing and homelessness plan and addressing the future of Lanark Lodge, natural gas expansion, energy conservation, the development of the Ottawa Valley Recreational Trail and finding a permanent solution for the Lanark Archives.

He also expressed his desire to seek the chair's position on the Eastern Ontario Wardens' Caucus for 2017, which he hoped would raise the profile of Lanark County. "...I've had a long discussion with Peter Emon, who is the present chair of the Eastern Ontario Wardens' Caucus and I know what the commitment will take. This is a great forum

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A Lanark County resident for 50 years, Dobson said he has volunteered, whether through establishing the largest antique show in eastern Ontario in Odessa or as a former chair of the Smiths Falls-Montague Airport Commission.

"I'd like to thank everyone who supported me...I appreciate the trust you've put in me and I accept the responsibility," he stated, acknowledging the support of his wife, Linda Hynes, as well.

"To all of council, we are still 16 members of a team who works diligently for the betterment of all citizens of Lanark County," Dobson added.

"I look forward to working with all of you, the volunteers of Lanark County and our staff who are second to none.

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him,” Colton said. “He’s also been with me for the parade helping with all the lights - speaking of which, the Smiths Falls parade was great.

Loved it!”

Onto the road tour pit stops, Colton spent his morning in Portland, set up at the RBC/LCBO parking lot where they collected an incredible 3,484 pounds of food and $7,221.80 for the Portland Food Bank.

First thing Saturday morning, he had a cheque for $2,000 handed to him from the folks at Bayview Yacht Harbour, “right off the hop!”

Then Colton launched into a special haul in Portland.

“I have to tell you a story about Portland,” he said.

A real estate pal of Colton’s, Greg Hamre, has a cottage in the Sheldon’s Bay area on the Big Rideau.

He’s part of the ReMax Realty Affiliates Ltd., with an office in Ottawa. Hamre hadn’t seen Colton for a few years, but had always been part of the Build a Mountain of Food campaign in some capacity.

“I met up with him at the ReMax luncheon in Smiths Falls - that’s Grimsey and Garves’ crew (Kevin Grimes and Rob Garvin) last Tuesday and Greg told me to let him know when we were going to be in Portland,” Colton said. “Well at 11:45 a.m. on Saturday morning, a

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Employees from RBC in Portland drop off food and cash. Left to right: Shelly Percy (RBC), Tracey Myers (RBC), Hugh Colton, Christine Bongers (RBC). Below, Kacey Caines is pictured (centre) with the snowmen she made. All proceeds went to the Merrickville food bank. Left to right: Charleigh Trodden (friend of Kacey’s), Caines, and Hugh Colton.

truck and trailer with six Santa suits delivered 1,875 pounds of food.

He has amazing neighbours... he canvassed the area and got a truck load.”

Speaking of ReMax, Colton spoke of the door-to-door campaign the team in Smiths Falls did in the community and there will be an update on that score later in the week, Colton said. “I’ll be doing a Facebook Live (clip) with them on Thursday, so we’ll have an update then.”

“ReMax has really stepped up to the plate in a big way,” he added.

“They’ve been a major supporter.”

The real estate office hosted a party Saturday during the Santa parade where they served up free hot chocolate, hot dogs, and popcorn outside their doors on Beckwith Street.

Back on the road tour with Colton Saturday afternoon saw the team land in Merrickville for “another great stop.”

This stop benefits the food hampers delivered by the Merrickville Lions Club Christmas Campaign through the Merrickville Food Bank.

“I tell you, this is one of my favourite places - you have to stop in and see Dennis and Bobbi-Jo Trodden, who own the Merrickville Food Market,” Colton said. “For a little community store, they do some great things. The smell of the place is wonderful with their bakery. I love

going to this store.”

Colton said he was thankful for the part the Troddens play in the weekend’s Build a Mountain of Food campaign.

Another special helper in Merrickville is Kacey Caines, who this year made and sold snowmen for the cause. “So far she has made $500 for the food drive and it’s all going to the Merrickville Food Cupboard... it’s amazing, kids giving back. Kids to kids... it’s pretty neat.”

In Merrickville, the campaign reached 1,393 pounds of food and $258.90 in cash donations.

“We’re doing OK, and now it’s fast and furious getting into the last couple weeks,” said Colton.

Monday, Colton had another big cheque from Advanced Alarms in Smiths Falls - Wayne and Irene Moodie and family - who presented him with a $2,000 donation to the Smiths Falls Community Food Bank.

“We’re going to have a strong finish on the road campaign,” Colton added. “We’re in Athens this Saturday morning and Delta Saturday afternoon, and we may have the float for the last night of Celebrating the Season in Lower Beverley Lake Park.”

To date (as of Monday, Dec. 13), the Build a Mountain of Food campaign has collected 145,652 pounds of food, and $81,500.29 in cash donations for 11 local food banks.

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The base idea did not always seem like such a slam-dunk.

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When it comes to judgement calls, though, we’d like to make note of the motorists who don’t believe there is a need to remove snow and ice from much of their vehicles before driving. We’ve all seen them - the partially scraped windshield with only a small area through which the driver can peer, or the car that leaves a long trail of snow

blowing off the roof. Maybe these drivers are only going a short distance and don’t think it’s a big deal, or it’s very late or very early in the day and who’s going to notice? Most of us have pondered being less than thorough when it comes to clearing our vehicles because it’s really cold or we’re in a hurry.

The thing is, we owe it to everyone else to make a reasonable effort to be able to have an unobstructed view of the road - front, back and sides. Snow and ice build-up on a vehicle could result in the driver being ticketed, but police are often too busy dealing with collisions when weather and road conditions are less than ideal. Ultimately, it comes down to a choice made by the driver.

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Two very different viewpoints on Christmas under one roof It wasn't that Father didn't like Christmas. It was just that he thought the German traditions he grew up with should still be the order of the day. Mother, of course, coming from a different background, tried to keep her French Canadian traditions alive.

There was a yearly discussion over the Christmas tree.

It never boiled over into a big argument, but certainly, every December we could count on Mother and Father discussing when the tree would be cut down in the bush and brought into the house.

That year was no different. My older and wiser sister Audrey, by the time we were into December, said any night now, the discussion would start over the Christmas tree.

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Mother started by saying she thought it was time we got the tree out of the bush at the back of the farm. Father, with the paper in his favourite spot by the Findlay Oval, never took his eyes off what he was reading, said "Plenty of time yet." Well, that started it!

"This year Albert, let's not have any argument, let's just get it up and out of the way, and then I can take my time getting the baking done."

Father lowered the paper.

"Now, would you mind telling me what the dang tree would have to do with yer baking?"

And so it went.

Audrey let out sighs that could be heard all over the kitchen, and she leaned over to me and whispered, "I don't know why they are even talking about it. Mother always

Cutting the tree down, with Queenie hauling it home through the deep snow, was exciting enough, but anchoring it into a corner in the kitchen, and the special meal

wins." Father said, in his German home, the tree was never put up until Christmas Eve. Mother said, in her French Canadian home, it was put up as soon as the page on the calendar was turned to December. Father knew when he was losing an argument.

"Alright.

Right after church tomorrow, we'll go and get the dang tree." My three brothers let out a warhoop, Mother continued writing in her diaries, Audrey leaned over to me and said, "I told you."

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Influenza activity is approaching seasonal levels with many regions in Canada reporting increasing influenza activity. We have had our first individual diagnosed with influenza in Lanark, Leeds and Grenville with more individual diagnosed in our surrounding area. We have also had our first institutional outbreak of influenza A. The flu season usually lasts six to eight weeks.

In Ontario and across both Canada and the States, the most common type of influen-

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made when people with influenza cough, sneeze or talk.

These droplets can land in the mouth, nose or eyes of people who are nearby. A person might also get the flu by touching something that has the influenza virus on it (such as someone’s unwashed hands, toys, shopping cart) and then touching their own mouth, eyes or nose.

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MARY

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brought into the house. The tree chosen was a tall spruce, with thick branches, and by the time it was brought to the back door, it was caked with snow from dragging it over the fields from the bush. It took every ounce of strength for the boys to right it, while Father pelted it with the broom.

The ice box had been shoved closer to the window, and the corner readied. With many wires anchoring it to the door frame, the tree was put into a washtub full of water, and I just sat on a chair in the middle of the floor, filled with the

munization is recommended for everyone over six months of age. When you get the flu shot, you are protecting not only yourself, but your family, friends and co-workers. Also, if you are around people who might become seriously ill from influenza, then you are also protecting them.

Getting immunized against influenza is easy, convenient and free. The flu vaccine is available at your health care provider’s office or at local pharmacies throughout Leeds,

Grenville and Lanark (for those under five years).

Check out the list of 35 participating pharmacy locations at www.healthunit.org or call 1-800-660-5853. The health unit is not holding any community flu clinics this year.

Keep in mind that after you get your flu vaccine, it takes about two weeks for you to be fully protected, so it’s a great idea to get the vaccine at the beginning of the influenza season. Remember also to wash your hands, use hand

sanitizer, clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces, cover your coughs and sneezes and stay home if you are sick.

We have all heard people talk about the reasons they didn’t get the flu shot, so we are celebrating the reasons people are getting their flu shot this year.

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utmost joy, because to me, the tree meant that Christmas was finally coming to Northcote.

And as always, our supper that night would be Mother’s famous French Tourtiere, and Johnny Cake and maple syrup for dessert.

Father laced the Tourtiere with homemade chili sauce, and of course, packed away lots of hot-from-the-oven tea biscuits. That night Mother would pass up working on her diaries, and would get our her harmonica, and we’d sing Christmas carols. Alas, the singing always put Father to sleep, where he again was sitting in his rocking chair by

the stove.

Christmas, I finally knew, was just around the corner. Soon when I came from school, I would be met by the wonderful smells of ginger cookies, cakes in a crock wrapped in spotlessly clean tea towels and laced with Father’s home-made brew, and pumpkin pies ready to be tightly wrapped and put in the summer kitchen to freeze solid. I also knew that every day, just as Father predicted, a bit more of the spruce tree would be on the floor, waiting for Audrey to sweep it up and chuck it into the Findlay Oval, knowing full well, that by Christmas morn-

ing it would be a skeleton of what we brought in from the bush a few weeks before.

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It's another outstanding year for angel tree contributions in Lanark County The Lanark County Child and Family Services (LCFS) and Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Angel Tree Program is at year 31, and has seen the number of "angels", children affiliated with the Lanark County Child and Family Services rise close to 600.

Our community came through once again (as they have every year) and all those children will receive presents.

The LCFS and OPP are appreciative to all Lanark County municipal offices and the Pakenham library, which hosted angel trees as far back as the late 1980s and early 1990s.

There were some new community partners who joined the program in the last 10 years. They are: Albany, Eaton, Perth Town Hall, Perth Hospital and Lanark County Administration located in Perth, OPP East Region Headquarters and the OPP Provincial Communications Centre located in Smith Falls, and the Carleton Place Walmart.

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150th year.”

After his election, Dobson took the opportunity to announce the warden’s striking committee for 2017, including Coun.

Richard Kidd (Beckwith reeve) as chair and fellow councillors John Hall (Lanark Highlands deputy mayor), Jane Torrance (Mississippi Mills Coun.), Aubrey Churchill (Drummond/North Elmsley reeve) and John Gemmell (Perth deputy reeve).

Dobson was nominated

by Churchill and was seconded by Coun. Van Der Meer (Montague deputy reeve), while Gemmell put Fenik’s name forward, which was also endorsed

by Coun. Brian Stewart (Lanark Highlands mayor).

Antonakos had support from councillors Torrance and Shaun McLaughlin (Mississippi Mills mayor); and Mousseau was nominated by Kidd and seconded by Coun. Jerry Flynn (Carleton Place deputy mayor).

Committee of the whole chairs were also selected for 2017 following the warden’s election. Coun. Gail Code (Drummond/North Elmsley deputy reeve) and Torrance were acclaimed as corporate services and economic development chairs, respectively. Elections were held for the two other positions: community services and public works. The 2016

community services chair Fenik took on Brian Stewart and Stewart was elected chair; while 2016 public works chair Van Der Meer sought a second term, but lost out to Coun. Brian Campbell (Tay Valley deputy reeve).

“...It’s been an honour to represent you and I thank you for your support. I thank you for your strong sense of community, your dedication and the passion you have for Lanark County that always shows in our debates at this table,” she stated, pausing to thank her husband Harold for his support.

Outgoing warden bids fare“I say thank you all for makwell Prior to the election of her successor, Code took a few minutes to thank her fellow county councillors for what she called “an awesome year.”

“From celebrating our history, Lanark County is 150-years-old this year and also our 200th anniversary of Perth, Drummond/ North Elmsley, Tay Valley and Beckwith, so we had some great celebrations going on in those four municipalities,” she said, referencing other positives during her reign as warden, including “a new state-of-the-art ambulance base...we had the finalization of purchasing the CP Rail line, which is a highlight in my life right now; and of course, we can’t forget the abandonment of the plastic water bottle.”

She credited Lanark County staff for their professionalism, dedication and respect throughout the year, particularly CAO Kurt Greaves “for all your guidance and very positive leadership. Code also had special words for the 15 councillors around the table.

ing our year so unforgettable in our beautiful Lanark County,” she said.

Code’s friend Anne Churchill created a thick scrapbook to honour her term as warden, which she displayed with pride at the meeting. “I think she put as many hours into this as I did representing you all,” Code remarked. “It’s a labour of love

and it’s something I’ll cherish for a lifetime.”

Earlier in the meeting, Rev. Shirley Price addressed county council surrounding the theme of leadership. As a native of South Africa, she remarked that one of her heroes, Nelson Mandela, had actually passed away on this day (Dec. 6) in 2013 and he had a lot to say around the

topic of leadership, including earning respect by showing respect and that decisions are not always black and white.

“Today, it is about you, the leaders of the County of Lanark.

I encourage you to evaluate your leadership, remember the people who elected you to this office and be a leader of integrity and humility,” she said.

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Blues on the Rideau returns in Jan. 20 with change in band The 24th Street Wailers, who were originally booked for the Jan. 20 Blues on the Rideau concert had to cancel.

Instead, young Ottawa singer Angelique Francis, backed by Montreal's dynamic Ben Racine Band will be performing as a replacement during the concert series at The Cove Inn in Westport.

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Francis has been named one of the top emerging female blues artists in the country. A 17 years of age, she has already appeared at prestigious festivals like Ottawa Bluesfest, the Montreal International Jazz Festival and the Tremblant Blues

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Family is what makes Christmas so special The countdown is officially on! Just 10 days until Christmas and in terms of the Maguire household I have to search a long way back in my memory to recall a holiday which promised as much excitement as this one. With two little grandchildren Kathleen and I are really looking forward to the holiday season.

Christmas is a special time for people of all ages of course. It's a family time for many of us. Something the majority of us anticipate all year. In some cases people spend weeks, even months planning and preparing for the occasion.

No matter what your nationality, your religion or your beliefs this is a special time of the year in Canadian society. It is a time of giving, not only within families but also in the wider community.

It's wonderful to see such strong support, financial and otherwise, for organizations that assist the less fortunate in our communities. I can't pass a red kettle without putting money inside. At this time of year I remind myself how incredibly fortunate I am!

Certainly the commercial side of the holiday season carries its problems. But Christmas is so important to the economy in general that it can't possibly be downplayed.

When you consider that many businesses make 60-80 per cent of their annual revenue in the lead-up to Christmas you realize just how vital it is in terms of business and commerce.

Finding a balance isn't easy but what puts things on an even keel for me is the opportunity to spend quality time with family and friends. For us that is the best part about the Christmas/New Year season.

I was speaking to my Uncle Milford in Lindsay, Ontario one morning last week. He's been battling heart problems in recent times and this hasn't been an easy year for him and his immediate family.

He doesn't suffer from the "woe is me syndrome" and when we talked about the upcoming Christmas season it was obvious how much he is looking forward to it. Our conversation quickly turned to Christmases past and how important they were for my uncle and his family.

Milford is a younger brother of my late father Howard.

There were eight children, three girls and five boys in the family and they grew up poor.

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But he says in those days, in Ontario's remote Haliburton Highlands region, almost everyone was poor. The Great Depression, which started in the United States in 1929 and quickly became a world-wide financial disaster, meant work was scarce and prospects were dim.

In his memoirs - my father wrote a very detailed manuscript about his life which he turned into a book for our family - he outlined details of the Christmases my uncle referred to in our recent conversation.

It was a struggle for their parents, my grandmother and grandfather Maguire, to make ends meet.

ed with red and silver candy," Dad remembered.

"We always had Christmas pudding as well and on Christmas morning mother would be up at 3 or 4 a.m. stuffing the goose (we always had a goose) and firing up the wood stove to have the oven hot and ready."

My three siblings and I have never known poverty.

But when we were young money certainly wasn't plentiful. Our father always worked hard and he ran his own small business, a community newspaper and commercial printing operation in partnership with my Uncle Lloyd, for many years.

We always had the best our parents could afford of course. My late mother Molly was a "stay at home mom" something which only added to the positive family environment I am fortunate to have enjoyed.

When I was growing up Christmas was an important family occasion and our parents did everything in their power to make it special.

Christmas morning was magical in our house, a small bungalow on Elm Street in Stittsville which my Dad and Mom purchased new in 1954.

The house had just two bedrooms, a small living room, kitchen/dining room and one bathroom. I'm the oldest child so there were just three of us at first. But my brother Randy and sister Linda soon came along and we needed additional living space. The house had a full basement and my father, who was very handy, built a spacious bedroom there which my brother and I occupied.

Every Christmas was memorable. But one we always laugh about happened a year or so before my youngest sister, Susan, was born.

My mother was awakened by conversation (my brother and I talking) and assuming it was the right time she opened the door that led to the basement and summoned us.

Still bleary eyed and with my Dad still in bed, she plugged in the coffee maker and prepared for the much anticipated Christmas gift opening.

Only then did she glance at the clock. It was 4 a.m.

Austere Christmas In his book Dad recalls winters, including Christmas, during the 'Dirty `30s'.

"Somehow, we always managed to have enough warm clothing and boots. In those days many children went to school in their bare feet from spring until fall," he wrote.

Despite the general poverty of the times my father said Christmas was always special.

My uncle confirmed that fact.

"No, there weren't any lumps of coal in our stockings," Milford chuckled. "But we might only have got a pair of socks and some mitts as gifts. But we treasured them."

I could hear the emotion in my uncle's voice as he reminisced about those days.

"Christmas was about family and love of family," he said.

"Besides, we were too young to know we were poor."

His thoughts are echoed in my father's writings about Christmas.

"Stockings were always hung and that was the first thing we were allowed to look at. They always contained much the same thing. Peanuts, an apple an orange and hard candy. It was a real treat and this was the only time of year we saw any of this."

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two. I’ll call YOU when it is time to come upstairs,” Mum bellowed.

Seeing the disappointment on our faces Mum relented - a little. She handed our stockings down to us.

Needless to say we were still wide awake when our bedroom door finally opened and Christmas in the Maguire house officially started, at a more civilized 7:30 or so.

Soon after Susan was born, my parents purchased a 100-acre farm on the outskirts of Stittsville.

We found ourselves living in a rambling, old red brick farmhouse.

It opened a whole new world for us!

My favourite Christmas memories there are also about family. With so much more living space we could accommodate additional people.

It was the 1960s and life was much less complicated. During that time the Christmas that stands out in my memory occurred the year we moved to the farm.

My maternal grandfa-

ther, Art Watson, passed away in 1965 in Chatham, Ontario at the young age of 59. My Grandma Watson was widowed far too early. Her youngest son, my mother’s brother, was still at home which helped Grandma adapt to her unfortunate situation.

My mother’s family was small and the following year she invited her Mum and two brothers to spend Christmas with us. Her oldest brother was a family physician who was practicing in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. But he, his wife and their two young sons made the long drive in frigid weather to join us.

With a dozen people in the house it was busy. Everyone rose to the challenge of using one bathroom (two were a luxury in the `60s) and things worked out fine.

Three of the children, including my sister Sue, were young. Santa Claus was expected and on the morning of Dec. 25 it was clear something magical had occurred.

The mountain of gifts under our Christmas tree was impressive.

I don’t remember who got what which demonstrates how unimportant gift giving is in the whole scheme of things.

What I do recall is the 12 of us sitting comfortably around the table in our large dining room, enjoying one of my mother’s excellent Christmas dinners. Turkey and all the trimmings, topped off with my Grandma Watson’s scrumptious Christmas pudding. The pudding is a family recipe brought from England. My sister Linda continues to make puddings for all of us, something we greatly appreciate.

It’s been 50 years since those days and my how times have changed. I’ve been married for nearly 45 years, Kathleen and I have two grown children and now we have two little grandchildren.

The prospect of Christmas has never been more exciting, something I’ll elaborate on next week.

If you have a comment or question for Jeff Maguire he can be reached by email at: jeffrey.maguire@rogers. com.

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***Johnny Boles 613-464-3124

***Brian Cavanagh ***George Edwards 613-812-0229 613-200-4485

*** Doug Forde 613-285-5732

Michelle Fournier 613-812-8585

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Lee Hitchins 613-284-7000

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Linda McKenna 613-485-0576

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Connie McNamee 613-223-8168

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Tina McPhee 613-285-5133

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*** Rebecca Molyneaux 613-267-8585

*** Cole Walker 613-812-0536

*** Jeffrey Weir 613-285-4467

Lee-Ann Legault Sales Representative

613-294-2440

Direct leeann.legault@royallepage.ca

24 Lansdowne Avenue, Carleton Place 613-253-3300

RE/MAX... DREAM WITH YOUR EYES WIDE OPEN

Independently Owned and Operated, Brokerage

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Thank you for your business!

OPEN HOUSE

$173,900 • Sat Dec. 17 12-1:30 97 Findlay Ave. #C-1 Carleton Place Lovely, sunny, clean and spacious end unit Condo.

2 bdrm, 2 bth. 3 pc. ensuite and walk-in closet in large master bedroom.

Fees $255 mth. Parking right in front.

MLS# 1031850

®

Sales Representative INDEPENDENTLY OWNED & OPERATED

613-253-0518

BROKERAGE

Hallmark Realty Group Brokerage

RIVERVIEW REALTY LTD. EACH OFFICE INDEPENDENTLY

613-596-5353

219/219A WILLIAM STREET, CARLETON PLACE DON’T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO OWN FAB, RARELY OFFERED DUPLEX W/SEPARATE METERS & PRIVATE DRIVES! Tenants pay all utilities incl water on bth sides!

Income of $1430 + utilities from vacant hse. Tastefully reno’d, approx $30K UPGRADES. Self-contained Main hse + 1BDR add. Main hse; sunporch, main level FAM RM, crystal wall FFP, office w/FRENCH DRS, country OPEN HOUSE: SAT. DEC. 16TH eat-in KIT/pantry, 2PCE BTH, 2nd level boast 2BDRS+ 1PM-3PM LG sparkling BTH w/new GLASS SHWR, sought after LG REAR YD + huge DET 22’x22’ GAR/WKSP! Apart/08; long-term tenant, sparkling white kit, open con “L-shaped” LVG/DNR, gas wall FFP, patio dr to rear yrd, LAM FLRS, laundry & full BTH. Well maintained property, shingles/13, nat gas furnace/16 MLS#: 1032623 T

EN STM INVE Y! LOUS TUNIT FABU OPPOR

$279,500

DENOTES:

*Sales Representative **Broker ***Broker of Record

126 CLARENCE STRETT LANARK VILLAGE

JOHN JONKMAN***

613-561-6464

JENNIFER GLAZIER*

613-812-8114

DEMI THOMPSON*

613-264-4330

SHEILA BIRCH*

613-390-1604

SPEND CHRISTMAS IN YOUR 4BDR, 3.5BTH DREAM HOME! Sought after open concept boasting Sparkling, Fresh décor in prestigious COUNTRY LANE ESTATES. Gleaming OAK floors, LEDGER STONE FFP in LVG & handsome BLACK GRANITE counters in KIT. A 17ft x 12ft MB offers PICTURE WINDOW, LG walk-in closet & SOAKER TUB. Your OPEN HOUSE: SUN. DEC. 17TH entire family will love the expansive, sunlit LL 1PM-3PM w/ STUNNING WINDOWS & WALKOUT, full guest suite. Dad’s Christmas present could be this TRIPLE CAR GARAGE W/ACCESS TO LL! MLS#: 1037954

PAUL GORDON*

613-390-2281

DEMI KLOCK*

NEW LISTING

79 Henry Street $142,000 MLS® 1036466 Evelyn Lee**

RURAL SMITHS FALLS 328 Kelly Jordan Rd $265,000 MLS® 1032863

Evelyn Lee**

RURAL SMITHS FALLS 601 Townline Road $227,500 MLS® 1012957

Evelyn Lee**

613-812-9344

NEAR PERTH

Have a look at this amazing custom 3 bd, 3 bth home on lrg private lot. Oak H/W & ceramic (heated) flrs throughout. Includes A/C & Central Vac. Det gar. & paved drive. $299,900 Call Sheri D’Aoust 613-812-9344

Spectacular country home in mint condition on 3+acres just mins from Perth. Expansive ‘home office’ space inc boardroom in loft. 3 patios & 3 season veranda. $534,000

PERTH

CHALOA ACRES SOUTH

446 MOFFATT STREET, CARLETON PLACE Beautifully renovated 1 bd, 1 bth bungalow Open-concept home on 2.5 acres backs onto w/paved driveway. Perfect starter home or Crown land/overlooks Jebb’s Creek-deeded retirement spot in beautiful Heritage Perth. access. Close to Heritage Perth. $293,000 $199,900

OPEN HOUSES 161 SHEPPARD AVE THE MEADOWS OF PERTH

REBECCA WISSLER REBE who passed away December 8, 2016

Rebecca lived her life with great vigor and passion for her Family, Friends and Clients. During her career as a Sales Representative/Broker she touched many lives in the community. We appreciate all your kind gestures during our office’s loss. She will be greatly missed.

PERTH

PIKE LAKE

3 bd, 2 bth split level home with new kitchen, Lovely 3 bed home with good size rooms. Original ceramic throughout, attached garage. Close to hardwood floors.. Walkout to back deck. Spacious yard with 2 great sized garages. $189,900 schools, amenities and hospital. $254,900

NEAR MCDONALD’S CRNS

3+ bd, 4 bth well cared for brick home w/built-in 2 bd, 2 bth bungalow with finished basement, appliances, ample storage, L/L family rm, set on stone fireplace, h/w flrs, granite countertop, open concept living & att. garage. $444,000 private treed 3.46 acre lot. $249,900

DUFFERIN STREET - PERTH

NEAR FERGUSON FALLS

WATERFRONT

$339,900

THE MEADOWS OF PERTH

RIDEAU LAKES WATERFRONT

www.barbaracouch.com 4 bd, 3 bth beautifully renovated 2 stry brick home. Custom kitchen, restored plaster crown moldings, hd/wd flrs new heating/AC & plumbing. Paved drive to 2 car garage. $539,000 WED 10:00 – 11:00 AM - Demi Klock 613-267-8366 WED, FRI, SAT, SUN 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Randy Cavanagh 613-464-1000 or Jean Sharpe 613-464-0008 THE FOXSTONE - 1,884 SQ. FT. Newly built 2 bed, 2 bath bungalow with coffered ceilings and beautiful stone fireplace.

ICF construction with in-floor heating in basement, high efficient gas heat and A/C. Theatre or Hobby room under attached garage. $559,900

Year round 3 bd, 2 bth bungalow w/200 ft of COMMERCIAL ZONING swimmable water frontage. Modern kitchen 4.69 acre property (C2) located on Hwy 7 w/high (appliances incl), loads of family space in lower density traffic, development potential with large level. Insulated det. gar. $429,900 storage building and large stone house. $995,000

OPEN HOUSES 776 CHRISTIE LAKE ROAD NEAR PERTH

OPEN HOUSE 141 SHEPPARD AVENUE THE MEADOWS OF PERTH

SUN DEC 18TH 12:00-1:00 PM Raised bungalow set on beautiful treed 3+ acres, partially fenced & gated. Modern kitchen open to dining w/dbl doors to spacious deck. Grand master w/sitting area & walk-in closet. $274,000 Host: Jean Sharpe 613-464-0008

SUN DEC 18TH 1:00PM– 3:00PM Elegant 2 bd, 2 bth bungalow with open concept living, kitchen w/lrg granite island, stone f/p, radiant heat & 14’ x 16’ deck. Close to amenities. $449,900 Host: Jean Sharpe 613-464-0008

5yr new approx 2300 sq. ft. bungalow on slab w/30x40ft insulated/heated gar & sep cabin overlooking m/m pond. A country gem on private 2.5 acres central to Almonte/C.P./Perth! $399,500

Executive 4/5 bd 3,600 sq. ft. custom built home, with great road access & level to good water. F/P & sitting area, Spa baths, hobby & study rooms. $999,000

MCDONALD’S CRN ROAD

PERTH

UPPER DWYER HILL ROAD 25 ACRES

Versatile accommodation has 4-5 lg bds, formal dining, family & rec rms, study & solarium to enjoy the views of above ground salt water pool, 13 horse stalls barn & fenced paddocks. $550,000

Stunning log home, 3 bd, 3 bth, radiant flr heat, Charming 2 sty, 3 bd, 2 bth home close to schools handcrafted F/P, lrg master w/walkout & attached & recreation. Attached garage & 2 entrance ways heated gar! Family/games rm w/private entrance to property. Priced to sell! $259,900 or use as in-law suite or space for home business. $349,900

DREAMS FOR SALE – CHOOSE WISELY....CHOOSE EASTON’S CORNERS

SHERI D’AOUST**

613-267-8366

of our dear friend and colleague

$440,000

229 Blair St. Carleton Place 4 bdrm, 2 bth family home in the best location in town. Walk to schools, beach, canoe club, restaurants and shopping. Main floor family rm with gas fireplace, plus a finished lower level. Hardwood and ceramic floors.

MLS# 1037248

JEAN SHARPE*

613-464-0008

IN LOVING MEMORY

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ENJOY COZY WINTER NIGHTS WITH NOT 1 BUT 2 FIREPLACES!! This Gorgeous, Bright 3BDR, 3BTH Awaits You! A Palladian Window, Gleaming Oak Floors & Gas FFP Accentuate the Open Concept LVG/DNG Area. A Gourmet Sized Eat-In KIT, King Sized MBR w Ensuite, & Glorious Walk-in-Closet is Sure to Please. Fully Finished L-Shaped LL FAM RM OPEN HOUSE: SUN. DEC. 17TH Boasts Elegant Corner Gas FFP, 3 Pc BTH, Efficient 3:15PM-4:30PM Laundry Room & Convenient Walk-Out to Deck.

You’ll Love warming up this winter in the INFRARED DRY SAUNA with FM radio & LED Lights. DBL car Garage, Inside Entry. MLS# 1033459

613-464-1000

PERTH

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IN ,000 G! $30 SCAPIN D LAN

RANDY CAVANAGH*

NEAR PERTH

NEW LISTING

165 COUNTRY LANE DRIVE, BECKWITH TOWNSHIP

NeW PRIce - $375,000

OWNED AND OPERATED

www.remaxriverview.com | 61 GORE STREET EAST, PERTH 613-267-2221 | e-mail: perth@remaxriverview.com

INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN REAL ESTATE OR CHANGE OF LOCATION? CONTACT JOHN JONKMAN FOR DETAILS ON BECOMING A SUCCESSFUL SALES REPRESENTATIVE IN BEAUTIFUL HERITAGE PERTH 613-561-6464

NEW LISTING

SMITHS FALLS

93 William Street $155,000 MLS® 1038014 Evelyn Lee**

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®

515 McNeely Ave. Unit 1A Carleton Place 613-257-4663 www.remaxaffiliates.ca

Re/Max Affiliates Realty Ltd. would like to welcome the return of Kerri Bradley (Keeney) to our office here in Carleton Place. You may know her best from her Brokerage, Lanark Living Realty Ltd. in Lanark Highlands. She has been a licensed Realtor since 2003 and received her Brokers license in 2011. Kerri grew up on Mississippi Lake down the 9th line and credits her affinity for water to those early days.

She looks forward to bringing her experience back into town to serve the demands of this growing Town of Carleton Place. You can find Kerri located at our office in the mall beside the Home Depot!

Smiths Falls

59 Beckwith Street North

613-283-2121

Kemptville

2878 County Rd 43 #6

613-258-4900

www.remaxaffiliates.ca

AFFILIATES REALTY LTD.,BROKERAGE

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Merry Christmas to family/friends/clients WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING/HELPING OUR CLIENTS IN 2017 New Listing

New Listing

New Listing

2 PEARL STREET - UNIT 2B $93,500

www.lisaritskes.com* New Price

36 MCEWEN $149,900

ROB GARVIN*

2 Bdr Condo

#107, 10 ARMSTRONG DR SMITHS FALLS The BarringTon Bldg • $169,900

www.rcrhomes.ca/1037745 JOHN GRAY**

New Listing

70 CHAMBERS ST. $159,900

www.lisaritskes.com*

New Price

#5 O7A OTTER LAKE $459,900

wendyhilliersells@gmail.com**

New Price

30 CORNELIA $194,900

www.lisaritskes.com*

29 ROBINSON AVENUE $87,900

www.wendysells.ca**

39 BEECH $164,900

ROB GARVIN*

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55 OLD HIGHWAY 15 $294,900

ROB GARVIN*

22 KENSINGTON ST. $197,900

www.wendysells@gmail.com carolbarber@cogeco.net

OPEN HOUSE

Weekend

FRIDAY DECEMBER 16

1:00pm – 3:00pm 161 Sheppard Avenue

Perth R

Randy Cavanagh/Jean Sharpe

SATURDAY DECEMBER 17

12:00am- 1:30pm 97 Findlay Street 1:00pm – 3:00pm 161 Sheppard Avenue 219/219A William St

Carleton Place

Lee Ann Legault 613-294-2440

Perth Carleton Place

Jean Sharpe 613-464-0008 Barbara Couch 613-253-0518

SUNDAY DECEMBER 18

Near Perth

Jean Sharpe 613-464-0008

Perth

Jean Sharpe 613-464-0008

Perth Beckwith Twp

Randy Cavanagh 613-464-1000 Barbara Couch 613-253-0518

Carleton Place

Barbara Couch 613-253-0518

12:00noon – 1:00pm 776 Christie Lake Road 1:00pm – 3:00pm 141 Sheppard Avenue 1:00pm – 3:00pm 161 Sheppard Avenue 165 Country Lane Dr 3:15pm-4:30pm 446 Moffatt St

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 21

10:00am – 11:00am 161 Sheppard Avenue 1:00pm – 3:00pm 161 Sheppard Avenue

Perth

Demi Klock 613-267-8366

Perth

Randy Cavanagh/Jean Sharpe

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Plumbing: trust the pros Thinking of doing a bit of plumbing work? To avoid some nasty surprises (and the extra costs that come with them), call in a pro.

WORKING WITH A PLUMBER Even before you begin your renovations, a plumber can determine the extent of the plumbing work that will be required. He or she will be able to give you a detailed quote as well as the total approximate cost of the project. If you decide to go ahead and have your plumbing work done by a professional, make sure the person you hire has the proper qualifications and ask for references from people in your neighbourhood. Some plumbers are qualified to do more than install and repair pipes; they may also be able to install gas pipes, sprinkler systems, and air conditioning and heating systems.

USE QUALITY PRODUCTS Specialized plumbing stores offer the best products, equipment, tools and parts for all your projects. Water heater,

shower, bath, toilet or faucet: make your purchases with the long term in mind. Choose reliable products that have a longer lifespan and a guarantee. Spare a thought for the environment as well; choose products that save water, such as a low-flow toilet and shower head or an electronic faucet with a motion detector.

Calling on the services of a plumber is good; using quality products for your plumbing jobs is even better.

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LAWS provides some tips on keeping pets safe during the holidays Please note: LAWS will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day. All adoptions will be suspended from Dec. 21 to 26, inclusive.

Keeping your pets safe during this Christmas season While Christmas festivities and opportunities for visiting with old friends and family members are great for people, they are often incredibly stressful for your pets. In reality many people also feel a lot of stress at this time, which is further communicated to their pets through changes in tone of voice, body language and even typical behaviors. Try to keep your pets' routine as normal as possible.

If you've adopted a new pet to your home recently please be aware that during your festive Christmas season, with lots of comings and goings of friends and family, doors to the outdoors open a lot. Many pets always go missing during this time of the year.

Provide your pet a room somewhere cozy and quiet where they can retreat to and have their own space away from the festive excitement from where they can't escape unseen to the outdoors. When your pet is in their quiet spot, make sure they are left alone and not disturbed by children or other guests. Further: Festive food is delicious to us but to our pets much of it is highly toxic and dangerous. Chocolate, mince pies, Christmas

turned into a lovely lady. Ritchie is now totally comfortable with people, kids and other cats. With continued encouragement and love, Ritchie will be a wonderful feline friend. She's another example of the many fearful cats we get at LAWS that with patience and TLC you can turn cats around. Please meet this young black and white lady with her very extraordinary markings which make her even more special.

This Week’s Pets pudding, onion gravy and alcohol are all poisonous for our pets and the bones from carcasses are a dangerous choking hazard. Pets don't need extra treats or table scraps at Christmas either, sticking with their normal routine is always best.

Thank you Thank you to Dalene Gallo husband Daryl McAndrew from Picture it Studio for Santa Paws at Pet Valu in Almonte. Several people came in to have their picture taken with Santa.

They raised $150 for LAWS.

This week's featured pets Oscar Oscar has survived more pain and trauma in his short two to three years than most of us endure in a lifetime.

His recent transformation has been nothing short of a miracle. Oscar arrived on the doorstep of a local vet totally malnourished and with an eye infection so acute that we believe he could barely see.

He was suffering from Entropion, a genetic and painful condition in which a portion of the eyelid is inverted or folded inward against the eyeball, resulting in irritation and scratches to the cornea. After a costly operation however, he now looks great, is fit as a fiddle, and as cuddly and playful CHILDREN AND FAMILIES as a panda bear. He now experiences no more pain, he can see again, he's Will provide toothpaste, exceptionally playful, and as you see toothbrushes and hygiene in the photos below, he's as photogeproducts to orphans, invalid nic as he is adorable. It's as though children and needy families. he wants to reboot his life again, and thank everyone who assisted in his recovery.

Will provide 50 lbs of quality We're so delighted with the results staple food products for children, after his surgery! This is why we at poor families and the elderly LAWS continue to raise funds. It's to living in radioactive contaminated help cats like Oscar. Whoever adopts him is in for a treat. He's now ready areas in Belarus. These food to go home to begin life again. See boxes will be hand delivered to our Facebook page for before and afthose in most need by volunteers ter pictures. If Oscar could he would from Brockville and area in purr, "I'll be home for Christmas." We April 2015 April 2016 hope he will be.

DEADLINE FOR DONATIONS IS FEB. 28TH, 2017

CANADIAN AID FOR CHERNOBYL

NEEDS YOUR HELP TO PROVIDE URGENTLY NEEDED

FOOD AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO

Families Helping Families With your support we hope to provide 750 impoverished families with staple food items.

To: Canadian Aid For Chernobyl, P.O. Box 244 Brockville, Ontario K6V 5V5, or contact Dave Shaw at 613-342-8747 or cheque can be dropped off at Alan Browns Downtown Brockville.

$20 $50

1

$100

Here is my donation of $ __________ Food Medicine Orphan Invalid Child

Name ____________________________________________ Address __________________________________________ Postal Code _______________ Phone __________________ Canadian Aid for Chernobyl is a nationally registered charity based in Brockville. As a volunteer run charity, 100% of your donation will reach the intended recipient. Tax receipts will be issued for all donations of $20 or more.

On-line donations or more information

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Will provide urgently needed medicine and hygiene products to orphanages & hospitals OR support our orphan programs designed to better prepare children for life after institional living through education, sports, agriculture and computers.

Will support our orphaned and disabled children initiatives; providing food, education, medicine and a safer environment than living on the streets or will help support a family with a disabled child.

www.canadianaidforchernobyl.com

Sequoia While her name is the same as for the largest tree in California and the colouring of her gorgeous coat might have some similarities as well, Sequoia's not a large lady in size but huge with her affection. Pick her up and you'll be showered with love. Endless hugs and kisses is what she shares with anyone who would like them.

Sequoia is gentle, playful and pretty. She's not too keen on other cats and likely would like to be the only cat-love in your life. Please meet her at LAWS, and be prepared, she'll greet you with a kiss.

Liko Liko came in as a stray and has a few battle wounds on his face. They have healed nicely. Liko is one of those very laid back male cats you wish to have around. He loves attention but also loves to snooze in a sunny spot. When he's done he loves to take a good cat stretch, nibble on some kibbles and snooze a bit more.

He's easy going and would be a welcome addition to any family. He's good with cats and kids and we think he's about three-years-old.

Ritchie Ritchie has been with LAWS since May. Upon arrival she was hissing and growling most of the time. She delivered her very beautiful kittens at LAWS and became a very protective mom. She did not enjoy her cage being cleaned as she clearly did not like Carl people.

When Carl came to LAWS he was It took staff and volunteers months so terrified that it took us one week to change her around and what a before we could examine him and give transformation she has gone through.

See LAWS page 30 She even rolls over for belly rubs. She

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Mississippi Mudds’ recent production of Mary Poppins hits all the right notes

BY JEFF MAGUIRE

Timeless classics are eagerly anticipated by regular theatre-goers. But often they present the most difficult subject matter for directors and producers who strive to match the success achieved by big budget stage and movie productions.

With more than 40 years of amateur theatre under their belts the Mississippi Mudds of Carleton Place aren't shy when it comes to tackling challenging material. This holiday season the troupe has taken on a musical which, spun from popular children's books, has captivated both cinema and theatre audiences for decades.

The sister team of Sandra Dunlop (director) and Joanne Samler (producer) have done an admirable job of overseeing the Mudds' version of 'Mary Poppins' which opened Friday night in the Town Hall Auditorium.

The production continues this week with performances tonight (Thursday) and Friday night at 7:30 p.m. and concluding with a matinee Saturday at 2 p.m.

Mary Poppins, which was made into a highly successful Disney musical film starring British-born songstress Julie Andrews and talented American actor/comedian Dick Van Dyke in 1964, earned more plaudits four decades later when it was adapted for the stage in the early 2000s.

Mary Poppins the musical is based on the popular 1930's children's books of the same name by Australian-born, British novelist, actress and journalist Pamela L. Travers featuring the magical English nanny. Travers was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1977 by Queen Elizabeth II for services to literature. She died in London in 1996 at age 96.

Travers' Mary Poppins' stories live on in the film and in the later stage adaptations which began with a limited engagement (10 weeks) in Bristol, England in September 2004. That show moved to London's West End opening at the Prince Edward Theatre in Soho where it ran for three years.

Following its London success a Broadway production debuted in November 2006.

It ran in New York City all the way until March 2013 and

its 2,169 performances make it the 30th longest running presentation in Broadway history.

Following its Broadway success amateur rights to the show became available. It has become a popular choice for community theatre troupes and schools. Now the Mudds have brought it to Carleton Place!

Nanny needed Mary Poppins focuses on the Banks family who live in a big house in London. Appropriately perhaps Mr. Banks is a banker. Mrs. Banks, in the style of well-to-do families of the time in Britain, has servants to do the housework and a nanny to mind the children. Her husband wants her to be more upwardly mobile, socially speaking.

The Banks' children, Jane and Michael, are a handful and a new nanny is needed to get them under control. Mr. Banks in particular favours a strict upbringing, similar to his own. The children have different ideas!

When a mysterious woman named Mary Poppins suddenly appears on their doorstep Mrs. Banks in particular feels she is the answer to their nanny problem. That despite the fact the confident Mary conducts her own job interview.

It quickly becomes apparent to the audience that Mary has magical powers and she whisks the children - who quickly warm to her unusual style - on a number of enjoyable adventures in London.

Mary's favourite saying is, "Anything can happen if you let it." As the story unfolds we learn that everyone, adults included, can take lessons from the new nanny.

Children of the `60s will remember the movie version featuring the melodic voice of Julie Andrews (Mary) and the amusing, high energy antics of Dick Van Dyke, who played the part of Bert, the chimney sweep turned philosopher who is Mary's closest ally as she determines to sort out the mischievous Banks children.

Mary Poppins is a moral tale with some comic touches, although Mudds' director and producer have opted for what I feel was a very straight telling of a story with all kinds of magical twists and turns. It definitely works!

Leading a strong and enthusiastic cast are Mudds' veterans Michele Eno as Mary Poppins and Robert Horne who very ably handles the busy role of Bert, the Cockney jack-of-all-trades who is Mary's good friend.

Eno's Mary Poppins is a delight! Her background gives her strong stage presence and she manages the complex part well. In addition her strong singing voice is an asset in this tuneful triumph of a stage show.

Oh yes - the songs! Mary Poppins features more than 20, many of which are classics that immediately register and soon have you humming along (don't worry, I never sing out loud).

My favourite in this production was the cast's handling of the demanding, breathless 'Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' near the end of the first act.

Other standout tunes include the uplifting 'Spoonful of Sugar' and 'Feed the Birds' featuring the Bird Woman (the always excellent Trish Smith) Mary and the ensemble. Who wouldn't enjoy a song named 'Chim Chim Cheree' or Mary's salute to herself 'Practically Perfect.'

There is a large cast but plaudits must go to Chris Jones for his able handling of the challenging role of family patriarch George Banks.

Catherine Clark is a positive force as Winnifred Banks and the children are ably played

by Maddy Martin and Jack Lockhart. Young Jack, as the sometimes naughty Michael, earned some of the evening's biggest laughs for his forceful, amusing dialogue. And he's just nine-years-old!

Family affair This production is very much a family affair. Jones' wife Sylvia Giles is splendid in her all too brief appearances as Mrs. Corry, the gingerbread shopkeeper.

Incredibly the Lockhart family lends four members to the cast. Son Jack is Michael while Mom Patti, a regular performer with the troupe, is outstanding as Mrs. Brill the Banks overworked and harassed cook and housekeeper.

Patti's husband Jon plays Robertson Ay, the household's hapless male servant.

Jon is brilliant in that role!

Rounding out the Lockhart

NOTICE OF OPEN HOUSES/ PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSIONS Ottawa Valley Recreation Trail (formerly known as the CP Rail Line)

The County of Lanark has recently leased, and will eventually acquire, lands owned by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. The County’s current intent is to develop the lands as a recreational trail in partnership with other municipalities.

Four public open houses have been scheduled in 2017, to engage, inform and seek input from County residents on the proposed future use of the corridor.

Thursday, January 19, 2017 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Rosedale Hall, 657 Rosedale Road South, Montague Township

Thursday, January 26, 2017 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Beckwith Township Office, Council Chambers, 1702 9th Line Beckwith

Thursday, February 2, 2017 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Carleton Place Arena (upstairs hall) 75 Neelin Street, Carleton Place

Thursday, February 16, 2017 Almonte Old Town Hall, 14 Bridge Street, Town of Mississippi Mills 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Please join us at one of the open house sessions and we would be happy to answer your questions and listen to your feedback.

For more information, please contact: Kurt Greaves, Chief Administrative Officer Phone: (613) 267-4200 ext. 1101 • Email: kgreaves@lanarkcounty.ca

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RVCA celebrates 50 years of conservation Special guests and dignitaries gathered to celebrate 50 years of conservation at the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority's anniversary celebration on Nov. 30.

Surrounded by watershed representatives, politicians, past and present staff along with numerous friends and partners, RVCA board of director members looked to acknowledge the many people, projects and partnerships behind a conservation movement that started in the early 1940s.

"This was our opportunity to thank those who have helped us towards our goal of a thriving and sustainable watershed," said Lyle Pederson, RVCA chair and Elizabethtown-Kiltey representative. "Conservation of our land and water is not something you can do alone. It takes a great deal of municipal support along with many staff, partners and volunteers to get the job done."

Ottawa mayor Jim Watson was in attendance and spoke to the crowd of more than 70. He reflected on Ottawa mayor Don Reid's drive to bring the then 41 watershed municipalities together to form a local conservation authority in March 1966. Watson praised the board members, staff and partners for their past and ongoing work.

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Rideau Valley Conservation Authority (RVCA) general manager Sommer Casgrain-Robertson, RVCA chair Lyle Pederson, Mayor of Ottawa Jim Watson, Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation chair Jason Kelly and RVCF executive director Dan Cooper celebrate RVCA’s 50th anniversary on Nov. 30.

Also in attendance was Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation chair Jason Kelly who spoke of the continued support the foundation has for the authority's on-the-ground efforts throughout the watershed. He took a moment to thank BMO for their support of the anniversary event

and brought greetings and congratulations from Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa MacLeod.

"Tonight was a wonderful opportunity to reconnect, reminisce and reflect on our many shared accomplishments," said master of ceremonies and RVCA vice chair Ed Hand. "Now it is time

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Todd Lalonde was acclaimed as the new board chair of the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario Dec. 6. Above, from left: Vice-chair Robin Reil, Lalonde and director of education William J. Gartland.

board chair at annual meeting Todd Lalonde, trustee for City of Cornwall and Glengarry County, has been acclaimed to the position of chair for the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario (CDBSBEO). It will be the first term as chair for Lalonde, who is entering his 11th year as a Catholic school trustee.

Lalonde served the board as vice-chair during the last term.

Lalonde told trustees, "I would like to thank my fellow trustees for the confidence they've given me to be their chair for the next year. Being around this table and serving Catholic education is an honour, and I am excited to embark on this journey, supported by the experience and expertise of my fellow trustees. I would also like to congratulate the CDSBEO staff and administration, for the good work they do each day. I also look forward to working with trustee Reil, who has great experience as an educator and trustee."

Lalonde succeeds Mr. Brent Laton, trustee for Grenville County and ElizabethtownKitley Township. Laton had served five consecutive terms as chair. Lalonde also offered thanks to Laton for his years of exceptional service as board chair.

The board of trustees also elected Robin Reil, trustee for City of Brockville, Town of Smiths Falls, and Leeds County to the position of vice-chair.

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olic school trustee since 2003.

"I do appreciate the support of my fellow trustees, and I commend executive council for the great work they do. I look forward to us working as a team for the good of our students," he said.

Director of Education, William J. Gartland, congratulated Lalonde and Reil. "The annual meeting is a wonderful celebration of our Catholic faith, and an opportunity to renew our dedication to Catholic education. I know that both Mr. Lalonde and Mr. Reil share that dedication and it will be a pleasure to work with them, and all of the Trustees as they continue to provide leadership and governance to the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario," he stated.

The board welcomed Archbishop Brendan O'Brien of the Kingston Archdiocese, who presided at Mass to begin the evening. His Grace offered his thanks to trustees and senior administration for the work they do to preserve and protect their Catholic faith and Catholic education. The archbishop also blessed all CDSBEO trustees.

The 2014-2018 CDSBEO board of trustees are: • Ron Eamer - trustee, City of Cornwall and Glengarry County • Nancy Kirby - trustee, Lanark County • Todd Lalonde - trustee, City of Cornwall and Glen-

garry County • Brent Laton - trustee, Grenville County and Elizabethtown-Kitley Township • Robin Reil - trustee, City of Brockville, Town of Smiths Falls, and Leeds County • Karen McAllister - trustee, Dundas and Stormont Counties • Sue Wilson - trustee, Prescott and Russell Counties • Alexa Meeson - Catholic student trustee, 2016-2017 Director of education presents annual report Gartland presented his annual report to the board of trustees at the meeting. The report reviews successes in areas such as student achievement, faith development, and program initiatives.

"The CDSBEO continues to focus on the well-being of all students. Our success resonates in the accomplishments of our learners, who continue to excel in their faith, as well as their academic achievements," he said.

Gartland congratulated staff and members of the board for making the past school year one of continued success.

The director's annual report is now available for download, and the video version is available to view on the front page of the board's website: www. cdsbeo.on.ca.

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Community band holds food bank fundraiser Dec. 18 For the sixth year in a row, the Carleton Place and District Community Band will give a Christmas gift to the community. The band will present "Sing-in" the Season on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 18 at 2 p.m. in Zion-Memorial United Church in Carleton Place.

The band is happy to give this Christmas gift to you, under the direction of its new director, Gary Payne.

So, come and receive the gift by spending an enjoyable hour or so singing familiar carols and seasonal tunes with the band. And for a rest from singing, you can listen to the band play some wonderful seasonal music, including Sleigh Ride, Feliz Navidad, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman.

This is a free presentation - there is no charge. But, a contribution to the Lanark County Food Bank - The Hunger Stop (either a can or cash) would be welcome. That way, everyone can share in the gift. The band is grateful to Zion-Memorial United Church which is providing the concert space with no charge. Without the church's gift, the concert couldn't happen.

Zion-Memorial United Church is located at 37 Franklin Street in Carleton Place. For more information about the concert, call Louise at 613298-3953.

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A Chance Animal Rescue Inc. received a $750 donation from Wick Witch Bath & Candle Co. Dec. 10, proceeds from the store’s Pet Photos with Santa Paws fundraiser held that day outside their Merrickville shop.

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Above, Bernese Mountain Dogs Fancy, left, and Ralphie, cozy up to Santa. Left, Lars the rabbit visits with the Jolly Old Elf.

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Upper Canada school board releases 2015-2016 director’s annual report The Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) 20152016 Director's Annual Report to the Community demonstrates how board efforts are strategically aligned with provincial goals and objectives and are focused on improving learning and well-being, director Stephen Sliwa said Dec. 8.

The report, entitled Achieving Together: Leading and Learning for All, outlines the board's success in meeting our four strategic priorities of achieving excellence, ensuring equity, promoting well-being, and enhancing public confidence in our district.

"This report is about our clear focus on student achievement and creating safe, accepting, and supportive environments in our schools and workplaces where staff and students can thrive," said Sliwa.

The recently released report highlights how we have deepened our commitment to

student learning through our Board Improvement Plan for Student Achievement (BIPSA). The plan identifies system goals and strategies to improve student understanding in literacy and math and how we are developing capacity in our principals and vice-principals to ensure effective assessment practices in our schools.

The report also reveals how the board is: • Focusing on relevant learning opportunities for our students and evidence-based teaching practices through promoting successful instructional approaches such as the threepart math lesson and math talk.

• Developing our principals and vice-principals to be both instructional and administrative leaders to benefit our students and communities.

• Providing a welcoming atmosphere for students through Indigenous education programs, our focus on equity and

inclusion, and the reciprocal learning experience resulting from our International Education Program.

• Enhancing system wellness through a variety of programs for our students such as our popular Upper Canada Cup athletic championships, and through mental health supports offered to students.

• Improving public confidence in our system through better communication with our parent community through our My Family Room messaging system and connecting with the general public through our UCTV website.

"This report shows we are taking every opportunity to ensure we develop students who are smart, resilient, adaptable, innovative and caring, all with the intent of meeting our board mission of preparing every student for a successful life."

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In his short time at LAWS, with lots of patience and TLC, Carl is now more comfortable with his new faith: a warm cozy bed at LAWS with regular food and staff talking to him reassuring him all will be OK. He quickly understood that

strain on the centre’s small staff. Many of these birds are orphaned babies or birds that have been struck by vehicles or attacked by feral cats or other animals.

An increasing number, however, are survivors of collisions with windows, particularly those on large downtown buildings.

“It’s wonderful that increased public awareness has resulted in more people finding more injured birds and bringing them to the centre, but without additional help it is becoming an unsupportable strain on our limited resources,” says WBCC executive director Mireille Goguen.

“With a maximum staff of just five, and low administrative overhead, the centre has managed for many years to care for every bird that comes through our door,” says Robert Burns, WBCC chair. “The task can be overwhelming at times, but our amazing staff and volunteers are dedicated and passionate when it comes to ensuring that every bird is fed, cared for and then released back into their natural habitat.”

“Over the past few months we have been able to reduce our expenses, and I congratulate our staff for continuing to find innovative ways to do more with less,” adds Goguen. “The continuing growth in demand, though, means we need to grow our donor base and to develop new

he was in a pretty nice place at the shelter, a far cry from being a street cat. Within one month we were able to turn this gorgeous black cat around into a very likeable boy. He’s now comfortable with cuddles, loves to be around his cat friends and has turned into a playful boy. Meanwhile he’s been neutered and would love to be invited into his forever home.

Thank you for your continued support. Follow us if you like on Facebook at www.facebook.com/lanarkanimals, visit us online at www.lanarkanimals.ca or if you have any questions or concerns, please contact the shelter at shelter@lanarkanimals.ca or by calling 613283-9308. LAWS is located at 253 Glenview Road in Smiths Falls.

strategies to help ensure the centre’s long-term financial sustainability, while continuing to provide the level of care that our community expects.”

In response, the centre is launching its “Birds of All Feathers” campaign, in recognition that our supporters come from all walks of life, “and that when we come together with a common goal we can do even more to give these birds a new lease on life,” says Burns.

Over the coming weeks the campaign will share stories of the amazing birds we have helped and the staff and volunteers who go

above and beyond the call of duty to bring this essential service to Ottawa and area residents. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to meet many of our feathered friends and watch their recovery and release back into nature.

To donate, visit www. wildbirdcarecentre.org and follow the link to our campaign website.

About Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Centre Founded in 1981, the Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Centre is a registered charity that assesses, treats and rehabilitates injured, ill, or orphaned wild birds for the

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purpose of releasing them back into their natural habitat. The centre provides information on bird intervention, safe handling techniques and avian injury prevention, and educates people about the natural history, conservation and rehabilitation of wild birds.

The centre is authorized by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources to rehabilitate wild birds. However, we

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The Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Centre (WBCC) needs your help. The National Capital Region’s only rehabilitation centre for sick, injured and orphaned wild birds has hit a funding crunch driven by the growing number of birds being brought to the Centre each year.

To help deal with the shortfall, the WBCC has launched its first annual “Birds of All Feathers” fundraising campaign.

This worthwhile cause began in 1981 with just one bird, an injured Rubythroated Hummingbird named Pip which was successfully rehabilitated by the late Kathy Nihei, who founded the Centre. Thirtyfive years later, the WBCC is the Ottawa region’s only organization dedicated to the care, treatment and rehabilitation of injured or orphaned wild birds. It relies almost exclusively on donations and volunteers to care for more than 2,700 birds annually, and answer more than 20,000 phone calls and emails from the public. On a regular basis throughout the year, bird lovers from as far away as Pembroke to the northwest, Kemptville to the south, and Rockland to the east, drop off birds in need of care.

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All of us should be trying to eat more vegetables and fruit every day. When fresh vegetables are on sale, if you can, buy extra, then blanch and freeze them for later use. To blanch vegetables, boil them for a few minutes first. Then place the vegetables in ice-cold water to stop cooking, drain water and freeze. Label with the date.

Go online to Foodland Ontario for lots of recipe ideas.

Root vegetables such as beets, carrots, potatoes, turnips and rutabaga can also be less expensive and are versatile. Roast them, mash them and bake them for to a variety of nutrients for less money.

Canned and frozen can be nutritious as well and are often on sale. Try to: • Choose canned fruit packed in water.

Look for canned fruit and vegetables with little or no added fat, salt or sugar, compare products by using the Nutrition Facts Table. More than 15 per cent sodium per serving is too much.

Choose frozen vegetables without sauces or breading.

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Healthy grains The ingredients list on a best buy from the grains food group should start with the words whole grain. A whole grain provides three layers packed with good nutrition. The outer layer is rich in fibre, the germ layer has lots of vitamins and minerals and the endosperm contains starch for energy. Go for quality rather than quantity.

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Nutrition Tips when stored in dry place in a container with a tight fitting lid.

Cook your own pasta, rice and barley rather than using packaged mixes, you will save money and avoid the added salt and fat that's often found in prepackaged mixes.

Choose breakfast cereals in larger packages. Pick the unsweetened ones. Use the Nutrition Facts Tables to pick cereals with less than 7 grams of sugar per serving. Cereals made from whole wheat or bran (oat, wheat, corn) are a good source of fibre. Look for those with 4 grams or more of fibre per serving. In you can plan the time, plain hot cereals made from whole grains that you cook yourself, like rolled oats or mixed whole grain, are healthier and less expensive than the instant kind.

Importance of dairy Let's talk about best buys from the milk and alternatives group. Cow's milk when purchased in four litre bags is less expensive than milk in cartons.

You can freeze milk for up to three months. Thaw it in the fridge and shake it before opening. Using skim milk powder in cooking can increase the calcium and Vitamin D in your diet. Visit eatrightontario.ca and type 'skim milk powder' in the search bar to get many ideas that go far beyond drinking it.

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, no one can fool you this week and this is quite an advantage. Make the most of your renewed sense of awareness and use it to make some important decisions.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 A change of scenery could be just what you need, Taurus. Get out of town for a few days and recharge your personal batteries. This respite can do wonders.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Work in conjunction with a coworker to accomplish a difficult task, Gemini. Embracing your cooperative, team-first side is the right approach in the week ahead.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Big changes are ahead for you, Cancer. Are you ready to turn your schedule on its head for the time being? You will have to make a series of changes in the coming weeks.

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LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, think about exploring your creative side and find out ways to make the most of that exploration. The reward will be well worth the investment.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, just when you think some miscommunication has been smoothed over, you find yourself needing to explain a situation all over again.

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AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, try to schedule a fun diversion that takes you away from the daily grind. A brief getaway may be ideal, or even a night out with friends.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, take a step back and reassess a situation that has frustrated you thus far. A new perspective might do the trick.

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Regional Round-Up Colour To Be Unboxed. Colours to dazzle and challenge will be on display, Mississippi valley Textile Museum, December 20-February 25.

Vernissage for the exhibit on January 14, 2-4 p.m. Information: 613-256-3754. 3 Rosamond St. E. Euchre- 4 hand, December 15, 7:30 p.m.

Sponsor: The “Town & Country Tenants Assoc., 375 Country St., light lunch. Contact Norma at 613-256-4179.

Hub Hospice Palliative Care, Introduces Good Grief, Led by: Barbara Carroll, PHD, 3rd Monday each month, Dec 19, 10:30-noon, Parish House, 70 Clyde St. 613-883-6646 barbaracarroll@rogers.com Living Positively. Kenyan Artists Paint Their Truths. Dec 10-Feb 10. Art work from the 1st Imani Artists Collective of Eldoret, Kenya.

Mississippi Valley Textile Museum. Saturday Dec. 17, 1:00.-3:00 p.m. Information: 613-2563754.

Mills’ Home Support, Almonte, A Special Christmas Buffet & Slots. Friday, December 16.

Call Home Support 613-256-4700 to reserve.

Mills’ Home Support, Almonte, Christmas Light Tour & Supper Out. Monday, December 19. Call Home Support 613-256-4700 to reserve.

Mills’ Home Support, Almonte in Partnership with the Parkinson’s Society. Monthly Support Group will meet Monday December 19. 67 Industrial Drive. 2-4pm. Elizabeth Veninga, Facilitator. Home Support 613-256-4700 to register Mills’ Home Support, Almonte, Lunch Bunch. Thursday, December 22 at the Mills’ office, 67 Industrial Dr. Entertainment provided by the “George Chenier” and a visit from Santa Claus. Transportation available. Call Home Support 613-256-4700 to reserve.

Mills’ Seniors Services, Almonte, Parkinson’s Support Group. Monday, December 19, 2 p.m. at the Mills’ office, 67 Industrial Drive.

Call Seniors Services 613-256-4700 to register.

Meetings take place the last Monday of the month.

Mills’ Seniors Services, Weekly Foot Care Clinics, Alison Kaczan RPN provides care, at the Mills’ Seniors Services Office, 67 Industrial Drive. Call 613-256-4700 for appointment.

Perth Community Christmas Day Dinner, Code’s Mill, Banquet Hall, Dec. 25, doors open 11:30, Dinner 12. Call or website if you require a ride, meal delivered or like to volunteer.

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Bingo Tuesday, December 20, at 7 p.m.

Carleton Place Arena upper hall. Elevator access available. Sponsor: Carleton Place and District Civitan Club.

Christmas Eve Service, Saturday December 24th, at 5 pm at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. Everyone is welcome.

Community Home Support- Footcare Clinics on Tues & Thurs. For Appt. 613-2530733.

Dec. 18, Sunday. Sixth Annual “Sing-in” the Season concert with the Carleton Place and District Community Band. 2.00 pm. ZionMemorial United Church, 37 Franklin St. 613-

Any community organization based in our circulation area wishing to list an event of community interest is invited to submit a description of 25 words or less in writing. Admissions or event costs, will not be included. Deadline is Monday at 4:30 p.m. prior to publication date. This service is provided free of charge. Events will be listed no more than two weeks in advance. Write, Metroland Media, Attn: Regional Roundup, P.O. Box 158, Smiths Falls, Ont. K7A 4T1, or fax at 613-283-5909 or e-mail: jmichaelis@theemc.ca OR cheryl.code@metroland.com. Items will be edited as necessary. Please include name, address and phone number.

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Euchre, every 2nd, 3rd and 4th Monday of the month. 7:30 p.m. Legion. Sponsor: Ladies Auxiliary. Bring your friends. Lunch/prizes. 613253-6375.

Good Food for a Healthy Baby, every Thursday, 1-3 p.m. 30 Bennett Street. Info: 613-257-2779 ext 3106 (or ext 3100).

Hungry Lunch Café’s Christmas turkey lunch, December 20th at 12:00 noon, ZionMemorial Church Hall, 37 Franklin St. All welcome.

Ladies Darts, every Tuesday starting 7:00 p.m. Legion. Sponsor: Ladies Auxiliary.

New Years Eve Roar, Army Navy Airforce Club, 315 Townline Road E., Dec. 31, 8pm, live entertainment, tickets at the door or in advance cplions@gmail.com Parents and Children’s Group every Monday, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. 30 Bennett Street. Info: 613-257-2779 ext 3107 (or ext 3100).

Parent’s Lifeline of Eastern Ontario support group meets monthly on 3rd Wednesday at CP Open Doors 6:30-8:30 pm. Drop in. All are welcome Rotary Club of Carleton Place & Mississippi Mills meet every Monday evening at 6:15 at Thirsty Moose, Mill St. (Carleton Place).

Info: Louise 613-253-2602.

St. James Anglican Church, Franktown, invites you to join in the Christmas Eve Service, Saturday December 24, 8:30 p.m. and on Sunday January 1st @ regular service 9 a.m. Everyone is Welcome.

Zion-Memorial United Church: Christmas Eve Services, Saturday, December 24, 5 p.m. family service, 7:30 p.m. Communion Service.

Christmas Day Service, Sunday, December 25, 10:30 a.m. 37 Franklin St. Info: 613-257-2133

DELTA Turkey Dinner - Reservations Required.

Sat Dec. 17, 4 pm to 7pm, Delta United Church. Full coarse turkey dinner with all the trimmings. Take-outs available. Reservations Pat 613-928-2712.

KEMPTVILLE Baby Talk, Wednesday, December 21, 1:303 p.m. Madison Montessori Academy, 2965 County Rd 43.

Blood Donor Clinic, North Grenville Municipal Centre, Thursday December 22, 12:303:30pm and 5:00-8:00pm. Sponsored by the Kemptville Masons. Book an appointment at blood.ca

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New Year’s Eve Party, Dec. 30. Music by Elise & Company, luncheon after countdown.

Tickets: Branch 613-269-3338 or 613-2693234. Merrickville Legion Open Stage, Merrickville Legion, 5-9 p.m December 18, Hosted by Heather Snow & The Flakes. Food provided by: The Village Bean.

Roast Turkey Dinner - served at 6pm, Dec. 16, music by Lorne Daley. 7-11pm. Merrickville Legion.

PAKENHAM Pakenham Community Home Support sponsors: Foot care, transportation, meals on wheels, Tuesday luncheons. Info/appointment (613)624-5647.

PERTH Bridge, Perth Duplicate Bridge Club meets 7:00 p.m., Thursday, December 22 at Perth Civitan Club. For partnership contact Bert Picard 613-267-5305.

Community Home Support Day Hospice runs every Thursday 10-3pm, The group is for people with life-limiting illness. Pre-register 613-267-6400.

Good Food for a Healthy Baby, every Thursdays, 10-12 p.m. St. James Church (Beckwith St. entrance), Info: 613-257-2779 ext 3106 (or ext 3100).

Jamboree, Perth Legion, Beckwith St, Saturday December 12 1-4 p.m. Harry Adrain Hosting Open Mic, 2-6pm. Everyone welcome.

Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Wednesdays, Dec 21. Perth Library, 10-noon.

613-283-0095.

Parents and Children’s Group, every Tuesday, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at St James Church (Beckwith St. entrance). Info: 613-283-9307 #3100.

Perth Citizens’ Band Christmas Concert Tuesday December 20, 7:30pm, St. James Anglican Church, guests the Redhawk Rhythmics.

Info: 613-256-4221 www.perthband.ca Seniors Shopping Bus Trip, 3rd Tues of the month. Space limited. Call 613-267-7000 to reserve your seat.

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Christmas Eve: Sat., Dec. 24: 5 & 7:30 pm; Christmas Day: Sun., Dec. 25: 10 am. Everyone is welcome.

Stroke survivor and caregiver support group, meets the 4th Wednesday of every month between 1:30-3:30 p.m. Legion, 26 Beckwith St E. Info: (613)549-6666 x6867.

The Butterfly Fan Club- Perth & District Breast Cancer Support Group. Meeting, Thurs., December 15, Dinner, 5:30pm Michaels Table Restaurant, 110 Gore St. Info: Carleen 613812-4474.

Euchre, every Thursday, 1:00 p.m. Legion Hall. Sponsor: Ladies Auxiliary. Lunch. Prizes.

Save the Date, New Year’s Eve Party, Royal RURAL Canadian Legion Br 395, Saturday, December 31, 8 p.m. till closing. Music by: Rukkuzz. Tickets from Legion members by December 22 or 4 Hand Euchre Friday, December 16, 7:30 call 613-259-3249. p.m., Pierces Corners Hall. Light lunch. All welcome. Info: 613-489-1684 6 hand euchre, light lunch, every Saturday, 1 p.m. Montague & District Seniors Club, 658 MERRICKVILLE Rosedale Rd S. (613)283-8482.

Christmas Eve Services will be held at Merrickville Legion New Year’s Day Levee, Althorpe United Church, 2686 Althorpe Road

at 6:00 pm, and at Calvin United Church, 364 Cameron Side Road at 8:00 pm. Everyone welcome.

Christmas Eve, St. George’s Anglican Church, Clayton. Shepherd’s pie and angel cake 5-6:30pm, Christmas Carols 6:45pm, Family Eucharist Worship Service 7pm. www.stgeorgechurchclayton.webs.com December 18, Candlelight Carol Service, St. Andrew’s United Church, Bishop’s Mills, 7 p.m. Refreshments to follow in the Church Hall. All are welcome to attend.

Diabetes and You Support and Education Drop-In. 3rd Thursday of month. December 15, “Trivia & Prizes - Jane Palmer, RN CDE”, 1011:30 a.m. Country Roads Community Health Centre, 4319 Cove Rd., Portland.

Exercise lead by a Registered Kinesiologist every Thursday, Country Roads Community Health Centre, Portland. Sponsor: Rideau Valley Diabetes Service/Telemedicine. Intermediate 9:30-10:30, Beginner 10:45-11:45. Call 613-284-2558, to arrange for your personal assessment before starting this program.

Fun and Fitness, Mondays, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Watson’s Corners Hall. Info: Kara 613259-2182.

Portland Community Luncheon, Thursday, December 29, noon, Portland United Church. Menu: 2 kinds of soup, tortière, salad and dessert. Everyone welcome!

Portland’s Battle of the Bulb. Lighting up the area for the season. Judging the evening of Dec. 17. 613-483-7873 for info.

Snow Road Snowmobile Club Christmas Dinner and Live Country Music Entertainment Saturday, December 17, 6 p.m. Advance Tickets Required limited to 100. Contact Ruth 613-278-0477 or Alice 613-278-1020. Everyone welcome.

St. Andrew’s United Church, Toledo Christmas Eve service on December 24 at 5 pm.

St Bedes Anglican Church Christmas Eve Service, 1641 Rosedale Rd North, Montague. Saturday, December 24, 4 p.m.

SMITHS FALLS 4 hand euchre, Wednesday, December 21, 7:00 p.m. downstairs at the Legion, Main St. Good prizes, good food. 613-284-1074.

Bid Euchre, Every Monday evening, 7 p.m., Legion Br 95.

Bingo, Every Thursday evening, 7 p.m. (canteen open from 4:30-7 p.m.) Royal Canadian Legion Br 95.

Christmas Cantata, “Born a Savior, Born a King”, Sunday Dec. 18 at 10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church, 73 Beckwith St. All welcome.

Christmas Service, December 24, 11 a.m.

Seventh Day Adventist Church, 333 Hwy 29.

The Timing of the Messiah’s birth. Refreshments will be served.

Civitan Bingo every Tuesday, Smiths Falls Civitan Hall. Start 7 p.m. Doors open 5:30 p.m.

Canteen available. Proceeds to help fund charity and community projects.

Contract Bridge, Hanley Hall, downstairs, Wednesday, December 21, 1 p.m. Info: 613-2836116.

Duplicate Bridge, Every Monday evening, 7 p.m., Legion Br 95.

Duplicate Bridge Lessons with Games, Every Tuesday afternoon, 1 p.m., Legion Br 95.

Duplicate Bridge Lessons with Games, Every Tuesday afternoon, 1 p.m., Legion Br 95.

Duplicate Bridge, Monday evenings at 7 p.m. and Tuesday afternoons at 12:45 p.m., at the Smiths Falls Legion.

EA- Emotions Anonymous- 12-step organization working toward recovery from emotional difficulties (marriage, children, grief, etc). Meetings (every Tuesday)- December 20, 7 p.m. Salvation Army Church (side door). 613283-0960.

Euchre Every Wednesday Evenings, 7p.m.

Canadian Room, Legion Br 95.

Gentle Exercise, Rideau Valley Diabetes Services, 9:30-10:30 every Wednesday. Work at your own pace. Can help to maintain or improve strength, cardio and balance, and it’s lots of fun! Info: 613-284-2558.

Good Food for a Healthy Baby, every Tuesday, 1-3 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, 73 Beckwith St. N. Info: 613-257-2779 ext 3106 (or ext 3100).

Jamboree, Royal Canadian Legion BR95, December 18, Open Stage, Music 1-6:30 p.m., Shepherd’s Pie Dinner at 5 p.m. Members, Guest & Public Welcome.

Open Mic, Every Tuesday evening, 8 p.m., Canadian Room, Royal Canadian Legion Br 95.

Parents and Children’s Group, every Thursday, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at the First Baptist Church (73 Beckwith St N) Info: 613-283-9307 (or 613-257-2779 ext 3100).

Research your ancestors/learn indexing, Wednesday, December 21, 2-4 pm, Family History Center inside the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 7283 Roger Stevens Dr. Contact: Lisa Trodden 613-283-0711 or ltrodden@cogeco.ca Station Theatre Steel City Rovers Winter Tidings Concert, December 16, 8 p.m. Mix of Celtic and North American traditions. Tickets @ smithsfallstheatre.com 613-283-0300 Youth Darts, Every Saturday 10 a.m.-noon, ages 5-18, 7 p.m., Legion Br 95.

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‘The Flying Scotsman’ Eric Liddell ran the road to glory He was a man of God, could run like the wind, and ran the race of life straight to the end. Yes, he saw it through, stayed true to the course and traveled the road to glory. (In more ways then one). An outstanding individual indeed.

Eric Liddell, "The Flying Scotsman," was born January 16, 1902 to missionary parents in China but was raised and educated in Scotland. Early in life he discovered that athletics was something that both captivated him and was a thing that he excelled at. Especially running. In fact he was so fast that he was selected to represent The United Kingdom in the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris.

Described by his opponents as a "fly-er," Liddell came by his talent naturally.

He did not spend a lot of time training but seemed to possess an inner ability to attain incredible speed and agility while running. He was known to win races while wearing boots and dressed in everyday casual ware. And amazingly when racing, his head would raise up, his chin would protrude and then he would "take off" as if he had been fired out of a cannon.

(Interestingly: local country singer Arlene Quinn does something similar when she sings an inspirational song) Liddell truly left all others "trailing in his dust."

He was also a devoted man to his God and lived a life of service. He was ordained as a minister and returned to China during the Second World War where he would die while serving in a Prisoner of War camp. Lovingly referred to as "Uncle Eric" by the starving children and prisoners, Liddell did all he could to preserve the lives of those whom he was amongst.

One day the much awaited "care packages" that were parachuted down at times by Allied airman turned out to be soldiers and the camp was liberated.

However, it was too late for Liddell as his health had deteriorated to the point of no return.

Most people wouldn't know about Liddell's work and service as a minister and incredible sacrifice. He is far better known for his "run to glory" in the 400-metre race in the 1924 Olympics. Especially since he never intended to run the 400 but actually went to Paris to run the 100-metre heat. But the 100

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was scheduled to take place on a Sunday and Liddell refused to run on the Lord's Day. After much discussion, persuasion, argument and exasperation, a teammate offered Liddell his spot in the 400-metre and the rest is history. In front of the future King George, English nobility, a crowd of thousands and his sister with tears pouring forth, Liddell "shot forward" flying across the finish line with head raised, chin towards heaven and his opponents eating his dust. It was nothing less then a case of pure Olympic gold and personal triumphant glory.

The event has been immortalized in the 1982 Academy Award winning motion picture, Chariots of Fire.

"Where does the power come from to finish the race?" Liddell once asked a group of young people who had gathered to hear him preach. "It comes from within" he said.

Free app available to help Lanark, Leeds and Grenville youth manage mental health, addiction Be Safe was originally developed in London, Ontario to support and help youth aged 14 to 24 manage mental health and addiction crises, and link them to services in the surrounding areas. Through a youth-adult partnership between a dedicated team of youth, mindyourmind, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and the London Service Collaborative, youth contributed their knowledge of what they needed in times of crisis based on their own experience navigating the system.

Introduced in 2014, Be Safe has expanded to over 20 communities in Ontario. With funding from the South East LHIN, Lanark, Leeds and Grenville has been added to the Be Safe App. "We are pleased to support this innovative approach to connecting local youth to information about the services they need, when they need it," stated Paul Huras, CEO, South East LHIN. "Increasing aware-

ness of available community resources will enhance opportunities for youth to access care, ultimately ensuring that services are provided at the most appropriate place and time."

• Be Safe allows youth to complete a personal safety plan, including coping strategies, personal and medical information.

It is recommended that the information be completed during a time of stability, perhaps with the help of a counsellor or parent. The personal information can be password protected.

• Be Safe informs youth of local and provincial mental health and addiction crisis resources.

• Be Safe has a built in decision tool. Through a series of questions to assess their level of need, Be Safe provides youth with appropriate community resources.

• Be Safe has a 911 Emergency Response with a text response option for individuals with hearing or speech impairments. (A client's mobile

number would need to be registered with their wireless provider first. For emergencies, a call must be made to 911 first to receive a text response.) For more information, visit http:// textwith911.ca/.

• Be Safe has a paper version of the Pocket Guide safety plan which is available for download.

The Be Safe youth-friendly tool could help: Improve access to care for appropriate community supports and services and reduce avoidable emergency room visits.

"The app engages youth where they are at, with relevant content co-developed by youth.

They are at ease with their phones. Their coping strategies and resources are readily available. This will help more young people to access supports when and where they need it," said Cathie West, executive director, Youth Habilitation Quinte Inc. To learn more, please visit: www.youthab.ca/apps/.

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When being challenged by his sister Jenny concerning his choice to run for England before finishing his religious studies Liddell remarked, "Jenny, I believe the Lord made me for a purpose but He also made me fast. And

when I run, I feel his pleasure."

Whether it was pleasure or something far more, it is certain that the Reverend Eric Liddell was truly a special and amazingly loving individual. One who held true to

his convictions and choose to travel the road to glory. And in doing so, carved an everlasting place in the hearts of those who knew him and for a brief moment in 1924 was unmistakably known as the "fastest man in the world."

Managing Your Money...

5 Reasons To Discuss Your Estate Plan Now. Some things are difficult to talk about with family – and death leads that list. The reluctance is understandable but now is the time to have a conversation about death and money with your loved ones – it’s the best way to iron out estate planning issues, reduce potential inheritance hostilities and a possible reduction in estate assets. Here are the top five reasons to discuss your estate plan with your loved ones now: 1. Eliminate surprises If your estate isn’t left in the manner your beneficiaries expect, the results can be resentment and even litigation. So, if you’re planning to do anything out of the ordinary, now is the time to provide your reasons.

2. Ask about special requests You might assume you know which assets are important to each child but your guesses could be wrong.

For example, the child you assumed wants the cottage may not be interested all. Now is the time to ask your beneficiaries about their special requests.

3. Manage expectations For example, you have appointed only one of your two children as Executor. The child you have not appointed may feel that the appointed sibling somehow influenced you to give them more power over the estate. You may have a good reason for doing so – perhaps because the non-appointed child is a non-resident of Canada. Now is the time to provide your reasons.

4. Introduce your advisors Your family may not know the professionals who know the history behind your estate plan, the location

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of your will and assets, and other important information. Now is the time to introduce your beneficiaries to your lawyer, accountant and/or financial advisor.

5. Explain unequal divisions You may have decided that one child should receive less of your estate because they have already received money from you (perhaps for a house or car or to start a business) or to give specific assets to specific children that are of unequal value, which can lead to resentment. That’s why now is the time to discuss any unequal divisions, the reasons for them, and potential solutions such as one child purchasing sufficient insurance on your life to “buy out” a large asset from their sibling(s) with the insurance proceeds.

Talking about estate planning issues now avoids difficulties later. Your professional advisor can help you include the right strategies for you and your loved ones.

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The Kintail Country Christmas was held at the Mill of Kintail on Dec. 10. The event featured children’s crafts, pictures with Santa, music and stortelling by the fire and a luncheon. Above, volunteers make it all happen! Pictured, some of the Mississipi Valley Field Naturalists (MVFN) volunteers who help make the Kintail Country Christmas a reality each year. Above right, too big to bite! Little Meika Feeley attempts to devour a gingerbread cookie at the luncheon served up during the event. Below, Melissa Garneau, her mother Christine Adey and her sleeping daughter Adeya Garneau stopped by the Kintail Country Christmas to get into the festive spirit with hot apple cider.

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SOCIAL NOTES ANNIVERSARY

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Doreen Barr is turning 90!!

Drop by to wish her a Happy Birthday Saturday December 17th 3p.m. to 6p.m.

Almonte Legion upstairs hall No gifts please BIRTH

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HAPPY 90th BIRTHDAY Mary Benson December 15, 2016 To a wonderful Mom, Gramma & GG Love from Susan, Don John, Dorothy, Shawn, Tina Matt, Brittany, Maddy, Hailey Alex, Paige and Kenna

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CARD OF THANKS Thomas Bartello VE3 ELM To all who sent flowers, cards of sympathy, mass and memorial donations, who kindly came to the visitation and funeral for Tom, we offer our heartfelt gratitude. Many thanks also for the meals dropped off, the countless prayers said and words of encouragement.

You have blessed us with your kindness and generosity and it has eased our sorrow.

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The family of the late Elva Richmond would like to express a sincere thanks to family, friends and neighbours for the flowers, food, phone calls, cards, memorial donations and all the tributes to “Our Mom”. We extend a special thanks to Reverend Sam Draffin, John and Janie of O’Dacre Funeral Home for their kindness and expertise, also the grandsons for being pallbearers. Thank you to Dr. Turner, Emergency Room and Third Floor Staff at GWM Hospital for their compassion and care.

Thank You Ross, Carolyn, Linda, Laurie and Ken

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65th Wedding Anniversary For Barbara and Arnold Nauss Come & Go Tea December 18, 2016 from 2pm to 4pm 87 Napoleon Street, Carleton Place

The family of the late Anna Gorman (nee Simpson) would like to express their thanks and appreciation for the love, kindness and words of sympathy following the passing of a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt. We express our thanks to Hilltop Manor for their compassionate attention while Mother was in their care. Thanks to the ladies of Holy Trinity ACW for the lovely reception following the service performed by Rev Andrew Wilson.

A very special thank you to the Lannin Funeral Home and to all the pallbearers who took Mom on her final journey.

LeRoy, Lynda and Families

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Bill and Maxeen McConachie Invite you to share in a celebration of their 50th Wedding Anniversary Perth Curling Club Lounge December 17, 2016 From 1:00 to 6:00pm Best Wishes Only

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December 29th 2016 Issue is Thursday December 22nd at 9:30am. & January 5th 2017 Issue is Thursday December 29th at 9:30am

Wow! What a Party!

We would like to thank everyone who attended our 50th Wedding Anniversary. Special love, appreciation and thanks to our wonderful daughters, Lorie, Karen and Janet; our sonsin-law Tim and Dave, and our grandsons, Bryan, Ethan and Alex for organizing such a wonderful tribute to us. Many thank you for all the cards, gifts and flowers. A special thankyou to Justin Trudeau P.M, Bob Runciman M.P.P, Steve Clark M.P.P, Gord Brown M.P., Ron Holman - Mayor of Rideau Lakes, Robyn Jones - Mayor of Westport for their congratulatory certificates and best wishes. Big thanks to Mike Freeman, Hilary Hutchings, and Ross and Joanna Lambert for providing such great music. Special appreciation to the Westport Legion, Dave Wickenden and their helpers for preparing a delicious lunch. We are blessed to live in a great community with our family and friends. May God bless each and every one.

Seasons Greetings Ron and Shelvy Pollard

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The family of the late Murray Weir would like to express our sincere appreciation for the outpouring of love and support.

“Those we love don’t go away. They walk beside us every day.

Unseen, unheard but always near. Loved and missed and very dear.”

Lena, Marlene & family

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Thanks to all our family and friends that came to help celebrate our 25th Anniversary. Also, thanks for all the gifts and cards. It was a very special day.

Love Debbie and Reg Banks

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I wish to thank all who came, sent cards, best wishes and gifts. Thank you to all who helped prepare for my 90th Birthday Celebration especially my wife Linda.

Earl McFadden

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We would like to thank both our families and friends for making our Surprise Anniversary Party at Portland Legion so memorable. Also special thanks to the Legion Members.

Gordie & Sandra Daye

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Suddenly at the Smiths Falls Hospital on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 in his 61st year.

Beloved husband of Sherri (nee Edwards).

Loving father of Peter Charles (Lana) and Cory William John (Crystal). Dear grandfather of Skyler, Ashlynn, Rivir, Davin, Bauer and Summer. Treasured son of John Wansbrough (the late Elinor).

Loving son-in-law of Charlie (the late Kathleen) Edwards. Dear brother of David Wansbrough, Elizabeth Wansbrough, and Mark (Bridgitte). Brother-in-law of Randy (Cathy) Edwards. Peter will be fondly remembered by many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. Friends were invited to visit with the family at the Lannin Funeral Home, Smiths Falls on Saturday, December 10, 2016 from 11 am until time of Memorial service in the Chapel at 1 o’clock. As expressions of sympathy donations to C.H.E.O. or the Pancreatic Cancer Society of Canada would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences available at www.lannin.ca

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Manahan, Brian

A memorial gathering will be held for Brian Manahan, son of Ruth and Alan Manahan, Wednesday December 21, 2 - 4 p.m.

Perth Legion on the Tay. All are welcome.

Leaver-Kerr Lorna Matilda Anna (nee Hughes) Leaver-Kerr

Lorna passed away suddenly, at the Great War Memorial Hospital, Perth, on Saturday, December 10, 2016.

Lorna Leaver-Kerr, of Perth, who was in her 85th year.

Lorna was the dearly loved wife of Frank Kerr, who resides at Lanark Lodge, Perth. Lorna was predeceased by her parents, Ernest and Margaret Hughes (nee Yack). She was predeceased by her first husband, Harold Leaver and her brother, Ray and (late Jean) Hughes. Lorna will be missed by her children Joyce (Dutch) Van den Elst of Tomahawk, Alberta, Barbara Leaver, of Perth, Janet Stewart and Jack (Debby) Leaver, all of Balderson, and Bill Leaver, of Smiths Falls. Lorna enjoyed special relationships with her grandchildren – Beth (Burke), Kase, Sandra, Kayla, Mykelann (Steven), Meloralyn (Joe), Brad (Jessy), Kelsey (Tanya), Elizabeth (Jordan), and Charlotte. She held the esteemed position of great grandmother to 5 great grandchildren. She is survived by her dear sister, Jean (Harold) Doyle, of Seeley’s Bay. Lorna was a dear and cherished aunt to many nieces and nephews. Lorna will be fondly remembered by the Kerr family. Her family was her life and tending those relationships a priority; though, Lorna enjoyed her work as a counsellor at The Rideau Regional Centre, Smiths Falls, for over 30 years. In her retirement years, she was able to pursue additional relationships as a member of The Catholic Women’s League, the Legion of Mary and The Lanark County Quilters Guild. Lorna’s gentle presence and tender countenance will be forever remembered as her gifts she shared with all during her lifetime. Rested at the O’Dacre Family Funeral Home, 15 Victoria Street, Perth, on Tuesday, December 13, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, and 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, December 19, at 11:00 am, at St. John the Baptist Church, Perth.

Interment will follow at St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Perth. Her family has asked those wanting to make a donation in her memory, to consider The Great War Memorial Hospital Foundation (613-264-0638) or the Lanark Animal Welfare Society, LAWS (613 283-9308).

Mrs. Leaver-Kerr’s arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the O’Dacre Family Funeral Home, of Perth.

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PREECE, Allen Stanley

Peacefully at his residence on Monday, December 12, 2016 in his 61st year. Beloved husband of Sylvia.

Loving father of Troy (Shannon) White and Steaci White. Treasured grandfather of Michael, Jesse and Morgan. Dear brother of Diane (Carl Jackson), Doug Preece (Donna), Pearl (Andre Arsenault) and Dennis Preece. Predeceased by his parents Stanley Preece (Kathleen), and by his sister Gloria Wynn and brother Donnie.

Fondly remembered by many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

Friends were invited to visit with the family at the Lannin Funeral Home, Smiths Falls on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 from 2-4 and 6-8PM. A funeral service will be held in the Chapel on Thursday, December 15, 2016 at 11 o’clock. As expressions of sympathy donations to L.A.W.S or the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences available at www.lannin.ca

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Elsie Winifred

(Rathwell) (aged 93) It is with our greatest sadness to announce her passing, peacefully at the Country Haven in Almonte on December 1, 2016.

Beloved wife of the late Daniel Garfield Rintoul of Carleton Place. Predeceased by her sons William Earl Rintoul (Diane) and Garfield Thomas Rintoul and her infant daughter Sheila, cherished grandmother to Randy Rintoul, Tammy Rintoul Burry (John), Timothy Rintoul (Kelly), great grandmother to Tye and Cody Rintoul, Brady and Blaire Lentz. A private family service is to be conducted in the spring.

Special thanks to her Almonte Country Haven family for their love and wonderful care. In memory of Elsie, a donation to the Almonte Country Haven would be greatly appreciated.

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(Warrant Officer ret’d – Canadian Armed Forces) Peacefully at the Renfrew Victoria Hospital on Monday morning, December 5th, 2016; Reginald Hanna of Cobden; formerly of Port Colborne and Welland passed away following a brief illness.

He was 82. Beloved husband for over 60 years of Sybil (nee Lyons). Dearly loved father of John Hanna (Sheryl) of Cobden; Reg Hanna of Ottawa; Kelly Morin (Jean) of Victoria, B.C. and Peter Hanna (Lisa) of Stratford. Cherished and proud “Grandpa” of Alison, Joshua and Rachel Hanna; Peter Morin and Ben Chester and “Great-Grandpa” of 9. Dear brother of Roy Hanna of Belfast, Northern Ireland and Maureen May Ross (late Conrad) of Magnetawan, On. Predeceased by his parents: John and Rachel (nee Finley) Hanna; 2 brothers and 6 sisters. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Family and friends paid their respects during visitation at the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior on Saturday afternoon, December 10th from 2 to 3:45 p.m. A Service to remember Paddy Hanna was conducted in the Pilon Family Chapel on Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock. Spring interment Cobden Union Cemetery. In remembrance, a donation to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the Hanna family.

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Eva passed away to be with her Lord and Savior, surrounded by the love of her family in Perth hospital on Friday, December 9th, 2016 at the age of 83 years. She was the loving wife of the late Bert Young and devoted mother of Deborah (Larry) Smith, Jim (Barbara) Young and David (Cindy) Young. Eva was loved by her grandchildren Charlie (Christina), Paul (Kerry), Christina (Craig), Jamie (Sylvia), Heather (Daniel), Karen (Jonathan), Michaelia (Cole), Jacob (Shannon) and Brock (Emily). She was the very proud great grandmother of Tony, Marissa, Anthony, Addison, Aislyn, Griffin, Emerson and Rigsby. Eva was predeceased by her son Tony (Beckie), her sister Karen Phillips and brothers Gregan and Frank Harrison. She was the loved sister of Molly (Tony) Scanga. Eva will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her nieces, nephews, sisters-in-law Evelyn Murray and Lorraine Young, many good friends she made throughout the years and her Asbury Free Methodist Church family. Friends were received at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 15 Gore St., West, Perth on Tuesday, December 13th, 2016 from 2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Funeral service was held at the Asbury Free Methodist Church, 144 Gore St. East, Perth on Wednesday at 10:30 A.M. Interment Scotch Line Cemetery.

In remembrance of Eva, donations to the New Carlisle Bible Chapel Children’s Camp or a charity of your choice would be appreciated.

Blair & Son Funeral Home, Perth (613) 267-3765 to send your condolences or for further information visit www.blairandson.com

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BROMELL, Erma Mary (nee McEwen)

Passed away peacefully, on Saturday, December 3, 2016, at Lakeridge Health Oshawa, at the age of 83. Beloved wife of the late John Bennett, and the late Howard Bromell.

Loving mother of Jan (Wanda), the late Jane, Joseph, Ronald, Marilyn (Jim), and stepmother of Rick, Joanne, Debbie, Kim, and Lori. Loved grandma of Laurie, Dalton, Lynette, Marissa, Sylvia, and Brianna. Dear great grandma of Aiden. A Service to Celebrate Erma’s Life will be held at NORTHCUTT ELLIOTT FUNERAL HOME, 53 Division Street, Bowmanville, on Wednesday, December 28th at 1 pm. Interment Bowmanville Cemetery. If desired, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Society of Durham. www.northcuttelliott.com

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James Trevor (JT)

1975-2016 Passed away W e d n e s d a y November 23, 2016 in Gillam Manitoba (BBE Hydro) at the age of 41. Beloved son of Nancy Young Watson of Lombardy Ontario; Jim Young of Stoney Creek, Ontario; sister Tanya Sutton (Dave) of Burlington, Ontario; niece Brittnay Sutton; nephew Blake Sutton; grandmothers Alice Evoy of Lombardy, Ontario; Helen Young (predeceased) of Smiths Falls, Ontario; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. A celebration of Life will be held on January 14, 2017 from 2:00p.m. to 4:00p.m. at the Glad Tidings Pentecostal Church, 160 Wayside Drive, Perth Ontario. No flowers please, donations to Diabetic Society would be appreciated.

Meraw Lorna Della Beatrice (Britnell) Meraw

Lorna passed away peacefully, in hospital, Kingston on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at the age of 84. Beloved wife of Louis Meraw. Loved and respected mother of Robert (Joan) Harvey and Teresa (Jack) Hanna. Sadly missed by her grandchildren Erin (Dave) Firlotte, Amber McFadden (Kevin), Jessica (Joe) Kilpatrick, Megan (Craig) White and great-grandchildren Alex and Samantha Firlotte, Ben, Rylin and Lauren Kilpatrick and William, Cameron and Jackson White. Dear sister of Beatrice Frizell, Ed Britnell, Marlene McDonald and predeceased by brothers Ray and Dwayne Britnell. Fondly remembered by many nieces, newphews, great-nieces and great-nephews, cousins, extended family and many good friends. Family and friends may pay their respects at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, Smiths Falls on Thursday, December 15, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. until service in the Chapel at 1:00 p.m. In memory of Lorna, donations to the GWM Hospital Foundation, Perth or charity of choice would be appreciated.

Blair & Son Funeral Home, Smiths Falls (613) 283-2800 to send your condolences or for further information visit www.blairandson.com

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Wissler Rebecca Wissler

Passed away peacefully at the Smiths Falls Hospital on Thursday, December 8, 2016 at the age of 60, following a courageous battle with cancer. Beloved wife and best friend of Grant. Devoted mother of Rachel Williams (Warren DeFoy) and David Williams (Claire Harrington). She will be sadly missed by Grant’s children Nora Kennedy (Ken) and Julie Hutchins (Bill). Cherished grandmother and step-grandmother of Jack and George Williams DeFoy, Maggie and Eric Kennedy, and Bailey, Lindsey, Will, and Benjamin Hutchins and the late Duncan Kennedy. She will be fondly remembered by her sister Laura Liasi (Chris), as well as her nephews and extended family, and friends in the Perth and surrounding area, as well as all who knew her in England. Friends were received at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, Smiths Falls on Sunday, December 11, 2016 from 1 to 3 p.m. A service to celebrate her life took place on Monday in the Chapel at 11 a.m. A private interment will take place at a later date. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or the charity of your choice.

Blair & Son Funeral Home, Smiths Falls (613) 283-2800 to send your condolences or for further information visit www.blairandson.com

Pilgrim Audrey Maureen Pilgrim

The family of Audrey Pilgrim are deeply saddened to announce her peaceful passing on Sunday December 11th, 2016 in hospital, Perth, with her children by her side.

Audrey Pilgrim, of Perth, at the age of 84. Mrs Pilgrim was the beloved wife of the late Clifford Pilgrim for 58 years. Cherished mother of Terry, Wendy (Fred) Anderson, Cheryl Whalen and Jeff of Ottawa and Perth.

Treasure grandmother of 11 and greatgrandmother of 14. A special thank you to Jeff Pilgrim who selflessly cared for his mother for the past 4 years so she could stay in her home. Audrey will be sadly missed by her sisters Moira, Beverly and Diane and her brother Richard. At her request there will be no service. A small private family gathering will take place in the new year. However anyone wishing to, may place a donation with the Dignity House Hospice or the Food Bank in Perth. Mrs Pilgrim’s funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the O’Dacre Family Funeral Home, Perth.

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IN MEMORIAM

IN MEMORIAM SADLER, Carl In loving memory of a cherished Husband, Father and Poppa Carl who left us suddenly December 12, 2000.

Each of us in our own way, Have a special thought of you today, No longer in our lives to share, But in our hearts, you are always there.

Love today, tomorrow and always, Shirley, Carol Ann, Beverley, Kathryn and Families

McNamee – In loving memory of our Niece Emily McNamee It’s hard to know just what to say, When one so young is taken away.

Far too soon she had to part, Her memory forever engraved in our heart.

We only knew her for a short while, But the life she led made us smile.

She was so beautiful and oh so rare, Life as they say just isn’t fair.

Randy, Lisa, Brock & Joel

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Emily Marie McNamee April 27, 1990- December 17, 2015 It’s hard to believe it’s been a whole year since our darling Emily left us.

We are heart broken and feeling lost without our precious girl.

Even in our devastation, we know we are lucky to have so many beautiful people in our lives that show us each day that life is worth living. As we walk beside all these people, we live and grieve together.

They say it takes a village to raise a child...It also takes a village when we lose one.

We will light up the sky with fireworks in Emily’s honour.

Love to all!

Dave & Debbie, Shane & Lindsay and Cory McNamee, Pauline McNamee and family and Rita & Bob Moore and family

THOMAS In loving memory of a dear sister, aunt, great aunt and great great aunt Cath who passed away December 24, 2015 and a dear brother in law, uncle, great uncle and great great uncle Neil who passed away January 26, 2016.

Remembered everyday Marjorie & Family

IN MEMORIAM CLEMENT In loving memory of Dennis Clement, who passed away December 18, 2011.

Gone are the days we used to share, But in our hearts you are always there.

The gates of memory will never close.

We miss you more than anyone knows.

We can still see your beautiful smiles, And hear your voice in our minds.

There is a place in our hearts that is yours alone A piece of love that no one can own.

And all of us smile when we think of you.

Forever loved and remembered Margaret, Sherri, Jay, Jesse and Brandy

IN MEMORIAM McDIARMID In loving memory of our parents, grandparents, great grandparents & great great grandparents, Earl who passed away December 19, 1975 and Mary, who passed away December 18, 2002.

Lovingly Remembered Marjorie & Family

IN MEMORIAM FRIZELL – In loving memory of Frederick James Frizell who passed away Dec. 15, 2000.

Loving Dad, Grampa, Great Grampa.

Gone from us, but leaving memories Death can never take away.

Memories that still linger each and every day.

Sadly missed and Fondly remembered The Frizell Family

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BARR, Donnie - December 13, 1996 I seem to see in the soft dim light A face I love the best And I think of you in silence When the sun goes down in the far off west.

Love Gloria Grandpa Barr We never got to know you But some day we will get to hold your hand Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren

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LACKEY, Ann (Gertrude) – In loving memory of our dear Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother who left us on December 18, 1983.

Dear Mom In Heaven We are here and ponder very much, How we’d like to talk to you today, There are so many things, That we would like to say.

We know how much you care for us, And how much we care for you.

And how each time we think of you, We know you miss us too.

An Angel came and took you by the hand, and said Your place was ready in heaven, far above…

And you had to leave behind, all those that you dearly loved.

You had so much to live for; you had so much to do…

And though your life on earth is past, in Heaven it’s started anew, You’ll live for all eternity, just as God has promised you.

And though you’ve walked through Heaven’s gate, We are never far apart, For every time we think of you, You’re right here, deep with-in our hearts.

Always loved, remembered and sadly missed by her loving Children, Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren

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BERNICKY SCALE Francis Dale Marie January 10, 1984 December 20, 2008 Husband and Dad Daughter and Sister You are not just a memory Or part of the past, You are always remembered As long as we last.

There are no tomorrows For us to share, But yesterday’s memory, Will always be there.

Forever in our hearts Marina (Mom) and Brian

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COSTELLO – In loving memory of Brian, who passed away Dec. 15, 2010 at the age of 67 years.

Always in our heart Heather and family

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JOHNSON, Ron – December 15, 2015 R.B. One year has gone by and we all miss you so much.

There is a big space in our hearts.

Love, Patti, Jeff, Kathy, Sandy, Karen, Mike, Dona & families

ACRES – In loving memory of a dear brother, brother-in-law and uncle, Brian, who passed away December 14, 2009.

We cannot bring the old days back When we were all together But secret tears and loving thoughts Will be with us forever.

Missing you every day P.S. Give Mom and Dad hugs and kisses from us Darlene (Norman) Diane (Stanley) Carl (Christine) Nieces and Nephew

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MCDOUGALL-BEUTE, Azlynn Mia An Angel wrote in the Book of Life baby Azlynn’s date of birth, Then whispered as he closed the book, too beautiful for this earth.

But we don’t have to worry, Azlynn didn’t go there on her own, Her Great Grandma went with her that same day To their beautiful new heavenly home.

And they will be there watching over us as we join them one by one…

But, for now we don’t have to worry because Azlynn is not alone.

Lovingly remembered Nan, Aunts and Uncles

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KELFORD – In loving memory of my dear husband, Clifford who passed away four years ago today on December 13, 2012.

Love you and miss you, Georgina

IN MEMORIAM

Cathy Lynn (McIntosh) Yorke-Slader In loving memory of Cathy Lynn, who passed away December 17, 2006. A precious daughter, wife, mother, sister, aunt and friend who is dearly loved and missed every day.

Ten years have passed Much has changed; but much remains so true Like treasured memories and abiding love for you.

Time moves on at a quickened pace but you are always at our side reminding us of happy times; your love remains our guide.

With much love, Neil, Drew & Dean Ray & Carole RaeAnn, Roger, Matthew & Victoria Greg, Julie, Melissa & Jordan

Robert Nov 6, 2010

PLAUNT, Ruby – In loving memory of our dear Mother, Mother-in-law & Grandmother who passed away 25 years ago on December 12, 1991.

We stood beside your bedside, Our hearts were sad and sore.

We tended you with loving care, Til we could do no more.

In tears we saw you suffer, And slowly pass away, God knows how much we miss you, Today and every day.

Forever loved and missed by Ron, Linda, Don, David & Tracy

Bill Carl Frank Mar 18, 2011 Jul 17, 2010 Dec 17, 1980 My Dad Russell Larmon – Aug 3, 1982

Miss you all Love Shirley Ramsbottom and family

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Thelma Alice (nee Prophet) deGroot

Thelma passed away peacefully in hospital, Smiths Falls on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at the age of 82. Beloved wife of the late John deGroot. Loved mother of Robert and Karl deGroot. Sadly missed by her grandchildren Olivia and Ilya. Predeceased by her parents Alice and William Prophet of Edwards, Ontario and her twin sister infant Muriel Prophet, sisters Frieda (the late John) Stearns, Helen (the late Hubert) McAuley and brothers James (the late Mabel), Orval (the late Lois) and Lynn Prophet (Betty Prophet of Russell, Ontario). Fondly remembered

by Wilma (Tom), Melvin (Elvina) as well as her other nieces and nephews, cousins, extended family and friends. Family and friends may pay their respects at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 112 Beckwith St. N., Smiths Falls, on Friday December 16, 2016 from 6 to 8 p.m. and on Saturday, December 17, 2016 from 12 noon until service in the Chapel at 2 p.m. In remembrance, donations to the DSWT Wildlife Fund (www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org) Blair & Son Funeral Home, Smiths Falls (613) 283-2800 to send your condolences or for further information visit www.blairandson.com

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Also available 1000’s of tractor parts.

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Newfield, 60hp, bucket, TD Logging. Tri-axle load fork, $5000. Farm wagon, firewood logs, 18-21 sin- 2-wheel trailer, assorted gles, $1,250; $40 single antique machinery. cord, 100% poplar, mini- 613-359-5275 mum order. Haul brush and scrap.

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AIRLESS PAINTING Specializing in roof HUNTING SUPPLIES barn & aluminum/ vinyl siding painting Hunter Safety/Canadian *30 years experience.

Fire-arms Courses and ex*Screw nailing and ams held once a month at roof repairs.

Carp. Call Wenda Cochran Insured and Bonded 613-256-2409.

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up to 9’ $45 10’+ available Sleigh Rides Dec. 3 & 4, 10 & 11 South of Kemptville East of 416 & County Rd. 44 2853 Porter Road

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Notice to Creditors and Others All claims against the estate of Thomas Edward McParland, late of Tay Valley Township in the County of Lanark, who died on the 15th day of November, 2016, must be filed with the undersigned Estate Trustee on or before the 30th day of December, 2016; thereafter, the undersigned will distribute the assets of the said estate having regard only to the claims then filed.

DATED at Perth this 28th day of November, 2016.

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Lanark County is seeking a high energy, dynamic, professional to fill the following temporary full-time opportunity in our Social Service Department from January 2, 2017 to approximate December 29th, 2017.

MANDATE: Reporting to the Ontario Works Manager, the successful incumbent will maintain a client caseload by conducting interviews, completing applications and determining eligibility for assistance.

In addition, the incumbent will make client referrals to the appropriate community agencies and provides support to participants in determining and monitoring participation agreements 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

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The Town of Carleton Place is seeking an individual to fill the position of Public Works Superintendent The Town of Carleton Place is seeking an individual to fill the full-time position of Public Works Superintendent.

Summary: Responsible for the maintenance and operation of the Town’s infrastructure including roads, storm sewers, sanitary sewers and water distribution system.

Qualification/Experience: • Minimum High School Graduation Diploma along with either/or post-secondary education in a related field or a combination of experience and training in the relevant field. Certified Road Superintendent (CRS) and/or OACETT designations will be considered an asset; • 5-10 years of experience in municipal or construction environment, including 3-5 years of supervisory experience; • Act as ORO (Overall Responsible Operator) for the Town’s Water Distribution System (Level I) and Wastewater Collection System (Level II); • Certification by the Ministry of the Environment as a Class I Operator of Water Distribution and Class II Operator of Wastewater Collection Systems; • A thorough knowledge of legislation and regulations that may impact the operation of a Municipal Public Works operation such as, but not limited to, the Highway Traffic Act, Occupational Health and Safety Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Minimum Maintenance Standards for Municipal Highways and Town By-laws and policies; • Class G Ontario Drivers Licence (will be required to provide abstract and provide on-going confirmation of appropriate licence). DZ licence will be considered an asset; • Possess knowledge of the methods, materials, tools and equipment used in the maintenance, construction and repair of roadways sidewalks, bridges, culverts, storm and sanitary sewers, water systems and associated features including safety precautions.

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

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A detailed job description, for this position, can be accessed at www.carletonplace.ca LOST INDOOR ONLY CAT since Sat. Nov 12th. From Gillies Corners (1012) Perth Rd. He has never been outside before. He is black and white (tuxedo colouring), neutered male, no collar, no microchip. His name is Neako, 12-13 years old. Very thin (has always had trouble keeping weight on). REWARD OFFERED please help me find him and bring him home. Please call Krista 613-299-4885.

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The Alzheimer Society Lanark Leeds Grenville is looking for Personal Support Workers for our Weekend Respite site in Smiths Falls Daytime, Afternoon and Midnight shifts may be available on a permanent or on-call basis.

Our Respite runs Friday afternoons to Sunday afternoons.

Previous experience with dementia care is recommended.

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Why pets make terrible Christmas presents Christmas is fast approaching and along with it comes the tradition of giving and receiving presents. This is the time when most think: what am I going to get him or her for Christmas? Well, as cute and tempting as it is, giving a pet as a Christmas gift may not be the best idea!

Deciding to adopt a new pet should result from a wellconsidered decision: Giving a pet as a present could be filled with moments of excitement and happiness for both the giver and receiver. However, both parties need to realize that this relationship involves a commitment that will last for years!

So, before making this decision, ask yourself the following questions: Does this person really want a pet? Even if he/she expressed the wish to adopt a pet, maybe they were not sure.

If yes, is it a dog or cat? What breed has he/she chosen and will it fit with their lifestyle?

The breed and temperament are very important to consider.

Has this future pet-owner prepared their home for their furry family member? For example, it is important they provide scratching posts for cats to express their natural need to mark their territory.

Is this person ready to walk a dog at least twice a day?

Is he/she or a member of his/ her family allergic to pets?

Is he/she a landlord or a tenant? A lot of landlords still don't accept pets. Relinquishment is also very common when tenants move to another place where pets are not accepted.

Does this person have the financial resources to take care

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Giving and receiving of all sorts of gifts is part of the Christmas tradition, however pets make terrible presents. Much thought, research and preparation need to be considered before making the decision to give a pet, large or small. of a pet? This includes yearly veterinary examinations, vaccines, deworming, flea and tick treatments, food and either insurance or savings in cases of emergency.

Is this pet being considered for a child? Whether the pet in question is a dog, cat, rabbit, hamster or fish, parents of small children should be fully prepared to be the main caregivers of any pet(s) they adopt.

Kids quickly lose interest in

pets and will not always take responsibility for their care.

Adopting a pet always requires some preparation: If there is already a pet in the house, they should be prepared to accommodate as this can be a stressful period for all the animals in the household.

Adopting a new pet also means buying the essentials: leash, litter boxes, training pads, food, toys, etc.

Unless you are prepared to

consider all of the questions above, we strongly recommend you to opt for another gift! If you find yourself hesitating, it is most likely that this present is definitely not a good idea. Consult with your veterinary team if you are considering adopting a pet over the holidays or have any questions; they can help you with this important decision.

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Tips for staying safe while decorating for the holidays The holidays are a great time to get together with family and friends. However, holiday traditions can involve some safety risks that may not be found at other times of the year. Health Canada reminds Canadians to follow these tips for a safe and happy holiday season.

ed decorations, such as wreaths and reindeer, are rated for either indoor or outdoor use. Ensure that indoor lights and decorations are used only inside. Read the instructions on the package and do not exceed the recommended wattage.

Check all light bulbs, light strings and cords. Replace broken or burned-out bulbs, and discard any light strings or cords that are frayed, or that have exposed wires or loose connections.

Always turn off all holiday lights, lighted decorations, pre-lit trees and decorations before you go to bed or leave your home.

Holiday lights and lighted decorations Check the Healthy Canadians Recalls and Safety Alerts Database before buying or using seasonal lights, as some may have been recalled.

Use lights that have the mark of an accredited certification agency, such as CSA, cUL or cETL. Holiday trees and decorations Light strings and other lightWhen buying a real tree, make

sure it's fresh and water it daily.

Keep trees away from heating vents, radiators, stoves, fireplaces and burning candles.

Choose tinsel, ornaments, artificial icicles and other trimmings made of plastic or nonleaded metals.

Don't let children put decorations in their mouths, as some may be harmful to their health.

Keep metal, sharp or breakable tree ornaments, and those with small removable parts or button batteries, away from young children.

Toys and gifts Buy age-appropriate toys.

Toys for older children may contain small parts or other hazards that may make them unsafe for

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young children.

Read and follow the labels, warnings, safety messages and other instructions that come with a toy.

Purchase sturdy, well-made toys that come with contact information for the manufacturer or importer.

Ensure batteries are properly installed by an adult and not accessible to children.

Supervise children at play and teach them to use their new toys safely.

Toys can be recalled for health or safety reasons. Check the Healthy Canadians Recalls and Safety Alerts Database for more information about the latest recalls.

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Perth-based former ambassador looks back on postings in new writings

BY DESMOND DEVOY

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Diplomacy is not all caviar and champagne.

In fact, it’s very often a diplomat’s third shift of the day – and, in some ways, his or her most important.

This is one of the main messages that former ambassador Gary Smith wants the public to know about his former profession of more than 30 years. Smith, who has called Perth home for the last three years, has contributed some stories to the new book Declassified: Excerpts from the Personal Notebook of former Canadian Diplomats, which is on sale in places like The Book Nook.

Born in Toronto’s west end, near Brown’s Line, Smith – who turned 71 this year – moved to Penetanguishene, Ont., on the shores of Georgian Bay as a child, before moving back to Toronto, living in The Danforth area.

After a summer working at Expo ’67 in Montreal for six months, he graduated from York University’s Glendon College in Toronto, in 1968, having studied political science and international relations. He was hired on that year by what was then known as the External Affairs Department.

“As far as I can recall, I always looked beyond my own back yard,” he said.

He had first been offered a job with Ontario’s inter-governmental affairs department, but his friends told him, “Oh, go for Ottawa.” In the era of Trudeaumania, and the Cold War, in a time when it was not unusual for John Lennon and Yoko Ono to drop in to 24 Sussex Drive, Ottawa was the happening place to be.

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To Russia, with Love He had taken some Soviet government courses at York, and so was assigned to the Soviet Union desk in Ottawa. His timing could not have been better – for a baptism of fire, as, that August, the Soviet Union crushed the first green shoots of democratic reform and invaded Czechoslovakia. As the new guy on the desk, he of course fetched coffee and sandwiches, but learned a lot on the job.

“You get thrown into the water, pretty deep,” he recalled.

He was later sent with his wife, Laurielle Chabeaux, (with whom he has two children, a son and a daughter), for intensive Russian language training. It involved the couple and their instructor practising Russian for eight hours a day, followed by two hours of homework each day – for a grand total of 1,100 hours.

“We just went at it,” he said. (He also knows French and German).

His Russian training would not be in vain – but would have to wait. The spot that Ottawa had been looking to place him in in Moscow was cut, so he had to cool his heels until then at Canada’s mission at the United Nations in New York City.

Finally, Smith made it to Moscow, in February of 1971, ahead of Trudeau’s visit there that May. It would also mark Margaret Trudeau’s first visit as Pierre’s spouse. Smith later realized that Margaret was already pregnant with our current prime minister, Justin.

Few may realize it today but while general exchanges agreement signed during Trudeau’s visit, paved the way for the Canada-Russia hockey series in 1972, and Henderson’s famous

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Canadian diplomat Gary Smith, left, shakes hands with Pope John Paul II in the Vatican, as then Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau, far right, looks on. The two Canadians were in Vatican City as part of Trudeau’s peace tour in late 1983. goal. The agreement allowed for the exchange of scientists and engineers, professors, artists and ballerinas, Inuit carvers – and hockey players. In 1969, Canada had bailed on serious international competition.

“We needed to have professionals play,” said Smith. But the Olympics balked at this, as did the Russians. As such, Smith played on left defence on the only Canadian team at the time playing the Russians – the Moscow Maple Leafs, the Canadian Embassy team which played everyone from Soviet government departments to the

government news agency TASS, to the Borat-like-named Accordion Factory #7.

“It was almost like a beer league,” said Smith, with a smile, except that they had a retired New York Ranger player on their team. But more important than just giving Canadian diplomats a taste of home and a chance to relax, “it was one of the few places you could engage with Russians.”

(He later helped organize the ’72 series as the chief Embassy organizer, and accompanied the Soviet team to the games in Canada, acting as a li-

aison officer to Team Canada during the matches in Moscow.)

Putting out fires As the years went by, he never seemed to end up at a quiet posting.

He was Canada’s Deputy Ambassador to West Germany when the Berlin Wall came down, and served in our diplomatic mission in Tel Aviv, Israel, during the war against Lebanon in 1982.

“You have to be on your toes,” he said. With Syrian jets dropping See DIPLOMAT page P7

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Santa Claus visits Lanark Village Frosty the Snowman was a major hit with the kids during the Toyland on Parade Saturday in Lanark.

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Brothers Kamrin and Jaxon Milotte anxiously await the arThese dancers grooved all the way down the rival of Santa Claus during the Toyland on Parade in Lanark street during the Toyland on Parade.

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traffic down in a highway corridor. It just makes sense to me." He encouraged Higgins to "put this on the map, sooner rather than later."

Higgins said that having one or two roundabouts would improve matters on Highway 7, but added that "I'm not sure if three or four continues that (safety) trend," he said.

A long time coming Back in 2009, the MTO completed a "planning, preliminary design, and environmental assessment study to identify operational and safety improvements for the Highway 7 corridor through the Town of Perth," said Higgins. The 2009 recommended plan included: • Intersection improvements; • Entrance closures, consolidations, and modifications; and, • Construction of two-way, leftturn lanes between County Road 511 and Perth Mews and between Wilson Street and Drummond Street.

Back on Aug. 24, the MTO began a review process of the plan, and a new traffic study will collect data on traffic counts, intersection turning movement counts, and speed data, look at collision data from the OPP, and look at current and anticipated traffic conditions, as well as identify "collision prone locations in the study area," Higgins said.

He added that he has been urging the people working on this report to get it to him by Christmas, as an early "Christmas present," for him.

Trucks and traffic Coun. Jim Boldt, who works near the roundabout on Ottawa Road in Almonte, said that "I don't have a problem with roundabouts," but had

concerns about the significant truck traffic that Highway 7 attracts, and how they would navigate these roundabouts.

"How would you design it to accommodate that?" asked Boldt. "How well will the public adjust to a roundabout?"

Boldt added that something still needed to be done about Highway 7 and Drummond Street West, since "I've had four close calls at that intersection...(and) there is going to be a death there."

Coun. Jim Graff said that he was also concerned about the increased traffic on the road with cottagers heading out on summer weekends.

With a roundabout at the intersection between Highway 7 and County Road 511, "on a holiday weekend, I can see (eastbound) traffic backed up to Kaladar," said Graff.

Higgins replied that roundabouts are "becoming our go-to solution," and that "I've asked the consultants to run these models" on their computer systems, of large trucks using the roundabouts, as well as taking into account heavy, long-holiday weekend traffic in the summertime.

"The questions you raise are the same ones I raise," said Higgins. "I'd like to second you to my team!" he joked, pointing to Graff, before adding that "if I can find something better, I will run with it," if roundabouts prove not to be the solution.

Fenik took up Graff's point, saying that when one is driving along Highway 7 through Madoc or Havelock, "you naturally slow down because you are going through the centre of town," he said.

"I think that they do work, if done right," said Deputy Mayor John Gem-

mell.

Timing Assuming his consultants come back to him by no later than Dec. 23, Higgins anticipated that "very early in January, I will run to my senior management" with the report's recommendations. He will also meet with senior town staffers, after which any proposals will have to be put forward to at least one public meeting.

"I'm looking at having this wrapped up by May or June 2017," Higgins said.

However, the conversation became a little contentious when McPherson asked if the idea of left-turn lanes could be added to the ongoing study, especially with the new housing developments approved north of the Drummond Street West intersection.

"That's development you've approved?" asked Higgins. "(Development that) you are now having trouble with? Do you want that on the record?"

Boldt told Higgins that "more and more people (are) having to turn left because they live there. That was not there five years ago," during the initial 2009 study. To this, Higgins replied: "I'm assuming there was a traffic management plan before the development was approved?"

Higgins said that he would not commit to including it in the study, but added that "I will certainly give it the respect it is due," if a letter comes from town council asking for that inclusion.

TOWNSHIP OF DRUMMOND/NORTH ELMSLEY Public Notices

Council/Committee of the Whole – Jan 10 - 5:00 pm Council/Committee of the Whole – Jan 24- 5:00 pm Municipal Office Holiday Closure The Municipal Office will be closing Dec 23 at noon for the holidays and will reopen Jan 3.

Code Road Landfill Winter Hours: Open Mon, Tues, Fri 10-5 Sat 10-1 December 26 & January 2 – Closed for the holidays Curbside Collection There will be no changes to curbside collection Over the holidays for Dec 2016 and Jan 2017 Public Works Clearing your lane by pushing snow on or across a road or street is an offence under the Highway Traffic Act. The rremoval of such snow piles by the Township will bee charged to the offending property owner.

Reminder: Garbage cans & blue boxes must be placed off Rem Remi the road shoulder at the driveway so as not to interfere with snow plowing.

"We do appreciate you coming," said Fenik, noting that on the matter of development, "I'm not sure who made the mistake, but let's see who could fix it."

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Local hospital is bringing breast cancer screening closer to home Perth and Smith Falls District Hospital launches its newest service with the official opening of an Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP) clinic in partnership with the South East Regional Cancer Program (SERCP).

The new clinic will provide free breast screening services to women between the ages of 50 and 74. Woman of screening age in Perth and Smith Falls and surrounding communities can call the clinic themselves and set up an appointment for their mammogram.

"For many eligible women in the area, the addition of this program means easier access to routine breast screening. It will be a particular benefit for those without a family physician as patients have the ability to self-refer. The work of the local physicians in support of this program at our hospital is acknowledged and greatly appreciated," said Bev McFarlane, hospital president and CEO. The new OBSP clinic will offer women in the community the opportunity to be part of the Ontario Breast Screening Program. This means woman have access to high quality mammograms and the results of those screening appointments will be back to the physicians and

the patient within two weeks. Also, those who are part of the program will receive a reminder letter so they know when their next breast screening will be coming up.

"The new Ontario Breast Screening Program site will not only improve cancer screening rates in our region but ensure that patients in the Perth and Smith Falls community have access to quality screening and follow-up closer to home.

The new clinic is a demonstration of regional partners working together as a team to deliver the right care, at the right time, in the right location for the benefit of patients," said Brenda Carter, regional vice president, cancer services, South East Regional Cancer Program.

Having an organized screening program for this area is important because mammography remains the best screening test for women. It is recommended that women age 50 and over have a mammogram every two years. Regular breast cancer screening means earlier detection of cancer and, as a result, better health outcomes.

tient and family-centred cancer care for the residents of southeastern Ontario. This region is home to nearly 500,000 people and stretches from Brighton to Prescott and north to Bancroft. Affiliated with Cancer Care Ontario, SERCP strives for cancer risk reduction, early detection, excellent patient experiences and better patient outcomes by helping facilitate the high-quality delivery of cancer services in the South East region, while ensuring cancer care is delivered according to province-wide standards.

About the hospital The Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital is a fully accredited acute care health care organization located on two state-of-the-art sites.

The hospital is situated in the heart of the Rideau Canal region and proudly provides health services to more than 44,000 people in the surrounding communities. The hospital delivers a broad range of primary and secondary services and programs such as emergency care, diagnostic imaging, obstetrics, general and specialty surCancer program gical services, dialysis as well as laboratory and The South East Regional Cancer Program infection control services.

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Bev McFarlane, president and CEO of the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital, attends the opening of the new Lanark County ambulance base in Atironto, Montague Township, on Dec. 6.

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CONCERNING A PROPOSED OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 21 & 34 OF THE PLANNING ACT, R.S.O. 1990. C.P.13 TAKE NOTICE that the initial Public Notice regarding the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment to implement source water protection, being processed under Files D09-AC-01-16 and D14-AC-03-16, had incorrect information regarding the right to appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board. Please be advised that, in accordance with recent changes to the Planning Act R.S.O. 1990, the boundaries of the Intake Protection Zones as established by the Mississippi- Rideau Source Protection Plan and incorporated in the proposed amendments are not appealable but the proposed policies and zoning regulations intended to implement the Mississippi-Rideau Source Protection Plan (MRSPP) may be appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board.

TAKE NOTICE that, in accordance with the provisions of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended, this notice is to advise that on Monday January 9th, 2017 at 5:00 pm in Council Chambers of the Town Hall, 80 Gore Street East, the Planning Advisory Committee will consider the final versions of the proposed amendments to the Town Official Plan and the Zoning By-law 3358 to implement the MRSPP. THE PURPOSE of the proposed Official Plan Amendment #15 is to add policies and schedules to implement the MRSPP which was approved by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change in 2014 and came into effect in January of 2015. The purpose of the Zoning Amendment application is to update the By-law to ensure conformity to the Town’s Official Plan, as amended, and the approved MRSPP, pursuant to the Clean Water Act and the Planning Act.

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THE EFFECT of the proposed Official Plan amendment would be to implement the MRSPP within the Town of Perth through land use planning policies and mapping to regulate development in proximity to surface water sources that supply municipal drinking water. The proposed amendment would add a new section (5.10) and modifications of three sentences in other sections to the Town of Perth Official Plan and introduce a new map overlay schedule delineating vulnerable source protection areas. The amendment includes the fact that a Risk Management Official (RMO) will be required and may review development applications within source protected areas as part of the technical review process. The effect of the Zoning amendment application would be to implement the Source Protection Plan through establishing restrictions on specific types of development within the vulnerable areas.

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THE LANDS AFFECTED by the proposed amendments encompass all lands northerly of Dufferin St. (Highway #7) excluding the meadow’s subdivision and the south-east and south-west portion of highway #7 and County Road #511 intersection. The key map below indicates the approximate location of the lands affected by the proposed Official Plan Amendment and the Zoning By-law Amendment in relation to other lands within the municipality.

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Standing with Montreal Massacre victims of ’89 – and Inuit victims of today DESMOND DEVOY

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From female engineering students in Montreal in 1989, to Inuit women in Nunavut today, the struggle continues.

On the cold night of Tuesday, Dec. 6, 27 years to the day of the Montreal Massacre at Ecole Polytechnique, when 14 women were killed by a sexist gunman, Rhonda Huneault's thoughts were with those victims and their loved ones - but also stood with the Inuit women she had met during a recent posting to Cape Dorset, Nunavut.

"The Inuit women are suffering," the Skills Link Program Co-ordinator at YAK said, as the microphone was passed around during the ceremony at the monument in memory of those women and children killed and harmed in Lanark County to domestic violence, near the Tay Basin. "You can't leave your home without seeing it."

She said she pledged "to share their story here, not to forget about them. I know they are far away (but) they deserve to be safe."

Speaking to this newspaper afterwards, Huneault said that what she saw in the Far North "was shocking." She was quick to point out that "they are resilient. They are strong women." While they have the strength to deal with their situations, "they should not have to use their energy for that," she said. Having lived amongst her Inuit sisters, "once you've seen it, you can't ignore it," that she had "to advocate for them down south."

At the start of the ceremony, which included the laying of roses for each of the 14 Montreal victims, Mary Pat Bingley, program manager of the Lanark County Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Program, operated under the auspices of the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital, said that "each year we leave with a little bit more hope." For the Montreal victims, "these women were targeted specifically for being women." This night was a night "to honour them (and) to remember them."

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Rhonda Huneault takes part in a moment of silence during a candlelight vigil to remember the 14 victims of the 1989 Montreal Massacre, as she also holds on to a photo of one of the women who died that day, during a memorial at the women’s monument near the Crystal Palace in Perth on Tuesday, Dec. 6.

"Silence is no longer an option," said Brianne Luckasavitch, the public education co-ordinator for Lanark County Interval House. "We will take action. We will make a change."

Interval House's executive director, Erin Lee, said that the killing of the 14 women, in the space of less than 20 minutes, while a tragedy, was "a pivotal moment in Canadian women's rights." Since 1989, "Canada has made great strides in recognizing women's rights as human rights."

Even at that, more than 500 women and children, across the country, have been killed by former partners, in Ontario alone, the killings in Wilno, Ont. being just the latest, and most high profile.

"Yes, we have made significant progress," said Lee, but there is still much to do.

At a time which has seen the election of Donald Trump as America's president, with native and native-allied protesters standing firm at Standing Rock, Lee said that "hope and action has never been more necessary...We can take action as a community. (It is) the only way we can change it."

The ceremony included a candlelight vigil, and people reading aloud a short biographical sketch of each of the victims. Some were about to get married. Some had job interviews the very next day, Dec. 7, 1989, while others were about to sit their final exams of their post-secondary educational career.

"We will light up this circle with hope and with action," Lee said. "What would you say to the women here? To the women in these pictures," she said, pointing to the photos of the Montreal victims, with their names written underneath.

Others present said that they would resolve to stop in hallways when they hear sexist jokes being told, and call it out.

"I will continue to wake up every morning, hopeful," Lee said. "I will not allow myself to be silenced."

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The 2004 business plan was never carried out, though several of its proposals were implemented, such as new docks and new signage.

"I'm not suggesting that the business plan would be that If we don't use it, we may lose it. (amount)," said Baillon.

That was the upshot of a presentation to town council Boldt said he "would not support" another feasibility study while last week regarding the future of Last Duel Park. the 2004 study is still valid.

"Without investment, the campground will continue to The 2004 study also found that "to truly determine a plan of acbe a financial drain for the town and will only meet the tion, a business plan for the park needs to be created which would very basic needs of its visitors," wrote community services director Shannon Baillon, in a report to Perth town council's committee of the whole meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 6.

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Coun. Jim Graff urged that the town also consult with long-time campers at the park, some of whom have been there "for a long time," and that they, with long-term exposure and investment in the park, may have "simple solutions" to some of the issues. "I'd like to see us take advantage of it," Graff said.

In her report, Baillon noted that the "estimated management fee and the cost of the business plan will both be presented as part of the 2017 budget."

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Perth town council reverses itself on library levy ceiling motion DESMOND DEVOY

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Perth town council has reversed its earlier call to hold the Perth budget levy to one per cent in 2017.

The Perth and District Union Public Library recently put forward a budget at just over two per cent - after municipal councils in Drummond/North Elmsley Township and Perth voted to hold the library to two per cent. Tay Valley Township did not sup-

port a similar motion.

Deputy Mayor John Gemmell said that he wanted to amend the earlier motion to increase the cap from one to two per cent, during Perth town council's committee of the whole meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 6.

"We had several processes that we had to go through that were mandatory," said Gemmell, explaining that the library had finalized a new collective bargaining agreement with its workers' union, and

that it had to comply with a gender equity pay ruling that required retroactive payments.

“And even at the budget's proposed two per cent rise, with the town asking its own departments to hold the line between one and 1.75 per cent rises, "we are only 0.25 per cent over."

He added later that "its minor in nature. We need to put it to bed."

Coun. Jim Boldt said that he did not disagree with "the principle" of Gemmell's words, but

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Coun. Judy Brown added that libraries were important to communities at the best of times, but especially in hard economic times, with seniors using it for reading material, or teens using it to look for jobs or to access other services.

"It is such an essential service that we need to do it,"

Brown said.

Later, Boldt returned to the debate, saying that "I'm a big guy about principle," he said, wondering if the library board has reserves it could access, and if there was a plan in place.

"There is some money in there," said Gemmell, before adding that some of that money had been tapped for renovations over this past year to the old fire hall building which the library is now using next door for office space. He also said

that $5,000 from the book reserve fund had been tapped to make the budget work.

Coun. Jim Graff added that, as far as he was concerned, when it comes to the library, "the library is just one little level below (the hospital.)"

Coun. Ed McPherson said that while he could appreciate that "this is a minor amount," he was still disappointed that "we are now deviating from that (original) direction."

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The job is, he says, one third reporter, conveying information back to Ottawa and your fellow diplomats on the ground in the embassy, one third lawyer/negotiator/speaker, and one third innkeeper, in a manner of speaking, for visiting Canadians.

While diplomats may have a reputation for talking in circles – think of the famous British sitcom on the interplay between bureaucrats and politicians Yes, Minister (1980-1984) – Smith explains that while “you don’t want to be rude, it’s important you give a clear message. You say it in diplomatic language. But you are clear. Threats have to be couched.”

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bombs on the country, and Israeli soldiers heading north, he was working at an operations centre of the Canadian Embassy in Tel Aviv, which monitored the situation 24/7.

Having just spent a year as a Fellow at the Centre for International Affairs at Harvard University (he had been preceded in that Fellow spot by former Prime Minister Kim Campbell) he was once again in the thick of it as Canada’s ambassador to Indonesia during the overthrow of the Suharto government in 1998.

Early in his posting, he helped groups fighting for democracy with underground help, while maintaining good relations on the surface with the Suharto dictatorship in Jakarta.

“We would try and support journalists who spoke up for human rights,” he recalled, telling them, “Yeah, it’s OK to speak out... A dictatorship is very hard to work against,” since most people just want to provide for their family and not cause trouble.

When the Suharto government fell, and there was a struggle for power. There were no police around to protect the thousands of Canadian citizens in the country, many of whom were working for Canadian mining companies. So, he and his embassy staff had to organize a large evacuation, employing private, armed guards. Evacuees were restricted to one bag per person, and had to meet at a rendezvous point. They were escorted to the airport, and “you had to watch them go out,” while he stayed behind.

“There is a lot of responsibility…You have to have contingency plans.”

Academia comes calling On Canada Day 1998, Smith left diplomacy for academia, becoming vice president (university advancement) of York University, his old alma mater. Having left in 2002, there is still a $3,000 scholarship in foreign affairs at the school, in his name. He also left behind an Expo ’67 scholarship, for a Quebec student to study at York’s bilingual Glendon College for a year.

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PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE CONCERNING A PROPOSED ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT TAKE NOTICE that, in accordance with Sections 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended, the Corporation of the Township of Beckwith will hold a Public Meeting on Monday, January 9th, 2017 at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 1702 9th Line Beckwith, to consider a proposed zoning by-law amendment.

This amendment has been initiated by the Township of Beckwith.

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Gary Smith holds up a copy of his new book, Declassified: Excerpts From The Personal Notebooks of Former Canadian Diplomats. to his first profession than caviar receptions.

“There is a feeling that diplomats are not well known,” he said, partly because so much of their work is, by necessity, done behind closed doors. But for him, diplomacy is the “first line of defence,” especially in preventing wars and other conflicts.

“You try to head off problems before they start,” he said, emphatically. “You try to break down the dehumanization of the other side. On any side there are good and bad apples. You need to seek out the good apples and work with them.”

He said he hopes that “these stories explain to the public what it is we do and how it is done.” A diplomat’s day is seldom done, from hosting, say, a business breakfast in the early morning, conducting embassy work and meetings during the day, before the next “evening shift” of cocktail receptions and dinners, where a lot of the soft touch diplomacy and relationship-making takes place.

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PURPOSE AND EFFECT of the proposed zoning by-law amendment is to ensure the Wetland zone within the Township’s Zoning By-law correctly identifies the lands considered by the Province of Ontario to be significant wetlands. The amendment would also rezone four (4) properties on Mississippi Lake from ‘Commercial Tourist’ to ‘Residential Limited Services’ to reflect the current use of the property as residential.

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IF A PERSON OR PUBLIC BODY DOES NOT make oral submissions at the Public Meeting, or make written submissions to the Township of Beckwith before the By-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

IF YOU WISH TO BE NOTIFIED of the adoption of the proposed zoning by-law amendment, or of the refusal of a request to amend the zoning by-law, you must make a written request to the Township of Beckwith.

AFTER A DECISION has been made by Council, persons wishing to formally register an objection must, regardless of any previous submissions, file with the Clerk a Notice of Appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board setting out the objection and the reasons in support of the objection and accompanied by the Board’s fee.

A COPY of the proposed zoning by-law amendment, together with other relevant background materials, including a map illustrating the affected lands, are available for inspection between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays in the Planning Department at the Township Municipal Building.

613-283-2857

DATED at the Township of Beckwith, this 15th day of December, 2016.

Cassandra McGregor Acting Clerk Administrator Township of Beckwith 1702 9th Line Beckwith CARLETON PLACE, Ontario K7C 3P2 613-257-1539

Connected to Your Community - P7 - Thursday, December 15, 2016

OPINION

Connected to your community

Snow news’ truthiness

I

was all set to write another column about food this week - I think in large part because I was completely pie deprived at the time but then I watched the news and flew into an unreasonable rage (see “pie deprived,” above).

There are many things that set me off when watching the news, but on this occasion it was the extensive coverage of the fact it was going to snow and be cold the next day.

For the love of all things holy, people, have we still not figured out that this is Canada and, at least in these here parts, winter tends to come?

I fail to understand why it is major news every time it snows. Even if you are new to this country, you probably have at least heard a rumour about the fact it often snows in parts of Canada from late-Novemberish to March or so. (If you live in Calgary you may get snow at any time, immediately followed by a heat wave.)

A bigger story, I think, would be if winter did NOT arrive. If Ontario had crocuses in January, I would be alarmed.

I probably should get over being surprised by the fact it becomes “news” every time it snows. It has been this way for many years. I know I have written about it before.

This seems like a reasonable segue into the nature of news these days, which has become a rather hot topic following the recent American election.

(Perhaps you heard about that? Trump won. It’s going to be interesting. I’m building a bunker.)

“Fake news” is getting a lot of attention. This is when websites publish hoax news stories and misinformation that then spreads like wildfire via social media. “Pizzagate” is a well-known example of this.

The spreading of fake news has been around for an awfully long time, really. In the olden days it was called “malicious gossip,” but it has definitely evolved from telephone chitchat.

These days the Interwebs have changed the game. Not only does information - whether factual or not - have the opportunity to spread faster than ever before, it can also persist long after it has been proven to be real or fake.

I recently read an article online called “Students have ‘dismaying’ inability to tell fake news from real, study finds” by Camila Domonoske. It was on the www.npr.org website and I’m pretty sure it was legit (it would be iron-

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ic if it wasn’t). Anyway, the article discussed how Stanford researchers evaluated thousands of middle, high school and college students in the U.S. on their ability to evaluate the credibility of info presented to them in tweets, comments and articles.

It didn’t go well.

It’s not surprising, really. With enough sparkle, polish and decent grammar and punctuation, lots of things can seem to be legitimate. Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference between a sponsored and an actual news article. Sometimes people don’t understand there is a difference.

The article notes we should all be reading like fact checkers when we peruse online news. This means going beyond the story to check for other sources, not assuming the “About” page is a guarantee of neutrality and not counting on Google rankings to determine reliability.

“The kinds of duties that used to be the responsibility of editors [and] of librarians now fall on the shoulders of anyone who uses a screen to become informed about the world.”

Not everyone chooses to see all sides of a story, either. Whether we intend to be this way or not, it’s a heckuva lot easier to believe content we happen to agree with rather than that which is an inconvenient truth.

It’s incredibly easy to find content we like. Choose the specific stats that make your point. Pull something out of the Bible to prove it’s okay to hate someone. Press “publish.”

As interesting as it has been to peruse Trump memes on Facebook and view the most outrageous headlines, it’s not all real. (Not yet, anyway.) I’m not even talking about satire - which is a whole different thing that makes for interesting Twitter wars.

I guess the take away from this, in addition to not believing everything you read, is that news about the mindblowingly predictable arrival of winter is at least reliable and factual. I’ll try to remember this next time I fly into a rage about it.

Let it snow. Pass the pie.

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In the pink

Members of Port Elmsley Karate Dojo in Drummond/North Elmsley Township donned pink belts for the entire month of October as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Every member of the dojo purchased a pink belt to support breast cancer research. The cost included a donation to the National Breast Cancer Research Foundation and the dojo raised $860 for the cause. Thank you to everyone at the dojo who supported this fundraiser and, by extension, supporting everyone who has been touched by this disease. Way to go, team.

Have yourself a merry little Christmas!

A

re you done yet” “Heck no, I haven’t even started.”

That’s the usual conversation at the checkout lines these days. Nope, I haven’t even started my Christmas shopping (or making/baking) yet.

Best get my butt in gear.

I can’t help but remember when I would just make my Christmas list and hope for the best. When you’re a kid, it’s a little less stressful on the mind and the wallet.

Ah, but those childhood days have long shot past me in a blur.

Our Christmas Eves as children were normally spent with my crazy grandma - that would be Hilda for those who are keeping track. Not that she was crazy, just that she always made us mind as kids. I didn’t like her much, and often told her that.

“Why don’t you go home, Grandma,” my three-year-old self would tell her.

“You make us work.”

My mom would hush me and tell

LAURIE WEIR Weir View me to be nice.

I miss my crazy grannie. She’s been gone a few years now. Christmas Eve at her place was usually snowing like mad and I can remember being lulled to sleep by the snow as it beat into the headlights of Dad’s 1969 Pontiac.

But once we hit my grandma’s place, brother and I would beat it to the living room and shake all the brightly wrapped packages. Now the tape was never on just so, as it was on my Grandma Weir’s packages.

Granny Hilda’s were haphazard, and wonky, and it was easy to break into them, sneak a peek and then wrap it back up just like she had it. Well, it never had to be exactly so, as it was

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never that way to start.

I knew every gift under the tree - my brother’s and mine - before we even sat down to unwrap them after dinner.

That was always the longest part of the night. Waiting. Holy smokes, is it time to unwrap the gifts yet?

Well, one year she got me Tony Orlando and Dawn’s vinyl record - and as luck would have it, there was a record player in her house. “Knock Three Times” and “Tie a Yellow Ribbon” were my favourites and I think I put scratches on the vinyl before I even got it home.

“Oh, I love it!” I told her and gave her a squeeze.

She also got me a little white wallet that I had coveted. Hers was similar, and I had stolen money out of it, left it wide open and said, “I found it outside,” when she asked me where I’d gotten the dime.

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Connected to Your Community - P8 - Thursday, December 15, 2016

Council applauds pool, arena improvements

BY DESMOND DEVOY

desmond.devoy@metroland.com

The new HVAC system at the Perth pool is earning top marks from politicians and bureaucrats.

During the report card presentation for the Town of Perth's parks and recreation department, Shannon Baillon, director of community services, said that the new system, installed this past summer, has "improved air quality immensely."

She did concede that "it does make some noise...(but) we are putting on a silencer at the end of the year," she said, during her report, alongside Coun. Riq Turner, at the town council's committee of the whole meet-

ing on Tuesday, Dec. 6.

The arena's new condenser has also been getting good reviews, especially the new computer component which allows, say, electricity to be used more efficiently, by using more at night during off-peak hours.

"We can also go back (looking at time records) if we have questions about soft ice," she said, to see where energy may have dipped off.

The new cabin, donated by Algonquin College's Perth campus, is now in place at Last Duel Park, ready for renting.

"It's just a lovely little building," said Baillon. "It's a win-win for both sides."

The town's online booking tool, which al-

lows residents to book everything from ice time at the rink to signing their children up for swim lessons, has also been a success.

"It's the way people do things now," said Baillon.

For 2017, there are plans to finally equip the pool with an accessible change room, "which was put off last year," said Turner.

The new year will also hold challenges for the Conlon Farm splash pad, especially with the recent challenges with its surface.

"We want to make sure we get it right this time," said Turner.

Also coming up for 2017 will be the provincial little league championships at Conlon Farm's baseball diamonds.

Fenik: Let’s ban election signs for 2018 vote

BY DESMOND DEVOY

desmond.devoy@metroland.com

Why not ban election signs?

In the run up to municipal election 2018, as Perth town council looks to make amendments to its election sign bylaw, Perth Mayor John Fenik put forward the novel concept: "Let's ban election signs," during Perth town council's committee of the whole meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 6. While he has been ac-

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Yes, it was a dime... I should have swiped the fiver instead. I wasn’t allowed to keep the black onyx signet ring she’d given me just moments before, and that crushed me.

Once we’d wrapped up at Grandma Hilda’s, we’d go home and try to sleep, dear brother and I. But we’d sneak into each other’s rooms - if I couldn’t sleep, I’d go wake him up and vice versa - and talk about what Santa might bring us. Then we’d go sit under the tree. We’d just sit there and eat a candy cane, gazing into the pretty lights of the tree.

Of course, Mom and Dad were aware of our shenanigans and assured us that Santa wouldn’t be coming unless we were in bed. They were right.

claimed two (in 2010 and 2014) as mayor, he lost his bid to become Lanark-FrontenacKingston's MP, when he ran for the NDP in last year's federal election, leaving him with hundreds of campaign signs to get rid of. He said that they were expensive to produce, and not environmentally sound.

"I'm serious," he added. "I would put forward a motion...(that) we are a community that does not put up election signs.

They are a mess. The are environmentally

So off to bed we’d go, and that was always the longest night of the year.

Finally, Christmas morning broke well before the birds were awake and brother and I would be up way before we were supposed to be. But we’d be quiet.

I saw cross country skis and cowboy boots, a Donkey Kong game and Rebound. And lots of other stuff.

The cookies were gone, too.

We’d made out all right with our “haul” and then we’d have our breakfast, and the Wykes kids would come visit. Holly and Marilynn always loved my records - Matel’s top 10 - and we’d sing along to the top hits of the ‘70s while our brothers mastered the latest Atari game.

By mid-afternoon, we’d be ready to go to the farm where our cousins, aunts and uncles would be soon joining us. At the most, there were 26 of us - two sittings, and a kids’ table. I was glad to

not safe."

Coun. Jim Boldt agreed, saying that it would make for "a level playing field for all," but he suggested that, perhaps, a limit on the number of signs that could be posted on lawns and elsewhere may be more appropriate. Coun. Judy Brown said that she did not use any election signs during the 2014 vote, and supported the idea.

A motion was put forward for staff to look into the matter before Election 2018.

soon graduate from that to the grown-up table.

That year, my cousin Sheila and I - who is just a month younger than me, and to this day still reminds me she’s the younger one - decided to devour the deviled eggs. Well hers didn’t stay down long, and if that wasn’t enough, she spilled the corn in her lap. She says it was my fault, because I let go of the warm bowl before she got a good grip on it Perhaps we should have remained at the kids’ table that year.

Throughout the holidays, we’d enjoy some outdoor skating at the rink and visits with our neighbours and friends which was always the best parts about Christmas.

Same is true today - spending time with those we love is always the best part of the holiday season.

Enjoy your time with your loved ones.

Merry Christmas, everyone.

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When it’s cool outside, open the windows and turn off the air.

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church

38 Wilson St. E., Perth, Ontario Tel: 613-267-1043 • www.stjohnsperth.com

May the blessings of the Father’s greatest Gift be yours now and forever.

MASS SCHEDULE Christmas Eve– The Nativity of the Lord Sat.,Dec.24: 5 & 7:30 pm Preceded by Carols

Christmas Day Sun.,Dec.25: 10 am

Feast of the Holy Family Fri.,Dec.30: 9 am

Family Blessing Service Fri.,Dec.30: 6:30 pm

Feast of Mary, the Mother of God Sat.,Dec.31: 5:15 pm Sun.,Jan.1: 9 & 11 am

LOCAL CHURCH SERVICES Area churches invite you to worship with them this week

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Drummond & North Street – Perth Organist: Ann Savage Minister: Rev. Dr. Sean Kim (D.Th.)

Worship Service:

Sundays 11:00 a.m.

Nursery available.

Please check the website www.pccweb.ca/standrewsperth • 613-267-2481 Office Tues 2:30-4:30 p.m.; Wed-Fri: 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

• Handicap Access via Foster Street • Audio system

Learn to play Bridge Thursdays 1:00 P.M. to 3:30 at McMartin House from January 12 (REGISTRATION starts at 12:30) to March 25.

Kveta Privora and Joy Price are instructors, with mentors from our Friday Bridge Club sitting in at tables to help learners bid and play. Limited space.

Save a spot by sending an email to Kveta at kprivora@yahoo.ca Reserved places will be held only until 1:00 P.M on January 12 and then released if holder has not registered. A McMartin House Membership ($20) is required. There is a fee of $2.00 per person each week to cover learning materials, tea and cookies.

All are welcome at

St. Paul’s United Church Community of Faith

a spiritual hub for creativity, discovery and growth

Minister: Rev. Gerald A. Kerr, BA, MLIS, MDiv, MPS Director of Music: Brad Mills, B.Mus., A.R.C.C.O.

Sunday December 18th, 2016 – 10am service Fourth Sunday of Advent – The Sacrament of Baptism “Blue Christmas” Service of healing and reflection at 2:00pm 25 Gore Street West, Perth 613-267-2973 www.stpauls-uc-perth.org Connected to Your Community - P9 - Thursday, December 15, 2016

Place your personalized message of hope or remembrance on a Star of Hope The Volunteer Hospice Visiting Service of Community Home Support - Lanark County has been serving clients in Almonte, Carleton Place, Lanark, Perth, Smiths Falls and surrounding areas since 1999. For 18 years, the support of Hospice Volunteers has helped hundreds of individuals living with a life-limiting illness stay home, in comfort and dignity, surrounded by the people they love. It has been an honour and a privilege to be able to provide this service.

For a limited time, you will have the unique opportunity to place your personalized message of hope or remembrance on a star. The Stars of Hope and Remembrance Christmas Tree will be located outside the Community Home Support office, 40 Sunset Boulevard, Perth, to Dec. 24.

There will be a Stars of Hope and Remembrance Tree at Canadian Tire, Perth, Dec. 15, 16

and at Shoppers Drug Mart, Perth, Dec. 17, 18.

The cost of a star is a minimum donation of $5. Charitable tax receipts will be issued for donations over $10. All proceeds will go to Community Home Support Lanark County's Hospice Palliative Care Services. To order a star, phone 613-267-6400 or drop by the office.

This year's tree has been donated in honor of James Hardgrave. James was suddenly stricken with Transverse Myelitis in February 2016. It was instantly life transforming. He is paralyzed from the chest down with almost no movement in his hands. He is an optometrist and father of six. Every day James handles daily challenges with unsurrendering faith, courage and dignity.

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Volunteer Hospice Visiting Service of Community Home Support - Lanark County has a Stars of Hope and Remembrance tree available in various spots in Perth for personal messages to those in need of hospice support.

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1) Go to www.perthrotary.org 2) Click on “Our Campaigns” • Shown leadership 3) Click on drop down menu in education?

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Perth Legion Branch 244 announces poster, poems and essays winners Don Boudreau, Chairman of the Remembrance Day Posters, Poems, and Essays Contest, announced that the awards ceremony was held on Tuesday, Nov. 29, in the Branch 244 Hall.

"The winners were from many of Perth's area schools: Glen Tay Elementary, The Stewart School, Queen Elizabeth Public School, St. John Catholic High School, St. John Elementary, and Perth and District Collegiate Institute," he said. "The students provided this year's Remembrance Day contest with quality work.

It was very nice to see so many parents, relatives and friends of the award recipients attending this celebration of success. The first place winners will now have their efforts forwarded to the next level for Zone competition and we wish them well. A special thank you to all the area schools, their teachers and students for continuing to participate in this tribute of respect to Remembrance Day." Legion Sports event coming up is Zone cribbage, which has been set for Jan. 7, 2017 in Almonte. A signup sheet is posted on the Tay River Lounge sports board.

The Tay River Lounge will be busy New Year's with the New Year's Dance taking place on the eve, and the Perth Polar Bear Plunge starting early New Year's Day. The New Year's Levee will follow at noon. Everyone is welcome to these events.

Days of Yore ...

From The Perth Courier dated Jan. 29, 1915: "There were three or four posters advertising for military horses sent to parties in town with the date and the name of the inspectors written on the bill. We have no objection to this way of advertising but it seems

Branch 244 News

The Perth Legion Branch 244 Poems & Essays Contest winners are pictured with chair Don Boudreau.

They are: Gillian Szijarto, Norah Christy, Faith O’Dacre, and Reegan Bell.

to us that it does not give the farmers who have horses to sell a chance.

Those posters are posted up in one or two hotels, one in the Courier office window and one in the post office. If so many horses are wanted, why not advertise properly through the papers, or even through local dealers, as we have several in Perth who could, on one week's notice, have one hundred or more horses in Perth for inspection?"

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Did you know?

From www.firstworldwar.com website: "Throughout The (Great) War, the Commonwealth Armies relied heavily on its horses and mules. Animals designated 'light draught' were used to pull light artillery limbers, wagons and ambulances, to carry supplies and munitions, or to perform other important odds and ends - either singularly or in teams. To put it simply, they were the backbone of the Army's logistic support. 'Heavy draught' horses were of a bigger and sturdier type, like the Shire horse. They were teamed together to pull the larger artillery pieces. But, as time went by, they were replaced - the largest guns of war had become ever bigger and needed tractors, motor vehicles and even locomotives to pull them."

Don't forget our websites: www. rcl244.com and www.hallofremembrance.ca. Facebook: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 244.

Perth Legion Branch 244 Colour Poster Contest winners are pictured left with chair Don Boudreau.

They are: Vivian MacKenzie, Anna Beckstead-Beggan, Maeve Nitshmann, Emma Johnson, Helina Dixon, and Evie Bracegirdle.

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Submitted by Terry O'Hearn

www.twp.beckwith.on.ca The meeting dates are as follows: Tuesday, December 20th, 2016 2:30 PM Tuesday, December 20th, 2016 Immed. Following

Finance Public Works

Deputy-Reeve Sharon Mousseau Councillor Brian Dowdall

SKATE WITH SANTA & Candy Canes from Mrs. Claus BECKWITH PUBLIC SKATING Sunday, December 18th, 2016 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Beckwith Recreation Complex ~ 1319 9th Line Beckwith $2.00 per person Or purchase a 10 pass skating booklet for only $15.00 For more information, please contact the Township of Beckwith at 613-257-1539 or email cmcgregor@twp.beckwith.on.ca

OLDE TIME COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CAROLING Come and join us at the

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Perth Legion Branch244 Black/White Poster Contest winners are pictured at right with chair Don Boudreau. They are: Braden Dowdall, Ruth Christy, Brooklyn Cooper, Leah Belleperche, Isobel Gray, Sarah McNames, and Meg Wheeler.

PROSPECT UNITED CHURCH ~ 414 Richmond Road, Prospect Sunday, December 18th, 2016 At 6 o’clock in the evening

Come sing with us!

CHRISTMAS OFFICE HOURS The Beckwith Township Office will be closed: Friday, December 23rd, 2016 at noon and will re-open Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017 at 8:30 a.m.

Like our Facebook page “Beckwith Township” for news, events and important notices.

Connected to Your Community - P11 - Thursday, December 15, 2016

Nine Lessons and Carols at St. James the Apostle Church

Carolina Suites adds to mountain The residents and staff of Carolina Suites in Perth have been busy helping Hugh Colton with the Town and Country Chrysler Build a Mountain of Food campaign.

They have collected 1,000 pounds of food and $245 in cash of the past few weeks.

On Sunday evening, Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m., the Junior and Senior Choirs from St. James and St. Paul's United Churches in Perth combine to sing at the annual service of Nine Lessons and Carols at St. James.

The Christmas story unfolds in nine Scripture readings including Adam's expulsion from the Garden of Eden, the faith shown by Abraham, and the Prophet Isaiah foretelling the coming of the Saviour. The story continues with the gospel accounts of the angel Gabriel breaking the news to Mary and Joseph, the birth of Jesus and visits by the shepherds and wise men. In the final reading, St. John unfolds the mystery of the Incarnation - of God becoming a human being.

The music echoes the lessons as the congregation joins in singing all the best Christmas hymns and listens to an exciting selection of carols and music by the combined choirs, under the direction of Peter Woodwark and Brad Mills.

"For the 34th annual Nine Lessons two selections will involve the kids from both churches plus some adults - Each Child by Eleanor Daley and Some Children See Him written by Alfred Burtand made popular by James Taylor," the directors explain.

"The senior choirs will sing three carols by David Willcocks: Tomorrow shall be my dancing day, Birthday Carol, and Sussex Carol. Other pieces include a "jazz" setting of God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen, O Magnum Mysterium by contemporary American composer Morton Lauridsen and a brand new carol Mary, Did You Know? with lyrics

by Mark Lowry and music by Buddy Greene."

This glorious service offers music, prayer and time for reflection. St. James' Church is located on the corner of Drummond and Harvey streets in Perth.

For more information, contact the church office at 613267-1163 or check the website www.stjamesperth

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Please, join Food Banks Canada & help feed your neighbours today

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Perth Community

Christmas Day Dinner

Everyone welcome to this free event!

Code’s Mill Banquet Hall

December 25th

Doors open - 11:30

Dinner - 12:00

www.perthcommunitychristmasdaydinner.org No need to register, but do contact us EITHER through our website OR by phone if you need a ride, a meal delivered, or if you would like to volunteer

613-326-8365

Connected to Your Community - P12 - Thursday, December 15, 2016

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Men and Women of the Tay Christmas Concert

The Men and Women of the Tay Choral Group performed their annual Christmas concert at St. James Anglican Church in Perth on Sunday, Dec. 11 to a packed house.

SAVING ENERGY! In homes, up to 25 percent of our electric bill is for lighting.

Over the life of the bulbs, CFLs cost the average consumer less than half the cost of traditional incandescent bulbs for the same amount of light.

Connected to Your Community - P13 - Thursday, December 15, 2016

World’s first lung transplant doctor leaves Perth audience breathless DESMOND DEVOY

desmond.devoy@metroland.com

Here's one story we hope does not take your breath away.

Do yourself a favour as you read this story. Take in a deep, cleansing breath now. Feel the air fill your lungs.

Now breathe out. Now take a moment to appreciate what a miracle such a simple action, one we don't even think about, is for some people whose lungs are failing.

For those people, such a diagnosis used to be a death sentence.

Then, Dr. Thomas R.J. Todd and his team came along.

Todd, who performed the first successful lung transplant in 1983, and the first successful double lung transplant in 1986, spoke at the Probus Club of Perth's monthly meeting at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 244 hall on Wednesday, Dec. 7. He has a new book out, Breathless: A Transplant Surgeon's Journal.

His journey to those fateful operating rooms, creating an operating system that would bring a new lease on life to hundreds of people, did not come easy for Todd or his associates.

"I sometimes think that things are destined to happen," said Todd, admitting that he "stumbled upon" being involved these operations, which he hailed as "a unique Canadian achievement," which later formed "an example and a template from which we can adapt health care."

The first attempted lung transplantation was in 1962, and by 1977, there had been 39 unsuccessful cases. In Canada, a transplant had been tried in Montreal in 1967, and then 10 years later at the Toronto General Hospital (TGH), neither of which were successful. The first Toronto case involved a 19-year-old, whose air tube, essentially, fell apart after surgery.

The lungs were the "last of the major organs to be transplanted," said Todd, and by 1977, things were not looking promising. There had been three unsuccessful transplants in Toronto and "by the time that third patient died, there was a movement to stop it (the program)," said Todd.

"They felt we were pushing the envelope too hard."

The patients who survived the initial surgery would usually die shortly afterwards for two reasons: • "A failure of the airway union to heal," said Todd, which would result in death within two to three weeks, or; • "Poor function of the transplanted lung," which would result in death within 24 to 48 hours.

"The patients would die very suddenly," said Todd. Later investigations revealed that "not only had that air tube not healed properly, the incision had not healed properly."

In the past doctors prescribed steroids, immune-suppressant drugs.

These patients "gain a lot of weight and they don't heal well," said Todd.

"These drugs impair healing."

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Dr. Thomas R.J. Todd, MD, who performed the world’s first lung transplant in 1983, and the first double-lung transplant in 1986, spoke at the Probus Club of Perth’s monthly meeting at the Royal Canadian Legion branch hall on Wednesday, December 7.

The "poor healing of the airway union" was common in all of the attempts, and the "lung (was the) only organ transplanted without an oxygenated blood supply." Between 1977 and 1983, the TGH "undertook extensive laboratory research into causes of poor wound healing," using extracorporeal oxygenation, or, basically, keeping blood circulating to the lungs outside of a human body. These resulted in two further transplant failures and "unfortunately, I was involved with the (later) failures," he said.

Part of this research did involve tests on animals, in which the animal's lungs were taken out and then put back into the same animal. This meant that there was little chance of the animal rejecting its own lungs. There were two test groups - one group was given steroids, the other group was not. The steroid group "healed poorly," and their airways almost always "fell apart."

The doctors worked on a makeshift "oxygenator" to keep oxygen and blood flowing to the lungs and the device "seemed to work on sheep."

An opportunity came to test the device out on a 21-year-old in the intensive care unit (ICU) - so, late one night, Todd and other doctors wheeled the device across Toronto's busy University Avenue.

"She survived," he said, of the "back-up system to keep the patient alive."

Surprisingly, for a country with a publiclyfunded health care system, there was little government money that was given to this early research.

"We couldn't prove to them that that we had a system that would work," explained Todd. "We had a lot of families who were coming forward to us with failing lungs," and they supported the research financially.

"Why did we succeed?" he asked. "A lot of it was the patients themselves. They never lost faith in us...Most of the people who had given money never got a transplant."

The research costs were about $400,000, largely funded by the patients themselves, while each transplant cost about $200,000.

Further to this, these patients already had other costs to contend with, like moving to To-

ronto, "at their own expense." Many of them were on oxygen and needed to be able to travel to the hospital at a moment's notice, because when a transplant is available, "it's now."

First success The recipient of the first successful lung transplant was a 59-year-old man named Tom Hall, whom Todd called "simply amazing."

"He insisted on an appointment," he said, even though he was nine years older than the cut-off date. "He had an overwhelming confidence and drive," something that helped him on the morning of Nov. 7, 1983 as he was "going down that hall, not knowing if he's ever coming back."

Hall's recovery was four-and-a-half months long, with three separate ICU visits. And what happened after that? Hall went back to work.

Years later, Todd was being questioned by a medical academic from Harvard University during a symposium at the TGH amphitheatre.

Sure, Hall had survived, but what was his "functionability?" asked the American guest. Todd turned to a moderator standing nearby, dressed in a doctor's white coat, and, in essence told the American to ask Hall himself, who was there, unannounced, incognito.

So, Hall wordlessly obliged, running up and down the stairs of the amphitheatre several times in front of the Harvard man. Hall died eight years later from complications from immune-suppressant drugs, but "his lung was perfect," reported Todd.

In 1986, it was time for the first double-lung transplant, with a woman named Anne. When asked by a Toronto Star reporter before her operation what she was most looking forward to afterwards, Anne replied: "I'm looking forward to seeing the upstairs of my home."

Aftermath This time would turn out to be a high-water mark for transplantation. From 1986 to 1991, he noted "a gradual decrease in hospital resources," with hospital budgets and beds being cut.

Four of his dream team of surgeons departed Toronto, some for the United States. However, since 1993, "the volume of transplantation has

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increased," he said. From 2000 alone, when there were 44 such lung transplants, there was a jump to 254 transplants in 2015 alone.

"That is staggering," said Todd. Even more heartening, more than 90 per cent of those patients were alive and well five years after their surgery.

A lot has changed since those early days.

"More people are signing donor cards," he said. More people are signing organ donor cards than before, lungs can be better preserved, and "just about anyone can be a donor today."

There is no longer an age limit cut-off for those seeking transplants. This came about, in part, because of threatened legal action. A patient, aged 74 in 1998, "threatened to sue the hospital," if he was not put on the list," said Todd. "The (hospital) CEO called and said, 'You have to do this.'"

Another medical breakthrough means that "damaged lungs can improve outside the body," using new technology. Another neat progression has seen children who need lungs getting donations from both of their parents.

Todd admitted that, at first, he was scared to be operating on children, when he went down the road to Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children. It was to be an operation that would see an unusual first - one patient, two lung donors, though, both parents were each giving a "lobe" from their lung, that would then become their child's new lungs.

When he saw the patient however, he said that "I'm used to operating on people my size," he said. Looking down at the tiny form before him, he said, "we're operating on a bunny rabbit!"

Ethics While lung transplants have given so many the gift of life, they simultaneously create just as many ethical questions, like, who goes first? Are single or double lung transplants preferable, since a healthy set of lungs, split up between two people, can save the lives of two people, whereas a double lung transplant can only save one life.

And should patients whose bodies have rejected their donated lungs be allowed back on the waiting list?

These questions "created a lot of late night talks for us," admitted Todd, weighing up questions like who deserves a newly-available lung - someone who has waited six months on the list, or someone who has waited two months? Or should someone who is more sick than the others, whose "time is running out," go first?

"We came down on the side of who was sickest," said Todd.

Some of the most critical comments from the question about patients whose bodies had rejected the lungs came from other patients on the wait list.

"The other patients on the list were very upset," said Todd. "They said, 'He's had his chance.' It was a real problem for us."

The man eventually got back on a separate list. But doing a second transplant came with an even higher mortality rate than the first transplant. The second operation, as best Todd can recall, occurred in the 1997-98 period, and it was a success.

In the past few years, ethics committees have been formed at hospitals, "to help us make these decisions."

While they have taken some of the pressure off of doctors to make these monumental decisions on their own, they have also created "a difficulty with innovation." For example, Dr. Frederick Banting, the co-creator of insulin, tested the drug on a female patient without her consent. The first dialysis machine was created off-site from a hospital, in a doctor's garage. While both innovations have gone on to save countless lives since then, the ways in which they were discovered might not pass muster with an ethics committee today.

"How do we prioritize innovation?" wondered Todd.

"If we stagnate in 2020, we will be practising really, really good 2015, 2016 medicine."

For all of his successes, he ended his talk remembering one of his patients who did not make it - a 17-year-old boy.

"I get emotional when I think of him," said Todd, shedding a tear. "I remember his last words to me. 'Don't give up.' And we didn't."

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It was a fitting tribute for former Perth Blue Wings all star player, Blair Barr, tonight with a full house of fans in the arena for the game against Renfrew, and the special presentation.

At centre ice before the puck drop, Barr's No. 27 jersey was unveiled as the team recognized the contributions made by the local hockey player for his six years on the junior team.

Team owner and head coach Michael McLean made the presentation, highlighting Barr's career as a hometown Blue Wing.

"Blair started his career with the Blue Wings at the age of 16," he said. "He played 248 regular season games over six Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League seasons."

In six years, Barr totaled 161 goals, 173 assists for 334 total career winning season points.

"In all six season, Blair scored 20 or more goals with a career high of 70 points in 2014," McLean said. "He was a key member of the 2009/2010 Valley Division championship Perth

Blue Wings."

In the top of his career, Barr won the MVP for the league in 2013/14, as well as the league's top scorer, and most sportsmanlike player awards. He was also named the Valley Division's first all star, right winger.

"With an incredible passion for the game of hockey, Blair Barr missed only one game due to injury in six full seasons in the EOJBHL." Barr also earned the Dr. Ralph Fish Community Service Award three times in his six-year career for his work off the ice, including at local high schools and with charity events like the Build a Mountain of Food.

In honour of Barr's 2013/14 season, his final one with the Blue Wings, his framed jersey was presented to him alongside his parents, Duane and Lori Barr, on the red carpet.

Following the presentations, that included his highlights on the big screen in a slide show, Barr was asked about his career as a Blue Wing and his thoughts on the evening.

"It's awesome," he told The Perth Courier.

"It's nice to be recognized as a Blue Wing, in my

home town."

Barr now works at Algonquin College and has a hand in helping coach the young Blue Wing team.

"They call me an assistant coach," he said with a laugh. "I enjoy it - I like hanging out with them and trying to help them relax," as that's part of his role with the team.

"I get on the ice with them," but as far as keeping up with his hockey career, retiring as a Blue Wing is as far as it's going, he said.

"Putting on a Blue Wings jersey means the world to me," he added.

When asked if he knew of the presentation, he said he knew something was up as he had to miss some of the holiday festivities with his Algonquin College colleagues.

"I thought something was going on," he said, grinning. "I missed the first part of my work party."

But it was worth the accolades, as he said his highlight was the Valley League Championship in his rookie year.

"That had to be one of the best, but there was something I could take away from every year I was with the team," he said.

On the ice The Blue Wings picked off the Renfrew Timberwolves tonight, 6-2 in front of a boisterous crowd of just under 400 fans.

The team scored all six goals in the second period.

Nicholas Vala had a pair and one helper, while singles came from Noah Fisher, Gabriel Laurin, Ryan Shaw and Karson McCartney on the power play.

Renfrew replied in the third with their two.

The first was on the power play from Alex Paquette while the second, unassisted was from Ryan Pettigrew.

Johnathan Peacock earned the win with 19 saves, while Jacob Drover was hit with the loss, facing 49 shots on nets.

Game stars were Fisher and McCartney for Pert and Paquette for Renfrew.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS: Industrial – 3M Canada, Non-Commercial – Perth Fire Dept., Commercial – Town & Country Chrysler Build a Mountain of Food, Schools Elementary – Perth Children’s House Montessori School Other – St. John High School, Animal – New Beginnings Hair Salon Service Club – Parrott Heads, Best Overall – IH Ranch. Special Mention to: Town of Perth, Finnegan Insurance, Dicola Fuels, Barnabe’s YIG Parade Marshalling, & Communications: Gene Richardson, Ron Farrell, Christopher Mahon, Andy Patterson, Aidan Ryan of Ryan Communications for use of radios, Rideau Ground Search & Rescue Team consisting of Bruce Lortie, Heather Murphy, Jim Murphy, Mel Hendershott, Lanark County OPP & Constable David Bird, Community Services Officer Karen Fox for her continued help, & Community Services for placement and use of barricades and erection of banner.

Judging: Brent Pepper, Healey Bus Driver , Lindsay Mahon, stats tabulation, & our judges - Cindy Richardson, Valerie Conboy & John Conboy, Marlene Bowes & David Bowes Promotion: COGECO Cable TV, Kathy Botham & Cathie McCabe for doing a fantastic job providing the commentary, Sign Design for updating the banner and Andre Arcand for installing the town signs, Cheryl Johnston at Metroland EMC/Perth Courier Registration & Form Up: Julie Brady for fielding lots of enquiries and Coldwell Banker for use of office equipment & especially Jane Farrell for helping at the registration desk on parade day, Bill Beacham (Leo Adams Investments) for use of parking lot at the “The Factory Business Complex” on Sunset Blvd., Perth Septic Services for discount on portable toilet rental.

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Perth’s Adam Morton checks over his shoulder during Friday’s 6-2 win over Renfrew in CCHL2 action at home on Dec. 8.

Blue Wings earn two big wins to sit tied at top of Richardson Division

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The Perth Blue Wings earned a 7-5 win over the Richmond Royals Sunday, and a 6-2 win over Renfrew Timberwolves Friday to join the Arnprior Packers at the top of the Richardson Division of the CCHL2 league, with 47 points apiece.

Sunday, Karson McCartney led the 7-5 scoring barrage over Richmond with four goals and an assist as the Blue Wings earned the win on the road.

Perth 7 Richmond 5 Coach Michael McLean said it was a "mental toughness win" and the team's best of the season so far; and "overall, a very solid weekend.

Our players responded with an outstanding effort. We dominated the game for 50 minutes and never stopped working until the very end," he said.

That 10-minute lapse came in the second period after an undisciplined penalty.

"Richmond scored on that power play and that gave them life and made the game 2-1.

Richmond scored all five of their goals in that 10-minute span. We tried to slow things down with a timeout and a goalie change - nothing worked and the period ended 5-3 for the Royals."

The coach said it was a great test for the Blue Wings, "some adversity to overcome and we did just that in the third period."

The Blue Wings held tough and kept Richmond off the scoreboard, notching four in the third period to come from behind for the win.

Perth outscored their opponents 54-33 with Cameron Scott between pipes.

Other Blue Wings' goals were scored by Adam Morton with two, and Andrew McIntyre (empty net shot) with a single. Alex Vala had three helpers, with Corey Chaplin and Gabriel Laurin with two each.

"The line of McCartney, Laurin and McIntyre were outstanding," said McLean. "Morton was a difference maker on the back end.

And I thought Cameron Scott had an excellent game in goal for us."

Both teams were tagged with six minor offenses.

Food After Parade: Joel & Sheree Mulligan for donation of coffee urns, Earl McGinnis, custodian at Queen Elizabeth School; the food preparers and servers who did a fantastic job, including: Norene Allan, Rob Allan, Julie Brady, Dianne Raby & Brian Raby, Joan Bristow, Harold Hallam, Debbie Bristow & Kayla Bristow, Wayne Herrgott & Anne Nagle Santa’s Float: Members of Perth Lions Club for decorating and tending to this precious job including Ross Hollingsworth, Rick McCauley, Wayne Greer, Ellie Tysick, Ken Beasley, Frank Willison, George Callan , Tom Devlin Transport Ltd., Tackaberry Construction for use of their garage to work on the float, cutter owner Claire Dodds and, of course, Lorne Hollywood & Ellen Visser.

Other: Perth Citizen’s Band, Carleton Place Sea Cadets Marching Band & special thanks to the Coldwell Banker crew for preparing the float for the Caribbean Steel Drum Band, Paul Cameron for use of the wagon & Bell”s Machine Shop for use of the shop to prepare the float & Dale McCabe for driving the float. Members of the Settler’s Trekkers David Oliver & Richard Hendry who carried the parade banner.

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Thank you to all who helped and participated to make this year’s “AN OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS” parade a huge success!

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Perth 6 Renfrew 2 The Blue Wings picked off the Renfrew Timberwolves Friday at home, 6-2 in front of a boisterous crowd of just under 400 fans.

It was a special night for the Blue Wings fans as their beloved graduate, Blair Barr (2013/14 was his final season) was presented with his team jersey. (See story elsewhere in this issue.)

"Blair was one hell of a local hockey player," McLean said. "He bleeds blue and I was happy for him and his parents Friday night."

The Blue Wings scored all six goals in the second period.

McLean said it was another solid two periods of play before getting away from their own kind of game in the third, "turning over the puck and costing us a couple of unnecessary goals against in the third period."

Nicholas Vala had a pair and one helper, while singles came from Noah Fisher, Laurin, Ryan Shaw and McCartney on the power play.

Renfrew replied in the third with their two. The first was on

the power play from Alex Paquette while the second, unassisted was from Ryan Pettigrew.

Johnathan Peacock earned the win with 19 saves, while Jacob Drover was hit with the loss, facing 49 shots on nets.

Game stars were Fisher and McCartney for Perth, and Paquette for Renfrew.

On the road The Blue Wings were going to be on the road for a bit, as they are in Renfrew Friday night, and Arnprior Sunday afternoon. On Dec. 22, they're back in Casselman. Their next home game isn't until Jan. 6, when they host Richmond.

"We have three very tough road games coming up and we have three games in hand on the Packers and Royals," noted McLean. "We need to win these games to separate ourselves."

But don't forget, Sunday, Jan. 15, the Toronto Maple Leafs Alumni is in town for a 3 p.m. event. Confirmed Leafs include: Wendel Clark, Doug Gilmour, Garry Leeman, Tom Fergus, and Al IaFrate. The roster will be announced next week.

If you haven't yet gotten your tickets, visit www.leafsinperth. com or call 1-800-267-2069.

There are just 75 tickets left.

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Above, Perth Blue Wings netminder Johnathan Peacock deflects another shot during Friday’s home game against the Renfrew Timberwolves. At right, Perth’s Marc-Andre Leblanc gets tripped up

by Renfrew in first period action Friday, Dec. 8, as the Blue Wings went on to win 6-2.

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Local 585 Air Cadets' biathlon team requesting help to purchase skis Members of a local biathlon team - the winter multi-sport that involves cross-country ski racing and target shooting - need skis.

They are currently like a hockey team without skates!

The team is looking to members of the community to help them purchase the necessary equipment.

The 585 Rideau Squadron, the local Air Cadet squadron in Smiths Falls, is asking for your support to help them raise the necessary funds.

They are aiming for $5000 to buy 12 sets of skis, bindings, poles, and boots, as well the necessary waxing and maintenance gear. They have started an online crowdfunding campaign to attract donors from far and wide through the power of social media but support from friends, family, and the community are key to the campaign's success.

Please visit their campaign page at: https://www.gofundme.com/ canadian-kids-need-skis and donate what you can. If you are unable to donate, the team asks you to share the campaign with friends and family through your social networks. At the time of writing, the campaign has raised over $1600.

If you have skate ski equipment in good repair that you no longer use, please consider donating them to the squadron.

The sport of biathlon is increas-

ing in popularity within the cadet ranks at the squadron and around the region. Last year, in only the team's second season, four cadets qualified and participated in the provincial championships in Sault Ste Marie.

This year, 585 Squadron hopes to send even more cadets to provincials. To improve their chances, the biathletes need more time on skis.

To do this, 585 Squadron needs its own set of ski equipment.

What have they done in the past two seasons? They have borrowed the equipment. At the beginning of the season, the squadron puts in a request to the Eastern Region to borrow skis to race on.

In the last two years, they have received up to five sets. Also, the squadron borrowed a few sets from the Sea Cadets in Carleton Place (#211 LANARK RCSCC) to make up the equipment gap. Although it has met the basic needs of the cadet biathletes, this is not an effective way to develop these young athletes.

The cadet biathletes, aged 12 to 18, practice every Saturday by shooting on an indoor range and running laps around the Squadron building. When the ski trails are ready, they will need ski equipment on which to train. The squadron has rifles but it needs skis, boots,

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A ski team without skis? The Air Cadet Biathlon Team is fundraising to buy skate ski equipment for the team. bindings, and poles.

Air Cadets receives generous support from the Department of National Defence for all essential and core training, but less for extracurricular activities and sports, such as biathlon. There are no fees to participate in Air Cadets. Local families can enroll their children in this organization that challenges them physically and mentally, that develops leadership and citizenship, and provides them with opportunities for personal

growth, all at no cost to them. That is why 585 Squadron needs to raise the money outside of its normal budget sources.

Many of Canada's Olympic biathletes got their start as cadets. They hope that with your help these cadets can achieve their dreams, too.

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making, and leadership. Local youth interested in joining should visit the squadron on Wednesday evenings between 6:30 to 9:15 p.m. The 585 Rideau Squadron is located at 44 Abbott Street in Smiths Falls.

For more information about Air Cadets and 585 Rideau Squadron please visit the website at www.585aircadets. org.

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The SFDCI junior RedHawks hosted St. John Catholic High School of Perth in LCIAA boys The Carleton Place Bears drive to the hoop against PDCI Blue Devils in senior boys LCIAA basketball action on Dec. 8. RedHawk Bryce Wills goes to the hoop, but gets hung up by league play in Perth Dec. 8. The Bears won 55-36, but lost 97-44 in junior action. the Spartan D. The Spartans fell to the RedHawks in this Lanark County match to the tune of 53-25. In the senior game, the RedHawks won 39-24.

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A quirky life makes for a quirky book.

Ron Corbett, Ottawa journalist and author, signed copies of his latest book The Last Guide's Guide at The Book Nook in Perth on Dec. 11.

Corbett, a columnist for the Ottawa Sun and Ottawa Citizen for years, has written a total of seven books, all published by Ottawa Press and Publishing.

"This (latest) one is a sequel to The Last Guide, which was published about 15 years ago," said Corbett.

The Last Guide tells the life story of a fishing guide up in Algonquin Park by the name is Frank Kuiack.

"There used to be hundreds of guides and then all the lodges closed and the guides disappeared."

The culture of the park itself changed, he explained, with people focusing more on hiking than hunting and fishing. Kuiack, who Corbett joined on a week-long fishing trip, stared guiding when he was eight years old.

"People really liked his story," said Corbett.

A decade and a half later, Kuiack wanted to do another story. "He was 65 when the first book came out," he explained. "Now he's 81."

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Ron Corbett was at The Book Nook in Perth on Dec. 11. of Kuiack's story, from fishing stories to life advice on money and family.

"The first book ends with Frank retiring and the second is a continuation of his story."

"Someone told me the other day it's like reading Tuesdays with Morrie, but in your canoe," continued Corbett. "I thought that was beautiful."

Kuiack is a character, through and through, explained Corbett.

"He still lives out there, in a little village just outside of the park. He's lived there since he was two. He's been guiding there his whole life."

He explained the heat-wave story from the book; he was driving up to

see Kuiack one stifling hot August day, during one of those summers that boasted 30 straight days without rain, and he called Kuiack from the road.

"He wasn't complaining about the heat, so I got up there and drove into his driveway and there he was sitting in a canoe full of water at the end of his driveway."

Kuiack backs the boat into the water, filling it up with cold water, and then lays in it to get cool, explained Corbett.

"He's had a quirky life."

The Last Guide's Guide is available at The Book Nook, or at any Chapters Indigo locations.

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Like an episode of Canadian Idol, St. John Catholic High School students belted it out - but fell just a little short in a national music competition.

Teacher Kyle Doucette had hoped that the joint arrangement by himself and his students of Shawn Mendes' top-40 tune "Stitches" would get them a win over 72 high school vocal entries in the CBC-sponsored Canadian Music Class Contest. While the finalists are scheduled to be announced on Friday, Dec. 16, the short list came out on Friday, Dec. 9, and "unfortunately, we were not selected for the top 10," wrote Doucette in an email to The Perth Courier on Dec. 9. "The competition surprised us all by deciding to short-list the competition."

But, as they say in the educational field, it was a learning experience.

The class entered the fray on Wednesday, Nov. 23. Their entry has already received more than 10,000 views on Facebook, and 4,000 views on YouTube.

Doucette first got the idea when two teachers and a student brought the competition to his attention.

He had heard of it before, in 2015, but thought at the time that "it's a good idea, but not right now," recalled Doucette during an interview Wednesday, Dec. 7.

For 2016, the time was now, or, more specifically, the last weekend in October.

"I sat down at home and looked it up and... did a very basic arrangement," of the song by the popular singer, who grew up in Pickering, Ont. (It was one of several choices available to him through the competition website.) By Thursday, Nov. 3, he approached his class with the idea: "Hey, I'm interested in doing this," he told them. "How can we make this sound good?"

They worked on his arrangement through "a wide collaboration process."

They continued to hone the arrangement, with plenty of rehearsals. They finally went with a "live, off-the-floor performance," on Friday, Nov. 18, in a music room dotted with micro-

phones.

"I rooted out a bunch of gear and (recorded it on) my own camera," said Doucette. The deadline was Wednesday, Nov. 23, so "we were cutting it pretty close," he admits.

While Catholic high school choirs and bands do perform religious music, they also perform contemporary music too.

"I wouldn't say it (Mendes' song) is a departure. But the arrangement is a departure," said Doucette. In his classes, he tries to find "songs that students will recognize and enjoy to play," but this is the "first time taking a popular tune that is very current," he said. "Normally, we would be using music already written."

For many of his students, this was their first time recording. They had to be made aware of the presence of so many microphones, where "even the smallest thing will be picked up," he said. There was "a lot of trial and error," to get the sound right for the recording.

Even though a simple iPhone recording would have sufficed, having been in the recording studio himself, he knew that "things will sound better if everyone is mic'd," he said.

Even now, nearly a month after the recording, "the kids are still talking about it. We had such a fun time."

In fact, one of his students had a "local celebrity" moment at the Perth hospital.

"Someone in the hospital recognized him," he said. "Hey, are you that kid from the video!"

The school band's upcoming Christmas concert series, both at the school and its feeder schools, will feature such contemporary music Their upcoming feeder school concerts will be held: * Monday, Dec. 19, St. James the Greater elementary school, Smiths Falls, from 10 to 11 a.m., and St. Francis de Sales school, Smiths Falls, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.; * Wednesday, Dec. 21, St. Edward Catholic School, Westport, 1 to 2 p.m.; and, * Thursday, Dec. 22, St. John elementary school, Perth, 10 to 11 a.m. and Sacred Heart of Jesus school in Lanark village, 1 to 2 p.m.

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More matinees and ghost plays mark Classic Theatre Festival’s 2017 season The Classic Theatre Festival has announced its upcoming 2017 season, one whose programming will dovetail with Ontario and Canada 150th anniversary celebrations while building on the strengths of seven successful summer seasons. In addition to adding a Tuesday matinee at the mainstage, the festival will also be doubling the number of ghost plays. The festival's annual holiday sale allows early buyers to save 25 per cent off season passes before Dec. 31.

A professional company that produces hits from the golden age of Broadway and the London Stage (a period roughly from the 1920s through the 1970s), the festival will highlight the two most successful Canadian playwrights during its mandate period, opening the mainstage season with Canadian Bernard Slade's comedy Same Time, Next Year (June 23 to July 16).

Slade, from Beamsville, Ontario, played a significant role in the development

of the post-war Canadian theatre, radio, and television scenes before hitting Hollywood, where he developed The Flying Nun and The Partridge Family before penning his epic Broadway hit.

Same Time, Next Year ran three years and became an Academy-Award nominated film starring Alan Alda and Ellen Burstyn.

It's the story of two people, each married to someone else, who get together for an annual weekend over 26 years, sharing the ups and downs of their lives from the early 1950s through the mid-1970s as the world rapidly evolves around them.

The other Canadian work is the season's annual closing thriller mystery, by Peter Colley, an acclaimed Canadian playwright whose latest work, a musical about Terry Fox, opened this fall.

I'll Be Back Before Midnight (Aug. 18 to Sept. 10), originally produced at the Blyth Festival in 1979, has since played in 30 countries, become a Hollywood

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The Classic Theatre Festival’s 2017 summer season returns with comedy, history, and mystery. Above, George Bernard Shaw’s Candida will be featured in the festival. film, and was celebrated by the Globe and Mail as the most successful Canadian play ever. It's a Hitchcock-styled thriller about a young Toronto couple

who purchase an isolated country farmhouse with a mysterious history.

Sandwiched in-between will be another production of a George Bernard Shaw classic, the romantic comedy Candida (July 21 to Aug. 13). Building on the applause for the festival's celebrated 2016 production of the Shaw comedy Arms and the Man (which won a Best Actress Award from the Capital Critics Circle for Lana Sugarman, in addition to nabbing a Best Director nomination for Laurel Smith as well as a Best Production nod), Candida will remind audiences of how fresh and fun Shaw's stories can be. In this instance, the title character must choose between the affections of a passionate young poet and her clergyman husband in this skewering of Victorian notions of love and marriage. When first produced in London, the show generated such audience enthusiasm that the press coined the phenomenon "Candidamania."

Mainstage shows will run Tuesday to

Sunday at 2 p.m., with 8 p.m. shows every Wednesday and Saturday. The very popular pre-show talks will continue to occur a half-hour before every performance.

The festival's highly praised theatrical walking plays will returns in 2017 as well, focused on characters and stories from Perth around the time of Confederation. Perth through the Ages will run Wednesday to Sunday at 11 a.m., beginning June 21 at Matheson House Museum and winding up Aug. 27. Given the number of sellout performances in 2016, the Lonely Ghosts Walk will expand to run Thursdays and Friday at 7 p.m., running June 29 through Aug. 25.

The festival's annual holiday sale is on until Dec. 31. Purchasers of a season flex pass can save 25 per cent and pick their dates next summer. For more information, call 1-877-283-1283 or visit www.classictheatre.ca.

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Ontario Trucking Association joins OPP in battle against aggressive driving The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is reminding the trucking industry to remain vigilant and respectful on the highway and emphasized that improving road safety continues to be the number one priority of the vast majority of truck operators in Ontario.

OTA, which is a strong and vocal supporter of enhancing road safety by and for all road users, made the announcement today as the OPP launched a new road safety campaign designed to target aggressive car, bus and truck drivers who tailgate, speed, and make unsafe lane changes. During the campaign, OPP plans to charge violators under Ontario's Street Racing and Stunt Driving Legislation.

Although it's unfortunate a few operators still need the enforcement community to remind them how to conduct themselves on the highway, most trucking operators lead by example of how road users Submitted photo should operate their vehicles Reggie, a six-year-old French Bulldog didn’t exactly warm up to Santa Dec. 10 during safely and abide by the HighWick Witch Bath & Candle Co.’s Pet Photos with Santa Paws fundraiser for A Chance Ani- way Traffic Act, says Stephen Laskowski, president of the mal Rescue Inc., held outside the Wick Witch location in Merrickville.

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The latest Ontario Road Safety Annual Report (ORSAR) from the Ontario Ministry of Transportation which contains the results for 2013 (the latest year for which complete data is available), confirms that trucks are overwhelmingly the safest vehicles on the road while truck operators are the safest drivers compared to other types of road users.

"Like most enforcement programs, these campaigns are designed to change the behavior of the one per cent of our industry who need the law enforcement community to tell them the right thing to do. The vast majority of trucking fleets use driver training programs, management systems and technology to ensure that professionals entrusted to drive their vehicles are operating in the safest manner possible," he said.

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Examples include electronic stability control, lane departure warning and forward collision warning systems, among other tools and equipment.

Furthermore, vehicle diagnostics and event monitoring recorders provide trucking fleets the opportunity to proactively manage their operations and improve driver performance on an ongoing basis.

OTA adds that as a result of the association's lobbying efforts 10 years ago, all trucks weighing 26,000 lbs or more operating in the province are required to use an electronic speed limiter set to a maximum speed of 105 km/h. The measure has helped improve highway traffic safety since it was introduced.

"Trucks are the heartbeat of Ontario's economy. Every day, over 200,000 professional truck operators who share the road with the public deliver goods safely to consumers and adhere to the laws of Ontario," says Laskowski.

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Car thieves getting more technology With all the advancements in vehicle anti-theft security, what's to worry about? If you don't have a key, there's no chance of getting into or starting almost anything on the road, right? Well, think again.

The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) of the US recently obtained (and easily I might add), an electronic device designed to unlock and start most vehicles without a key. These mystery devices aren't really new, having reached the attention of law enforcement agencies and insurance companies about two years back. But for the first time the NICB was recently able to test one of these transmitters on various vehicles.

This device, known as a 'relay attack' unit was originally designed by carmakers to test the security of their vehicles equipped with push button start and remote access features. The NICB tried the device on 35 different makes and models of autos to see if the device could unlock the doors, start the vehicle, allow it to be driven, and restart it after shutting it down. They admitted their tests were unscientific in terms of the limited sampling but they found that they were able to unlock 19 of the 35, and start and drive off with 18 of them. They could only restart 12 of the ones they drove after turning off the ignition.

"We've now seen for ourselves that these devices work," said NICB president and CEO Joe Wehrle. "Maybe they don't work on all makes and models, but certainly on enough that car thieves can target and steal them with relative ease.

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times, they think the vehicle has been towed."

According to NICB's chief operating officer Jim Schweitzer, who oversees all NICB investigations, vehicle manufacturers must continue their efforts to counter the attacks on anti-theft technology.

"Vehicles are a valuable commodity and thieves will continue to wage a tug of war with the manufacturers to find a way to steal them," said Schweitzer. "Anti-theft technology has been a major factor in reducing the number of thefts over the past 25 years. The manufacturers have made tremendous strides with their technology, but now they have to adapt and develop countermeasures as threats like this surface."

The NICB suggests drivers always lock their vehicles, take the remote fobs with them and never leave anything of value in plain sight inside their autos. To learn more visit www.nicb.org.

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(between Benson Auto Parts & Ontario Hydro One)

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A Wish Trimmed With Joy To our fine friends and neighbors here in the community, we wish you a most merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year!

May 2017 bring much happiness to you and yours.

Thank you for your kindness in 2016.

Furniture and Mattress Centre

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40 Main Street East, Smiths Falls • 284-8206 Hours: Monday-Friday 9:30-5:30, Saturday 9:30-4, Closed Sundays Shop our Website www.laceysfurniture.com

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2017

We Wish You A Merry Christmas!

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John Chambers, a member of the Merrickville photo club, takes photos of attendees at the Christmas in Merrickville celebrations on Merrickville’s St. Lawrence Street on Dec. 3.

May the love of home and family be a special gift to treasure throughout the season.

“Doug & Staff”

Thinking of You At Christmas

This holiday season our hearts are warmed as We recall the good times we’ve spent serving People like you! Merry Christmas and thanks!

Thank you.

We appreciate your business.

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This is no way to host an office Christmas party, or is it?

MOVIE: Office Christmas Party STARRING: Jason Bateman, T.J. Miller, Olivia Munn, Kate McKinnon, Vanessa Bayer, and Jennifer Aniston DIRECTORS: Josh Gordon and Will Speck RATING: 14A I know some of you out there may be in charge of planning your office Christmas party. Some of you might be stuck for ideas, and thinking why not see Office Christmas Party for some inspiration? Using this movie to help plan your own party would be a mistake. A terrible, terrible mistake.

Clay Vanstone (T.J. Miller) runs a branch office of what used to be his father's hightech company Zenotek. Since his dad passed away Clay has tried to treat his employees like his father would; like family. The trouble is his branch isn't meeting the acting CEO's expectations. In fact the acting CEO, Clay's sister Carol (Jennifer Aniston), wants to close Clay's branch.

In a last-ditch effort to save their branch and everyone's job Clay, his chief technical officer and best friend Josh (Jason Bateman), and head tech Tracy (Olivia Munn) try

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My Take

MARK HASKINS

to impress one Walter Davies (Courtney B. Vance). Walter represents a $14 million contract for Zenotek, but he isn't convinced Zenotek is the kind of company he wants to do business with. To show him that Zenotek is one big happy family Clay invites Walter to their office Christmas party.

This can't be just any office Christmas party. Clay needs to impress Walter. He needs to show his sister he can be a good boss. He needs to save everyone's job. So Clay, Josh and Tracy throw the office Christmas party to end all office Christmas parties. It's hard to image how anything could go wrong, but everything you're thinking that could go wrong doesn't even come close.

Office Christmas Party is as about as far away from a good movie as you can get. It doesn't so much as embrace the stereotypical conventions of such an event as it blows them up on a Richter scale of

debauchery and mayhem. In other words it is laugh-outloud funny. It's always been difficult to put my finger on what makes a terrible movie so much fun to watch, but in this case it has to be the cast.

These are some of my favourite funny people all together in one film. There's Rob Corddry, Vanessa Bayer, and Jillian Bell. Then you have Jason Bateman, T.J. Miller, Olivia Munn and Jennifer Aniston. Lastly there's Kate McKinnon doing what Kate McKinnon does.

This whole cast knows how to take a scene, let all their fears and inhibitions go, and own it. From Bateman's dry delivery to Miller's lightning wit and physical humour, from Aniston's ultra witch and scary martial arts to McKinnon's exponentially increasing crazy, this film is a hysterically brilliant mess.

My top five Christmas movies are locked at Die Hard, Die Hard 2, The Muppets Christmas Carol, Rise of the Guardians and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Office Christmas Party isn't going to crack that list, but as my newest guilty pleasure it's now on my top ten.

Mark Haskins' column is a regular feature.

The simple act of recycling has more impact on the environment than the average Canadian thinks. Sixty-six per cent of energy is saved when producing new plastic products from recycled materials instead of raw (virgin) materials.

“All of us at Regional Plumbing & Water Treatment, wish you a very Merry Christmas�

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MERRY CHRISTMAS

&

HAPPY NEW YEAR May this Christmas be bright and cheerful and may the New Year begin on a prosperous note!

Dr. William Hall, Catherine Curran, Elma Bilton, Lisa Brandon, Janet Carleton & Katie Miller

Karen Rennie, Chair of the Great War Memorial Hospital Foundation along with Aubrey Churchill, Paul Martin, Dawn King, Jennifer Bain, John Gemmell, George McLennan, Florence Doran, Olga McKenna, Sarah Stewart and Margot Hallam of the GWM Foundation would like to wish you best wishes for a Happy and Healthy Christmas Season.

As we reflect over the past year we would also like to thank the community for their outstanding commitment and ongoing support to patient services at the GWM site of the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital.

We look forward to working with you in

Email: regionalplumbing@rogers.com www.regional-plumbing.com

2016 2017

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HOSPITAL OF PERTH DISTRICT

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Dominican carrot cake full of flavour and perfect for the holidays FOODLAND ONTARIO

Carrot cakes are one of the most popular desserts in the Dominican Republic. Juicy carrots keep it moist, so this is an ideal cake to make ahead for the holidays.

Preparation time: 30 minutes Baking time: 35 minutes Serves: 16 Ingredients * 2 cups (500 mL) all-purpose flour * 1 tbsp (15 mL) baking powder * 1 tsp (5 mL) each baking soda and salt * 1 tsp (5 mL) each ground ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon

* 4 Ontario eggs * 1 cup (250 mL) each vegetable oil and packed light brown sugar * 2 tsp (10 mL) vanilla * 1 tsp (5 mL) rum extract * 4 cups (1 L) grated carrots (about 4 large) * 1/2 cup (125 mL) dried cranberries Icing: * 1 cup (250 mL) butter, at room temperature * 1 tbsp (15 mL) finely grated lime rind * 3 tbsp (45 mL) fresh lime juice * 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla * 2 pkgs (250 g each) brick cream

cheese, at room temperature, cut each Stir in carrots and cranberries. Diinto 8 pieces vide batter between pans and roughly * 4 cups (1 L) sifted icing sugar smooth tops.

Bake in 350 degree F (180 degree Preparation instructions C) oven until cakes spring back when Lightly oil two 9-inch (23 cm) tapped in the centre, 30-35 minutes. round cake pans and line bottoms Cool in pans on wire rack for 15 minwith parchment paper. utes. Run knife around edges. Turn In large bowl, whisk together flour, out onto rack and cool completely. baking powder, baking soda, salt, gin- Cake will keep at room temperature ger, nutmeg and cinnamon; make well for two days, in refrigerator for a in centre; set aside. week, or freeze up to two months.

In large bowl, using electric mixer, Icing: In medium bowl, using elecon medium speed, beat together eggs, tric mixer, beat butter, lime rind, lime oil, brown sugar, vanilla and rum ex- juice and vanilla, until creamy. On low tract for two minutes. Pour into flour mixture and stir until evenly mixed.

This traditional carrot cake gets an added zing with lime juice and rind added to the classic cream cheese icing.

Carrot cake is one of the most popular desserts in the Dominican Republic.

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speed, beat in cream cheese, piece by piece; don't overbeat. Gradually beat in icing sugar. Refrigerate one hour, then spread to cover top of one cooled cake. Place second cake on top and spread icing over the sides of cakes, then the top. Refrigerate loosely covered overnight before serving.

Nutritional information (one serving) * Protein: 6 grams * Fat: 37 grams * Carbohydrates: 62 grams * Calories: 600 * Fibre: 2 grams * Sodium: 490 mg

With Tidings of Peace & Joy

To all the special people who have touched our lives this past year; we wish you a joyous Christmas and a peaceful & blessed new year.

613-345-7392 1-866-576-8556

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Merry Christmas Carleton Place

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Thank you to all of our past, present & future clients. Wishing you and your families a Safe and Happy Holiday Season!

We look forward to serving you in 2017.

Everywhere!

It has been a privilege to provide Employment Services to the Smiths Falls area for the past year. Wishing everyone all the best in 2017 from the staff at

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It’s Christmas

Wherever you go this holiday season, please know our warm wishes are with you. Thank you and please come and visit us at our new location 10 Sunset Boulevard, Perth.

Carleton Travel

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Angel Santana Sheila Jennifer

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613-267-7460

Submitted photos

Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston MP Scott Reid, centre, donated a defibrillator to the Lanark and District Civitan Club last month. Above, joining him at the presentation were, from left, Fred Fournier, Dan Keaney, Henry Lane, Scott Reid MP, Civitan President Bob Mingie, Linda Lane, and Ken Fournier. Above right, Reid also donated a defibrillator to The Table Community Food Centre. Here, The Table executive director Ramsey Hart, accompanied by his board of directors, holds the new defibrilator in front of The Table’s Gore Street East headquarters.

People may come and go, but memories of the good times shared make the trip worthwhile.

To each and every person we offer our heartfelt thanks and warm wishes for the most memorable Holiday Season ever.

Perth Chiropractic Dr. Warren Hollis Chiropractor, Pedorthist

Dr. Elaine Chagnon Chiropractor, ART® provider

Trimmed With A Wish...

Dr. Jennifer Fergusson Chiropractor, Acupuncture provider

For All Our Neighbours & Friends

Everyone here is hoping that this festive season delivers everything you’ve been wishing for.

Merry Christmas and heartfelt thanks for your continued support.

From the Management & Staff of

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Pleased to Serve You Laurie Kim Sue Heather Linda Shannan Shannon

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Thank you for your support in 2016.

Thank you to all of my Customers for a Wonderful 2016.

Best Wishes for a Very Happy New Year!

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Never undermine the importance of laughter in a senior’s life Although we take laughter for granted, it is extremely important in a senior's life.

These benefits include: • Boosting the immune system.

• Increasing endorphin levels - Endorphin is our body's' natural pain killer and laughing increases our levels of endorphins.

• Lowering blood pressure and cholesterol - seniors are at a higher risk of high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

Laughter increases oxygenation of the blood and helps with circulation, which can have positive effects on seniors with heart disease and high cholesterol.

• Reducing stress, anxiety and depression - Laughing increases the levels of dopamine and other stress-busting

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rely on.

“To minimize the stress associated with vehicle repair and maintenance, it is critical that drivers find an honest repair shop that they can trust with their vehicle,” said John Nielsen, AAA’s managing director of automotive engineering and repair. “AAA found that one-third of US drivers - 75 million motorists in total - have yet to find a trusted repair facility, leaving them vulnerable when trouble strikes.”

Some of the top reasons for these opinions according to those polled included recommending unnecessary services, over charging, negative past experiences, and concerns that work wouldn’t be done correctly. The survey also found that older drivers (such as baby-boomers) were more likely to trust their repair shops than their younger counterparts. AAA strongly suggests finding a reliable service shop before you need one and recommends asking family and

chemicals in our body, which can natu"Don't worry, I won't forrally decrease stress, anxiety and de- get." pression.

"Well," she says. "A few raspberries on top would be "Write it down" great. You want to write that A couple in their nineties are both down?" having some short term memory loss.

"I've got it, honey. A bowl While in for a checkup, the physi- of vanilla ice cream with cian says that physically they're okay, raspberries on top." but since they're having trouble re"And chocolate sauce, membering things, they might want to too. Maybe you'll forget start writing things down.

Later that evening they're sitting and reading, when the husband gets up.

"Would you like anything from the kitchen?" he asks.

"Some vanilla ice cream," his wife replies.

"Okay."

"Shouldn't you write it down so you don't forget it?" she asks.

friends for their recommendations.

They also believe it’s a good idea to do a little research by checking out any listings of potential garages with the Better Business Bureau. They suggest checking out a shop with a minor job such as an oil change or tire rotation and look around to see how well or poorly the facility is kept and to speak with employees during a visit to see how they interact with customers and how likely they are to earn your continued business.

If you have any questions, opinions, or stories on anything automotive please drop me a line, [By email to emc@perfprint.ca or directly to bjoeturner@hotmail.com listing ‘Question for the Car Counsellor’ on the subject line or by post to Metroland Media, 5 Lorne St., P.O. Box 158, Smiths Falls, ON K7A 4T1]. When using regular mail, please supply a phone number if you seek direct contact (due to volume I can’t always promise replies.)

We sincerely appreciate the kindness you’ve shown us as clients, neighbours and friends.

Thank you for making 2016 a great year for us.

We look forward to seeing you again soon!

that. Want me to write it and gives it to his wife.

Submitted by Michale down for you?"

She stares at the plate a Fyke, community relations A little miffed, he replies, few seconds, then says, "You director, Carolina Retirement "I've got it! Ice cream, rasp- forgot my toast."

Suites in Perth berries and chocolate sauce.

I don't need it written down, for gosh sakes!"

He waddles out to the kitchen. A half hour later, he comes back with a plate of ham and scrambled eggs,

HOME For The Holidays

May you and yours be graced with all the special blessing this season of joy holds. Wishing you every happiness as you celebrate Christmas and ring in the New Year among cherished family and friends.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS Unto you is born this day... a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

Thank you to our Loyal Customers.

Wishing you every Happiness this Holiday Season and Throughout the Coming Year

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We’re overjoyed to be part of this wonderful community, and folks like you are the reason. Thanks for being such great customers and friends. We hope your Christmas is merry, bright and magical.

May it find you surrounded by everything that brings you happiness!

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The staff would like to thank you for your support.

Merry Christmas

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