The Kawartha Promoter, December 15 2015

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City Hall

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Horoscope

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Trades & Services

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Health & Wellness

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Classified

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Local Events

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FROM MY PERCH

When I was a little boy, Christmas to me meant the usual: twinkling lights in the winter night; a family excursion to cut our tree; presents and a full stocking at the foot of the bed; skiing in the nearby valley when first snows fell; two weeks reprieve from school.

Other things were moving in a deeper way (if not quite as immediately thrilling): the candlelight carol service at our church; hearing the nativity story again each year, and discovering new ways it touched my life; learning about the bond of family through get-togethers with cousins, aunts and uncles; and devoting time, energy and my allowance to finding presents for my family.

Now that I am older, it is those latter things that stay with me— although their meaning has deepened, of course, with the passing years.

I no longer care about getting

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presents. I am fortunate to have everything I need or want (except perhaps, my youth back—I promise I won’t squander it this time). Even the pleasure of giving presents, which waxed when my children were young, has waned in a society that seems overrun with consumer goods.

I find I want to give back in other ways. I want to share mutual caring with family members and friends. I want to find ways to support those less fortunate—with my time and money, and especially with my words.

And I want to work for a more hopeful, caring and just world—not just at Christmas but all year.

I wish that all could enjoy the kind of blessings and privileges I’ve had in my life. And to that end I dedicate myself this Christmas.

Blessings to all. *** Our next two issues of The Kawartha Promoter will be published on Jan. 15 and Feb. 12, 2016. editor@thepromoter.ca

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TL appreciates its volunteers

In the Nov. 27 issue of The Kawartha Promoter there was a letter from Don LaCombe (TL council not insuring volunteers? page 5). On behalf of the municipality, I wish to provide the following clarification.

Earlier this fall, the municipality’s insurance company advised that all board and committees that are stand alone and not under the direct control of the municipality (have their own finances and bank accounts and make their own decisions on raising or spending money), must have their own liability

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insurance. This coverage will protect both the board/ committee members and anyone who assists them.

For example, all three community halls in Trent Lakes have volunteer boards that control their own finances, as well as organizing and managing all events at the halls.

For their own protection as a board, they are required to have their own liability insurance for themselves and anyone who volunteers to help them (similar to minor hockey and service clubs).

The municipality of Trent Lakes does own the community halls and annually pays the heat, hydro, capital repairs, telephones and insurance for the buildings. Each of these halls has a volunteer board that oversees all the programs and events that occur at the facilities without any council or municipal oversight.

Trent Lakes does recognize the importance of volunteers and appreciates all they do for the community.

Annually each of these halls requests additional funding from council to assist with their programming and other costs. All the volunteer boards have been advised that they can request additional funding from council to assist with the cost of their liability insurance.

It is important to note that a policy was implemented approximately a year ago requiring that any renters of a community facility or hall who will be serving alcohol must also provide their own insurance. The purpose of this policy is for the BOBCAYGEON

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protection of the renters, board members, volunteers and the municipality.

The Boyd Island project will benefit our residents today, tomorrow and in the future. The $75,000 pledge is to the Kawartha Land Trust who will be the owners/stewards/trustees of the property.

Lois O’Neill-Jackson, CAO/Economic Development Officer Trent Lakes

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Lindsay, has a wonderful asset already in place for trade shows, with the newly located Lindsay Fair Grounds, with it’s great show space that can accommodate a variety of events. Located close to Highway 7, it has a great future. But local attendees not owning a vehicle will require in-town public transit and rural transit bus service as described above.

Confederation collects for food bank

For the past 5 years, Rick Kinsman of Confederation Log Homes has requested a $10 donation from the people who attend his seminars on log homes. At the end of each year, he donates this money to the food bank.

Recently he made a $1,500 donation to our local food bank. We are so grateful for his generosity at this time of the year because so many of our local residents struggle to make it through the Christmas season.

Crystal Longo, President, Bobcaygeon Helps Food Bank Bobcaygeon

All about Transportation:

My most recent letter to the editor dealt with the spectacular growth features happening in the City of Kawartha Lakes. I would add a few more, like the expanded facilities at the Lindsay Airport, that will play an important role in future business growth.

Think private corporate jets, as big business nabobs visit to assess opportunities CKL has to offer.

You can bet they will have dependable public transportation for their employees—including rural transit—high on their list.

A new hotel recently opened, sporting a wellknown corporate name, that will help business visitors who need meeting rooms and overnight accommodations. However, we remain woefully inadequate to accommodate major events including

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It takes a village to run a festival

The 18th annual Festival of Trees at Kawartha Settlers’ Village has just wrapped up. We heard many comments that the display of Christmas trees, wreaths, garlands, etc., was the best yet.

Attendance for the four days was just under 4,000, and the revenue exceeded all previous years.

Funds generated by the Festival are essential to meet the operating costs of Settlers’ Village.

Analysis of the draw tickets revealed visitors attended from all parts of southern Ontario. This year the proceeds from the auction of the charity tree went to the Bobcaygeon Helps Food Bank. Toys and cash are also collected for the Kinsmen Club Toy Drive.

On behalf of the board of Settlers’ Village I want to acknowledge and thank everyone for their support of the Festival. It is a wonderful example of what can be accomplished by a community working together.

Gifts are donated by over 160 businesses, organizations and individuals, and some 250 volunteers decorate trees, wreaths, buildings and grounds, wrap gifts for sale and for the Secret

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A neighbour passed the April 17 edition of your magazine along to me. I shed a tear when I read of the final demise of Crystal Lake’s restaurant/dance pavilion.

I would have been one of the “boys and girls” who were gleefully throwing each other off the dock into the lake when you first visited in 1960.

The Toms, my aunt and uncle, owned Pleasant Valley Lodge, its cottages, pier, gas station, restaurant, worms, ice house, water-taxi service, make-shift post office and store. It was my responsibility to run the store for several summers.

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Shout out to Fenelon

I just wanted to give a “shout-out” to Fenelon Falls and all the wonderful family events they host.

Whether it be their Fall Harvest celebration, Santa Day or Easter Egg Hunt, they always put on a great day for families.

Thank you so much to all the volunteers and businesses who put in all that time and effort to make such wonderful memories for our kids. What an amazing community. Your efforts do not go unnoticed.

I am sure everyone will agree that it is very much appreciated. Thanks again.

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Santa shop. Valu-mart prepares the food and serves guests at Preview Night. The Horticultural Society helps with the decorating, the Kinettes help Glenn Clark with the beef supper: Kelly Burrows, a local musician and instructor presented a music concert of her students.

We are very fortunate to have Settlers’ Village as a community centre, a place where artists, quilters and other artisans meet regularly, a place to hold family reunions, weddings, funerals, public forums, music, art and summer camps for youth, plus an exhibit of pioneer artifacts and buildings that reflect our history.

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In both instances, rural public transit bus service could encourage guests to use the hospitality venues outside Lindsay, thus boosting their business, and increasing bus use.

I started as a trowel-trade construction worker in 1948. Since then, I have witnessed major projects that have changed landscapes and created tremendous facilities that seemed a pipe dream. Career changes within the construction industry kept me in the front line of unbelievable development, spreading out from Toronto. It’s now Greater Toronto, and pretty much starts east of Oshawa and runs all the way to Niagara, non-stop.

The City of Kawartha Lakes is about to become a part of the Big Picture.

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City Hall Nay to Caygeon library expansion

By Pat Warren

To lower the overall tax burden, Kawartha Lakes council has cancelled the planned expansion of the Bobcaygeon Library— and the $500,000 now reserved for the project will be used for rural road resurfacing.

Executive committee recommended Nov. 5 that the project be put on hold. Council supported the recommendation—in a motion by Ward 4 Councillor Andrew Veale—during budget deliberations Dec. 10.

Veale’s motion also committed council to release $200,000 to the library board “so the detailed plan for the Bobcaygeon expansion can be developed, and the project can be shovel ready.”

Council also agreed to Ward 5 Councillor Stephen Strangway’s suggestion that if infrastructure funding does come forward, seed money will be made available to move the project forward.

Ward 7 Councillor Brian Junkin (who voted against cancelling the project) asked that funds be retained in the Bobcaygeon expansion reserve until 2017—but council did not support that request.

The library strategic plan had recommended the Bobcaygeon expansion in 2008, to allow more room for programs, computers, an expanded children’s section—and of course, books.

The Bobcaygeon Library is the second busiest in the city, according to a report by library board chair Jamie Morris and library CEO David Harvie.

It is also the least expensive to run, but it is far below provincial standards.

Ward 13 Councillor Seymour Fagan, whose ward the library is in, argued that space within the Boyd building that houses the library can be reconfigured to improve some services.

Secondary plan approvals poise CKL for growth

After more than four years of staff work and community consultations, Kawartha Lakes Council has approved the city’s secondary plans, paving the way for economic growth and development in the city’s urban areas.

Passing the secondary plans is critical to moving Kawartha Lakes forward, said Mayor Andy Letham. “I have said it before and I am saying it again, Kawartha Lakes is open for business.”

The approved secondary plans identify urban settlement and updated land-use policies for the city’s five settlement areas (Lindsay, Bobcaygeon, Fenelon Falls, Omemee and Woodville) that will guide their growth and development to 2031, said CAO Ron Taylor. The plans are some of the final pieces— along with foundational policies and infrastructure

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improvements—to position Kawartha Lakes for growth and development.

Staff and council have been working to address challenges and concerns brought forward by residents and the development community, said Letham.

“With our secondary plans in place and our future growth areas established, we have never been more open for business than we are right now.

We are on the verge of a lot of great things for our municipality.”

Rates are scheduled to increase by about five percent a year for the foreseeable future. This will allow the city to tackle the debt of $48 million while having funds for capital improvements for the many plants.

In the 1990s, Ontario Premier Mike Harris drastically cut funding to municipalities for building and repairing water and wastewater treatment systems.

Maybe it’s time to demand a fairer deal for this unique municipality with so many water systems.

CKL’s unique challenges mean rising water rates TL considers ‘pay as you

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After increasing water rates by 10 percent in waste May, Kawartha Lakes council will be raising them by an additional 4.8 percent in 2016.

The increase will help build up dwindling infrastructure reserves.

The city is in a unique and challenging situation among Ontario municipalities because it has 21 water plants and six wastewater plants. Most municipalities have only a couple of plants to run and maintain.

Because of the Walkerton tragedy, many millions of dollars have gone into maintaining and upgrading all the systems.

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By Glenna Burns

Trent Lakes municipality wants to divert more than the current 49.38 percent of waste from landfills. And according to a survey conducted for Trent Lakes this past summer by Cambium Inc., residents want increased recycling and diversion of waste too.

But that may mean instituting a “pay as you throw’” policy for garbage.

Humans create garbage—now more than ever.

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Rob Arkell, Cambium’s sustainability specialist, told council on Dec. 1 that after surveying the

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public, looking at expenses and revenues, studying each transfer station and examining the composition of TL waste, they have developed a proposal to increase the municipality’s waste diversion from landfills.

Trent Lakes is now moving forward with Cambium’s proposal to create a real wastemanagement plan.

In order to create greater diversion rates, said Arkell, the municipality will need to better educate its citizens. And “pay as you throw’” for garbage may become necessary.

The province may help with this when new provincial waste legislation passes in 2016. The legislation is moving towards the source of the problem with greater producer responsibility with packaging and materials.

Core Services Review update

By Pat Warren

LIBRARIES CLOSING: The Library Board will close some under-used libraries, and consolidate services at other nearby branches. The Cambray, Burnt River and Carden libraries have few users and some of the buildings have mould. In Cambray, more

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people already use the Lindsay library. The move will save $53,000 a year. Staff will be moved to other branches where library hours will increase. Public meetings in February will explain the changes.

CUTTING RED TAPE: The city is striking a taskforce to streamline the approval process in Development and Planning Services, and to consolidate zoning bylaws. It costs about a $1 million to run the planning department but this is considered a good investment as development brings economic growth.

LESS ICE PADS, THEN MORE: Council voted to reduce the number of ice pads from ten to eight in the short term, but to consolidate others into double-pad rinks by 2026. Currently the city has eight single-pad ice rinks and a double-pad rink in Lindsay. The report also recommended reducing stand-alone community centres from 18 to 12 by 2018. Some of these centres are very old and are in need of substantial dollars to maintain them. Staff will bring back a further report on which ice pads and community centres will be closed. The Fenelon Falls and Bobcaygeon community centres should remain open due to the amount of money invested in them recently, as will both the Lindsay pool and the Forbert pool in Bobcaygeon.

MORE THAN FLOODS: Kawartha Conservation told council its core services include much more than flood forecasting. They provide lakemanagement planning, shoreline restoration, outdoor education, water-quality monitoring and improvement, stewardship, and many other projects to ensure water quality is maintained. KRCA will be working closely with city planning in order to improve customer services.

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COME ON AND TAKE A FREE RIDE: Lindsay Transit is offering free rides from Monday, Dec. 7 to Saturday, Dec. 19. “During this free two-week period we are able to gather important planning information about ridership numbers, time of use and highest volume routes and stops,” says Transit Supervisor Enzo Ingribelli.

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Environment evidence is back in quarry OMB appeal

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NEW WATER FOR MARIPOSA ESTATES: Council has approved a $761,516 investment to replace approximately 1.3 kilometres of watermain as part of the Mariposa Estates Distribution System at Seagrave. The project will also include the replacement of water services to each resident from the watermain to property line and all restoration to existing or better condition. The project should be completed by next June 30.

NO SKATING IN NORLAND: There will be no public skating this winter at the Norland Recreation Centre, due to renovations. For all other public skating times and locations in Kawartha Lakes, visit: www.city.kawarthalakes.on.ca.

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the appellant’s environmental expert, Rob West.

So the OMB appeal commission, under a new chair, Christopher L. Conti, heard West’s testimony once again at a Dec. 2 hearing in Toronto, and received a written report from Eric Sager on the environmental impact of the proposed quarry.

The previous day, Trent Lakes municipal lawyer John Ewart had given council a summary of the Nov. 12 proceedings at the OMB. Both Ewart and Trent Lakes CAO Lois O’Neill Jackson attended these OMB hearings on behalf of the municipality.

Ewart told council he did not believe the appellants were “relevant parties” on the newly proposed haul route near Ledge Road. But the OMB

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now says the appellants are part of this issue, and will have a voice in the decision.

Eric Gillespie, the lawyer for the appellants, suggested to the OMB chair that the whole hearing needs to be redone as testimonies on dust, noise, blasting and other issues are intertwined with the environmental issues of the mega-quarry development.

Once again all parties will await further directions from the OMB.

Rice is nation-to-nation in lake management

By Pat Warren

Dave Mowat, who works with Scugog Island First Nation, told the Community Advisory Panel for Lake Management Planning recently that resolving the wild rice issue is strictly between the federal government (Trent Severn Waterway) and the Williams Treaties First Nations (WTFN).

It lies beyond the mandate of Kawartha Conservation he said last month when the community panel met at Kawartha Conservation to review the Pigeon Lake Management Plan.

Nation-to-nation meetings over wild rice, or manoomin—which has pitted some shoreline property owners against First Nations rice harvesters—are ongoing between Canada and the WTFN.

Kawartha Conservation staff told First Nations representatives, members of various lake associations, Kawartha Lakes and Trent Lakes councillors, the Trent Severn Waterway and Ministry of Natural resources personnel, and others that the scientific findings show Pigeon Lake is in relatively good condition.

This is why First Nations members’ work to rehabilitate manoomin in the lake is meeting with success. And conversely, the rice also helps improve water quality and wildlife habitat.

KC Staff also spoke about ways lake health can be maintained. Softening shorelines by naturalizing is one way to slow and filter runoff as it enters the lake. Managing invasive plant species and stormwater runoff are both important as well.

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Christmas may be a season of sadness rather than joy. No simple guideline exists to take away the hurt you may be feeling.

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Friday December 18, 2015 at 7:00 PM Hendren Funeral Homes - Monk Chapel, 6 Helen St., Bobcaygeon, ON Remembering is part of the healing. Each holiday is a reminder of all the things you shared with the person you loved who has died. Please join us this evening for support, comfort, fellowship and refreshments.

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Merry Christmas. Save Boyd Island campaign chair Chris Appleton completes the graph in Bobcaygeon to mark successful completion of the campaign.

Island lovers, you did it

Four months and nearly 600 pledges later, Kawartha Land Trust (KLT) has achieved its $1 million fundraising goal in the whirlwind campaign to save Boyd (or Big) Island.

“We are just waiting on a final approval from the federal government,” said KLT Executive Director, Mike Hendren, regarding a charitable tax receipt for current owner, Mike Wilson, who intends to donate the island to KLT.

In order to responsibly manage the island long term, the KLT Board challenged the community in August of this year to pledge a $1 million trust fund before closing the deal.

Over 575 pledges or donations have been made to the campaign, dozens for $10,000 or more. Local supporting businesses include British Empire Fuels and Kawartha Dairy in Bobcaygeon.

A number of individuals have pledged $100,000 including Wilson himself, one charitable foundation and an anonymous donor.

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Trent Lakes municipality has pledged $75,000, and Curve Lake First Nation is committing a $35,000 donation to protect the island, which is known as Chiminis (Big Island) in Anishnabemowin, the Ojibway language.

“The island is very significant to our First Nation, historically and still today,” said Curve Lake Chief Phyllis Williams in a letter to Hendren confirming the donation.

Neither the nearby City of Kawartha Lakes nor Selwyn Township responded to requests for donations.

KLT has asked Curve Lake to participate in the stewardship committee it will establish to develop and implement a detailed management activities and stewardship plan for the property, including signage, trails, picnic sites, wildlife and invasive species management and permitted uses.

Campaign Chair Chris Appleton said he is “thrilled by the generosity of the community, and the commitment and hard work of all the volunteers on our campaign team and beyond. We are still taking pledges to support the project, however our minimum goal has now been achieved.”

Boyd Island, or Chiminis, is the largest undeveloped and unprotected island in southern Ontario. The site is home to unspoiled wetlands, diverse and old growth forests, wildlife, and a wide variety of plant species.

For more information or to donate, visit kawarthalandtrust.org.

STORM honours two of our own

Two Kawartha Lakers were among 29 people honoured this fall by the Save Oak Ridges Moraine (STORM) coalition for their dedication to the moraine, one of our region’s most significant geographic and ecological features.

Our first local honouree, Cindy Sutch, is volunteer chair of STORM’s board of directors, and has actively participated in five Environmental Review Tribunal Hearings across the moraine.

During the day, Cindy, who also helps direct the Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation (ORMF), works in

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the music industry. She consults with tour managers from across the globe and Canada Border Services Agency, and works closely with Ontario bands, casinos and venues.

The second local honouree is Rob Messervey, chief administrative officer with the Kawartha Region Conservation Authority since 2009.

Rob, who grew up in Peterborough, has worked with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and three other conservation authorities (Otonabee, Central Lake Ontario, and Lower Trent). He is a downhill ski instructor at Devil’s Elbow, and has served as chair of the Conservation Authorities Moraine Coalition and vice-chair of the ORMF board.

STORM made the awards to mark its 25th anniversary as a grassroots advocacy group focused on protecting the ecological integrity of the Oak Ridges Moraine (stormcoalition.org or marvelous moraine.ca).

Fisher Farm frame fine for food growing

A vendor at both the Bobcaygeon and Lindsay farmers markets has developed an agricultural innovation that boosts vegetable productivity by 75 percent, cuts fossil fuel use and input costs, and reduces wear and tear on equipment.

Ivan and Kevin Fisher, owners of Fisher Farm in

Janetville were recently awarded a Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence at a special ceremony in Northumberland County.

The Fishers, including Ivan’s spouse Barb, are vegetable growers who cover their fields in plastic mulch to cut back on irrigation and pesticide use. To reduce the need for multiple passes to get the plants physically into the ground, the Fishers designed a frame that keeps the planter centered within the plastic mulch.

Now one pass does the trick.

The frame has already piqued the interest of local growers, and the Fishers are eyeing commercial sales.

“The Fishers are an excellent example of the agricultural innovators we have here in Kawartha Lakes,” said Kelly Maloney, CKL’s agriculture development officer and acting director of Economic Development.

“We couldn’t be more proud to see their achievement recognized provincially and offer our congratulations to Ivan and Barb Fisher and their son Kevin.”

Independent equals uninsured by Trent Lakes

By Glenna Burns

The Trent Lakes Dec. 1 council meeting was packed with citizen volunteers fuming over recent

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confusion about whether independent boards are insured under the municipal insurance policy.

Meghan Callaghan, Vice President-Public Sector for Jardine Lloyd Thompson Canada Insurance, attempted to explain why her company could not insure independent volunteer board members under the municipality’s policy.

She said municipal volunteers and council

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Deputy Mayor Ron Windover asked whether the board volunteers had been insured in the last year? He was quite surprised when Callaghan responded that: “No, those board volunteers were not insured.”

Bill Lee, chair of the Galway Hall board and Lynda Jackson, board member for the Lakehurst Hall, both gave impassioned speeches about how undervalued they and others felt by council.

“We feel like we have been thrown under the bus,” said Jackson.

The boards all considered cancelling community hall activities due to lack of insurance but then went ahead and got their own policies.

The volunteer boards were not alone in being blindsided by this insurance-policy change. Council itself seemed confused and remorseful over this breakdown in support and policy clarification for volunteers.

“I can see there is a lot of confusion and hard feelings,” said Mayor Bev Matthews, “and that’s not right. I want to assure you that we don’t take what you put into the halls lightly and we will be there to help you.”

The mayor implied that the boards would not bear the costs of insurance alone.

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Horoscopes

Dec. 15, – Jan. 14, 2016 Melodie McCullough

Aquarius (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19) Take time to rest, Aquarius, during the busy holiday season. Please don’t see it as a weakness. View it as a time of “repairing”—something desperately needed to keep your spirits high.

Pisces (Feb. 20 to March 20) Were we really put on this earth to make loads of money and nothing else? Of course not. Remember to see, hear, smell, taste, touch and breathe in all the beautiful things this holiday time has to offer, dear Pisces.

Aries (March 21 - April 20) No matter what roads you may follow, no matter where life takes you, Aries—you will always need a friend. Find one dear, and hold him or her close.

Cancer (June 23 - July 23) Don’t be afraid to take some objective criticism of your work or art, Cancer. Take what you can from it that is constructive and move on, applying the advice given and knowledge learned to your next project.

Leo (July 24 - Aug. 23) New doors are opening for you, Leo, so walk right in. Don’t be shy and don’t ponder on the “what ifs.” You can always head out the back door if things don’t work out.

Virgo (Aug. 24 to Sept. 23) Perhaps you are feeling lonely at Christmas-time this year, Virgo. We’re not going to tell you not to be sad—that would be too superficial. But we do hope you find the strength to reach out and give the gift of yourself to others. You are more precious than you realize. Here’s hoping it will help.

Taurus (April 21 - May 21) Now is the time, Taurus, to do what your heart has been yearning to do all along. Don’t wait ‘til spring.

Don’t even wait until next week. Go on. Just do it.

Libra (Sept. 24 to Oct. 23) Moderation is the key word, they say—and it’s true. Don’t go overboard this yuletide season, Libra, whether it’s with food, presents, or partying. Enjoy yourself, but take care of yourself, too.

Gemini (May 22 - June 22) “In seed-time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy”—William Blake. We hope you will be able to enjoy the fruits of your labours in the coming months, dear Gemini. Sit by a warm fire and savour your accomplishments.

Scorpio (Oct. 24 to Nov. 22) It takes two to tango. Really? No, not always. Sometimes you are “in it” alone. You are not responsible for what other people do or say, or don’t do or say, even though someone may try to pin it on you. Pay them no mind.

The Kawartha Promoter is supported entirely by our advertisers. We encourage you to choose the businesses that you see in these pages. We do.

Sagittarius (Nov. 23 - Dec. 21) There will be a full moon on Dec. 25, Sag. Something to light your way—and to lighten it too.

No matter your beliefs, we hope the light of the winter solstice will bring you peace.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan 20) Know your strengths, Capricorn— and your weaknesses. Don’t try to “do it all.” Take a time out. Your productivity will increase.

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Eight local groups rally to help Syrian refugees

It’s the worst refugee crisis since the Second World War, affecting millions of people, particularly those fleeing the violence in Syria. And eight groups in the Kawartha Lakes-HaliburtonBrock region are responding with compassion— helping Syrian families leave the fear and hardship of refugee camps for a peaceful new life in Canada.

Better still, those groups are sharing experience, resources and information to make the transition as smooth as possible for the arriving refugee families.

The local groups include: • the Bobcaygeon and Area Refugee Committee (BARC), awaiting arrival of a family of five; • Lindsay’s Cambridge Street United Church, sponsored a refugee couple earlier in the year, and now sponsoring a family of six; • St. Luke’s Roman Catholic Church in Downeyville, sponsoring a family of four; • St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, bringing in two people; • a co-ordinated effort among Woodville, Peniel and Cannington United Churches; • St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Lindsay; and • two separate groups based in Beaverton and Haliburton.

“By working together, we can do better at providing the services they will need, and at helping them integrate into our community,” says Rev. Paul Reed of Cambridge Street United, who is co-ordinating information among the groups.

Working together, the sponsoring groups have already secured dental services for the refugees, and are seeking a doctor willing to offer medical care.

They will also co-ordinate with school boards to make sure schools are prepared for the arriving children.

The groups also share donated household furnishings, clothing or other items as needed.

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Cambridge Street is helping the other groups with the application process.

“Our experience earlier this year made us aware of where the services are, and where they’re lacking,” says Reed, who has connected with the local Muslim community.

Refugee families have been approved by the United Nations High Commission on Refugees and by Canadian government staff. “They’ve been scrutinized more carefully than most of us ever have,” Reed says. Little information about individual families will be publicized to maintain privacy and help them make a fresh start.

To learn more or donate, contact Rev. Paul Reed at 705-324-3547 or csucminister@nexicom.net.

BARC still seeking drivers (and $)

By Sue Pepper

Excitement is building and planning continues as the Bobcaygeon and Area Refugee Committee (BARC) awaits our family.

Donations continue to come in and our bank account is growing. We now have gift cards available in different denominations for your holiday giving. Contact Mary Ann or Ron King (705-738-2563 or r-mking@sympatico.ca) to arrange for one.

Make cheques payable to Trinity United

Church with BARC written in the memo line. All your donation goes directly to BARC, and Trinity will issue a charitable receipt. Drop cheques at: Pick ‘n Save, Bobcaygeon; Mum’s Mini Mart, Dunsford; Sweet Bottom’s Café, Fenelon Falls; and Spectrum Centre for Creative Fitness in Lindsay.

Students at Bobcaygeon Public School are making donation boxes—look for them at local businesses. They are learning simple Arabic words and symbols and making signs to welcome the family. Some even want to go to the airport.

We thank the Bobcaygeon Public Library for providing a meeting space, and local businesses for helping collect funds.

Doctors, dentists, nurses and nurse practitioners are offering health care. We have an Arabic interpreter in Bobcaygeon. Individuals are offering clothes, furniture and household items. We’ve had very generous offers for housing and we hope to have something in place very soon

We are still seeking drivers with a clean record and a reliable vehicle who can give up a few hours on an “as-needed” basis. Contact Peter Howard at sharon_e_howard@hotmail.com or 705-738-4437.

We need lots of names for this necessary service.

Check our Facebook page (Bobcaygeon Area Refugee Sponsorship) for updates and share with your friends. Call Carol Young at 705-738-0267 or email Sue Pepper at suejpepper@yahoo.ca with questions or to help.

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It’s Easy Being Green Presence, not presents

By Julia Taylor

In Grade 6 (Mrs. Somers’ class, Langton Public School), I won an essay-writing contest with The Fenelon Gazette about the meaning of Christmas.

I wrote about giving instead of receiving (probably trying to score brownie points to get more presents). If only I’d known back then all the things I know now.

Dear 11 year old Julia,

It’s me, Julia—the smarter, older you from the future. I’m writing to you to tell you that I do not remember one single gift I received at Christmas, or any gift I gave. Nor do the people that received these gifts remember what I gave them.

What I do remember is how my mom let me decorate the house and the tree, and even her restaurant. I remember fondue on Christmas Eve and family meals around my grandparents’ tables.

I remember having the whole week to hang out with my brothers and staying in our pajamas for all of Christmas day.

I’m telling you this because Christmas is not about giving or receiving, it is about time. Time spent with people that you love.

If I could trade in every Barbie and Ninja Turtle

doll that I got, I would trade it for more time with my family to make more memories.

So when you write your meaning of Christmas essay and your letter to Santa ask for presence not presents.

Ask for experiences. Memories made with people last much longer than the flashy blinky thing that you liked for 20 minutes.

With Love, Julia

Show your love to your family and this beautiful earth by giving presence, not presents.

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World’s Greenest Gingerbread House Julia Taylor’s eco-gingerbread house with solar panels, rain barrels, a laundry line and more, received an honourable mention at Fenelon Falls’ Olde Towne Christmas event last week. Julia adds that the judges told her “a lot of people were asking questions and talking about it—so I won, to me.”

Food and Fellowship— in the Spirit of Christmas

The Christmas Spirit is alive and well in Bobcaygeon as the village churches will once again host their annual Christmas Dinner at noon on Dec. 25—for people who find themselves alone on Christmas Day.

This is the 17th year for the event, and this year, as last, Trinity United Church, 42 William St., will host. NO CHARGE and ALL WELCOME.

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After 20 years, Louise Gagnon, Ladies Clothing Manager at Bigley Shoes and Clothing will be retiring on Saturday December 19.

We are honoured to have worked with her for the past 20 years and we are saddened to see her go. We wish her joy, peace and happiness in her retirement.

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And if you find yourself unable to make it to the church, volunteers will even deliver the hot turkey dinner to your home.

The first Christmas Dinner was held in 1999 at Bethel Christian Fellowship under the auspices of Pastor David Gagnon. They carried it on until 2013, by which time it had become too big a responsibility for one church to continue alone.

A volunteer asked the Bobcaygeon Ministerial whether they would take it on as a joint project, rotating to different churches—and they said “yes.”

In 2013, Knox Presbyterian hosted.

Thanks to all the volunteers and donors “for keeping the Christmas Spirit alive in Bobcaygeon,” says committee member, Frances Ferguson.

“Because without this community gesture, some people might be doing without fellowship and/or food on Christmas Day.”

Donate toys for food bank Christmas

Bobcaygeon Helps Food Bank’s annual Christmas Toy Drive will be held Dec. 16 at the village’s Christ Anglican Church, and food-bank manager Lynne Gurzi wants to thank all contributors and supporters—including businesses—in advance.

Bins and donation jars were distributed to participating businesses shortly after Halloween.

Toy donations can also be dropped off at the Food Bank, 43 Sherwood St. (backside of the church hall), Tuesdays and Fridays from 2-4 pm.

Donated items should not be wrapped.

Fenelon Legion’s Community Christmas Dinner

The folks at the Fenelon Falls Legion believe everyone should have a Christmas dinner among friends. For that reason they are opening their doors on Christmas day for their Fourth Annual Community Christmas Dinner.

“It is such a pleasure to work with some of our comrades to provide a delicious turkey dinner in a friendly, homey atmosphere,” says Branch President Belinda Wilson.

Anyone in the Fenelon Falls community who doesn’t want to be alone on Christmas Day is invited to join us for this dinner, she adds, which will be served continuously from 2-6 pm.

Delivery for shut-ins is also available by calling 705-887-3041. The branch is located at 23 Veterans Way, Fenelon Falls.

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Minaajim: Good Stories from Curve Lake First Nation The Saddened Serpent

As told by Doug Williams to Julie Kapyrka

Down on Hiawatha First Nation, on the north shore of Rice Lake, is the place called the Serpent Mounds. Our people say the ancient ones made these sacred mounds of piled earth to house their dead.

The mounds are in the shape of a snake, and this fits the stories that our people told of a great snake or serpent that lived in these lakes, whose name was Mizhiibizhoo.

Mizhiibizhoo had the reputation of being a bad spirit. But you know, it was actually a good spirit. One of its jobs was to keep watch over the lakes and make sure no harm came to any of the beings or plants in the lake.

The name, Rice Lake, was given to the lake where the serpent mounds are located because it was a sacred water that grew wild rice—a staple to Anishinaabe people. This wild rice had grown on the lake and fed my people for thousands of years.

One day in the recent past, the wild rice disappeared. We don’t know why. Perhaps the cottage industry had an effect, as boats with motors became more common and development started to alter shorelines. Settlement, we know, has forced many things to disappear or recede.

Another example of this is the great white pine forests that grew throughout Ontario. So vast and lush were these forests that it was clear beneath the canopy, and the Old Ones told us you could walk in darkness under there for days.

Not even forest fires could harm those trees as there was little to no brush under them. Those old white pines grew up to seven feet in diameter and over 200 feet tall.

These amazing trees were later clear cut for lumber by the settlers. This created a huge change to our lakes and rivers, and needless to say, to our lands.

Many, many logs went through these rivers

to be floated to mills downstream. Imagine the floating logs and how they filled up the lakes and rivers. Well, that situation would have created darkness on the lake bottoms and would have damaged the plant habitat, the fish habitat, and the rice habitat.

Mizhiibizhoo would have been so unhappy.

He would be reporting this to the Creator, basically saying that humans may be failing the earth.

So we have to make a turnaround of some sort. We have a lot of work to do to bring back the rice and the fish and clean up our lakes and rivers so that once again we can be true Anishinaabeg, being grateful to the Mizhiibizhoo spirit.

To me, Mizhiibizhoo has been quiet, but is beginning to awaken as we speak. But what that means is another story….

NB – Julie Kapyrka will be leading two seminars at the Bobcaygeon Library on Thursdays Jan. 7 and 14 on the history of First Nations-settler relations and treaties, particularly in this area.

Treaties are living agreements, and the Williams Treaties continue to be under discussion at Curve Lake right now between the Crown and the seven Williams Treaties First Nations. The seminars will run from 1-3 pm in the Art Room at the library.

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Bereavement support group

The Circle of Hope peer support group presented by Kawartha Lakes’ Hospice Services of Community Care is now offered on the first and third Thursdays of each month.

The free program had previously been every two weeks on Fridays, but these changes will make the much-needed service more consistent.

Circle of Hope offers those who have recently lost a loved one nopressure support and companionship with others who are experiencing similar feelings, issues and concerns. It’s often a first step for many who have had a recent loss, says Michelle Griepsma, Bereavement Co-ordinator with Hospice.

Circle of Hope gathers at Hospice, 2 Kent St. W., Lindsay. The sessions are noon to 1:30 pm, with a light lunch provided. To learn StirrupCup_13_1-23_ECH 2013-09-10 7:46 PM Page 9 more or register, contact Hospice at 705-879-4123.

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Don’t veer for deer in your headlights

With the increase in deer movement during the fall and winter months, drivers need to be more alert to avoid collisions.

Here are a few simple tips for motorists from the Ontario Provincial Police to significantly reduce your chances of hitting a deer:

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Long-time Bobcaygeon resident Lois Smith, now residing in Lindsay, was acknowledged, Nov. 29, for her contributions to the Anglican Church of Canada, both at Christ Church Bobcaygeon and at the national level. After the service of song and thanksgiving, Lois cut into the celebratory cake. Here she is with friend Rae Fleming.

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• Be attentive of your surroundings when driving, especially from sunset to midnight, and shortly before and after sunrise. These are the highest risk times for deer-vehicle collisions.

• Proceed with caution through deer-crossing zones. And remember, if you see one deer, others are likely nearby.

• Use your high beams at night when there is no oncoming traffic. They’ll better illuminate the eyes of deer on or near the road.

• Don’t rely on devices such as deer whistles, deer fences or reflectors to scare away deer.

• Swerving for a deer could lead to a loss of control and a much more serious collision with a tree, hydro pole or another oncoming vehicle. Hold your steering wheel with two hands, brake firmly and come to a controlled stop.

• Your first priority is your own and your passengers’ safety. The deer must come second.

gates above and below the locks and drained and pumped all the water out, leaving the locks high and dry.

Workers will also install new railings on the gates and around the lock. All work and site restoration should be completed by mid-April 2016.

Meanwhile, it’s worth stopping for a look, sometime when you’re driving by.

Lock gates ahoy

Caygeonites wondering about all the activity at Lock 32 this fall will be happy to know the lock is getting a facelift—also known as maintenance and rehabilitation.

Here you see one of the massive lock gates being lifted out of the lock by crane. The gates have been set up on blocks beside the canal, where they will be repaired and repainted before being reinstalled next spring.

Before removing the gates, Trent Severn staff had to “de-water” the lock. They installed temporary

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So just say NO and travel safely this season— and help keep our youth safe.

Donna M. Wood is a licenced paralegal who operates Wood Paralegal Law Office, 705-738-9841.

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Great ending to the season Matt Bird of Bobcaygeon caught (and released) this 47-inch muskie near the mouth of Nogies Creek on a cold, late-November day—the perfect end to his fishing season (you can tell by his smile). The muskie-fishing season ended for the year on Dec. 4.

Did you know that Legally…

By Donna Wood

Have you ever been tempted to supply or even buy alcohol for a minor (Under 19)? Were you aware of the legal ramifications?

The consequences are very serious. It is illegal for a minor to possess, buy or drink alcohol. If an individual supplies liquor to a minor they risk a maximum $200,000 fine and up to a year in jail.

Also, if you are stopped by police and there are opened bottles, cans or glasses of alcohol in your vehicle, several charges may be laid depending on the circumstances?

We are well into the merry season and you may encounter passengers in your vehicle who want to take a “traveller” with them. Think again about allowing this.

You may be charged with “driving a motor vehicle with open liquor readily available” under section 32(1) of the Liquor Licence Act. The charge carries a fine of $180. Further, you may be subjected to a breathalyzer test, and taken to the police station if there are reasonable grounds to believe you are impaired.

The passenger(s) will be charged under section 31(2) LLA and fined $125 each.

Providence United Church Christmas Service (1449 County Road 8): Monday, Dec. 21 at 7:30 pm. All welcome.

Trinity United Church Family Candlelight Christmas Eve Service (44 William St., Bobcaygeon): Thursday, Dec. 24 at 7 pm. All welcome.

Our Pat is leaving us

By Max Miller, publisher

After 12 years with The Kawartha Promoter— as our main advertising sales representative, and latterly as Advertising Manager—Pat Thurston, is retiring.

Pat started working at what was then simply The Promoter to help out her close friend Rose Anne Kulmala, the founder and original owner of the paper.

She has stayed on through thick and thin for well over a decade, kibitzing, cajoling, encouraging, laughing—and sometimes even crying—with us.

Pat wears her emotions on her sleeve. When she’s happy, you know it. And when she’s unhappy with something you’ve done (or more likely, not done), you know it too. She cares deeply about the paper and its people—and about the community— and that has helped us carry on through good times and bad.

Pat has been the face of The Kawartha Promoter in the business community for many years, and much of our success has depended on her hard work, her commitment, and her dynamic personality.

We will miss her—and we wish Pat, husband Al, and dog Buddy, all the best in retirement as they move into the future together.

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CKL throws down the bloody gauntlet

The City of Kawartha Lakes has joined the staff at Fleming College, Ross Memorial Hospital and others as Canadian Blood Services corporate partners.

“The need for donations is huge and we see this as a great partnership and a great fit,” said city CAO Ron Taylor. “We are asking our staff and our community to make giving blood a priority. We all have the power to help save lives.”

“And to Fleming College and Ross Memorial Hospital,” he added, “we look forward to a little friendly competition over the next year. You can consider the gauntlet thrown for a very worthy cause.”

Mayor Andy Letham announced the city’s involvement and commitment during the Dec. 8 council meeting. “As a husband and a parent I am stepping up and doing what I can to help make a difference,” he said.

“We need to remember that giving blood can save lives and make a difference,” said Letham. “Do we need a better reason to give?”

Canadian Blood Services is calling on all Canadians to fill 125,000 appointments in December. The organization will be holding a blood donor clinic at the Lindsay Armoury on Thursday, Dec. 17, from 1:30 to 7:30 pm.

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Buy a book for Christmas

They may seem old-fashioned, but books still make fantastic gifts this holiday season. They can open up new chapters in children’s lives.

According to the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit, books are a great way for parents to spend time with children and boost their communication skills, which is a key part of healthy growth and development.

“By reading together, you build a bond with children and help them acquire a love of language that is critical for future success at school and in life,” says Shelley Shaughnessy, a Family Health Nurse with the HKPR District Health Unit.

As children grow, “their brains are like sponges,” she explains, which means they are constantly learning from what goes on around them.

Reading with children helps stimulate speech and language skills, as adults help them learn new words and discuss their meanings. Visual attention, conversation skills and listening ability are also improved.

“Take the cue from your child when reading,” Shaughnessy adds. “If children flip back and forth all over the book, be patient. It shows they enjoy the book and want to concentrate on the parts that especially appeal to them.

And if you show interest and enthusiasm when reading to children, the words on the page will have appeal and hold their attention.

Finding an age-appropriate book for a child is the most important step in encouraging reading: • For older toddlers and preschoolers, books with repetitive and rhyming text, as well as plenty of pictures and interactive features like holes or flaps for lifting, can be a hit.

• For older children who are less inclined to read, choose a story with an exciting plot that will grab their attention and make them want to read.

• Try fictional “series,” or books on subjects that mirror their own lives, including non-fiction stories dealing with sports, for example.

Purchasing a gift certificate to a local bookstore for your child is another way to encourage reading.

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A special thanks to Rejeanne and Matt.

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“Giving children the option to choose their own books can make it more likely they will pick up on the gift idea and read,” says Shaughnessy.

If children’s expectations this holiday season involve a high-tech gadget, parents might consider electronic book readers as an option. But a lowtech, no-cost idea may be a better fit.

Get your child a library card and open the door to a world of books, where new experiences await.

The District Preschool Speech and Language Program can offer local families more resources on how to support children’s speech and language skills, as well as encourage reading.

For more, call the Health Unit at 1-866-8884577 and speak to a Family Health Nurse, or visit www.kidtalk.on.ca.

Ramping up the spring bear hunt

Ontario wants to expand the spring-bear-hunt pilot project, first introduced in 2014 to address concerns from northern Ontario municipalities about nuisance bears in their communities.

The pilot has been extended with significant changes, including extension of the hunt to all 88 Wildlife Management Units across Ontario that currently have a fall bear hunt.

The expanded spring hunt will also allow nonresident hunters. The aim is to increase economic opportunities for the tourism industry, especially in northern Ontario.

Under the extended pilot project, it will remain illegal to harvest cubs and female bears accompanied by cubs. In most units, hunters will only be allowed to harvest one bear per calendar year.

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Cut energy costs this winter

Colder weather means using more energy to heat your home and those with electric heating will likely see a jump in consumption. Here are some tips from Hydro One to manage your energy use during the cold winter months:

• Sign up for budget billing to even bills out over 12 months and avoid frightening wintertime fluctuations.

• Use a programmable thermostat to avoid heating your house when no one is home.

• Check the trim on windows for gaps between the frame and your house. Stuff insulation between the window and frame, or try caulking around the window.

• Build a barrier against the cold by sealing your windows with plastic sheeting in the winter.

All you need is a hair dryer, double sided tape and some inexpensive plastic sheeting. There is indoor and outdoor sheeting available, so get the right one.

• Add rubber weather stripping to seal your doors by creating a skirt on the door frame.

• Close off air registers in unused rooms.

• Make sure your furnace is running smoothly by: checking all intake and exhaust air vents; inspecting the filter (if you can’t see light through it, it’s time for a new one); clearing the area around the furnace to ensure it has fresh air for combustion; setting your furnace fan switch to “automatic” instead of “on” or “continuous.”

More tips are available online at www.HydroOne.com/saveenergy.

Colour UW thankful over Crayola gift

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Crayola Canada provided another boost to the United Way campaign with a $40,479 donation.

That’s $36,000 from the 27th annual Crayola sale, plus $4,479 contributed by Crayola employees through their workplace campaign.

That makes $915,479 that Crayola and its workers have contributed to the United Way campaign over the years.

“Crayola and its employees are leaders in the truest sense,” said United Way Campaign Cochair Marcus Tully.

“Crayola has deep roots and connections in this community and we are privileged to be its charity of choice,” added Penny Barton Dyke,

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Executive Director for United Way CKL. “We are also grateful to have ongoing support from the Lindsay Agricultural Society,” which provides the venue for the sale.

Habitat needs volunteers for Lindsay homes

Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region is seeking volunteers to assist with construction on two homes on Hamilton Street in Lindsay.

Skilled or willing-to-learn workers can assist with construction jobs Tuesday through Friday to December 24th. The organization needs six to 10 volunteers a day to help with dry walling, priming and painting and installing flooring, trim and doors.

The Hamilton Street build site operates from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. Volunteers can register for any time they are available and do not have to commit to a full workday. Habitat will supply necessary safety gear, and provide onsite orientation and training.

Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit organization whose mission is to mobilize volunteers and community partners in the building affordable housing and promoting homeownership as a means to breaking the cycle of poverty.

Habitat gives a “hand up not a hand out” to low-income families by offering zero-percentinterest mortgages, with no down payment and geared-to-income monthly payments.

The two single-family detached homes are the first of five Habitat projects to be built in City of Kawartha Lakes. Homes are scheduled to be finished by the end of January with partner families moving in by early February.

To sign up as a volunteer or, for more information, contact Kate Cook, Community Engagement Coordinator, at 1-855-750-1456 or by email at kate@habitatpkr.ca.

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Thu, Jan 7 – Feb 25 9:30 - 10:30 am (8 - $72; 6 wks - $77) Hot Stones Friday, Jan 15th ; Friday Jan 29th 9:30 – 11:00 am Restorative Yoga ($35, class limited to 4) Monthly classes every second and last Friday Yoga Flow

Treat yourself to a calming hot stone therapy treatment that goes beyond the physical and allows you to enter a deeper sense of tranquility, detoxification and release of stress. While fully supported in restorative yoga poses, each rock is carefully heated and placed on key points of your body. The heat, energy and weight of the stones penetrate your skin to balance the body’s systems and realign the energy flow within which supports our natural healing process. You will leave feeling nurtured, calm, clear and grounded.

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By Dorothy Hannon

What a wonderful group are the Kinettes. On Dec. 1, more than 100 Bobcaygeon ladies who live alone were treated to a most enjoyable Christmas celebration.

The festivities were held at the Bobcaygeon Legion, and while many were capable of driving themselves there, the Kinettes insisted on playing “chauffeur” and picked up each guest at her home.

All enjoyed a delicious turkey dinner and joined in singing Christmas carols. Numerous gifts were handed out to those lucky ones whose names were drawn.

And as a spectacular closing, Santa Claus arrived bearing goodies and a Christmas message for all.

Thank you Kinettes, for helping to bring back the joy of Christmas for those who are alone.

Spike in seniors using food banks

Almost 360,000 people across the province—including 120,000 children—are turning to food banks each month, according to a recent report by the Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB).

Even more alarming, the 2015 Hunger Report also finds a 35 percent spike in the number of senior citizens visiting Ontario’s food banks—and a dramatic rise in the number of single-person households.

“The face of hunger is changing,” says Sharon Lee, Executive Director, Ontario Association of Food Banks. “We have seen a very concerning spike in the number of senior citizens accessing food banks, as well as single-person households—and believe that these demographic changes are reflective of a lack of affordable housing in our province, insufficient social assistance and senior-citizensupport programs, and the

precarious nature of employment in Ontario.”

“Every day there are adults and children in our province who are forced to choose between their most basic needs, like paying the rent or purchasing food,” she adds. “The 2015 Hunger Report illustrates this, and reveals that these individuals are often not who you think.”

The report shows that food-bank use in Ontario remains 14 percent higher than pre-recession numbers, with almost 45,000 more adults and children accessing food banks each month than in 2008.

Across Canada, food-bank use is 26 percent higher than pre-recession numbers.

The report reveals that 12 percent of all senior citizens now fall below Ontario’s Low-Income Measure, with this number more than doubling, to 27 percent, among seniors who also identify as single. Aging seniors will represent 23 percent of the population by 2030.

The Hunger Report calls for the Ontario government to implement policies that address the root causes of hunger, including affordable housing, improvements to social assistance, and secure employment.

“It’s only through good public policy that we will be able to break the cycle of poverty in Ontario,” says Lee. “In the meantime, food banks will continue to provide an essential service to those who need our help.”

Invite BOB to your Christmas gathering.

BOB has special Christmas music from 4pm on December 24th through Christmas Day. Wherever your Christmas travels take you, let BOB provide the sounds of the season.

Merry Christmas from BOB-FM!

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Merry Christmas pet friends HURRY! and remind your hoomanz to visit us for a great selection of fun toys, comfy beds and healthy treats.

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Health & Wellness Those amazing Organic Sulfur Crystals

By Benjamin Stone

When asked about my “top five” recommended supplements, I always include Happy Body Sulfur Crystals.

Sulfur is the fourth most abundant element in the human body and is obtained through a healthy diet, including: • Egg yolks, beef, chicken, legumes like beans and jicama, walnuts, almonds, cashews and some seeds like sesame.

• Fruits like coconut, bananas, pineapple and watermelon.

• Vegetables like broccoli, mustard greens, brussel sprouts, cabbage and watercress, kale, asparagus, sweet potatoes, leeks, peas, chives, avocados, cauliflower, tomatoes, garlic and onions.

It is important to be aware, however, that the depletion of our soils means that our conventionally grown produce now offers us much less nutrients.

We can also obtain sulfur from supplements, although not all supplements are created equal. I highly recommend Organic Sulfur Crystals that dissolve in the stomach for maximum absorption and efficacy. Organic Sulfur Crystals can: 1. Increase enzyme and amino acid production within the glands of the body, substantially improving resistance to illness.

2. Increase flexibility in the tissues within the body and blood circulation.

3. Eliminate “free radicals” in the body, thus reducing or eliminating allergies.

4. Promote healthy growth of hair and fingernails.

5. Help reverse symptoms of osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease (validated in studies at the University of Oregon).

6. Aid in healthy skin production and the reduction of “wrinkles.” It is one of the main ingredients in very pricey eye and facial moisturizing creams.

7. Help properly regulate insulin production.

8. Help alleviate chronic headaches and migraines.

9. Help alleviate emphysema by providing material to manufacture new, healthy cells on lung walls.

10. Help reduce, and even eliminate, diverticulitis.

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and hormonal levels.

13. Promote better kidney function and reduce water retention problems.

14. Help alleviate eye problems. Crush and dissolve one teaspoon of sulfur crystals in four ounces of hot distilled water, and use as eye drops to help relieve tired eyes, remove floaters and help with eye pain.

15. Deliver essential omega-3 throughout the body, and allow the body to produce vitamin B-12.

Organic Sulfur has amazingly reversed countless cases of asthma—and at least 18 cases of autism

that have been documented in research so far.

As you can see, therapeutic usage of organic sulfur crystals can significantly benefit your overall health and wellness.

Benjamin Stone owns and operates Bobcaygeon’s Green Owl Natural Health Store and Clinic.

Sooner is better in diagnostic imaging

“The sooner the diagnosis, the sooner (and more effective) the treatment,” was Vijay Gupta’s watchword in opening LXUS, the Lindsay X-ray and Ultrasound Diagnostic Imaging Clinic in the Kent Place Mall (Unit 105 on the ground floor, 189 Kent St. west—free parking behind the building).

LXUS offers walk-in service within the hour— and reporting within 24 hours—for a variety of digital diagnostic-imaging services, including X-ray, general ultrasound, vascular ultrasound, arterial and venous mapping and deep vein thrombosis.

With a doctor’s requisition, all work is covered

by OHIP. Clinic hours are 9 am to 4 pm, Monday to Friday, and appointments are accepted too (705328-2400).

Kawartha Lakes Mayor Andy Letham will be on Bernt Fiebiger 103 Main Street hand to cut the ribbon at LXUS’ grand opening, at Denturist Bobcaygeon , ON 1 pm on Friday, Dec. 18. So be sure to be there to 103 Main St., Bobcaygeon 705-738-5177 meet the personable and professional staff and see 705-738-5177 888-322-3032 the clinic’s brand new machines and equipment.

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Where’s health help for the holidays?

The onset of flu season and the increase in social gatherings over the holidays means a surge in the number of people seeking care at Christmas time.

Influenza—aka the flu—is an acute respiratory illness caused by a virus. Flu symptoms include fever, cough, weakness, body aches and headache—and can lead to pneumonia.

Don’t visit your hospital’s emergency department—unless it’s a real emergency—to avoid spreading the flu to others.

An online self-screening tool at ontario.ca/flu can help you decide when to stay home and when to seek help. It also offers tips for managing your flu at home, which include drinking lots of fluids and taking basic pain or fever symptom relievers.

If you don’t start to feel better after a few days, or if your symptoms get worse, your options

include: calling your health care provider; calling Telehealth at 1-866-797-0000 (TTY: 1-866-7970007); or visiting one of the local after-hours clinics (see Christmas hours below).

Adults should come to the emergency department if they have flu symptoms and have difficulty breathing, can’t tolerate fluids or are concerned.

Bring children to the emergency department if their symptoms suddenly become worse after improving—or if you notice any of the following signs:

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fast or difficult breathing; bluish or dark-coloured lips or skin; drowsiness to the point where he or she cannot be easily wakened; severe crankiness or not wanting to be held; or dehydration (not drinking enough fluids and not peeing regularly).

Consider getting the flu shot to protect yourself and your loved ones. Contact your healthcare provider or participating pharmacist.

Christmas Clinic hours • Lindsay after-hours clinic, 55 Angeline St. N: Dec. 21-24, 6-9 pm; Dec. 26-27, 9 am to noon; Dec 28-31, 6-9 pm; Jan. 2-3, 9 am to noon.

• Bobcaygeon clinic, 85 Bolton St.: Dec. 23, 5-8

STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP THE CONVERSATION

It’s bad enough when you struggle to keep up your end of the conversation for want of anything to say; worse yet is the inability to keep up your end because you cannot hear what is being said.

As most of us reach middle-age, we experience barely perceptible hearing loss that makes it difficult to understand what people are saying.

This is largely due to the fact that, while most of the energy of spoken words is contained in lowfrequency vowel sounds, much of the information required to distinguish one word from another is supplied by consonants in the higher frequencies.

As age-related hearing loss (presbycusis) makes it difficult to distinguish words, it seems as though everyone else is mumbling.

Untreated hearing loss has been shown to cause sadness, depression, anxiety, paranoia, and poor social relationships. People who have difficulty hearing may have a challenging time in their careers, often earning thousands of dollars less than their peers. To schedule a hearing assessment, please call us. We invite you to take advantage of our free demo program. This allows you to take a pair of hearing aids home to try them out before you commit to buying.

P.S. A hearing aid can help people suffering from age-related hearing loss by amplifying the sound of consonants in another individual’s speech, which are not only high pitched but also may be soft.

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pm; Dec. 24, 9 am to noon; Dec. 30, 5-8 pm.

Regular hours are Wednesdays, 5-8 pm.

• Kawartha North Family Health Team’s afterhours clinic, 100 East St.: Dec. 22, 24, 29, 31, 5-7 pm. Regular hours are Tuesdays & Thursdays, 5-7:00 pm.

• Kawartha North’s Fenelon Falls after-hours clinic, at Pharmasave:) will be closed on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1.

Now’s your chance to give up the cancer sticks

“Choose to be Smoke Free” is a free program from the Peterborough County-City Health Unit to anyone 16 to 45 years old who wants to quit smoking.

The program combines behavioural counselling by a registered nurse with access to free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), made possible with funding from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.

“Each session is designed to help people who want to quit smoking in a completely nonjudgmental, supportive environment,” said Serena Jewer, Public Health Nurse. “It really helps participants to know they don’t have to go through a quit attempt alone.”

Participants will receive free quit smoking kits and resources, along with various NRT options.

Appointments are available until March 31, 2016 on Mondays from 9 am to noon and on Thursdays from 1-4:30 pm. Call the Health Unit at 705-743-1000, ext. 330.

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THANK YOU

Bobcaygeon Friends of Ferals and Animal Rescue Krew would like to thank those who generously donated to our bazaar and those who came to support our organizations. We would also like to thank Bobcaygeon Senior Citizens Centre for hosting our bazaar. ____________________ DUNSFORD FOOD BANK The Dunsford Food Bank wishes to thank the following contributors to its silent auction: Dunsford General Store, Kawartha Mobile Wash, Germyn’s Septic Tank Pumping, Pearson Insurance, Thompson’s Ladies Wear, Pioneer Hybrid, Pampered Chef (Fay E. Carslake), TSL Autostop, Glitter and Dreams (Tammy Phillips), Raybestos Parts Inc. (Adam Bartlett), Al’s Odd Jobs (Al Jeffrey), Green Tractors, Jane Durwood, Barrkat Farms.

We also thank Dunsford Public School and MVL Ford for collecting and delivering 695 units of food to the food bank.

BOBCAYGEON FAMILY DENTISTRY Dr. Gabriel, Assistant Dawn. Thank you for the best treatment and hospitality in all my forty years.

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classifieds@ thepromoter.ca CLUFF, Audrey Evelyn Audrey Evelyn Cluff (née Reddick) passed away peacefully at age 86 on November 28, 2015 at Southlake Regional Health Centre after a determined battle with cancer. She was born July 12, 1929 in Riverfield, Quebec. She is survived by her loving husband of 62 years John Dewick Cluff, their son and daughter-in-law Stephen and Carol Cluff as well as her granddaughters Lauren and Alanna Cluff. Audrey is also survived by her sister Lena and brother Clifford and is predeceased by her sisters Irma and Doris and brothers Ralph and Burton. Audrey was a school teacher in Chateauguay, Quebec for many years. Later in life she was a longtime resident of Bobcaygeon, Ontario. She enjoyed traveling and time with her family, friends, her horse and her dogs.

As per Audrey’s wishes she will be cremated and no funeral will be held but instead her immediate family will gather to celebrate her life. As expressions of sympathy memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or to a charity of your choice. Friends may send condolences or make donations by contacting THE HENDREN FUNERAL HOMES, MONK CHAPEL at www.hendrenfuneralhome.com or by calling 705-738-3222.

Local Events Adult Day Programs - Monday, Wednesday & Friday (except holidays) at Trinity United Church, Bobcaygeon; Monday, Tuesday & Friday at Fenelon Falls United Church. 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Call for information and rates. Adult Day programs are also offered in Little Britain, Lindsay and Omemee. 705-324-7323 DEC 15, 22 & 29 - Weekly Diners Club seniors luncheon at 70 Murray St., Fenelon Falls, noon. Call 705-324-7323 to reserve a seat.

DEC 16 - Holiday-Themed seniors luncheon at Knox Presbyterian Church, Bobcaygeon. Call 705-324-7323 to reserve a seat.

DEC 16 - free blood pressure monitoring service at Knox Presbyterian Church, 10 to 11:30 a.m.

DEC 17, 21 - Sexual Health Clinic confidential access to cervical screening, low-cost birth control, pregnancy testing & sexual health teaching. Testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections are also provided.

For more info, or to make an appointment, call the Health Unit at 1-866-888-4577, ext. 1205.

DEC 17 - Thursday Night Dinner for seniors 70 Murray St., 5:00 p.m. Call 705-324-7323 to reserve.

DEC 18 - Foot Care Clinic, presented by Community Care, at the Bobcaygeon Senior Citizens Centre (100 Head St.), 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 705-324-7323 to reserve an appointment.

DEC 28 - Foot Care Clinic, at 70 Murray St., Fenelon Falls. 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. 705-324-7323 for appointment.

JAN 8 - Mini bucks euchre Bobcaygeon Senior Centre 7 p.m. $5 For more info call Roger @ 705-738-6627 JAN 9 - Big bucks euchre Bobcaygeon Senior Centre 11a.m. - 4 p.m. $10 (lunch included) For more info call Roger @ 705-738-6627 MON - Bobcaygeon Senior Centre Mahjong 1 p.m. $3 1st TUES - Dunsford Seniors Club Pot Luck at noon and 1:30 pm for Euchre.

TUES- Pickleball, Fenelon Falls Community Centre 7 - 9 p.m. $4 drop in fee. For more info call Jane 705454-1358 or email fenelonpickleball@gmail.com TUES - amateur photography club that meets every other Tuesday at 10 am in the Bobcaygeon Library.

We pay $2 each for the use of the room.

TUES - Omemee Legion Doubles darts @ 8pm.

TUES - Coffee Talks 10:30-11:30 Creating a welcoming space for people of all cultures and faiths.

Trinity United Church, Fellowship Room. E-mail “Jo” for more info joan.wesley@sympatico.ca 2nd TUES - The Kawartha Settlers Village Quilters meet at the Wray House, Bobcaygeon. New members and guests welcomed. Contact: info@ settlersvillagequilters.ca.

1st WED - Crime Fiction Book Club in the Carnegie Room of the Lindsay Library to discuss works by certain authors. 6:30 pm to 7:45 pm. Call the Lindsay Library for more information.

WED- Scrapbooking and paper crafters meet from 9:30 till noon at the Salvation army church in Fenelon Falls. Beginners welcome, call church for details.

WED - Bobcaygeon Senior Centre Carpet Bowling $3 7 p.m. Contact: Al 705-738-1749 WED - Dunsford Seniors Club 1pm for Bid-Euchre.

WED - Pickleball 7 - 9 p.m. Bobcaygeon Public School. $3/person.

THURS-TOPS-Take off pounds sensibly at the Bobcaygeon Legion 6:30 p.m. All welcome.

THURS - Omemee Legion mixed darts @ 8pm.

FRI-Pickleball, Fenelon Falls Community Centre 9 a.m.

- noon. $4 drop in fee. For more info call Jane 705454-1358 or email fenelonpickleball@gmail.com SAT - Omemee Legion Country music jams. 1pm Alternate Saturdays beginning Oct. 3rd SAT Omemee Legion Progressive 2nd Euchre12:30pm.

JAN 29 - Handbags for Hospice. Victoria Park Armoury, Lindsay. Doors Open: 6:30pm. Tickets: $50 For info: Call 705-324-7323 ext 150 or visit www.ccckl.ca

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Bethel celebrates 75 years

With a 75-year history, Bobcaygeon’s Bethel Christian Fellowship congregation still has a ways to go to catch up to its 141-year-old church building.

But that didn’t stop the congregation from celebrating three-quarters of a century of Pentecostalism in the village Nov. 29, with General Superintendent David Wells of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada as guest speaker.

The 10 am service, hosted by Pastor Tim and Cathy Taylor, also featured praise and worship followed by fellowship with cake and beverages,

We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday from our family to yours.

Merry Christmas!

plus a video of the church’s story and other historical highlights.

A small group of settlers, including members of the Brooks, Thomas and Welsh families, held their first congregational meeting on Feb. 1, 1940, in the Bobcaygeon Orange Hall, which was located between the two bridges on Main Street—and has since been moved to Settlers’ Village.

At first they only met twice a year, but soon switched to twice a month, and with the growth of the congregation, purchased a lot in June 1953 on the west side of Main Street.

They also bought the old and abandoned Bethel Methodist Church building, dating from 1874, in October of the same year, and moved it from its original location at Patterson Road and Kawartha Lakes Road 30 in then-Verulam Township to the Main Street lot—where it still stands.

In 75 years, the congregation, originally known as the Glad Tidings Assembly, has had 23 pastors.

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$

299

1.6 cuft Over-The-Range Microwave Oven • 10 power levels • Electronic touch controls • 1-speed fan with 180 CFM

$

Also available in black

479

Quantities Limited

Built-In Tall Tub Dishwasher • 4 cycles/3 options • 3 pressurized, full-coverage wash arms

$

Also available in black

1439

1199

$

Double Oven Stove Self Clean

Stainless Bottom Mount Fridge 20.2 cu.ft. $1059. White or Black

998 PAIR

$

$

859

Quantities Limited

Fridge 18.2 cu.ft. glass shelves

1499

Front Load Laundry Pair Washer - 4.2 CU.FT. Dryer - 7 cu.ft.

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