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SPARK photo festival coming to Warkworth in April By Sue Dickens Warkworth – The SPARK photo festival is coming to Warkworth, with seven area photographers and six venues exhibiting their work during the month of April. Christopher Thorpe, a local mixed media landscape artist, is among those being featured and he definitely has something to crow about. Thorpe’s work features soaring crows he paints on his stretched, large scale landscape photographs. “My (solo) exhibit at the Warkworth Golf Club for the 2015 festival resulted in many of my crows, painted on panoramic photographic landscapes, ending up in the homes of enthusiasts from far and wide,” he said. His photographs will be at Camp Ho-Ba-Chee. This is the fourth year for the festival, which is described by its organizer Robert Boudreau of Peterborough, as “a celebration of photography and the artists, dreamers, innovators, storytellers, professionals Christopher Thorpe, a local mixed media landscape artist, is among those being featured at the SPARK Photo Festival in Warkworth in April. and enthusiasts behind the His work features soaring crows he paints on his stretched, large scale landscape photographs and will be on exhibit at Camp Ho-Ba Chee camera lens.” on Main Street. Photo submitted “SPARK is the only re-

gional photo festival in all of Canada. We have government reports that state during the month of the festival, we generate $1.2 million in the region,” he noted. The festival showcases artists at venues throughout Northumberland and Peterborough Counties and the Kawartha Region. There are 43 exhibits this year. Exhibitors range in age from 10 to 90 years young. “We’re trying to promote everything about photography and photographers with a local focus. We feel photography is the most democratic of art forms, and everybody takes pictures,” said Boudreau. Gary Mulcahey of Warkworth, whose specialty is photographing people, will be exhibiting at his studio and gallery on Main Street. “Creativity is very important to mental and physical health as a creator or as witness to the process or final piece. For those of us who create with light and camera, SPARK gives us all, enthusiast and pro, a chance to show our work,” he said. Photographer Mary Weilandt, whose work will be featured at Cheeky Bee Gal-

lery alongside that of Laura Berman of Castleton, said, “At the Spark Festival I will have photos, some I exhibited already, but many new ones I took recently.” She has won many awards at local juried art shows. Berman commented, “In my work, I explore the natural world, both distantly and intimately, creating a convergence between photography and painting, a natural outgrowth of my early training as painter and 20 years as a landscape designer.” Tony Crocker, for whom photography was a boyhood passion, will be exhibiting at Eclectic Mix. “In this show, I am concentrating on local fauna, especially birds. While I have many photos from exotic places, we have wonderful birds and other animals close to home, so I’ve chosen to showcase some of them.” The two remaining photographers include Trevor Spot and Martin Rejzek. An artists’ reception day will be held Sat., April 9 from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at all venues. Find SPARK on Facebook or go to: www.sparkphotofestival.com.

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attention to the weather as he headed out to run some errands. He admitted it was not such a great idea, and kind of ironic since he is a volunteer weatherman. This newspaper writer spotted him walking along Bridge Street West, and he agreed to talk about his drive into town with what turned out to be an acute sense of humour. “So like a dufus I came out this morning to do a few chores, go to the grocery store, get a couple of lottery tickets and when I got here realized, oh crap, everything’s closed,” he said laughing. The trip into town from his home, which is about five minutes north of Campbellford, was not a problem, he noted. “The roads were sanded so it was fine. The driveway was a bit icy though,” he admitted, stating he is glad he has a two-car garage, which kept his Buick free of the freezing rain that coated cars parked in outdoor laneways. “I haven’t seen many people out on the road,” he commented. “Once I got here I realized it was Easter Friday and most places are closed,” he said, grinning again, noting there were not many pedestrians in town either. “That should have been my first clue had I been awake,” he said with another chuckle. For Harvey, the ice storm wasn’t a big deal. “I’ve lived here 14 years and been through a lot of ice storms. This one, well it’s minor and considering my home is actually a weather station, I should have known better,” he said. His weather station gathers

data for the Citizens Weather Observer Program. “Every two minutes 24/7 the readings are taken measuring everything from rainfall to barometric pressure, wind speed, wind direction, humidity, anything you need to know about the weather,” he explained. He has been reporting the weather for the past 13 years. Another gentleman outside Easter Friday morning was found scraping the ice off of his

car’s windshield. John McGlade took time to talk about the weather too. “I am getting ready to visit my wife Elizabeth who is at Burnbrae (Gardens),” he said with a strong Scottish brogue. When asked if he thought the ice storm was particularly bad, he replied with the ease of a senior who has weathered many storms in his 20-plus years living here, “It could have been worse.”

Using his cane for balance, Keith Harvey, who drove into Campbellford from his home on Bay Meadows Road on the morning following an ice storm, is a volunteer weatherman. He laughed when interviewed about heading into town in the aftermath of an ice storm without checking the weather first. Photo by Sue Dickens

PUBLIC NOTICE CNR/CPR OVERHEAD BRIDGE REHABILITATION Please be advised that work is scheduled to begin on the CNR/CPR Overhead Bridge, located on County Road 2, approximately 300m east of Normar Road starting on April 11, 2016. Work is expected to be completed by October 31, 2016. One lane of traffic will be maintained at all times, however, please be advised to expect traffic delays during construction. For further information, please contact Kaela Esseghaier, Project Engineer, by email: esseghaierk@northumberlandcounty.ca or by phone: (905) 372-3329 ext. 2344.

Sweet syrup and sunshine at O’Hara Mills

By Diane Sherman

Madoc Township - The first event of the year at O’Hara Mill Homestead and Conservation Area in Madoc Township is the 1850’s Sugar Bush Demonstration Days. March 19-20 volunteers stoked up fires under giant iron caldrons like the O’Hara family would have used to boil down the first harvest of maple sap in the 1800s, a craft they would have learned from the First Nations families who original- O’Hara Mill volunteers Walt Kincaid and George ly inhabited the Atkinson kept the fires stoked under iron calarea. drons to demonstrate how early settlers boiled The first dem- down their harvest of maple sap in the 1800s. onstration days Photos by Diane Sherman started last spring with help from local syrup producers, anytime through Stephen and Heather Needham, of daylight hours. O’Hara Sugar Maples, who offered a For more inforcollection of pioneers’ tools and sup- mation, go to ohaplied the maple syrup for a pancake ra-mill.org or find them on Facebreakfast all weekend long. O’Hara A replica of the original O’Hara Mill sugar shack Visitors had a good day for din- book, ing outdoors with sunshine and fair Mill Homestead is a new addition this year. Bruce Gordon demonweather. The trails were a little too and Conservation strated the final boil down process as it was done in pioneer days. “slick” for the horses to traverse, so Area. wagon rides were cancelled for safety reasons, but everyone enjoyed petting Belleville’s Largest International Chris Budd‘s team of Canadian horses and children lined up for a carriage ride with the miniature horse, Pepper, in harness. Volunteers were kept busy telling the history of the O‘Hara Mill settlement and explaining the true difficulties early settlers faced to bring in the sap each year. Maple syrup was a staple of survival for pioneers, often used as READERS medicine. BOOKS A larger caldron was set up this year, close to the sap kettles, to demonstrate CRYSTALS how settlers would make potash for FREE LECTURES soap and trade. The giant iron pot was AND DEMOS the subject of much discussion. The shear size was surprising to most. Walt Kincaid, a descendant of the Admission $10 original O‘Hara family, retold the stoGOOD ALL WEEKEND ry of making potash over and over for curious visitors. With some foot stomping music by st nd rd the Whistle Dogs on Saturday and the return of Wrought Iron Roots on Travelodge Hotel Sunday, the weekend took on the flair 11 Bay Bridge Road, Belleville of an Irish ceilidh, much like the old Friday: 12-9 pm • Saturday: 11-9 pm days, when the first birds of spring Sunday: 11-7 pm return and neighbours get out to visit. Seasonal opening of the conservation area is the long weekend in May, www.ESPmyFuture.com for FREE stuff! though one may meander the trails

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Warkworth mother views the tax-free Canada Child Benefit as a much needed budget item By Sue Dickens Campbellford – A mother of three young children, Samantha Brown of Warkworth, said the new Liberal government’s first budget could help her family. “Based on what I see, if I get more money it’s going to help out with child care expenses,” she said as she talked about the new Canada Child Benefit (CCB). The government stated in its budget that it will provide families with a maximum benefit of up to $6,400 per child under the age of 6, and up to $5,400 per child aged 6 through 17. “With this CCB, over three million families will receive more benefits than before,” stated the government in its press release. For the Brown family, that’s good news. “Come July, my middle child will be six in June and my daughter will be nine in September,” commented Brown, whose youngest is almost 18

months old. The new Canada Child Benefit will result in new monthly tax-free payments starting July 1 replacing the Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB) which was brought forward by the former Conservative government from the old child-benefit system. “I know the UCCB that they’re looking to replace is not tax-free,” commented Brown, who likes the idea of tax-free payments. “Our baby bonus is not taxed and that’s the one I get more from. The universal is taxed right now,” she added. The new CCB begins to claw back for households with an income more than $30,000 and is eliminated entirely for those with an income more than $190,000. Brown and her husband own a home and both work, but layoffs have hurt the family’s bottom line. “I am a stay-at-home mom and run a daycare because it was costing my husband to

send me to work. After child care and after all the other expenses, we lost money,” Brown said. However she hasn’t worked all winter, “because all of the parents of the children got laid off and my husband was laid off over the winter too, but he is back at work now.” For the Browns, every day is a challenge in terms of paying the bills and feeding and clothing their children. “We cheap out wherever we can and clothing is secondhand or hand-me-downs. The only time the kids get new is for holidays,” she said. “We’re scared all the time of losing our home,” she stated with candor. The Brown family is not alone in this situation. “I have lots of friends and we all help each other as best we can,” she said. “If this is the way it’s supposed to be and we’re supposed to get more and I am not being taxed on it, that’s a good thing too. It will definitely help us.”

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Samantha Brown and her husband have three children and own their home in Warkworth. They view the new Canada Child Benefit as something positive that will help them with rising expenses. She was interviewed about the federal budget while at the Ontario Early Years Centre in Campbellford where she brings her youngest son Johnathan. On this day she also brought her friend’s youngster Eastyn Galt. Photo by Sue Dickens

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lion will include repairs and improvements to the municipal building, repairs to the Kiwanis Tweed – Council considered a full agenda of Pavilion caused by 2014 flooding, acquisibudgetary and technical issues at its March tion of a new tanker truck by the fire departmeeting. Acting CAO/Clerk Betty Gallagher ment ($275,000) and repairs/upgrading to the presented an outline of the 2016 proposed bud- Crookston and Quin-Mo-Lac Roads and the get in her report. As was the case last year, al- Black Creek Bridge among other projects. though the municipal tax rate actually decreased Council heard a delegation from village resi(by 1.5 per cent) compared to the previous two dent and former councillor Justin Bray on an years, increases in assessed property values (by alternative to expanding the municipal lagoon 4 per cent) resulted in an overall tax hike of 2.5 system for waste water management. Citing per cent. A home valued at $200,000 in 2015 communications from 2014 with Byron Keene, will see a municipal tax increase of $33.24. who at the time was an engineer with the Quinte There will be no changes to existing user fees Conservation Authority, Bray argued that by for municipal services. lowering the height of the Tweed dam by four The tax increase will bring in an additional to six feet, ground water levels and subsequent $91,000 to the municipality which Councillor infiltration into sewage pipes could be reduced. DeGenova observed is not even enough to cover Suggesting this as a “plan B” if grants are not growing policing costs. Deputy-Mayor Treanor forthcoming for a new lagoon, which he comechoed concerns about OPP costs calling them pared to “putting a bigger bucket under a big “unsustainable”. leak,” Bray did not produce cost estimates for Capital project funding of just over $3 mil- the project. The plan would require the municipality to acquire the dam but he ventured that, “The costs are a lot cheaper than a lagoon.” Fire Chief Derrick Little appeared before council to answer questions about changes to outdoor burning regulations. Responding to a number of Family Dentist questions from Councillor DeMarsh, Family Dentist Little recommended that a $10 anOffering Offering you you and and your your family family nual permit be instituted and that recreational fires be contained to an ena full range of dentistry.

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OPINION

Bombs in Brussels

Belgium may be a boring country, but it still seems extreme for a Belgian politician to say that the country is now living through its darkest days since the end of the Second World War. Can any country really be so lucky that the worst thing that has happened Gwynne Dyer to it in the past 70 years is a couple of bombs that killed 34 people? That may sound a bit uncharitable, but respect for the innocent people killed by terrorists does not require us to take leave of our senses. What is happening now is the media feeding frenzy that has become almost a statutory requirement after every terrorist attack in the West. And people do let themselves get wound up by the media-generated panic. Last night at dinner, a young man staying with us overnight in London before taking a morning flight to the United States, openly debated with himself about whether he should cancel his (non-refundable) ticket or not. It was a ticket from London to Chicago that went nowhere near mainland Europe at all. The airlines are just as prone to panic, cancelling flights into Belgium as if the country had suddenly become a seriously dangerous place. This story will dominate the Belgian media for weeks, and the rest of the Western media for the remainder of this week. Even non-Western media will play it for a day or two. Almost nothing new or useful will be said, and then the frenzy will die down –_until next time. This is a very stupid way of behaving, but you will notice that I am a part of it. No matter what I say about the bombs in Brussels, the fact that I am writing at length about them in a column that appears all over the world, contributes to the delusion that they are not only a nasty event but also an important one. It is the sheer volume of coverage that determines an event’s perceived importance, not what is actually said about it. But if we in the media are compelled to write about an event like the Belgian bombs anyway, what can we truthfully say about it that will not feed the panic? The first thing, after every terrorist attack, is to stress that the media coverage of the attack is its primary purpose, indeed, almost its only purpose. It’s obvious and it’s trite, but if you don’t actually say it, people forget it. Like the health warning on cigarette packets, it should be part of every story on terrorism.

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Secondly, we have to put the alleged “threat” of such terrorist attacks into perspective. People rarely do this for themselves, because once events are beyond the range of their daily experience, most people cannot distinguish between what is truly dangerous and what is only dramatic and frightening. It really does help to remind people that terrorism is a statistically insignificant risk, that they are in much greater danger of dying from a fall in the bath than of dying in a terrorist attack, even if that approach conflicts with the journalists’ natural urge to emphasise the importance of whatever they are writing about. And finally, a little dispassionate analysis quickly deflates the notion that terrorism is “an existential threat” (as British prime minister David Cameron once said). For example, the recent terrorist attacks in Europe have been largely confined to French-speaking countries. Muslim immigrants in France and Belgium mostly come from Arab countries, and especially from North Africa, where French is the second language. Radical Islamism is much weaker in the rest of the Muslim world, so Germany (whose Muslims are mostly Turkish) and Britain (where they are mostly of South Asian origin) generate fewer Islamist extremists than the francophone countries, and face fewer terrorist attacks. France’s and Belgium’s Muslim citizens are also less integrated into the wider community. French housing policy has dumped most of the immigrants in high-rise, low-income developments at the edge of the cities, often beyond the end of the metro lines. Unemployed, poorly educated and culturally isolated, their young men are more easily recruited into extremist groups. The point of this sort of analysis is to cut the problem down to size. There is no terrorist army in Belgium, just a bunch of young men making it up as they go along. For example, the Brussels attacks happened four days after the arrest of Salah Abdeslam, the sole survivor of the gang who carried out the attacks on the Bataclan arena and the Stade de France in Paris last November. Back in Brussels after failing to use his suicide vest in the Paris attack, Abdeslam was a psychological wreck, and his Islamist colleagues undoubtedly expected that once in police custody he would sing like a canary. So they decided to launch another attack and go to glory before the police kicked in their doors. Prime Minister Charles Michel issued the usual ritual incantation about Belgians being “determined to defend our freedom,” but Belgium’s freedom is not at risk. Terrorists are not an existential threat. They are a lethal nuisance, but no more than a nuisance.

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It’s that time of year again – playoff hockey season Editorial - Chris Malette Pity the community that doesn’t have a hockey team to root for at this time of year. Yes, Belleville, unfortunately that means you, this being the first full season without the beloved OHL Bulls to cheer on. But, it also means fans across a great swath of Prince Edward County, now that the Wellington Dukes have been unceremoniously swept from the OJHL playoffs by the red-hot Trenton Golden Hawks, are moping, as well. True, not all of us cheer for or even watch hockey, but hockey is inarguably engrained in the culture of small-town rural Ontario and never so much is that evident as the buzz at playoff time. Some of the local Quinte Red Devils teams made respectable runs at provincial titles this month, some taking titles in their respective division. This past season, the respected Red Devils organization hosted two OMHA championships, won two OMHA silver medals, and all eight teams qualified for the OMHA playdowns with varying degrees of success. The Minor Atom, Minor Peewee, and Midget teams all finished in first place in the ETA East division. But, it’s the Trenton junior team that seems to have caught the eye of the local sporting community. Even Belleville fans, now bereft of their beloved Bulls, no doubt will be pulling, either quietly or in the stands, for the Golden Hawks to give all of Quinte something to cheer about. The club certainly has the talent, including goalie Daniel Urbani who was awarded the OJHL Top Goaltender Award after leading all goalies in the league with 34 victories, five shutouts and an astounding 1.69 goals against average. Urbani, a 20-year-old native of British Clumbia, has warmed to the Golden Hawks organization, the city of Quinte West and the fans of the region. “Since the first day I got here, just the whole organization, from the ownership to teammates and especially the fans, it’s been great,” Urbani said. Urbani said the tem players have a great relationship, even crafting up t-shirts emblazoned with “The Brotherhood” on them. “It really is like a family around here, I think if

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under the bylaws the CEO had just read. “We‘re getting off the subject right now because we‘re talking about our bylaws and our processes,” Graff responded. “We‘re continuing on with our library board meeting,” but Mouck continued to discuss the bylaw. Mouck said the former Township CAO Charles Croll told her that the only input council has, is to fund the library and select board members from a list of applicants provided by the library CEO. The board approved and passed the bylaw concerning the statement of authority giving the power to the library board. The CEO then moved on to another bylaw which directly concerned what Mouck had been attempting to address, the composition of the board. “The Public Library Act supersedes anything else,” Winfield said, noting that the board‘s policy states that it should consist of seven members, that members serve a four-year term and that applications must be sent in six months prior to the municipal election. “The board has traditionally had six public citizens as members and one council rep,” she said. “[Mouck] is correct in that the policy that the library board has had for decades was not followed in that the initial meeting with [Mayor] Rodney [Cooney] or at the January meeting in 2015 when the new board took over. That’s when we were informed as a board, that there was only going to be three citizens and two council reps.”

“There is no problem with that, at all,” Graff said. When Mouck tried to pursue this, he said, “We‘re not going back over this. Let‘s move on.” She then asked about where all the applications went, because she knew there were many, yet Councillor Bob Mullin (who is on the library board, but was absent for this meeting) told her there were none. “Nobody‘s seen applications, so how are people being chosen?” Mouck asked. Again discussion was stopped by the chair, at which point

Graff said he would ask her to leave the meeting if she kept disrespecting the chair by continually raising this issue. Mouck said she was not leaving unless he called to police to take her out, and Graff went ahead with the next part of the meeting in which the bylaw outlining the composition of the board was passed. There was no explanation regarding why the board did not meet the numbers and composition required in a long-standing bylaw that its members had just reaffirmed.

Library board chairman and Stirling-Rawdon Councillor Dean Graff listened as CEO Sue Winfield read out the board‘s bylaws for review during the board‘s March 22 meeting. Photo by Terry McName

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closed fire pit “not to exceed 26 inches in diameter,” about the size of a pickup truck tire rim. He recommended that burning occur between the hours of 7 p.m. and 7 a.m., except for farmers, who would be permitted to burn during the day. Council will vote on a new burning bylaw next month. Numerous new bylaws were adopted including three severance applications, one for the construction of a new Home Hardware Building Centre store south of the village on Countryman Road. Other bylaws dealt with a re-zoning application,

adopting the 2016 budget, and authorizing an agreement with the Ontario Clean Water Agency “for operations and maintenance of the municipal water and waste water treatment facilities” among other issues. Council agreed to the sale of a surplus sidewalk snow blower unit, and to approve the 2015 report of the Ontario Clean Water Agency. A statement of remunerations and expenses for council members was received. Remuneration amounts ranged from $13,986 for Mayor Albert and $10,490 for Deputy-Mayor Treanor to $9,324 for each of the other councillors. Council-

lors DeMarsh and DeGenova incurred the highest expenses, at $10,551 and $8,139 respectively with the other members claiming amounts under $6,000. Among many committee recommendations presented to council were motions to hold an “Our Backyard Market” in Victoria Parkette on a trial basis, purchase a jaws extrication tool for the fire department, to approve one livestock loss claim, and to declare June 12 as Jack Vance Day in the municipality, recognizing the “key role” of the late Lt. General in the Tweed community.

MP Kim Rudd says rural municipalities will benefit from new budget By Sue Dickens Northumberland County – Rural municipalities such as Trent Hills will benefit from the first budget tabled by the new Liberal government, according to Northumberland-Peterborough South MP Kim Rudd. “When I met with Minister of Finance Bill Morneau, our message was quite clear, that rural communities are different. I am excited he recognized that in the budget,” she said during an interview the day after the budget was released. According to the government, infrastructure investments of $11.9 billion will start immediately for the building of roads and bridges, to improve public transit, improve water and wastewater facilities, and refurbish affordable housing which, it states, will create tens of thousands of jobs and boost the economy. “I have been talking to municipalities to encourage them to have in their back pocket an idea of some of the things they want

to do. We will be asking municipalities to let us take a look at their applications before they go in to make sure all the boxes are checked,” said Rudd. “One of the key messages of this budget is, we’re really helping municipalities bridge that infrastructure gap.” Promoting the budget as “restoring hope for the middle class,” the key talking points include a tax-free Canada Child Benefit, changes to Employment Insurance to make it easier to qualify, an increase in student grants for low and middle-income families, $1.9 billion for arts and culture organizations over a five-year period, $8.4 billion for Indigenous Peoples, the reopening of veterans’ service offices which were closed during the previous government’s administration, an increase in the Guaranteed Income Supplement for seniors and more. “The Canada Child Benefit was a key plank in our campaign,” noted Rudd. The budget creates a $29.4 bil-

lion deficit this year and $29 million the next with no surplus forecast before the next election. Responding to critics on this point Rudd said, “The opposition’s job and critic’s job is to oppose and criticize, so they are doing their job. We made this commitment to grow the economy, and that’s what we’re doing.” When asked about the Leader of the Opposition Rona Ambrose’s comment that the budget is a “nightmare scenario” Rudd said, “With all due respect, as I look at the budget, I disagree with that. There is $2 billion over four years for rural infrastructure and this will impact places such as Brighton and Keene. That’s jobs that are going to get done. “Investment in high speed internet [more than $500 million over five years] will create jobs, not just put internet in.” Rudd concluded, “This budget not only sets a new tone, but more importantly charts a new course for all Canadians as we work together to share in a long-term plan for prosperity.”

Trent Hills can benefit from infrastructure funding says deputy-mayor By Sue Dickens Campbellford – Reading the specifics of the new Liberal government budget the day after it was released, Trent Hills Deputy-Mayor Bob Crate responded to the document as a municipal politician with the comment, “I haven’t completely read it, but I do worry a little about the deficit. On the other hand if borrowing money, then borrow when (interest is) at 0.5 per cent.” He talked about the benefits the money announced in the budget could bring to Trent Hills. “We are not in a recession, but we could use the stimulus.” The budget has a forecast deficit of $29.4 billion the first year and another $29 billion the next year with a plan that the Minister of Finance Bill Morneau describes as offering “immediate help to those who need it most, and lays the groundwork for long-term economic growth. Most importantly, it focuses squarely on people and the things that Trent Hills Deputy Mayor Bob Crate commented matter most to them, things like strengthening the middle on the new Liberal government’s first budget. He class, creating jobs, and growing the economy.” believes the infrastructure funding will be worth For Crate, the budget does present opportunities. accessing for local projects but voiced some con“No doubt there’s lots of projects that will be put for- cern about the government’s projected deficit. ward, and hopefully it gets things going sooner than later, Photo by Sue Dickens so they (federal government) can cut back on the forecast deficit,” commented Crate. Ben Hyatt The budget includes infrastructure Sales Consultant funding of $120 million over 10 years with a focus on public transit, wa(613) 969-1166 ter, waste management and housing, which it states will mean jobs too. bhyatt@bellevillemitsubishi.ca “We are trying to fix up Doxsee Street in Campbellford, and we applied for funding but didn’t get on the short list, so we’re hoping this funding means we get another chance,” noted Crate. BELLEVILLE MITSUBISHI 720 Dundas Street West, Belleville, ON K8N 5B5 Please see “Trent” on page 11

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European common reed, frog-bit, and animals like the rusty crayfish, round goby, spiny water flea and zebra mussels have taken their toll on biodiversity in Ontario waterways. The biggest challenge at the moment is to keep the Asian carp from moving in. The carp grows over a metre long, consuming 150 per cent of its weight in food daily using gill rakers which take in foods at the very base of the food chain, thus depriving other species of resources. Johnson works out of the Glenora Fisheries Station on the Bay of Quinte for the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. He says though humans have been responsible

Read With Me On Wednesday, March 9, the Stirling Branch 228, Royal Canadian Legion, presented the Stirling Library‘s “Read With Me“ program with a cheque for $550 to purchase an iPad for the reading group. Pictured with some of the toddlers are, from left, children‘s librarian Jaye Bannon, Legion President Judy Heasman, library board member Denyse Mouck, Second World War veteran and Legion member Clare Bateman and Read With Me co-ordinator Sarah Lanovaz.

for spread of invasive species they can also help stop the spread by learning to identify these species. Ontario has an application one can use on their smart phone, www.eddmaps.org/ontario, the Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System, which has a section on species identification, a channel to report sightings, and reference maps of where species have been found. That is a beginning says Johnson but preventing the spread of these species requires knowledge. His list of “what you can do” highlights never releasing live fish or baitfish into waterways, and don’t put water garden plants

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Great Lakes research scientist, Dr. Timothy B. Johnson, shared the current status of invasive species affecting Ontario waterways at the Hastings Stewardship Council speakers series March 10. Jim Pederson thanked him for his presentation. Photo by Diane Sherman

Trent Hills infrastructure funding Continued from page 9 Although much of the Trent Hills infrastructure has been replaced and “is in good shape,” Crate added, “we’re always looking at replacing aging infrastructure because what it does for us, is it gives us more capacity, so all of a sudden we have more capacity to add housing.”

Commenting on the need for job creation he said, “There is a need, but I think we have to temper that with the fact there is no use just giving money away. I don’t see this as we will create short-term jobs, and then they’re gone. We want jobs that are here five and 10 years from now. For us especially, we’re not an area

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participant in your organization,” said Nancy Allanson, executive director. “When we first started with social media as a chamber we said let’s try this but when we developed a strategy and goals, that is when it went well,” she explained and so the chamber is bringing back an expert in this field, Sofie Andreou from Peterborough. “Sofie has become a social media guru. She is a very dynamic speaker and knows what she is talking about. We’ve had her back a couple of times and now we’re having her help take businesses to the next level.” “I do workshops for hundreds of businesses and business owners every month,” commented the owner of Sofie Andreou & Associates who has created “coffee break learning,” an online video tutorial system that provides 15-minute episodes, “that will help you understand and really kick

butt with digital marketing. “I always stress people need to have a strategy before they even start Facebook or Instagram. They need to do their strategy on an annual basis too because things change so quickly,” she explained. During the workshop she involves participants in a nine-step process and talks about repurposing their marketing material. “If an existing business has been around for years and is used to print advertising or radio and TV they need to repurpose their material for social media and digital marketing. People need to understand how to leverage both traditional and digital and how to link the two,” said Andreou. “You also need to be where you have time to manage it, whether it is on Facebook or Instagram. As well you need to be where your target market is. If not under 35 years of

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age you should not be on Instagram. If CEOs are your target then you should be on LinkedIn and none of the others.” Andreou that chambers of commerce and economic development offices are the ones setting the stage for moving forward with digital marketing. The spring workshops will be held after the chamber’s special general meeting on Thurs., March 31 which begins at 5 p.m. Workshop sessions

will run concurrently. The first called Building your own Digital Strategy (with Andreou) is from 6 – 8 p.m. and the second called Getting Started on Facebook is from 6 - 7 p.m. The sessions are free thanks to sponsorship by the Northumberland Business Advisory Centre, Eastlink and the Municipality of Trent Hills. Those interested can RSVP to tourism@trenthillschamber.ca or call 705-653-1551.

Madoc chamber makes changes at the top

By Diane Sherman

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“It’s an effort to get more people into stores (this month) through May 17,” says Trent Hills Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Nancy Allanson. The “Un4gettable Trivia Contest” takes its name from the chamber’s new “un4gettable Destination” tourism tagline and will

Federal budget ‘speaks to some of our needs right away,’ says HBM mayor By Bill Freeman Havelock – The federal government’s budget “speaks to some of our needs right away,” says Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Mayor Ron Gerow, happy the voice of municipalities seems to have the ear of Justin Trudeau’s first cabinet. “Overall, there’s a lot of pieces that speak to a lot of the questions municipalities have asked,” Gerow said of Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s budget. “The infrastructure announcement will address some of the immediate issues I think we’ve talked about such as bridges.” The government will invest $120 billion in infrastructure over the next 10 years, rolling it out in two phases starting immediately with $11.9 billion over the next five years to “modernize and rehabilitate” public transit, water and wastewater systems, affordable housing and “infrastructure climate resilience”. Gerow, a former chair of the Eastern Ontario Warden‘s Caucus, says there’s some money for seniors housing “that looks very interesting” as well as targeted funding for early learning and childcare. “That will help us at the city and county level with our joint services committee. There’s been a lot of concern about that for the past four or five years,” said Gerow, a member of that important city-county committee. The budget committed $3.4 billion over five years to a social infrastructure fund that includes affordable housing, early learning and childcare, recreational infrastructure and commu-

nity health centres on First Nations. There will be $1.5 billion over the next two years for affordable housing. Gerow pointed to the $200.7 million (over two years starting this year) the federal government is earmarking for seniors affordable housing, something that will not need to be “cross-matched” by provincial governments. As well, the government says it will spend $500 million in 2017-18 to support a national framework on early learning and childcare and $168.2 million over two years will be invested in recreational and cultural infrastructure beginning this year. “There’s some allocation for housing we hope speaks to the federal government rekindling interest, support and involvement in housing,” said Gerow. He’s awaiting more details on that but stressed that it’s a “very crucial time.” The federal gas tax will continue, and the Trudeau government says it will fund up to 50 per cent of eligible waste and wastewater costs. It will continue to work with the provinces to “accelerate” Building Canada Fund and other existing programs. “The money allocated over the next 10 years, I know it gives some people concerns about the deficit ($29.4 billion); we hope that the economy will change over the next two years, and that they will be able to address those things,” Gerow added. “We do need to see some things move forward. The infrastructure funding will help stimulate the economy and hopefully it will pay dividends.”

give away 14 different prize packs, including two grand prizes worth $500 each; there’s also two, second prize packages valued at $250 each and 10 “bonus” packs worth $50 each. The contest has received plenty of support from businesses across Trent Hills with at least 32 establishments donating prizes. “They want to help out businesses in trying times,” Allanson said. Fourteen Hastings businesses are participating in the trivia contest with ballots available at each of

these businesses or online at www.trenthillschamber. ca/contest; no purchase is necessary to play the game although there are “makea-purchase” bonus entries available. There is no charge for the businesses to participate. The ballots each have 14 trivia questions with the answers available at the participating businesses. One entry for the contest will be considered for each correctly answered question. One bonus entry per location will be taken. There must be an authorized signature

from the business indicating that a purchase has been made. The entry deadline is May 17 at 5 p.m. “Residents can help by talking to people about the contest, and about some of the purchases, products and

services that they do make and maybe share that through social media,” Allanson said. “We’re finding that [local] social media is active.” For more information on the contest, visit the chamber’s contest website or call 705-653-1551. Trent Hills Chamber of Commerce Board Chair Jeff Hamilton introduces the Un4gettable Trivia Contest which the chamber is running at 14 Hastings businesses. Photo by Bill Freeman

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Dear Editor On Monday March 14, 2016 Ayanle Hassan Ali, a Muslim, walked into the Canadian Forces Recruitment Centre in North York and stabbed two military officers. The attacker stated “Allah told me to do this. Allah told me to come here and kill people.” It’s reported the attack would have been far more serious if a group of six to eight trained soldiers had not taken the attacker down. Multiple charges have been laid against Hassan Ali and an investigation is ongoing by RCMP and CSIS. What I find disturbing about this attack is the lack of response and concern by our leaders. Both federally and provincially. Twenty four hours after a knife attack and stabbing of our soldiers at a military office in the largest city in Canada, the Prime Minister and the Defence Minister tweeted saying “Canadians and the Military would not be intimidated.” No public response, condemnation, or quick visit. Officially this attack has been played down by our P.M. creating a double standard. Arson at a Peterborough mosque in late 2015 brought outrage and a highly publicized visit from the new prime minister to the mosque. The premier of the Province has yet to make a comment on this horrendous attack or to offer condolences to the soldiers, at least publicly.

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When the Peterborough mosque was torched in 2015 Wynne expressed sadness for the violence. She was also very quick to the CBC microphones to offer support to Muslims plus she traveled to an Ottawa Mosque to offer support. She appears to have become press shy re Monday’s attack on the soldiers whom she would look to for protection if needed. Where is her sadness for the injured military personnel? Recently, the prime minister and premier arrived at the Toronto Zoo to huge fanfare for the Panda’s debut. Great photo ops plastered on the front pages of all main stream media. Yet our leaders appear to be too busy when it comes to supporting stabbed military personnel in what could prove to be a terrorist attack. One wonders what is going on in Canada, when our leaders value animals and specific groups more than others? Our prime minister needs to step up and speak out. It’s the right thing to do Justin. It’s 2016. I don’t condone violence. I like fairness. Our leaders tell us repeatedly that Canada is a country of equality and fairness. Let’s make sure that’s for all citizens. Those who have spent generations here as well as newcomers. Shelby J. Lawrence Stirling

Trudeau Junior’s budget is a farce Dear Editor. Back in the early to mid nineteen seventies, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and his Finance Minister, John Turner, discovered they could buy the hearts and minds of the people with the people’s own money. Serious budget deficits began. The move set in motion the Law of Unforeseen Circumstances, circumstances that I like to liken to the late Harry Belafonte’s song, “There’s a hole in my bucket.” Forty odd years pass and we think we would have learned some lessons. But last week Trudeau Junior and his Finance Minister, Bill Morneau, made their first attempt at buying the hearts and minds of the people. However, this time it is different. They are not attempting to make this purchase with the people’s money. Rather, they are putting the burden, knowingly, on our children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. The move is an absolute disgrace. The 2016 “budget” is a farce. Graham E. Sanders Hastings, ON

Tweed – Tweed Mayor Jo-Anne Albert shared her initial reaction to this week’s federal budget and seems cautiously pleased. Although she has not had a chance to review the budget in detail, she liked infrastructure spending plans. “I’ve read a few things,” she commented, “and the infrastructure [funding] is good, but I don’t know how it’s going to affect us.” The budget promises to allot $11.9 billion for public transit, water and waste water systems, with priority given to “shovel ready” projects. Albert notes the municipality has already applied to the province for funding for another waste water lagoon, and hopes that this would qualify. Many such projects are funded “one third, one third, one third” by each of the federal, provincial and municipal governments, she explains. New funding for social housing is also welcome, but these projects are “all done through the county” says Albert. There are currently some housing projects coming along she notes. “The county was given $207 million over two years for seniors’ housing.” Looking at the funding dedicated to seniors’ housing in the budget, she observes, “That’s only good news.” She points out “They’ve announced that matching funding will not be required, but we won’t know until the province announces its plans. Anything that helps us with infrastructure and social housing is good news.” As a former teacher, Albert is also happy with funding announcements

for childcare and early learning. She points out that the budget calls for $500 million “to support a new national framework on early learning and child care” as well as $168.2 million over two years for culture and recreation infrastructure. “But again, we don’t know where that’s going to go.” Noting the role of Hastings Lennox and Addington MP Mike Bossio, Albert remarks, “Mike is chair of the rural caucus and he seems to be raising the needs of rural municipalities.” Tweed has a large number of rural bridges, roads and culverts which are expensive to maintain. The federal gas tax has been a key funding mechanism for this infrastructure and Albert is pleased “They’ve kept the gas tax, which is important for us. It will provide funding for roads and bridges.” Asked if she planned to meet with MP Bossio over the new budget’s implications, the mayor replied “not at this time” but noted that a Bossio meeting with the county warden was a possibility.

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Havelock – It’s hard to imagine what Havelock’s 116-year-old town hall would be like without the Mid Week Jammers. The group of drop-in guitar pickers and fiddlers from around the region has pumped

over $20,000 into the town hall over the years, and they handed over another $8,990 to the municipality this week to have commercial plank flooring placed over the building’s original floor. The group, with musicians from as far away as Brighton

and Omemee dropping in, has been using the town hall for almost six years after meeting and outgrowing a variety of venues since the first notes were played in 2003. An agreement with the municipality allows the Jammers to use the hall rent-free on a weekly basis

Cold Creek County up for CMW radio award By Bill Freeman Northumberland – Things continue to look up for red hot local band Cold Creek County. After a sizzling tour with Tim Hicks and the release of their debut album Till The Wheels Come Off, the band has been nominated for Best New Country Group at the Canadian Radio Music Awards that will be held in May at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto. The festivities are part of Canadian Music Week May 2-8 in Toronto. The band, founded by Brighton’s Brandon Scott and Hastings’ Doug Oliver with Josh and Justin Lester of Frankford and Stratford’s Trevor MacLeod, will also perform at the awards night along with The Strumbellas, Coleman Hell, Scott Helman and Jocelyn Alice. Nominees include artists who’ve hit the Canadian charts for the first time and who have achieved top airplay in different formats based on radio “spins” as recorded by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems in 2015. Votes by program directors, music directors and on-air personalities determine the winners. There is also a Fan’s Choice Award with radio listeners adding their voice at www.cmw.net. The CCC boys were part of the sold-out “Get a Little Crazy” Tim Hicks tour and ripped open last year’s Havelock Country Jamboree with a primetime Thursday evening set that officially kicked off the

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26th annual festival. They‘re going head-to-head in the Best New Country Group category with David James, Jo Jo Mason, Leah Daniels and Petric. It has been a meteoric rise for the band with the success of singles like “Our Town” and “Beer Weather” and their major label signing with Sony Music Canada. There has been lots of radio play, on-air interviews and an acoustic tour last summer that included a stop at the Calgary Stampede where Scott and Oliver realized how popular the band’s songs had become. “We were actually quite shocked when we went out west at how well it was received out there,” Scott said. Things are amping up for their song “Beer Weather”. “This is all new to us. It’s really taking off. It’s really happening,” said Scott. “To see it come together is so great. We are grateful for everything that we get to do.” Three years ago, Oliver and Scott were invited to play in the Havelock Jamboree’s beer tent; two years ago the full band had an early Friday afternoon spot on the Alan Jackson gig and in 2015 Cold Creek County shared the Thursday night stage with The Stampeders, Autumn Hill, Brett Kissel and Ambush.

with any money raised going into a renovation fund. The hall was built in 1900 and has gone through several engineering assessments which have provided staggering estimates of what it would cost to completely restore the hall, which was once also used as a gymnasium for the old Havelock High School across the street. The Jammers have been responsible for painting the interior, installing hand rails on the balcony, rebuilding the custodian’s room and the ornamental brick work at the front entrance, making a storage rack for chairs and other equipment, building and installing two oval stained glass windows and purchasing a complete new sound system. They also installed new valances and blinds. “Our group really became concerned about the condition of the original hardwood floor which needed either sanding and refinishing or replacement,” said Shirley Patterson, the group’s liaison with the municipality. “Since the old floor had become very thin, we decided to price refinishing and replacing it with commercial type flooring,” Patterson said. The Jammers voted to replace the floor and took their proposal to council which approved the plan. Patterson says the group still has a

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Shirley Patterson (centre left) and members of the Havelock Mid Week Jammers join Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Mayor Ron Gerow and members of township council to present a cheque for $8,990. The money will be used to install commercial plank flooring over the 116-year-old Havelock Town Hall’s original floor. Photo by Bill Freeman

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Some small business owners who spoke to the Central Hastings/Trent Hills News seemed not to be too interested in the budget. Jeff Brett, of Brettwood Machinery Works, says he relies on his accountant to keep him up to date on such things. “Running a business, I don’t have time to look into all this.” Similarly, Brad Freeman of Hidden Goldmine Bakery said he hasn’t had time to look into the budget, and though Sherry Smith of Smith’s Napa Auto Parts had an opinion, she said she was too busy to comment. The 10.5 per cent tax for small businesses was to be cut in this budget, but that did not happen and with a mandatory increase to Canada Pension Plan deductions, business owners will be paying more for employee benefits.

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By Sue Dickens Warkworth – A gala evening will celebrate the Miikaans/Percy Portage exhibit at the Ah! Arts and Heritage Centre, a display that includes historic maps and more about a route that many local folks still don’t know is a part of the history of this region. Miikaans is the Ojibway word for trail or path. The Percy Portage was an important route used for centuries by the Mississaugas, Huron and Iroquois First Nations. It also formed the basis of the first major road in the region in the early 19th century for local settlers, and those heading north. Des Conacher, one of the curators on the committee of four that volunteered their time and expertise to put the exhibit together, said, “The historic maps are really the backbone of the exhibit.” The committee includes Clive Russell, co-founder and creative director of the Centre, his wife Sheree Rasmussen and Stewart Richardson. “Stewart has done an amazing job of collecting maps,” noted Conacher. The Percy Portage was a shortcut for travel from Rice Lake to Lake Ontario, a route which bypassed waterfalls and rapids between Hastings and Meyersburg, an overland route that allowed First Nations people to travel safely to Lake Ontario. Remnants of the route exist today. “One part of it, the Richardson Road where it is curvy and bendy, is part of the original portage,” explained Conacher. “When the water was high in the

The gala reception for Miikaans/The Percy Portage exhibit at the Ah! Arts and Heritage Centre will be held April 2 at 7 p.m. Standing next to one of the many historic maps on display are a couple of the curators of the exhibit, Stewart Richardson and Sheree Rasmussen with Dorothy Caldwell, a director with the Ah! Centre board. Photo submitted

spring people would have followed Percy Creek and taken it down to Dartford and out to Meyersburg [or the mouth of Salt Creek at Percy Boom],” he added. Conacher hopes local people will stop in to learn more about the history of this area. The historic maps are mounted, and “there’s even a map of the portage on the floor,” said Conacher. As well, the Centre has on display a birch bark canoe on loan from the Canadian Canoe Musuem in Peterborough. A video of First Nations people making a birch bark canoe is also part of the exhibit.

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“A lot of people don’t know about this route. I am just so happy that more and more local people are going to hear about this amazing route that was a really major highway in this neck of the woods for hundreds of years,” said Conacher. The exhibit opened March 20 and will be available for viewing until May 22, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. “There will always be a knowledgeable person on hand to speak to visitors,” said Conacher. The opening reception will be held at the Centre on Sat., April 2 at 7 p.m.

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Hastings – The Hastings swing bridge closure has not slowed down the delivery of Community Care’s Meals on Wheels program. “It’s gone very well, and everyone has been very understanding and happy to help during this time,” says Sarah McKeown, of Community Care Northumberland’s Hastings office. With the bridge closed, the only direct route connecting the north and south sides of the village across Lock 18 is via a special pedestrian crossing which Meals on Wheels volunteers have used to transport meals from Banjo’s Grill to north side clients every Wednesday. McKeown says there was no “apprehension” on the part of clients or volunteers when faced with the temporary closure.

“I think they just knew we’d figure out a good solution,” McKeown said at Banjo’s during a special occasion to mark the 14th annual “March for Meals.” She was joined by Meals on Wheels volunteers Doris Clysdale and Rosemarie McMeechan and community “champion” and Trent Hills Deputy-Mayor Bob Crate. Hastings Community Care serves 10 clients, a number McKeown would like to see grow, but they are still “very pleased” with the response the program generates in the village. “It’s been a small program, but it’s growing nicely.” There are meal delivery volunteers on either side of the bridge, so there has been no disruption in the program, McKeown says. “We have had an excellent partnership with Banjo’s,” she added. “We’re so happy to have them do

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Campbellford hospital and local health team work together Campbellford - Campbellford Memorial Hospital (CMH) and the Trent Hills Family Health team (THFHT) have received funding from the Central East Local Health Integration Network (Central East LHIN) Health Links Quality Improvement Fund to ensure more patients, largely seniors with more complex health care needs who now don’t have access to primary care, have greater access to primary care close to home. In a press release from the hospital it stated that currently the THFHT physicians have full practices and there is a waiting list of area residents requiring a primary care provider. Efforts to recruit an additional primary care physician to the THFHT are underway. Without an area walk-in clinic, patients without a primary care physician who are on the wait list have no alternative than to visit the hospital’s Emergency Department (ER) for their primary care. “From June to December 2015 there were 1,775 ER visits from patients without access to primary care. Given the high percentage of seniors in our area, we anticipate that within that population, there are seniors and patients with complex needs,” explained Brad Hilker, president & CEO, CMH. Elderly and complex patients with multiple health concerns, including diabetes and respiratory issues, are particularly vulnerable to complications. When chronic diseases are well managed, complications may be prevented and minimized. Until a new primary care physician is recruited,

CMH and THFHT are embarking on a trial project to match these complex care patients with a primary care provider. The two organizations are piloting a system to identify frequent users of ER and who don’t currently have a primary physician. Supported by Health Links Quality Improvement funding, CMH will identify high-use ER patients without a primary care physician to determine the scope of the problem. A CCP will be created for each patient. The CCP is a care coordination tool that records the patient’s care goals and the clinician’s plans to deliver care based on those goals. The CCP will be made available to all members of the patient’s health care team, including specialists, to allow clinicians to communicate more effectively and to ensure the patient receives the level of care they require from the appropriate health service provider. “Across the Central East LHIN, patients, caregivers, health care providers and other partners are working together as Health Links networks to effectively identify every patient with complex health needs and improve their health outcomes. The LHIN is committed to supporting the evolution of these Health Links networks as it moves forward with advancing integrated systems of care to help Central East LHIN residents live healthier at home,” said Deborah Hammons, CEO, Central East LHIN. The goal of this CMH/THFHT pilot project fits perfectly with the Health

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Havelock – A proposal to stock the Rotary Park pond in Havelock with trout and organize a youth fishing derby has been praised by township councillors. “I’ve had this idea for a couple of years now,” said Pascal Hill, outlining his vision for a stocking initiative so local youth could enjoy what he was able to do when he was younger. “When I was a kid you go to Rotary Park and catch trout. It was very natural; it was a natural habitat, but there doesn’t seem to be any in there anymore,” Hill said. He envisages a scaled down version of the popular Greenwing Derby below the Peterborough Liftlock hosted by Ducks Unlimited. It would be a “strictly put and take thing,” he said, and the trout would be likely fished out after a couple of weeks which “is a good thing anyway.” “The water gets fairly warm and I have seen it dry up over the years.” Hill says it would be “fairly affordable” to purchase the fish and doesn’t foresee trouble in attracting donors. He’s done some preliminary research and talked to one fish farm which suggested 300 trout per acre at eight feet deep would be enough to supply a successful fishing derby and a couple of weeks of follow-up fishing. “We put them in there for the kids, and limit it to the kids for the first week or whatever makes sense,” he

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Mayor Ron Gerow. “It’s something we talked about a long time ago.” Something similar was done in the early 1980s and was very successful, Gerow said. “It really doesn’t get used that much,” he said of the park. Gerow said council would support an effort to organize a mini derby this summer. “I’d be willing to look at what we could do in the short term, and I think from that you build excitement for next year. We still have a little bit of time.” He encouraged Hill to put together a plan of “what’s achievable in the short term” and to get feedback from the MNR then return to council. “Let’s get behind this, and let’s make something happen.”

Warkworth Community Service club donation The Campbellford Memorial Hospital Foundation received a generous donation of $5,000 from the Warkworth Community Service Club at their regular monthly meeting. The funds, combined with a similar gift from the Rotary Club of Campbellford, will be used to purchase a new refrigerator for the hospital laboratory. The funds were raised through the club’s annual cash draw. Brad Hilker, CMH president and CEO, left, accepted the donation from club President Chuck Mills. Hilker was the guest speaker for the evening. He talked about what’s new at the hospital. Photo submitted

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‘Mugger’ Hart ponders stepping back from hockey clinics

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Havelock – Doug “Mugger” Hart has watched a couple of generations of hockey players make their way through the Havelock hockey system and has done his part to help sharpen their on-ice skills through clinics he’s run free of charge for at least 20 years. Now, after 42 years of hockey and titles assisting the Campbellford Rebels and the Norwood Vipers and retirement as HBM’s parks and recreation manager on the horizon, Hart says his days of leading clinics might be over but he’s sure others will step in and pick up the torch. “That could be my last,” Hart said following a March Break clinic that drew kids of all ages and skill levels. The clinics, usually held on Saturdays, draw between 25 and 30 kids and Hart gets support from other hockey-playing adults in the community who want to help out. “You’re out there for the kids, that’s the reason you come and they seem to love it,” he says. Minor hockey in Havelock is enjoying a bit of a renaissance after a slow rebuilding of its minor program and

Hart is bullish on the future, excited to see no fewer than three tyke teams wearing Hawks jerseys. “That’s 33 kids seven and under. Havelock has never had three tyke teams so the future looks bright. The future of hockey in Havelock is good.” There was also a midget team, the first in nearly a decade, he adds. “It’s the best I’ve seen for the volume of players coming,” Hart says. “It takes a bit of time getting parents to keep their kids here when rep hockey comes and they don’t want to play in the Leo (local) League and they’re gone to other centres. There’s nothing we can do about that but the ones that are playing here seem awfully happy.” There are Havelock players playing rep hockey in Norwood, Campbellford and Centre Hastings and “AAA” and “AA” in Peterborough and Quinte. Hart has watched many of those kids at his clinics and he’s happy elite players are doing well in bigger centres. “I’ve watched them grow up big time,” he says. “They learn how to play and once they learn how to play that keeps them going.”

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Doug “Mugger” Hart joins kids for a photo following a hockey clinic at the Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Community Centre. Hart is considering passing on the torch and stepping away from organizing the clinics which he’s run at the arena for the past 20 years. Photo by Bill Freeman

Hart admits that when he was a youth in Havelock, coaching was not always great; it was often just a parent with a kid on the team. What he and his helpers try to do is hone real skills and instill a love of the game which carries over into or-

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Madoc - The Friends of the Library have lost their profits for a couple of months, after a break and enter March 23-24 at The Bookworm on the main street of Madoc. There was $150 in cash missing, and repairs to the front entrance will cost $850. Thieves appear to have pried the lock and then booted in the door, making away with a donation jar with about $40 in it for the Heart of Hastings Hospice. They then rummaged through the desk finding petty cash. President of The Friends, Kevin Cutts, said it was human error to begin with when the Wednesday worker forgot to put the jar out of sight. “I guess the temptation was too much for the thieves. We found out about it Thursday morning from another volunteer,” he said. The greatest cost, Cutts said, was to replace the front door and frame, which used up current assets intended for donation to the library. “Our future is on hold. It will take at least a couple of months to replace the $850 for the door and repair, so library donations will have to wait.” The Bookworm was going to remain closed Thursday due to the ice storm, but both Thursday and Friday were spent dealing with repercussions of the break in, and the store remained closed Saturday. Funds raised at the second-hand bookstore support local non-profit agencies and continue to help the local library with improvements. Anyone with information should contact Central Hastings OPP at 613-473-4234 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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Curling in Stirling – ITS Skins marks 25 Years Shawn Lumley Royal LePage - (Ian Laver - Campbellford) $182.00 Farquhar Cabinets (Mark McDonald - Kingston) - $162.00 Jenny’s Country Lane (Jim Brownson - Campbellford) $162.00 Thompson Plumbing (Jason Brien - Utica; N.Y) - $132.00 Sharon Leitch Law (Bryce Rowe - Quinte) - $132.00 Split Second Printing (Trevor Calvert - Scarbourgh) - $131.00 Dolphin Pools(Barry Brown Campbellford) - $131.00 Pro One Stop (Dennis Murray – Quinte ) - $122.00 Jimmy`s Special Pizza (Rick Barnard – Stirling) - $122.00 Doxtator Sand & Gravel (Neil Harder – Trenton) - $111.00 Tweed Chiropractic (Les Martin Land O’ Lakes) - $110.00 McKillop & Associates (Mike Beebe - Ottawa) - $101.00 Northstar Refrigeration (Doug Brewer - Brockville) - $92.00 Noleview Farms & Trucking (Vince Brennan - Trenton) - $92.00 Dairy Queen, Belleville (Jeff Purtelle - Quinte ) - $91.00 Buc’s Construction (Andre Chapman - Ottawa) - $90.00 Border Control Dogs (Ken Richards - Stirling) - $81.00 Sullivan Auctioneers (Mark Reid – Whitby) - $80.00 Black Dog Restaurant(Glen Brubacher - Campbellford) - $71.00 Woodbeck Auto Parts (Paul (Curley) Jenkins) - Trenton - $41.00 Because standings are determined by dollars won teams quite often end up tied with the same dollar amounts. To make it fair and to give the team some control of their own destiny in this bonspiel we use a shoot-out system to break ties. Each team member will throw one rock each, measuring its distance from the button in the center of the rings. The total distance accumulated is then used to break ties in dollar amounts between teams. To

make it a little bit more competitive the field was broken up into groups of four teams. Each group would then be competing for $100.00 and the overall winner would get an additional $100.00. This activity was generously sponsored by Leighton Electric of Trenton and BarrRidge of Stirling. The results of the were: Split Second Printing (Trevor Calvert - Scarbourgh) - 280 cm Pro One Stop (Dennis Murray – Quinte ) - 377 cm Farquhar Cabinets (Mark McDonald - Kingston) - 88.5 cm (Overall Winner) Sullivan Auctioneers (Mark Reid – Whitby) - 356.5 cm Bellevue Fabricating (Ryan Rowe - Nappanee Curling Club) - 172 cm Noleview Farms & Trucking (Vince Brennan - Trenton) - $92.00 INTERNATIONAL TRUCKLOAD SERVICE (ITS) “A” EVENT Semi Final Shoppers Drug Mart Quinte Mall (Sullivan) defeated Don McCurdy GM (Clark) $204.00 to $120.00 Bellevue Fabricating (Rowe) - defeated T.H. Logistics (Shaw) $204.00 to $120.00 Final Shoppers Drug Mart Quinte Mall defeated Bellevue Fabricating $1,404 to $200.00 Shoppers Drug Mart Quinte Mall - (Sullivan) took home $1,790.00 for the weekend STEWART GRAPHICS “B” EVENT Semi Final Shawn Lumley Royal LePage (Laver) defeated Thompson Plumbing (Brien) $144.00 to $140.00 Farquhar Cabinets (McDonald) defeated Jenny’s Country Lane (Brownson) $179.00 to $105.00 Final Farquhar Cabinets (McDonald) defeated Shawn Lumley Royal LePage (Laver) $904.00 to $480.00

Farquhar Cabinets (McDonald) took home $1,445.00 for the weekend ACCUTECH MACHINE & TOOL “C” EVENT Semi Final Pro One Stop (Murray) defeated Sharon Leitch Law (Rowe ) $244.00 to $0.00 Split Second Printing (Calvert) defeated Dolphin Pools (Brown) $244.00 to $0.00 Final Pro One Stop (Murray) defeated Split Second Printing (Calvert) $704.00 to $420.00 Pro One Stop (Murray) took home $1,076.00 for the weekend This was the most exciting final this year as the last two ends were carried over(tied). In this case each team will throw one rock each to the button, with the closest winning the final two skins and of course the event. The first attempt saw each team both cover the pin resulting in them doing it again. Former champion Murray covered the pin for a second time with Calvert narrowly sliding past it. STIRLING FOODLAND “D” EVENT Jimmy`s Special Pizza (Barnard) defeated - McKillop & Associates (Beebe) $179.00 to $25.00 Doxtator Sand & Gravel (Harder) defeated Tweed Chiropractic (Martin) $154.00 to $50.00 Final Doxtator Sand & Gravel (Harder) defeated Jimmy`s Special Pizza (Barnard) $724.00 to $240.00 March 20 just happened to be Harder’s birthday, little did he realize his birthday present from Barnard would be so lucrative. Thanks Barn. A special event took place at this year’s bonspiel as on hand were the originators of the Skins in Stirling. Ray Finkle and Barry Mitchell began the trophy presentation with remarks about the first year and the passion that still remains.

Solmer says: Way to go Blues

Dear Editor As a former Stirling minor hockey player and present day fan, I would like to extend a hearty “high-five” salute to the 2015-16 Stirling Novice Blues rep team for an undeniably successful season which concluded in epic fashion this past weekend. The young stick-handling stars saved the best for last in the deciding game five of the best-of-five O.M.H.A. BB Championship Final series on Saturday, March 26 in front of a jam-packed crowd gathered at the Stirling Arena. Although the locals came out on the short-end of an exhilarating 1-0 final score to the eventual winners from Midland on a last-second goal, the Novice Blues should definitely hold their heads high for an outstanding exhibition of wellplayed hockey. I would like to submit to all that the exceptional display of skills was not only a compliment to the novice-aged skaters engaged in our national sport on this March afternoon, but one of the best games of hockey ever witnessed at the Stirling Rec Centre in it’s entire 40 year history …. period!! The team’s success is a tribute to the adult off-ice staff of Gary Sage, Evan Osterhoudt, Kelly Sage McCracken, Brock Ellis and Yolanda Ellis who should be rightfully commended for the molding of a well-disciplined, extremely motivated novice club. I am positive that this group of minor hockey kids have a fine future ahead of them due to their dedication and effort. For every competing member of the young 2015-16 Stirling Novice Blues I would like to quote my late father Cecil who always told me after a disappointing loss, “You have to learn how to lose before you can learn how to win.” “ROLL BLUES ROLL”!! Kevin Solmes Stirling

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This year marked the 25th consecutive year that the Skins Bonspiel has taken place in Stirling. International Truckload Service of Belleville, title sponsor of the event in this year’s Skin’s along with the 60 plus other sponsors helped to make the Skins in Stirling once again the premier men’s bonspiel of the year. 24 teams from across Ontario and New York State flocked to Stirling in search of the big prize being offered at this year’s ITS Skins Bonspiel. Because of huge generosity from the community and surrounding area, Stirling Curling Club was able to offer the largest cash purse in the area this season. The ITS Skins was able to provide its largest cash purse of $10,704.00 for the weekend. The lucky team that made it to the A Event final would be playing for $200.00 per end or skin. The 24 team field began Friday evening using the skins format. Each team is on the offence at all times, defence is very rarely used. It is great to watch that many rocks in play and it always comes down to a team’s last rock of each end before the skin can be decided. There is very rarely no shot to score. The team without last rock only needs to score a point, while the team with last rock must score two or more points to get the skin. If this does not happen then the end is carried over at which time the nerves can get quite stretched because each shot could decide the game. A three game qualifying round was held on Friday night and Saturday. After the dust settled the standings were as follows; Don McCurdy GM (Jeff Clark– West Northumberland)-$173.00(3 game winner) T.H. Logistics (Scott Shaw = Stirling Curling Club) - $163.00)(3 game winner) Bellevue Fabricating (Ryan Rowe - Nappanee Curling Club) $162.00(3 game winner) Shoppers Drug Mart Quinte Mall (Evan Sullivan - Quinte ) - $182.00

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By Ross Lees Belleville’s Dr. Aruna Alexander perhaps articulated the legacy all Canadians should strive for at the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination held at CFB Trenton. In closing her impassioned and insightful talk on Canada’s history of cultural diversity, she said, “Let diversity in Canada construct the best history the world has ever lived.” Organized by the Defence Visible Minority Advisory Group (DVMAG) at 8 Wing/ CFB Trenton, the lunch and learn event at the Officers’ Mess featured three dynamic and interesting speakers - Capt. Isabel Courchesne, a physiotherapy officer with 24 Canadian Forces Health Services, Kamal Khera, Parliamentary Secretary of Health, and Dr. Alexander, a recipient of Ontario’s 2014 Newcomer Champion Award. 8 Wing Commander Col. Colin Keiver regretted that in Canada in 2016 we still had to hold International Days for Elimination of Racial Discrimination and Women’s Days, especially within the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), whose first of three ethical principles is respect the dignity of all persons. “It is at the end of the day all about dignity and respecting dignity and if we fail to do that, we end up having to talk about things like this,” he noted. “As members of the CAF, we go out in the world and we do our work, we are there representing Canadian values and there is no better value in my opinion than that value of inclusiveness and diversity that is the hallmark of Canada around the world. It

is through respect and dignity that we make that work.” Alexander’s history lesson on Canadian diversity should be taught in all Canadian schools. She is a member of the Quinte Chapter of the United Nations Association in Canada, is involved in the Model UN school program and serves as a minister at Bridge Street United Church and other congregations – and she has a better handle on Canadian history than most. Her short, 20-minute talk on the cultural diversity and multiculturalism which is the foundation of Canada was well thought out and originated from an obviously proud Canadian who took her listeners back to their Canadian roots and brought them upto-date in those fascinating 20 minutes. “In celebrating diversity in Canada, I begin with the fact that our aboriginal hoop dancers inform us that their use of hoops is a symbol of the circle of life and this circle was pregnant with diversity during the birth of the nation called Canada,” she began, adding that indigenous peoples helped the early immigrants settle into life in Canada. “If the story of Canadian cultural diversity has been a tale of hardship, and denial, it is also an odyssey of hope and triumph and that is what this day is all about. Today we celebrate our Canadian aboriginal foundations as well as the efforts of early settlers and immigrants to establish themselves and the cold, hard fact of their survival.” Capt. Isabel Courchesne, a physiotherapy officer with 24 Canadian Forces Health Services, had an expe-

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over a year such as the Community Mobilization North Bay, Gateway Hub Model. The release of the North Bay Gateway Hub Year 1 Report in December of 2015 indicated “a total of 200 situations were introduced by community agencies with the large majority (82%) approved for further discussion and/or escalation.” “Rather than recreating the concept, the idea was to review how areas developed their Situation Tables and implement the model that we felt would be the best ﬁt for our own community with considerations of rural and urban areas in our catchment areas,” Gatward added. “Consistency and efﬁciency at the table will ensure rapid interventions are taking place and will be key for the success of this model.” In order for members of the Situation Table to complete mandatory training, funds were received through grants from the United Way of Quinte and the Human Services Justice Coordinating Committee. A cohort of about 60 people from agencies ranging from social service to police to education and health completed an e-learning training program to become familiar with the processes at the Situation Table and to be able to support those in a crisis situation. “We were grateful to receive the funding to facilitate the training for participants to be fully engaged with the Situation Table model,” stated Marg Wagner, chair of the situation table.

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Challenges just keep piling up for Quinte Health Care, as indicated at its board meeting at Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital in Picton. But there were plenty of signs of achievements for the amalgamated hospital corporation. One was announcement of a new elderly care unit as part of the Belleville hospital â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 30 beds for acute care and alternative

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There were handymen, new products for safety and comfort for the aged, finance, social activities, service clubs and cultural organizations. Some even provided some musical entertainment in the nearby gymnasium where lunch was being served, especially both male and female barbershop harmony groups , The Sweet Adelines and A Cappella Quinte. Quinte Symphony promoted its coming concerts. There were several workshops for fitness and other topics drawing considerable interest, provincial agencies and politicians. Mayor Taso Christopher was seen touring the displays during the busy day, shown around by Wellness Centre staffer Karen Weichenthal, who organized the fair. Director of Recreation and Culture Mark Fluher summed it up as â&#x20AC;&#x153;a huge success.â&#x20AC;?

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Newspeak has arrived in our subdivisions. (Older folk will recognize the reference to Orwell’s 1984. You youngsters can take a moment to either Google it or ask an older person to look it up in their Funk & Wagnall’s for you.) A spacious yard has been redeﬁned, read reduced, from sufﬁcient area to plant a veggie garden, have a BBQ pit, and a pitch for a bit of footie, down to space for the patio, a tin shed (with lawnmower, snow blower, 4-wheeler, and the front grill from a ’49 Fordor that will eventually become wall art in the man cave.) If veggies are present, they’re likely in a terra cotta pot on the deck. There is room for one large tree which will be planted in the geometric centre so that mature branches will neither encroach upon the neighbour’s air space nor block their share of the sun. I recognise that a titch of cynicism has crept into my perspective; however, the fact remains that our green growing space is shrinking. It doesn’t matter if it is Muskeg Meadows© subdivision on the north/east/south/ edge of town- the one built on the old

swamp- or in the urban core where building footprints tickle the edge of the sidewalks. Fortunately, in the latter location, green rooves are becoming more common, undergoing the transition from a scrubby sedum covering to almost parkland as architects specify interactive living spaces on the tippy-tops of their high-rises. Back in the subdivision, the proud new owners of 1234 Ramblingrosebriarpatch Lane are looking for alternatives to a singular sentinel of either Crimson King maple or paper-bark rich clump. Now’s the time to introduce some positivity into this column by showcasing a few modern alternatives. Here’s a brief introduction to a few “large” shade trees that will ﬁt comfortably into the new paradigm. Redpointe Maple (Acer rubrum ‘Red Frank Jr.’, PP 16769) is a good choice for sites with full sun, alkaline soils, and even a bit of standing water. Zone 5b, this chappy has a life span of almost 80 years and will ﬁll a space 45’ tall x 30’ wide. Classic native red maple leaves (meaning they are green)

turn a deep red in the fall. A desirable form which sports a strong central leader (so the tree grows straight up) with lower branches starting 6’ above the ground. If this is still a titch large, consider a Ruby Sunset™Maple (Acer truncatum x A. platanoides ‘JFS-KW249’), a cosmopolitan cross between Chinese and Norway maples. Zone 4b hardiness broadens the range of this compact (25’ tall x 20’ wide) fellow with its dapper colouring of dark, glossy green summer raiment changing over to a deep red in the fall. For birch lovers, consider the Dakota Pinnacle Birch, Betula platyphylla ‘Fargo’. Attributes include wind resistance, drouth tolerance, accepting of heavy clay soils and sports a bark palette ranging from a young grey to a middle-aged orange-white ﬁnishing at a yellow-white mature colouring. Here’s an upright wind-breaker of 40’ x 12’. Oaks can now be slipped into the new “spacious” yard if any of the following are selected: Crimson Spire™ Oak (White x English) spreads out to

45’ x15 with fall leaf colour reﬂecting its name; Skinny Genes™ Oak is a selection of Crimson Spire with 2 differences- it’s width is a meagre 10’ and the fall colour is yellow; and, perhaps the narrowest, Kindred Spirit® stretches up to 35’ yet stays inside a 6’ space. A cross between Swamp White and the famous English parent, the leaves have slightly silver undersides and persist during most of the winter. Like big brother, Regal Prince (45 x18), Kindred’s fall colour is an undistinguished yellow-brown. Of course, there are many other choices for a smaller space such as top-grafted trees, e.g. weeping mulberry (Morus alba ‘Pendula”) and shrubs pruned into single stemmed standards, e.g. nannyberry (Viburnum lentago) but today’s column was to introduce the new, smaller versions of the big old standards. The economic downturn in the United States slowed down production and curtailed the normal advertising programmes. As a result, our local nurseries have quite a few “new” trees that will easily slip into our estates; be sure to ask the

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in small claims court is an option, but not always practical for the landlord, which means landlords risk paying out of pocket for tenant negligence. “We’ve warned tenants before, but this time we’re getting serious and will have the smoking ban enforced if we have to,” says Gentile. At the landlords’ request, the health unit has offered to send in uniformed enforcement officers to clamp down on tenants who don’t respect the smoke-free designation. “Our members are prepared to have the officers in their buildings issuing tickets if that’s what it takes” warns Gentile. Gentile says his members respect the rights of their tenants to smoke, just not when it causes damage to their buildings and upsets other tenants. “All we ask is that tenants smoke outside away from doors and windows and clean up their butts,” he said. More information on The Quinte Landlord’s Association can be found at 613-707-3879 or www.quintelandlordsassociation.ca/.

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Bay of Quinte communities hope website will help retain immigrants By Stephen Petrick Belleville – If the Quinte area gains more immigrants, the region will broaden its population base and will likely see more entrepreneurs to create jobs and more skilled tradespeople to fill vacant jobs, local mayors and business leader say. With that in mind, officials and elected members from local municipalities gathered at Loyalist College on Wednesday, March 23 to celebrate the launch of a new immigration website to promote the Bay of Quinte region to the country’s newcomers. The website is www.immigration. bayofquinte.ca . It tells people what it’s like to “live, work, play and learn” in the area. It also contains videos of interviews with several new Canadians who’ve moved to and have come to love the region. “Our goal with this project was to create an Immigration Portal that would share information about our region but also help tell the unique and wonderful story of the Bay of Quinte region to new Canadians looking for a place to call home,” said Aaron Bell, a communications specialist hired Aaron Bell, of Aaron Bell Creative Communications, speaks at a launch event for a new immigration portal, immigration.bay- to create the site. “We were able to capture several unique stories about ofquinte.ca . Bell created the site, working with Bay of Quinte Living. Photo by Stephen Petrick

people from across the world that have made our community their new home and we are sharing those stories to encourage other people to see the wonderful opportunities that we have in our community.” Bay of Quinte Living council was a partner in the project. Its president, Jon VanHuizen, was excited to be part of the launch, as he feels the portal will tell people that there are plenty of opportunities to grow businesses in the region. “We have a region that’s a hidden gem,” he said to an audience in Alumni Hall that included Belleville Mayor Taso Christopher, Quinte West Mayor Jim Harrison and Prince Edward County Mayor Robert Quaiff. “I’m extremely happy with this. It’s not only the best portal in the province, it’s our first.” Bell explained that the goal was to create a site that was user-friendly and easy to navigate. The main sections of the website were translated so pages also appear in French, Spanish, German, Mandarin and Korean. Former President of the Bay of Quinte Tourism Council Ryan Williams also spoke at the event, and addressed one of the reasons it’s important to embrace immigration. “We’re a nation of immigrants, a mosaic of different cultures,” he said. He also said efforts to promote immigration are part of a greater business strategy for the region. By 2030, 100 per cent of the region’s population growth is expected to come from immigration, he said.

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PhilliPs, Robert John, of Brighton, passed away at the Kingston General Hospital on Sunday evening March 20th, 2016 in his 73rd year. Dear son of the late Orlaph Phillips and the late Mary Phillips (Darbey). Will be missed by his brothers; David Orlaph Phillips (Helen) of Brighton and Paul Alfred Phillips (Beverly) of Brighton. Also lovingly remembered by his nieces and nephews; Elaine Phillips (Ashley Rafferty) of Brighton, Diane Phillips (Wayne Sutton) of Illinois, Robert Phillips (Courtney) of Windsor, Lacey Phillips (Brendan McIntosh) of Toronto, Kristen Phillips (Neil Nelson) of Brighton and Shannon Phillips (David Kusalik) of Kingston. Dear great uncle to; Katelin, James, Haley, Brodie, Tyson, Edmund and Woodrow (Woody). Predeceased by great nephew; Dakota. Cremation arrangements entrusted to Steele Funeral Home, Moira Street Chapel, 30 Moira Street West, Belleville (613-968-2273). A Celebration of Life will be held at the family farm at a later date to be announced. If desired, memorial donations to the Kingston General Hospital would be appreciated.

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Based on input received at the Public Meeting, the Committee will forward a recommendation to City Council for final consideration of the proposal. A copy of the proposal is available at City Hall located at 7 Creswell Drive, Trenton Ward. Please submit any comments in writing or by email to the address below by April 4, 2016 at 2:00 pm. Virginia LaTour, Deputy City Clerk City Hall 7 Creswell Drive, PO Box 490, Trenton, ON K8V 5R6 virginial@quintewest.ca B10

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TENDER PW 2016-04 PAVING AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS OF VARIOUS ROADS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BRIGHTON Documents are available at the Public Works and Development office (67 Sharp Rd.). All quotes must be submitted using the required forms in a sealed envelope, clearly marked with the quote/proposal number and the proponent’s information by the date and time specified below: 11:30 A.M. THURSDAY, APRIL 7th, 2016 Lucas Kelly, Public Works Projects Supervisor 67 Sharp Road, Brighton, Ontario, K0K 1H0 lkelly@brighton.ca – 613-475-1162

AUCTION SALE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6 AT 5:00 P.M. DOUG JARRELL SALES ARENA, BELLEVILLE

Oak dining table/2 leaves & 4 chairs & matching hutch, antique maple sideboard, Kenmore under counter dishwasher, washer, chesterfield, Lazy boy recliner, sofa bed, 2 futons, coffee & end tables, double bed/box spring & mattress, Vilas 3 drawer chest, dresser/mirror, qty. of glass & china, 6 pieces of chalet glass, several small crocks, collector plates, jewelry, chest of flatware, small garden pieces, bicycles and numerous other pieces. Watch the web site for detailed list & photos. DOUG JARRELL AUCTIONS 613-969-1033 www.dougjarrellauctions.com

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Warner’s Auction Hall 12927 Hwy 2, Just West of Colborne. Excellent fridge and 30” electric range, modern pine corner cupboard with open front, 2 single beds like new, white dresser and desk, modern double bedroom suite with nearly new box & matt, modern table & chair set, occasional chairs, rocking chairs, antique rocker with caned seat & back, dressers & chests of drawers, sofa & love seat, nearly new electronic dehumidifier, small desk, large collection old records, most 3 1/2 LPs, some carpets, nice set coffee & end tables, qty small articles, qty garden & lawn tools, selection china, glass, some collectables, household articles, box lots brass pieces, pictures, prints, luggage, plus more. Please note we only have one sale this week, something for everyone. Terms: cash, cheque with I.D., Visa, M/C, Interac Gary Warner Auctioneer • 905-355-2106 www.warnersauction.com CELEBRATING 27 YEARS IN BUSINESS.

AUCTION SALE ROSS AND PAT ANDERSON 148 CHURCH STREET, STIRLING, ONT SATURDAY APRIL 9TH AT 11:00 AM 1 block NORTH of traffic lights in Stirling and turn WEST onto Church Street Antique walnut 9 pieces dining room suite with table, 6 chairs, china cabinet and sideboard – excellent; antique oak parlour table, antique parlour table, antique washstand, child’s antique table and chairs, antique long box telephone, antique oak rocker, solid oak centre pedestal dining table and chairs, press back high chair, cedar chest, chest of drawers, La-Z-Boy chairs, 4 piece bamboo sunroom furniture, 3 piece bedroom suite, Cornflower crystal, Depression glass, vintage toys, vintage radio, Coca Cola collectibles, antique mantle clock, CNR lamp, die cast toys, milk bottles, hand painted china, opalescent glass, kitchenware’s, RECREATION AND YARD TOOLS, 2006 Yamaha Kodiak 400 cc 4WD ATV with snow blade – excellent condition; 2015 Massey Ferguson 2000 series 22 hp riding lawn mower with hydrostatic drive, 46 “ deck – new condition; 5’x 8’ single axle utility trailer, bench top drill press, shop vac, aluminum ladder, Benchmark chainsaw, bench grinder, hand tools, hardware, deck box, numerous other articles REASON FOR SALE – PROPERTY IS SOLD TERMS- CASH OR CHEQUE OWNER & AUCTIONEER NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENT OR INJURY DAY OF SALE SULLIVAN AUCTIONEERS Plainfield 613-477-2082 www.sullivanauctions.com

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The property of Allin Farms 363 Lindsay Rd., (Selwyn) Peterborough, ON Sale located just north west of Peterborough, on Lindsay Rd., between Chemong Rd & Hwy. 28. See Signs! TRACTORS: 2010 AGCO DT 250B diesel tractor w/air ride cab, 4x4, continuously variable transmission, 290 hp, front weights, 1000 rpm, 4 sets of rear remotes, 6 cylinder diesel, 3349 hrs. TW-35 Ford 4x4 cab diesel tractor w/rebuilt motor in 2013, 2 sets of rear remotes, 190 hp, 18.4x42 duals selling separate. 7740 Ford 4x4 diesel tractor with a/c cab plus 660 Quick att. loader w/Aloe hitch, 2 sets of rear remotes, good rubber, 8000 hrs., 86 hp. Attachments selling separate incl; 7’ material bucket, 7’ manure fork, 7’ HLA stone fork, plus single spear round bale fork. 7580 AC 4x4 articulating diesel cab tractor w/20.8x38 tandem duals, 1000 rpm, 3 sets rear remotes, 185 hp, clutch slips/fuel leakage. 574 Int o/s diesel tractor, 15.4x38 rear tires, has single rear remote, 65 hp. 1980 7010 A,C, 2x4 diesel cab tractor 2 sets of rear remotes, 20.8x38 rear tires, 105 hp, has power shift. 7045 A.C. 2x4 diesel tractor with a/c cab, 145 hp, 20.8x38 rear tires, 2 sets of rear remotes. Ford TW-35 a/c diesel cab tractor, 18.38 rear tires, 8500 hrs, 2x4, pto does not shut off. 175 Allis Chalmers o/s diesel tractor w/new 16.9x30 rear tires, 55 hp. 185 A.C. 6 cylinder diesel tractor w/new 18.4x38 rear tires, 2 sets of rear remotes. 680 A.C. diesel tractor (no hood) had Allied front end loader w/material bucket, engine blown sold “as is”. 1370 White o/s 4x4 diesel tractor w/front end loader, 6 cylinder, single rear remote, good tires. WD Allis Chalmers 4 cylinder row crop gas tractor w/2 pth arms, 30 hp. Allis Chalmers CA gas tractor w/2 pth arms, 26 hp. & a 1938 Co-op gas tractor, running. ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT: 1976 Allis Chalmers 840 Industrial wheel loader w/1 1/2 yard bucket, plus pallet forks, engine overhauled in 2012 (new ring gears, plus new wheel cylinders, brakes & lines, fuel tank, shuttle transmission, 4 cylinder Perkins engine plus Turbo Charge!), L250 NH gas skid steer, 2 cylinder w/42” material bucket & manure fork att., 2012 Kubota zero turn diesel lawn tractor w/60” deck, only 103 hrs. FIELD & PLANTING EQUIPMENT: 6500 Case IH 11 shank Soil Saver, Morris 33’ ‘C’ tine cultivator w/wings plus finger harrows, JD ‘S’ tine 45’ cultivator w/wings plus Buster bar harrows, 271 White 25’ tandem disc w/wings, 5100 Int. 21 run double disc seed drill w/finger harrows (grain & seed boxes), White 5 ton tandem fertilizer spreader, 5100 White 8 row air corn planter (34” rows, dry & liquid fertilizer), Massey 4 row corn plate planter (“as is”), 3739 NI tandem manure spreader w/2 beaters plus end gate, 353 NI tandem manure spreader w/2 beaters plus end gate, Allis 7/18” on land trail plow w/auto reset, Morris Challenger 2 L225 cultivator, parts only, Case 8/18” furrow on land plow w/auto reset (“as is”), Hardy 300 gal. field sprayer w/30’ boom, 40’ field sprayer w/500 gal. tank. HAY & HARVEST EQUIPMENT: 2 - Gehl 2412 centre pivot discbines, 12’ cut, 1000 pto, 3 - Gehl 2580 round balers w/6’ pick up, monitors w/twine tie, 1022 NH ‘V’ style hay rake w/hydraulic fold, like new, Windemans pto driven hay conditioner, TL550 AX2 Tube-Line automatic bale wrapper w/remote control, (has 20 hp Honda gas engine), AC 6’ pto driven hay crimper, 303 AC square baler, 24’ Skeleton style hay elevator on wheels, 1034 NH automatic bale loading & unloading wagon (105 bale capacity), 7’ NH sickle mower, 2 - Tedden hay inverters, MF 10’ self propelled swather “as is”, 2 - JBM 30’ tandem mesh top bale wagons w/h.d. running gear, L2 A.C. Gleaner diesel 2x4 combine w/hydro static drive, 158 hp, has straw chopper, a/c & heated cab, Allis Chalmers 18’ grain head, Deutz AC 4/36” row corn head, 1060 Case gas combine w/12’ grain head (parts only), Horst grain header wagon w/4 way steer, 812 Hinson 400 bu grain buggy w/airplane tires, 2 - 250 bu grain gravity boxes w/running gear, 2 - 150 bu grain gravity boxes w/running gear, Allied 10” x 70’ grain auger on wheels, JD 250 bu Grain-o-vator, 2 - NH 770 forage harvesters w/2 row corn head, plus haylage head, 2 - 980 Gehl tandem forage wagons, 970 Gehl forage wagon, 2 - Badger #1050 forage wagons, Eastern forage wagon, all w/good running gears, 600 Case IH silage blower, MF silage blower “as is”, 72 Gehl crop chopper. MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT & ITEMS: Lakeland portable cattle processing system, incl.: cattle squeeze, chute, 8’ crowding tub, palpation cage, 15 galvanized panels 10’ long, plus swing gates, Valmetal TMR stationary mixer w/scale, Lucknow pto driven bale chopper, 2 - 20’ feeder wagons, 5 ton cattle hopper feeder, calf creep feeders, round bale feeders, cattle feeding troughs, Henke roller mill, Wic electric small bale chopper, 28’ x 10’ portable livestock shelter, Genco pto driven generator, 3 pth flail mower, 30’ x 85’ storage shelter (new), 5 boxes of Grand Harvest poly wrap (750mm x 1500mm), 10 bales of bale twine, 6 bags of barley seed, old fanning mill, TM 300 Lincoln Ideal arc welder, 5 hp DeVilbiss twin cylinder single phase industrial air compressor, Lincoln mig welder, Small tool boxes with tools, assorted equipment i.e. drill press, grinders, hydraulic press, air, hand & power tools, etc., fuel tank trailer & pump, large amount of scrap metal, plus some household items. VEHICLES & TAILERS: 2014 Grizzly 700 A.T.V. 4x4, 2012 Yamaha 550 FI A.T.V. 4x4, 2005 Ford F250 white 4x4 lariat crew cab, (6L, 300,000 kms), 2004 Ford F350 diesel dual wheeled crew cab truck (6L, 125,000 kms), 2009 Southland steel tri axle gooseneck livestock trailer w/2 dividers, new tires, 24’ x 8’, Certified, Featherlite 24’ gooseneck steel tandem float trailer, 1997 Smith 14’ steel tandem bumper hitch livestock trailer, 42’ Aluminum Wilson grain hopper tri axle trailer (“as is”), 1984 36’ Cobra tri axle dump trailer (“as is”), 1978 31’ tri axle dump trailer (“as is”), 2 - 53 Transport storage boxes on wheels, 20’ Storage box w/10 ton wagon running gear, 50’ Sea container, 38’ Storage trailer, Joe Dog dolly hitch w/Honda gas compressor. FEED & STRAW: 375 large round bales of hay (4x5 1st cut & 2nd cut stored in coverall), 175 large round bales of straw (4x5 stored inside Wheat & Oat straw), 600 small square bales of hay, 300 small square bales of straw, 950 round bales of wet hay (balage) 1st & 2nd cut, 3 silos w/silage part full. Note: Exact amounts TBA. AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: By Court Order, BDO Canada Limited has been appointed receiver over the assets of “Allin Farms” & have instructed Kevin Barker Auctions Ltd. to liquidate the above properties to the highest bidder. Plan to attend this huge offering! Sale items subject to additions & deletions, all verbal announcements take precedence over any prior print advertising!

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BRIGHTON ESTATE AUCTIONS 2522 County Road #64, Carrying Place

Sunday, April 3, 2016

Preview 9:30 a.m. Auction 11:00 a.m. Auction to include: Collection of Lladro Figures, Sterling Silver, Royal Doulton Figures, Inuit Carvings, Press Glass, Art Glass, Vintage Trains & Collector’s Items Only Partial Listing See Our Web Site For Full Listing. Come and Browse Our Consignment Shop and Indoor Yard Sale Watch Web Site for Updates. www.brightonestateauctions.com David Simmons: Auctioneer & Appraiser 2522 County Road #64 Carrying Place 905-376-1056

AUCTION SALE FOR RON & SHIRLEY VELEY, R.R. # 1 MARLBANK SATURDAY, APRIL 9 9:30 A. M. ON SITE

Directions: At Napanee take Hwy. 41 north of Roblin to Stonehedge Road. Turn west and follow to sale site at 342 Stonehedge Road. (Watch for signs). Household: Selling at 9:30 Oak dining table/leaf, 6 chairs & 2 piece hutch, harvest table/ 4 arrow back chairs, maple butcher block table, portable kitchen island server, 50’s era table & sideboard, wine rack, leather double reclining chesterfield & matching chair, loveseat & wing back chair, knick knack shelf, 2 piece corner sectional unit, double bed, dresser/mirror, matching hi boy and 2 night tables, book shelves, stools, antique small folding leg table, TV & stand, TV stand/electric fireplace, electric fireplace stove, old high chair, portable air conditioner, 2 dehumidifiers, microwave, water cooler, floor & table lamps, area rugs, small marble top table, framed mirrors, qty. of smalls including “Royal Heritage” dishes, flo-blue pitcher, old prints, old doll, box & floor fans, “Washburn” banjo, “Smoky Mountain” electric mandolin, several guitars, figurines, glass & china, silver plate tea service, stained glass wet saw & grinder, stained glass & accessories, wood carvings, stain glass lamps, 2 butlers, old bottles, panel doors, Adirondack chairs, patio furniture, patio swing, 2 patio benches, Coleman barbeque/ side warmer, camp stoves. Equipment: Selling at 1:00 p.m. Ford 3000 gas tractor, set of 14.9 x 28 tractor chains, Suzuki 300 Quad runner 4 x 4, Honda Big Red 3 wheeler, Walco 3 Pth 5 ft. rotary mower, SnowBear single axle utility trailer, garden trailer, Homemade heavy duty PTO driven woodsplitter, Wallenstein model BX42S 3 PTH chipper (new), Craftsman 24 OHV twin cylinder 46 inch cut riding mower, Murray 4 H.P. 22 inch push mower, lawn sweeper, Coleman Powermate 5000 generator on cart, Champion 1500 generator. Shop Equipment: Selling after household effects. Delta shopmaster mitre saw, Jet 16 speed floor model drill press, Makita chop saw, D-M Tools heavy duty band saw, Zenith floor model grinder, 2 large steel workbenches, 4 adjustable height steel work stands, Canox (miller) 225 ACDC welder, welding accessories, portable air compressor, hand power tools, torch cart, Harris guages & torches, Stihl 044 chain saw, creeper jack, bottle jack, jackall, assorted wire, qty. of good chains, qty. of shop hardware, heavy duty booster cables, electric cords, garden tools, barrel cart, wheelbarrow, duck & goose decoys, hay bale blind, portable fish hut, “Big John” & “Walker” electric down riggers, large qty. of firewood, cedar rails & posts, small qty. of lumber & numerous other smalls. N.B. The majority of this sale will be sold in a tent. Watch the web site for detailed list & photos. DOUG JARRELL AUCTIONS 613-969-1033 www.dougjarrellauctions.com Terms: Cash, Debit, Visa Mastercard or cheque/ID Owners and/or auctioneer not responsible in case of accident

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The Canadian Hearing Society offers Walk In Wednesdays from 10 am-noon and 2-4pm. Speak to a Hearing Care Counsellor. No appointment necessary. Bayview Mall, 470 Dundas St. E Belleville Work Bees Session, Thursday, April 7. Bibles for Missions thrift store, 315 Pinnacle St., 1-4 pm. Refreshments served. Yard, Craft and Bake Sale, Trillium 2000 Seniors Club, Foster Ward Community Centre, 75 St. Paul St., Belleville, April 9, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tables available to members $5.00 and non-members $10.00. To reserve: Marg at 613-968-2526 or Shirley at 613-968-6145

Knitterati knitting circle: April to May, every other Tuesday, 5:30 to 7:30pm starting April 5, Belleville Public Library. No registration required. Call 613-9686731 ext. 2237 April 13, luncheon 12-2 pm, 290 Bridge St W featuring what’s happening at Glanmore House. $12.00. Guest Speaker and Soloist Mary Lynn Foulds. Please reserve with Darlene @ 613-961-0956 Free nursery. Are you caring for someone with memory loss? Alzheimer Society Caregiver Support Groups, Bay View Mall, Belleville, 1st & 3rd Thursdays of month, 10am-12pm. Info: Kristel at 613-962-0892 Quinte Region Crokinole Club,

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BELLEVILLE

Men’s Coffee Break, for men caring for their spouse or other loved one who has memory loss. Westminster United Church, 1199 Wallbridge Loyalist Rd, Belleville. 3rd Friday of the month, 9:30am. Free. St. Mark’s United Church 237 Cannifton Rd. N., offers Foot Care Clinic - 4th Thursday of month. VON basic, Advanced and Diabetic Foot care. For appointment call VON at 1-888-279-4866 ex 5346

CAMPBELLFORD

Campbellford Kinette Bingo every Thursday at 7pm. Campbellford/ Seymour Arena, 313 Front St. N. $1000 Jackpot in 54 numbers, consolation prize of $200. Wheelchair accessible. Campbellford & District Horticultural Society monthly meeting, followed by Joyce Higgs’ presentation on Seed Saving-Mostly Vegetables. Mon. Apr. 4, 7:30 p.m. Members & guests welcomed.Christ Church Anglican, Campbellford. http://www.gardenontario. org/site.php/campbellford & Facebook Wednesday, April 6, 6:30 pm, Everything you need to know about Hormones, a free lecture with Kathy Ryan, RHN. 65 Bridge St. E., Campbellford. www.hormonehelp.com Every Monday, 7 p.m. Campbellford Citizen’s Choir meets at Senior Citizen’s Building. All welcome Campbellford Legion Branch 103, 34 Bridge St, Campbellford: Open 8-ball, Thursdays 7:30 pm. Open Mixed Darts, Fridays, 7:30 pm. Open Jam Session, Saturdays, 3-6 pm, no cover Visit the Cat’s Cradle, 8 Bridge St. W., Campbellford, A New to You shop with monies raised going to spay/neuter feral cats and kittens. Open Thursday, Friday, Saturday 9-5. Learn the Art of Taoist Tai Chi - classes available throughout the week, Community Resource Centre 65 Bridge St, Campbellford, Join at anytime. Info: 705 696 1841 or 705 243 5216. Tuesdays, 1-3 p.m., Fun Darts. All Welcome. Campbellford Legion Branch 103, 34 Bridge St W 705-653-2450

Men’s Social Group, Tuesdays at Com- St. N. Madoc. Adults $13, Children under munity Care Northumberland, 11 King St. 12 yrs. $7, preschoolers free, Family rate E. Colborne, 10-11 a.m. Info: 905-355-2989. with children under 12 yrs. $38. Royal Canadian Legion Br 363 CORDOVA MINES Madoc: Mixed Darts every Thursday 7 The Cordova Mines United Church pm. Random draw for teams. Pie Auction April 8, 7pm, Community Hall. $7/person, all the pie you can eat. Pie auction BADMINTON every Tuesday and Thursto follow, entertainment by “Old and in the day, 7-9:30 p.m., Centre Hastings Secondary School. Info: Terry at 613-473-5662 or Way”. Shirley 705-778-2893 http://www.centrehastingsbadminton.com/ FRANKFORD TOPS (take off pounds sensibly), evThe Frankford Skating Club year- ery Wednesday, Trinity United Church end skating show, 1pm, Saturday, April in Madoc. Weigh-ins 5.30-6.p,m. Short 2. Entrance fee by donation. Doors open meeting follows. Info: Lila 613-473-4668 at 12:15pm. Free Seniors Exercise Classes – VON Free Senior’s fitness classes, Mondays SMART classes. Gentle and progressive and Thursdays, 1 pm, Frankford Legion. To and can be done standing or seated. Info: 1-888-279-4866 ex 5350. register: 1-888-279-4866 Ext 5350

HASTINGS

Fundraising Committee members needed for Community Care South Hastings. Info: Deb at 613-969-0130 ext. 5214 or debm@ccsh.ca Friday, April 1, 9:00 am, The “Hastings Kitchen”. Share and learn cooking tips; Prepare healthy food. Registration: Brenda Kock at 705 696-1105. 6 Albert St. E., Hastings Hastings Legion Correction Notice: youth dance scheduled for April 8 has been changed to April 15 due to a conflicting date with the Norwood teen dance, sorry for any inconvenience . Hastings & District Seniors Club, 6 Albert St. E Hastings, Civic Centre downstairs. Mon-Regular Euchre, 12:30pm Tues- Bid Euchre, 1pm. Tournaments every 4th Sat. of month, alternating bid euchre then reg euchre. Community Diners, Thurs. Apr. 7 Trinity United Church, 3 Albert St. W., Hastings at 12p.m. Cost is $ 10. Info: Sarah at 705-696-3891

HAVELOCK

The first Sunday of the month, Bid Euchre at the Havelock Lions Club. Games start at 1 p.m. $5.00/person. For information, contact Glen Shearer 705-778-3169 or Glen Ellis 705-778-3039. Havelock OddFellows Brunch, first Sunday of month, 8am-noon. Pancakes, sausage, eggs, bacon, home fries, coffee, COBOURG tea, juice. Adults $6, Under 12 $3. Odd Women’s Group, every Wednesday, Fellow Hall, 8 Oak St, Havelock 2 pm, Halcyon Place, 580 Courthouse Rd, Cobourg. To register: Community Care Havelock Seniors Club Bid Euchre, first Saturday of the month, 1 pm. Northumberland: 905-372-7356.

COLBORNE

Food Addicts Anonymous Meetings, Wednesdays, 11-noon, Prospect House, 1 Elgin Street (at King), Colborne, www. foodaddictsanonymous.org Soup Lunch, Friday April 1, 11:30 AM-1 PM, Heritage United Church, 13875 County Rd 2, Colborne (Salem). Soup, Roll. Dessert, Coffee and Tea. Play Group, hosted by Northumberland Cares for Children, Colborne Public School, 8 Alfred St. Colborne, Fridays, 10 a.m. to noon. Info: Cheryl McMurray 905-885-8137 ext.209.

IVANHOE

White Lake Bethesda Boutique (Corner of Springbrook Road & Hwy. 62), Saturday, April 2 9 - 12 Noon. Clothing items $2.00 each, Special Jewellery Display, Baked items available Sunday Night Sing hosted by Ivanhoe Wesleyan Standard Church, 6:30 PM. Bring your instruments. Open mic. Refreshments to follow. First Sunday of each month.

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Fish Fry, Friday April 8, 4:30-6:30 pm, St. John’s Anglican Church, 115 Durham

MARMORA

STIRLING

Weekly Monday Night Bingo, Upstairs of Stirling Arena. Cards on sale at 6:15pm. Starts at 6:50pm. Proceeds to support community projects. Sponsored by Stirling & District Lions Club. Stirling Festival Theatre presents Leisa Way in Country Jukebox. Duets from the Grand Ole Opry to Today’s Rockin’ Country. Friday April 8, 2pm & 8pm. Roast beef pre show dinner available at 6pm. Info: 613-395-2100 or 1-877-312-1162 or www. stirlingfestivaltheatre.com FASHION SHOW presented by The Stirling & District Lions Club. Saturday, April 9, 2 PM, Lions Hall, Stirling. Tickets $10 at the door. Info 613-395-4199. Proceeds to the Stirling Food Bank The Quinte Society For Chamber Music Presents The Art Of Song, Sat Apr 9, St. Paul’s United Church, Stirling. Tickets $15 from Home Hardware, Stirling or online QSCMUSIC.com/613-395-4127. Public Masterclass-Lecture Sun Apr 10 1pm Stirling Al-Anon Family Group, every Friday, 8 p.m., St. Paul’s United Church, Stirling. 866.951-3711 Retired Women Teachers, Trenton & District, Thurs. April 7, 11:30 A.M., Grace Bible Chapel, Stirling. Resolutions & Budget followed by a Loonie Frenzy. Roast beef dinner-$12. All retired women teachers are welcome. Diane 613 398-0952

New Finding Your Way clinics. Free ID kit to help those with memory loss and their loved ones be prepared and prevent a missing person event. Call for your one hour appointment: 613-395-5018 EUCHRE in Deloro Hall each Friday 7 p.m. sponsored by Marmora Crowe Valley Lions Club. Bring light lunch to share. St. Andrew’s United Church New to You Shoppe’s Welcome to Spring Sale, Saturday April 2, 8:30 to noon. The Deloro UCW is having a coffee party and bake sale at the same time. Open Mic, Friday April 1, 7 PM Marmora and Area Curling Club, 2 Crawford Dr. TRENTON Join the great line-up of musicians or just Overeaters Anonymous meetenjoy the entertainment. No cover charge. ing every Tuesday and Friday, 9:15 a.m. Senior’s Centre, Bay St., Trenton. Contact 613-827-7421. NORWOOD Norwood Legion: Wing Night Thurs- Handel’s Messiah – Sing-A-Long days, from 4:30pm. Meat Draws Fridays with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and from 5 p.m. Orchestra. Friday April 1, 7 pm, The Church Dance to the Donegal Fiddlers Orches- of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 79 Byrne tra, Saturday April 2, 7 to 10 pm, Norwood Ave., Trenton. https://www.facebook.com/ Town Hall, 2357 County Road 45 Norwood. events/173313076391791/ Admission $5.00. Lunch is pot luck finger TRenton legion: Saturday April 2, foods. Pattern dances, jigs, reels, 2 steps 2 - 6 p.m. Cowboys Don’t Cry. 8-midnight and square dance tunes. Jeff Murray Preschool Drop-in, Westwood Quinte West Youth Unlimited free Public Library. Every Thursday, 10 am- spaghetti dinner, Ebenezer CR Church, noon. Enjoy play and creative areas. 705- 18 Fourth Ave., Trenton, Saturday, April 696-2744 or www.anpl.org 9,5:30-7:30pm to promote awareness of QWYU. Info: Mike at 613-827-7081 or P.E. COUNTY mike@qyfc.com Albury Friendship Group - Quilts Trenton Art Club. Calling all artfor sale each Wed 10 am - 12 noon. Albury ists and would be artists. Painting every Church Rednersville Rd. Proceeds to local Friday afternoon, Smylie’s Independent charities for women. Store (upstairs) Info: Connie 613-398-6525. APRIL 7: Burr’s Cemetery annual plot- 3rd Annual VON Trivia Challenge. holder’s meeting will be held Thursday, Friday April 8, Trenton Legion. $25.00/ April 7, at 8 p.m. at the home of Wayne person or $200/team of 8. Includes finger and Carole Vincent, 492 Burr Road foods, cash bar, silent auction and prizes. Meals on Wheels, Picton: Daily noon Info: Paula Mason 613-392-4181 ext 5316. time meal delivered to your door. Info: Prince The Trenton Memorial Hospital AuxEdward Community Care 613-476-7493. iliary is looking for new volunteers (18 years Free Seniors Exercise Classes – VON +). Give back, make new friends and learn SMART classes. Gentle and progressive important skills. Training provided. Call the and can be done standing or seated. Info: volunteer office at 613 392 2540 ext. 5454 1-888-279-4866 ex 5350. Trenton Legion Branch 110--check Picton Shout Sister Choir welcomes out our website for our Entertainment Schednew members. Practices are Thursdays, ule: www.rcl110.ca 7-9 p.m., St Mary Magdalene Church, 335 Cold Creek Cloggers, Monday nights. Main St, Picton. www.shoutsisterchoir.ca Beginner class 6:30pm. Trenton Baptiste

Church 15 South St. First night free. For info call Debbie 613-920-9034

TWEED

Tweed & District Horticulture: Tuesday, April 5, 7:00 p.m., Tweed Library. Master Gardener, Doris Power: “Garden Pests”, Everyone welcome. Nonmembers $3. Jukebox Saturday Night fundraiser, St. Edmund Parish, 161A St. Edmund’s Rd. Tweed, April 9, 7 P.M. Doors open at 6:45 P.M. Tickets $15.00 at the Tweed News and Bush’s Furniture Store, Tweed. Vendors needed! Tweed and Area Annual Spring Sale and Active Living Expo, May 14 and May 15. To register: Bonnie 613-473-2151 or bonniek8@bell.net Tweed Blood Pressure Clinic: Wednesday, Apr 6, 23 McCamon Ave, Seniors Building Common room. 8 AM to 12PM. Opened to seniors and adults with physical disabilities. Call Community Care for Central Hastings 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register if not already a member. New Finding Your Way clinics. Free ID kit to help those with memory loss and their loved ones be prepared and prevent a missing person event. Call for your one hour appointment: 613-395-5018 Tweed LegioN: Bi-weekly Open Bingo in the Upstairs Hall, 7 pm. Euchre every other Saturday in the Clubroom, 1 pm. Info 613-478-1865 Gateway CHC’s pole walking program starting April 2016. Every Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30-10 a.m. Meet in the parking lot by the Tweed pool and walk nearby trails. No experience necessary, poles are provided. Info: Dietitian at 613-478-1211. Actinolite Country Jamboree, Open Mic with L.A. Country, 20 Bridgewater Rd. 1st Sunday of the month. Canteen available. Bid Euchre every Tuesday, 7 p.m., Actinolite Recreation Hall

TYENDINAGA

Diner’s Club, 1st Wednesday, 12-2 pm. Deseronto Community Centre, $6/ member. $7/non-member. Reservations required. Call 613-396-6591 Orange Lodge dance, Apr. 2, Orange Hall on York Rd, Tyendinga Territory. Band is Jeff Code & Silver Wings Dancing from 8pm to midnight. Cost $12.00 each Dance,Lunch,Prizes Contact 613-396-6792

WARKWORTH

Warkworth Legion hosts Moonshot Euchre, 1:30 p.m. every Wednesday. Dart League, 7:30 p.m. every Thursday. Everyone welcome Spark Photo Festival: April is Photography Month in Warkworth. Seven photographers will be showcasing their work at six different venues throughout Warkworth for the month of April. info@ sparkphotofestival.com

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Kiwanians learn value of immigration By Jack Evans The 25,000 Syrian refugees Canada has taken in is a wonderful effort, Orlando Farro told the Kiwanis Club of Belleville, but he noted the project has involved some major errors. Still, despite the flaws in the plan, the main beneficiary of the immigration plan is Canadian society as a whole, he contended. “Refugees are the future of Canada,” he proclaimed,

citing them as the answer to such problems as an aging population and even sagging membership in service clubs as an example. As executive director of Quinte United Immigrant Services, which comprises an area from Colborne to Napanee and Bancroft to Picton, he said the several recent Syrian families to this area have all been privately sponsored by individuals and church groups and are doing well.

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Placing the bulk of the new Syrian refugees in large urban centres, in fact, is one of the big mistakes the government made. He cited housing many families in Vancouver and Toronto in hotels with no access to schools or social interaction with their new fellow citizens as “misspent funds.” The idea was that large cities would have more housing, but it is dramatically more expensive and there are no jobs for the newcomers.

The Belleville area, with an unemployment rate of just over five per cent, which compares favourably with many other cities, has seen local employers enthusiastic about hiring the newcomers. There are also strong indications that at least one or two major new employers will be arriving in the area who are also counting on new immigrants as a source of affordable labour. Farro also outlined a scheme he is developing to promote coop farms for the many new immigrants who have agricultural backgrounds but no capital to buy farms. So he sees the prospects for the several Syrian families housed and settled in small communities throughout the Quinte area as having excellent prospects for the future. Asked about cultural divisions that might result, Farro said there are significant problems associated with that, “but it will only last for the first generation,” he said. “The next generation will be like ordinary Canadians.” Suggesting that service clubs and other organizations should “open up” to the new wave of

immigrants, he agreed that it per person for a special banwould require some accommo- quet which marks the 100th andation of the Islamic faith in or- niversary of Kiwanis Internaganizations which have strong tional and the 93rd year of the Christian traditions, perhaps Kiwanis Club of Belleville. To even enshrined in their bylaws. order tickets, contact Marjorie Club members also got some Buck, secretary, at (613) 478good news from President Jeff 3904 or email: marj.buck@ Tureski, that the major char- sympatico.ca. coal producing company, Royal Oak, would be donating all of their charcoal needs for their annual Chicken Barbecue project on June 1 this year, saving the club a lot of money. The club is also inviting the public to share in its anniversary celebrations on Saturday, April 23 at 6 p.m. in The Banquet Centre. Tickets Orlando Farro, executive director of Quinte United Immigrant are now avail- Services, addresses the Kiwanis Club of Belleville. Photo by able at $40 Jack Evans

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Three proud Canadians speak out

Aboriginal issues at CAS meeting

Continued from page B1 perience executing the humanitarian assistance exercise,” she added. “Having the courage to get out of our comfort zone and having self-esteem is just going to help us when we go on those exercises. It’s just going to make us more professional and people will listen to us.” Kamal Khera, Parliamentary Secretary of Health and a first generation Canadian, thanked the CAF members for their service and sacrifices to keep the Canadian system strong and its citizens out of harm’s way. “The goal of the International Day of Elimination of Racial Discrimination Dr. Aruna Alexander. Photo by Ross Lees is to create awareness and to renew our commitment to equality and fair treatment for all of human kind,” she said. “This commitment calls for action internationally, nationally and at a local level, and in communities such as the Canadian Forces Base here in Trenton.” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, she said, has been quoted many times saying, “A Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian.” “There’s always more that can be done to be more inclusive and to be more considerate to individuals of different cultures and religions in Kamal Khera, Parliamentary Secretary of Health and a first generation Ca- our military. The more inclusive we nadian, thanked the CAF members for their service and sacrifices to keep are, the stronger our military will bethe Canadian system strong and its citizens out of harm’s way. Photo by come,” she added. Ross Lees

By Jack Evans Aboriginal issues occupied much of the March meeting for the Highland Shores Children’s Aid Society. The agency’s coverage areas now takes in two major First Nations territories – Alderville north of Cobourg and Tyendinaga near Belleville - and the CAS has been developing closer relations with those two communities in recent years. Valentines Day has now taken on a significant new meaning as the First Nations “Have a Heart Day” held on Feb. 10 uses Valentine themes, including paper hearts with messages of support for aboriginal children signed and sent to the prime minister’s office. Nora Sawyer, of Aldlerville First Nation is appointee to the Highland Shores Board and also a member of the board’s Aboriginal Advisory Committee, speaking via Skype from Cobourg, related how successful the day was for that group. She also reported on other board members attending a simulated “smudge session” recently to acquire knowledge about native customs, including how varied they can be between the Ojibway at Alderville and the Mohawks at Tyendinaga. Even the northern Ojibway customs are different from the southern Ojibway, she said. She encouraged more

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board members and staff to get more involved with the native communities. The Have a Heart Day at Tyendinaga received some news coverage, locally, with a photo and short story recently, the board noted. Chairman Michael McLeod explained that Have a Heart Day “is meant to bring together caring Canadians to help ensure that First Nations children have access to the services they need to grow up safely at home, get a good education, be healthy and be proud of who they are.” The meeting also enthused over a report from its CAS Foundation noting a “record” amount in excess of $130,000, was raised at its recent annual gala on March 5. It was decided that most of the money would be earmarked for the agency’s “Playing for Keeps” program, which encourages children in care in all aspects of development, including music and the arts, not just sports. Another fundraiser coming up on May 26 is a golf benefit event at Black Bear Ridge. The board’s next meeting will be held in Bancroft to allow all members to become more familiar with some special problems in the northern area and also to tour the new Bancroft Mineral Museum housed in the old train station.

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