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Flash freeze batters Tweed Memorial Park

BY LYNN MARRIOTT

Tweed — The mercurial winter weather is to blame for Stoco Lake flooding and then freezing, damaging thousands of dollars worth of park benches, lampposts, and playground equipment.

“The (park) damage happened a couple of weeks ago when that area was flooded and then we had a flash freeze,” said Community Development Manager Rachelle Hardesty.

The merry-go-round and teeter-totter are tilted and ground into the sand. The castle climber is on an angle. The springy seats have bent over. Park lampposts, 30 feet high, and benches facing inland are bent at a 10-degree angle. Benches perpendicular to the beach are crumpled.

“I will not have any idea of the damage and costs until we can fully get in there to check.

I still have to contact the insurance company,” said Hardesty. Tweed Reeve Jo-Anne Albert is skeptical that insurance will cover the repair and replacement costs.

It was three years ago, in April 2014, when Stoco Lake flooded and Tweed declared a state of emergency. Residents along the Moira River, from Belleville to Foxboro, were asked to evacuate or sandbag and battled floods for over a week.

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Street piano will sound perfect note for Hastings for Canada 150

BY BILL FREEMAN

Hastings — The street piano phenomenon will come to Hastings as part of local celebrations of Canada’s 150th anniversary.

The piano from the former Cobourg Road School is going to be given a red and white artistic makeover and will find a summer home near the northeast corner of Front and Bridge Streets.

“It will be a new attraction and something different for the village,” says Jennifer Little.

Little saw and played street pianos during a summer visit to Kelowna, British Columbia and returned to Hastings with the idea and shared it with the Hastings Revitalization Association (HRA), which gave the initiative a big endorsement.

“I had such fun playing the pianos along the Lake Okanagan waterfront,” she said.

She thinks it would be an “awesome” way to celebrate Canada’s sesquicentennial and enliven the village’s downtown.

Little has approached the Municipality of Trent Hills about a preferred location.

“It is my hope and request is that it go right under the Hastings sign right in the centre of town.”

The piano will be flanked by two planters and benches.

“I think it will be very visible,” Little said.

Local artist Holly Hurlburt has agreed to paint the piano for free, with the HRA supplying the paint and equipment. Little is thrilled by Hurlburt’s gesture because she notes that the artist who painted similar street pianos for Cobourg’s “Music Experience” is paid.

The piano would arrive in downtown Hastings some-

time during the third week in June and would be officially launched on Canada Day by a local pianist and singers singing “O Canada.” It will be tuned before it arrives.

Little will arrange to have the piano covered if rain is forecast but is sanguine about that.

“It’s going to get rained on now and again. That’s part of the thing.”

The street piano evolution is a global phenomenon that took hold in 2008 with British artist Luke Jerad’s “Play Me, I’m Yours” installation which has spread to at least 500 cities. It arrived in Toronto in 2012 as a prelude to the 2015 Pan Am/Parapan games — the 41 pianos scattered across Toronto represented the 41 participating countries.

Jennifer Little of Hastings is photographed playing a street piano in Kelowna, British Columbia.

Hastings will get its own street piano this summer.

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BY BILL FREEMAN

Roseneath – The Alderville Community will be able to complete much needed upgrades after receiving a sixmonth $40,000 Ontario 150 Community Capital Program grant.

The grant will be used to install new LED lighting, work on floor repairs and do dry walling and painting.

Lou Rinaldi, MPP for Northumberland-Quinte West, was on hand for the announcement along with

Ontario Trillium Foundation volunteer Jamie Simmons.

The Ontario 150 capital program is administered by the OTF and was established to help non-profit organizations, municipalities and indigenous communities renovate, repair and retrofit existing community and cultural infrastructure.

The one-time grant program has been designed to help “honour the province’s past and to showcase the present and inspire future generations.”

Four local residents charged after police seize $350,000 in stolen goods

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BY BILL FREEMAN

Peterborough County – Four local residents, three from Havelock-Belmont-Methuen and one from Trent Hills, face multiple charges after police seized more than $350,000 worth of stolen items including three pick-up trucks and five boats.

Police say the thefts stretched across the region from Northumberland County to Bancroft and Quinte West.

Also included in the recovery were ten trailers, three all-terrain vehicles and five snowmobiles. Police say they are continuing to investigate similar thefts from across the region.

Charged with 19 counts of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000; 22 counts of theft of property over $5,000; four counts of theft of a vehicle over $5,000 and two counts of break, enter and theft over

$5,000 is Stephen Andrew Dunkley, 32, of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen.

Charged with ten counts of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000; 16 counts of theft of property over $5,000 and three counts of theft of a vehicle over $5,000 is Christopher Douglas Watkins, 38, of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen.

Charged with four counts of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 is Jennifer Alisha Bridges, 36, of HavelockBelmont-Methuen.

Charged with possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 is Natasha Johnson, 28, of Trent Hills.

Police are asking anyone who might have more information that could help them with their investigation or other investigations to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or www.stopcrimehere.ca

Correction: Stirling policing costs In a story published on March 30, there was a typographical error in the percentage of the cost of policing for Stirling-Rawdon. The original story incorrectly stated that cost has increased 22 per cent, from $564,700 in 2000 to more than $1.8-million in 2016. The dollar amount is correct, but the percentage should be 222 per cent.

The errors were pointed out in open council Monday, April 3, when Mayor Rodney

Cooney made a point of publicly chiding our reporter on the erroneous information.

No complaint from the municipality was given of the potential error in the days prior to the meeting, it should be noted, although e-mail addresses for all editorial departments are included on the newspaper masthead on the editorial page.

We regret the error and it has been corrected in our online edition, as well.

Municipality of Trent Hills Tender FLT 2017-02 Supply and Deliver One (1) New 2017 Motor Grader.

Sealed Tenders, plainly marked as to contents, for the following requirements listed below, submitted to Candice Doiron, Deputy Clerk, Municipality of Trent Hills, 66 Front Street South, P.O. Box 1030, Campbellford, Ontario, K0L 1L0, will be received until the specified closing time and date: Supply and Deliver One (1) New 2017 Motor Grader.

Closing Time and Date:

2:00 p.m., local time April 20, 2017

Tender documents will be distributed by the Municipality of Trent Hills in digital (pdf) form via email. To obtain documents and to be registered on the list of Tender document takers, please contact: chris.tye@trenthills.ca.

The deadline for proponent’s questions will be Tuesday April 18, 2016.

For any additional information please contact: Neil Allanson, Manager 705-653-1900 Ext. 236 • neil.allanson@trenthills.ca The lowest or any tender may not necessarily be accepted.

Candice Doiron, Deputy Clerk, Municipality of Trent Hills 66 Front Street South, P.O. Box 1030, Campbellford, Ontario, K0L 1L0 • 705-653-1900

Sale of land for Tax Arrears

By Public Tender MUNICIPAL ACT, 2001 SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC TENDER THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF TRENT HILLS TAKE NOTICE that tenders are invited for the purchase of the land(s) described below and will be received until 3:00 p.m. local time Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at the Municipal Office, 66 Front Street South, Campbellford, Ontario.

The tenders will then be opened in public on the same day at the Municipal Office, Campbellford.

Description of Lands: 1. Roll 1435-134-060-12751 Part Lot 21 Concession 11 Seymour as in NC365592; Trent Hills, County of Northumberland PIN 51208-0312 LT Minimum Tender Amount: $4,668.66 2. Roll 1435-229-040-03608 Part Lot 9 Concession 10 Percy as in NC292589; Trent Hills, County of Northumberland PIN 51219-0655 LT Minimum Tender Amount: $7,414.06

7. Roll 1435-100-080-09320 Lot 19, Block 22, Plan 112 formerly Town of Campbellford; Trent Hills, County of Northumberland PART OF PIN 51199-0424 (R) Minimum Tender Amount: $5,691.17 8. Roll 1435-100-080-09330 Lot 20, Block 22, Plan 112 formerly Town of Campbellford; Trent Hills, County of Northumberland PART OF PIN 51199-0424 (R) Minimum Tender Amount: $5,724.33 9. Roll 1435-229-040-13301 Part Lot 3, Concession 8 formerly Percy Township designated as Part 99 on RDCO104; Trent Hills, County of Northumberland PIN 51219-0552 (R) Minimum Tender Amount: $4,158.36 Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and must be accompanied by a deposit in the form of a money order or of a bank draft or cheque certified by a bank or trust corporation payable to the municipality and representing at least 20 per cent of the tender amount.

Except as follows, the municipality makes no representation regarding the title to or any other matters relating to the land to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchasers.

3. Roll 1435-229-040-13321 Part Lot 3 Concession 8 Percy Part 119, RDCO104, S/T Right in CL58897; Trent Hills, County of Northumberland PIN 51219-0435 LT Minimum Tender Amount: $2,459.37

This sale is governed by the Municipal Act, 2001. The successful purchaser will be required to pay the amount tendered plus accumulated taxes and the relevant land transfer tax.

4. Roll 1435-229-040-13402 Part Lot 4 Concession 8 Percy Part 198, RDCO104, T/W CL103962; Trent Hills, County of Northumberland PIN 51219-0509 LT Minimum Tender Amount: $2,498.07

Janice West – Tax Collector The Corporation of the Municipality of Trent Hills PO Box 1030 Campbellford ON K0L 1L0 (705) 653-1900 Ext 230

5. Roll 1435-100-080-09300 Lot 17, Block 22, Plan 112 formerly Town of Campbellford; Trent Hills, County of Northumberland PART OF PIN 51199-0257 (R) Minimum Tender Amount: $5,665.17 6. Roll 1435-100-080-09310 Lot 18, Block 22, Plan 112 formerly Town of Campbellford; Trent Hills, County of Northumberland PART OF PIN 51199-0257 (R) Minimum Tender Amount: $5,698.33

The municipality has no obligation to provide vacant possession to the successful purchaser.

For further information regarding this sale and a copy of the prescribed form of tender contact:

Valerie Nesbitt - Treasurer The Corporation of the Municipality of Trent Hills PO Box 1030 Campbellford ON K0L 1L0 (705) 653-1900 Ext 232

Jim Peters – Director of Planning The Corporation of the Municipality of Trent Hills PO Box 1030 Campbellford ON K0L 1L0 (705) 653-1900 Ext 234 Or Visit our Website at: www.trenthills.ca to obtain a copy of the Tax Sale Package.

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Plans inch forward for splash pad in Stirling

BY TERRY MCNAMEE

Stirling – As Stirling-Rawdon struggles with major financial issues, local parents are still hoping that a splash pad for children can be built in the village of Stirling.

John Kerr and Jen Alysworth made a presentation to council on Monday, April 3, outlining fledgling plans for such a facility, possibly next to the Skate Park near the historic railway station.

They said they hoped the municipality would fund half of the estimated $300,000 project.

“But we’re willing to work with whatever the township can provide,” Kerr said.

Council was supportive of the idea, at least in principle. The only obstacle, said Mayor Rodney Cooney, is the cost to buy, install and maintain such a facility.

“We’ve been looking at this for six years, but necessities kept getting in the way of it,” Cooney said. “The concept is good.... It’s just how do we fulfill it?”

He said that a community swimming pool is not an option for Stirling simply because the town’s water comes from wells, but a splash pad is doable, and much more cost effective than

a pool, provided the money can be found. He said it would cost $60,000 to $70,000 to put in sewer and water to the site, but the work can be done by township staff. However, maintaining a splash pad with a recirculating water system would require hiring someone who is trained, or else training a current staff member, and the water system would require a winterized building, he said.

Kerr said the actual cost will depend on the size and what features are included, as well as money for such things as fencing, benches, signage and washrooms. He said maintenance is estimated at $35,000 to $40,000 per year.

Kerr said potential stakeholders include service clubs, local businesses and residents, with potential funding also coming from establishing a GoFundMe page, provincial grants, bottle drives and selling memorial benches. To date, more than 350 signatures in support of a Stirling splash pad have been collected, he said.

Council recommended that Kerr and Alysworth bring their proposal to the next meeting of the Parks and Recreation Committee, and the mayor urged them to keep council informed

Marlbank gunfire case investigated Marlbank – Someone shot up a parked vehicle in a yard near here and police want to know who did it and why.

Monday morning, at 12:30 a.m. Central Hastings O.P.P were called to a home near Marlbank in the Municipality of Tweed after “the homeowner reported gun shots were fired at a vehicle parked in the driveway,” according to a statement issued by OPP Monday.

“Officers attended the scene to investigate damage

sustained to the rear portion of a pickup truck which is believed to be caused by a firearm. The homeowners were in their residence when the damage occurred, however no one was injured.”

Central Hastings Detachment Crime Unit is continuing to investigate this incident. Anyone with information is asked to contact Central Hastings OPP at 613-473-4234, OPP Communication Centre 1-888310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Stirling Firefighters food drive set for Saturday, April 8 John Kerr and Jen Alysworth made a presentation to Stirling-Rawdon Council on Monday, April 3, outlining ideas for a Stirling splash pad. Terry McNamee/Metroland of their progress.

“By all means, stay the course,” Cooney said. “The best thing you can do is what you’re doing.”

People can learn more about the splash pad project at the group’s Facebook page at https:// www.facebook.com/StirlingSplashPad

Stirling – Members of the Stirling-Rawdon Fire Department are holding their annual food drive in Stirling and Springbrook on Saturday, April 8.

Residents are asked to place their non-perishable food items at the curb by 9 a.m. for collection by the firefighters.

People also can drop off their donations any time between 9 a.m. and noon at Station One, located in the municipal building at 2529 Stirling-Marmora Road, and McKeown Motor Sales at 2589 Springbrook Road.

All donations will go to the Stirling Food Bank.

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Coal is dead but don’t tell Trump “My administration is putting an end to the war on coal,” said Donald Trump, surrounded by the usual gaggle of officials and (in this case) coal-miners, as he put his super-size signature the Energy IndeGwynne Dyer on pendence Executive Order. But coal is dying as a major energy source in the United States for reasons far beyond the reach of executive orders.

“The miners are coming back,” Trump boasted at a rally in Kentucky last week, but no less an authority than Robert Murray, founder and CEO of Murray Energy, the biggest US coal company, promptly rained on his parade. “I suggested that (Trump) temper his expectations,” he said. “He can’t bring them back.”

Trump’s latest executive order is not just about coal, of course. It’s a frontal assault on all the Obama-era regulations that aimed at curbing climate change. But while it will slow the decline in US greenhouse gas emissions, it will not have a major impact on global emissions.

That is partly because US accounts for only 16 percent of global emissions. Compared to China’s 29 percent, it doesn’t matter all that much, and China remains committed to big cuts.

In January China scrapped plans for 104 new coal-fired power plants, and it intends to invest $361 billion (equal to half the US defence budget) in renewable energy between now and 2020. The Chinese government is spending that kind of money because it is rightly terrified about what global warming will do to China’s economy and above all to its food supply.

Like the Indians, the Europeans, and pretty much everybody else, the Chinese remain committed to the climate goals agreed at Paris in December 2015 even though the United States has defected. Their own futures depend on meeting those goals – and they know that the American defection does not destroy all hope of success. Globally speaking, it’s not that big a deal.

It would seem like a much bigger deal, however, if they were not confident that American greenhouse gas emissions will continue to decline under Trump, though not as fast as they would under a less ignorant and less compromised administration.

Coal provides an excellent example of why.

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In 2009, when Barack Obama entered the White House, coal provided 52 percent of US electricity. In only eight years it has fallen to 33 percent, and the decline has little to do with Obama’s Clean Power Plan. First cheap gas from fracking undercut the coal price, and then even solar power got cheaper than coal – so 411 coal-fired plants closed down, and more than 50 coal-mining companies went bankrupt.

Half the 765 remaining big coal-fired plants in the United States were built before 1972. Since the average age when American coal-fired plants are scrapped is 58 years, half of them will soon be gone no matter what Trump does, and even he cannot make it economically attractive to build new ones.

(Only 9 percent of American coal-fired plants were built in the past quarter-century.)

Coal is by far the most polluting of the fossil fuels, producing twice as much carbon dioxide as gas does for the same amount of energy, but that alone wasn’t enough to turn the energy industry against it. It’s the cost per per kilowatt-hour of electricity that matters, and coal has simply been overtaken by cheaper forms of energy.

You don’t need good intentions to do the right thing for climate safety any more; just common sense. From fuel efficiency in automobiles to replacing coal-fired plants with natural gas or solar arrays, saving money goes hand-in-hand with cutting emissions.

The economy is not your enemy; it’s your ally. So Trump won’t do nearly as much harm as people feared.

President Obama promised last year to cut US greenhouse gas emissions by about 26 per cent from the 2005 level by 2025.

About half of that 26 percent cut would have come in Trump’s first and maybe only term (2017-20), so say 13 percent. The US accounts for 16 percent of global emissions, so do the math: 13 percent of 16 percent equals about 2 percent of global emissions.

That’s what would be at stake over the next four years if Trump’s presidency stopped all the anticipated reductions in greenhouse emissions that Obama based his promise on – but it won’t. A lot of those emission cuts are going to happen anyway, because they just make economic sense. At a guess, around half of them.

So how much damage can Trump do to the global fight against climate change over the next four years? He can keep global emissions about one percent higher than they would have been if the United States had kept its promise to the Paris conference.

And that’s all.

Vice President & Regional Publisher Peter Bishop pbishop@metroland.com 613-283-3182 Ext. 108

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Sunshine List now too bloated Editorial by Chris Malette Admit it. You looked at the Sunshine List wherever you found it, either online or on the government website, and you looked at all the cops, firefighters and teachers who topped $100,000 – not because of your sense of fiduciary duty to keep an eye on government spending.

No, you did it out of your peeping tom need to see if Bob or Becky down the block make as much as you suspect, what with the new boat and the nice new SUV every other year.

The Sunshine List has become a bloated, irrelevant portal for the prurient envy of those among us mooks who shuffle along in middling five-figure salaries, grinding our molars on reading the numbers and wishing to hell we could top $100K. Sure, there are legitimate reasons to rail against the likes of Hydro One CEOs earning multi-million dollar paycheques, but, really, what does it benefit when you learn your neighbour the cop, firefighter or transit mechanic who had a zillion hours of overtime or a retroactive contract settlement push him over $100K? Simple fact is, it doesn’t.

The list, originally launched in 1996 by then premier Mike Harris to spotlight public workers earning six figures and up, needs to be indexed to inflation if it is to truly act as a check on public sector wages, it says here.

Consider that in 1996 only 4,576 names appeared on the list. This year it captured 123,572 names, up from 115,431 last year. That $100,000 paid back in 1996 is the equivalent of $149,424 now — almost $50,000 more, which your average nurse is definitely not making. Oh, and the $100,000 today is the equivalent of $67,925 in 1996.

Despite that, Premier Kathleen Wynne said Ontarians expect to be told what their taxpayer dollars are funding and she’s not budging from the $100K threshold.

“People have the right to know where those salaries sit at, so we’ll leave it at that,” she said last week.

Locally, we have no shortage of high-earners on the Sunshine List. Among them (number on list in brackets): Hastings County – (21) Jim Pine (Chief Administrative Officer) – $266,000: Doug Socha (EMS Chief) – $146,000: Steve Gatward (Director of Social Service) – $142,000.

Quinte Health Care – (82) Mary Clare Egberts (Chief Executive Officer) – $331,000: Kathleen Cummings (Registered Nurse) – $215,000: Brad Harrington (Vice President and Chief Financial Officer) – $177,000.

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health – (11) Richard Schabas (Medical Officer of Health) –

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Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board – (227) William Hick (Director of Education) – $211,000: Robert Andrews (Superintendent of Instruction) – $166,000: Jennifer Leclerc (Superintendent of Education) – $166,000: Robert Arnew (Superintendent of Business and Corporate Services) – $165,000.

The list, too, is being used for all manner of purposes outside salary numbers. Take the valid complaint that women aren’t earning what their male counterparts are making. In a CBC News report from last weekend, one labour leader said the Sunshine List highlights the fact there aren’t enough women top-earners on the list.

Naureen Rizvi told CBC she was disappointed when only four women cracked the top 20 spots on Ontario’s annual Sunshine List, even as the province says it’s “on track” to close the wage gap.

“I always feel it’s not fast enough,” Rizvi told CBC Toronto at a Ryerson University event focused on women’s economic empowerment. “I don’t accept that it takes 90 years to get to parity.”

At her job as the Ontario regional director with the union, Unifor, Rizvi represents hundreds of thousands of unionized employees across a huge range of sectors, and she says there are wage gaps everywhere she looks.

Back to the actual limit, Wynne ($208,974 last year) insists the list limit should remain at $100K for reasons of “transparency.”

“Increase the amount, which would mean there are fewer people on the sunshine list? I’m not sure that that accomplishes the transparency that the sunshine list is intended to engender,” Wynne told reporters last Wednesday. “One hundred thousand dollars is still a lot of money and so we’re going to keep it at that level,” the premier said.

Sure is, Preem. But, when the list takes up half a library shelf because it is artificially larded with wage earners who, for one reason of pay variances or another, wind up over the now-low figure of $100K, it no longer tells a true story, nor can we properly wade through all the chaff to get to the wheat.

Make the floor-level wage $140 and you will make the Sunshine List relevant again.

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Campbellford chapter to host 32nd Ducks Unlimited fundraiser

BY SUE DICKENS

Campbellford – The Campbellford chapter of Ducks Unlimited is hosting its 32nd annual fundraiser to raise money for this nonprofit, waterfowl and wetlands conservation organization.

“For a community of this size, for it to still be here after 32 years is amazing,” said Cathy Stephen, chair of the event which will be held April 22 at the Campbellford curling club.

“The fundraising event is a time for people to come together with friends and support Ducks Unlimited,” she explained.

A live auction, silent auction and a mystery prize, usually a firearm, make the dinner evening a hit with supporters.

Guns have always been a big draw

for the club’s event, bringing people from miles around. A banner featuring several different firearms and compound bows that are up for grabs will be on display.

The Duck Unlimited catalogue items are also featured and part of the auction action. Opening the catalogue Stephen showed some of the items available including a “Zomboni” cooler, “a big tent” and more.

“But we don’t just go with the merchandise in the catalogue, it’s what the community donates that brings people in to our event,” commented Stephen. “There’s just so many prizes.

I have a friend in Oshawa who makes clocks and she is donating, and has come to our fundraiser for years,” she said and then proceeded to list friends and their donations, a list that includes her son who has a company of his own.

A chainsaw and a kayak are also on the list.

“We raised $33,368. last year,” said Stephen, noting that than $500,000 has been raised by this chapter since the fundraiser started.

Tickets are available from Jeff Weaver, 705-653-6121, or Cathy Stephen, 705-875-1805, or Wayne Buck 705-653-2498. Tickets cost $45.

Weaver and Buck are founders of the Campbellford chapter of Ducks Unlimited. “Jeff is always our MC for the evening.”

Doors open at 6 p.m. for an “attitude adjustment” hour while the silent auction takes place. Dinner is at 7 p.m. and is being catered by Betty Wickman who has been cooking up a popular “smorgasbord of roast beef, chicken and turkey,” for the event for the past 15 or more years.

Cathy Stephen, chair of the 32nd Ducks Unlimited (DU) fundraising dinner to be held April 22 at the Campbellford curling club, displays some of the DU catalogue items that will be available at the silent and live auctions.

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Multiple residential break-ins reported to OPP: homeowner’s dog injured Northumberland – A dog was injured in one of a series of break-ins the OPP investigated that included the theft of firearms, ammunition and a compound bow.

The break-ins were reported as happening during a two-day period, between March 27 and March 28.

Three occurred in Alnwick-Haldimand Township and one in Hamilton Township.

The first one was on March 27 in Alnwick-Haldimand Township on Archer Road (west of Grafton), and it occurred between 8:45 a.m. and

5:30 p.m.

OPP say a rear door was forced and a gold ring with ‘to Dave love Cindy’ inscribed on it, a quantity of cash including US$500, and a mega chronograph watch were stolen.

The second one occurred on McDonald Road in the Castleton area between noon and 3:45 p.m., when entry was gained through a rear door.

Jewelry, firearms — including a 12 gauge pump-action Remington 870 shotgun, a 223 Remington bolt-action rifle with a scope (Scorpion Venom 30 mm) and bipod, and ammunition — plus a PSE compound bow and ar-

rows were stolen.

The third happened on Woodland Drive south of Hastings at 3:35 p.m., while the homeowner was actually in the basement of the house. One or more burglars entered through front door, but fled when they realized the home was occupied.

The fourth happened in Hamilton Township on Donaldson Road West on March 28, between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. The rear sliding door was forced open and thieves stole three laptop computers (Acer, Toshiba and Gateway model P6829H serial # 1015734R00824007872200 with

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Contractor will be billed for Norwood water-odour fix

BY BILL FREEMAN

Norwood — The contractor overseeing upgrades to the Norwood water treatment plant will be billed for costs racked up during efforts to fix an odour problem that plagued the water distribution system recently.

The municipality is compiling numbers to determine the financial impact of the incident, which was triggered March 18 and 19 when subcontractors were at the site applying an epoxy coating to the chemical containment room.

Those costs will be billed back to contractor Maple Reinders Inc., says water and wastewater operations manager Kyle Beacock.

RELATED: Norwood Water Safe Despite 'Offensive' Odour The final figure would presumably include the cubic metre cost of flushing water mains and staff time.

Water system users are also concerned about the impact they’ll face after they were urged to flush their own taps to remove pockets of odour that remained in residential services follow-

ing water main flushing.

“I never received any complaints while the issue was front and centre, but since then people have been asking how this impacts my water bill,” said Coun. Debbie Lynch. “I hope the township will be very straightforward about getting the word out that it will be the subcontractor or whoever will be covering it and not residents.

“When it goes through our meters someone has to pay,” Lynch said.

CAO-Clerk-Treasurer Candice White didn’t think tap flushing wouldn’t be an “exorbitant” cost, but encouraged residents who had concerns to contact staff.

“We’ll work with each one individually,” White said.

White said staff called back each person who phoned the emergency telephone number, municipal office or who contacted councillors.

“Although there were concerns, once they were educated about the issue they were confident in the system.”

Beacock explained that the incident

started March 19 when he got a call on the emergency line from a Cedar Street resident complaining about a “solventy smell” in the water. He went up to the water treatment plant and “got a whiff of the smell” but “couldn’t figure out exactly where it was coming from.”

The treatment plant’s aeration system was picking up the odour and putting it into the water, he said.

What he discovered was that on the Saturday morning subcontractors had been in to start coating the chemical containment area, but the week before the vent between the new addition and where the aeration system is located had been removed with a hole in the ceiling “so that room was now part of the other room.”

“So while (the aeration system) was pulling air from where it usually does it was also pulling it from there,” he said.

When Beacock figured that out he shut off the aeration motor system and started filling the standpipe with non-aerated water to “try to relieve

TOWNSHIP OF HAVELOCK-BELMONT-METHUEN NOTICE OF OPEN HOUSE AND SECOND STATUTORY PUBLIC MEETING TO CONSIDER A PROPOSED OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT PERTAINING TO IN-WATER STRUCTURES TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Sections 17, 21 and 34 of The Planning Act, the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Havelock-BelmontMethuen will hold an Open House and Public Meeting as follows: DATE AND TIME OF OPEN HOUSE AND SECOND PUBLIC MEETING: OPEN HOUSE:

DATE:

Friday April 21, 2017 TIME:

7:00 p.m.

PUBLIC MEETING:

DATE:

Monday May 1, 2017 TIME:

9:30 a.m.

LOCATION: Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Council Chambers, 1 Ottawa St. East, Havelock (NOTE: THE INITIAL STATUTORY PUBLIC MEETING WAS HELD ON JULY 11, 2016. THIS SECOND STATUTORY PUBLIC MEETING IS TO CONSIDER PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE DRAFT POLICIES AND ZONING REGULATIONS, AS PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED ON JULY 11, 2016.)

PURPOSE OF PROPOSED OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT: A recent Supreme Court of Ontario decision has established that municipalities are responsible for setting policies for in-water structures, in addition to the policies governing the jurisdiction of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. The proposed amendments to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law will better define the Township’s policies regarding in-water structures.

PURPOSE OF THE PUBLIC MEETING The purpose of the Open House and Public Meeting is to inform members of the public and provide an opportunity to address Council in respect of the proposed Amendments to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law.

KEY MAP: The proposed Amendments to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law have application to the entire Municipality; therefore a key map has not been provided with this Notice.

ANY PERSON may attend the open house and public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of, or in opposition to the proposed amendments. If a person or public body that files an appeal of a decision of the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen in respect of the proposed Amendments to the Official Plan and/or Zoning By-law does not make oral submissions at an open house or public meeting or make written submissions to the Township before the proposed amendments to the Official Plan and/or Zoning By-law are passed, the Ontario Municipal Board may dismiss all or part of the appeal.

TAKE NOTICE THAT if a person or public body does not make oral submissions at an open house or public meeting or make written submissions to the Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen before the proposed Amendments to the Official Plan or the Zoning By-law are passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision to the Ontario Municipal Board. Further, if a person or public body does not make oral submissions at an open house or public meeting or make written submissions to the Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen before the proposed Amendments to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law are passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

IF YOU WISH TO BE NOTIFIED of the passing of the proposed Amendments to the Official Plan and/or Zoning By-law, you must make a written request to the Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen at the address below.

COPIES OF THE DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO THE OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING BY-LAW will be available for viewing at the Township of HavelockBelmont-Methuen Municipal Office as of 12:00 noon on April 28, 2017 at the address below during regular office hours; or by going to the Township’s website at www.hbmtwp.ca. Individuals are requested to monitor the website regularly for periodic updates to the draft documents.

Dated at the Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen this 6th day of April 2017.

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the smell that got into the standpipe.”

At the same time, he called in public works staff and they started non-stop flushing of the system concentrating on the Queen, Baker and Cedar street areas where the first complaints were registered.

Beacock also took a variety of water samples “to see what we were dealing with.” All tests results have been within the Ministry of Environment’s guidelines.

Municipal staff continued flushing

the system throughout the week and “purged” the standpipe.

“I think we got most of it, but there are pockets of it in (residential) services,” he said.

Beacock says parts of the distribution system were not affected at all.

Areas flushed include the end of County Road 40; Maple, Flora, Murray and Elm streets and Highway 7 at the public works yard.

Further samples were taken on March 21.

Over 225 public school board employees paid $100,000-plus employees working for the Municipality of Trent Hills last year, earning $107,016 apiece. Two others made it over the threshold: chief administrative officer Lynn Phillips, $101,774, and Fire Chief Tim Blake, $101,208.

The Municipality of Brighton paid three people more than $100,000 in 2016: former chief administrative officer Gayle Frost, $141,487; director of finance Linda Widdifield, $108,163, and; Fire Chief Lloyd Hutchinson, $102,272.

Campbellford Memorial Hospital had 10 people on the sunshine list for 2016: president and chief executive director Brad Hilker, $159,750; registered nurse Lisa Barrett-Cagliostro, $117,655; registered nurse Marion Tinson, $115,942; nursing program director Jan Raine, $110,149; registered nurse Rebecca Marskell, $108,834; nurse practitioner Linda Dacres, $107,637; emergency department manager Susan Robinson, $104,630; registered nurse Jennifer Woods, $103,664; registered nurse Kathryn Irwin, $102,385, and; human resources director Susan Redhead, $101,822.

There were also 10 people on the list at the Haliburton, Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit. At the top was medical officer of health Dr. Lynn Noseworthy, $295,936, followed by director of chronic disease and injury prevention Leslie Orpana, $121,612; director of communicable disease control, epidemiology and evaluation Anne Marie Holt, $118,995; manager of human resources Colleen McBride, $117,855; director of family health Kelly Fiona, $117,627; director of corporate services Mary Catherine Masciangelo, $117,055; manager of environmental health Richard Ovcharovich, $105,340; manager of clinical services Shawn Woods, $104,490, and many more.

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Northumberland County – The provincial government has released the salaries of Ontario Public Service and broader public sector employees who were paid $100,000 or more in 2016.

Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board paid 227 of its employees in excess of $100,000 last year. Director of education Rusty Hick topped the list, at $211,680. Eight superintendents were paid between $158,796 and $166,247: Robert Andrews, Jennifer Leclerc, Robert Arnew, Gregory Ingram, Steven Girardi, Catherine Foy, Peter Mangold, and Joseph Tompkins.

The Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board paid 133 of its employees more than $100,000 last year. Superintendents occupied the top six spots on the list, earning between $151,702 and $208,225. Isabel Grace was the highest paid, followed by Joan Carragher, Deirdre Thomas, Timothy Moloney, Dawn Michie, and Anne Marie Duncan.

Of the 38 people who earned more than $100,000 at Northumberland County, six were paid in excess of $125,000: chief administrative officer Jennifer Moore, $169,114; director of transportation and waste facilities Mo Pannu, $150,730; director of corporate service Lisa Ainsworth, $139,297; administrator of Golden Plough Lodge Clare Dawson, $139,297; director of economic development and tourism Dan Borowec, $139,295; director of care Shaunette Williams, $130,313, and; chief of paramedics William Detlor, $129,489.

Director of planning Jim Peters and general manager of infrastructure renewal and public works administration Scott White were the highest paid

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Tweed Public Works needs a Grader and another sand dome

A dome similar to right, at Stoco Yard “but five times the size – approximately 60 x 80” says public works manager Allan Broek.

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In Tweed, Mar 27, EOTA receives federal funding to update trails. Left: Tweed Mayor JoAnne Albert, Cindy Cassidy EOTA manager and Mike Bossio MP for Hastings, Lennox and Addington who is holding high Canada’s 150 flag.

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BY LYNN MARRIOTT

Tweed — Eastern Ontario Trails Alliance (EOTA) has received $119,347 as part of the federal government celebrations for Canada’s 150th anniversary.

On the morning of March 27, Mike Bossio, MP for Hastings, Lennox and Addington, announced funding in the Tweed Council chambers. Cindy Cassidy, the EOTA General Manager; Mike Gerow, EOTA Board Chair; Stirling Rawdon, Mayor; and Warden of Hastings Coun-

ty Rodney Cooney said the funds will improve sections of the trail network, improve tourism, and create job opportunities. The group thanked the federal government for the contribution. Cassidy said further announcements are expected this week. The Canada 150 Community Infrastructure is a $300 million program, funding 350 Canada-wide projects — 150 in southern Ontario intended to upgrade community facilities parks, trails, cultural and community centers and provide a lasting legacy to celebrate Canada.

Tweed – Some high-price items are on Tweed’s shopping list for capital budget planning for 2017.Tweed public works needs a $340,000 grader and another $300,000 spent on a sand dome.

“The grader is way more important than a dome,” said Tweed public works manager, Allan Broek. In the draft 2017 works budget, Council reserved $175,000 toward the purchase of a grader and $50,000 for a sand dome. At the Committee of the Whole meeting of council, Mar 24, the funds were transferred to other accounts. Tweed owns two graders. “The 1986’s motor is gone and is too old - not worth spending $40,000 to repair,” said Broek. A 17 year old grader is the municipality’s workhorse. For a few years, “we rented a second grader (by the hour) that we operate when needed. Last year we didn’t use it ...”

“There are lease options,” said Broek.

“Way over budget to purchase a grader,” re-

marked CAO and treasurer - Betty Gallagher.

The purchase was deferred in a vote to the 2018 budget.

“At the end of 2017, there will be $3 million in reserves,” said Gallagher. “Council can decide (to use it). The money is not spoken for.”

As for the needed sand dome, Council has two options. The first is to build one, for $300,000, larger than the Marlbank dome, and with concrete block sidewalls and the tarp top, described Broek. The second option is to get permission to use the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) dome on Highway 37. We used the highway sand dome for 12 years and received a letter three years ago saying it was unsafe, said Broek.

An engineer’s report states a few repairs are needed. “We can take responsibility for those,” suggested Gallagher. “We used it for years,” said Mayor Joanne Albert. “We need to send a strong letter straight to the Minister, asking yes or no, and add all the dates we sent letters (over years) and received no response … I am tired of dealing with bureaucrats,” Fuller Road has “700 meters that should be chipped and tarred when the adjacent municipality is repairing the road,” said Broek. It will cost $15,000. Council gave the go-ahead.

“We should look at the dangerous corner on Flinton Road,” said Deputy Mayor, Brian Treanor. “It would cost a lot. It is not an easy fix, as it is all rock and it would need blasting,” said Broek. “We have (many) ‘slow down and reduce speed’ signs,” said Albert.

No action was taken on the Flinton Road suggestion.

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Thumbs-up for seniors Multicare Lodge’s 25th anniversary celebrates one smoke alarm program in Trent Hills man’s vision

BY JOHN CAMPBELL

BY SUE DICKENS

Campbellford — Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Campbellford Memorial Multicare Lodge, residents and dignitaries gathered with Manager Jessica Holt, who spoke of how the vision of one man made the lodge a reality.

“The late Richard Quesnel, who was at the time executive director of Campbellford Memorial Hospital (CMH), was the original visionary of what is now our lodge,” Holt told the crowd that had gathered in the common room.

“I am very fortunate to be the lodge manager. I get to spend my days working with great friends who I call family. It’s wonderful to see the tenants out for this wonderful celebration,” she added.

Holt welcomed Rev. David Kurkilahti, who is well known to those at the lodge, and he presented the anniversary church service while Marilyn MacMillan played piano, something she did for the lodge’s 20th anniversary as well.

“Our relationship with CMH started many years ago and remains very strong today as we are proud to be part of this strong rural health hub,” Holt commented.

“Since the lodge opened the doors to the first tenant in March 1992, we have never had an empty apartment! Our lengthy wait list is a solid indication of what a well respected residence this is,” she added.

Rebecca Carman, housing services manager, Northumberland County, was at the cel-

ebration to present a plaque in recognition of the 25th anniversary.

“One of the four strategic pillars within the county is that it is a thriving and inclusive community so the Multicare Lodge is a key partner for us in providing quality and safe affordable housing to seniors and low income people,” she said.

Northumberland County works with the lodge, a housing provider, to ensure affordable rent is available to the seniors who require the assistance.

In the crowd celebrating the occasion was Barb Linn, who will soon be having her own celebration as she reaches 86 years of age.

She moved to the lodge 25 years ago. “I was one of the first to arrive ... and I wouldn’t be anywhere else,” she commented. Her personal support worker, Linda Vanhorne, was by her side. “I have been helping this lady for 17 years,” she said with a big smile.

Highlighting the many services available to tenant include 24-hour crisis intervention, Holt said, “Our staff is second to none in my books.”

She spoke of the “dedicated board,” acknowledging those at the celebration: Paul Nichols and John Strecker, who were there with Eugene Bright, president of the tenants’ association, and CMH CEO Brad Hilker. Trent Hills Mayor Hector Macmillan brought greetings from the municipality.

Trent Hills — The municipality's new Armed and Ready Seniors Smoke Alarm Program got a rave review from the first person to make use of it.

“It's a fantastic program,” Vic Conte said, when members of the Trent Hills Fire Department dropped around recently to replace the smoke alarms in his Campbellford residence because they were more than 10 years old.

“I had an experience dealing with a (house) fire a long time ago and it's not very pleasant,” the retired schoolteacher said. “It's the smoke that (gets) you before the fire.”

The new program will assist residents over the age of 60 who, for reasons of age, physical limitations or insufficient financial resources, are unable to install or maintain smoke alarms in their homes.

Firefighters will install the alarms and carbon monoxide detectors at no cost, as well as replace the batteries when necessary.

“We want to make the vulnerable citizens to feel safe in their own home,” Captain Brad Patfield said.

The free service includes “making sure the life of the smoke alarm is good,” it's in the right location, and there is a “proper number” of them, he added.

The program's sponsor, local insurance broker Calvin Newman, is footing the bill for the smoke alarms and carbon monoxide

detectors.

It's “very dangerous” for seniors to get up on a ladder or step stool to install the devices or change the batteries.

Having firefighters do it “is going to be a real benefit to seniors,” he said.

Fire Chief Tim Blake said some people who don't want to use a ladder will place a smoke alarm on the wall close to the ceiling but that will delay it being activated when smoke rolls through the room.

It should be “out in the middle.”

Newman has firsthand experience of how important a smoke alarm is. He was alerted by one when a furnace malfunctioned, causing a fire to ignite. He and his family exited their home and within 30 seconds “every room was full of smoke,” Newman said.

He told of one man who tried to put out a fire inside his house with a garden hose and died of smoke inhalation.

“You have to have these kinds of programs because. ... we're complacent with our own safety,” Conte said. “We think it's never going to happen (but) it can happen so quickly.”

Seniors wishing to make use of the program can call Susan Gordon at the municipal office, 705-653-1900. ext. 238, to arrange a time for firefighters to visit. For more information about the program, call Blake at ext.

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Health unit opens public Jackson Square HQ breastfeeding room for moms and babies Hanes says the room is large enough to accommodate other children and family members.

Breastfeeding support is available on Monday and Wednesday mornings from public health nurses if needed, she added.

“It’s really important that breastfeeding moms feel welcome and supported everywhere they go,” Hanes said. “Breastfeeding is a natural way to protect babies from diseases, and it promotes emotional and brain development. The longer a woman breastfeeds, the more health benefits she and her baby will receive.”

The breastfeeding room is a “homelike environment” with couches, tables, and a door that closes for privacy. It is open Monday to Friday during regular health unit business hours from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Peterborough — Peterborough Public Health has opened a new public breastfeeding room at its Jackson Square headquarters in downtown Peterborough.

The room is located on the main floor just off the clinic waiting room, and is available on a first come, first served basis for families.

“We’re excited to offer breastfeeding moms a comfortable, clean and dedicated space to nurse their babies when they’re downtown,” said public health nurse Dawn Hanes.

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Brian McMillan, CRS-S, Director of Public Works 705-778-2481 P.O. Box 10, 1 Ottawa Street, East Havelock, ON K0L 1Z0 • Email: bmcmillan@hbmtwp.ca

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Tax bills have been mailed out to residents, if you have not received your bill please contact the Township Office.

2017 Due Dates April 7, 2017 • June 2, 2017 August 4, 2017 • October 6, 2017

Upcoming Council Meetings April April 3 – 9:30am April 18 – 6:00pm Council has adopted a new meeting schedule. Regular Council Meetings will now be held on the first Monday of the month at 9:30 a.m. and the third Monday of the month at 6:00 p.m. with the exception of Holiday Mondays. All meetings are held in the Council Chamber located at 1 Ottawa Street East in Havelock and are open to the public.

Municipal Election The Township is considering internet and telephone voting for the next municipal election. Council will receive a presentation on April 11 at 3:00 p.m. regarding the electronic voting method. This meeting is open to the public. Everyone is invited to attend and have their questions answered.

Happy Easter Office Closures The Municipal Office will be closed the following dates for Good Friday and Easter Monday.

Friday April 14, 2017 Monday April 17, 2017 Upcoming Meetings

Well Water Testing Kits Water Testing Kits for testing your private well water are available at the Township Office. After collecting the water sample it can be dropped off at the Township Office Monday through Thursday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Please note the following changes to drop off times for the week prior to Easter.

April 11th - last day to drop off samples, prior to Easter April 21st - regular drop off times resume.

Testing your well water regularly keeps you and your family safe.

For further information, please contact Peterborough Public Health at 705-743-1000

Tourist Trailers/Recreational Motor Homes Council will hold a public meeting to consider a proposed amendment to the Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Comprehensive Zoning By-law under Section 34 of The Planning Act, on Tuesday April 18, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber.

The proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is to clarify provisions governing the parking/storage and use of Tourist Trailers and Recreational Motor Homes within the Municipality; and to otherwise prohibit their location within the waterfront areas.

On-Water Structures Open House and Second Public Meeting regarding the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-Law Amendment in respect to On-Water Structures.

Open House: Friday April 21, 2017 – 7:00pm Public Meeting: Monday May 1, 2017 – 9:30am Location: Council Chambers, 1 Ottawa St E. Havelock, ON

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Trent Hills included in funding announcement

BY SUE DICKENS

Trent Hills — Multiple new public transit projects have been recently approved by the federal and provincial governments, one of which is for the Municipality of Trent Hills.

A grant for $53,750 will be used for the purchase of a specialized transit vehicle to replace a vehicle now being used and to install a new scheduling software and hardware program for the specialized transportation program.

The announcement was made by Kim Rudd, MP for Northumberland-Peterborough South, and included grants for two other projects as well.

The announcement was made jointly with Lou Rinaldi, MPP NorthumberlandQuinte West.

The Town of Cobourg will be given $162,000 for the purchase of demand response software, the purchase of a new paratransit bus, and the purchase of ten transit shelters.

The Town of Port Hope will be given $148,000 for the

purchase of two new shuttle vehicles.

“The Government of Canada recognizes how important efficient and sustainable transit infrastructure is to growing the middle class and getting kids to school, employees to work, and seniors to the services they need on time and back home quickly at the end of a long day,” stated MP Rudd.

“Modern public transit will help make municipalities across Ontario stronger, more inclusive and sustainable, and I’m very pleased to see how this funding program will benefit Cobourg, Port Hope, and Trent Hills through the project we’re celebrating today.”

These projects are part of a list of 79 across Ontario announced under the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund.

The federal government is providing up to 50 per cent of funding for these projects and the provincial government and municipalities will provide the balance of funding.

This investment is part of an agreement between Canada and Ontario for the infrastructure fund.

Appeal of Trent Hills zoning bylaw yet to be heard by OMB

BY JOHN CAMPBELL

Trent Hills – It could be next year before an Ontario Municipal Board hearing is held to determine if a zoning bylaw passed by council in 2015 regulating development at Island Park RV Resort is confirmed or rejected.

The timing will hinge on whether all the parties involved in the matter --- the Municipality of Trent Hills, resort owner Jerry Luczynski, and appellants Laurie Roy and Chandra Davis, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and Lower Trent Conservation – are able to come up with agreed-upon statements of issues and facts in advance of arguments being heard by the board That was direction given to those challenging and defending the bylaw by OMB member Mary-Anne Sills at a pre-hearing held March 1, the second in five months.

She informed them the board right now is looking at setting aside 10 days to deal with the dispute and that any appeal likely to last more than five days will not take place until 2018, director of Jim Peters said.

The warning served as an “incentive” to all the people involved to “narrow the issues and come to some agreements” on certain things as fast as possible to save time, he said.

“We're going to get together” as a group to see “if we could scope it down,” Peters said, so that the hearing can take place “sooner rather than later.”

Opponents of the zoning bylaw have raised a number of concerns about the adverse impact the resort has had on the environment, the Trent River and neighbouring properties.

Hospice Norwood impressed by Bridge model in Warkworth

BY BILL FREEMAN

Norwood — The Hospice Norwood committee wants to replicate the rural three-bed Bridge Hospice in Warkworth.

“This is really the model we’re striving to bring to Norwood,” said Hospice Norwood executive member Laurie Inglis.

When they “started down this trail,” one of the facilities the Norwood committee visited was the Bridge, which opened in 2013 and is, with the Heart of Hastings Hospice in Madoc, the only rural hospice in the area.

“We decided this was something Norwood needed,” Inglis said.

“We were very impressed. We felt the compassion when we walked in the doors.”

Hospice Norwood will finally get its charitable registration number by the end of April and will be able to launch major fundraising, accept donations and officially announce the site of its two-bed facility.

They’ve continued with small fundraisers and signed off on the design-retrofit of the building and are finalizing plans so they can tender the project.

Once they get the charity number, they’ll be able to display concept pictures of the building, said committee member Doug Pearcy.

“That’s all moving ahead. We’ll be ready to go at that time,” Pearcy said.

Kerri-Anne Wilson, director of clinical services and operations at the Bridge, was at Hospice Norwood’s most recent meeting along with volunteer and Norwood resident Susanne Langford. Wilson is pleased another rural community is planning a hospice.

“Hospices like sharing. We’re happy to share what we’ve learned,” Wilson said. “It’s exciting to see other groups thinking of starting a hospice. It’s important for communities to have this kind of option."

Langford says she gets “110 per cent satisfaction” from volunteering. She’s been a volunteer for 15 months.

A nurse for close to 40 years, Langford says volunteering at the hospice is an “extension of (her) nursing career” but without the responsibilities of looking after medicine, etc.

“I can just give good, personal hands-on care. I get lifted from it. I get as much from it as I give to the residents or their family.”

THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF HAVELOCK-BELMONT-METHUEN NOTICE OF A ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen will hold a public meeting to consider a proposed amendment to the Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Comprehensive Zoning By-law under Section 34 of The Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, as amended.

DATE AND TIME:

Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 6:00 p.m.

PLACE:

Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Municipal Office

LOCATION:

The proposed amendment has general application to all lands within the Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen; and therefore a key map has not been provided.

PROPOSED ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT: THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is to clarify provisions governing the parking/storage and use of Tourist Trailers and Recreational Motor Homes within the Municipality; and to otherwise prohibit their location within the waterfront areas.

REPRESENTATION: ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make verbal or written representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment. Written submissions in respect of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment should be directed to the Clerk of the Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen.

If a person or public body does not make oral submission at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen before the proposed Zoning By-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen to the Ontario Municipal Board.

If a person or public body does not make an oral submission at the public meeting, or make written submissions to the Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen before the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

NOTIFICATION: ANYONE wishing to be notified of Council’s decision in respect of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is required to file a written request with the Clerk of the Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen.

Complete copies of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment will be available for inspection by the public at the Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Municipal Office at noon on Thursday, April 13, 2017.

DATED at the Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen this 28th day of March 2017.

Mr. Bob Angione, M.P.A., B. Admin.

Clerk, Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen P.O. Box 10, 1 Ottawa Street East Havelock, ON K0L 1Z0 (705) 778-2308 (705) 778-5248 (fax) Central Hastings Trent Hills News - Thursday, April 6, 2017 13

The group is currently selling tickets for a raffle draw featuring three outstanding summer prizes. The first prize is a Husqvarna 21 lawn mower, second prize is a Black & Decker hedge trimmer, and third prize is a Newport padded hammock. The tickets are $2 each or three for $5 and are available at J.J. Stewart Motors, the Service Ontario office, Centennial Pharmacy and Norwood Home Hardware.

The winning tickets will be drawn at another fundraising event, a May 5 performance by comedian/hypnotist Robert Maxwell.

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Fundraisers give Hospice Norwood a boost

BY BILL FREEMAN

Norwood — While they await confirmation of their charitable registration number, the Hospice Norwood committee has still been able to pursue some small fundraisers to help with efforts to bring a two-bed end-of-life residential care facility to Norwood.

Once Hospice Norwood has acquired its charitable registration number it can launch a major capital fundraising campaign, accept donations, issue tax receipts and show off design pictures for the home they will retrofit.

705-696-1183.

The committee is also running a bus trip to the Capitol Theatre in Port Hope where the stage show “Take It Easy: The Story of The Eagles” is being presented. A limited number of tickets (bus and show) are left at $55 each by calling 705-639-2431.

Hospice Norwood will roar into summer with Hot Rods for Hospice, a show-and-shine for class cars and motorcycles. There will be three evening shows (5 p.m. to 8 p.m.) in the AsphodelNorwood Community Centre parking lot, June 26, July 23 and Aug. 18. There will be music, food, prizes and a 50-50 draw.

The Norwood IODE is also hosting a “Hike for Hospice” on June 20 and the Timbertrails Western Riders will donate the entry fees from a barrel racing competition they're hosting on May 22.

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CAMPBELLFORD MIDGET TEAM WINS

Back Row L to R: Eric Hudson(Trainer), Lucas Hooley (Assistant Coach), Nic Buchanan, Gavin Woodburn, Hayden Baptie, Peter Crothers (Assist Coach), Joe Crothers Dawson Turcotte, Liam Wells, Ben McKeown (Coach), Bryce Ellis (Manager) Middle Row L to R: Nolan Beamish, Caleb Outred, Caleb Nicholson, Mac Giles, Noah Robertson Zack Nicholson, Jack Petherick, Ethan Conte, Cameron Gorton Front Row L to R: Sam Brunton, Philip Boivin (Goalies)

The Campbellford Colts Midget Team had a fantastic Regular season 15-3-4 Record.

The Campbellford Midget Team started out playoffs in first place in the seed.

Throughout the season, the coaches knew they had a special team and trusted them to make the right adjustments to the game without questioning it. Whether it was changing lines or systems in the middle of the game. All the boys listened with intent and respect according to Bryce Ellis, the assistant coach.

The Campbellford Midget Team started playoffs on a tear and never stopped until the Final OMHA Championship game. North Frontenac was the first team we faced and we won 3 straight. Then moved onto Brighton and won 3 straight. Walkerton Team was the next team in the playoffs and we swept Walkerton in 3 games.

Campbellford faced the final OMHA team Tavistock. We won the flip, so we started our 1st game in the series at home. With a packed arena with over 500 + people. The boys felt a little nervous with such a tremendous local support. The team held it together and ended up winning the first game.

The final score was 5-3 for Campbellford. Zack Nicholson and Mac Giles both scored twice and Ethan Conte scored the final goal. Philip Boivin was in net for the first game. With having 28 shots on net, we managed to stay tight in the third period and pulled off the win.

OMHA CHAMPIONSHIP UNDEFEATED Scoring the first goal was Hayden Baptie assisted by Zack Nicholson, The second goal was scored by Jack Petherick on a breakaway, dangling the goalie and going backhand, assisted by Mac Giles.

The third goal was scored by Dawson Turcotte from Nolan Beamish and Joe Crothers. The fourth goal was scored from Nolan Beamish from Turcotte and Crothers.

Philip Boivin was in net for game #3 and stopped 22 shots in the regular game, then faced 6 shots in ot. The game went into overtime with Boivin in net and held his ground on a breakaway then Zack Nicholson went to the other end and scored with .42 seconds left of the overtime period.

Campbellford ended up winning the OMHA Championship at home which gave the team a wonderful support of the entire Community.

The Playoff Season record was 12-0-0.

There was a lot of pressure on the boys to win this third game in 3 because some of the team was going to OFSAA in Fort Frances which is a 22 hour drive North on a bus which they had to leave the following day.

Coach Ben McKeown said that the coaching staff are so proud of all the kids working hard all year long and developing a fantastic friendship.

We knew at the beginning of the year, we had a chance to win it all and worked towards that goal at every game and every practice. We hope the younger kids in the rink can use these guys as an inspiration down the road.

Second game we traveled to Tavistock and won 4-1. Dawson Turcotte scored the 1st goal and the 3rd goal, Ethan Conte & Hayden Baptie scored the remaining goals. Sam Brunton was in net for game #2 and stopped 18 of the 19 shots on net.

In 2016/2017 Hockey season, Norwood did not ice a Midget Team, so the players came to Campbellford to join the Colts. Campbellford and Norwood Midget Hockey Players became a strong force together as one Team. The team worked very hard all year long and ended up with a OMHA Red Hat Championship last week.

The final game was back in Campbellford with approx 600 + people in attendance. It was a tight game back and forth. Tavistock knew that they could not give up, and it ended up in a tie at the end of the third period 4-4.

We are so proud of our boys winning the championship.

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(Submitted by Nancy Boivin)

Buy a rain barrel Stirling Library to move some stored items to the Belleville Archives and help the Stirling Lions Club

BY TERRY MCNAMEE

BY TERRY MCNAMEE

Stirling — Water conservation has become a big issue in recent months, and here's a way you can save water and help a local service club raise money at the same time.

The Stirling Lions, in partnership with a company called RainBarrel.ca, are holding a rain barrel fundraiser during which people can purchase barrels and related equipment for a fraction of the usual cost.

The barrels, which include a leaf and mosquito filter, spigot and overflow hose, cost $55 each, including taxes — 75 per cent off the retail cost — and come in three different styles. People also can purchase downspout diverters for $25 each to redirect water to a rain barrel, pool or hot tub, flexible downspout pipes for $10 each, and rain barrel stands for $30 each.

“Especially after last

year's drought, it's never too early to be thinking about water conservation,” said Lions first vice-president Alana Bancroft. “Anyone looking to purchase a rain barrel can visit the site that RainBarrel.ca has set up for us, rainbarrel.ca/stirlinglions, and reserve their rain barrel and rain barrel accessories for pickup on April 29 at the Stirling Arena.

You can pay for your rain barrel online or choose to pay when you come to pick it up, but it will be a cash-only event.”

Rain barrels must be reserved online by April 22, but, she added: “Anyone who needs help or doesn't have access to the Internet is welcome to contact me.

I would be happy to place their order for them for cash on pickup.”

For more information, Bancroft can be reached at alanabancroft@yahoo. com or by phone at 613242-6602.

Stirling — A collection of materials from the Stirling Women's Institute that have been stored at the public library in Stirling will be moving to a new home.

The Library Board approved the plan to relocate the boxes to the archive at the Belleville Library.

“We have about five or six boxes of Women's Institute minute books that have been pushed around from storage room to storage room and not available to the public,” said interim CEO Jaye Bannon. “We did notice that Belleville Library now has an archives room that's available to the public. ... I spoke to Amanda Hill, who's the archivist there, and she said we're welcome to drop them off."

“The county has paid for that, so all patrons have access to that,” noted The Stirling Public Library plans to move stored W.I. items to the Belleville Archives Coun. Bob Mullin. for safekeeping and accessibility.

Bannon said Amanda will be contactTerry McNamee/Metroland ing the chair of the W.I. to confirm the move.

As well, he said, contractors were to come “There are a few photo albums and a few in March 1 to look at resolving the fire code minute books,” Bannon said. “If somebody issues. ever comes here looking for (them), at least Bannon presented the library budget to we know where to send them and they are in council on Tuesday, Feb. 21, and she said it ST. ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN Norwood a safe placer that's accessible.” was well received.

Minister: Rev. Roger Millar Meanwhile, patrons at the Stirling Li“As far as the budget, Jaye did a great re9:30am: Worship & Sunday School brary will enjoy a warmer place to read and port,” Mullin said. “It's not been approved All are Welcome choose books since repairs have been made yet ... but it will probably be approved.” to the furnace. Previously, heat was not be- However, capital expenses are a one-time NORWOOD PENTECOSTAL ing spread properly throughout the build- thing, he pointed out, and do not necessary 705-639-2187 • npc@nexicom.net ing.

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Leaf & Yard Waste Collection Program

April

Collection Schedule The Table below shows your designated LEAF & YARD WASTE SET OUT DATE, for April, in comparison to your REGULAR GARBAGE & RECYCLING COLLECTION DAY. Regular GARBAGE & RECYCLING Collection Day Monday Tuesday

LEAF & YARD WASTE Collection Collection Area Set Out Date & Time Collection Period (refer to Map) th AREA 1 Mon, April 17 by 7 AM Between Apr 17th and Apr 21st AREA 2

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Celebrate 21 Years of Recycling!

Saturday, April 22nd • 11am-2pm The Material Recovery Facility is located on Edwardson Rd, just North of the 401 off of Lyle St in Grafton.

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Stirling figure skaters depict “Canadian Heroes On Ice” Program.

“Chloe has represented the Stirling Figure Skating Club twice on the national stage, at Skate Canada Challenge hosted in Edmonton in 2015 and Montreal in 2016,” McMurray said. “Recently, Chloe has made the brave move to Montreal, where she is pursuing Pairs and Singles. She is living away from her family and proudly following her dreams.”

Until now, Chloe has represented the local club where she had received all her early training.

“In 2017, Chloe may represent Quebec, but the Stirling Figure Skating Club will always be part of her heart,” McMurray said.

BY TERRY MCNAMEE

Stirling – On the last day before the ice was taken out of the arena, members of the Stirling Figure Skating Club ended the season with their annual ice gala on Sunday, March 26.

“Canadian Heroes On Ice” featured club members honouring many kinds of heroes, one of whom was a popular coach. The first number of the afternoon was dedicated to him.

“We lost a very special man this year,” said club media director Laurie McMurray. “Stan Hughes, our dance partnering coach, lost his battle with cancer. He touched many of our lives.

“He travelled weekly to our club from Kingston, and we miss him dearly. We would call him The CanSkate Group, assisted by older skatStan the Man because he was number one.” ers, performed a number called “Heroes.”

The featured performer was 14-year-old Terry McNamee/Metroland Chloe Choinard, who skated her Novice Short

Brighton curler will take part in inaugural U-18 national championships

BY JOHN CAMPBELL

Brighton – Teen curler Morgan Typhair had a choice to make: travel north to compete for a provincial championship or travel west to compete for a provincial championship.

The Grade 12 East Northumberland Secondary School (ENSS) student made the right choice, as her team representing the Perth Curling Club won the U-18 women's provincial title at Hamilton on March 26.

“I'm glad I did,” Typhair said, because her team qualified for the first-ever Canadian U-18 curling championships, which will take place from April 18 to April 22 in Moncton. “It was so exciting.”

Typhair was also the skip for the ENSS girls' team, which competed at OFSAA while she was playing at Hamilton. It didn't fare as well, as they only one of four matches at North Bay. Typhair, who started curling in Brighton when she was in Grade 5, said the first two games in the round-robin “were extremely close.”

Perth fell behind 3-0 to a rink from Listowel in its opening match before mounting a comeback that culminated in a 7-6 victory.

The second match went to an extra end, with Perth upending Oakville 6-4 by scoring twice in the eighth and again in the ninth.

The team finished the five-day tournament with a 7-1 record, avenging its lone loss in the round-robin by defeating Manotick 4-2 in the final.

Typhair's parents, Naomi and David, were there to see her win. Friends and relatives were able to follow the action online, as the games were streamed over the Internet.

Typhair was the team lead and Kayla Gray, a Nicholson Catholic College student from Stirling, was the skip. The two became acquainted playing against each other in school curling.

Gray met the other two members of the team, Mikayla Gemmill and Chelsea Ferrier, from Perth, at a curling camp.

The four play every Thursday in a noncompetitive women's league in Kingston.

“We all have jobs, so it's really hard to get together to practice,” Typhair said. “Technically, our team is based out of both Stirling and Perth.”

Team Gray advanced to the provincial championship by going undefeated at a qualifying tournament held at Arnprior.

Typhair said volunteer coach Kimberly Yeoman, who runs the Learn to Curl program in Stirling, has “really helped” the foursome with their game.

“She's great,” Typhair said.

She's “really nervous,” but also “really excited,” about competing for a national championship, which will have all 14 of Curling Canada's member associations represented at the inaugural event.

The teams will be divided into two pools and play six eight-end round-robin games. The top three from each will advance to the playoffs.

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Campbellford’s Bantam LL team wins League “C” championship

BY SUE DICKENS

Campbellford – “They seemed to come together in the final series,” said Pete Crothers, who coached the Campbellford Bantam LL team to win the League “C” championship.

The score of the final game was 4-2 over Ennismore.

Crothers, who was also an assistant coach with the Midgets this year, a team that captured the OMHA “CC” championship, added: “We struggled and worked hard. Our kids were just tickled to win the final series.”

He spoke highly of Mike Heffernan, assistant coach, and Amy Hagerman, the trainer. “And Joanne Forestell, our manager, kept everybody up-to-date with practices and games,” he added.

“We’re just like a big family. We all stuck together through thick and thin and prevailed in the end.”

In the final game of the series, the goals kept coming and by the time the third period came around, “we just played defensive hockey,” said Crothers. “We shut them down. I’m very happy with the way they played.”

He also noted the Bantams had seven girls on the team this year.

Crothers also wanted to acknowledge the efforts of Noah Petherick,

“who scored a lot of our goals this year.”

The goalies for the Bantam LL team were Tyler Wrightly and Victoria Brunton.

“Victoria is a really good goalie and Tyler, our main goalie, he was outstanding, especially in that final game,” said Crothers. “He played well the whole series and made some bigtime saves.”

Crothers said he wants to acknowledge Alex Wrightly, who played with the Peewees “but played with us when he could. He came because his brother (Tyler) was already coming.”

Crothers also talked about another player, Alley Bronson, whose younger brother Ryan “hung around the rink” and eventually was invited to sit on the team’s bench. “We took him under our belt ... we got him a helmet and a mask and he always had a smile on his face.”

In fact, Crothers had something positive to say about all the players.

Crothers added: “Something else I would like to talk about. The league they played in, the Leo League, is where you play for two months then seed everybody where they are so they are supposed to be playing against teams somewhat in their calibre ... we were seeded in the third group (C), it’s

Campbellford’s Bantam LL team won the League “C” championship this season, beating Ennismore with a score of 4-2. Submitted photo by Campbellford Colts Minor Hockey Association. neat the way they do it. When they play at their own calibre, they can handle the puck more.

“We don’t just work on their skills, we work on positioning where the players will be ... We were teaching them little tricks and they were very

creative on their own by attempting things, whether right or wrong I like to see them attempting things.”

As a coach, Crothers said his goal was overall “to make sure the kids were having fun and make sure they were learning the skills they needed.”

He also wanted to offer up a “thank you to our executive and minor hockey assistants. They do a wonderful job making sure the players are getting the best ... and a tip of my hat to the referees.”

Montgomery rink wins Maplefest title; takes Sap Bucket Trophy en Radnor, lead Trudy Wheeler and second Brian Radnor accumulated the most points over the course of the two-day tournament which drew 24 teams to Norwood. Each team played three games. Teams competed in three draws over the two days.

Finishing second was John Kajmo-

wicz’s rink with vice Janice O’Neil, second Fred O’Neil and lead Jan Kajmowicz. Ron Cooney’s rink with vice Norwood – Gord Montgomery’s Dorothy Smooker, second Joe McNorwood Curling Club rink topped Griskin and lead Diane Pagett placed the leader board to take the annual third.

Maplefest Bonspiel’s Sap Bucket TroThe top three teams also received phy. cash prizes.

Montgomery’s rink with vice KarThe bonspiel is the Norwood Curling Club’s largest fundraiser of the season and Municipality of Centre Hastings could not happen without a team of Fire Hydrant Flushing willing volunteers.

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Winning the 2017 Norwood Curling Club’s Maplefest Bonspiel was Gord Montgomery’s rink. In the photo (left to right) are Montgomery, vice Karen Radnor, second Brian Radnor and lead Trudy Wheeler. They are holding the Sap Bucket Trophy. Photo/submitted those who donated items for the prize gates, Ron and Julie Tufts, Raeburn table. Special prizes were donated by Scott and Gay Lea-Ivanhoe Cheese.

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Tweed students rise to provincial level in Legion contest

Left: Cassandra Sargent displays her Provincial second place black & white drawing, Marie Gordon – Zone Youth Education Chairman, Lynn Deering – Zone Commander F-Troop, Hal Trites – first Vice and Youth Education Chairman and Bradley Beatty who won Provincial poem contest and goes onto Nationals.

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BY LYNN MARRIOTT

Two Tweed students placed at provincial level in the legion’s annual Poems, Poster and Essay Contest.

On March 28, in a presentation held at Centre Hastings Secondary School in Madoc, Cassandra Sargent won second place at the provincial level for her black and white drawing.

Bradley Beatty won first place for his poem. Beatty’s poem now goes onto be judged nationally against nine finalists from across Canada.

All students, including homeschoolers, may enter in all or one of the categories; drawing black and white, drawing colour, essay and

poem. "Approximately three years ago, video was added,” said Marie Gordon, legion zone youth education chair. A video entry can be produced by one or a group of students.

Students present their entries at the local level and winners are then passed along through the levels to be judged. Beatty and Sargent learned of their provincial awards the day before the presentation.

If Beatty’s poem wins at the national level, he will be awarded $1,000 and join the four senior category winners and “together they will place a wreath at the Ottawa cenotaph on Remembrance Day,” said Gordon.

Big-screen gaming event scores high with players

BY SUE DICKENS

Campbellford — Aron Theatre’s first big-screen gaming event organized by the Aron youth committee scored high with players.

Co-chair Luanne Donahoe explained: “The event involved a daylong series of three different video game tournaments held primarily for the youth of our community to gather together and have some fun, but also to raise funds for the Aron Theatre Co-operative and the Aron youth committee to allow for more fun youth events to be held in the future.”

This was not the first time the newly-organized youth committee has done this.

The committee has a vision of putting on two events each year for the youth in the greater Northumberland area to be able to get involved in and have some fun, in the hopes these events ultimately could be held annually.

Their first event, Coffee Night at the Aron talent competition, was held last December and, according to Donahoe, was a huge success.

The committee received some help for big-screen gaming night from Bri-

Aron theatre’s first big screen gaming event organized by the Aron youth committee scored high with players.

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an Hamilton, a volunteer at the Aron Theatre, who had helped with the setup of the sound and lighting system for the coffee night.

“Brian set everything up allowing the kids to play these games on the big screen and had things running smoothly throughout the day,” said Donahoe, who wants to say a big thank-you to all the businesses that donated items for the prize table.

The Youth Committee for the bigscreen game event included: Summer Alvarado, Josh Donahoe, Jack-

son Graham, Lucas Graham, Lucas Ingram, Kyle MacDonald, August Milko, Cassidy Tizzard, along with cochairs Donahoe and Janice Mirabelli.

New members are welcome and anyone interested can email youth@ arontheatre.com or call Donahoe at 705-947-2166 or Mirabelli at 705-7723247.

The youth committee will be hosting future events which will be posted on the Aron Theatre website and Facebook page. For more information, email youth@arontheatre.com

Family 150 reading challenge at Trent Hills library

BY BILL FREEMAN

Trent Hills — The Trent Hills Public Library wants residents young and old to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary by reading books by some of this country’s outstanding writers.

The “Family 150 Reading Challenge” is something of a sesquicentennial gauntlet encouraging entire families to read things written by Canadians and to record the titles in a special booklet available at each of the Trent Hills library branches. Once they have filled the booklet with 150 titles, they can drop it off and become eligible for a "still-to-be-determined” prize.

They have until the end of 2017 to fill up their booklets. The library branches have also put together colourfully-decorated surprise packages containing Canadian books and are inviting patrons to “enjoy a blind date with a Canadian author.” ““It’s just a fun thing and they might find a new Canadian author they really enjoy.” says Hastings and Warkworth branch supervisor Shirley Coughlan. Library patrons are reading more Canadian authors, says Coughlan. She says that widely-publicized events like CBC’s “Canada Reads” and the much-anticipated countdown

to the announcement of the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the largest prize for Canadian fiction in this country, have helped boost the profile of Canadian authors and their work.

“There is a real interest in Canada Reads and people are always interested in reading the Giller books,” said Coughlan. Coughlan adds that the popularity of events like the Friends of the Hastings Library authors’ nights is another indication of how much area readers like Canadian books.

Family 150 Reading Challenge booklets are available at all three Trent Hills library branches.

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Belleville – Rainbow hair, women in beards, big fancy hats.

The outfits were over the top at Hospice Quinte’s fundraising dinner at the Belleville Armouries on Saturday night.

The event, dubbed the Under the Big Top gala fundraiser, had a circus

theme and included a presentation by Erin Ball and Kingston Circus Arts.

The awesome costumes, flashy lights and fun props created a great ambiance, aided by the sight of the illuminated City Hall clock tower coming through the west window at twilight.

“This is our signature fundraiser of

the year,” said Maria Menjivar, Hospice’s community relations and fund development co-ordinator. “We put a lot of thought and creativity into this.”

Organizers had a goal of raising $100,000 through the event. And as the dinner began, more than $51,000 had already been counted through

tickets and sponsorship. She said, it appeared, the event was on the way to reaching the goal. The money is needed as about 70 per cent of Hospice’s budget comes from donations.

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Menjivar said the age range of people who support Hospice is wide.

Saturday’s crowd included people in their 20s and at least one person in their 90s. That array of support bodes well for Hospice Quinte’s future, as it continues to fundraise.

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Following one year-hiatus, regional science fair returns

Curtis Amey works on an electrophoresis activity at the Quinte Regional Science and Technology Fair at Loyalist College. It was offered at a booth Leighton Simms and Owen O’Brien, Grade 4 students at St. Mary Cath- hosted by members of Loyalist’s biosciences proolic School in Trenton, show their science project, which explained how gram.

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Belleville – You could make a strong hypothesis that the return of the Quinte Regional Science and Technology Fair is a great things for local kids.

Following a one-year hiatus, the fair returned on Saturday, April 1, as about 200 children, representing 150 projects, packed Loyalist College’s gym and cafeteria for the day.

Students competing for prizes, ranged from Grades 4 to 8, but there were also a few primary students displaying projects.

Parents and judges who cruised through could learn a plethora of fun facts – such

as how wind turbines work, which bridge design in strongest or how bacteria forms in food.

“Anything that would catch a kid’s eye, they’re allowed to investigate,” said Christopher Spencer, of the fair’s organizers.

Spencer said it’s been interesting to see how today’s technology is allowing children to complete projects in creative ways. Now, some record experiments on cell phone cameras and display results.

Another nice thing about science projects, he said, is they allow a children to work on several strands of curriculum. Completing a project

may require the student to work on math, literacy and even arts skills.

“It’s what we call a culminating activity,” Spencer said.

Judges on Saturday were to announce three winning students, who would be awarded an expense-paid trip to Regina, Sask. to compete in a national science fair later this spring. Those winners had not been publicly announced as of Monday, April 3.

Spencer said he and fellow organizers are happy to be back in business.

The Quinte Regional Science and Technology Fair is an independent,

non-profit organization that works with all schools within the region, including those from the public and Catholic board and private schools and even home schools.

“I said, this is too important to let go,” Spencer said.

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QuinteVation receives $125,000 in federal funds to hire staff QuinteVation chair Ryan Williams it organization with a mandate “breaking down silos,” he said, speaks to guests at a funding an- to help entrepreneurs and foster and creating “clusters of innovation.” business growth. nouncement at the Fairfield Inn. Stephen Petrick/Metroland

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Belleville – The buzz around QuinteVation is building.

Dozens of business leaders packed a hotel conference room on Thursday, March 30 to learn the organization would receive $125,000 in federal funds. The money will be used to hire four full-time staff to help business growth in the region.

QuineVation is a new non-prof-

The event, at the Fairfield Inn, was attended by three area Liberal Members of Parliament – Neil Ellis, Kim Rudd and Mike Bossio.

It was hailed as great news for rural communities, as QuinteVation serves the entire Bay of Quinte region.

That means the money could potentially serve to boost agriculture businesses in Hastings County, beer makers and wineries in Prince Edward County or innovative startups in urban centres or rural communities, from Quinte West to Belleville, or Picton to Bancroft.

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The federal funding to QuinteVation is being channelled through the Northumberland Community Futures Development Corporation.

Its executive director, Wendy Curtis, attended the event to applaud the work that’s taking place in the Quinte area.

“The appealing thing about QuinteVation is it’s entrepreneurs working with entrepreneurs,” she said.

Bossio, the MP for HastingsLennox & Addington, pointed out that the funding reflects the Liberal government’s commitment to work with rural Ontario.

Bossio chairs a rural affairs committee on Parliament Hill and he pointed out that too often elected officials who work on economic development strategies represent urban areas.

He said he’s excited to see QuinteVation look at economic development “through a rural lens.”

Medical staff chief explains war on septic microbes

BY JACK EVANS

Belleville - Compared to microbial bacteria, human existence on earth is only a tick of the clock, says Dr.Dick Zoutman, chief of medical staff for Quinte Health Care.

An expert in microbiology and recognized for his knowledge and skills in infection control across Ontario, Zoutman was speaker for the Probus Club of Belleville last Thursday.

Bacteria have existed on earth for at least four billion plus years, he said, “So they deserve our respect. We only live on this planet because the germs let us,” he added.

But, by far most species of bacteria are beneficial and even essential for human health and agricultural crops, he said.

There are, though, a few nasties. And unwise or over use of antibiotics are their best friends, he stressed.

Good microbes exist throughout the human body, combating intruding bad ones as part of our natural immune system. But when the bad microbes take over, one’s system then becomes “septic.” Antibiotics are then effective, but only if the precise right type for the specific intruder is used.

Otherwise, they develop an immunity to those treatments.

To identify the precise bacteria causing the problem requires a culture sample which takes hours to generate and multiply to a sample size, then identify and find the antidote. Until recently, that process took some 60 hours, and for severe cases, mortality rates were high.

A new machine, purchased for $250,000 at Belleville General Hospital in recent months, has reduced that time to 20 hours and further improvements are expected, he said. Already, the savings in hospital stays and reduction of mortality rates have paid for the machine, provided through public support of the hospital foundation. By identifying the precise type of microbe and using the effective antidote, unnecessary use of antibiotics means the bacteria don’t have a chance to develop an immunity, as has been happening in many cases.

He also urged regular use of flu and pneumonia vaccinations, hand washing and avoiding the tradition of shaking Dr. Dick Zoutman, talks to the Probus Club of Belleville. hands. He also issued an appeal for continued generosity in giving to the foundation so local hospitals can benefit from new and costly technology.

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EVENTS

BELLEVILLE

APRIL 8 Belleville Legion Ambush Show starts 9pm. Tickets $20. Everyone welcome, plenty of room for dancing (age of majority event).

BELLEVILLE CLUB 39 Music of Freddyvette-Rhinestone Plowboys April 7, RCL Br. 99 132 Pinnacle St. (upstairs) 8pm-Midnight Singles & Couples welcome. Members $10 non Members $12 For this dance only, Table snacks only.

613-395-0162 or 613-966-6596 YARD, CRAFT and Bake Sale Trillium 2000 Seniors Club Foster Ward Community Centre, 75 St. Paul St. April 8, 8am-2pm. Tables available Members $5. non-members $10. reserve 613-962-3742 REGULAR MEETING of Quinte Grannies for Africa April 8 St. Thomas Church. social/ breakfast time 8:30am, regular meeting 9am. all welcome just bring a coffee mug.

OSTOMY GROUP of Belleville and area monthly meeting April 9, 2pm in Rm P21. In the Quinte Business Centre, Loyalist College.

BELLEVILLE LIONS Club is actively looking for new members. we need younger lions with their new input as the world is changing. 613-962-5663.

SPRING LUNCHEON April 12, 122pm. 290 Bridge St W $13. Free nursery, reservations @ 613-961-0956 QUINTE REGION Crokinole Club, every Tuesday, 6:30 pm, Quinte Wellness Centre, Cannifton Rd. http://www.qrcc.ca . 613-967-7720 or 613-849-0690.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Belleville General Hospital Auxiliary seeks adults and students at least 16 years of age to volunteer in a variety of hospital settings, 613-969-7400 ext 2297 MONTHLY DOODLING sessions, 3rd Thursday of month. Bring your creations, tools of the trade. Free sessions, 10am12pm, John M. Parrott Art Gallery. Rachel comeau_rachel@hotmail.com DINERS CLUBS Belleville once/week, Deseronto and Melrose once/month. Reservations required. call Community Care for South Hastings Belleville 613-969-0130 Deseronto 613-396-6591 STROKE SUPPORT PROGRAMS Free, monthly Belleville Support groups for Stroke Survivors, Caregivers, and Couples. Participating from remote locations available through video connection. Call 613-969-0130 FINANCIAL LITERACY Workshop: Loans: Costs and Obligations April 8 2:30-4pm Belleville Public Library in the Meeting Room. for information purposes only, contains no sales pitches, free, No registration required, 613-968-6731 x2237.

SPEAKER EVENT: Connon Nurseries at Belleville Public Library April 11, 6pm Learn about garden placement, plant varieties, care, and more! No registration required 613-968-6731 x2237 BRIGHTON 55 ALIVE - Senior Driver Education classroom workshop April 12, 13, 9am-noon Brighton Municipal Office, Senior Drop-in Centre [basement], 35 Alice Street. $10 B6 Section B - Thursday, April 6, 2017

charge for workbook only and payable in cash on the first morning. 613-439-9593 or to register 905-885-9860.

SEXUAL HEALTH Clinic, April 11, 10 am-noon. The clinic provides clients with confidential access to sexual health services. 1-866-888-4577, ext. 1205.

TOBACCO TALKS Quit-Smoking Support Program, April 12, 1pm, Brighton Health Service Centre (1st Floor, 170 Main St.). 1-866-888-4577, ext. 1518.

TAKE TIME OUT April 10, 10-noon at the Grand Hall corner of Chapel and Prince Edward Streets free learning program, handicap accessible and available to both men and women. small space gardening 613-242-5387

CAMPBELLFORD TOBACCO TALKS Quit-Smoking Support Program, April 13, 1 pm, Campbellford Community Resource Centre (65 Bridge St. E.). 1-866-888-4577, ext. 1518.

PROBUS CLUB OF TRENT HILLS welcomes Leisha Newton, April 12. Probus Club of Trent Hills meets St. John’s United Church 2nd Wed. monthly 10 A.M. Call Denise Kelsey 705 653-6763.

CAMPBELLFORD MINOR Hockey April 7, 7pm Campbellford Legion coaches and volunteer appreciation dinner INDOOR WALKING and Exercise Program St. John’s United Church Auditorium every Tuesday and Friday 10-11am.

Please bring clean, comfortable shoes. 50 Bridge St. W. CONTACT ST. John’s United Church office at 705-653-2283 for additional details.

CAMPBELLFORD LEGION Br 103, 34 Bridge St Campbellford, 705 653 2450.

Thurs 730 pm open 8-ball, Sunday 3-7 pm open Jam Session No cover

CODRINGTON NORTH BRIGHTON Seniors Club looking for new members. Meeting 3rd Wednesday of month. Potluck lunch at noon followed by short business meeting, guest speakers and cards. Joan Walker 613-475-4631.

COLBORNE EVERY SATURDAY is Meat Draw, Colborne Legion. Draws at 3pm, 4pm and 5pm. $8.00 for nine chances to win.

Everyone is welcome.

FRANKFORD

Anglican Church, Frankford. Info: Sarah 613-398-6407 MOONSHOT EUCHRE every Wednesday, 1pm. Tournaments Every 3rd Sunday of the Month, 1pm. Frankford Lions Club

GRAFTON APRIL 11 Grafton Horticultural Society “Holes in Leaves” with Martin Galloway 7-9pm Free, Everyone is Welcome St.Andrew’s United Church 137 Old Danforth Road

HASTINGS HASTINGS LEGION April 9 Jam session with Norm and the boys Come on down to the Legion for a great afternoon of music and song Age of majority Open to the public ST. GEORGE’S Church, Hastings, weekly used book sale every Wednesday,10am -2pm. Books priced at bargain prices.

Enter at rear of church.

TOPS (TAKE Off Pounds Sensibly) meetings Wednesdays at the Trinity United Church, Hastings. Weigh-in 5:00-5:45pm and meeting 6-7pm. Join anytime. For info Kathy (705) 696-3359 SALVATION ARMY Lunch, 11:30AM 1:00PM on the 2nd and the 4th Friday from September to June, Civic Centre, Hastings. Soup, sandwiches, salad, dessert, coffee, tea and juice. Everyone welcome

HAVELOCK GOSPEL SINGING and playing by several musicians at Stone Jug Hall Hwy 7, 7-9pm. Donations only. last sat of each month. Robert and Sharon 613-473-2755 TURKEY & Ham Meat Draw April 8, 3pm HAVELOCK LEGION Br 389 Open to the Public TRADITIONAL COUNTRY Music Jam Sessionsm Ol Town Hall, Matheson and Oak Streets, every Wednesday. Doors open 12, tunes begin 1pm. Bring your instruments (excluding drums), your voice, your song book all welcome

MADOC WHITE LAKE Bethesda Boutique (Corner of Springbrook Road & Hwy. 62) April 8, 9-NOON Clothing Items $2 each Baked items available MADOC DINERS April 10: St John’s Anglican Church Hall. Lunch is served noon. bring your own plate, cup, and cutlery. 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register MADOC ACTIVE Living Exercise: Every Wednesday, 10:30AM. Trinity United Church, 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register ROYAL CANADIAN Legion Br 363 Madoc: Mixed Darts every Thursday 7 pm. Random draw for teams.

CROKINOLE: THIRD Friday of every month, 8 p.m. at Trinity United Church (side entrance), St. Lawrence St. East. $2.50/person. Door prizes. Light lunch.

MARMORA & Lake Public Library Musical Storytime Stories, songs, crafts and a snack. Open to children 2-6 years old April 6, 4-4:45pm. Family Games Night Games for all ages, snack provided Chess & crokinole lessons available April 6, 5:30-7pm. 613-472-3122 or info@marmoralibrary.ca MARMORA CROWE Valley Lions Open Mic event April 9, 1–4.30pm Marmora Community Centre Victoria St. dance area,50/50 draw,refreshments LCBO. Bring your voice & instruments. All proceeds for community service. For info. 613-472-2377 MARMORA DINERS: April 12: Marmora and District community Centre (Arena), Victoria Ave. Lunch at noon. bring your own plate, cup, and cutlery. 1-800-5541564 to pre-register MARMORA BLOOD Pressure Clinic: April 11: Caressant Care 58 Bursthall St, 9:30AM-11AM. 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register

STIRLING ELIZABETH MCDONALD, Soprano, April 9 St. Paul’s United Church, Service begins 10:30am. After the service all are invited to join the congregation for coffee and social time.

STIRLING CLUB 55 and Over regular euchre every Wednesday in Stirling Legion 1pm. $2 to play, prizes and treats.

Also monthly birthday celebrations. Info 613-395-3559

TRENTON TRENTON MEMORIAL Hospital Auxiliary monthly meeting April 10, 1:30 in the 2nd floor boardroom of the hospital.

All volunteers, people interested in volunteering and the public are welcome to attend. Karen White 613 965 0423 OFFICERS` MESS Ladies Club April 12, Appetizer Night and Quarter Auction.

Proceeds of the auction will be donated to “Fixed Fur Life”. Members and guests welcome. Free with an appetizer, $15 without. Officers` Mess 6:30PM. GRAMMY NOMINATED songwriter Cris Cuddy show Old Church Theatre, April 8, 7pm. http://oldchurch.ca/criscuddy/ $20 in advance, $25 at the door TRENTON TOWN Hall - 1861 Heritage and Cultural Centre 55 King St. 613-3941333 Laura, trentport@hotmail.ca April all month – A display of hats featuring pictures of the Trenton Easter Parade.

100TH ANNIVERSARY of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, Apr. 9, 10:45am, Trenton Legion, 19 Quinte Street, 613-392-0331, www.rcl110.ca SEWING SOCIAL, Tuesdays, 1-4pm, Trenton Library Bring your sewing machine (with power cord and foot control), your selected project, and an extension cord.

Beginners are welcome. Info email to: kristar@quintewest.ca PROBUS CLUB of Quinte West meets 1st Thursday of the month, 9:30 a.m., upstairs at the RCL 110, Trenton. All seniors welcome. Info: call Janet 613-475-5111

RC LEGION Br. 387, will hold elections for the coming year 8 May, 7pm. Please come out and vote for who you want to run your branch for the next year.

FRANKFORD LEGION: Mondays Cribbage 1pm. Tuesdays, Euchre 1pm; Line dancing 7pm. Wednesdays, Seniors¹ Euchre 1 pm; Open Snooker 7pm. Thursdays Ladies¹ Pool and Men¹s Darts 7pm.

Fridays Mixed Fun Darts 7pm.

TOPS (TAKE off Pounds Sensibly), Wednesday, Anglican Church Hall, 60 MARMORA N Trent Frankford, weigh-in 3-3:30pm.

OPEN MIC April 7, 7PM Marmora and meeting 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Area Curling Club, 2 Crawford Drive.

GENTLE YOGA, Suitable for everyone. No cover charge.

TWEED Classes every Tuesday 1pm, Holy Trinity APRIL 9 Help raise funds for the Canadian

Cancer Society 23rd annual “Darts for Cancer” fun tournament Tweed Legion.

Registration 9 games start at 9:30 for this “blind draw” event. breakfast sandwiches, a lunch BBQ, draws and prizes throughout the day. 613-478-1865 or moc.br428@ gmail.com TWEED & Area Heritage Centre, 40 Victoria St. N., new talent, Mark Robinson, of Eldorado. His exhibit of 45 paintings.

Showing during March and April, Monday through Saturday 9am- noon, 1-5pm. Free admission. Donations appreciated.

TWEED TUESDAY bid euchre at 7pm, and Thursday regular euchre at 1 p.m.

At the Actinolite hall. For inquiries 613 403-1720.

TREE & Shrub Seedlings - order for spring 2017. Native species available.

Sold in bundles of 10 seedlings. Deciduous trees & shrubs $12.50/bundle; evergreens $10/bundle. $10 S&H fee per order. Ewa Bednarczuk, 613-394-3915 ext 252, ewa. bednarczuk@ltc.on.ca or order on-line at www.ltc.on.ca TWEED LEGION in-house Sports continues with the Pool League on Wednesday at 6:30, Shuffleboard Thursday at 7 and Darts Friday at 7:30. Euchre is offered bi-weekly on Saturdays and all of our in-house events are open to everyone, not just Legion Members. 613-478-1865 FREE CRAVING Change workshop at Gateway CHC to change your thinking to change your eating habits. Info: the Dietitian at 613-478-1211 ext. 228.

TWEED TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), Mondays, 10-11:30 am, 23 McCamon Avenue, Tweed (Hillside Apartments) Common Room. Weight loss, Support - Food and Exercise plans. $2 per week.

Info: Marilyn at 613-478-9957.

SENIOR MEN’S ‘Huff and Puff’ Exercise Class, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10-11 AM, Land O’ Lakes Curling Club. Instructed muscle toning, balance and stretching.

Light weights available, bring your own mat. 7/class or $40 monthly. Show up or contact Larry: 613-478-5994

TYENDINAGA FREE LUNCH Time Fitness with Active membership at the Tyendinaga Fitness Resource Centre. $20 for seniors (55+) $30 for adults no taxes or contracts Open to the Public. Stop in classes 12:15pm Monday to Thursday. (613) 962-2822

WARKWORTH FOR THE month of April, Ah! Arts & Heritage Centre presents exhibition of work by photographer Gary Mulcahey: FARM[er] Portraits of Northumberland County Family Farms.

SHOW RUNS April 1-30, Ah!Centre 35 Church Street, Warkworth. FARM[er] reception April 8, doors open 7pm. performances starting 8pm

WOOLER WOOLER UNITED Church Traditional Ukrainian Supper April 8, 5-6:30pm Advanced Tickets Only $15. Joyce (613) 398-7694 Roxie (613) 397-3027 Anne 613-397-3106

METROLAND AUCTIONS

Have an auction you would like to see listed?

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613.966.2034

HOUSE CONTENTS SALE 39 Applewood Drive, Brighton Friday, April 7: 1:00pm till 4:00pm Saturday, April 8: Starting at 9:00am All Priced to Sell For a more detailed list visit www.brightonestateauctions.com Phone 905-376-1056

ESTATE OF DOUG GORDON 253 LINGHAM LAKE ROAD R.R.# 3 MADOC, ONT. (Community of Cooper) SATURDAY APRIL 15TH AT 10:30 AM 10 miles NORTH of Madoc on The Cooper Road ( County Road # 12) TRACTOR AND TOOLS Kubota L2850 4 wd diesel tractor with Buhler front end loader400 hrs- excellent condition; Rhino 3 point hitch scraper blade, 6 ft 3 pt hitch ingle auger snow blower, 3 point hitch hydraulic custom made wood splitter, 16 ft tandem axle flat deck trailer with loading ramp, yard roller, single axle utility yard trailers, Yamaha 6 hp outboard motor, Mercury 9.8 hp outboard motor, Minn Kota electric trolling motor, Ryobi 10� table saw, Mastercraft 12� single surface planer, metal cutting chop saw, Husqvarna 450 chainsaw, Husqvarna 66 chainsaw, Pioneer 5000 chainsaw, Lincoln PAK 10 Mig welder, oxy acetylene torch kit, Husky Pro portable air compressor, Mastercraft 8� bench grinder, Delta floor model drill press, Job Mate mitre saw, quantity of power tools, hand tools, hardware, safety harness, tool chests, electrical supplies, clams, rope, chain blocks, power lawn mower, aluminum ladders,approx 6 bush cord 2016 of cut/split firewood; HOUSEHOLD CONTENTS -Sell at 10:30 am antique 4 piece walnut bedroom suite, antique washstand, antique oak 48� roll top desk, walnut telephone table, antique walnut double bed, glass front display cabinet, Danby bar fridge,3 piece chesterfield suite, living room furniture, 3 gal crock, Guardian dog containment system, Yamaha stereo system, treadmill, 2 way radios, numerous other articles TERMS- CASH OR CHEQUE OWNER & AUCTIONEER NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENT OR INJURY DAY OF SALE SULLIVAN AUCTIONEERS 3ODLQÀHOG www.sullivanauctions.com

FARM MACHINERY AUCTION FOR MACDONALD FARMS, R.R. #1 PICTON SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2017 AT 10:00 A.M. ON SITE )URP %ORRPĂ€HOG IROORZ &RXQW\ 5RDG VRXWK NPV WR VDOH VLWH NPV SDVW ,VDDK 7XEEV UHVWDXUDQW :DWFK IRU VLJQV Case-International Axial-Flow 1660 2WD combine ( 5175 hrs.), Case-IH 4 row corn head, Case International 1020 20 ft. Grain head, Case International 2294 4WD tractor with cab ( 6025 hrs.), Case-International 685 4WD tractor open station with Case 2255 loader (tractor needs work), John Deere 350-C crawler track loader (nice shape), White model 508 semi-mount 4 furrow auto reset plow, International 720 semi-mount 5 furrow auto reset plow, International model 610 14 ft. set of discs, Massey Ferguson 259 26 ft. cultivator with harrows, Case-IH 6500 10 ft. 9 shank conser-till chisel plow, 3 PTH 10 & 12 ft. “Sâ€? tine cultivators, John Deere 7000 4 row narrow corn planter, International 510 21 run double disc seed drill with grass box, 12 ft. tire packer, New Holland 489 9 ft, haybine, NH 56 side delivery rake, Welger RP 15 4x4 soft core round baler, 28 ft. big bale wagon, New Holland 679 tandem axle spreader with single beater, 7 ft. rotary trail mower, 2 Bruns model 400 gravity wagons on 10 ton double reach Horst running gear, 2 J&M 300 bushel gravity wagons, 25 ft. tandem axle tag a long trailer, older model 20 ft. goose neck stock trailer (sells as is), 14 ft. set of drags/evener bar, several loader buckets, bale spear, calf squeeze chute/headgate, stock water tanks, several fuel tanks, 3 PTH bale spear, electric fence supplies, air compressor, 2 wagon running gears, chain link dog pen, set of plywood 5 ton truck racks, water pump, cream cans, tomato crates, rain barrels, assorted tires & other miscellaneous.

Consigned: John Deere 920 2WD tractor (not running).

Reason for sale: Farm is sold.

See my web site for detailed list & photos.

AUCTIONEER: DOUG JARRELL 613-969-1033 www.dougjarrellauctions.com TERMS: CASH, DEBIT, VISA, MC OR CHEQUE/ID LUNCH AVAILABLE OWNER AND/OR AUCTIONEER NOT RESPONSIBLE IN CASE OF ACCIDENT

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TRAVEL

The 100th Anniversary of Vimy Ridge is April 9, 2017

BY JOHN M. SMITH

There have been several newspaper articles lately about the upcoming 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, and a special commemoration will be held on April 9th at the Belleville Cenotaph.

Many other Canadian communities will also remember this event on that date, and there will be a major ceremony, of course, in our nation’s capital. There will also be a special ceremony held that very day at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France, a site that’s maintained by Veteran Affairs Canada.

The WW1 Battle of Vimy Ridge began at 5:30 am on Easter Monday, April 9, 1917 when the first wave of Canadian soldiers attacked the escarpment, and in four days, by nightfall on April 12, the Canadians controlled this vital area. This battle was the first time that the four divisions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, comprised of Canadian troops from all over the country, participated together, and it therefore became a Canadian nationalistic symbol of achievement. It has even been suggested that this particular accomplishment marked “the beginning of the end” of the Great War, for the Germans had suddenly lost their clear, uninterrupted sightline of enemy advances, which ultimately led to the destabilization of this entire area for the enemy.

The Battle of Vimy Ridge came at quite a cost to us, though, for over 3,000 Canadian soldiers died and over 7,000 were wounded. Years later, a part of this former battleground became a memorial park, the site of

Canadian teens often lead the tours of the preserved trenches at Vimy Ridge.

the Canadian National Vimy Memorial. More than 60,000 Canadian service personnel lost their lives during WW1, and an inscription on this inspirational monument clarifies this: “To the valour of their countrymen in the Great War and in memory of their sixty thousand dead this monument is raised by the people of Canada.”

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of the area trenches have been preserved. There are also some mine craters still there, amid a landscape that’s still pock-marked with shell holes. However, it’s the monument itself, with its twin white pylons, that dominates. One pylon bears the Canadian maple leaf, and the other has France’s fleur-de-lys, symbolizing the sacrifices that were made by both countries. At the top of these twin towers are figures representing Peace and Justice, and below them, on the back of the towers, are figures representing Truth and Knowledge.

Around these figures are the shields of Canada, France, and Great Britain, and at the base is a young, dying soldier. On each side of the

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One of these corpses was eventually exhumed - and laid to rest in Ottawa – in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. In the original burial grounds, near Vimy Ridge, the headstone states that this is “THE FORMER GRAVE OF AN UNKNOWN CANADIAN SOLDIER OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR. HIS REMAINS WERE REMOVED ON 25 MAY 2000 AND NOW LIE INTERRED AT THE NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL IN OTTAWA CANADA.” I’d also include a visit to the Landing Beaches of Normandy, the Juno Beach Memorial Centre, the Canadian War Cemetery at Beny-sur-Mer, Pegasus Bridge, and Dieppe. I’d also recommend visiting nearby Ieper (Ypres), Belgium, where you’ll find the Menin Gate Memorial, where “The Last Post” is still played nightly. I’d certainly also check out Ieper’s In Flanders Fields Museum, named after Canadian John McCrae’s famous 1915 poem. Furthermore, I’d recommend a visit to nearby Passchendaele (site of another famous battle) and the St. Julian Monument (a Canadian Memorial to our soldiers involved in the first chlorine gas attack).

This latter site, also known as “The Brooding Soldier”, depicts a very large soldier resting on a rifle that’s reversed, which is used as a sign of respect during a funeral for a fallen comrade.

If such an excursion to Europe is not in your immediate future, but you’d like to learn more about this important historic event, plan a trip to Ottawa’s Canadian War Museum.

It has a lot of pertinent information on the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

For More Information: www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/history/first-world-war/vimy-ridge/100anniversary; www.warmuseum.ca

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Johnstown - Legendary singer/ songwriter Cris Cuddy will rock the Old Church

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Cris Cuddy, of indie roots rock–reggae band “Max Mouse and the Gorillas” plays the Old Church April 8.

Theatre Saturday, April 8.

The leader of the famous indie roots rock–reggae band “Max Mouse and the Gorillas,” Cuddy counts as his contemporaries band mates Dennis Delorme (Prairie Oyster), Roly Platt (Ronnie Hawkins), Hugh MacMillan (Spirit of the West) and Tony Quarrington (Joe Hall and the Continental Drift).

Cuddy has recorded many solo CD’s and his song “Gone Again” is featured on the Grammy nominated CD by Claire Lynch “North by South”. His songs have also been recorded by several other artists, including Canada’s perennial Juno Award Winners Prairie Oyster and International Bluegrass Music Award (IBMA) winning bluegrass artists Jim Hurst and the Spinney Bros.

Cuddy will be accompanied on stage

by John “The Professor” Lang (Rough Trade). Cuddy plays indie music, a mixture of blues, rockabilly, and a little Mexican and calypso and other styles you may not describe. Larry Stephens of Lonesome Road Review USA writes; “His music sneaks upon you and you find yourself immersed in it, stopping whatever you were doing to listen.”

Show starts at 7 p.m., doors open at 6:30. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door, if still available. The Old Church Theatre is located at 940 Bonisteel Road in Quinte West.

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Hastings County signs two new doctors Dr. Jennifer Gerasimoff, left, and Dr. Eric Blanchard, display cheques for their six-year commitment to practice in Hastings County under a longstanding county program.

They represent the 12th and 13th doctors successfully recruited and an investment of more than $1 million over several years.

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BY JACK EVANS

Hastings County will get two new family doctors in the Bancroft area, one as early as this June, county council was told on Thursday, March 30.

The man and wife team of Dr. Eric Blanchard and Dr. Jennifer Gerasimoff, signed onto the county’s longstanding medical recruitment program which provides a $25,000 grant in exchange for six consecutive years of service in Hastings County.

Both have had some experience at Belleville General

Hospital, but also some time in Bancroft, where their mutual love of outdoors living inspired them to target that area for their home.

Dr. Gerasimoff also has credentials as a microbiologist at a time when that is a valuable asset for modern medicine. Dr. Blanchard is also a nationally-recognized badminton coach and has undergraduate studies in microbiology and kinetics.

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the services are badly needed in the wake of several retirements of doctors already announced or expected.

In a video recording, both doctors enthused about their experiences in Bancroft and the ready familiarity they found with medical colleagues.

Warden Rodney Cooney commented that they represent the 12th and 13th doctors recruited under the program and commended staffer John Nicholas for handling the transaction.

Hastings County council supports levy increase to municipalities

BY JACK EVANS

With major capital costs for two senior citizen facilities, five new ambulances to purchase plus costly self-lifting gurneys, Hastings County’s budget for 2017 is not exactly a hold-the-line one.

Its total levy increase for member municipalities this year is 2.63 per cent, but thanks to a successful growth year and assessment growth of 0.82 per cent, the net increase is 1.81 per cent.

The figures were all worked over last week during the county’s finance committee of the whole meeting so none of this was news to council members, when they met for their monthly meeting on Thursday, March 30.

The budget passed unanimously.

It means a total tax levy of $13,722, 764, which will be divided among the 14 member municipalities, plus some cost-sharing services with Belleville and Quinte West and even Prince Edward County for health unit and emergency services.

Reviewing the budget prior to the vote, Hastings County finance director Sue Horwood predicted continued expense pressures in the years ahead, but also saw some relief in paying off pledges to Kingston hospitals and Tri-County Health Care over the next year or two, plus some relief from electrical energy costs.

She urged support for the county’s economic development department in its drive to attract new business and residents to

Director of Finance Sue Horwood reviews final budget figures for Hastings County Council last Thursday.

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“grow our assessment to more sustainable budgeting.”

Also included in this year’s budget is a significant investment in public housing, with sales of a number of old units and a number of new units to be constructed.

Horwood calculated the new budget will mean an increase of $10.47 per year for a typical taxpayer, bringing taxes on an average residential assessment of $173,500 up to $496.93.

The county started the current year off with a surplus from last year of about $150,000.

The Good Earth: April is a tough month in the garden

Dan Clost Finally, it’s April. March may be a cruel month but April is a tough month; tough because we just “gotta do sumpin” after such a long, long winter. In truth, Gentle Reader, for us gardeners it’s always a long, long winter no matter how gentle it was.

However, it’s only the beginning of the month and, in spite of our recent springs; this is not the start of outdoor gardening time. That doesn’t mean you need to stay indoors and read yet another seed catalog. There is lots to do; especially clean up as long as you’re careful as to what you’re “cleaning.”

First things first: has the soil awakened on your bit of this good earth or is it still cold and water-logged? If the latter, then, stay out of the flower bed and off the grass.

We’re all familiar with the idea of dormancy in plants but seldom have we applied it to the soil. If we consider the soil as a living eco-system instead of just bits and pieces of rocks and dead plants with some bugs crawling in it we can wrap our mind around the concept fairly easily.

There are three time-honoured methods of determin-

ing the readiness of the earth for spring working. The first is handed down by the farmers of yore: set your bare bottom on a patch of bare earth and maintain contact for five minutes. If the timer goes off before you abandon the test, the soil is good to go. Mind you, I fervently hope that most of you cross this one off of your list, especially if you’re living in the suburbs. The second test is to simply hold a bit of soil in your hands and smell it.

For me, this is where we reconnect with this good earth: it doesn’t matter where you were raised or what your gardening experience is...or isn’t...you will recognize that smell. It’s an inherent understanding common to us all. A third indicator is the northern forsythia, Forsythia ovata. When it blooms, the soil is awake. Whether you’re down in The County or way up

roots, heuchera crowns and so on. Sure, it might not look so pleasing to our eyes but to the plants that little extra covering can make quite a difference. I normally gather my first compost harvest when the lawn is dry and firm enough to walk across without leaving footprints and the blades are starting to show green.

So what can you do? This is a great time for applying dormant oil and lime sulphur. Lime sulphur as opposed to copper sulphur or elemental sulphur because this is the combination best for stone fruits, especially peaches which are prone to

north in Coe Hill the showy yellow flowers signal the start of the season. (Hopefully the folks really living up north won’t get too upset with my geography. I once made an off-the-cuff remark in a column along those lines and someone from Alaska sent me a scorching email.)

There is one “do not” to cover off and that is do not remove winter mulch at this time. This includes the leaves that are being impaled by emerging tulips and daffodils. There’s still a bit of frost coming our way so it’s best to keep those shallow rooted plants protected: iris rhizomes, rhododendron

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This is still a good time to prune; just not forsythia or lilacs. Shrubs which flower on new woods e.g. many hydrangeas, roses and hedges will all benefit from formative and remedial attention.

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No deal: OPSEU Local 316 strike continues

Talks failed after both sides sat down at the negotiating table the day after strikers rallied in front of the offices of CLCB. Sue Dickens/Metroland

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The employer’s final offer was rejected by 86 per cent of the membership in a vote on March 21, initiating the strike on March 22.

In the news release, key issues on the bargaining table were listed including the employer’s The Bay of Quinte Regional Marketing demand that staff use their personal vehicles as Board is now accepting at-large applications for its board of directors for the 2017-18 fiscal year.

Applications will be accepted until April 14, with elections occurring at an upcoming general meeting on April 26.

The governance board is seeking individuals with experience, expertise and other attributes related to marketing tourism and resident attraction in order to round out its director composition as they move into the execution of their next business and marketing plan.

In May 2016, the Bay of Quinte Tourist Council and Bay of Quinte Living Council voted to create an interim organization, the Bay of Quinte Regional Marketing Board. This organization fulfills the role of the two previous orga-

and their families, and if they can’t pay the rent, then the people they support won’t receive the appropriate level of care that they deserve."

Thomas added, “This employer clearly fails to understand that. We put on a massive show of solidarity at our rally yesterday (Monday, March 27), and I thank the members who came from across the province to participate. But we’re just getting started. We’re going to have to crank up the pressure ... and we will.”

No date is set for further negotiations and the strike will continue until a deal is reached, according to the release.

Bay of Quinte Regional Marketing Board building board of directors nizations, marketing both tourism and resident attraction.

Interested candidates must reside in one of the partner municipalities or be a member of one of the partner associations, which include City of Belleville, City of Quinte West, Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, Quinte Accommodations & Attractions Association, Quinte Home Builders Association, and Quinte Restaurant Association.

The Board of Directors meet bi-monthly and act as the link between the organization and the community. Anyone interested can find the application at: http://bit.ly/BoQRMB_AtlargeBoD. Completed applications or questions can be directed to Dug Stevenson: dug@bayofquinte.ca or 613-96-4427.

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Rednersville - If you dream about starting a cider-making operation, there’s nothing like just happening to live in one of the area’s best–known orchards.

Campbell’s Orchards, just west of Rednersville, has become almost a destination for hundreds of people across the area with its fresh farm produce all year round, family events at festival times and more.

Colin and Diane Campbell’s daughter, Amelia, was raised in the orchards, helping out with the business from childhood.

In recent years, she and her boyfriend, Matt Oskamp, started experimenting with making their own cider, learning how to ferment it properly from online advice, books and hands-on experience. Some months ago, they learned about a government grant to assist start-up cider operations, applied and got one to cover their first major expenditure, stainless steel fermentation tanks.

The trouble with cider, they explain, is it is a long fermentation process, several months to be exact, and during that time, the contents must be filtered off several times, leaving residue at the bottom. So you need extra tanks to put the cider in.

A county wine operation readily loaned them the use of three 800-litre tanks to help them get started on their first batches, which were just bottled a few weeks ago, three varietiesHeritage, Cherry and Premiere.

Public tastings, especially during Maple in the County weekend, all drew strong interest and sales, they report.

There’s another thing about cider – its flavour and quality depend heavily on the state of apple harvested in any given year plus the types of apples used. It is also flexible so it can have added flavours, like maple, cherry, even strawberry or blueberry. They have plans to experiment further with these and other flavours in the future. Other plans include a new and larger

Matt Oskamp shows off the first 2000-litre stainless steel fermentation vat covered by a government grant to help the new operation get started.

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cider room for pressing fresh cider and cider for the fermenting vats, plus bottling equipment and a patio for customers to enjoy a glass of cider in the busy outdoor orchard yard with farm pets and more.

“We’re the fourth cider operation in the Quinte area now,” said Matt, with three of them in the County.

Unlike beer, cider is gluten free, he noted. It also generally has a higher alcohol content.

Their first batches are running around 7.5 per cent, higher than they wanted, but a result of a dry growing season.

Now that they are up and

running, they look around an orchard operation that includes Left to right, John Campbell, Matt Oskamp and Amelia Campbell toast the success of several varieties of apples, cher- their new hard cider operation as part of Campbell’s Orchards. ries, strawberries and vegetable Jack Evans/Metroland. produce and exploring new ideas, including some plantings of specialized apple varieties specifically for cider.

The new value-added operation is an exciting development for orchard operators Colin and Diane, who see it generating increased excitement in an was founded in 1949 by operation which is already established as a roadside farm.

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Go fly a kite with Kiwanis on Sunday, April 23 Belleville – Families in the Belleville area will have a brand new opportunity to enjoy the outdoors with their children on Sunday, April 23 at East Zwick’s Island Park, from noon to 4 p.m. (rain or shine).

The Kiwanis Club of Belleville is sponsoring a Kite Day, as a tribute to Canada’s 150th birthday. There is no admission fee and the first 100 children, accompanied by an adult, will receive a free kite. Additional kites will be available for sale for those who arrive later.

For the little ones, a craft corner will have free mini-kites to be decorated before taking to the sky. Kiwanians will help kids get the kites prepared for flight.

The Balloon Dude will also be on hand with his balloon creations.

A BBQ by the Kente Kiwanis Club will offer tasty treats for sale to those who have worked up an appetite.

Thanks to a partnership with the Belleville Home Building Centre, the skies over East Zwick’s Park will be a mass of Canadian red and white kites as families and Kiwanians celebrate 150 years of Confederation.

Other partners for this project include Reid’s Dairy, Belleville Canadian Tire and the City of Belleville.

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WHY DO GARDENS HELP PEOPLE? Deanna Groves and John Riedl are working around the clock to open the Quinte Botanical Gardens this summer.

We are almost there and just need help with the last phase.

The Canadian Mental Health Association says:“Do you know how many people you’re going to help by making these gardens?”

Military personnel are volunteering to plant flowers, others are offering to spend hours plucking weeds! Why? People create or visit gardens for several reasons: a memorial for a loved one; a backyard oasis to enjoy; an escape from the city; a break from the rat race; to grow food; as a social event; to enjoy nature; to help our environment. We say:“all gardens are great gardens.”

It is important to keep balance in our lives. Enough with bad news headlines, bills to pay, phones ringing, and violence. More peace of mind, warm earth, fresh air, birds chirping, children giggling in the sun, and beauty that takes your breath away.

That’s what gardens do.They make you feel good.

Hospitals are building atriums to help cancer patients. Seniors who garden use less medication. Children who garden eat more vegetables. Gardening reduces weight, fights osteoporosis and improves cognitive abilities. It reduces stress, and people who garden live longer.

Clearly…gardening isn’t just a hobby.

With the Quinte Botanical Gardens, we hope to help people. Nine years in the planning, and turning a gravel pit into a botanical garden, we admit it hasn’t been easy. We all have fond memories of Cullen Gardens, wouldn’t it be great to have something like this here?

People are stunned when they hear the news about the project, and their jaws drop when they see the plans. (We love that part!)

Last week we were painting fence sections in the basement until 1:00 in the morning, and starting seeds in our kitchen. Our house looks like the “Room of Requirement” at Hogwarts! But that’s ok.

Did You Know Butchart Gardens, in BC started as a cement quarry. When it was no longer needed, Mrs. Butchart turned the property into world-renowned gardens.

Hamilton Gardens, in New Zealand, was transformed from a sand pit and rubbish dump into the region’s most popular attraction.

Appeltern Gardens, in the Netherlands, started as an outdoor meeting on an open, scraggly field, for gardening people.

Today it’s a hub of excitement where people discover eco-friendly solutions to all things gardening.

The Gardens Emphasis in our gardens is placed on meticulously designed plant combinations, and each garden will include educational aspects to it. The Oriental Garden are one of the displays; helping people learn about the exquisite differences between Chinese and Japanese gardens.

Our Edible Garden will show people how to plant veggies even in the smallest spaces; city visitors will gain an appreciation of farmers; children will enjoy hands-on workshops; chefs will compete to prepare healthy dishes; and health professionals will offer advice on good eating habits.

With the assistance of expert bee-keepers, our Bee, Bird, Butterfly Garden will educate us about the importance of helping our pollinators.The Colour Wheel Garden is designed to display 8 different monochromatic gardens. (This one took us a whole winter to design!)

The Memorial Garden is a special dedication to military personnel, police force and firefighters. More gardens and events are planned, but we don’t want to spoil the surprises!

Garden Tourism More people visit gardens then Disneyland and Disney World combined.

The Quinte Botanical Gardens hope to entice the gardening crowd (and there are lots of them) to supplement what our region has to offer. Local restaurants, hotels, gas stations, grocery stores and retail stores will enjoy more customers.

When Neil Ellis saw the initial plans, he was “blown away” by the details. Businesses, people and organizations are joining in the cause of our gardens. Lou Rinaldi stated that“this project will cause a positive domino-effect within our local economy.”

“We all knew it was a great idea,” Suzanne Andrews, general manager of Quinte West Chamber of Commerce. People from Ontario are coming down the driveway, apologizing for interrupting our work, and excitedly ask: “Is it true? Are you really creating botanical gardens?”

They look like children in a candy store!

Can You Help Us? We have listened to our community – they want us to build these gardens and we don’t want to let them down. The project is 81% done, we just need help to purchase the balance of the trees, shrubs and perennials. Please contact us anytime, visit our website www.qbgardens.ca, call Deanna or John at 613-398-0402 or email us at dgroves@qbgardens.ca We’re gardeners – we’d love to talk about plants!

If you can afford to help us make this happen, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. $10.00 could help purchase more flowers; $100.00 pays for 3 more shrubs; $500.00 can afford 2 medium-sized trees; and $1,000.00 will buy 3 large trees.

Please send your cheque to Quinte Botanical Gardens, 664 Glen Ross Rd., Frankford, Ont., K0K 2C0. Or, if you prefer, purchase a gift certificate at Connon Nurseries (613-392-0402), referencing the Quinte Botanical Gardens.

Your compassion will enrich people’s lives in more ways then you can imagine. On behalf of everyone involved with the gardens, thank you for taking time to help.We know we’re on to a good thing.To build something extraordinary AND we get to help people? There’s motivation!

Pass It Forward: Volunteering on a yearly basis, we have helped the Habitat for Humanity in Trenton; raised funds for hospital equipment with the Home Build for Health Care project; helped build the Sensory Gardens for Community Living Quinte West; created another landscape for the Frankford Habitat for Humanity; helped a fellow landscaper with cancer; made the gardens for the Holy Trinity Church in Frankford; and are recently running the Senior’s Well-Being Programs.

With your help, we plan to create the gardens, train the next generation and pass it forward.

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IN MEMORIAM

Mastin Marlain In loving memory of our Mom who passed away March 27th 2016.

It broke our hearts to lose you But you didn’t go alone For part of us went with you The day God called you home.

Though your smile is gone forever And your hands we cannot touch We will always have sweet memories Of the Mom we loved so much.

Sadly missed but never forgotten.

Richard & Rhonda.

OBITUARY

OBITUARY

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Charles “Chuck” Johnston Passed peacefully at home March 22, 2017 in his 69th year. At the request of the family no service will be held.

He leaves his wife Wendy (Gibson) Johnston, his sons, Caley Johnston of California and his wife Sonya; his son Darcy Johnston of Brighton; and four loving grandchildren, Samantha, Madison, Lex and Logan; and his sisters Betty and Lillian, both of Sarnia.

Charles proudly served in the RCAF for 28 years as a flight engineer serving our country as a UN peacekeeper and in Search and Rescue across Canada.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to Dr. Larmer and the Paramed nurses who showed great care and compassion.

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DUNCALFE, Charles Edward

With his wife Judy and daughters Lisa (Kevin Toyne) and Nicole (Paul Ilcio) by his side. Charles Duncalfe entered into rest on March 30th, 2017 at the age of 70 at The Bridge Hospice, Warkworth. Charlie had 3 beautiful grandchildren Mitchell, Mikayla and Foster whom he loved dearly. Fondly remembered by his 2 sisters Althea (Bob) and Charlene (Gordon). Predeceased by his sister and brother-inlaw Claudette (Ray). Cremation has taken place. A Celebration of life will take place on Saturday April 8th, at 1pm at ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 17 Ranney Street Campbellford. If desired donations may be made to The Bridge Hospice, Warkworth. The family would like to thank Dr. Henderson and the staff of The Bridge Hospice for the excellent care that they all received. If desired online condolences to the family or directions to the Celebration may be found at www.CommunityAlternative.ca.

Sadly missed – Francis Family

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Beehive Daycare, Campbellford Currently hiring Registered Early Childhood Educators.

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Successful applicant will be required to submit Police Check and Vulnerable Sector Check; have current First Aid/Infant Child CPR training and up-to-date immunization.

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The Municipality of Trent Hills Invites Applications for the Position of Clerk Trent Hills is a vibrant and growing community with a population of 13,000 that is located on the Trent Severn Waterway amongst the rolling hills of Northumberland County.

Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer, the successful applicant will be responsible for executing the statutory and advisory duties of Clerk as set forth in applicable provincial legislation as well as a variety of functions. As a member of the Senior Management Team, the incumbent will create an environment that encourages individual commitment and growth, fosters teamwork and recognizes the importance of excellent customer relationships.

Preference will be given to candidates who possess a university degree or college diploma in business or public administration and/or a minimum of five years experience in a senior position in municipal administration. Accreditation under the AMCTO Municipal Administration Program and/or CMO designation is considered an asset. The successful candidate will also have extensive experience as Returning Officer in a Municipal Election. Detailed knowledge of the Municipal Act, Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Municipal Elections Act will be further complemented by demonstrated leadership abilities, excellent communication skills and the ability to interact positively with both internal and external stakeholders.

A complete job description is available from the undersigned upon request.

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Resumes will be received until 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 21, 2017. Please send resumes marked â&#x20AC;&#x153;Clerk Competition â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Confidentialâ&#x20AC;? to the following address: Kari Petherick, Coordinator of Human Resources Municipality of Trent Hills P.O. Box 1030 66 Front Street S Campbellford, ON K0L 1L0 Telephone: (705) 653-1900 ext. 225 Facsimile: (705) 653-5904 kari.petherick@trenthills.ca www.trenthills.ca All information is collected in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act R.S.O. 1990, Chapter M45. We thank all applicants who apply but advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, the Municipality of Trent Hills is pleased to accommodate individual needs of applicants with disabilities within the recruitment process. Please call 705-6531900 ext. 225 or email kari.petherick@trenthills.ca if you require an accommodation to ensure your participation in the recruitment and selection process.

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS 1.

RFP # REC 2017-01, TENNIS COURT RENOVATIONS Made possible from a generous grant from the Ontario 150 Fund, the Corporation of the Municipality of Brighton invites qualified and experienced bidders to submit a proposal for Renovations to the Tennis Court Facility at King Edward Park, Brighton, Ontario, located at 75 Elizabeth Street, Brighton, ON, K0K 1H0.

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RFP#REC 2017-05, NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT The Corporation of the Municipality of Brighton invites qualified and experienced bidders to submit a proposal for the supply, delivery and installation of a couple of play structures for the Parks and Recreation Department.

REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS: 3.

RFQ# REC 2017-03, Supply and Delivery of One (1) Commercial Grade 61â&#x20AC;?Cut, Zero Turn Riding Mower.

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RFQ # REC 2017-04, Supply and Delivery of One (1) Commercial Grade 52â&#x20AC;? Cut, Stand-on Mower with Mulch Kit. Further information and bid documents are available by e-mailing Director of Parks and Recreation Jim Millar at millar@brighton.ca Sealed Proposals on supplied forms and clearly marked as to contents will be received at the Public Works and Development Offices, 67 Sharp Road, Brighton, ON, K0K 1H0, until 11:30AM, Thursday, April 20th, 2017.

THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF BRIGHTON RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY OR ALL PROPOSALS WITHOUT FURTHER QUESTIONS OR REDRESS FROM ANY RESPONDENTS. Section B - Thursday, April 6, 2017 B19

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Stirling resident loves to decorate — but on a very small scale!

BY TERRY MCNAMEE

Stirling — Pam Graham of Stirling is a true handywoman. She can make furniture, do upholstery, wire a house, and even build stairways and chimneys. In fact, she can remodel a house inside and out.

But professional home builders don't have to worry about the competition, because Graham's work is all done in miniature.

The dream began in childhood, but only recently did her talents become apparent.

“I always wanted a dollhouse, and I never had one,” she said. “We didn't have money when I was growing up.”

Her husband, Jim, changed her life a few years ago when he bought her a large wooden dollhouse.

“I got it in 2006,” she said.

“It was bare bones.”

That turned out to be the perfect house for her. Over time, the little house acquired new windows, new doors, a staircase to the second floor, a fold-down set of steps to the attic and even working electric lights.

Miniaturist Pat Graham of Stirling shows off the dollhouse that she has finished “We took a course on how to wire it,” she said. inside and out. She is holding a wash stand that she built.

Terry McNamee/Metroland Graham added a front that

can be closed up or swung open to show the interior of the home.

“This is 1/12th scale, where one inch equals 12 inches,” she noted.

The house is made to look like a typical Kingston limestone home from about 1889, she said.

On the outside, she placed wooden shingles one piece at a time to cover the roof. The limestone work looks like real rock — but it's not.

“The outside is egg cartons,” she said.

When the fold-out front is opened, the interior comes to life. Every room is there, from scullery and kitchen to a parlour and bedrooms. Graham made many of the items including much of the furniture, curtains, even a bird cage, from scratch. Other pieces were made from kits or purchased. She made the framed pictures on the walls, created an old-fashion family album with photos in it, and even carved a dog and a cat out of wood. She made clothes for the family that lives in the house, too.

A friend, Lydia Murphy of Kingston, made a 1/12th

scale crocheted afghan for the house. Graham said it has the same number of stitches as a full-size afghan, but it's made of silk thread instead of yarn.

As in any house, there is old “junk”, and sure enough, it's jumbled about in the attic, adding to the realism.

Many of her ideas have come from books obtained from the Stirling Public Library.

“They are fantastic!” Graham said. “I made a list of books that I would like to borrow. They have gotten me books and books, and have been so cheerful about it.”

With the dollhouse pretty much finished, she has been working on tiny houses, individual rooms and outdoor dioramas in an even smaller scale, where one inch equals 48 inches.

She said that odd items can be made into all kinds of things. The trick is seeing not what it is, but what it can become.

“I make my own patterns for a lot of stuff,” she said. “There are so many things around that you can use and change. You can do almost anything using your imagination.”

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Disco and roller skates rock the Stirling Festival Theatre production of musical 'Xanadu'

BY TERRY MCNAMEE

Stirling — It's 1980, and despondent California artist Sonny Malone, suffering from a creative block, is on the verge of throwing in the towel when he meets a rollerskating girl named Kira. In a flash, he decides that opening a disco roller rink will be the solution to his lack of artistic inspiration.

Poor Sonny is unaware that “Kira” is really Clio, the youngest of the Greek Muses, who popped into town with her seven sister Muses through one of Sonny's chalk drawings.

The story of Sonny and Kira/ Clio is told in a delightfully silly production of the cult favourite Xanadu performed by members of the Stirling Festival Theatre Academy, with Heather Jones as Kira/ Clio and Dallin Whitford as Sonny.

When two of Clio's jealous sisters, Melpomene (Molly Dion) and Calliope (Charlotte Bannon) decide to disrupt her life and make her fall in love with Sonny, who is mortal and therefore off-limits, mayhem ensues, mostly as a result of the meddling of the two older sisters.

The production is delightfully goofy, and even people who have

never seen the original movie or the play will recognize the music, which includes well-known hits such as Magic, which was a number 1 hit for Olivia Newton-John in 1980.

The entire cast did an outstanding job, but special mention goes to Derrick Bakridan, whose wonderfully over-the-top performance as Terpsichore adds another level of fun to an already-entertaining production.

Additional performances of Xanadu take place from Wednesday, April 5, until Saturday, April 8, at 7 p.m., with a matinee at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 9. Tickets range from $15 to $28. For details, visit the box office at 41 West Front St. in Stirling, call 1-877-312-1162 or visit the website at stirlingfestivaltheatre. com.

Sonny Malone (third from right, played by Dallin Whitford), Danny the property developer (in suit, played by Joshua Chorolovsky) and Kira the roller-skating muse (Heather Jones) star in the Stirling Festival Theatre Academy production of Xanadu, which continues until April 9.

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The Major League Baseball season started this week and the big news this year is a rule change that allows pitchers to forgo throwing four intentional balls when issuing an intentional walk. Now a team just has to declare the walk to the umpire and the batter can jog to first.

The rule is meant to speed up the game and it should pay dividends. Now the time of your average nine-inning game is expected to drop from 4 hours, 17 minutes and 32 seconds to 4 hours, 17 minutes and 28 seconds. It’s like giving you a whole extra afternoon.

What’s particularly nice about this rule is it allows the forgoing of doing something that’s totally pointless and irrelevant – like your algebra homework. Maybe we should take MLB’s time-saving rules and apply them to everyday life. After all, many of us already skip many of life’s mundane tasks.

How many people actually read the instructions before putting together Ikea furniture? Or bother to read the news before going out to vote?

Some of us have already figured out how to skip doing trivial things we don’t really want to do. Like the Hydro One executive who skips doing work and goes right to cashing his pay cheque. And the Trump administration’s found it can get much more work done by skipping factchecking missions before making outrageous claims. That wall should be up in no time.

If you think about it, it would be nice if the next time police arrest the town drunk for some outrageous crime, they could skip the trial process and just send him right to prison. The accused could just tap his lawyer’s shoulder to declare his intent to walk right into the cell and

start collecting three meals a day.

But the intentional walk rule would mostly be used to speed up things in the sports world, in instances where the result is already predictable.

The next time the Maple Leafs lead the Bruins in a crucial playoff game, they can skip the third period choke and go right to the golf course.

And if the Raptors make it to the Eastern Conference championships against Cleveland again, they can forgo the four games and give the trophy straight to LeBron.

Plus, after a Blue Jays game reporters will no longer need to pester Jose Bautista to four annoying questions. Joey Bats can go straight to giving them the evil eye.

All kidding aside, as a semi-baseball purist I have no qualms with changing the intentional walk rule, but it’s silly to think it will have much impact on shortening the lengths of games.

Baseball would be better off with rule changes to eliminate coaches’ visits to the mound, crotch scratching and the Minnesota Twins.

Personally, I’ve always believed baseball’s leisure pace is what makes the game so universally loved. You can listen to a baseball game on the radio while you work, or keep one eye on the game on TV as you make dinner or entertain kids at home. You can shift your focus away at the boring parts, like an intentional walk, but come back at the thrilling sound of a home run smack or a mad dash to home plate.

The Jays opened their season on April 3 and they have a good shot of being in the playoffs again. Too bad we can’t skip the boring parts of the season and go right to October.

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GIFT OF LOVE If Mary Bould had a tattoo, it would almost certainly say, “With love from me to you.”

From her deep and longstanding commitments to the Women’s Christian Association (WCA) and Belleville General Hospital, to her steadfast support of family and friends, Mary has always been a force for good.

Her roots in the Quinte region are generations deep. Her zest for life is boundless. Mary’s desire to give back to the community is legendary. And her modesty makes this very difficult for her to read.

Through it all, Mary has never wavered in her determination to leave the world a better place than it was when she entered it. On her own, and through organizations like the BGH Auxiliary, the Canadian Federation of University Women and the WCA, she has made a difference.

Mary has decided that a lifetime of caring shouldn’t stop with her passing, so she has made provision for one last gift to BGH in her will.

Mary Bould is a member of the Dr. Bruce Cronk Society. Mary cares.

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