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told the crowd as he prepared to officially start the eight miler as a tribute to his brother who was killed in a traffic collision last July while operating a farm tractor.

Richard had travelled from Beaconsfield, Quebec for the W8.

“Support like this is wonderful to see,” he said.

“Now Dave, when he ran, sometimes only training with his buddies, was always out for a personal best. So today when you are out, if you hear footsteps that are about a size 13 coming in behind you as you are going, I would expect that’s maybe the spirit of Dave urging you on for your personal best,” he added.

Ken McEwen of Port Hope was running his fifth hospice W8.

“This is an interesting race, a Jaxon Down, age 3, the youngest runner in the 1K was running in memmix of the trail (Millennium Lilac ory of his grandfather, Dave Down, of Brighton, a former runner who Trail) and road. The race is well was killed in an accident in July. organized ... the volunteers do a Sue Dickens/Metroland great job. This run is for a genuine charity, so that’s a bonus.”

No tally of money raised was available at press time.

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Each of the winners of the kids 1K race received a medal: from left, Isaac Laver (boys under 5 years); Julia Anthony, girls age 5-6; Zain Kalisti, boys 5-6; Jaxon Down, age 3, youngest runner; Carter McCredie, boys 7-8; Katie Anthony, girls 7-8; Kaitlin Burn, girls 9-10; Lukas Dinkel, boys 9-10.

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Memorial to former runner at W8 hospice fundraiser Warkworth — Running to raise money for The Bridge Hospice the W8 fundraiser was off to a great start with 15 youngsters taking on the one-kilometre challenge this year followed by 140 adult participants, a record for the eight miler and five kilometre.

Runners came from not only Trent Hills but also from Belleville, Peterborough, Cobourg and as far away as London and Quebec.

In the kids' one-kilometre run Carter McCredie, eight, was the overall winner with a time of four minutes. Second was Kaitlin Burn, 10, at four-and-a-half minutes.

In the adult eight-miler the winner was Adam Doxtator, 22, of Frankford with a time of 51:14; second was Allison Lainey, 30, of Peterborough with 58:10.

The five-kilometre winner was Jack Workman, 13, of Cavan with 19:18; second was Melissa Anthony, 38, of Roseneath with 21:46.

Whether running for their personal best and/or to raise money for the hospice, the enthusiasm and excitement was palpable, but there was also something special this year, a memorial to Dave Down of Brighton.

The youngest runner in the fundraiser was Jaxon Down, three, Down’s grandson, who ran in memory of his late grandfather.

“The race was always special for Dave,” his brother Richard

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"Come for a visit stay for a lifestyle" Municipality of Trent Hills 66 Front Street, P.O. Box 1030, Campbellford, Ontario K0L 1L0 Phone 705-653-1900 • Fax 705-653-5203 Email: info@trenthills.ca • Website: www.trenthills.ca

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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, December 6, 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 1435-229 040 13437 Part Lot 4 Concession 8 Percy Part 233, RDCO104; T/W CL105890; Trent Hills, County of Northumberland PIN 51219-0322 LT Minimum Tender Amount: $2,635.35 2. Roll 1435-229-050-14536 Lot 36, RCP 498 Percy T/W CL50705, CL123622; Trent Hills, County of Northumberland PIN 51212-0278 LT Minimum Tender Amount: $12,267.98 3. Roll 1435-229-060-00901 Part Lot 7 Concession 3 Percy as in CL141905; Trent Hills, County of Northumberland PIN 51225-0161 LT Minimum Tender Amount: $6,456.50 4. Roll 1435-134-060-01203 Part Lot 15 Concession 8 Seymour Part 3 38R4658; Trent Hills, County of Northumberland PIN 51206-0342 LT Minimum Tender Amount: $6,736.54 5. Roll 1435-134-050-18903 Part Lot 21 Concession 1 Seymour Part 1, 38R271; Trent Hills, County of Northumberland PIN 51191-0314 LT Minimum Tender Amount: $2,702.32 6. Roll 1435-134-050-25642 S ½ Lot 20 Concession 1 Seymour; Part RDAL btn Concession 1 and Concession 2 Seymour Closed by CL62631 as in CL65814; N ½ Lot 20 Concession 2 Seymour N of N Branch of Trent River except Part 1 to 18 RDCO013, Part 6 to 12, RDCO37, Part 1 to 5 RDCO0129, Part 1 & 2 38R4790, CL154312, CL65817, CL50691,(Parcel 3) NC347277, CL159324, CL165395, CL79485, NC274512, CL135029, NC246322, NC296794; S/T CL 165395, CL79485, NC274512; CL135029, NC246322, NC296794, NC249163 Trent Hills, County of Northumberland PIN 51191-0125 LT Minimum Tender Amount: $5,017.94 7. Roll 1435-134-050-25628 Part Lot 20 Concession 2 Seymour; Part RDAL btn Concession 1 and Concession 2 Seymour Closed by CL62631 as in CL50691 Parcel 3; S/T CL71389, CL74467, CL79485, CL80524, CL81179 & CL122097; Trent Hills, County of Northumberland PIN 51191-0102 LT Minimum Tender Amount: $6,219.11 8. Roll 1435-134-060-12894 Part Lot 21 Concession 11 Seymour Part 14, RDCO51 T/W NC349832; Trent Hills, County of Northumberland PIN 51208-0330 LT Minimum Tender Amount: $5,407.55

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.

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.

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

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.

Packages are also available for pick up at the Municipal Office 2 Central Hastings Trent Hills News - Thursday, October 26, 2017

John Hopkins, co-publisher and editor of Country Roads magazine accepts the MVP Tourism award on behalf of the magazine, centre, is shown with Hastings County Warden Rodney Cooney, right, and Luisa Sorrentino marketing co-ordinator for Hastings County.

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Bancroft - The sixth annual Hastings County Tourism Awards – known as the HOTie Awards - have been handed out to businesses, organizations and individuals contributing to the local tourism industry.

The awards were held Monday, Oct. 23 at Bancroft’s Village Playhouse and Hastings County Marketing Co-ordinator Luisa Sorrentino noted more than 125 nominations were made for honorees.

Country Roads magazine publisher Nancy Hopkins received the 2017 MVP Tourism Award.

“This is a tremendous and humbling honour,” Hopkins said. “In truth, it is a reflection of the great amount of work everybody puts into Country Roads. We have an extremely dedicated staff who are committed not just to the magazine but also to presenting the best Hastings County has to offer.”

Hopkins launched Country Roads nine years ago to promote Hastings County with the mandate to “cover the arts, outdoors, history, people and places” of the region.

The first award of the night was for the Festival of the Year, which recognizes an event for which the primary audience is from outside Hastings County and has grown over the years. That award was given to the organizers of the Farm to Table – Canada 150 event in Tweed. The municipality’s Mayor Jo-Anne Albert, Tweed manager of community development Rachelle Hardesty, and assistant of community development Lori Crellin accepted the award. Hardesty says it’s great that events like this are recognized, especially in honour of Canada’s 150th anniversary.

Hastings County also handed out the award for Champion of the Year. It recognizes a business or organization that’s products or services support tourism.

The winner of this award was Tweed & Company Theatre. Artistic Director Tim Porter, General Manager Emily Mewett, and Artistic Producer Tricia Black accepted the award. Porter says it feels incredible to win the award.

Northumberland County considers tax policy review

BY KAREN LONGWELL

Northumberland – A recent review of Northumberland County’s tax policy explored tax incentives for industry and changes to multi-residential taxation.

The review — available at http://www.northumberlandcounty.ca/TaxPolicyReview/ — was presented at Northumberland County Council on Oct. 18.

As homes are built and factories close, Northumberland’s property tax base continues to change, said Peter R. Frise, vice-president of corporate and client services for Municipal Tax Equity (MTE) Consultants Inc., during the presentation.

Frise compared Northumberland’s tax policies to other Ontario communities and noted the county was due for a review of policies.

“The county hasn’t changed tax policies in over a decade.”

How the tax ratio is calculated, or the amount different classes — industrial, residential, farm, managed forest, commercial, landfill pipeline and multi-residential — pay in taxes, are core to the

changes the county needs to consider, said Frise.

As the county currently has a small industrial tax base, now is a good time to drop the tax ratio as it won’t have much impact on the total tax revenue, said Frise. Northumberland’s industrial tax ratio is higher than other communities, so the county could consider lowering the rate as an incentive to bring new industry, he added.

“Think about what you want to accomplish,” he said.

Multi-residential tax ratios are going to need attention because of new provincial government policy changes. Frise said the county should think about lower multi-residential rates to get ahead of the changes coming.

Glenn Dees, Director of Finance and Treasurer for Northumberland County, said there will be staff recommendations on the tax policy coming for council to consider. Staff is waiting for details on pending changes from the Ministry of Finance and final assessment roll numbers.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT / COUNCIL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following applications under Section 45 and Section 53 of the Planning Act will be heard by the Committee of Adjustment / Council on November 7th, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at the Hastings Civic Centre, 6 Albert Street East, Hastings / Municipality of Trent Hills: 1. Consent Application B37/2017 197 Lake Road (split from) / 203 Lake Road (merge to), former Seymour Ward.

The application is to sever one parcel from 197 Lake Road, being approximately 50’ x 30’ (vacant land) which will serve as a lot addition and merge to the adjacent vacant lands to the west, being 203 Lake Road.

2. Consent Application B38/2017 Concession 10, Part Lot 12, 271 Concession Road 11 West, Percy Ward.

The application proposes to create one (1) new parcel, being approximately 25 acres (with existing residential dwelling and outbuildings), from approximately 159 acres. The retained portion contains a small accessory building, and will be for residential building purposes.

3. Consent Application B39/2017 Concession 14, Part Lot 3, Dunford’s Lane / 154-B Dunford’s Lane, Seymour Ward.

The application is to sever one parcel from Concession 14, Part Lot 3, Dunford’s Lane, being approximately 49’ x 14.7’ (vacant land).

The proposed severed parcel will be merged in title (PIN) to the adjacent lands at 154-B Dunford’s Lane. The application is not for the creation of a new developable parcel, and will only serve as a parking / turn around area for 154-B Dunford’s Lane.

4. Consent Application B40/2017 Concession 13, Part Lots 7 and 8, Birch Point Road / 116 Birch Point Road, Seymour Ward.

The application is to sever one parcel from Concession 13, Part Lots 7 and 8, Birch Point Road, being approximately 80’ x 50’ (vacant land).

The proposed severed parcel will serve as a lot addition to the adjacent lands at 116 Birch Point Road.

5. Consent Application B41/2017 765 12th Line West, Seymour Ward.

The application is to create one (1) new parcel, being approximately 50 acres (vacant land) from approximately 152 acres, for residential building purposes. The retained portion contains the existing residential dwelling and agricultural accessory buildings.

6. Consent Application B42/2017 Concession 7, Part Lot 4, Broadworth Road (split from) Concession 7, Part Lot 4, 99 Mapledean (merge to) Concession 7, Part Lot 4, Mapledean (vacant) (merge to) Former Township of Percy i) Approximately 575’ x 403’ (5.31 acres, vacant land) from 46.66 acres, in which the severed parcel will serve as a lot addition and merge with the adjacent lands to the north, being 99 Mapledean. ii) Approximately 145’ x 403’ (1.34 acres, vacant land) from 46.66 acres, in which the severed parcel will serve as a lot addition and merge with the adjacent lands to the north, being vacant land on Mapledean.

The following applications will be heard by Council, following and upon the completion of the Committee of Adjustment meeting noted above.

1. Rezoning Application C42/2017 Concession 10, Part Lot 14, 10th Line West / County Road 50, Seymour Ward.

The purpose of the proposed Zoning By-Law amendment is to recognize the area of one existing parcel, being 1.27 acres, for residential building purposes. The current zoning of the subject land is Rural (RU) and Environmental Protection. The proposed zoning will be Rural Residential (RR).

ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation, either in support of, or in opposition to, the application.

Written submissions can be made to the Clerk of the Municipality.

Additional information regarding these applications is available by contacting the Planning Department at 705-653-1900, ext 224 or ext 234, between 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, or by email: liz.mitchell@trenthills.ca.

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Campbellford Lions cabaret Trent Hills council has two a huge success for second options to fill vacancy created with death of mayor straight year

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Campbellford – For the second straight year a cabaret hosted by the Campbellford Lions was a smash hit, drawing about 80 people and raising roughly $3,000.

“It was amazing,” said organizer Emilio Ojeda, who once again served as chef for the event held at the Masonic Hall on Oct. 21.

The theme for the evening was Latin, in food and entertainment.

There were five acts: a Latin jazz duo, flamenco dancers, a comic juggler, a band, Latintrain, and members of the Inspiracion Latina Dance Company.

Audience members “ended up dancing conga ... jumping around and having so much fun,” Ojeda said. “It was lovely.”

His Latin Fusion menu, which included papaya rum-glazed chicken satays, tamarind-glazed pork loin and vegetable chili as the main course, got “great reviews.”

Ojeda, who’s the innovation coordinator at the Ontario Agri-Food Venture Centre in Colborne, was assisted by fellow Lions members in preparing and serving the dinner he planned.

All proceeds from the night will be re-invested in the community in support of different programs of benefit to local residents. Campbellford recently joined other Lions clubs in the area in the purchase of equipment used in cataract surgery at Peterbor-

Trent Hills — Council will decide next month how it will fill the seat left vacant with the recent death of Mayor Hector Macmillan.

It has two options: appoint someone or hold a byelection.

Either must be done within 60 days of officially declaring the seat vacant, which council will do at its Nov. 7 meeting, when director of services/clerk Doug Irwin formally presents a report on the alternatives available.

“We certainly want to take our time with this and properly honour the mayor. We don’t want to rush into anything,” chief administrative officer Lynn Phillips said in an interview.

Macmillan, 59, died on Oct. 10 as a result of pneumonia that had set in after he had grown weak from battling pancreatic cancer for almost two years.

Council members stood in silence at the start of their Oct. 17 Entertainers who performed at the Camp- meeting, as a show of respect for bellford Lions cabaret included members their colleague, who had served as of Inspiracion Latina Dance Company. mayor for 14 years.

Photo by Montse Alvarado Deputy Mayor Bob Crate said Macmillan’s funeral held on Oct. 14 had been “a hard day for everybody. Hector will be missed. He was a driving force in the municipality and he had been for a number of years. It’s left to us to carry TM on ... I’m sure there will be many times when we do things that we will definitely think of Hector.”

Coun. Ken Tully said he was ough Regional Health Centre.

Ojeda said he needs “to raise the bar” for next year’s cabaret.

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“I certainly got to understand his passion to make Trent Hills a better place,” he said.

Coun. Bill Thompson said “it was so touching” that Trent Hills fire department had organized a walk through town in tribute to the mayor, which included fire Chief Tim Blake driving a fire truck with Macmillan’s widow, Sandy, as his passenger. She held the urn that contained her late husband’s cremated remains.

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In an interview with reporters before her father’s funeral, Mindy Macmillan said her dad was “a huge, huge supporter of the Trent Hills fire department,” and for the firefighters to have given one “last hurrah” in the way they chose was “just amazing.”

He would have been “very honoured,” she said.

Her father had talked about one last ride on the fire truck, but “he didn’t expect the parade,” which included firefighters and members of council.

“He took care of them and so it’s nice to see them take care of him.”

Macmillan spent his last days at home, surrounded by family.

“I don’t think he would have wanted it any other way.”

For much of that time, he held onto her older brother Adam’s hand.

“It was really beautiful to see,” Mindy said.

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Crowe Lake’s second development proposal on the radar of Marmora council

BY SUE DICKENS

Marmora — One lake, one developer and two proposals for projects affecting two different municipalities became the focus of a presentation Tuesday Oct. 17, at a Marmora and Lake council meeting.

Ritch Smith, president of the Crowe Lake Waterway Association (CLWA), alerted council about a second development being proposed by FairTradeWorks for Crowe Lake, this one at the west end of the lake in the Belmont ward of the Municipality of HavelockBelmont-Methuen (HBM).

FairTrade Works has purchased 125 acres for a proposed project called Blairton Terrace, described “as a plan of condominiums.”

The same company has already put forward a proposal for Crowe Hill Estates, also on Crowe Lake, at 621 Cook Rd. in the Municipality of Marmora and Lake.

“I think the council needs to be more than just aware of this. It’s your lake ... you

become much like we are, interested stakeholders in this process,” said Ritchie.

He referenced two capacity lake studies done in the past, one in 1994 (of 12 lakes) and the second in 2010 (of four lakes), both of which “found Crowe Lake at capacity for lakeshore development and recommended no development.”

“The development proposed in 1995 was virtually the same plan, same piece of property, 50 to 60 lots for the same kind of proposal.

The CLWA and Marmora council at that time said they were opposed,” said Smith.

As a result no project was approved.

With a similar scenario being brought forward by FairTradeWorks, Marmora councillors approved a resolution to correspond with HBM over the concerns of the CLWA and possible developments on Crowe Lake.

Further, if HBM wants to pursue another lake capacity study that Marmora and Lake council would be in-

terested in partnering with them. A peer review of the study is also to be requested.

Coun. Sandy Fraser asked to add he wanted to include Hastings and Peterborough counties in a request “to be kept abreast of all the happenings."

Fraser commented, “The lake study is something that I do believe we’ve got to get involved in ... There’s a lot of taxpayers in our municipality that live on that lake.”

FairTradeWorks, according Smith, has “executed a pre-development agreement with HBM and have started (their own) technical studies and consultation meetings with officials in HBM and Peterborough County.”

Smith noted in his most recent newsletter, “The CLWA is not opposed to economic development on the lake provided it is done in a manner that respect the nature of the lake and the rights of the lake residents and users and protects the environment.”

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Sue Heath, owner of Flowers by Sue & Café, is one of a number of business owners who have organized the 4th annual Heart of Hastings Christmas Tour which takes place Nov. 3, 4, 5 and Nov 10, 11 and 12.

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“This is a fun weekend for women,” Heath explained.

“That’s why we targeted hunting season, when the men go off hunting and the women can go on tour.”

She added, “Some people do it all in one day but you want to enjoy it, take a couple of days to do it.”

It was so successful the first year that the tour has carried on and become a popular way to put businesses on the map and they include not only Marmora but also Madoc and Tweed.

“People get their passport (brochure) stamped at each place they go to and at the last one they fill it in and hand it in and we have a

draw for a grand prize. It is usually at least $1,000-worth of prizes from gift baskets to gifts cards and more from the different stores,” said Heath.

Businesses in town that want to be part of promotions such as this pay an annual fee of $200. “There is an additional $75 for those in this tour for prize money,” Heath added.

The passport this year features 15 businesses which include six in Madoc, one in Tweed and those remaining are in and near Marmora.

Caressant Care in Marmora is joining the tour for one weekend only.

The Limestone B&B is among those on the tour and the owner this year is featuring his second busiPine Ridge Golf Club is hosting a ness, handmade “finger joint public meeting to present its Annual Report boxes and cuton Class 9 pesticide use as required by ting boards.”

For a comOntario Regulation 63/09 under the plete list of busiPesticides Act. The Annual Report nesses people can pick up a Summarizes the use of Class 9 pesticides brochure at the used at Pine Ridge Golf Club 2016. tourism office in Marmora. OrgaThe meeting will take place at Pine Ridge Golf Club, nizers have also 4020 County Rd 30, Warkworth, Ontario K0K 3K0 distributed brochures throughat 12 Noon on Wednesday, November 8th out the three Ray Harman towns.

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Marmora — The passport for the 2017 Heart of Hastings Christmas Tour is now available, providing information about each participating business and a map.

“Our goal is to bring people into our stores because people don’t know what’s out there. It’s just to make people aware of what’s available in the area,” said Sue Heath, owner of Flowers by Sue & Café.

She is also one of the five to six business people who have joined together to organize this fourth annual tour which spans six-days on two weekends, Nov. 3, 4, 5, and Nov. 10, 11, 12.

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Municipalities can’t bear burden

The fall of Kirkuk

Gwynne Dyer

Two big cities fell within 24 hours of each other over the past weeks. The fall of Raqqa in Syria, once the capital of all the territory ruled by ISIS, came after a five-month siege and was no surprise at all. The fall of the Kurdish-held city of Kirkuk in Iraq took less than a day and came as

a complete surprise.

Possession of Kirkuk was critical for the project of Kurdish independence, because it was the source of most of the oil that would have made an independent Kurdish state in northern Iraq economically viable.

The Kurds of Iraq came tantalizingly close to realizing their dream of independence. Since the first Gulf War of 1990, five Kurdish-majority provinces in northern Iraq have been ruled by the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), which had American support because it opposed Saddam Hussein’s tyrannical regime.

That American support continued even after the US invasion that finally overthrew Saddam in 2003.

The new government the US created in Baghdad had no control over the KRG, and the would-be Kurdish state almost doubled its territory by taking over the other provinces with Kurdish majorities, including oil-rich Kirkuk, after the Iraqi army fled in panic before a surprise ISIS offensive in 2014. Three weeks ago, the Kurdish government even held a referendum on independence in both its old and its new territories.

It has been clear for some time that the KRG’s Peshmerga fighters would be no match for a rebuilt and combat-tested Iraqi army, which had already recovered all the other territory it lost to ISIS three years ago. Yet the KRG’s president, Masoud Barzani, still went ahead with his referendum on 25 September, and 93 percent of the voters said yes to independence.

But then Iran, which is worried about the loyalty of its own large Kurdish minority just across the border from Iraqi Kurdistan, decided it was time to take the Kurds down a peg or three. As the greatest Shia power, Iran effectively controls a lot of the sectarian militias that make up the new Iraqi army, and the Baghdad government was happy to act as its proxy.

The KRG’s president, Masoud Barzani, probably assumed that American support would shield him from Iraqi retaliation when he called the referendum, but it didn’t. When

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Baghdad sent its troops in on Sunday, the Trump administration merely muttered some weasel words about not liking to see friends fight, and by Wednesday morning the area controlled by the KRG had shrunk by almost half.

Only months ago the Iraqi Kurds were fighting alongside the Iraqi army in the struggle to free Mosul from ISIS control, and the Syrian Kurds have been the main American ally in the fight to destroy ISIS in Syria. But once ISIS was defeated those alliances were bound to end: betraying the Kurds is a old Middle Eastern tradition. The only surprise is how fast it has happened, and how comprehensively the Kurds have lost.

There are about 30 million Kurds, but they live on territory that belongs to four of the most powerful states in the Middle East: Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria. They have been seeking an independent Kurdish state for a century now, but all the countries that stand to lose large amounts of territory if it ever actually happened are profoundly opposed to that outcome.

Moreover, the Kurds themselves have never really been united, even within the borders of the KRG. In practice, control of the territory has always been split between factions centred on the Barzani or the Talabani clans. Each faction has its own militia, and they even fought a civil war that killed thousands in the mid 1990s.

People talk about the peshmerga as if it were a Kurdish national army, but it is actually a loose association of separate militias that answer to different commanders. In the past three years they cooperated in the war against ISIS, but they split over the question of Barzani’s referendum, which the Talabani faction thought was too dangerous. That turned out to be right.

There was no joint defence of Kirkuk when the Iraqi army finally moved. Indeed, there was hardly any defence at all; first the Talabani forced pulled out, and then Barzani’s troops had no option but to follow. The Kurdish dream of independence is at an end, and the Kurds will be lucky if they manage to keep even the autonomy they have enjoyed in Iraq since 1991.

Indeed, they will be lucky if they can avoid another civil war over who is to blame for the catastrophe (from the Kurdish point of view) of the past few days.

On Wednesday, President Barzani gave a speech that said, presumably about the Talabani faction: “They want to drag us into a civil war, but we will in no way be doing this.”

But a lot of Kurds blame him and his referendum for provoking the disaster, and they will be looking for somebody to punish.

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Editorial Kathleen Wynne - tax fighter.

Even the Ontario premier’s staunchest allies will agree that’s not a description that is often applied to Wynne. And yet, we should all thank her for saying an abrupt ‘no’ to a request from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) which would have seen the harmonized sales tax (HST) go up by one per cent in order to fund municipal infrastructure improvements such as roads, sewers and arenas.

No doubt this is not what Wynne had in mind when she told municipalities to work together on developing new sources of revenue to make a dent in municipal infrastructure gaps. Increasing the HST from 13 to 14 per cent is not among the options she is prepared to consider. Not with an election around the corner and polls showing the Liberals are inching back into contention with the Progressive Conservatives.

It’s not just the Wynne Liberals who dismissed the HST hike plan – which had reportedly been the brainchild of the AMO for the past two years. All three provincial party leaders said they’d not touch the idea, either.

But, municipalities need the money, we heard from mayors of the region’s two largest municipalities and the payoff of the HST hike is tantalizing.

A graphic on the AMO web page showed Belleville could receive $10.1 million, Quinte West $8.4 million and Prince Edward County $6.5, if the idea was adopted by the province.

Belleville Mayor Taso Christopher is hoping the province will revisit the HST hike proposal.

“It’s because the tools aren’t there,” he said in a published interview after the AMO meeting. “There really isn’t any plan at the provincial level. This program would have generated approximately $10 million yearly for Belleville.”

He said it still can work.

“Hopefully they will revisit it,” he said.

“Hopefully AMO and the province can continue discussions and they can get that gap a bit smaller.”

Likewise, Quinte West Mayor Jim Harrison wants AMO to bring the idea back to the table in the near future.

“That’s the best of all the options,” said Harrison. “You would get a percentage based on your population. There’s got be a commitment from the province. We’re $4.9 billion short in the province every year for infrastructure. The majority of the existing funding goes

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to larger cities, so this is the only way I see for us to get a share. The only other way we have is through property tax. We have to borrow money and that’s a big expense to residents.”

In most communities, the gap between need and available investment is growing incrementally every year. Provincially, it’s pegged at $4.9 billion. How will municipalities keep up?

They don’t have the myriad of revenue options the province has. But for most municipalities, the options are few: increasing user fees, reduce services or increase property taxes. None of those is a sustainable strategy. They leave property taxpayers not only in Toronto but across the province with an untenable burden.

A bad idea motivated by good reasons is still a bad idea. Increasing the HST is not something any of the major political parties are willing to consider. Especially not the Liberals who have been criticized for previous tax increases, and especially not with a hotly contested provincial election just around the corner.

But here’s the thing: While this idea was doomed from the start, the problem it was intended to address is all too real and getting more serious. Municipal officials have been warning for years that towns and cities cannot afford the growing cost of infrastructure maintenance and development. With increasing concern about liability, insurance costs are becoming prohibitive, leading to public facilities in some communities being shuttered.

Roads, sewers and bridges across the province are in need of serious upgrades and repairs.

This hits smaller communities with small tax bases hard, and only adds to the larger, betterdocumented burden placed on cities like Toronto.

There is no question that municipalities need more options. But, if not for hiking the HST to bring in more money, where is the money going to come from?

Belleville just got the latest boost to its municipal coffers in the form of the third instalment of funds as host to the OLG/ShorelinesCasino Belleville. To date, that’s more than $2 million to the city since the casino opened in February.

Problem is, not all municipalities have casinos and the smaller townships and towns are particularly hard hit with lower per-capita taxpayer support.

Something’s got to give, before the roads and bridges give out altogether.

– With files from The York Guardian

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GoFundMe page started after a home burned to the ground

BY TAYLOR BERTELINK

Addington Highlands – After a home burned down at 942 Matawatchan Rd. in Addington Highlands on Sept. 29, neighbour, Connie Blaskie has started a GoFundMe page to raise money for the homeowners.

“When we realized what happened I called my neighbours and asked them to come down because there was nothing left of the building. When they got here, the first thing I said was that I hoped they had insurance — they don’t, needless to say it’s not a good situation,” said Blaskie.

Blaskie explained that the homeowners were not at the residence at the time of the incident, they were in Mississauga where their primary living quarters are.

In an effort to help, Blaskie created the page to raise money so that the homeowners can afford to rebuild.

On the GoFundMe page she writes, “please give what you can and we will also accept donations of building materials and if someone has a trailer they feel they could donate it would help this family tremendously.”

“The place didn't have hydro and we didn't hear anything or see the light of the flames — the release valve on their propane tank let go so there was

A home on 942 Matawatchan Rd. in Addington Highlands on Sept. 29 burned to the ground overnight.

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no explosion of the tank either. My neighbours were the only ones where it was actually set on fire after they had taken what they wanted from the property,” she said.

Blaskie explained that among the burning of her neighbours home, another house being built on the same road had been affected.

“The construction trailer that was left on-site was also broken into, where tools were stolen. That night was rampant — they were just running around being as destructive as

possible and stealing whatever they could,” she said.

“Everybody is shocked and fearful, we are all taking extra precautions — the public should know about this,” she added.

Police are currently investigating the break and enter as well as possible arson of the property.

For more information and to donate visit the GoFundMe page at, https://www.gofundme.com/familyneeds-help-matawatchan-area

Handbook will help businesses cope with change brought on by Bill 148 Trent Hills – Trent Hills Chamber of Commerce, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce and MNP, Canada’s leading accounting firm, have released a handbook to help businesses navigate the new landscape that will be created by Bill 148.

Steering Through Change, A Handbook to Help Ontario Businesses Understand and Manage Bill 148 outlines the potential risks to employers from the pending legislation and it offers human resources and operational strategies to help businesses better understand what the looming changes will mean.

“There is no question that Bill 148 has the potential to add challenges and new costs for our local businesses here in Trent Hills,” said Jeff Hamilton, chair of the local chamber said in a news release.

“We believe this handbook will provide some help to our members when navigating through these significant changes.

That said, Bill 148 is going to have serious unintended consequences and the government must also provide support to help businesses transition. We need to know that relief is coming.”

Bill 148 will introduce a number of

reforms to Ontario’s current labour and employment standards laws, most notably instituting a $15 minimum wage by January 2019. That’s a 32 per cent increase in little more than a year.

The comprehensive handbook outlines the impacts businesses are likely to experience and it identifies the four main issues that small businesses are most likely to face: • Profitability – businesses might not be able to keep up a sustainable profit margin • Staffing levels – businesses might not have the capacity to maintain current staffing • Competition – to keep their doors open, businesses will be forced to raise prices • Taxation – with higher wages comes higher payroll taxes and contributions to EI and CPP. The handbook, which also includes information on how to adapt to the changing workplaces, and outlines best practices for refining and changing process in the workplace, can be downloaded athttp:// www.occ.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/ Steering-Through-Change-MNP.pdf.

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Local school children turn County plows into art Talented artists from three local elementary schools helped Northumberland County to celebrate this year’s Local Government Week (Oct 15-21) by painting County snowplows in the theme of ‘Ways We Work Together’.

Local Government Week aims to increase awareness among the general public-and in particular youth-about the important role of local government in our communities. The Paint the Plow project encourages students to think broadly about the many ways that the programs, services and initiatives managed by municipal government touch their lives.

Children from St. Mary’s Catholic Elementary School in Grafton, St. Anthony’s Catholic Elementary School in Port Hope, and Ganaraska Trail Public School in Port Hope participated. Look for these works of art as they plow roads near the schools this winter.

Also in this issue online: • Remembering Councillor Hector Macmillan • Four paramedics recognized with Governor General’s awards for exemplary service • Staff to develop tax policy recommendations for Council based on study Next County Council Meeting: November 15, 2017 For Minutes & More visit: www.northumberlandcounty.ca/Portal For News and Notices go to: www.northumberlandcounty.ca/newsroom

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Madoc Lions Club helps Marmora council investigating finding an 'accessible' food bank keep kids warm this winter Deputy Mayor Linda Bracken, (second from the right) put forward a motion that was unanimously approved by Marmora and Lake Council directing staff to “investigate” the feasibility of relocating the local food bank to a location that is “accessible”.

From left to right: Tom Simpson, Lee Bowman, Constable Alana Deubel, Pauline Bowman, and Larry Bradley present a monetary donation along with two children's snow suits for a girl and boy to benefit the Adopt-A-Child program recently.

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As the cool weather approaches, volunteers at the Adopt-A-Child Keep Kids Warm program are busily preparing for the season.

The program assists low-income working families and those on assistance with new winter outerwear, helping to keep children warm this winter.

On Wednesday, Oct. 18, as part of their annual tradition, the Madoc Lions Club presented a monetary donation along with two children’s snowsuits for a girl and boy to the Adopt-A-Child program co-ordinated through the Central

Hastings OPP detachment in Madoc.

“There are many young families in our area that are struggling through these economic times. By helping addressing winter clothes expenses, it allows them to use their money for basic needs such as food — where there is a need, there is a lion,” said Tom Simpson, president of Madoc Lions Club.

“The Madoc Lions are not only committed to the needs of Lions International, but more importantly to the needs of residents of all ages in our community,” explained Simpson.

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BY SUE DICKENS

Marmora — Steps are being taken

by Marmora and Lake council to “investigate” the feasibility of relocating the Helping Hands Food Bank from its current location in the Memorial building at 37 Forsyth St. to an “accessible” space.

The steep stairwell leading to the food bank has become a challenge for not only people wanting to access the services, but for the volunteers as well.

“The accessibility has become

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a great issue over the past couple of years and it’s getting worse,” said Deputy Mayor Linda Bracken at the regular council meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 19.

Included within a motion she put forward was the request “to have this referred to staff to see what the possibilities are to relocate to another site that is more accessible.”

Mayor Terry Clements added, “I believe it should be noted in there about the cost.”

The deputy mayor commented that the food bank has been under

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the leadership of its founder, Linda Pacaud, for the past 20 years. “Linda has expressed how appreciative she is over the past 20 years to the municipality for having the food bank where it is.”

The municipality owns the Memorial building which is home to the library as well.

The deputy mayor said, “We have clients now, our senior population, which has increased a great deal, who are using the food bank, people with walkers, wheelchairs and scooters.”

She also noted that the food bank volunteers, “are having to come upstairs to do the information intake out on the sidewalk ... sometimes they (clients) are taken into the library if accessible, then the volunteer has to go back downstairs with that information and then go back up again with the food required by that person from the food bank.”

With about 60 people using the food bank Bracken said, “I am very appreciative that council is going to look into this to try to find a better place that people can use, to not only have the dignity and respect of having confidentially when taking the intake information and not having to do it on the sidewalk, but also the fact of being able to go down and receive the food themselves.”

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Creativity the focus of the Artful Lens show and sale

BY SUE DICKENS

Madoc – Judged on photographic ability, content and creativity, The Artful Lens Photography Show and Sale will be showcasing entries in the second year for the competition.

“The show is open to all creative minds,” commented James Smith, chairperson of the Arts Centre Hastings committee. Several of the photographers who entered their work in the first show last year are returning.

“We’ve already solicited entries and have 16 who have entered for a total of 48 photographs.

We fill up the Centre,” said Smith. There are no categories “but we predominantly have landscapes, nature and wildlife,” he added.

The photographs have all been juried and the top three winners will be announced at the opening night reception and awards presentation on Friday, Nov. 10, 7 to 9 p.m. at Arts Centre Hastings, 230 Durham St. S., Centre Hastings Park.

“The entries are judged blind and there are no names or information provided when judged,” noted Smith, who entered some of his own photographs.

“I am primarily a sculptor but I do take photos. Mine are in the show but can’t stand for prizes since I am an organizer, but they will be there to see,” said Smith. “I like the type of photograph that pushes the boundaries of the medium. I like photoshopping and manipulating the images.”

On Saturday, Nov. 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Centre will be set up to showcase the photographs. Ballots will be available so visitors can select a photograph for the people’s choice award.

For more information go to theartfullens. vpweb.ca.

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

LEAF & YARD WASTE Collection Collection Area (refer to Map) AREA 1

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Monday, November 13 7 AM

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Collection takes place between 7:00 a.m. on your Monday Set Out Date and 4:30 p.m. on the Friday of that same week

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Your regular GARBAGE & RECYCLING Collection Day is not necessarily the same as your LEAF & YARD WASTE SET OUT DATE.

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Port Hope Ward 2 Residents are included in collection AREA 3

The Artful Lens Photography Show and Sale in Madoc is being held for its second year.

Last year’s people's choice award was won

by Madoc Photo Club member Len Holmes for "Winter Fox".

Photo submitted

Norwood runs for Terry

BY BILL FREEMAN

Norwood — Norwood stepped out for Terry Fox in a big way Oct. 18.

Students and staff from Norwood District High School and Norwood District Public School ran, walked and jogged around the fairgrounds in honour of the Canadian icon and helped raise funds in the battle against cancer.

Youth from St. Paul Catholic Elementary School and Hucklebug Childcare were not able to attend, but hope to be part of next year’s walk-run celebration, co-organizer Lori Heffernan of NDHS said.

The high school decided not to participate in the annual secondary school run at Nicholls Oval this year bringing the event back to the community, something they have done in the past.

“Because we had done community walks before we thought it was time to bring it back to Norwood and we really wanted to get Norwood Public involved,” Heffernan said. “We really wanted to make this community event and bring the students together (to) generate lots of excitement and remember the man. That was key to our thoughts.”

Terry Fox runs are a “really big deal” at the elementary level, Heffernan said, and organizers hoped to bring some of that to the community run.

“The energy from these little people will get our kids even more excited and thinking about the importance of the day.”

“It heightens how important it is to take a stand, to stand up for something they believe in and have their voices heard,” added Grade 3

teacher Kimberley Hawkes.

Hawkes said that even after nearly 40 years the students “still get it” when they reflect on what Terry did and what he stood for.

Heffernan hopes they can build on the run and get even more of the community involved in future events.

“We want to focus on what Terry set out to accomplish.”

Rules & Tips

Students from Norwood District High School and Norwood District Public School got together for their for their own big Terry Fox run at the Norwood fairgrounds on Oct. 18.

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Tie your brush into bundles no longer than 3 ft., and with no material larger than 2” diameter.

Each bag/bundle must weigh less than 40 pounds (18 kg).

There is no limit to the number of paper leaf & yard waste bags or bundles of brush for collection.

Roll tops of the bag shut.

Rolling the top sheds the rain and snow and prevents leaves from falling or blowing out

Leaves that are not in paper yard waste bags will not be picked up.

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Only use paper yard waste bags. Paper yard waste bags are available at most local hardware stores and building centres.

Please do not include: garbage, litter, animal feces, or soil.

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Watercolours latest feature at Hastings Library

BY BILL FREEMAN

Hastings — Even though Janet Sims has come late to art she has been surrounded by paintings and inspiration all her life.

The Hastings resident is the daughter of highlyregarded artist Bert Small and is now embarking on her own journey into watercolours and has an exhibition at the Hastings Library.

“I watched him do art all his life in different mediums,” Sims said of her father.

Now, after a career as an executive secretary, an

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Sims says her artistic interests had always inclined toward music and sewing.

“I always said I could never draw a straight line until I tried,” she says with a laugh.

She took a few lessons with local artist Asphodel-Norwood artist Rob Howat and a number of online tutorials as well as

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“I really needed something artistic to do and didn’t want to go back to sewing as much,” she says.

Sims was drawn to watercolours because of “the softness of it.”

“I find it relaxing even though I never find enough time to sit down and do it. The watercolour to me makes me feel peaceful whereas the oil is too heavy.”

She mostly paints land-

scapes and has a store of photos from travels to Italy and Britain she’d like to translate onto canvas.

Taking a photo and making it into a painting is one area in which she “needs to grow,” Sims admits.

“I have some wonderful photos. I need to be brave.”

She’d also like to tackle a big canvas.

“A larger canvas of someplace I have personally been and chosen.”

BY JOHN CAMPBELL

Trent Hills — The $77 million Ranney Falls Generating Station (GS) project is going deeper in the hole — exactly as planned.

The massive excavation, involving the removal of 27,000 cubic metres of rock, is key to doubling the amount of electricity produced at the generating station that originally went into service in 1922.

A small generator at the end of its life is being replaced with a 10-megawatt unit capable of powering 10,000 additional homes when it becomes operational in 2020.

It will be located in a new powerhouse that will be built adjacent to the main powerhouse.

The work also involves expanding the existing forebay and tailrace channels, adding a new spillway and electrical substation, and rehabilitating the stoplog structure and operating deck.

These improvements “will result in a more efficient use of water by the station” and allow for water to bypass the station during periods of high flows, said Mike Martelli, president of renewable generation and power marketing for Ontario Power Generation (OPG), at an event held Artist Janet Sims has an exhibition at the Hastings on Oct. 18 to mark the progress beLibrary. ing made in the generating station’s Bill Freeman/Metroland expansion.

When completed, Ranney Falls “will produce clean, renewable hydroelectric power for the next 90 years or more,” he said.

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closely with the utility and “the whole community embraces this project,” he said, adding “the big hole in the ground ... has been the conversation of many mornings at the coffee shop.”

Sheng Wang, an OPG project engineer, said the hole that’s been created by blasting into the limestone bedrock extends down about 27 metres.

Martelli said in an interview that “the excavation is pretty well complete ... (and there were) no big surprises.”

“The challenges in many of these projects are environmental,” he said.

“There were some turtles that were nesting just as we started construction. We had to wait for that sequence to finish.”

OPG owns 66 hydroelectric generating stations in the province. The Ranney Falls GS is “just one of many ... being refurbished and upgraded to increase efficiency, output and safety,” at a total cost of $2.6 billion, Martelli said.

The local project is “one of our smaller ones, (but) they’re all important,” producing electricity that’s clean and renewable.

Water power accounts for about 25 per cent of the electricity produced in the province; more than 60 per cent comes from nuclear generating stations.

The Ranney Falls project is “a poster child of what’s possible” and is taking place across the province to expand hydroelectric energy production through the revitalization of existing facilities, said Paul Norris, president of the Ontario Waterpower Association.

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Santiago Kunzle, a principal with Montgomery Sisam Architects, said what “really excites” him about the project is that his firm was asked “to maximize the opportunity (but also to) make better the amenity spaces ... to really, really improve the day-to-lives of the residents.”

New features are being added out of “recognition that some areas could use some help,” he said, such as putting in more washrooms and making “the character of the main entrance ... friendlier, nicer and brighter.”

“It's going to be fantastic.”

Island Park, which currently has 85 suites, has been full for nearly two years, “and we have so many seniors in our area that need housing who don't want to leave the area,” Rowe told Trent Hills News.

There has been between 20 and 25 seniors on the waiting list for an apartment for the past year.

“Island Park is a successful retirement home for us,” Knifton said. “We have a very high occupancy here.

We have a really great staff and there's a good demand for our retirement product in this community.”

It helps to have enough land, five acres, to add a wing.

“It made total sense from a business perspective to expand the facility and use up the additional real estate that we have here as well as satisfy the demand for retirement community living,” he said.

When Island Park was built 13 years ago, “we had in mind that we were going to one day to build the addition,” he added.

Nineteen new parking spaces will be added as part

Campbellford — Island Park Retirement Residence officials have released details of the expansion and renovation project that will take place at the Trent Drive facility over the next 18 months.

Speaking at the project's official launch held on Oct. 18, Island Park senior general manager Chad Rowe said “there has been a great deal of anticipation about this redevelopment,” which will “greatly benefit” both residents and the community.

The expansion will not only add 57 studio, one- and two-bedroom suites, but also recreation, wellness and dining amenities to accommodate the influx of new residents.

The existing building will also be improved “quite a bit,” John Knifton, vice president of Sienna Senior Living Inc., said in an interview.

The kitchen will be upgraded, the dining room enlarged, more washrooms put in and several new rooms added having a specific purpose, such as a beauty salon and an exercise and activity area.

The total cost of the project is “in the neighbourhood of $11 million,” Knifton said.

The extra space — 33 per cent more than what is there now — will “make it possible to expand some of Sienna's signature programs, such as Farm to Table,” said Lisa Kachur, Sienna Senior Living's executive vice-president of retirement operations.

Steven Cohen, a managing partner of Succession Development Corporation, a company that specializes in the construction and redevelopment of seniors housing, said construction will begin in November and continue 12 to 16 months. Then attention will turn to of the expansion. There are 37 right now. renovating the existing building.

The expected completion date is March 2019.

Havelock’s new water tower has been officially inaugurated.

The $1,806,104, 38-metre-high, glassfused elevated water tank has been operational for a while but was showcased during a ribbon-cutting and ceremony on Oct. 20 with Peterborough MPP Jeff Leal joining township councillors, staff, engineers and representatives from the Ontario Clean Water Agency.

The tower looms over the village with its nine-metre diameter concrete pedestal and 11-metre steel tank, replacing a 58-year-old tower that was last upgraded in 1985 and faced at least $300,000 in needed repairs.

The new storage tank gives the village an immediate boost in storage capacity, fire and emergency reserves and water pressure.

Its usable water capacity converts to 1.3 million litres of water.

The tank was “sized for” a growing village population through 2041, says Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Mayor Ron Gerow.

The old standpipe “had insufficient water storage capacity and didn’t provide sufficient water pressure in some areas of the village,” said Gerow.

The decision to replace the tower was in “the best interest and the best approach” for the future of the village, he said.

The province covered 90 per cent of the cost with a $1.66 million Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund grant with the municipality chipping in $185,381.

“It was an insurmountable project without the government’s help,” Gerow admitted. “It positions the municipality for not only a better quality of service to the existing infrastructure and residents but also gives the municipality opportunity for growth.”

In planning for the new tower, Gerow says council was also thinking of the municipality’s proposal for a 128-bed long-term care facility south of the village.

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Colin Crowe has a passion for ponies

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Marmora — Fire Chief Tony Brownson of the Marmora and Lake Fire Department showcased a newly acquired fire truck at the Tuesday Oct. 17 meeting of council.

“This is a tanker which has pumps. We call it a tander,” he told the Central Hastings News.

Total cost $170,000 plus taxes.

The cab and chassis are 2013 “and the back end is brand new ... that’s the way they build fire trucks like this,” said Brownson.

“This truck is mainly for hauling water,” he added.

The “tander” has a capacity of 2800 imperial gallons of water, an important factor when fighting rural fires since a water source may not be nearby.

The chief stated this new truck can pump water for three minutes if pumped at the maximum level.

To fight rural fires tanks are filled and waterand the truck is shuttled back to the fire as they

Colin Crowe (checked shirt) of Frankford urges on his team, Penny and Jesse, during the pony-pulling competition at the 2017 Quinte Exhibition in Belleville Terry McNamee/Metroland

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Stirling — Colin Crowe is the first to admit that he is an unabashed horse lover — or to be more precise, a pony lover.

Originally from Stirling, but now living in nearby Frankford, Crowe is the president of the Stirling Agricultural Society, and the horse and pony pulling contests are his special area of interest. He organizes the pulls for the Stirling Fair and competes with his teams of draft ponies at several different fairs during the summer and fall.

The equine love affair has been passed down through several generations, he said. Crowe said he and his father both grew up with horses. He shod (put shoes on) his first horse when he was 10, taught by his father, who was taught by his father. While he was growing up, they had western horses and did team penning, but now his focus is on his draft ponies. He began pony pulling just three years ago and is a member of the Eastern Ontario Pony Pullers Association.

“The ponies, they’ve got a little bit more attitude than the horses,” he said. “They are more of a challenge.”

So, what is pony pulling? It’s just like the horse pulls, only with less weight. Like their bigger cousins, the ponies are hitched in teams of two to a pulling sled, which has weights on it; they must pull the sled a specified distance of 15 feet, Crowe explained.

Each team that pulls the distance advances to the next round, with weight being added each time. The last successful team is the winner.

He said the pony teams — again like the big horses — are divided into size classes, meaning small ponies do

not have to compete against much larger ones. The ponies can be any breed or mix of breeds, as long as they are within the height limit for ponies.

The light class is for ponies 48 inches tall and under, while the heavy division is for those over 48 inches, but not exceeding 56 inches.

Some teams consist of traditional draft pony breeds, such as Norwegian Fjords, Haflingers and Welsh Cobs of pony size; but, a matched team is not necessary, as long as the two are in the same weight class.

“Mine are just crossbred, probably Welsh/Shetland cross, possibly a little Haflinger,” he said.

This year, Crowe has been competing with an 11-year-old mare named Penny and her son, Jesse, a six-yearold gelding.

“They pulled very well at their first one,” he said. “They pulled 3,400 pounds at Coehill.”

He said he never pushes them to their limit, so he really doesn’t know how much they could pull if he asked them to do more.

“I’m happy with the ponies and how they pull,” he said. “I don’t want to hurt them.”

When pulling season is over, his ponies get to do other things. He’ll hitch them up to a wagon and drive through Frankford, and he enters them in the occasional parade. He also uses them to pull logs every now and then.

Crowe has a second team at home, plus a borrowed pony, and hopes to have a foal or two born next year to add to his herd.

“I’ve had horses all my life, and I don’t think I can imagine not (having them),” he said.

are emptied. The department, as is the case with others, sets up a porta-tank at the scene which is filled with water as it is brought in to the site of the blaze.

This newer truck, which arrived the previous Friday, has not been put into service yet as the department is in the process of MTO licensing.

This truck replaces a 1991 vehicle.

“So once a truck is over 20 years old your insurance ratings go down. This newer truck means a bit of a savings for insurance,” explained Brownson.

The fire department now has one tanker pumper, one pumper and one tandem as well as two rescue vehicles.

“There are no women on right now. We like to have up to 30 firefighters on our department. We have 28 right now,” noted Brownson, who has been with the fire department for 40 years.

After the regular council meeting everyone got a chance to check out the new tanker.

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Council says yes to skate park feasibility study

BY BILL FREEMAN

Norwood – Asphodel-Norwood council has said yes to a skateboard park feasibility study.

The municipality will hire the Canadian Ramp Company out of Oakville to complete a feasibility study for $5,038.

Fundraising led by local youth has raised $3,780. The municipality will pick up the balance using $800 from its youth initiatives budget and $485 from its parks budget.

The study will “ensure that council and staff have accurate information for future decision making,” says manager of community centre, parks and facilities Greg Hartwick.

Council has had dialogue with local skate park users who made a pitch to them early this past summer about the need for a new and expanded facility.

They’re in the “very preliminary stage” of any skate park facility upgrade, says Hartwick. The Canadian Ramp Company’s proposal provides the “best fit” for what they’d like to achieve from a feasibility study.

The company will meet with local skaters, review proposed sites (including the existing site) and provide a design, cost estimates and an inventory of material that would be needed for the project. They will also produce a video “fly through.”

“With (the study) the township will have fundamental information needed to obtain community support and apply for grant funding if the township decides to proceed with

the project,” Hartwick said.

Councillor Debbie Lynch says giving the feasibility study the green light council shows local youth that their voices and drive can have a positive impact.

The feasibility study, Lynch says, is a “good way” to get additional information out to the public and to “make this a shovel-ready project.”

Lynch believes the province is seriously thinking about extending infrastructure funding to recreational projects.

“We did allocate $800 for youth initiatives and this fits the bill,” added councillor Bernadette Vanderhorst.

CAO-Clerk-Treasurer Candice White reminded council that in strategic planning discussions they indicated that a recreation master plan was “something we seriously need to look at.

“To get to that master plan we need to have the feasibility study done in order to make some educated decisions rather than pie in the sky,” said White.

“This is very promising news,” said Laurie-Ann Graham whose sons Blake and Brody brought the idea to council and championed the fundraising.

Graham said the decision “promotes a very important life lesson to our youth: you are not too young to be a part of the change you wish to see.

“What began as a simple ‘I wish’ conversation between Brody, Blake and myself has the potential to influence so many more youth in our com-

Literacy program launched in honour of teen killed in industrial accident

Fire Chief Tim Blake, OPP Constable Steve Bates, members of the Bailey McDonald’s family – parents Rob and Cathy, brother Zach and grandmother Sharon Barrons – children’s librarian Mindy Macmillan and OPP Constable Orlando Eitzen launched the library’s new literacy and book bag program.

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Bailey, 18, was killed when he became trapped between two 53-foot trailers at Min-Tech Inc., a recycling business in Tanner Industrial Park. He had worked there three months.

“It was horrible, it was the worst day of our lives,” Cathy said.

“At least something good will come out of something really bad.”

Her son's death is still under investigation by the Ministry of Labour.

“We have no idea as to what's going on. I would love to see that put behind us.”

Macmillan said the book club “will extend into the school system as well ... for children who are also struggling to read at the Grade 4-5 level. We'll have it so they can come to a safe place with other kids who are struggling, and offer a fun night for the kids.”

“I think it's fantastic,” Cathy said. “It's amazing ... how everything came together, and the amount of money that has actually come in. It's unbelievable.”

Bailey “would be real impressed. It's a really cool thing that's happening.”

Cathy said her son was “a jokester” who loved to hunt and fish, “anything outdoors.”

Northumberland OPP Const. Steve Bates said the bags will be carried in cruisers on patrol in the Trent Hills area.

They will serve the same purpose as the stuffed bears that officers give to children who have been “traumatized” by a motor vehicle collision or some other troubling experience.

The book bags will “give them something else to focus on at the time.”

Fire Chief Tim Blake said the same thing, that it will help children “take their minds off what just happened.”

“This is a really good idea that Mindy put forth.”

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Campbellford — Bailey McDonald's story didn't end with his tragic death in an industrial accident last January.

His memory is being kept alive by his family who have donated close to $4,000 to Trent Hills Public Library to launch a new program in his honour that promotes literacy.

Children's librarian Mindy Macmillan said McDonald's parents, Cathy and Rob, donated the money they received at their son's funeral.

“It's something the library has been wanting to do, but we didn't have the funding,” she said.

Bail's Book Club Bag was officially launched on Oct. 18 at the Campbellford fire hall.

The bags will be placed in fire trucks and police cruisers and given out to children at scenes where there has been a fire or some sort of emergency that might be “a scary situation for a child,” Macmillan said.

The bags contain books as well as bookmarks with Bailey's photo. Fifty bags have been ordered thus far.

Macmillan said community organizations and individuals have supported the Bailey McDonald Memorial Foundation with domunity in such a positive way.” nations.

The library was chosen to receive funding because “Bailey always had trouble in school (with) reading,” his mother said, “so we thought if we could give money toward a literacy program ... it would be fitting for who he was.”

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Township of Stirling-Rawdon Notice of Proposed Traffic Change on Mill Street At the October meeting of the Transportation Committee there was once again discussion on traffic, parking and delivery issues in the downtown core with safety being the main concern. As a result staff have been asked to investigate the feasibility of designating Mill Street (from North Street to James Street) as 'One-way' going east.

The Transportation Committee is interested in your opinion, whether you are in favour of or opposed to the proposed change. Your comments can be e-mailed to cao@stirling-rawdon.com (with the subject line 'Mill Street'); dropped off at the night deposit box at 2529 Stirling-Marmora Road or by regular mail.

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Stirling—It’s time to start holiday shopping!

Mill Street in Stirling will be bustling next week as the hub of the annual craft tour called Over the Hills For Christmas on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 3-5 and 10-12. The shops are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Mill Street stops on the tour include The Village Junction, Julia’s Women’s Wear, Rustic Routes and Hi Country, Antique Elegance, The Treasure Addict, Stirling Chic Studio and Cedar Hollow. There will be a huge variety of hand-made items such as clothing and accessories, crafts, home décor, artisan soaps and body and bath products, as well as antique and vintage items, jewelery and Christmas decorations.

Among the other participating businesses in other parts of Stirling are Livery Stables Antiques at 51 John St.; the Buff Stuff Store at 3346 Stirling-Marmora Rd., selling many water buffalo products; The Apple Store/Cooney Farms at 10 Wellmans Road, offering local fruit, cheese, honey,

syrup, tarts and a wide selection of gift items and gift baskets; The Crooked Board furniture and antiques at 663 Sarles Rd.; Hearts To God at 22 West Front St., featuring nativity scenes and other Christmas items plus books, toys and more; and The Black Dog Restaurant at 227 West Front St. Others include Skinkles Feed Depot at 400 West Front St., Building 10, with pet toys and accessories, gifts for hunters, fishermen and wildlife lovers and a variety of locally made products; and The Gift Boutique at 493 Flying Club Rd., which has an eclectic choice of artisan crafts, sculptures, fine art, fibre art, jewelery and much more.

Four additional stops outside of Stirling are Fine Line Design and Richter’s Greenhouses, both on Highway 62, Cranberry Hollow on Townsend Road and Simply Eclectic in Marysville.

Brochures and maps showing each location are available at all participating venues and on the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pg/Over-TheHills-For-Christmas-697181213693005/ posts/?ref=page_internal

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BY TERRY MCNAMEE

Stilrling - The Stirling Public Library Board has been going over library policies over the past few months, as required to retain its accreditation by the Ontario Public Library Guidelines Monitoring and Accreditation Council.

Interim CEO Jaye Bannon told the board at its Oct. 17 meeting that the auditors will be visiting in November to evaluate the library in terms of the accreditation council's guidelines. Making sure library policies have been updated is part of the accreditation process. Accreditation shows that a library is meeting basic service levels for provincial libraries, is keeping up with changing demographics and customer needs in its community and gives it access to funding options.

Bob Mullin said the library's human resources policies should match those of the Township of Stirling-Rawdon.

“They're kept up-to-date, and they're also reviewed by lawyers,” he explained.

“We're just trying to get everybody on the same page.”

Board member Shari Elson O'Garr suggested adding a sentence saying that, if a conflict is found between the library's policies and those of the township, Stirling-Rawdon polices will take precedence.

The board voted to make the suggested changes.

However, the draft strategic plan was sent back to Bannon so she could make changes as directed by the board. The parking clause will be removed, since the library has none.

“Parking keeps coming up, but we can't do anything about it,” Mullin said.

He noted that the age of the building also limits what can be done to the actual structure. Built with funds from the Andrew Carnegie Trust, it was opened on April 14, 1914.

The board also noted the need to address changing demographics in Stirling, including an aging population and an increase in immigration, so this will be part of the plan as well.

The next board meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 21. Meetings are open to the public.

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Belleville Senators Home Opener Weekend

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he Belleville Senators will play their first home games in history on November 1st against the Syracuse Crunch, and November 3rd and 4th against the Charlotte Checkers. This weekend marks the first time that professional hockey will ever be played in the Bay of Quinte region as the team returns home after a nine game road trip to start their Inaugural Season in the American Hockey League.

As the primary developmental affiliate of the Ottawa Senators, the

team brings with them the highest quality of hockey in the world played outside of the National Hockey League.

This is a monumental occasion for the Bay of Quinte area, who become the only non-major city center in the entire country to host a professional sports franchise.

“We are incredibly proud to call the Bay of Quinte region our home and bring this level of experience to the residents in and around the area,” said Rob Mullowney, Chief Operating Officer of

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the Belleville Senators of the occasion. “Fans can expect to be blown away by what they see both on the ice and throughout the building.”

The game will take place in an extensively renovated Yardmen Arena that features a breathtaking new fan zone, a brand new center

hung videoboard, an NHL caliber dressing room, eight luxury suites and more than a thousand new seats in the north end, among other things.

The occasion marks the beginning of seven straight home games for the team in the span of fifteen days. The team will play the Charlotte Checkers on the 3rd and 4th, a continuation of opening weekend festivities, before welcoming the Binghamton Devils to town from their old stomping grounds in New York. The Rochester

Americans will arrive for games on the 10th and 11th as the Senators honour the Canadian Armed Forces with two days of programmatic homage. The final game of the home stand is against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on the 15th. All games are set to begin at 7:00PM. Ticketing options are still available for each of these nights. For more information, or to purchase tickets, you can visit the team’s website at www.BellevilleSens.com.

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Tough loss for Junior Knights More losses, more suspensions Dawson Baptie of the Norwood District High Knights junior football team is taken down by two Fenelon Falls players during Kawartha Junior League action Oct. 17. The Falcons rallied to win 14-12.

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Campbellford — And so it goes: another week, another pair of losses for the Campbellford Rebels.

But, wait a minute! The team's latest defeats weren't by the wide margins that characterized the Rebels' earlier losses, when they were getting routinely pummelled by scores such as 12-0, 13-0 and 14-1.

No, their losses last Thursday and Saturday were respectable, 4-1 Bill Freeman/Met- to the Port Hope Panthers on Oct. roland 19, and 5-2 at home to the Gananoque Islanders two days later.

Still, Campbellford has now gone winless in 11 matches, and has solidified its hold on last place in the East Tod Division of the Provincial Junior Hockey League.

Which made it quite surprising just how close the outcome was in Port Hope, seeing as the home team outshot the visitors 69-16.

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Norwood — The Norwood District High Knights fell 14-12 to the Fenelon Falls Falcons in Kawartha Junior Football League action Oct. 17.

The tough loss drops the Knights to 1-3 on the season with a big game against “AAA” St. Peter (2-2) on Oct. 23.

It was a frustrating outcome for the Knights who were dominant on the ground and led 12-7 at halftime and 12-7 late in the fourth quarter when the Falcons found their way into the end zone. Norwood had a drive stymied on the one yard line on the last play of the first half which

could have produced crucial points. The Knights lined up with five seconds left and big back Silas Hubert was unable to punch the ball over the line.

Scoring for Norwood were Hubert and Shaquan Coon. Running back Dawson Baptie had another big game on the ground but was held off the scoresheet.

Norwood wraps up regular season action Oct. 26 at home against the Haliburton Highlands Redhawks. Haliburton and Norwood are the only “A” schools in the Kawartha Junior League.

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Ellis had far less rubber sent his way than was the case in Port Hope, facing 38 shots. Campbellford managed 33 in reply.

Unfortunately, the Rebels again suffered from a surfeit of surliness, receiving 96 minutes in penalties on 28 infractions.

Bennett was handed six of those and has been suspended by the league for a minimum of seven games.

He will be joined on the sidelines by assistant coach Mike Summerfeldt for two games.

The pair were handed abuse of officials penalties and game misconducts in separate incidents in the third period.

Bennett is the seventh Rebel to be suspended this season.

Campbellford's next home game is this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. when the Picton Pirates come to town.

Three points apiece for trio as Stars down the Predators 6-3

By John Campbell

Colborne – Tyler McGregor, Tyler Brackin and Matt Davies each collected three points to lead the Northumberland Stars to a 6-3 win over the Toronto Predators at the Keeler Centre on Oct. 20.

The game's first three stars, McGregor had two goals and an assist, Brackin a goal and

two assists, and Davies three helpers.

Also scoring for Northumberland were Bo Stevenson, Joe Gretton and Tim Lavigne.

Brackin is the team's top scorer with nine goals and five assists. McGregor and Davies each have 12 points.

Ilshat Zaripov stopped 23 of 26 shots for his second win in three games. He has a 2.62

GAA. Northumberland (4-1-3) sits in sixth spot in the South Division of the Greater Metro Hockey League, three points in back of Niagara.

The Stars' next game is this Friday at 7:30 p.m. against the Kingsville Kings who sit atop the division, with 13 wins in 15 matches.

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In fact, the first period ended with the two teams tied 1-1, with Kyle Deline knotting the score for Campbellford on a short-handed goal at 12:33.

After that it was Port Hope who rang up 53 shots in the next 40 minutes while limiting Campbellford to 11.

Mike Ross took the loss, despite stopping 65 shots.

Campbellford opened the scoring in Saturday's match, with Nolan Stevenson notching his first goal of the season in just his second match.

After that, it was all Gananoque, who scored four times in a five-minute span to break the game open.

The two teams traded goals in the second — Travis Bennett with his second of the season for the Rebels — and played a scoreless third period.

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Parks and trails ENSS Blue Dragons win Bay of committee ready to Quinte Championships roll in Hastings

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Brighton – The ENSS Blue Dragons conquered their competition at the Cross-Country Bay of Quinte Championships on Wednesday, Oct. 18 and have earned their shot at the COSSA Championship title.

Held at the Goodrich-Loomis Conservation Area, the Blue Dragons won the overall team title at the Bay of Quinte championships with a total of 52 points. Athletes like Jake Hollinger led the way for ENSS and as an individual champion, winning the senior boys division during the 6k run and with a time of 20:41.

“All six divisional teams contributed to the team’s 52 points…” said coach Anne Falla.

ENSS midget girls, midget boys and the seniors’ girls won their divisions. The junior and seniors boys both took second place, and the junior girls placed third.

A total of 12 schools competed at the meet. Bayside Secondary School earned second place with a total of 48 points. Moira Secondary School earned third, with a total of 20 points.

Autumn Fanjoy led the midget girls finishing second in the 3,800-metre run. The midget girls also featured: Morgan Newberry (4), Alicia Antoniuk (6), Olivia Arthur (8), Taylor Powell (9), Kalysta Bullis (15) and Lydia Schmoll (16).

Isaac Hollinger led the midget boys, also finishing in second, with Aaron Molenhius right behind him in third. The midget boys also featured: Daxtin Nicholls (5), Jack Bucknell (9), Cameron Greenwood (10), Michael Patrick (12), Wesley Donaldson (16), Peyton Rivard (18), Sawyer White (19), Trent Mifsud (20), Karl King (21), Stephan

Sitting on a bench donated by the Hastings Seniors are (front row, left to right) Lynn Rogers of the Hastings Parks and Trails Committee and Armella Moring, Hastings Seniors; back row, left to right, Doug Sims, of the dissolved Pisces Park Committee, Murray Townshend, Pisces Park Committee and Doug Manning of the Hastings Parks and Trails ComAaron Molenhius, who earned third place for the midget boys, is shown mittee.

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In fourth place, Victoria Sommerville led the seniors’ girl team. These girls followed: Julia Martin (5), Abbey Cooper (6), Holly Tetzlaff (9), Trina Griffith (13), Brittany Pennington (14), Martina Cooper (16), Molly Patrick (17), Charlotte Coxhead (19), Taylor Hansen (23), Sarah Pennington (24) and Dana Godfrey (27).

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The ENSS junior boys featured: Kyle Crowe (6), Ewan Morreau (9), Braden Wannamaker (12), Ethan Taylor (15), Quin Violi Dillon (16), Ben Hunt (17) and Adam Parkinson (27).

Chloe Barnes led the way for the junior girls finishing in fourth place. The team also included: Katie Clarke (9), Rachelle Breton (19) and Breanna Poot (20).

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and trails committee is taking some major steps forward.

A subcommittee of the Hastings Revitalization Association (HRA), the 12-member group has taken the Pisces Park project under its wing after it was officially adopted by the HRA. They’ve also identified a community garden, the Hastings portion of the Trans Canada Trail and the cultivation of links with trail use groups like hiking and cycling clubs as additional projects.

“It’s an initiative to enhance and develop our green spaces,” says committee chair Lynn Rogers. “We’re in the very early stages with all the projects; the garden is probably the furthest ahead.”

“We have a lot of enthusiasm; new people who haven’t been on committees have come out and are eager (and) we’re getting some younger people,” said trails chair Lynn Rogers. “We want to keep it very open and friendly and welcoming to new ideas.

“We’ve got a lot of work ahead of us yet,” she added.

A $900 donation from the Rotary Club of Campbellford for the Pisces Park project and a bench donated by the Hastings Seniors has boosted their fortunes.

Pisces Park features “Pisces

overall design envisaged a park anchored by the “iconic” Pisces Pete leading a school of smaller fish sculptures over a pedestrianfriendly riverbed. There will be benches and landscaped greenery around the park.

The Pisces project evolved from Hastings’s success in the World Fishing Network’s Ultimate Fishing Town Canada contest which the village won in 2012. Seed money for the project came from a portion of the $25,000 Ultimate Fishing Town grand prize with fundraising and some corporate donations supplementing the total.

Phase 1 has been completed with the HRA placing the park project under its umbrella after the original Pisces Park committee retired. The HRA felt it was important that the “project not be lost.”

“People are very excited about the potential that could come from this,” Rogers says of the committee.

They want to get Pisces Park “moving” but are also excited about the potential that exists with the trail which mirrors the river — a dynamic attraction for the village.

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Belleville – A company that works with metal took home a shiny cup from the Quinte Business Achievement Awards, held Friday, Oct. 20 at the Quinte Sports & Wellness Centre.

Alliance Custom Fabrication Inc. was presented with the Business Excellence Award, the top award given out at the glitzy-annual awards banquet.

Co-owners Mike Widdifield and Garnet Lumby accepted the award to a pleasant applause from the hundreds of business community members who packed the centre’s gym. A third member of the business, Brian Van Dijk, wasn’t present.

Widdifield said his business’s success comes from its mandate to “provide our customers with the same service and support we would hope to get.”

Alliance Custom Fabrication is located on Jamieson Bone Road in Belleville’s Northeast Industrial Park.

It helps industrial, commercial and walk-in clients with metal fabrication services.

The business started in 2005 when a group of six businessmen purchased the assets of Bonisteel Custom Fabrication and set out to start their own business, specializing in stainless steel.

The Trailblazer of the Year Award went to Sprague Foods Ltd., a growing food processor on College Street East.

Rick Sprague and his wife, Jane, accepted the award and gave a touching speech, speaking about how the long-running family business has experienced “500 per cent growth in the last two years.”

“In my wildest dreams, I never thought I’d be able to take a brand nationally,” Rick said. “Now it looks like we’re going south of the border to the United States.”

The Young Entrepreneur of the Year award went to Tyler Allsopp, the 25-year-old owner of Doug’s Bicycle. He has been involved in city cycling initiatives, such as plans for a mountain bike trail in West Riverside Park.

Another notable award, the Business Person of the Year, went to Bruce Mackay of Mackay Insurance.

Mackay was selected from a long list of fellow nominees, which read like a who’s-who of Quinte’s business community.

Mike Widdifield (left) and Garnet Lumby accepted the Business Excellence Award for Alliance Custom Fabrication Inc. Stephen Petrick/Metroland

MacKay Insurance, located on Dundas Street East, Regulated Professions: Dr. Younes Dental Care today has more than 5,000 clients after 34 years of Family & Cosmetic Dentistry. being in business in Belleville. Mackay humbly said Specialized Service: Get Yoga.

“I want to thank my customers” for allowing him to Trade/Construction: Gordon Tobey Developments achieve his business success.

Ltd. Here’s a list of other business-of-the year award Manufacturing/Industrial: Electro Cables Inc. winners, based on their categories.

New Business: Barn Owl Malt.

Retail Business: Laffety’s Crossing.

Not for Profit: The Salvation Army Community Hospitality/Tourism: Go Active. and Family Service.

Agribusiness: Pasta Tavola.

Sustainability: Parsons Brewing.

Friday’s celebration was the 21st Quinte Business Achievement Awards. Over the past 20 years, the program has recognized individuals, companies and organization that have taken those extra steps towards excellence, helping to make the Bay of Quinte region a great place to work and live. This year, 122 businesses were nominated for awards.

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$1 million fraud, theft case proceeding Belleville – A court case hearing charges of an alleged $1 million theft and fraud case at a city credit union is expected to get underway soon.

A report in The Intelligencer said this week the Crown attorney’s office is proceeding with pace to set in motion a trial that is two years since charges were laid against a Belleville woman for defrauding the predecessor to the current Quinte First Credit Union, which at the time was Bayshore Credit Union.

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A story on the business Driverseat in the Thursday, Oct. 19 Connected section contained The report said Drumm was inaccurate contact information.

Belleville police laid charges listed as a clearing officer with The Belleville phone line for the business is alleging more than $1 million Bayshore Credit Union before 613-902-0101. Its website is www.driverseatinc. the charges were laid. com/belleville. We regret the error. had been stolen between George Misuraca, 54, of Belleville, is charged with breach January 2010 and June 2015. of trust, fraud over $5,000 and The result was the arrest of the theft over $5,000. Allan WilBelleville woman and two men liam Lasher, 52, of Belleville, is charged with fraud over $5,000 for the fraud and theft in May, and theft over $5,000.

All three are expected to make 2016. their next appearance in BelCheryll Drumm, 46, of Belleville’s Quinte Consolidated leville was charged with theft Court next week. over $5,000, money laundering and breach of trust.

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There are companies that take years to figure out what their defining message, their ‘voice’, their brand, truly is. Morgan Kotsovos IS her brand – happy, authentic, purposeful, and uncomplicated. She and her husband Mark launched their company, Cactus Rose, to share ‘simple and real’ with the world.

Morgan and Mark knew nothing about designing a children’s fashion line. But they wanted to share a message they didn’t see often enough – that a simple life connecting to people in a meaningful way matters.

They wanted to share that philosophy with their children.

Internet research and making cold calls was gruelling. Eventually one call amounted to more than a “can’t help you” dead end and led them to a fashion incubator. The cold calls continued but were now more targeted. Eventually, they connected with a manufacturer that fit their bill – quality fabric, ethically and sustainably made in Canada.

Morgan is the designer. She handpicks the fabrics, selects colours, font, style, and creates the expressions for their children’s line of hippie t’s,

free bird shorts, the tiny dancer skirt, part time hippie onesies and harem pants. Mark is the illustrator. His art adorns Morgan’s designs and to know this couple, is to know they wouldn’t have it any other way than to support each other and deliver this message of love, joy, and simplicity together.

Cactus Rose produces two lines per year and other than the pastel blush skirt, all coordinates are unisex.

They are proud to be a part of the slow fashion movement: “designing, producing, consuming, and living better... we have a different approach in which designers, buyers, retailers and consumers are more aware of the impacts of products on workers, communities and ecosystems.” (K. Fletcher) “We feel less is more – make less, make it better, make something that’s special and meaningful.”

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18 – 34 years old looking for capital, mentorship, and guidance through the start up process. “Its intimating starting your own business and wondering if the clientele will be as excited about your idea as you are.

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They sell out at pop-up markets and through www.cactusrose.ca. “We feel so humbled and grateful for all the community support.” Morgan’s mobile store fits their brand – wood table, cowhide rug, twinkle lights, custom racks – she weaves her spirit and light into every seam of Cactus Rose.

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County to study hospitals request

Ian Wilson, left,and Denise Cumming, CEO of University Hospitals Kingston Foundation, address Hastings County Council in an appeal for funding for major new redevelopment.

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BY JACK EVANS

Hastings County will consider a request from the Kingston hospitals complex for a major new development there. This year marks the end of a 10-year commitment payment of about $68,000 per year toward an earlier project.

Making the presentation were Ian Wilson, CEO of the University Hospitals Kingston. The body reviewed the scope of an expansion and redevelopment for all three hospitals in Kingston expected to total more than $634 million in construction, equipment and new programs, of which the fair share, based on actual use of Kingston hospitals in 2016, would be$60,000 per year for Hastings County.

That number is based on a local commitment of 10 per cent, with the province paying the rest. The request was referred to the new budget

for consideration.

Reeve Carl Tinney added that council should also consider some assistance for the hospital at Peterborough where many residents in the northern part of Hastings go when they need hospital care, along with some from the Marmora area. He said he showed up at the Belleville hospital at one time and was told to just go to Peterborough.

The Finance Committee also dealt with a request from the Maynooth community where a group of citizens is trying to restore and preserve the old station as a heritage site. The problem, county officials explained, is the property is jointly owned by the county and the province and must get resolved into single ownership before the county can commit any funds. Hastings officials said they are working on that and hope to get full ownership by the county.

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Local musician to issue first CD in November languages, Rice has also included a wistful interpretation of a French song by MIKA on the disc.

BY JACK EVANS

Belleville singer-musician Douglas Rice is getting set to expand into recording status with the impending release of a first CD in November. The recording also covers his skills as a composer as half of the songs on the CD are original ones of his own.

The others come from Joni Mitchell and Paul Simon among others.

One of his original songs has already been picked up by Polish film director Marcel Koszalka for a new European feature film.

Title of his new CD is “State of Mind.” Rice describes it as converging on “perception and how our ability to interpret the world determines our reality.”

He adds: “The concept is explored through a narrative of stories that sing, illustrating themes pertaining to love, courage and other aspects of life in an alluring, tuneful, flowing stream of song.”

A relative newcomer to Belleville’s musical scene, Rice has already established a successful vocal training program as an annex to his original studio in Toronto. With an established reputation as an operative tenor and well-versed in several

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He continues to sing classical literature as a tenor, especially roles in Handel and Mozart operas whilst incorporating his musical talents as pianist, accompanist, composer, director and conductor.

He also serves as adjudicator for various vocal competitions.

As a voice teacher, Rice has special training and skill in the physiology of the human voice, allowing him to help develop voices that have special needs, such as seniors.

In announcing the launch of his first CD, Rice also forecasts more recordings in the future, including: “Art Songs for Tenors,” and “A Broadway Song CD.” He will be collaborating with other artists in these as he works toward a high level of artistic projects in the Quinte area and throughout Ontario.

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Karl Subban pens parenting book

BY STEPHEN PETRICK

Belleville – When Karl Subban returns to Belleville on Oct. 26, it wouldn’t be surprising if a hockey fan from here brings him a warm meal.

Such kind gestures were a regular occurrence over the 10 years that at least one of his sons was playing for the Belleville Bulls.

“I had one fan make chicken curry for the boys,” Subban recalled gleefully, in phone interview from his Nobleton home, north of Toronto.

Other times they were made cookies, he said. P.K., Malcolm and Jordan were always well fed, both with food and support.

“They loved the Bulls. They loved all the players; that’s what I experienced there,” Subban said. “They never took losing personally – the boys were more important.”

Subban said he’s looking forward to returning to Belleville for a booksigning event at 7 p.m. at the Belleville Chapters. With Scott Colby, he’s penned a book called How We Did It: The Subban Plan for Success in Hockey, School and Life.

Born in Jamaica, raised in Sudbury and educated at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Subban went on to a career in education and still works as a principal with the Toronto District School Board today. But he’s now more known for being a famous hockey father.

P.K. Subban, the first of his children to play for the Bulls, went to become one of the best defencemen and arguably the most prolific personality in the National Hockey League.

While well known for his skills on the ice – he won the Norris Trophy as the league’s best defenceman in 2013 – he’s also know for his philanthropic work, as P.K. recently pledged $10 million to the Montreal Children’s Hospital.

Malcolm Subban, a goaltender, went from the Bulls to the Boston Bruins organization and is now playing regularly in the NHL with the Las Vegas Golden Knights.

Jordan Subban, a defenceman who led the Bulls in scoring in in the franchise’s final season in 2014-15, is now with the Vancouver Canucks American Hockey League affiliate in Utica.

The book devotes a chapter to honouring the city of Belleville and the role it played in the boys’ upbringing.

Subban has particularly kind words for former Bulls coach George Burnett, who groomed the boys to be not just good hockey players, but responsible men.

The book tells the story of how Burnett one day learned that P.K. had slept in and missed school. “George called me with P.K. also on the line from home. After that I never had to worry about P.K. being late for school,” Subban wrote in the book.

In the interview, Subban spoke about how P.K’s Belleville experience

shaped him into the person he is today.

It was there that he first became involved in the community-service type of extra curricular work that is often expected of hockey players. In Belleville, he would visit children in the hospital or participate in breakfast club programs, and that allowed him to be comfortable with being involved in charity work when his NHL career started in Montreal.

It’s also where he learned about how good people can be.

“My boys have been on teams that won more games than they lost and on teams that lost more games than they won,” Subban wrote in the Belleville chapter. “But whatever happened on the ice, one constant was how they were treated by their fans … I sat in section 11 for ten years and never heard a negative comment directed at my family or my boys on the ice.”

The book, however, is mostly about the trials and tribulations of parenting. The hockey boys are three of five children who Karl and Maria raised.

Daughters Nastassia and Natasha are the two oldest of the kids.

Throughout their upbringing, Subban tried to install what he had also learned through teaching into his own family.

He spoke about how he’s learned there’s three types of parenting ¬– auto-pilot parenting, designer parenting (where parents want to be heavily involved) and lifeguard parenting.

The latter, Subban explained, “is teach them to swim and then sit off in the distance.”

That’s how he sees his role today, now that his children are grown up.

He’s there for advice after a bad game

or a bad day, but he realizes it’s important to let grown children go off and live their own lives.

The book also speaks to Subban’s strong belief that it wasn’t simply genetics that allowed three of his sons to make it to professional hockey; it was a result of him and Maria helping them find what they love and making good choices along the way to help them achieve their dreams.

“The book, is really about potential,” Subban said. “Potential will never let us down, if we work to fulfil it.”

Karl Subban and his three sons are shown here on the cover of Subban’s book How We Did It, The Subban Plan for Success in Hockey, School and Life

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EVENTS

BELLEVILLE

WORKSHOP: FRAUD Prevention. Fri. Oct. 27 at 2:30pm, Belleville Public Library. For more information call the Information Services Department at 613-968-6731 x2037.

COUNTRY BAZAAR, Sat. Oct. 28, 10 am - 1 pm. St. Mark’s United Church, 237 Cannifton Rd.N. Free admission. Tea Room $4.

GENEALOGY 101 Workshop Nov. 3, 1-4:30pm. at Belleville Library, Free. There are a limited number of spaces available so preregistration is required: 613-968-6731 ext. 2237.

MEMOIR WRITING Workshop: Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23, 10:00 am – noon; Nov. 30, 1-4pm.

Writing Your Life Story workshop on Thursday mornings in November. Register by calling Linda Bond at 613-968-5276.

QUINTE GRANNIES launch of Powered

By Love, A Grandmother’s Movement to End Aids in Africa on Nov. 2 Eastminister United Church, 432 Bridge Street East, Belleville at 6:30 PM (doors open at 6 PM).

BELLEVILLE CLUB 39 Presents the music of Top Shelf on Nov. 3rd rom 8pm to Midnight. at the Belleville Legion Br. 99 132 Pinnacle St Belleville Ont.(upstairs) Singles & Couples are welcome.Members $10 NonMembers $12.

Lunch will be served for info 613-395-0162 or 613-966-8696.

AUTHOR VISIT: Steve Burrows. Sat. Nov. 4 at 11:00 am. Belleville Public Library. Info: Information Services at 613-968-6731 x2037.

LUNCHEON AND bake sale Nov. 8, 12 - 2pm at 290 Bridge St W Belleville $ 13 . Ladies please bring your favourite baked goods and preserves to be sold. Reservations and free nursery, call Darlene @ 613-961-0956.

THE QUINTE Society for Chamber Music presents Dr. Todd Yaniw presents The Possibility of Piano on November 4, at 7:30 pm at St. Paul’s United Church, Stirling. Info: qscmusic.com.

EAT, DRINK and Think: Kiwanis Trivia Night, November 4, 2017 7:00 pm, Doors open 6:30 pm.Banquet Centre, Alhambra Square. Info and tickets: Kiwanis members, online at kiwanisbelleville.ca , phone 613-771-1758.

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS and attractions at Upper Canada Village, Bus Tour, Fri. Dec. 8/17.

Depart at 2 p.m.. Cost is $125 Call Bonnie at 1-343 -263-3053 to book your seat.

FREE COMPUTER classes at Belleville Public Library. Adult Computers II. Intermediate class. Visit or call Information Department at 613-968-6731 x2237.

COMMUNITY CARE for South Hastings currently has board vacancies. People with backgrounds in legal, healthcare, marketing, business, social services, etc. welcome. Please call Lee at 613-969-0130 NEED SOME help with indoor or outdoor work? Call Community Care for South Hastings Belleville office at 613-969-0130 or Deseronto office 613-396-6591 for more information.

MEALS ON Wheels Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday a hot meal is delivered to your door around noon. Frozen meals available also. Call Joanne at 613-969-0130 BELLEVILLE LAWN Bowling Club, 40, Yeomans Street Belleville, invites you to try lawn bowling for free. Mondays at 11am, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7pm. instruction and equipment provided. Call 613-968-3625.

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TGIF FROZEN Meal Distribution Every Friday at Bridge St. United Church. Meals can be picked up every Friday, 2-4pm at 60 Bridge St. E. entrance. For more info visit www.bridgestreetchurch.com, then click “our missions” then “food ministry.”

TRILLIUM SENIORS Club has Monday bingo,Tuesday cribbage,Wednesday euchre,Thursday carpet bowling and shuffleboard, Friday darts.Cribbage on the 3rd Sunday of each month. Come by 12:45p.m. Open to all Seniors 50 and over. 613-968-2526 LIONS CLUB, every 2nd and 4th Tues. dinner and meeting. 2nd Tues. catered dinner, 4th Tues. pot luck. both at 7pm. Meeting 7:45pm.

119 Station Street. Call 613-962-6559 to leave a message.

BELLEVILLE GENERAL Hospital auxiliary needs musicians. Looking for musicians to donate their time and perform in various units in the hospital in organized group programs.

Contact Jay Moxness at 969-7400 Ext 3376.

BELLEVILLE SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE SOCIETY invite you to social dancing. SCD is the Scottish version of Ballroom dancing. Starting Sept. 12, every Tuesday at Harry J Clarke School, Rollins Drive. From 7pm to 7:30 we offer instruction for beginners followed by dancing from 7:30 to 9:30. More info: Bill or Jan Cunningham at 613-965-4212 or David or Jean Aston at 613-885-2181.

BAY OF Quinte Chorus - Ladies do you love to sing 4 part harmony, make new friends, grow vocally and have fun, then join us & our new Director, Patrick Headley. Rehearsals Sundays 4:30-6:30. Amica Quinte Gardens, 30 College St. W. Call 613-403-4763.

COMPUTER COACH Drop-In at Belleville Public Library Every other Wednesday, 10-11 am for anyone who wants exra help with computers. From 10-11 am. For more information call 613-968-6731 x2237.

KNITTERATI CIRCLE Belleville Public Library’s social knitting circle “Knitterati” returns.

Free. Every other Tuesday, from 5:30-7:30pm.

Call 613-968-6731 ext. 2237 QUINTE QUILTERS’ GUILD meets the first Wednesday of each month at the Salvation Army on Bridge Street West, at 7pm.www. quintequiltersguild.ca .

STROKE SUPPORT Free, monthly Belleville Support groups for Stroke Survivors, Caregivers, and Couples. Participating from remote locations available through video connection.

Call Lorraine at 613-969-0130 END-OF-THE-MONTH” HOT meals served at Bridge St. United. No cost. Pick up our meals’ schedule any Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. during “TGIF” (frozen meal distribution), or visit our website www.bridgestreetchurch.com, then click “our missions” then “food ministry”.

BRIGHTON BRIGHTON LEGION Oct. 27th, Halloween Dinner/dance. Create your costume and come out to enjoy a great dinner, dance to a super entertainer Neil Carter and enter our costume contest. Tickets: $20 at the bar in the club room at the Brighton Legion.

SUNDAY OCTOBER 29th: Ladies Auxiliary Gourmet Breakfast, 9:00 to 11:00 am, a full gourmet breakfast for $8.00.

COOKING WILD Style Workshop in November 1, 2017. Time:6-8pm. $10.00 Community

Care NorthumberlandActivity Room. To register, call Gail in our Brighton office (613)475-4190 100 WOMENBRIGHTON meet on November 7th, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. for registration at Evangel Pentecostal Church, 30 Butler St. Welcome all ladies who would love to help some local charitable organizations.

“THE BUZZ” - a new social group for ladies.

Last Tuesday of each month, starting October 31. 1:30-2:30 pm Community Care Activity Room, 46 Prince Edward Street, Unit #13.$2.00 a meeting. Pre- Register: Please call Heather (613) 475-4190.

PROBUS CLUB of Presqu’ile welcomes all retired or semi-retired people (singles or couples) to our monthly programs.Guest speakers, presentations, refreshments.Third Wednesday every month at the King Edward Park Community Centre, Brighton, 9:30-noon. Call Jean 613-2425387 or visit www.probusnorthumberland.com.

TRINITY-ST. ANDREW’S United Church Clothing Depot 58 Prince Edward Street. Store hours: Wednesday, 10-2, Thursday, 10-2, Friday, 10-6pm and Saturday, 10-1. Donations welcome during business hours. Bag Sale last week of each month. Interested in Volunteering? Call Jean 613-242-5387.

BRIGHTON CLOTHING DEPOT, 5 Craig St. Thursday 10-4pm, Friday 10-8pm and Saturday 10-1. No furniture ot TVs.

CAMPBELLFORD CAMPBELLFORD: SEXUAL Health Clinic Oct. 31, 10am-noon.Call the Health Unit at 1-866-888-4577, ext. 1205.

WORKSHOP: VEGETARIAN Cooking with Global Flair in Campbellford, Thursday – November 2, 2017, 6-8pm, $10.00, Forrest Dennis Senior Citizens Centre, Campbellford.

Register: call Campbellford program office: (705)653-1411.

FALL LUNCHEON, bake sale and treasure table, Christ Church Anglican, Kent St.,Saturday Oct. 28th, 11-2 pm. $9.

INTERFAITH DEVOTIONAL Gathering at 85 Frank Street, Oct. 29th, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon. Light refreshments will be served.

55 ALIVE - Driver’s Refresher Course in Campbellford, November 1st and 3rd, 9:30 am – 12:00 pm Campbellford Memorial Hospital Boardroom$10 for the manual. Call: 705 653-1411 PRESENTATION ON Peace. Presentation about Establishing World Peace, its possibility and its pre-requisites. Saturday Nov. 4th, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, 85 Frank Street. Light refreshments will be served.

FRIENDS OF Ferris Provincial Park Guided Walks at the east end of the Suspension Bridge at 9am every Tuesday from May 2-Dec. 12th., rain or shine.

PROBUS CLUB of Trent HIlls meets the second Wednesday of the month, 10am-noon in the church hall of St. John’s United Church in Campbellford.Denise Kelsey at 705-653-6763 for more info.

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Marion 905-375-8155 or Linda 905-344-5084 provided r.c. legion br 389 havelock or the church office 905-349-2736 BUS TRIP Samko & Vaughan mills Nov. 5, Info:Tina 705-927-8598 or Angela 705-957-3065.

CODRINGTON HARVEST SUPPER on Nov. 4, Codrington RC LEGION Br 389 Havelock, 8 Ottawa St. Community Centre, 2992 Cty Rd. 30. Con- Monday Senior Darts, 12:30pm, Bingo 6:30pm, tinuous seating 5:00 – 7:00 Adults $15; Age Tuesday Shuffleboard, 12:30pm, Thursday 6-12 $8, Roast Beef; harvest veggies; amazing Ladies Darts 1 pm, Friday Open Darts 7:00 desserts. Reservations preferred, Information: pm, Saturday Meat Draws 3:00pm.

TRADITIONAL COUNTRY Music Jam 613-475-4005.

Sessions at the Ol’ Town Hall on the corner FRANKFORD of Matheson and Oak Streets in Havelock LEGION POPPY campigns kick off Oct. 27. every Wednesday till June. Bring along your instruments, your voice and your smiles. The Volunteers neeed. doors will be opened at 12:00 and the music MAPLEVIEW COMMUNITY Centre 1030 will start at 12:30.

Mapleview Road, Frankford, Luncheon ($6.00) on Oct. 30th, further information or appoint- IVANHOE ments please contact Jody @ 613-921-3246 or WHITE LAKE Bethesda United Church, 132 Sharon 613-395-3751 anniversary, Oct. 29, 9:30 a.m. Refreshments HAM SUPPER, Oct. 28 at Mapleview Com- to follow service. Corner of Springbrook Road munity Centre 1030 Mapleview Road, Frankford and Highway 62. adults $10 children under 12 $5, more info call HAM SUPPER at Veterans Hall, Nov. 3, 4:30pm 613-919-2478 until sold out. $12 adults, $5 kids ages 6-12.

BEEF ‘N Pork Buffet at the Quinte Masonic Centre, 33 King Dr., October 27th, Social Hour MADOC 5:15 Dinner 6:15, Only $15.00. All welcome! MADOC DINERS Nov. 6, St. John’s Anglican COMMUNITY FOR Veterans Federation Church Hall,. Lunch is served at 12:00 noon. chili dinner at Frankford Legion, Oct. 30, starts Please bring your own plate, cup, and cutlery. at 5pm, guest speaker at 6:30pm. Cost is $7. Call 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register if you are not already a membe.

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ANNUAL VETERANS Dinner, Nov. 4, all THE KNOWLEDGE Circle citizens’ event: veterans, serving, retired, plus RCP are eligable, to share knowledge of conditions on the land whether legin members or not. Veteran and and build community relationships. Nov. 4 escort are free, $20 for guests. Beef dinner. Madoc at Arts Centre Hastings, 230 Durham St. S, from 10am to 4pm. Free event with lunch.

Pick up tickets at the bar.

FRANKFORD UNITED Church: Sunday To Register: contact info@thelandbetween.ca. service with Sunday School at 10:30 a.m. All Info: Matt at 613-391-9034.

HALLOWEEN ROCK-A-THON - St. John’s are welcome.

FRANKFORD LIONS Annual Christmas Craft Anglican Parish Hall 115 Durham St. N. Sat. show and sale, Oct. 28, 2017 at the Frankford Oct 28 from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. We are Lions Hall, 50 Centre St, from 10:00 am until rocking in our chairs to raise funds for hurricane 3:00 pm. Come out and get an early start to relief in the Caribbean.

MADOC LEGION Branch 363, Monday your Christmas shopping.

ENCORE THRIFT Shop, Holy Trinity Angli- Nights Washer Toss 7pm Upstairs, Thursday can Church, 60 North Trent Street, Frankfordon Night Mixed Darts 7pm.

Saturdays from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Something MEALS ON Wheels hot and frozen meals are available year round hrough Community Care for everyone. for Central Hastings, 1-800-554-1564.

HASTINGS MADOC ACTIVE Living Exercise: Every HASTINGS LEGION Scare-eee-oke on Oct. Wednesday, at 10:30am. Timber Trails Retire27, annual Halloween karaoke featurig. John ment Residence,167 St. Lawrence St.E Starting Coburn. Doors open at 8:30 dance begins at 9. Sept.13/17. Call 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register Cover $5. Age of Majority. Security on premise. if you are not already a member.

HASTINGS LEGION Nov. 4. Dave Pendykoski Mixed Dart Tournament ( 2 men - 2 women MARMORA ) Register from 10 am to 10:45 play at 11:00 ST. ANDREW’S United Church is having a am . Cost is $40.00 per team doubles extra you Variety Concert on October 27 at 7pm. This is a can register early by email, or call and leave a free will event with proceeds going to Hospice. message: 705 - 768-2705 MARMORA LEGION upcoming events: COUNTRY FAYRE bazaar, Hastings United Oct. 28, Legion bus hop leaves the branch at Church, Nov. 3. 11am-2pm. Soup and dessert noon, $30 per person, call: 613-472-2218. Halloween dance 8 pm to 1 am at the legion, $10 lunch, $8.

TRINITY UNITED Church in Hastings, annual per person.Oct. 29, 2 p.m. Elvis Presley and bazaar, Nov. 3, 11:00 - 2:00. Soup and dessert Roy Orbison Featuring, Tribute Artists Garry are available for lunch. Door and draw prizes, Wesley and Ian Roy. Tickets $20.00 per person.

Tickets available at the door or phone Legion crafts and baked goods are featured.

613-472-2218 KNITTING CLUB every Thursday 1pm-3pm, Hastings Civic Centre.Free. Donations of acrylic OPEN MIC Nov. 3, 7 PM Marmora and Area Curling Club, 2 Crawford Drive. Come & join yard aways welcome. Info: 705-696-3891. the great line-up of musicians or just enjoy the entertainment. No cover charge.

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CASTLETON UNITED Church Roast Pork Dinner, Oct. 28, 1815 Percy St., 5 to 7:30pm, Continuous Seating. Adults $15. Children ages 6 to 12 years $6. Ages 5 & under Free. TickHALLOWEEN DANCE Oct 28. Cost $5 with ets available at Castleton General Store or at costume.$10.00 without costume.light lunch SEE MORE events on Page 7 Downey Pharmacy in Colborne,or by calling

EVENTS ST. PAUL’S Anglican Church, Marmora will be holding their annual “Loonie Auction and Luncheon” at the Marmora and District Community Centre. November 4th. Admission is $2.00. Lunch starts at 12:00 noon, the auction to follow immediately after lunch. Please bring your loonies and your friends for lunch and an afternoon of fun.

ST. ANDREW’S United Church Marmora New to You is having a sale one Saturday November 4 from 8:30 to noon. At the same time the Deloro UCW is having their coffee party.

FREE CURLING Clinic: Nov 4, 11& 18 at Marmora and Area Curling Club, 1 – 3PM. Basics for beginners. Strategy coaching for experienced curlers. Bring a clean pair of running shoes.

MARMORA DINERS: Wednesday, Nov.8, Marmora and District community Centre (Arena), Victoria Ave. Lunch is served at 12:00 noon. Call: 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register if you are not already a member.

GIRL GUIDES: Tuesdays at 6:30 the Marmora Girl Guide units have their weekly meetings upstairs of the Marmora Arena: Sparks SKgr1 - 6:30-7:30, Brownies gr2-3 - 6:30-8:00, Guides gr4-6 - 6:30-8:30, Pathfinders gr7-9 6:30-8:30. Contact Barb Davies for any further info. 613-243-9609, Sign up at girlguides.ca MARMORA AND Lake Public Library, Tuesdays musical story time from 10:30am11:15am, toddlers-6 years. Stories, crafts and games 1pm-3pm, ages 6 and up. Thursday arts and crafts, July only, 3-5pm,a ges 6 and up. Call library 613-472-3122 or info@marmoralibrary.ca BINGO EVERY Monday at Marmora Legion, early birds/lightening start at 6:45 pm.

JAM SESSION every Monday night at Marmora Legion Club Room, 6-9 pm.

CHASE THE Ace every Friday Marmora Legion. Tickets on sale 1-8pm. Draw to follow MIXED DARTS every Friday Marmora Legion, 1pm and 7pm.

MOIRA CENTRE HASTINGS People Helping People, Beef Dinner Silent Auction, Moira Hall, 29 Carson Rd, Moira, Oct 28 6:00PM, Tickets $15.00, For tickets call, 613-395-0372, 613920-5200, 613-473-5096

NAPANEE PHOTO ART 2017 33rd Annual Exhibition & Sale of Photography by members of the Napanee Photo Club.At the gallery of the Lennox & Addington County General Hospital in Napanee.Free parking/entry.Daily from 9am-8pm.Oct.14th-Nov.2nd

NORWOOD NORWOOD/HAVELOCK CWL Christmas Bazaar, Nov 4 at the Norwood Town Hall 11am-2pm. Lunch and many tables. $7 adults lunch, $4 desserts. 10 and under: half price.

General admission $2.

P.E. COUNTY SPAGHETTI DINNER Rednersville-Albury Church Annual Spaghetti Dinner. Oct. 27, between 5:30 & 7:30 pm at 2681 Rednersville Road (County Road 3), Adults $12.00; children $6.00; under 6 free. Tickets available at the door. All are welcome.

PRINCE EDWARD Community Theatre presents “Veronica’s Room” , Mt. Tabor Playhouse, October 21-29. October 29th. Visit www.pecommtheatre.ca for more info.

7TH TOWN Historical Society presents: A History of Women’s Institute and its 120 years of Community Service with Evelyn Peck, President, Prince Edward District Women’s Institute. Oct. 28, 1:30pm, Ameliasburgh Community Hall, 13 Coleman Street.

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Stirling. Author Alex McNaught will introduce STIRLING AND District Lions Club arts his book “A Place Called Wallbridge”. Lasagna and craft sale, Nov. 3 and Nov. 4. 9am-2pm & salad $12 (Guests $15). All retired women at Lions Hall (upstairs at the arena) Gayle at teachers are welcome. Diane 613 398-0952 613-902-4210 OR 613-885-7277.

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FREE COMMUNITY kitchens, Gateway HAUNTED HOSPITAL charity event, Oct. CHC, third Tuesday of each month, 1:3029, 2017, 4:30pm – 9:30pm. Quinte Animal 3:30pm. Taste new foods, learn to cook in Hospital, 71 Murphy St. Trenton. Info: 613) healthy ways, and meet new people. Info or

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YOUTH JAZZ Ensemble Gateway Community Health Centre introduces the Youth Jazz Ensemble. Open to Grades 5-8, no experience necessary. Runs from Sept.-May. Tuesday and Thursday evenings 6-8 pm. Call 613-478-1211 to register/

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Visiting Romania’s Bran Castle and Meeting Dracula

BY JOHN M. SMITH

As a youngster, I can remember reading Bram Stoker’s vampire novel, Dracula, and I found it both spooky and entertaining. As the years have passed and I’ve become a travel writer, I’ve placed Romania’s Transylvania, the novel’s supposed setting, on my “bucket list”. I thought that a visit to this destination would be particularly intriguing and could lead to a rather unique Halloween story. This wish became a reality this past summer, for my AmaWaterways River Cruise from Budapest to Bucharest culminated with a day trip to Bran Castle.

Romania’s Bran Castle is often referred to as “Dracula’s Castle”, and many tourists have been attracted to this unique mediaeval fortress as a result.

However, Irish writer Bram Stoker never visited this particular abode, or even this country, and there’s no evidence that this was actually intended as the novel’s setting. The novel simply refers to Count Dracula’s castle in Transylvania as being “on the very edge of a terrific precipice”.

It’s also often believed that the main character, Count Dracula, was based on Vlad Dracul III, a 15th century prince of Wallachia (part of Romania) who had a reputation for extreme cruelty and was often referred to as Vlad the Impaler (impaling seemed to be one of his sadistic activities!). Apparently “dracul” had, at one time, meant “dragon”, and Vlad and his dad had both been members of the Dragon Order.

This may have been where Stoker’s use of the name “Dracula” came from. The word “dracul” eventually became translated as “devil”.

Vlad the Impaler was not a vampire. However, many stories of ghosts and mythical blood-sucking creatures have been prevalent in Transylvania through the years. One particular Hungarian noblewoman who was born in the 16th century and had property in Transylvania, Countess Elizabeth Bathory de Ecsed, was said to be “the most prolific female murderer of all time”, and she was thought to have bathed in the blood of her female victims – to retain her youthful looks. She was later nicknamed “The Blood Countess” or “Countess Dracula”. Rumours of her vampire-like tendencies did spread around, but these may simply be “tall tales” or “fake news”. As for Vlad the Impaler, one theory is that he actually ended up as a

prisoner in the dungeon of Bran Castle for a couple of months, and my guide told me that if Vlad drank blood at all, it would only have been the blood of animals - to try to survive while imprisoned!

The conclusion, therefore, is simply that Bram Stoker had a very vivid imagination, and he created a fictitious story of Count Dracula, who resided in an imaginary castle in Transylvania. The novel, tells of how the centuries-old Dracula tried to move from his home in Transylvania to a new abode in England - to find new blood and to spread the undead curse. However, he’s confronted by Professor Abraham Van Helsing and his group, and the Count is eventually forced to return to his castle, where he eventually dies.

Be that as it may, the 1897 work of horror fiction certainly sparked a great interest in Transylvania, vampires, and the Count – and it’s still bringing in the tourists to this very day. In fact, I was surprised at just how long the waiting line was to get into Bran Castle – and then the walk through the castle’s narrow passageways remained very crowded. It’s a very popular place – and a ‘fangtastic’ destination for vampire seekers!

I made the arduous climb up the hill to Bran Castle itself, patiently waiting my turn to enter the ancient abode. I learned that most of the furnishings and art inside Bran Castle were not really connected with ”Dracula’s crib” at all, for they were collected by Queen Marie (1875-1938), the last Queen consort of Romania (she renovated this castle and used it as a summer residence in the 1920s). However, one of the few remaining “original” items is the fireplace at the castle’s entrance. I also found a display of medieval weaponry on a wall. I eventually ascended the interior’s narrow passageway that took me to the top of the 14th century stone fortress, and from here I had a great view of both the courtyard and the surrounding area.

After returning to the base of the castle, I checked out many of the shops and souvenir outlets that were selling a plethora of castle and vampire-related items, including refrigerator magnets of the fortress, Dracula t-shirts and coffee mugs, and even crosses with which to ward off vampires. I discovered that even private “Dracula Tours” were available. One sign suggested: “Enjoy an amazing Halloween party in Dracula’s nest”. Dracula himself made an appearance, too. What a “photo op” for eager youngsters in the crowd!

Now that Halloween is arriving once again, I’ll bet that there’ll be some vampires and Draculas among the trick or treaters coming to our doors. Indeed, the legend continues.

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Breast cancer fighting activities make community pretty in pink Belleville business, HGS Canada Inc., launched its own breast cancer awareness initiative on Friday, Oct. 20. Staff at the Dundas Street East contact centre were encouraged to wear pink and raise funds through a 50/50 draw.

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Belleville – Did you get tagged? From Oct. 16 to 20, the Canadian Cancer Society Hastings Prince Edward office hosted its annual Bra Tag event.

This popular fundraising and awareness campaign created a social media craze when it was introduced in 2015. Local business people and politicians were “tagged” by one another to donate to the cause and help spread the word about cancer prevention. This year, those “tagged” by friends and colleagues received a visit from a breast cancer survivor or CCS supporter and had their photo taken in the iconic pink bra apron. After making a minimum donation of $50, they got to choose one or two friends to tag, and the cycle continued. Those tagged could also ask friends and colleagues nearby to support their efforts by “stuffing” the bra with cash.

The #CCSBraTag apron is emblazoned with the words Mammograms Save Lives.

This message is an integral component of the Bra Tag effort. Thanks to research funded by initiatives such as Bra Tag, breast cancer death rates have dropped by 43

per cent since 1980, the CCS says. Yet still, studies show one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime.

The money raised during Bra Tag will support research into all women’s cancers and provide services to cancer patients.

The Bra Tag event was just one way in which the Hastings-Prince Edward area got behind Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

In recent days the CCS has helped facilitate Paint Your Workplace Pink and Pink Manicure events.

“One of the companies that participated in Paint Your Workplace Pink is Wilkinson & Company in Trenton, Belleville and Kingston,” said Lola McMurter, a fundraising specialist with the CCS. “On Oct. 13 they held a bake sale and collectively they raised $896.85 – which is an amazing amount.

“In the meantime, we also have Liv Nail Bliss and Paris Nails in the Quinte Mall who are donating $2 from every pink manicure to Breast Cancer Awareness during the month of October. So lots going on.”

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Grannies Nov. 2 book launch moves location Belleville - Because of the strike at Loyalist College, Quinte Grannies for Africa have been forced to look for a new venue for the book launch of ‘Powered by Love’, a grandmother’s movement to End AIDS in Africa. The event will happen on Thursday Nov. 2 at Eastminister United Church, 432 Bridge St. East, Belleville at 6:30 p.m.

There are only 40 cities in Canada where book launches will be held and Belleville is one of them. “So far there have been nine launches and according to the Stephen Lewis Foundation, they have been received with great enthusiasm,” said organizers. “People attending the events have left with new verve and inspiration to help. This is a great opportunity to bring friends and neighbours together and to understand the meaningful work of Quinte Grannies for Africa for the Stephen Lewis Foundation and of course the African grannies.”

Aside from the South African guests working at Grandmothers against Poverty and AIDS, Ida Mukuka, a native of Zambia, will be the moderator. Mukuka was a project supervisor in Africa and is now a member of the Stephen Lewis Foundation staff.

Rural areas don’t like provincial planning policies

BY JACK EVANS

The rural areas of Hastings County are showing signs of pushing back against provincial planning policies that seem to discourage development in rural areas.

Several members of Hastings County Council last week registered strong opposition to a concept of focusing development in urban or at least “hamlet” communities, even to the point of removing hamlets that don’t appear to meet provincial specifications.

One of council’s senior members, Reeve Carl Tinney, of Faraday, addressed planning director Justin Harrow directly and said: “We don’t care what the province wants. We need any development we can get. There’s a road there and blank spaces along it and filling that in is good for our township and good for the county. Let the province know what we want.”

He added he wants the planning department to assure council that it is on their side.

The comments came as the committee prepares to make one more point-by-point review of the proposed draft plan at its November meeting and then send it off to Queen’s Park for approval.

Similar thoughts were voiced at a special meeting a few weeks ago when a large delegation from Melrose attended and argued that the county is going overboard to restrict more development in rural areas.

Wollaston Reeve Graham Blair noted that the hamlet of Millbridge has also been left off of some maps, prompting tours looking for ‘ghost towns.’

“There are no tumbleweeds blowing around; new houses are under construction and we are no ghost town,” she affirmed. Millbridge, is, however, listed in a popular book called Ontario Ghost Towns and its history as a once-booming settlement town in the late 19th century is recounted in detail in the book.

Centre Hastings Mayor Tom Deline entered a different perspective. As far as hamlets are concerned, he said, it’s more a matter of heritage. “Even if you have a hamlet designation, what can you do with it?” he asked.

“You can’t put houses in a rural hamlet on 60–foot lots and still have a well and septic system. And an abandoned service station cannot be reopened under new environmental rules.”

Coun. Bonnie Adams argued that perhaps hamlet areas could be expanded to allow more development. Several speakers stressed that rural living is something that more people want.

One speaker said she met a young newcomer mother in the Bancroft area who is delighted at the lifestyle in the country and especially pleased at the adequate Internet broadband service in that area for communications and school homework. She had several friends, also young families, who were equally delighted.

To top it off, a copy of a news report, based on the recent census, included in the meeting package, points to the fact that income growth in the rural part of Hastings is exceeding that of the cities of Quinte West and Belleville.

The report stated that Belleville had the slowest median income growth from 2010 to 2016 in the Quinte area, at just 5.4 per cent. The county’s comparable figure was 21 per cent. The same figure for Quinte West is 9.4 and for Prince Edward County, 12.7. For Greater Napanee, the figure is 15.2 per cent. The Town of Bancroft did not fare so well, showing a gain of only 8.2 per cent. Across Canada, the median income gain was 10.8 per cent.

Economic Development Director Andrew Redden added that the county’s average current income per person is around $28,000, making it one of the tops in the province. His figure though was challenged by Reeve Carl Tinney. “I don’t know where that figure comes from. I didn’t see it, nor anyone I know.”

With obvious signs of a push-back on any suggestion of discouraging rural settlement, the new county official plan could be in for a rough ride in the weeks ahead. Planners told council they are trying to incorporate their views in the new plan, but they have to kowtow to some extent to keep the province happy or their plan won’t be approved.

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A crowded banquet hall at Belleville’s downtown Sans Souci restaurant greeted a throng of local volunteer performers Saturday night. The acts included some of the Quinte area’s top talents, such as Joe Callahan, Louise Ford, Peter Solmes, Lenni Stewart, Lynn Marriott and more.

The occasion was a 50th anniversary benefit party for the council, with funds raised aimed to help sustain the QAC and its many wide-ranging programs.

The project was co-produced by local chanteuse Elaine A. Small and blues musician Callahan. A relieved Small looked around the crowded back hall of Sans Souci and commented, “Isn’t it wonderful! I was so nervous about whether we would get a crowd large enough and make a decent amount of money for the arts council.”

There was jazz, blues, classics and pop, including a Halloween theme song called “Season of the Witches,” with Stewart and others joining in with Solmes.

Other performers included an instrumental trio called “Class Act,” comprising Quinte Symphony’s Debbie Shaw plus Mike Ramsay and Stewart Hood on bass and guitar.

The Brian Legere Trio comprised himself, Harry Ellis and Phil Woodward. Other performers were Dan Kennedy, Jeannette Arsenault, Kyle Mitchell, Tony Vani and Tim Campbell, with a surprise vocalist at the finale, the arts council’s executive director, Carol Feeney.

Other 50th anniversary events for the council coming up include a Night at Boston Pizza with Jack Miller as voice of the Belleville Senators on Monday, Oct. 30 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. when proceeds from all sales will support the arts council. A youth arts performance called “Let’s Make Something Beautiful Happen” at Centennial Secondary School. This show runs three evenings – Nov. 8, 9 and 10 at 7 p.m, featuring the school choir plus the Woodshed Orchestra, Hawksley Workman, the Skydiggers and Cash Brothers.

Belleville – High school students interested in politics and public service or even those who only want a behind the scenes look at how things work at the provincial legislature, have an opportunity to take part in the province’s Model Parliament program.

Applications for the three-day program, open to Ontario students in Grades 10, 11 and 12, are being accepted until Oct. 30.

Students selected to participate will be at Queen’s Park from Feb. 21-23, 2018.

“This is a great opportunity for Ontario high school students to come to Queen’s Park and connect with the legislative process. “ Prince Edward-Hastings MPP Todd Smith stated. “We’ve had a number of students represent Prince Edward-Hastings since I arrived at Queen’s Park and they always provide an optimistic and encouraging view of the future for both our region and our province.”

The main event for the three days the students are at the provincial legislature comes when they take their seats for an actual debate, as the MPP for their riding. These debates are often moderated by actual MPPs from all political parties acting as the honorary Speaker.

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BY JACK EVANS

Justen Harrow, planning and development director for Hastings County, said he remains confident the proposed new official plan will pass at the November session of council.

“We have always targeted the end of this year for final approval,” he said in a telephone interview. He also agreed with remarks by several councillors at last week’s planning meeting that new provincial guidelines to curtail residential growth in rural areas can impact rural economies, But there remain options, he said.

New technology in sewer and water services, such as communal septic treatment and

water purification systems are available and have proven to work. These would fit particularly well with condominium developments, he suggested. There remain opportunities for existing hamlets to develop one and two-acre lots In many places also. “”I think it is just a matter or education on what the province is trying to achieve,’ he said.

“I think after we get a final discussion next month, the plan will pass council approval.”

Even if it doesn’t, a delay will not be fatal, he said. There is time for more review and study if necessary. He also agreed that similar concerns about the revised planning act are taking place across Ontario.

County is active for small business

BY JACK EVANS

National Small Business Week activities were only part of a busy time for Hastings County’s Economic and Tourism Development Department, director Andrew Redden reported to the Planning and Development Committee last week.

The county itself was collaborating on two Small Business workshop sessions, one Oct. 18 in Bancroft on How to Start a Small Business in partnership with Loyalist College and another on Oct. 19 in Marmora.

His report about success in growing paddling routes also generated interest in committee members. The question was asked if there is a map or brochure for suggested routes. Redden said his department is working on a complete book-

let which “should be done in the near future.”

There are now concerns about the county’s and the community’s role in liability for such ventures. Routes and special events for bicyclists is also developing, with a request from Tweed that new road construction consider room for bicycle lanes.

Tweed representatives on his committee reported that Rashotte’s Home Building Centre is moving to a new location, freeing up a site being eyed for a new microbrewery. The village also has a new bakery and jewellery store. The committee is also looking at a new program to offer free rent to entrepreneurs for one year.

Also noted was the county’s sixth annual Tourism Awards event which is set for Oct. 23 in Bancroft in the Village Playhouse.

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Passed away at the Trenton Memorial Hospital with family at his side, on Sunday, October 15, 2017, age 86 years.

Lou Baxter of Brighton, son of the late Herbert Baxter and the late Florence (Goodwin). Loving husband of Myrtle (Andrews). Dear father of Gary Baxter and his wife Lindy of Godfrey, Bob Baxter and his wife Sandi of Barrie, Barry Baxter and his wife Joan of Langley, B.C., and Cindy and her husband Garth Grosjean of Bobcaygeon. Predeceased by his sisters, Elizabeth Baxter, Barbara Baxter, and his brother Douglas Baxter. Sadly missed by his seven grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and his niece Donna Baxter. The family will receive friends at the Brighton Funeral Home, 130 Main Street, Brighton on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 from 1 to 2 p.m. for a Celebration of Louâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Life. Cremation. If desired, as an expression of sympathy, donations to the Canadian Diabetes Association, or St. Elizabeth Health Care, would be appreciated by the family. www.rushnellfamilyservices.com

COONEY, Barbara Marie At her home in Brighton on Wednesday, October 18, 2017, age 77 years. Barb Cooney, daughter of the late Albert McMaster and the late Eva (Tyler).

Beloved wife of the late Raymond Harry Cooney. Sister of Betty Eros of Trenton.

Predeceased by her brothers, Peter McMaster, David McMaster and Robert McMaster, her sister Margaret Winter, and her brother-in-law Al Eros. Survived by her sisters-in-law, Elizabeth McMaster of Foxboro, Della McMaster of Trenton, and Maria McMaster of Toronto. Sadly missed by her many nieces, nephews, friends, and extended family. The family will receive friends at the Evangel Pentecostal Church, 30 Butler Street East, Brighton on Thursday, October 26, 2017 from 11 oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock. Service to follow in the Church at 1 oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock.

Interment Mount Evergreen Cemetery, Brighton. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the Northumberland Community Care Brighton, or the Beacon Youth Centre, would be appreciated by the family.

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DENOUDEN, David Minna At his home in Quinte West on Monday, October 16, 2017, age 31 years. David DenOuden, son of Gerald DenOuden and Cathy (Wybenga).

Loving husband of Amelia (Lia Wallans). Dear brother of Mike DenOuden and John DenOuden and his wife Jennifer, of Edmonton, Alberta. Sadly missed by his grandparents and his many aunts, uncles, cousins, and dogs. The family will receive friends at the Brighton Funeral Home, 130 Main Street, Brighton, on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 from 2 to 5 p.m. for a Celebration of Davidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Life. In lieu of flowers, donations to your local Humane Society, or your local Mental Health Association, would be appreciated by the family. www.rushnellfamilyservices.com

Fish, Suzanne Yvonne (Kemp) Passed away peacefully at her home in Brighton on Monday October 16th, 2017 in her 70th year. Daughter of the late Lloyd and Muriel Kemp. Beloved wife of Larry David Fish for 48 years. Dear mother of Jason Fish (Susan ) of Oakville, and Trevor Fish (Amarjit) of Belle River, Ontario. Sadly missed by grandchildren Lorelai, Nathan, and Cassandra. Dear sister of Becky Kemp of Trenton. Special thanks to the doctors and nurses at the Cancer Centres at Kingston General Hospital and Northumberland Hills Hospital. Also, special thanks to Dr Steven Waring, and staff , as well as the nurses and staff of the Palliative Care Program in Belleville, and of Saint Elizabeth Home Health Care. In keeping with Suzanneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wishes, cremation has taken place, and there will be no service. An interment will be held at the Salem Cemetery at a later date.Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated.

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Brighton youth step up to fight hunger and poverty

BY SARAH HYATT

Brighton — Youth here are doing what they can to help address hunger and poverty in their community and are asking Brightonians to also answer the call for help.

As a member of the Leo Club, Grade 11 East Northumberland Secondary School student (ENSS) Sam Dibbits says he’s stepped up hoping he can help families that can’t afford food every week.

“I think we need to help our community this way,” said Dibbits.

The Leo Club recently made a donation of $500 to the Brighton Fare Share Food Bank and will host a food drive on Oct. 28, hoping they’ll make a difference for those struggling to put food on the table.

“This is a very a busy time of year for us and we’re depleted from summer,” said Gracelynn Cheer, a volunteer with the Brighton food bank, as she met with students and Leos for the recent donation.

As harsh as it sounds, people do tend to forget about the food bank during the summers, she said.

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The Brighton Leo Club recently donated $500 to the Brighton food bank.

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March is the hardest time of the year for the food bank. And due to the lack of donations at that time, it’s almost as though volunteers are trying to play catch-up for the remainder of the year.

More and more families are struggling,

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said Pat Artkin, another volunteer for the food bank. The working poor is growing and “we can’t keep up.”

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version of the Brighton Lions Club) is hoping its upcoming food drive can help.

The drive is slated for Oct. 28, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Mike &amp; Lori’s No Frills. Members of the club will be at the grocery store and are asking residents to stop by and support their food bank.

This isn’t the first time the Leos have helped the food bank; the youth of Brighton often are trying to support the food bank, say volunteers.

To raise funds for the $500 recently donated, Leo member and Grade 12 student Abby Kober said club members rotated shifts at the canteen for the lions’ bingo night. The club also raises funds through 50/50 draws, barbecues and other events, like the children’s village at Applefest.

And for Kober, it doesn’t matter that she’s a high school student.

It’s important all of the community is as involved as possible to help residents struggling, she said.

Both Kober and Dibbits started with the club in Grade 9. They’re urging people to consider coming out for their food drive.

“The more people who can come out and help, the better,” said Dibbits.

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Central Hastings News journalist Brett Man dies at 72 Tweed - Former Central Hastings News correspondent Brett Mann has died. He was 72.

Mr. Mann died at Moira Place, Tuesday, October 24. He had been in palliative care there for some months.

He is survived by daughters Alison Wilson and Naomi James, grandchildren Abi and Curtis, his brother Bradley, cousins Sheila Carr, Eileen Meunier and extended family.

Mr. Mann, who lived in the Belleville area for much of his life, covered local stories for the Central Hastings News for a number of years and, more recently, contributed a column on religious matters for the Tweed News.

“Brett was an exceptionally dedicated correspondent for us in the Tweed area,” said Central Hastings News managing editor Chris Malette, “especially in the area of community news stories. Never one for the ‘hard news’ stories, Brett instead shone in telling stories of community groups and individuals who made a difference in the community. He was a good man, a good reporter and will be missed by all here and, we’re sure, in the Tweed community.”

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

County comedy troupe at Old Church Sunday Prince Edward County is becoming a hotbed of small-stage theatre, owing to the influx of artists, thespians and musicians from larger centres who have caught the County-is-hip bug.

One of those upshoots will take the stage in Quinte Wests at The Old Church Theatre Sunday, October 29 at 2 p.m.

The County’s ‘artisanal comedy troupe,’ Taste That, descends upon the Old Church Theatre in Quinte West fresh off their performance at Big City

One Hydro One customer who is fed up Dear Editor,

Improv in Toronto, a successful run of their improvised one act play “In Our Small Town” at the Kingston Storefront Fringe Festival and opening for Steve Patterson, of CBC’s “The Debaters” at Picton’s Regent Theatre.

Advance tickets are available for some improvised comedy in one of the most unique locations in the Quinte area located at 940 Bonisteel Rd. Visit www.oldchurch.ca or call Lesley Bonisteel at )613) 848-1411 for tickets.

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Hydro One has informed its consumers that in December it will be using a new bill format tested on thousands and based on science. It gave a website/URL where we can review the new format and compare it to the current format. Here is a copy of an email I sent to Hydro One in response.

Subject: You say our “feedback drives you to serve us better?” Re: The New Statement style coming out in December.

How can you possibly believe that your customers will approve of The New Statement coming out in December? Do you think we are all morons?

The new statement will NOT be more informative than the Current Statement format, which gives consumers so much more information, like the number of days in the current bill as compared to the number of days in the same period last year, and the Average Daily Electricity Use (kWh)? I like the current statement; why are you really tampering with it, when it tells me how I am doing in terms of time of use, on-peak, mid-peak, and off-peak? That information will be missing from the new statement??? How is that an improvement?

Who cares about the new section: What do I need to know? This is all stale in-

formation. How many times are you going to insult our intelligence by telling us about the province’s refund of their portion of the HST? Is this a hydro bill or is it political advertising for the provincial Liberals?

Please, let me keep the current statement. I do NOT want this idiotic new statement. It seems to me to be pure unadulterated hogwash that this new statement was tested by thousands of customers, as you claim. I do not believe this nonsense for one minute. This is simply another of Hydro One’s moves “to serve us better,” like the banks say every time they close corner branches and amalgamate smaller branches into bigger branches to save money for themselves. You guys fool no one. This new statement is certainly not built on science, as you claim it is, but on Hydro One’s own needs.

You just don’t get customer service, do you? All you get is the need to PRETEND that you are interested in serving us better. Yes, Mayo Schmidt, you are genuinely “seeking to understand the needs of your customers.” NOT! Leave the bill format alone.

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