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photo by Rob LunanTragedy struck a North

Grenville couple last Sunday as they biked along Townline Road near the junction with Whitney Road. Lori and Roy Chapman of McGovern Road were cycling south along the unpaved road when Roy was hit by a pickup truck, thrown into the ditch and died, apparently instantly. Witnesses say that Lori was in front and turned when she heard the impact. The truck, which was apparently driven by local resident Mark Gagne, did not stop and left the scene

of the accident with damage to the front and windshield of the vehicle.

Lori was left to flag down passing cars, trying to get help for Roy. The OPP arrived on the scene shortly afterwards, at about 5:15 pm. After putting out a call for witnesses, and a description of the damaged vehicle, officers went to Mark Gagne’s home the following morning around 7 am and he was arrested and brought to Brockville to appear before the court there. On Monday afternoon, he was remanded

into custody by the court until Thursday afternoon and is facing a charge of leaving the scene of an accident. Other charges may yet be laid on Thursday. He will be held at the Brockville Jail until his next appearance in court. It should be noted that no charges have been proven in court as yet.

Roy Chapman was 54 years old, and was well known in sports circles in North Grenville. He was also a member of a local Christian congregation, and neighbours

are expecting a very large turn-out to any funeral services. Nothing has been arranged in that regard yet.

This is a tragedy for the Chapman family, and for whoever is finally convicted of causing Roy’s death and of leaving the scene of the accident. Lives have been severely changed by this incident, and the thoughts and prayers of everyone here at the NG Times are with Lori and Roy’s family and friends as they come to terms with this sudden and awful loss.

Tragedy on Townline Road

34th Annual Kemptville Masonic Fish FrySaturday, June 7,

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It's that time of year when things start jumping at the Library with the TD Summer Reading Program. Thanks to sponsorship from the Friends of the North Grenville Public Library, TD, Toronto Public Library, and Library and Archives Canada, the Library is thrilled to be offering for the 15th year, the annual Summer Reading Program. Our theme this year is to find your spark, your inspiration, and join other “makers and shakers” at your library or online to invent, create, tinker and innovate. We have something for all ages, even adults, this summer. Brochures outlining the variety of programs are available at the Library and on our website (www.ngpl.ca/programs_src.html).

Some programs require

Eureka-Look what’s coming to the Library this Summer!p r e - r e g i s t r a t i o n w h i l e others are drop-in. For those programs that require registration, you can pick your dates; so, if you know that you will be away on holidays, you can skip those dates. The registration process is changing this year; it will be entirely online through our website. Registration opens on Tuesday, June 10 at 10:30 am and a block of computers at the library will be designated for registration purposes that day. Best thing is to look at the lineup of programs and the dates/times so you know what you want before you hop online.

You wi l l need your library membership number to register, so be sure that you have that as well as the birth date of your child. If your child does not have a membership, we wil l follow up with you after

registration. You will receive an email confirmation of your registration several days after you register.

We have some special guests and workshops this summer including a 3D Printer Demonstration to kick off the summer on Saturday July 5 (time tba) with Luc Lalande from www.youngmaker.ca. This event is open to everyone in the community, so be sure to watch for more details so that you can experience 3D printing in action. As well, Alison Evans-Adami, from www.makerjunior.com will be offering 2 workshops, one on Doodle Bots for children ages 5+ and one for those over the age of 8 called “Break and Make”. There will be a small charge for these two workshops.

For young children, we are offering our popular

By Sue Higgins, CEO, NGPL baby program Twinkle Little Stars, and, if there are older siblings, they can register for Nicole’s Buddies, which takes place at the same time. Summer Sun Circle, an early literacy program, will be offered Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. For those children heading off to senior kindergarten or grade one in the fall, they can participate in Literacy Hour with Library Sue. Several sessions of Make It and Take It, incorporating a wide variety of activities, will take place during the summer for older children. Drop in programs include Lego Mini-Builders, Lego Club, Bedtime Story Hour and Recycling Rodeo.

By being able to pick and choose your dates for programs we hope that we can accommodate most requests for programs. In addition, if space permits, on-day-of-

program drop-ins will be welcome.

If you are unable to attend our programs, you can still participate by picking up an age appropriate activity b o o k ( b i l i n g u a l ) a n d going online to the www.tdsummerreadingclub.ca for more activities. We will have a great selection of books and movies for the summer and we hope to have some workstations set up for self guided fun. Our literacy computers are also being upgraded with a range of new programs.

And one of the best things about the Library is that it is FREE and COOL. If it is hot outside and you need a break, drop by to enjoy our lovely cool space.

One of the highlights of this summer season in North Grenville is Music in the Garden, scheduled for Saturday, July 19, between 10 and 4 pm. This five-garden tour, sponsored by the Friends of the North Grenville Public Library, will feature live music at each location, according to Co-Chairs Helen Bunn and Robyn Harris.

Also on the agenda for that special day is a sale of nearly new gardening books and glass garden ornaments, between 10 am and 4 pm at the main Library at 1 Water Street. Free refreshments will also be served from noon to 4 pm at the same location.The featured gardens are:1. Mrs. Rose Hawley’s Garden, 71 Westerra Way, Kemptville.2. The Giving Garden, off Highway 43, across from the Creekside Centre.3. McElrea Garden, 101 Ferguson, off Van Buren4. Russell Garden, 62 Settler’s Way, Settler’s Grant5. Van Berlo-Ouellette Garden, 39 Garrison, Settler’s Grant

Tickets are currently on sale at B&H Your Community Grocer, Home and Beyond, and at the main Library. Friends will also be selling tickets.

Tickets purchased before the tour are $20; they may also be purchased at the five Gardens and the main Library for $25 on July 19.

George Buys, local musician and member of the Friends Executive, has assumed responsibility for the procurement of musicians for the event. There will be a wonderful selection of music at each garden.

Your Life StoryThe brochure will include a map indicating the five

locations, along with a description of each garden. We look forward to your support for this wonderful event

in support of children and youth programs, along with other services offered at the North Grenville Public Library.

We also wish to thank the gardeners who have agreed to share their very special gardens with the public.

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Greetings from the Canadian FoodGrains Bank Market Garden sponsored by St. John's United Church, Kemptville. Once again we are back in the garden planting all the delicious veggies everyone loves to eat: tomatoes, peppers, beans, carrots, beets just to name a few.

We will be marketing our crops and baked goods at the church parking lot, 400 Prescott St, Kemptville each Saturday morning starting sometime around mid summer. Crops will dictate the exact week we start and finish.

All profits go to support the work of the Canadian FoodGrains Bank in their efforts to help supply food to those in need around the globe.

If you have the space, please consider planting an extra row of your favourite veggie and bring them to the sale for us to utilize. As well, if you like to garden and want to join our group, just drop a line to [email protected] or call 613-258-4526. We can always use the extra help. Happy gardening, Barbara Rousseau Outreach, St. John's United Church

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21, St. Michael CHS hosted the Stone Dust Classic track and field meet for grade 7 and 8 students. Under perfect weather conditions, our athletes demonstrated d e t e r m i n a t i o n a n d p e r s e v e r a n c e w h i l e c o m p e t i n g a g a i n s t challenging opponents.

The meet had 44 events overall with a

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Kemptville and District Little League presents the 2014 Wildcat Slugfest Girls' Softball Tournament. Come be part of a special weekend of competition and fun at both the Riverside and South Gower diamonds will be full of excitement this weekend, June 6-8. Fifteen teams from Eastern Ontario will slug it out for the championship title in the Squirt (ages 11/12), Peewee (ages 13/14) and Bantam (ages 15/16). Games run from 6:15 pm Friday night at both South Gower and Riverside parks with the division championship games at Riverside diamond #1 on Sunday afternoon.

Kemptville Wildcats slugfest - Girls Softball tournament this weekend

St. Michael CHS - 7&8 Track & Field

There is no greater feeling than a grand slam when your team needs it and 13 year old, Shaina Vandenheem, did exactly that this week. This is the first year for the Kemptville Wildcat’s Bantam Girls Softball team and although they have yet to secure their first win, they are progressively getting more and more runs in each game, so it is only a matter of time. Last Tuesday night, they scored a season high 11 runs with help from Shaina's grand slam in the third inning. Prior to joining Kemptville Girls Softball in the Peewee division last year, Shaina played baseball for 8 years with South Mountain, Chesterville and Kemptville. Her favorite positions to play are shortstop, and pitcher. Outside of softball, her favorite things to do are playing hockey, dirt biking and hanging out with friends. Vo l u n t e e r s a r e n ’ t

unpaid because they are worthless, it is because they are priceless. In KDLL’s debut of Coach of the Week, what better time to feature an amazing coaching team, Warren and Lyn O’Callaghan? Warren is the Girls’ Softball Peewee coach for the second year in a row and is one of the big reasons that KDLL now offers Girls’ Softball. As his daughter, Maggie, wanted to play girls ball last year and there wasn’t a league in our area to offer it, why not make it happen! That is a lot of what Warren and his wife, Lyn do: “just make it happen”. When he is not coaching Maggie’s team and assistant coaching his son Connor’s Junior team, he wears many hats for KDLL, including equipment and f ie ld manager and he is also a member o f KDLL executive: he is basically everywhere he is needed, with a willing pair of hands and a heart of gold. Warren brings a lot of experience

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to the field from when he played fastball in Kemptville in his youth, when the diamonds in Kemptville were a place of excitement as they have recently grown back to be.

Warren’s wife, Lyn, helped coach both the girls mite and peewee teams in their inaugural year last year. She can often be heard saying “....throw like a girl? I’ll show you what it is like to throw like a girl!”, as she teaches the girls how to fire the ball and be proud. When she is not providing a role model on the diamond for our girls, she also is on the KDLL executive, as the Director of Community Awareness and Fundraising, and serves on the Tournament Committee. Lyn, too, p l a y e d f a s t b a l l i n Kemptville in her youth and shares her passion for ball with all of our girls.

Warren and Lyn are

an amazing team, giving tirelessly to make sure our kids have an amazing experience to cherish forever.

The 1937 quote of Pat Gillick, former general m a n a g e r o f s e v e r a l MLB teams “Baseball is about talent , hard work, and strategy - but at the deepest level, it’s about love, integrity, and respect.” speaks of the O’Callaghans, timelessly, some 77 years later.

Player: Shaina VandemheenAge: 13School: Grade 8 at North Dundas in Chesterville KDLL Division: Bantam Girls Softball

total of seven schools p a r t i c i p a t i n g . O u r Mustangs finished first in 22 of the 45 events, second in 21 of the events and third in 11 of the events. Some of our top scoring events included both the girls and boys 100, 200 and 400 metre races as well as shot put. The hard work of all participants led The Mustangs to a first place finish. Congratulations Mustangs!

A special thank you goes out to Mrs. Neidre, Mr. Galbraith and all the volunteers who helped make this meet a success. We would also like to thank our Senior students, Matt Bedard and Reilly Jones, who have been fantastic role models while coaching and supporting our intermediate track and field athletes.

Great job Mustangs!

Warren and Lyn O’Callaghan

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The Leeds Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit would like to remind our citizens that we will be starting our mosquito surveillance program once again this June. This program will be carried through until the end of September. Should you see one of our traps in your

neighbourhood, please do not disturb it. These traps are not mosquito control units, so they have no value to property owners, but they are important in identifying mosquitoes and providing a warning that disease causing mosquitoes are present in a given area.

Each homeowner has the responsibility of removing standing water that provides breeding areas for mosquitoes on their property. Most mosquitoes do not travel large distances and thus those breeding within your space are likely to bite you.

The munic ipa l i ty is charged with the responsibility of ensuring p roper d ra inage on municipally owned lands and public ditches. The roads departments have the knowledgeable staff and proper equipment to ensure this is achieved. Should positive mosquito

pools be identified in a municipality, it is also the responsibility of council to take the necessary control actions as recommended by the Medical Officer of Health.

I nd iv idua l s have the responsibility to p r o t e c t t h e m s e l v e s from mosquito bites by

avoiding areas with high mosquito populations, wearing light-coloured clothing, including long sleeves, pants and hat, to cover exposed skin and using a mosquito repellent containing the appropriate amount of DEET.

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Letters to the editor

It will be interesting to compare this current elec-tion with the next one along: our municipal election in October. This time, there’s the whole hassle of voting for a person or a party; for platforms or personalities. All we can hope is the candidates in the next one have either a platform, or a personality. It just seems that no-one is trying very hard in this pro-vincial contest. Some people think there is no contest, of course. North Grenville has voted for a Conservative M.P.P. in every election since 1871! We even supplied a Premier for ten years. But democracy demands that we look at all the candidates, all the parties, and that is what the NG Times has been try-ing to do.

The problem is that it seems some of the candi-dates are hiding somewhere,

Bound to Lose, Bound to Winperhaps afraid to come out to play. Perhaps they can’t af-ford to come and play. Maybe they’re concentrating their energies somewhere other than North Grenville. We have an interview this week with Christine Milks, Liberal Party candidate. We sat down and chatted on one of her visits to the municipality from her home in Gananoque. We want to do something similar with Steve Clark and David Lundy, the NDP candidate. Yes, there is a real candidate out there, not just a collection of lawn signs.

This should be the NDP’s best chance of making a mark around here, however unlike-ly that may seem, given our voting history. But both Lib-erals and Tories seem to want to give the others a chance this time. I mean, look at Tim Hudak. Has there been a stranger start to a campaign? He started off by announcing he was going to cut 100,000 jobs in the public service,

including deep cuts to educa-tion. That was bound to make him unpopular with public servants and their families and friends. We’ve seen what the federal Tories have done in that area. Then there’s the million jobs plan. There is universal agreement by now that the stats behind that idea were completely wrong. The best quote of the campaign, in fact, came when it was sug-gested that anyone who was as bad at Math as Tim Hudek should not be firing teachers!

The less said about the Liberal administration of Dal-ton McGuinty the better for Liberal candidates. Scandal after scandal, a period in pow-er that was simply unhealthy for everyone, and unimagi-nable sums of money wasted; savage cuts to municipalities, to healthcare, drug coverage, all seemed to spell doom for the Liberals, even with a new Premier. Add to that the fact that the Minister of Ag-riculture, a.k.a. the Premier,

Kathleen Wynne, agreed to the closure of Kemptville College, refused to give a 2-year moratorium, and then granted the princely sum of $2 million to keep it open a year, and you wonder why anyone would even consider voting for the Grits.

Where are the NDP, the Greens, any alternative to these clowns? Where are the Conservatives that garnered general support in the past? The Bill Davis types, the Flora Macdonalds and such like, with talent, integrity, likeability? What does it say, that the Wynne Liberals are actually neck and neck with the Conservatives in the latest polls, in spite of their recent history? Ipsos Reid released a poll on May 29 showing Conservatives at 36%, Lib-erals at 34% and the NDP in third with 23%. This situation hasn’t really changed at all since the election was called. If anything, the Liberals have gained slightly.

It seems strange, then, that David Lundy has not been more in the public eye in North Grenville. It would be so easy to pour scorn on both the other parties from his position, and perhaps be the dark horse this time. The NDP have increased their share of the vote in Leeds-Grenville over the past few elections, so the possibility is there for an upset. He does not, however, come across very well in speeches, and that is a problem Steve Clark doesn’t have. The incumbent also has the backing of the ridings M.P., fellow Conser-vative Gord Brown, as well as a number of municipal politi-cians. His grass-roots team is experienced and dedicated.

Christine Milks is a new-comer to the scene, a self-confessed non-politician. This is possibly an advantage in the eyes of the public. Her campaign started with a bit of a stutter, which was sur-prising given that it was her

Leader who decided when to call the election. But local Liberals were unprepared, and the candidate was not even nominated until a week or more after the writ was dropped.

What is likely to be the result on June 12? One would have to expect Steve Clark to be re-elected, given his share of the vote in 2011, and the unbroken tradition of Con-servative support for so many decades. But North Grenville is changing. More new arriv-als, especially coming from urban areas, do not share that tradition and may make the difference - if not this year, then in coming campaigns. It is hard sometimes to see what there is to choose between the parties, if not the candidates. But we have to make a choice, and we need to do it with an informed mind, with the best interests of North Grenville in mind. Let’s hope the mu-nicipal election is an easier decision to make.

Dear NG Times, Thank you very much

for including our ad in your last issue. Please be advised that our Fifth Wheel Hitch was picked up as soon as we came home from work.

This courtesy ad option from your paper is very effective. The gentleman who picked up the Fifth Wheel Hitch had just bought a used fifth wheel trailer and was trying to find the money to install a hitch in his late model truck so his family could enjoy camping. Our five year old hitch was in good working condition but if we could not match it up with the proper person it was destined for the landfill.

Thanks to your courtesy ad, the gentlemen will now tell all of his acquaintances what a great deal he got getting a hitch that normally retails for $2300 at no cost. This in turn will encourage others to open the paper and actually read the articles and retail ads. It is a wonderful marketing idea and also a wonderful service to the community.

Myself and my husband are not long time residents

of this area, work in the NCR and had rarely tried local restaurants and businesses. Thanks to your newspaper, we are now using more of the local services (keeping the spending in our community), as we are now aware of them via your newspaper.

Thanks again, Krista

To the Editor,In reference to Rob

Lunan’s article in the May 28 NG Times, I wholeheartedly agree with his viewpoint on our education system, although believe getting it changed in “our” lifetime would probably be very difficult.

I also believe that some of that basic training should be done at home: how to hold a knife & fork correctly; which side is your bread plate and/or glass – at a round table conference, people just don’t know.

Have your kid open a bank account and get used to putting half their allowance away, and thereby understand the banking system. Have your kid pick a stock from

the newspaper and keep track of it on paper, decide when to buy or sell on paper, and learn from some mistakes before money is actually invested – it can be a fun game too.

Once a child has a job, they can file and perhaps pay income tax, but what that does do is allow them to collect “contribution room” for their RRSP even before they are 18 years old and can actually deposit to one.

We don’t want to burden our children with bills, but they can be taught that there’s a financial consequence to turning on every light in the house, or turning up the heat in winter when you could put on another sweater.

A lot of why our children aren’t prepared for the big wide world, is that they have learned nothing from their parents. Perhaps the children are in too many organized events or sports; perhaps they sit in the dark playing too many war games. Perhaps children should be taught to volunteer at an early age; maybe it’s their turn to go and read a story to a senior, possibly one with dementia

– it might surprise you to see that the senior may actually remember some of those older stories or fairy tales despite their mental state. But the parents have to show their children “the way”.

Gillian TrojanOxford Mills

Dear Editor:Grea t a r t i c le wi th

t h o u g h t p r o v o k i n g comments and questions on the Dandelion Festival. I attended, and thoroughly enjoyed, the festival for several hours on both Saturday and Sunday and compliment all those who were involved in making it such a great success. It was well organized, much better downtown than at the park, and had a great selection of vendors, music, etc. I did miss the fabulous bicycle races though.

At the same time, I echo some of David's comments. For example, organizers had stated several times in their publicity (I followed it for weeks on Facebook) that the entire event was

"volunteer driven" and that their call for volunteers had exceeded their expectations. So why, then, did they have to hire security people at the barriers? Perhaps a bigger question is why the Event Planner was paid (according to the on-street grapevine) for her work on the festival? I believe all event sponsors deserve, and will no doubt receive, a full cost/benefit accounting for future reference.

I n t h e c o m m e n t s questionnaire which I gladly filled out while at the Festival, I commented on the wasteful nature of the full cartons of printed schedules I saw sitting there going nowhere. Volunteers did occasionally offer them to passers by but most I saw declined the offer. My suggestion for another time was to make 4-5 poster size copies of the schedule, perhaps laminate them, and tack them up at strategic locations within the venue for easy referencing. I also think the event schedule could have been used to promote other events in

and around the area (e.g. a ball tournament and other things happening during the same weekend). A simple addition stating, "While at the Dandelion Festival, you might also enjoy...." would probably have been appreciated by the organizers of those other events while taking nothing away from the Festival.

I have attended the Dandelion Festival every year since its inception at the Ferguson Forestry location. Please do keep this wonderful event going in future.

Diane Scanlan

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Municipality Matters

During a recent visit to North Grenville, Liberal candidate, Christine Milks, sat down with the NG Times for an interview on local and provincial issues. The following are excerpts from that discussion. The full interview is available on-line at ngtimes.ca.

Editor: You’re from Gananoque, but you know that North Grenville has voted Conservative, provincially, since 1871. Why did you take on this challenge?

Christine: Life is full of challenges and this is part of life. It’s a wonderful oppor tuni ty, i t ’s not a hardship, not a burden, it’s just a joy. It’s a short campaign, but there have been lots of nice people out there, and they seem quite supportive anywhere we’ve gone. And Leeds is no different, an ultra-Conservative scene. My sister says, no riding is unwinnable Christine, and so that’s the way we are going at it. I just think I’m really lucky to have the chance to do this. We need to treasure our democracy more, and if I am in a province where I can run then I should. This is what you do. You have to have a commitment to your community, and my community is Gananoque, it’s Ontario, Leeds Grenville. I t h ink I wou ld o ff e r a more personal touch, I would hope. I’ve worked in small business. I know the heartache of recession, we lost everything. And that was a second generation business, had been in Leeds Grenville 55 years and finally met a recession it couldn’t survive. I never thought we would be in that position, so you pick up and go on. I now work for a small manufacturing firm, have experience with the manufacturing side of things now. I bring experience, heart and commitment.

Editor: We have lots of local issues here and the most obvious right now is Kemptville College. Kathleen Wynne has drawn a lot of heat over it.

C h r i s t i n e : To m e , Kemptville College has to be kept, no two ways about it...to me it isn’t just an

agricultural necessity, small businesses use the services of the College. That’s our background - in agribusiness: horticulture. We used to send out guys there for chain saw certification, it was a day trip, did not take them away from our business overnight, which would be an added expense. I went there for pesticide licences and things like that. Go to a three-day course; stay at a motel. So, it benefits everyone, businesses, horticulturalists, garden centres, everyone went there to get their certification.

We need to educate the public more about its importance to the whole area. The other thing is that Guelph teaches different skills than Kemptville. We need both: you need theory and you need practical. Ontario is a huge province and it’s really difficult for a farm family to send a child to Guelph. Maybe they come home for the first time, maybe for Thanksgiving, maybe they don’t come home till Christmas. We need to let everyone else in the province understand that farmers need those kids to be able to help at home at night, or for the weekend. Because you can’t afford to hire someone else while the kids are away getting an education. And the education they got here was really, really good. It is also a boon to the area. No, Kemptville College is absolutely essential to keep.

Editor: Your background is horticultural and agriculture, and you’re wearing an OFA pin. What do you think that brings to the campaign?

Christine: A lot, a lot. Because I understand the cha l lenges of g rowing anything, any product, in eastern Ontario is different from growing things in central Ontario, or especially the western part, the Peninsula. So I think that’s a huge factor: that’s on the ground, dirty hands experience. We worked seven days a week, and it could be 364 days a year. I know the pressures of not knowing if the crop will make it to market. All your assets are in that crop and there are special stresses that are different from any other business. And as part of our business, we did operate a retail store, flower shops, and there again, that’s a whole different skill set. I sure understand small business and the pressures there.

That’s the thing too, David: having grown up in

Leeds-Grenville, what we need to tell them is that Leeds-Grenville is small. They’re small farms, not these big corporate farms. And even our manufacturing has changed. We’re not big manufacturing, we’re small, we have different needs and sometimes they get overlooked because of bigger guys. I think I could be a very strong advocate for the needs of “small”.

Editor: Lots of farm families are suffering these days.

Christine: I’m amazed at how we have been able to educate ourselves and our neighbours about buying locally. There’s just been tremendous things in five years. It would be nice if we could reinvest in these guys, because I don’t think we’re going to survive if we don’t have the small family farm, or growing a mixed crop as opposed to cash crop. We need to help those who are in severe straits now. With a good foundation, everyone will benefit.

Editor: You’re on the Police Services Board in Gananoque. OPP contracts are hurting municipalities. What can be done about that?

Christine: Trouble is that the hardest part right now is we don’t know what reality will be until we get that out of the OPP; what the contracts will look like or what the impact is going to be. That’s probably the scary part, because you don’t know how to prepare. With policing, you certainly have to take a look at improving that arbitration process that got us to this point. There is a limit to what a community can afford, obviously, and I do think that maybe, in ten years, we’re going to see an entirely different style of policing to what we have now. It will be imaginative, and as long as peoples’ security isn’t impacted, we need to look at different ways of delivering the service.

Editor: Why hasn’t this been done already by the Liberal government?

Christine: Well, we have been burdened by a past administration, that’s for sure. As someone said to me the other day, “as long as you don’t make the same mistakes going forward, and you learn from mistakes”. I have to say, Kathleen Wynne is a good person, I think this will be a high priority to take a look at, because you know that there is a limit and we’re getting close to it very soon.

Editor: This and other municipalities have been hard hit by cuts in transfer payments from the province. Why was that done and is that going to be changed?

Christine: They aren’t going to cut it off all at once, you just can’t do that to people. So they did put out a chart on how much will be cut each year, and they tried to make sure the uploads to Toronto will match the cuts to municipalities. And it has to be discussed because I know it’s not working where you have lower tier and upper tier. I was talking to one gentleman in another village and he said that the United Counties are getting the benefits of the savings on the uploads, but we’re just getting the cuts. I think you’ll see that modified. I can’t speak for everyone, but I think it’s something that needs to be fixed, because I think it was probably unanticipated. It clearly needs to be tweaked. I think there will be a change, that’s my personal view only, but the landscape needs to change again.

Editor: Municipalities seem to have no power over projects like pits and quarries in their own area. Will the Liberals change that, listen to the concerns of residents?

Christine: I think there is a willingness to listen to the communities and the municipalities, and I know, for instance, that Kathleen has been able to change the consultation process for the solar farms and turbines. To me that all falls in the same basket. If you don’t consult properly with the people that are going to be most affected, then no one is going to win.

E d i t o r : H o w d o e s Kathleen Wynne escape Dalton McGuinty’s shadow?

Christine: I think she’s done a very good job, because she never walked away from responsibility. I applaud her for not running away from it all. Yes, we were scandalized by this and that, but I think it’s that all the material came out quickly. There it is: she’s not hiding anything, not walking away from anything. And the other things is, elected in February and immediately made changes, made fundamental changes. There were staff turnovers. She hit the ground running with this plan. And I truly believe she has that

vision. There’s that ten year plan, you can’t discount that, and there really seems to be a concerted thought process in what she wants to accomplish.

Editor: What do you think about creating a million jobs and cutting 100,000 jobs in Ontario?

Christine: It’s very odd. I mean, off the bat, cutting 100,000 jobs doesn’t sound like the way to solve an economic problem. It sounds like it’s going to plunge you into a deeper recession than we’ve ever seen. That’s more job cuts than Mike Harris ever dreamt about.

1 million jobs? there’s not a million people out of work in Ontario. I’m afraid of the other shoe to drop. What’s going on? What does he see? What does Mr. Hudak see when we’ve only got about 560,000 unemployed? Would previous generations of Conservatives approve t h e s e p o l i c i e s ? T h e Conservatives of today, the Tim Hudak Conservatives, are not the conservatives of your grandfather, or your father. These are not the John Robards or Bill Davis Conservatives. They’re a completely different kettle of fish.

Editor: Thank you.

Provincial Election: Interview with Christine Milks, Liberal candidate for Leeds-Grenville

The October Municipal elections have taken on an added interest this week with the news that local resident Bill Forbes has signed on to run for the office of Mayor against incumbent, David Gordon. Bill was born and raised in North Grenville and is well know for his work with the NG Sports Hall of Fame, in basketball and fastball circles, Kemptville and District Home Support, the Hospital Foundation, and many other community groups.

Bill is the latest name to be added to the list of candidates for the municipal elections. As of the beginning of June, there were five people running for Council: Jim Bertram, Rhonda Finnerty, Deron Johnston, Frank Onasanya and incumbent, Ti m S u t t o n . A n o u k Tremblay has registered as a candidate for Trustee on the French Catholic School Board.

Contact information for each of the candidates i s a v a i l a b l e o n t h e Municipality web site at www.northgrenville.ca.

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Sarah’s HOPE Foundation Annual Benefit Concert

St. Michael CHS was the scene of a mock car crash as part of the Safe Prom assembly on Monday, May 26th. The Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving (OSAID) group prepared a short skit to begin the assembly, and then Constable Lindsey spoke to the students about the legalities of underage drinking, driving while impaired, as well as the dangers involved with excessive drinking.

At the sound of a loud crash, students proceeded to the back bus loop where the car crash scene was staged. Emergency vehicles raced in to respond, with sirens blaring. Students Hailey O’Reilly, Cole Brookson and Rebecca

Mock Car Crash a powerful and impacting message

by Anne Leach Hodges were the “victims” in the crash. Emergency responders proceeded to tend to the victims and the Fire Department dismantled the car using the cutters and Jaws of Life.

Students returned inside for a mock funeral procession to drive home the message. OSAID students Costel Fraser and Melissa Van Bussel spoke about ways to have a safe party and how to keep your friends safe. The assembly ended with a question period where students could ask about the emergency responders’ roles in the mock crash.

North Grenville Fire Service, OPP and EMS planned and coordinated the mock crash as part of the

Safe Prom assembly, which presented a powerful and impacting message about the consequences of impaired driving. The St. Michael OSAID group would like to extend their sincere gratitude to Elizabeth Greenberg, Constable Cathy Lindsey and Jo-Ann Hendry, without whose assistance the event would not have been possible.

The St. Michael OSAID group is also grateful to Fast Eddies Auto Recycling for donating the two cars in the crash, as well as transporting the vehicles to the school for the event. Thank you also to Hulse, Playfair and McGarry - Kemptville Chapel for participating and providing the casket.

The Friday evening Benefit Concert at North Grenville District High School, hosted by the Sarah’s HOPE Foundation, was the 9th annual fundraising performance held on behalf of Gatwe Primary School, Embu, Kenya. It was the latest in a series of activities organized to help Sarah’s HOPE reach its goal of raising $2,000.

The reconstruction of the Kenyan school has been a work of love, with four classrooms now fully enclosed. Sarah’s Hope Foundation provides the funding; the work on the ground is under the supervision of an Irish organization called, “Moving Mountains Trust.” The focus of this group is sustainability a s w e l l a s e c o n o m i c development in poverty stricken communities in third world countries. As all administrative costs are covered privately, any

and all money raised goes directly toward project funding. The cost per room is approximately $7,500. This includes installing windows, finishing off dirt floors with concrete and repairing or replacing walls.

Friday evening consisted of a bake sale organized by student volunteers followed by a program of musical e n t e r t a i n m e n t . B a k e d goods included, “ugali” and “chipatis,” Kenyan corm-mash and flatbread. Throw in a quick lesson in basic Swahili, an on-site video clip and a full slate of talent waiting to take the stage and you have the makings for a full evening of entertainment.

T h e m u s i c w a s marvelous: delicate melody lines, driving drumbeats, tight harmonies and a unified voice that fi l led every corner of the cafetorium. The audience chair-danced to the Big Bang African Drummers from NGDHS Intermediate Division; they

were drawn to the music of guest artist and former student, Monica Doody, who is a resident of Florida. There were soloists, trios, and full stage presentations; not a single student disappointed. The musical strength that imbues North Grenville is not about to go silent in the near future.

What teacher supervisors, Phil Stover and Meredith Mott, managed to capture kept me in my seat long after I had intended to leave. There are few things more magical than watching young adults reaching beyond their comfort zones to achieve their goals. To experience the bond of trust that develops between student and teacher, that which exists among performers and that can be shared with a privileged audience. To watch them put themselves on the line in the service of others. And to do it well and with pride. Those were the evening’s highlights.

by Beth Nicol



301 Rideau Street, Kemptville 613.258.3014Regular Store Hours: Mon.- Fri . 8 to 8 , Sat . 8 to 6 , Sun. 9 to 6

“We reserve the right to limit quantities to reasonable family requirements”Prices effective: Friday, June 6 to Thursday, June 12, 2014

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Mr. Frank Hoffman Kemptville Canadian Tire and Jumpstart Chair Claire Larabie would like to thank all those who came to our BBQ on Saturday. We held two in May to raise funding for local youth and both were very successful events with over $3000 raised. We will also be receiving a donation from Marlborough Public School in North Gower, year number four working to raise funds for our Jumpstart program.

Special thanks to David Shanahan of the North Grenville Times and Kathy

Perreault EMC for the wonderful media support, reporter Howaida Sorour EMC. Thank you to all those who bid on the Silent Auction, David Shanahan who stuck around for hours taking wonderful pictures. Special thanks to all the Canadian Tire staff who volunteered to help serve and do the running. Kemptville Youth Centre grill master Sean Corbett , Program Facilitator and his many youth volunteers at both BBQs, Rotarian Jennifer Franssen and Serge Lacroix on cash, Candace Hay,

Adonica Brown with the four lovely girls who spent hours handing out drinks and handing out pamphlets in the store, well done.

We wish to thank donors MPP Steve Cla rk and Mayor Dave Gordon who supported and worked the grill, Hurley's Poker Group, Ron Tuggnut and his 73s,TD Canada Trust, Harry Pratt, John Carkner, Rebecca and Bill Wilson, Royal Lepage Gale Real Estate, Heather & Harold Nesbitt, Lacroix Family, Givoque Family guaranteeing we would surpass our goal.

For Advertising rates please contact Peter at [email protected]

or call 613 - 989- 2850

O l d T o w n i n Kemptville (LA Group/Kemptville Meadows) proudly presents the Third Annual Kemptville Youth Centre Breakfast in support of youth programs and activities. Join with supporters and business sponsors in savouring a beautiful breakfast served by local Celebrities such as Mayors Gordon & Struthers and MPP Steve Clark. Doors open at 8 am, Saturday June 7 at the Kemptville Christian Reformed Church, 2455 County Road 18. Adults $10, children under 5, $5, group of 4, $25. Tickets available at the Kemptville Youth Centre (5 Oxford St. West) or Scotiabank Kemptvi l le & South Mountain, who will match ticket purchases dollar for dollar.

Youth Centre breakfast

Jumpstart fundraising BBQs very successful events



As you sit reading this, gentle reader, you might have that nagging feeling at the back of your mind--'What am I forgetting? Your wife's birthday? Mother's Day? You won't be forgetting those again, will you? Father's Day? Not l ike ly. Whereas Mother's Day sees the busiest day for florists and restaurants, Father's Day sees the most number of calls home...collect calls. Lucky you, Dad.

N o , t h a t n a g g i n g feeling comes from the thought that, there might be something irksome in the offing. Oh yes, how could one forget: an election. 'Oh joy!', you say to yourself. And thus begins the dilemma.

To vote, or not to vote....yes, that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler to engage in the process or to withdraw, to ponder on another day.

You know that you have a 'civic duty'. No, not the one where you feel you should let your neighbour in on the fact that their dog has been barking for hours and might develop canine laryngitis. Your other civic duty. The one having to do with elections, and such.

On Saturday, June 14, orchid fanciers, photographers and nature lovers should take the time to visit the Limerick Forest, Craig Road block, where Friends of Limerick Forest volunteers will be on site to help identify any orchid species found. Pink Lady’s Slipper is common here, and other species might be found in the wetland area. Other unusual species such as pitcher plants may be found in this area which is part of the Wolford Bog Complex, a Provincially Significant Wetland (PSW) and the

Limerick Forest Orchid Blitz

by Valerie Kirkwood

Photo courtesy of Geoff McVey

Elections, Civic Duty and Dirty DiapersYour sacred right whereby you save your province.

Good people vote. Bad people--lazy people, they don't vote. Or so we are told. We are also advised that politicians, like diapers, should be changed regularly. For the same reason. And, if ever there were a group ready for a change, the provincial Liberals appear to be ripe candidates.

But what if the new set of possibilities seem to be as unsavory as the incumbents? What then of your noble obligation? You might tell yourself that only those who voted last time have the right to complain about the most recent set of diapers; the ones badly in need of a change. On the other hand, the non-voters can claim that they had nothing to do with the mess in question.

A n i n t e r e s t i n g perspective from George Carlin goes something like: 'If you vote and elect dishonest, incompetent politicians, who screw everything up, you are responsible. You voted them in. You caused the problem. You have no right to complain. But, if you did not even leave the house on election day, you are in no way responsible for what these politicians have

by Peter Johnson

Merrickville Bog Area of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSI).

By taking part in this blitz, participants will be helping to increase the database of species found in the Forest. The plantation area is easily accessible. If you plan to visit the wetland area, wear appropriate footwear. Insect repellant is also advisable.

Time: 9 am - noonDirections: from County

Road 43 east of Merrickville, take Bolton Rd. approximately 3 km to Craig Rd. Turn west (right) on Craig Rd. Parking area is approximately 1 km, near the end of the road.

done and have every right to complain about the mess that has been created.' Like the fresh, new diapers, this is the sanitized version of Mr. Carlin. Even so, he has a point.

The Conservatives and the NDP can smugly point to the mess the Liberals have left in their wake and hold their noses over the criminal waste of public funds.

Af t e r Mr. Ha r r i s ' interesting tenure, it was the NDP's and Liberal's turn to take gasping breaths in the odious air of costly government and financial mismanagement.

The Tories and the Grits did the same after Bob Rae's left wing rookies had their shot at mangling the province's finances; of doing such an admirable job of driving the ship of state onto the rocks of financial ruin. So, what's a well-meaning diaper-changer/voter supposed to do?

Faced with the foul smel l of the present government, and Kathleen Wynne's implied and un-uttered claim that, 'We lied the last three times, but trust us, this time we're being honest', voters

just might be somewhat skeptical.

Mr. Hudak plans to set Ontario on the road to recovery with pink slips for thousands of sacrificial public sector workers. Many in education. And this will eventually add up to at least a million new jobs. Really? If you put that on the roses, they just might grow better.

Andrea Horvath has yet to be specific about what she will do to rescue Ontario from drowning in debt. Well, again the voters could not be faulted if they were more than a little bit wary.

So, what to do? Get out and do your civic duty and pray like crazy that you haven't created another mess? Stay home and engage your neighbour...the one with the noisy dogs..in a conversation about how easy it is to make the switch to cat ownership?

Either way, it would appear that come election time, this one and the federal one, about a year hence, a whole set of dirty diapers will need changing...sure as...uhh, shootin'!

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ACROSS1. Catches5. Bogs down10. Disgorge14. Ricelike pasta15. Something to shoot for16. A large amount17. Two-toed sloth18. Cemetery20. Anxious22. Streaked23. French for "Summer"24. Units of land25. In a knowing manner32. Golden33. Cokes or Pepsis34. A wise bird37. Stigma38. A stomach exercise

39. Blackthorn40. Your (archaic)41. A nine-piece musical group42. Decorative jugs43. Hostilities45. Infant's illness49. Buffoon50. Chagrined53. Gourmandizer57. Distressing59. Gray wolf60. Being61. Be in trouble with62. God of love63. T T T T64. Hinder65. 3

DOWN1. Person, place or thing2. Sea eagle3. Russian emperor4. Keepsake5. Ballroom dance6. Midmonth date7. Record (abbrev.)8. Hearing organs9. Notch10. Unemotional11. Located near the poles12. Come together13. S S S S19. Petitions 21. Ear-related25. Actors in a show26. Ow!27. A neutral color28. Cake frosting29. Elector30. Wash out with a solvent31. One time around34. Margarine35. Frayed36. Not more38. Soak39. A type of Asian bird 41. Tortilla chip42. Brother of Jacob44. Alone45. Trainee46. Overweight47. Expire48. Small islands51. Historical periods52. Wacky53. Dour54. Unit of pressure55. Double-reed woodwind56. Prying58. Lad

When I was growing up in Ireland, there were two kinds of people. There were Catholics and there were Protestants. No distinction was made between various kinds of Protestants: if you weren’t one of the 98% of the population in the Republic that were Catholic, then you were Protestant . Simple. I remember, after I became a Christian, whenever I told someone that I was a Christian, the response was usually: “what’s a Christian?” Seriously, that term was too vague for most people. There was a general sense that calling someone “Christian”, not “a Christian”, just Christian, meant that they were good, nice, generous, etc. It was a social and moral title, not a spiritual one. Saints, in the general culture, were special people acknowledged by the authorities as very spiritual and holy people indeed. Al l dead, of course. To tell them that the New Testament called all believers “saints”, even the not so perfect ones, brought looks of disbelief and even suspicion.

In Northern Ireland it was a bit different. It was far more serious. There was the story of the man who was stopped by the police and asked his religion. He answered: “I am a Jew”. “Yes”, replied the officer, “but are you a Catholic Jew, or a Protestant Jew?”. That was funny until people started getting beaten up, or killed, depending on the answer you gave to that question. Even then I wondered how someone who claimed to be a follower of Jesus could hate, hurt, or even kill another person in the name of Jesus. Over time, I came to realise that Jesus had absolutely nothing to do with it all. These people weren’t fighting each other over doctrine,

One Wayor the interpretation of Scripture, or anything like that. The terms “Catholic” and “Protestant” were simply political labels that reflected historical d ivis ions , they were n o t r e l i g i o u s o n e s . Once again, the meat-eating vegetarians were muddying the waters, using Christian terms for other reasons, and bringing Christianity into disrepute. By their fruits you will know them.

It was an interesting time in Ireland. People went to church on Sundays and had a genera l ly spiritual approach to life. It was a normal part of life and death; religion as a socio-cultural expression. But once they started seeing what “religion” was doing in the North, and when clerical scandals were exposed, the reality, or depth of that spirituality was also exposed and the churches were deserted. The country that had been known for sending missionaries to Africa began to find African clergy being imported to fill the vacancies caused by a precipitous fall-off in native clergy-in-training.

W h e n I w a s i n university in the early-1970's, I met some people who really confused me. They were “religious”all right, but in a different way. They talked about Jesus like he was someone they knew, first-hand. Not through their upbringing, or through someone’s else’s words, but for themselves. They sang and laughed, even danced, and were almost like Christian hippies. Not your normal hippy types, though. University profs, mail carriers, long hairs and short hairs, working class and upper class, all sorts and types of people, but all with the same experience of encountering Jesus.

When they prayed, it was not in stilted and learned phrases, or in

solemn or “spiritual”tones of voice: it was like they were talking to their friend (which, of course, they were); relaxed, loving, thankful and free. But there was a depth and a solid foundation to this: these were intelligent academics and students of science, medicine, history, philosophy, psychology and so on. And they talked, sang and prayed a lot about the Holy Spirit, which was kind of new for me. I was acquainted with Jesus, of course, at least in general. And God the Father was the one most talked about at church. But the Holy Spirit had always been a bit of a mystery to me, a vague add-on to things. But it seemed that he was quite central to what was going on with these people. There are so many stories from that time.

I remember so clearly, in such detail, one lunchtime on campus. A group of these Christians had met for lunch, sitting around in a circle on the floor and talking about this Jesus they’d met. When we had to go somewhere else to continue the chat, I had to stay behind and help clean up. I remember running after them, wanting to hear more, not from them but about the one they were talking about. As I ran through the halls of the university, so eager, hungry even, to hear more, I was suddenly struck by a realisation: “this is how people ran after Jesus to hear him speak, desperate not to miss one word.” In that moment, and every moment since 1972, I have run after to hear more of his word, knowing that following him is not a matter of labels, not a socio-cultural expression of some kind. That he is there, and he is not silent. That he loves me and has never forsaken me. And that to love him involves all of my heart and soul and mind.

by David Shanahan

Fundamentals

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LIVING / VOLUNTEERING / SHOPPING / REPORTING/ SPONSORING

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SERVICES

Spinning lessons, 2 & 3 Sun. e a c h m o n t h , o n s p i n d l e o r wheel, free spindel and wool. 613 269 4238

Braided mat lessons, 2nd & 3rd Sunday, each month at “Beginning Again School” . 613 269 4238

CINDERELLA has come to North Grenville. Come home and all of the housework is done! Includes laundry, ironing, linens changed, closet and basement organization, some gardening, grocery shopping, meal preparation! Best rates in town, flexible schedule. Just tell CINDERELLA what you need. 613 859 4644

Q u a l i f i e d E n g l i s h t u t o r reading,writing, grammar, etc.. I make it fun 613 269 2367Are you looking for Avon Products. Call Joan at 258-7644.

Nutritional Counselling to customize a wellness plan for all your health concerns. w h o l e s u m a p p r o a c h . c o m 613-258-7133

House Cleaning-Every work-ing Mother and Father needs a House Wife. Sandi 613-219-7277

HANDYMAN, no job too big or too small. I can do it all.Free estimates and references available. Paul 613-791-8597

DRUM LESSONS - Professional drummer/teacher accepting students. All levels welcome! Bryan Valeriani 613 298 5913 www.drumhead.ca

Helen’s Sewing Room All kinds of sewing 613 258 5584

Rock My House Music Centre offers lessons in Piano, Violin, Guitar, Drums, Bass and Vocals. 613 258 5656

Kemptville - Shop AVON at home Personal service and 100% guar-antee. Anne Hunt 613-258-3806 [email protected]

Bowen Therapy. Restore your health. Pain, Respiratory, Diges-tive & more. 613-799-3315. www.BowenKemptville.ca

O ne Tear Studio, Paint ings/Soapstone Sculptures/Butterfly Hear ts. Visit by appointment o r c h a n c e w w w. H a n n a M a c-Naughtan.ca (613) 258-7297

I Can Sew It : Rhonda Cybul-skie - 613-258-524 8 [email protected]

Al’s Cleanup Services Dump runs, Grass, Landscaping Al Scott R R #1 Oxford Station(613) 258-3847

House Cleaning - Kemptville area. For quote call 613-294-0385 or [email protected]

Property Clean up, yards, ga-r a g e s, b a s e m e n t s, l o a d s to dump,anything removed. 613-258-7955

Sienna Fine Arts Art Classes and Supplies www.siennaf inearts.com 613-878-9706

Commercial/Residential clean-ing- Kemptville area. For quote email [email protected] or call 613-867-2184

FACED WITH A DRINKING PROBLEM? Perhaps Alcohol-ics Anonymous can help. Contact 613-316-6329 or on-line: District 48 aa

FOR RENT

Old Town Kemptville, 10 Prescott St, commercial retail space. 893 sq.ft., available immediately. 613-295-0552

Kemptville, 2 bdrm, 10 Prescott St; $900 + utilities. Hardwood Floors; gas heat; a/c; no smoking or pets; avail. immediately 613-295-0552

Available July 1st. two bed-room apt. in Kemptville. 800.00 + utilities. 613-258-4741

2 Bedroom’s, $500 each/month-ly, w/shared Kitchenette, Living Room, Bathroom, furnished w/Internet.”. Call 613-258-7703 or e-mail [email protected]

FOR SALE

Window air conditioner h12” wd16” dp15”, 6000 BTU, re-mote; used 3 mths, cost $189, sell $95. Call 613-215-0816.

Dining table, 6-1/2 ft long w/leaf, $300; photocopier, $60; privacy screen, $40; sofa table $300. Call 613-240-5622.

Full size Connelly Pool table with accessories. Excellent condition, $1800; buyer must move. Call 613-258-7049.

Firewood, cut, split and deliv-ered $100/cord. Call Peter at 258-5504

Photocopier & stand $60; new in box Brother MFC-J80W mul-tifunction Inkjet $125; new Nikon coolpix L22Camer $50. Call 613-240-5622

South Mountain Community Yard Sale, Sat. June 7, 9 am to 2 pm. Rain date following day.

Yard/Bake Sale, June 7, 8 - 12 pm, Kemptville Pentecostal Church, 1962, HWY #43

Yard Sale, June 7, 8 - 2 pm, 1210 Slater Road.

WANTED

Red Rhubarb for making jam/jelly sold by the Eric Gutknecht Memorial Bursary ( a regis-tered charity). Call Billy at 258-4529.

Retired senior needs old car batteries - making canon balls (weights used for deep sea fishing). 258-6254

Hay field, 20 acres needs hay-ing, Kemptville area, call Sean at 613-215-0315

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C O M M U N I T Y EVENTS

First 15 words are FREE for North Grenville Residents. Extra Words: 50 cents a word

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Mels Farm All Animal

Rescue needs Foster Homes

258-7488 (Melanie)

Foster co-ordinator

for North Grenville/Merrickville areas.

CLASSIFIEDS:

First 15 words free if submitted by email. Extra word 50 cents, photo $10, border $2,

shading $5. Submit to

[email protected].

Email must include name, address

and phone #. Must be related to

North Grenville and be paid in advance by

paypal!

Weekly and recurring events

Wed The North Grenville Photography Club - Meeting first Wednesday of every

month at the Auditorium at the Municipal Centre on Hwy 44. For more info

see ngphotoclub.ca.

Bingo- First and third Wednesday of the month, Kemptville Legion. Games

start at 1 pm. All welcome. Refreshments available.

Klub 67 Euchre closed for the summer season....will resume euchre on

Wednesday, September 10.

The Branch Artisans Guild, North Grenville Community Church,, 2659

Concession Street every 3 Tuesday, 7 pm. New members welcomed!rd

Probus Club of North Grenville meet third Wednesday of every month, St.

Paul's Presbyterian Church---9:30 am gathering Time, 10 am meeting. Come

and enjoy great speakers and fellowship. New members welcome.

Thurs Bridge - St. John’s United Church, 6:45 pm. Cost $5, partner preferred but

not necessary. For more info, contact Sandra at 613-258-2691.

North Grenville Toastmasters - Meeting 1 & 3 Thurs. of the month, 7 pmst rd

at O’Farrell’s Financial Services, Cty Rd 44. Info, call 258-7665.

Tues BNI Networking Group Breakfast- Alumni Building, University of Guelph,

7-8:30am. Call 613-258-0553 for more information.

Bridge- St. John’s United Church, 12:15 pm. Cost $3, partner preferred but

not necessary. Info, contact Sandra at 613-258-2691.

Mothers of Preschoolers Support Group-St.John’s United Church, 6:30-8 pm.

Whether you’re a townie, rural, stay-at-home, working, teen, adoptive, special-

needs, single or married, MOPS is for you! For more information, call Angie

Brown at 613-223-3979.

Fri Kemptville Cruise Night, Hwy 43 Car Club, May 2 to Sept. 26 at Food

Basics – 6 - 9 pm. Rod Rafter, 613-258-7567 or www.Hwy43CarClub.com for

more information.

Sat Kemptville Legion Breakfast the third Saturday of the month. Adults $5.00,

Children under 12 $3.00. All welcome.

Sun Kemptville Kinsman Farmers' Market, 200 Sanders St. (the B&H parking

lot) 12-4pm, rain or shine. Come and meet your local producers and checkout

our FREE Kid Zone".

Mon Cancer Support Group, 3 Monday of every month, ,St. John's Unitedrd

Church at 2 pm. Welcome to anyone requiring support and encouragement.

M,W,F Kemptville and Area Walking Group, Municipal Centre - Early birds: 8 am,

others 8:30 am. Contact: Eva 258-4487.

June 5 Youngsters of Yore, Kemptville Public Library, 1:30 pm. Guest speaker: Bill

Kilfoyle will sing and tell a story or two.

June 6 CSE Consulting Car Wash for the Salvation Army Food Bank, 11-3 pm,

B&H parking lot. All donations welcome.

June 7 34th annual Masons fish fry, NG Municipal Centre, 5-10 pm. All you can

eat ocean perch, fries, salads, secret sauce , bar, live entertainment. Tickets are

$15, children under 12 - $8 and may be purchased at Kemptville Home

Hardware, T’s Country Pawn Shop, Jim Perry Motor Sales, Pirate Cove

Marina, or from the members of Mount Zion Lodge.

June 7 Third Annual Kemptville Youth Centre Breakfast, Kemptville Christian

Reformed Church, Cty Rd 18. Doors open at 8 am. Adults $10, children under

5, $5, group of 4, $25. Tickets available at the Kemptville Youth Centre (5

Oxford St. West) or Scotiabank Kemptville & South Mountain, who will match

ticket purchases dollar for dollar.

June 7 Car wash 9 am, Bake/plant sale 10:30 am, Salad & cold meat buffet 11 -

1 pm, St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Prescott St., Kemptville.

June 8 Kemptville Kinsmen Farmers' Market. Celebrate local foods week. In the

Kid Zone, come and plant your own veggie seed to take home. We will also be

holding a colouring contest, winner to be announced at the end of the day!

June 14 Friends of Limerick Forest Orchid Blitz, Limerick Forest, Craig Road

Block, 9 am - noon.

June 13-14 54th Year! Kemptville District Hospital Auxiliary HEYDAY! Giant Garage

& Yard Sale, North Grenville Curling Club, 200 Reuben Cr., Fri. 7-10 pm,

Sat. 9-1 pm. All Raffle Draws at 1 pm Saturday. FREE ADMISSION.

June 13-15 Big Brothers Big Sisters Kemptville RibFest, North Grenville Municipal

Centre. Free fun-filled family food festival! kemptvilleribfest.weebly.com

June 15 Father’s Day Bike & Burger Ride, Maplewood Park, 10-2 pm. For

information and registration, contact the Oxford Mill’s Community Association

at 258-6485.

June 15 5th Annual Father's Day Show 'n' Shine. Riverside Park, Kemptville. 9 to

3 pm. Admission – Canned goods or non-perishable items in support of the

Kemptville Salvation Army Food Bank. Dash Plaques (first 200), Raffle Table,

50/50 Draw, Automotive Vendors, Food Vendors, Breakfast served by the

Kemptville Canadian Legion and open for lunch, our famous Burnout Contest

with both a Men and Woman’s Category. Live Music by Cadillac Rumble, a

fun filled day for the whole family.

June 19 Canadian Cancer Society information session/open house for upcoming

“Neon Night” fun run to support child cancer research, North Grenville

Library, 1 Water Street from 6-9 pm. For more information, please contact

Amanda at 267-1058.

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Schools are such a natural part of life these days, we don’t think too much about them in principle. They count as a major part of our youth, and we recognise how much those days can shape our adult lives, for better or for worse. It would never occur to us not to provide some educational opportunities for our children, whether in formal or home schooling surroundings. But, like many things in our lives these days, schools today are not what they were, and the current system came about gradually, over many years and through much debate, controversy and struggle.

There is evidence that a school existed in South Gow-er about 1808. The first school in Oxford-on-Rideau was located in Kemptville, where the CIBC bank now stands at the corner of Prescott and Reuben Streets. It was started in the mid-1820's, and car-ried on for more than twenty years, with Henry Chase as teacher. It was a log building and, if it kept to the same

lay-out as other schools of the time, had low benches around three sides of the room, all without arms or backs, where the children sat and listened to the teacher, who may have had a desk, or a chair. There would have been no note-books or pens, no textbooks, no chalkboard or maps. It was finally replaced in the 1840's, as education in the province became more organised and more generally available to children.

By then, a great deal of debate had taken place about what exactly education of young people should involve. Before the War of 1812, the majority of the population in Upper Canada were Ameri-can-born. The United Empire Loyalists, for all their loyal-ism, were still products of the American society they had left after 1783. This was a society that valued education, up to and including university level, and they were used to a school system that was controlled locally. But they were not the only Americans in Upper Canada by the end of the war; and most of the later arrivals were believers in democracy, were opposed to aristocratic elites, and to

the monarchy.When the war ended, the

authorities banned any more Americans from entering Up-per Canada, and steps were taken to removed Americans as teachers of children, fear-ing their pernicious influence on young minds. In 1816, the first act was passed to estab-lish a system of what were called Common Schools, where children up to the age of 12 or 13 could learn the basics in a school built close to their homes, so that they could continue to work on the family homestead. There were already a number of Grammar Schools in the prov-ince, educating the sons of the wealthy, who could afford to send their children away and pay fees to have them learn Greek and Latin.

The Common Schools had been opposed by many of these families, who were the de facto rulers of Upper Canada, because they feared the rise of an educated popu-lace who would then demand political change and the end of the rule of the elite. As a result, the 1816 act was weak in its provisions and many rural families could not afford even the relatively low fees

School Daysby David Shanahan

To Be Continued (TBC) Consignment is a locally owned and operated consignment shop specializing in women, maternity and children’s wear, toys and baby equipment. TBC also carries a great selection of new educational toys and quality art supplies (comes in handy when you are looking for a one of a kind birthday gift). Need a special baby shower gift, no problem! We carry new cloth diapers, Sophie the teething giraffe, Baby Legs and amber teething necklaces. TBC also supports local “mompreneurs” so stop in and browse our remarkable selection of hair accessories, tutu’s, crochet hats, “do it myself” belts and boys ties. TBC can gift wrap any new purchase for you.

This year marks TBC’s 10th year anniversary and we are celebrating in style! We are expanding to a new, larger accessible location with more access to parking. July 2nd , join us at our new location in

charged to teach their chil-dren. On top of that, school teachers were paid anything from £4 to a maximum of £25 a year (that’s $16 to $100) at a time when the average trades-man was earning perhaps £75. One historian has commented on the result: “A teaching post was regarded as the last refuge of the incompetent, the inept, the unreliable”.

Ironically, it was found that very often the only indi-viduals willing to take on the job were transient Americans looking for temporary work in a locality. But the need for proper schools and a decent, if basic education, meant that the subject continued to engage people, and a number of reports were produced in the 1830's with suggestions about how things could be improved. But should control over schools be held by the parents, the local government, or a central department of government? Should parents be expected to pay to operate the schools through taxes, or did the State have a duty in that regard? What should be taught: the classical cur-riculum which would include languages and science, or more practical subjects that

would help children live and work in the world around them, the world of pioneer Upper Canada?

Before anything could be done to implement the ideas contained in these reports on Education, the Rebellion of 1837, and the subsequent raids in 1838-39, threw the province into an anti-Ameri-can frenzy once more. These events also brought home to government and public alike the importance of educa-tion. The man who would do most to revolutionise the

educational system in the province, Egerton Ryerson, was to point out in 1846 that the 1837 Rebellion had most support in those very areas where American teachers, using American textbooks, were more active. It was clear to him that the State had to control the education of the young: where they were schooled, what they were taught, what books were used, and, perhaps most importantly, who taught them and who trained the teachers. The Revolution was at hand.

the 215 Sanders Mall across from the B&H grocery store and beside Sun Mountain Sports (many will remember the mall as the old “Raina Mall” and others will recognize the space as the original Early Years Centre). As we expand, we will be looking to accept teen boys clothing. So if you know of a young man who has outgrown his trendy fashions, bring them in and turn them into cash (or more fitting trendy fashions). Interested in consigning with us? Bring your fall items into our new location starting July 2nd and check out our website for more details www.tbcconsign.com or find us on facebook to be kept up-to-date with all our news. Shelley Mitchell and the staff of To Be Continued want to thank the community for shopping locally for the last ten years and hope you will consign and shop with us for at least the next 10!

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Big Brothers Big Sisters Kemptville RibFest is currently seeking volunteers of all ages to help out in various areas of RibFest June 13-15. This volunteer opportunity is a great way for you to experience RibFest first hand. High school students are able to gain their community service hours by volunteering throughout the weekend.

Some of the areas we need help with include:The Kidz Zone on June 13 from 11 am until 8 pm; June 14

from 10 am until 8 pm; and June 15 from 11 am until 6 pm. If you enjoy being around children, then you should come and help facepaint, hand out balloons, or supervise a bounce house.

The Big Brothers Big Sisters canteen on June 13-14 from 11 am until 11 pm; and June 15 from 11 am until 7 pm. Volunteers in the BBBS metro canteen sell hot dogs, drinks and chips. All proceeds from the BBBS canteen support Big Brothers Big Sisters.

The Big Brothers Big Sisters Bloomin Onion/Funnel Cake Trailer on June 13-14 from 11 am until 11 pm; and June 15 from 11 am until 7 pm. Volunteers will be cutting onions, cooking bloomin onions and funnel cakes. All proceeds from the BBBS trailer support Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Big Brothers Big Sisters Information Booth: on June 13-14 from 10 am until 10 pm; and June 15 from 10 am to 7 pm.

Setup and tear down: setup on Thursday June 12, 9 am to 4 pm and tear down on Monday June 16, 9 am to 4 pm.

So please help Big Brothers Big Sisters and volunteer for a few hours, an entire day or all weekend!

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For some time now, the North Grenville Council has been following a policy of commercial development, (using out of town contractors), a t t h e e x p e n s e o f community development. The rational for this choice of action has been job creation and business development. To flaunt the success of their planning, they announced the creation o f a p p r o x i m a t e l y six hundred jobs as a result of the last bout of development.

This las t bout of bui lding resul ted in the Colonnade plaza. Well, if we examine the achievement the council and i t s p lanner a re trumpeting, the actual results are quite different. Of the six hundred jobs, i t appears most a re minimum wage, part-time positions working in box stores or multinational franchises. We can verify this using the economic mult ipl ier principle, which is the economic theory version of “pi” or “e” in mathematics. This number implies that for every full time job created, four jobs are created downstream somewhere. Well if the 600 jobs is an accurate number, as stated by the planning officer, we should have 2,400 jobs

created somewhere. Those jobs are not in North Grenville, perhaps they are in the United States or China, but not around here anywhere. The other way to look at the reported job numbers is to assume the six hundred number is the end result ,and that one quarter of this number - one hundred and fifty - was the starting number, the actual number of jobs that created the six hundred. Then again, some businesses just moved “down the street”, taking their permanent staff with them, so the 150 j obs c r ea t ed i s also doubtful. The only conclusion is that some supervisory jobs were created, but the majority, the vast majority of jobs, were minimum wage, 20 hour per week part-time jobs, and this is supported by visual evidence. But perhaps the planners are using their own set of facts.

To add fur ther to this scenario, each time a shopper leaves the Colonnade parking lot, the dollars they spent leaves the country just as fast, and the money goes to support jobs offshore. To pu t i t i n c rys ta l clear terms, somewhere between $500,000 and $1,000,000 leaves this community each week never to return, and the residents must go out and earn another $500,000 to $1,000,000 which they

must spend to survive, and this goes on week after week. Even if just a tiny amount of these dollars re-circulated, North Grenville would be a much different place.

Now, pleased with themselves, council is in the process of permitting m o r e d e v e l o p e r s t o c o n s t r u c t a n u m b e r o f l a rg e 3 0 0 - h o u s e subdivisions. Well, what about sewer and water? These have to be built and paid for before the bui lding begins , and with no tax revenue or lot levies, guess who is going to pay? As a result of this, we have a situation where 1,500 people will be coming into town and there are no jobs. The result will be about 1,000 automobiles trying to get on the road to go to work each morning, and the same number returning each evening. We do not have the roads, nor do we have the infrastructure, for this. Now, on Saturday mornings when 300 or 400 children show up to play hockey or baseball, what do we do? The recreational space we have is limited and getting expensive. Since there is no apparent benefit for North Grenville as a community, nor any apparent benefits for current residents, why is this being done?

All this building will result in more part-time jobs in the box stores

and franchises, and North Grenville will become a community of part-time workers. Since it is difficult to survive on part-time wages, food banks will begin to be swamped with demand. This is already starting to happen, these vinyl village developments will just speed things up.

Now, wha t i f t he developer decides not to continue building after completing a few units, ie the houses do not sell for some reason, (interest

rates rise, for example). North Grenville is on the hook for the infrastructure costs; however, there is no revenue coming in, yet borrowed money must be repaid on time. I do not think council has considered all the possible scenarios. What if the infrastructure money from other levels of government does not appear, since all parties in the election are promising restraint? This council has no plan B, or plan C or plan D and rate payers will be called

upon to “pay up”. For this council to claim this vinyl village program will not cause a significant tax increase is the result of an infertile imagination.

S o , h e r e i n t h e n , lies North Grenville’s D i l e m m a : “ V i n y l Villages or Community Development”?

I f y o u c h o o s e t o s u p p o r t c o m m u n i t y development and full time jobs, a potential solution lies with an alternative course of action, and that will be next week’s topic.

North Grenville’s dilemmaby Woodie Armour

Donations Needed!(Please: Resaleable Items Only — clean and in working order)

BRING ARTICLES TO North Grenville Curling Club, 200 Reuben Crescent, Kemptville on Thursday June 12, 9am to 8pm.

(Friday: Horticultural items between 9 and noon; Baked goods by 4pm) No other dropoffs on Friday.FOR PICK UP OF LARGE ARTICLES ONLY

Call Helen Racine (258-2390) or Eleanor O’Neill (258-2790) before 8pm Tuesday, June 10WE CAN NOT ACCEPT

Box springs, mattresses, sofabeds • refrigerators, freezers, propane tanks • tires, car batteries • suitcases TV sets, console stereos • sports helmets • microwaves • computers, monitors • used venetian blinds

strollers, playpens, carseats, highchairs, cribs • encyclopedias, texbooks, technical manuals

HELP NEEDED Volunteers needed to sort items on Thursday June 12 and Friday June 13

Call Jane Wolfe (613-258-3108) to volunteer.

SHOP ’TIL YOU DROP!54th Year! Kemptville District Hospital Auxiliary

HEYDAY!Giant Garage & Yard Sale - June 13-14, 2014

For 54 years, HEYDAY has been Kemptville’s best event for

BARGAINS«BARGAINS«BARGAINS«BARGAINS«Linens«Books«Crafts«Dishes«Men’s, Women’s & Children’s Clothing««Jewellery«Hats«Shoes«What Have You «Plants & Flowers«Furniture«

«Sporting Goods«Appliances«Toys«Baked Goods««Ornaments«Treasures«Refreshments«Raffles«and much more!

North Grenville Curling Club 200 Reuben Crescent. KemptvilleFriday June 13, 7:00pm-10:00pm

Saturday June 14, 9:00am to 1:00pmAll Raffle Draws at 1:00pm Saturday

FREE ADMISSION

Proceeds to Kemptville District Hospital

FRIDAY, JUNE 13TH 11am – 8pm KIDZ ZONE OPEN 11am – 8pm FREE Bounce Houses 11am – 8pm Vendors/Boats& Cars 11am – 11pm Food Booths, Beer Tent OPEN 4pm – 6pm Mark Bergman 6:30 – 9:30pm Hwy 43 Car Show – St. Michaels School Parking Lot 7pm – 8:30pm Marlene Fawcett 9pm – 10:30pm Ambush

SATURDAY, JUNE 14TH 9am – ALL DAY Beach Volleyball Tournament - St. Michael’s School Yard 11am – 8pm KIDZ ZONE OPEN 11am – 8pm FREE Bounce Houses 11am – 8pm Vendors/Boats & Cars 11am – 8pm FREE Pony Rides & Petting Zoo 11am – 11pm Food Booths, Beer Tent OPEN 11:30-12pm Beshano Bike Trial Show 12pm - 1:30pm Buckle Down- Scotiabank Stage 12:30-1:15pm Junkyard Symphony (family) 2pm – 2:30pm Beshano Bike Trial Show 2pm – 3:30pm Absolute Country 3:30-4:15pm Junkyard Symphony (family) 4pm - 5:30pm Full Nelson Scotiabank Stage 4:30-5pm Beshano Bike Trial Show 6pm – 7pm Tallman Truck Centre

Rib Eating Contest 7pm – 8:30pm Otis Good Band 9pm – 10:30 Switchgear (Country Rock)

Schedule of Events

JUNE 13 – 14, 2014 North Grenville Municipal Centre www.kemptvilleribfest.weebly.com

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SUNDAY, JUNE 15TH 10am – 11am UCDSB Champions for Kids

RUN/WALK (Forestry Centre) 10:30 – 11:30am Southgate Church Service 11am – 7pm KIDZ ZONE OPEN 11am – 7pm FREE Pony Rides 11am – 7pm FREE Bounce Houses 11:30-12pm Beshano Bike Trial Show 12-12:30pm Kobbler Jay 11am – 7pm Vendors/Boats & Cars 11am – 7pm Food Booths, Beer Tent OPEN 11:30am – 1pm Stittsvillians-Scotiabank Stage 1:30-2pm Kobbler Jay 2pm-2:30pm Beshano Bike Trial Show 1:30pm – 3pm SouthBound - Scotiabank Stage 3:30-4pm Kobbler Jay 4pm – 5:30pm Spare Partz- Scotiabank Stage 4:30-5pm Beshano Bike Trial Show



A recent article in the Times by a current member of Council has put forward the notion of “Cultural Mapping” as a concept worthy of consideration by this municipality. This notion forms an integral part of what the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport refers to as “Cultural Planning”.

And just where does culture spring from? What is it that we are discussing when we discuss culture? And what business does the Ontario government have in adding yet one more planning function to local planning departments which already have more than adequate workloads?

Should we use Cicero's definition of culture, cultura animi (cultivation of the mind or spirit), as our basic def ini t ion? Should we refer to culture as being that set of social practices and representations which we observe as we visit different peoples in different countries? Is “culture” just classical music and high

Cultural mapping - a critiqueart as some would have it? Doesn't it include the way we live our lives as individuals in a community, as well as including our interactions with each other, our interactions with our environment, our homes, our land?

As you can see from my brief and simple introduction, culture is complex. And like many other complex matters, it is not subject to being understood or appreciated in a provincial government office 450 kimometres distant, by people who do not have the qualitative tools to do so. The Ministry of Culture may work in some nightmare Orwellian state where the population is reduced to mere pawns in the great scheme of things. But it does not, and should not, work in Ontario. And certainly not in North Grenville.

Culture is not just a bunch of buildings with plaques. It is a confection of custom, ways of thinking, doing which are expressed in so many ways: everyday tasks, creative works, interaction with the natural world, architecture, political practices, and so on. Culture may be described

and expressed in many artful ways. But it can't be mapped by bureaucrats.

What can be done by government at both the municipal and provincial level is empowerment of the people who live in a given area. Laws may be written with real consultative processes which include the local population as opposed to the pseudo-consultative processes leading nowhere which characterise so much of public practice. Instead of accumulating all meaningful power in the hands of Queen's Park bureaucrats and Boards such as the OMB, the provincial government could demonstrate REAL respect for the people of this province by delegating power over important local issues to local government. Instead of virtually imposing windmill farms, solar farms, aggregate pits, centrally determined cultural projects and other undesired projects on municipalities where they are not wanted, the provincial government should simply allow the processes governing such decisions to be made locally. And the tendency toward one

by James Bertram size fits all planning should be radically revised!

Given the province's clear unwillingness to entrust such important decision-making to the localities where those decis ions SHOULD be made, I see no reason to establish further expensive partnerships with the province. Given the amount of downloading of provincial responsibilities on to municipalities and the cost of this to local taxpayers, is there not a r isk for municipalities in continuing down the “partnership” path with the province? Even if “cultural mapping” were actually possible, would North Grenville want to get involved in a program from which the province could and probably would withdraw in

future, thus leaving North Grenville with more cost downloading?

Let's take care of our cultural affairs locally. We have terrific local leaders who know and RESPECT the people of this area and who represent various aspects of North Grenville's culture. If the local government of North Grenville wishes to become involved, let the Mayor and Councillors offer imaginative funding partnerships with local groups and INDIVIDUALS . If the local government wishes to do something, let it respect the people who live here and their living environments. Let Council further both urban and rural aspects of North Grenville culture by showing leadership

in maintaining the fragile fabric that is the culture of our municipality – RURAL and urban! Let the municipal government listen and do a bit of “democratic mapping” by actively seeking out the will of our people. Let a responsive and outreaching government become once again an important part of North Grenville's culture!

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