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For hospice they hiked, raised big they didCarly Sparling, from left, Diane Lapensee and Brayden Sparling, decked out in Yoda ears and ‘May the force be with you’ t-shirts, are members of a team that participated in the 2016 Hike for Hospice in memory of Jim Mason. Their team was the second highest fundraising team at this year’s event and also won the best costume prize. Team Dunbar once again took � rst-place honours, raising $13,000. The event, held at a new location, Ma-Te-Way Park, surpassed last year’s fundraising to-tal by $20,000, bringing in a whopping $93,137 with more money still coming in. For more on the event, see pages 2 and 29.

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And don’t forget to stop at Low Square, where the RCI Relay for Life committee hosts its community awareness day, featuring a car wash, bake sale, barbe-cue, in� atable slide and obstacle course.

On trackJohn [email protected]

The CP Rail corridor through the Upper Ottawa Valley will stay in public hands.

In what will certainly be one of its most important decisions of the decade, Renfrew County council voted on April 28 to buy the almost 300-kilometre decommis-sioned Canadian Paci� c corridor from Smiths Falls to Mattawa with two other partners.

The county will pay $360,300 for its 218-km portion of the rail bed, appraised to be worth in the millions. County of� cials noted the corridor has the potential to generate thousands of dollars of new tourism revenue annually to the area. County council is eyeing the for-mer rail line, which runs through the centres of Arn-prior, Renfrew and Pembroke, as well as eight other municipalities, for a recreational trail system as well as a possible route for service cables.

See CORRIDOR, page 3

County agrees to acquire historic rail corridor down the Valley

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Hike for Hospice Renfrew raises more than $93,000Sherry [email protected]

Sunday afternoon’s rain did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of partici-pants at the tenth annual Hike for Hos-pice Renfrew.

The event, held at a new location, Ma-Te-Way Park, surpassed last year’s fundraising total, bringing in a whop-ping $93,137 with more money still coming in.

An estimated 500 hikers and runners were on hand for the event, which fea-tured appearances by a number of fairy tale characters, a spirited warm-up led by Paul Vaillancourt and Sarah Leigh-ton of Ultimate Fitness and several booths, including a lemonade stand run by Molly and Meara Caughey in mem-ory of their ‘Poppa’ Sam Caughey.

This year’s lead family, the Henne-berrys, wearing bright orange t-shirts, walked in memory of Kathy Henne-berry. Team Dunbar was once again the top fundraisers, bringing in an impres-sive $13,042.

Team Mason, who participated in memory of Jim Mason, had the second highest fundraising total and also won best costume honours with their Star Wars inspired Yoda ears and ‘May the force be with you’ t-shirts.

The Eganville Leader won the media challenge and Ultimate Fitness was top corporation.

Of�cials are thrilled with the results from this year’s hike. “Feeling humble, grateful and very blessed all at the same time,” said a post on Hospice Renfrew’s Facebook Page. “Thank you to all of our hikers/runners, teams, individuals, families, corporate sponsors, local me-dia, volunteers, Tim Hortons, princess-es, prince and Captain America.”

Clockwise from left: Jennifer Mc-Bean and Nathan Matthews of the Supermom team; Team Dun-bar sets out; and Molly and Meara Caughey sell lemonade in memory of their ‘Poppa’ Sam Caughey. PHOTOS BY SHERRY HAAIMA/METROLAND

Young hikers join the Frozen princesses and Cinderalla to share the impressive total - $93,137 and counting. Find more photos on page 29 and at insideottawavalley.com.

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Joining Renfrew County in the $500,000-deal to ac-quire the corridor are Lanark County and the Town-ship of Papineau-Cameron.

Antec Appraisal Group valued the discontinued rail corridor at $77 million, an amount CP Rail will get in the form of an of�cial tax receipt for the purchase.

The agreement comes after four years of discussions.The partners will pay the $500,000 over three years,

with Renfrew County coming up with its share from capital reserves.

County of�cials say buying the corridor means it will bene�t Valley residents for generations to come.

Snowmobile clubs are already eyeing the line into Arnprior as a new link to services in town.

“We are now entering a new era in community con-nectivity across the County,” said Warden Peter Emon.

“While the rails are now gone, the CP corridor con-tinues to connect us through delivery of communica-tions via �bre optic networks and as a transportation corridor for all of us by a range of modes and vehicles.”

The county has promised to consult with a variety of trail user group, clubs and associations from ATVers and snowmobilers to hikers and naturalists to deter-mine how best the corridor should be used.

Public consultations will be an “important compo-nent in shaping the development of the corridor follow-ing the purchase,” stressed the county.

The line hasn’t been used as a railway since CP sub-sidiary RailAmerica discontinued operations in 2010. Since then, the tracks have been removed from the rail bed.

“The acquisition of this discontinued rail corridor creates a lasting legacy for many communities in the region by linking Renfrew County to Southern and Northern Ontario by creating a backbone access to ex-isting and future trails,” said Bob Sweet, chair of the CP Rail Corridor Advisory Committee,

“The partners and CP are pleased with the outcome of this agreement that will bene�t our communities for generations to come.”

The noted the railway brought Canada together. Now the rail line can play a major role in connecting Renfrew County to the Trans-Canada Trail at North Bay and a variety of trails that go through the rest of Eastern Ontario and Quebec.

CP Rail had favoured disposing of the line as a unit. “Canadian Paci�c is pleased to have this almost 300-km right-of-way maintained as a continuous corridor and the transfer of it into public hands,” said Canadian Paci�c’s Kevin Paul.

“The Partnership of County of Renfrew, County of Lanark and the Township of Papineau-Cameron is an excellent example of how a group with a common goal can make a positive decision for generations to come. We commend your vision and look forward to the transformation of this discontinued rail corridor.”

Under terms of the deal, Renfrew County will spend $153,950 this year for 82 kilometres stretching from Arnprior to Meath Hill. In 2017, it will spend another $200,000 for 43 kilometres stretching north to Chalk River. In 2018, the county’s remaining portion of $6,350 will pay for the �nal 93 kilometres.

Lanark County will pay $96,050 for its portion and Papineau-Cameron $43,650 for the most northerly sec-tion.

The partners will lease the lands for $10 a year and waive municipal taxes while the transfers are proceed-ing.

The deal received widespread support from even municipalities not directly affected by the route. Coun-cillors noted they would likely bene�t from secondary trails running off the line.

The corridor to be bought by the three partners is

made up of 2,447 acres in a corridor 296 kilometres in length and up to 90 feet wide, with 37 bridges and underpasses.

The Renfrew County portion makes up about 72 per cent of the line, with 1,788 acres in 218 kilometres with 29 bridges and underpasses.

Renfrew County will own the section passing through the City of Pem-broke and Lanark County the short section outside Arnprior running through the City of Ottawa.

The three partners have committed to co-operate with each other “guided by the principles of good faith, mutual respect, understanding and harmo-ny” when it comes to the corridor.

They have all indicated it is their intent to “establish a trail that will be maintained and operated as a contiguous whole for present and future gen-erations. It is to be planned and operated with the expectation that it will promote recreation and tourism and stimulate economic development.

“It is further acknowledged that the co-owners will consider and promote land uses on properties adjacent to the trail that will foster and stimulate the local economy and be compatible with the proposed use of the trail.”

Corridor to bring bene�ts for years to come

DEREK DUNN/METROLAND

A pedestrian crosses the former rail line that will bene�t snowmobilers and others for generations to come, according to county o�cials.


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The Town of Renfrew has updated its bylaw govern-ing prohibited and exotic animals.

The move is in keeping with efforts of the town’s bylaw services company, Municipal Law Enforcement Services, which is attempting to modernize and estab-lish set �nes for several existing bylaws.

“The Town of Renfrew’s current bylaw governing classes of prohibited animals and exotic pets dates back to 1979,” says the background report presented to council April 26.

The list of prohibited animals mainly covers those which may be considered a health or safety risk to the community, including bears, primates and venomous reptiles and spiders.

“Additionally, the proposed bylaw includes those animals whose keeping in an urban setting may lead to signi�cant nuisance problems, such as noise and/or odour for neighbouring residents, including a vari-ety of farm animals (for example cattle, goats, sheep, fowl and pigs),” says the report. “Individuals failing to abide by this bylaw may �nd themselves subject to a set �ne.”

The �ne set out in the bylaw is $200.The keeping of wild animals is not allowed, unless it

is under releasable age, injured and unable to fend for itself and the facilities provided for keeping the ani-mals ensure there is no danger or nuisance to people or other animals.

The bylaw does say written permission may be granted for the temporary keeping of animals, snakes, insects and fowl where required as part of a school project.

The report goes on to say the bylaw provides for more effective enforcement, refreshes and updates an aged municipal bylaw and allows for easier enforce-ment response.

“The Town of Renfrew has been fortunate to not have experienced any serious issues in the past relating to this subject matter, however, it is staff ’s recommen-dation that municipal bylaws be reviewed and updated to re�ect current standards in order to meet commu-nity expectations,” says the report.

A bylaw enforcement of�cer can seize any animal found to be in contravention of the bylaw and bring it to a shelter or pound.

Coun. Tom Sidney inquired whether the bylaw deals with banned dog breeds. Town clerk said although he did discuss the issue with the bylaw enforcement of-�cer, this bylaw wasn’t the right vehicle to address it.

“There is some changing in the province and across Canada on how each province and municipalities are addressing banned breeds,” he said. “There seems to be some relaxation. Municipalities are left to kind of deal with it on their own, a lot of places are backing away.”

The bylaw of�cer will give some consideration to fu-ture amendments, added Bulmer.

“He’s to give it some thought and make recommen-dations to council,” he said.

Sherry [email protected]

Construction season is under-way.

The Town of Renfrew has started the rehabilitation of Highway 60, which consists of improvements to Veterans Memorial Boulevard and O’Brien Road from Hall Avenue to Gillan Road.

“The proposed project includes the reconstruction of concrete curbs and sidewalks, road widen-ing, resurfacing, culverts, water-main and sanitary mains,” says a Town of Renfrew press release. “The project is expected to last the entire summer and be completed at the end of October.”

There will be various road clo-

sures and detours in the coming months, say of�cials, and the public will be noti�ed.

Last week, sewer work began at the intersection of Barr Street and Veterans Memorial Boulevard.

“To accommodate the work, the road will be closed temporarily during working hours,” says a no-tice from contractor Goldie Mohr Ltd. “During non-working hours Barr Street will be opened up to a single lane to accommodate resi-dential traf�c.”

Starting this week (May 2) crews we will be shifting all westbound traf�c over to one of the eastbound lanes of Veterans Memorial Boule-vard.

“The eastbound lanes will be-come two-way traf�c,” says the

notice. “These traf�c control mea-sures will remain in place for a min-imum of two weeks.”

The Renfrew detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is urging drivers to give themselves a little extra commuting time in the coming weeks.

“Consider alternate routes for your travel. Motorists are remind-ed that speeding �nes are doubled in construction zones where work-ers are present,” says an OPP press release. “The safety of everyone, including the construction workers, depends on motorists driving with care and attention in construction areas.”

Any questions regarding the project can be directed to the town at 613-432-8166.

Closures on Barr Street as sewer work begins

Town updates prohibited, exotic animal bylaw

Following are briefs from the April 21 regular meeting of Admaston-Bromley council.

Although the weather during this year’s Douglas Frosty Fun winter carnival was not very frosty, it was a successful year for the event. Despite warmer than usual temperatures, reported Admaston-Bromley Coun. Kevin Legris, net funds raised at the carnival were $19,751.82, up $3,254.55 from 2015.

“Last year versus the year before I think they were

down about $1,000,” said Legris. “They did excellent, which is great.” Funds will help with a number of planned recreation investments, about $10,000 worth, including improvements to the baseball diamond and volleyball court.

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CURB SIDE LEAF AND YARD WASTE NOTICEThe leaf and yard waste curb side removal service for the Town of Renfrew will run for a three weekperiod commencing the week of April 11th, April 25th and �nishing on the week of May 9th, 2016.Leaf and yard waste may be placed in waste containers or biodegradable paper bags, available atlocal retailers, and placed at the curb on Monday for removal at any time during this three weekperiod. There is no limit on the number of bags. Please note PLASTIC BAGS will not be accepted.Place all your leaf and yard waste at the curb in a di�erent area, other than your normal placefor regular household waste for removal. Please do not panic when the waste is not picked upas the contractor will pick up at any time as there is no set schedule.Yard waste consisting of leaves, branches, twigs, grass clippings, �owers (including root ballswithout soil) may also be placed at the curb for removal. Do not MIX with any household waste.Individual branches are limited in size to a maximum of 25 mm (1 inch) in diameter. Branches,brush and twigs that are placed to the curb for removal must be tied up in bundles not exceeding600mm (2 feet) in diameter or exceed 1.5m (5 feet) in length.Individual leaf and yard waste containers must not exceed 23 kg (50 lbs).If you have any questions or concerns please call the Department of Development andWorks at613-432-8166.Individual leaf and yard waste containers must not exceed 23 kg (50 lbs).If you have any questions or concerns please call the Department of Development andWorks at613-432-8166.

THE RENFREW FIRE DEPARTMENTBBQ SAFETY TIPS

MAKE A CLEAN STARTMake sure you’ve inspected and cleaned your propane or natural gas barbecue. Make sure theburner ports are free of rust or dirt and that the burner ori�ce is clear of dust and cobwebs, asblockages can be dangerous. Next, check that the hose is in good condition. A damaged orcracked hose can send out a jet of propane that, if ignited, could result in a �ame several feetlong. Brush a mixture of 50% soap and 50% water onto all connections and hoses. Rising bubblesindicate a leak. Repair or tighten all connections until there are no bubbles.

PROPANE CYLINDERSPropane cylinders must be inspected and re-quali�ed or replaced every 10 years in Ontario. Checkyour tank closely. If it is rusty, damaged or you just aren’t sure if it’s reliable, don’t take unnecessaryrisks, replace it with a new one. The attendant will not �ll an outdated propane cylinder or �llany cylinder beyond 80% of its capacity. Always ensure the cylinder is secured properly whentransporting it.

DO’s…• Remember to always turn the gas valve on �rst.• Keep gas hoses away from hot surfaces and hot grease.• Keep children away from the gas valve and the grill.• Keep loose clothing away from the hot barbecue.• When you �nish, turn the valve o¡ �rst to allow the gas in the hose to be burned o¡, then

turn o¡ the burner controls so no gas remains trapped in the hose.• Allow your barbecue to cool completely before covering it.

Don’t…• Leave the barbecue unattended when in use.• Allow grease to build up. Clean the grill regularly to minimize the risk of a grease �re Never

put water on a grease �re. It will only cause the �ames to �are. Close the lid and turn o¡the fuel source.

• Barbecue in an enclosed space, such as a garage. For ventilation and safety reasons, moveyour barbecue into the open at least 10 feet away from windows and doors.

• Place your barbecue near wooden fences or walls, or beneath a combustible roof• Store your propane cylinder inside any buildingEvery year in Ontario, people are injured needlessly while lighting their barbecues. The correctway to light your propane barbecue is to open the lid and strike your match or barbecuelighter before turning on the gas. A message from the THE RENFREW FIRE DEPARTMENT.

PickleballPickleball is a racquet sport that combines elements of tennis, badminton and table tennis andcan be played by 2-4 players on a court. Pickleball will be held on the arena �oor at Ma-te-Wayuntil mid June. Some cancellations will occur due to special events, check our online calendar orcall the Department at 613 432-3131.Monday to Friday 9:00am-12:00pm No cost

Kinderkids (2-3 years)Summer sta¡ are ready to have fun. It’s time for the littlest ones in our community to play, runand learn to love moving. This is an opportunity for toddlers to play in a supervised environment.Parents can stay to socialize or play along with the group.Thursdays May 19- June 23 4:15pm-5:00pm $30.00Pinterest Inspired Craft Night (Youth)Our creative summer students will lead youth through a di¡erent pinterest inspired project eachweek. No experience needed. Everything you need is supplied.Wear appropriate clothing since avariety of craft supplies will be used and these may stain clothing.Thursdays May 19- June 23 5:15pm-6:30pm $40.00Pinterest Inspired Craft Night (Adults)Our creative summer students will facilitate di¡erent pinterest inspired projects throughout thesession. No experience needed. Everything you need is supplied.Wear appropriate clothing sincea variety of craft supplies will be used and these products may stain clothing.Thursdays May 19- June 23 7:00pm-8:30pm $60.00Friday Night Fun (5-12 years)The energetic student sta¡ have an array of activities, crafts and games planned for this six weeksession. Each week new ideas will be incorporated into the program to keep children and youthactive, engaged and eager to return. Fridays May 20- June 24 6:00pm-8:00pm $50.00Outdoor Fitness for MomsThis is a stroller �tness/Bootcamp fusion geared towards all �tness levels. Moms can bring theirbaby or toddler to this class. Two classes are o¡ered each week (Monday and Thursday)- sign upfor one or both. Not only is this a great opportunity to be active outdoors, but it’s great for thesocial time tooThursday May 19-July 710:00am-10:45am or Monday May 16 – July 11 $45.00/session

COMMUNICATION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENTPROPOSALS TO COORDINATE

RENFREW’S CANADA 150 CELEBRATIONDescriptionThe Town of Renfrew is seeking an energetic and self motivated individual to perform the dutiesand responsibilities of coordinating Renfrew’s Canada 150 Celebration.General Responsibilities: Reporting to the Director of Parks and Recreation and the Parksand Recreation Committee, this position is responsible for coordinating a week- long array ofspecial events for the Town. Events range from coordination of community events to workingwith external organizers to bring events to Renfrew. In addition, the incumbent will work withcommunity groups, organizations, other municipalities, internal departments and special eventpromoters in organizing and delivering Special Events over the week long period in the summerof 2017, which contributes to sustaining the tourism economy of Renfrew and enhancingcommunity spirit.

Quali�cations

• Excellent leadership skills with an ability to communicate e¡ectively with all levels of sta¡,elected o§cials, the business community and general public;• Excellent analytical, con�ict resolution and project/time management skills;• Strong report writing skills and demonstrated computer abilities;• Ability to lead and work with and contribute positively to a service oriented team;• Ability to meet deadlines.Please list:• Experience• Quali�cations• Anticipated hours and fees to coordinate a week long celebration• List of proposed activities on a proposed total budget of $25,000Proposals can be submitted to:

In Person: Renfrew Recreation Centre 67 Argyle Street Renfrew, ONBy Mail: 127 Raglan Street S. Renfrew, Ontario K7V 1P8By Fax: 613 432-5963By Email: [email protected]

Application Deadline: FridayMay 13 @ 1:00 p.m.We thank all applicants for their interest - only those selected for an interview will be contacted.The Town of Renfrew is an equal opportunity employer and all information collected will beused in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of PrivacyAct for the purpose of job selection. The Town of Renfrew will attempt to provide reasonableaccommodation for a known disability for an applicant or employee if requested.

Renfrew OPP

Four drivers recently had their vehicle im-pounded for seven days and their driver’s licence suspended for seven days as a result of stunt driving charges on Highway 17.

The highway is a post-ed 90km/hr. zone in this area. Sgt. Derek McLeod stopped the �rst driver Tuesday, April 12 at 8:35 a.m. on Highway 17 near Campbell Drive in McNab-Braeside Town-ship. A 42-year-old fe-male from Laurentian Valley Township was is-sued a summons to ap-pear in court in Renfrew on May 20 charged with stunt driving – speeding in excess of 50 km/hr. above the posted limit.

Sgt. McLeod stopped another speeder on Sun-day, April 24 on High-way 17 near Gillan Road in Horton Township. A 39-year-old Pembroke man was issued a sum-mons to appear in court in Renfrew May 20 charged with stunt driv-ing – speeding in excess of 50 km/hr. above the posted limit.

Sgt. Mcleod stopped the next driver on Wednesday, April 27 at 10:30 a.m. on Highway 17 near Bruce Street in Hor-ton Township. A 21-year-old Ottawa female was charged with the same offence. She was issued a summons to appear in court in Renfrew on May 20.

Later the same day Sgt. McLeod stopped another driver going in excess of 50km/hr. above the post-ed speed limit. This driver was stopped on High-way 17 near McCallum Drive in McNab-Braeside Township at 12:50 p.m. A 21-year-old Nepean male was issued a summons for the offence and will ap-pear in court in Renfrew on May 20.

Drivers are reminded that having a drivers li-cence comes with the re-sponsibility to obey the rules of the road and drive responsibly. Drivers who endanger others risk losing their licence on the roadside through auto-matic licence suspensions

when they are charged with stunt driving. Many of our area roadways will be construction zones through the summer months and speeding �nes are doubles in construc-tion zones when workers are present. Driving is a privilege not a right, ev-eryone is encouraged to respect that privilege, or be prepared to explain yourself to a Justice of the Peace in traf�c court.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Renfrew and Arnprior OPP of�cers responded to four domestic disputes during the past week. One male was charged with as-sault. No other criminal offences occurred.

FRAUD

Area citizens are warned the OPP has re-ceived numerous calls about fraudsters attempt-ing to trick people out of their money. Beware any-one phoning you threat-ening to have you arrested because you owe tax mon-ey, and a lien has been placed on your home. Do not send these fraudsters money. Call the Cana-dian Anti-Fraud Centre if you receive these calls at 1-888-495-8501.

MISCHIEF

One of the food booth buildings located on the fairgrounds in Renfrew was damaged. The dam-age was reported to the OPP on Thursday, April 28. Some boards were kicked in to gain access. Provincial Constable Tina Hunt is investigating.

THEFT

A quantity of �shing tackle and several rods/reels were stolen from a boat in storage in Arn-prior. Sometime between October 2015 and April 2016 someone entered a pontoon boat in stor-age at the Arnprior Fair-grounds. Stolen property includes two tackle boxes and �ve rod/reel sets. There are no suspects.

A gym bag was stolen from an unlocked vehicle

Highway 17 stunt drivers face charges Ottawa man killed in GM dirt bike collision

A 36-year-old Ottawa man suffered fatal injuries in a dirt bike col-lision on Sunday, May 1 in the Township of Greater Madawaska.

The collision happened on Bartraw trail off Clyde Lake Road at approximately 1 p.m. The male was the lead driver in a group of four drivers when he lost control and was ejected from his bike. He died at the scene. He has been identi�ed as Blake MacMillan, 36, of Ottawa.

Provincial Const. Joel Cobb is leading the investigation under the direction of the Ontario Chief Coroner’s Of�ce.

on River Road in McNab-Braeside Township over-night on April 26-27. The gym bag contained clothing and a bank card. There are no suspects. Everyone is re-minded to remove all valu-ables from vehicles parked overnight and lock your ve-hicle when not in use.

A large Pizza Pizza air balloon was stolen from outside the business in Arn-prior early Sunday morn-ing, shortly after midnight. The owner exited the store at the Arnprior Shopping Centre at 12:20 a.m. and the balloon was gone at that time. There are no suspects.


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Residents of the Village of Douglas may be getting access to natural gas service, but it won’t be anytime soon.

In order for Enbridge to set a plan in the works to bring natural gas to the area sev-eral things have to happen, explained En-bridge of�cials at the April regular meeting of council.

Natural gas is a cleaner energy and in gen-eral is usually about 30 per cent cheaper, say of�cials.

Senior advisor of municipal affairs Mark Wilson explained there is currently a mat-ter before the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) asking for several changes that would make the Douglas project, which the company has estimated has the potential to add 200 cus-tomers, a possibility.

Joining Wilson was Michael Wagle, direc-tor of network operations with directorial responsibility for the eastern region

“We’ve long understood that we’re not going to be able to expand anywhere in the province of Ontario under the current rules and regulations,” he said. “Union Gas and ourselves, we’re looking to submit a set of a suggestions for revised rules and guidelines.”

The proposal was submitted March 21, said Wilson, and it includes 39 projects in 40

municipalities. Douglas is one of these, he added.

“Essentially it’s a 10-year capital plan that we believe we’ll be able to complete at a cost of $410 million if some rules and regulations change at the board,” said Wilson. “We need the feasibility parameters to relax a little,” he said.

The OEB’s existing rules require a pro�t-ability index of .8 and above, explained Wil-son.

“The problem in Ontario right now is we haven’t been able to �nd a project that even reaches .5 or .4,” he said.

“In a situation like that it doesn’t mean expansion isn’t possible,” said Wilson. “It just means there’s an up-front customer con-tribution required, we call it a contribution in aid of construction. So you can imagine that can be signi�cant on a project that has a pro�tability index number of, say, .2.”

That could come at a signi�cant cost to the customer or to a municipality, he said.

“In some cases it could be tens of thou-sands, or it could be a million dollars,” said Wilson.

If Enbridge was able to attach customers without the minimum pro�tability index it would require a subsidy across the existing 2.1 million ratepayers, explained Wilson.

The OEB is in place to prevent that kind of upwards pressure on existing customers,

he said.“Unless the rules change, unless they relax

the feasibility index, unless they allow cus-tomers or perhaps municipalities to help pay that contribution in aid of construction over time, it’s very unlikely we’re going to be able to expand anywhere in the province,” said Wilson, noting the last time they did was in 2008.

New subdivisions, which can typically carry themselves with the developer, are the exception.

What Enbridge is asking for is a modest subsidy on the existing ratepayers, said Wil-son.

“Roughly a $2 subsidy per month, $24 a year,” he said. “Each existing customer would pay $24 a year to help get service to areas of the province that are currently un-served and don’t meet the feasibility guide-lines.”

The company is also requesting the mu-nicipality, for a set amount of time, waive any property taxes they would normally col-lect from Enbridge on new plants.

In addition, any new customers in the area would pay a volumetric surcharge, explained Wilson.

“So a new customer in Douglas, Admas-ton-Bromley, could pay for �ve to 40 years, maybe $500 more than I do in Ajax,” he said.

It won’t be until at least this fall that

Enbridge will learn the OEB’s decision on whether the subsidy on existing ratepayers and volumetric surcharge for new custom-ers, along with other requested changes, will be allowed.

“The good news is gas is potentially com-ing, but the only thing really standing in the way of us is a decision of the board that is favourable,” said Wilson.

He also noted what’s being considered is a lique�ed natural gas system, similar to what exists in Eganville and Barry’s Bay.

“The idea is if you forego having to build that main, you cool the compressed natural gas to a liquid form and you truck it in and then regasify it,” he said. “That improves the feasibility number.”

Producing lique�ed gas is not something Enbridge currently does, so they will explore the options for that, including obtaining it from a provider.

“It’s new for us, we haven’t done this be-fore,” said Wilson.

Wilson also noted Enbridge would work with the municipality to host public open houses to provide information and gather input.

Coun. Mike Quilty offered several com-ments, including a safety concern about transporting the gas.

See GAS, page 14


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Hi i’m Bronx!!! I’m a 7 month old boxer mix. I may have had a rockystart to life and was found as a stray but look at me now!

I am great with larger dogs (**note: he has not been around smalldogs and I don’t think it would go over well).

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Chuck (C084) is a handsome male orange and white tabby DSH. He is about 7 years oldand a former rescue cat (not VAR). He was sadly surrendered to VAR in Nov 2015 due tocircumstances beyond his family’s control and is now looking again for his forever home.Chuck is a very social boywho likes to follow his humans around and bewhere the actionis, but on his own terms. He gets along well with dogs and cats (he likes to play with thedog in his foster home), and is used to children. Chuck loves to play, explore and wandero� on adventures. He is used to being allowed to go outside in his previous home andwill often try to scoot out the door of his foster home, but does not wander far and willgenerally come back when he’s called. He will do best in a home away from busy streets

where he can continue to go on his outdoor excursions more safely.Chuck can be seen in the Cat Tower at Arnprior’s Pet Valu.

VAR urgently requires donated dry cat food.We have many foster cats in our care and alsosupport 5 feral colonies which are a drain on ourresources. We have spayed/neutered, vaccinatedand provided any emergency care needed tothese colonies as a service to the community andnow we need your help to maintain support forthe life of the colony. Please consider donatinga much needed bag of cat food today. Fooddonations can be dropped o� at M&R Renfrewor, email us at [email protected]

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Bottle Drive: students at Walter Zadow Public School inArnprior are having a bottle drive to raise funds for ValleyAnimal Rescue. The drivewill be held onMay 31st and peoplecan drop o� their beer, wine and liquor bottles to the frontdoors ofWalter Zadow Public School, 79 Ottawa St., Arnprioron May 31st between the hours of 8:30 am and 2:30 pm.

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Progressive Conservative provincial Energy Critic John Yakabuski seized on the arrival of another hydro rate increase May 1 to slam the Liberals’ energy poli-cies.

Yakabuski, the MPP for Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, was especially up-set that lower than expected energy use in Ontario this winter has translated into higher bills for residents.

“Ontarians already pay some of the highest energy rates in the continent, and now they will have to endure another in-crease,” said Yakabuski in a news release. “Families and seniors shouldn’t have to struggle to afford their hydro bills.”

The MPP was referring to a May 1 boost that will see annual energy costs rise an average of $37.56 for Ontario home-owners on top of increases of almost $200 since late 2015. Customers who use electricity at peak times (11 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays) will be particularly hard hit.

Ontario’s energy rates are increasing at a faster rate than any other jurisdiction in North America, Yakabuski charged.

According to the Ontario Energy Board, the latest rate increase is a result of lower than expected usage in the win-ter months.

“Only in Ontario could this happen,” said Yakabuski. “If you use too much

power, rates go up. If you conserve en-ergy, rates still go up.

“This is the same Liberal Government that wasted $1.1 billion on the gas plant scandal, and spent an alarming $9.2 bil-lion more than necessary for green energy contracts. While the Liberals would rath-er blame this rate increase on the weather, it is clear it is the direct result of years of scandal, waste and mismanagement in the energy sector.”

Since the rate increase was announced, testimonials from families struggling to pay their hydro bills have poured in over Facebook to the Ontario PC Party.

One individual living in Sault Ste. Ma-rie has a cottage that is unoccupied in the winter months and uses no power – but it costs him more than his home in town that is lived in year round. Another individual was paying $98 a month two years ago, but now, with no changes to his usage, his bill has jumped up to $220 a month.

“Across the province families are strug-gling to make ends meet,” said Yaka-buski. “Excessive hydro rates are making people choose between buying groceries and paying their bill.”

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The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) ex-plained the May 1 increase re�ects new

time-of-use electricity prices for house-holds and small businesses. In a news re-lease April 29, OEB indicated the price is rising by about $3.13 per month on the ‘electricity’ line and about 2.5 per cent on the total bill for a household that con-sumes 750 kWh per month.

The pricing “adjustment” coincides with the seasonal change of the time-of-use price periods for mid-peak and on-peak consumption during the summer months.

There is no change to the off-peak con-sumption periods, which are available to customers throughout the year on week-ends, statutory holidays and on weekdays from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.

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Electricity rates in Ontario have almost doubled for residential users and more than doubled for small business custom-ers since the time-of-use formula was implemented in 2006.

Residential and small business custom-ers who purchase their electricity from an energy retailer will continue to pay the prices and global adjustment charges.



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The Liberal party made an election promise to change the way we vote, and the Trudeau government appears ready to keep that promise.

Our current system – �rst-past-the-post – declares one winner per riding and ignores the other votes cast. It can leave supporters of the losing candidates wondering why they even bothered to vote.

A new system will almost certainly incor-porate some form of proportional represen-tation and bring added meaning to a vote.

It could mean votes for those who don’t come �rst are still re�ected in the House of Commons seats.

Or maybe a two-part ballot would allow voters to �rst, pick a local MP, and second, vote for a party that would get seats in Par-liament based on a percentage of votes re-ceived across the country.

In any case, voters would be more en-gaged, knowing a vote for someone other than a landslide winner could still have an effect on election results.

A positive sign is the public engagement already underway. Many MPs have waded into the issue, sending out surveys to con-stituents and scheduling town hall meetings to promote free-wheeling discussions of the pros and cons of different voting systems and determine the values voters want to see upheld in any new process.

Local MP Cheryl Gallant has waded into

the debate, arguing that any change should be put to a referendum.

However, those pushing for a federal ref-erendum should remember the Liberal par-ty just passed a litmus test; the party formed a strong majority government while promis-ing to change �rst-past-the-post voting.

It’s fair that there would be concern that the governing party might create a new elec-tion system that would bene�t it the most. But there is a clear pitfall for the Liberals if there is even a hint of that; voters would punish a party if there is even a whiff of �x-ing the system to keep the party in power.

Referendum or no referendum, hopefully Gallant and all other MPs will help facili-tate the discussion and input needed so peo-ple are armed with the proper information about each system.

If our voting system is going to change, better that the grassroots – constituents from across the country – have their say, rather than a top down decision be put in place.

Because the possibilities are so varied, ev-ery Canadian needs to do their own research about the voting systems in other countries, and the myriad hybrid systems that could be put in place in Canada for the federal elec-tion scheduled for the fall of 2019.

Hopefully every MP – no matter party af�liation – taps their constituents to learn what they want in a new voting system.

Start your voting research now

Bad choice of words on same page as Renfrew Mercury death noticesTo the editor:

In this week’s Renfrew Mercury, it sad-dened me to notice that a dear friend has passed on.

Most of us think we will end up in a bet-ter place and not just dead.

However, on the same pages of the death notices at the top and again the bottom of

the pages were the words ‘Deadline, Friday at 4 p.m.’ and on the bottom ‘New deadline for classi�ed ads.’

I would think this kind of wording would best serve your readers if they were on some other pages.

R. BarrRenfrew

More work needed on Millennium TrailTo the editor:

The Millennium Trail between Raglan Street and Barnet Boulevard is absolutely disgusting. Prior to the election I was con-cerned about this. When I didn’t get on coun-cil, I thought maybe the parks committee might be a good idea. I was told no because they said that was my only concern. That’s �ne but at least I wanted to do something about the trail, unlike the present committee with the exception of one or two members, but their hands are tied.

There are many, many dead trees along the trail and lots more dead brush and trees on the ground along both sides of the trail and lying across phone cables.

Then there is all the garbage and trash be-ing thrown in the ditch along the trail. This is probably from the students going to the high

school, however, it is not really their fault since there is only one garbage barrel along the trail and that is at Barnet Boulevard. There should be at least four or �ve more barrels along here, which should be emptied at least every two weeks. The trail was sup-posed to be a thing of beauty and nature but all you see is dead stuff.

It wouldn’t hurt for the town to go in and clean up all the fallen brush and trees. It might even be a good idea to cut down some of the dead trees before some fall and hurt someone walking or biking along the trail. Of course, that would mean some work. There is also one light not working properly and one that looks like it is ready to fall over and the top looks like it is broken.

Robert E. DebeauRenfrew

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Relay for Life organizers need your helpTo the editor:

Ten years ago, a small school in a small town started doing Relay for Life to raise money for the Canadian Cancer So-ciety.

They thought perhaps they would raise $10,000 and it would bring the school and community together in a good year-end celebration. Surpris-ingly, that �rst year they raised more than $50,000 and had hundreds of students and com-munity members participate in a 12-hour overnight event.

This school was fortunate to have students with big hearts within a community that has an even bigger heart. Of course, I am talking about Renfrew Col-legiate Institute (RCI) and their annual Relay for Life, which celebrates its tenth anniversary this year. The event is com-pletely student-run. Yes, that means 14-18-year-olds have raised more than $780,000 dur-ing the past nine years. Teen-agers often get a reputation for being apathetic and self-absorbed but these two words

are the farthest from the truth for the students of RCI. The student leaders are constantly thinking outside the box and coming up with creative ideas to raise even more money.

I have been fortunate to be one of the staff advisors over the past 10 years for these stu-dent leaders. Their dedication, commitment and passion to Relay for Life have made RCI the top fundraising school in Canada. This year, they have set a goal to be the �rst school to raise $1 million! To reach this huge goal, they have to raise more than $220,000 this year. What they need is the help of our caring community. They need Renfrew to step up and give six hours of their time to help the Canadian Cancer Society. They need commu-nity members to form teams of eight-to-12 people and togeth-er collect pledges to help defeat cancer.

We have all been affected by cancer and we know the strug-gles our loved ones have faced

as they battle cancer. Partici-pating in Relay is your oppor-tunity to give back and help defeat a disease that no one should have to face. I am ask-ing you to give up six hours of your life from 6 p.m. - midnight on May 27 with your friends and family to help raise needed research funds for the Cana-dian Cancer Society. Many of you have a personal connec-tion to RCI as alumni. Why not show your Raider pride and help us reach our goal of $220,000?

The committee also has a Community Awareness Day planned on May 7 at Low Square, the Bonnie Kerr Me-morial Cure for Cancer Carni-val on May 13 at Ma-Te-Way Activity Centre and Relay will take place on May 27. If you are interested in entering a team, please call RCI at 613-432-4858 or visit www.rcirelay-4life.ca.

Micheal WrightRelay for Life sta� advisor

To the editor:This letter is in response to ‘Hydro

rates pushing people to breaking point: Yakabuski,’ which appeared in the Feb. 28 edition of the Renfrew Mercury.

As a long standing member of the legislature, MPP John Yakabuski, whom I consider a friend, should know that sooner or later his bombastic rhetoric would come into contact with the facts – and the facts will win. In a recent news article you quoted him saying “…since November the average bill has gone up $187.” This is an incorrect and an out-landish claim; as calculated by The On-tario Energy Board, the average house-hold pays $150 per month using 750 kWh.

Mr. Yakabuski casts Ontario’s recent 2.5% increase as “irresponsibly high,” notwithstanding these recent increases in other provinces: British Columbia (4%), Saskatchewan (5%), Manitoba (3.95%), and Newfoundland (3.6%). Residential rates in Ontario are higher than some provinces and competitive with other provinces, even after eliminating cheaper dirty coal generation, which most prov-

inces continue to burn. We are less ex-pensive than most U.S. and European cities. Our industrial rates are among the lowest in North America (www.ontari-oenergyreport.ca).

There are available price mitigation programs for residential and business consumers and conservation programs for both; has MPP Yakabuski been ac-tive enough promoting these bene�ts to the bene�t of his constituents? Examples of conservation programs include Home Depot’s 161 outlets using conservation programs to reduce consumption by 29 million kWh, saving millions, and taking the equivalent of 3,000 homes off the grid; or the city of Barrie using a pro-gram and replacing all street lights, sav-ing taxpayers $2 million annually; and more small businesses are participating every week across Ontario.

By contacting your local utility or your MPP’s of�ce you can learn about programs to reduce your consumption.

Hon. Bob ChiarelliMinister of Energy

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The Mountain Man Music Festi-val in Calabogie and the Calabogie Blues and Ribfest are among the re-cipients of recently announced pro-vincial funding.

Ontario is contributing almost $1.1 million to festivals and events in Eastern Ontario as part of Cele-brate Ontario 2016 to increase tour-ism, stimulate local economies and create jobs, says an April 21 press release from Peterborough MPP Jeff Leal.

The Mountain Man Music Festi-val is getting $140,406 and the Cala-bogie Blues and Ribfest has been awarded $154,000. Both events are held at Calabogie Peaks.

“This announcement demon-strates our government’s commit-ment to supporting local festivals across Ontario and ensuring these important events continue to suc-ceed and thrive,” said Leal. “The investment in Eastern Ontario will help these important local tourism operations to attract more visitors, promote local tourism and create economic opportunities for our communities.”

Through the Celebrate Ontario 2016 program, the province is help-ing 21 festivals and events in East-ern Ontario that showcase Ontario’s culture, heritage and diversity, while also enhancing visitor experiences and increasing attendance.

“Ontario is home to many unique and diverse festivals and events that showcase our province and attract visitors from all over the world,” said Michael Coteau, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport. “I’m proud that through Celebrate On-tario, our government continues to support this vibrant sector. Our investment will help festivals and events offer new and expanded ex-periences that will support local economic growth, create jobs and draw tourists to communities across the province.”

Other projects that will be re-ceiving funding this year include: $98,000 for Pumpkinferno at Up-per Canada Village; $78,300 for the Lang Pioneer Village Museum in Peterborough; $67,500 for the 2016 Season of 4th Line Theatre in Mill-brook; $63,667 for the Kemptville Live Music Festival; $53,959 for the 2016 Peterborough Musicfest; $47,913 for the South Mountain Fair; $46,632 for the Classic The-atre Festival in Perth; $45,000 for the 2016 Great Canadian Cheese Festival in Prince Edward County; $38,792 for the 1000 Islands Re-

gatta and Festival; $36,295 for the Globus Theatre’s Summer Season 2016 in Bobcaygeon; $34,812 for the Muskoka Chautauqua Festival; $33,750 for the 162nd Annual Lind-say Exhibition in Lindsay; $33,412 for the Brockville Tall Ships Festi-val; $30,690 for the Huntsville Girl-friends Getaway Weekend 2016; $29,980 for the 1000 Islands Nickel Cup Hydroplane Regatta; $18,000 for the Belleville Waterfront and Cultural Festival; $9,630 for the Brockville Ribfest; $9,400 for the Spencerville Stampede and $1,125 for the Discover L&A County Geo-

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BOGIE LIFE: KICK AND PUSHCome to Calabogie, where the Greater Madawaska Riverwinds and bends through majestic scenery! With ampleopportunity to play, you’ll �nd Calabogie the perfect placeto live, dream and escape.Calabogie and area has so much to offer to the localconsumer and world traveller. Endless walking and hikingtrails, countless lakes, two all-season resorts, picturesquegolf terrainandahighperformanceasphalt racetrackare justwaiting to be explored.With daily reports from the Calabogieweatherman, charity events to support the local communityand children in need, you won’t �nd a better place tocall home.The Madawaska River is truly the anchor of Calabogie;some of the earliest lumbering happened here between1860 and 1890. It was de�nitely one of the most importantwaterways to some of the more remote areas.

Kick and Push (or the old K&P as most people know it)�rst reached Calabogie in 1880, and was originally builtto allow local entrepreneurs to access other towns ormarkets. One of the challenges that had to be overcomeduring construction was the building of a causewayover Grassy Bay, and this causeway is still an importantlandmark today.Don’t walk too close! Too close to what, you may ask? Don’tventure too close to the edge of the Eagle’s Nest Cliff. Don’tworry, its safe, just be ready to have your breath takenaway from the spectacular view! From the highway, whatappears to be an old logging road, but with clearly markedsigns for your safety, leads you down a winding and rockypath through trees and wildlife to one of the best views inthe region.Destination relaxation, �ne food at Dickson Manor, Valley

Food & Drink Co., Shooter’s Bar and Grill, Redneck Bistro,Munford’s, Tastefunatic and Fiddler’s Green are waiting totempt your palate!Whether you are taking a tour down one of our backroads,catching a change to pickerel on Centennial Lake, skiingdown the face of Whistlin’ Paddy, hitting a ball off of thebreathtaking island at Calabogie Highlands Golf Resort, orchallenging your driving skill on the Alan Wilson-designedrace track, Calabogie is your choice for fun and adventure.You won’t regret putting Calabogie on your bucket list!

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No one should die because of their work.

The message was clear dur-ing the Renfrew and District Labour Council annual Day of Mourning ceremony at O’Brien Park on April 28.

The Day of Mourning was created in Canada by CUPE members and �rst observed in 1984. It is now observed in more than 100 countries world-wide.

Mehdi Kouhestaninejad from the Canadian Labour Congress welcomed the small group gathered in front of the monument.

“This day is important, we are here to mourn for the dead and �ght for the living,” said Kouhestaninejad.

This year unions are gather-ing together for a national ban on asbestos, a known killer.

More than 2,000 people die every year in Canada from dis-eases caused by exposure to as-bestos.

It is the number one cause of occupational death in Canada.

“We are asking the govern-ment to ban it,” said Kouhes-taninejad.

Former Renfrew mayor and OPSEU member Sandi Heins was the guest speaker. Before speaking she remembered when the monument was dedicated in 2002.

She told those assembled she was honoured and humbled to speak on what she called a very special day.

“We gather together to mourn those we have lost, we have never forgotten that tragic day,” said Heins. “We vow to prevent more loss, we look for action in the workplace and community pressing for work that promotes dignity, health and safety.”

She stressed that one death is too many in the workplace.

“Workers die on the job every day, every year. Hun-dreds of thousands more suf-fer injury or illness because of their working conditions,” said Heins. “They are not forgotten as you have made that effort to be here today to show you care and have compassion for this cause.”

She encouraged those in at-tendance to tell others why they attended the ceremony and what the monument stands for.

“This special monument is a reminder that we can make a difference, learn from the mis-takes and it is truly a tribute to workers and their family who have suffered from what hap-pened at work on a day that was to be so much like any oth-er, a work day,” said Heins.

During the ceremony piper Clark Smith played as a few people laid wreaths and photos at the base of the monument as the �ag blew at half-mast.

The death of a construction worker on Highway 17 only a few days ago was not far from the minds of those in atten-dance.

“It’s one more time a mistake happened,” said Heins after the ceremony. “Someone went to work in the morning and never dreamed that would hap-pen. All of a sudden they were taken. We are not clear yet what happened. It makes it more im-portant to support families on a day like today who have expe-rienced unexplained loss.”

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Rosalie Mulligan, vice-president and Ray Cailler, president of Local 6946 place a wreath during the Renfrew and District Labour Council annual Day of Mourning ceremony at O’Brien Park on April 28.

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Renfrew’s #1 Garth Brooks fan surprises the country music starTi�any [email protected]

Garth Brooks is not only a country music legend but one of the nicest people you will ever meet.

The most important thing for Brooks? His fans, says one Renfrew fan.

Sue Cotie is a devoted fan and her whirl-wind adventure when the mega-star was in Ottawa last month shows just how much he loves his fans.

Cotie has seen Brooks perform live six times; her �rst was an outdoor music festival in Ottawa in 1989, before he really hit it big.

“He’s my idol, my all time favourite,” said Cotie as she sat at her kitchen table going through the numerous ticket stubs and mem-orabilia she has collected over the years.

She says that all of his songs have meaning to her and she can relate to them in certain situations. She even sang his songs to her children before they were born and then to rock them to sleep.

“If I am happy I listen to his music, if I am sad I listen to him,” said Cotie.

Two songs in particular have special mean-ing to her, ‘The Dance’ and ‘The River.’

The Dance was played at her father’s fu-neral after he passed away on Oct. 15, 2010.

“The River is special to me and my two sons,” said Cotie. “We are getting tattoos of the lyrics that say ‘choose to chance the rap-ids and dare to dance that tide.’ It means a lot to my sons and I as it’s reminiscent to our lives. I am a strong woman to my sons and I choose to be strong and go out there and

be me.”She already has the stylized ‘g’ as a tattoo

and the lyrics will add to that.Before Brooks hits the stage at a new loca-

tion he always conducts a live feed via Face-book. Cotie tuned into watch the live broad-cast from Hamilton.

“As I always do, I posted a comment, just like 1.4 million other people did,” said Cotie. “Garth and Trisha (Yearwood) saw my post, he reads everything.”

On March 31, she received a private mes-sage from Bryan Moore from Team Garth on Facebook to contact him.

“I wrote back and said this has to be a scam or a joke, he assured me it wasn’t.”

She decided to call him.“He said Garth asked him to get in touch

with me because he was touched by what I had to say,” said Cotie.

“I was crying on the phone and said this just can’t be because good things don’t hap-pen to me.”

Through a few more calls and texts she found out that she was going to meet Brooks on Friday, April 1 and could bring one per-son along with her.

She choose her sister Sandra Riopelle, who was shocked to be invited.

“I was extremely grateful to my sister and I will never be able to thank her enough for let-ting me share her experience,” said Riopelle.

They arrived at the Canadian Tire Centre at 3 p.m. and she assumed it was going to be some sort of large meet and greet event.

Then things became very secretive. They entered in the player’s entrance with Moore,

and hid behind some trees so no one from the crew or band would see them.

“Then he told us, ‘Trisha is surprising

Garth with you as a fan’ and I was like ‘wow, really?’” explained Cotie.

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Sue Cotie, Garth Brooks and Sandra Riopelle before Brooks sold-out show at the Cana-dian Tire Centre on April 1.



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“She’s going to go up on stage and talk about the award nomina-tions and then tell Garth because he always picks a fan to surprise she stole his phone and she choose the fan, which was me.”

As she heard this news, Cotie was in shock.

“I just thought this was a fairy tale, it seemed surreal,” said Cotie. “It was a dream come true. I con-sider myself Garth’s number one fan but I know there’s millions of us out there.”

As the moment drew closer they were hiding out in a green room playing on their phones when they heard the door open.

“It was Trisha! She came in and was the most bubbly, intriguing woman,” said Cotie. “She gave me a big hug and I told her ‘I am really star struck, you are just so beauti-ful.’ She said I was her new best friend!”

“She was just so down to earth,” added Sandra.

They took a few photos with Yearwood and then it was time for the big surprise. The two followed her backstage.

“When we were standing on the stairs I was taking deep breaths and

thinking this is really going to hap-pen,” said Cotie.

“I thought I was going to cry but I kept it together. She said she was surprising him with a fan because she had hijacked his Facebook and said this is Sue…she said you want-ed a hug, here he is go hug him.”

Cotie admitted it was hard be-cause it was live on Facebook.

“It was everything I expected and more,” said Cotie.

Once the live feed was over she talked to him about her children and her involvement with the ‘From your Fans’ book published in 2001 by 32 PlanetGarth.com fans.

Brooks asked them if they got tickets for the show and they told him where they were sitting and the trying time they went through to purchase them.

He gave them tickets for the Friday show and upgraded their tickets to the front row on Sunday. They also received gift bags with t-shirts, CDs and other items.

Cotie calls Brooks an inspira-tion and will never forget the gift of meeting him. “I feel blessed, I never thought my dream would come true to meet him,” said Cotie.

“He is the most humble, amazing man. He doesn’t think of himself, just his fans.”

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Renfrew County Catholic District School Board is celebrating Catholic Education Week (CEW) from Sunday, May 1 to Friday, May 6. Special assemblies, displays, prayer celebrations and service activities in our schools will highlight the many ways we pro-mote student learning in the light of Gospel values.

“Catholic Education Week provides us with the opportunity to celebrate the pre-cious gift of our distinctive education sys-tem, and to draw attention to the signi�cant contributions our Catholic schools make to local communities,” said board chair Bob Michaud notes.

The theme for this year’s Catholic Educa-tion Week is Catholic Education: Opening Doors of Mercy.

Pope Francis declared 2016 a ‘Holy Year of Mercy’ as a way for the Catholic church to “make more evident its mission to be a witness of mercy.” The Holy Year, which be-gan on Dec. 8, 2015, with the opening of the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome by Pope Francis, will end on Nov. 20. The Holy Door is opened to evoke the concept of for-giveness, which is the main focus of a Holy Year.

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In the spirit of this Holy Year, Catholic Education Week 2016 combines the theme of mercy and the act of opening doors of recon-ciliation, mercy and forgiveness to all. There are �ve sub-themes, one for each day of the week, aimed at helping staff and students re-�ect more fully on what the theme, Opening Doors of Mercy, asks of them.

The �ve sub-themes for the week are: mer-cy that welcomes, mercy that loves, mercy that forgives, mercy that lives the Gospel, and mercy that rejoices.

Director of Education Michele Arbour remarked on the board’s close connection with the CEW theme. “The theme of God’s mercy continues to be an important aspect of our planning, professional development and student learning initiatives throughout the year in the Renfrew County Catholic District School Board. Catholic Education Week is a special chance for us to highlight the many ways we seek to lead students to that joyful encounter with Christ and His mercy.


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480 RAGLAN ST., SOUTHOnly $199,900 for this charming solid brick 3 BRwith deep ravine lot, rear addition, double cargarage & covered front porch. Gas heat and centralair. MLS# 977410. Call Peter 613-432-0319.

1567 CHURCH ST.Asking $275,000 and excellent value for this wellconstructed home overlooking the Madawaska Riverand only 30 min to Renfrew. Tastefully decoratedthroughout. MLS# 981829. Call Peter 613-432-0319.

261 OAK CRES.Raised bungalow, consisting of kit, DR, LR leadingto back deck. 1-4pc bath, 3 bdr, full basement,1-3 pc bath plus family rm, work area. Two outdoorsheds. Asking $144,900. Call Ross 613-433-1133.

128 BONNECHERE STREET SOUTHSpacious 2 Storey brick home, offers 2 levels of living space.Separate building, adjacent to the house, converted intoa 2 bedroom apartment, providing extra income. PavedDriveway. Asking $149,900. Call Ross Peever 613-433-1133.

414 RUSSETT DRIVEAsking $255,000 for this 3 BR home, slab on gradeconstruction with a custom kitchen, generous sized roomsthought the home and minutes to Arnprior and Hwy 17,MLS#981846. Call Peter 613-432-0319.

62 DURACK LINE, COBDENOriginal home with a large addition, built in 2007. Openconcept kitchen, LR, DR with a huge �replace and soaringceilings. 3 new 4 pc baths. 4 bedrooms. Some marble �oors. FApropane with newer outdoor wood furnace. Asking $799,000.MLS#1005447. Call Ross Peever 613-433-1133.

1473 SCOTCH BUSH ROAD, DOUGLASGreat Hobby farm consisting of 50 acres of mostly bush. Remodeledkitchen with hardwood �oors throughout. Main �oor completelydry walled after rewiring (200 amp with back up generator). Homeneeds some updating. Summer kitchen with heat, measures 12’ by16. Property features a framed barn with full loft and a storage shed.Asking $280,000. MLS# 1004527. Call Ross Peever 613-433-1133.

209 PLAUNT STREETThis centrally located home features two kitchens, two 4pc baths,3 bedrooms, and a deck at the back of the home. Some of therooms have been recently painted. Situated on a good sized lot- a great starter home or income property. Newer roof - forcedair gas furnace. Don’t miss this opportunity! Asking $139,900.MLS# 1004870. Call Ross Peever 613-433-1133.

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STONES LAKEAsking $299,900 for this spacious waterfront home ona private setting with a spring fed lake, large garage,walk-out basement, a great home or weekend retreat.MLS# 1004625. Call Peter 613-432-0319.

364 MCNAB AVE.Great starter home, large modern kitchen, with separate living room.Mostly hardwood �oor downstairs as well as upstairs. This modern homehas 2 bedrooms upstairs, 2 bedrooms downstairs and a full basement, gasheat and central air. All downstairs windows are approximately 10 yearsold. Separate garage with a paved driveway and a beautiful back yard.MLS# 973843 Asking $179,500. Call Ross Peever 613-433-1133

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585 RAGLAN ST.Completely renovated from top to bottom, this 3 storey home has much to offer,3 BR’s, 2.5 baths, rear yard that is private and on Smiths Creek, attached garage.Asking $349,900. MLS# 1006198. Call Peter 613-432-0319.

100 VAILE RD.Beautiful setting for this 3 storey log-sided home with a wraparound verandah. Cathedralceiling & wood stove in the family room. Deck off FR leads to an above ground pool. Ef�cientU-shaped kitchen with an island is open to the dining room. Main �oor laundry room iscombined with a 3 PC bath. 4 bedrooms & a full bath occupy the second level. Fully insulateddetached garage & income-generating solar panels. $364,900 MLS# 987350. Ross 433-1133

7 EMELIN ST., DOUGLAS1 1/2 storey vinyl sided home with enclosed porch and abreeze way leading to enclosed shed. Home has had someupdates - new furnace in April 2015, new wiring, 100ampbreaker. Great starter home - property sold as-is. Asking$92,500. MLS# 963593. Call Ross 613-433-1133.

283 MT ST PATRICK ROADExcellent starter home or rental property. Very ef�cientto maintain. Several frame buildings located at theback of the property for storage, small oversize lotallows for privacy. $99,900. MLS# 978592. Ross Peever613-433-1123.

00 CUTHBERT TRAIL, WESTMEATHWaterfront lot located on Muskrat Lake. This lot is not largeenough to build on, but you can camp or bring a Moor Home tothe lot or launch a boat up the Lake. Property located on deadend road. $32,000. MLS# 980965. Ross Peever 613-433-1133.

WILBER LAKE HOME.Asking $269,900 for this 2 BR bungalow on quietWilber Lake, large detached garage, excellent boatingand �shing. MLS# 1003233. Call Peter 613-432-0319.

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BONNECHERE RIVER CHARMA very private setting for this exceptional log home on the Bonnechere River, excellentriver frontage, manicured lawns, 4 BR’s and ideal interior layout. In ground pool.Peter Vincent 613-432-0319

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39 GRIGG AVE.Asking $175,000 for this renovated 3 BR, 2 Bath homeon deep lot, newer gas furnace, spacious interior, �nishedbasement. Close to RVH and Hwy 17. MLS# 987546.Call Peter 613-432-0319.

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418 SERVICE RD. HALEY STATIONAsking $225,000 for this 4 BR renovated home,�nished basement, large gourmet kitchen withacreage and a large heated detached garage/workshop. View online with MLS# 964668. Call Peter613-432-0319.

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149 HARRY ST.Asking only $239,900 for this centrally located 3 BR,1.5 bath home. Tastefully decorated throughout withlarge rear addition. Great value. MLS# 1007532. CallPeter 613-432-0319.

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283 HALEY ROADNeedsT.L.C. plus �ooring. Full un�nished basement,200 amp service. Very solid home. Separate 1 cardetached garage 17 x 20, insulated with vinylsiding on the inside. Great starter home! Home isbeing sold AS IS. Asking $124,900. MLS# 1008365.Ross Peever 613-433-1133.

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$359,900 MLS# 1006074Modern 2 Bedroom, 3 Year Old Bungalow With AttachedGarage On Large 17,700 Square Foot Cul-De-SacLot. Central Air, Natural Gas Heating, Great FencedBackyard....And WOW!! You Should See The Kitchen!!!!!Call Morris Eady To View: 613-432-1830

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$270,000 MLS# 1004402In The Heart Of Renfrew, This 3 Bedroom, 3 Bath Is AllYou Will Need. Large Eat-In Kitchen And Partially FinishedBasement. Fenced Back Yard. Come And Take A Peek!!Call Charlene Riopelle: 613-433-4082

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Renfrew County has continued its efforts to accelerate the four-laning of Highway 17 up the Valley by trying to persuade the fed-eral government it could be part of a nation-building exercise.

The county stressed the importance of the highway to the area’s economy at a re-cent meetings with federal of� cials and last week with Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke MP Cheryl Gallant.

The county has unsuccessfully tried to at-tract federal funding for the project for years, arguing it should be tied to upgrading of the Trans-Canada Highway.

A delegation comprised of Warden Peter Emon, councillors Debbie Robinson and Terry Millar, and senior county staff met with Gallant April 29 to discuss the highway project.

In a news release, the county reported the discussion centered on the importance of the highway extension providing safe travel to residents and visitors, as well as its role as a key transportation link to large employers in the county such as Canadian Nuclear Labo-ratories and Garrison Petawawa.

Gallant expressed her support for the county’s efforts to have the highway expan-

sion to four lanes move forward in a timely fashion.

“This was a productive meeting, and MP Gallant acknowledged the County’s sig-ni� cant contributions to discussions with regards to expansion of the highway, and she thanked the delegation for keeping her informed on their efforts,” said Emon. “All parties see this as a nation-building oppor-tunity.”

Emon noted that the county has had sever-al meetings recently with federal government of� cials in Ottawa to update them on the case for the proposed highway four-laning. “The federal of� cials expressed a genuine interest in seeking a partnership with the Province of Ontario to move the initiative forward,” said Emon. “These meetings have given us an enthusiastic outlook on the future of invest-ment in the Trans-Canada Highway.”

The most recent delegation to Ottawa in-cluded Emon, councillors Jennifer Murphy and Kim Love, and senior county staff.

Last month, a separate delegation met with the Steven Del Duca, Ontario Minister of Transportation, for a similar discussion. The minister has indicated his ministry will follow up with the county with a plan in the near future regarding the next steps for the Highway 17 four-laning.

County meets with federal o� cials, MP on Highway 17 expansion

The public can help support the Canadian National Institute for the Blind’s (CNIB) Lake Joseph Centre by making a donation at any of more than 650 LCBO stores through-out Ontario this month.

Donation boxes will be displayed at LCBO checkout counters from April 24 to May 21, which coincides with Vision Health Month during May. Funds raised will help CNIB ensure Ontarians who are blind or partially sighted have opportunities to experience CNIB’s Lake Joseph Centre, an accessible

lakefront facility in Muskoka that provides a unique blend of vision rehabilitation and recreation in a safe, inclusive environment.

“We want to thank LCBO’s generous cus-tomers and supportive staff for supporting CNIB’s Lake Joseph Centre through their network of stores across the province, and providing life-changing experiences for On-tarians who are blind,” says Alain Saumur, Director, Philanthropy, CNIB Ontario.

Visit cnib.ca/Ontario or call the toll-free CNIB Helpline at 1-800-563-2642.

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Euthanasia rally in PembrokeThe Euthanasia Prevention Coalition hosted rallies across Canada in protest of Bill C-14, the medical assistance in dying legislation recently passed by the federal Liberal gov-ernment. The local rally took place in front of Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke MP Cheryl Gallant’s o�ce in Pembroke. From left are Yvonne Dienesch, Janice Dunne, Frances Dage-nais, Jean-Nil Chabot, Anne Chabot and George Dienesch.


National Fiddling Day invites valley musicians

Fiddlers from across Canada and the world will be celebrating Na-tional Fiddling Day on Saturday, May 21.

The third Saturday in May every year has been declared National Fiddling Day by an act of parlia-ment.

Last year renowned local �ddler Dennis Harrington held a two-hour Kitchen Party at the Valley Heri-tage Radio station to celebrate the day and many local �ddlers were involved.

This year the station will continue the tradition.

STOMPIN’ TOM’S FIDDLER

Billy McGinnis, Stompin’ Tom Connors’ �ddler for many years, will open the two-hour performance this year starting at noon on the Ca-vanagh stage. McGinnis is a world class �ddler from PEI.

Many young �ddlers from the area will also have a chance to show their stuff on live radio.

They can sign up to provide some good old tunes accompanied by Keith Peever on keyboard.

Away from the station, within the listening area, volunteers are set-ting up venues for �ddlers to gather and perform a tune or two. At this point �ddling will take place at the Sands Restaurant in Golden Lake, the Douglas Tavern, and Naismith’s Pub in Almonte, all starting at 1 p.m. At 7 p.m., local �ddlers will gather at the Regal Beagle in Chich-ester, Quebec.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

The radio station is still looking for volunteers to set up other ven-ues at this time. Fiddlers should feel free to join in on any of the venues or organize one of their own. Any time after 5 p.m. the station asks the hosts to call in with the total num-ber of �ddlers who participated at their venue, as it wishes to establish a total number of �ddlers who per-formed that day, and then try to bet-ter the total next year. The Grand Masters group is on board, as well as the Richmond Fiddling contest, plus many local �ddle groups are prepared to call in their numbers.

“Fiddlers, blow the dust off your �ddle and count yourself in.”

Listen to Valley Heritage radio for updates.


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Renfrew Victoria Hospital

The Renfrew Victoria Hospi-tal hemodialysis unit will soon have a room named in honour of our friends at the local TD branch.

Local and regional representa-tives recently presented a $50,000 donation to the Renfrew Victoria Hospital Foundation’s I Choose RVH campaign. The three-year commitment is being directed to the new Regional Nephrology Unit’s main �oor patient and family waiting area.

The group was given a tour of the new facility and provided with a glimpse of how their con-tribution is making a difference in the lives of Renfrew County residents living with chronic kid-ney disease.

“We know this facility reaches beyond the people of Renfrew. There’s a broad reach for this program,” commented Nancy Macphee, TD district vice-pres-ident, adding that they deeply appreciate RVH’s efforts to im-prove overall care for people liv-ing in rural communities in the catchment area.

“TD’s choice of I Choose RVH helps to support our mission of enhancing awareness within the community and surrounding areas. The gift validates that or-ganizations like TD see the value our health care facility brings to the area and those it serves,” noted Barbara Desilets, Renfrew Victoria Hospital Foundation executive director.

Renfrew branch manager Su-sanne Ricther had a behind-the-scenes tour during the construc-tion phase of the project and was highly impressed with the func-tioning �nished unit.

“You can see that it really is all about providing the best possible patient care, which includes lots of natural light and creating an uplifting space for patients and their families,” she noted.

“We are proud to support this hospital. It is the cornerstone of our community,” Richter added about the importance of RVH and the Regional Nephrology Program to their organization.

“We are very pleased that TD choose RVH and thank the man-agement and staff for their gener-ous contribution,” said Desilets.

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Sta� from Renfrew Victoria Hospital (RVH) and the RVH Foundation, as well as members of the I Choose RVH Leadership Committee, gather in the waiting room of the Regional Nephrology Centre, to receive a very gen-erous donation from representatives of the Renfrew TD.

TD gives back to ‘cornerstone’ of community


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Stonehill Stables hosts showStonehill Stables on Cobus Road hosted a fun horse show event for riders of all ages April 23. Partici-pants ranged in age from 16 months to 70 years old. Above, riders and their horses join organizers in the ring. In front are Stonehill Stables owners Darlene and James Grant (holding their daughter Audrey), Chris Higgins, who organized the show, and judge Katie Bird. Stonehill Stables is a small family-owned farm located beside the Town of Renfrew, which ca-ters to both English and Western riders. Stonehill has boarders that participate in hunters, jumpers, team penning, sorting, dressage, driving and also lots of hacking on the trails.

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Seven Renfrew players drafted to junior A hockey leagueTi�any [email protected]

The Stanley Cup is the ultimate prize.But before one hoists the cup, there comes

another important day in the life of a hockey player.

Draft day: the day many young hockey players dream of as they place new team co-lours on their back and wear their new team on their chest with pride.

Seven athletes from St. Joseph’s Catholic High School, all who have participated in the Hockey Canada Skills Academy Program, have been drafted into the Central Canada Junior A Hockey League.

On April 18, during the bantam draft, �ve players were selected: Simon Rose was protected by the Pembroke Lumber Kings, Brendan Hill by the Carleton Place Cana-dians and three players were drafted to the Kanata Lasers - Jack Quinn, Jayce Greer and Jacob Miller.

On April 25, two more students were se-lected during the midget draft: Liam Enright by the Lumberkings and Cameron Iob was drafted to the Nepean Raiders.

All of the players have been playing since they were about four years old and have played for not only the school’s varsity/junior team but for their respective AA teams.

Rose is a right defenceman and went in the �rst round of the draft.

“I was really excited to hear my name called,” Rose said of the experience.

Hill, who plays centre, was drafted in the eighth round.

He was shocked to be picked up by the Canadians, who recently won their third straight Bogart Cup.

“I feel really honoured to be drafted by Carleton Place,” said Hill.

Goalie Miller who was picked up in the 11th round, called it an amazing feeling to be drafted.

“I’ve been working on this for so long and it �nally happened,” said Miller.

All of the players will now try out for their respective under-18 squads and work for the chance to earn a spot on the main team.

“The goal is to develop these players so one day in the near future they will be able to make the junior A squad,” said Stacey McGregor who is the head instructor for the Hockey Canada Skills Academy Program.

The program will be in its �fth year this fall and McGregor says it helped them �ne-tune their skills.

“We have been blessed with a talented group of students,” said McGregor. “We don’t take credit for their success but we are sharing it with them.”

The two-credit program works to make the individuals better, skill-wise. It runs �rst semester with 70 hours on ice instruction as

well as off ice training. The program takes both male and female students and they are currently doing registration for next year.


Seven athletes from St. Joseph’s Catholic High School were drafted into the Central Cana-da Junior A Hockey League; front row left: Simon Rose, Liam Enright and Jayce Greer and in the back row Jack Quinn, Brendan Hill, Cameron Iob and Jacob Miller.



Upcoming Auction SalesAnnual Bred Heifer Sale for Preston & Terry Cull,

923 Spence Rd, Douglas, OntFriday Evening May 6 at 7:00 p.m., viewing after 5:00 pm.75 Charolais X-Bred heifers, bred Charolais or Red Angus Bulls.Approximately 40 calves at foot. All vaccinated, vet checked.

Lunch by 4-H

Saturday May 7 @ 10:00 a.m. for the Estate of Fern Brodofske,11660 Round Lake Rd, Pembroke, Ont, Off Hwy 17 onto Round Lake Road,

signs posted. NH TN75DA tractor, 32LC loader, bucket, cab, 4WD, shuttle shift,660 hrs, mint shape; Universal 640 tractor with loader, 4WD, 525 hrs;

White 1370 tractor, 2WD, 3800 hours; IH 4250 square baler; IH 105 combine,gas, 12’ cut; machinery; tools; numerous woodworking equipment;

large assortment of lumber stored inside; & assortment of household itemsselling �rst. Good clean sale, come early.

Thursday May 12 @ 6:00 p.m. for Dolores Dombroskie522 Alfred St., Pembroke, Ont

appliances, household furnishings, garden items & collectables

Saturday May 14 @ 10:00 a.m. at the farm of the Late Ray McLean97 Libby Rd, Arnprior, Ont

tractors, farm machinery, horse machinery, harness, Woodmiser portable bandsaw sawmill, Cat 416 back-hoe, and some household items

Auction & Land SaleMonday May 23 @ 10:30 a.m. for the Estate of Bryson & Shirley Buchanan

3172 Grant Settlement Rd, R.R.#1 Beachburg, Ont

Property for Sale: 2 acres on Butternut Island in the Ottawa River.Just minutes from Lapasse in the beautiful Ottawa River.For more info contact Bonnie Fynn @ 613-735-5585.

Antique cars, vehicles, household item, antiques & tools.

AUCTIONEER: PRESTON CULL R.R. #1 DOUGLAS613-649-2378 See prestoncull.com for more info & pictures.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS& OTHERS

In the Estate of Maisie Breen, deceased.All persons having claims against the Estate ofMaisie Breen, late of the Town of Renfrew, in theCounty of Renfrew, who died on or about the22nd day of September, 2015, are hereby noti�edto send particulars of same to the undersignedsolicitor for the Estate Trustee, duly veri�ed, onor before the 19th day of May, 2016, after whichdate the Estate will be distributed, with regardonly to the claims of which the undersigned shallhave notice, and the undersigned will not beliable to any person of whose claim they shall notthen have notice.

DATED at Renfrew, Ontario,this 11th day of April 2016CHOWN & SMITH, Brian D. Smith, Barrister &Solicitor, 1035 O’Brien Road, Suite 25, Renfrew,Ontario, K7V 0B3.Solicitor for the Estate Trustee.

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Renfrew’s Tuesday night recre-ational men’s baseball league con-tinues to look for umpires and the Renfrew Legends team is looking for players.

Games are played once a week at Ma-Te-Way Park and along with the Legends, teams in the league in-clude the Renfrew Rebels, Arnprior Aces and Arnprior Big Horns.

The league runs from May 10 un-til Aug. 15. For more information or to sign up call Gord Patterson at 613-432-7701

Baseball umps, players needed

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Pickleball just sounds fun.That’s because it is a lot of fun.Pickleball is described by the

Renfrew Recreation Department as a racket sport that combines el-ements of tennis, badminton and table tennis.

It can be played with either two or four players on the court at a time and is an easy sport to pick up.

Pickleball is free to everyone and is played at the Ma-Te-Way Activ-ity Centre Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to noon until June 24. They play on the pad at the arena and have three courts on the go.

The game was played in Renfrew years ago but has recently started up again. Pat Stubinski, who started to play in October after never play-ing before, heard about it from her brother who lives in Kanata. She called up the Renfrew recreation department and soon enough they were able to play.

A few people came to give them some basic instruction and now they are all able to help anyone who is new.

“I come out every chance I get,” said Stubinski. “I like the exercise. I like getting out with people, making new friends and having fun.”

The town has a few paddles peo-ple can use and there is no dress code to play.

“Just something comfortable, running shoes, you move around so you get warm,” said Stubinski. “It’s not real strenuous but you are mov-ing all the time.”

People can also purchase their own paddles online or purchase them in the city.

She encourages people to come out and try pickleball.

“It’s great if you want to be out with people, it’s a lot of fun,” said Stubinski. “Anybody can play, it’s

very easy to learn.”Charlie Renauld, 85 years young, was

welcomed back to the court after wintering down south and was happy to be back play-ing.

“It’s fun. I’ve played ping pong, tennis and badminton and ping pong has helped me the most,” said Renauld. “Anyone can play after two sessions, just come and play one or stay for hours. It’s entirely up to you.”

There are some basic rules to follow but Stubinski assures they are easy.

“There is lots of laughter. That’s what you hear 99 per cent of the time,” she said. “There are rules you have to play by but not a lot and we are not sticklers.”

Renauld adds everyone who plays is al-ways happy.

“No one gets mad. It’s friendly and we play for fun. We always play to win, but if we lose, so what,” said Renauld.

Bob McDonald comes from Haley Sta-tion to play after learning to play in Arizona where it was very popular.

When he came back here he had nowhere to play until he found out it was being played in Renfrew.

“Pickleball is like standing on a ping pong table! It’s great exercise for all ages, there’s not a lot of running so it’s good for anyone who may have had a hip replacement,” said McDonald.

If you are willing to give pickleball a try, head on over to the Ma-Te-Way Activity Centre 9 a.m. to noon Monday to Friday un-til June 24.

Pickleball serves up a good time at MAC


Pickleball is a fun sport for people of all ages, when the local Renfrew group �nishes a match they all gather at the net, put their rackets in and give a loud and unique cheer.



HYDRANT FLUSHING NOTICEResidents of Beachburg

Please be advised that hydrant �ushing will be carried out in Beachburg theweek of May 9th to the 13th, 2016.

Flushing will continue over the one (1) week period as part of a routinemaintenance program that is necessary to maintain the integrity of the watersystem, remove sediment from water mains, verify the proper operation ofhydrants and valves, and maintain �re �ghting capability.

Residents throughout Beachburg may experience a drop in water pressureand water may be rusty or cloudy due to �ushing of the distribution sys-tem. If you have rust-colored water please run your COLDWATER TAPSONLY (suggested taps: bathtub or laundry tub) until the water is clear.Please DO NOT use your hot water until you have cleanrunning water again.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

If you have any questions, please contact Steven Hodsonat (613) 646-2282 or (613) 635-1517.

Township of Whitewater RegionEnvironmental Services Department

NoticeResidents of the

Township of Whitewater RegionMobile Hazardous Waste Event

The Township of Whitewater Region will be conductinga mobile household hazardous waste disposal eventfor its residents on Saturday, May 14th, 2016 from9:00AM – 1:00PM. The one day event will take placeat the Municipal Public Works Garage, located at2271 Mineview Road, Cobden.

For further information, contact:

Steven Hodson, Environmental Services Manager(613) 646-2282 ext.127 or (613) 635-1517

Strong show at wrestling �nalsShane SmithRenfrew Amateur Wrestling Club

Thanks to Kawartha Wrestling Club, on Saturday, April 23 more than 300 youth wrestlers gathered in Baltimore, ON, at the local commu-nity centre to compete in the 2016 Provincial Championships.

The Renfrew Amateur Wrestling Club (RAWC) sent 35 athletes from the Renfrew and Pembroke teams to compete in this year’s champion-ship.

Some families drove Friday to stay at motels in the area with the major-ity of the team getting up around 4 a.m. Saturday morning to make the three-hour drive to arrive for an 8 a.m. weigh-in. We had six of our wrestlers have to weigh in to con�rm our submitted weights were correct

Ian Sully, George Dedo and Aaron Sars�eld show o� their pro-vincial medals. The Renfrew Amateur Wrestling Club (RAWC) sent 35 athletes from the Renfrew and Pembroke teams to compete in this year’s champi-onship.

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and all of them passed with �ying colours. Wrestling was temporar-ily halted at 10:30 a.m. for open-ing ceremonies, which included speeches from local politicians and an amazing performance of music and dance performed by local na-tives. Our athletes all performed with great skill and showed amaz-ing sportsmanship throughout the day. All represented our club and our towns with pride. Thank you from the coaches.

Bringing home gold: George Dedo, Cecelia Desjardin, Marc An-toine, Hailie Ogden, Savana Pinsent

Bringing home silver: Kassidy Gorr, Sara Pinsent, Chloe Gibbons, Jayden Gorr, Jack Mahoney, Siane McClure, Ian Sully, Noah Hogan

Bringing home bronze: Zoey Bresnahan, Devin Chollette, Aiden

Kelly, Abbie LeGris, Ariel Gibbons, Katie McLachlin, Aaron Sars�eld, Ryerson Hewitt

Finishing just off the podium: Brooklyn Holley, Owen LaRocque, Haydn Ladouceur, Ethan Powell, Braedyn Benn, Owen Cox, Duncan Jamieson, Aaron Moore and Ben Runge.

Kassidy Gorr received a spirit award from the referees for novice girls.

The RAWC received team awards in two of the four categories: nov-ice/kids girls – �rst overall and nov-ice/kids boys – second overall.

Good job to all the wrestlers and thanks to all of our coaches.

Next we travel with over 60 youth wrestlers to Saint Cesaire QC, for the Eastern Canadian Wresting Festival on May 13 to 15.

Close games in ladies basketball leagueRob Warren

The Reunions hit three consecutive baskets early when they faced off against Signature/Styles/K L Plumbing in week three ladies basketball action on April 25.

The Styles responded by hitting four consecutive baskets of their own. The game remained close un-til, with �ve minutes remaining, SS/KLP opened up an eight-point lead. They held fast down the stretch to take the win 36-29. Katie Dolan and Tasha Laten-dresse shared top honours for the Styles with 11 points each.

Delaney Leavoy’s 12 points led the Reunions in a 38-14 victory over the Basket Brawlers.

The basket seemed huge for the Frances/Lemke Cooperators squad as all nine players scored to top the Basket Brawlers. Caroline Doran scored 12 of her

team’s 42 points. Six Basket Brawler players scored a total of 18 points.

Midtown Flooring were quick out of the blocks, opening up a 10-0 lead over Frances/Lemke Coopera-tors. No surges for the remainder of the game left Mid-town with a 31-25 victory.

Nine Midtown snipers hit pay dirt while seven Co-operators scored.

The Lumber Jills were within one point of the Fran-ces/Lemke Cooperators (21-20) with three minutes re-maining. The Cooperators shut down the Jills the rest of the way to claim victory 29-20.

The Basket Brawlers couldn’t close the four-point gap (24-20) and lost 30-25 to the Lumber Jills. Eight players from each team shared the scoring. The rookie Kathleen Barr had, by far, the best percentage. She hit three of four attempts, including a great move inside, conversion of a fast break, and a 14 foot set shot.


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Hiking for HospiceSunday’s Hike for Hospice was a colourful event. Left, two Captain Americas (William Ryan and Kevin Bentz) compare notes. Above, Kathy’s Klan walked in memory of Kathy Henneberry. At right, the As-phalt Angels team was made up of Arnprior Hospital and Family Health Team workers - Cheryl Cameron, Amanda Cavanagh and Trevor Cava-nagh, 6, strike angelic poses.


Jp2g CONTRACT NO. 2154292ASealed tenders, plainly marked as to contents, will be received by Mr. Bill Murray, Manager,Facility Services, Renfrew County District School Board, 1270 Pembroke Street West,Pembroke, K8A 4G4 until:

2:00 pm, Local Time, Wednesday, May 25, 2016for the site improvements at Beachburg Public School (Beachburg), Champlain DiscoveryPublic School (Pembroke), McNab Public School (McNab), Eganville District Public School(Eganville), and Fellowes High School (Pembroke). Site works to include asphalt removal,concrete removal, earth excavation, interlocking paving removal, paving, granulars, topsoil &sodding, and line painting.

Complete tender documents may be obtained from Jp2g Consultants Inc., 12 InternationalDrive, Pembroke, Ontario, K8A 6W5, on payment of a non-refundable cost of $50.00 per set.Cheques should be made payable to Jp2g Consultants Inc.

Mandatory Site Visits are scheduled for Wednesday, May 11, 2016. More information canbe obtained from the tender documents.

The successful bidder will be required to file with the Renfrew County District SchoolBoard the specified bonds and insurance within ten (10) working days of being awarded theContract.

The Renfrew County District School Board reserves the right to accept or reject any or allsubmissions. Lowest or any submission not necessarily accepted.

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GA goes green

Seniors and sta� at the

Golden Age Activity Centre

(GAAC) had plenty of fun

when Ren-frew Public

Library CEO Kelly Thompson

hosted a green screen session

recently. Par-ticipants could choose from a

variety of travel destinations, including the Great Wall of China, right.

Tjeery Janssen uses her Nordic walking poles to climb the Great Wall of China, above. At left, Thompson cap-tures the image on the green screen set up at the centre. The green screen is available as part of the library’s outreach pro-gram and can be incorporated into speci�c les-sons or themed activities.

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“Jump on the ‘NO” train”Anxiety & Stress?

upset and frustrated?You won’t believe how many people are sufferingfrom anxiety and stress. How many are upset andfrustrated, but are trying to make the best of it!While this is awesome, you’d think…it’s actually not!By holding it “together”, we think that we are actinglike adults. Funny enough many so-called “adults” areacting like robots, out of motives that don’t servethemselves nor anyone else. They actually only holdit “externally together”, the inside is screaming sobad that they have to nd a way to ignore it. So,what’s better than being busy? Keeping busy all thetime becomes the new motto in the hope that thisinner screaming voice doesn’t show it’s ugly headtoday! And it might, or it might not. One thing is forsure….the longer we are living like this…the morewe feel disconnected and alone…misunderstood…not loved…and worn down…your get the idea…and so the viscious cycle starts.What’s even worse is,that our intentions of being nice, compassionate andloveable �y out the window the moment somethinggoes not as planned and we feel out of control.

There are two types of people…the ones that startloosing it in form of screaming and yelling or cryingout of no reasons - well ladies…can relate to it? andthe ones that just shove it all down, swallow it andbecome complacent about their life…and you knowwhat that’s going to do to your sex drive!

The majority of anxietyt and stress can be eliminatedright from the get go, if we’d be learning tocommunicate differently with each other.The momentI start talking about communication with someone, atthe clinic or even personally, 90% of the people say:“I don’t want to have a con�ict!” And wow…I caninstantly feel their anxiety and stress being red up.That’s the stuff that kills people! This attitude will giveyou high blood pressure, besides many other things.

I’m dedicated to helping you…let’s change the waywe look at things and “BE REAL” and “AUTHENTIC”

I don’t know where society has gone so wrong inputting communication and con�ict into the samebag. Communication has absolutely nothing to dowith con�ict!

Learn to“let go and say NO”…no need for con�ict…and if you can’t do it yourself, love to treat and mentoryour along. No need to suffer any longer!

-- TRINITY-ST. ANDREW’S UNITED CHURCH --291 Plaunt Street South, Renfrew, ON K7V 1N2

(ph) 613-432-2285 • (fx) 613-432-9744Rev. Russell Wardell • Rev. Susan Tough

Sunday Worship 10 a.m.For all Ages • Wheelchair AccessibleWebsite: http://www.tsarenfrew.ca

-- HEBRON CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH --431 Albert St. - Rev. Daniel Meinema

Sunday 10 a.m. Worship Service - Nursery Available.Sunday School During Service - Co�ee Break

Women’s Interfaith Bible StudyWednesday Mornings from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Story Hour and Nursery for Children 5 years and underEveryone is Welcome

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Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. - Bible Study, PrayerSunday: 9:30 a.m. - The Lord’s Supper

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Father endured long days on farm at this time of year

Early in the morning, this time of year, I could hear Fa-ther stirring downstairs. He would try to be quiet so as not to rouse the rest of the house, but as soon as he lit the cook stove, scraping the lids to put in the kindling, I would waken. And then I would hear Mother in the kitchen getting breakfast ready.

The sun would be just rising when Father would head to the barns for the chores, re-turning to the house to down his breakfast and head out again for the long day ahead in the �elds. Likely the binder would already be in a far-off part of the farm, left there from the day before.

Our �elds were long and narrow in the Northcote area, and it seemed to me, when I was so young, that when Father went beyond the West Hill, he was in another part of the country.

He loved his land. Just like he loved ev-ery animal in the barns and �elds. Grampa, when he came to visit from Ottawa, would say, “Albert is a true farmer.”

On weekdays, Mother would pack a lunch for him to take to the back �elds. But on Sat-urdays, I would be allowed to take the elev-en quart basket, packed with sandwiches, a honey pail of tea with shards of ice in it, slab cake, and a peeled cucumber and a tomato. It was quite a feast, I thought back then. And Father and I would share the lunch together.

During the days when we were at school, I knew without Mother telling me, that Father would be gone for most of the day with the binder, far back into the �elds in the farthest reaches of our farm.

My three brothers would be expected to hurry home from school this time of year, be-cause they would be responsible for the eve-ning chores. There was milking to be done, the barns to be cleaned out and made ready for the night, the calves and pigs to be fed, and fresh straw put in the stalls. My sister Audrey and I were expected to wash out the milk pails and the cream separator, put fresh cheesecloth under the lids of the milk cans, making sure everything was secure. Mother lived in constant dread that somehow a mouse would get into the milk can during the night, which Father said was an impossibil-ity since the lids �t so tightly. But she wasn’t taking any chances, thus the cheesecloth was extra protection.

We would have our supper without Father these nights. He would still be working in the �elds. It didn’t seem right somehow, that he wasn’t sitting at the head of the table. But his plate would be there, just as if he could be ex-pected any minute to come in the back door.

My sister Audrey would have to say Grace, which was a much shorter version than that given by Father. Although he wasn’t one to engage in idle chatter at meal time, nonethe-less it seemed strange that he wasn’t part of our supper meal.

Long after we had eaten, and redded up the kitchen, and the light of the day would

have started to fade, I would go to the win-dow and watch for Father. I would �rst see just a speck, and then I would see him com-ing over the West hill, walking behind the team, with the whippletree dragging behind them. I would watch his �gure grow larger and I would feel the utmost relief that he would soon be home, safe and sound.

“He’s home,” I would yell. Everett would get up and go out to the barn yard and take the team from Father, and feed them oats, and let them drink from the watering trough and then take them into the barn for the night.

And Father would come into the kitchen, covered with dirt and chaff, looking like he had rolled in a dustbin. He would go to the bench at the back door where Mother would have put out a fresh basin of warm water. I would watch him splash the water over his face and rub it up his arms, and see the water turn black. He would reach up to the huck towel and dry himself off, and it would look like he didn’t have another ounce of strength in his body.

Mother would put a steaming supper be-fore him, and I never knew whether I should sit at the table with him so that he wouldn’t be eating alone, or to leave him in peace. It never mattered how ample was the meal, it couldn’t erase the bone-tiredness from Father’s body. I used to think a long day in the �elds made him look much older than he really was.

At any other time of the year, Father would spend some time after supper reading the paper, with his feet resting on the oven door. But when he had been in back �elds from daylight to dusk, it was all he could do to muster enough strength to plod to the bed-room, undress and fall into bed.

I knew without fail, the next morning there would be a repeat of what had happened the day before, and would happen many days hence.

Although I didn’t understand completely what the Depression really meant, I knew for us to survive it, Father would have to continue the back-breaking work of tilling the land, and harvesting the crops, with ma-chinery that had seen better days. And in my prayers at night, I would offer up a special prayer for Father...that he would have the strength to do what had to be done to keep the farm going, and to keep the Depression from closing in around us.

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We would like to extend a heartfelt “thank you” to everyone involved in Mom’s last journey. Renfrew Hospice went above and beyond to meet Mom’s needs as well as ours. Your care and compassion allowed us to spend qual-ity time with her. Words cannot express our gratitude to all of you. Friends that visited Mom both before and during her stay at Hospice-to every one of you “thank you”. These visits made Mom’s transition more bearable. She truly looked forward to and treasured every moment you spent with her. The grief we now bear is more tolerable because we know you walk beside us during this difficult time. Words cannot express our gratitude to Sue and Glen Guyea for opening your home to Mom and making our entire family always feel welcome. Sue, you have been Mom’s best friend and don’t ever under estimate her love for you! Sabrina Guyea, you moved mountains to make sure all of Mom’s requests were met. You and Sean opened your home to us and Sabrina, you are like a sister to both of us and we love you for it. The final and hardest part of Mom’s jour-ney was letting her go but we were able to do this gracefully and with dignity because Mom chose her very dear friend, Sheila Sweet to look after the final details. She did this complete competence and class and the utmost respect in all aspects at all times. Matthew Brydes, you were attentive to all our needs. The profes-sionalism and compassion shown towards our family and friends at the extremely difficult time will never be forgotten.

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The family of the late Carl Wright wish to thank people for the cards, flowers, donations, and food, and those that sent expressions of condolences on-line and on Facebook. Thank you to the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital Science Centre, Renal Unit, for the great care given to Carl over many years, and also the Bethammi Nursing Home where Carl spent the last couple of years being well cared for. Thank you to the pallbearers, Peter Delarge, David Delarge, Nathan Townley, Andy McLaughlin, Bob Lavergne, and Kevin Gillmore for their service at the gravesite. A special thank you to Andre, Gina, and staff of the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., for all their care given to the family at this time of loss. Also we would like to give special thanks to Andre for his music and words of comfort spoken at the family visitation and at the burial, it was very much appreciated.

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The family of the Late Frank Blimkie wish to express our sincere thanks and appreciation for the kindness shown to us. Thank you Father Holly and Rev. Richard Hollingsworth for your visits and prayers. Thank you family and friends for the abundance of food, cards, flowers, donations to Hospice and your thoughtfulness. Thank you to the Doctors, nurses and staff at Renfrew Victoria Hospital and especially Dr. D. Palo, our family physician for the won-derful care given to Frank. Thank you to all the nurses, staff and volunteers at Hospice. You are extremely caring and compassionate people. You made Frank’s last week’s very comfortable. Thank you Marie, Peggy Sue and Olivia for serving refreshments at our home and to Lady of Fatima C.W.L for the luncheon after the funeral. Thank you Natasha at Goulet Funeral Home for your guidance at this difficult time. God blesses us with many gifts; one of the greatest is friends.

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The family of the late Gordon Schlievert would like to express their deepest gratitude for all the love, kindness and thoughtful gestures that have been bestowed upon us during the loss of our loved one. To neighbours and friends who provided food and comfort; to those who came out to the wake and celebration of life, we thank you. To those who sent cards, online condolences, provided flowers and memorial donations, your kindness will not be forgotten.A special recognition is extended to Pilon Funeral Home for their compassion, guidance and beautiful service. Thank- you for honoring Gordon and capturing his spirit with such heart felt words. Gordon will be sadly missed but cherished in our hearts forever.

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McLARENDeborah Ann

Deb found peace from her Multiple S c l e r o s i s o n Wednesday April 27, 2016 with her H u s b a n d o f 4 0 years at her side. Deborah McLaren

nee Geick beloved wife of Wayne McLaren. Dear mother of Nathan McLaren–Tschop (Tamara) and Esten McLaren. Also survived by 2 grandchildren Jamieson and Emmeline, 2 brothers Bill (Debbie) Geick, Paul (Christina) Geick, her father and mother in law, Jack and Janice McLaren, brothers in law Donald (Deb) McLaren, Lyle (Charlene) McLaren and sister in law Judi (Dan) Ziniuk. Special thanks to Debbie and the Emergency Department, as well as Doctor Ren, Sandy, Ashley, and all of the third-floor nurses at Pembroke regional Hospital. Also thanks to her PSW’s Corry, Edrie, Leahand Emily as well as Shirley and Drs. Colman, Johnson, and Koudra from West Champlain Family Health Team, and Drs, Freedman, Saltel, Roberts, Rose and McKimin from Ottawa. Thanks also to Miriam Mass for bringing Deb’s special helper, PIPPA, into our lives, and to “the Lindas” for always being there. Thanks to Barb White and the MS Group in Renfrew. Thanks to my staff for allowing me to share Deb”s final days. Special thanks to Bill and my family for all your support.

Wayne McLaren.A Family Funeral Service will be held in the Chapel of the Fraser-Morris and Heubner Funeral Home Cobden on Saturday May 7, 2016 at 10am, followed by a Celebration of Deb’s life in the Cobden Agricultural Hall from 11 until 1:30pm. As expressions of sympathy donations to the Canadian Guide Dog’s for the Blind would be appreciated.

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SENACK, Anthony M. (Tony)In Renfrew Victoria Hospital on Friday April 29, 2016, Tony Senack, Calabogie, age 90 years. Beloved husband of Thelma Ruth Emon; dear father of Bernice (John) Gervais, Calabogie, Barbara (Don) Storie, Renfrew, David (Ann), Calabogie, Robert (Lisa), Stittsville, Leona (Alan) McAdam, Carp, Mark (Nadine), Pembroke. Survived by 11 grandchildren, 1 future grandchild & 7 great-grandchildren. Pre-deceased by grandson Jonathan & 9 siblings. Visitations at the GOULET FUNERAL HOME, 310 Argyle St. S., Renfrew, Sunday: 2-4, 7-9 p.m. and after 9 a.m. Monday. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the Church of the Most Precious Blood, Calabogie, Monday May 2nd at 10:30 a.m. Interment Parish Cemetery. In Memory of Tony, donations to the Heart & Stroke Foundation or Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated.

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MacMILLAN, Norman David “Scotty”

Passed away peacefully after a very short battle with cancer on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 80 years of age. Predeceased by his wife Inez. Dad and friend to Julie (Dave) Wentzell, Sally (Mark) Hodgson and Gord (Kim). Adored grandfather to 6 grandchildren and 1 special great granddaughter. Special friend to Randi Keith of Cobden. A Celebration of Scotty’s Life will be held at Trinity-St. Andrew’s United Church on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 1 p.m. Donations to the Renfrew Legion or the Cobden Legion would be gratefully appreciated by the family. Funeral arrangements entrusted to McPhail & Perkins Funeral Home, 85 Munro Ave. E., Renfrew. Special thanks to the nurses and staff in the ICU at the Ottawa General Hospital.

Condolences or donations may be made at www.mcphailandperkins.ca

GRENIER NORMA

GEORGINAPassed away peacefully with her family by her side on April 26, 2016 at Miramichi Lodge, Pembroke in her 95th year. Norma was the beloved wife of the late Clifford Lawrence Grenier. Dearly loved mother of Linda (John Orr) of Bonnyville, Alberta, Nancy (Terry Sylvestre) of Pembroke, Diane (Alan Revill) of Hartington, and John Robertson of Brockville. Much loved Grandmother of Michael and Andrew Orr, Leanne (Drew) Revell, and Colleen Revell. Step-grandmother to Jamie and Jordan Sylvestre, as well as great-grandmother of Jacob Revell. Norma is survived by her sister Grace Thompson and brother Clarence Eady, she is predeceased by her parents George and Katherine (Greer) Eady, as well as her brothers Austin, Clark and Buddy, and sisters Mae and Dorothy. During World War II Norma served as a Chef for the Officers in the Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service. Professional services by Anderson Funeral Home, 22 Raglan Street South, Renfrew. Memorial service to be held at Trinity St. Andrews United Church, Renfrew on Friday, May 6, 2016 at 3pm with interment of the urn at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Renfrew. Donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Trinity St. Andrews United Church or Miramichi Lodge, in memory of Norma and with appreciation from her family.

STEVENSONEric M.

Of Beachburg, passed away peacefully in Country Haven R e t i r e m e n t R e s i d e n c e Beachburg on Thursday April 28, 2016 in his 83rd

year. Eric Stevenson beloved husband of Lorna Stevenson nee Cotnam. Loving father of Lisa (Michael Bradbury) and Mark (Lois) Stevenson. Special grandfather to Colin (Kristin Wilson) Bradbury, Devon Bradbury. Jimmy Stevenson, Will Stevenson and Katie Stevenson. Also survived by 1 sister Marion (Ernie Kinslow). Predeceased by a grandson Nicholas Bradbury and an infant brother. Time spent with Family and Friends at the cottage on the Ottawa River was one of Eric’s greatest joys. Another love was music and his involvement with the Village 4 quartet, the Beachburg Connection Orchestra and the Valley Harmonizers Barbershop Chorus Friends may call at the Fraser-Morris and Heubner Funeral Home Cobden Saturday May 7, 2016 from 2-4 and 7-9pm. Service in St. Andrews United Church Beachburg Sunday at 2pm. Interment Beachburg Union Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy donations to St. Andrews Choir Fund or Alzheimer Society would be appreciated.

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McDONALD WILLIAN

RAYMOND “RAY”

August 26, 1945 - April 29, 2016

McDONALD, William Raymond “Ray” passed away suddenly but peacefully at the Renfrew Victoria Hospital on Friday, April 29, 2016. He will be dearly missed by his loving wife of 48 years, Pearl (Eady). Loving father of Tim (Sam) and Jamie (Heather). His dear grandchildren Brianna, Cody, Roarke and Raya, step-grandchildren Lacey and Mitch. He will be missed by his sister Bev (Wayne Stufko) . He is predeceased by his parents Earl and Olive, daughter Laura and brother Bernard (Cheryl). Ray worked over 35 years at Boeing in Arnprior. He was an avid follower of sports. Friends were received at Anderson Funeral Home, 22 Raglan Street South, Renfrew on Monday, May 2, 2016 from 2-4 & 7-9pm. Funeral service was held in the funeral home chapel on Tuesday, at 11am, officiated by Rev. Earl Wall followed by interment in Castleford Union Cemetery. Those desiring may make donations in Memory of Ray to the Arthritis Society online at www.zohrfuneralhome.com

KALLIESCatherine Alex (nee Matheson)Wife of the late Clifford William Kallies. In her 97th year, Cathy passed away peacefully in her sleep on April 17, 2016 at the

McCluskey Centre in Pembroke. Fondly known as Nanny K, she is survived by her six children: Darla of Pembroke (loving partner of Bob Summersgill (deceased) and wife of John Stoklosa (deceased)) and their children Stephen and Brenda; Barry (wife Carole) of Qualicum Beach BC; William (wife Sherryll) of Qualicum Beach BC and their children Clinton, Shawne and Trevor; Bonnie Lea (husband Brian Brunke) of Maple Ridge BC and their children Alex and Joel; Clark (wife Joanne) of Abbotsford BC and their daughter Natasha; and Bradford (wife Elaine) of Uxbridge ON and their daughter Jennifer. She is also survived by six great grandchildren. Further information and details can be found on the “Anderson Funeral Home” (Zohr) website.

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DANIEL EARL LACOURSE1940-2016

Dan was born in Khartum, Ontario on Dec 5th, 1940. He passed away peacefully at the Ottawa Civic Hospital on April 25th, 2016 with family at his side. He was a loving father to Steve (Arlene) of Douglas, Timothy of Eganville, Carman of Ottawa, Norma Da Silva of Ottawa, Victoria (David) Silveria of Ottawa, Terri Lacourse (Dante Canil) of Victoria, BC. And also a loving grandfather to 5 grandchil-dren. Dan was survived by siblings Patricia (late Riel) Richard, Edmund (Andrea), Viola (late Serge) Potvin, Rosemary (Andrej) Reid-Baca, Louise Guthrie and sister-in-law Linda Lacourse. He was predeceased by broth-ers Adrian and Raymond and his parents Narcisse and Violet (Delaire) Lacourse.Dan was active in the community with the Seniors Needs group and a proud and active member of the Cobden Pentecostal Church. He could often be spotted at local Euchre parties and will surely be missed there. Dan will be missed for his compassion for people and infectious laugh.His funeral will be held on May 10th 2016 at Cobden Pentecostal Church @ 11 am. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Renfrew Victoria Hospital Foundation would be very much appreciated.

JENNINGSDavid William

August 28, 1950 – April 4, 2016

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of David William Jennings, unexpectedly on Salt Spring Island

BC. David was predeceased by his son Michael Jennings. He is survived and greatly missed by his 3 children, Amanda Jane, Lily (Damien) and Stephen (Jaymee). He loved and adored his grandchild Riley Rose. He will be sadly missed by his sister Joy Coupland (Alan), his niece Louise Faulkner (Tony), and nephew Andrew Coupland (Megan). David will be remembered by his family and friends as a positive, happy, friendly and kind person who touched the hearts of many people. A service will be held by the family in Renfrew at a later date.

DOREEN COLTERMAN RILEYKnown to all as Deannie,

She was a wonderful wife,A wonderful Mother,

A wonderful Grandmother,A wonderful friend,

We all miss her presence.So Goodnight, sleep well,

And we shall all meetIn the morning.

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IN MEMORIAM IN MEMORIAM

In Loving Memory of a Beautiful SoulROWAN HICKEY

March 1955 – May 8, 2015“To all our friends, relatives and my co-workers, I want to thank you for all your positive thoughts, prayers, gifts and wonderful cards of well wishes and encouragement.”RowanFeb 3, 2015It’s been a long year and a few words just can’t express how much I miss you.-DenisXXOO

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In the year of our Lord 2008Randy David Durocher was given his wings

at age of �fty-fourToday, I dreamt I could �y

I had the most beautiful wingsThey shone and glisten and sparkled like diamonds

And best of all, they were just my sizeThey carried me high into the winds that blew

above the earthI could glide and twist and turn and just dive

as fast or as slow as I wantedI could even dance

I learnt to spin and tumble, to free fall and pull up just before I touched the earth and do it all again

There was no more pain or sorrow, no tiredness, no excruciating ice or �re in my soul

I am free and alive and I’m not coming backWritten by his loving wife

Marilyn Davidson-DurocherFly My Darling Fly

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Don (“Pudd”) Schnob(September 29, 1956 - May 7, 2006)

Every day in some small wayMemories of you come our wayThough absent, you are always nearStill missed, loved and always dear.-With Love,Judy

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PRAYERS

NOVENA TO St. Jude. O Holy St. Jude, Apostle and martyr, near kinsman of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor of all who invoke your special patronage in time of need, to you I have recourse from the bottom of my heart and humbly beg to whom God has given great power to come to my assistance. Help me in my present and urgent petition. In return, I promise to make your name known and cause you to be invoked. Say 3 Our Fathers, 3 Hail Marys and 3 Glorys. Publication must be promised. St Jude, pray for us all who invoke your aid. Amen. This novena has never been known to fail.MNB

PRAYER TO The Blessed Virgin, never to fail! Oh most beautiful flower of Mount Carmel, fruitful vine ,splendor of heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God. Immaculate Virgin, assist me in necessity, Oh Star of the Sea. Help me and show me, here you are “my mother”. Oh Holy Mary Mother of God, Queen of heaven and earth. I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to secure me in my necessity (make request). There are none that can withstand your power. Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (3 times). Say this prayer for three consecutive days and then you must publish it and it will be granted to you. DJ

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PRAYER TO the Blessed Virgin, never to fail!Oh, most beautiful flower of Mount Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of heaven. Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in necessity, Oh Star of the Sea. Help me and show me, here you are my mother. Oh Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of heaven and earth, I Humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to secure me in my necessity (make request). There are none that can withstand your power. Oh Mary,conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (3 times). Say this prayer for three consecutive days and then you must publish it and it will be granted to you. NMB

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ELLIOTT, ROSE, Mom & Grandmother

It has been ten long years since you passed away on Mother’s Day 2006.There is not a day goes by that we do not have you in our thoughts. If only we could have you back.

Loved and missed forever.

Jim & NancyKailee & Darby

William, Donald (Don)who passed away May 7, 2014.

In a quiet country graveyard,Where the gentle breezes blow,Lies the one we loved so dearly,And lost 2 years ago.

Loved & Missed.Mom (Donna) Peter (Debbie), David (Val)

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Pakenham Village-- three bedroom house for rent . Attached garage and large lot.$1100/month plus utilities. Available June 1, 2016. Contact phone # 613-624-5250e-mail [email protected]

ARNPRIOR - 2nd floor large 1 bedroom apartment. Heat included. Available May lst. 613-432-4332

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FOR RENT

CONSTANT LAKE - 4 bedroom 2 washrooms, includes heat hydro, stove, fridge, washer & dryer hook up. Grass cutting and snow plowing included. All in for $ 1300. per month First & last no pets. 613-628-5080

For Rent3 bedroom farm house in Douglas areaavailable June 1st for more info call Preston @ 613-649-2378 after 6:00 p.m.

FOR RENT 1200 sq ftOffice or Retail space. McGonigal St. Arnprior. $1200/month Gas heat/ Air conditioning extra. Available July 1st 613-797-9109

RENFREW - Adult Apart- ments - 1 or 2 bedroom . First & last required. Smoke Free. $ 600.00 plus utilities. 613-432-8997

RENFREW - 2 bedroom apartment , fridge & stove. 134 Raglan St above Mona Lisa . Everything included. references required, first and last. Phone 613-312-0704

RENFREW - Large 2 bedroom apartment above Ray’s Flowers. 262 Raglan Street. Available May 1st, $ 695.00 . Phone 1-613-282-8560

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FOR RENT

RENFREW Large 1 bedroom apt in adult building on 2nd floor. Centre town. Fridge & stove. First & last required. $ 500.00 per month plus hydro. 613-432-4456

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Bills Auto DetailingBest rates in town Discounts for seniors/military. Flexible rates.C a r - $ 6 5 truck/suv/van-$85.call Bill at 343-777-3322

FOR SALE

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HOUSECLEANER - Trust worthy house cleaner with years of experience has openings Tuesday and Thursday. References available. 613-433-2561

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JAMES LANDSCAPING CO. LIMITEDis looking forindividuals to fulfill roles as:LabourerLead HandAZ DriverForemanPlease drop resume off to 5102 Hwy 17 Arnprior or email [email protected]

FOR SALE

HELP WANTED

Laurysen Kitchens Ltd. requires an experienced cleaner on a full time basis. Must have references, excellent communication and organizational skills. We will supply vehicle when travelling is required along with equipment and supplies. Please forward resume to jgorman@laurysenkitchen s.com

FOR SALE

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LOOKING FOR an experience line cook for a high volume restaurant. Must have a wide open availability to work days, nights and weekends. Must have some experience, we will train on the job. Pay rate is according to experience. Please drop your resume off at the Rocky Mountain House. 409 Stewart Street. Ren- frew.

FOR SALE

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AUCTIONS

GALETTA LIVESTOCK HORSE CONSIGNMENT

SALE

Saturday May 14, 2016. Tack 10 am. Equipment Noon. Horses Sell at 2 pm. 3340 Galetta Side Road, 1/2 hr West of Kanata. 10 min East of Arnprior. To consign call 613-622-1295

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BUSINESS IS BOOMING

LOOKING FOR:Tire, Lube & Oil Specialist and a 1st, 2nd or 3rd

year Apprentice plus a Licensed MechanicQuick Lane Renfrew is adding to our staff.

Required:Must work well in a team, as well as independently.

Be well organized and strive for100% customer service satisfaction.

Please drop off your resume to Marc or Graham at 298 Veterans Memorial Blvd.

Or email [email protected] or [email protected]

298 Veteran Memorial BlvdRenfrew, Ontario

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LICENSED SMALL ENGINE TECHNICIAN

REQUIREDReis Equipment is in search of a licensed technician for small engines for their Ottawa dealership location. This technician must be certi�ed in small engine mechanic. The candidate must be independent with a positive initiative. Excellent communication skills, is a must and enjoy customer interaction. He/she must be pro�cient with computer systems and programs as they apply to diagnostic and testing. You must also have your own tools.

Salary will be based on knowledge and experience. Please send all resume to the attention of Denis Caron, Operating Manager via e-mail [email protected] or by fax: 613-836-5904

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all applicants. Only the most suitable candidates will be contacted for an interview.

We help Managers, Professionals & Support Staff in the $55,000 to $225,000 salary range re-establish their careers, explore new options, relocate and/or increase their salaries.Recently our clients landed outstanding career positions; John M., Operations manager, Engineer David L. increased his salary to $180K (US), Edith D., Plant Manager, David A., Environmental Manager, Bill M., Int’l Fire & Safety Specialist…to mention a few.

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Saturday May 14, 2016 10:00 AM sharpFor the estate of the late Wilfred Carroll to be held at his former farm located at 2015 Marchhurst Rd., Kanata, Ontario.JD 2550 2 wd drive tractor in excellent condition; IH 624 2 wd tractor; Geo White 7’ snow blower; 8 HP hydraulic wood splitter; 6’ scraper blade; IH 435 square baler; IH 175 Manure Spreader; Westeel Rosco 5 ring 14’ steel grain bin; Patz Barn Cleaner; air compressor; Pressure Washer; Columbia Heritage C76GF 13.5 HP ride on lawn tractor; roto tiller; weed eater; limb trimmers; hand tools; electric fencing supplies; shovels; forks; fire extinguisher; kerosene can – Davis Welding Co ‘28; Creamery cans; 8 gal milk cans; 4 gal milk cans; Cast iron implement seat - NOHONS ; 12 unit Bird House–vacant; Seed Easy Broadcast seeder; refrigerator; freezer; Maytag washer and dryer; Antique blanket box – dove tail ends; Antique wooden table; Antique kitchen cupboard; 2 large cast iron pots; 2 small cast iron pots; wash stand; small drop leaf pedestal table; metal bed; 2 coal oil lamps; Trunk; Buck saw; Storm lantern; 5 pc bedroom set; Cedar chest; Antique hall table; etc. etc.This is not a large sale so please be on time. Everything is in good condition – machinery has been stored inside. Please visit our website www.oneillsauctions.ca for full listing and pictures

Contact: Theresa Davidson 613-291-8771

Terms: Cash or Cheque with ID Refreshments

Auctioneer: John J. O’Neill 613-832-2503 email: [email protected]

Estate or Auctioneer not responsible for loss or accident day of sale

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Saturday May 7, 2016 10:00 AM SharpWe have been instructed to sell by Public Auction the complete contents of the retail store and furniture making/repair shop known as After Harvest Custom Furniture located at 6054 Perth St., Richmond, Ontario. After 30+ years in the furniture business the owners have sold their building and are closing out their business. New furniture, wood working equipment, hand tools, miscellaneous shop items, 2007 GMC Savanna ¾ Ton cargo van – V8 automatic – good condition – selling as is.This is a very good sale of new rustic furniture as well as good wood working equipment and accessories.

Please visit our websitewww.oneillsauctions.ca

for complete listing and pictures.Owners: Jackson and Miranda Chung

613-816-0033Terms: Cash, Cheque, Debit or Credit CardAuctioneer: John J. O’Neill 613-832-2503

Email: [email protected] Refreshments

Owners or Auctioneer not responsible in case of loss or accident the day of the sale

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National Online Boat & RV Auction May 11th, 2016. Boats, RVs’ Atv’s, S n o w m o b i l e s , side/side’s and more!! Pre-bidding begins May 9th, 2016. For more information visit A e r o A u c t i o n s . c a Consignments Welcome. **Don’t miss our Heavy Equipment and Transportation Auction on May 10th, 2016 as well. Call Toll Free 1-866-375-6109 or 705-730-2411

GARAGE SALE/FLEA MARKET

Huge Family Garage SaleMay 14th, 8-2pm 234 Harriot St Arnprior

Garage Sale Saturday May 7th45 Neilson St., near Mal-loch Cemetery RoadArnprior 8-12

Moving saleMay 7th, 8am - 1pm at 28 Wolff Cres. Arnprior featuring baby items and house wares.

Family Yard SaleSat May 7th (rain date Sun May 8th) 8-1pm262 Allan Dr. Arnprior

MULTI FAMILY YARD & BASEMENT SALE. 434 Mayhew Street Renfrew. Saturday May 7th 8:;; to 1:00. Something fore everyone and then some.

HELP WANTED


RENFREW - Huge Multi- Family Yard Sale. Saturday May 7, 2016 at 494 Bald- win Street. Renfrew. Something for everyone. Cancelled if raining. 8:00 to 2:00. TONS of kids stuff. Hundreds of pieces of clothing- Boys size NBA-3T, girls size NB-5T. Brand names, Oshkosh, Tommy Hilfiger, old navy, carters, Frasers, Columbia, etc. Snowsuits, coats, Hal- loween costumes . TONS of boys’ and girls’ pair of shoes from payless, scott’s, dc brand (Run- ners, Sandals, croc, boots). Hundreds of TOYS (baby toddlers and kids) brands. leapfrog(lepa pads, leap reader, learning toys). Tech, little people, fisher price, lego. Ride on toys, water table. plastic pool, cozy coupe cars X3, picnic table, children’s movies. Everything is clean and from a smoke free home and very organized. Some other baby/kids items, play yard, high chair, bathtub, jolly jumper, blankets, towels, hats, socks, mitts, hockey equip & skates. Women’s clothing, purses, kitchen stuff, Rachel ray pots and pans, house decor, skidoo suit. Men’s clothing, tools, misc hardware, tires, skidoo suits, atvs (kids Suzu- ki LT80 X2) RC vehicles,weed eaters, co- rona ice chest, Selkirk pipe. To many items to list! Would love if we don’t have to pack anything up, all excellent quality so if you are looking for fair priced things come check us out.

RENFREW Multi Family Yard Sale Saturday May 14, 2016. 184 Elk Street. 8:00 to 1:00. Something for everyone.

RENFREW - Yard Sale Sat- urday May 7th 96 Pucker Street . 8:00 to noon. Lots of items available.

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Heating: Generators should not be brought inside the

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Put a composter in your backyard or use your green bin to reduce household waste. Composting organics has two key benefits: it reduces the amount of waste going to landfills and when added to your garden, helps nourish soil and plants.

ENERGY FACT!Furnaces serviced by HVAC pros once a year can improve its efficiency by up to 20%

The sweetest Renfrew Fair entry category: maple syrup �owsBill GaganRenfrew Fair maple syrup committee

When syrup producers meet, the conversation starts with sev-eral questions. Did you make syrup this year? How was your run? What kind of colour did you get?

The run this year as usual was all over the place, depending on the location and exposure of the bush.

Some days the run was frozen solid.

Some days it barely moved. Some days and nights and during the rain it poured sap until every available holding tank was full.

There are reports of “burning the midnight oil” to keep up with the �ow.

The �rst runs were a good light colour with amber coming towards the end.

Rob Dougherty, representing the Renfrew Fair maple syrup commit-tee, and John Brady, a producer, ap-peared on Valley Heritage Radio in

April to discuss syrup production and the syrup competition at the Renfrew Fair.

Their talk with Heather Lang regarding the fair competition was super to say the least!

They emphasized that it is not for the world championship but is a fun competition open to anyone who makes any quantity of maple syrup.

They explained about the vari-ous categories and the need for the proper density of an entry.

BOOK AT ARMOURIES

All of the details on the syrup competition are included in the Ex-hibit Hall fair book which can be obtained at the fair of�ce in the Ar-mouries or online at www.renfrew-fair.com.

You may have heard of colour changes that are coming to the ma-ple syrup classi�cations in Ontario.

There will be no change at the

Renfrew Fair this year (2016).In 2017 we will move to the new standards of gold,

amber and dark.We will have a new colorimeter showing the new

standards for display this year.

When two loggers meet they have a special hand-shake.

When two dairymen (persons) meet they too have their own handshake. How do syrup makers shake hands?


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Call Now for Free Estimates613.649.0029 or 613.432.1997 (cell)

Meilleur LandscapingCall Patrick Farrell

Let us Make Your Vision a RealityParking Lot Sweeping

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C & C Electric Ltd.Commercial - ResidentialIndustrial - Maintenance

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Ontario Provincial Police

Romance scams cause victims severe �nancial hardship and personal embarrassment, which, despite massive losses, inhibits their decision to report the crime.

Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Anti-Rackets Branch say criminals use the romance scam to seek potential victims online, generally single or recently unat-tached people.

Usually this form of mass marketing fraud occurs through singles and dating-related ‘meet’ websites, social media plat-forms, or e-mail blasts.

In some cases, prolonged interaction with individuals has cost some victims tens of thousands of dollars before the ‘relationship’ ends, usually without ever meeting in person. Among the most vulnerable are seniors.

In 2015, the romance scam generated 298 complaints and claimed 216 victims in Ontario who lost $7.9 million. Police

admit 95 per cent of the crimes go unreported.If you or someone you know suspect they’ve been a victim

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Lewis MacDonaldRenfrew Duplicate Bridge Club

Eleven tables competed at Ma-Te-Way Activity Centre April 27 in hard- fought duplicate bridge play, which saw only one pair attempt-ing a six no trump contract but falling short by one trick.

Before the 1 p.m. start of regu-lar action, the Chalk Talk con-ducted by Wayne Daze continued instruction on the use of the Pup-pet Stayman convention.

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Paucity of slams in close duplicate action

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MAY 5Hospice Renfrew, in collabo-ration with The Golden Age Activity Centre hosts a com-munity information session on advance care planning at the centre, 212 Raglan St. S., 7 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.

MAY 6Animal Aide Pontiac annual Spring Fling $5 luncheon, fresh sandwiches, desserts, tea and coffee, baked goodie and yard sale table. Monies raised are for spay and neuter program. It will be held at the Seniors Centre, formerly the Masonic Lodge at 244 Main St. in Shawville from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Euchre tournament at the Douglas Tavern, $20 each, light lunch, proceeds to Relay for Life, 7:30 p.m.

Renfrew 433 Wing TGIF dinner and dance, dinner at 530 p.m., barbecue chicken breast, sal-ads, dessert and coffee. Cost $12. Entertainment by Adam Hamelin and Friends.

Golden Age Activity Centre will be celebrating Mother’s Day with a sandwich lunch at noon for $5. Jim & Willy will perform at 1 p.m. and the Mother’s Day raf�e will be held in the afternoon. Get your tickets and enjoy.

MAY 7Community Awareness Day for RCI Relay for Life from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Low Square. This event will feature a huge bake sale, car wash, barbecue, in�atable slide and obstacle course. This event is held in conjunction with the Renfrew BIA Downtown Yard Sale and all proceeds go to the 10th an-nual RCI Relay for Life.

Golden Age Activity Centre in downtown Renfrew will be holding a bake sale in con-junction with the Downtown

Garage Sale. Baked goods will be available from 9 to noon.

Renfrew Farmers’ Market will be starting, 8 a.m. to noon at the Renfrew Fairgrounds. Agnes the Pie Lady and From Beth’s Kitchen will be there with fresh baking, preserves, maple syrup and honey. New vendors arriving opening day.

MAY 8The Renfrew Children’s/Youth Chorus annual spring concert We Sing of Spring at 3 p.m. at the St. Francis Xavier Church Parish Hall. Tickets are $5 and available at the door. Come hear our 42 members (ranging in age from nine to 15 years old) singing to celebrate the beauty of nature and their love of singing together.

Mother’s Day brunch – treat Mom to a brunch made just in her honour from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Gift certi�cates are available for this event ahead of time at the of�ce. Eganville Seniors Centre, 30 Bell St. For more information, call: 613-628-2354.

MAY 9A Mom’s Breakfast will be held at the Golden Age Activ-ity Centre from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30. Sign up if you plan to attend. Cost is $5. At 1 p.m. there will be health presenta-tion by Costco.

MAY 11There will be a soup and bun lunch for $4 at the Golden Age Activity Centre in Ren-frew at noon. Euchre begins at 1 p.m.

MAY 12Renfrew Silver Seniors noon luncheon at the Renfrew Le-gion, bingo to follow, cost $5. New members welcome, only $5 per year to join.

Calabogie Renfrew Pro-Life annual March for Life on Parliament Hill, bus leaves Renfrew Days Inn at 8 a.m. For info or to reserve a seat call Gerald or Gertie Vander Ploeg 613-432-4719.

Association of KInsmen and Kinettes presents Seeing is Believing, magical illusionist Neil Croswell at the Renfrew

Recreation Centre, 7 p.m. Tick-ets available at the door.

Scottish Festival planning meeting, 7 p.m. at the McNab Braeside township of�ce. Anyone interested in having input, taking part or helping out in some way is welcome to come out and participate.

MAY 13Bonnie Kerr Memorial Cure for Cancer Carnival at Ma-te-way from 4 to 8 p.m. This will be our 15th carnival and features six in�atable games, huge carnival food canteen, games of chance and fun for the entire family. Proceeds are divided between the I Choose RVH Campaign and the 10th annual RCI Relay for Life.

Fundraising dance for Tim and Sarah Freemark’s 2016 Machu Pichu Trek, in support of the SOS Children’s Villages and Dream Mountains Founda-tion, at 8 p.m. at the Renfrew Armouries, featuring the Riley New Band. Tickets are $10 at the door. The Freemarks are covering their own trip expenses so funds raised go towards the organization. Donate online at www.dream-mountains.com/TIM

MAY 14Eganville & Area Horticul-tural Society will hold a Spring Plant Sale and Bazaar from 9 to 11 a.m. Eganville Legion. Featuring plants from our gardens at bargain prices, a baking and book sale, bever-ages and treats at our Café 125 (in honour of Eganville’s 125th anniversary) and a raf�e with great prizes. Come and kick start your garden with us. Everyone welcome.

The Renfrew Curling Rink will he having its Annual Commu-nity Yard Sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 195 Xavier St., Renfrew.

Yard, book, bake sale and bar-becue from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Calabogie United Church Hall, 1044 Madawaska St. in Calabogie.

Fundraiser yard and bake sale for Emily Wall, 8 a.m.-noon, at 89. Hall Ave. Emily is a young woman with Rett Syndrome, a neurological disorder that

leaves her unable to walk, talk or use her arms. Emily is in need of a wheelchair-accessi-ble van to travel to her many appointments. All proceeds from the sale will go to the purchase of the van.

Greater Madawaska Public Library will featuring an after-noon of entertainment with Dai Bassett at 2 p.m. at St. Joseph’s School in Calabogie. Following the show, Dai will conduct a pie auction in aid of the library. If you would like to donate a pie for the auc-tion, please bring it the day of the event. There’s no admis-sion charge; however there will be a freewill offering at the door. For more informa-tion call 613-752-2317.

Anishaanabe Cultural Circle invites everyone interested in learning about aboriginal culture to their circle, 464 Isabella Street, Pembroke 10 am to 2 p.m. Please bring something for the potluck and a hand drum or rattle if you have one. For more informa-tion visit our Facebook page Anishaanabe cultural circle.

MAY 15Dacre and Area Community Association (DACA) Mom and Pop Bingo at 7 p.m., $15 for �ve cards for the night.

Love is in the Air concert at

St. Andrew’s United Church, Beachburg, 7 p.m., featur-ing the Valley Harmonizers, St. Andrew’s/ Trinity Choirs, guests Marie Brydges and Clark Burger. Proceeds to choirs and church lift fund. Re-freshments to follow. Tickets $10, call 582-3548.

Roast beef supper sponsored by LOL 552, 4-6 p.m. at Forest-ers Falls Orange Hall, adults $15, children 6-12 $7 each, children 5 and under free, takeout available, wheelchair accessible.

MAY 16Eganville & Area Horticul-tural Society welcomes Lee Valley Tools to introduce their newest tools for gardening and building projects. Work Smarter not harder --- before you start building or garden-ing, come learn about Lee Valley Tools’ new and nifty tools. Discount and free ship-ping on tools ordered during the meeting. Starts at 7 p.m. Eganville Legion. Everyone (ages 12+) welcome.

MAY 17, 18, 20, 21St. Joseph’s High School pres-ents: Godspell, 7 p.m., SJHS gymnasium, tickets are $10 each and may be purchased from: Aikenhead’s, SJHS front of�ce or the night of the performance.

MAY 19 Upper Ottawa Valley Genea-logical Group Annual General Meeting, 222 Dickens Street, (corner of Maple) Pembroke on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. Guest speaker will be Brian Sars�eld with his power point presentation entitled ‘Wex-ford to Renfrew: A Pioneer Story.’

MAY 20Country Dance Lorne Daley and Ricochet 8 a.m. to mid-night $10/ person.

Plant and bake sale fundraiser – at Eganville Seniors Centre, 30 Bell St. Donations of bak-ing and plants appreciated until Fri. May 19 6 p.m. Door open at 8:30 a.m. More info. 613-628-2354.

MAY 21Fundraising Music night at the Lions Hall, 25991 Hwy 41, Grif�th The breakdown Coun-ty Boys from P.E.I. With Billy MacInnis on �ddle. Only 125 tickets cost $20. Reservation: Pat Holleran (613) 333-1229, Don Adams (613) 333-2240, Melissa (613) 333-1644.

MAY 25St. Paul’s Anglican church will be hosting a free community soup kitchen lunch at noon. Please use the stairs at the rear entrance. Come and en-joy a meal amongst friends.


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