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Vol. 3, No. 31
August 5, 2015
First local food report
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Photo by Marguerite Boyer by David Shanahan The Ontario Government has issued the first annual Local Food Report, as laid down by the Local Food Act of 2013. The aim of the Report is to summarise the progress of local food initiatives and strategies by the province in three main areas: Increasing Awareness among the public of local foods, Increasing Access, by ensuring that local foods are available and identifiable, and Increasing Sales, through encouraging innovation and competitiveness, especially in the processing sector. The Report underlines the importance of the agri-
food industry in Ontario. It not only generates more than $34 billion in revenues to the provincial economy, but it also supports almost 800,000 jobs. As local food initiatives continue to develop, it is expected that these figures can increase even further. This can be particularly important to areas like North Grenville, where we have a supply of arable land, experienced farmers, and a growing market for local foods, both here in the municipality and in the neighbouring City of Ottawa. The Local Food Strategy, as outlined by the Province through its Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs [OMAFRA], includes encouraging the use of local
foods in institutional settings, such as schools, hospitals, municipal and provincial centres, as well as publicising the benefits and raising the profile of local foods in communities. In order to increase their use of local foods, consumers need to be able to identify products as local, and understand the varieties of what is available and at what seasons of the year. Foodland Ontario is already involved in raising awareness in stores and through education, and have a number of award programs to recognise those private companies, stores and institutions that help to give a higher profile to local foods. In the most recent presentations,
Jonsson’s Your Independent Grocer, located in the Kemptville Mall, received a Gold Seasonal Award from the Minister. The Local Food Report discusses the need for finding new ways of distributing local food products, and emphasises the importance of the growing number of Food Hubs across the province. “Alternative means of distributing food, such as food hubs, can fill a missing link in local and regional food systems by giving small and medium-sized farmers better access to customers.” The Ottawa Food Hub is “increasing local food sales by providing continued on page 2
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return. In North Grenville we have had some experience of Farmers Markets, and the Report encourages local markets, as well as on-farm sales, as places to buy local foods and get to know local growers. There is also a program designed to verify that vendors are actually selling locally grown foods, rather than importing from retail or distant outlets for resale. There are government funding initiatives, such as the Local Food Fund, which have been set up to fund “innovative projects that increase consumer awareness of and access to local foods”. An example used in the Re-
port is the Agri-food Venture Centre in Northumberland County, a business incubator and niche food processing facility to encourage the introduction and use of local food products. Processing is a major elements in any local food story: it is stated in the Report that the “health of the processing sector is critical to the success” of the Local Food Strategy. By changing from traditional crops to more innovative ones, such as kale, garlic, or hops, a number of local businesses across the province have started new processing facilities, and created new markets, new products and new jobs. A few individuals in
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North Grenville have been aware of these opportunities for some time, and have been trying to generate interest, at both the municipal and private level, but with little success to date. The global and national economies are in a time of transition and this is creating both challenges and opportunities for local economies, such as that of North Grenville, which need to be grasped. The Local Food Report makes it clear that it is now time to think big, develop a larger vision of what can be done in this community which has such a treasure of agri-food potential.
Kemptville Armoury receives funding grant
photo by Tammy Hurlbert by David Shanahan Local Member of Parliament, Gord Brown, was in Kemptville last week to announce a funding arrangement with the Municipality to renovate the Armoury building in Riverside Park. Up to $100,000 is being made available to the municipality as part of the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program, which will award $150 million in funding throughout Canada over two years, beginning on April 1, 2016, for the rehabilitation, renovation and expansion of existing community infrastructure. The Program is part of the federal government’s plans to mark the 150th Anniversary of Confederation. The Armoury, which was built to provide a home for the local Militia in June, 1914, has been used as a Drill Hall and a Fire Hall in the course of its century of service, and is currently the home of the Kemptville Sea Cadets (and, August 5, 2015
in September, the Kemptville Navy League Cadets). At the official announcement of the grant, the cadets were represented by Donovan Arnaud. Also present were Mayor David Gordon and members of Council, and Mark Guy, the municipality’s Director of Parks, Recreation & Culture, who spearheaded the application for funding. The Canada 150 program is designed to benefit many types of community infrastructure, including community centres, cultural centres and museums, parks, recre-
ational trails, libraries, recreational facilities, tourism facilities, docks and cenotaphs. The Armoury requires substantial renovations to make it suitable for use in the long term. The entire renovation project is expected to cost a total of $220,000, and the Canada 150 grant is “up to” $100,000, depending on final costs, and the municipality meeting the funding criteria. Gord Brown has been busy touring the riding to announce a number of grants under the program, including up to $275,000 for the Brock-
ville Railway Tunnel project. In all, Gord announced a total of $512,304 in grants for Leeds-Grenville last Thursday alone. $50,000 is for the Museum in Mallorytown, and $26,704 for the second phase of the warehouse at the Food for All food bank in Prescott.
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Fetherston Park work Message in a bottle to begin The Kemptville Lions Club is pleased to announce that
The installation of the new water and sanitary systems at Fetherston Park is set to begin in two weeks, after the company providing the system secured financing to cover the cost of the project. As reported in the Times last month, the Fetherston Park residents have renovated the Park grounds and raised more than $140,000 towards the cost of the installation and operation of the new system, but Clearford Industries, who are installing their Clearford One system, had found it more difficult than they had expected to find the financing required to fully fund the installation. Although the company had come close on a number of occasions to finalising funding with various parties, it was finally decided to finance the project in-house. Fetherston Park was designed to be the model project which Clearford would use to market the Clearford One system worldwide. Clearford has now raised the necessary funds through Private Placements of $1.5 million of common shares and $3.5 convertible debentures, according to a recent statement, and this will allow them to start work at Fetherston Park in the next two weeks. The Municipality of North Grenville, which was a partner in arranging the new arrangements at the park, has now been informed of the funding which has been put in place. Maurice Dumoulin, President of the Fetherston Park Residents Association, reports that all the paperwork has been signed, and, after long delays, the way is clear for the new installation to take place.
the Message in a Bottle Program is rolling out this week. The program has been initiated by the Lions Club and is available for you free of charge. Just to give you a reminder of what the program is all about, here it is! This is a voluntary program for anyone living at home, who might be reassured to know that essential information will be available to the Emergency Services should they suffer a accident or sudden illness. The information identifies you and provides vital medical information. The idea is simple: Complete the details on the form which will be in the kit you pick up. Put the completed form in the bottle and place it in the door compartments of your fridge. Place one of the Green Cross Emergency stickers on the inside of your front door and the other one on the door of the fridge. Emergency responders will be alerted that medical information is located in the fridge. In the case of an emergency time is often of the essence. This program can save valuable minutes which could save your life. So pick up your Message in a Bottle kits at any of the Kemptville pharmacies and "get with the program.
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The long and winding road by David Shanahan It is now official: we are facing into one of the longest, and therefore most expensive, elections in our history. Stephen Harper has dropped the writ and the waiting is over. This is clearly going to be an exciting campaign, unpredictable, if the polls are anything to go by. But it should be remembered that the British just had an election which had promised much of the same unpredictability and excitement, but ended up as a massive and one-sided win for the governing party. What could happen here in Canada? What’s more interesting is: what could happen in that huge riding with the extremely cumbersome name: Leeds, Grenville, Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes? We have a choice between candidates representing four political parties, all of whom face challenges and none of whom can assume anything. On the face of it, incumbent member of Parliament, Gord Brown, would seem
to be something of a shooin (no, not a shoe-in). After all, aside from the Joe Jordon era, this area has voted Conservative since 1900, and North Grenville has been a bastion of Conservative Party support in recent decades. But Conservative in older days meant Progressive Conservative, whereas there has been a definite disenchantment with the more Reform-Alliance nature of the party, especially under the current Leader (Stepehen always seems to need a Capital). The question is: to what extent has Harper alienated traditional Conservatives in the riding? This is not a matter of Gord Brown: Stephen Harper is the real issue. The Prime Minister’s recent disrespectful response to the death of Flora MacDonald has not helped. By deciding not to offer a State funeral, after giving one to Jim Flaherty, to a woman who played an historic role in the Party and the nation, and the deciding not even to attend her funeral, Harper has insulted the Red Tory bedrock which helped elect
him in the first place. This is in addition to the anger, deep and sincere, felt by many in the country over his handling of Parliament, the economy, war-waging instead of peace-making, etc. And the extremely negative attack ads against Justin Trudeau by Harper have disgusted quite a large number of voters, and not just Liberals. Gord Brown may have a personal following in the riding, but his future as an M.P. will be decided by the voters’ response to Harper. This should make it easier for Mary Jean McFall and the Liberals, but that may not be the case either. In her recent visit to North Grenville, her speech condemning the Harper record was one that could easily have been made by a Conservative about the Ontario Government of Kathleen Wynne. The Premier may not be quite as disliked (strong enough?) as her federal counterpart, but her record in office, and that of her predecessor, will be an albatross hanging around Mary Jean’s neck. It does
not help either Gord or Mary Jean that their party leaders have insisted in identifying their governments with themselves (the Harper Government, not the Government of Canada; and the Wynne Government, not the Ontario Government). The “plague on both their houses” response to Liberals and Conservatives should be of help to the two smaller party candidates, Lorraine Rekmans of the Greens and Margaret Andrade of the NDP. But the NDP seem intent on throwing away any positives created by a successful leader, Tom Mulcair. They have acclaimed a candidate who spent thirty years in the Liberal Party, and claims that she left to join the NDP at the last minute because she “never felt at home” with the Liberals. For 30 years?! Those who want to vote NDP are also worried that Margaret isn’t sure which riding she’s running in. In her appearance at a parade in Brockville, she marched behind an NDP banner for the Stormont-DundasSouth Glengarry riding.
Lorraine Rekmans is the only candidate who lives in North Grenville. She has electoral experience, having run in another riding in the past, and is the Indigenous Affairs Critic in the Green Party Shadow Cabinet. Much of the Green Party policy platform will appeal to residents in North Grenville, especially given the rapidly changing demographic due to recent residential development in the municipality, which has brought in residents from Ottawa and less traditionally conservative areas. Nationally, this election may be too close to call and it may stay that way until polling day. It may also contain some surprises, scandals and stories that will have a major impact on the result. In this riding, however, it does seem that the opposition parties are facing challenges they may find impossible to meet. In some cases, they are simply not equipped, through poor decision making, to take advantage of the opening that now exists. This election will be fun.
Bob and the musicians! However, if attendance encourages the festival promoters to make this "first" show the start of many I found the parking and so-called VIP passes made a mockery of patrons. My partner and I drove to the college Friday, seeing signs for FREE parking and shuttles in the lots far from the stage, but, knowing the area well, chose a spot before the barriers inside the college grounds. We had to walk through the many large empty parking lots of the campus to the Festival entrance. There were a few cars in a lot immediately outside. When we purchased our weekend passes, we had not realized that by paying 40.00 more we would receive free beer, t-shirts, a tent close to the stage, with toilets beside, and, most importantly, the right to
park immediately outside the show entrance. This curious two tier ticket, not well advertised, does reflect the world's new dollar reality, and hardly relates to the peace and love of past remembered festivals. Saturday we decided to use the far entrance, and were waved through by the "security" volunteer stationed there, but a young man stationed outside the VIP parking lot said the spaces demanded a pass. Okay, we drove back, past accessible parking, and found a spot in an empty lot by a government building. As we crossed a grassy field to the back entrance, an angry woman began yelling at us, and ran to block our entrance to the gate. (We were wearing our three day pass bracelets, of course, and had understood those provided entrance.) When we were told that she would have our car towed
if we left it where we parked, and that the Festival organizers had not negotiated to use the campus parking lots, my partner left to move the car outside. I tried to enter then, but was blocked again. "What is the problem?" I asked. "We don't want your energy in there," I was told. "WHAT?" I had to wait outside the gate until four security men arrived, and the "stand-off" between me and the very officious young woman stopping me was clarified by my insistence I had a
right to be inside. As a cardcarrying senior, holding our collapsible chairs, blankets, umbrellas, and paraphernalia, I have not been accustomed to being the disturbing element at any event in the past. No loud voice, no bad language, nothing but our attempt to park closer, was apparently my crime. "Didn't you read our rules?" I was asked. No, I had not done so, but have, now, and discover that the new bag of mixed nuts I had "donated" after a bag check on Day one
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Letters to the editor Dear Editor I just noticed an electronic speed display on Cty Rd 18 at Guy Rd. I think that's a much more civilized way of speed control than those annoying speed bumps and whatnot ! Kudos to the city for being forward thinking. Ajmal Rahman Oxford Mills On Dear Editor: For three thrilling days Kemptville was treated to a fabulous array of great Canadian musicians this past weekend. Bob Beshara of Class Axe deserves many thanks for his inspiration, producing the show, and bringing class acts for our pleasure. The very attractive stage, professional light show, and fabulous sound crew made the spectacle as exciting a music fest as I can remember attending. Three cheers for
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United Counties Report Green Party Candidate United Counties provide grant to Food Hub
The Council of the United Counties of Leeds & Grenville has approved a one-time investment of $10,000 to the Two Rivers Food Hub to support start-up resources and administration costs. Approval of the funding followed a presentation by Two Rivers Food Hub co-ordinator Sarah Mackenzie and treasurer Jane Graham. The presentation outlined what the not-for-profit organization does and the services it provides at its facility at the Gallipeau Centre in Smiths Falls. The Food Hub became operational in April of this year and has a board of directors. It is designed to help the local food system for Lanark, Leeds and Grenville Counties by helping manage aggregation, distribution and marketing of source-identified food products, primarily from regional producers, to strengthen their ability to satisfy wholesale, retail and institutional demand. The five core services provided by the Two Rivers Food Hub are: Commercial-approved kitchen, appliance and packaging machine rentals for farmers and food businesses using local food; Aggregation/distribution-wholesale services; a Weekly Food Box program; Agricultural storage, packaging and processing, including a root cellar cooler, freezer pallet and bin rentals; and Information services. The facility includes large, renovated kitchens with several work areas, produce storage, vegetable washing and processing areas. The facility is also open to individuals and groups of people interested in canning or packaging food products. For more information contact Economic Development Manager, Ann Weir 613-3423840, ext. 5365.
Counties Official Plan passed by Council
A Counties-wide Official Plan (OP) has been adopted by Counties Council and will now be sent to the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing for final approval. The approval process could take six months to one year. The Official Plan has gone through an extensive process of review and public consultation over the past 18 months. “It was a lengthy process but a good process. We incorporated all of the input from the local municipalities,” said Counties Planner, Sandy Hay. Open house sessions were held for public interest groups and councils. “There were three drafts over the course of the process”, he said. Three amendments were made to the Plan prior to its approval. Counties Administrative Officer, Andy Brown called the amendments “clarifications of language used.” Once approved by the province, Counties Council will have approval authority for all local Official Plan amendments and updates. A Counties-level OP is required by the province. For more information contact County Planner, Sandy Hay at 613-3423840, ext. 2419.
comments on UN Canadian Human Rights Report
Local Green party candidate, Lorraine Rekmans, the Green Party Indigenous Affairs Critic, issued a statement regarding the report on Canadian human rights published by the UN Human Rights Committee. The Report dealt with Canada’s record on human rights under the Harper Government and accused Canada of failing to take effective action on a range of issues, including missing and murdered aboriginal women, political audits of charities, and the federal government's anti-terror legislation. The Report condemned the Government’s failure to launch a national inquiry into the more than 1,200 aboriginal women and girls reported missing or murdered over the last 35 years, and stated that it was “a matter of priority” to establish an inquiry into the lack of adequate measures taken to investigate, prosecute and punish those responsible. Lorraine Rekmans, a resident of Kemptville, noted in her statement that: “The international community has long been critical of Canada's treatment of Indigenous peoples. This isn’t our first failing grade on human rights. Security of person is a human right and must be afforded to all women, including Indigenous women in Canada. The threats to the security of Indigenous women in this country are unconscionable. If we are committed to security as a country then it must be security for all. Security begins at home.” The Assembly of First Nations agrees with Lorraine’s assessment of the United Nations’ Report. In a statement issued on behalf of the AFN, National Chief Perry Bellegarde stated that “ “Many of the observations and recommendations in today’s report are not new and have been raised in other reports and studies by national and international human rights bodies. Action and implementation of the recommendations is what's required. Indigenous rights are human rights. Our rights are a strong foundation to build a stronger Canada.”
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Letters to the editor continued insistent rules obsession. The large bank of toilets for the show were a very serious distance at the back field, and on Friday, Tom Cochrane night, would have been a push through a large crowd in the dark. Nothing had said this toilet was off-limits other than her blocking us. These unpleasant personal experiences could be forgotten in the musical euphoria of exceptional performances, other than the fact I heard many who were as bemused as we were at the foolish parking arrangements, and the pretension of the VIP tent (which had toilet services close to the stage) and protection from the unfortunate rain on Saturday. The tent for the masses was far from the stage, and small! Please! Negotiate parking on campus. Give up the VIP thing, and position toilet services around the field. One local group considering August 5, 2015
a vending spot last winter (at $250.00 for the three days!) was informed they would hear in April if space was available, and then heard nothing until their "approval" arrived a week before the event, a time far too short for organizing such an effort. Not possible then! Again, the musical side was fantastic! Back to the drawing board for the rest of the organization please. Sincerely, Loretta Walker Kemptville Dear Editor A few weeks back Maggie and David were kind enough to publish my letter about Swans trying to nest on the creek behind my house and the "sapiens" who chased them away. Well earlier this week I was talking with a friend from town (and by town I mean Ottawa) about the event
hockey team. He said, "a hockey team?" I said, "ya, diversity is like a hockey team. You can't build a winning team with all goaltenders. All scorers. All defense persons. Nor can you can build a team with one line of excellence. Look how often a Stanley Cup winner has come from the team with the best fourth line. Or how often a third line on a roll has carried a team into the finals." Nope, winning teams take a whole team supporting each others talents. I thought his question was kind of funny, but actually, it was pretty neat. Kelvin Hodges In support of diversity in nature.
and he asked me, who did I think were the two guys that chased the swans down the river. The first thing I said was, "Well they weren't from around here." He said, "How do you know that." And I said, "I see local farmers not taking hay off the fields when the grass is ripe. Because they don't want to kill the birds still nesting." He asked me "Why is that?" So I told him many of the ground nesting bird species in the Americas, North and South (they migrate), are endangered and not only did I understand that but local farmers were years ahead of me. He then asked me why I cared about endangered species. Of course that's a complex question that has to do with my upbringing as a son of a biologist, but also because diversity is like a
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Between July 13 and 19, the Kemptville Office of North Grenville Ontario Provincial Police investigated 89 general occurrences: 22 Kemptville, 50 Municipality of North Grenville, 9 Village of Merrickville – Wolford and 8 on Highway 416. On the evening of July 14th, police received a complaint of a possible impaired driver northbound on Highway 416. A short time later, the black Chrysler 200 was located on Water Street in Oxford Mills. The investigation resulted in a search of the vehicle and the seizure of cocaine, marijuana and open liquor. Shane Michael Binks, age 26 of Ottawa was charged with possession of marijuana – under 30 grams, possession of cocaine, careless driving
and driving a motor vehicle with an open container of liquor. The passenger, Daphne Hamelin, age 19 of Ottawa was charged with possession of marijuana – under 30 grams and possession of cocaine. On the evening of July 18th, police were conducting a R.I.D.E. program at Highway 416 and County Road 43. A Dodge Caliber approached the R.I.D.E. and the officer could detect a smell of an alcoholic beverage on the driver’s breath. The driver registered a “fail” on the roadside screening device and was arrested and transported to Kemptville OPP detachment for an intoxilyzer test. Donald George Bartlett, age 48 of Kemptville was charged with driving a motor vehicle with more than 80 mgs of alcohol. Sometime during the evening of July 18th and July 19th, culprit(s) broke into an unlocked vehicle parked at a residence on Bridge Street and stole personal documents and cash. A second unlocked vehicle was entered on Joseph Street and a purse was stolen. Police are once again
A treatise on lettuce by Woody Armour A head of lettuce costs about $2.50 at the grocery store. Of that amount, approximately 40¢ is currency exchange and approximately 15¢ is the brokerage, insurance and transport costs due to being imported from elsewhere, mostly from the U.S. This is the same situation across the range of vegetables, other farm products and many manufactured products made locally. This territory wide pricing by the box stores is also subject to additional price increases, such as the speculation factor, due to droughts and floods in faraway production areas. However there is another problem. The local Council has disbanded the Agriculture Committee, which was the voice of rural producers, it also watched over the demise of the agricultural college and generally ignored input from any type of agricultural (rural ) industry. Instead, they supported the growth of foreign box stores and food outlets. These two factors are relevant with respect to local production. So, the difference between the imported price and the locally produced price is an unnecessary expense. Let us, then, explain the dollar “cost” of this “exAugust 5, 2015
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pense” which local consumers must pay. If you purchase $100 dollars of imported, as opposed to locally produced items, approximately $25 will be the tax amount, due to the exchange rate. Now, if you do this every week, that is approximately 50 weeks at $25 dollars per week, or $1,250 dollars per year. To put this into perspective, when the Council raised the property tax from 2% to 6% there were many complaints to Council and yet the 6% property tax increase is much less than this exchange amount. Herein, then, lies the paradox. We could produce the same items here, locally, enjoy fresher quality, and avoid these unnecessary costs while providing local employment at better than the minimum wage which the box stores and franchises pay. The problem is that the Council and planning department will not support this option. This is a strange thing to do, because the local agricultural industries consist of a number of million dollar-peryear entities and employ more full time employees than the most of the local box stores and franchise stores. This situation is illustrated by the price of the imported head of
reminding the public to keep their vehicles locked at all times and their valuables in a safe place. The North Grenville OPP would like to invite you to the OPP Charity BBQ held every Thursday from 11:30am to 1:00 pm at the Kemptville OPP detachment. This week’s barbeque is being sponsored by Total Move Management with proceeds going to Kemptville Sea Cadets. Special thanks to last week’s sponsor Friends of NGAT. A total of $773.00 was donated to North Grenville Accessible Transportation. Anyone with information on the above occurrences is asked to call Grenville County O.P.P. Communication Centre at 1-888-310-1122, the Kemptville Detachment at 613-258-3441 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-(TIPS) 8477 or submit your tip online at www.tipsubmit.com. Crime Stoppers does not want your name, you don't go to court, and you could earn cash reward.
photo by George Gouthro Approximately thirty seniors attended Thursday's Youngsters of Yore indoor picnic in the Program Room of the Norenberg Building. A scrumptious meal, prepared by volunteers, was served. The highlight of the gathering was the delightful music provided by Moira and Gerry Anderson, well-known local musicians. The Youngsters are not meeting in August; their next meeting will be on September 3.
On August 13, a special OPP BBQ will be held and the proceeds will help support adult programs, including YOY, at the Library. The Friends of the North Grenville Public Library are sponsoring the BBQ.
lettuce compared to the price if grown locally. In addition, Council plans to add more box stores and franchisees and then import the population to support them, the box stores and franchises that is, and all at your expense. I would point out that we are in an innovation economy, and building 400 copies of the same house is neither innovation, nor is it a knowledge generator, nor technology creator, and the majority of jobs created will be minimum wage part time ones. This is in direct contrast to having a college-centred agricultural economy, and is also in contradiction to the United Counties’ Official Plan. Furthermore, and above all, this construction of houses, box stores and franchises will not create meaningful full time jobs once the equipment is gone. Even if a small amount of the funds to be spent on the urbanization project, just a small portion of the $90 million as shown in the Stantec report, were spent locally, we could have in this community a cheese factory, a creamery/ yogurt factory, a vegetable processing centre, a small distribution centre, and a small software and a chemical analysis lab, as well as a local flour mill. If you think these businesses are not possible, I
would point out that each one of them have been established near North Grenville , and all within the last year or so. Each had the opportunity to come to this region, however the Planning Department and Council, (one councillor in particular) decided that they were not needed. The flowthrough effect on the local small farms would have been most beneficial and I would remind you the money spent locally would stay in the com-
munity for a period of time, as opposed to being in Toronto, Arkansas or New York the next day. And now, the most important item of all: the future. With the pending breakup of the marketing boards, in some manner, North Grenville, if it prepared, can benefit from expanded trade both locally and internationally. In short, this means there is an economic future if the agricultural model is applied. This
community-centred development model is something a collection of densely packed houses and box stores and franchises cannot provide at any price: a future and a community based on assets and not real estate speculation. I leave you to your thoughts.
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A remarkable pedagogue
by Patrick Babin, PhD My love affair with Maria Montessori began in 1968 while enrolled in a Curriculum Theory course at Harvard University. I had come across Montessori before but only as a name on a list of educators such as Pestalozzi, John Dewey, Horace Mann, Jean Piaget, Hilda Taba, Frobel, and Jerome Bruner. Now I had the opportunity to become acquainted with her philosophy of education and her attempts to implement her pedagogical principles. In a nutshell, Maria dedicated her life to advancing a child-centered approach to education. First, the senses had to be “educated” and secondly, the intellect. Radical thinking? Yes, when you consider that rote learning ruled the day. Memorization was prevalent along with corporal punishment. Children with intellectual and developmental disabilities were marginalized and quite often ignored. Did Maria train as a teacher? No, in fact, she was Italy’s first woman physician. Rejected at first, she took addi-
tional courses and persevered until she gained admittance. She graduated from medical school in 1896. As a doctor, she focused on psychiatry and pedagogy. In 1900, she was appointed co-director of a training institute for special education teachers. Through intense classroom observation, she was able to determine that certain teaching methods were more effective than others. The students in that particular school excelled.. In 1907, Maria opened a childcare centre in one of Rome’s poorest districts. She designed learning materials and a classroom environment that fostered learning. Soon her success spread throughout Italy. In her schools, the teacher became the keeper of the environment. While the children became involved with various activities, the teacher’s task was to observe and to intervene from the periphery. First and foremost, the environment had to be stimulating. Her pedagogy became known as the Montessori Method, a movement that has gained worldwide acceptance.
When hostilities broke out between Italy and England in 1940,she was visiting India. For the remainder of the war, she lived in exile. On May 6, 1952, she died peacefully in a friend’s garden in Amsterdam. Her son, Mario, became an ardent promoter of Montessori Schools throughout the world. Did Maria Montessori have her critics? In fact, she did! Perhaps at a later date, we can discuss what her critics had/have to say. Other items of interest: Why was she nominated twice for the Nobel Peace Prize? What kind of specialized training do Montessori teachers get? How important are the particular materials which form the core of a Montessori school? How much group interaction is there in a Montessori school? Does achievement testing play a role in pupil evaluation? The aforementioned queries will be discussed in a future article.
Health Unit Heat Alerts The Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit issued two separate Heat Alerts for the region in second half of July, indicating just how hot the temperatures rose in the last two weeks. Alerts were issued on July 18 and again on July 27, but have
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since been lifted. Temperatures will still be very warm but are below the required temperatures for Alerts. However, the Health Unit will continue to monitor weather conditions. For more information on how to protect your health
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Merrickville Agricultural Fair Established in 1838, on the banks of the Rideau river, 5 years after Col. John By opened the Rideau Canal
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Kid Zone ........................................................................................11am - 5pm 4-H Inter-County Goat Display ............................................................... 11am 4-H Inter-County Sheep Showday .............................................................1pm Antique & Agricultural Displays......................................................... All Day Midway....Crown Amusements.............................................12 Noon - All Day Exhibit Hall Open ............................................................................1pm - 9pm The Old Crow Café ..........................................................................1pm - 6pm Beer Tent ..........................................................................................6pm - 1am Truck Pull ............................................................................................. 6:30pm Little California............................Main Stage ................................ 9pm - 1am
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Kid Zone.........................................................................................10am - 5pm Childrens’ Horse & Pony Show...................................................8am - All Day Antique & Agricultural Displays ..........................................................All Day Midway ....Crown Amusements........................................................... All Day The Old Crow Café – Breakfast (ends at 11am) .........................7:30am - 5pm Exhibit Hall Open ............................................................................9am - 9pm 4-H Inter–County Beef Show.... ........................................................... 9:30am Beer Tent ..................................................................................12 noon - 12am Beef Cattle Show ........................................................................................1pm Pie & Dessert Auction................................................................................TBA Light & Heavy Horse Pull..........................................................................6pm Big Time Pro Wrestling .............................................................................6pm JED the Mechanical Bull .................Beer Tent....................9:30pm - 11:30pm Ridin’ Shotgun............................. Main Stage .................................9pm - 1am
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Kid Zone.........................................................................................10am - 3pm Antique & Agricultural Displays. ........................................................All Day Midway ............................................................................................... All Day The Old Crow Café ..........................................................................9am - 5pm Exhibit Hall Open ........................................................................... 9am - 5pm Canadian & Miniature Horse Show, Ring 1 ............................................. 9am Draft Commercial Horse Show, Ring 2 .................................................... 9am 4-H Inter-County Dairy Show ............................................................. 9:30am ATV Pull...............................................................................................12 noon Pie & Dessert Auction ...............................................................................TBA Dairy Cattle Show .................................................................................... 1pm Check out the Childrens Events Schedule on our web site for times and dates of specific activities taking place in the Kids Zone.
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The 177th Merrickville Agricultural Fair and Steam Show – August 7th to 9th Community spirit and agricultural traditions are alive and well in the Village of MerrickvilleWolford as we celebrate our 177th edition of the Merrickville Agricultural Fair and Steam Show, Friday August 7th to Sunday August 9th. An eclectic mixture of the old and the new - take a step back in history as you stroll amongst the collection of steam engines, or blast into the future as you revel in the sound of the modern engine at the 4x4 Stock Truck Pull and the ATV Pull competitions. Prefer a more traditional display of “horse power”…. then the Light and Heavy Horse Pull is for you! Live music entertainment includes “Little California” (Friday) and “Ridin’ Shotgun.” (Saturday), as well as some local talent throughout the weekend. Crown Amusements Midway is guaranteed to satisfy thrill seekers young and
old, and who can resist the smell and taste of carnival food? If you missed them last year, the Big Time Pro Wrestlers are back. Cheer and jeer your favorite heroes and villains. Impress your friends -- be a rodeo star – ride JED the Mechanical Bull in the beer tent Saturday night. Take in the variety of horse, cattle and livestock shows that are happening daily. Support the young 4-H members as they celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the 4-H organization. Don’t forget to visit the Exhibition Hall to view the handicraft, photography, baking, home craft, floral, vegetable, and grain entries on display (It is still not too late to show off your own talents and enter into the competitions). While in the hall, stop by the Old Crow Café for a bite to eat, and perhaps purchase some unique items from the vendors. Once again the KidZone will be a hub of
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excitement for the little ones – colouring contests, frog jumping races, petting zoo and pony rides, teddy bear parade, “Down on the Farm” games, mini Queen and King contest, scavenger hunt, Hot Wheel car races, Princess and Pirate Party, Greasy Pig contest, and Feathered Haven Parrots await you.
ie: advice, usually from blogs, message boards, and social media. "Hacks" have been around a long time. We used to read them in magazines and we used to call them tips and tricks, or skills in which to make your life easier and save you time, money, sanity. There is a compulsion in North American culture to improve productivity, and perhaps this is why Life Hacks are so popular. Personal shortcuts. Thousands and thousands of personal shortcuts. Some work, the rest make you feel silly for even trying them. I've weeded out some goods ones. Here are some that I employ. Fruit fly trap. Put some fruit in a small dish and cover it with plastic wrap. Poke four or five small holes in it (toothpick) and leave it on
Drop by for a day or stay the weekend…. Hope to see you at the fair!!! For more information, entry forms, schedules, information on becoming a member, and a list of our many sponsors and contributors to whom we owe our eternal thanks, go to the Merrickville Agricultural Society website at www.merrickvillefairboard.vpweb.ca
the counter. Be amazed at the number of flies you didn't know you had.(I heard this one on CBC radio) Keep your leafy greens in glass. For reasons I can't begin to explain, your lettuce lasts a heck of a lot longer when you keep it in a sealed glass jar in the fridge. Wash, remove excess water, tear into small pieces and stow in jar for one to two weeks. (WellnessMama.com) Lazy susan in the fridge. We have these at the back of the fridge so that you access things easier. (Pinterest.com) Freezing gross food before throwing it out. Old food looks awful and smells worse. Freezing it prior to throwing it away makes the process a lot more tolerable. Just don't forget it in the freezer! (College roommate) I'd love to hear your personal Hacks. Write a letter to the editor and share!
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400 Years of French Presence in Ontario by David Shanahan Four hundred years ago, this week, the first European explorer began his travels through what is now the Province of Ontario. Samuel de Champlain’s arrival in Georgian Bay began four centuries of Francophone presence in the province, a contribution to our shared history that has shaped this provincial community on every level. Last April, the Ontario Government announced that, through the Ontario 400th Celebrations Program, funding worth $1.4 million would be given to sixty-two community organizations and municipalities to help support events that commemorate the 400th anniversary of the French presence in Ontario. In Eastern Ontario, these official events are taking place primarily in Ottawa, with some happening in Cornwall, Alfred &Plantagenet, and Hawkesbury. The relationship between the different language communities has not always been a healthy one, and it is hoped that August 5, 2015
the 400th Anniversary will be less stressful than others have been. It will be remembered that, five years ago, when the first FrancoOntarian Day was held, the North Grenville Municipal Council initially refused to have the official FrancoOntarian flag flown outside the Municipal Centre, in spite of the fact that it is an official Ontario flag. The eventual compromise reached by Council was to have the flag raised inside the lobby of the Municipal Centre, prompting local Francophones to declare that they were now “closet Francophones”. Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne released the following statement on the 400th Anniversary of Samuel de Champlain's arrival in Ontario: "On August 1, 1615, Samuel de Champlain arrived on the shores of Georgian Bay in the region of Penetanguishene. An explorer, cartographer and diplomat, Champlain and the Huron-Wendat Nation worked together to create a deep friendship and trading partnership.
Today, our province is proud to be home to nearly 612,000 Francophones -the largest population in Canada outside of Québec. And as we celebrate 400 years of French presence in Ontario, our government remains committed to promoting and protecting the longevity and vitality of the Francophone identity in our province. 400 years after Champlain's arrival, the Province of Ontario is celebrating this important legacy with the opening of the Rotary Champlain Wendat Park in Penetanguishene. I am pleased to be able to attend this event and to recognize the bond forged between the early French settlers and First Nations, and to help commemorate Ontario's rich Francophone history. The Francophone community has played an essential role in building a prosperous and vibrant Ontario. As Premier, I want to thank Franco-Ontarians for their tireless efforts in making our province one of the best places in the world to live, work and raise a family."
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KYC Book Fair: Book donations will be accepted on August 8 at the Ferguson Forest Centre from 10 am to 2 pm. Aug 11 The Oxford Mills Community Association Annual Theatre in the Park event in Maplewood Park, Oxford Mills. Scrumptious crêpes by Dial a Chef's Erick Le Pors and live music by Fiddlehead Soup and Rowan the piper starts at 5:30 pm. The show by A Company of Fools starts at 7-9 pm. Aug 15 First Annual Ride for Robin in support of The Wings of Phoenix Association. RIDER FEE $25 per motorcycle (Passenger free) Rider fees waived once $100 sponsorship is reached. Ride begins at 10 am at the Rideau Carleton Raceway and ends at the North Grenville Municipal Centre. BBQ and beverages to follow. Aug 22 Legion Golf Tournament: Shot gun start at 10 am at the Nationview Golf Course. Registration $70 per person which includes green fees, golf cart and dinner at the Legion. Hole in one – trip for 2 to Las Vegas – Charity Hole – closest to the pin. To register, call Chico Horricks at 613 978 7828 or register on the Legion facebook page or at the Legion. Aug 28-30 The Kemptville Youth Centre (KYC) is hosting Book Fair, Ferguson Forest Centre, 9-5 pm. Book donations will be accepted on August 8 at the Ferguson Forest Centre from 10 am to 2 pm. Volunteers are needed to help make this event a success. For more information, please call 613258-5212.
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The coverage in last week’s NG Times, based on information received, may have given the impression that the $250 cheque presented to Heather Kelly-Nesbitt was a gift to her. In fact, the cheque was received by her on behalf of KDHSI from the CN Railroaders in NG in recognition of Heather and her late husband, Bill Kelly. We apologise for any misunderstanding or upset this may have caused.
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The first draft of the Old Town Kemptville BIA Business, Marketing and Programming Plan was presented to their Board of Management this past Wednesday night in a conference room at the North Grenville Municipal Centre. The plan was prepared by McSweeney and Associates of Ottawa and was presented by Eric McSweeney himself at the meeting. The idea is for the Board of Management, BIA members and other stakeholders to review the plan and provide feedback over the next few weeks. Then the feedback will be taken into consideration and used to add value to the plan as needed. The plan is 21 pages long and contains a great deal of analysis and information. So, for the sake of limited space, this article will only touch on a few of the points in the plan. The role and functions of BIAs were established by the government of Ontario's Municipal Act and may be limited even further by a municipal bylaw, which is the current case with the Old Town Kemptville BIA. On behalf of the member businesses in their designated area, BIAs have traditionally pursued activities such as: marketing and promotion, special events, business recruitment, beautification, revitalization and communicating with members, residents and stakeholders. According to the analysis outlined in the plan, the current OTK BIA is very small. The Old Town Kemptville BIA currently only has an annual budget of $18 000. The plan compared that budget to the annual budget for the
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Barrhaven BIA, which is almost $270 000 and funded with tax levies, grants and sponsorships. In Barrhaven, 35% of this budget goes to staffing and 40% goes to marketing and promotion. The massive and varied differences between the two BIAs is very obvious, but the message is that the OTK BIA budget must be significantly larger to truly have a positive impact on behalf of their members. The plan states that the full potential of the OTK BIA can't be realized with the current limited resources. One possible solution that was outlined in the plan was adding more members by way of expansion of the footprint of the current OTK BIA. The other option would be to create a new Kemptville BIA that covers the entire Kemptville area, not just downtown and to dissolve the Old Town Kemptville BIA. The plan noted that ALL businesses who move to Barrhaven, for example, must join their BIA (there are currently approximately 450 Barrhaven BIA members). As well, because there are so many businesses in the Barrhaven BIA, they charge a tax levy of just under $0.54 per $1 000 of assessed property value. The OTK BIA tax levy is currently set at $1.89 per $1,000 of assessed property value. Expanding the number of businesses involved in the OTK BIA (or Kemptville BIA) could theoretically encourage the lowering of tax levies for existing members and make it easier to attract new businesses to Old Town Kemptville because of lower rents. Another point touched on by the plan is the OTK BIA business and property owners who are volunteers on the Board of Management must contribute more to the governance of the BIA and less to the day to day operations. This means that the daily opera-
tions of the BIA should be carried out by paid BIA staff like in other BIAs, not volunteers who already have their hands full running their own businesses. Paid staff often bring with them experience, knowledge and skill sets that BIA members either don't have or simply don't have time to use or demonstrate outside their own business. The message is clear, that despite all of the hard work of both current and past members of the Old Town Kemptville BIA Board of Management, significant change is necessary to ensure the future of Old Town Kemptville. If you'd like to receive a copy of the McSweeney and Associates Business, Marketing and Programming Plan for the Old Town Kemptville BIA, kindly forward an email request to Martia Cicalo , the OTK BIA Program Coordinator at biaprogramcoordinator@gmail.com.
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The Kemptville Home Hardware store on Prescott Street has a welcoming and old-fashioned feel to it. A fully-stocked traditional hardware store, a family-owned and operated business in a time of big boxes and colourless outlets, Blair Hamilton is the proud owner of a business that has been in the same location since 1950. His parents bought it in the mid-1960’s, and Blair carries on for a second generation. It is not surprising that the store has a homey atmosphere, because that it what is was for a hundred years - a family home. Not only that, but the original owner of that home was himself a store keeper, a man in the retail trade in Kemptville. Thomas Blackburn was the son of William Blackburn, one of the earliest store owners in town. His sons, Thomas and his older brother,
Andrew, worked for many other store owners around Kemptville until they set up their own operation in a building just down the street from Kemptville Home Hardware, at the corner of Asa Street. That store was known as Blackburn’s, then Anderson’s, Langstaff and Anderson, and, most recently, the Red and White. Business was good, and Thomas was able to buy the corner lot and build his family a lovely home, where they lived for more than forty years. In 1926, it was bought by T. A. Robinson, who was an insurance agent in the town, and it served as his family home for almost a quarter of a century. James Kennedy opened his hardware store there in 1950, and that is what it has been for sixty-five years. There is a long tradition of stability and deep roots for everyone who has owned that building.
Blair Hamilton is a local man, proud of his community and determined to provide good service, good products and a warm welcome to all who visit this historic building and enjoy the kind of hardware store that just doesn’t seem to exist any more. Except in historic downtown Kemptville.
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tory rest for pitchers based on how many pitches are thrown in a particular game. To get to the semi-finals, the Wildcats had to extend Alex Mellon, Wesley Finner, and Aaron Mather into extra innings in round robin play. In the semi-final, knowing many pitchers were unavailable, Nathan Hay stepped up to throw the maximum 75 pitches in a fantastic performance. Great defence by players such as Ashley Mather and Kayden Buller helped the cause. Aaron Mather, Wesley Finner, and Evan Cory scored three runs each while Braden Leeder crossed the plate twice, and Rhett McLean and Travis Ouellette also each chipped in a run. Even with 13 runs on the scoreboard, no lead is safe in Little League, and the game came right down to The Wildcats celebrate after defeating Cornwall in the District Semi-Final. Front: Ashley the wire. With the tying and Mather, Alex Mellon, Wesley Finner; Middle: Travis Ouellette, Rhett McLean, Nathan Hay, winning runs on base, relief Braden Leeder, Evan Cory, Kayden Buller; Back: Coach Chris Finner, Aaron Mather, Coach pitcher Evan Cory struck out Wes Cory, Coach Kevin Leeder, (missing Cody Scharf)] Photo by Coach Todd McLean the Cornwall batter to end the game, 13 to 12. With only a few players The Kemptville Wildcats tournaments in Kemptville, and Cornwall to force a threeMinor All-Stars concluded Cornwall, and Brockville, way tie for first place at 2 eligible to pitch in the chamtheir season with a bid for in addition to a playing a wins and 1 loss each. A pionship game, the Wildcats the District Championship number of exhibition games. “runs-against” tie-breaker re- were decided underdogs but last week. The All-Stars are This hard-working group sulted in Brockville claiming certainly did not back down. a group of boys and one girl of kids demonstrated re- the top seed and Kemptville Aaron Mather and Rhett selected from children who markable improvements over received the second seed. McLean handled the pitchplay house league baseball the course of the past two Cornwall finished third and ing duties. Wesley Finner and Evan Cory each scored for the Kemptville Wild- months. While they were Prescott was eliminated. Kemptville played host two runs. The highlight of cats organization. The team certainly not a pre-season then competes in the District favourite to compete for the to Cornwall in the semi-final. the season came in the fifth Playdowns for a chance to championship, the Wildcats The semi was an emotionally inning as the Wildcats were advance to the Little League eventually became serious charged affair showcasing attempting a comeback rally. Provincial Championships. contenders with a lot of hard two very different styles of With two strikes against Wes Cory, and his assistants work coupled with a great play. Cornwall is patient at him, Alex Mellon cracked bat, in an attempt to force a homerun 10 yards over Chris Finner, Todd McLean, “team first” attitude. In the Playdowns, in opposing pitchers to throw the centerfield fence. The and Kevin Leeder, coached round robin play, the Wild- strikes, while Kemptville joyous Kemptville bench the team. To prepare for the Dis- cats lost a close game to adopts a more aggressive emptied onto the field to meet trict Playdowns , the All- Brockville in the final at bat attack at the plate. Little their teammate at home plate Stars participated in weekend and then defeated Prescott League rules require manda- as fans from both Kempt-
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KWBSC player of the Week is Joanne Frost. Her nickname on the Hurleys team is the same as the comic book character The Flash. She is lightning quick with catlike reflexes! Joanne steals bases like a professional thief. Her positive attitude is contagious both on the field and in the dugout. Joanne grew up in New Brunswick and played ball as a kid (not competitive) in a small town. She played mixed league in her early 20's. Joanne was a paramedic in the county for a few years then went back to school and became a registered nurse. She currently works at Kemptville District Hospital starting in Emergency she is now working in a few different areas such as the medical/surgical floor, and now in postoperative care . Joanne has a wonderful husband, and a 2 year old son. Joanne's favourite quote is from Maya Angelou--"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel"
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Gold Medal Winner
by Hilary Thomson Two North Grenville natives brought serious bragging rights back from this year’s North American Junior and Young Riders Championship in Kentucky. Fifteen-year-old Yanina Woywitka and her prizewinning stallion Rheirattack of Rideauwood Farm won gold in the dressage team event, along with three other girls who represented Ontario in the Junior division of the competition.
Just being part of the Ontario Junior Team was a huge accomplishment for Yanina. In order to make the team she had to get a high enough score and beat the rest of the girls vying for the same spot. She also began riding Rheirattack late in the season and only had two months to train with him and then compete to get her qualifying scores. “When I found out I qualified I was so surprised and happy,” Yanina remembers. “It was amazing.” Yanina says her experience in Kentucky was equally
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amazing. It was eye opening for her to see so many riders from different disciplines. She was also impressed by the world-class Kentucky Horse Park. “The show ring itself was so beautiful and big and the stands were enormous. It’s so much different than the shows here. There’s nothing to compare it to.” Her favourite part about riding dressage is going into the show ring and reaping the benefits of her hard work and training. She also appreciates the strong connection that there needs to be between rider and horse in order for everything to go smoothly. “It’s hard work and sometimes it can be frustrating,” she says. “But it’s a lot of fun.” Doing so well in Kentucky has inspired Yanina to work hard and qualify again for the Ontario team. She will be working with both Reirattack and his son, Myattack, with whom she has more experience riding. Her goal is to work towards qualifying for the Young Riders division of the championship which is at a higher level and difficulty than the Junior division that she rode in this year. For now though she is still reeling from the reality of her gold medal . “I still can’t believe it. Just thinking about it makes me smile.”
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Significant enhancements are planned for the businesses and residential properties in the Rideau-Sanders Triangle area. by Hilary Thomson The improvements are part of North Grenville’s Community Improvement Program (CIP) which was launched in the summer of 2014 and offers financial incentive programs to stimulate the revitalization of the Old Town Triangle. The renovations include: A new blade sign for the Kemptville Kinsman Farmers Market to be placed on the existing sign structure for the Farmers Market at 200 Sanders Street. August 5, 2015
Sidewalk replacement and accessibility ramp for the Salvation Army on Oxford Street as well as a new canopy for the entrance, exterior lighting and signage and landscaping. Replacement of the siding and awnings on the residential duplex at 507509 Sanders Street. Repair and repaint of the front façade of the Quickie Mart at 712 Rideau Street. Window replacement for 103 Clothier Street (former Rowland Leather building). Painting and securing
of metal roof at 13 Clothier Street W. Replacement of eaves, troughs, door and 2 windows for the building that houses The Branch and Aphrodite Salon and Spa at 13, 15 and 16 Clothier Street E. There is significant potential in the triangle area of downtown Kemptville. With the help of the CIP these improvements could be a significant first step in injecting more life into the area and making it a stronger residential and commercial community.
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