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November 21, 2024
Vol. 12 No. 46
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In an uncertain world
in their own yards. Money raised from this project will go directly to helping the people of North Grenville's twin, Sokal', Ukraine, in support of mental health services for families and children affected by the war. It may not seem like a lot, but every little thing helps right now, and if this project, headed up by Nadia DiakunThibault, spreads to other communities, then I can only imagine the impact for our neighbours*overseas, INCLUDESsuffer* ANTI-REFLECTIVE ing from mental health isCOATING sues due to the ongoing war. PROGRESSIVE SINGLE VISION From the leftover parts LENSES & FRAMES LENSES & FRAMES of the bicycles, they have NEED AN EYE EXAM? also created sunflowers, BOOK YOURS AT : laurieropticalkemptville.com the emblem of Ukraine. *see store for details And there is so much more happening here, I dropped to come, with a sculpture in on the Ukraine Bike Art planned next year, an exproject last week, at the plosion of bikes. We can Kemptville Campus. There only imagine what this will were three volunteers there look like. And even if the at the time, and I was given war does end soon (which a tour of the work they are is not foreseeable), we will doing. It is simply amazing. have these pieces of art With all the bikes that had throughout our community been dropped off, most not to remind us of the peace and salvageable, they have been freedom we have here in our creating a thing of beauty. own country. Despite the lack of the volI see many groups workunteers they were hoping for, ing away, bringing goodness what they have achieved so into the community rather far is incredible. The bikes than creating dissent, somehave been stripped down thing we don’t need. So, like to just their frames, and Talia, I urge you to reach out have been repainted in the to our community and see colours of Ukraine. Some what is available to you to of the bikes will be installed do, in order to feel like part in various public locations of this community. around the municipality, and For more information in each hamlet. Others will or to volunteer please conbe up for sale, at $100 each, tact Nadia at pansophx. for private citizens to install ceo@gmail.com
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Volunteers Kevan Witt, Chris Willey and Sharon Dean by Marguerite Boyer this, perhaps it is because I With everything going run a newspaper and we are on in the world, and since in touch with many groups the news of the US elec- and individuals who are tions, I find myself turning working positively for the away from the news. I have benefit of North Grenville. I not watched any since that am seeing the growth and yet morning, and, talking to it has had little or no impact others, it has been the same on me, despite the construcfor them. I tend to overly tion going on on highway 43, obsess on these news items, and the huge development and I just can’t anymore. across from what was once My focus has turned even the KBC. more to our community and Please take the time to to searching out the good read the article by Talia stories, the acts of kindness, Hreljac in this issue, a restories that will uplift me cent addition to our team here in our community. I here at NGTimes. She is believe it is so important to newly arrived in the area keep our small town values, and talks about how she was and to promote them, now determined to explore North more than ever. They say Grenville with her young we are becoming like Bar- family in order to find out rhaven, but only if each of more about it and discover us allows it. I am sometimes who her neighbours are. puzzled by people saying Speaking of good things
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