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The highlight of last Friday’s meeting of the Executive Committee of the Friends of the North Grenville Public Library was the presentation of a $6,000 cheque to the Library CEO Sue Hig-gins by Barb McDerby, Treasurer.

That amount can be itemized as follows:$2,400 for Sarah’s Circle,$1,700 for Drop-in Story Time,$1,000 for the TD Summer Reading Program

$6,000 Donation for Library Programs from Friends

$350 for two book clubs (Tween the Lines and Book Chat) $200 for the ER Fund (books CDs, and DVDs celebrating music and enter-tainment)$150 for Adult Literacy Ma-terial (Golden Books, Good Reads, and Rapid Reads)$200 for photocopying and website updating.

Many of the aforemen-tioned programs would not be possible without the financial support pro-vided by Friends. A ma-jor portion of that $6,000 was realized as a result of the 9th Annual North

Grenville Book Fair. The $10,000 raised through the sale of books at Fer-guson Forest, the largest amount ever, was shared with Community Living North Grenville, partners in this endeavor.

P. Babin, Chair, report-ed briefly on this year’s 11th Children’s Holiday Concert, held during the storm of the decade on December 27, 2012.

Again this year, the ER Quartet provided an exciting program that cap-tivated every Mom and child. Attendance, due to heavy snow, was sparse

but the post-Christmas spirit was ever present. Left-over refreshments were donated to the Youth Centre. The food donation to the Salvation Army was minimal at best. Cookie bakers this year were Lou Munz and Marie Gouthro with dough provided by Butler’s Victorian Pantry. Giant Tiger donated fruit drinks.

Library patrons are re-minded that this is mem-bership renewal month for Friends. Income tax re-ceipts, along with a news-letter, will be mailed at the end of January.

Jeffrey Murray agreed to continue as co-chair of the Tenth Annual North Grenvil le Book Fair. Community Living North Grenville should be nam-ing its co-chair in the near future. Jeff mentioned that 85 boxes of books have al-ready been donated. These books will be stored in Oxford Mills for the time being. The membership report, submitted by Ivan Russell, showed a 16% growth in membership in 2012.

The phenomenal suc-cess of Youngsters of Yore, attributed to the ar-duous (but fun) involve-ment of Jean Kilfoyle, Fran Thompson, and other Friends volunteers, was underscored. The Execu-tive was impressed at the variety of presentations at these weekly Thurs-

day meetings held at the Norenberg Building. It is still the only place in town where high tea and gour-met desserts are served on a weekly basis, with the exception of the Victorian Pantry.

The Literacy Project, involving Friends, St. James Church, and Ro-tary International, was discussed. Last October, Friends donated $200 for the purchase of children’s books for the benefit of the Salvation Army’s Christ-mas hampers. There has been no follow up to this project.

The next meeting is scheduled for February 15, 2013.

Sue Higgins had been asked by George Buys, program chair, to provide an update on the 11th Lit-erary Follies, scheduled for March 3, 2013, at Les-lie Hall.

The program, to be finalized in a few weeks, will be published in early February. Volunteers are needed for the refresh-ments centre.

Sue Higgins, Library CEO, proudly accepts a $6,000 from Barb McDerby, Trea-surer, Friends of the NG Library. Presentation was made in the children’s section.

Patrick Babin

Tragic House Fire in Oxford

MillsDuring the short pow-

er outage on Sunday, it seems a gas explo-sion caused the death of Marg Rupert at her home in Oxford Mills. The explosion, which led to the blowing out of a downstairs window, and caused a huge wall of flame to shoot out onto Maplewood Avenue, was seen and heard by neigh-bours who tried bravely to get into the house to rescue Marg. There was, however, no way for them to gain access, and when firefighters arrived on the scene, they found her inside. The emergen-cy workers, who arrived in number and included a fire truck from Mer-rickville, tried CPR, but without success.

Marg Rupert was a very familiar figure around Oxford Mills for many years. After a long teaching career, Marg had suffered a stroke and retired to her home in the village. She was to be seen every day, her cap on her head, walk-ing her dog - often down the road rather than on the path. She went door-to-door through Oxford

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Mills collecting for the Cancer Society, or other causes, and was a regu-lar at all the Community Association events, and the North Grenville His-torical Society meetings in Kemptville. Marg was a very self-sufficient person, who had overcome real adversities to make a life for herself.

Her loss is something that will really only be felt over the coming weeks and months, as the dreadful reality sinks in. It seems particularly sad that Marg lost her life during a rela-tively brief power outage. The precise cause of the accident will not be known for some time, but the re-sults are only too obvious. Her friends in the village and beyond, and those who knew her a school teacher, will mourn her passing.

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Grammar MinutePatrick Babin

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It is mid-January, and the mid-winter blues

are starting to kick in. The Christmas season is over, and we are all out of good cheer as we face a long slow crawl to the March break. Personally, I have had enough of serious stuff for now. Time for a break from the constant fighting and struggle for fair play, honest corpora-tions and World Peace. Time for some fun.

But what should that be, I asked. How about some good one-liners for the general public? Here goes:

Those who jump off a bridge in Paris are in Seine.

Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?

A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.

If you don't pay your exorcist, you get repos-sessed.

With her marriage, she got a new name and a dress.

How about something for the educated palate? Some lines you have to think about (or, for the educated, of which you have to think..):

Dijon vu - the same mustard as before.

A hangover is the wrath of grapes.

When two egotists meet, it's an I for an I.

In democracy your vote counts. In feudalism your count votes.

Or we could just be silly. After all, that is what the powers that be think we are anyway! How about these?

What's the definition of a will? (It's a dead give away).

Time flies like an ar-row. Fruit flies like a banana.

She was engaged to a boyfriend with a wooden leg but broke it off.

Something for the Council, now that they’ve finished their financial planning for the year: You feel stuck with your debt if you can't budge it. And for the rest of us, who have been financially planned: A lot of money is tainted - Taint yours and taint mine.

Something for the wonderful and patient army of developers in North Grenville: Once

you've seen one shopping centre, you've seen a mall.

Here’s one for the com-puter geeks (because only they will get it): Local Area Network in Austra-lia - the LAN down under.

And here are a couple more, just for fun:

He had a photographic memory that was never developed.

Bakers trade bread recipes on a knead-to-know basis.

Santa's helpers are subordinate clauses. Acupuncture is a jab well done.

But, after thinking of all the one-liners, I sud-denly had a concern: what about the many readers who are looking for a rant? You see, there are those who are never happier than when they have something to be offended by. And it does seem that I have kept many, many people happy in that manner over the years. Was it fair, I wondered, to leave them lonely and unfulfilled at this terrible time of year? No, it is not! So, here’s a couple of thoughts just to offend them.

Canadians have a repu-tation of being nice, tol-erant, peaceful and fair. They like to think that other nations see them that way too. But, after many years of living here, I have come up with a theory that explains it all. You see, Canadians are really just as nasty, mean and violent as everyone else on the planet, but they have learned to sublimate all that through two very im-portant characteristics. The first, of course, is hockey. The National Sport is all about men (mostly) put-ting on armour and arming themselves with lances be-fore setting off into battle on blades of steel. Locked into a small arena, these gladiators only really get the mob happy when they start pulling off the gloves

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and saying it with fists. As an aside, why do Ca-

nadian (ok, North Ameri-can) sports commentators and reporters feel they have to shout ALL THE TIME? Seriously, is ev-erything that exciting? That may do when they’re talking hockey or some-thing, but when it comes to soccer, it just sounds strange. Oh, can Cana-dian sports people please learn how to pronounce the names of English soccer teams? The “w” is silent in “Norwich”and “West Bromwich Albion”.

OK, back to sports as a devious way to hide national characteristics. In Canada, teams don’t win and lose. No, they “blank” each other, or they are “over” each other, etc. Quite aggressive verbs, all the time. And, of course, people don’t skate: they “hit” the ice. Now, those violent verbs are not con-fined to sports in Canada. Oh, no. Canadians ver-balise their aggression in the strangest ways. They not only hit the ice, they also hit the slopes. Worse, they hit the books! Re-ally? You hit books? In fact, Canadians apparently hate literature: if they`re not hitting books, they’re cracking them open! Even innocent things like inani-mate objects are subject to violent verbs. Who has not “grabbed” a coffee, or just “grabbed” something to eat? Now, if you find your-self upset with me for all of this, don’t worry. You can always “catch me later”.

It is only fair, after ca-tering to the needs of the rant-lovers, that I balance the whole thing by ending with more humour: this time at the expense of the Irish. There are the usual ethnic slurs about Irish drinking: Have you heard about the Irishman who joined Alcoholics Anony-mous? He still drinks, but under another name. On a similar theme, here’s a thought: in Ireland, every pub is full of poets and wits. In other countries,

they’re called drunks.There is a nasty side

to Irish wit, too. George Bernard Shaw once com-mented to a society lady: “Certainly I enjoyed my-self at your party. There was nothing else to en-joy.” Another Irish writer said of a colleague: “I hear that he’s ill. Nothing trivial, I hope”. And, to round out this attempt at escaping from the serious inconsequentials of life in January, here’s a few more from the Irish:

My mum and dad are both dead and now I think of some of the things I wish I’d said to them. Like “be careful of that bus”. He was a man of his word, and his word was no good. An Irishman loses his dog, so he puts an ad in the newspaper that says: “here boy”.

NOR If your sentence expresses a negative followed by another negative, you should make use of nor.Neither the students nor the teachers were late.NOR follows NEITHER OR follows EITHERBRING One of my booby traps! If an object is being moved forward, use bring.TAKE If the object is being moved away, use take.AFFECT Remember that affect is almost always a verb; effect is almost always a noun.EFFECT This sound affects people’s attention. Positive effects improve performance. ________________________________________________ MISHMASHDo you bury or berry? Why is it not pronounced theway it looks? Are both pronunciations correct? ------------------------------------------------I could care lessIrregardlessHer hat compliments her dressTo quickly writeHe sat down on the chairYour coming with usUse the least amount of wordsThere is something wrong with each of these words, phrases, and sentences. Can you spot the errors?

Pled guilty or plead guilty? In the United States, you might hear, “pled guilty”; in Britain, “plead guilty”. (“pleaded” is also legitimate) There is probably too much vociferousness relative to cer-tain words. It helps to know the various tenses. In closing, it is most gratifying to hear from you.

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Knights of Columbus Charity Raffle to support Local Initiatives

The Knights of Co-lumbus have undertaken a raffle in aid of the Kempt-ville District Hospital, the Beth Donovan Hospice and North Grenville Ac-cessible Transportation (NGAT). This is a spe-cial charity raffle over and above the Council's normal work in the com-munity. The goal is to raise $3,000, which would be distributed equally to each of the three orga-nizations. The draw will be held at the Sweetheart Brunch on February 10, 2013. For over ten years, the Knights of Columbus Holy Cross Council 5333 have put on this event as part of its fund rais-ing activities and it will provide a lovely brunch to approximately eight hundred people again this year. Live entertainment is also provided, while North Grenville residents enjoy a wonderful meal with their families.

In 2012, Holy Cross Council was fifty years old. Over the years, the Council has worked close-ly with the North Gren-ville Community Service Council, the Salvation Army and the House of Lazarus. The Knights in

Kemptville have operated a community food bank for many years. In 2011, the Council undertook a com-mitment to raise $40,000 for the Kemptville District Hospital Foundation over four years. In 2013, the Council will provide the second of four installments to our local hospital.

The Council will regu-larly make financial contri-

butions to such organiza-tions as the Beth Donovan Hospice, NGAT , the hos-pital, Ryan's Well, Scouts Canada and Harvest House Rehabilitation Centre.

Finally, for the last six years, Council 5333 has hosted a golf tournament at the Nationview Golf Course on the second Saturday in September.

John Brauneisen

John Brauneisen, manning the Raffle on behalf of the Knights of Columbus


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In 2007, a legacy project was launched in our

community that would mark one hundred and fifty kilometers of trails. The next year, through the Eastern Ontario Devel-opment Program, fund-ing was received and the process began, creating maps, developing walking tours, installing signage and launching a website. Following closely after these strong beginnings, North Grenville received funding from the Ontario Ministry of Health Pro-motion and Sport to map out a strategy to develop, manage and promote the trails for our residents and visitors. A strategy like this establishes for staff and council the rec-ommended direction and initiatives to launch the project in the community.

The vision and con-clusion from the strategy, that surveyed a varied selection of our com-munity, was to provide a well- connected system of trails that would provide residents and visitors the opportunity to engage in an active, healthy life-style, travel to destina-tions in our community, and experience nature. There are five key ele-ments that the strategy focuses on, including:

promoting the health and fitness of trail use; look-ing at potential tourism possibilities; connecting our current established trails and hamlets; offer-ing alternate transporta-tion options for the com-munity; all of which will enhance quality of life. The document highlights details from path size, safety, funding recogni-tion for partners, to name but a few, creating policy guidelines that are stan-dards to be met. Trails cre-ated, or existing, will need to meet these standards and be maintained. Our Council is committed to implementing the strategy.

Staff and Council have worked and accomplished to date an initiatives list that includes: prioritiz-ing sidewalk repair and additions; an extension from Settlers Grant that will meet existing com-munity trails; applying to funding sources, and also trying to acquire lands to create additional trail connectors. Priorities have been established for this calendar year. These will include a pathway on County Rd. 44, which may include a pedestrian crossing should funding allow, completion of the Concession Road allow-ance, the Waterfront Trail, acquiring more land, and a signage and a communica-tions plan. Although these

are the priorities, they will require staff time and dol-lars to complete.

The good news is that we have moved on to the next recommended strat-egy step and our Trails Advisory Committee has been established. The first meeting has brought together this new Com-mittee of Council and we have an excellent repre-sentation of five North Grenville residents who are eager to work on fol-lowing up with recom-mendations. The Commit-tee has already set some goals, which will include a spring meeting with a va-riety of key stakeholders. The varied perspectives and advice the members will bring to the table will be a key driver of getting the trails in play and familiar to all our residents. As usual, when called upon, the residents of the community never hesitate to commit their ideas and volunteer time to help Council move a large evolving project forward.

Communications, sig-nage and partnerships will be a priority. The trail system’s success will be in the people-friendly nature of being able to know where one can bike, hike, snowshoe, ski, walk or run. Knowing how to

access information, and achieving solid partner-ships, will be a focus when the committee next sits down together. Commu-nicating information will be essential for visitors and our community, so everyone can take full ad-vantage of this resource. As with most long range projects, this strategy was written with a flexible schedule over a twenty year time span, allow-ing for continued input from councils, staff and community. A project of this size is important to our growing community. For North Grenville the opportunity to be green, growing, and going, pro-moting healthy lifestyle choices for people through a trail network, will en-hance our unique com-munity physical layout. It will be an important piece of infrastructure that will enhance quality of life.

As with all evolving projects, we are interested in hearing your views. Over the course of this year and next, the com-mittee will be seeking your input. Please visit the municipal website at ngtrails.ca. The com-plete strategy is avail-able, as well as maps and walking tour guides.

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I want to suppor t Woody Armour’s call for a Saturday morning (or all day) Farmer’s Market. In season I shop exclusively at local farm stands and markets, and year-round I buy my meat from Al-bert’s or Greg’s over in Winchester. I make every effort to buy local and a market here would be great. I’ve never been to the Kemptville market because I have no interest in shopping in the summer heat of a Sunday afternoon, at which point I’ve long since done my shopping for the weekend anyway. Really bad timing in my opinion - and I’d fully and happily support a Saturday morning market with all manner of local products. Hope it happens!

Mike Villeneuve Mountain, Ontario

As per Mr. Armour’s article in the NG Times of January 16th, I would shop the market that he is proposing. When Sun-day comes around I am all shopped out and have bought my provisions for the rest of the week. Also on Sundays we usually are out and about and give the market a miss.

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Catherine and I are enjoying The North Gren-ville Times and look for-ward to each Wednesday edition. Your articles re-garding our local history are wonderful.

Thanks for recognizing those of us in the North Grenville area who re-ceived the Queen's Jubilee Medal (ref. "North Gren-ville Residents Awarded Diamond Jubilee Medal.")

There are three other residents who received the medal and deserve recognition:

Joanne Pulfer (wife of Ralph) Both Joanne and Ralph served in Afghani-stan.

Ken Richardson who served in the Royal Cana-dian Navy and is a mem-ber of the Nato Veterans Organization of Canada.

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"A new farmers mar-ket?" as described by Woody Armour could go a long way to solving the problem of business erosion in 'Old Town Kemptville'. This is a band wagon that I believe even the most cynical could support. If the downtown is emptying as rapidly as you have described in your editorial, an all day (any day but Sunday) farmers market could turn that trend around.

Faye Nicholson

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Re: Crisis – What Crisis?Your editorial com-

ments, both in the Janu-ary 16th edition of the TIMES, and in several editions of its predecessor (the NG News), continue to place much of the blame for the vacant store fronts in our down town core on development of Colon-nade and our Municipal decision makers. In real-ity, this is simply not the case. The previous edition of the TIMES included an excellent article on the necessity of business own-ers spending more time working ON their busi-ness rather than IN their business. I believe that article probably pointed to reasons why at least some of the businesses previously located down town are no longer there. Other reasons include well deserved retirements (the Winters family of Family World and the lovely ladies at the Hair Gallery), broad corporate restructuring/ownership issues (the Advance), un-der-funded start-ups, and fickle consumers who will go elsewhere to save even a few dollars.

Let’s look at some of the successful down town businesses and why they remain the successes they are. The B&H Communi-ty Grocer: How many of your readers aren’t even aware of the fantastic organic food section, the focus on locally grown meat and produce, and the exceptional choice of fresh flowers available on an ongoing basis? In addition, I’d be willing to bet there is no other grocer in town who extends the

Re: A New Farmers’ Market

YEA – someone has finally said out loud what MANY residents have been saying quietly for the past two years! Of course Saturday morn-ing is a better time for a Farmers’ Market. Having discussed this with at least one of the current group of vendors at the Kemp-tville Farmers’ Market, I was told several of the vendors themselves agree with this, while others are not willing to move from the 2:00 to 4:00 Sunday time frame. Reasons were that some vendors already participate in Saturday markets elsewhere while others wouldn’t have time to prepare their wares for an early morning start.

I suspect other poten-tial vendors will be far more interested in par-ticipating in an all day Saturday market, and this will keep our shopping dollars local rather than having them spent at the North Gower or Parkdale Market in Ottawa where they sometimes go on Saturdays.

This is in no way a criticism of the core Mar-ket group which initiated the Kemptville Farmers’ Market. I admire their efforts, thank them for getting it going, and sup-port it as much as I can. For those who wish to

participate only at the established 2:00 to 4:00 Sunday market, no one is saying they can’t continue with the practice. Why not have both a Saturday and Sunday market and let consumer dollars dictate the outcome.

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ber of the Nato Veterans Organization of Canada.

Many members of the Nato Veterans Organiza-tion of Canada (including myself) were awarded the medal in recognition of their service to their coun-try through deployments under the Nato flag.

The ceremony was held on May 10, 2012 at the Canadian War Museum. Presenting the medals was General (ret) Paul Manson,OC,CMM,CD, former Chief of the De-fence Staff and Patron of the Nato Veterans Organi-zation of Canada.

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same level of support to every charitable organiza-tion which comes knock-ing on their door looking for support. Sun Moun-tain Sports: While sport-ing goods are available elsewhere (yes at the big box stores at Colonnade), no other seller in this community can, or will, provide the same level of expertise, guidance and advice when purchasing sports equipment. If they don’t have what’s best for you personally, they’ll get it for you. Not only that, they’ll provide excellent after sales service should it be needed at another time. Book Market: As one of many stores owned by the proprietor, there are literally thousands of choices here. Again, if she doesn’t have the spe-cific book you’re looking for, she’ll get it from one of her many other loca-tions and call you when it’s in. Please don’t count RBS out (as you did in your editorial). Their core business is, and always has been, servicing appli-ances. Like the other busi-nesses mentioned in this

paragraph, what has kept them going for so many years is the level of ser-vice we get when we need an appliance repair. That aspect of their business remains in place. There are many other down town long term success stories (e.g. Clothier Mills Inn, Kemptville Fabric Shop, 416 Tire Service and Ben-son Auto Parts which recently expanded).

We’re all aware busi-ness ownership is a tough road to hoe, and certainly not for the faint of heart when economic factors force consumers to tighten their belts. I just wish The North Grenville TIMES would place more em-phasis on what our down town businesses have to offer (many newer resi-dents just don’t know) and why we should all make an effort to support them. More importantly perhaps, when people go shopping they should remember which business operators supported them when they were looking for a donation for their sports team/charity. Sincerely, Diana Scanlan

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Oxford MillsThere’s always something interesting going on at Maplewood HallJohn Barclay, Oxford Mills Community Association

For the past two years I’ve been the point

of contact for individu-als and groups wanting to rent the Hall, and it’s provided me with a won-derful window on the community. As I men-tioned in an earlier col-umn, Maplewood Hall (and the Park) hosted a variety of events in 2012 including four weddings, numerous club meetings, two Ceilidhs and a suc-cessful Christmas Craft Show. The building is truly a community “cen-tre”.

Many residents be-lieve the Municipality manages the Hall, or that somehow it all happens by magic. Well it is mag-ic, of a kind: the magic of selfless community involvement and it is truly gratifying to witness. Un-like Blanche Dubois in Tennessee Williams’ “A Street Car Named De-sire”, Maplewood Hall doesn’t have to rely on the “kindness of strangers”. It has you, your neigh-bours and the extended community there to rely on. Thank you to every-one who has supported

(and continues to support) Maplewood Hall through volunteered time and gen-erous donations.

As a volunteer-run fa-cility, Maplewood Hall must, however, deal with a common non-profit “catch-22”, it has just enough rental income to cover basic upkeep costs with nothing left over for advertising. We’ve always relied on word of mouth and the generosity of lo-cal business to post our flyers, or, in the case of the North Grenville Times, to run our ads for free; and this has kept our heads above water. However, we need to do more than just cover basic upkeep costs; we need to increase the utility of the Hall to the community through improvements, like in-stalling sound insulation for better presentations, film events and musical performances. With im-provements to the space, we can increase rentals and generate the kind of income needed to upgrade the building. Relying on private donations is, in my opinion, unsustainable.

I was frequently sur-

prised, when opening up the Hall for potential rent-ers, that many had never heard of it before; or, if they had heard but had never been inside, how pleased they were with the space and its facilities (a fully equipped kitchen, piano, wheelchair accessi-ble washrooms etc.). How can we raise the profile of this lovely historic build-ing, promote this valu-able community asset and increase rental income? The simplest way is to attend one of the many public events held at the Hall and then “talk it up”, “spread the word” about what a wonderful facility it is. The next thing you can do is to volunteer your time to the Oxford Mills Community Association at one of their community events, like its Canada Day Celebration in the Park; or join in one of our informal work parties that maintain the appearance of the Hall.

What happens if the Hall’s rental income is in-sufficient to needs? Well, to paraphrase a famous aphorism, you get the community centre you

deserve - or you don’t get one at all.

Again, I encourage community members to come to our OMCA monthly meetings on the first Thursday of ev-ery month (the next is at 7:30pm on Feb. 7th). You don’t have to be on the Board of Directors or be on one of our Com-mittees to attend. If there is an event you’d like to see happen, or if there’s an issue in the commu-nity you’d like to ad-dress, these meetings are a great place to begin. Unfortunately, until our website is updated, the best way to get up-to-date information on events and community issues is to find the Oxford Mills Community Association on Facebook.

Maplewood Hall, the historic (1875) school-house that serves as Oxford Mills’ commu-nity centre, is run by the OMCA’s Maplewood Management Committee and is made available at very affordable prices for a variety of events. To register an event, please call 613-258-6485.

Even with the weather being what it is for

January - cold and snowy - over a hundred people opted to brave the ele-ments for the Legion's monthly breakfast. Now I know why. $5 gets you pancakes with syrup, beans, bacon, ham, sau-

sage, eggs, toast, butter, and several juices. I'm sure I'm missing some-thing. Oh yes. Coffee, tea, hash browns, more juice, and four kinds of baked goods. And this fantastic breakfast is all made from scratch, too, by a dedicated band of volunteers, some of who have been here every month since the

regular breakfasts began seven years ago.

There are enough fresh eggs cooked here to feed an army; and it's a good thing too, because an army of people have been known to come by. Two hundred and fifty people dropped in this last Canada Day and at Christmas, and numbers have been keeping steady.

One of the reasons Kemptville is growing so quickly is that people that come here don't feel like leaving. I spent some time this week talking with sev-eral people, who are like myself, new in town, and what I hear almost all the time is that the community is second to none. Deb-ra Blimkie Schuh, from Healthy Pets Boutique, set up shop last year, and said: “It's the people that make Kemptville a great place to live. They are

so darn friendly!” Events like the Legion Breakfast are pillars in keeping this community together and I am glad to have found it! If you haven’t been to the Legion breakfast in a while, I HIGHLY recom-mend you go back. And if you haven’t been there before.... Five dollars gets you pancakes with syrup, beans, bacon, ham, sau-sage eggs....

Come for the break-fast, stay for the company, every third week of the month.

Our staff reporter Mike is always on hand, 24/7, to attend any com-munity event (with or without breakfast). Make sure you let him, and North Grenville, know by placing a FREE com-munity event notice. Send your event listings to: [email protected]

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The 2012 Christmas Fundraising Auc-

tion hosted December 13th by the Bishop’s Mills Women’s Institute was very well attended this year and included many WI members from across Leeds and Gren-ville. In addition to the Bishop’s Mills members, there were WI members from Roebuck, Fairfield, Philipsville, Frankville, and Junetown as well as many local community guests. Over $600 was raised through the efforts of the fifty women in at-tendance. Auctioneers Jane and Vicki Graham once again kept the group laughing and the generos-ity flowing. The Bishop’s Mills branch of the WI has been hosting a fundraising auction annually for over twenty-five years.

The proceeds are be-ing distributed between the Salvation Army and the Bishop’s Mills Com-munity Hall. The WI hall contribution will purchase The Board and Or-

ganizers of the 2013 Dandelion Festival will be holding the Annual General Meeting for the festival on Janu-ary 30th, 2013 in the upstairs boardroom of the North Grenville Mu-nicipal Center.

Everyone is wel-come at the meeting. The meeting will in-clude discussing the successes and challeng-es from the 2012 festi-val, as well as the plans for the upcoming year.

The 2013 festival promises to be yet again another crowd-pleasing event for the members of the community as well as the many visi-tors it attracts every year.

C o n t a c t : B r e n t Kelahar, [email protected]

North Grenville Com-munity Church is pleased to announce the opening of its Debt Freedom Cen-tre, a place where people in the community can go when their financial situ-ation seems out of control and they need practical help and hope. The Debt Freedom Centre will of-fer free face to face debt coaching to anyone in need.

According to recent media reports and govern-ment warnings, Canadians have now entered the same debt danger zone that trig-gered the housing crises in both the US and the UK. According to Statistics Canada, the debt in in-come ratio for Canadian households has reached 163%. This means that for every $1000 in after-tax income, Canadian families owe $1630. Even a small increase in interest rates can have a potentially dev-astating effect on families.

With the debt to in-come ratio in Canada the highest ever recorded, this initiative to help the com-munity of North Gren-ville couldn’t be timelier. “My heart breaks when I see the devastating ef-fect that financial stress has on individuals and families,” says Reverend Dan Massey, Lead Pas-tor of North Grenville Community Church, “but there is hope and we want to offer that hope to our community – no strings attached – just because we love our community and want to help.” Dan and his wife, Ann, are just one of hundreds of couples over the last few years that have benefitted from financial fitness coaching and know the difference it can make in the lives of families who struggle with financial stress. Debt Freedom Centre

For the last 5 years Da-vid Van Noppen has been helping local families get out and stay out of debt. David has seen more than 100 local families pay off over 4 million dollars in debt.

David is now leading The Freedom Initiative (www.FreedomCan.ca ), a non-profit project that is setting up a network of churches across Canada empowered and supported with trained volunteer debt coaches helping peo-

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a number of comfortable folding chairs to add to those generously donated from a community mem-ber in the fall.

The January meeting was held at the home of Carolyn Likely on the 17th, and twelve members were present. Discussions included many of the new ideas and opportunities with other branches in our new expanded district and their celebrations, fair par-ticipation and meetings, as well as a review of our Christmas auction. The current issue of FWIO’s Home and County maga-zine was distributed and the article about our Dis-trict amalgamation was prominently featured.

The new Membership Committee reported from their meeting on January 9 and many ideas were put forward about how to increase the exposure the BMWI has in the vil-lage and the surrounding community. It was agreed to start with a few small

Debt Freedom Centre opening in Kemptville

ple get out and stay out of debt.

For the past several months, the church has been busy working out the details of The Debt Free-dom Centre, and training its volunteer coaches. It is now ready to serve the people of North Grenville. There are currently 5 debt coaches that have been trained to help individuals develop and implement a process to pay off debts. The coaches are ready and excited to walk along-side local individuals and families, coaching them towards debt freedom - forever. The Centre will also have access to many other kinds of informa-tion including referrals for those facing insolvency.

“We are thrilled to be able to offer this to our community”, says Rev-erend Massey, “We see ourselves as a resource centre and a place of hope in North Grenville. Our vision is to live and love like Jesus and Jesus of-fered real hope for real people. The church has already begun praying for the needs of those who find themselves living under the burden of mounting debt.”

The North Grenville Community Church Debt Freedom Centre will open its doors February 9, 2013, offering free face to face debt coaching to anyone in need. The Centre will be open the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month from 9:30 – 11:30AM, by appointment only.

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steps, including making a presentation to the Oxford Mills Community Asso-ciation, and others that will take advantage of the world-wide web and social media.

The Bishop’s Mills Women’s Institute has been involved in the commu-nity since 1985, including documenting the history of the village and encourag-ing positive change. The Bishop’s Mills Women’s Institute holds monthly meetings and welcomes new members interested in meeting their neighbours and getting involved in their community.

The next meeting is Thursday, February 14th and will have a heritage theme. The meeting will be hosted by Tweedsmuir Cu-rators Jillian Wainwright and Susan Jenkins and will be held in Jillian’s home. If you are interested in finding out more about WI, see the Provincial organi-zation’s website: www.fwio.on.ca . For informa-tion about attending local meetings, please contact President Sheryl McKim 613-926-2472 or Jeanne Lambert at [email protected] .

Submitted by Jeanne Lambert PRO Bishop‘s Mills Women’s Institute


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Kin Canada is the na-tion's largest all-Canadian service club organization. Kinsmen, Kinette and Kin clubs across the coun-try work to better their communities, enhance the well-being of Canadians and improve the environ-ment. The Association boasts a proud 92-year his-tory dedicated to fostering life-long friendships while ‘Serving the Community’s Greatest Need.’ The As-sociation was founded by Harold (Hal) Rogers on Feb. 20, 1920 in Hamilton, Ontario. After returning from the First World War, he missed the camaraderie of the men he had served with.

Looking to join a club, Rogers decided to join Rotary but his application was rejected because it was Rotary's policy not to admit two members from the same business estab-lishment; Rogers’ father, with whom he worked, was already a member. As a result of this rejec-tion, Rogers and a small group of men gathered for a dinner meeting and became the first Kinsmen club - The Kinsmen Club of Hamilton.

We have a Kinsmen Club here in Kemptville wi th e ighteen mem-bers who meet the sec-ond Wednesday of each month, with the exception of summer months. All their funds are raised and used locally. Their main activities/fundraising ef-forts include:

Family Day in Febru-ary: Kinsmen rent out both ice surfaces at the Municipal Centre so the general public can skate for free. They serve hot dogs and hot chocolate at the arena. They also rent the North Grenville Centre movie theatre for the day and show two movies, also free of charge.

Brent's Annual Birth-day Party in March: Every year, they organize a huge party with a live band and alcoholic beverages. The cost of admission, and money from the bar, helps raise funds for our com-munity.

The Dandelion Festival in May: Kinsmen take charge of the Beer Tent, and proceeds go to local

The Kemptville Kinsmen: Part of the Community

projects.The Kemptville Kins-

men Farmers' Market over the summer: Kinsmen pro-vide insurance for the mar-ket and help organize it.

Market Plates in Sep-tember: The Kinsmen pair up farmers with restaurants or caterers. The farmers provide produce free of charge and the restaurant staff or caterers create a tasting plate. These tast-ing plates are purchased to help raise funds for the Kinsmen and the Farmer's Market.

Kemptville Kinsmen Santa Claus Parade: The Kinsmen organize the pa-rade in conjunction with the Chamber of Com-merce.

There are so many rea-sons to learn more about Kin Canada. Beyond avail-able funding and bursa-ries, they support Cystic Fibrosis research, help with disaster relief, assist military families, and pro-vide fundraising tools such as selling First Aid Kits, or Free Trade Coffee, or World's Finest Chocolate.

If you wish to get in-volved, contact Chris Dro-zda at (613) 223-6625 or [email protected]

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Did You Know That...?A Kemptville MiscellanyDid you know that.... when Lyman Clothier first set foot in what was to become Kemptville, the entire population of Oxford Township was just fourteen - all one family? The Harris family, from Ireland, were renting land near Bur-ritt’s Rapids....when Kemptville separated from Oxford in 1857, there had to be a special Act passed, because Kemptville didn’t have the 1,000 inhabitants required for independence?...”Squire” Bottum’s home, now 319 Clothier west, was once the only house west of Rideau Street? It was the Squire’s manor house. He owned all the land between Rideau and Somerville, and between Concession and 43....Kemptville remained only a Village for more than a hun-dred years after separating from Oxford? It only became a Town in the 1960's....Kemptville has provided two Provincial Premiers? G. Howard Ferguson was Premier of Ontario, and Alexander Rutherford was the first Premier of Alberta in 1905....the original east boundary of Kemptville was Sanders Street, which was called West Street for many years?...Clothier Street east was originally called North Main Street?...the oldest surviving church building in Kemptville is at 116 Clothier Street east? It was built in 1847 as a Baptist church, and it served as such until 1914. It was finally sold in 1927....Kemptville had its own movie theatre from as early as 1921? It was located where the Post Office is today, and only closed as a theatre in December, 1959....until 1998, Riverside Park was outside of the limits of Kemptville? The Town had to rent, and later buy, the land.

Sunrise with HorsesBy Valerie Kirkwood, Acton’s Corners

In the harsh months of winter, horses that are turned out need protection from wind, moisture, and the cold. There are various con-siderations that need to be taken into account during this sometimes difficult season.

Basic shelter require-ments for a horse consist of a place to get out of the wind and wet dur-ing cold weather. It is neither necessary nor desirable for a horse to be in an airtight, heated barn. This usually proves to be more detrimental than a barn which is cold, but not drafty. A horse that lives out must have access to some form of shelter, whether it be a cluster of trees, a natural windbreak, or a constructed shelter. A simple, effective shelter is three sided, with the back wall to the prevail-ing winds and the open-ing facing the sun.

In order for a horse to produce a dense, healthy winter coat, the diet should provide an adequate quantity and quality of protein. Most normal winter coats provide the same insulating capabilities as a high-end winter blanket. Along with the downward growth of the long hair, the increased production of body oils helps to shed water and keep moisture away from the skin. The winter coat absorbs heat from the sun and the horse’s body, trapping it next to the skin. Pilo Erec-tor muscles make the hair stand up, increas-ing the coat’s insulating potential. When the wind blows, it causes the hairs to separate, breaking the

heat seal which results in a great loss of body warmth. A wet hair coat wicks heat away from the horse much faster than a dry hair coat, and also tends to become plastered close to the horse’s body, eliminating the insulat-ing properties of a thick coat. Horses that live out should receive only minimal grooming, as anything too vigorous will disrupt the natural oils essential for protec-tion from moisture.

Whether or not you choose to blanket your horse depends on sev-eral factors, including condition, hair coat, activity level, level of nutrition, and available shelter from the elements. Blanketed horses must be meticulously groomed to avoid rubs and sore spots. Blanket fit is of utmost importance, as an ill-fitting blanket can be dangerous. The blanket lining should be smooth to avoid damaging the hair. Often, horses will require two or three dif-ferent blankets, in vary-ing weights. Although a waterproof blanket will keep precipitation off a horse, it will not allow heat and moisture from normal body perspiration to escape. A waterproof-breathable blanket solves this problem while still keeping the horse warm and dry.

Just as each horse is different, each situation will vary. It is important to know your horse, mon-itor his body condition over the winter, and make changes as necessary. It is important to visually in-spect your horse, paying special attention that he is dry and not shivering. All of this will help keep your horse healthy and happy, and before you know it, it will be spring time again.

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The Weight Loss Journey

Last winter, Mom and I spent our time in

South Georgia. Mom is a snowbird. I had just graduated University of Guelph/Kemptville Col-lege as an adult student. I had spent two intense years at school, learning about Food Science, and had managed to gain a significant amount of weight. Don’t get me wrong: I have battled weight for well over thirty years. I made a de-cision before we left for our 4 ½ month adventure. We would embark on losing weight and getting healthy. Mom had been a Weight Watcher lecturer for many years but had also had slipped into a heavier status. From the moment we got in the vehicle to begin our jour-ney, I dubbed it “Boot Camp”.

We followed the old Weight Watchers pro-gram and I brought all my nutrition books with me. Each day we would eat our thousand calories and exercise. We fol-lowed the eating guide-lines and then enhanced the program with spe-cific dietary needs. Mom had swollen ankles and needed to cut back on her salt intake. I was on blood pressure pills and cholesterol medication, therefore needed to re-duce my fat, increase fi-bre and exercise in order to regain a healthy status. I was the vegetable chop-per and mom was the cook. I loved fat and had

to learn to cook without any fat!

Mom and I managed to lose over fifty pounds each. We lost about two pounds a week and learned many lessons from each other. It was lovely to do this as a team. The combined education and knowledge, mixed with determination, was the key to our success. We supported each other and looked for solutions when we each ran into is-sues. We used the Weight Watchers program as a base and looked for areas to address our specific needs. Every two weeks, we would examine a dif-ferent aspect of our eating habits. Sometimes it was emotional, or portion size, fibre or salt intake. My greatest hurdle was por-tion size to feel “full” and mom’s greatest issue was “hidden” salt in foods that she assumed were healthy.

We arrived home in April of 2012 and we both looked amazing. We had succeeded in dropping al-most 100 pounds between us. I immediately went to my doctor because I had to stop taking my medica-tions and although my doc-tor was complimentary, the first comment was: “just how sustainable do you think this weight loss is?” I was very hurt, but at the same time had to examine how re-entering my “real” life was going to affect the boot camp results.

The first thing mom and I did was join our local Weight Watchers class to build support and continue toward our goal weights. I got a variety of jobs that fit my lifestyle.

This winter, Mom and I are in Myrtle Beach. We have dubbed our time here as the “Myrtle Beach Spa”. It is quite an expe-rience to wake up to the ocean every morning and at midday watch the horses walk along the beach, and, finally, see the dolphins play in the water as the afternoon sun goes down. We have returned to our routine of exercise and eating right. We prepare most of our own meals and continue our health jour-ney. Mom and I have been here two weeks and have dropped a further three pounds each. It is quite a privilege to have this time with my Mom, but also to set goals and accomplish them together. The Myrtle Beach Spa offers a new set of challenges but also al-lows us to examine further solutions to dietary issues. The local library has two full shelves of nutrition books and a whole section with large print books. We shop for fresh fruit and vegetables in local grocery stores. We eat most of our meals in the condo in our own kitchen. I continue to be the vegetable chopper and Mom continues to cook her fabulous meals.

There are over 500 res-taurants and the cuisine is southern with many twists! More and more restaurants are offering meals with just 500 calories, but most are very high in salt. Eat-ing out is part of being on holiday. Mom and I are careful in our choices and limit the frequency we eat in restaurants. We also find the portion sizes are really large, so splitting a dinner is the way to go. We both get to enjoy the local cuisine without gaining weight. We are foodies and enjoy eating, so we are constantly tracking our intake of calories and nutrients. We exercise and simply enjoy the scenes and sights.

It has been over 12 months of lessons and learning to be a thinner person. The Greatest lessons are:Eat 3 meals a dayDon’t get famished or super-hungry, snacks are importantExercise, but don’t go crazy, slow and steady improvementAre you hungry or thirsty?Portion control and choicesEat without guilt, Enjoy foodFollow Canada’s Food GuideEat fresh nutrient dense foodsBe patient and determinedIdentify your dietary/health issues

Recognize that it took years to gain weight, it takes time to lose itTreat yourself like you would a friend

Heather Westendorp is a graduate of the Univer-sity of Guelph: Food, Nu-trition and Risk Manage-ment Diploma. She has also lost over 50 lbs. and is now a healthy weight, im-proving her health status!

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On Family Day, Mon-day, February 18th, some of our favorite local ce-lebrities will be looking for your help to bail them out of jail for a great cause. From 10 am to 3 pm lo-cal non-profit, Kemptville Youth Centre (KYC) will be the location for the courtroom and jail.

If there is a good sport that you want to send to jail for a good cause, you can sponsor an arrest warrant. Warrants can be sponsored by calling Robin Heald at Kemptville Youth Centre at 258-5212. These war-rant sponsorships are $2 for students or school staff and $5 for adults.

Arrested and convicted felons will be raising bail in order to be released from jail. Student bail will be set at a minimum of $50. School staff will need to fund raise what their stu-dents have raised to arrest them or $100 whatever is greater.

All funds raised with this event will be used to serve local Kemptville and area youth with qual-ity programs. Kemptville Youth Centre operates Monday through Friday after school providing ser-vices to youth aged 12-18. The programs KYC provides every week in-clude Sports Night held at Kemptville Public School, Cook Night, Leaders in Training, Movie Mondays, Games Nights, and Friday night dances. KYC also freely shares its space with other non-profits and men-toring groups from the area including Pathfinders.

When asked about the impact of the services that KYC provides, KYC Ex-ecutive Director Robin Heald replied, “Provid-ing a safe, supervised

space, great role models and amazing activities for youth makes a difference in the lives of every youth we serve. These essential components help build resilience and protective factors so our youth have a better chance at a better life.”

Youth Centres Cana-da’s website states; “Prob-lem-solving skills, positive role-models and positive attachments are the foun-dation blocks upon which youth develop resiliency, a healthy self-identity, and an ability to be engaged as citizens of their com-munity, country, and the world.”

Youth are our future leaders, innovators and parents. “Youth are able to serve as citizens by re-sponding to the challenges of our times through their optimism, altruism, and passion for the causes in which they believe.” states the Youth Centres Canada website.

For constant updates on the local jailbirds and their charges, to download arrest warrants, to donate, or to sponsor Jail or Bail, check out www.kyc.my-event.com or call Robin at 613-258-5212.

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Are you looking to improve your French conversational skills? Come and join us for an evening of friendship and

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On Friday, January 25, 2013 at 10.00 am the Library (Norenberg Build-ing) will be hosting Ron-ald McDonald® at a spe-cial interactive story time. Everyone is welcome to attend but we ask that you call or email the Library to register. Family Literacy Day is January 26th so we will be celebrating family reading. The win-

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man joined an existing local cancer support group and was the only man in the room. There is a need for men to get together and share infor-mation: "There are some details we just can't share with a group of women". Most of the men in the group have had prostate cancer, but the group is open to men who have been diagnosed with any form of cancer.

The goal of its mem-bers is to help men going through this stressful and confusing process. When you reach the age of 50 (some doctors start as young as 40), your pros-tate is checked as part of your regular check-up. If your Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) levels are high and the digital exam is inconclusive, you may be sent for a biopsy. Once you get diagnosed with cancer, the health sys-tem works very quickly. Your life is taken over by appointments, driv-ing to various specialists throughout the week.

You have really im-portant decisions to make and doctors may not give you the informa-tion you need, or advise one course of action over the other. You can search the internet but you can become overwhelmed and unsure about which source to trust. Once you've sifted through

The Prostate Cancer Support Group will have its inaugural meeting at St John’s United Church

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January 27th at 2pm. piles of websites and have discarded scams and false information, you are still alone with your life or death decisions. Men don't necessarily feel comfortable sharing their diagnosis with oth-ers. They may not want to burden their families until they have come to a decision regarding which treatment they wish to pursue.

Seemingly, the two main options are: radia-tion or surgery. You can find websites that are proponents of each. One website the men highly recommend for its ability to present facts neutrally is www.ourvoiceinpros-tatehealth.com. You must be prepared when you meet with your doctor. Pragmatic questions lead to pertinent information. From the discomfort of the biopsy, the confusing search for information, the strain on your rela-tionships with signifi-cant others, and the con-sequences of treatment choices (including erec-tile dysfunction), as well as tips to help you recover more quickly, this group can guide you through it all because these men have been there.

The men in the Pros-tate Cancer Support Group caution newly-diagnosed men to "get ev-ery test provided before deciding what procedure to follow - what's the best one for you", and to talk to family and friends as soon as possible because their support will be vital throughout this process. If you have questions, contact the group at [email protected] or (613) 258-2623 or attend their support group on January 27, 2013. They hope to eventually reach out to physicians in the area, as well as hospital staff, so they are knowl-edgeable about prostate cancer as well. Informa-tion is key - don't be left out of the loop.

ning book for Read to Every Kid Everyday will be announced on Saturday, January 26th .

Our thanks to the Kemptville McDonald’s® for sponsoring this event. For more information or to register please email [email protected] or call 613-258-4711.North Grenville Public Library1 Water Street Kemptville

Missing since Wednesday January 16/13In the Dr Gordon Cr area of KemptvilleIf you see him please call 613 258 4091

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50th AnniversaryKeith and Geraldine SloanTheir children: Cathy, Ted & Carolinvite you to celebrate with them

on Saturday, January 27at The Kemptville Legion

Reuben Crescent 1 - 5 p.m.

I agree with Mr Ar-mour on almost every point he makes.

I have never under-stood the operation of the current market. At many times during the season, people who are provid-ing homemade food & lunches are selling their wares after lunch is over. He is correct in thinking that people do their mar-keting early in the day. I think the proposed new hours are more realistic for both the consumers & the vendors. It has always been a mystery to me how the vendors could realize a profit from only two hours a week. I imagine many more farmers would be interested if the orga-nization were more like other profitable markets in the area. It would also allow the farmers to offer their products at a reason-able rate as they would not have to try to pay for their booth during such a limited period.

I also think that it would be good to have a certain amount of tables to rent on a weekly ba-sis, so that very small

scale growers could have a chance to sell some of their over production. This would also make for a changing face each week. I'd like to see the market as a boost to Old Town Kemptville in the way the Parkdale, Byward and Ottawa Farmers markets bring people and com-merce into their respective areas.

Special one day events such as a garlic festival and the very popular Market Plates would be of major interest. If the Market were made more user friendly it could offer all the things that the article suggests, as well as a badly needed broadening of the goods & services currently avail-able.

So many good things could come out of a more mature approach to mar-keting as discussed in Mr Armour's article. The spin off from a vibrant & professional approach that is well advertised and supported, could be of enormous help to all con-cerned.

R. DavidOxford Station, On

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The North Grenville Times The Voice of North Grenville Business Section

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The Latin phrase Carpe Diem (which is literally “seize the day” - meaning go for it, or take a leap of faith, or make the most of each moment) takes on fresh meaning with the release of some new statistics.

According to an Envi-ronics poll, the following results were what people planned to do in their re-tirement. Two groups were examined. The first group was still working and was age 40 or older. The second group was already retired and was generally age 55 or older.

T h e 4 0 + w o r k e r s planned to travel in retire-ment. 48% of them said travel was a major focus for retirement. However, when the retirees were interviewed (those who actually were retired), only 24% of them were inter-ested in travel. The primary concern of the retirees was health. In fact they were almost twice as concerned about health (26% vs. 14%) than the younger working bunch. Interest-ingly, the retirees were not very concerned about mon-ey. Only 4% of them were concerned about having enough money, compared to 13% of the working group. The retirees were also not very interested in rest, relaxation and leading a quiet life.

Only 5% of them saw

To acknowledge the importance of building on our generations long his-tory of support for com-munities where we live and work, RBC Royal Bank continues to have a significant social impact by funding specific proj-ects within our eight stra-tegic focus areas: health and wellness, education, environment, arts and culture, amateur sports, social services and civic causes, employee contri-butions and diversity.

In 2012, RBC through its charitable founda-tion donated more than $200,000 to organizations across Rideau Lakes & Valley. Donations were given to charitable or-ganizations to support sustainable community programs.

Through concentrat-ed focus areas like our RBC Blue Water Project, RBC Children’s Mental Health Project, RBC After School Grants Project and the RBC Emerging Artists Project, the bank con-tinues to address today’s needs and seed tomor-row’s success.

“At RBC, we’re proud to support the people we serve in communities across our region through initiatives, programs and partnerships that tackle some of the most serious issues facing our coun-try like water, children’s mental health and educa-tion,” said Glen Kelsey, regional vice president, Rideau Lakes & Valley, RBC. Our support this past year is a testament to our long-standing com-mitment to help build a better future for families

Encourage them to Be a Voice at an upcom-ing session of Forum for Young Canadians

The Forum for Young Canadians is Canada’s premier civic education learning opportunity for high school students from across Canada who spend a week in Ottawa learning about decision-making from power brokers on Parliament Hill and other dynamic young leaders. Apply now!

“Through Forum, I’ve discovered more about not only politics, but also about myself and other young Canadians. I’ve never had such an amaz-ing and informative ex-perience. I encourage ev-eryone to attend a session, because it will change your life.” Katelyn, BC

Each year, the most dynamic young leaders from across Canada come to Ottawa to spend a week with their peers on Par-liament Hill to discuss the pressing issues of the day and learn about the decision-making process from the people that make them: Senators, Members of Parliament, Senior Pub-lic Servants and others.

One or a few of your students might be ideal candidates for this pro-gram! Young leaders who have distinguished themselves by their curi-osity, interest in politics and desire to help others are great candidates for this program. About 120 young leaders gather for each session with simu-lations, discussions and outstanding speakers.Applications are being ac-cepted now; ensure that stu-dents from your school have the opportunity to:- gain a better understanding of the national decision-

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Carpe Diem this as a priority, while twice as many in the work-ing group thought it would be a priority in retirement. The working group also looked forward to sports and physical activity in retirement, but the retirees were only half as interested in this. The younger group wanted to live somewhere nice, warm and peaceful when they retired; but the people who were actually retired didn’t hold this as a priority at all.

So what can we, good friends of North Grenville, gather from all this?

Perhaps, if you are young and healthy, you should do your travelling now. Be wise with your money, but don’t get all bent out of shape over it – if you are wise with it when you are young, you’ll have enough when you are old. If you are over-worked and stressed when you are young, then take some time off and go to that warm peaceful place to rest and relax be-cause you probably won’t want to when you are old and in poorer health. Seize the day, and enjoy each day to the fullest! Live your dreams now. Each stage of life has its own dreams and desires, and, twenty years from now, you may not have the same wants and needs as you do today. Carpe Diem quam minimum credula postero (seize the day, never trust the next).

RBC Royal Bank invests more than $200,000 to help build a better future for children and their families across Rideau Lakes & Valley

in our community.” In 2012, RBC contrib-

uted more than $95 mil-lion to causes worldwide through donations and community investments to help support a wide-range of causes, initiatives and organizations.

Organizations interest-ed in applying for funding from RBC are encour-aged to visit our website at http://www.rbc.com/community-sustainability/

The following are some of the organizations in Rideau Lakes & Valley that received funding in 2012:

Chi ldren’s Mental Health: Child and Youth Wellness and Leeds & Grenville

Blue Water: Centre for Sustainable Watersheds, Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists

After School Grants: Rideau Community Health Services

Arts and Cul ture : Brockville Operatic So-ciety, Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

Health: Carleton Place, Almonte, Brockville and Pembroke Hospitals

Social Services: St. Jo-seph’s Food Bank, United Way, Operation Harvest Sharing

Civic: Mills Commu-nity Support Corporation

Education: Brockville Women’s Education Net-work For more information, please contact: Christopher De VitoDirector, Corporate Com-munications and Public AffairsO: (613) 564-2120 C: (613) [email protected]

Have a student passionate about politics?

making process in Canada; - acquire tools for community engagement when they return home; - enhance their leadership and second official language skills; - network with other youth from across the country; -travel to Ottawa and experi-ence the richness of Parlia-ment Hill; -live a rewarding, exceptional and memorable learning ex-perience.

The choices for dates for this year’s program are: February 24 to March 1, 2013; March 17 to 22, 2013; and March 24 to 29, 2013. Bursaries are available.

“Forum for Young Ca-nadians has opened my eyes up to the world of pol-itics and given me excep-tional opportunities that I would never have even crossed my mind before I attended it. This has been an amazing experience and something that will stay with me for the rest of my life!” Amber, MB

Visit the Forum Web-site (www.forum.ca) for program updates and the latest program news. The cost of participation is $895 and includes:- travel to and from Ottawa;- accommodation and meals walking distance from Parlia-ment Hill;- attendance at the MP Din-ner, Senate’s Breakfast and all other events;- all session materials and program support.Take part in the discussion on Twitter @forum4yc or our on Facebook page ‘Forum for Young Canadians’. Be Part of it!If you have any questions, call 613-233-4086 or email [email protected] Perron-ClowManager of Programs and Outreach

In the Moment Party & Event Planning is pleased to announce the return of the very successful, Kemptville Apprentice, a 28 day community fund-raising event.

Kemptville residents and businesses are asked to participate

We are looking for participants to help raise funds for three local, de-serving charities; Ryan’s Well Foundation, Beth Donovan Hospice and Wheels of Hope. The

The Kemptville Apprentice 2013event will start on Febru-ary 1st and run for 28 days.

Kemptville residents and businesses have been asked to participate in this fun community event by registering to be a mem-ber on one of the three fundraising teams. The volunteers will be divided into three teams of 5-10 people and each team will be assigned a charity. The team is then responsible for creating, putting to-gether and pulling off a fundraising event in 28

days. The team to raise the most money wins.

The charities are not required to participate in the event, they are asked to simply provide a media representative as required and to accept a donation cheque from In the Mo-ment at the end of the 28 days. All three charities loved the idea and jumped at the chance to be a part of this one-of-a-kind event.

In the Moment is ex-cited for the 1st of Febru-ary to arrive so that they

can get started working on these three fun events for these three deserving charities.

In the Moment Party & Event Planning is a Kemptville based event planning company with a goal of making every moment of your life a special and memorable one. Keep up with all of our upcoming events and connect with us through our facebook page or on our website at www.creat-ingmoments.ca

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David Shanahan

By Jim Dolan

I read with interest Da-vid Shanahan’s article in last week’s NG Times: “Crisis? What Crisis? As it is a rather quiet week on the curling front, I thought maybe I could look back at how Kemptville has changed from when I was a kid and how it has changed since my father passed away in late October 2000. I wrote a story about “What Makes Kemptville Special” when my dad passed away. I think it deserves updating so that people old and new to the community can see what has happened to our downtown over the last 60 or so years. Perhaps for some it will jog their memories about what a vibrant downtown we had so many years ago.

In 2000, our downtown had not started to really die yet, but 2013 has seen it, like a prize fighter hit with a straight right to the chin, start to wobble at her knees. Only time will tell if she can ever rise from her canvas to stand proud again. I hope so, but like most things that get old, downtowns in small com-munities lose their charac-ter one ache or pain and one closed business at a time.

When my dad passed away, my sisters and I found an old photo album. As we turned its pages, it brought back so many memories. There were not many pictures of downtown Kemptville in the album, but the pictures reminded me of how life changes and I thought about how much the downtown had changed since I was a boy some 43 years ago, now 57 years have passed.

I was born in Kempt-ville, more precisely, Ox-ford Private Nursing Home at the corner of Hurd Street and Clothier Street in 1949. Shortly after my birth, we moved away not to return until just before the 100th Anniversary Celebrations of the town in 1957. We stayed until 1962 and re-turned again in 1969, so some of my memories cov-er two time periods, 1957 to 1962 and from 1969 onward.

In the late 50s early 60s at the south end of town, Prescott Street to be exact, was the White Rose Gas Station run by Earl Bouch-er. You could get a tank

How My Kemptville Has Changed

full of gas for under $5.00, even though the tanks were much bigger back then. In December you could buy a Christmas tree, and the boys would deliver it for free if you asked. And if you were so inclined, you could just drop by for a cold beer and a friendly conversation. It became a Shell Station later. The pumps are long since gone, but Howard Wilson still runs a garage at that location, and has for several years.

A couple of blocks north on the east side was the old bowling alley. It was oper-ated by the Kasunich fam-ily, before it burned down and was replaced by the Kemptville Hydro Office. Today it has been converted into apartments.

One fall when I was ten or eleven, I made enough money setting pins at 5 cents a string to buy my mother some Ben Hur Per-fume at Schneiderman’s Capital Store (the old 5 cents to a Dollar Store) and a tea cup at Bustard’s Jew-elry. Mom never wore the perfume, but she cherished the cup.

Mary and Edna Bus-tard’s business is long gone. In 2000, it was a fine pho-tography shop called Blue Heron. Today it houses a

store called Audrey’s An-tiques. I miss walking into Bustard’s. I miss looking at the fine china, and seeing the Siamese cat meandering in and out among the most cherished pieces located on a ledge near the ceiling.

Beside the Hydro Of-fice, at 509 Prescott Street, was our house and my Dad’s place of business in the 70s, before he moved to the Pines. He became a shoe repairman in the “Summer of 69” and opened his own shop two years later. I re-member the day my Rose bounded into the shop and said, “What’s up Doc”. From that day on, Dad wasn’t just a shoe repair-man, he became the Doctor of Souls. He went from a High School Graduate to a Ph.D. From that day on, I watched as he repaired the soles and souls of so many of his friends, with a kind word here, a gesture there, leather and many, many lifts.

Across from our old house stands the Ferguson Place. It’s nice to see that it has been refurbished to its former glory.

A block closer to the heart of town was Garland Van Allen’s Dodge Dealer-ship at the northeast corner of Prescott and Vanburen Streets. I bought my first

car there - a 1974 Dodge Dart Swinger. I finally had my four-wheeled motorized independence. Over the last few years it has housed a number of businesses, primarily selling used cars. In the summer months you can get your fix of fries and dogs at a chip wagon in the back lot.

Across the street from Garland’s was Jack Wil-son’s house and shoe repair shop. My Dad learned his trade there in the late 60s. Jack also raised chinchillas. He once told me to close my eyes and touch its fur. I didn’t feel a thing until I felt the animal’s spine.

At the Mary Street cor-ner, the United and Pres-byterian churches are still standing, their spires point-ing toward heaven. Just up the side street was the old Arena. I remember a time when the ice was natural and fans hung from the rafters of the original rink cheering the Kempt-ville-Prescott Combines. I can still see Red Graham, Derek Holmes and Manfred Boal breaking out of their own end - three abreast. The opposition goalie never had chance. And when the tide turned, there was always the reliable Glenn Pominville back on de-fense. Today it is the loca-

tion of the North Grenville Curling Club, a true asset to our community and host to the Royal Lepage OVCA Women’s Fall Classic that each November attracts a field of some of the fin-est women curlers in the world to our community. Opposite the rink was the old Public School, built in the late 50s. I can still hear Ken Burchill reciting from the day’s lesson. I was one of its original students.

Back to the main street, I’m glad the hardware store still exists. It’s getting hard-er to compete with those box stores. The Kennedy’s were replaced by Harold Hamilton and Harold has been replaced by his son, Blair, but it remains a place where you can get excel-lent service. You can even purchase nuts and bolts individually that are not in blistered packages.

Across from the Kemp-tville Home Hardware is the former site of the North Grenville District High School. They finally retired the old building last year, opening a new modern house of higher learning outside of the downtown. In January 1936, the origi-nal high school on Prescott Street location burned to the ground and in March 1936, the Public School that was

located on the site of the current B&H Grocer and Giant Tiger also had been burned down. Arson was suspected in both fires. My dad was one of the original students when the High School, which also housed the Public School back then, reopened later that year. My brother-in-law John Groskopf was once kicked out of the school for smoking. It was during the World Series, when daytime games were the norm and he and his buddies wanted to watch the Series on his parent’s black and white TV. My mother-in-law al-ways remarked about how “silly could the principal be to suspend boys at World Series time”.

Across from the High School in 2000 was the Underground, a place for teenagers to hang out. But did you know it used to be a grocery store? When I was a baby Don Van Allen’s dad – Allan ran it, before he got into insurance. After that it was run by Mr. Auld. My mom said: “If it hadn’t been for Mr. Van Allen’s kindness during some tough times, we might have had a lot less to eat when I was a baby”. As for Mr. Auld, if you wanted a two-pound steak, he cut it for you right on the spot. I loved to watch

Prescott Street in the 1950’s

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his skilled hands trim the fat, cut out a little of the bone, and throw it up on the scale. He always said, “How’s that Beaver”. He was always within an ounce - it amazed me. Today it sits empty.

DePencier’s Building Supply was right next door to Mr. Van Allen’s, but as the town grew Doug had to move. Until then, I loved to walk by and listen to the saws as they cut up another piece of wood. It meant times were good. Today Capilanos Pizza serves up a mean slice or two.

Dool’s Fuels was next in line. It too grew too big and moved off the main street, but the old Library was still there in 2000, until it moved to its new location two years ago. Did you know that my mother-in-law, Helen Groskopf, one of the finest people in this town, worked there for over forty-years - some thirty odd years as the librarian?

Across from the Library stood the Co-op. Today the building has been refur-bished and houses among other businesses a wine making store. To the Co-op’s south was the Parish/Hunter house where Dr. Pratt practiced dentistry. I still wince in pain as I walk past that house. Those were the days before high-speed drills. Dr. Pratt used to mix the mercury for the fillings in the palm of his hand. To the north of the Co-op stood a landmark - the Kemptville Advance Building. Next to the Advance office, which is now a Candy shop, you could read the local news-paper and get your hair cut at Don Hyndman’s Barber Shop. Every week in the 70s we checked the South Mountain news section of the Advance to see if David Scharf, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson B. Scharf, made it home for the week-end. When he didn’t, we were twice as eager to read the next week’s edition. Back then, every small town newspaper reported on the goings on in all the small villages and hamlets in their readership area. Local newspapers had a real down home feel to the stories they printed and everyone knew the people being written about, times have changed haven’t they.

I haven’t got to the cor-ner of Asa and Prescott Streets yet. Can you believe how much our town has changed?

To be continued in sub-sequent editions of the NG Times.

Valentine’s Day Special

Would-be brides and grooms descended

upon The Third Annual Bride and Groom show last Saturday, January 19. This free show put on by the University of Guelph at the WB George Centre brought a large turnout for just over four hours of entertainment and wed-ding information.

The eclectic fashion show set the mood for the would-be brides and grooms to get inspired for their attire, while the multitude of booths and vendors educated guests with their photography, catering, music and plan-ning expertise. This was

a great opportunity for guests to mingle with "pre-hitched" couples who had gone through the same experience in their lives, and to see how others are faring with their wedding plans. Thankfully, I was not the only one who needed some help getting wed-ding plans finalized, or, in my case, figured out; but going around to all the booths gave good perspective for those of us in the "needs help" category.

S o m e t h i n g s I learned: Those fancy cakes you see on TV made in a one-hour seg-

ment, take about 40-90 hours in real life! There were also ideas for the details of the reception. A unique, and locally pro-duced, party favour for $2 is a sprouted seedling in burlap from the Fergu-son Forestry Centre.

Most importantly, it has become clear that I need to send out my “Save the Dates” asap. Look out for next year's event, as organizers Anne Kotlarchuk and Angela Van Wingerden try and pack more prizes and free cake sampling into one room than anyone ever thought possible.

By Mike Pacitto

Send in your unique love story and we will publish it for Valentine’s Day. Email [email protected] or [email protected]

Event organizers: Leah Finley, Angela Van Wingerden and Anne Kotlarchuk

Local Chef Steve Haner entertains & feeds the crowds

The models pulled a fast one, surprising the crowds



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rhythm and blues

2-8pm 7pm, tip jar 8pm, $6 9pm, $10

Welcome to 2013! Things to note: the Branch is no longer open for lunches as of January, 2013. Also, look for our Takeout Family Dinners every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evening…$44.99 buys a quality meal that is hot and ready to pick up on your way home

from work--call to reserve today!

George Buys

George Buys

George Buys

Pat Moore & Maple Hill

bluegrass: pickers welcome!

Amanda Bon

Silver Creek

James LeClaire

CLOSED

Elvis Presley Birthday

Tribute Open Stage 3-6pm

Chef Bruce's Loose and

Juicy Acoustic Jam 3-6pm

Open Stage

CLOSED

Brian Fisher & Barre à

clou Blues

Thomas Kivi and Kelly

Sloan

CLOSED

CLOSED

Dreamin' Ways

haggis and original folk

Slo Tom and the

Handsome Devils

JanuaryWednesdays 5-9pm: all-you-can-eat fajita buffet $14.99

CLOSED CLOSED

George Buys

CLOSED

15 Clothier St E, Kemptville 613-258-3737 www.thebranchrestaurant.careservations always appreciated, recommended on weekends - closed Mondays & Tuesdays

Zachary Lucky and the Quiet

People

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CLOSEDRubber Boots Buffet

CLOSED

DINNER: Wed-Sat 5-9:30pm SUNDAY: Rubber Boots Buffet 2-8pm

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY30 31 1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

rhythm and blues folk singer-songwriter rock and roll!

7pm, tip jar 8pm, $10 9pm, $1013 14 15 16 17 18 19

Rubber Boots Buffet rhythm and blues folk singer-songwriter

2-8pm 7pm, tip jar 8pm, $5 7pm, tip jar 9pm, tip jar20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Rubber Boots Buffet rhythm and blues rip-roaring country

2-8pm 7pm, tip jar 9pm, $10 9pm, no cover!27 28 29 30 31 Feb-01 Feb-02

3-6pm

rhythm and blues

2-8pm 7pm, tip jar 8pm, $6 9pm, $10

Welcome to 2013! Things to note: the Branch is no longer open for lunches as of January, 2013. Also, look for our Takeout Family Dinners every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evening…$44.99 buys a quality meal that is hot and ready to pick up on your way home

from work--call to reserve today!

George Buys

George Buys

George Buys

Pat Moore & Maple Hill

bluegrass: pickers welcome!

Amanda Bon

Silver Creek

James LeClaire

CLOSED

Elvis Presley Birthday

Tribute Open Stage 3-6pm

Chef Bruce's Loose and

Juicy Acoustic Jam 3-6pm

Open Stage

CLOSED

Brian Fisher & Barre à

clou Blues

Thomas Kivi and Kelly

Sloan

CLOSED

CLOSED

Dreamin' Ways

haggis and original folk

Slo Tom and the

Handsome Devils

JanuaryWednesdays 5-9pm: all-you-can-eat fajita buffet $14.99

CLOSED CLOSED

George Buys

CLOSED

15 Clothier St E, Kemptville 613-258-3737 www.thebranchrestaurant.careservations always appreciated, recommended on weekends - closed Mondays & Tuesdays

Zachary Lucky and the Quiet

People

w/sg David WisjmanMinneanapolis harmonizes with Ottawa

CLOSEDRubber Boots Buffet

CLOSED

DINNER: Wed-Sat 5-9:30pm SUNDAY: Rubber Boots Buffet 2-8pm

Why are Farmers Markets So Important? These types of markets serve as a community focal point. They serve as a place of exchange, that is, the acquisition and sale of essential daily products, usually fresh food. One may also find crafted goods, flow-ers, light entertainment and take-out finger food. Thus, the community as-pect, as people gather to participate and chat.

The cr i t ical , and most important, feature of these markets is that they have low “capital cost” of entry for par-ticipants, so that there is a very low barrier to entry. This is in distinct contrast to a farmer hav-ing to lease premises in a mall, or “properly zoned” area, when the space is only needed for brief periods and on a weekly basis. Open markets cause everyday items to be more afford-able and more available, competition causes this.

A farmers’ market needs two principal items to succeed: a quality mar-ket manager capable of using technology and innovation and a town council that is support-ive of an active, vibrant market. In Kemptville, we have neither and we are missing a great op-portunity. This state-ment sounds somewhat simple and negative but the implications are sig-nificant. What follows is an explanation of why a vibrant farmers market is vital to our community.

In most of Europe, Asia, the Middle East and central America, “mar-kets” make up a large part of the retail scene. These municipally-sponsored markets are vital because large capital blocks con-trol most retail space. Therefore the cost of occupancy is high, re-quiring capital to acquire retail business space; and this is the doorway to ex-pensive subsidies. Small operators, i.e. farmers working small plots, due to low personnel capital, provide a vital service: an inexpensive food supply. They require a market to do this, a bare

piece of asphalt in most cases. This is the state of affairs in most of the populated world, and it must come to Kemptville, because of the market-ing boards, (22 boards in Ontario, each with an agenda) the one dealing with dairy in particular. Consider that dairy mar-keting is very restricted as to entry, very self-con-trolled as to pricing, and very, very controlling as to marketing, ie who can buy the product. It is also very controlling as to the quantity a producer can produce for market. The result is a very lucrative business to be in.

Even further, competi-tion is controlled by the participants, and the sale of their product is made to a three-company oli-gopoly that operates in the same manner. Every aspect of the industry is guaranteed: there is virtu-ally no risk. In short, the producers are agricultural civil servants. So, isolated from reality, with no risk and a guaranteed market, the farms get bigger and buy up more land , quality land, that is then turned to corn and soybeans. In addition, cash croppers are also becoming large oligoplies due to subsidies for ethanol, and fructose demand. These two indus-tries, dairy and industrial farming, have driven up the cost of business for food growers. There are almost no smaller family mixed farms anywhere, there are almost none in North Grenville for sure.

In addition, commer-cial zoning practices have left no place for the small operator to sell product. Another serious side ef-fect is that these large operations tend to stay in families, no problem with that; but it means there is no place (land) for new farmers to en-ter the industry. These marketing boards have political power, so it is very unlikely that they will fade, and, as the trend continues, we must im-port more and more food, (raspberries and lettuce in mid-summer, all from the U.S. and Mexico) because we cannot grow the stuff (no land). If we could, we cannot find an inex-pensive place for small operators to sell them. Has anybody ever heard

Farmers Markets Part Twoof this phenomena before? It happened in Scotland in the 1740’s. It happened in Ireland, in various parts of Europe, to the Indians in Brazil and in the southern States. Small farmers be-ing pushed off the land by industrial, large scale uni-crop farms. Today, they are known as market-ing boards; yesterday they were called “Landlords”, “estate owners” and the process was called “the clearances”.

The result of all of this is that small vegetable growers have had to use marginal land and have been very good at “up-grading” the soil quality. Much of this has been via some form of the organic movement. These “green-ers” have been able to raise productivity to a high level using very old, very small, very basic equip-ment, and, above all, in-novation, so that the sales per acre are far greater than corn etc. In addition, market gardeners have ex-tended the growing season into mid- December from

mid April when indus-trial farming equipment is still in the shed. Now, consider your daily food intake. The milk you drink is sort of local, but what of the balance of your food supply? The milk marketing board supplies you with that expensive glass of milk, the big cash cropper sup-plies you with ethanol for your car, and fructose for your Coke, but what of the balance of your food? Most of it comes from the south: check the labels on the package.

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Small producers are very efficient at producing everyday food, and can do it on inexpensive marginal land. But where do they sell it? Most growers must sell within a few kilome-ters of their land and this is a growing problem. Wal-Mart will not buy lo-cal, neither will Loblaws nor Food Basics, nor will most of the chain restau-rants. Neither will the local agricultural college with its mandate to assist local agriculture and has a cafeteria and a course dealing with “preparation

of local food products” (from Chile, New Mexico and Florida). Now do you see where the local farmers market fits into the picture? It is the place where the small innova-tive farmer is able to sell product and stand against the tide of industrial farm-ing. The current Sunday market has past its prime: its time for a change. So, let’s include a real farmers market in the new Strate-gic Plan. If well done, it can be a community focus point, such as many of the Toronto markets are.

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