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Not so sunny
Solar farm meeting not well received
KASSINA RYDER
Some residents living near pro-posed solar farm projects outside of Smiths Falls say the project’s public meeting held on April 5 was not a meeting at all.
“This was supposed to be a pub-lic meeting,” said Armstrong Road resident Malcolm Melvin. “This is divide and conquer.”
Neighbour Iris Doran agrees.“It was misleading to anyone
who attended,” she said. “The let-ters they sent out said it was going to be a meeting.”
Doran, Melvin and others said they were disappointed by the format of a public meeting with Recurrent Energy, the San Fran-cisco-based company looking to install two solar projects outside of Smiths Falls.
The company held two meet-ings, one on April 4 and another on April 5, at the Perth Civitan Hall.
Recurrent Energy aims to build two solar farm projects in Drum-mond/North Emsley Township. Smiths Falls 2 would be located on Buttermilk Hill Road and Smiths Falls 5 would be built on Arm-strong Road. Each facility would contain approximately 46,000 solar panels.
ANDREW SNOOK
Smiths Falls’ town council of-fi cially passed the 2011 budget on Monday, April 4, at a regular meeting of council.
The $13.5 million budget was passed with a 4-1 vote, with Coun. Jay Brennan casting the
lone vote against.Brennan said he felt town
staff did a good job with the budget, but said there were some capital projects – specifi -cally some smaller road main-tenance projects – that could have been delayed to offer resi-dents some relief from the tax increases that will come from
MPAC assessments.It is expected that Smiths
Falls’ homeowners will receive an average tax increase of fi ve per cent due to the provincial assessments.
Town council decided to keep the mill rate the same to help provide some relief to residents.
Smiths Falls budget gets rubber stamped
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SPRING CYCLE IS UNDERWAYPhoto by Andrew Snook
Cyclist Antoinne Grant hits the ramps at the skate park behind the Smiths Falls Youth Arena on Saturday, April 9. The skate park was fi lled with youth from the area that wanted to get outside and be active on the fi rst warm, post-winter weekend.
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Election 2011
DESMOND DEVOY
A Carleton Place-based lawyer will be give vot-ers in Lanark, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington an independent choice on the ballot on May 2.
“I don’t think it’s impossible,” Ralph Lee said of his chances of getting elected. “They (voters) are ready to have an open mind.”
Lee added that he wants to earn votes, not to have voters simply park their votes with him be-cause they are unhappy with the major parties.
“I’m hoping to win this election,” said Lee. “I’m not running as a protest vote.”
Lee will be setting up his campaign offi ce within his Carleton Place law fi rm on Emily Street. For Lee, his decision to run stemmed from a sense of frustration with the two largest parties.
“I couldn’t tell the difference between the big parties,” said Lee. “I felt (that with) the Harper Conservatives, because of their alleged corruption and RCMP investigations…it started to remind me of the corruption of the Chretien Liberals.”
He adds that he does not expect that the Liber-als, under Michael Ignatieff, could do much better.
If there is another minority government elect-ed, an independent MP could well prove to be a kingmaker.
“They (the incoming government) are going to have to come to me and ask for my support,” said Lee. “They will have to take my election platform seriously. It’s going to send a message to the big parties that we are watching.”
Apart from his background as a lawyer in family and divorce law, he has some political experience as the vice-president of the student union at Mon-treal’s Concordia University, looking after a stu-dent population of 30,000. While in that position, he helped open an advocacy centre on campus, and helped get the student radio station onto the public airwaves.
He is also active with the Heart and Stroke Foundation, and served with the Securities Com-mission of New Zealand while he lived there for several years.
With Canadians heading to the polls for the fourth time in seven years, Lee feels that this is affecting the ability for the federal government to get anything done.
“We’re starting to look like Italy,” he said. For independents like himself, as well as small-
er parties like the NDP or Greens, proportional representation would mean it would be easier for candidates like himself to get elected.
“I believe that we need to look at our electoral system and have a discussion about how our sys-tem is,” he said, citing the system currently used in New Zealand.
Lee provides fresh alternative
Ralph Lee - Independent
KASSINA RYDER
Green party candidate John Baranyi was born in Elliot Lake, Ont. in 1961. He moved to the Lanark County area 28 years ago and since then, has lived in La-nark, Perth, and McDonald’s Corners be-fore settling just outside Middleville on a 100-acre farm where he and his wife run a vegetarian frozen food business, Pulse Foods.
“I came here in 1983 because I suppose there was a certain spirit of community here,” said Baranyi. “People working to-gether.”
Though he ran for the Green party in both the 2003 provincial election and again during the federal election in 2004, he still doesn’t consider himself a politi-cian.
“I never really pictured myself as a pol-itician,” said Baranyi. “I’m just a citizen in this community who cares about the community.”
Baranyi has been married for 26 years and is a father to two children and step-father to 34-year-old Eli, now deceased. He also has three grandchildren. Baranyi said having a family has taught him the importance of a government that focuses on environmental sustainability.
“Green party ideas can put us on a path
to making our lives better for us and our kids and grandkids, and it’s really the only party that can do that for us,” he said.
He spent time in Indonesia in 1981 as part of the Canada World Youth Ex-change Program and also lived in both St. Lucia and Jamaica for a year. He has also worked as a tree planter and worked on energy-effi cient housing as a renova-tor and carpenter.
All of these experiences, both at home and oversees, fostered the concepts that would become the basis of his “green ideas,” he said.
Baranyi said he strongly believes in the Green party’s vision for Canada, fo-cusing on environmentally healthy ways to improve both communities and the economy.
“I suppose I carry a vision of how I see our communities can develop and become more sustainable,” he said. “The green vision of localization, strengthening our communities at the municipal, local lev-el. That’s something that I see.”
The Green party’s initiative to intro-duce municipal infrastructure bonds is a way to strengthen local economies, Baranyi said. The initiative would allow people to self-direct their RRSP’s into community infrastructure investments.
“This is a smart law that would allow
the shifting of RRSP investment to the community level, providing funding for much needed infrastructure improve-ments,” he said. “It’s a win-win-win ac-
tion that doesn’t cost the government, or taxpayer, anything.”
He said such funding could be used for water and sewer projects in villages such as Lanark, which has needed a new wa-ter and sewer system for years, Baranyi said.
“That would be a wonderful thing to see happen,” he said.
The system would also keep the com-munity’s debts in the hands of its citi-zens, Baranyi said.
Locally-owned projects such as solar farms are another way to strengthen com-munities, the economy and the health of the planet, Baranyi also said. The ben-efi ts of these projects would go directly back into the community.
“The resources go into the community rather than a corporation coming in from outside and owning those solar panels,” he said.
Baranyi said smart ecological budget-ing translates into good fi scal budgeting, which means planning for the long-term.
“It has to do with investing money wisely, being a good steward of the public purse and knowing we have to live within a budget,” he said.
“It’s an ecological budget as well as a fi scal budget.”
“The Green party believes in trying to have a balanced budget,” he said.
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Election 2011
GEOFF DAVIES
Having grown up alongside his family’s chain of discount stores, Scott Reid got to know the riding he now represents while out scouting new locations with his dad.
“My fi rst memory of Carleton Place, where I now live, is going into the Findlay Stove Works,” recalls Reid, the Conserva-tive incumbent in the race for Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington.
“I remember wandering around this crazy huge old building…it was a pretty impressive place,” says Reid.
Though some folks still own their woodstoves, the Findlay factory is now gone. Giant Tiger, no longer in its in-fancy, will turn 50 years old in May. Reid, meanwhile, is 47, and is fi ghting to keep his seat after 11 years serving as MP for the area.
After so many years seeing the area through a businessman’s eyes – he worked full-time for the company for about four years and still sits on its board of direc-tors – Reid notes that adaptation is an im-portant theme in the riding’s economic history.
Once a network of industrial towns set-up around sources of water power – like Code’s Mill in Perth or Smiths Falls’
namesake – the area has seen many of its old factories shut their doors, including the Findlay Stove Works.
“The reality is there are some indus-tries you can’t keep,” says Reid.
Today, the area’s economic connection to its urban neighbour is an important part of that adaptation, he said. Many people, including Reid himself, make their homes here and commute to work in Ottawa.
“In Lanark, we are very tightly linked to the Ottawa community,” he says.
In similar fashion, being tightly linked to powerful people in Ottawa is some-thing Reid lists as an advantage he can offer to the riding.
“I’ve been around for a long time and I’m someone who has worked closely with Stephen Harper since back in days of Re-form Party. I’m able to bring concerns to him in ways that aren’t always possible (for other MPs),” he says.
His experience, as well as that of his staff, is another advantage, he says.
“I’ve been doing this now for a long time and I’ve got a reasonably good grasp of the issues that are important.”
For Reid, some of those issues include abolishing the long-gun registry, which has been a long-time objective for his party.
His personal aims include making Can-ada more democratic – “we have a series of ways in which we’re not living up to
our potential” – and securing a spot in the constitution for Ontarians’ property rights.
Speaking to the latter, Reid said he hopes his joint initiative with local MPP Randy Hillier will be on better footing come the fall. With his fi ngers-crossed for Tory governments on both levels, Reid said he hopes Hillier will be reintroduc-ing the motion, which will have died on the order paper, as a government motion.
Having received verbal assurance from PC leader Tim Hudak that the party is be-hind his motion, Reid said: “I don’t only see (getting it in the constitution) as a realistic possibility, I think it’s almost a certainty.”
For now, though, the election has put that project on hold, as it has done with Reid’s other project, a book he’s co-writ-ing on Canadian legal procedure.
He’s already got two books under his belt. Given also that his previous employ-ers include newspapers and an Austra-lian university, it should be no surprise that he calls Wikipedia his favourite “in-ternet fi x.”
But his own page on the online ency-clopedia isn’t quite perfect, he said. Only recently did it include mention of his wife, Lynda, and that came only after she lodged a complaint to her husband.
Reid looks to return to the Hill for fourth termCONSERVATIVE PARTY
Scott Reid - Conservative
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DESMOND DEVOY
It’s a good thing the new NDP candi-date works in the auto trade, because he will be clocking a lot of mileage covering the large riding of Lanark, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington.
Doug Smyth, a 16-year-resident of Beckwith Township, is a development manager with an automotive technol-ogy company. He is a fi rst-time candi-date and is new to politics.
He was acclaimed as the New Demo-cratic Party’s candidate in the riding at a meeting in Sharbot Lake on Sun-day, April 3.
“I thought it was time to give some-
thing back to the country,” Smyth said.
He had looked around at all of the different parties and found that the NDP was the best fi t for him. He ad-mits that while the right wing has long held this riding, he thinks that voters are ready for a change.
“They’re not 100 per cent happy with any of the parties right now,” he said of the mood of voters. “I think most people…even if they’ve voted the same way for years, they are still will-ing to listen to some fresh ideas.”
When it comes to what was the de-fi ning moment that prompted him to throw his hat into the ring, he has a one-word answer.
“Jets,” he said, of the Conservative government’s plan to purchase F-35 fi ghter jets, a plan likely to cost hun-dreds of millions of dollars, if not bil-lions.
“We do need to support our mili-tary, but I don’t feel that that was the right choice,” said Smyth. “We only have so much money to go around…That was my mo-ment.”
Smyth was born and raised in Montreal, and lived in Alberta for six years, and Toronto for six years. He also spent time in Kingston, before moving to Beckwith Township.
“I thought it was the best place to raise my family,” he said.
While the NDP is a left-of-centre party, Smyth
notes he has been both an employee and an employer.
“I understand both sides of the coin when it comes to business,” said Smyth.
Smyth said he will have to work to overcome what he sees as misconcep-tions that people have of the NDP.
“I think that they perceive us as a little more socialist than we really are,” he said. “We’re a lot more broad-ly based than that. We’re realistic that business must continue and prosper. We must fi nd win-win solutions.”
The NDP has made a point of prom-ising to cancel the corporate tax cuts promised by Conservative party lead-er Stephen Harper.
“Big business and big business in-terests are often winning out against the family,” Smyth said. “Big business has to survive and they have their place, but I feel that the pendulum has swung too far the other way.”
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Smyth seeks business-family balanceNEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY
LIBERAL
ANDREW SNOOK
David Remington decided to take an-other swing at the Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington seat, because he’s always enjoyed public service and working with people and their sur-rounding communities.
The 43-year-old, life-long Napanee native, said his campaign will focus on bringing back good-paying jobs to people in the region, and helping small businesses grow.
Remington embraced his entrepre-neurial spirit at the early age of 18, when he opened his own coffee shop. He has since owned and operated a va-riety of businesses, including a fl ower shop, two movie theatres, and a con-sulting fi rm that focused on social ser-vice issues.
He wants to work together with all levels of government to tackle the is-sues currently facing the LFLA riding.
“I just fi nd that’s my style,” he said. “Job creation, strong rural health care…there are so many opportunities where we can work together with mu-nicipal leaders. I think I would have the ability to get people to the table.
Municipal leaders sometimes feel like they’re left out of the big conversa-tions with the province and the feds, and I feel like we have to do a lot more together.”
In the 2008 federal election, Reming-ton fi nished second at the polls with 21.8 per cent of the vote (11,827 votes). The riding was won by MP Scott Reid, who had 55.81 per cent of the vote (30,280 votes).
Remington is an experienced politi-cian, who has held a variety of elected positions, including mayor of Napa-nee from 2000-03.
He began his political career at the age of 25, when he was elected to Napa-nee’s town council. Remington worked as a councillor from 1994-95, and was the deputy mayor from 1995-96.
He also worked on Parliament Hill as a legislative assistant for a year for former MP Larry McCormick.
Remington said he wants to take on all the issues that residents struggle with from day-to-day.
He said he would like top see more funding go towards non-profi t agen-cies in the community.
“When I was mayor I often thought ‘wow, it would be great if the feds
could help with the community agen-cies.’ There are amazing non-profi t agencies that do incredible things on a shoestring budget. People in the com-munity are just giving up their time to make things a better place…if we could (offer additional funding) just think how much more they could do.”
After graduating Napanee District Secondary School, Remington at-tended Queen’s Theological College in Kingston, and graduated with a diplo-ma in restorative justice in 2004.
He currently works as a program su-pervisor for the Ministry of Children and Youth Services and Community and Social Services.
Remington is married to Diane, and has two stepdaughters, Kylie and Ni-cole.
Remington said if he were to leave a political legacy, he would like to be remembered for his helpful nature.
“I want to work across party lines,” he said. “I don’t want to be seen as the big Liberal partisan guy.
“I think the style you bring to poli-tics is as important as any single issue or policy. To me, it’s the approach. My style of politics will be in the commu-nity and active.”
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It’s ‘faceoff ’ timeOnly in Canada would hockey trump poli-
tics. This week, the French-language TV debate amongst the leaders of Canada’s
major political parties – minus Green party leader Elizabeth May, of course – were due to debate the big questions of this campaign in our other offi cial language today (Thursday, April 14).
Then came word that the fi rst game of the Stan-ley Cup playoff series between the Montreal Cana-diens and Boston Bruins would be taking place on the same day. So, Heaven and Earth were moved to accommodate that other staple of Canadian life – hockey.
But for all of the complaining about our priori-ties of what this showed as the priorities of Cana-dian voters – or lack thereof – this latest wrinkle in Election 2011 is interesting for what lies beneath.
“All I’m asking is that the debate take place Wednesday so that Quebecers have as much access to this debate as Canadians,” said Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe this past Sunday.
Two things about what he said – Francophones do not live just in Quebec, fi rst of all. They live right here in eastern Ontario, and we see their schools in our midst in places nearby like Kanata, Merrickville and Carleton Place. New Brunswick is a bilingual province and Francophones live all across this country.
Also, his request was accepted by the other par-ties thereby showing that, even for arcane matters like this, compromise is possible, and that federal-ism and reasonable accommodation – which Du-ceppe and his fellow Quebecers are grappling with themselves – are working, and their separatist vi-sion are not.
This decision also shows that, in a small but real way, some politicians are actually listening.
We also got an interesting look into the minds the broadcasting consortium, which is running the debates.
“I think you’d be hard pressed to fi nd someone who wants the debate to be held on a night when many Francophones are otherwise engaged,” said Troy Reeb, chair of the consortium.
Like Duceppe’s comments, there is a lot at play here.
While the Canadiens fan base is mostly Fran-cophone, it is not exclusively so. More than a few people out here cheer for the Habs.
Either way, it’s game on and it’s faceoff time, on and off the ice.
“Cannonball!”Oh, how that takes me back.When I was young, I practi-
cally lived in the water. I was lucky enough to have a swimming pool in my backyard and every summer I couldn’t wait to jump off the diving board and cannonball one of my unsuspecting brothers off their infl atable donut.
Not that I am suggesting anyone attempt a cannonball, or any other diving board maneuver at a splash pad.
Attempting diving board-styled jumps without the board would probably end with less-than-pleas-ing results.
It’s pretty exciting to see what started out as a local Facebook group interested in a splash pad, has materialized so quickly into a very likely possibility for kids to escape the heat sometime in the near future.
Isn’t social media fun?Well I suggest town residents
take it one step further and dive headfi rst into the input pool.
Don’t worry, the water is warm and inviting.
Town staff has identifi ed three potential locations for the splash pad in town:
(1) In front of the arena.(2) On Park Street near the swim-
ming area.(3) Lower Reach Park.I say let’s put it to a vote, and let
town staff know what the people of Smiths Falls feel is the right loca-tion for their “new pad.”
Collect your thoughts and email me at: [email protected], or write to me at 12 Russell St. E., and I will print the voting results in an upcoming edition of Smiths Falls This Week.
I look forward to seeing the results.
OPINION
ANDREW SNOOK
Snook’s Look
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COLUMN
We are never prepared to lose a loved one, even if impending death was indicated by medical profession-als. Nothing prepares us for the inten-sity of grief we may feel. Even previ-ous experiences of loss do not soften the most recent loss.
Going on after the death of a loved one can seem like an almost insurmount-able challenge. On top of emotional exhaustion, we often feel many physi-cal symptoms of pain and stress, and furthermore feel isolated from others whose lives are going on “as normal.”
Family and friends often don’t know what to say, how to help.
Help can come from through attend-ing a grief and bereavement support group where people who have lost loved ones meet, can share their stories, their pain and be supported by others who have also experienced deep loss. It
is surprising to many that this simple way of being together is generally not experienced as more depressing, but as a lightening of personal pain. Group members are helped by others’ listen-ing deeply to their stories, their grief; and, in turn, they are able to help other group members in the same way.
Community Home Support-Lanark County offers Grief and Bereavement Support Groups regularly during the year at its Perth offi ce (40 Sunset Blvd.). Each group meets eight times over a four-month period. Currently groups are facilitated by Susan Samila and Jean Whieldon, both trained and experienced hospice volunteers.
To obtain more information, please contact Rebecca Bowie at 613-267-6400 or [email protected].
This article was submitted by Com-munity Home Support Lanark County
Help available when grieving
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From front pageThe projects are two of six proposed solar fa-
cilities Recurrent Energy hopes to build in the Smiths Falls area. Public consultations are part of the Ministry of the Environment’s approval process.
During the meeting, information boards about both projects were set up in the hall and Recurrent Energy experts were on hand to answer questions.
But many residents said the meeting’s “open house” style format wasn’t what they had expect-ed. They said they had believed a meeting meant sitting down with the company’s representatives and having a public discussion.
Doran said the meeting’s format meant discus-sions were taking take place between individu-als and Recurrent Energy representatives, but it didn’t allow for any sort of public dialogue.
“There were probably lots of good questions last night, but the only ones you heard were the ones you were asking,” Doran said. “I didn’t agree with it and I feel not everyone’s voice was heard by all of the representatives of the com-pany that were there.”
The projects are a controversial topic for those living near the sites of the proposed solar farms.
Last year, another company, EDF En Canada, which constructed a solar farm project on Bay Road, was blamed for the contamination of some residents’ wells during the farm’s construction.
Melvin, an electrician, said some of his big-gest concerns involve emergencies, such as a fi re at the facility, which he said Recurrent Energy representatives weren’t adequately addressing.
While information provided by the company stated that emergency response plans would be negotiated with Drummond/North Elmsley Township before construction on the project be-gan, Melvin said these plans should be part of the public consultation process so residents have a chance to discuss them.
Melvin said he is also concerned about what would happen if residents’ wells became con-taminated.
“We’re worried about our well water,” he said.Robert Leah, director of Canadian develop-
ment for Recurrent Energy, said the situation that took place on Bay Road was unique. He said Recurrent Energy will take samples from resi-dents’ wells prior to construction in order to es-tablish a baseline, and will continue to sample neighbouring wells throughout the project’s con-struction.
“If we are responsible, we will have to address it,” Leah said.
Residents also expressed concern about the construction phase of the project, and the noise levels associated with the site after it is complet-ed.
Mike Maroschak, high-voltage specialist and project manager for Recurrent Energy, said the only noise would come from transformers on the project site, which produces the same amount as an ordinary electrical transformer, and from fans used to cool the project during the summer.
SOME SUPPORT
Not everyone is opposed to the project. Bonnie MacLean has been living on the property beside the proposed location of the Smiths Falls 2 proj-ect for the past eight years. MacLean said she fully supports the solar farm.
“I think it’s taking too long to get in,” she said. “I think it will benefi t us greatly.”
She said even if she has to put up with noise and traffi c on her road for the eight month-long construction phase, the end result is worth it.
“It’s extra energy going into the grid,” she said.
But that fact has Melvin also questioning the economic benefi t to the residents who have to
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deal with the project. Solar facil-ities built by Recurrent Energy are capable of producing 220-mil-lion kilowatt hours of electricity every year, but that energy goes into Ontario’s power grid, Mal-colm said, and does not directly benefi t the region the farm is lo-cated in.
“It’s a business,” he said. “And we don’t see any of the effects coming back to the community.”
Residents also questioned why the solar farm couldn’t be built further away from their homes.
Leah said in order to make proj-ects economically feasible, they need to be constructed close to an existing electricity line. The com-pany works out lease agreements with landowners to enable them to construct on their land, paying a certain amount per acre every year of the project’s life.
Leah said landowners are not
held liable for anything associ-ated with the projects.
“We have responsibility for the whole facility,” he said.
The company will now submit their application for the project to the MOE, which can take up to six months to approve, accord-ing to the ministry. During that time, residents can submit their concerns directly to the minis-try, via its website.
Melvin said he and many of his neighbours would like to see an intermediary body to act as a go-between for residents and the company. Information from Re-current Energy states it will take responsibility for decommis-sioning the site at the end of its 30-year lifespan, but Melvin said he would like to see the township set money aside in a back-up fund in case the company isn’t able to fulfi ll its promises.
Photo by Kassina Ryder
Armstrong Road resident Iris Doran came to the public meeting to learn more about two new solar farm projects outside of Smiths Falls. While she was disappointed about the meeting’s format, she has not yet made up her mind about the projects.
Solar farm proposal worries area residents
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8 Council News
The following were discussed at a special committee-of-the-whole meeting and regularly scheduled meeting of council on April 4, 2011. Mayor Dennis Staples and Coun. Shawn Pankow were ab-sent from the meeting.
Smiths Falls’ town council of-fi cially passed the 2011 budget on Monday, April 4, at a regular meeting of council.
The $13.5 million budget was passed with a four-to-one vote, with Coun. Jay Brennan cast-ing the lone vote against.
Brennan said he felt town staff did a good job with the bud-get, but said there were some capital projects – specifi cally some smaller road maintenance projects – that could have been delayed to offer residents some relief from the tax increases that will come from MPAC as-sessments.
It is expected that Smiths Falls’ homeowners will receive an average tax increase of fi ve per cent due to the provincial as-sessments.
Town council decided to keep the mill rate the same to help pro-vide some relief to residents.
“It wouldn’t make a big differ-ence on the tax bill, but it would make a small difference, and I thought, better to have the mon-ey in people’s pockets,” Brennan said.
The new ice rental rates are $111 per hour for youth and $160 per hour for adults.
The vote to increase the user fees passed unanimously.
“Council has been talking about it for two years,” said Wayne Brown, the town’s chief administrative offi cer/ “Even without the new facility rates have to go up, with the new fa-cility, it a lost becomes a neces-sity.”
Coun. Ken Graham said estab-lishing the ice rental rates, will help the town assess neighbour-ing townships’ fair shares.
“When we built the arena, it had to be closer to paying for it-self,” he said. “One of the ways is through ice rentals. Once we set the ice rates it will make it easier to recollect from users.”
OMPF FUNDING
Due to underestimated costs for policing and social services in 2009, the town has received additional OMPF funding total-ing $381,600.
Council decided that approxi-mately $190,000 of the funds will go towards creating a bigger sec-ondary feed for the new water treatment plant on Abbott St. that will be able to send water to the north end of town.
Graham said the old water treatment plant had two main feeds to the north end of town, and the secondary feed for the new plant was taken out of the construction of the new plant to
reduce initial costs.Installing the secondary water
feed is a preventative measure to ensure the north end of the town would receive water if the main water feed stopped functioning.
“It’s kind of an insurance thing,” Graham said. “It’s not absolutely necessary, but it will provide a whole lot assurance that we won’t lose out water. It
was a weakness in our system that we wanted to correct.”
Council also agreed to front-fund $50,000 of the $60,000 neces-sary to install walking mats in the Smiths Falls Memorial Com-munity Centre.
The remaining $10,000 has already been raised through donations. Graham said the town hopes to recoup the $50,000
through future donations.Brown said the balance from
the OMPF funding will likely go towards building a splash pad. He said costs for the recreation project range from $80,000 to $100,000 for the splash pad, and a variety of other costs dependent on location, including extending services to a location, additional washrooms and fencing.
Brown said town staff has identifi ed three potential loca-tions for the splash pad: in front of the arena, on Park Street by the swimming area, and Lower Reach Park.
“Council is doing everything it can to make it happen,” Brown said. “(Staff) just needs to get all the details together to see if we can do it, and where.”
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10 Arts and Culture
THIS WEEK STAFF
The Town of Smiths Falls’ Heritage House Museum will be kicking off “Wishing you were here! A Postcard and Camera exhibition” on Monday, April 18,
from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.The exhibition is a history of
Smiths Falls seen through more than 200 vintage postcards, donated by private collector Donald Bryant, and will be sup-ported by an antique camera
collection, donated by Patrick Miller.
The collection of postcards will showcase buildings, events and information from Smiths Falls and the surrounding area that no longer exist.
The collection will be on dis-play from April 18 to Oct. 30.
For more information, con-tact Carol Miller at 613-283-6311 or 613-283-8560, [email protected] or visit www.smithsfalls.ca/heritagehouse
Postcardexhibit at museum
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To advertise a non-profi t community event, e-mail [email protected] and we would be happy to include it in the Community Bulletin Board as space allows.
RIDEAU LAKES BROCHURE AVAILABLE
The Township of Rideau Lakes’ Com-munity and Leisure Services Summer Activity brochure is now available. For a copy of the brochure, call Sue at 1-800-928-2250.
SATURDAY, APRIL 16
- The Merrickville Soccer Club will be holding its 2011 registrations for players, aged three to 17, from 10 a.m. to noon. To print the registration form, or for more information, visit www.merrickvillesoc-cer.wordpress.com
- The South Crosby recreation, parks and events committee will host a fund-raising dinner and dance at the Elgin Lions Hall, from 5 p.m. to midnight. There will be live entertainment by the Red Neck Blvd.band. The dinner will take place from 5 to 7 p.m., with ham and scalloped potatoes being served. Proceeds will go towards rec-reational activities in the commu-nity. Admission is $15 for dinner and dance, or $10 for dance, or $8 for adults’ dinner, or $5 for dinner for children aged 10 and under. For more information on the committee, contact Cliff Bush at 613-387-2523, or [email protected]
- The Smiths Falls Farmers Market will host its Easter Farmers Market Sat-urday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the RCAFA Hall on Abbott Street.
SUNDAY, APRIL 17
- The Knights of Columbus Ride-au Council 2444 will host a Sunday brunch from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Knights of Columbus Hall (18 William St. W.). There will be pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausages, baked beans, fruit cups, tea, juice and coffee served. Admission is $7. Children aged six and under are free when accompanied by an adult. For more information, call Joe at 613-283-7166, Bill at 613-283-1550 or Dave at 613-205-1255.
- The Smiths Falls Royal Canadian Le-gion Branch 95 will host its Main Street Jamboree, with live music from 1 to 6:30 p.m. Dinner will take place at 5 p.m. There will be an Open Stage. Entertain-ers are no charge. Spouses and children aged 12 and under are $6. Everyone else is $12. There will be share the wealth ticket draws and free dinner draws.
TUESDAY, APRIL 19
- The Smiths Falls Knitting and Cro-chet Club, Knitting for Charities, will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Smiths Falls Seniors Activity Building. For more in-formation, contact Bonita at 613-283-1174.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20
- The Smiths Falls and District Cham-ber of Commerce will host a networking session at Dominion Lending Centres and Darlene’s Café (3 and 5 Main St. W.) from 5 to 7 p.m. Admission is $5. Music will be provided. RSVP by calling the Chamber at 613-283-1334.
- The Smiths Falls Toastmasters Club will meet at 7 p.m. at the Courtyard Café (7 Russell St. W.) for its regularly sched-
uled meeting. All are welcome to attend.
TUESDAY, APRIL 26
- The Smiths Falls Knitting and Cro-chet Club, Knitting for Charities, will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Smiths Falls Seniors Activity Building. For more information, contact Bonita at 613-283-1174.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27
- The Smiths Falls Toastmasters Club will meet at 7 p.m. at the Courtyard Café (7 Russell St. W.) for its regularly sched-uled meeting. All are welcome to attend.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4
- There will be a family caregivers pre-sentation titled, “Seniors and Mental Health,” from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at Smiths Falls District Collegiate Institute. The keynote speaker is Dr. Bev Goodwin, Ge-riatric Psychiatry. There will be a panel made up of representatives from the Al-
zheimer Society, Dementia Care Network, Hospice, and OPP. The event is sponsored by Lanark County Mental Health.
SUNDAY, MAY 8
- There will be a Mother’s Day brunch, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Hanley Hall (30 McGill St. N.) in Smiths Falls. Treat Mom to baked omelets, sausage, bacon, baked beans, pancakes, fruit, toast, juice, and coffee. Admission is $8 at the door, $5 for children aged fi ve to 12, and free for children four and under. Family rate is $25. Proceeds go towards St. Francis de Sales Church.
FRIDAY, MAY 13 TO SUNDAY, MAY 15
- Hillcrest High School in Ottawa is hold-ing its 50th Anniversary Reunion. Events include a golf tournament, school tours, live auction, dinner and dance, and Sunday family brunch. For more infor-mation, visit www.hillcrestottawa50th.ca. Ticket sales are limited and will not be sold at the door.
The Meeting Dates are as follows:
Detailed agendas for meetings are available for review on the Township website at www.twp.beckwith.on.ca or at the Township Offi ce 24 hours prior to the meeting
SCHEDULED MEETING DATES 2011Tuesday April 19th 6:00 PM Public Works Councillor Tim CampbellTuesday April 19th Immed. Following Finance Councillor Faye CampbellMonday April 26th 7:00 PM Planning Councillor Brian Dowdal
Contact us at:1702 9th Line Beckwith RR#2,Carleton Place, ON • K7C 3P2
General Inquiries:613-257-1539 or 1-800-535-4532 (613 area code)
Public Works:613-257-1810 or 1-800-535-4534 (613 area code)
WWW.TWP.BECKWITH.ON.CA 461133
SUMMER STUDENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY BECKWITH TOWNSHIP DAY & SPORTS CAMPThe Township of Beckwith is looking for energetic, creative students who have experience with children. We are looking to fi ll positions for the 2011 Summer Day & Sports Camp for Supervisors and Councillors. Completion of a CPR/First Aid course, while not a mandatory requirement would be benefi cial. Student applicants may forward a resume to the undersigned at the Township of Beckwith Offi ce, 1702 9th Line by NOON on May 2nd, 2011. References are required at the time of resume submission. Please direct resumes to:
Attn: Cassandra McGregor,Recreation Coordinator
BECKWITH PUBLIC SKATINGBeckwith Recreation Complex
1319 9th Line Beckwith Sunday’s 1-2 p.m.
Last Skate for the season is April 17th, 2011 Resuming again August 7th, 2011
SKATING PASSESTen Skating passes for only $15.00 (Value of $20.00 ~ Save $5.00!!!)
Pass booklets can be purchased at the Beckwith Township Offi ce or on Sundays at the Public Skate.For further information, please contact the Township of Beckwith at 613-257-1539
THE NEXT LARGE ITEM PICK-UP DATES WILL BE MAY 2nd AND MAY 3rd, DEPENDING ON YOUR GARBAGE PICK UP DAY.
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JEAN’S STORY
After retiring from a very full and re-warding career in nursing, I began to feel I had more to give to my community. I was approached by a neighbour who wanted help with one of her projects for Children’s Aid. Her enthusiasm was con-tagious. I began to assist her in sorting donated snow suits for mending, wash-ing and zipper repairs, as part of the pro-cess in the annual Snow Suit Campaign in my area. Every year I say to myself that this is the last year I will have the time and strength to participate and every year I see a greater need to continue. I get so much satisfaction from my small part in helping a child stay warm on cold win-try days, knowing that it may be the only warmth both physically and emotionally that that child may get over a very long time, if at all. It is because of the stable background that I had that I want to care for these chil-dren, in a way that my own parents cared for me and my siblings. It’s not so much to do! Fix up a snow suit for an unknown
child! But to the newly widowed father of three girls who lost his job because he had to stay home and be everything to his fam-ily, who came reluctantly to pick up his re-quested snow suits without his daughters the fi rst year, returned the second year with his family proudly in tow, and again the third year, family in front of him to donate new snow suits and announce that he was fi nally able to take care of things by himself, thanked us profoundly and left proudly with his head held high and his daughters draped around him, it means so much. I am so proud of him. I love a happy ending – I keep coming back for more! I hope more people can experience the same sense of completeness that I have felt over the past several years from be-ing a volunteer in such a challenging and supportive organization. It’s hard work, some of the toughest I have had to do - but the rewards are personal and priceless to those involved. The whole experience has helped me develop so many strengths that I never knew I had. I am a better person for the experience and I hope I encourage the same in people around me.
The rewards of volunteering are
personal and priceless
salutingvolunteers
in celebration ofNational Volunteer Week
Tay Valley Township would like to thank its
dedicated coaches, fi refi ghters and working group volunteers
for their time, energy and commitment.
You truly make our community a great place to live!
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THE VALUE OF ONE, THE POWER OF MANYOn behalf of our patients and staff, the Board of Directors of the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital salute the volunteers at our hospital who give so freely of their time and talents.
Our staff would like to recognize and thank all of those dedicated individuals who support our communities in such a compassionate way.
Once again volunteers at the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital will contribute over 20,000 hours this year. Volunteers are essential in providing a more comfortable experience for patients, visitors and staff alike.
Lets celebrate the contributions of our volunteers.
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of Lanark County
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We often take for granted the very ones that most deserve our gratitude.
Thank you to our volunteers!
115 Christie Lake Rd., Perth ON, K7H 3C8
613-264-0307 • Email: [email protected]
95 per cent of Canadians engage in at least one form of social support. (Canadian Survey of Giving, Volunteering & Participating, 2007)
12.5 million Canadians volunteer their time to charitable and not-for-profi t organizations. (Canadian Survey of Giving, Volunteering & Participating, 2007)
2.1 billion is the number of hours Canadian volunteers give annually, which is equivalent to about 1.1 million full-time jobs. (Canadian Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating, 2007)
161,000 is the approx. number of charitable and not-for-profi t organizations in Canada. (Canada Revenue Agency)
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Thank you to all our Volunteer Firefi ghters and Emergency First Responders!
Proudly Serving the Residents and Communities in the Townships ofDrummond/North Elmsley and Tay Valley
Be Fire Safe
Drummond/North Elmsley Tay Valley
Fire RescueBBD&E and South Sherbrooke
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D/Chief Wayne Drummond Capt. Rick JacksonCapt. Rod Black Capt. Al JohnsCapt. Dave Joy Bob WilsonWayne Porteous Brent HurdisMark Egan Darrell McNeilBrent Townend Chris FisherEddie Baker Jason JacksonGreg McIntosh Mie WilliamsMarty McKittrick Troy Hurdis
Matt Anderson Bill KatsoulisRyan Johnston Bob HewittTodd Hovila Scott WilsonJesse Mask Brent Church
The Ocean Wave Fire Company has served the Town of Carleton Place proudly since 1875. During National Volunteer Week we salute our volunteers for their dedication to duty and their service to the community. We also would like to recognize the sacrifi ces their families make. Without their support our service would not be possible.
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CARLETON PLACE & DISTRICTMEMORIAL HOSPITAL
We couldn’t get by without you!
Thanks to all our amazing volunteers for your gi� s of time and hard work.
I n the aid of all
children – the Children’s
Aid Society celebrates
all of the volunteers
who daily make our
community a better
place to live – a place
where children and
youth can thrive as they
travel along life’s path.
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in celebration ofNational Volunteer Week
More than seven per cent of the population are ‘uber volunteers’ – this single group contrib-utes nearly 80 per cent of the total volunteer hours tallied. (Canadian Survey of Giving, Volunteering & Participating, 2007)
Did you know?
Thank you to our wonderful volunteers, the heart and
soul of our agency!Community Home Support – Lanark County
Is a volunteer based agency for seniors and adults with physical disabilities. We provide programs and services that help our clients
continue to reside in their homes and remain a part of their community.
Services Provided:Meals On Wheels, Transportation, Foot Care, Diners Clubs, Home Help,
Home Maintenance, Friendly Visiting, Security/Reassurance, Volunteer Hospice Visiting Service.
Locations:Perth 613-267-6400, Smiths Falls 613-283-6745,
Lanark 613-259-5412,Carleton Place 613-253-0733, Pakenham 613-624-5647.
Member Agency
Supported by the South East Local Health Integration Network459341
The top three reasons why Canadians volunteer:1) To make a contribution to their community; 2) The desire to make use of personal skills and experiences; 3) Having been personally affected
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Mills Community Support Corporation
HOME SUPPORT PROGRAM
Wishes to THANK its VOLUNTEERS
For the care, time and consideration provided to our clients and office staff.
Member Agency Member Agency
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Metroland Media Ottawa Regionsalutes the volunteers that make our communities
such wonderful places to live.
Your community’s newest support foundation is looking for volunteers!
Support BY Survivor FOR Survivor
Many thanks to all our helpers so far ... but we need volunteers to man the desk during working hours.
If you can give us a couple of hours a week, please email or call us
as soon as possible...Tel: 613-485-5500
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www.mississippimills.ca
To all our Mississippi Mills volunteers ~Thanks for your help and
dedication.
�www.downtowncarletonplace.com
Our heartfelt thanks andOur heartfelt thanks andgratitude to all our volunteers,gratitude to all our volunteers,you help make Carleton Placeyou help make Carleton Place
a great place to live!a great place to live!
SuccessSuccess starts with
VolunteeringVolunteering
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54 per cent of all non-profi t and charitable organizations have no paid staff. (National Sur-vey of Non-Profi t & Voluntary Organizations, Sta-tistic Canada, 2005)
A huge
THANK YOU
to all our volunteers…
We couldn’t do it without you!
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Thank You!Perth Fire Department Roster of Volunteer Firefi ghters
Pat Publow, Jim Hogan, Kevin Fielding, Derek Popplewell, Steve Churchill ,Blake Armstrong, Jeff Duncan, Jeff McCurdy, Ron Wood, Pete Echlin, Bob Martin, Keith Fielding, Colin Anderson, Kevin Mahon, Tom Sullivan, Trevor Choffe, Jeff Dean, Dale Hermer, Don Hogan, Mike Gemmill, Mike Mackler, Nick Mahon, Brian Saunders, Shane Becket, Clayton Jobson, Ryan McParland,
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To the many volunteers
who enhance our lives
in so many ways, THANK YOU!
Your contribution is priceless!
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The Township of Drummond/North Elmsley
would like to thank all the volunteers for their time and efforts.
It is greatly appreciated by all!
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www.volunteer.ca
You make our “work” – “work” for our communities
FAMILY THRIFT STORE
5 William St. W.
Smiths Falls
613-283-8311
FAMILY THRIFT STORE
51 Foster St.
Perth
613-267-6260
FAMILY SERVICES
243 Brockville St.
Smiths Falls
613-283-3563
FAMILY SERVICES
40 Foster St.
Perth
613-267-4652
THANK YOU FOR HELPING US
HELP OUR COMMUNITIES
Mark 9:23…”All things are poss ible to those wh o believe…”
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The Lanark CountyThe Lanark County TherapeuticTherapeutic
Riding ProgramRiding Programwould like to salutewould like to salute
and thank over 65 of theirand thank over 65 of theirterrifific volunteers who areterrifi fi c volunteers who are
the heart and soul of thethe heart and soul of theRiding Program!!Riding Program!!
www.therapeuticriding.cawww.therapeuticriding.ca613-257-7121, Ext. 236613-257-7121, Ext. 236
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200 is the number of volunteer centres in Canada. They are the local leaders of volunteer-ism responding to the needs of local volunteers and volunteer-involving organizations. (Volunteer Canada, 2010)
Volunteering can help build self-esteem, de-velop life-long skills, strengthen community, and improve health. Harvard University re-search shows volunteering is a refl ection of social connectedness that is strongly associated with the health of people in that community. (Volunteering & Healthy Aging Project, Volunteer Canada, 2009)
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Edith AddymanFuneral Director/Owner
19 years
Wayne BennettFuneral Director’s Assistant
32 years
John BowesFuneral Director
13 years
19 McAr thur Avenue,Carleton Place, ON
613-257-3113www.barkerfh.com
People who work, live, share andvolunteer in their community
Alan R. BarkerFuneral Home
and Chapelcongratulates all
community volunteers.Edith, Wayne, John
and staff!
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HERITAGE WAY REALTY BROKERAGE - Independently owned and operated
www.coldwellbankerhomes.caCarleton Place 613-253-3175 • Almonte 613-256-5677
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$159,000 • mls# 787883 Jason Coleman
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No question about it, the artwork of Laurie Sponagle is black and white, and every shade of grey imaginable, and yet it evokes the senses with surprising ease and seemingly effortless grace. Charcoal, pencil and Conte crayons are utilized in her work.
This seasoned artist has mastered her art form.
From her rendition of fi gures that, at fi rst glance, appear to be black and white photographs, to her landscapes and sea-scapes that manage to capture the essence of wind and atmosphere, brooding skies
or cloudbursts; Sponagle’s art beckons the onlooker.
Her recent experimentation with ab-stract art is no different.
Regardless of your level of enthusiasm for abstract art, Sponagle’s abstracts at-tract an audience.
At a recent show featuring only her abstract pieces, patrons could be over-heard discussing the works on display. Five young art critics, under the age of 30, even argued the merits of a large ab-stract work, an animated discussion that went on for over 30 minutes. Two of them
returned to debate the same work half an hour later.
It is a true measure of an artist’s greatness when their works capture an audience, both fan and critic alike, and compel them to return again and again to study the works on display, to marvel at her technical expertise, and her inex-plicable ability to capture a sense of at-mosphere using only black, white, and shades of grey.
You don’t have to travel to a Toronto gallery to view a collection of Sponagle’s works. A dozen of her pieces are on dis-
play in the gallery of Spotlight on the Rideau in Smiths Falls.
The collection of Sponagle’s pieces will be on display until the end of April.
Spotlight on the Rideau is a retail outlet that carries a collection of artwork and various products, from more than 170 art-ists, that showcase the Ottawa to Kings-ton corridor. It is located at 39 Chambers St. in Smiths Falls.
For more information, visit www.spot-lightotr.com, or call 613-284-4141.
Submitted by Spotlight on the Rideau
Artwork of Laurie Sponagle available for viewing until end of April
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The student body has chosen its voice, and it is Jacob Howe.
The Athens District High School student will be the student trustee for the Upper Canada Dis-trict School Board for the 2011-12 school year.
Howe, currently a Grade 11 student at ADHS, is looking forward to giv-ing his fellow students a voice at the UCDSB table. He will assume the posi-tion of student trustee on Aug. 1.
“I want to make sure our students are well rep-resented at the board,” Howe said.
“I want to bring forward any concerns students have. I’ve always liked be-ing able to represent the students.”
The 17-year-old, Mallo-rytown-area resident said he was nominated for his experience in student parliament at ADHS, and made a speech to mem-bers of the student sen-
ate, who voted him into the trustee position.
“I think this was an op-portunity to bring a voice to rural high schools,” said Gord Phillips, princi-pal of ADHS, home to 230 students.
“Jacob is an exemplary student here at Athens. He has an eclectic back-ground of travelling across Canada, strong family, and strong work ethic. It speaks to the character of a person that wants to put his kind of work forward at such an early age.”
Howe said he is inter-ested in continuing his education after he gradu-ates ADHS, but is unsure what direction he will take.
He said he is currently considering post-second-ary educations in agricul-ture, or engineering, like his father J.P.
“I’m still trying to fi g-ure all that out,” he said.
In his free time, Howe enjoys competing on the school wrestling team and playing guitar.
Howe voted as next student trustee
Athens District High School student Jacob Howe was recently voted to the position of student trustee for the Upper Canada District School Board for the 2011-12 school year. The 17-year-old was nominated for his experience in student parliament at ADHS.
Pap testssave lives
According to the Canadian Can-cer Society and Cancer Care On-tario, cervical cancer is the 10th most common form of cancer in Ontario among women, and the second most common in women under the age of 50.
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the primary cause of cervical cancer, and three of four people who have had sex have been ex-posed to HPV at some time. The good news is that cervical cancer can be almost entirely prevented with regular screening.
Women of all ages who are, or have ever been, sexually active should be screened every one to three years.
Call your doctor or nurse prac-titioner to book your Pap test.
No Doctor or Nurse Practitio-ner? Call to book a Pap test with a female nurse practitioner at the Smiths Falls Community Health Centre on April 19.
Pass the word. Get a Pap test. Call the Leeds, Grenville and
Lanark District Health Unit at 613-283-2740, or Health Action Line at 1-800-660-5853.
For more information about Pap tests, HPV or cervical cancer, visit www.healthunit.org/cancer
Submitted by the Leeds, Gren-ville and Lanark District Health Unit
Photo by Andrew Snook
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CATHY JAMES
Perth Courier
These are council briefs from the Lanark County Council’s Community Development Com-mittee and Public Works Com-mittee meetings, which took place at the Lanark County Building on Wednesday, April 6, 2011. All council members were present.
Six hundred hours and two tons of garbage later, Lanark County’s roadsides are cleaner thanks to the efforts of 20 local organizations.
As part of Lanark County’s Adopt-A-Highway program, these groups have each adopted two kilometres of a county road, working to ensure it’s free of lit-ter.
Ranging from service clubs to local businesses, these groups were commended at the Lanark County Public Works Committee meeting April 6.
County Warden Sharon Mous-seau thanked the groups for their environmentally-conscious com-mitment.
“I would like to thank you for all your efforts,” she said, adding the 20 groups put in a combined 600 hours to collect two tons of garbage in 2010. “You can’t put a
dollar value on that.”Dennis Burn owns and oper-
ates Leatherworks Catering in Carleton Place and he and his family adopted a portion of County Road 11 nearly two years ago.
He said they decided to join the program for a simple reason.
“As a family we all need exer-cise and while we’re walking the roads, we may as well pick up the garbage and keep the roads clean at the same time,” he said. “It’s a two part thing where we get ex-ercise and contribute back to the community as well.”
Receiving a certifi cate of ap-preciation for his family’s work, Burn said it was nice to receive recognition from the county.
OFFICIAL PLAN ON HOLD
Lanark County’s fi rst-ever of-fi cial plan is at a standstill until the county hears back from the Federation of Canadian Munici-palities regarding a funding deci-sion.
Last year Lanark County coun-cil decided to create an offi cial plan, as it’s a requirement to re-ceive its federal gas tax share, which is an annual $2 million supplement.
Consulting fi rm Stantec was
hired to create the offi cial plan, and last year the county submit-ted a proposal to the FCM, asking for a grant to complete an Inte-grated Community Sustainabil-ity Plan, which would be phase two of the county’s offi cial plan. The sustainability plan is the county’s effort to demonstrate its commitment to cleaner air and water and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
The FCM’s decision was ex-pected to be made last month, but they’ve since reported a decision
won’t be fi nalized and released until July.
Coun. Richard Kidd shared this information with council last Wednesday night, and said this changed timeline affects the county’s offi cial plan schedule.
“This could put our work-load six months behind,” he ex-plained.
The offi cial plan means the county becomes the approval au-thority for the region’s munici-palities, and will strike a balance between provincial government
requirements and local priori-ties.
TRUCK ROADEO
The Lanark County public works department plan to starts their engines May 12 when it hosts a Truck Roadeo.
Taking place at the County Almonte Patrol Yard on County Road 29, the Roadeo will give all qualifi ed municipal equipment operators a chance to practice their tandem truck driving skills and safety procedures.
Prizes will be handed out to the top three participants and the winner will represent the county at the Association of On-tario Road Superintendents’ Pro-vincial Roadeo this September.
Director of public works Steve Allan said each year, Lanark County’s representatives place well each year at the provincial level.
“For the last three years, our guys have almost won the pro-vincial championship,” he told councillors.
“It’s a really neat event to see the skills.”
The Roadeo is open to munici-pal employees from across the County, and they’re encouraged to sign up for the event.
Adopt-A-Highway clears two tons of roadway garbageNews
Photo by Cathy James
County Warden Sharon Mousseau (left) and Coun. John Gemmell present Don Page of the Montague Ratepayers’ Association with a gold star of ap-preciation for their commitment to the Adopt-A-Highway Program.
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APARTMENTSFOR RENT
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GARAGE SALESYARD SALES
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Whoever said, “Nice guys fi nish last,” forgot to tell the students of Smiths Falls.
Four local students from the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario were recognized as “unsung heroes” at the CDSBEO’s Bravo Breakfast, for stu-dents in Lanark and Grenville counties, and Smiths Falls, on April 6, at Hanley Hall in Smiths Falls.
The Bravo Breakfast is the CDSBEO’s opportunity to honour students that have made positive, signifi cant contributors to both their school and the Catholic school community.
John-Matthew Hunt (St. Francis de Sales Catholic School), Joseph Bisonette (St. James the Greater Catholic School), Samantha Williams (St. Luke Catholic High School - elementary) and Matthew Drapeau (St. Luke Catholic High School - secondary) were recognized for their various achievements throughout the school year.
Hunt, a Grade 5 student, was recog-nized for his earth-friendly attitude. He spearheaded a pop can collection, and of-ten travelled around his school collecting recyclables by himself.
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around the school’s offi ce.Grade 3 student Bisonette was recog-
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“His teacher was very impressed how he reached out to other people and helped others,” said Jennifer Perkin, principal of St. James the Greater Catholic School.
St. Luke elementary student Willliams was recognized for going out of her way to help others, and always “being in tune” with her fellow students’ feelings.
Drapeau was recognized for his leader-ship in a youth group, and for his dedi-cated and reliable service running the school’s food program.
The Grade 12 student has done co-op placements at various restaurants in Smiths Falls.
2011 award recipientsIn total, 17 students were honoured at
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Alexandra Klahm, St. John Elementa-ry Catholic School
Kael Blackburn, St. Mary Catholic School
Scout Schooley, Notre Dame Catholic High School (elementary)
Liam Vanderbank, Notre Dame Catho-lic High School (secondary)
Kyle Cobus, St. John Catholic High School
Lucie Bingley, St. John Catholic High School
Samantha Williams, St. Luke Catholic High School (elementary)
Matthew Drapeau, St. Luke Catholic High School (secondary)
Storm Jones, St. Michael Catholic High School (elementary)
Cole Weathers, St. Michael Catholic High School (secondary)
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Photo by Andrew Snook
Students from the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario pose with their Bravo Awards on Wednesday, April 6, at Hanley Hall in Smiths Falls. The students were recog-nized as “unsung heroes” in schools across Lanark and Grenville counties, and Smiths Falls.
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