The Kawartha Promoter - May 6, 2016

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1. The images from Fort McMurray, Alberta, this week have been shocking . . . frightening.

I’ve heard the word “apocalypse” used more than once. A whole city of more than 53,000 people evacuated as surrounding forests went up in flames. Some neighbourhood more than 80 percent destroyed. And who knows what’s next, because even as we go to press, people are predicting another day of high winds, high temperatures and low humidity expected to fan the flames. The miracle is that, to date, there’s been no loss of human life. Depending on who’s talking, Fort McMurray is either one of the strongest economic engines in the nation, or one of the greatest contributors to greenhouse gases and climate change in the world. In reality, it’s both. Now, as Canadians, we face the challenge of showing compassion and

generosity to the stricken people of Fort McMurray and surrounding area. In the days ahead, many, many people are going to need our help. I have faith that we will rise to the occasion. It’s what we do, isn’t it?

2. I was told this week it’s time to retire my 1995 Ford Ranger pickup truck. She’s taken me nearly 100,000 kms since I bought her three years ago for $1,700. Friends tell me: “She sure doesn’t owe you anything.” The truth is, I owe her. In 1,200+ hours together, she’s taken me down so many beautiful highways and byways—with skis, bike or canoe in the back box. She’s been “rode hard and put up wet.” And all she ever asked was to be fed, watered, and shown some affection. Here’s to you, old gal.

Cover: A honey bee returns to the hive with a pollen basket on her leg. collected from spring blossoms (Hooray)Photo: Len Jerrard

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Benevolent groups help many It was with great interest that I read Joe Berta’s recent letter to The Kawartha Promoter entitled, “I am a refugee, myself” (April 22, page 4). I glanced at the title, and became intrigued by what I thought would be a human-interest story about your successful integration into Canadian society after fleeing Soviet oppression in Hungary during the 1950s. Unfortunately my original optimism soon turned to disappointment. On one hand you bestow God’s blessings on the Syrian family currently residing in Bobcaygeon. On the other hand you feel compelled to criticize The Promoter for publishing too many “lengthy updates” on what is, in my humble opinion, an incredible humanitarian success story. You refer to many needy people in our country: impoverished seniors, veterans, those suffering from mental illness, hard-working ordinary folk working for poor wages, and . . . a host of services currently being cut. Who could argue that it is important to do what we can to help solve these ongoing problems? However, you go on to state that, “In the minds of the average Canadian not doing so well, the questions remain. Why do we not have benevolent groups helping them?” I certainly do not doubt that there are very needy people here who require our help. I also know that many people suffering locally may feel a certain amount of trepidation in extending a helping hand to those who have been rescued from dire situations in foreign lands. There are organizations and individuals who do their best to provide assistance locally and across Canada. Churches, community groups, charitable organizations, individuals, governments, and commercial enterprises all help out. In the same paper that you criticize for not publishing stories that reflect our own community’s needs, the following “non-Syrian” stories were included: Ross thanks hundreds of volunteers, Thanks to Meals on Wheels vols, Cut by Ross Hospital Cuts,

And Yet - Despite Cuts, UW Touchdown Nears Half A Mil, etc. Our local people continue to step up to the plate to help out others and draw attention to worthwhile initiatives. Helping our Syrian family does not negate the need to support others. Everyone should do what they can to practice the “Golden Rule.” Thank the Good Lord for our volunteers. “Do we need to make such a big deal out of it?” you ask. “Do those (lengthy ads) serve any good purpose other than making ourselves look good?” Of course, the answer to both questions is. “Yes!” The United Way City of Kawartha Lakes helped 7,849 children in youth access programs; 25,975 adults found support for their health and well being; 4,597 persons struggling with poverty were helped. These facts were reported in The Promoter. Was that bragging? I think not. It was reported in order to inform the public of what has been accomplished. In Canada, we have a right to speak out. That is the nature of the democratic nation to which you came to escape tyranny all those years ago. If you didn’t hear it back then, let me say it now, “Welcome to Canada.” May God Bless.Peter Howard Bobcaygeon

Not a popularity contest I would like to respond to Joe Berta’s letter (April 22, page 4). Mr. Berta asked if BARC is providing updates on our Syrian family only to make ourselves “look good.” We are not in a popularity contest. We are simply providing updates on a human-interest story that so many people in our community are involved with, directly and indirectly. The story of any Syrian refugee family coming to Canada is an incredible one, which reminds us on a basic humanitarian level of how lucky we are to live in Canada. Sure there are many groups of people, as Mr. Berta suggests, who need more support here in our own “backyard.” I feel it is an insult, however, to the many charities, volunteers, and politicians who are trying to make our world better, to suggest that we are sweeping their needs “under the carpet.” Individually we may not be able to save the world, but collectively we can make a real difference. I’m sorry that you see only a world full of “greed and indifference.” From BARC’s perspective, we have found our amazing community to be generous


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and grateful, with a strong desire to pass it on. It seems to me that your mind, Mr. Berta, is already closed. Perhaps you should rekindle your gratitude for being adopted by Canada. At least you can go back to visit Hungary. Our family had no choice but to leave their homeland, and there may be nothing ever to go back to. Lynn Schneider, BARC memberBobcaygeon

Be like us I am just enjoying reading The Promoter, but something has got me upset (From my perch, April 22, page 3). I’m sorry, but if you want to be in Canada, then show your face. If you have chosen to join us here in our beautiful country, then you shouldn’t be able to hide I’m a pure Canadian and if I was to hide my face in your country, I would be shot down. As far as I’m concerned, it should not be allowed.Mary Wilson Bobcaygeon

Kind words My name is Roy Graves, and I am a nephew of Karl Illini. My sister recently shared on Facebook your memorial writeup regarding Uncle Karl. Thank you for your kind words. I live in Pontypool so I am close by and readily accessible. I was quite surprised and saddened by the news. I attempted on two separate occasions only weeks ago to stop in with a surprise visit for Uncle Karl. On both occasions he was not home. Roy GravesPontypool

cKL is more than Lindsay It seems that, from community transportation to fire services, unless you live in Lindsay, don’t expect much from city council. Taking the community transit out of service was the first blow to the great community of Bobcaygeon, but now to take fire services away is the proverbial “nail in the coffin.” All communities have a right to expect fire services—especially in smaller communities with so many seniors. Fire services are essential and not negotiable. As noted by W. Riddell of Bobcaygeon (I’ll pay for essential services,April 22, page5), fire is usually first on the scene. That service, especially to seniors, is critical in saving lives. Will it take a death to make city council rethink this decision? There cannot be a price put on this important service.Penny MaillardBobcaygeon

A creative light among us has gone out If I had to hazard a guess, there are not many

of the residents of Bobcaygeon who would know, or even have met, Chris Clark. And why would you? He lived a relatively quiet life in a house at 1 Main Street in Bobcaygeon. Old timers might remember it as a onetime bait shop that Chris had lovingly refurbished into a cozy retreat. Less than a decade ago, my wife Pia and I had just moved into a small condo that overlooked


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Chris’s place. He was in his backyard, and our dog was in the screened-in porch. When the dog saw Chris he barked and Chris was startled and literally jumped. I picked up our dog and went outside and down to his place to apologize for Finnegan’s barking. Chris asked why we had named him Finnegan and I replied that originally we’d had two dogs—Casey and Finnegan—as Mr. Dressup was our daughter’s favourite program. Well, he got very excited, as it turns out he was the primary writer for Mr. Dressup. He also wrote many episodes of Sesame Street and more than a thousand scripts for stage plays, musicals, dinner theatre documentaries videos and television specials. A recipient of many awards such as the Gemini, the Margaret Collier Award (the highest award for writing for television and movies) for exceptional contribution to the arts, Chris was also an accomplished concert pianist and composer. Chris passed away on April 19 at Ross Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Bobcaygeon has lost a creative light who many of us probably didn’t know was living among us.Gord KillenBobcaygeon

Farewell to Blackie My beloved cat, Blackie, came home one day last week seriously injured. Imagine my shock when the vet told me x-rays showed he had been shot. I couldn’t believe it. Who in my quiet, peaceful neighbourhood would do such a cruel thing? But x-rays don’t lie—and they clearly showed the bullet lodged in his hip. Somebody had willfully shot him. Why? Gentle and placid in nature, 15 years old, Blackie did not present a threat to anyone—not man, nor bird, nor even a mouse. He was simply taking a quiet stroll along a sunny street, enjoying the warmth of spring after a long, confining winter. Why would someone want to put a stop to that? Was it because he hated cats? Or was it because, even in this age of enlightenment far removed from primitive times, the lust for blood still lingers? Good-bye my dear cat. You were a beauty to behold, a treasure loved by many.Dorothy HannonBobcaygeon

Doctors against cuts In the last six months, I, along with 11,000 other concerned Ontario doctors, have watched with mounting frustration as the Ontario government has crippled our healthcare system with shortsighted policies and funding cuts that undermine the ability of front-line doctors to care for patients. These days, many family doctors and specialists struggle to keep their practices afloat. Even though physician offices are like small businesses, doctors


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underfunded the healthcare system, capping it below the rate of inflation, and of actual patient need. Our taxes fund doctors, nurses, hospitals and community organizations through OHIP. Underfunding means doctors can’t pay for community clinics, hospitals can’t hire nurses to staff hospital beds, and operating rooms sit empty. We cannot keep doing more with less. Please stand with us to demand the Ontario Liberals commit to a long-term plan to manage healthcare so patients no longer suffer and front-line staff no longer burn out in an unsustainable environment.Dr. Nadia Alam, Concerned Ontario DoctorsGeorgetown


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RouNDup too MucH FIRe tRucK?: After learning failure to act now means their truck will cost about $60,000 more next year, council confirmed its earlier budgeted decision to purchase a new, $627,000 pumper/tanker for the currently-under-construction Bethany one-truck fire hall. Mayor Andy Letham expressed frustration about council second-guessing its own decisions, but Ward 9 Councillor Isaac Breadner argued the original decision was based on faulty information from city staff. Ward 14 Councillor Gerard Jilesen—30 years a volunteer fire fighter—described the state-of-the-art truck as a Cadillac where a Chev would do. sIGN up FoR MILK RuN: Discounted early registration for Lindsay’s 38th annual Milk Run is now open to runners eager to get a jump on the July 17 event. The discounted cost—until 4 pm on June 24—is $40 for the 10-km run, and $35 for the 5 km. The first 400 registrants will get an official race t-shirt, finisher medal, entertainment, Kawartha Dairy ice cream and more. Get registration forms at city.kawarthalakes.on.ca/milkrun, or 705-324-9411, ext. 1306. cLeARING wILD tuRKey RoAD: WPD Sumac Ridge Wind Farm told the city it would start

April 23 to clear trees in and around Wild Turkey Road for its wind farm. The clearing is authorized by a development agreement under Divisional Court (file 37/15), which CKL has appealed. The Court of Appeal will hear it early this month. coLLABoRAtING wItH FLeMING: Council has renewed the city’s long-standing commitment to collaboration with Fleming College—including student employment, city staff acting as advisors, CKL hosting research and pilot projects, and sharing assets, equipment and facilities. Fleming is a key partner to help the city protect and enhance water quality, with two joint pilot projects at Lindsay’s Water Pollution Control Plant to test innovative waste-water quality improvement technologies. Fleming is also a local economic driver, as the Frost Campus attracts more than 1,700 full time students annually and employs more than 300 staff. BooKFAce: The free, annual celebration of Kawartha Lakes youth is set for the Victoria Park Armoury in Lindsay this Friday, May 6, from 4:30 to 10 pm. It begins with an Awards Ceremony for Youth, and continues with a youth-oriented art show, music, food and giveaways. To learn more, call the Health Unit at 705-324-3569, ext. 2228, or follow “stay bright UNLIT” on Facebook. $2.9 MILL FoR RuRAL RoADs: CKL will spend $2.9 million this summer resurfacing approximately 25 km of rural roads. Robert E. Young Construction Ltd. of Selwyn and Royal Paving Ltd. of Lindsay will pulverize the existing road surface, do base repairs, replace culverts, ditch, gravel and finish the roads with a flexible pavement (tar and chip) or asphalt product. The project runs from mid-May to mid-September. sewAGe AssessMeNts: Mandatory Main-tenance Sewage Assessments will begin May 25 for residents in and around the municipal wells of Sonya, Pleasant Point, Canadiana Shores and Mariposa Estates. The program, which requires assessment of sewage systems on properties adjacent to the vulnerable zone of a surface-water intake area or within the vulnerable area of a municipal wellhead, was instituted under the Clean Water Act after the Walkerton Inquiry. A 2016 schedule is available at: city.kawarthalakes.on.ca/mmssip spRING yARD wAste: Spring leaf and yard curbside collection will be Friday, June 3 (if your regular collection day is Monday or Wednesday), and Friday, May 20 (if regular collection is Tuesday or Thursday). If you miss it, you can take yard waste free to any CKL landfill site year round. Material must be in brown-paper, yard-waste bags or bundled with string (maximum 90 cm long, less than 18 kilos, branches less than 7.5 cm diameter). Plastic bags, Christmas trees, grass clippings, sod, soil, root balls (from planters), or larger stumps and branches will not be accepted. pAINt Re-use: You can take (get) partial cans of paint to (from) the Fenelon Falls and Lindsay Ops Landfill Household Hazardous Waste Depots, from May 1 to Oct. 15. “We often get small quantities


of perfectly good paint and stain dropped off at our facilities,” says Waste Management Operations Supervisor Heather Dzurko. “Through our Drop in the Bucket Paint Reuse Program, it can be taken home by others and put to good use.” suMMeR LANDFILL HouRs: Three of the city’s landfill sites—Eldon, Laxton, and Somerville—will be open longer to accommodate spring and summer activity. Eldon will be open Wednesdays, 9-5, and 11-5 Saturdays and Sundays; Laxton 11-5 on Thursdays and Sundays; and Somerville 11-5 on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays. All three will open 11-5 on Victoria Day (May 23), the Civic Holiday (Aug. 1), and Labour Day (Sept. 5). All landfill facilities will close for Canada Day, Friday, July 1. RouNDup DAys: Hazardous Household Waste, electronics, and bulky plastics, can be dropped off for free at four Environment Round-Up Days from 9 am to 1 pm Saturdays on June 11 (Fleming College, Lindsay), June 25 (Coboconk roads depot), July 9 (Fenelon Falls Community Centre), and July 23 (Bobcaygeon Public School). Find the list of accepted items at city.kawarthalakes.on.ca/residents/solid-waste-services/round-up-days. You can also buy backyard composters at regular price, with a free kitchen catcher while supplies last.

BucKHoRN BeAutIFIcAtIoN A Go

By Glenna Burns Trent Lakes council adopted the proposed Community Improvement Plan for beautifying Buckhorn that has been developed by MHBC urban designers and landscape architecture specialists.

The new plan, approved April 19, will offer financial incentives to help building and business owners improve landscaping, commercial structures and signage. The municipality’s Economic Development Committee will administer the plan, which will also be used to establish a strategy for public-works improvements, including to walkways, streetscapes and landscaping.

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By Glenna Burns The Trent Lakes Municipal Septic Re-inspection Program will begin in a few weeks, Matt Faris, a health inspector for the Peterborough City-County Health Unit told Trent Lakes council April 19. The program is expected to take 10 years to complete. Inspectors will examine 300 properties the first year. The rationale for the program is to guard the health of the environment and to protect citizens against failing septic systems. Property owners will pay $270 for the inspection, which will be added to the tax bill at $27 a year for the 10 years of the program. Faris told council that “85 to 90 percent of septic systems won’t go beyond the re-inspection stage.” The remaining 10 to 15 percent of systems will need maintenance, to be paid for by the property owner.

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Do a little something like, oh, say, raising $1 million to preserve and protect a jewel of the Kawarthas (Chiminis or Big/Boyd Island in Pigeon Lake), and people will take notice. Kawartha Land Trust made it award number four—and rightly so—when the Bobcaygeon and Area Chamber of Commerce recognized KLT with its Not For Profit Achievement Award at its annual Awards of Excellence Dinner at Lakeview Arts Barn April 23. KLT had already had its successful work on Chiminis recognized with awards from Sustainable Peterborough, Kawartha Conservation, and the City of Kawartha Lakes Environmental Advisory Committee (all previously reported in The Promoter). The land trust was one of eight groups, businesses or individuals recognized by the Bobcaygeon chamber at its awards dinner. T h e Bobcaygeon Chamber also gave awards in four new categories this year, for achievement in a new business, in tourism, hospitality, and creative arts. Three them (new business, tourism, hospitality) are still seeking ongoing sponsors. If interested, contact the chamber.

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• Creative Arts Achievement Award: Gus Sevink (other nominees: Rebecca Janes, Kawartha Settlers Village, Fred Thornhill, Chuck Burns).

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wALKING FoR tHe wAteRBy Elaine Bird On Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 8, the Kawartha Water Awareness Walk begins at Trent University. It heads south along the Otonabee River into Peterborough, then back up the other bank to Trent again. For the past two years I’ve been one of “those who walk for water” (Nibi Emosaawdamajig). This was my experience: In 2014, I arrived at Scugog Island at 6:30 am for a sunrise ceremony. A copper pail was filled with water and carried around the lake by Anishinaabe-kwewag (Indigenous women) who blessed and sang to the water. Last year the walk was from Trent University north and back along the Otonabee River. In late afternoon, I was honoured to be asked to carry the water. It felt heavy and yet light—sharing responsibility and sharing hope. Why is it important? I begin my days with a drink of water, by “making water” and flushing it away with more water, by using water to wash or shower, make coffee, boil an egg, water my garden—all before 8 am. Our lives are structured around having an endless supply. We learned in school about the water cycle. We did not learn that water is sacred; that treating it as a commodity may result in huge rivers drying up;

that the spirit of the water is crying out. Remember the thousands of dead carp in the Kawartha Lakes in 2007? Over 110 First Nations communities across Canada—including Curve Lake—are on boil-water advisories, surrounded by water unfit to drink, resulting in a tremendous health hazard. Anishinaabe grandmother Josephine Mandamin is the inspiration and mentor for the Water Walks. She has walked around the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River. In 2010, Shirley Williams, an elder from Curve Lake, and Liz Osawamick, began the local Water Walks to bring a greater awareness of our collective responsibility to maintain clean water for the next seven generations. Join us. You will learn how blessed we are to have water. You will feel the connection we have with each other and mother earth through sharing and caring for the water. We walk together. It’s not a race; it’s fun. You can walk as much or as little as you like. There are support vehicles to take people back to their own vehicles For more information see Facebook groups, “Nibi.Emosaawdamaji.”

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The Norland Horticultural Society will hold a Tulip Blooming Ceremony to celebrate the first blooming of its Dutch-Canadian Friendship Tulip Garden. The ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 14, 11 am, at The Old School House Community Centre on Monck Road (Hwy 45) in Norland. The horticultural society was one of 140 recipients across Canada last year of a Dutch- Canadian Friendship Tulip Garden. It marked the 70th anniversary of the 1945 gift of 100,000 Dutch tulip bulbs to Canada in appreciation for Canadian soldiers help in the liberation of the Netherlands. Canada also hosted the Dutch Royal Family in Ottawa during WWII. Students from Ridgewood School’s Grade 8 class helped plant them around Norland last October. “We feel honoured to have received these tulips,” said Murray Walker, President of the Norland Horticultural Society. “We cordially invite the public to attend the Tulip Blooming Ceremony in honour of the liberation of the Netherlands and the Canadians who were instrumental in achieving their freedom.” Forty-four names of local young service men are listed in Hope (formerly Norland) United Church.

Author Elaine Bird with granddaughter, Faith, and Liz Osawamik dip their feet in Lake Scugog during the 2014 Kawartha Water Walk.


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When less (mowing) is moreBy Julia Taylor I may have mentioned before that when my husband and I purchased our current home the lawn had not been cut

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It’s called White Clover. You can seed your lawn with it instead of grass and once it takes over, your Saturday mornings cutting the grass will be over. It still needs cutting a few times a year but mostly stays at the perfect height. There are numerous different fescue grasses, and other no-mow or less-mow options out there as well. The Ontario Seed Catalogue has a variety. Less chores. Save money. Reduce your carbon footprint. Help the pollinators. It’s win-win-win-win. If you’d like to have a look at a white clover lawn before taking the leap, Bobcaygeon Wilderness Park has a great example.

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still don’t know, but should.) Mother’s Day has become hugely popular in recent years, and in some countries it’s the day of maximum phone-line traffic as adult sons and daughters call home. We also have the tradition of sending—or bringing—gifts of flowers, cards, chocolates, hand-made presents and other tchotchkes to our mothers on this special day. It’s a bonus day for florists, card manufacturers and gift sellers—and the aforementioned phone companies. Mothers Day got its start in the United States. In 1868, Ann Jarvis launched a committee to establish “Mother’s Friendship Day,” with the aim of reuniting families after the Civil War. She died in 1905, but her daughter, Anna, honoured her mother with a

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Organizers for this year’s 36th annual Canada/US Walleye Tournament (CUSWT) figure the weekend will bring between $150,000 and $170,000 to Bobcaygeon, Kawartha Lakes and the surrounding areas, as families pass through on their way to and from the event. Some teams come early

and pre-fish, they add, so the local economy gets an even bigger boost. Plus, it leads to more people coming back to the Kawarthas in the weeks and months to come, once they’ve had that “Bobcaygeon Experience.” Preparations are well underway for this year’s event, which will take place May 27-29 on Sturgeon Lake, starting from Bobcaygeon. With spaces for five new teams, there is room for 140 teams to compete in total. Competitors are coming from all over Ontario, and organizers hope to attract additional teams from the United States (note the exchange rate on the dollar) to complete the field. The slogan for the weekend event is Family, Fun, Fishing, and a dedicated core committee of 10 organizers, an army of over 60 volunteers, sponsoring businesses, and booth occupants for the Sporting Outdoor Show, are all essential in helping CUSWT grow to the major event it has become. They’re all committed to sharing knowledge of the fisheries and fish habitat, and to introducing recreational fishing to young people and families. This tournament is a live-release only event, with a focus on overall fish health. There are still some openings for financial and prize sponsorship, as well as booth spaces in the Sporting Outdoor Show. For more info, see canadauswalleye.com, bobcaygeon.org, or call the Bobcaygeon Chamber of Commerce at 705-738-2202.

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Horoscopes May 6-19Melodie McCullough

Aquarius (Jan. 21 to Feb. 19) Look your faults straight in the eye and acknowledge them, Aquarius. Don’t let them rule you. Learn from them and gain insight into your inner self.

pisces (Feb. 20 to March 20) Love is really the only thing that matters, don’t you agree, Pisces? Everything else will fall into place; everything else—religion, petty wants, egos. None of that matters. So don’t let it. Love completely.

Aries (March 21 to April 20) “A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song”—Chinese Proverb. You may not know the solution to all the world’s problems, Aries. Or you may think you’ll look stupid for saying the wrong thing. Don’t. Listen to the bird and join in its song. Speak because you have a voice.

taurus (April 21 to May 21) Your journey begins today, Taurus. Wherever you are headed, you can always find a beginning. Don’t worry about the past; every step you take from here on in is the only thing that matters now.

Gemini (May 22 to June 22) You are exceptional, inimitable, and irreplaceable, dear Gemini. And the best part of all this, is that YOU get to discover YOU. It’s a great adventure, so don’t miss out.

cancer (June 23 to July 23) Where will you be five years from now, Cancer? Is your life mapped out, or do you prefer to be surprised? Perhaps it’s best to have a little of both these strategies. Have some sort of plan, but make room for the unknown, too.

Leo (July 24 to Aug. 23) We think it’s time for you to reassess your goals, and design a blueprint for obtaining them, dear Leo. We sense some things just aren’t working out for you right now. Like your love life? You need to learn how to let go of the things that have lost meaning.

Virgo (Aug. 24 to sept. 23) Please stop looking at the clock. Make time into your friend, not your enemy. It cannot be controlled; it has a life of its own. And it will continue to move on, no matter what you do. So focus on what needs to be done, and do it at your own tempo.

Libra (sept. 24 to oct. 23) A little of what you like does you good, Libra. Even that one chocolate, or that new bracelet, or maybe that cuppa tea—it’s not going to destroy you. So pamper yourself.

scorpio (oct. 24 to Nov. 22) Everything takes getting used to. When we first hear something we weren’t expecting, we get thrown off by it. “But it’s not supposed to be that way,” we say. Don’t over-react. Remember it will take time—but in a short while you’ll wonder what all the fuss was about.

sagittarius (Nov. 23 to Dec. 21) You’re on your way, Sagittarius. It’s a brand new road that lies ahead. Push on and look forward. You can do anything.

capricorn (Dec. 22 to Jan 20) There is a breadth of poetry within you, Capricorn, that has lain hidden. Maybe it’s time to open your book, take pen to paper and let it escape, either in the real sense or the imaginary. Whichever way you choose, express yourself.


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You’ll have to get up early if you want to go birding with Linda Reid. Early birds can join her at 8 am in the parking lot at the Gamiing Nature Centre, 1884 Pigeon Lake Road, for an outing on Friday, May 13.

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Thursday, May 12, is the date for a final “feasibility meeting” to explore establishing a Community Foundation (CF) for the City of Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton County. A well-focused CF, explains Mike Perry, one of the prime movers behind the idea and a New Democratic Party candidate in the last federal election, could “address gaps in community development here in our area.” It might address issues like workplace skills, local environment, arts, community projects on housing, disabilities and poverty, farm support, micro-credit and youth innovation. There are currently 191 CFs across Canada, and Perry says having a local one would show businesses who are considering moving here that

there is community development capacity. He invites all interested persons to “come out and help decide how to build our communities when government or social organizations may not be able to help.” The meeting is set for 10:30 am to noon in the second-floor community room at Commonwell Insurance Group, 336 Angeline St. South, Lindsay. The guest speaker will be Nancy Griffin of Dunsford, the founder and CEO of Passionate Legacy Inc.

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Find out about The Land Between (our unique ecosystem home), and how to help protect it, when the Kawartha Lake Stewards Association (KLSA) holds its spring meeting this Saturday, May 7 from 10 am to noon at the Bobcaygeon Community Centre. “Diversity defines us,” is the theme, and all are welcome to attend when Leora Berman, chief manager of The Land Between Organization, explains more about this valued and cherished ecosystem. Ron Porter from Scugog Lake Stewards will offer a history and protection plan for his lake regarding the invasive Starry Stonewort Algae, which can grow over two metres tall. There will also be updates on phosphorus and E. coli testing, and get a copy of the KLSA’s “2015 Annual Water Quality Report.”

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treatment of gum disease• Endodontics ... root canal treatment• Emergency Care ..... we provide treatment

when you need it most

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ORTHOTICS SPECIAL ~ $299

282 Kent St. W., Lindsay (beside Ross Memorial Hospital)705-878-8558 www.kawarthacare.com

Do you have any of these conditions?

OccupationalStress?

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ReFeReNDuM to sAVe LocAL HospItALs

Marlene Beaman-McQuay moved to Lindsay last August, thinking this was where she and her husband, who suffers with Parkinson’s disease, would live out their days. Now she thinks she may have to move somewhere else. Cuts at her local hospital—Ross Memorial, which she chose to settle only blocks away from—are threatening to leave the couple without the health-care services that are essential to them in their retirement years. As chair of the local Health Coalition (HC), Marlene is encouraging Kawartha Lakes residents to get out and vote this month to reverse the provincial cuts to local hospitals and other health care that have been going on across Ontario for nearly a decade—and are reaching crisis proportions. Volunteers like her, in more than 20 communities across Ontario, including Kawartha Lakes and Peterborough, have launched an ambitious and novel protest—a cross-province, volunteer-led referendum on Saturday, May 28. Ontarians will be asked to vote, YES or NO to the following statement: “Ontario’s government must stop the cuts to our community hospitals and restore services, funding and staff to meet our communities’ needs for care.”


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Today’s digital hearing aids sample the sounds in the user’s environment and use that data to continually adjust the sound that the user hears in accordance with his or her hearing loss. Because this all happens instantaneously and automatically, the user does not have to make manual adjustments. With this technology in hand, manufacturers are able to provide technology that addresses one of the biggest complaints voiced by users of hearing aids: feedback. This annoying whistling sound occurs when the sound that travels through a microphone to speakers is continuously picked up by the microphone and re-amplified. By canceling out this unwanted noise, manufacturers are able to defeat feedback without compromising performance. Selecting the type of hearing aid that is right for your hearing loss and unique listening needs requires the guidance of a professional well versed in all of variations of hearing aid technology. To schedule a hearing assessment, please call us. Here you’ll find a wide variety of hearing aids in many colors, shapes, and sizes. We are also well stocked in hearing aid accessories.

P.S. A traditional analogue hearing aid simply amplifies all sounds, while digital aids have “multi-memory settings” that allow a hearing aid to perform differently in many specific hearing environments.

Ontario is currently in the ninth consecutive year of real-dollar cuts to global hospital budgets, the longest stretch in Ontario’s history. These cuts mean that hospitals across the province, cannot keep up even with basic inflation. Hospitals have been cut to the point of dangerous overcrowding and understaffing and patients are paying the price. The coalition is asking busy corner stores, drug stores, local grocery stores and other businesses to host voting stations outside their stores on Saturday May 28. Momentum continues to build as more and more communities join in the mass vote. Below are voting locations, as confirmed by Promoter press time.Advance voting• Now until May 28, Lindsay: Heart & Soul• Now until May 23, Lindsay: Colborne Lodge,

Evelyn Ward, 107 Colborne St. W. • Now until May 23, Cambray: Carolyn Parker, 429

Cambray Rd.• May 12, Lindsay: Legion • May 14, Bobcaygeon: Bigleys, Beer Store • May 14, Lindsay: Joy Vista Estates Clubhouse• May 21, Omemee: Legion, Library MAy 28 voting • Fenelon Falls: Sobeys.• Lindsay: Westwood Apartments, Lindsay Library,

Lindsay Square Mall, Adelaide Place Retirement Community, Beer Store, Diplomat Apartments, Walnut Grove Apartments, Home Hardware, National Grocer, Foodland, Bulk Barn, Valu Mart,

William Retirement Place, Briarwood Apartments.• Oakwood: Library The Ontario Health Coalition represents more than half-a-million Ontarians in its network of more than 400 organizations and more than 50 local chapters. Members include seniors’ organizations, health care professionals and nurses, doctors who support public medicare, unions, community and cultural organizations, student groups, equity-seeking organizations and others. Its mandate is “to protect and extend quality single-tier public health care for all under the principles of equity and compassion that underlie the Canada Health Act.”

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apartment* Arrange for repair or painting to

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Our caring team of workers are fully insured

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We take the stress out of re-locating


THE BOBCAYGEON KINETTE CLUB WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE THAT CAME OUTAND SUPPORTED OUR 2ND ANNUAL SPRING FLING FUND RAISER FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS.

A very special thank you to Rada Kovacevic from Paradiso Boutique from Bobcaygeon, and her team, models, for donating their time. With their help we were able to raise over $3,000.00. Our CF child that lives in Bobcaygeon, Ashlynne McGuiggan was also in attendance and was a model, along with her mother Candace. We would like to thank all the merchants that donated to the

Country Auction, volunteers, Dave Cameron DJ Services, and also the Royal Canadian Legion for donating the hall.

Al Kwan

10 Ridout St. Lindsay (Behind Academy Theatre)www.proftikwankwan.com (705) 328-9444

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• Precision dentures• Implant secured dentures• Same day repairs and relines• Dental plans accepted• No referrels required

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Serving Haliburton Highland & the Kawarthas for over 25 years.

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Boost youR cHILD’s LIsteNING AND tALKING

sKILLs Parents concerned about their child’s verbal development can hear Dave Sindrey, a speech-language pathologist and certified auditory verbal therapist, talk about his favourite apps, songs and stories for active listening and talking to “Help

Improve Your Child’s Listening and Talking Skills.” Peterborough Healthy Families is sponsoring Sindrey’s free presentation on Thursday, May 12, from 7-9 pm at the McDonnel Street Activity Centre, 577 McDonnel St., Peterborough. There will be opportunity for questions and discussions, and all participants will receive a free children’s book and growth chart. Light refreshments will be available and parking is free. Sindrey is an internationally renowned speaker with over 25 years experience working with families of children with hearing-loss issues. He has created educational and fun resources for parents and children, including Listening Games for Littles (1997, 2002) and the Cochlear Implant Auditory Training Guide (2004). He has also designed and illustrated nine applications on iTunes that help assess and develop listening skills for children with hearing loss. Peterborough Healthy Families is a multi-agency initiative made up of several local community partners, including the Peterborough County-City Health Unit.


BoLLywooD BRINGs tHe BucKs

“The Friends Indian Dinner group are delighted to present a cheque to the Ross Memorial Hospital Foundation (RMHF) for $48,000,” said Dr. Bharat Maini, Chair of the Friends group, after a very successful Bollywood Night 3 fundraising event. “What an enjoyable evening, full of delicious food, Bollywood dancing, fun, community participation and most of all—generosity.” “We’re so grateful for the energy and generosity

shown by everyone who supported Bollywood Night 3, and for the hard work of the organizing committee (which included doctors Bharat Maini, Bharat Chawla, Rajinder Momi and Gargi Bhatia),” said RMHF Executive Director Erin Coons in accepting the cheque. The donation will help with the transformation of clinical information management at the hospital, which a Ross spokesperson named the single largest challenge facing the hospital right now. “Today,” explained Kim Coulter in a release, “electronic and paper information must be compiled, duplicated, stored and accessed multiple times, by multiple clinicians in multiple locations to treat a single patient. Our future vision will be one clinical information system where all clinicians caring for a patient see the same patient chart updated in real time.”


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KAWARTHASEPTIC SERVICE

Septic & Holding Tank Pumping#1 IN THE #2 BUSINESS

Portable Toilets AvailableTheo Finley • 738-3424 • Bobcaygeon

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property maintenance,long or short

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seRVIcesDump runs

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Quality installations.Very reliable .

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MAINteNANceGrass cutting &

trimming, dump runs & other. Tim Noble 705-887-9527

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Dump runs, chain saw log splitting.

brush removal, small moving jobs.

Call John705-738-3214Leave message.

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Interlocking brick, armour stone, retaining walls, decks, driveways, walkways, patios, stairs

& repairs to all.www.greggmacneil landscaping.com

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Cut & trim.Reasonable, reliable.

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Recanvassing, fibreglassing,

Restored canoes for sale.Original canoe

bookcases25yrs experiencePH 705-738-5648

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BLAIR’s HoMe RepAIRsFor any small home

repair inside or out, I can help. Give me a call at

705-738-1306

FoR sALepoNtooN BoAt

This boat must be sold and is offered at a very low price. $2800 firm. Complete with motor

and trailer. Boat is 20ft, full new carpeting, runs well. Motor overhauled

last season. Well equipped boat. Serious inquires only.Call 705-702-0137.

Ask for Adam or leave a message.

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pRoFessIoNAL oFFIce spAceApproximately

400 sq ft. Parking, Bolton Street location. Available immediately.

647-519-4658____________________FoR ReNt JuNe 1st2 bedroom home in

waterfront community minutes from Bobcaygeon.

$1200 month plus utitlities. Call Cathy

705-738-7007

wANteDwANteD:

Nostalgia and Pop Culture Items Vinyl

records (rock, blues, jazz and soul), music

memorabilia, pre-1990 comic books and

toys, vintage costume jewellery, sterling & gold jewellery,

Kawartha history books & memorabilia. All types

of retro / mid-century items. House calls made

at your convenience. Robert or Penny 705-324-2699

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Furniture,Glass, China, Military Medals etc.

Duck Decoys, Clocks, Jewelry, Silver Dollars, Gold, Coins, Pocket

Watches etc.Anything old.

R. Carruth.705-887-1672.

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yARD sALesSat. May 14, 21st & 28th

9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.RAIN DAYS - SUNDAYS____________________

poRt 32 GARAGe sALeSat. May 21 8am-1pm 92&89 South Harbour

Dr. Bobcaygeon. Garden tools, antiques, something for everyone.____________________

MoVING sALeDownsizing

Sat. May 21 8am-4pmSun. May 22 8am - noonMon. May 23 8am-noon

31 King St. W(corner of King &

Sherwood)Furniture, dishes, lines,

tools etc.

Heirloom Tomato Seedling SaleSaturday, May 21 - Saturday, June 4

(closed Sundays)

Daily 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.New Location:

459 Country Lane, Cameron, Ont.www.russethousefarm.ca

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MAY 21 & 22 - 9 am Furniture, tools, outdoor

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10 Bend St. Kinmount(off of Crego St)

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Garage sale9am-3pm

Includes furnishings.Sat May 14, /1621 Stanley Dr. Fenelon Falls

(near Eganridge)

tHANK youDon & Anna Wilcox

thank their terrific family, friends & neighbours for making the celebration of their 65th wedding

anniversary such a happy and memorable event.

tHANK youThe family of the late Bonnie Searle would

like to thank our many relatives, friends and neighbours for cards, food, and visits during

this time. A special thank you to Dr. Michelle

Snarr and the homecare support team who

worked tirelessly to keep Bonnie comfortable at

home.Thank you so much.

David

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In Loving Memory ofMary Beatrice Foster

July 26, 1925 - May 6, 2015Mom, it’s been a year since God and his Angels called you home. Oh, how the Angels rejoiced as you walked through those pearly gates that day. If we could write a story, it would be the greatest ever told, of a kind and loving mother who had a heart of gold. Ever remembered by her sons: Edwin, Kenneth and Gary. Daughter Shirley, Daughter-in-laws Sharon & Patsy, Son-in-law Bryant and Grand Children.

In Memory ofKen Coumbs - Jan 22, 2012Jordan Fernall Coumbs - May 10, 2015&

Your presence we miss, Your Memory we treasureLoving you always, Forgetting you never

Audrey, Nancy & Ivan

You are loved and missed every day

Adult Day programs - Monday, wednesday & Friday (except holidays) at trinity united church, Bobcaygeon; Monday, tuesday & Friday at Fenelon Falls united church. 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. call for information and rates. Adult Day programs are also offered in Little Britain, Lindsay and omemee. 705-324-7323MAy 6 - Bookface Youth Event, 4:30-10 pm, Victoria Park Armoury, Lindsay. Call (705) 324-3569 for more info.MAy 6 - Mini Buck Euchre Bobcaygeon Senior Citizens Center. 7 p.m. Info call Roger: 705-738-6627MAy 6 & 7 - Spring book sale at the Boyd Gallery Bobcaygeon Library. 9am - 2 pm Proceeds to support The A. Sheila Boyd Foundation. 705-738-9482 MAy 6 13, 20, - Basic foot care services for seniors and people with special needs. Pre-booked appointments required, call 705-879-4100. MAy 7 - Big Buck Bid Euchre, Bobcaygeon Seniors Centre 11am - 4 pm $ 10 For info call: Roger 705-738-6627May 7 - Royal LePage Frank Real Estate, Brokerage – Charity Garage Sale for Victoria’s Women’s Shelter – 89 Bolton Street, Bobcaygeon. Rain or Shine. 8am-1:30pmMAy 7 - Yard & Bake Sale, 8 am – noon. Dunsford United ChurchMAy 7 - Spaghetti supper Fenelon Falls United Church5:30 pm $12 (under 12 $6) Pre-Schoolers Free. Tickets Judy at 705-879-3778 Church 705-887-3040MAy 9 - Fenelon Falls stamp club meeting 7pm. Immanuel Bapist Church, 20 Bond St. E. David 705-454-1771MAy 9 - Lindsay Creative Quilters’ Guild meeting, Cambridge Street United Church, Lindsay 1 - 3:30pmMay 9, 12 & 19- Sexual Health Clinic: For info or appointment, call the Health Unit1-866-888-4577, ext. 1205.MAy 9 &16 - Preparation for Birth & Parenting Class, 4-6 pm, OEYC, Lindsay. 705-324-7900 or 705-324-3569.MAy 10 & 17 - Diners Club seniors luncheon 70 Murray St., Fenelon Falls, noon. Call 705-324-7323 to reserve. MAy 10 - Victoria county Genealogy group meeting 7-9 pm, Lindsay library. For more info: 705-878-1669

MAy 11 - ‘Meet the Nurse’, 10 am - noon, Trinity United Church, Omemee. Children up to age six years can meet with a Public Health Nurse. (705) 324-3569 or 1-866-888-4577 for more info.MAy 11 - “I Don’t Have Time For This.” A compassionate guide to caring for your parents and yourself. Village housing, Lindsay 2:30-4pm To register call 705-324-7323 or email [email protected] 12 - Age-Friendly Meeting, 9:30-11 am, Omemee Coronation Hall. (705) 324-3569 for full details.MAy 12 - 1-3pm, St. James Anglican church Fenelon Falls, “I Don’t Have Time for This” Compassionate care for your loved one and yourself. 705-887-2537MAy 14 - Big Buck Bid Euchre Bobcaygeon Senior Citizens Center 11 am - 4:00 pm. $10. Info call: Roger 705-738-6627MAy 17 - Friends of the Lindsay Library Book Sales downstairs in the Lindsay Library. 10 am - 6pmMAy 17 - Food Handler Course, 9 am - 5 pm, Health Unit office, Lindsay. $40 per person. For more info and to confirm space availability, call (705) 324-3569.MAy 17 - ‘Meet the Nurse’, 10 am - noon, Pontypool Community Centre. Children up to age six years can meet with a Public Health Nurse (705) 324-3569 or 1-866-888-4577 for more info.MAy 17 & 19 - All welcome to Lindsay Tai Chi club’s “show & tell”. Tues May 17 at 10:30 & May 19, 7:00 PM. St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Lindsay, 2nd floor. MAy 18 - monthly Diners Club seniors luncheon at the Royal Canadian Legion, Bobcaygeon, noon. Call 705-324-7323 to reserve.MAy 18 - Free blood pressure monitoring at the Royal Canadian Legion, Bobcaygeon, 10 - 11:30 a.m. MAy 19 - Circle of Hope for the Bereaved - free support group for those who have recently lost a loved one 2 Kent St. W., Lindsay, noon - 1:30 p.m. Call 705-879-4123 MAy 19 - Thursday Night Dinner for seniors, 70 Murray St., Fenelon Falls, 5 p.m. Call 705-324-7323 to reserve.


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cuRVe LAKe FIRst NAtIoNNokomisAs told by Doug Williams to Julie Kapyrka I was raised in a situation where there were a lot of kids around—and a lot of aunties, uncles and grandparents in a multi-family atmosphere. It was what sociologists call an “extended family,” as opposed to the “modern nuclear family” of mom, dad, and kids. I grew up being raised primarily by my NOKOMIS—my grandmother, who was a family matriarch. She was born in Curve Lake in the 1890s. She was very much caught up in a world of change. She spoke our language very well and lived a lifestyle that was Ojibwa Mississauga, but she also tried to adapt to the world of Canadian things. She had to navigate the change. She married twice. Her first husband died when she was in her 30s, and she had to raise the kids on her own for a while until she married again. She was amazingly adept at canoeing, and basketry was her forte. She traded her baskets around the lakes. She also liked to clean and do domestic work, so she worked as a housekeeper for many of the cottagers who came in the summer months to this area. She was also an amazing cook and would cook for the area fishing lodges. Adding to all of this responsibility she had a political sense, and as a leader she ran for council for the Curve Lake Band—and got in. She was active in politics for a while; she could span both worlds quite well. I have many fond memories of picking

blueberries and apples with her, and even of going into the rice beds with her to shoot ducks. Then we would come home and make duck soup. One time in June, we went ODEMIN (strawberry) picking and left early in the morning when the dew was still on the grass. She said “Hope we don’t meet up with a bear.” Well, we were in amongst the brush near some meadows and I was making sure I was right beside my grandmother because I was scared of MUKWA (the bear). I was so intently picking berries that I forgot to keep track of where she was. I looked up and she was not there. I panicked. I started yelling for her so she could hear me. I was scared and I felt so lost. She was only over a knoll about 10 feet away from me picking berries. When I yelled she stood up and said “Oh my gosh. Keep quiet. The bears will hear you.” I was so glad to see her. She always said if we come across a bear we have to speak to it in ANISHINAABEMOWIN (the Ojibwa language) because it is the only language they can understand. You can even tell it to go away in the language . . . but that is another story.

QuILts oN KeNtBy Carolyn Bergin Take a “Quilt Walk” down Lindsay’s Kent Street during May, and enjoy window and in-store displays of a wide variety of beautiful, hand-made quilts. That’s how the Lindsay Creative Quilters’ Guild (LCQG) is celebrating National Quilt Month and living up to its motto, “Keeping Quilting Alive.” Each of about two dozen participating stores will showcase some form of quilting—either inside the venue or in the window. Included will be quilts for people living with cancer and quilts for soldiers suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.


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