october 30th, 2013, #48

The Voice of North Grenville Oct. 30, 2013

TIMESthe north grenville

Vol. 1, No. 48

Ken and Dianna Finnerty invited a few friends in to the Finnerty Auction rooms last Friday to mark the final sale to be held in that location. After almost four decades in business, Ken and Dianna are starting to think about put-ting their feet up and taking it easy for a while. But not just yet: although the old auction rooms have seen their last sale, Finnerty Auctions are moving into the old Giant Tiger build-ing in Kemptville, with the first sale there taking place this coming Friday, November 1.

The Finnerty auction sales have been such a long-stand-ing feature of life in North Grenville that any change

at all is worthy of note. The Finnerty family have played a prominent role in the politi-cal and economic life of this community for more than sixty years. Ken’s father, William Harold Finnerty, was an auc-tioneer too, beginning in the business in the early 1940's. What is now the Clothier Inn in Kemptville was for a long time known as the Finnerty Block and was the centre of W.H. Finnerty’s business activity.

But years after his father had sold the auctioneering business, Ken was encouraged to run one or two small-scale auctions in Kemptville, and everything grew from there. It was obviously in the blood of the Finnertys. It is significant

that hundreds of people attend the weekly auctions. They know there will be good stock and fair dealings. The parking lot outside starts to fill up in the afternoon, long before the doors open.

But not everyone is as successful in that business as Ken and Dianna have been. Working together over these decades, they have taken care to always maintain a strong work ethnic, and equally firm ethical standards in their deal-ings with the public. Vaguely shady procedures that are sometimes seen as part of the trade elsewhere were not tolerated at Finnerty Auctions. Reputation is everything in that business: to lose it is to lose everything in the long

term. Ken and Dianna have survived and prospered in the long term, and that speaks volumes about the integrity and personal touch they have brought to the business.

The parallels between W. H. and Ken Finnerty are quite amazing, but this is not the time to discuss them. Look to next week’s Times for that story. This is the time to congratulate Ken and Dianna on what they have achieved together in Finnerty Auc-tions, and to join with the many hundreds of people who have enjoyed the buying and selling, the company and the atmosphere found at Finnerty Auctions for so many years. And that will continue at the old Giant Tiger this Friday too.

A Finnerty family finale

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In discussions of the plan to pipe tar sands crude through Ottawa and North Grenville, a subject that comes up frequently is safety. The horrendous oil train ex-plosion in Lac Megantic, and the more recent explosion in Alberta, have led many to conclude that moving bitu-men by pipeline is safer.

I heard that argument frequently at TransCanada Pipeline’s Open House in North Grenville. Trains derail frequently, while pipelines seldom leak, I was told. Your community, your rivers, and your drinking water will be much safer if crude is shipped by pipeline rather than rail.

Since I live very close to a rail line, that argument concerned me. So I decided to do some research.

The first thing I found is that the Irving Oil, the com-

pany at the east coast end of the proposed pipeline, says it plans to continue receiving crude by rail. The pipeline will be in addition to rail, not instead of rail. So instead of one safety problem, North Grenville would have two. Rail and pipelines will both threaten our safety and our environment.

And then there is the dilu-ent return problem. Diluent is the very poisonous and very flammable mix of solvents used to dilute tar sands bitu-men so it will flow through pipelines. After it is removed by refineries, it is shipped back to the source to be re-used. There’s no westbound pipeline, so in addition to eastbound crude, we will have many more tank cars of explosive liquid travelling through North Grenville, heading back to Alberta. In other words, the pipeline will make the rail safety problem

much worse.But even without that,

the facts show that pipe-lines spills cause more envi-ronmental damage than rail spills, because broken pipe-lines spill much more crude.

A report published this month by the International Energy Agency looked at 8 years of data from the U.S. Department of Transporta-tion, from 2004 to 2012. It found that for each mile travelled, pipelines spill three times more oil than rail.

This confirms figures published by the Associa-tion of American Railroads (AAR), using raw data from the U.S. Pipelines and Haz-ardous Materials Adminis-tration. In the U.S. between 2002 and 2012, there were over 14 times as many crude spills from pipelines (1,849) as from rail cars (129). More seriously, pipelines spilled 19,926,540 gallons of crude,

Is oil in pipelines safer than oil on rails?compared to 95,268 gallons from rail — over 200 times as much.

The AAR is obviously not an unbiased source, but so far no pipeline company has refuted those numbers.

These figures overstate the case, because they don’t include the 2013 CPR train derailment that dumped 30,000 gallons in western Minnesota. Train spills are a serious issue — but in total, pipelines are a far worse threat to aquifers, drinking water, and rivers.

If you agree that our mu-nicipal government should oppose a reckless pipeline plan that threatens our safety and our health, sign the Sus-tainable North Grenville petition at http://www.sus-tainablenorthgrenville.ca/

Ian Angus is an environ-mental writer and a member of Sustainable North Gren-ville.

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Beth Donovan Hospice is pleased to welcome our successful Hospice Volun-teers from our Fall, 2013 training course.

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Friday, October 25 marked the first day of the Kemptville Legion’s 2013 Poppy Campaign. The Poppy, symbol for our Remembrance since 1921, is also a visual repre-sentation of the unspoken pact that binds veterans to the country for which they have served and to the community in which they live.

Funds raised by the Poppy Campaign are kept separate from general Le-gion funds and have spe-cific guidelines for their use. They are intended for the immediate assistance of ex-service men and women in need and for the services which offer support to them. Locally they have been used to provide for the comfort of hospitalized veterans, to support the transportation of the disabled and to sup-port seniors programs and resources.

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Poppy Campaign funds support local Senior Services

Campaign Chairman Bud Chambers and Kempt-ville Legion Branch 213 President Ralph Pulfer presented the President of the Board of Directors for the Cheryl J. Brown Centre, Matt Felker, and the Executive Director of the Kemptville and District Home Support Inc., Susan Smith, with a cheque for $2 000. As the seniors’ centre is obligated to pro-vide 40% of its own fund-ing, this donation from the Legion is well appreciated.

The Legion wrote three other cheques this week. Funds from the Poppy Campaign were used to support Bayfield ($2 000), the Kemptville District Hospital ($3 000) and North Grenville Acces-sible Transportation ($3 000).

The Campaign runs for the two weeks prior to Remembrance Day. When you pin on your poppy, you are respecting the memory of those whom we have lost and those among us who have also served.

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It may have been cold and wet outside, but it was sizzling

in St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church on the evening of Saturday October 26. The Salvation Army Legacy Brass Band was play-ing up a storm. Those in attendance were treated to a variety of musical pieces, led by bandmaster Geoff Linklater. Hymns and marches took life under the practiced fingers of skilled musi-cians devoted to service and Christian fellowship. The Choir from St. Paul’s also took part in the evening, joining in song with some band members. A short time for fellowship followed the performance. Proceeds from the evening’s entertainment will benefit St. Paul’s.

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On October 23, the Grenville Community Fu-tures Development Corpo-ration (GCFDC) presented the Municipality of North Grenville with a contribu-tion of $55,217 towards four diverse economic development projects that

improved the capacity for further business growth in the region. These include: • An Economic Devel-opment Intern who con-tributed on numerous projects, including the incorporation of Perfor-mance Measurement prin-

ciples into the economic development process; • The development of two websites, in partner-ship with the Great Wa-terway Region 9 Tour-ism Authority, focused on economic development (www.greenandgrowing.

ca) and tourism (www.explorenorthgrenville.ca) in North Grenville; • The design and manufac-turing of tourism and mu-nicipal branding signage designed to highlight local attractions and consistently brand the municipality

as a tourist destination; • And the completion of a conceptual plan for Riv-erside Park, allowing the municipality to fully le-verage this existing asset to continue to draw new businesses and residents to its growing community.

“These contributions allow the Municipality of North Grenville to build the economic develop-ment capacity necessary to leverage their assets into further business growth,” said Norie Spence, Chair, Grenville Community Fu-tures Development Cor-poration.

These investments were provided through the Youth Internship, Innovation & Information Communi-cations Technology, and Community Innovation Programs of the Eastern Ontario Development Pro-gram (EODP).

GCFDC is a commu-nity-based, non-profit cor-poration funded by the Government of Canada through the Federal Eco-nomic Development Agen-cy for Southern Ontario for the purposes of delivering

Municipality Matters

One of the interesting things about TV soap operas (or so fans of the genre have told me) is that the viewer can miss weeks and weeks of their favourite show, and it really makes no difference at all. Plot lines move so slowly, that nothing really happens for much of the time. I have even noticed that large parts of every episode consists of the char-acters suddenly stopping and staring at each other without speaking for long moments. That’s how you know the ads are about to start. In short, soap operas move like molasses.

I’ve been away in Ire-land for the past two weeks, and I was wondering about all the things that were hap-pening in North Grenville while I was away. Would I be able to catch up on events in the fastest-growing mu-

nicipality? How many great stories and crises would I have missed during my ab-sence? A newspaper editor has to worry about those things you know. Can’t af-ford to get behind the times.

So I spent the last few days looking around and see-ing what enormous changes I might have missed. It was a strange experience, I must say. The first thing was to check up on the big stories and see where they have pro-gressed in two weeks. Odd, I thought, Clothier Street is still not open. In fact, the junction at Pine Hill Road seems to be suffering from encroaching construction. But wait: some pavement has been laid around Clothier and Prescott - that’s some-thing. But there’s another odd thing: the pavement is only on part of the road, it doesn’t quite reach all the way across. But we had been assured that it would all be

done by the end of October. But at least George Street

should be reopened by now! After two weeks, that hole in the ground must have been filled in and...no. I see, still closed to traffic. There is still no bridge over the railway on CR 44, so drivers are still taking long detours if they want to get to downtown Kemptville. Wasn’t that sup-posed to be finished in late Fall? When exactly is late Fall? Halloween? Christmas? Canada Day?? It seems that roadworks in North Gren-ville are like those soap opera characters staring silently at each other while waiting for the ads to arrive.

The OPP has real ly jumped into the soap opera business in a big way. After informing our Municipality that the new contract for their services could cost 32% of our total budget, and would amount to almost $3 million and require the loss of one of our Sergeants, the police “service” has decided to do another of those “waiting on

the ads” moves themselves. The OPP has placed a mora-torium on contract renewals and municipal amalgamation processes while a new billing model is being finalised. So, just as our Municipality is starting the budget review process for next year, the OPP have announced that everything is kind of on hold while they figure out a new way of charging for their ser-vices. To be clear, however, the 8.5% increase in OPP salaries is going ahead.

The official statement from the OPP states that: “The OPP looks forward to continuing to provide excel-lent police service to all of its partner municipalities during this transition phase to the new billing model. Citizens will not see any change in the quality of police service during this period”. That’s another soap opera moment: it means we are still paying the OPP to close their detach-ment offices on weekends, as they have done under the old contract. If you arrive at

the detachment on a snowy January night looking for help, you can continue to use the telephone on the wall outside the door. Excellent service: soap opera at its most enthralling. Well worth that $8,220 per day we’ll be paying.

Another wonderfully soap opera-ish moment was provided by the owners of the Colonnade mall when Coun-cil was debating the new shopping mall planned for the property across the road from Colonnade. The Colon-nade people, those wonder-ful citizens who brought us a real-life Grand Theft Auto-style shopping district where sidewalks are deemed unnecessary and pedestrians are reduced to dodging cars, these same people objected to the new shopping district because it would be...(are you ready?) unfair competi-tion! Yes, the entrepreneurs who were happy to destroy many downtown business prospects objected to the idea that someone else might do

the same to them. How could any soap opera compete with that plot?

Meanwhile, we wait ea-gerly to see if the new Noise Bylaw still contains a ban on singing, as the draft did. Or if the new Dandelion Commit-tee get the $15,000 they want from Council to hire a mar-keting specialist to develop a marketing strategy. Maybe they could use the same firm that recommended that the Lawn Bowling people lose their lawn, and the softball people lose a diamond, so a few children can have a splash pad for a few weeks every summer. Then Council could continue to explain that they can’t spend money on the poor, on heritage, or anything else we, the resi-dents, might want because it’s all going to consultants and keeping the OPP on the job (except on weekends).

Yes, like any good soap opera, North Grenville has some plot lines that could run for years.

The Fun of the Soap Opera

community strategic plan-ning, community econom-ic development assistance, business financing, and business counselling ser-vices to new and existing businesses and organiza-tions in Grenville County.

The Eastern Ontario Development Program (EODP) is a Government of Canada economic devel-opment initiative aimed at addressing economic chal-lenges in Eastern Ontario and taking advantage of innovative opportunities in the region. The EODP promotes economic de-velopment in rural East-ern Ontario leading to a diversified and competi-tive economy, economic stability, economic growth, and job creation, and con-tributes to the successful development of business and prosperous communi-ties. The EODP is funded by the Government of Canada, through the Fed-eral Economic Develop-ment Agency for Southern Ontario and delivered via the Community Futures Development Corporations (CFDCs) located through-out Eastern Ontario.

Norie Spence (Board Chair, Grenville CFDC) and Justin St. Pierre (EODP Administrator, Grenville CFDC) present Terry Butler (Councillor, Municipality of North Grenville) with contributions towards four economic and tourism development projects through the Eastern Ontario Development Program.

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Kemptville Legion Branch 212

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C r a f t & Bake SaleSunday, November 3, 2013

10:00 am to 3:00 pm

Since 1994, KYC has provided a safe location for youth to spend time af-ter school while receiving homework help, healthy snacks, physical activ-ity, cooking experience and mentor support. For these 19 years, KYC has provided role models and programming for all youth.

The Kemptville Youth Centre (KYC) has recently launched their 7th year of RBC after school drop-in program. This partnership with the RBC founda-tion has allowed KYC to develop the after school program which is avail-able for youth Monday through Friday between 2 and 6 p.m. “The highest risk time for youth is be-tween the hours of 2 and 6 pm. Students finish school early while parents are still at work, which leaves

Kemptville Youth Centre and RBC invite you to a family skate and BBQ

several unsupervised hours for most youth. Thanks to RBC, we’re here for our youth during these high-est risk times,” explained Robin Heald, Executive Director of KYC.

During drop-in hours, KYC provides youth with a healthy snack, a safe supervised location, spe-cialized programming and homework assistance. “We’re proud to be able to serve youth in our com-munity the way that we do. We wouldn’t be able to do this if it weren’t for the generous grant from RBC and all the help from our 7 dedicated volunteers that support the programs during these hours,” stated Alex Smith.

On Saturday, No-vember 9, the Kempt-ville Youth Centre and RBC would like to invite

friends, family and com-munity members to the North Grenville Municipal Centre to celebrate the $20,000 grant that RBC has given to KYC. From 5 to 6:30 pm, everyone is invited to a fun family skate at the arena followed by an after party at KYC from 6:30 to 8 p.m. with a BBQ dinner, snacks and hot chocolate.

I f you don’t have skates, that’s not a prob-lem! E-mail [email protected] with the size of skates that you need for the evening and KYC will try to set you up with what you need to enjoy a night of skating.

The newly reorgan-ised Dandelion Festi-val Committee appeared at Council this week to make a pitch for financial support from the Munici-pality. They requested a grant of $15,000 to pay for a marketing specialist to develop a marketing strategy which would identify “carefully se-lected marketing pieces”. In making their presenta-tion, the Committee stat-ed their conviction that “big visions require big money”, something that

would come as a surprise to the original organisers of the Festival, who ran a very successful festival for a number of years on volunteer support and a shoestring budget.

In an apparent con-tradiction, the Commit-tee want to have as a motto for the Festival “Discover Our Roots”, while at the same time wanting to create a new festival logo, thereby effectively leaving the original roots behind. Described as “headed in the right direction for our anniversary celebration in 2015", the emphasis

of the presentation was on “new”: new logo, new tag line and new focus on entertainment.

It is hoped that the Festival will be return-ing to Prescott Street, the location where it has had the most success in drawing people out and integrating with the local businesses in downtown Kemptville. Last year was not the success or-ganisers had hoped for, but it is felt that a return to an emphasis on local arts and crafts, local mu-sicians and businesses, will regain much of the ground that has been lost.

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A unique method with benefits for today, and for life.

Kumon Math & Reading Centre of North Grenville613-258-4924 • [email protected]

At Kumon, we personalize our math and reading programs to fit the skill level of each child.

That way, children at all levels can grasp any concept on their own and take full ownership of their success.

With success comes confidence that can last a lifetime. That’s learning for the long run.

Showing appreciation for your children

Expressing apprecia-tion for your children contributes to their per-sonal sense of wellbeing. Take time to recognize your children’s positive behavior to demonstrate how much you truly ap-preciate their little and large accomplishments.

How do you show ap-preciation as a parent? The first step in showing genuine gratitude toward your children is to iden-tify the kinds of behaviors you appreciate. These can be chores like washing dishes or doing home-work without being told. They can also be more thoughtful gestures like holding the door for you when your arms are full.

E n c o u r a g e y o u r c h i l d r e n ’s e f f o r t s . Once you’ve identified behaviors you want to encourage in your chil-dren, make it a point to acknowledge these be-haviors whenever pos-sible. Show your thanks by explaining and being specific about what you appreciate. For example, you can say, “I really ap-preciate that you cleaned your room, even though I didn’t ask you. I was able to get more done because you helped.” By clearly communicating in this way, it will have a much stronger effect on your child.

Here are other ways you can show appreciation for your children:

Display your children’s special school projects on the refrigerator.

Put handwritten thank you notes in your chil-dren’s lunch bags. Express your gratitude, and wish them a wonderful day.

If your children have saved you time by helping with a chore, share that extra time with them. For instance, tell them you have time to read an ex-tra bedtime story because they helped you wash the dishes.

Showing your children appreciation not only in-creases their self-esteem and encourages future positive behaviors, it also models the act of gratitude. This means children will learn to show their ap-preciation for others, and those who show others gratitude develop positive relationships, which helps them lead happier and more satisfying lives.

The Kumon Program is designed to increase a child’s self-esteem and encourage future positive behaviors. Nelson Groen-ing is a Certified Kumon Instructor. To learn more about the Kumon Math and Reading Program in Kemptville, please call him at 613-258-4924.

Headquarters for Oxford Mills and the surrounding area. A magicalmysterious spooky evening for everyone. Come see the critters on display, bob for apples, stay to scare your neighbours and have your fortune read.After Canada Day this is the Oxford Mills Community Association's most popular event. Don't miss it!

6-8 pm, Maplewood Hall Oxford Mills. Free activities, crafts and treats. Presented by the OMCA

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Photographer David vanGilst captured this great image of moose in the fog recently. “This was taken just east of Williamsburg. We were driving to go for a hike early in the morning when we came across

this scene. They didn't stay there long, but I had enough time to grab the camera and get a couple of shots before they moved to a safer location”.

We a l l know how nerve-wracking interviews can be…but no interviews you have ever been on can match the stress of poor John Adderly! John, played by Seamus O’Brien, (who played the lead in The Mousetrap a short time ago), has an interview with the Angel of Death, played by Monica Cleland. To top it all off – he had no advance warning! Will poor John keep his wits about him and convince the Angel of Death that there has been a mistake made? If he can get that far, can he get her to send him back? Would he want to do that? Do you really want to bargain with the Angel of Death?

As the first part of our entertainment titled “Dou-ble Confusion,” Kempt-ville Players Inc. is per-forming the play “The Death of Me” by Norm Foster, Friday November 15 and Saturday November 16 at 7:30 pm and again on Sunday, November 17 at 2 pm at the North Grenville Municipal Centre. Ticket prices for this fast paced comedy are $15 per person.

During this very funny tale, we also meet some other characters. Cassie, John’s former fiancée, played by Amy Quinn O’Brien (also last seen as part of The Mousetrap cast). Cassie was going to become a lawyer, but is now working at the Depart-ment of Motor Vehicles, because, as she puts it, “I can help many more

people this way…hundreds a day!”

We also meet John’s doctor, who had given him a clean bill of health just two months before he passed on. This shady character, who tells John “Quite frankly, I don’t care for sick people,” is played artfully by Winston Kin-naird.

This is a first time pro-duction by long time KPI member Lee Gaw. She states “I have acted in near-ly every type of role that I can think of – from playing a blind person in “Wait Until Dark” right through until my last character – as a cranky old spinster in “Sex Please, We’re Sixty” last spring. I decided it was time to do something new, and directing is something I’ve been thinking about doing for a while.”

When speci f ica l ly asked about the play, Lee had this to say:

“There were no stage directions in this script, which I felt was interest-ing because it made me think about where I wanted characters on the stage, and how I was going to get them there.” That’s a pretty tall order for a first time director, and one that was filled very nicely!

Tickets for this show can be purchased at: B&H Your Community Grocer, Business Strategies, and the North Grenville Mu-nicipal Centre, in Kemp-tville. They can also be purchased by calling 613.258.2051

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Have you ever wondered what happens to the books you donate to the North Gren-ville Book Fair? It is more complicated than meets the eye, especially when you are dealing with thousands of books. There were roughly 60,000 in 2013!Coordination Is the Key

First, you need topnotch coordinators who are will-ing to invest hundreds of hours of volunteer time. In our case, three organizations are involved; namely, the Friends of the North Grenville Public Library, Community Living North Grenville, and the Ferguson Forest Centre. Ten years ago, as part of its partnering-networking ini-tiative, Friends asked Com-munity Living to join them in sponsoring the book fair. Our partnership with Ed Patchell goes back eight years.

Coordinators for CLNG have been Shelley Gerber, Cathy and Bill Patterson, John Brauneisen, and in 2013, Tracey Bennett. Holding the fort for the FNGPL have been Peter Green, Harry Tarr, Pat Babin, and Jeffrey Murray. This year’s involvement was by far the most demanding.Dedicated Volunteers

Second, you need a cadre of volunteers to sort these books, to transport them, and to eventually sell them. Our pool of volunteers has grown from approximately ten to 100-plus in 2013. Some of these dedicated biblio-philes have been with us since Day One. We are fortunate that students from both high schools now assist. I don’t know why but these book boxes seem lighter when lifted by secondary-school students.Storage Space

Third, you need space where you can drop off the books, sort them, and eventu-

ally relocate them. Our search for space is complicated by the reality of our finances; we cannot afford to rent space. Along comes Ed Patchell, Director of the Ferguson Forest Centre, who has given us access to a large shed and a gigantic warehouse on the property. The FFC has been our home for the last eight years. Remember when the book fair was held in a large greenhouse? Leaky times! And those two Gunstone years when we embellished our book sales with bags of potatoes. Hugh Stewart was our devoted cashier.Sorting Is a Challenge

Fourth, the actual sorting starts in June with our first drop-off date. Every first Sat-urday of the month (June to October) is devoted to sorting and packing. We can usually count on 20-30 volunteers. A few of our volunteers have developed a strong attach-ment to particular genres of books. For example, we have a resident Romantic. Packed boxes, situated on large palettes, are transported by forklift to the large ware-house for storage and remain there until book fair week.This heavy work is done by Ferguson Forest Centre staff. One of our volunteer sorters this year was 92; is she ever well read!Browse and Buy

Fifth, over one hundred tables (borrowed from the Municipality of North Gren-ville and Holy Cross Parish), thanks to Kevin Henry and John Brauneisen, are loaded with books along with special signage. Excess books are stored under the tables. This requires two full days before the sale actually commences. Over 1,000 attended the 2013 event.Intrinsic Rewards

Sixth, during our early

years, financial remuneration from book sales was not that substantial (perhaps $1,000). This year’s total was an amaz-ing $12,041.00. This money is evenly divided between the two nonprofit organizations.

Equally important for the organizers is the promotion of literacy and goodwill in our community. One biblio-phile was overheard: “The quality and quantity of books donated by the residents of North Grenville reflects most favourably on our level of literacy. There must be an abundance of book lovers among us.”Leftover Books

Seventh, Unsold books are repacked and must be relocated right after the book fair. During the last few years, Nigeria has accepted a truck load of books shipped at its expense. Guyanna has also benefitted. This year, for the first time, books were also shipped to Better World Books; freight costs paid by BWB.Labour Intensive

Eighth, Is a book fair of this magnitude (one of the largest in Eastern Ontario) labour intensive? VERY--- repeated ten times!!! What keeps the organizers and volunteers going is the cama-raderie nurtured among the various participants.YOU Are the Key

Ninth, let it be known throughout the kingdom that there could not be a book fair if you, the residents of North Grenville and environs, were not willing to part with your books. This also applies to the communicants at the Kanata United Church.Your Feedback

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In 1837, Canada had an event that shocks people even today: a rebellion. Sec-tors of the population, some American-born and others favouring American-style democracy, revolted against the ruling elite that governed the Canadas. This elite were appointed by the Crown and were not answerable to the local Assemblies. Ordinary people paid taxes and served in the militia, or worked at maintaining roads, without having any say in the running of their society. The rebellion in Upper Canada, or Ontario as it is now known, was a mild affair centering on Toronto and was easily suppressed. The leaders escaped across the border to lick their wounds and consider their fate. Many of these refugees were joined by Americans in forming what they called Hunters Lodges, a semi-secret organisation aim-ing to renew the fight as soon as possible. They believed that all they had to do was invade Upper Canada and the oppressed people would rise in solidarity and overthrow their oppressors. Their time came in November, 1838. The place for their attack was set-tled: Prescott, easily reached

across the St. Lawrence River and with a significant military depot that could be raided for stores and supplies. Prescott was far enough away from both Montreal and Toronto to give time to the invaders to get a foothold and prepare for the inevitable counter-attack.

Grenville County was no hotbed of radical politics. The southern part of the county was where the earliest United Empire Loyalists had been settled, and the line from Kingston east to Cornwall was the centre of Loyal-ism in Upper Canada. North Grenville was not nearly as immersed in Loyalist senti-ment as the southern part of the county, having been settled only recently, largely by immigrants from Ireland and England. There were quite a number of settlers that had arrived from the United States also, who might have had more of a sympathy with democratic ideas. Although there were issues that raised tempers, and there was al-ways an anti-Government minority, the people even then displayed a conserva-tive side in politics that has characterised the Municipal-ity ever since. All in all, the Hunters Lodges could have chosen a better location for an invasion.

But even a few people can have a profound influence in a small community, and North Grenville’s population in 1838 was hardly more than 500 in total. Although the 1837 Rebellion had not touched this area, it and its main leader, William Lyon McKenzie, had followers here. During his reform cam-paigns before 1837, McKen-zie had visited Kemptville and had spoken at public meetings there. Milo Mc-Cargar was one of the locals who had guarded the wagon from which McKenzie spoke at the meeting. These Re-form supporters had to keep a very low profile after the failed rebellion, but they had organised a Hunters Lodge in Kemptville by 1838. Little is known about who was in-volved in this secret society, but they met in the basement of Daniel Church’s store on Clothier Street east, the frame building at no. 38 today. The members included Church, a tailor named Martin, possibly Milo McCargar and, word had it, Nathaniel Fenton, the owner of the White House Hotel which stood on the south-west corner of Clothier and Prescott Streets. Fenton, apparently, was the Secretary-Treasurer of the Lodge. The aim of this branch was to join in a concerted attack once the invasion of Upper Canada began.

The attack on Prescott took place in November, 1838, but was an immediate failure. The invaders drifted downstream and occupied a large stone windmill on the river bank at Newport, two miles east of Prescott and today a National Historic Site. Daniel Church had last min-ute qualms about supporting this invasion, and he went to Thomas Beckett, who owned a hotel across the street from Church’s store, and told him everything, including the names of the Hunters Lodge members. A hasty meeting of leading citizens agreed to send Beckett and Robert Kernahan to Prescott to warn of the pending attack, but as they passed Spencerville, the two men heard the sound of gunfire and knew the warning was too late. They returned to Kemptville and joined the concerned residents who gathered at the King William III hotel waiting for news of the battle. Quite a number of North Grenville residents marched with their militia regiment and fought in the Battle of the Windmill, one of the defining events in the po-litical development of North

Grenville.In the aftermath, nothing

seems to have been done to punish the Lodge members. The tailor, Martin, had fought with the rebels at the battle of the Windmill and was wound-ed in his leg. He actually returned to Kemptville and continued his business there. However, after suffering from the jeers and petty vandalism of his store by locals, he left town some time afterwards. The big winner in the entire affair seems to have been Na-thaniel Fenton. Now that the Hunters Lodge was defunct and the members could not identify themselves without facing the consequences, it seems their Treasurer decided to spend the funds raised by the Lodge on a big new stone house for himself. It still stands at the corner of Cloth-ier and Rideau, and Fenton continued to live there until his death many years later. Ironically, the house built by the funds of a republican secret society of rebels later became the home of a Conser-vative Member of Parliament, Dr. Charles Ferguson, and the boyhood home of a future Ontario Premier, G. Howard Ferguson.

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• Oct 31 Youngsters of Yore, Kemptville Public Library, 1:30 pm. Guest speaker– Ann Campbell-------Travels Abroad

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• Nov 2 Anglican Parish of Merrickville 17th Annual Beef Dinner & Auction, Merrick-ville Community Centre, Social Hour & Viewing 5-6pm. Dinner 6 pm, Live Auction 7:30pm. Tickets $20 @ (613)-269-3452 & (613)-258-0940

• Nov 2 & 3 The Branch Artisan's Annual Christmas Show & Sale, Saturday 9:30- 4 & Sunday 10-3:30 pm, Kemptville College across from the Hospital. Find that perfect gift! Free Admission.

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uled for 7 pm, Program Room of the Norenberg Building. Trivia competition, awards, refreshments, and music. Special guests: Youngsters of Yore. Public is invited. Co-sponsor of the event: North Grenville Public Library

• Nov 9 Christmas Bazaar & Luncheon, Bazaar 10:30 am, Luncheon 11:30-1 pm at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, 319 Prescott St.

• Nov 16 Annual Kinsmen Santa Claus Parade in partnership with the North Grenville Chamber of Commerce. Parade leaves at 1 pm from Holy Cross School/Church Park-ing lot. This year's Theme "A Child's Dream"

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Weekly and recurring eventsWEDNESDAYThe North Grenville Photography Club - Meeting first Wednesday of every month at the Old Fire Hall, 25 Reuben Crescent. For more info see ngphotoclub.caBingo- First and third Wednesday of the month, Kemptville Legion. Games start at 1 pm. All welcome. Refreshments availableKlub 67 Euchre every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month starting at 1:15 pm, St. John's United Church downstairs. Everyone welcome - $5. Vivian Howe 613-258-2540Probus Club of North Grenville every 3rd Wed. of the month with the exception of Dec., July and Aug. 9:30 am., St. Paul's Presbyterian Church Hall. New Members WelcomeThe Branch Artisans Guild, North Grenville Community Church (downstairs) 2659 Con-cession Street every 3rd Tues. 7 pm. New members welcomed!THURSDAY Bridge -St. John’s United Church, 6:45 pm. Cost $5, partner preferred but not necessary. For more info, contact Sandra at 613-258-2691North Grenville Toastmasters - Meeting 1st & 3rd Thurs. of the month, 7 pm at O’Farrell’s Financial Services, Cty Rd 44. Info, call 258-7665The French Connexion: Le quatrième jeudi du mois, venez nous joindre pour un souper et des conversations en français.FRIDAY Friendship Lunch - Until Dec. 13. Leslie Hall, hosted by four churches of Kemptville and the Salvation Army, 11:30 am. Freewill offerings are gratefully accepted. Call 613-258-4804 for more information.SATURDAY Games night, 6:30 pm, St. John's United Church. Fully accessible. Please call Barbara at 613-258-4526 for further details.MONDAY North Grenville Cancer Support Group. Every 3rd Mon. of the month with exception of month of Dec., July and Aug., 2 pm, St. John's United Church. Anyone needing support is welcome to attend Modern Square Dancing in Kemptville at NG District High School, 7-7:45 is free to all beginners. Casual attire! Info Shelley 258-0016 or email [email protected] welcomeTUESDAY BNI Networking Group Breakfast- Alumni Building, University of Guelph, 7-8:30am. Call 613-258-0553 for more information.Bridge- St. John’s United Church, 12:15 pm. Cost $3, partner preferred but not necessary. Info, contact Sandra at 613-258-2691Mothers of Preschoolers Support Group-St.John’s United Church, 6:30-8 pm. Whether you’re a townie, rural, stay-at-home, working, teen, adoptive, special-needs, single or mar-ried, MOPS is for you! For more information, call Angie Brown at 613-223-3979MON WED FRI Kemptville and Area Walking Group, Municipal Centre - Early birds: 8 am, others 8:30 am Contact: Eva 258-4487

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Football has been a hard sport to sell to youth and their parents, because of the possible risks the players go through every time they step out onto the field. But at St. Michael’s Catholic High School, faith has been restored in the sport under the new leader-ship of Mr. Richard James, Mr. Steve McDonald and Mr. Daniel Lapierre; the principal and two teachers at the school. The team is composed of enthusiastic and talented grade 9 and 10 boys.

Their first games were a hit! The ending score 35 to 0 and 38 to 14. Defi-nitely showing improve-ment from the past. “If they continue to practice hard and continue to do what the coaches are teaching them, then they will succeed”, Mr. Richard James stated with a wide smile. One

thing, for sure, is that they are on their way to success.

At their games, it is seen that the boys have fun and enjoy their time on and off the field encourag-ing their teammates and enjoying the game they love. Whenever there was a touchdown the whole bench was on their feet! It is easy to see that they have become a tight knit team over the course of a few months.

With a new team, there are new positions. On the coaching side of the team, three posts of assistant coaches were filled by senior students Daniel O’Neil, Jesse Pitura and Daniel Pitura. When asked about the help that comes from these young men, Mr. James said: “It teaches [the players and assistant coaches] leadership and friendship! Their help is al-ways appreciated, in giving the players encouragement

Returning with a BangSt. Michael’s football is back in full force and ready for anything

and feedback.” “It’s an honour, and I

appreciate the chance!” Daniel O’Neil answered when asked about helping with the team, “and [we] have a lot of fun.” Daniel O’Neil, Jesse Pitura and Daniel Pitura were all a part of the past years and are glad to still have a chance to enjoy the sport for their senior year.

When asked about the experience of being an as-sistant coach, Daniel Pitura said, “[It] brings a different perspective; you get to see the other side of how the team works.”

They will continue the season with their heads held high as they have a 4 to 4 win/lose ratio. Their coaches will be at their sides, ready to encourage and push them to their greatest. Mr James’s last comment on the team was: “I suspect that we will have a very successful season.”

My name is Jim Dolan, co-chair, along with club mate Bill White, of the Royal LePage Team Realty and Gale Real Estate OVCA Women’s Fall Curling Clas-sic that will be held at the North Grenville Curling Club in Kemptville from October 31 to November 3. It is a tremendous honour for our community, North Grenville, and our club to host this event for the eighth consecutive year. We invite you to attend this event to see 24 of the best women curlers in Canada, United States and Sweden compete for a purse of $15,600. It will take 62

I wasn’t sure what to ex-pect when I started this profile on the Anna Hasselborg team from Sundbyberg Sweden, located just north of the capi-tal, Stockholm. It is hard to get international recogni-tion, when you are from the home of two-time Olympic gold medal winner Annette Norberg.

But when I tell you Anna and her teammates – third, Karin Rudstöm, second, Ag-nes Knochehauer and lead, Zandra Flyg are good and I mean really good, you better believe me. They are one of the top ranked teams in Sweden and they have their sights on becoming the best in the world. They currently compete in the European Curling Champions Tour. In 2011, they won the Swedish nationals, placed first in the Swedish super-league, and were ranked 4th in Europe by season’s end. In 2010, Anna

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and Agnes defeated current Canadian Women’s Cham-pion Rachel Homan in the gold medal game to win the World Junior Championships.

This may be the youngest team at the Classic. Anna is 24 and began curling when she was 7. She is currently a student at the Stockholm University School of Busi-ness taking her Master of Business Economy. When not curling, Anna’s interests are training and music. She sings and plays guitar. Karin Rudstrom is 25, has curled 17 years, the last two on team Hasselborg. She is currently a student at the University of Uppsala. Uppsala is located 70 km north of Stockholm and is the oldest university of the Nordic countries. Karin is studying and right now she's doing her exam work. She will soon take her exam, and when successful she will be a Biotech Engineer. Karin trained for and played several sports when she was younger,

but now devotes herself full-time to curling.

Agnes Knochenhauer is 24 and has played with Has-selborg for 13 years. She is currently a student at the University of Stockholm tak-ing her Bachelor in Person-nel, Work and Organisation. Agnes’s interests away from curling are sailing, training, outdoor activities and spend-ing time with her family. Ag-nes has a 2 year old daughter. Anna is happy to have Zandra Flyg, 25, back playing with her this year. They were teammates in junior curling until Zandra became too old for juniors. Zandra is an administrator and assistant at Happy Homes AB. Happy Homes is a paint and interior corporation with more than 100 stores located in Sweden. Zandra enjoys training and spends several hours at the gym each week. She also enjoys reading and writing.

Left to Right Third – Karin Rudström, Skip – Anna Hasselborg, Second – Agnes Knochen-hauer Lead – Zandra Flyg

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games to determine who will be champion and take home the winners cheque of $5,100.

If you see the teams in our local restaurants, businesses or on the street, say hi and wish them well. If you come to the club during the event, and we hope you will, cheer on your favourite team from PEI, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, the United States or Sweden. Don’t be afraid to wear warm clothes and bring a blanket so that you can sit out in the arena section to get a little more up close to the on ice action and to provide vocal support to your team.

The Opening Draw on October 31 begins at 9:15

am with two games. The young Swedish team, fea-tured in the Meet the Women of the Fall Classic, skipped by Anna Hasselborg plays Ottawa’s Samantha Peters, while Courtney George of the United States takes on Ot-tawa’s Rhonda Varnes. Here are some other key match ups on opening day.

At 12 noon, Ottawa’s Laura Payne, a former NGCC member, plays Halifax’s Heather Smith-Dacey, who is making her first appearance at the Classic, the Fall Classic’s 2007 Champion, Jenn Hanna, takes on Geneviève Frappier from Montreal and the cur-rent Quebec provincial ladies champion, Allison Ross, is up

against another former NGCC member, Lauren Mann.

At 3 pm, Alana Routledge of Montreal plays crowd fa-vourite Halifax’s Mary-Ann Arsenault, the five time Cana-dian Women’s Champion and two-time World Champion. Manitoba’s Darcy Robertson takes on Maureen Stolt from Plymouth, Minnesota. Ot-tawa’s Britt O’Neill will face Nina Spatola from Madison, Wisconsin. Nina is the former second of Patti Lank, and Britt has two former NGCC members, Trish Scharf and Kim Brown on her team.

At 6 pm, a game that should interest PEI curling fans will see current PEI La-dies Champion, Suzanne Birt playing the always tough to beat Ontario’s Lisa Farnell. The last draw on Thursday is at 9 pm.

Preliminary round action continues on Friday at 8:45 am and Saturday at 9 am. The eight qualifiers coming out of the preliminary round will battle it out on champion-ship Sunday, with the quarter finals beginning at 9 am. The semifinals are slated for 12:30 pm, followed by the champi-onship game at 3:30 pm.

Admission is $5 per day

or $10 for a weekend pass. Persons aged 17 and under are admitted free. A complete list of teams and all the draw times are available at the website at classic.ovca.com. The North Grenville Curling Club is located at 200 Reuben Crescent in Kemptville, the site of the old Hockey Rink near Riverside Park.

The Anna Hasselborg team from Sweden

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Kemptville had their work cut out for them this weekend. They played a home and home series against the Carleton Place Canadians. Carleton Place is currently in first place overall in the CCHL, six points ahead of the Nepean Raiders. On Friday night, the game was in North Grenville with the young fans dressed up for Halloween. The Ca-nadians scored first, holding a 1-0 lead for most of the period. Both teams exhib-ited great speed as the play moved quickly from end to end. In the dying seconds of the period, the linesman waved off what should have been an icing call. Matt Martin dug the puck out of the corner in his own end and sent it ahead to Hayden Hanson. Hanson passed it up to Dean Galasso at centre ice, Galasso, conscious of the time remaining, fired in a high shot from the blue line.

Dylan Giberson, going hard to the net, buried the rebound with just 8 seconds left on the clock to tie the game at one. In the second period, in a two minute span, the teams ex-changed goals. On the power play, Quinn Carroll started the rush deep in his own end. He carried the puck all the way down to the Carleton Place end where he controlled the play until the rest of the team set up. Carroll sent a nice pass out to Brandon Seatter on the point. Seatter slid the puck across to the other point to Cody Hendsbee. Hendsbee sent it down to Jesse Blais in the corner. Blais was allowed to walk out to the half wall, where he let a bullet go that the Canadians goalie never saw. At the fifteen minute mark, Carleton Place was awarded a penalty shot on a somewhat questionable call. Jesse Lucier was up to the task and shut the door on the Canadians shooter. The Canadians scored twice more before the end of the period to hold a 4-2 lead after two.

73’s battle first place Canadians

Kemptville's Cody Hendsbee (8) pinches in at the Blue line to take the puck away from Carleton Place's Stephen Bayliss (26) while Brandon Seatter (9) covers

Again in the third period the teams exchanged goals. The third 73's goal was initiated by Hendsbee when he inter-cepted a Canadians clearing pass at center ice. He sent the puck deep on a cross corner dump in. Carroll was the first player to the puck and flipped it out in front of the net where Blais and Seatter were both in full flight. Blais found the puck and drilled it behind the Carleton Place goalie. The goal was Blais' second of the night and eleventh of the year and earned him the nod as second star of the game. Kemptville fell 5-3 to the Canadians and Lucier faced 43 shots.

On Sunday afternoon, Kemptville visited Carleton Place for the rematch. Again, both teams displayed their great speed and play making ability in the scoreless first period. The Canadians held the edge in play by out shoot-ing the 73's. In the second period, Carleton capitalized on the power play and took a 1-0 lead. Late in the period, Kemptville answered back. Right off the face off, Quinn Carroll captured the loose puck and got it to Dylan Gib-erson for the goal. The goal was Giberson’s eighth of the season. The Canadians added one with just 47 seconds left in the period to give them a 2-1 lead at the break. Carleton Place added a quick one as the third period opened but there was no more scoring after that. Again, the 73's faced 39 shots, while the Canadians blocked the shooting lanes all game. Dean Galasso was named the game's third star.

This week's games have the 73's traveling to Brock-ville on Friday night to face the Braves with the puck drop at 7:30. Then, on Sun-day afternoon, the Hawkes-bury Hawks will be in North Grenville to provide the op-position. Game time is 2 pm. Catch the Junior A fever! Hockey with edge!

It was Saturday night and the parking lot at North Gren-ville District High School was packed. So was the cafeteria. Smiling faces, lots of laughter and an abundance of sauce covered chins – sure signs that the second annual Spa-ghettifest was well underway.

Local agencies which receive funding from the United Way decided to work together to host a community and family friendly event. To up the interest level, there was a “sauce competition” featuring entries from many local restaurants, a number of pastries raffled off, a si-lent auction held (thanks to many donors) and a door prize given away. Throw in servers from the Kemp-tville 73’s Hockey Team and you have an event sure to please the whole family. After rigorous taste testing, the panel of guest judges deter-mined the winner of the sauce competition to be …. Well, you’ll just have to read to the end of this article to find out. The event was organized, advertised and prepared by the local agencies: North Grenville Accessible Trans-portation, Kemptville Youth

Centre, Kemptville and Dis-trict Home Support Inc. and Tri-County Dental. They would not be able to do so without the support of sup-pliers, sauce competitors and dessert and cake raffle donors. The United Way, on behalf of all the contributing agen-cies, would like to thank: Supply Donors: B &H Community Grocers, Bulk Barn, Community Living North Grenville, Food Basics, Giant Tiger, Tim Hortons and Your Independent Grocer; Sauce Competitors: the Branch Restaurant and Texas Grill, Comfort by AJs, the Crusty Baker, the Goose & Gridiron, Jacob & His Nonna, Kemptville Youth Centre, Mr. Mozzarella, Na-kkon Thai - Authentic Thai Cuisine and Salamanders; Dessert Donor: Morrison; Cake Raffle Donors: The Second Generation Cake De-sign (Hyndman Rd.), Geron-imo, Graham’s Bakery, The Landing, Kathy Botham, Terra Merkley (United Way), O’Heaphy’s, Mrs. Webb, Catered Affairs, The Yellow Canoe (Merrickville), Donna McConnell’s Cakes (Mer-rickville) and the Village Cake Lady (Oxford Mills).

The Door Prize was do-nated by the United Way of Leeds and Grenville. The Upper Canada District School Board allowed the use of North Grenville District High School’s cafeteria and kitchen facilities at no charge. The servers came courtesy of the Kemptville 73’s and much of the lifting and toting done by Kemptville Youth Centre volunteers.

The spaghetti sauce com-petition was won by, “Jacob and his Nonna.” It was, by all accounts, outstanding. Joan Hodge, representing the United Way, was delighted with the turnout and the level of co-operation between the community groups involved. The United Way Campaign runs from September through December. It is the umbrella organization which raises and allocates funds for local agen-cy programs. It is fundamen-tal to the successful delivery of many support services to seniors, families, children and individuals in our community. Check out the United Way website: uwleedsgrenville.org for additional informa-tion about the United Way and for upcoming fundraising activities.

Spaghettifest once again a success

The North Grenville Pub-lic Library enjoyed a full house on the evening of Thursday, October 24 for special guest, author and film critic, Robert Fontaine. Contacted by longtime friend Andrea Hossack, on behalf of the Library, Robert read-ily agreed to come to North Grenville.

A familiar voice in many homes, Robert has been the film critic for CBC Radio for the past twenty years. His witty and observant reviews, shared every Thursday at 5:40 pm on, “All in a Day,” cover every genre imagin-able.

After a brief introduction, Robert led a lively discussion with topics ranging from, “the best of the worst” mov-ies ever seen, to those “life changing” moments in film.

Movie Night at the Library

His observations were to the point, humorous and showed a wealth of knowledge gained from watching and critiquing thousands of movies. Pep-pered with references to his most recently published book, “True Confessions of a Film Critic,” Robert’s commentary was both enlightening and entertaining.

At the evening’s end, three surprise door prizes were awarded; the tickets to

North Grenville Public Library celebrates Library Week an N.A.C. Orchestra concert in Ottawa were generously donated by Andrea. Mem-bers of the audience were then given the opportunity to purchase, “True Confes-sions of a Film Critic.” The general consensus was that the Library had once again celebrated Library Week in style.

Robert’s book, published by General Store Publishing House in May 2013, may be purchased on line at GSPH.com

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by Beth Nicol

by Beth Nicol

15Oct. 30, 2013


www.ngtimes.ca

309 Colonnade Drive, Kemptville(613) 258-2459

™ Trademark used under license.

petvalu.com

We selllive feeder

insects

We have adoptable pets in-store every day.

Nail Trimmings on the last Friday of every month.Visit us on Oct. 25th, 4-7pm

Take your pet’s Glamour Shot.Visit us on Dec. 14th for Pet Photos with Santa!

Pet Experts!

309 Colonnade Drive, Kemptville

We selllive feeder

insects

Visit us on Dec. 14 for Pet Photos with Santa!

DID YOU KNOW?

Kemptville’s local

Healthy Pets Boutique has celebrated its grand re-opening. After the shop first opened its doors two years ago, it didn’t take long to determine that it needed more space. The building’s ground floor was originally shared with an adjacent store. When that footage became avail-able, the time for expansion seemed perfect. Walls were knocked out, floors leveled off, plans for the addition drawn up.

The shop is fully stocked with an incredible variety of goods and yet does not feel overcrowded. And it is pet friendly.

Along with the usual items for small animal care, there are pet themed greeting cards, doggie sweaters, coats and costumes for Halloween, leashes and collars in every colour of the rainbow, fanci-fully decorated cookies, the softest and coziest of pet beds, training aids and toys, toys and more toys.

For Debra and Ralph, opening and operating a pet store was a natural progres-sion. They are both dedicated to the care and wellbeing of pets. Debra is a certified groomer with experience in animal hospitals. She has a keen interest in pet health and safety and an extensive knowledge of nutritional is-sues. The wide selection of pet foods and supplements Healthy Pets Boutique carries speak to her expertise.

A room completely full of dog food selections may seem overwhelming at first, but the well trained staff can quickly point out selections appropriate for the specific needs of your dog. Brands sold at the store contain no corn wheat; hypo allergenic foods are available. For those regularly purchasing pet food at Healthy Pets Boutique, “Loyalty Card” plans are available.

There is parking at the rear of the store and a back en-trance which adds to customer convenience. Stop in when you get the opportunity. You will enjoy the experience and your pet will thank you for it.

H e a l t h y P e t s B o u -t i q u e : 6 1 3 - 2 5 8 - 5 4 7 7 Like them on Facebook. Check their webpage: h e a t h y p e t s b o u t i q u e . c a Or stop in at: 111 Prescott Street, in Kemptville

Healthy Pets Boutique re-opens

Pet contest winners

by Beth Nicol

Third prize: A bag of Nutreco petfood from Rooney Feeds goes to Pita submitted by owner Melissa Smith

First prize: One Hour Photo Shoot by Mike + Ness Photo and a $50 gift certificate from Kemptville Animal Hospital goes to Duke submitted by the Preston Family

Second prize: Free microchip for your pet at Kemptville Animal Hospital goes to Mojo, lovingly known as "MoMoney" for the amount he has cost us in mischief damages:-) submitted by Trista Sargeant

The Judges’ decision is in and the winners of the First Annual NG Times Cutest Pet Competition are shown here. Winners will be notified over the next week and arrangements made to be presnted with their prizes. Believe me, it is no cliche to say that the judges found it very difficult to come to a decision. There was much weeping and gnashing of teeth in the Times office as we poured over the many entries. Dogs, cats, even rabbits were scrutinised for their cuteness factor. And I think most people, except the disappointed pet lovers, will agree that we have quite a trio of cute pets here.

The NG Times, and all the sponsors of the competition, would like to thank all those who submitted entries. There were more than we expected for our first year, and the stan-dard was high. We at the Times

are very grateful to our spon-sors, and especially to those businesses who supllied the prizes, for their involvement in the fun and games. Look for reports on the prize presenta-tions in next week’s issue.

Congratulations and

thanks to

everyonewho took part



Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

28 (October) 29 (October) Information and Decision Making 1-2:30

30 (October) PRIME! Info Session 2—3

31 (October)

1 Information and Decision Making 9:30-11:00

4 5 Information and Decision Making 1-2:30

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7 Resume and Cover Letters 9:30—11:00


11 Office Closed

at noon

12 Information and Decision Making 1-2:30

13 Resume Rescue Clinic 10:00—2:00 PRIME! Info Session 2—3

14 Job Search Strategies 9:30—11:00


18 19 Information and Decision Making 1-2:30

20 Special Workshop Personality Dimensions 9:00—1:00

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Come in for Coffee and snacks!


25 26 Information and Decision Making 1-2:30 New PRIME! Class Starts!

27 Service Canada 9:00—3:00 (Closed lunch 12—1)

28 Interview Types, Tips and Techniques 9:30—11:00


November 2013 Mapping the journey to successful

employment

Employment Readiness Workshops

Check out our online job board at: www.cseconsulting.com Employment Ontario programs are funded in part by the Government of Canada. Les programmes Emploi Ontario sont financés en partie par le gouvernement du Canada.

North Grenville Employment

Resource Centre

125 Prescott St Kemptville

Call to register: (613) 258-6576 (800) 214-7066

Mon—Fri 8:30AM—4:30PM

Follow CSE on:

CSE Consulting will be providing outreach services every Wednesday at the: Merrickville Community

Health Centre 9:00 AM—12:00 PM In the Boardroom

There has been a tra-dition at St. Michael’s Catholic High School to host a Coffee House each

year to raise money for the senior prom night. This year they are con-tinuing said tradition on Thursday, November 7

A good time just waiting for youfrom 7-9 pm in St. Mi-chael’s CHS cafeteria. Tickets will be $5 per person and are available during the week before

at school in the main of-fice or at the door for $7 per person. Included in the ticket price, you will also get to sample tasty

By Nathalie Morais treats during intermission prepared in house by the grade 11 and 12 Hospital-ity and Tourism class. But more importantly enjoy

the incredible talent, be it singing, dancing, stand-up comedy, bagpipe music and more! Hope to see you all there!

- St. Michael’s Coffee House

october 30th, 2013, #48

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