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Sherri Simzer receives Chamber’s Lifetime Business Achievement AwardBy MARLA DOWDALL

Sherri Simzer’s impact on the business community has been nothing short of remarkable. For her many valued contributions over the years, the executive direc-tor of the Employment and Educa-tion Centre was presented with the Lifetime Business Achievement Award during the Brockville and District Chamber of Commerce annual general meeting March 27.

Tom Russell, executive director of the award sponsor, 1000 Islands Community Development Corpo-ration, was proud to make the pre-sentation.

From very modest beginnings in 1985, with Simzer as the sole em-ployee, the Employment and Edu-cation Centre has grown to serve 10,000 clients this year. “All of this from a dream at a desk,” Rus-sell said, emotion in his voice.

Calling the EEC a “local jugger-naut,” he said Simzer has changed many lives through her role. The agency assists 1,000 people a year to fi nd work, while helping 10,000 others to make changes in their lives through services offered such as employment counselling, work-shops, resume preparation and other offerings. There is now more than 20 full-time staff.

Simzer is everything the Cham-ber envisioned when they created this award. Russell said she is em-powering, kind and believes in her community.

-Business Today photo by MARLA DOWDALLSherri Simzer, executive director of the Employment and Education Centre, is the third ever recipient of the Lifetime Business Achievement Award. The award was presented by Tom Russell, executive di-rector for the 1000 Islands Community Development Corporation, sponsor of the recognition, March 27 during the Brockville and District Chamber of Commerce’s annual general meeting held at the Brockville Country Club.See AWARD page 2

-Business Today photo by CONNER SCHAEFFERRight, Philippe Cannon, Energy East spokesperson, and Claudia Aguirre were among those on hand to answer questions during the April 3 TransCanada Pipeline open house in North Gower.

Pipeline open house attracts big crowdBy CONNER SCHAEFFER

A massive project with signifi cant ramifi cations for this part of eastern Ontario was the focus of an open house in North Gower Thursday, April 3.

TransCanada held its second such event from 4-8 p.m. at the Alfred Taylor Recreation Centre. The goal was to provide information and education to the public and gather input, opinions and feedback about the development of the TransCanada pipeline project called Energy East Pipeline.

Public engagement programs, such as the information session held in

North Gower, will continue in communities along the pipeline route to encourage people to learn more about the project. The exact route of the pipeline and pump station locations will be determined after assessing, considering and incorporating the input and concerns of numerous landowners, stakeholders, local communities, and municipal, provincial and federal governments.

“This open house is to share information about the pipeline with people of the communities,” said Philippe Cannon, a spokesman for

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TransCanada. “We have experts here to answer any precise questions people may have.”

TransCanada’s Energy East Pipeline intends to move forward with the development of the 4,500 kilometre pipeline that will transport approximately 1.1 million barrels of crude oil per day from the oil sands in Alberta and Saskatchewan to refi neries in Eastern Canada.

According to a TransCanada Energy East Pipeline information booklet An Introduction, January 2014, currently the project has three major components:

• converting existing natural gas pipelines to an oil transportation pipeline,

• constructing new pipelines to link up to the converted pipe in Alberta,

Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Eastern Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick,

• and constructing the associated facilities, pump stations and tank terminals required to move crude oil from Alberta to Quebec and New Brunswick, including marine facilities that enable access to other markets by ship.

TransCanada would be “converting part of Canadian main pipeline that is natural gas to oil,” says Cannon.

This would account for approximately 70 per cent of the new pipeline and over half of the additional pipeline would run parallel to the rights-of-way of existing pipeline. Cannon also claims that the pipeline is very safe “almost an inch thick under areas of concern such as water” and that pipelines provide the most effi cient and economical means of transporting oil.

Concerns voicedEcology Ottawa and some other

local groups disagree with these claims of safety and raise concerns about the serious risks involved in the pipeline. A volunteer at Ecology Ottawa, bio-fuel engineer and energy management professional Mike Fletcher, conducted three reports that were released on Thursday to outline the risks.

“The risks associated with this pipeline are too high for Ottawa to take,” Fletcher said. “It is not a question of if a spill will happen, but when, and if we are prepared for such a scenario.”

The fi rst problem Fletcher outlines is of diluents and rail traffi c. In order for the oil to fl ow through the pipeline, light and fl ammable hydrocarbons called diluents are added to the bitumen. After the oil arrives at the refi nery the diluents are removed from the oil and shipped

back to the West coast by rail increasing as many as 450 toxic and fl ammable train cars each day.

The second report focuses on pipeline oil spills and the devastating effects. Diluted bitumen oil spills endanger all nearby residents of the pipeline as well as fi rst response teams. Everyone near a spill has his or her health put at risk.

And the third report released by Fletcher demonstrates why the Energy East Pipeline has the potential to cause a spill through a leak or rupture and explains the permanent aftermath of contamination that follows. Nearby land and water exposed to the toxic spill will become contaminated and cause illness to those who continue to live there.

“This pipeline creates a risk of dilbit spills into neighbourhoods and water supplies, while increasing the chances of railway accidents due to the

transportation of toxic and fl ammable diluents by rail. We stand with the thousands of residents who have already said no to this pipeline,” said Ben Powless, Ecology Ottawa’s Community Organizer, to the media.

TransCanada intends to continue the promotion of the Energy East Pipeline and sharing of information to communities that could see the pipeline in their own backyards. The president of Energy East Pipeline says he welcomes all concerns and questions from any and all members of the community. “We need you to give us your input because we intend to incorporate that input into our plans,” said Steve Pohlod, President of Energy East Pipeline, in a January statement of information.

Conner Schaeffer is an Algonguin College Journalism student completing an internship with Metroland Media.

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Achieving a remarkable level of suc-cess, he described, she has changed many lives. In fact, Russell’s own life was changed in a dramatic way by Simzer. It was she who offered Russell his job 24 years ago. That was at a time when there were funding issues, guaranteeing no more than six months of work.

Special certifi cates were also pro-vided that day from Leeds Grenville MP Gord Brown and MPP Steve Clark. Neither was able to attend the special ceremony, however both sent their con-gratulations.

Taking to the lectern, Simzer ex-plained she always managed the not-for-

profi t agency as a business. The award also belongs to the board of directors and staff, she said to the large crowd that morning.

This is the third year the award has been given out by the Chamber. Last year John and Steve Mazurek were the recipients and Dave Jones won it in 2012.

An independent committee consid-ers worthy recipients and chooses based on criteria, which include, community impact, mentorship, economic impact, job creation, volunteerism, longevity, personal and corporate generosity – ac-cording to a release from the Chamber.

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Housing needs discussed at Leeds & Grenville forumBy MARLA DOWDALL

Housing has an important meaning to all of us, noted Warden of the United Counties Ron Holman, as he spoke to those gathered at the Building Local Ca-pacity for Housing Needs forum, April 3.

Held at the Brockville Convention Centre, the event attracted a large crowd for a series of presentations throughout the day from a number of different speak-ers.

Housing is a very basic, yet fundamen-tal need, Holman noted. Beginning with some of the basics about what areas the counties encompass, its demographics as well as population, he noted the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville features 41,075 private households.

UCLG social housing has 667 Rent Geared to Income (RGI) units, and 194 buildings (15 multi-residential, 179 sin-gle family). There are 16 affordable hous-ing units, mixed family and senior’s units with administrative oversight by UCLG.

“Our buildings are aging, while they were well built at the time,” Holman ex-plained, there are some buildings that are over 50 years old.

Many were built to accommodate the post-World War II baby boom, many with similar size and shape. In the 1970s and 80s, there was a trend towards seniors housing.

There is much changing in social housing. He noted the social housing registry waitlist, in 2014 – 83 per cent of applicants were for one bedroom units for older adults and seniors. And 15 per cent of all applicants were waiting for a social housing request with accessibility features, a power point detailed.

To regenerate social housing a balance between haves and needs and working to-gether has to happen.

Holman’s power point noted, what the counties has are housing types not meeting the needs, an aging demographic making the average unit size too large and inaccessible, energy defi cient, and aged buildings.

What is needed is a strategy to meet the current health needs as well as those in the future, support services for indepen-dent living, social environment to foster well-being, affordable, smaller household sizes that are accessible, and barrier free, lending themselves to aging at home, his

Warden of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville Ron Holman, spoke to those gathered at the Building Local Capacity for Housing Needs forum, April 3, held at the Brockville Convention Centre.

power point noted.“The demands of the future are dif-

ferent from today,” he said. Business as usual is not meeting the needs that are ever evolving.

Strategies have been formed in order to “transform” the UCLG “social housing portfolio.” Holman also pointed to one recent regeneration project which was undertaken in Prescott. The regeneration project was completed in 2011, and saw construction of two, two bedroom units which are barrier free.

“Our housing options are varied and limited only by our imaginations,” he commented.

Another project Holman spoke of is the Elgin Seniors Housing development in Rideau Lakes Township.

“We do have a lot of seniors in our township with restricted income,” he commented.

On the fi eld of an old ball diamond, a roadway was constructed and three buildings with four units each built. The units are for seniors, and were built with involvement from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, provincial Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Hous-ing, and the township of Rideau Lakes. The total cost of the project was $2 mil-lion.

“Overall it’s been a tremendous suc-cess,” he smiled.

The forum also featured keynote speaker Norman Kunc. A “Well-known advocate within the disability rights com-munity, he prefers to think of himself as a modern day storyteller, continuing the long held tradition of using humour and narrative to initiate self-refl ection and so-cial change,” noted promotional materi-als.

Several partnering agencies came to-

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“Our housing options are varied and limited only by our imaginations.”RON HOLMANMAYOR, RIDEAU LAKES TOWNSHIP

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Hydro rates spark province-wide protests April 4By TARA GESNER

Thirty-three communities across Ontario held peaceful protests on Friday, April 4, over the rising cost of hydro.

The Liberal government’s new long-term energy plan shows the average monthly residential bill of $125 will rise to $178 within fi ve years – a 42 per cent increase.

Close to 400 people from across Lanark County braved the cold in Carleton Place to have their voices heard at a noon hour demonstration. Local resident Doug Leitch organized the “Join the Fight Against Hydro Rates” event, which was held downtown at the Market Square.

In attendance were Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Randy Hillier and Member of Parliament (MP) Scott Reid, as well as Carleton Place Mayor Wendy LeBlanc and Lanark County Warden and Beckwith Reeve Richard Kidd.

Last week’s protest featured a number of guest speakers including the local MP and MPP, and attendees were given the opportunity to record their hydro horror stories on video. Furthermore, close to 300 people signed a petition against the rise in electricity rates.

Leitch said people are united with “a common anger and outrage over escalating hydro rates and surcharges, Hydro One billing issues and lack of accountability.”

Hillier intends to bring the stories from individuals, businesses, farmers and non-profi t organizations directly to Queen’s Park.

Leitch got involved in the “Join the Fight Against Hydro Rates” movement because no matter what he did his hydro bill continued to rise.

“Although I watched my consumption, changed my light bulbs and did laundry during off-peak periods, nothing worked,” he said.

The protest organizer pointed the fi nger at the plethora of charges – delivery, debt retirement, etc. – that are driving up hydro costs.

“You have no control and no say,” Leitch said. “We are all dependent on hydro. It is not a luxury.”

Concerned with Hydro One’s billing practices, last year Hillier requested an investigation of Hydro One by Ontario Ombudsman André Marin.

“We need to put our hands together and give Randy a round of applause for trying to get this billing issue sorted

out,” Leitch said.“Every one of you knows what the

problem is, everyone in Ontario knows what the problem is,” Hillier said, “and this is not a problem that just started last week, last month or last year.”

“It has been going on and on and on, and there is just no political will, no desire or no motivation by people at Queen’s Park to fi x a damn thing,” he continued. “They just make it worse and worse and worse.”

The MPP said the hydro rallies and demonstrations give and demand some political will, and they give motivation to get things fi xed.

“We can’t continue increasing the cost of living in this province,” Hillier

said. “People are hurting!”“Unfortunately, someone must pay

for the waste, the ineffi ciencies and the duplication,” he said, “and that someone is us.”

People leavingMore and more people are leaving

this province the cost is getting out of hand, according to the MPP.

“We are not competitive with our neighbours,” Hillier said.

Three of the politician’s four children moved out west to work.

“When I got out of high school, Ontario was the land of opportunity,” Hillier said. “It was the place people came to, not the place people left.”

Democracy does not work if people only go to the ballot box once every four years.

“You need to put effort in, you need to get involved,” Hillier said, “and it does send a loud, clear message.”

More protest events are planned.“This is not stopping here,” Leitch

said. “The group I am working with has something in the works. We are not backing down!”

Hillier called on residents to be a pit bull.

“Don’t let up, don’t give up,” he said. “Get on the telephone. Call the premier, call the minister of energy.”

Reid called Ontario’s hydroelectric policies out of control.

“We are building up an extraordinary level of debt, an extraordinary level of future commitment based upon unrealistic assessments of certain kinds of renewal energies,” he said.

The MP said costs are being imposed on the people the government doesn’t listen much to – individuals with a lower than average income, people on fi xed

incomes, seniors, etc.Reid called Friday’s protest

impressive.“You can make things change, I’ve

seen it happen,” he said, “and this government needs to answer for the mess it created.”

“I am very proud to be part of this,” Kidd said. “We have to fi ght to get the bills lower.”

“We know higher hydro rates affect the price of everything,” he said. “For a dairy farmer, when the hydro meter goes up, the price of milk goes up.”

Ratepayers in Ontario pay the most in Canada for electricity, and rural rates are exponentially higher than high-density urban areas.

“In Carleton Place our hearts go out to everybody,” LeBlanc said. “We are not only here for the people and businesses of Carleton Place, but for our rural counterparts, our neighbours and friends.”-Business Today photo by TARA GESNER

Area residents join in the fi ght against escalating hydro rates and surcharges, Hydro One billing issues and lack of accountability.

M&M Meat Shops hosts Charity BBQ Day for Crohn’s and Colitis CanadaOn Saturday, May 10, 2014, between

10 a.m. and 4 p.m., visit any of the more than 400 M&M Meat Shops locations across Canada to support the M&M Meat Shops Charity BBQ Day in support of Crohn’s and Colitis Canada (formerly known as the Crohn’s and Colitis Founda-tion of Canada).

M&M Meat Shops’ franchisees, staff and thousands of volunteers from coast-to-coast will be manning their grills to meet the Charity BBQ Day fundraising goal of $1 million. Supporters will receive a hamburger or hot dog, a drink and a bag of chips for a minimum donation of $3. Proceeds raised help fund Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis medical research.

Canadians have more reasons to be concerned about Crohn’s and colitis than anyone else in the world. Families new to Canada are developing Crohn’s and colitis for the fi rst time – often within the fi rst generation. Crohn’s and colitis are

life-long diseases that result in pain, ur-gent bathroom visits, hospital stays, and multiple surgeries. It affects academic success, careers, and relationships. One in every 150 Canadians suffers from Crohn’s and colitis, a rate that ranks in the high-est worldwide. These are the “Canadian diseases.”

This year, M&M Meat Shops Charity BBQ Day is pleased to have 11-year-old Halifax resident, Jillian Robinson, as Crohn’s and Colitis Canada’s representa-tive for the event. Jillian understands all too well what it’s like to live with ulcer-ative colitis.

“I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at 3 years old. I’ve never known what it’s like not to be sick.”Breaking records for a cure

From humble beginnings, M&M Meat Shops Charity BBQ Day has grown into Crohn’s and Colitis Canada’s largest an-nual fundraising activity by any single

supporter. Over the past 25 years, M&M Meat Shops has raised more than $24 million for medical research dedicated to fi nding a cure for Crohn’s and colitis.

The money raised through events such as Charity BBQ Day has allowed Crohn’s and Colitis Canada to fund more than $82 million in major medical research proj-ects. Charity BBQ Day began in 1989, when Mac Voisin, Founder of M&M Meat Shops, learned that Canadians suffer from these chronic diseases at an unusu-ally high rate. He quickly realized that he had the unique opportunity to help raise awareness and funds for a little known, and even less spoken-about condition and Canadian charity.

Charity BBQ Day was born and Crohn’s and Colitis Canada gained both a corporate sponsor and a public voice. Over the past 25 years, Charity BBQ Day has grown rapidly. This year the goal is also set at $1 million.

“What began in 1989 with just a hand-ful of stores has evolved into a highly anticipated national event at more than 400 M&M Meat Shops locations across Canada. Now in our 26th year of fund-raising for Crohn’s and Colitis Canada, Charity BBQ Day combines the power of our local community involvement and nationwide reach. The commitment of our franchisees and volunteers in communi-ties from coast-to-coast is truly amazing and we thank everyone for their dedica-tion,” says Gary Decatur, President and Chief Operating Offi cer at M&M Meat Shops. “Our goal is to help Crohn’s and Colitis Canada fi nd a cure and support the many Canadians living courageously with these chronic diseases.”Cook up a cure

“We are extremely grateful to those who support M&M Meat Shops Charity BBQ Day,” says Crohn’s and Colitis Can-ada’s Chief Development Offi cer, Terry

Slobodian. “Over our 25 year partnership with M&M Meat Shops, we have seen incredible growth in Charity BBQ Day. These donations, combined with the hard work of thousands of volunteers, raise a signifi cant portion of our annual research funds in just one day. Thanks to the efforts of volunteers and franchisee’s, working together in their local communities, we are in a better position than ever to sup-port the one in every 150 Canadians living with Crohn’s and colitis.”

Money raised through this event will help Crohn’s and Colitis Canada raise funds to:

• invest in research to foster advances in prevention, treatments, cures and health policy,

• educate patients, families, industry and governments,

• increase public awareness of Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis and our organi-zation.

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“Hydro or food Y do we have to choose?” asks a sign held by Shawn Workman and Kate Zywotko. The two live outside of Brockville and were in attendance for the Join the Fight Against Hydro Rates rally held April 4 in Brockville.

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BASF goes the extra mile By HOWAIDA SOROUR

News – The BASF Metasheen plant on Air Care Drive, Smiths Falls, will be closing its doors later this month. The former Ciba Specialty Chemicals site has been part of BASF Canada since 2009 and employs 20 people who will walk away for the last time on April 25.

“I would love everyone to fi nd a job before we close, so they could put their severance to good use,” said Christine Mariotti, BASF site manager.

Those are not idle words either. Of the plant’s 20 employees including her, three have already been placed in BASF Alberta and the company is now down to 15 Smiths Falls employees looking to relocate.

Meanwhile Mariotti has been actively working to give them every chance she can. A longtime member of the Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC), Mariotti turned to that organization for help.

“We suggested a reverse job fair,” said Mohamed Aboelella, EMC fi eld service offi cer. “We sent out invitations to eight potential manufacturing employers from Perth, Long Sault, Prescott and Brockville that were looking to hire now or in the near future.”

Of the eight, six showed up and Mariotti explained what BASF is all about and the kinds of skills its employees have, took them on a tour of the plant and then gave the potential employers and BASF employees the opportunity to mingle and talk. “Since then, I know of two who are going for interviews with employers from that groups

on Friday and four employees who have aptitude tests,” said Mariotti.

Getting that kind of event off the ground takes a certain amount of skill and a lot of contacts.

“I wouldn’t have known how to do such an event on my own,” said Mariotti.

The trick with this type of event is that the invitees are not just any representatives from the sector. “The people we invite are not the people who would normally be at a job fair, these are the decision makers,” said Aboelella, and all of them are members of EMC and in touch with the consortium’s services.

As Aboelella explained EMC is very much in touch with its members and is sensitive to what’s happening within the sector in this region.

“At EMC we know there is a shortage of skilled workers in manufacturing in Eastern Ontario,” he continued.

That wasn’t the only service Mariotti offered the remaining employees either. Earlier this year, Mariotti remembered the OnTrac employment resource service she’d been introduced to by EMC.

Shortly after learning BASF would be closing the Smiths Falls location, Mariotti contacted OnTrac Smiths Falls and arranged for BASF employees to talk with an OnTrac representative for help with resumés, interview skills and careers.

As it happened OnTrac went on to bring in a Service Canada representative to explain to employees how employment insurance works, what the deadlines are and how to access benefi ts.

Submitted photoIn an effort to give employees a chance to relocate once BASF closes, Christine Mariotti, BASF Site Manager teamed up with Excellence in Manufacturing’s fi eld service advisor Mohamed Aboelella to organize a reverse job fair for the remaining employees. Shown here are some of the attendees as they toured the BASF plant, from left: Bill Robinson, VP of Production at Motor Coils Mfg. in Brockville; Dominic L. Gallerneault , HR Manager at 3M Brockville; Larry Sparks , HR Manager at OMYA in Perth; Todd Stafford – Plant Manager at Northern Cables in Brockville; Ahmet V Kizilirmakli, Plant Manager at Sabic IP in Long Sault; Mariotti; Andre Pugh, HR Manager at 3M Perth and Aboelella.

Business as usual for Tweed despite court rulingBy HOWAIDA SOROUR

A ruling by a federal judge in British Colum-bia that allows currently licensed private produc-ers to continue growing marijuana at home, leaves newly licensed commercial operations with a co-nundrum.

“Although the court decision arguably shrinks the immediate starting market size for licensed producers, we believe it’s business as usual,” said Chuck Rifi ci, CEO Tweed Inc. in Smiths Falls.

In June of last year the Harper government announced a major change to medical mari-juana regulations. Under that new regime the ex-isting Marijuana Medical Access Program, which had come into effect in 2001 was to be phased out and all licenses issued under MMAP would expire on March 31, 2014. After that time anyone with an authorization to possess (ATP) would be required to register with a commercial operation licensed under the new Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulation, to get their medication. The argument behind the change was that it would improve the safety of Canadian communities.

On Friday the B.C. judge granted an injunction allowing those people who have a personal grow licenses to produce medical marijuana to continue for now, until the outcome of a trial to be held at a later date.

The argument put forward by the lawyer for the growers is that the new regulations are a viola-tion of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In this instance it puts patients in an untenable situation where they have to choose between their health and breaking the law.

Health Canada’s response does not add any clar-ity to the situation.

“Health Canada is committed to the implemen-tation of the Marijuana for Medical Purposes Reg-ulations in order to provide Canadians reasonable access to dried marijuana for medical purposes, while protecting public safety,” the agency said in a statement.

In the meantime Health Canada says it will ‘review the decision in detail and consider its op-tions.’

Tweed meanwhile points out that it’s more fo-cused on long-term growth than short and so is not worried.

“The expected primary market and source of growth remains new patients from the streamlined MMPR prescription process,” said Rifi ci

The new company, always well informed has been communicating with potential clients through the CEO’s blog since last Friday.

“Tweed will continue to register patients, grow an extensive variety of medical marijuana, while providing exceptional customer support. We would also like to re-assure anyone who has submitted an ATP to us as part of the registration process, that we would be happy to continue with your registra-tion or, if you prefer, to return your ATP by mail. We will be contacting all customers who have sub-mitted an ATP to ask how they would like to pro-ceed,” wrote Rifi ci on the blog.

File photoChuck Rifi ci, CEO of Tweed Inc.

PipelineEast talks continue to raise awareness and concernsBy HOWAIDA SOROUR

It was a well-attended event with about 75 to 80 people from Smiths Falls and surrounding communities fi lling the seats at the Station Theatre.

The Energy East Pipeline talk was mostly focused on the proposed TransCanada pipeline running from Alberta through Ontario and Quebec to New Brunswick. The proposal would see bitumen oil propelled at pressure down the pipeline by diluting it with a variety of diluents. Part of that pipeline would be a converted gas pipeline built some 40-plus years ago that would run through North Grenville, and cross the Rideau River.

“I was very pleased with the turn out, we knew when we were planning the fi rst talk that the interest was certainly there,” said Susan Brandum, member of the Rideau Environmental Action League’s (REAL) board and the event organizer.

As it turned out the talk held on Wednesday, April 2 was useful and for many attendees providing new information for many.

“I thought it was very informative and shared a lot of facts while dispelling a few myths,” said Anne De Gobeo, co-chair of the Merrickville Environmental Advisory Board and one of many people from neighbouring communities who were in attendance.

Before the meeting wound to a close, Brandum put out a call

to any residents who would be interested in doing some train spotting.

“We know there has been a massive increase in tanker car traffi c the last couple of years,” said Brandum, “but we don’t know how much or exactly what the tankers are carrying.”

Brandum is asking residents to count rail tankers and note the number on the tag attached to the tanker’s side that is supposed to identify the contents of the railcar.

“Then we can get a better handle on what’s passing through our region,” said Brandum.

There were four speakers at the event, each bringing their own expertise to the talk. One particular piece of questionable information that both Andrea Harden, representing the Council of Canadians, and Ben Powless from Ecology Ottawa dispelled revolved around TransCanada’s promises of job creation.

“When they say they’ll be creating jobs, and throw numbers like 1,000 jobs over the life of the pipeline, that works out to 25 jobs a year,” said Powless.

As both Harden and Powless pointed out the only jobs that will be created will be temporary full time jobs as the company installs new valves or buries parts of the pipeline, any other jobs created will be in Alberta at company headquarters.

“TransCanada has a bad record of over estimating potential jobs. While President Obama now talks

about 50 to 100 long terms jobs being generated by the Keystone XL pipeline, TransCanada has referred to 20,000 jobs being generated,” said Harden.

Harden also addressed the way pipeline companies report their safety track records, often misleading the public.

“That was one thing about the talk, it made me realize that information isn’t getting out to people. These talks are all about informing the public and right now the public is receiving very skewed information from TransCanada only,” said De Gobeo who spotted yet another ad in the Ottawa Citizen from TransCanada this past weekend, promising 2,200 jobs.

The two experts on the panel of speakers also had quite an impact on the audience. Angela Northfi eld-Gulley, a hydrologist and lecturer at Carleton University, explained why this region’s water supply is already classifi ed as “vulnerable”; Darko Matovic a Mechanical Engineer at Queens University who mapped the diameter changes of Enbridge’s line 9 pipeline and gained intervener status at the National Energy Board – a feat in itself.

“The technical information provided by Angela Northfi eld-Gulley really demonstrated the vulnerability of the area in the event of a spill, and Dr. Matovic made it clear that the process

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to be an intervener is cumbersome to the point of discouraging,” said Coun. Ken Graham, who attended the meeting.

Northfi eld- Gulley demonstrated in layman’s terms the risk involved due to geography – of just how vulnerable this region is with respect to the nature of the bedrock formations and how contaminants migrate. Her presentation graphically illustrated how easy it would be to seriously compromise water safety in the region.

“It’s the sort of thing that for all the great ideas for safety and alarm systems – the fact is, if it does leak and get into our aquifer we’re in big trouble. That’s too high a risk to be taking, and I’m quite concerned,” said David Nash, Merrickville’s deputy mayor.

One thing that came up over again, from both the speakers and from videos showing the devastation of oil spills in the US, was that regardless of how many safety measures are put in place, an oil spill isn’t an ‘if scenario’ but a ‘when’ and ‘where’. As Northfi eld-Gulley illustrated, any spill regardless of its size would be devastating for this region, because past experience (in the US) shows that bitumen sinks to the bottom of rivers and lakes, making it nearly impossible to clean up.

“I’ve always tried to keep an open mind and a balanced approach as a fossil fuel consumer. But the bottom line is, that if the majority of people want to fi nd a way to guarantee that a spill or the risk of a spill is absent, the only way to get that assurance is to not have the

pipeline,” said Graham. “Economic and market forces should not be allowed to trump safety concerns.”

The concerns expressed by attendees were both for the quality of drinking water but also for the economics of the region in terms of tourism.

“What will this do to our Rideau River and by extension the canal which is a designated World Heritage Site, they could destroy that with one leak,” said Nash.

Wednesday’s Pipeline East talk also briefl y highlighted other risks associated with the pipeline, namely rail transportation of crude oil and of highly toxic, explosive and fl ammable diluents used to pipe the very heavy and viscous tar sand.

“The predominant concern for Smiths Falls is the rail traffi c of crude that is currently passing through Smiths Falls on a daily basis,” said Graham. “Like pipeline events, rail incidents also occur and since we have a major rail yard regularly exposed to those shipments, that represents a risk to our community.”

Of particular interest at the meeting was information that suggested that TransCanada would be shipping back the diluents used to create dilbit - diluted tar sands oil so that can fl ow through a pipeline would be shipped back by rail.

“Even if this pipeline is approved, it would appear to me that this community will continue to be exposed to risk, as it is likely the rail car shipments of diluent back west will continue once removed from the dilbit at its eastern destination,” said Graham.

Gathered on stage at the Station Theatre the four speak-ers at the recent meeting in Smiths Falls fi elded questions from the audience after their presentations. Shown here

from left Angela Northfi eld-Gulley, hydrologist; Darko Matovic, engineer; Andrea Harden, Council of Canadians and Ben Powless, Ecology Ottawa.

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Good Vibrations holds grand opening in Smiths Falls By HOWAIDA SOROUR

It’s got to be one of Smiths Falls’ best-kept secrets tucked away in the town’s industrial park.

Though it started up modestly fi ve years ago, Good Vibrations Health and Fitness Studio, which from the outside looks rather quaint and deceptively small, hosted its grand opening on Saturday, April 5 to introduce the town to the spacious full-service fi tness centre.

“We have 7,500 square feet of fl oor space, of that 5,000 square feet are the gym portion and the rest is the pool,” said Mark Leach, co-owner.

Pleasant features cast in a permanently sad expression, Mark isn’t easy to read but is clearly proud of the gym he and his wife Danielle have slowly and quietly created over the past fi ve years. The same attention to detail has gone into their plans for the opening, which includes a fundraiser for the Gerry Lowe Memorial Foundation, a lot of fi tness partners, demonstrations and free samples, along with door prizes. “We’ve got fi tness models, male and female to answer people’s fi tness questions,

we’ve got Global Vitamins providing free samples as well as nutritional and supplement information and more,” said Danielle.

They’ve got Chris Poulos and his wife Angela Adara, both body builders, coming down for the day and beyond, all part of a plan to partner with various fi tness professionals to give their members more choice and variety.

That includes continuing to work on the facility and upgrade its offerings.

“We’re just in the fi nal stages of putting together the salt water fi tness pool,” explains Danielle.

The pool is a fl at-bottomed affair and

uniformly four and a half feet deep, with two fi ve horse power swim jets.

“The jets can be turned on and off so people can use them to swim against a current for added resistance,” explains Danielle, a fi tness and massage therapy graduate.

Like everything else about the facility a lot of thought went into planning the pool’s confi guration and operation.

“The HVAC system circulates the air but also extracts moisture out of the air, fi lters and pumps it back into the pool,” explained Mark.

Heating will be a combination of solar and gas to reduce costs and maintain

operations at a sustainable level.The couple decided to open up a gym

because they thought there was a need in the community. “We started small to test the market and we kept adding to meet the demand,” said Mark. “Every penny we’ve made here, we’ve re-invested back into the gym.”

It’s certainly been quite the investment; today the gym boasts a full cardio line of equipment including treadmills, elliptical machines, bikes, rowers and steppers.

“Our favourite though is the Adaptive Motion Trainer, because 10 minutes on that is the equivalent of running on a treadmill for half and hour,” said Danielle.

They also have all the strength machines for every muscle group and a good selection of them, in addition to free weights.

“We also have a wave trainer and a vibration trainer - which increases circulation, fl exibility, bone density and stimulates the muscles but is non-oscillating which makes it far more adaptive,” said Danielle.

Deliberately well versed in the

latest fi tness trends, Mark and Danielle recognize that they need to offer more than just equipment to their clients.

“Global Vitamins is going to be coming in once a month to give advice on supplements, meal plans, do food sensitivity testing and body fat calibration,” said Danielle. “I love teaming up with someone like Hari.”

They’re also looking at teaming up with Sarah Paterson, and run Hulk Booty Boot Camps. They’re in talks right now with Poulos to offer a weekly session to work with Good Vibrations members, some of whom are already his clients in Ottawa. “We’re trying to offer all the services of big city gyms right here in Smiths Falls,” said Mark.

It’s been an uphill battle at times, as the couple set about building the entire facility on their own, and they admit the enterprise has taken over their lives, but in a good way. Both fi tness enthusiasts, Mark works out at the gym in the mornings and Danielle prefers the afternoons but they’re both spending about 14 hours a day there.

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Chamber pledges focus on social media, business support during AGMBy ASHLEY KULP

The Carleton Place & District Chamber of Commerce highlighted a busy 2013 and set a new board of directors March 20 during their annual general meeting (AGM) held at Lake Park Lodge.

Chamber president Donna MacDonald also handed out the Presi-dent’s Award, which this year went to Chamber of-fi ce manager Jackie Ka-vanagh. The award was established a few years ago as an opportunity for the Chamber president to honour someone who stood out in terms of ded-ication and support.

“This year, there’s re-ally so much to say about this person,” MacDonald remarked. “We are all volunteers but the execu-tive has a little bit more work to do than the av-erage board member and there are times that you are busy and life gets busy and you have to have someone to download to. This person kept com-ing to mind when I was thinking about the award. She has her own young children, husband and all of these challenges too but she always manages to pick up the slack.”

Kavanagh was given an Inukshuk sculpture as her award.

Guests dined on hors d’oeuvres provided by Lake Park Lodge staff and networked before the meeting got underway. MacDonald noted it was the organization’s 98th AGM.

“We turned 98 years young on Jan. 16 of this year and what bet-ter place than Lake Park 1887 Lodge to celebrate this?” she remarked. “It survived two separate prohibitions by making their own moonshine...and was the perfect spot for stars – hockey play-ers, politicians and gang-sters...”

MacDonald said that the Chamber exists to act as a voice for business in Carleton Place and the area as well as “enabling business success.” She indicated that 2013 was a successful one for the organization, focusing on fi ve primary catego-ries: facilitating contact, advocating, informing, celebrating and becom-ing known as an essential resource.

“It’s been my pleasure to work with the highly dedicated and skilled staff at the Chamber offi ce and around the board table,” MacDonald said.

She said there has been “exceptional energy” at the Chamber’s monthly Business at Breakfast

and Movers and Shakers networking events, which have grown in popularity.

“Attendance (for Busi-ness at Breakfasts) has been consistently on in-crease and has increased by 50 per cent year over year since 2011,” she stated. Earlier this month, the Chamber partnered with the Mississippi Mills Chamber of Commerce on their fi rst combined Business at Breakfast at Fulton’s Pancake House and Sugar Bush.

“We had over 75 par-ticipants and it was amaz-ing,” MacDonald said, adding that similar events are being planned for the future.

“Great venues and great speakers have helped to contribute to a great deal of the success of those events.”

Movers and Shakers is a second monthly event added to give business owners a chance to show-case what they do and 2013 also saw the Cham-ber host another success-ful golf tournament and most recently, on Feb. 15, the annual Comedy Nite, which MacDonald said had a “terrifi c lineup of fantastic comedians.”

Arguably the biggest event last year for the Chamber was its inaugu-ral Business Awards of Excellence Gala Oct. 19. Awards had previously been handed out to busi-nesses during the AGM, but the Chamber created a second event to honour them. Catered by Dennis Burn and his team from the Leatherworks, Mac-Donald gave him a token of appreciation during the AGM as he had donated his time, staff and the meal for 116 people for the event.

“It was an unforget-table inaugural business awards gala and was sold out,” MacDonald said. “It was so much fun on a spectacular night where we recognized the best of the best of our busi-nesses.”

Winners included: Volunder ‘Wally’ Thor-bjornsson of CP Rentals & Property Management (Business/Business Per-son of the Year); Ray MacLaren of Giant Tiger (Community Involve-ment); Mahogany Spa (Innovation – Visual Cre-ativity); Bridge Café & Bistro (New Business/Venture); Excellence in Customer Service (Ac-countapotamus Inc.); and Carleton Place Business Improvement Association (BIA) manager Cathie McOrmond earned Em-ployee of the Year.

“We’ll be rolling out a new process to establish-

ing the winners this year and our offi ce staff will be involving all (Chamber) members,” she stated.

She also took time to highlight the recently completed strategic plan. Calling it a map and mea-suring stick for the Cham-ber, the plan, entitled ‘Staying the Course,’ sets out guiding principles for the organization in six key areas: economic develop-ment, tourism, political advocacy, community, member engagement and revenue growth.

Social mediaAttending a recent

workshop featuring Pierre Cleroux, vice-president and chief economist of the Business Develop-

ment Bank of Canada, MacDonald said the Chamber will continue to focus on increasing its profi le through social media in 2014. “Social media is the theme this year,” she remarked.

“During his talk, Cler-oux said that 84 per cent of Canadians are con-nected to the Internet, one of the highest numbers in the world. Forty-seven per cent also do research before they make a pur-chase,” she noted. “…We can’t ignore it (social me-dia) and the Chamber has recognized that over the past year.”

The Chamber is cur-rently on Facebook and Twitter to connect with its membership and now

offers members the opportunity to add Fa-cebook, Twitter, Linke-dIn and Google+ to their business listings on the website, which will also be revitalized this year.

Other initiatives to build on this year include enhancing the Chamber’s website, rolling out more goals for its Think Lo-cal, Buy Local campaign, continuing to strengthen the partnership with the Carleton Place Farmers’ Market, and grow mem-bership.

“We had 120 members in 2008 and today, we have 250 members,” Mac-Donald stated. “That’s 68 per cent growth in that short period.”

“In 2014, we will con-

tinue to stay on top of any issues that affect our com-munity and continue to pro-vide professional develop-ment opportunities for our members…we’re the pillar of our community and are grateful to the tremendous support of our partner-ships,” she continued.

Financial reportAfter the membership

voted to approve revisions to a few of the Chamber’s bylaws, treasurer Dawn Lanouette took those in attendance through the or-ganization’s fi nancial state-ments for the year. The total income from March 2013 through February 2014 sits at $142,849, much higher than 2013’s fi gure of $111,266. Lanouette cred-its that to funds from the fi rst awards gala ($3,497), and a spike in revenue from the golf tournament ($13,479 over $6,939 in 2013). Membership income was $30,097 compared to $27,285 the previous year.

“We had a great year. There was lots of sup-port from members,” she commented, noting that the number of meetings and networking events in-creased as well, bringing in $5,675 over $4,002 in 2013. “…The awards gala was something we had no plans for, we didn’t know how much it would gener-ate but it blew us away…”

However, retail sales in the visitor centre were down signifi cantly. Last year saw just $3,643 brought in, compared to $6,022 the previous year.

Lanouette said the Cham-ber’s partnership with Arts Carleton Place, who had supplied items to the cen-tre, had been severed.

“…We’re working hard to get new inventory in, so there’s a bit of a lull there,” she said. “We will focus at-tention on that to bring to light some of our local art-ists.”

The Chamber’s expens-

es, which included advertis-ing (moderately increased over 2013), meeting and networking events, bank charges, insurance, website development and mainte-nance, property and offi ce costs, totaled $138,493, an increase over 2013’s num-ber of $111,327.

Overall, the Chamber had a net income of $4,356 and as of Feb. 28, currently have $88,296 in assets.

“In total, we brought a far amount of revenue in for this year, but of course our expenses moved up,” Lanouette stated.

New boardCarleton Place council

representative on the Cham-ber board, Jerry Flynn, then held elections for the new executive and board. No new nominations came in, so the new executive stands at: president Donna Mac-Donald (Mortgage Brokers Ottawa); vice-president Sylvia Giles (The Massage Therapy Clinic); treasurer Christa Bingley (Nephin, Winter, Bingley) and past president Tracy Lamb (Mo-pani Communications). The directors will be: Angela Beazley (Rental Village); Lori Cavanagh (Cavanagh Construction); Matthew Ferguson (Text 2 Systems); Richard Kidd (Township of Beckwith); Patti Saulnier (Accountapotamus Inc.); Clay Spero (TD Canada Trust); Jack Taylor (Bridge Café & Bistro); Lynn Vardy (Royal LePage) and Flynn as the council representa-tive.

There will be a few changes as Lanouette re-signed as treasurer and Shawn Pulikunnel (RBC Royal Bank) won’t be re-turning to the board. Nei-ther will BIA representative Dennis Burn after the BIA opted to cease having a rep-resentative on the Chamber board. They were thanked for their involvement with tokens of appreciation by MacDonald.

The Carleton Place & District Chamber of Commerce held its annual general meet-ing at Lake Park Lodge on March 20. A new executive and board were ush-ered in during the event, and above, Chamber president Donna MacDonald, right, also present-ed the President’s Award, which went to Chamber offi ce manager Jackie Ka-vanagh. Left, Mac-Donald provided the highlights of the past year and focuses for the coming year at the meeting.

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BIA Bucks now available at many businesses in Carleton Place

The Carleton Place BIA (Business Improvement Area) would like to introduce you to our downtown community’s unique currency.

The BIA Buck is a standard dollar that consumers can use in the downtown core of Carle-ton Place, where delicious food, beautiful crafts and all of your shopping needs await you. BIA Bucks are an economic booster to town merchants and encour-age consumers to support local businesses.

The BIA Buck is available to the public and can be purchased from the BIA offi ce. For spe-cial events, the BIA will donate BIA Bucks to be awarded as prizes. In some cases, a 10 per cent discount has been offered to non-profi t groups’ fundrais-ing opportunities to sell the BIA Bucks themselves and re-ceive 10 per cent back from the BIA for their fundraising cause. Many local organizations have purchased BIA Bucks as staff appreciation gifts and for other types of employee incentives.

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It will take approximately one week for a cheque to be is-sued by the town and sent to a business.

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If your business does not wish to accept the BIA Buck, please notify the BIA offi ce so we can ensure the public is aware. If your business is not on the list of those accepting BIA Bucks and you would like to be included in this promo-tion, please contact the BIA offi ce.

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The Stewart Community Centre was once again full to bursting with vendors for the annual Pakenham Home Show on Saturday, April 5. A variety of vendors were on hand for the event.

Above, Carmen and Lee Mendham, owners of Enviro Paving were at the show to promote their business, which does environmentally friendly residential paving with recycled tires.

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Wiseman elected Chamber of Commerce presidentBy DESMOND DEVOY

Pat Wiseman was sworn in as the new president of the Perth and District Cham-ber of Commerce late last month. Wise-man’s nomination was accepted at the chamber’s annual general meeting at Far-rell Hall in Perth on Wednesday, March 26.

After being sworn in by Mayor John Fenik, Wiseman, the general manager of the Best Western Plus Parkside Inn and Spa in Perth, thanked outgoing past presi-dent Jill Campbell.

“She has been an inspiration to meet and work with,” he said.

There were also four new directors who were all acclaimed to their positions, including: Deborah Bellevue (Royal Bank of Canada); Jane Farrell (Costello and Company); David Donaldson (Al-gonquin College, Perth campus); Kyle Woods (Masonry Restaurant and Mar-ket); Matthew Barnabe (Your Indepen-dent Grocer): Treasurer.

On the fi nancial side of things, while the chamber recorded a defi cit of $1,631 for 2012, according to Cross Street and Company professional accountants’ fi -

nancial statements for the year ending Dec. 31, 2013, there was a small surplus of $458 for 2013.

Campbell attributes the small surplus,

in part, on the fact that “summer student grant approvals were down signifi cantly,” from $7,125 in 2012, to only $2,7856 in 2013. The annual fall dinner also saw

revenue down from $17,589 in 2012, to $16,081 in 2013.

The town grant and revenue from the tourist guide were also down. However, the Festival of the Maples continued to be a moneymaker, with revenues up from $26,444 in 2012, to $29,556 in 2013. It also helped that expenses were down, from $16,107 in 2012, to only $15,292 in 2013. The annual golf tournament also saw an increase from $17,625 in 2012 to $21,202 in 2013, though expenses were also up from $6,613 in 2012, to $8,528 in 2013.

The federal government’s recently announced changes to how charities are regulated also had an impact on the by-laws of the chamber. “The Government of Canada contacted us to see if we were in compliance with not-for-profi t legisla-tion,” said Campbell. “It has become evi-dent that we are bound by the Trades Act, not by the not-for-profi t act.”

-Business Today photo by DESMOND DEVOYPerth Mayor John Fenik, left, looks on as Pat Wiseman, general manager of the Best Western Plus hotel, is sworn in as the new president of the Perth and District Chamber of Commerce at Farrell Hall on Wednesday, March 26.

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the one-stop shop for small businesses looking to get information on how to get down to business.

“It went live just days ago,” said Louis Gaudreau at the Perth and District Chamber of Commerce’s annual general meeting at Farrell Hall in Perth on Wednesday, March 26.

The web site aims to become the local go-to place online devoted to marshalling together resources for business growth in the area.

But the idea did not happen overnight – nor did the idea for the committee that oversaw it.

“This is an initiative of Jill (Campbell’s, the outgoing chamber president), that a chamber of

commerce should not be without an economic development committee,” said Gaudreau. So, one such committee was formed in April of 2013. The web site was launched “based on awareness that there are a lot of resources for business,” however, “how do you fi nd all of these resources? We should not be the resource, but, we should point people in the right direction.”

There are links, for example, to the Small Business Advisory Centre, town and township offi ces, and the Valley Heartland Community Futures Development Corporation. The web site also seeks to utilize the chamber’s existing database, “guiding people to resources…and to promote chamber members,” he said, before adding that, “it is still a work in progress.”

Cobra Pools and Spa Inc. of Perth recently earned seven Canadian Pool Construction Awards at the Pool and Hot Tub Council of Canada.

“We never thought that we would ever be so fortunate to win an award as we did in 2012,” said the Bradys. “Someone nominated us for the award.”

The Bradys said they were honoured and surprised to be selected for this

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There were 12 judges selected by the Pool and Hot Tub Council from across Canada who took part in selecting the award winning projects.

Cobra Pools and Spas Inc. earned the Dealer of the Year Award for Canada in 2012.

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Chamber directors sworn in Members of the North Grenville Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors were sworn in Monday, March 24 at the North Grenville Municipal Council regular meeting. From left: Director Gerald Tallman, Tallman Truck Centre; Councillor Barb Tobin, Liaison between council and chamber board; Directors Cindy Charbonneau, Total Home; John Gray, RE/MAX Connections Realty Inc.; John Meharg, Kemptville Incubator and Investment Centre; Mayor Dave Gordon; Board Chair Mark Thornton, Bell Alliant; Board Vice Chair Melissa White, RBC Royal Bank; Treasurer Lynda Sharpe-Lalonde; and Corporate Secretary/Executive Director & CEO Wendy Chapman. Missing from the photo: director Katharine Usher-Vollett.

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‘Jailbirds’ raise $10,000 for KYC

A very enthusiastic group of 32 jailbirds descended upon The Kemptville Youth Cen-tre (KYC) for the second an-nual Jail and Bail fundraiser on April Fool’s Day. Together with the community, they raised a whopping $10,000 for KYC.

Highlights of the day were Gerald Tallman from Tallman Truck Centre arriving in head to toe jailbird stripes and the Kemptville Christian Reformed Church turning Pastor Ken Gehrels in for abandoning his fl ock in the middle of winter.

Algonquin Social Studies Worker student, Adam Moore concluded, “It was a high-energy event. I had so much fun and it looked like everyone else did too. How often do you get to put the mayor in jail?” Mayor David Gordon, who was charged with offering too many convertible ice cream rides in December, lost the case when photographic evidence of his offer was presented in court. Gordon raised $1,320 also win-ning the most improved jailbird and a Tim Hortons mug and gift certifi cate. Susie McIntosh from Total Move Manage-ment won Most Valuable Jail-bird with a remarkable $1,680 raised for KYC with her charge of knowing too many people and in doing so won a detailing gift certifi cate from Dixon’s

Car and Truck Rental.“Jail and Bail had amaz-

ing community involvement. Without each and everyone’s support we would have never surpassed our goal of $6,000 by such a large amount. It was inspiring and uplifting to see the community come together to support youth.” stated Lau-rie Quilty, Algonquin Social Service Worker Student.

Having such fun and hu-morous judges made for a great day at KYC. There were many bursts of laughter and smiles all around. The knowledge that local lawyers Connie Lamble and Tom Byrne brought to the courtroom and their dash of comedy made the KYC Kanga-roo Court quite memorable.

Youth played important roles in the courtroom as guest judges, bailiffs, prosecutors, defence attorneys and of course jailbirds as well.

KYC would like to thank this year’s sponsors G.E., Air-port Limousine, Mr. Mozzarel-la, Classic Graphics, Canadian Paint & Wallpaper, First Stop Rentals, Tim Hortons, Dixon’s Car and Truck Rental, Giant Tiger and Du Soleil Tanning Salon for their generous spon-sorship of KYC Jail and Bail.

Every dollar raised by KYC stays local and funds Kempt-ville programs.Council defers decision on gravel pit

By LAURA ARMSTRONGThe North Grenville Committee

of the Whole will not rule on a proposed gravel pit until at least mid-April, after deferring a decision during a public meeting in early March.

Construction material supply company Lafarge North America participated in a three-hour public meeting Monday, March 3 to answer questions from the committee and North Grenville residents regarding the proposed McGill pit, a 121-acre sand and gravel pit near the intersection of Bennett Road and South Gower Drive.

Lafarge’s local Lands Manager Rob Price and James Parkin, from urban design, planning and architecture fi rm MHBC Planning, presented an update to council with

regard the pit. Lafarge’s proposal, Parkin

said, was for a modest-size gravel pit in an area identifi ed as having potential for extraction in municipal planning documents for 30 years. The proposed pit sits next to an existing pit, which is nearing depletion.

Lafarge, he said, needs access to additional materials.

In a 30-minute presentation to council, Parkin addressed issues brought forth by nearby residents, such as water supply, access options and property values. Parkin said the three concerns he outlined were the predominant concerns expressed by the public since Lafarge fi rst approached residents along Bennett Road in the fall of 2011.

The municipality of North

Grenville’s Director of Planning and Development called Lafarge’s proposal, which is asking municipal council to approve both an offi cial site plan as well as a zoning by-law, unique. The staff recommendation to the committee, Symon said, was to endorse the offi cial plan but defer a decision on the zoning by-law until after a complete review of the fi nal site plan is presented.

More than fi ve North Grenville residents spoke out against the proposed pit, underlining their remaining concerns about the issues previously addressed by Parkin and Price. Councillors Barb Tobin, Terry Butler and Tim Sutton all expressed concern over Lafarge’s proposal, requesting further information from the construction material supply company prior to making a decision.

Despite staff recommendations, councillor Sutton requested an amendment be made, ensuring both the offi cial site plan and the zoning by-law decisions be deferred to keep the two items in one package. Despite two votes against from Mayor David Gordon and Deputy Mayor Ken Finnerty, the amendment was passed.

A second public meeting was scheduled for Monday, April 21, 2014 in the council chambers at the North Municipal Centre at 7 p.m. All members of the public are welcome to attend.

Community – Giant Tiger in Kemptville was asked if it wanted to help a North Grenville family who lost their home and all of their possessions in a fi re in early February. Har-ry Haidei, the owner and manager of the Kemptville Giant Tiger felt his store could help and he set up a fundraising project. Whatever customers were willing to do-nate he would match. In the end, after just a few weeks, the store had collected $600 to give to the Williams-Sayer family. On Fri-day, April 4, Giant Tiger presented the fam-ily with a donation. Left to right are: Sandra Welsh, who started the ball rolling by ask-ing Giant Tiger to help the family, Danielle Williams-Sayer, mom Debbie, Dalton Wil-liams-Sayer, and Harry Haidei, owner and operator of Giant Tiger Kemptville.

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Chamber of Commerce has successful 2013, AGM told By MARLA DOWDALL

While the Brockville and District Chamber of Commerce may sometimes be referred to as a “watch dog,” board president David Keenleyside would much prefer the title, “watchful partner.”

He opened his report at the chamber’s annual general meeting March 27 with this suggestion.

The year 2013 had many highlights, Keenleyside told those at the Brockville Country Club, including sold out events such as the Awards of Excellence Gala, annual Golf Tournament and more. The chamber’s regular Business After 5 events continue to be popular and provide networking opportunities.

While membership may be down a bit, sitting at approximately 450, the board president sees this as a call to action. To hear the concerns of members, as well as to improve, retain membership and grow.

He was quite delighted with the turnout that morning, calling it, “very strong.”

The fi nancial report from the chamber’s corporate secretary, Brent Argue, brought good news. “We are in a very fi nancially solid position.” The chamber ended up with a surplus – its major sell out events helping to impact the bottom line.

Anne MacDonald, executive director, noted the chamber’s events provide an opportunity to engage with the business community at a deeper level, to network.

Other news MacDonald revealed for the chamber is that it will be taking over management of the Eastern Ontario Events Centre, and has commandeered Jan Bonhomme as manager.

And what isn’t news is the chamber’s

continued advocacy initiatives. The chamber has been and will continue to be heavily involved with the Ontario and Canadian Chambers of Commerce and will ensure the local voice remains at the table.

David Keenley-side (left), Brock-ville and District Chamber of Commerce board president.

-Business Today photo by MARLA DOWDALLAnne MacDonald, executive director, Brockville and District Chamber of Commerce, told her audience the Chamber’s events provide an opportunity to engage with the business community at a deeper level.

Sherwood Park Manor receives generous donation

By CONAN de VRIESSherwood Park Manor got a bit of a

lift earlier this month. The long-term care residence on

the east end of Brockville was the benefi ciary of a generous donation from the Rotary Club of the 1000 Islands and the Rotary Club of Brockville, who committed to donating $100,000 to Sherwood over the next fi ve years for the purchase of new beds.

The new beds are top-of-the-line and adjustable. They can be raised and lowered using an electronic control, which will enable infi rm patients to get into and out of bed more easily and allow nurses more ready access to the recumbent patients. The Rotary’s donation will allow for the purchase of 52 such beds.

“It’s a fun day to celebrate such a generous donation,” said Steve Read, who is both the president of the Rotary Club of the 1000 Islands and chair of the Sherwood Park Manor board.

Sherwood Park Manor, a non-profi t organization that receives no municipal funding, has been dealing with some fi nancial challenges of late, and this donation certainly helps to keep the 107-bed facility on a fi rm footing. “This is clearly a really big step towards achieving that goal,” said Read.

Several local Rotarians were on hand last Friday when the donation was announced in a meeting room at

the Manor, and all were pleased to make a contribution to a resource they agreed was very important to the city of Brockville. “There’s going to be more and more need of it,” said Don DeGroot, president-elect of the Rotary Club of the 1000 Islands.

Though the big cheque may say Rotary Club on it, it is only because the general public has been so supportive of Rotary over the years that the clubs are in a position to be so magnanimous.

“We facilitate it, but it’s the community that supports our fundraising that allows us to do this,” said Read.

Sherwood Park Manor will also help its own cause in a few months when it holds its fi rst-ever fundraising golf tournament. The event is scheduled to take place June 20 at the Brockville Country Club.

Better still, Brockville philanthropists Don and Shirley Green, who were unable to attend last the announcement, had heard about the new golf tournament and thought the occasion a good time to make an announcement of their own. The Don and Shirley Green Foundation will donate $20,000 to the Manor for the purchase of several top-of-the-line bariatric lifts, which are used to hoist patients out of bed and bath and move them around safely and easily.

“This is a very caring and a very giving community,” said Alfred O’Rourke, facility administrator.

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Positive news shared during annual Mayors’ BreakfastBy MARLA DOWDALL

A sense of collaboration and working together was felt throughout the many presentations shared at the Mayors’ Breakfast April 4.

The annual event, focusing on economic development and the importance of infrastructure, took place at the Grenville Snowmobile Club, Charleville, and drew a large crowd. Speaking that morning were MP and MPP for Leeds-Grenville Gord Brown and Steve Clark, Warden of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville Ron Holman, and other municipal leaders.

The year that was, was a promising one, with much work ahead for 2014.

“We need to work together. Leeds and Grenville becomes successful when we all work together as a team,” Clark noted.

The MPP spoke that morning on the announced closure of the University of Guelph, Kemptville campus, saying its future is important to eastern Ontario, and Ontario as a whole. He called the decision to close the facility, “short-sighted.” He committed himself to pushing for a moratorium on the closure. “We want new students coming to Kemptville this fall.”

Brown spoke on a number of topics, including a new infrastructure plan, the Building Canada Fund, gas tax, apprenticeship and more. He emphasized that his door is always open, and for those in the room to bring forward their concerns to him.

Holman noted major counties initiatives included long-term care as a

key issue, as well as the offi cial plan and provincial policy statements, policing and asset management plans. As well he pointed to County Road 43 as an initiative. “North Grenville is going to become the number one contributor to the coffers of Leeds and Grenville.”

Andy Brown, CAO for UCLG and a member of the project steering committee

for the Eastern Ontario Economic Development Strategy and Transportation Needs Analysis, gave an update. A project overview to date, he explained, includes the fact consultants were engaged, as well as funding and partners. Extensive research and consultation has been undertaken. And a draft fi nal report was completed in February 2014. At this point it is undergoing review.

Some of the key fi ndings include 53 per cent of all businesses employ less than fi ve employees, in eastern Ontario. There is a disconnect between the education system and the jobs available, and the need to refocus on economic development efforts.

The next step will be to present the fi nal report to the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus and the Eastern Ontario Mayors’ Caucus for formal adoption and to develop an implementation strategy.

Pierre Mercier, CAO for Augusta Township opened by saying there are many successes for the township due to its forward thinking and aggressive council. One of the many projects on the go is a 48 unit condo development, which will bring “signifi cant new population to the area.”

Prescott Mayor Brett Todd commented that it is challenging to bring jobs to the area, as well as to keep them here. Placing importance on embracing new ideas and going out there and getting new opportunities is vital, he said.

“We have to be aggressive about what we are trying to accomplish,” he stated.

While manufacturing news will be forthcoming, he said. One of the many projects being worked on is bringing a hotel to Prescott. “A hotel is just so important.”

Downtown rejuvenation is showing life in Prescott, he pointed out.

“We are very heartened by our success this term,” he stated.

The past year has truly been a busy one for Edwardsburgh/Cardinal, noted Mayor Bill Sloan. Pointing to the recently established Ingredion Centre (arena) in Cardinal, he said it has brought in visitors and has served as a gathering place for the community. Providing a starting point for future development, growth is hoped to be brought to the community in future.

Augusta Reeve Mel Campbell closed by pointing to the “super turnout” noting the messages shared were, “confi dent, more news and good news is on the way.”

-Business Today photo by MARLA DOWDALLFrom left in back, Edwardsburgh/Cardinal Mayor Bill Sloan, MP for Leeds-Grenville Gord Brown, Mayor of North Grenville David Gordon, Andy Brown, CAO for United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. In front Steve Clark, MPP for Leeds-Grenville, Augusta Reeve Mel Campbell, Prescott Mayor Brett Todd, Warden of UCLG Ron Holman. All were present for the Mayors’ Breakfast, April 4 at the Grenville Snowmobile Club.

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