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Stewart Park Festival is the ben-efi ciary of this year’s plunge, and its volunteers have been working hard to make it the biggest and best yet. There are great prizes for folks in costume, plungers raising more than $500 or $1,000, and a great grand prize worth $300 for the per-son raising the most money.

You can fi nd out more, down-load a pledge form, or make on-line pledges at www.perthpolarbear-plunge.ca, or pick up a form at the Beer Store or the Chamber of Com-merce.

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BRIDGING THE GAP The Town of Perth shows off its new green bridge in Stewart Park. 2

IN BRIEF

Plungers benefi t Stewart Park Festival

STAFF

It’s the opening of an exciting new chapter in the history of lo-cal newspaper publishing.

Starting Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, The Perth Courier will be combined with the Perth EMC bringing readers and advertis-ers the best of both papers in one convenient package.

The new paper will continue to offer the great photography,

features, news, and sports cov-erage the community has come to expect year after year. The bright, colourful format will also include a wide array of ad-vertising from local businesses.

The front section will carry news from across the region in-cluding the EMC’s much-loved columnists Mary Cook and Pat Trew.

The second section will fea-ture The Perth Courier in a new

tabloid format. Inside, readers will fi nd all their favorites in-cluding Private ‘I’ Cathy James, ‘Past Deadline’ columnist Stephanie Gray and ‘Outdoors’ writer Art Briggs-Jude, as well as the local stories and photos produced by our talented edito-rial team.

Mike Mount, Vice President and Regional Publisher, wel-comes the combination that brings the strengths of the his-

toric Perth Courier and EMC together.

“We are excited about the combination of these papers and look forward to continu-ing to serve the community of Perth and surrounding areas to the best of our ability,” he said.

For more information, adver-tisers are encouraged to contact Duncan Weir, Group Publisher, 613-283-3182, ext. 164, email dweir@perfprint.ca.

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TIMELY GIFTS Students at Glen Tay Public School received gifts from a different ‘Santa Claus’. 10

Gillett’s parting gifts from college anger unionJENNIFER MCINTOSH

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Union offi cials say the special compensation Algonquin Col-lege president Robert Gillett will receive as part of his retire-ment are outrageous.

Gillett, who announced his plans to retire on Aug. 25, will be leaving the college perma-nently at the end of December 2012. He will receive $500,000 in

addition to his pension, accord-ing to the Ontario Union of Pub-lic Service Employees local 415 that obtained the information through an access to informa-tion request.

Jack Wilson, vice-president of the local that represents the faculty at the college, said the union fi led the request before the president announced his plans to retire.

“We were concerned about

what kind of liabilities the col-lege might face if senior admin-istrators chose to leave,” Wilson said. “We were shocked with what we found.”

The numbers the union pub-lished in their December news-letter Local Lines are from Gil-lett’s most recent contract.

The president is entitled to a paid leave of absence of one year at 100 per cent of his salary and benefi ts. He’s also entitled

to a retirement allowance of one year’s salary. Wilson said that also includes a supplementary pension – he couldn’t fi nd any defi nition of it in the contract.

“There is a special reserve fund set up to pay the supple-mentary pension and if it runs dry, there’s a provision in the contract for the balance to come out of the college’s operating budget,” Wilson said.

See ‘GILLETT’, Page 2

RECORD RECOVERY Hilary McNamee has had a remarkable journey on the road to recovery. 13

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FROSTY DIPPERSThere may have been no snow or ice on the Tay on January 1, 2011, but the water temperatures were still frigid for the annual Polar Bear Dip. More than 100 people participated in the 2011 plunge, which raised $22,000 for The Alzheimer Society of Lanark County.

Photo by Laurie Weir

SHINING STARSongbird Amanda Jordan had a successful summer with the launch of her business, Valley Heart Vocal, thanks to a grant from the the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade’s Summer Company.

Photo by Laurie Weir

RECORD BREAKERSPerth’s world-record-setting Kilt Run attracted more than 1,000 runners to the area over the long weekend in July. The challenge was set to Perth, Scotland to try and beat the record. Scot-land’s Provost, welcomed the challenge.

2011 IN REVIEW

The Perth and District Cham-ber of Com-merce wel-comes Pauline Fitchett (l) as its new gen-eral manager. Carol Quat-trocchi (mid-dle) is chang-ing roles and Madeline Bou-vier (r) is leav-ing the cham-ber to move with her fam-ily to Kings-ton. Review of 2011 contin-ues inside.

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From the front

Wilson said when support staff were striking at the col-lege this fall, management urged workers to think of the tough economic times.

“It’s sort of a coincidence that we received the numbers when people started talking about Oc-cupy Wall Street,” Wilson said.

“People are rightly becoming frustrated when senior admin-istrators are getting bonuses and everyday people are facing fi nancial hardships.”

Mike Dunlop, chair of the Algonquin College’s board of governors, said that because of the contribution the college has made to the Ottawa Valley and the community of Nepean, that it’s important to attract the ab-solute best.

“It’s not an entry-level job,” he said. “If we were to under-target people for the position it would do a disservice to the community and to the stu-dents.”

Dunlop said Gillett has dou-bled the student body and the number of facilities.

“His name will be on the new student commons building,”

Dunlop said. “That was a decision by the

students association that put up millions of their own money to build that building. Talk about putting your money where your mouth is.”

But Wilson said the chair’s attitude had him concerned about the possible salary of the college’s next president.

Gillett’s present salary is more than $300,000 with the

possibility of an added perfor-mance bonus of up to 20 per cent. According to the numbers obtained by the union for 2009, he was paid a salary of $263,400 with a bonus of $52,680.

“In 1996 the president’s salary was 1.9 times more than that of the highest paid professor, now it’s 3.6 times more and climb-ing,” Wilson said.

Dunlop said he was recently at a meeting for the chairs of the boards of governors that represent 24 colleges across the province and Gillett certainly wasn’t the lowest paid presi-dent – but he wasn’t the highest either.

In their search for a new pres-ident, he said the board would keep an eye on the bottom line and try and get best candidate for the lowest price possible.

Gillett receives $500,000 golden handshake

ROBERT GILLETT

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ROSANNE LAKE

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For Dave Hart, the installa-tion of the new green bridge in Stewart Park last week struck a personal chord.

The bridge was lifted by crane into place on Dec. 16, and offi cially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Thursday afternoon in front of a small crowd.

The new bridge was built by Iron Bridge Fabrication Inc, in Brunner, Ont. Hart was the company representative and assistant on the installation.

His son, Mike, was also in-volved as the project manager.

Creating the bridge and then putting it in place wasn’t just another project for the Harts.

It brought back a lot of mem-ories of times spent in town, even playing on the former bridge as kids.

Dave said his grandparents, Dave and Edna, lived at 16 Lewis St. and his other grandparents, Andrew and Ethel Korry once lived on a farm on the outskirts of Perth.

“I have known Perth all my

life because both my grandpar-ents were from there and we visited almost every weekend,” Dave said.

“My Hart grandparents’ house was just a few doors down from the old bottling works and the small bridge there.

“I played in that park with my cousins for hours on end when (I was) just a small lad.”

He said he was thrilled to have the opportunity to get in-volved with the design and in-stallation of the bridge, simply because he has such fond mem-ories of times spent there – and of the town itself.

“Perth is a quaint town and was a home away from home for me,” he said.

But Dave said the old green bridge harbours another, more recent, personal memory that made it even more meaningful for his family.

“My mom just passed away this past September, and we had a service for both my deceased parents where we brought their ashes to the Korry plot in the Elmwood Cemetery,” he said.

“At that time, my family took the opportunity to visit Stew-art Park and meander over the bridge because we knew we were going to be building its re-placement.”

Dave’s uncle, and his moth-er’s brother, George Korry, still lives on the family farm.

He was able to be in the park two weeks ago when the bridge was lifted into place.

Dave said the Town of Perth did a great job with the installa-tion of the concrete pads for the bridges to sit on, and the bridge

installation went smoothly without any issues.

In terms of the technical aspect of the project, the new bridge consists of a steel frame, with decorative wood and steel components.

According to information from the town, the former green bridge was thought to have been installed in the mid-1950s.

A press release states that

the bridge had deteriorated over the last 60 years and was in need of replacement.

“The new design and struc-ture will bring the bridge up to current engineering stan-dards,” said the release.

The old pedestrian bridge was removed from the park and the area was closed to public in mid-November.

Old abutments and pillars

were removed as well, with the stone being saved for future use. According to town infor-mation, the new bridge weighs 4,090 kg and the total cost of the project is about $56,000. Decora-tive stonework and landscaping is planned for 2012.

Perth Mayor John Fenik said he was pleased with the design of the bridge and the way it was handled in-house.

Green bridge installation comes full circle

Central Wire lays off 22 employees

KASSINA RYDER

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Twenty-two employees at Central Wire have been laid off, The Perth Courier has learned.

The layoffs took place on Nov. 30 as a result of the company selling its Welding Wire Divi-sion to Lincoln Electric Co. in Cleveland, Ohio.

This is according to a state-ment from Paul From, presi-dent and chief executive offi cer of Central Wire Industries.

The company has six other

manufacturing plants in North America, but the Perth plant was the only one affected by the sale, From stated.

The layoffs took place in all departments.

From also stated further lay-offs were not expected.

“Central Wire was and re-mains in sound fi nancial shape and there is no expectation of any further terminations at this time,” From said in the statement.

The company, which has been operating in Perth since 1955, now has 81 employees.

Photo by Rosanne LakeMayor John Fenik cuts the ribbon to offi cially open the new green bridge last Thursday. Joining the Mayor on the far left and holding the ribbon is John deRosenroll, Town of Perth CAO, councillor Jim Boldt, and on the far right is Grant Machan, Director of Environmental Services for the Town of Perth.

“My family took the opportunity to visit Stewart Park and meander over the bridge... ”

Dave Hart

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TRUE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMASJohn Miller, head volunteer of the Perth Community Dinner, accepts a $200 donation from Annalienne Venuta (left) and Marie Primeau, who donated the money on behalf of CUPE Local 4474. Now in its 27th year, the annual event provides Christmas dinner to hundreds of people in the Perth area.

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• JANUARY 6

ACCIDENT SENDS WOMAN TO HOSPITAL

A young woman was taken to the GWM site of the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital after her car crashed into the patio of the Fall River Pub and Grill in Maberly on Jan. 3. The woman was trav-elling east on Hwy 7 toward Perth when the accident occurred. She was trapped inside the vehicle until emergency crews arrived and used the Jaws of Life to free her. Ottawa residents Frank and Sharon Johnson were approaching the intersec-tion on Lanark Cty. Road 36, also known as Bolingbroke Road, when they saw the woman’s car sliding upside down toward the restaurant.

• JANUARY 13

WATER BILLS CHANGING

Perth residents saw a change in their water bills as the town implemented a new billing system. The new system charged consumers for actual water con-sumption every month instead of using estimates, said Lang Britchford, acting director of corporate services for Perth. Water rates used to be based on reading metres four times a year and using esti-mates to fi ll in the gaps between reads, Britchford said.

GIVING THE GIFT OF LIFE

Residents of Perth rolled up their sleeves and donated to the Canadian Blood Services’ clinic on Jan. 6. The clinic usually collects between 100 and 230 units of blood from Perth and area residents, said Karen Leroux, co-chair for the Perth Civitan volunteers. Some people are fi rst-time donors while others have donated many times over the years.

• JANUARY 20

LOST DOG FOUND

After a car accident separated a dog and its owner for six days, the pair was reuinted thanks to help from Maberly residents. Nineteen-year-old Jenna Maio fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into the patio section of the Fall River Pub and Grill in Maberly on Jan. 3. Her dog was in the car at the time of the crash and escaped to the woods, where he roamed until corralled by residents some six days later.

ECONOMIC PLAN NEEDED

Perth councillors were reminded that economic development was a popular election platform, and it’s time to follow through on that promise. At the Jan. 11 committee-of-the-whole meeting, the Perth and District Chamber of Com-merce handed council an 11-page report,

outlining why the town needs to develop and implement an economic development strategy.

• FEBRUARY 3

TAY VALLEY CAO RETIRES

After 30 years of work with local mu-nicipalities, Tay Valley Township chief administrative offi cer Kathy Coulthart-Dewey was set to retire at the end of the month. Coulthart-Dewey has been Tay Valley Township’s CAO since 2001. But her journey into municipal work began in 1981, when she began her career as a secretary in the engineering department for the Town of Smiths Falls.

NEW CAO IN LANARK HIGHLANDS

Tom Derreck, chief admini-strative offi cer for Lanark Highlands, has been replaced by interim CAO Carl Cannon, Mayor Peter McLaren said in a press re-lease. Derreck’s employment concluded on Dec. 16. Cannon has 25 years of expe-rience working with municipalities, 20 of which have been spent in senior manage-ment.

PERTH MAYOR PENS BOOK

John Fenik can add another title to his name: author. For the past year and a half, Fenik has been crafting a 100-page book, chronicling the people he has met and the lessons he has learned in his 13 years of municipal politics. While not a biographical piece, Fenik’s book shares real-life stories about his time spent in of-fi ce and with political affi liates.

• FEBRUARY 10

OFFER ON THE TABLE FOR CODE’S MILL

Perth’s Gavin Marshall is one member of a group that has put in a conditional offer to purchase Code’s Mill on the Park Inn and Spa. Marshall is the chairman and chief executive offi cer of Magenta Mortgage Corporation, which helped fi -nance the hotel when it was built. Mar-shall said the group has been working with BDO Canada, the company that has been operating the hotel since taking it into receivership last March. The hotel had opened for business in May of 2008.

TAY VALLEY TWP CAO RETIRES

Even though she had said she only wanted pizza and beer, almost 150 peo-ple came out to recognize Kathy Coul-thart-Dewey at her retirement party in Perth on Feb. 11. Municipal govern-ment representatives from Tay Valley,

Drummond/North Elmsley, Mississippi Mills, Smiths Falls, Lanark and Perth, along with former colleagues and fam-ily members gathered in Farrell Hall to celebrate Coulthart-Dewey’s three decades of work with local municipali-ties. Ten of those years were spent at Tay Valley Township.

PERTH SOAP CHANGES HANDS

Perth Soap changed to Shandex Per-sonal Care Inc. after the company was purchased by Shandex Sales Group Ltd. on Jan. 14. The purchase includes the building and all plant equipment. State said there is growth potential for the Perth operation, which will include relo-cating Shandex’s liquid soap lines from Brampton to Perth. The plant manufac-tures bar and liquid soaps, but future products could include other beauty and health care products. All employees kept their positions.

• FEBRUARY 24

IT’S OFFICIAL

The Perth World Record Kilt Run, that saw more than 1,000 kilt-clad people rac-ing through town on June 26, 2010, was recognized as the “World’s Biggest Kilt Run.” The announcement came from Guinness World Records on Feb. 16, in an email to event organizers Terry and Mary Stewart, owners of The Running Goat store. And, after shipping a box-load of witnessed documents, video footage, Perth Courier clippings and piles of pa-perwork overseas to prove 1,067 people crossed the fi nish line wearing belted, pleated, tartan kilts either 22 inches or 18 inches in length, then spending more than seven months pushing the claim along, the Stewarts have one simple reac-tion: relief.

IMPROVED COLLEGE MEANS BOOST FOR TOWN

Being home to a new and improved Al-gonquin College in Perth will translate into an economic boost for Lanark Coun-ty, the college’s main fundraising group says. Lana March, chair of the Building Our College Our Community Our Fu-ture campaign, said the campus’ new programs and facilities mean Perth resi-dents who want to pursue post-secondary education will be able to do it closer to home – and contribute to the local econ-omy at the same time.

• MARCH 3

TOWN KILLS GRANTS PROGRAM

Lanark County won’t be giving out community grants anymore. On Feb. 23, county council reviewed reports from its various committees in preparation for the upcoming budget discussions. Among the items considered was a recommenda-tion that the Community Grants program be eliminated.

NEW DOCTOR IN TOWN

Another doctor has been added to Perth’s family physician roster, as Dr. Peter Cunniffe will set up a practice in town. Cunniffe was to have an offi ce in the Perth Medical Centre, located adja-cent to the Great War Memorial Hospital. He was slated to work in the hospital’s emergency department. A pre-existing connection to Perth is what initially at-tracted Cunniffe to move to town. He is friends with Perth-based doctors, Alain Gauthier and Stephanie Popiel, who were instrumental in recruiting the doctor to Perth.

• MARCH 10

CYCLING ACROSS CANADA

A powerful hunger will be driving Perth natives Jason Morgenstern and Tyler Valiquette as they pedal their way across the country this summer. But they aren’t the hungry ones. The 2.7 mil-lion Canadians who don’t know where their next meal is coming from, they’re the hungry ones. They’re the reason for Canada Crossing. That’s the name of the journey that will take the two University of Guelph students from Victoria, B.C., through the Rockies, across the Prai-ries to the Northern Ontario wilderness and onto the Maritimes and, fi nally, St. John’s, Nfl d.

• MARCH 17

STEWART PARK FESTIVAL

Perth’s Stewart Park Festival can crank it up a notch this summer, thanks to a roughly $30,000 grant from the provincial government. For the summer festival, which is marking its 21st year fi lling the town with free music, this amounts to about a 50 per cent boost for its budget, says John McKenty, the event’s chair. The grant is from Celebrate Ontario, a pro-gram under the provincial ministry of tourism that will be giving out $20 mil-lion to more than 230 events in 2011.

TAX HIKE IN THE COUNTY

Taxpayers were looking at a 2.9 per cent increase on their Lanark County tax bill. Lanark County council discussed the 2011 budget at its corporate services meet-ing March 10. Treasurer Kurt Greaves reviewed the projected budget line items for the year, making this his second time presenting the budget and tax levy rate to council.

• MARCH 24

TOWN NEEDS COURT PLAN

Perth must develop a plan to deal with its overloaded courthouse after the num-ber of charges fi led jumped more than 20 per cent in 2010, said Jim Connell, the town’s director of protective services. In a report presented to town councillors on March 8, Connell said a new plan is of the “utmost importance,” after 646 charges still pending at the end of the 2010 – about two-thirds more than the year before. Not only was it was a record year for the num-ber of charges fi led, disposed of, and still pending, but the value of fi nes paid was also unprecedented. At year end, these totalled almost $1.4-million, marking an increase of roughly 38 per cent.

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Perth’s Sultana Frizell stopped by the Perth Legion to show off her gold medal from the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

Blue Wings GM and coach Steve Sundin receives the manager of the year trophy from Ron McRostie, conference president.

Andrew Harris displays medals from the 2011 Special Olympics Ontario Winter Games.

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• APRIL 7

EVACUATION AT SOAP PLANT

A chemical leak on April 1 at the Perth Soap factory, now Shandex Personal Care Inc., prompted an emergency evacuation of residents who live near the plant. The leak was reported after night shift work-ers on break noticed mist coming from a storage tank outside the factory.

FINANCIAL GIFT

The Perth and District Food Bank re-ceived a $140,000 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation on April 1.

• APRIL 14

BOMB THREAT EVACUATES PDCI

Police responded to Perth and District Collegiate Institute at about 10 a.m. on April 5 after reports that a homemade ex-plosive device was detonated in the school. Police reported a 17-year-old male student was taken into custody and charged with two criminal code offences: possessing an offensive volatile substance, and commit-ting a common nuisance by detonating an explosive device. Made by mixing water and a chemical agent typically found in hand-warmers and military ration kits, the device creates a small non-incendi-ary explosion when the internal pressure builds and the plastic bottle pops.

MICROSOFT SCAM

Perth residents have been reporting suspicious phone calls they have received from individuals claiming they are Mi-crosoft employees. The “employee” tells whoever answers the phone there could be viruses on the individual’s computer. Microsoft has previously released warn-ings regarding this scam. According to its website, Microsoft never contacts cli-ents on the telephone.

• APRIL 28

MAPLE FESTIVAL

Perth’s Festival of the Maples turns 35 years old this year, and organizers say the April 29-30 event is going to be one to remember. New attractions include more children’s activities, including an all-day kids’ area at the Crystal Palace, said Jor-dan Kennie, event co-ordinator with the Perth Chamber of Commerce. Musical activities, arts and crafts and the Doug Barr Children’s Show will all take place at the Basin, along with old favourites such as pony rides and the petting zoo.

SEWAGE BATTLE

Perth council seemed on the brink of battle with the provincial government after its decision to appeal an order that could see the municipality spending at least $2 million on sewage treatment. Six councillors voted in favour of the appeal – the seventh, Judy Brown, was absent – at a special council meeting on April 21, after receiving the Ministry of the Environment order the day before. Coun-cillors expressed frustration, having just completed an environmental assessment and rubber-stamping a plan to install “geo-tubes,” an innovative technology to fi lter out pollutants that would otherwise be pumped into the river.

• MAY 5

REID WINS PROVINCIAL NOD

For a guy said to be a shoo-in for re-election, Scott Reid sure didn’t play the part. Before being re-crowned as MP for Lanark, Frontenac, Lennox and Adding-ton, Reid was surrounded by supporters at Tilly’s Smokehouse in Carleton Place.The nerves and energy of about 60 people blanketed the room. Everybody wanted a piece of Reid, the star of the evening, but he seemed in a world all his own. His eyes hardly left the television set. As good news for his camp kept rolling in, he was determined not to celebrate until the fi -nal count came down.

ROTARY FEST TO RETURN

After a two-year hiatus, Rotary Fest will be returning to the Perth and Dis-trict Community Centre. The event, a mainstay fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Perth, happens May 14 at 7 p.m. Based on turnout from the fi rst two Fests, orga-nizer Michael McLean says as many as 400 people are expected to fi ll the arena that night. Eddie and The Stingrays will grace the stage, playing hits of the 50s and 60s.

• MAY 12

TESTING HOT TUB WATERS

For Suzy and Will Wells, a new swim spa means more than just being popular with the neighbours. Perth’s Cobra Pools and Spas owners, Bill and Judy Brady, have spearheaded a project that aims to put one therapeutic hot tub a year on mil-itary bases throughout the country. Suzy and Will, both injured during military service, were chosen as the “guinea pigs” for the fi rst project, Brady said. “Once this is off the ground, it’s going to be so much easier every year,” Brady told the project’s partners at the Perth-Upon-Tay Legion branch.

ORDER REVOKED

The provincial ministry of the envi-ronment has revoked an order that Perth councillors had thought could translate into a multi-million dollar investment in the Town’s drinking water treatment pro-cess. On April 20, a “provincial offi cer’s order” came down from the ministry, re-quiring a “detailed action plan” to deal with untreated process waste water that is currently being discharged into the Tay River. Tim Simpson, Perth’s chief ad-ministrative offi cer, said the town sent in its plan again and then met with ministry offi cials in Kingston on May 2. Two days later he received confi rmation the order was rescinded.

• MAY 19

PERTH CAO RESIGNS

Tim Simpson, Perth’s chief administra-tive offi cer, has resigned. The announce-ment was made on May 12, but Simpson will remain in the position until June 14. He has accepted a new job as CAO of the United Counties of Stormont, Dun-das and Glengarry, which is scheduled to begin on June 15. Simpson said he and his wife are originally from Cornwall, so when he heard about the job, he was ex-cited about the possibility of returning to work in his hometown.

• MAY 26

IN GOOD FINANCIAL SHAPE

The books are done, the numbers are tallied, and all in all it’s good news for the Town of Perth. So said Howard Allan, of Allan Chartered Accountant Profession-al Corporation, who presented to council the Town’s consolidated fi nancial state-ments for the year ended Dec. 31, 2010. In 2010 the town saw “modest growth,” Allan told councillors, adding that he ex-pects “that will be the position we’ll be in, in the long-term.” According to the document Allan presented at the May 17 council meeting, the Town’s operations garnered net revenues of about $2.25-million. The Town’s overall revenues were bolstered by the provincial offences court, which brought in nearly $1,200,000 in fi nes. This is up more than $370,000 from 2009. Grants and transfers from oth-er levels of government also helped the Town’s books. The Town saw an increase of more than $7-million in revenue.

• JUNE 2

BECOMING SUPERMAN

It was hard to fi nd any dry eyes dur-ing Don Hendry’s speech to the crowd at the 10th annual Relay for Life at St. John Catholic High School on May 27 – and

it wasn’t because of the rain. Hendry, a cancer survivor and history teacher, was the catalyst behind the school’s involve-ment in the relay a decade ago. SJCHS is now the fi rst and only high school in On-tario to reach the 10-year mark, said John Hayward, the Canadian Cancer Society’s Ontario director for Relay for Life. The school has raised more than $315,000 for the society in that time.

• JUNE 9

POSTAL STRIKE

Montreal’s postal workers joined the rotating strike that is moving across the country. Montreal’s postal workers will be on strike for 24 hours, while trying to form a collective agreement with Canada Post. In the Ottawa Valley, it is business as usual for Canada Post offi ces, a mes-sage that Iris Doran, president of Tri-Town Local Union 627 had for the public.

“People can still mail things and do business with Canada Post,” he said.

Doran said the reason the rotating strike was chosen was to make the nego-tiating process as painless as possible for the public.

WATCH OUT FOR HACKERS

Perth Police Service received a report from a local business this week about persons hacking into their voicemail sys-tems and accessing their phone accounts to make overseas phone calls. Perth Po-lice recommending that businesses and individuals check their voicemail sys-tems and check the security features on their systems to protect themselves. Companies suggest changing your pass-word every three months and to avoid easily-guessed passwords.

• JUNE 16

CELEBRATING GAY PRIDE

Perth will celebrate its fi rst offi cial Gay Pride Day with a dance – not a parade – at the Perth Civitan Hall on June 18, says organizer Shelley Montreuil. Montreuil said the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans-gendered (LGBT) community in Lanark County wanted to hold a pride day in Perth to celebrate the town as a support-ive, and welcoming, place.

HARD WORK PAYS OFF

A former Perth and District Collegiate Institute student was awarded the Lou Cahill Scholarship in Communications. Twenty-two-year-old Bailey Barbary, a communications student at Brock Uni-versity, is the recipient of the 2011 award. The award is provided annually by Enter-prise Canada and Brock University.

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A guitar amplifi er may have been responsible for starting the fi re at 16 Wilson St. W., says Perth fi re Chief Steve Fournier. At 1:05 p.m. on April 16 about 25 fi refi ghters and four trucks responded to the blaze, which began in the apartment above Perth Picture Framing.

Cooper Wark and his brother Riley were ready to ride on their father’s motorcycle during the Pike Falls Classic motorcycle rally. Hundreds of motorcycle enthusiasts gathered at the annual rally.

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• JULY 7

CHALLENGE IS ON

Perth has thrown down the gauntlet... Perth, Ont., that is. At Saturday’s second annual Kilt Run, the town offi cially ex-tended its challenge to its Scottish sister city. Dr. John Hulbert, Provost of Perth and Kinross, was on hand to answer with a defi ant yes. The challenge: to meet or exceed the Guinness World Record set last year at the fi rst Perth Kilt Run, when 1,089 runners crossed the fi nish line wear-ing regulation kilts. That record was on the occasion of the original Perth’s 800th anniversary. As such, the town is tasked to break it before 2016, the 200th anniver-sary of its Canadian cousin. If they pull that off, it’s this town’s turn to top the re-sult.

SILENCE OF THE WHISTLE

Train whistle issues will not be dis-cussed again during this term of Perth council. Deputy Mayor John Gemmell said council has heard the issue various times and unless there are new develop-ments, it will not be heard again. In an in-terview with the Perth Courier, Coun. Judy Brown said the town would be required to perform a study before it approached CP Rail, and the town decided against allocat-ing funds toward a study during its discus-sions regarding the 2011 budget.

• JULY 21

NEW CAO FOR PERTH

Town staff announced July 13 that they hired John deRosenroll for the position of CAO, effective Aug. 22. Since 1999, he has served as the CAO for the Municipal-ity of Kincardine, a community of about 12,000 people in Bruce County, Ont., on the shore of Lake Huron.

CHAMBER MANAGER SAYS GOODBYE

Madeline Bouvier, co-manager of the Perth and District Chamber of Com-merce, left her job. During the past 11 years, she made getting to know business owners, chamber members and people in the community her top priorities. She announcd that she would be moving to Kingston, leaving her footprints on the local chamber in numerous respects.

• AUGUST 4

TEAM MILLER RIDING IN STYLE

Ian Millar, his daugher Amy and son Jonathon were featured in the Aug. 4

issue of The Courier as they were gear-ing up for the Olympic Games. It would be Ian Millar’s 10th Olympics - more than any other Olympian, but he said he wasn’t even thinking of that. He said he was enjoying time in the show jumping ring with this children.

BUMPER CROP

More vendors than ever were partici-pating in the 14th annual Perth Garlic Festival, and this year’s crop was one of the best yet. Around 80 vendors were scheduled to be on site at the Perth Fair-grounds during this year’s festival, which runs from Aug. 13 to 14. The Perth Lions Club is organizing the event. Garlic farm-ers reported great yields this season.

• AUGUST 11

NEW CHAMBER MANAGER ON BOARD

Pauline Fitchett dove into her new role as the general manager of the Perth and District Chamber of Commerce. She started her training Aug. 2 so cur-rent co-managers, Madeline Bouvier and Carol Quattrocchi, could help her get ac-customed to her duties. With Fitchett on board, the general manager’s responsi-bilities will amalgamate to one role, and Quattrocchi will focus on only fi nances and website administration.

AUTHOR GETS GILLER NOD

For the past fi ve years, James Bartle-man has been penning novels. He didn’t begin to write until well into his 60s and now, fi ve published works later, his latest has been submitted by his publisher for consideration of the Scotiabank Giller Prize. The Giller Prize awards $50,000 an-nually to the author of the best Canadian novel or short story collection.

NEW HEAD COACH

Hamish Fraser made no bones about it. His aim as the new head coach and gen-eral manager of the Perth Junior B Blue Wings was reconnecting ties with the community – businesses, fans and play-ers. Fraser, who lives with his young fam-ily in Carleton Place, brings with him Jamie Rintoul, assistant coach and assis-tant general manager; Brodie Hurdis, as-sistant coach, and Neil Watson, trainer.

• AUGUST 18

RECORD GARLIC FESTIVAL

It was the best Perth Lions Club Garlic Festival on record with more than 5,400 people and 80 vendors cramming the fair-grounds over the weekend.

Chair of the festival, Jerry Sawdon, who celebrated his 10th as the leader of this town-wide event, says he couldn’t be happier with the turnout.

“It was, by all indications, a record crowd this year,” he said.

“We had to turn away about 15 to 20 ven-dors. This year we hit the mark at 80.”

This is the Lions Club’s largest fund-raising effort, with more than $20,000 raised during the weekend.

“All that money goes right back into the community,” Sawdon said.

• AUGUST 25

NEW DOCTOR AWARD

Sitting down to Sunday dinner with his family, Perth’s Dr. Alan Drummond got a phone call from Newfoundland. On the line was a colleague of his, in tears. At their June conference in St. John’s, he learned, the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians gave out their fi rst award honouring a physician who had courageously spoken out to defend the quality and integrity of emergency medicine. They didn’t give the inaugu-ral award to Drummond. Instead, they named it after him. Going forward, the “The Alan Drummond Award for Advo-cacy in Emergency Medicine” will be awarded by the CAEP to a doctor who has shown leadership as an advocate for emergency medicine.

• SEPTEMBER 1

MARKING THE TAY

The rectangular stone blocks on the banks of the Tay Canal in Port Elmsley — moss covered, sprouting grass and pit-ted from years of withstanding weather — are so unassuming, it’s almost impos-sible to imagine that they were once re-sponsible for reinforcing timber walls of a lock. The braces are just one clue into a relatively hidden past of the fi ve locks that once operated along the Tay Canal. A local ad-hoc committee has been busy piecing that historical puzzle together. Now, signage revealing the history of the locks will soon be put up at the Port Elms-ley Road bridge and formally unveiled.

• SEPTEMBER 8

TIME CAPSULE UNVEILED

In 1959, a wall was built over a door-way in the old OPP detachment and dis-trict headquarters in Perth. Just before it was fi nished, district inspector J.L Whitty tacked an envelope on the door. It was found nearly half a century later. In 2003, David and Patricia Parry bought the house on Victoria Street that had been the old detachment. While doing renova-tions, they decided to tear down one of the walls of a room at the entrance of the house and replace it with a doorway

equipped with sliding doors. When David began sawing through the drywall, Pa-tricia noticed set of dark brown pocket doors with a brass lock, which still had the key inside. An envelope was tacked to the door.

NEW OWNER AT GRENVILLE CASTINGS

With an eye on its global footprint and the expertise found with the staff at Perth’s Grenville Castings, a new owner has taken the reins of the local manufacturing plant of aluminum castings. On Aug. 29, Cosma International, an operating unit of Magna International, North America’s leading auto parts manufacturer, announced that it has acquired the Perth facility.

• SEPTEMBER 15

CANDIDATES DEBATE

Groups from women’s shelters, rape crisis centres, anti-poverty advocates, la-bour, education and equity groups have teamed up to ask provincial politicians to step it up in their policies surrounding violence against women. Lanark County Interval House is one of the groups in-volved with the Step It Up! campaign, which has called for parties and candi-dates to endorse their platform, written in consultation with women’s shelters and rape crisis centres, anti-poverty ad-vocates and equity groups.

SCORE BOARD AT ST. JOHN

Fans will be able to keep tabs on the score during football season this year, as a scoreboard four years in the making was erected at St. John Catholic High School last Monday. It was delivered to the school last January, but took a while to get it framed, according to football coach Domi-nic Marando.

• SEPTEMBER 22

EMOTIONS RUN HIGH

Emotions ran high during the fi rst pub-lic meeting on Sept. 15 about a proposed Downtown Heritage Conservation Dis-trict. Attendees who spoke at the meeting were either very much in favour of – or strongly against – the idea. The meeting was held at the Perth Museum as part of a public consultation process to accompa-ny the study about the district. The study is being performed by a team of archi-tects and planners from three consulting companies: Ecoplans Ltd., MMM Group and Nexus Architects.

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Perth, Scotland Provost John Hulbert helps to unveil the Rotary Friendship Fountain plaque with Perth Rotary Club president Jeff Dean during the annual Kilt Run.

Perth author James Bartleman penned a new novel, As Long As The River Flows which was long-listed for the Giller Prize.

Students at The Stewart School enjoyed new playground equipment thanks to ma-jor fundraising efforts in the community.

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Another New Year and we’ll all have to get used to say-

ing “twenty-twelve” and to all sorts of other changes as time goes by. At a local get-together recently of mostly older folk, we were discussing how differ-ent things were when we were young. For example, when I was a girl, even the word “divorce” was only mentioned in a whis-per and as for not bothering to get married to one’s partner, this was spoken of in hushed tones as “living in sin.” At our gath-ering many had a tale to tell or an example to give. I suppose it’s inevitable when one looks back at rigid Victorians, followed by the rip-roaring twenties and all the other ups and downs in his-tory, that things do change.

One change for me in 2012 is that this will be my last “Settled In” column for The Courier. I’ve really enjoyed recording my life in Perth as I gradually settled into retirement. Let me see now. its been more than 17 years since I started writing “Settling In”. As the years went by the editor and I decided that I was fi nally settled, hence the change of name. So maybe this last column should be called “Unsettled”.

I think I may now get down to the business of writing my life story, something I always encourage others to do, since so many incidents and memories go unrecorded for future gener-ations. Dear husb has just been

given a privately printed copy of his father’s autobiography, which he didn’t even know ex-isted. He’s been totally absorbed in reading all about family life when he was a youngster and before he was born, when his dad served in the First World War.

My own life story has many chapters, from a strict child-hood along the London-Surrey borders, then a scholarship to a good school, followed by an ap-prenticeship at Heal’s in Lon-don, interior decorators and furniture makers to the Queen. In my early 20s, by which time I had become a manageress at Heal’s, I grew tired of commut-ing to and from the rigidity of my home life and boldly joined the Women’s Royal Naval Ser-vice. After training, I was post-

ed to Scotland where I met my future husband.

At this stage in my lifetime, my permanent future career got underway, editing and writing for the camp magazine. Then, once out of the services, dear husb helped found a county magazine to which I became a regular contributor. There fol-lowed some 30 or more publica-tions which accepted my pieces until, one day a friend told me that “Good Housekeeping” was looking for new articles.

So I wrote a piece about not being a perfect housewife and they sent for me and asked me to take over their humour column, which I wrote regularly and which was syndicated around the world. I was even asked if some of my writing could be used in a French school text-book. I also wrote regularly for “Family Circle” and others, for several years until we decided to emigrate to Canada. I still have the “Good Housekeeping” letter asking me to come back to England as they couldn’t fi nd anyone to replace me.

I try to live a simple, caring life and am not really inter-ested in fl ouncing around be-ing important so I sent them a postcard telling them that new, interesting Canadian chapters were unfolding and I wouldn’t be back. I then did proof-read-ing, writing and editorial work until my retirement.

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COLUMNS

Another New Year and a fond farewell

Another Canadian winter is almost here - in theory. Unfor-tunately, there are more than 80 deaths due to cold weather in Canada each year.

Frostbite and hypothermia are real potential dangers, es-pecially for, individuals who are out in the elements for long periods of time, those who have a decreased sensation in their extremities, and children.

Frostbite is the freezing of skin and the layers of tissue un-derneath the skin. It usually occurs when temperatures drop below -4 C.

Frostbite is hard to feel, so when enjoying the outdoors make sure to check for white or grey spots on skin or areas that have lost feeling.

Sometimes tingling or pain can be a warning sign of frost-bite. Frostbite usually occurs in hands, feet, nose and ears.

Hypothermia takes place when heat is lost from your body faster than your body can create it. This can be very danger-ous because once body temperature goes too low, an individual is not able to think clearly. Hypothermia requires immediate medical attention. Signs of hypothermia include: shivering, loss of memory, lethargy, slurred speech or loss of conscious-ness. If you see any of these symptoms get medical attention right away.

THINK AHEAD

During cold weather everyone should take the following precautions:

• Wear layers of warm, dry clothing including a hat, mitts, and a layer to block the wind.

• Drink warm non-alcoholic or non-caffeinated beverages such as herbal tea, apple cider or soup.

• Cover exposed skin surfaces when outdoors.• Stay indoors whenever possible.• Maintain a heated environment of around 20 C (68 F).• Be aware of how your medications or health conditions

may increase your risk of injury from cold weather.• Be aware of the early signs of frostbite and hypothermia.• Be aware of the dangers of using an oven or space heater

as a heating device.For more information on protecting yourself during extreme

cold, visit the health unit website at: www.healthunit.org.

The above article was submitted by The Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit.

Ready for winter?

Ye olde New Year’s revolutions

Here we are on the brink of 2012 and it’s time

to refl ect upon the year and pledge some sort of allegiance to revolutionizing life and mak-ing lists of promises that may or may not be broken, etc.

As I have refl ected in the past, it all depends upon the type of list you make, right?

Last year, after eons of mak-ing grand lists that promised everything from the standard eating better and exercising more to the more aggressive saving of the world, I decided to aim for an achievable goal that was, nevertheless challenging. So I pledged to complain less or, at least, to use my inside voice when I do it.

How did I do? (Hahaha.) This year, I think I might go

back to some of the old stan-dards, particularly that exer-cise one. THAT has defi nitely been more challenging since August, when ye olde right foot collapsed.

Stupid, stupid foot.Last year I was quite pleased

with my activity level. Al-though my running “program” had its ups and downs, I was do-ing it. I completed the Kilt Run (8K) and survived! Even better, because our family has been attempting to make do with one vehicle as Groom-boy com-mutes to Ottawa, my hoofi ng it about town resulted in the loss of a few pounds.

All that came to a crashing halt with the foot crisis. Walk-ing became diffi cult; running is currently impossible. And while foot-related exercise may again be possible someday, I need to consider some alternate way to get the lead out.

It’s funny, a couple of years ago in this space at around this time of season I rambled (Me?

Ramble?) about how I thought 2010 was going to be a nasty year because I was turning 40 and, well, you know what that means!

At the time I wasn’t re-ally sure what that meant, but maybe the rumour is true – maybe your body really does start to fall apart once you hit that grand decade.

Within the last several months I have noticed my grey hairs are turning white, too. Yeesh. If I do not persist with my aggressive Hair Mainte-nance Program™, it looks as if I have pressed my forehead up against something painted white. This might be acceptable in 10 years or so, but I’m not ready yet.

Yes, 2011 brought a few physi-cal changes to be sure.

In fact, that could be an underlying theme for the year – change. The remarkable thing (for me) is that I think I am maybe kinda sorta learning to accept the constancy of change. (That doesn’t mean I have to like it.)

In addition to my stupid

foot throwing off my beloved routines, there have been many work-related changes this year, too. Some of these have been a bit unnerving for Type-A girl over here. (I like to eat my sup-per at a certain time, so don’t dare come to my door and ask to see my furnace, thanks.)

While I understand that change happens and can even translate into exciting new opportunities, sometimes it is just, well, diffi cult and un-wanted.

It’s easy to immediately panic when facing an unwanted change, but that doesn’t help. I can’t tell you how many times I have said to my children or to students in my classes who are facing an unpleasant prospect: “Don’t panic.”

Now that I am fi rmly en-sconced in my 40s I suppose the time has come to do the grown-up thing and practise what I preach. Take a deep breath, make yourself a cup of Calm The Heck Down™ tea (usually containing chamomile) and just deal with it.

So, to recap: Resolution 1: Get more exercise, even if it means not using your feet. Resolu-tion 2: Continue aggressive Hair Management Program™. Resolution 3: Don’t freak out in the face of change (which also applies to white hair). Resolu-tion 4: Save the world.

Had to throw that last one in just to make it interesting. Wish me luck.

*Note ~ I would like to extend my very best wishes to long-time Perth Courier colleagues/friends who are about to embark on new adventures. All the best as you embrace your own changes. It has been wonderful working with you for all these many years!

EDITORIAL

StephanieGRAY

Past Deadline

BettyBENDELLSettled In

One of the added fringe ben-efi ts you get from rambling out-doors on a quiet winter afternoon is of encountering the unexpect-ed. While it’s still only December, I guess in some ways we get out in the woods and fi elds hoping for a touch of spring weather.

As I checked some holly ferns on bended knee, my eye caught sight of a gray-brown form that drifted through the trees to my left.

I changed the focus on my camera from Macro to 205mm and moved slowly in the hushed-winged fl yer’s direction. The barred owl had landed on a limb close to the trunk of an old oak tree some 50 yards away.

If previous experience held true, getting a picture of this big-eyed bird would not be easy. I thought of the times my wife and I had tried unsuccessfully to stalk this round-headed owl with a camera, and on other occasions when the opportunity was there and the camera had been left at home.

Pulling my patented toque down over my face to form a balaclava and thus masking my facial features, I eased between the bare trees and saplings. Gen-tly moving each path-blocking branch to one side, I managed to keep most of my body behind the largest trunks.

Yet there was no doubt from the owl’s fi xed stare that it knew I was there.

My only hope was that it would remain long enough for me to get closer and press the shutter while it tried to fi gure out what this ap-proaching stranger really was.

One more limb, one more step, and the camera came up slowly. I peeked around the tree. The owl turned its head as if to go, then gave me another look. The cam-era clicked once, twice, and again as the owl dropped from its perch and fl oat-ed away.

Most people know the barred owl by its characteristic noc-turnal call, imitated in print to sound like, “Who cooks for you, who cooks for you all?” And while this call is equally familiar to northern campers and wild turkey hunters alike, this round-headed owl has a whole hoot of other calls that few people recog-nize.

Did you know, for instance, that the barred owl can imitate the baying of a hound so con-vincingly that it has often fooled experienced raccoon hunters? Barred owls can also cause some naturalists to think the tremolo sounds it makes are coming from the much smaller screech owl.

Then too, another sharp whis-tling call uttered by the barred owl sounds very similar to a boy giving a shrill whistle through his fi ngers.

Apart from the large size (it’s fourth amongst Canadian owls) and round head, the most distin-guishing feature of this forest and swamp loving raptor is its dark brown eyes.

The lack of a yellow iris does, however, in no way affects the vi-sion of this fl uffy-appearing owl that often hunts by day and can spot high fl ying birds overhead that the human eye cannot see without the aid of binoculars.

The lack of prominent ear tufts also does not hinder its hunt-ing skills, for the barred owl can hear and pinpoint the squeak of a mouse from over a 50-yard dis-tance.

Because the barred owl weighs on the average only about one pound, its prey is limited to mam-mals up to the size of a squirrel and to birds up to the size of a pigeon.

Actually few owls feed on the variety of creatures that barred owls regularly do. While predom-inantly a mouse, squirrel, and vole eater, these rodent killers also catch large beetles, grass-hoppers, frogs, crayfi sh, young turtles, and small shallow water fi sh such as suckers, chub and horned pout.

Though protected like all owls and hawks by the Game and Fish Act, barred owls are a disappear-ing species in many areas be-cause of a shrinking habitat.

Ironically, they are often found nesting in locations with Red-shouldered Hawks, another raptor fi ghting for its existence in many parts of Ontario. Usu-ally a cavity-nester, barred owls will sometimes use old crow and squirrel nests to raise their broods. Most literature describes barred owls as having a gentle disposition. Maybe some of this character stems from those big brown eyes.

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It’s Been Fun!It’s Been Fun!After 31 years as The Perth Courier’sadvertising consultant/manager, I have decided to pursue another opportunity. It was a very diffi cult decision to leave the close-knit family which produces one of Canada’s best community newspapers, but sometimes we need to change course, step outside our comfort zone and tackle new challenges. This opportunity is before me.

I will miss the daily/weekly interaction with the many business owners, volunteer groups and community organizations I have had the privilege to serve. Many have become dear friends, and those friendships will carry on and thrive. I wish you all immeasurable success and good health, and look forward to continuing my support of all things good in Perth and district.

To my Courier colleagues … thank you for all the hard work, creativity, fun and laughter we’ve shared. Some of us have been together for over 25 years and it won’t be the same without you. It takes a very dedicated group of individuals to produce a weekly newspaper, and you are the best! It is hard to express just how fortunate I feel to have worked with such a talented and caring crew. I wish you all the best, and so much more. And, I’ll miss all of our potluck lunches!

To my Metroland Media colleagues throughout the Ottawa region, all the very best as you continue to serve your advertisers and readers. It was a pleasure working with you and being part of the Metroland fold.

My new role will see me undertaking Corporate Fundraising for the National Wall of Remembrance, to be located in Kingston. The only installation of its kind in Canada, this long overdue and patriotic monument will be a place of remembrance for all of Canada’s fallen war heroes, dating back to the War of 1812 right through to present-day confl icts. It is a cause and project that I will fi nd vastly rewarding.

Thank you everyone for 31 years of support and belief in your local community newspaper, The Perth Courier. As the second-oldest community newspaper in Canada, I am honoured to have been part of its distinguished history. It is, after all, located in what I consider to be the best place to live, work and play …. Perth!

Be well, and always fi nd time for some fun!

Gord Cowie, Advertising ManagerThe Perth Courier and The Canadian Gazette

Metroland Media – Ottawa Region

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Dear Editor,

I think it was a year or two ago that I was reading in The Courier about the need for a bypass around the town and that was in the section ‘Looking Back- 50 Years.’

There must have many ‘Coun. Graffs’ at that time.

I admit water and sewage are im-portant; we pay quite well for that ev-

ery month. The water from the Tay is good, so says a report that was on TV news a couple of weeks ago.

Sewage is a fi ne balance of how many building permits are issued for new buildings.

Get the lagoons in order fi rst before trying to take over any of the sur-rounding townships.

Of course we will still get trucks in town for deliveries but the others, I

think 80 per cent, would be diverted.I wonder if the “limited value” of

Graff, takes into account the slow de-terioration of the historic buildings, roads and bridges.

One of the bridges has a weight lim-it plaque and that is the larger of the two in town, I wonder if that weight is exceeded by some of the vehicles.

Derek HolbechePerth

The value of heritage

This owl barred by name only

ArtBRIGGS-JUDE

Outdoors

To the EditorThere is nothing worse for a teenager

than having an empty stomach, except perhaps being frozen as well. I had just fi nished work, it was close to 5 p.m. and my hunger clock was ringing loudly in my ear. My friends and I had little to no money in our pockets, and the amount of pizza that had been recently consumed by each of us in days past scratched that off the list of meal possibilities.

I’m not pregnant but I get cravings, and that Thursday afternoon it just hap-pened to be Pop Tarts. This seemed an easy solution to our poverty/hunger situation, but as we walked out of the grocery store proud of our purchase of S’more Pop Tarts, it hit us. No one can eat a Pop Tart without it actually being warm. A fi erce argument followed this realization in which I fi nally won out.

The decision? Go get them toasted. I am rather familiar with knocking on

people’s houses and am often worried that I relate better to complete strangers

than to my own family. Needless to say, asking to use someone’s toaster wasn’t a big deal for me, warm s’mores would be worth every nervous thought.

We planned our “request” carefully, picking a wide, bright, family owned street. I knew what we asked for was a bit odd, but I fi gured who could honestly say ‘no’ to the pleading faces of starv-ing teenagers. (People at) our fi rst house took one look at us, and I’m sure they thought we were there to burn her fam-ily and steal their Halloween candy. No warm pop tarts.

With spirits a little dampened, we trouped to the house across the way, and we were greeted by a slightly bewil-dered, but friendly woman. I quickly spieled out our request, and with eye-brows raised she strolled in to toast our dinner. We walked with a bounce in our steps away from that house enjoying chocolate-marshmallow wonderfulness.

Congratulations went around, and I was awarded “Best Idea Ever” trophy.

The story of our daring escapade was shared with other friends and family and was then placed in the back of my mind as a good time sorta memory.

Nothing surprised me more when I re-ceived a text from my brother who lives in Ottawa. He said, “You know that pop tart thing? Well that lady was a journal-ist and she wrote about you.” I was fl ab-bergasted. “Yea, it’s in the newspaper! Go look.”

The story was well written and fun-ny, and I could not believe that it was about me. I have mildly become famous throughout my school, and I’m not sure if people are talking about me because they think I’m a freak or genius. I suppose anyone could argue that they are one and the same. All I can say is thanks. I have never had such superbly cooked pop tarts, a fi ne cook I must say (no blatant fl uttery intended).

Amanda Van OpplerLanark

The great idea: Pop Tarts ease hunger pains

LETTERS

COLUMN

FESTIVE FEAST

Halina Clarke has some syrup poured on her pancakes dur-ing The Stewart School’s break-fast with Santa last week. The event is a tradi-tion, which sees students served pancakes and oranges while listening to live music and awaiting a visit from Mr. Claus.

Photo by Rosanne Lake

From Page 6And that is quite enough about me.When I get down to writing about past years, I

shall say how really great it was to have a father who took me and my brother for long walks in the country. And a grandmother it was a joy to spend my summers with as we roamed up and down country lanes, sharing our love of nature. We gathered watercress from the wonderfully clean River Test and picked blackberries to be made into memorable fruit pies. I feel sad for kids these days who don’t have this awareness of the wonders of nature. My absolutely favourite recent Christmas present was “The National Audubon Society Field Guide to Weather,” with fabulous photos of the sky in all its variety of cloud formations. It was sent to me by my brother who also loves nature.

So my last words to you are: Live simply and with love.

Unsettled

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Experience the excitement of the aerospace industry in a rural setting!

For nearly 60 years, Haley Industries Limited has been producing Magnesium and Aluminum castings for the aerospace industry.

Located in the heart of the Ottawa Valley west of Renfrew, there is an immediate opening for a

Foundry Maintenance SupervisorQualifi cations: Certifi ed Trade Certifi cate as a Millwright with a minimum of 10 years experience in the trade. Minimum 5 years experience in a supervisor/management position. Extensive manufacturing experience will be considered an asset.

Skills: Excellent written and verbal skills. Profi cient in the use of software; MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and other spreadsheet systems.

Salary commensurate with experience. We provide a comprehensive fl ex benefi t plan along with company paid pension.

We thank all applicants, but only those invited to an interview will be contacted.

No telephone inquiries pleasePlease forward resume to:Haley Industries Limited634 Magnesium RoadHaley, Ontario Canada K0J 1Y0Fax: (613-432-0743)Email: jobs.haley@magellan.aero

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Experience the excitement of the aerospace industry in a rural setting!

Haley Industries Limited

For nearly 60 years, Haley Industries Limited has been producing magnesium and aluminum

castings for the aerospace industry.

Located in the heart of the Ottawa Valley west of Renfrew, there is an immediate opening for a

PROCESS TECHNOLOGISTReporting to the Plant Metallurgist, this person is responsible for supervising, and will have a lead role in developing and implementing continuous improvement initiatives that will encompass all

facets of metal processing.

Qualifi cations: Candidates must have a post secondary education in a technical discipline such as metallurgical, mechanical or material

engineering to be considered.

Haley provides an excellent work environment with a competitive wage and a comprehensive

benefi ts package.

We thank all applicants, but only those invited to an interview will be contacted.

No telephone inquiries pleasePlease forward resume to:

Human Resources Haley Industries Limited

634 Magnesium RoadHaley, Ontario Canada K0J 1Y0

Fax: (613-432-0743)Email: jobs.haley@magellan.aero

Employment OpportunityWe are currently seeking an individual to join our County-Wide Alcohol, Drug and Gambling Addictions Treatment Service as:

FULL-TIME DIRECTORADDICTIONS TREATMENT SERVICE

For over twenty-fi ve years Renfrew Victoria Hospital has been the proud sponsor of the Addictions Treatment Service (ATS), providing outpatient community treatment services to individuals and family members who are experiencing problems because of alcohol and/or drug use, and/or problem gambling, in the communities of Renfrew, Pembroke, Barry’s Bay, Deep River, Eganville and Arnprior. Individuals with a Bachelor degree in Psychology, Social Work or equivalent, and a minimum of two years related clinical experience are encouraged to apply. Certifi cation as an Addiction Counsellor and bilingualism are employment assets. Demonstrated skills in program development and problem gambling/addiction interventions, a strong knowledge of community health and social service resources in our region, work experience in motivational interviewing techniques, and demonstrated success in program administration and management are required. This position requires access to personal transportation and possession of a valid driver’s license.Working out of our Renfrew and satellite offi ces, the Director performs supervisory and administrative duties for the ATS; and, conducts client assessments, counsels and refers clients to appropriate agencies. The Director is a member of the multi-disciplinary Advisory Committee to ATS. The successful applicant needs to be a fl exible/creative leader who is able to work independently using a client-centered, solution-focused approach. A Criminal Record Check is a pre-condition of employment at RVH.Qualifi ed applicants should submit their resume by January 13th, 2012 to:

JULIA BOUDREAUV.P. CORPORATE SERVICES

RENFREW VICTORIA HOSPITAL499 RAGLAN STREETRENFREW, ONTARIO

K7V 1P6EMAIL: boudreauj@renfrewhosp.com

Although we appreciate all responses, only those candidates selected for interview will be contacted.

Renfrew Victoria Hospital is an equal opportunity employer.Please visit our website at www.renfrewhosp.com to learn more about RVH and ATS.

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Birth AnnouncementBarker - Darryl and Patti

(Thompson) and BIG brother

Maddox are happy to announce

the arrival of his new brother,

Cooper Darryl Reedborn October 28, 2011, weighing 9 lbs, 12 oz. A third grandchild for

Jeannette and Stephen Thompson and a second grandchild for Barb Barker. A special thank you to

Dr. Wang and the nurses at the Smiths Falls Hospital.

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It is with great pleasure that we announce the graduation of

Brittany Bingley on November 17, 2011. Brittany graduated from

Durham College in Oshawa with a degree in Sports Management.

Brittany had many months experi-ence working at the Canadian Tire Corporation in Perth as well with the Perth & District Little League

which she enjoyed very much. Brittany moved to London, Ont. after graduating and accepted

a job working at the Canadian Tire Corporation.

Congratulations, Brittany!We are all very proud of you.

Love, Mom, Dad, Chelsea, Darcy and Family

Anna Buchanangraduated with honours

from the Algonquin College Bake and Pastry Arts at the

Fall 2011 Convocation.

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Edward V. Greer

(Veteran WWII)In hospital, in Kingstonon Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011 Edward VincentGreer in his 91st

year. Predeceased by his parents Gilbert and Myrtle (Kirkham) Greer. Dear brother of Rose (Al) Jameson of Ottawa and Verna Ellis-Merri-field of Perth; loved uncle of Grant and Evan Jameson and David and Dan Ellis. He will be missed by all his family and friends at Lanark Lodge. Friends paid their respects at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, Perth on Tuesday, Dec. 27 followed by the funeral service in the chapel. Interment, St. Stephen’s Cemetery, Brooke. In remembrance, contribu-tions to the Great War Memorial Hospital Foundation or the Lanark Lodge Memorial Fund would be ap-preciated.

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Condolences to: www.blairandson.com

MorrisonClifford Wallace MorrisonSuddenly at his home in Lanark High-lands on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 at the age of 55 years. Clifford’s family and friends will join together for a Me-morial Service to be held on Saturday, Jan. 7 at 2 p.m. at the Blair & Son Fu-neral Home, 15 Gore St. West, Perth. For further information, call Blair & Son at 613-267-3765.

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Cameron: In loving memory of Alvin V., who passed away Dec. 30, 2008.Today recalls sad memoriesOf my dear husband gone to restAnd those who think of him todayAre the ones who loved him best.Love always,Edith and family

ELLIOTT: In loving memory of a dear hus-band, father and grandfather, Arnold, who left us so quickly, Dec. 28, 2006.It’s lonely here without youWe miss you more each dayFor life is not the same to usSince you were called awayTo your resting place we visitPlace flowers there with careBut no one knows our heartacheWhen we turn and leave you there.Dearly remembered every day.Gwen, Cheryl, Kayla, Kelly, Paul

KEHOE: In loving memory of the de-ceased members of our family, Dad, Dennis, Jo-di, Connie, Bill Mc. Jim Blair, Dave, Donnie Do-ran, Jack Riddell, Joanne and Marlene.Till memory fadesAnd life departsYou’ll all live forever in our hearts.Sadly missed,Mom, Florence, Gertie, Dorothy, Tom and families

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A weekly di rec to ry of local busi ness es and services for quick and easy ref er ence when you need their serv ic es. They’ll ap pre ci ate your pa tron age.

CONSTRUCTION

EXCAVATIONS • SEPTIC SYSTEMS • ROAD BUILDING HEAVY EQUIP MENT RENTALS

TRUCKING • ROCK EX CA VA TIONSSand - Gravel - Top Soil - Crushed Rock - Fill

613-268-2308R.R.#1 Maberly, K0H 2B0 Fax: 613-268-246638

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16621 Hwy. 7,across from Hinton Pontiac (Perth)

Various sizes available, call for details. 613-267-1559 Business hours

McNamee StorageWELL DRILLING

Water Well Drilling� Pressure Grouting

Wilf Hall & Sons613-278-2933

1-888-878-2969 • Cell: 613-223-5082 www.wilfhallandsons.com

McDonalds Corners

INSULATION

COMFORT ZONE INSULATION• Urethane Spray Foam

• Blown Cellulose • BattsArlen Gaylord • Perth, ON

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Locally owned & operated

AUTOMOTIVE PERFORMANCE

Class A Mechanic • www.perthmotors.com • Hwy. 7, Perth, ONTel: 613-267-2901 • Fax: 613-267-5800 • Cell: 613-326-1011

Customizing Muscle & Performance Car Specialists

Mechanical, Accessories & Tires

CONSTRUCTION

Gravel & Fill, Sand, Clean Stone, Topsoil,Crushed Limestone Products

16129 Hwy. 7, East of Perth • 613-267-1280Head Offi ce: G. Tackaberry & Sons Const. Co. Ltd.

Athens, Ontario • 613-924-2634

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TEL. 613-264-0577D & J APPLIANCE

SERVICEREFRIGERATORSFREEZERSRANGESWASHERSDRYERSDISHWASHERSAIR CONDITIONERS

Doug & Jean AndersonSERVICE TO ALL

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GARAGE DOORS

• Sales• Service• Installation• Parts

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ADVERTISING

First Baptist Church17 D’Arcy Street, Perth • 613-267-2023Seeking, Serving & Sharing Our Saviour

Saturday, Jan. 1, 201210:30 p.m. Morning Worship & Holy Communion. Guest Speaker: Rev. Ernie Cox. Special music by Rev. Ernie Cox Lynda Cox. Nursery care provided.

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COME AND JOIN US AT:

Glad Tidings Pen te cos tal Church

Where we Believe, Belong, BecomeRev. Lewis Massarelli

10:00 a.m. Morning worship160 Wayside Dr., RR 6,

Perth, ON Church: 613-267-3295

See Web page for details of programs -www.gtpcperth.com

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St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

Drummond & North Sts.Minister: Rev. Marilyn Savage;

Organist: Ann SavageSunday, Jan. 1

11:00 a.m. - Worship service. Nursery available. Sunday school.Please check the website for info

on youth group, Bible studies and other ministries,

www.standrewsperth.com. Audio loop sys tem

613-267-2481A warm welcome to all!

St. James The Apostle Anglican ChurchDrummond & Harvey Street

613-267-1163 • www.superaje.com/~stjamesperthRev. Canon Christine Piper, Rector

Sunday, New Years Day: The Naming of Jesus: said Eucharist 8 a.m., choral 10 a.m.

Wednesday, 10 a.m. EucharistCommunity Dinner, 2nd Saturday of the month: 4:30 - 6 p.m.

Messy Church: 3rd Thursday starting with family dinner at 5:30 p.m.Skater Church: Fridays: 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

(East of Perth, Cty. Rd. 10 and Richardson):Holy Eucharist at 9:15 a.m.

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St. Paul’s Unit ed Church

25 Gore Street WestMinister:

Rev. Donald WachenschwanzDirector of Music:

Brad Mills, B.Mus., A.R.C.C.O

Sunday, Jan. 110:00 a.m. Sunday Service,

Fellowship Time.613-267-2973

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Exciting Asbury Free Methodist Church

144 Gore St. E., Perthwww.asburyfmperth.com

Everyone is welcome!January 1, 2012:

10:00 a.m. Blended Service“Revenge of the King”

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All persons having claims against the Estate of Mary Adeline McLean, late of the Town of Perth, in the County of Lan-ark, who died at the Town of Perth, on or about the 26th day of October, 2011 are required to fi le proof of same with the undersigned on or before the 18th day of January, 2012. After that date, the Estate Trustees will proceed to distrib-ute the estate, having regard only to the claims of which they shall have notice. DATED at Perth, Ontario, this 9th day of December, 2011.

BARKER WILLSONPROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

Barristers & Solicitors31 Foster Street,

Perth, ON, K7H 1R8Solicitors for the Estate Trustee

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• FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30The First Edition Reading Series presents A Pedlar Press Night of Nights, featuring readings by publisher Beth Follett, and poets Maureen Hynes and Phil Hall, win-ner of the 2011 Governor General’s Award for poetry at 7 p.m. Backbeat Books, Music & Gifts. Please call the store 613-466-0663 to reserve seats.

• SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31New Year’s Eve dance, Perth Legion; Featuring Eddie and the Stingrays. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets $35 per person available at the Legion. Light lunch served after midnight.New Year’s Eve dance starting at 7 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion, Lanark, Branch 395; entertainment by local musicians and a light lunch will be served.

• SUNDAY, JANUARY 1The Lanark Royal Canadian Legion will host a New Year’s levee start-ing at 1 p.m. The levee is a meet and greet open to all members of the legion and the pbulic. Join the event.

• SATURDAY, JANUARY 7Rideau Trail Association, Foley Mountain snowshoe/kike, level 2, moderate pace, 8 km. Snowshoeing

or hiking looped trails according to conditions. Meet at Conlon Farm at 10 a.m. Gas $4 Leaders: Mary and Howard Robinson 613-256-0817 hmrob@storm.ca.

• SUNDAY, JANUARY 15The Althorpe Bolingbroke Commu-nity Hall will host a music jam and community potluck. Music is from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and potluck dinner at 5:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome! Come out to enjoy an afternoon of music and dancing, come for the potluck dinner or enjoy both with friends and neighbours. Children

welcome. For information contact Glenn Russell 613-273-2571.

• SATURDAY, JANUARY 21Robert Burns Dinner and Dance and Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 244, Perth. Cocktails 6 p.m. dinner 7 p.m. Dance to the music of The Cham-pagnes. Tickets $20, available at the Legion or call Gertie 613-267-1714 or Florence at 613-267-3069.

• EVERY MONDAYCarpet bowling at the Perth Upon Tay, Branch #244, Royal Canadian Legion, 1 p.m. New players welcome.

Community Calendar Deadline for submissions is Friday at 5 p.m. Call 613-267-1100 or email ljweir@metroland.com.

Pike Lake cottager donates national grand prize to schoolKASSINA RYDER

kassina.ryder@perthcourier.com

Christmas came early this year for students at Glen Tay Public School, thanks to a gift of $5,000 worth of school supplies.

It all started when Ottawa resident and retired elementary school teacher, Dale Poulter, en-tered an online contest through Newell Rubbermaid Offi ce Prod-ucts.

A few months later, Poulter received a phone call telling her she had won the national grand prize.

“I won $1,500 dollars worth of goodies and I got to donate $5,000 worth of offi ce supplies to what-ever school I picked,” she said.

Poulter, who owns a cottage with her husband on Pike Lake, said she had driven past Glen Tay Public School many times on her way to the Tay Valley Township offi ce.

“We had done some work for the Pike Lake Community As-sociation down at the county of-fi ce, which is on the same road as Glen Tay School, so I was famil-

iar with the school,” she said. She called principal Eric Har-

die and told him the good news. On Dec. 20, Poulter visited the school during its Terrifi c Kids assembly and presented stu-dents with their prize.

Hardie said the Grade 2 class did a presentation about ran-dom acts of kindness during the assembly, which fi t in perfectly with Poulter’s announcement.

“The timing was great,” he said.

Hardie said while students were defi nitely excited, staff was equally thrilled.

“A portion of the school bud-

get is designed to be used for the purchase of these items, so the fact that we’ve won all these prizes, courtesy of Mrs. Poulter, will mean we’ll be able to redi-rect the funds to other priority areas,” he said.

Hardie said priorities include technology and installing a new playground next spring.

“This just gives us some addi-tional fl exibility,” he said.

The prize included everything from markers and pens to label makers complete with extra la-bels.

“It’s a really nice cross section of goodies, which kids from kin-

dergarten all the way to Grade 8 will no doubt enjoy for years to come,” Hardie said.

Poulter said as a former teach-er, she knows how special her gift is.

“As a teacher I had spent a lot of my own money on supplies for the classroom so I knew it would be of great benefi t,” she said. “It was my pleasure to call the principal.”

Hardie said the school knows it as well.

“The joke is that Mrs. Poulter was Glen Tay’s Santa Claus this year,” he said.

Glen Tay Public School students stand with Dale Poulter who do-nated $5,000 worth of supplies to the school. Back row from left, Morgan Sarrazin, Shane Donaldson, Brodie Ennis, Faith Pennett, Avery McLean, Ethan McInnes, Xyler Cousineau, Jayden Pettigrew and Abby Sproule. Front row, Andrew England, Jordan Dowdall, Da-mon Schneider, Addison Brown and Saoirse Bova Moodie.Photo by Kassina Ryder

Grace Anglican Church

An Anglican Network in

Canada ChurchYou are invited to worship with us

Sunday Morning @ 9:30amClayton

Community Hall – Clayton

Lay Pastor:Trudy Hardy

613-256-2644www.graceanglican

church.ca

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Perth & District Indoor Pool Christmas Schedule

The Perth & District Indoor Pool has a number of free public swims planned over the holiday season. Please see the table below for dates and times, as well as Pool holiday closures. The new, updated Winter/Spring Pool Scheduleis at the bottom of this page, and can be downloaded from the Town’swebsite at www.perth.ca.DATE ..............................TIME .........................DETAILSSaturday, Dec. 24 ............................................CLOSEDto Monday, Dec. 26Tuesday, Dec. 27 ............12-1 p.m. ..................Lane Swim 1-3 p.m. ....................FREE Public Swim sponsored by Cobra Pools & Spas 3-4 p.m. ....................Aquafi tWednesday, Dec. 28 ......11 a.m. - 12 p.m. ......Aquafi t 12-1 p.m. ..................Lane Swim 1-3 p.m. ....................FREE Public Swim (pending)Thursday, Dec. 29 ..........12-1 p.m. ..................Lane Swim 1-3 p.m. ....................FREE Public Swim sponsored by Barnabe’s YIG 3-4 p.m. ....................Aquafi tFriday, Dec. 30 ..............11 a.m. - 12 p.m. .......Aquafi t 12-1 p.m. ..................Lane Swim 1-3 p.m. ....................FREE Public Swim sponsored by SubwaySaturday, Dec. 31 ............................................CLOSEDto Tuesday, Jan. 3Wednesday, January 4th ..................................Aquafi t Extravaganza Day (see schedule below)Thursday, Jan. 5 ..............................................CLOSED Friday, Jan. 6 to Sunday, Jan. 8 .......................MIKE BROWN SWIM MEETTuesday, Jan. 10, ............................................Winter 2012 Public SwimThursday, Jan. 12 and Lessons beginSaturday, Jan. 14th

Landfi ll Holiday HoursThe Perth Landfi ll Site will be operating under arevised schedule for the upcoming holiday season:Date ...............................HoursSaturday, Dec. 24 .........OPEN 8 a.m. to 12 NoonMonday, Tuesday .........CLOSEDand Wednesday, Dec. 26, 27 and 28Thursday, Dec. 29 .........OPEN 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Friday, Dec. 30 .............OPEN 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 31 ..........OPEN 8 a.m. to 12 NoonMonday and Tuesday, ...CLOSED January 2 and 3Wednesday, Jan. 4 ........OPEN 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and return to regular scheduleRegular operating hours for the Perth Landfi ll Site are Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 12 Noon.

PUBLIC NOTICE2011 Christmas

Holiday Schedule Please be advised that the hours of operation for the Town of Perth over the holidays are as follows: Monday, Dec. 26 ............Closed Tuesday, Dec. 27 ............Closed in Lieu of Boxing Day Monday, Jan. 2 ..............Closed Essential services will be maintained. For the schedule of garbage, recycling and organic curbside collection, please visit the Town’s website at www.perth.ca.

For after hour emergencies, please call 613-267-1072.Perth Town Council and Staff take this opportunity

to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday, and extend best wishes for 2012.

Jump-in to Aquafi t!! On Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, the Indoor Pool will host an Aquafi t Extrava-ganza Day! A full day of aquatic exercise to jump-start your New Year’s Reso-lution! Classes are FREE and babysitting is also FREE!8 a.m. - 9 a.m. ............ Aquafi t Party (regular aquafi t)9 a.m. - 10 a.m. ............ Shallow/Deep End Aqua (combo class)10 a.m. - 11 a.m. ............ Parent & Tot (babies in the water boats)11 a.m. - 12 p.m. ............ Shallow end muscle work-out3 p.m. - 4 p.m. ............ Low Impact Class6 p.m. - 8 p.m. .............. Turbo/Water Running/Deep End

One day only! Wednesday, January 4th: Buy any Adult, Youth or Family swim membership and receive one additional month ABSOLUTELY FREE! Buy an Aquafi t membership during Aquafi t Extravaganza and receive 2 FREE Aquafi t classes! For more information please contact the Perth & District Indoor Pool at perthpool@perth.ca or call 613-267-5302.

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Council Reports, Agendas, Meetings

The agendas, minutes and reports associated with all meetings of Council and Committees/Advisory Panels of Council are posted to the Town’s website in advance of the meeting. Please visit our website at www.perth.ca and look under “Council/ Administrative Services.”

Switching to Internet, Telephone, or

Bank Payments for Taxes and Utilities?

Snow, ice, and freezing temperatures will soon be upon us! Now is the time to have one less reason to bundle up to go out into the cold, and one more rea-son to stay in the warm comforts of home. The Town of Perth accepts payments for utility and property tax accounts by pre-authorized debit plan, telephone banking, internet payments, and in-branch bank payments. Easy, convenient, reliable; these options bring Town Hall to your nearest phone, com-puter, or bank branch. Payments can be made any time of the day or night by telephone or internet trans-fer, allowing them to easily fi t into a busy schedule. Pre-authorized payments offer a ‘set it and forget it’ convenience allowing bills and payments to take care of themselves. To enroll in telephone or internet banking, contact your bank branch for assistance. To enroll in the pre-au-thorized debit program, visit the Finance Department at Town Hall to complete the enrollment form. Please note that a void cheque is required for this option. You can contact the Finance Department by tele-phone at 613-267-3311, by email at treasury@perth.ca or in person at 80 Gore Street East for additional information. Note the following for proper set up with your bank:1) Locate your Bank in the table below; it indicates the proper “pay to” name.Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)PERTH (TOWN) – WATERPERTH (TWN) TAXES (ON)CIBCPERTH – WATERPERTH TAXTD Canada TrustPERTH (TOWN OF) WATERPERTH (TOWN OF) TAXES

ScotiaBankTOWN OF PERTH WATERPERTH (TOWN) TAXES

Bank of Montreal (BMO)PERTH, WATERPERTH TAXES2) Set up your account numbers.For TAXES: Remove the fi rst 4 numbers (0921) and the last 4 numbers (0000) as well as all hyphens to make an 11 digit number. (see example below)Roll # 0921 090-091-00921-0000 = 09009100921For UTILITIES: Add 2 zeros to the beginning of the utility account number and remove the decimal place to make an 11 digit number. (see example below)Acct # 012345.001 = 00012345001If you have any questions about Town of Perth tax or water billing, please contact the Finance Department at 613-267-3311.

Christmas Tree Disposal For residents of the Town of Perth, the Environmen-tal Services Department will pick up Christmas trees for ONE WEEK ONLY, starting Monday, January 9th and ending Friday, January 13th, 2012. To ensure your tree is removed, please have it at the curb WITH-OUT lights and decorations. Trees in bags will NOT be picked up. Thank you for your cooperation. If you wish to dispose of your Christmas tree before or after the above noted dates, they will be accepted free of charge at the Perth Landfi ll Site, 666 Wildlife Road (for Perth residents only). For further information contact the Town of Perth, Environmental Services Department, at 613-267-3311.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

and Complete Application CONCERNING A PROPOSED TEMPORARY USE

ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENTPURSUANT TO SECTION 34 OF THE PLANNING ACT, R.S.O. 1990. C.P.13

TAKE NOTICE that, in accordance with the provi-sions of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended, this notice is to advise that suffi cient information has been presented in the application form and supporting documents to deem the application being processed under File # D14-AC-06/11-TU as complete. A PUBLIC MEETING in accordance with the provi-sions of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended, will be held by the Planning Advisory Committee of the Corporation of the Town of Perth on Monday Janu-ary 23rd at 5:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers, at the Town Hall, 80 Gore Street East, Perth Ontario, to consider a site specifi c amendment to Comprehensive Zoning By-law 3358, for a temporary use.THE PURPOSE of the application is to temporarily amend Zoning By-law 3358, as it applies to lands lo-cated on the south westerly corner of the South St and Gore St E intersection, comprising PT Lot 26 CON 10 geographic Township of North Elmsley and munici-pally known as 240 Gore St E, in the Town of Perth. A By law authorizing a temporary use can be in effect for a period of up to three years.THE EFFECT of the proposed amendment, if ap-proved would be to permit up to 4,000 m2 (1 acre) subject property to be used for a seasonal, mobile food vending site as a temporary use for a three year period.THE KEY MAP below indicates the approximate loca-tion of the lands affected by the proposed temporary zoning amendment in relation to other lands within the municipality.ANY PERSON may attend the Public Meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in sup-port of or in opposition to the proposed amendment. If you wish to be notifi ed after a decision regarding the zoning amendment has been made, you must make a written request to the Corporation of the Town of Perth.If a person or public body that fi les an appeal of a deci-sion of the Corporation of the Town of Perth in respect

of the proposed Zoning By-law amendment does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Corporation of the Town of Perth before the proposed Zoning By-law amendment is passed, the Ontario Municipal Board may dismiss all or part of the appeal.If a person or public body does not make oral submis-sions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Corporation of the Town of Perth before the proposed Zoning By-law amendment is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so.AFTER A DECISION has been made by Council, per-sons wishing to formally register an objection must, regardless of any previous submissions, fi le with the Clerk a Notice of Appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board setting out the objection and the reasons in support of the objection, accompanied by the Board’s fee.KEY MAP

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Background materials may be examined between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays in the Planning Department at the Town Hall and a copy of the draft By law will be available no later than one week before the meeting. Please call in advance to arrange an appointment.

Dated at the Town of Perth This 15th day of De-cember, 2011Lauren Walton, ClerkTown of Perth, 80 Gore St. E., Perth ON K7H 1H9Tel: (613) 267-3311 • Fax: (613) 267-5635

TOWN OF PERTH COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING MI-NOR VARIANCE APPLICATION NUMBER D13-AC- 07/11PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Perth Committee of Adjustment will hold a public hearing in accordance with Section 45 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, (as amended), on Thursday, the 12th day of January, 2011, at 11:00 a.m., in the Town Hall, 80 Gore Street East, Perth, Ontario.THE PURPOSE of the application is to consider a re-

quest for relief from the minimum front yard setback and side yard setback requirements in the Residen-tial Fourth Density Exception Twelve (R4-12) Zone through a minor variance in accordance with the Plan-ning Act, R.S.O., 1990, as amended.THE EFFECT of this application would be to allow a reduction from the required front yard setback from 6 m (19.6 ft.) to 1.34 m (4.4 ft.) to allow for an open sided carport. The applicant has also requested relief from the side yard setback from 1.8 m (6 ft.) to 1.77m (5.8½ ft.) and a further reduction to 1.34 m (4.4½ ft.) for a portion of the building adjacent the westerly side lot line. THE SUBJECT LANDS are located on the northerly side of Halton Street roughly mid way between Wil-son St E and Arthur Street and are described as Part Block A, Compiled Plan 8828, being Parts 3 and 4 plan 27R-9991. THE KEY MAP below indicates the location of the lands subject to the application for permission.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to the applica-tion is available for inspection between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., weekdays in the Planning Department at the Town Hall. Please call in advance to ensure that staff will be available to assist you.ALSO TAKE NOTICE that signed, written submis-sions shall be accepted by the Secretary-Treasurer prior to, or during the hearing and such submissions shall be available for inspection by any interested par-ty. In addition, if a party, who is notifi ed, does not at-tend the hearing, the Committee can proceed and the party is not entitled to any further notice of hearings.Key Map

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A COPY OF THE DECISION will be mailed to those persons who attend or are represented at the hearing and those who have fi led a written request with the Secretary for Notice of the Committee’s Decision.Dated at the Town of Perth This 20th, day of De-cember, 2011.Eric P. Cosens RPP, M. Sc. Director of Planning, Town of Perth 80 Gore St. E. Perth, ON K7H 1H9Tel: 613-267-3770 • Fax: 613-267-5635E-mail: ecosens@perth.ca • mmahon@perth.ca

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Notice to Cred itorsand Others

All claims against the Estate ofRETA ELIZABETH TRAILL, de-ceased, who died on September 21, 2011, late of 16 Harris Street, Apt.#3, Perth, Ontario, K7J 2X9, mustbe fi led with the undersigned by January 18, 2012; thereafter the as-sets of the Estate will be distributedhaving regard only to those claims then fi led.

DATED at Perth, Ontario, this 20thday of December, 2011.

GREG W. ANDERSONBarrister & Solicitor

Ten Market SquarePerth, Ontario, K7H 1V7

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25 years ago – Lanark Lodge renovation coming soonThe proposed $6 to $7 million

renovation plan scheduled for Lanark Lodge offi cially

got off the ground last Wednes-day evening when Lanark County council agreed to retain Ottawa-based architect Derek Crain to mastermind the project. The hiring of Crain is the fi rst step in the ambitious four-year project, which will eventually spell the end of the four-bed ward system that makes up most of the residential facilities for occu-pants. According to Gary McFarlane, administrator of senior citizens’ homes for the county, upon com-pletion of the project residents will be sleeping in private and semi-private rooms, doing away with the four-bed wards that cur-rently exist. “This is not an expansion plan as such,” he stated, “even though an addition is called for, but it is meant to upgrade the building to meet the level of care that the home is now providing.” Although an extension of the existing building is called for in the original concept, it will not increase the number of beds; cur-rently there are 176, but the addi-tional space will be needed to take care of the room expansions. “Construction on the project won’t begin until the fall of 1987 and even that date is not defi nite,” commented McFarlane. Foremost on the construction agenda is the building of the ex-tension, which is estimated to

cost in the neighbourhood of $2 million. “The county’s share will be $1 million for the fi rst phase and the provincial government will pay 50 per cent of the total project cost,” noted McFarlane. When the need for the new fa-cilities fi rst came to light, three architects were consulted before council fi nally agreed to retain Crain. Crain will receive for his ser-vices 8.1 per cent of the total con-tract price. Accordingly, if the project costs $6 million, Crain will receive $486,000. In other county business, James Tryon, chairman of the agriculture and forestry commit-tee, proposed a motion that coun-cil should purchase additional land in the county, but this rec-ommendation was met with stiff opposition from North Burgess Reeve Norm Ferrier and Coun. Jacques Rubacha, representing Lavant, Dalhousie and North Sherbrooke. Despite their often-heated ob-jections, the motion was eventu-ally passed by council. Council also agreed to pay vari-ous institutions throughout the county a fl at hostel rate for ser-vices offered to Lanark County residents who use their facilities. These institutions, such as In-terval House, Perth Manor, Al-wood House and Shardon Manor, will receive a fl at rate of $23 per day per person. Last Tuesday, Carleton Place

Reeve Brian Costello was elected new warden for Lanark County at the inaugural meeting of Lanark County council. Costello said some of the is-sues facing county council in the coming year include work on Cty. Rd. 16, in the Middleville area; an employee benefi ts review; for-malizing the integration of the two welfare systems; the Lanark Lodge expansion and the con-tinuing battle against the gypsy moth. Costello said although the coun-ty council is not directly involved with the waste management study currently underway, many of the member municipalities are involved and it is an important is-sue. He said the county should be seeking increased liaison with the Town of Smiths Falls. “It benefi ts to be closely aligned,” he stated. “We should be promoting Smiths Falls as the centre of the Rideau Canal system,” he added.

While most feast,many are working

As Christmas Day settles on the town of Perth, most people will enjoy the luxury of a day off, a peaceful morning opening pres-ents, sharing eggnog and looking forward with anticipation to that gigantic turkey dinner later on. But what about the people who care for others, those in hospital and in nursing homes, and what about the ambulance drivers and the police offi cers who patrol our

streets? At the GWM Hospital, “It’s business as usual,” says nursing supervisor Linda Chaplin. “Ev-eryone tries extra hard to make the day pleasant for patients and staff alike,” she says. The nursing staff work on a weekend schedule, with one reg-istered nurse per fl oor, and in the emergency department, one doc-tor is on call as usual. There will also be one surgeon, an anesthe-tist and two operating-room per-sonnel on call as well. Hospital offi cials say they have a special back-up system that can bring extra people in quickly, should the need arise over the holiday. Christmas is just like any other regular day for ambulance work-ers. During the fi rst 12 hours of the holiday, two people are on the base (receiver at the hospital), and during the following 12 hours of the holiday, one person is on base and one on call. Technicians in the laboratory and X-ray departments are in for the fi rst 12 hours and on call for the second 12 hours. In the main-tenance department, a skeleton staff looks after basic functions and in the case of a snowstorm, other on-call personnel would be called in. The Perth Police Department will have its full complement of offi cers on duty as usual, working the regular 10-hour shifts, says Police Chief Ace Halladay. This means that wives and families must juggle Christmas dinner hours to suit the schedule. Offi -cers have the option of working either Christmas or New Year’s. Offi cers at the OPP Perth de-tachment also have the option of working one holiday or the other and in the case of a confl ict, se-niority is taken into account. “We’ll be working the usual 10-hour shifts, the only difference is that half the offi ce is on duty for Christmas and the other half at New Year’s. We expect to be doing the same kinds of things we do any other day,” says community service offi cer Neil Fennell. Ontario Hydro offi cials report that they will have four employ-ees on call to look after any emer-gencies that may arise.

Ellenvalereceives accreditation

Although awaiting an impend-ing inquest into the death of a resident at Ellenvale Nursing Home for Disabled Children, scheduled for January of 1987, the institution has just been awarded a three-year accreditation (the highest award possible) by the Canadian Council on Hospital Accreditation (CCHA). The accreditation was present-ed earlier this month following an inspection visit by a representa-tive of the CCHA on Sept. 8. The subsequent report gave a glowing account of the high-qual-ity care given to the developmen-tally disadvantaged residents and the overall effi ciency of the insti-tution. “The philosophy of Ellenvale and its clearly defi ned goals and objectives, which include the ap-plication of rehabilitation prin-ciples to all aspects of care to the residents, are noted with approv-al,” stated CCHA representative Dr. James Allison in his report. Mention was also made of the good relations with the commu-nity and the continuing encour-agement to the staff through the exemplary newsletters and other

communications initiated by the leisure co-ordinator. In his report, Allison noted that the addition of the developmental building has added considerably to the home’s ability to better serve the needs of the residents. The attention given to regular fi re drills, test of bomb threat plans and the internal disaster evacu-ation exercises with documented reports from observers also re-ceived praise from Allison. Allison also noted that the in-fection-contol program, which consists of a well-structured sur-veillance system, and the home’s policy regarding Hepatitis B met with approval. “It is noted that exceptional care is taken to maintain all pro-grams, as established by the mul-tidisciplinary conferences during recreational activities. Activities to promote an improved lifestyle, such as shopping in local stores and visiting the medical advi-sor in her offi ce in town, are also noteworthy,” stated Allison. He went on to say that the di-rector of nursing in the home, who has been in the position for one year, is providing fi ne lead-ership with regard to directing nursing services as well as to the assistance given to residents in dressing, dining, bathing, dental hygiene and ambulation.

New auditorium seats Lanark County Board of Educa-tion trustees voted unanimously at last Tuesday’s regular monthly meeting to replace the seats in the Perth and District Collegiate Institute (PDCI) auditorium at a cost of more than $35,000. The seats, which are reported to be nearly 50 years old, were once fi xtures in the old Balderson Theatre and, according to board members, have been in a state of disrepair for quite some time. “The seats we intend on pur-chasing are used, but have been refurbished and sell for $65 each, installed and delivered,” stated Ron Prescott, assistant super-intendent of business for the board.

BORNParrish - At the GWM Hospital, on Nov. 25, 1986, to Jim and Keitha Parrish, a daughter, Selina Aman-da Marie.

DIEDDolan - On Saturday, Dec. 13, 1986, Elizabeth Allena (Lena) Dolan, of the McCormick Home, London, Ont., in her 100th year.

The preceding was excerpted from the front page of the Dec. 22, 1986 issue of The Perth Courier.

LOOKING BACK

50 years ago –

County may organize health unit

Lanark County council held a one-day sitting on Mon-day to deal with any urgent

business that had arisen since its October session. A number of letters were read by clerk C.A. Menzies, and matters which did not require immediate attention were held over until the January session. Dr. C.B. Church was heard be-fore council and stated he was asked to secure some informa-tion on a county health unit. He had received a letter from Dr. G.K. Martin, which informed him that he would be pleased to discuss the matter with Lanark County coun-cil if requested to do so. The county has suffi cient popu-lation to organize a health unit. The population of the county is approximately 37,000, including Smiths Falls, which is a separate municipality. It would be neces-sary to have Smiths Falls includ-ed to make it a workable unit. An agreement could be reached be-tween Smiths Falls and Lanark County as to cost of operation. The total cost of operating a unit would be about $70,000. Of this amount, the Ontario govern-ment would provide a subsidy of 50 per cent of costs. At the pres-ent time there are 35 units estab-lished in the province.

Wishing all a safeholiday season

With the year 1961 rapidly draw-ing to a close and Christmas only four days away, let us all put forth a special effort in order to have four days free of fatalities and thereby make Christmas a truly merry one.

Joyceville escapeecaptured in Perth

Florian La Victoire, 23, of Corn-wall, an escapee from Joyceville Institution, Kingston, was cap-tured singled-handed by Const. Thomas Boles of the Perth Police Department about 2:40 a.m. Fri-day. Const. Boles was alerted about 1:20 a.m. by OPP Const. John Ong-arata, radio operator, to be on the lookout for a green panel truck, re-ported to be driven by an escapee from Joyceville. While on patrol near the Perth Hotel, Const. Boles noticed a truck proceeding up Gore Street which answered the description he had received from the OPP. He followed the truck up

Gore Street, over to Isabella to Wilson Street, where the vehicle turned south on Wilson. The con-stable remained behind the truck until it turned onto Gore Street, where he sounded the siren and the driver pulled to the curb.

Decorating can be dangerous

While putting up Christmas lights on his porch at his resi-dence on Drummond Street, Wal-ter A. Stemp, town assessor, was thrown heavily to the ground when the ladder on which he was standing suddenly slipped. Mr. Stemp suffered from a se-vere back injury and was taken to the GWM Hospital. Dr. McNab of Ottawa was called in and on Wednesday afternoon stated that the X-ray plates revealed no bones were dislocated in his back. While he is suffering much pain, his friends will be pleased to learn that his injuries are not critical.

North Elmsley Township wet A letter was received from the Ontario Liquor Board by North Elmsley Township council stat-ing that the township is wet, due to the failure of the council in the year 1916 to pass the necessary bylaw to make the township dry.

Santa Claus makesappearance in Perth

Last Thursday evening at the town hall auditorium, the Perth Branch Royal Canadian Legion, along with Santa Claus, played host to some 300 children of Perth and district veterans. The auditorium was quite full, as most of the children were ac-companied by an adult.

Santa’s helpers, Legionnaires Alex Buker, Jack Lackey, Alex Montgomery, “Mitt” Cameron, Wilf Conlon and Mel Kirkham, were kept busy sorting out the toys according to age and sex until a little while before Santa Claus arrived. The Legion Sea Scout Orches-tra entertained the children and parents until it was reported that Santa Claus was on his way, when it went to meet him and play him down the aisles, to the tune of “Here Comes Santa Claus.”

New pumper makes dry run Perth’s new fi re pumper was given its fi rst run on Friday after-noon, about 1:15 o’clock, to a call at the residence of Mr. William Beatty, Wilson Street East. Luck-ily, it was not necessary to use the pumper due to the nature of the fi re. Overheated stovepipes started a blaze between the fi rst fl oor and the lower ceiling, but fi remen tore a few boards up and were successful in extinguishing the blaze with a hand pump.

Three injured in collision Three persons were taken to the GWM Hospital on Saturday evening about 7:15 following a two-car collision on the Scotch Line, about a mile southwest of Perth. Injured, but released from the hospital after receiving medical attention by Dr. A.C. Flowler for cuts and bruises, were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Haveron of North Burgess and Mrs. Rose Bresee of Perth.

The preceding was originally published in The Perth Courier of Dec. 22, 1986 as the “25 years ago” news.

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ROSANNE LAKE

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Hilary McNamee knows a thing or two about resilience.

The Perth resident and social worker at Family and Children Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville, said she feels lucky to be alive, but feels even more fortunate to have had the community, friends and family rallying around her and giving support to help with a recovery that gave her a new lease on life.

McNamee was one of fi ve cyclists seri-ously injured in a July 19, 2009 collision in Kanata, which saw a vehicle hit the cyclists from behind. In late October, the driver responsible was found guilty of all charges he was facing, including danger-ous driving causing bodily harm and fail-ing to stop at the scene of the collision. Next week, the driver will be back in the courtroom again, as he is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 6.

Now, only two and a half years later, McNamee is running half marathons and is back in the saddle on a regular basis.

“I’ve always been passionate about ex-ercise,” she said, noting that the group of friends involved in the accident had been training for triathlons together, riding consistently with each other for about two years prior to the accident, having met during a boot camp.

That day, July 19, 2009, the group met up as usual, with the exception of one friend who had been in contact to say she would be late.

“We went ahead without her,” said McNamee. “I was riding front of Cathy and don’t remember the actual event tak-ing place. The next thing I remember is waking up in the hospital, with fl owers everywhere. I had fractured my right hip, femur, fractured my back and had road rash. I broke my clavicle, my nose and had internal injuries, among other things.”

McNamee was originally deemed in critical condition, then downgraded to serious condition. “The support from the community, from friends and family was amazing,” she said.

The period after she woke up turned out to be the tough part. Months, indeed years, of occupational therapy began. Mc-Namee had to attend physical rehabilita-tion sessions as well as neuropsychology testing. “I really learned that it’s OK to need help,” she said. “There’s no shame in accepting help from others.”

She said once she admitted to herself that she didn’t always have to appear strong, things starting progressing bet-ter. “It was a huge learning experience for me,” she said, candidly. “I learned that if I’m being supportive of other people, it’s OK to accept that back again.

“I’m always the one who makes light of situations, but amongst all the self-dis-covery, I realized that I don’t always have to be the upbeat one.”

McNamee said the fact that all fi ve of the cyclists involved in the accident were friends, really helped, giving them all an instant support network and people to lean on.

After spending about two weeks in Ottawa Hospital’s Civic location and then an additional two weeks in Ottawa Hospital’s General site, McNamee was discharged. It was then that she started facing a long, uphill battle to becoming active again.

She said learning to walk again was a struggle at fi rst. “I needed a lot of phys-iotherapy with my arms and back and I hated it,” she admitted. “It was defi nitely a struggle, but once I surrendered and realized that I had to do it to get better, I pushed through it.”

Not only did McNamee need to learn to get on her feet again, but due to the nature of her head injury, she also had to learn different ways to organize her thoughts and recall ability.

The September after the accident, she participated in Ottawa’s Army Run, a half marathon, during which she was pushed in a wheelchair. “At that time I re-member thinking, ‘I want to be running this’,” she said.

Over the fi rst year, McNamee saw a plethora of medical professionals: occu-pational therapists, trauma counsellors, doctors who performed several surgeries on her, physiotherapists and more. She went from being a wheelchair, to walking with a cane, to wearing a back brace for three months, to walking unassisted.

“I had a goal in mind all along,” she said. “I wanted to start being physically active again. Before, I thought nothing of training for a marathon. But then, get-ting on a stationary bike for 10 minutes was a huge deal.”

That didn’t make her shy away from training, and that January, just six months after the accident, McNamee ran the 10K Resolution Run in Ottawa. “I wanted to start the new year off with a run,” she said, laughing. “My doctor did not think it was a good idea. I still had pins in my leg at that point and it was not

fun. I was really struggling, but Julie (Ha-kim) ran with me for support.”

She admits to crying after the culmina-tion of that fi rst race. “We hugged at the end, and I was teary-eyed. It was a huge accomplishment,” she said.

As spring of 2010 turned to summer, some of the Kanata crew braved all odds and were back on their bikes again as soon as the weather was nice. “The fi rst few times out, we were a lot more cautious than normal,” she recalls. “Had I had any memory from the accident, I don’t think I would have been able to get back on the road as easily.”

On the one-year anniversary of the event, McNamee travelled to Africa with Hakim. Hakim is the founder and direc-tor of the Tumaini Children’s Project, which supports AIDS orphanages in Ke-nya. McNamee was keen to help out, and while there she assisted in setting up a computer centre, which will create and sustain a community e-learning base and directly benefi t hundreds of AIDS or-phans and widows in a rural village.

After she returned, McNamee went through her fi nal surgery to get the plate, rod and pins removed. That proved to be one of the fi nal things holding her back, as she had to retrain muscles around the surgery sites. “I had a lot of pain with the hardware in there but I didn’t realize how much it was affecting me until it was tak-en away,” McNamee said. “It felt so nice to be able to walk without restriction.”

McNamee said a highlight for her post-recovery has been taking part in Perthite Kris Plant’s boot camp. That has helped her work towards competitive running again, getting her ready to complete a half marathon in May of 2011, only to shave 10 minutes off that fi nish time in the Army Run in the fall.

“My speed is nothing compared to what it was but I felt great to see my times com-ing down,” she said. McNamee said the support and team attitude she experienc-es at the boot camp in Perth is signifi cant to life itself. “If you’re having a down day, that one person can be your go-to and help you get to the fi nish line,” she said. “That

relates to me. People have been amazing in reaching out to me and offering their support throughout my recovery.”

Although she realizes it sounds cliché, McNamee said she sees life in a different way now. “I felt soon after the accident that I had a purpose,” she said. “I think I have a different perspective now; some things seem a lot more trivial.

“I wasn’t confi dent in my abilities be-fore, but I slowly started to realize that I had a lot more strength than I thought. It was learning to accept the support being offered to me that really changed me per-sonally.”

That new-found strength helped Mc-Namee follow through on schooling, not only getting through the challenges of recovery, but also moving forward and being driven towards a career in social work. “Before the accident I was in a place where I knew I wanted to do social work, but it was hard for me to get moti-vated at that time,” she said.

“As much as I appreciate my life, I’m human and there are still lots of good days and bad days for me. I’ve always got-ten a rush out of pushing myself to a new limit. But now I recognize how blessed I am with the people in my life, because without them I don’t think my recovery would have gone as smoothly.”

Sighing, she looks at the ground and smiles. “I feel really lucky,” she says. “The biggest thing is the fact that I’m alive.”

Realizing the ultimate goalPerth resident Hilary McNamee gets back into running, cycling after two-year recovery

Perth Courier fi le photo

Hilary McNamee is seen at left in Septem-ber 2009 in a wheelchair at the Ottawa Army Run. Above, McNamee is seen run-ning in the Glen Tay Block Race in August 2011.

Photo by Rosanne Lake

McNamee shows her tattoo at the bike ro-deo in Perth in May 2010, where she was a guest speaker. The tattoo commemorates the accident.

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The eighth International Big Rideau Lake Speed Skating Mar-athon, also known as Skate the Lake, will be held on Saturday Jan. 28, 2012.

Once again, Portland Out-doors, a non-profi t volunteer

organization formed by local residents, will prepare a one-ki-lometer oval on a shallow bay in front of the village of Portland on Big Rideau Lake, the largest lake in Eastern Ontario, between Kingston and Smiths Falls.

“The bar was set high at Skate the Lake 7 with perfect ice con-ditions, perfect weather and an estimated 3,000 people in atten-dance over the day,” said Port-land Outdoors president John

Bongers. “And we will do what we can

to make it another unforgettable day of skating fun this January 28.”

This year, organizers have de-cided to change the race sched-ule with the competitive races taking place in the morning, including a 50-km and a 25-km marathon, and the more family- oriented, fun races in the after-noon as well as many additional

events and concession stands. Three years ago, Portland Out-

doors introduced curling on the lake and that will return as well as a separate kids skating area.

“Over the years, Skate the Lake and the International Big Rideau Lake Speed Skating Mar-athon has grown to be a great big skating party,” Bongers said. People from far and wide come to have fun and compete. All types of skates are welcome and

people from all levels can have a great time here,” he said.

Entry to the site and many of the activities are free. The six skating races can be entered at a variety of rates, which are listed at www.portlandoutdoors.com/registration. As well kids 12 and under skate free.

The day will be topped off with a fi reworks show at 5 p.m.

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ROSANNE LAKE

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Although they see ice in the rink almost every day, the ice on the roads last Wednesday night played havoc with the Junior B Perth Blue Wings schedule.

The team was forced to re-schedule its game against Arn-prior set for last Wednesday eve-ning, as Mother Nature wasn’t co-operating.

The game would have seen

the Blue Wings face off against the Valley division leading team from Arnprior, who sit atop the standings, about eight points ahead of Perth.

It was one of the rare Wednes-day night games on the schedule for the Perth team.

It was offi cially called off ear-lier that afternoon, due to freez-ing rain and slippery road con-ditions in the Perth and Ottawa Valley areas.

Perth played the Renfrew Tim-

berwolves last night (Dec. 28), but results were not available by press time.

The next Blue Wings home game is taking place Friday, Jan. 6 against the Shawville Pontiacs. The puck drops at 7:45 p.m.

For the full schedule of up-coming games, check out the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League website at www.eojhl.ca, and then click on the Perth Blue Wings logo at the top of the screen.

Blue Wings look to start new year off right

Skate the Lake back to glide across the Rideau

Photo by Rosanne Lake

Perth forward Shawn McGillivray keeps his stick on the puck at a game earlier this month. The Blue Wings next home game is set for Friday, Jan. 6 when they face the Shawville Pontiacs.

Hailey Williams bumps the ball during Perth and District Collegiate In-stitute senior girls volleyball action. The senior girls team recently lost to Carleton Place High School 1-3, but defeated the team from Smiths Falls 3-1 earlier this month. The senior girls team from Perth’s St. John Catholic High School lost to Almonte 0-3 recently, as well. On the high school basketball side of the coin, PDCI’s senior boys team defeated Carleton Place last Tuesday, 71-25 and the St. John Spartans won over Almonte, 51-21. Play resumes for both high schools the fi rst week back after the holiday break.

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CHRISTMAS OFFICE HOURSThe Beckwith Township Offi ce will be closed: Friday, December 23rd, 2011 at noon and will re-open Monday, January 2nd, 2012 at 8:30 a.m.BECKWITH PUBLIC SKATING Sunday’s 1:00 - 2:00 PM at Beckwith Recreation Complex,1319 9th Line Beckwith - Beckwith Park. Cost: $2.00 each. FREE HOLIDAY SKATES (Sponsored by Tim Horton’s): 1:00 - 2:00 PM on Tuesday,January 3rd, 2012.SKATING PASSES: Ten Skating passes for only $15.00 (Value of $20.00 - Save $5.00!!!). Pass booklets can be purchased at the Beckwith Township Offi ce or on Sundays at the Public Skate.For further information, please contact the Township of Beckwith at 613-257-1539. COMMITTEE, BOARDS AND OTHER PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS The Council of the Township of Beckwith invites residents who are at least 18 years of age to submit a letter of interest by 12:00 noon on January 9th, 2012 to the following commit-tees:

Economic Development • Recreation Committee • Rideau Valley Conservation AuthorityBeckwith Municipal Drug Strategy Committee • Beckwith Heritage Committee

For more information about the appointments refer to www.twp.beckwith.on.ca under News.BECKWITH RECREATI ON COMPLEXThe Beckwith Recreation Complex will be closed Sunday December 25th, 2011 and Sunday January 1st, 2012.2012 DOG LICENSE TAGSDog tags are due for renewal. Tags help to identify lost dogs and reunite them with their families. Tag(s) are available at the Municipal Offi ce, during regular business hours. The fee is $15.00 payable either by cash or cheque. A replacement tag cost $2.00. Owners are asked to keep the tag securely fastened on the dog at all times. Kennel Licenses are avail-able where applicable for a fee of $30.00.Dogs are prohibited from running at large and are required to be licensed.

Contact us at:Contact us at:1702 9th Line Beckwith RR#2, Carleton Place, ON • K7C 3P21702 9th Line Beckwith RR#2, Carleton Place, ON • K7C 3P2

General Inquiries:General Inquiries: 613-257-1539 or 1-800-535-4532 (613 area code) 613-257-1539 or 1-800-535-4532 (613 area code)Public Works:Public Works: 613-257-1810 or 1-800-535-4534 (613 area code) 613-257-1810 or 1-800-535-4534 (613 area code)

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Tuesday, January 3rd 7:00 PM Council Reeve Richard KiddMonday, January 16th 7:00 PM Planning Councillor Brian DowdallTuesday, January 17th 6:00 PM Public Works Councillor Tim CampbellTuesday, January 17th Immed. Following Finance Councillor Faye CampbellThursday, January 19th 7:00 PM Fire Deputy-Reeve Sharon Mousseau

COMMUNITY

Trading post becomes Santa’s workshop

KASSINA RYDER

kassina.ryder@perthcourier.com

The back room of the Smokin’ Eagle Trading Post doesn’t exactly look like Santa’s workshop, but that’s exactly what it became earlier this month when staff and volunteers put together nearly 60 food hampers for families in need.

“I was always taught that through life, what you give to your community comes back to you times 10,” said owner Adrian St. Pierre.

Earlier this month, St. Pierre, his wife Diana and other volunteers set out a bas-ket at the trading post and asked custom-ers to drop in their names if they needed a little extra help this Christmas season.

“If we had left the box out, we would have been doing hundreds,” Diana said.

“We set it at 50, but people keep getting added here and there.”

In the end, nearly 60 names were en-tered, and some people even put in the names of other members of the commu-nity, Diana said.

“A lot of people put down other people’s names, which was really nice,” she said.

Volunteers then fi lled boxes with ev-erything needed for a complete Christ-mas dinner, including turkeys, stuff-ing, onions, potatoes, cheese, cranberry sauce and juice.

As an added touch, each box was indi-vidually wrapped with Christmas wrap-ping paper.

This is the second year the couple has created the hampers, St. Pierre said.

They spend their own money primar-ily, but Barnabe’s Your Independent Grocer, Fresh.Co and other businesses donated some items and gave deals on others, he added.

St. Pierre said the couple decided to make the hampers to help ease the stress

on families. “We know what it is to struggle,” he

said. “Even with two people working in a family, it’s hard.”

Diana agreed. “Everybody needs help at some point,”

she said. The St. Pierres said they put together

approximately 30 hampers last year, a number that nearly doubled this year.

They said they plan on continuing the tradition.

“As long as we’re here, we’ll do it,” St. Pierre said.

Photo by Kassina Ryder

Adrian St. Pierre and his wife, Diana, dis-play one of the Christmas hamper the couple and volunteers put together at the Smokin’ Eagle Trading Post earlier this month.

Smokin’ Eagle Trading Post volunteers make Christmas hampers for families in need

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• OCTOBER 6

FIRE CHIEF RECOGNIZED

From the rink to the fi re hall, Perth fi re Chief Steve Fournier has worn many hats over his 30-year career with the Town of Perth. Fournier was recently presented with an award recognizing his three de-cades of service to the community. Coun. Jim Graff presented Fournier with the award at a council meeting on Sept. 20.

• OCTOBER 13

COUNTY HONOURS LIVES

Trees and benches that line the Tay River Pathway off Christie Lake Road in Perth are more than just trail markers. Each of the fi ve trees and four benches which were dedicated last week has a special signifi cance, as they are honour-ing lives lived as well as organizations devoted to bettering the community. Rep-resentatives from the Lanark County Mu-nicipal Trails Corporation joined guests last Wednesday afternoon on the 1.5-kilo-mtre accessible trail for a ceremony rec-ognizing each tree and bench. Two white spruce trees were dedicated in memory of Louanne Pepper and Ruth Carson,

who worked at Lanark Lodge for 22 and 19 years, respectively.

• OCTOBER 20

ROADSIDE MEMORIAL IS OK

A roadside memorial outside of Perth that prompted a letter to the county by a concerned neighbour, doesn’t break any county policies, said the public works di-rector for Lanark County, Steve Allan. Al-lan confi rmed that the memorial site on Perth’s Scotchline Road marking the spot where a young man was killed two years ago in a car accident is well within the county’s constraints. The family erected a memorial on the site and all was well, they said, until this summer when they received a letter from the county that someone had complained about the size and scale of the memorial.

TORSTAR ACQUIRES PERFORMANCE PRINTING

Torstar Corporation announced Mon-day, Oct. 17 that its subsidiary, Metroland Media Group Ltd., has acquired Perfor-mance Printing Ltd. of Smiths Falls for $22.5 million. Performance Printing is a commercial printer with operations in Smiths Falls, as well as a newspaper publisher and fl yer distributor in several Eastern Ontario communities including Kingston, Belleville, Brockville, Smiths Falls and Ottawa.

• OCTOBER 28

PEDEN EARNS PERTH MEDAL

Jim Peden was awarded this year’s Perth Medal during the Perth and District Chamber of Commerce annual award din-ner last week. The medal, which was cre-ated by the Perth Rotary Club in 1996, is annually awarded to a resident who dem-onstrates strong dedication to the town.

COLLEGE OPENS OFFICALLY

The new home of the Algonquin Col-lege Heritage Institute had its grand opening on Oct. 21. The event boasted an inclusive ribbon-cutting ceremony, which saw all members of the audience wield-

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• NOVEMBER 10

ST JOHN WINS LANARK CUP

The cheers of fans lining the fi eld at St. John Catholic High School during the dying minutes of the Lanark County fi nal on Nov. 4 almost drowned out the referee’s whistle signaling the end of the game. As the clock wound down, the team erupted into hollers, chest bumps and tears while fans rushed the fi eld and col-lided with their hometown heroes. The senior Spartans won the Lanark league championship Friday, raining on the Al-monte Thunderbolts, 23-14.

ANGELS AMONG US

Const. Paige Whiting has been helping coordinate the OPP Angel Tree initiative in Lanark County since the torch was passed to her by Const. Neil Fennell upon his retirement a few years ago. Celebrat-ing its 26th year, the Angel Tree initiative has provided Christmas gifts for hun-dreds of children, distributed through-

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Perth’s Worth Saving Charity Shop has had a successful year. After paying overhead costs, the shop was able to send nearly $50,000 to the charity it supports, Gospel for Asia, said Joe and Teresa We-ber. The couple credits the store’s sup-porters for this achievement.

• NOVEMBER 24

STATS CAN WANTS INPUT

From Nov. 22 to 29, employees with Statistics Canada knocked on doors in Perth searching for information to help enhance the town. It was a collaborative effort to give the town a better grasp on the wants and needs of the community as it focuses on a tourism and economic development plan for the future.

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HALL EARNS GOVENOR GENERAL AWARD

Poet Phil Hall showed up on Margaret Laurence’s doorstep in the summer of 1973 at 19 years old and clutching a copy of Laurence’s fi rst novel, Diviners (which won the Governor General’s award for fi ction in 1974).

PATTERSON EARNS COUNTY’S AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

More than 30 friends and family mem-bers packed the gallery of the Lanark County council chambers Nov. 23, to help pay tribute to Gordon Patterson, as the Maberly resident received an Award of Excellence from the county.

FIRE LEVELS HOME

Fire tore through a residential trail-er in Tay Valley Township, gutting the structure in less than an hour. The fi re sent fl ames high into the sky while grey plumes of smoke poured out of the trail-

MPP Randy Hillier was successful in his provincial election bid.

Adam Cordick hoists the Lanark trophy af-ter the Spartans earned a 23-14 win over the Almonte Thunderbolts.