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WALKING THE WALK Anthony Arsenault and his mom Emily, who works at Hospice Renfrew, were among the many participants at the 2011 Hike for Hospice. 23
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JOHN CARTER
Conservative and NDP sup-porters were celebrating Mon-day as results of Canada’s 41st election rolled in, leaving the Liberal Party decimated both nationally and in Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke.
Cheryl Gallant’s popular-ity took a minor hit, but she still rolled to her fi fth straight victory, capturing 27,462 votes or 53.4 per cent (compared to 61.1 per cent in 2008) in Ren-frew-Nipissing-Pembroke. The small loss in support was more than compensated for by the Conservatives winning a 167-seat majority government after two minorities.
Independent candidate Hec Clouthier, who ran a robust campaign and was expected to present Gallant with a stiff challenge locally, fi nished a distant second, almost 18,000 votes behind.
New Democratic Party candidate Eric Burton edged Liberal Christine Tabbert by 350 votes for third spot. His disappointment was offset by the unprecedented success of the NDP, especially in Que-bec where the Bloc Quebecois was reduced to four seats. The NDP more than doubled its previous best showing, win-
ning 102 seats to become the offi cial Opposition.
The Liberals fell to an his-toric low 34 seats and leader Michael Ignatieff lost his seat.
While Rosanne Van Schie fi nished last with 877 votes, she celebrated the election of party leader Elizabeth May as the Green’s fi rst MP.
Despite the winds of change blowing over the country, there were no new MPs elect-ed in Eastern Ontario ridings. However, across the river in west Quebec, the NDP cap-tured four ridings for the fi rst time in a surge that saw Cabi-net Minister Lawrence Can-non defeated in Pontiac.
Elections Canada reports that in Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, 51,398 of 77,082 registered electors, or 66.7%, turned out to vote, a number that does not include electors who registered on election day. That is up from the 63.6% in 2008, but down from the 69.2% in 2006.
The fi nal tally was Cheryl Gallant, Conservative, 27,462 (53.4%); Hec Clouthier, Inde-pendent, 9,611 (18.7%); Eric Burton, NDP, 6,902 (13.4%); Christine Tabbert, Liberal, 6,546 (12.7%); and Rosanne Van Schie, Green Party, 877 (1.7 %).
Cheryl Gallant was swarmed by media when she entered her victory party at Joey’s Only Seafood in Pembroke about 11 p.m. Monday.
MP Gallant returned for fi fth term
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Richard Butson, at right, receives his offi cial colours as a member of One CAV. The pre-sentation was made by the group’s president, Bill (Drifter) Truman, prior to Saturday’s motorcycle tour kick-off.
Soldier on: Calabogie Peaks hosts motorcycle celebration
LUCY HASS
Saturday was a wonderful day for a mo-torcycle ride. And all the better when the tour was helping others at the same time.
Calabogie Peaks was the starting point for Ride the Valley for Soldier On on the weekend.
The Canadian Association of Veter-ans (CAV) motorcycle run left Calabogie Peaks at 10:30 a.m. and travelled toward Vennacher. It was scheduled to make poker run stops at fi ve check points, in-cluding one in the parking lot at Renfrew Presbyterian Church on Raglan Street and another at the Calabogie MotorS-ports track.
The day also includes a show’n’shine, pig roast, poker run, live music, vendors and chair lift rides.
Richard Butson of Renfrew was proud to play a role in bringing the tour to the Peaks, which welcomes the general pub-lic for the pig roast, dance and other af-ternoon activities.
Butson was honoured before the event,
presented with his offi cial colours by One CAV president Bill (Drifter) Truman. One CAV covers Manitoba, Ontario and Que-bec.
“Normally, the CAV runs a big motorcy-cle show, down in Kingston, but it didn’t go this year because of military commit-ments. We couldn’t get the big drill hall to do it,” said Truman.
“So our people in our Tweed unit ap-proached Calabogie about doing some-thing for Soldier On, and the Calabogie folks just jumped on it, they were so anx-ious to do it,” said Truman. “I’m telling you, these people are just fantastic.”
As the planning began, he learned more.
“We didn’t know at the time that they (Calabogie Peaks) run the ski school for our soldiers and for the children,” he said. “So it just gelled so nicely.”
Butson announced his new bike name as ‘Sarge’, to the delight of the crowd gathered for the pre-ride kick-off.
Five dollars from each registration went to Soldier On, a ski program for dis-abled soldiers.
Horton won’t rush ‘designation’ decisionHorton council isn’t rushing to sup-
port or reject designation of the Ottawa River as a Canadian heritage waterway.
Horton residents Charlotte Cleroux and Earl Newberry were told at Tues-day’s council meeting that Horton won’t vote on the issue until the township hosts a public forum July 5.
During the last term of council, all 17
Renfrew County municipalities support-ed the designation.
But with new councils on board since last fall’s election, the county has asked each municipality to vote on the issue again.
For the Horton story, visit www.yourot-tawaregion.com. For details on the coun-ty council debate, see Page 5.
Contraband cigarettes seized in RenfrewTwo Renfrew residents were arrested
for Excise offenses after a search warrant was executed at a Renfrew residence.
The Kingston Royal Canadian Mounted Police Customs and Excise Section and Renfrew Ontario Provincial Police con-ducted the search last Thursday.
RCMP investigators seized a total of 21,400 contraband cigarettes valued at ap-proximately $2,354.
They also seized about $2,000 in Cana-dian currency which they believe to be proceeds of crime.
“One of the goals of the RCMP Customs
and Excise Section is to combat the sale of Contraband Tobacco. Reducing the availability and decreasing the demand for contraband tobacco is key in combat-ing the sale of Contraband Tobacco and the criminality that surrounds it,” said Corporal Blair Kelly of the Kingston de-tachment of the RCMP.
Incidents of possession or sale of con-traband tobacco can be reported to your nearest RCMP detachment by calling 1-800-387-0020. Police say information can also be provided anonymously through Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS.
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STEVE NEWMAN AND LUCY HASS
Talk about two close shaves.While Mike McIntyre was sitting in
Santerrie Hair Salon getting a noon-hour haircut, a large branch fell from the front-yard tree onto his truck.
The Ottawa Valley Glass vehicle ap-peared to be relatively undamaged, ex-cept for a bent extension ladder. Even a few sheets on glass at the side of the truck remained intact.
April 11, part of the same tree had fallen on the building owned by Terrie Lynn Coulas.
“I don’t know what to say,” said Cou-las. “I’ve had bad luck, but at least no one’s hurt.”
The damage was among many tree-related incidents that occurred during a mid-day burst of high winds that reached close to 100 kilometres per hour.
Renfrew Hydro, and staff with the town’s public works and fi re depart-ments, were kept busy responding to calls.
Renfrew Hydro head foreman Tom Freemark said staff was basically “cherry picking,” tending to as many calls as possible, after the high winds hit town about noon and remained strong past 3 p.m.
Several calls involved live wires,
while Renfrew Hydro also attended to a broken transformer pole on Plaunt Street.
“This is up there,” said Freemark of the severity of the high winds.
The winds damaged or loosened shingles from houses throughout the region, while power went out at Ren-frew town hall, and homes lost power in and around such communities as Golden Lake and Eganville.
Wind also caused a power outage at the Greater Madawaska town hall in Calabogie, forcing cancellation of its council meeting this afternoon.
Renfrew’s water plant lost power, but reverted to back-up power. The sewage plant didn’t lose power, but if it did, it also has back-up power capability, said development and works director Mike Asselin.
Asselin noted town staff is monitor-ing the weather more closely lately, since he says several of Environment Canada’s forecasts have been “less re-liable.”
“Eighty to 90 kilometres per hour is in the tropical storm category, so the winds are very high,” said Asselin.
“It’s probably the worst I’ve seen in fi ve years.”
Major tree damage occurred on sev-eral Renfrew streets, including Fare-well, Francis, Lochiel and Farewell.
Allan Cole of Horton Township was away at work when high winds tore through his property on Garden of Eden Road.
But his 19-year-old son Carson got a good close look as one of the barns be-hind their home was torn apart.
“He saw large pieces fl ying off,” said Cole. The wind, he said, caught the back corner of the barn and lifted it.
Twenty-fi ve sheep were housed in-side the barn but luckily not a single animal was hurt. Those sheep are now out to pasture for the season and Cole’s greatest challenge will be the cleanup and construction of a new building in time for fall.
Cole said the his home had been without power since about 11:30 a.m. Thursday and the barn came down around 12:30 p.m.
About 11:30 a.m. Saturday, a Hydro One crew was working in Cole’s lane-way, and the power was back up by noon.
The barn had stood on the property since somewhere between 1895 and 1898 – a landmark in an area well known for its rich agricultural heritage.
Some communities in the Upper Ot-tawa Valley were without power for more than 48 hours. Facilities that lost power included Admaston Public School, which was closed.
A Renfrew Hydro worker is on the job next to this broken transformer pole on Plaunt Street.
Winds create havoc across region
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Mary Deslaurier stands beside the heritage pine that was ripped down by high winds. The tree barely missed the nearby barn and trailer on their Raglan Street North property. Mercury photos by Lucy Hass
This tree fell over this Ottawa Valley Glass truck while the driver, Mike McIntyre, was just metres away get-ting a noon-hour haircut.
Mercury photo by Steve Newman
The scene Saturday is calm but it was anything but Thursday afternoon as wind tore apart a barn on Allan Cole’s property on Garden of Eden Road.
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Most Renfrew County councillors shed weight and inches around the waistline in the fi nal leg of the Slim Till You Win competition.
The February-through-April competi-tion between Renfrew and Lanark county residents included members of Renfrew County council.
Leading the way were Warden Bob Sweet, Greater Madawaska Mayor Peter Emon and Arnprior Reeve Walter Stack, as they changed eating and exercise hab-its in the last several weeks.
They also hope to maintain those hab-its to improve their fi tness profi le, follow-ing their fi nal weigh-in at the April 27 county council meeting.
Warden Sweet began the competition with a body weight of 199 pounds and
waistline of 42.5 inches. While relaxing over a lunch that included salad and fruit, he said, “I just ate three meals a day. Be-fore, I couldn’t walk by potato chips and desserts.”
Now down to 184 pounds and a 40-inch waistline, he said he hopes to maintain some of his healthier eating changes, like foregoing breakfasts of fried eggs and home fries for porridge and fruit.
Mayor Emon shed even more, dropping from 250 to 225 pounds and slightly reduc-ing a 47-inch waistline. He needed to lose weight, for at least two good reasons – his health and perhaps the “threat of public humiliation” if he failed to shed weight.
Besides, Emon wants to keep the trend going. Planning to hold steady or lose weight a little more gradually until Sep-tember, Emon says he’ll then focus for four months on cutting his weight closer to 200 pounds.
But already he notices the difference, from the Slim Till You Win challenge.
“I feel great. I feel lighter. And I have a lot more energy,” said Emon. “And my knees aren’t as sore as they used to be.”
Emon attributed his weight loss to switching to healthier breakfasts, like yogurt and fruit, instead of a bagel and cream cheese with a french vanilla cap-puccino. He also added a half-hour brisk morning walk on the treadmill. While he generally dislikes using the treadmill, he says that was rectifi ed by walking while watching the news on a newly-purchased big-screen television.
Reeve Stack was also pleased with his drop in weight. He fell from 248 to 225 pounds and shed three inches from a 47.5-inch waist.
“For an Irishman like me, no bread or potatoes (for two months) is a big deal,” he said.
“With the help of my wife, I ate smart-er,” explained Stack.
He switched from rarely eating in the morning to a breakfast of cereal with fruit, and avoided one big evening “bash of overeating.”
Instead of diet pop, he also drank seven or eight glasses of water daily, ate small snacks during the day, and had a healthy small lunch.
But the challenge continues, says Stack, whose goal is to lose a total of 50 pounds within a year. And not while feeling too much discomfort, either.
The weight-in of several county coun-cillors, a few county staff members, one paramedic and one member of the media created a group that dwindled from 22 to 15 people by the end of Slim Till You Win. The above group’s total weight loss was 178.8 pounds; its total waistline reduction was 15.75 inches.
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So much for rallying all of the troops.
Killaloe, Hagarty & Richards town council unanimously re-jected support for Canadian heritage river designation of the Ottawa River last week.
But that may be the only Ren-frew County municipality that rejects the designation that county council has sought for about three years.
The federal government ver-bally supported, but never signed off on, the designation in 2008.
At the April 27 session of county council, Madawaska Val-ley Mayor Dave Shulist asked for direction from fellow county councillors before his own coun-cil makes its decision on the des-ignation by the Canadian Heri-tage Rivers System.
The heritage label been viewed by most county councillors as a good thing, namely as a pro-tour-ism label to encourage economic development.
But certain pockets in the county have campaigned against the designation in recent months, including local MP Cheryl Gal-lant and some municipal coun-cillors.
Recently, Arnprior Reeve Wal-ter Stack had suggested all 17 Renfrew County municipalities reiterate their support for the designation, following the fall municipal election. During the previous four-year term, all 17 municipal councils voted in fa-vour.
But it won’t be 17-for-17 this time.
Some have voiced their sup-port – Admaston-Bromley, Pet-awawa, the Townships of Head, Clara & Maria, North Algona Wilberforce, and Whitewater Re-gion – and others are expected to do the same.
But not Killaloe, Hagarty &
Richards.Several county councillors
voiced support, in the council chambers April 27, for the heri-tage designation already been bestowed on about 40 Canadian waterways.
Eleven are in Ontario, includ-ing the Mattawa and Rideau riv-ers.
Also, several county council-lors point out that these heritage designations have not resulted in negative impacts on farmers or other property owners along those rivers or adjacent water-ways.
Killaloe, Hagarty & Richards council doesn’t necessarily see it that way, suspecting regula-tions down the road could prove troublesome for Ottawa River landowners.
“At this moment, I don’t see any negative,” in supporting heritage designation, admitted Shulist.
“It’s in limbo right now, as far as the designation is concerned,” replied Warden Bob Sweet.
He also referred to a recent report by property and develop-ment director Paul Moreau that said Offi cial Plans and zoning bylaws hold regulatory powers, but not the designation.
“We’re not a prototype of some sort,” said Shulist, noting other rivers have the designation with-out trouble. But he also noted there’s an inaccurate perception that the designation represents government regulatory power.
In 1997, when about 20 Cana-dian rivers had heritage desig-nation, the economic impact in those areas was deemed to be about $35 million.
“What that might be today, I don’t know, but it must be well in excess of $50 million, because there’s twice as many rivers (des-ignated) now,” said Sweet.
“So, from an economic point of view, tourism opportunities are huge with this particular
Divide remains over heritage designation of Ottawa River
Renfrew Reeve Audrey Green speaks out in favour of Canadian heri-tage designation for the Ottawa River during the April 27 session of county council.
designation.”Sweet said it might be helpful
for Moreau to repeat the fi ndings of his report.
“There is no legislation asso-ciated with” the heritage rivers charter, said Moreau in referring to the 10 provinces’ signing of the charter in 1977.
One of the best defences, said Admaston-Bromley Mayor Raye-Anne Briscoe, was a Whitewater Region councillor who said the designation was one way to give the river a medal, in recognition of its long and distinguished his-tory.
Meanwhile, Briscoe remains perplexed about opposition to the designation, causing her to won-der, “At what point do you stop kicking a dead horse?”
Killaloe, Hagarty & Richards Mayor Janice Visneskie said she fi gured county council would shake its fi nger at her and say she was bad. But she explained the reasons behind her council’s decision.
“I do have to say my council strongly disagrees with this des-ignation,” said Visneskie.
“I did support, I did sign, the resolution originally. I got a lot of calls, which surprised me, and 90 per cent of those calls told me not to support the designation.”
Visneskie said her council is “so fearful of further restrictions, and “maybe it is the Province of Ontario that has scared the heck out of us, as taxpayers in KH&R, with species at risk (regulations) … and maybe it’s not related to this, but it scares my council, it scares my taxpayers.
“I have to apologize to county council,” she said, “but I do rep-
resent my taxpayers here.See ‘Councillor’, Page 5
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In this installment of “Smelt Gate” - I wish to thank the readership for their patient indulgence - before going on to outline several matters that may pro-vide insights into the mindset of certain individuals who when given author-ity - often get ahead of themselves. For example - while questioning a Resource Ministry spokesman recently about the - 42,000 large trout stocked in Muskrat Lake since 2002 - he re-plied - “well we only put in around 6,000 every year - but we could put 10,000 in if we wanted.” Well that’s a very interesting comment - because stocking - 6,000 Large Trout - in Muskrat lake every year while calling them “Sub Adult” indicates a bias towards making trout the dominant species / while describing them as “Sub Adult” is simply an exercise in semantics that effectively obscures the fact they stopped stocking - Small Trout - and began stocking - Large Trout instead - very innovative to be sure - but area residents were not raised to be fools? On another occasion a Ministry acquaintance advised me “herring are not a game fi sh Donald - so there are no regulations obliging us to help them survive”- yet some years back another Ministry representative spoke to Cobden’s Conservation Club about these fi sh, and gave a glowing discourse on “Muskrat Lakes Rainbow Smelt” which included “these fi sh are a unique part of your local heritage and have been isolated here for so long they could almost be considered a separate species - and as such they should be protected” - at which point a member asked “then why are you still put-ting trout in our Lake?” there was no reply and the meeting ended. The truth is - from the very beginning many years ago - Cobden’s conser-vation club made it clear - they would prefer not to have lake trout intro-duced - but asked the Ministry to stock - Yellow Pickerel instead - and even offered to help them create pickerel spawning beds, but the Ministry declined at that time, saying “Pickerel won’t work”. Folks, those old timers didn’t need university degrees to know what trout would do in Muskrat Lake - instead they used common sense - but common sense cannot be imparted to people who know everything, because common sense is acquired over time based on experience, and one would have thought with all the Resource Ministries experience - THEY WOULD HAVE USED COMMON SENSE concerning Muskrat lake BUT DID THEY? So the Resources Ministry can trot out all the fl ip charts - statistics - inter-views - surveys - and projections they want - but we don’t want to hear it - we’ve heard it all before! They can also explain - deny - excuse or posture until every one of them is blue in the face - and do you know what? We don’t want to hear that either! Because nothing they say will change the fact Muskrat lakes Rainbow Smelt population - have approached the brink of extinction over the last decade - after thriving in its waters for millennia - and they are now a threatened part of our local heritage - that needs to be protected - allowed to re - estab-lish themselves - and returned from the edge of oblivion. We want our traditional heritage back - fairness for Muskrat Lake property owners - and justice for the entire range of indigenous fi sh species being ad-versely impacted by the Ministries continued stocking - of an introduced fi sh species into our Lake - ITS JUST THAT SIMPLE.
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From Page 5“When they ask me to look at
things different, and to relay that fear, I have a duty to do that.”
As she stressed, her council voted no because of its fear “of a door opening that will never close.”
Renfrew Reeve Audrey Green spoke out strongly in favour of the designation.
“I’m very disappointed that one of our colleagues defi nitely won’t be supporting the resolution … to not support this regulation is to cut our nose off to spite our face.
“It’s simply because this is not only for today, but for the future, and for as long as our children and (grand) children are going to be around.”
In calling resistance to the her-itage river designation “totally ridiculous,” Green concluded: “Let’s use common sense here and get on with something that is very important.”
Reeve Stack argued similarly.”I’m disappointed,” he said. “I was the one who suggested
we go around the table again. You know, if it’s going to be 15 of 17, let’s do it, and get the show on the road.”
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Paramedic Rob Dodge measures Greater Madawaska Mayor Peter Emon in the fi nal weigh-in for Renfrew County councillors in the Slim Till You Win competition be-tween Lanark and Renfrew coun-ties. As of Wednesday afternoon, the fi nal result was still unknown. For story, see Page 4.
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Tax rate confi rmed for 2011 county taxes STEVE NEWMAN
The tax rates have been fi nalized for the Renfrew County portion of local tax-es for 2011.
If taxes are going up this year, they’ll most likely only go up only on the munic-ipal portion of the three-part tax bill.
The county tax levy increased by 0.5 per cent for the 2011 Renfrew County budget. When property value assessment growth and valuation changes are factored in, that means the county tax rate actually decreases by 7.13 per cent in 2011.
For someone owning residential prop-erty valued at $100,000, the county por-
tion of that bill would drop from $413.36 in 2010 to $409.23 in 2011, or a decrease of $4.13. The county portion of the tax bill, for residential property owners, is deter-mined by multiplying the one’s assessed residential value by .0038389.
If one’s residential property is un-changed from the 2009 assessed value of $100,000, the overall county and education bill of $614.89 will be $39.47 lower than that combined rate of $654.36 in 2010.
EDUCATION RATE DROPS
That combined portion of the tax bill is down, partly because the education rates dropped from $241 to $231 per $100,000 of
assessed residential value. That means the actual mathematical
tax rate for education taxes is .00231, while the rate for the residential prop-erty class is .00383885.
Local municipalities, meanwhile, are working to complete their budgets, and therefore the fi nal third of the tax bill.
RELAY FOR LIFE
Dave Henderson visited county council April 27 to remind councillors and staff about the 12th annual Renfrew County Relay for Life. The fundraising coordi-nator for the June 3-4 event at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa said the event
should surpass $3 million in total funds raised over the dozen years.
The goal for the Canadian Cancer Soci-ety fundraiser is raise more than $280,000. Last year, $282,000 was raised. Henderson says 105 to 115 teams are expected to take part in the 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. event.“It’s just a great event,” said Henderson. “It’s a won-derful event for people to come together and take a stand against cancer.”
The event takes place at the Dundonald track on the military base. For more de-tails, call 613-735-2571.
Two other Relay for Life events also take place in Renfrew County this spring, both in late May, in Barry’s Bay and Ren-frew.
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STEVE NEWMAN
Renfrew council has unanimously supported the rezoning of the block that has been home over the years to Victoria School, a youth centre, an adult education centre, the food bank and Kids Corp.
At the April 26 council meeting, de-veloper Derek McGrimmon said his in-tention is to turn the vacant one-storey building into 15 apartment units for dial-ysis patients at nearby Renfrew Victoria Hospital.
He appeared at the April 26 council meeting to answer questions.
Reticence about the project was ex-pressed in person, and in letter, by Bruce Street residents Larry and Dawn Thiv-ierge.
Some of their concerns, about growing traffi c congestion in the area of Bruce and Raglan streets, appeared to be answered by council members, McGrimmon and town planner Julie McAdoo-Stewart.
But not entirely.Mr. Thivierge told The Mercury he was
still concerned about potential traffi c and parking issues.
“Where’s the tipping point?” he won-dered.
Development and works director Mike Asselin said he’d report their traffi c con-cerns to the County of Renfrew, since Bruce Street is a county road.
The Thivierge couple, in their letter, requested that council delay its decision until a proper traffi c study is conducted.
McGrimmon suggested traffi c wouldn’t be multiplied much more by the new apartment occupants, since many of them don’t drive.
The Thivierges’ letter also mentioned that a number of drivers of heavy tractor trailers, and bus drivers and passengers often use the former school yard parking lot while visiting the nearby Tim Hor-tons.
“If this is passed, we should keep an eye on the traffi c concerns, and do what we have to do to alleviate them,” said Coun. Gail Cole.
Another resident, who attended the council meeting, wondered if the zon-ing would permit a halfway house, if the planned apartments didn’t stay in place over the long-term.
Yes, she was told.Background documentation indicates
“the intent of the residential designation is to permit all types of residential uses. The plan encourages a balance of hous-ing forms to meet need and affordability.
“The intent is also to provide opportu-nities for redevelopment and intensifi ca-tion.”
Because residential buildings with three or more dwellings are subject to site-plan control, a site plan will have to be approved by council.
Albert and Raglan streets are at the re-spective west and east ends of the block.
The north and south sides of the block are Bruce Street and Elgin Avenue.
More than half of the block consists of open park area.
Former school to beconverted into apartments
Work is underway to build 15 apartments in the former Victoria Public School building on Bruce Street. Renfrew council has unanimously approved rezoning of the property.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOREDITORIAL
tephen Harper’s appeal to the voters to deliver him a majority government did not fall on deaf ears.
The Conservatives picked up 165 seats, with 272 of 299 polls reporting – an increase of 22 seats.
The Tory tide once again swept across Ottawa and the Valley, with Conservatives retaining their seats in Lanark, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (Scott Reid), Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke (Cher-yl Gallant), Carleton-Mississippi Mills (Gordon O’Connor) and Leeds-Grenville (Gord Brown).
The anticipated surge of NDP support did not hurt the Tories, except in a few ridings in Quebec, where most of the seats picked up by the party were taken from the Liberals.
During the campaign, the prime minister warned Canadians that a minority Tory govern-ment couldn’t hold on to power and would fall prey to a coalition of the Liberals, NDP or potentially the Bloc Quebecois.
Harper’s predictions were alarming, with warn-ings of hits to the fi nancial markets, defi cit spend-ing and possibly reopening the Constitution for an-other divisive debate that nobody wanted.
Canadians obviously listened, and Harper no longer faces the spectre of having to compromise or work to achieve consensus with the opposition.
But is that necessarily a good thing?Yes, a majority government will give the Tories
the tools to pass legislation that could have been delayed by a united opposition.
And as Tory MP Gordon O’Connor pointed out, a majority win will allow the Conservatives to stand down from continuous preparation for yet another election, and focus on the task of governing.
But when they were a minority government, the Tories were forced to listen to the ideas of other parties and to compromise.
The politics of consensus forces a leader to sift through the ideas of competing parties and incor-porate the best parts within his or her own poli-cies.
We hope winning a majority won’t go Harper’s head.
The Tories often use the word “arrogance” to explain the federal Liberals’ fall in fortune; they might want to avoid a similar accusation over the next four years.
Be a good prime minister, Harper.Listen to other ideas, use the best ones.Remember, in a democracy we elect a prime min-
ister, we don’t anoint a king.
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Editorial
To the editor:In 1953, my father and I pur-
chased a property on the Ottawa River which in that era was Ross Township. My father was always interested in forest products and I followed along with the same interests, and now, as well is our three sons who are actively in-volved with our lumber business in Renfrew.
During that time period we have done three selective cuts on this property, have injected ap-proximately $250,000 into the lo-cal economy with local jobbers, truckers and sawmills besides keeping six to nine men employed at our lumber yard in Renfrew.
We have also planted 20,000 red pine seedlings on this property in the last 25 years.
I know this is small compared to government projects, but it is very important to our lifestyle and our business of trying to make a living.
We, of course, are very con-cerned with keeping the Ottawa River clean and pollution free, and in our ownership of this property for 58 years have done nothing to create pollution of any kind on the Ottawa River.
We are, therefore, opposed to creating an Ottawa River Heritage System and commend Cheryl Gal-lant for keeping the options open until all rules and regulations are spelled out in black and white.
There are many rules and regu-lations in place now without hav-ing to contend with more.
If the advocates for a River Her-itage System claim there will be absolutely no changes, then why are we looking for the Ottawa River Heritage System to be put in place?
We feel that our property is in better shape now than when we purchased it in 1953 and don’t re-quire people of any stripe from distances away telling us how to manage our property.
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To the editor:As a Muskrat Lake lakefront hom-
eowner with a water/wastewater treat-ment career of 40 years, the last 27 of which were spent managing Cobden’s water and wastewater plants, I have followed the Smelt Gate series with not only a professional interest, but a vested interest as well.
Because prior to amalgamation when Bromley Township was considering po-tential new landfi ll sites, Cobden coun-cil asked me to research how these sites might impact Muskrat Lake, the source of Cobden’s drinking water.
This included visual inspections of the municipal drainage ditches con-structed by Bromley in previous years.
My greatest concern was that the proposed landfi ll sites were within a stone’s throw of these ditches, miles of which are fed by thousands of feet of fi eld tile, which working in the reverse order to a septic system, empty directly
into Snake River and then into Muskrat Lake.
Upon completing my investigation, Cobden’s reeve presented my arguments against the proposed landfi ll sites, and because of their potential threat to Muskrat Lake they were abandoned.
This decision was fortuitous for the water quality in Muskrat Lake, but my investigation brought something else to light, which was, if the municipal drains would be effi cient collectors and transporters of pollutants from landfi ll sites, they would also be effi cient collec-tors and transporters of nutrients from the agricultural lands they drained.
In this regard Muskrat Lake has not been so fortunate, because a Ministry of the Environment water quality sur-vey conducted in 2005 showed that 59 per cent of the phosphorus contamina-tion entering Muskrat Lake came from Snake River.
See ‘Muskrat’, Page 14
The Late Great Muskrat Lake
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Independent candidate happy with campaign, but ends a distant secondSTEVE NEWMAN
Independent candidate Hector Clout-hier of Petawawa admitted he was the underdog during the federal election in Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke − a reality that was underlined by re-elected Con-servative candidate Cheryl Gallant’s run-away victory Monday.
Clouthier − gregarious, opinionated and constant wearer of fedoras − parked his hat at the door after a full and fi nal day of campaigning that took him to Pem-broke, Petawawa, Renfrew and Arnprior.
Hoping his presence might have reso-nated with a few more voters, his hopes for an upset win were dashed, as Gallant took an early lead and romped to her fi fth consecutive election victory.
With just 36 of 221 polls reported, Gal-lant already led 2,788 to Clouthier’s 998 and NDP Eric Burton’s 883.
After 60 polls Gallant’s 5,117 votes led Clouthier’s 1,958 and Burton’s 1,537, and the rout was on.
Gallant’s fi rst win came in 2000 when, as an Alliance candidate, she upset Clout-hier, the incumbent Liberal.
Ever since, Clouthier has played catch-up as the two political players have con-tinued to express disdain for each other.
Monday night, before a gathering of Clouthier family members, other sup-porters and the media at the home of brother Jim and sister-in-law Janice in Petawawa, Clouthier offered low-key con-gratulations to the winner.
“Well, they voted for Mrs. Gallant again. She won. Congratulations to her.”
But he immediately added: “I guess I feel a little sorry for the people of Ren-frew-Nipissing-Pembroke … I’m a little concerned about what’s going to happen in this riding because I’m worried. I’m just going to leave it at that.”
He also congratulated NDP candidate Eric Burton for his passion and how he
handled himself in the campaign.Referring to Jack Layton, the new
leader of the Opposition, Clouthier said: “I would hope he would fi nd room in his offi ce for Eric Burton because this is a young man who has a great political ca-reer ahead of him.”
In reference to fourth-place Christine Tabbert of the Liberals, all he said was that Carole Devine, who was a distant second in the 2008 local federal election, should have been the Liberal candidate all along. Tabbert, who grew up near Pembroke, now works for a law fi rm in Toronto.
Clouthier was calm and succinct in most of his comments, but broke into tears when speaking of how his nine brothers and sisters came together to support him during the campaign. He also expressed his pride for his sons and wife Deborah, whom he gave a tearful embrace.
As for how Gallant spoiled his bid for a second term as MP, Clouthier argued the people’s desire for a majority govern-ment ruled the day.
“I don’t really believe she’s that popu-lar. I believe the majority of her votes came because the people voted for Ste-phen Harper and the Conservative Party. I absolutely believe that.
“If it would have been a race between Cheryl Gallant and Hec Clouthier, I be-lieve in my heart of hearts, I beat her … You know what, they got a Conservative majority government, and let’s see what they do with it … If it had been a popu-larity contest or someone they believed could do the best job for the riding, ir-
respective of political parties, I believe I win. But that wasn’t the case.”
One of Clouthier’s many supporters was Renfrew resident Steve Jones, who designed his election website. Jones, who entered politics several years ago as a volunteer for a Conservative candidate, scratched his head over the results.
“I don’t know what to say. I don’t want to come across as negative,” said Jones.
“It is what it is. It’s reality. … They had their reasons (to vote for her), I suppose. That’s got to be enough. I (just) disagree with the reasons.
“I’m not the only one who’s going to say this, but has she done anything to warrant receiving (nearly) 60 per cent of the vote?” Jones asked. Gallant emerged with 53.4 per cent of the vote, down from 61.1 per cent in the last election.
“I’m disappointed on a lot of different levels,” said Jones. “I don’t think she’s earned it, but she’s got it. I know he (Hec) put his heart and soul into it (the cam-paign). I think he would have made a dif-ference.”
One of Clouthier’s biggest supporters, brother Tom Clouthier, thought so too.
“I’m very disappointed, that’s for sure,” said Tom.
“Hector worked so hard to try to win this riding. I think this riding lost a hell of a worker who would have worked for everyone because he’s full of energy, and our riding could sure use that energy.”
As Hec added before his offi cial reac-tion to Gallant’s convincing win: “It sur-prises us all, but the people have spoken … and they didn’t want another election for a while.”
Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke Votes
Gallant wins fi fth straight, looks forward to majority JOHN CARTER
A jubilant Cheryl Gallant was re-elect-ed for the fi fth time as Renfrew-Nipiss-ing-Pembroke MP Monday, but for the fi rst time as a member of a majority gov-ernment.
The re-elected Conservative MP was cheered by a couple hundred supporters as she entered her Pembroke campaign headquarters after it became apparent she was coasting to another easy victory in the Valley riding. Gallant defeated four rivals, receiving 53.4 per cent of the vote in the riding, the fourth straight time she has topped the 50 per cent mark.
In a short speech to the party faithful, exhilarated by the news of the Conser-vative majority, she expressed delight in the results, saying it would now be much easier to pass a budget and legislation to create jobs and grow the economy.
The government has a lot of legisla-tion it can now resurrect so it can follow through on its promises based on priori-ties clearly backed by most Canadians, she said.
Gallant said the majority government was especially gratifying for supporters in the room who had been helping her since her fi rst win in 2000 “when we did what they said was impossible (defeat a Liberal incumbent in the riding).”
Asked about her role in the majority government, Gallant said “whatever I’m
asked to do, I’ll do.” Her main priority is the constituents of the riding, she said, urging them to help her keep on top of is-sues before they get out of hand.
She credited her success to all of the people who alerted her to problems and provided input so she could properly “represent the wishes of Renfrew-Nipiss-ing-Pembroke in Ottawa.”
It’s the everyday issues that directly af-fect people’s lives that tend to be the most important, she said.
She also praised her staff for doing an “incredible job,” noting what is done in the riding between elections plays a cru-cial role in how people vote.
Asked if she would be making any changes to her style in response to criti-cism about some of her more intemper-ate remarks, Gallant admitted that “there are defi nitely areas of improvement I need to work on.”
When NDP candidate Eric Burton showed up at the Conservative party to congratulate the winner, Gallant praised him for running an issue-oriented cam-paign.
After concentrating on attacking the Liberals early in the campaign, Gallant turned her attention in the last few days to the surging NDP.
She suggested the choice for voters was between a Conservative low-tax plan that would create jobs, stimulate growth and eliminate the defi cit in three years and the NDP’s “high tax agenda” that would
include a new carbon tax to pay for “their multitude of promises.”
Gallant defl ected questions regarding possible social legislation changes now that the Conservatives have a majority, saying “our total focus is the economy.”
She did remind reporters that Prime Minister Stephen Harper has promised to do away with the long-gun registry, a major issue in her riding. “We can have a wonderful bonfi re (when it is offi cially
scrapped),” she quipped.However, there will continue to be safe-
guards and strict rules to ensure people don’t abuse the privilege of gun owner-ship, she said. But it won’t be the waste-ful, ineffi cient, privacy-invading registry, she added.
During the victory party, the registry was a hot topic, with one gun owner tell-ing another, “this is why we got involved in politics.”
Gallant’s campaign manager Brendan Mulvihill said he was amazed at what a strong and active team the MP had volun-teering for her during the campaign.
He said he was confi dent throughout despite some pundits’ predictions that she was in trouble in the face of an ener-getic campaign by former MP Hec Clout-hier and concern about some of her more controversial statements.
When a candidate wins four straight times with margins as great as Gallant’s, it would take a major shift to unseat her, he said.
Yet her campaign team, including a strong contingent of volunteers in Arn-prior and Renfrew, took nothing for grant-ed, he said. “It was very impressive.”
At the end of her speech to supporters, Gallant said: “Let’s party. We’ve earned it.”
There is a “long road ahead,” said the MP who has represented Renfrew-Nipiss-ing-Pembroke since 2000. “Our job is just beginning.”
Hec Clouthier reacts to fi nishing a distant second to re-elected Cheryl Gallant in the riding of Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke.
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Re-elected Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke MP Cheryl Gallant is congratulated on elec-tion night in Pembroke by Renfrew Reeve Audrey Green, left. In the background is Elwyn Behnke.
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Disappointing results for Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke LiberalsSHERRY HAAIMA
It was a disappointing evening for the Liberal Party across the country and can-didate Christine Tabbert. Her campaign-ers and supporters in the riding of Ren-frew-Nipissing-Pembroke were certainly feeling the sting as they gathered at the Best Western May 2 to watch the results.
When all was said and done, Tabbert earned 6,546 votes (12.7%) to fi nish fourth of fi ve candidates in the riding. In the past, the Liberals have always fi nished either fi rst or second in the riding.
Just a handful of supporters and vol-unteers were on hand as the polls closed at 9:30 p.m.
The crowd picked up a bit as the eve-ning progressed, but the spirits of those in attendance did not, as it became clear the Liberal Party was in deep trouble.
Tabbert, who watched the results pri-vately with her family before joining the party at the Best Western, admitted it was diffi cult to watch the evening’s events unfold.
“I think it’s a surprising result for a lot of people. A wave hit and the wave rolled across the country,” she said, making note of the NDP surge.
“The Liberal Party has a great tradi-tion in this country,” said Tabbert. “I don’t think it’s down and out. It’s certain-ly down, but it’s probably not out.”
Tabbert, who spent election day at vari-ous supporters’ home around the riding, said the voters are sending a clear mes-sage.
“It’s time (for me) to regroup and obvi-ously it’s time for our party to regroup. I think the voters have sent a big message to us over the past evening and we’ll have
to be looking at where to go from here,” she said.
Tabbert, a Toronto lawyer born and raised near Pembroke, said she is proud of how the campaign went and that she learned a lot along the way. “I certainly feel like it’s been a rewarding experience for the last year and a half,” she said.
Tabbert also offered MP Cheryl Gallant her congratulations.
“I would like to congratulate our Mem-ber of Parliament on her re-election. Serving the public as a member of par-liament is not easy and she is to be com-mended for her continued commitment to that role,” she said.
“I hope that she will be listening to all constituents and I hope that she’ll contin-ue her efforts to fi nd out what constitu-ents want,” Tabbert added.
She thanked the voters and also those who contributed time, money and enthu-siasm to the campaign.
“But we cannot stop here. In fact, this is only the beginning.
“It is the beginning of continuing to engage people in this riding in the politi-cal process, it is the beginning of work-ing together with all liberal-minded people in this riding. It is the beginning of healing past divisions and moving for-ward united.
“Together we need to make sure that every person in this riding has a voice within our local riding association and that past differences are set aside to unite us in a common purpose.”
TIME TO REGROUP, REFLECT
R-N-P Liberal riding association presi-dent Gail Richardson said she was sad-dened by the results. She agreed with
Tabbert that now is a time for refl ection and rebuilding.
“Clearly the message is that the Lib-eral party has got to rebuild. We’ve done it before and we’ll do it again,” Gail Rich-ardson. “We’re very capable of regroup-ing and moving on.”
The Liberals poor showing likely does call for a leadership race of some sort, said Richardson, though she praised leader Michael Ignatieff, describing him
as a “fi ne human being with a great deal to offer.”
“I supported him in the leadership race,” said Richardson. “I think he had a rough ride, it’s tough to come in that way, in a minority… and I think he actually did quite well.”
Locally, the riding association, which was on the verge of an annual meeting when the election was called, will re-group, as well.
“We will be coming up with some good common ground of what we need to do here and where we can go nationally,” said Richardson.
Tabbert’s hard work is to be commend-ed, she added. “She did an excellent job, she has worked tirelessly for months and months and months.”
MISSED OPPORTUNITY
Long-time Liberal and Whitewater Re-gion Deputy Mayor Izett McBride said the riding missed an opportunity.
“We’re obviously disappointed. I thought Christine would have been an excellent MP,” said McBride. “I’m one of those that have come to believe the most important aspect of electing an MP is the person themselves and what they will do for the riding as opposed to voting along party lines. I think the riding missed a great opportunity at this stage. But we’ve done that before.”
What went wrong for the Liberals this time around?
“Some say we’ve suffered a lot from a revolving door for leaders,” said Mc-Bride. “It’ll be tough for Ignatieff to stay on. I personally thought he was a terrifi c guy, he set the bar high and he had a lot of super ideas, but it didn’t sell.”
Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke Liberal can-didate Christine Tabbert addresses sup-porters late Monday evening.
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Burton proud of ‘huge success’ for NDP as party wins 102 seatsDEREK DUNN
The 30 or more NDP supporters at Eric Burton’s campaign offi ce in downtown Pembroke were dressed in bright orange and upbeat leading into election night, poking fun at incumbent Cheryl Gal-lant’s numerous gaffes and drinking pop and munching from the triangle-shaped sandwiches.
Burton worked the room, saying he was “optimistic” with comments at the door of voters; particularly in light of NDP leader Jack Layton’s “Orange Crush” surge in the polls prior to election day.
He even speculated that the right side of the political spectrum would split its support between Gallant and Indepen-dent Hec Clouthier.
“That’s what I’m talking about. These are voters that could lead to an NDP vic-tory,” Burton said. “Everything at the door is Jack, Jack, Jack.”
He remained convinced, right up to the moment results from Atlantic Canada be-gan to roll in, that a silent swell of NDP support would lead to a possible victory across Canada and in Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke.
Then supporters began to break up into different sections of the campaign offi ce, islands of faces gathering around laptop computers to watch the vote count on CBC’s website.
The laughter and enthusiasm gave way
to “oh-no” and groans of “let’s move to another country.” It became obvious the Conservatives were destined for a sizable victory, likely forming a majority govern-ment.
Burton grew philosophic when Gallant was fi nally announced as the winner.
“I’ve won and lost elections before, and I’ll win and lose elections again,” said
Burton, who fi nished third behind Gal-lant and Clouthier. “It’s just a matter of which ones.”
The sandwiches and cut fruit began to soften, the pop fl attened. Even the live jazz music seemed to fade and lose its piz-zazz. Many kept a brave face, saying they never truly expected to win but wanted to ensure the democratic process was ro-bust. They were happy at the opportunity to voice their convictions to the riding’s 73,000 voters.
As the numbers became clearer and it was evident the NDP would form the offi -cial opposition, Burton said the false dia-logue between a right wing Conservative party and a fake left wing Liberal party was fi nally put to rest.
The era of the Liberals running from the left and governing on the right will end, he said, adding one of his two main objectives was to place higher than Lib-eral candidate Christine Tabbert, which he did.
“Now a genuine discussion between the left and right can take place, not a right and right discussion,” he said. “When people can clearly hear the two sides, we’ll start to win power.”
Burton called the NDP showing nation-ally a “huge success,” but didn’t shy away from commenting on the Conservative victory.
“I’m disappointed just like everyone else here,” he said. “Today for a huge por-tion of Canadian citizens their plight is
going to be exacerbated. We are going to have to fi ght to keep the middle class. They (Conservatives) are going to push people into the poorer class.”
Still, it looks like the NDP will form the offi cial opposition, he said to supporters at the end of the night.
“We are the offi cial opposition in the House and here in Renfrew County,” he said. “That’s a change in the voter.”
He said important conversations took place during the race, including:
• Innovations needed to maintain uni-versal healthcare;
• How cogeneration and biomass can help the forestry industry;
• Supporting seniors so they can live with the respect they deserve;
• Planning ways to cooperate in dealing with environmental challenges.
“I’m going to say the same thing I would have said – win or lose,” he told supporters. “We need to work together to fi nd local solutions for the good of Ren-frew-Nipissing-Pembroke.”
Burton did better than NDP candidates do traditionally in the riding. The usual 10 per cent or less of the vote was increased this time to 13.4 per cent, ensuring fund-ing for the party. The president of the lo-cal NDP riding association intends to run again in 2015, but isn’t committing.
“We quickly made inroads because we didn’t even declare until a few weeks ago,” he said. “We see this as a big suc-cess. I may very well run again.”
Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke NDP candi-date Eric Burton speaks to supporters at his campaign headquarters Monday night.
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STEVE NEWMAN
Rosanne Van Schie sat in front of the television Monday night with her son and two daughters to learn the voters’ ver-dict.
Locally, in Renfrew-Nipissing-Pem-broke, the Green Party candidate’s sup-port dropped considerably, with just 1.7 per cent of the vote, or 877 votes.
The Green candidate in the 2008 elec-tion, Ben Hoffman of Foymount, received 3,201 votes, or a 6.8 slice of the voters’ pie. But it was an ecstatic end to the evening for Van Schie and thousands more Green Party candidates across Canada, as Green Party leader Elizabeth May knocked off Conservative cabinet minister Gary Lunn.
It was an evening of monumental change on the political landscape, as the New Democratic Party raced past the Lib-erals to become the new Offi cial Opposi-tion for the fi rst time in Canada, and the Bloc Quebecois was virtually wiped off the political map.
In the British Columbia riding of Saan-ich-Gulf Island, May took an early lead en route to a convincing victory. Her 31,900 votes left Dunn a distant second with 24,541.
In her victory speech, May told a cheer-ing crowd that Canadians proved they wanted a change in politics.
But not too much change, since the Con-servatives did roll to a third straight gov-ernment, for the third time in the party’s political history.
Van Schie, who lives near Kiosk, at the north end of Algonquin Provincial Park, says visits to residents in Chalk River, Deep River and Douglas − the only three communities where she went door-to-door − revealed a strong partisan Conservative wave was on its way.
She was also told some voters, who’d voted Green before, would not this time, in efforts to turf Cheryl Gallant from of-fi ce.
If the Green Party is going to garner more political gains, more work needs to be done “on the ground” between elec-tions, said Van Schie.
Meanwhile, she’s celebrating her Green Party leader’s huge breakthrough at the polls.
“I’m more pleased and relieved,” said Van Schie.
“She did a lot of work on the ground. She had 2,000 volunteers and she’s worked hard for a long time.”
‘PRETTY ECSTATIC’
“I was pretty ecstatic,” she said of May’s win after the leader was excluded from two leaders’ debates on CBC televi-sion.
“I was really glad because we needed that voice in the House. It’s a great start for us in Parliament because people will see the quality of the work she’s going to do in the House.”
Despite receiving less than 1,000 votes in her own riding, Van Schie said, “I’m really happy there was certain portion of the Green vote that stuck with the Green … it is an investment in the future.”
Now, she says work “on the ground” needs to include a push for more green economic initiatives, including biomass energy-production projects.
She said her party also needs to keep spreading the word that the Green Party is fi scally conservative.
“That’s what they did out West,” she said of May’s upset victory .
“I will run the next time. I see this as a long-term exercise,” added Van Schie.
“It was my fi rst time running, so I learned a lot as well.”
Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke Votes
Rosanne Van Schie says she’ll run again as the Green Party candidate in Renfrew-Nipiss-ing-Pembroke.
Mercury photo by Steve Newman
Local Green Party support drops, but leader elected to Parliament
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Letter to the Editor
To the editor:Well folks, in spite of a
widespread campaign to unseat her, Cheryl Gallant is once again our federal representative, but this time things were different, because this time she was re-elected because of clear-minded people who set aside their reservations and looked past her frequent gaffes to consider the bigger picture and then voted for the Conservative Party.
Consequently, the biggest congratulations in this elec-tion must go to the people of Renfrew County, who under-stood full well what needed
to be done, and did it.Indeed, Mrs. Gallant’s
latest win was due to the necessity of electing a Con-servative administration to govern our nation at this critical juncture, but there will be no “setting aside of reservations” if there is a continuation of what has gone on in the past.
In fact, like many others, my vote was not cast for Mrs. Gallant, but for Prime Minister Harper instead, and if you were to ask me, “Donald, do you think Mrs. Gallant could have done bet-ter in the last 12 years?” my answer is “Yes, she could
have done much better.”Nevertheless, Mrs. Gal-
lant has now been given the opportunity to do what she could not do as a member of a minority government, stymied at every turn, by a three-way coalition of so-cialists. In this regard, along with their expectations of performance, the eyes of Renfrew County voters will be upon her as never before, and this time they are not in the mood to tolerate any more nonsense, either on Parliament Hill, or in the riding itself.
As for future criticisms of Mrs. Gallant, we must be fair and make sure they are the kind of constructive criticisms that will encour-
age her to be someone her constituency can regard with esteem and gratitude, because at the end of the day the buck stops at Mrs. Gallant, to whom I now say, “To err is human, madam, but to reject bad advice is divine”.
As for those who may be wondering what this means, we must wait to see if the need arises to tell you, but for the majority of Renfrew County voters what this means has already been well and truly noted and that means, from this point forward, the future of Mrs. Gallant career is up to Mrs. Gallant.
Donald E. BroomeCobden
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There’s still hope for Cobden’s Rainbow Smelt
To the editor:While reading the Smelt Gate series,
I thought the following information might help those who are challenging the Resource Ministry’s trout-stocking in Muskrat Lake that has decimated its Rainbow Smelt population.
This information outlines the federal government’s Species at Risk Recovery Act (SARA) introduced in 2003 as part of a national effort to conserve and pro-tect species at risk, by providing for the recovery of wildlife that were being ex-tirpated, endangered, or threatened as a result of human activity.
This recovery strategy is designed to identify what needs to be done to arrest or reverse the decline of an endangered species, by setting goals or objectives covering the main areas that need ad-dressing.
As for the species at risk “conserva-tion and recovery policy” it is a process whereby the decline of an endangered, threatened, or extirpated species is ar-rested or reversed, by removing or reduc-ing threats to their survival, until such time as they are deemed to have suffi -ciently recovered.
The SARA program itself is an eight-way commitment by all provinces, terri-tories, and three federal agencies – Envi-ronment Canada, Parks Canada and the Federal Ministry of inland Fisheries and
Oceans – united under one accord for the Protection of Species at risk (Section 37 – 46) which spells out the required con-tent and process for developing recovery strategies.
As part of these guidelines, and de-pending on the status of the endangered species at the time it was assessed, a re-covery strategy must be developed with-in 2 years after a species is added to the endangered list.
In some cases multiple plans may be ad-opted simultaneously to defi ne and guide the recovery strategy applications, nev-ertheless directions set in the recovery strategy – are suffi cient to begin involv-ing concerned communities, land users, and conversationalist’s in recovery strat-egy implementations, while cost effective projects to prevent the reduction or loss of a species, should not be postponed due to a lack of full scientifi c certainty.
For further information about the Spe-cies at Risk Act and recovery initiatives, consult the SARA Registry at www.sar-taregistry.gc.ca.
I hope this will assist the many people working to ensure the existence of Rain-bow Smelt in Muskrat Lake, and speak-ing as a former Cobden resident and avid smelt fi sherman throughout my youth, I hope they succeed.
Dwaine TurcotteRenfrew
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Continued from Page 8As evidence of this input, anyone cross-
ing the Snake River Bridge on Highway 17 during the summertime can readily see the weedy congestion caused by agricul-tural nutrients being discharged into the river. Fondly do I recall the times when my dad and I would launch a boat at the bridge and return with a good catch of pike after trolling to Muskrat Lake and back, but now one would be hard pressed to paddle a canoe over this same route, let alone troll a lure through the mire of weeds choking the river.
Further evidence is provided by the bur-geoning increase of aquatic vegetation in Muskrat Lake, the ultimate recipient of the pollutants, where weeds and algae are being treated to a seemingly endless sup-ply of their favourite nutrients delivered to them compliments of Snake River and its man-made tributaries.
Recreational aesthetics aside, poten-tial toxin release from blue/green algae blooms has forced closure of Cobden’s beach, not to mention the threat to the
drinking water supply. To put things in perspective, from the 2005 survey it was shown that phosphorus from residential septic systems accounted for eight per cent of the total input to the lake, while Cobden’s sewage plant accounted for only four per cent. This fi gure was effectively reduced to two per cent following diver-sion of water plant alum sludge to the sewage plant in 2008, since alum enhances the plant’s phosphorus removal process.
Engineering studies were conducted in recent years with a view to reducing phos-phorus levels in Cobden’s sewage plant ef-fl uent even further, but any future efforts to reduce phosphorus and other inputs would make more sense if Snake River, the largest contributor at 59 per cent, was tackled fi rst.
With weeds rapidly overtaking the lake, and the indigenous fi sh disappearing, if the largest source of pollution is not ad-dressed fi rst, will a future epitaph read “HERE LIES THE LATE GREAT MUSK-RAT LAKE - CAUSE OF DEATH: ASSIST-ED EUTROPHICATION”? Let’s hope not!
David SimmonsCobden
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To the editor:The Calabogie Community Rink Com-
mittee (CCRC) held a very successful fundraiser, celebrating the Phase One completion of rink renovations. Shoot-er’s Bar and Grill hosted the event, pro-viding appetizers and music to entertain the guests. CFL player Justin Phillips and NHL player Mike Blundin attended, mingling with crowd. Over $1,000 was raised. CCRC would like to extend a big
thank you to Shooter’s for making the event possible, and once again to thank all of the Phase One volunteers. The ren-ovations would not be possible without the generous and extensive community support that the committee has received. Stay tuned for Phase Two!
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Retiring teachers honoured Friday night in Renfrew were, from left, Deb Doran, Lori Ju-nop, Roma Freeman, Barb Moreland, Scott Rubie and Alice Paige.
LUCY HASS
Nine retired or soon-to-be-retired teach-ers were honoured by their peers Friday night in Renfrew.
The annual meeting of the Renfrew County Teachers’ Local of the Elemen-tary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO) closed with a tip of the hat to a dedicated group representing more than 250 years of teaching experience, thou-sands of students, hundreds of new ini-tiatives, curriculum changes and more.
“They end their careers the way they began; enthusiastic and caring individu-als, teaching students to love learning,” the dinner programme read. Special men-tion was also given to teachers celebrat-ing 25 years of teaching: Lucie Langevin, Gail Okum, Lynda Lepinskie, Sherry Weichenthal-Aide and Joanne Instance.
Teachers at A.J. Charbonneau Public School in Arnprior nominated their stew-ard Karin Haelssig for this year’s Work-place Steward Award. Political Action Community Involvement Awards were presented to Jennifer Marquardt and Lor-raine Hamilton, celebrating their commu-nity involvement and volunteer work.
The nine teachers honoured were Alice Paige, Scott Rubie, Barb Moreland, Deb Doran, Steven Moore, Cathy Biernaski, Lori Junop, Diana Atkinson and Roma Freeman.
Paige has been involved in the fi eld of education since 1976 and began teaching in 1976 at CFB Uplands in Ottawa.
While working for the Renfrew County District School Board, she worked with the curriculum department and was a lead teacher and classroom teacher for primary, junior and intermediate grades.
Since the inception of ETFO, she has been involved as a family of schools advi-sor, vice president and then president of the Renfrew County Teachers Local.
“In 2004, I started the president’s job and since then I have always put teach-ers fi rst. I have developed a trusting rela-tionship with many of my colleagues and made good friends. Teachers are amazing and wonderful people,” she told the gath-ering.
“Meeting your needs has meant long hours of work, many miles of travel, hundreds of meetings, much wrangling and hours of talking and communicat-ing. Working locally with my teachers, stewards and executives and with my colleagues at Provincial has been an out-standing experience. I have done my best. I now look forward to living a long and happy life in retirement.”
Scott Rubie was an elementary teacher of some 27 years.
Fresh out of the University of Toronto in 1978, Rubie fi rst started as a fi sheries biologist, working in Bancroft, Algonquin Park then Sudbury.
He then went back to university in North Bay to get his teaching degree and began his teaching career in Fort Albany.
He and his family then moved to the Ot-tawa Valley, fi rst in Arnprior and fi nally to Admaston Township where they raised their fi ve children on 85 acres. He has taught in all the Renfrew schools over the last 25. During this time Scott found the time to earn a masters degree in science in education through the University of Northern Illinois.
Rubie wove environmental values into his daily instruction with his elementary students and Admaston Public School has gained the reputation as a leader in envi-ronmental education, largely through his efforts. He spearheaded numerous outdoor and environmental initiatives within the Renfrew schools over the last 20 years and is currently a member of the Renfrew County District School Board’s newly-formed Environmental Education Action Committee, a response to a recent Provincial Environmental Education Pol-icy Frame work.
His interest in the environment is re-fl ected through his personal life with his involvement in the Renfrew County Stew-ardship Council, Bonnechere River Wa-tershed Project, Ottawa River Institute and most recently the Renfrew-Nipiss-ing-Pembroke Green Party. He enjoys the outdoors, water colour painting and is passionate about sustainable living.
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Over 250 years of teachingLocal ETFO president among retirees
During Catholic Education Week May 1 to 6, county schools are highlighting the 2011 theme – Catholic Education: Celebrating the Spirit. The theme, says director of education Michelle Arbour, “emphasizes our reliance on the Holy Spirit in our day-to-day call to pass on the good news of Jesus in our Catholic schools.”
Activities included special prayer ser-vices, masses, displays of musical, visu-al and dramatic arts, books fairs, presen-tations and community outreach.
“The week is an important time for us to celebrate our relationships as mem-bers of home, school, parish and extend-ed communities,” said superintendent of education Jaimie Perry.
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They arrived on the strong south wind. A colourful array of birds arrived at Doris Quinlan’s feeders during the wind storm last week. A pair of cardinals, several goldfi nches, three pairs of purple fi nches and a rose-breasted grosbeak put in an appearance. During a pause in their task of carrying water out-side from the sump hole at 3 a.m. Doris and Marlene Hanneman heard a pair of great horned owls calling a number of times. Doris thanks her friends and neighbours for their help during the power outage.
SANDHILL CRANE
Murray Reid reports that a sandhill crane fl ew over his prop-erty on Friday. In previous years the cranes fed in the fi elds on the Reid property. Sandhill cranes do not nest in open country but choose a secluded area on or near water. The nest is a mass of aquatic plants lined with reeds, grasses and willow sticks. Nests are often found on a low rounded hill or on top of a muskrat house. The two eggs are olive buff in co-lour with blotches of brown and tan. Incubation is by both par-ents and lasts about 30 days.
WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS
Roger and Shirley Leith have white-throated sparrows com-ing to their feeders. This spe-cies as well as its close relative, the white-crowned sparrow are ground feeders and arrive just in time to scratch through any seed left on the ground after a winter feeding program. They do not linger but move on to their nest-ing grounds within a week or 10 days. The very white throat, black and white crown, yellow lores and their familiar “I love Canada, Canada, Canada” song are the best fi eld marks.
CANADIAN LAKES LOON SURVEY
The 2011 Canadian Lakes Loon Survey season is fast approach-ing and participants are needed from across Canada. It is a great opportunity for lake users and cottage owners to support re-search and conservation activi-ties. Participants survey their lake at least three times: once in June, once in July, and once in August, record the number of common loon pairs, and track each pair’s breeding success. Each participant receives a full package that includes instruc-tions and simple forms. After the
season is complete, participants return the forms to Bird Studies Canada or enter the information into the CLLS online database. Anyone who spends time on a Canadian lake and is interested in participating contact Kathy Jones at [email protected] or 1-888-448-2473, ext. 124.
ENVIROTHON A SUCCESS
The Renfrew County Envi-rothon gives secondary school students the chance to learn and interact with the outdoors through hands-on training. Experienced natural resource professionals set up worksta-tions focusing on developing practical knowledge and skills, as well as problem solving and critical thinking related to en-vironmental issues. Envirothon subjects include forestry, soils, aquatics and wildlife (animals and birds), plus the current en-vironmental issue topic, which for 2011 is, “salt and freshwater estuaries.” The event was held at Logos Land and was organized by the Renfrew County Steward-ship Council. General Panet will represent Renfrew County in the provincials in May to be held at St. George Ontario. Fellowes and Opeongo high schools par-ticipated in the event as well. A special thanks to Logos Land Va-cation Resort for the use of their facilities and my thanks to Ron Deshane for this information.
THE SOUNDS THEY MAKE
We usually think of birds as singers which they are, but there are some species that do not sing but make noises that achieve the same purpose, to claim a territo-ry and attract a mate. Woodpeck-ers hammer out their message on a dry, resonant piece of wood, sapsuckers (a woodpecker) tap on any piece of metal that pro-duces sound, fence wire, a tele-vision aerial, or a metal stove-pipe. We are all familiar with the whirring sound of a male grouse’s wings as he his demon-strating his prowess as a mate. The “booming” of a nighthawk’s wings as it pulls out of a steep dive is not as familiar as it was at one time. The winnowing sound made by the feathers of a snipe’s tail as it streaks across the sky is part of his courtship display. Anything to attract the attention of a potential mate.
Hummingbirds will arrive within the next 10 days. Redpolls have gone from most feeders. Watch for wood warblers.
Enjoy your birding. Ila and Jim Ferguson, 5313 River Road, RR5, Renfrew, Ont., K7V 3Z8 Phone 613-432-2738 or email [email protected].
JIM FERGUSONSCENE FROM THE
HAWK’S EYE
Goldfi nches arrive in the Valley
Photo by Jim Ferguson
A male American goldfi nch in full breeding plumage.
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STEVE NEWMAN
Long-standing Ottawa Valley music roots brought Julie John-ston her first album, but the cover came from Nova Scotia, and the lyrics from near and far.
She took the cover photo of a potter creating something beau-tiful on a lathe. Similarly, the Horton Township resident hopes her album’s music reflects the beauty of God’s creations.
The image is reflective of the country gospel album’s theme and name, He’s Still Working On Me. It’s also the last of 12 songs.
“He’s the potter and I’m the clay,” explains Johnston.
“I always thought, if I did a CD, I’d always want to call it He’s Still Working On Me.”
That song is by Joel Hemp-hill, but four others are her own − It’s Your First Christmas in Heaven, It Took a Miracle, Rags to Riches, and Invisible Nails.
She’s proud of the work that was recorded and engineered by Bruce Presley (a Barry’s Bay resident with strong Arnprior roots), and produced by Presley, herself and Dan Paul Rogers.
The oldest of 10 children of Danny and Sylvianne Dubois, Johnston says there was no shortage of musical entertain-ment while growing up near Shawville.
“There was never money for entertainment, but we always had music,” she recalls.
“My dad always had a fiddle out every chance he got.”
The Shawville-area children might even get pulled out of bed some weeknights if visi-tors happened by, so dad and the kids − who were all singing or step-dancing by the age of five − could entertain.
In fact, music also brought future husband Bob Johnston, who was playing with The Coun-trymen, to the Quebec side of the Ottawa River.
“Music got us introduced,” says Julie, who was invited to play with the band, which is still going strong decades later.
She played guitar and sang with The Countrymen for a while, but later left her job at RCA Victor to focus on being a stay-at-home mom.
However, music has never been far away.
In her soul, she might say,
as she sings in It’s Your First Christmas in Heaven, a tribute to sister Giselle, who lost her fight with cancer in 2003.
“I would say music sustained me, because when she died it really upset me … we were like two peas in a pod,” says John-ston.
That first Christmas without her was the most painful, as
Johnston echoes in the lyrics:Another year has come and
gone.With many blessings to be
thankful for.Though sometimes I’m sad, I
must be gladIt’s your first Christmas in
heaven.As we said our last goodbyesYou left this world without
complaining.And as I placed your hand in
His,Jesus knew my heart was
breaking.
Johnston, who became a Christian in the 1980s, is not a Bible-thumping kind of gal.
See ‘New’, Page 19
Soothing ride in He’s Still Working on Me album
Julie Johnston of Horton Township in the recording studio for her fi rst album, He’s Still Working On Me. At right: the album cover.
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Saturday May 14 at 9:00 am • Sunday May 15 at 9:00 am(viewing on sale days only)
Selling on Day 1- Professional Mechanical Tools and Equipment and Misc Items: Silent Air compressor, 7.5hp, 24 CFM- like new; Ingersol Rand T30, 2 stage compressor w/ 80 gal tank; Dupont electric paint mixing station, 100 can, sells complete w/ paintthat has be regularly mixed; Hoffman 9000lb 2 post hoist; Canablast large sand blaster cabinet; Vannorman disc brake drum lathe;Ammco brake drum lathe; Lincoln mig and tig welder; 2 Canox mig welders- large and small; Porta spot welder; Gray TSJ55 truckscissor jack, 7 ton; Genisys scan system (diagnostic); Ultra Pro 2 ½ ton end lift jack; transmission jack-1000lb; Daytona body lift jack-3ton capacity; Craftsman 20” drill press- ¾” chuck; Delta bench top drill press; Makita 14” chop saw; several Margurettebattery chargers; engine hoists; large Idealarc welder; Craftsman 10” radial arm saw; 2 head light aiming systems; B&D valverefacer; Champion 6500 generator-electric start-like new; Sullar diesel mobile compressor w/ JD diesel engine and hoses- in workingorder; strut compressor; 5 mechanic upper and lower empty tool chests; approx 100 shop kits; machinist precision tools, gauges etc; large quantity of specialty tools; many tool boxes; welding helmets and supplies; large quantity of air tools; grinders, drills, sanders, routers, skill saws etc; ¾” impacts; sanding and grinding supplies; many metal tool cabinets; hanging wall cabinets; tap and die kits; work benches and work stations; tire rack and tires; air paint shaker; transmission jack; fl oor jacks; O ring kits; torque wrenches; parts washer; air grinders; air hydraulic puller; Pasloade air nailer; Bostick air nailer; very large assortment of wrenches, sockets, hand tools; 12 bottle jacks; 20 HD jack stands; sand blaster; torches; gas water pump; high pressure washer; HD engine stand;pipe bender; 10” mitre saw; air reel; Wen body polisher; paint guns; assorted fabrication tools; shop supply cabinets w/ fi ttings, nuts, bolts, o rings etc; automotive supplies; bolts, nuts and bolts bins; come-alongs; Lincoln electric grease gun; numerous chain saws; anvils; selection of shop manuals; fi re extinguishers; vices; Makita whole saw kit; Selling on Day 2- Collector Cars, Vehicles, Engines, Parts, Farm Antiques, Snowmobiles, Household Antiques and Collectibles and Misc Items: 1985 Kenworth model W90 highway tractor-needs 1&3 injectors and tires-sells as is; 1930 Chrysler –oak spoke wheels-newly rebuilt engine-newly chromed parts-multiple parts and extras-partially assembled “ A Must See”; 1936Chev 2 door car – to be restored; 1975 Ford 1 ton cab and chassis-has been rebuilt and painted –some assembly required; 1974 Chev ½ ton-1 owner-automatic; 1968 Ford Fairlane; 1977 Ford T-Bird; 1987 Cadillac; 1988 Beretta- all vehicles sell “as is”; Diamond snow plow for pick-up, complete w/ harness and lights-used 1 season-like new; Engines: early Chrysler Hemi; rebuilt 350 engine w/ 4 bolt main ; approx 20 engines(and parts) for GM and Dodge; Detroit diesel engine components; 2 Detroit enginesto be rebuilt; 4 new 6.5 hp Champion gas engines –still in box; rebuilt heads; pallet of fi lters; pallet of alternators and generators; engine blocks; truck tool box; 1 ton truck deck; steel ½ ton truck rack; Toro15 hp hydrostatic garden tractor- 44” cut; Toro 12 hp hydrostatic garden tractor w/ lawn mower; Snowmobiles: 2 1972 Skidoo Olympic snowmobiles; 1976 Skidoo TNT 340 cc snowmobile; all in good condition – 1 owner; Farm Machinery and Antiques: Favorite wooden thrashing mill- always stored inside; Massey Harris wooden wheeled seed drill; fanning mill; sloop sleigh; wooden wheeled wagon; cutter; horse harness;large antique vice; forge; jumping jack; stationary engine parts; antique car parts; shaves, poles, etc; lumber and planks; Trent hay wagon; pipe hay elevator w/ motor -24’; Ford 501 mower, 3pth – 7’ cut; old metal clamp; large overhead garage door; scrapsteel; racks and shelving; Household Antiques; fl at wall cupboard; antique telephone; coal oil lamps; gramophone; antique wall clock; washstand; wooden washing machine; crocks; lanterns; trunks; dairy cans; school desk; churn; cream separator; creamand dairy cans; crosscut and ice saws; cast iron pots; irons; wicker high chair; wicker baskets; exercise equipment; many other assorted items too numerous to list- only a partial listing.
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From Page 17At 65, Johnston says she pre-
fers to express her thankfulness for God’s gifts to her, including music, and to be an example for others.
Her album is categorized as country gospel, but there’s defi-nite bluegrass in On My Father’s Side, The Cross Road, Yours and Mine, and Wings of Love.
Johnston’s own lyrics include Rags to Riches, whose words came following a car ride through a torrential downpour in the Unit-ed States. That day she caught sight of a beggar wearing shabby clothes while hanging out near the open door to a church.
“It looked like an invitation. It was like me before I accepted the Lord,” explains Johnston.
Inspiration for doing the album came, in part, from Ren-frew musician Al Utronki. He started recording the album in his studio before his death in early 2010.
Johnston’s completed album, produced out of Presley’s Barry’s Bay studio, features nine local musicians, including Johnston’s daughters, Jennifer and Denise. Their contributions include lead vocals in Yours and Mine, in which a daughter receives bad news from her doctor before being consoled by her mother.
As the song says: I’d love to turn your tears into
laughterAnd all of your rain to sun-
shineBut since I can’t take itLet’s make it yours and mine.The other musicians on the
album are Julie on guitar and vocals, husband Bob’s narration for one song, Al Brisco on steel guitar and dobro, Marie Brydges on keyboard, Dennis Harrington on fiddle, Rick Rogers on bass guitar, and Dan Paul Rogers with rhythm and bass guitars, mando-lin and harmony vocals.
Now that the album is com-pleted, Johnston hopes it enrich-es other people’s lives.
“I’m thrilled that I have it, but my bottom line is that I hope it blesses someone who hears it.”
With the album comes a sec-ond wish.
“I always want to remember who gave me this gift, this tal-ent,” she adds.
The album is available at more than a dozen Ottawa Valley stores.
They include Antrim Truck Stop, St. Francis-Memorial Hos-pital and Lorraine’s Pharmacy in Barry’s Bay, Valley Heritage Radio, Renfrew’s Rocky Moun-tain House, Heritage Hair Salon and The Ultimate Image, and Bob’s Music in Pembroke.
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Wolves become KingsThe Tier 1 Central (Junior)
Hockey League champions Pembroke Lumber Kings have a Renfrew Timberwolf look, with three members of the Valley Division champions – Lucas Gonu, Patrice Wren and defenceman Sam Gleason – summoned for last week’s Fred Page Cup, and now the Royal Bank Cup tournament in Camrose, Alberta.
The Lumber Kings are 1-and-1 after their opening two con-tests, a 5-2 loss to the Portage Terriers and 5-2 win over the Wellington Dukes.
Gonu chipped in with a goal and an assist at the Fred Page Cup.
Back on the home front, the Wolves announced that coach Tony Iob and general manager Brent Sylvester will both be re-turning for the 2011-12 season.
The Wolves will skate into the season as defending Valley Division champions for the fi rst time since winning the title in 2000.
Good start: I went 6-for-8 in the fi rst round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The two casualties were Buffalo and Anaheim.
This round isn’t looking too good so far. My picks were the Canucks, Red Wings, Flyers and Lightning. Only Tampa Bay and Vancouver led entering Wednesday night’s action.
Have the Wings played their poorest back-to-back playoff games in years, or am I just not giving San Jose enough credit?
* * * The lone Vancouver Canuck
to possess a Stanley Cup ring is Mikael Samuelsson, a Cup win-ner with the 2008 Red Wings.
And for this week: Name the only two men to coach Game 7s in the Stanley Cup fi nal with two different teams.
PETER CLARKPETER’S PUTTERINGS
PETER CLARK
A lot of cash has been donated since Sport Renfrew fi rst came into being in October of 1976. M.J. Blimkie, a member since the beginning, and Jim Miller, who joined the club about a year later, esti-mate $2 million has been handed out by the club over 35 years. Sports, Renfrew Victoria Hospital, Hospice Renfrew. You name it. They have supported it.
Sport Renfrew will be celebrating the club’s 35th anniversary this Mother’s Day when their host their weekly Sunday Night Bingo at the AFAC Wing.
Sport Renfrew’s fi rst bingo was on a Mother’s Day, in 1976 in what was then the old Renfrew Arena. When the ice was put back in for hockey season, bingos were moved to the Renfrew Armouries.
Finally, Argyle Street became the club’s permanent home when the Wing took over after the ice was removed for the fi nal time in the old Renfrew Arena in 1989.
“We were invited by the Wing because they needed a tenant,” Blimkie said.
“We moved here (Wing) on July 1st (1989), and had a fi ve-year agreement,” added Miller.
Sport Renfrew became a reality in 1975 when the Renfrew-Shawville Combines senior hockey team folded.
Four directors of the Combines, Glen Belanger, Bob Newberry, Ken Campbell and Blimkie, along with Stedmans store manager Al Denne, who became secre-tary-treasurer, founded Sport Renfrew.
They started out with $1,500. Newberry
was the fi rst president from October 1976 to January in ’77. Blimkie followed until October of that year.
Sport Renfrew was incorporated on Jan. 18, 1977.
“(Sport Renfrew) originally started out for sports (support) for kids,” Blimkie said.
“It was sports and recreation until 1994,” Miller adds. “Now we can donate to any charitable organization.”
Before Sport Renfrew’s Sunday Night Bingos began, Sunday was the only night of the week that did not have a bingo op-eration somewhere in Renfrew.
“The town had to change the bylaws so we could have a Sunday night bingo,” Blimkie recalled.
“Anything that was going, we were there,” Miller added. That includes uni-forms for minor hockey teams for years, travel expenses for teams and individu-als, and registration fees.
“We gave $100,000 to the new rink in 1988,” he pointed out.
Renfrew Victoria Hospital, the Hospice Renfrew campaign, the food bank, every school and the Town of Renfrew have also been among the many benefi ciaries of Sport Renfrew’s support. The club has doled out $752,241.38 since 1994.
A sign of the times, raising funds to keep all of this going is tougher for Sport Renfrew today, than it ever was in the past.
“We have a decline in bingo players. Our average crowd used to be over 300. It’s declined over the years. We are in survival mode really,” Miller points out.
Sport Renfrew celebrates 35 years of Mother’s Day bingos
Sport Renfrew has been a big backer in the community for 35 years. In front row from left are Marjorie Lewis, Suzanne Lachambre, Mary Blimkie, M.J. Blimkie and Jim Miller; and back row, Jack Chevalier, Karen Godda, Pat Soucy, Jack Dillon and Lou Belleville. Allan Guest, Dianne Chevalier and Valerie Perrier are missing from the photo.
“We are down due to casinos, lotteries, no smoking...
“We once had 700 people out for a spe-cial monster bingo,” he added.
Membership is also down, to 13 mem-bers after what once was more than 30.
Among current members who have helped raised a lot of money are Blimkie since day one, Miller 34 years, Karen God-da 24, Lou Belleville 22, Marjorie Lewis 20, Valerie Perrier 19, Allan Guest 16 and Pat Soucy 13 years. Other current mem-
bers are approaching 10 years.Lucy Lewis recently retired after 25
years, but is a lifetime member.Before his passing a few years ago,
Scotty MacLean put in 21 years and was also named a lifetime member.
Sport Renfrew will be looking to rekin-dle some old memories and fi ll the Wing for their 35th anniversary Mother’s Day Bingo May 8.
Featured will be a $5,500 prize board.The fi rst bingo ball rolls at 7 p.m.
PETER CLARK
The St. Joseph’s Jaguars se-nior boys soccer team didn’t let the wind stand in their way.
The Jaguars got the Upper Ot-tawa Valley High School Athlet-ic Association 2011 season off to a fl ying start with a 2-1 win over the Arnprior Redmen at the Arnprior District High School soccer pitch last Thursday.
Brett Riopelle and Jesse Kong scored for the Jaguars.
Keeper Zach McIntyre was solid in backstopping the victo-ry for coach Mark Valliquette’s squad. He was solved just once, on a penalty kick.
“We had a good defensive ef-fort in tough weather condi-tions,” Valliquette said.
Arnprior topped coach Renee Turcotte’s senior girls 2-0.
The Jaguar junior girls got the season off to a high-scoring
and winning start on a wet Mon-day afternoon at Opeongo.
St. Joseph’s outlasted the homestanding Wildcats 3-2.
Candace Albanese, Breigh Whalen and Sonya Bergin were St. Joseph’s goalgetters in support of goalkeeper Renee Gauthier.
“It was a good game for both teams considering the condi-tions. We beat a good team,” Jaguars coach Linda Ainsworth said. The fi eld was in a sloppy condition following a good bout of rain earlier in the day.
Coach Tim O’Connor’s junior boys squad battled right down to the wire before two late goals in the second half gave Opeongo a 2-0 win.
All four Jaguar teams renew their cross-town rivalry with the Renfrew Collegiate Raid-ers on the soccer pitches at St. Joseph’s and Ma-Te-Way Park today.
St. Joseph’s Jaguars open soccer season with two wins KIM FLEGUEL
The Olympic Edge peewee tri-ple-A spring hockey team did pret-ty well in their fi rst tournament, the Little Sens Tournament at the Bell Sensplex last weekend.
We played four games and were able to advance to a fi fth, a quar-terfi nal game.
There was 12 teams in total and the top six moved on. Scores were a 3-2 win against the Maplesoft Hawks, 5-0 victory over the Ot-tawa Admirals, 7-0 setback to the Ottawa Little Sens White and 2-2 tie against Primex Power.
We lost 6-0 to the Ottawa Little Sens Red in the quarterfi nal.
Goaltender Cameron Iob played all fi ve games in this tour-nament and goal scorers were Tate Leeson, Jordan Warner and Jordan Radford with two goals, and singles by Lucas MacIntosh, Ben Scheuneman, Patty Kyte and Zach Moran. The team is back on the ice in Kingston this weekend.
Olympic Edge in fi rst tournament
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Mrs. Asselin’s house is for sale & she is moving, everything to sell. Good clean sale.
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Ladies Spring Basketball
After the lowest scoring half this year, Mid-Town Flooring and Ray’s Flowers were dead-locked at seven apiece.
Mid-Town found its touch in the second half, scoring 27 unan-swered points and continuing on to a 38-15 victory. Kelsey Jessup made her presence felt upon her return, topping all scorers with 10 points. Maddie Kubiseski add-ed nine.
Mid-Town Flooring broke a 14-14 tie with Signature Styles to fi nish the fi rst half up 24-16. They continued strong in the second half for a 53-25 win. Kelsey Jes-sup again led the charge, with 12 points, followed by Hali Gilmour with 10. All seven players for Sig-nature Styles scored.
The Reunions had too many offensive weapons for Signature Styles to contain, and cruised to a 57-31 victory. Stacey Hill (17), Mae Donohue (14), and Lindsay Edwards (12) all hit double fi g-ures for the Reunions.
Tasha Latendresse hit four treys on her way to 16 points to lead Signature Styles.
Allison Clarke, Diane Mul-vihill, and Theresa Naismith scored 12, 10, and 10 points re-spectively to propel Aikenhead’s past Dunbar Petroleum 36-27. Erin Kennedy hit for 11 for Dun-bar Petroleum.
Aikenhead’s was hot early, leading Frances Lemke Co-oper-ators 12-8 after only six minutes. They cooled off quickly, however, and trailed 16-14 after another 10 minutes. Aikenhead’s never re-gained their touch and dropped a 38-28 decision.
Ray’s Flowers had another slow fi rst half, only 10 points, but it was good enough for a two-point lead over the Co-operators. Rays managed to keep a fi ve-point lead into the dying min-utes, forcing the Co-operators to foul. Lisa Blokland had a tough time from the line, hitting only one of 11. The rest of the team came up big, hitting fi ve of six to pull away 29-18. Ann Gagan had a game high 10 points.
Mid-Town sweeps doubleheader
Renfrew Collegiate Institute hosts the school’s annual Bonnie Kerr Memorial Cure For Cancer Carnival at the Ma-Te-Way Activity Centre Fri-day, May 13 from 4 to 7 p.m. The event features infl atables, carnival games and canteen. All pro-ceeds go to RCI Relay For Life.
The 2011 RCI Relay for Life is scheduled for Friday-Saturday May 27-28 from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. at Ma-Te-Way Park. This year’s theme is sports. The Raiders have raised well over a quarter of a million dollars in cancer-related events over the years. Their 2011 goal is $90,000.
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Josh Naismith of the St. Joseph’s Jaguars, left, takes time and space away from this Arnprior Redmen striker during Upper Ottawa Valley High School Athletic Association senior boys soccer 2011 opening-day action in Arnprior last Thursday afternoon. The Jaguars prevailed 2-1. St. Joseph’s was also victorious in the junior girls season curtain raiser with a 3-2 win over the Opeongo Wildcats.
PETER CLARK
St. Joseph’s Catholic High School senior soccer teams swept an Upper Ottawa Valley High School Athletic Association dou-bleheader from the Madawaska Valley District Wolves Tuesday.
Laura Hagerman scored both goals and keeper Sarah Ennett registered the shutout in the Jag-uars’ 2-0 senior girls victory.
“It was a great team effort,” Jaguars coach Renee Turcotte said.
The match was played in less than ideal (rainy) conditions, the coach added.
The Jaguars ran out to a 5-0 fi rst-half advantage en route to a 6-1 win over the host Barry’s Bay school in the senior boys clash.
Brett Riopelle and Jared Rio-pelle notched two goals apiece to pace the Jaguars.
Cole Rochon, on a penalty kick, and Peter Vice collected singles for St. Joseph’s.
Zach McIntyre earned his sec-ond win of 2011 in goal for coach Mark Valliquette’s squad.
Jaguars sweep Barry’s Bay
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2011 LEAF AND YARD WASTE CURB SIDE REMOVAL SCHEDULE
The Spring leaf and yard waste removal service will be provided for three weeks commencing the week of April 18th, May 2nd, and May 16th.Note:The pick up for the spring service will begin on the Monday of each week.
~ Invitation ~TO: Past and current Members of Renfrew Town CouncilDATE: May 16th, 2011LOCATION: Renfrew Town Council ChambersTIME: 6:30 p.m.
OCCASION: Unveiling of Offi cial Displays of:
Renfrew Town Councillorsfrom 1858 to present
&A portrait of former Mayor Sandra J. Heins will be placed on the Mayor’s Wall to commemorate her
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We cordially invite those who have served or family of past council to celebrate the Unveiling.
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Alex Tachiatis left, gives Curtis Bernard a lift dur-ing wrestling practice last week. The Renfrew and Arnprior wrestling clubs are teaming up to host the Eastern Canadian novice (age 9-10), and kids (age 11-12) Festival and the bantam (age 13-14) Wrestling Championships at the Ma-Te-Way Activity Centre this Saturday and Sunday. It is estimated the two-day event will draw 250 to 300 wrestlers from Ontario and eastern Canada. Spectators are encouraged to come out. Entry is $3 daily or $5 for a weekend pass. Renfrew previously hosted this event in 1996.
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The Renfrew and Arnprior Wrestling Clubs will host the Eastern Canadian Wrestling Champion-ships at Ma-Te-Way Activity Centre Saturday and Sunday and spectators are encouraged to come and cheer on the local kids. About 70 local wrestlers will be competing for titles in the novice (ages 9-10), kids (ages 11-12) and bantam (ages 13-14) divisions male and female.
Renfrew is looking for its 16th consecutive team title. For the past 16 years Renfrew has won at least on of the six team titles up for grabs and usually has taken two, three or four team titles.
Having this event in Renfrew is good for our club, as well as for the local economy,” said Shane Smith, chair of the 2011 Canada East Novice and Kids Fes-tival and Bantam Championship committee.
“It is great that this event is happening this weekend with so much going on in Renfrew for people visiting to see. People will view this town as a vibrant place and see the type of people we are, always trying to make this place even better than it already is. We want to extend a huge thank-you to all our local businesses and citizens who helped us to organize and supported us with this tourna-ment. We hope that you come out and take a look at some of the action,” Smith added.
Opening ceremonies are scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday with wrestling sessions at 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday’s action runs from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with bantam and team awards to follow.
The Ontario Youth Wrestling Festival and Ban-tam Provincial Championships were held this past weekend in London.
Local medal winners were:• Gold: Samantha Smith, Chelsea Bernard, Molly
McFarlane, Samantha Daynes, Cole Herbert.• Silver: Tiara Lewis, Rachel McDonald, Brandon
McDonald, Ryan Landriault, Haden Moore, Taylor Mayotte, Henry Innes, Ida Yates-Lavery, Britney McGrath, Morgan Dyer-Charlebois
• Bronze: Logan Picard, Cole McKee, Lillian War-ren, Justin McClelland, Megan Terry, Brady Lim-law, Aleisia Ciphery, Jolie Brisco, Shanna Beau-champs, Simon Rose, Jade Charlebois and Cassy Hewitt.
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From the Ladies Tee
Winter has fi nally lost its grip, and we are starting another sea-son at the Renfrew Golf Club. The course weathered well and golf is now in full swing. Excit-ing things have happened, and we now have a new manager, Sebastien Brown, a new greens keeper, Charles Jarrett, and the only CLGA lady professional in the upper Ottawa Valley, Chris-tine Jarrett.
May is a very busy month, so mark your calendars:
• May 2: The ever-popular la-dies’ golf clinics started. There are six clinics. You are also wel-come to book a private or semi-private lesson with Christine at any time.
• May 3: Our fi rst Ladies Day, sponsored by Southern Breeze Tanning Salon.
• May 4: The fi rst-ever Ladies Recreation League kicks off. Thirteen teams have signed up to play a scramble format on either the front or back nine, al-ternating each week.
• May 11: Christine will be holding a demo day for Adams Golf. This is for ladies only. Come any time between 2 and 6 p.m. and try out some new clubs.
• May 13: Ladies Opening Night is a charity event, with the proceeds going to the Wings of Phoenix Brain Injury Rehab. Sponsors are Ella’s Boutique and Rick J. Desilets Financial Solutions. Come out for social hour between 6 and 7 p.m. and taste the wonderful appetizers made by our own Jamie Paulen.
Then, stay for a fashion show, with fashions from the RGC Pro Shop, Douglas Moore Fashions, Ella’s Boutique, and Fraser’s Clothes Shops. This was very popular event last year, so get your tickets early. Tickets are $10 and are available from any of the above stores, including the pro shop, as well as from any of your executive.
• May 14: Lee Sharpe Best-Ball Tournament in conjunction with the men’s tournament, the Larry Sharpe Memorial Best Ball Calcutta. The sign-up sheet is in the locker room. Last day to sign up is May 7.
• May 24: First Ladies Fun Night for 2011. Aptly entitled Spring Fever, this evening prom-ises lots of fun and frolics.
Regular Ladies Days also take place on Tuesday, May 10 and May 17.
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Hike for Hospice master of cer-emonies Jamie Cybulski knows the value of Hospice Renfrew.
“This past January I lost my father to brain cancer and he passed away in hospice,” Cybul-ski told the many walkers gath-ered for Sunday’s fundraiser.
“It was almost three months to the day of diagnosis.”
His story touched the hearts of the many walkers gathered in Stewart Park beside the Presby-terian Church to register for the annual walk.
Cybulski told the walkers his father was anxious in hospital, just not himself.
“Within 24 hours of put-ting him into hospice he was at peace.
“It was something about the place – we like to credit the staff, just the atmosphere alone.
“It (Hospice Renfrew) is a phe-nomenal place, not just for him,” Cybulski said. “They also took care of us (the family) as well. They took care of us so we could be that loving family member.
“We can’t say enough about the place, my family and I,” he added, personally thanking all who walked to raise money.
By the end of the walk a to-tal of $37,616 was raised, with more money expected to roll in over the next few days as walk-ers were actually being handed money along the route.
Mark Papousek also assisted Cybulski with emcee duties and the band Forty Creek entertained the walkers during registration.
In an e-mail Monday, organizer Jo-Anne Dowdall-Brown thanked all who participated in the day.
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as $39,286.15 – and growing.“This could have not been done
if it wasn’t for your part in the equation. This area just fl oors me with its generosity; always giving of its time and its money,” she said.
Dowdall-Brown noted Sarah Leighton of Ultimate Fitness, who helped with the pre-hike warm-up, is Canada’s new wom-en powerlifting champion and is going off to the world champion-ships in November.
“It is a great story. It is beyond imagination how much she can lift,” she said. “They are given, from the Canadian Association, $200 to go to Latvia, Europe and have fi gured out it is going to cost about $5,000 to go.”
The Dragonfl y Golf Links, along with her friends, is already organizing a golf tournament for July 30 to help raise money for her and husband/coach Paul Vaillancourt to attend.
Emergency service personnel were the lead walkers for Sunday’s Hike for Hospice. Limbering up with a ‘toy soldier’ walk at the pre-hike fi t-ness break are, from left, Parademic Deputy Chief Leslie Wirth, OPP Auxiliary Constable Rick Trahan, paramedic Lindsay Edwards, Renfrew OPP Sgt. Rob Guty, and Amber Stitchman and Cheryl Menkhorst of the parademic service. Mercury photos by Lucy Hass
Paramedics’ acting district man-ager Steve Osipenko and daughter Danica hike for hospice.
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The cast of The Opeongo Opera bids g’day: Back row, from left: Josh McCoy, Devon Black, Ish Theilheimer, Robin Pinkerton, Ambrose Mul-lin, Ken Ramsden. Front: John Haslam, Maureen McCoy, Will March, Fran Hobbs, Emma March, Chantal Elie. Kneeling: Terry McLeish. Not in photo: Charity Ross.
Opeongo Opera, and a Killaloe homecomingWith quite a few new players
on its team, Stone Fence Theatre promises its famous Ottawa Val-ley hospitality and unique heri-tage entertainment in an all-new season in 2011. And this year, it returns to its “home town” of Kil-laloe in fall for a homecoming.
The company plans 15 supper theatre performances in Egan-ville and Killaloe of a brand new musical called “The Opeongo Op-era: a tamarackin’ tour of the Ot-tawa Valley.” Additionally, there will be four concerts with top per-forming artists this summer. The company, which sells most tickets by phone, has a new box offi ce host, Stephanie Parsons of Bar-ry’s Bay. The new local box offi ce phone number is 613-756-3081. Or call toll-free 1-866-310-1004. This year for the fi rst time, the compa-ny is also selling tickets on-line at its website www.stonefence.ca.
The Opeongo Opera could be one of the company’s most enjoy-able shows yet, according to pro-ducer/director Ish Theilheimer. “We have some very talented - and funny - new people as well as most of our most-loved veter-ans,” he says. The show, he says, is “defi nitely not an opera!” but, rather, a “rollicking collection of songs, comedy and stories about the Valley.” New stars in the cast include singer Fran (Fran Band) Hobbs, singer-songwriter Terry McLeish and the brother-and-sis-ter musical duo Emma and Will March of Pembroke. Returning veterans are John Haslam, Ken Ramsden, Ambrose Mullin, Mau-reen McCoy and Peter Brown.
The Opeongo Opera will per-form July 19, 20, 26 and 27; Aug. 2, 4, 9 and 11; Sept. 23, 24 and 30, and Oct. 1, 14 and 15, with special shows Thursday, Oct. 27 and Fri-day, Oct. 29 in Killaloe at St. An-drews Parish Hall for a special Killaloe homecoming in honour of the company’s late business manager, Joe Murray. The show will also be performed in Sheen-boro, Quebec, Aug. 13.
For many years, Stone Fence Theatre has featured concerts with top heritage performers. This year the company features one for every week of its summer season. This year’s shows (all at 7:30 p.m. in Eganville) include:
July 21: Louis Schryer in con-cert. More often seen now judging fi ddle contests than performing.
July 28: “In a Little Shack up the Pontiac,” hosted by Debbie Be-
champ and Carol Kennedy, with Barry Gilchrist, Gaston Nolet, Francois Dumond, Serge Martin and Marie Claude Breault.
August 3: Stephanie Cadman and Celtic Blaze. Ottawa-born Stephanie is one of Canada’s elite fi ddlers and won the World Tap Dance Championships in Germany at age 16.
August 10: Russell DeCarles from Prairie Oyster with Steve Briggs and Denis Keldie.
Dinner theatre tickets for the show, with a full country-style roast beef dinner, cost $48.67 plus tax. New this year, the company is offering theatre/concert pack-ages, which include seats to one show and one concert, for $69.03 plus tax, a savings of more than fi ve dollars.
The youth price for theatre of $26.55. Groups of 10 or more get a 10 percent discount. Groups of 20 or more get a 15 percent dis-
count. Concert tickets cost $25.“I don’t know of another com-
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More than 40 people volunteer with Stone Fence Theatre, work-ing behind the scenes, doing promotion and publicity, seating patrons, and preparing terrice meals for which the company has become famous. Volunteers get free tickets and Stone Fence Theatre gear “and become part of a great family,” he said. For information, email [email protected] or call 613-756-3081 or toll-free) 1-866-310-1004.
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Education
David Wilder (far left) and Tom Moir of the Algonquin Chapter of Pro-fessional Engineers of Ontario are joined by the winners of last month’s Engineering Design Challenge at the Best Western Renfrew Inn. The challenge for students Grades 5 to 8 was to design, construct and test a small spacecraft structure made out of hot glue, popsicle sticks, card-board and ingenuity. The winners were those whose structure best withstood projection from one end of a see-saw after a 10-pound bag of sand was dropped on the opposite end. Duncan McIntyre of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School built the lightest spacecraft, at seven grams, to win in the Grade 5 category. His brother Foster (right), also at Our Lady of Fatima, won the Grade 6 division. They each received a Super Scientist certifi cate and $50. The event was part of National Engineering Week. Mercury photo by Steve Newman
SUPER SCIENTISTS
The Bonnie Kerr Memorial Cure for Cancer Carnival takes place Fri-day, May 13. Hours at the Ma-Te-Way Activity Centre are 4 to 7 p.m., with
infl atables, carnival games and can-teen. Admission is $2; all-inclusive ride tickets are $5 or $13. All proceeds go to RCI Relay For Life.
Memorial Curefor Cancer
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Church ServicesTrinity-St. Andrew’s
United Church291 Plaunt St. S.
Rev. Heather KinkaidRev. Barry Goodwin
Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m.Wheelchair AccessibleLoop Hearing System
Upgraded Sound SystemChurch Office 613-432-2285
Mon. - Thurs. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.Call if transportation required
Website: http://www.tsarenfrew.ca_____________________________
St. James Lutheran66 Elgin Ave. E. 432-5078
Pastor Bonnie ScharfSUNDAY, MAY 89:30 – Worship and Fellowship
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Hebron Christian Reformed ChurchPastor David Tigchelaar
433-3598431 Albert St.
Sunday 10 a.m.Worship Service – Nursery Available
Sunday School During ServiceCoffee Break
Women’s Interfaith Bible StudyWednesday morningsFrom 10:00 -11:30 a.m.
Story Hour and Nursery forChildren 5 yrs. and under Available
Everyone is welcome_____________________________
Castleford United Church
3875 River RoadRev. Dr. Richard Hollingsworth
Sunday 9:00 a.m. Worship
Sunday School_____________________________
ElmwoodBible Chapel
200 Francis St.432-4572 432-3087
Wednesday7:30 p.m. – Bible Study, Prayer
SUNDAY, MAY 89:30 a.m. – The Lord’s Supper11:00 a.m. – Family Bible Hour
and Sunday School_____________________________
The Salvation Army8 Argyle St. at Munroe
Corps Officer/PastorSUNDAY SERVICE 10 A.M.
Women’s MinistryMen’s Ministry
Bible Study613-432-7721
All Are Welcome!_____________________________
The Renfrew Presbyterian Church
Ministers:The Reverends
Brian and Alison SharpeOrganist: Mrs. Elizabeth Brumm,
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10:00 a.m. – Worship Nursery Care Available
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.If transportation is needed,
please call Shirley at theChurch Office 432-5452.
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Come join us in worship“I was glad when they said to me,
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Renfrew Baptist ChurchCorner of Plaunt & Railway
432-4266Rev. Tom Smith
SUNDAY, MAY 810:00 – Worship
Cable Channel 22Sundays 11 am & 3 p.m.
Bible Study, Wednesday 7 p.m.All Are Welcome
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The Anglican Church of Canada
ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE Corner Argyle St. at Patrick
Phone 432-3062 Ministry
Rev’d. Cathy McCaig with the members of the Parish.
SUNDAY, MAY 88:00 a.m. – Morning Worship
and Sermon11:00 a.m. – Morning Worship
and Sermon Come and Worship_____________________________
The Roman Catholic Community
OUR LADY OF FATIMA PARISH
100 Lisgar Avenue, West432-8525
Saturday 7:00 p.m.Sunday 9:00 a.m.
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER PARISH331 Plaunt Street, South
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CalabogieBible Fellowship
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Sunday 10:30 a.m. Worship
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Join the celebration as Baby Feast turns 10DOROTHY GARLOUGH
2011 marks 10 years that Gar-lough Photo has been shooting babies.
This isn’t gruesome shooting, damaging the little bundles, but it is joyful shooting, commemo-rating them through fine por-traiture.
Unbelievably, I’ve shot over 300 babies during the 10 years that my business, Garlough Photo, has been hosting The Baby Feast and raising funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Society.
The babies seem to pour out of the woodwork every spring when the studio runs the compe-tition for the babies with the nic-est smile, the chubbiest cheeks, and the brightest eyes.
These categories are not to be outdone by the most angelic, the most mischievous, and the most delicious baby in all the land.
The community has celebrat-ed its babies and has helped to raise funds forjuvenile diabetes for a decade now. How perfect is that?
This is not to mention the fun I’ve had in squeezing the little ones and participating with the parents in doing whatever it takes to get the attention of the baby. I will attest that I’m not the only crazy there!
Ten years makes this a special event, just a little more splash, a little more celebration.
Garlough Photo is excited about it and looks forward to meeting the new babies in our 10th year of celebrating The Baby Feast.
It is running from May 13 to 27.
Yeah! The Baby Feast is back. Book your appointment today. Call 613-432-6448 or e-mail [email protected].
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With many recent successes and overwhelming community support, the Bonnechere Manor Foundation has successfully raised over $300,000 for the audi-torium. This however, is just the beginning for the funds required to make the auditorium fully op-erational as a resident and com-munity centre.
In 2010, the County of Ren-frew and the City of Pembroke increased their contribution to the project to $600,000 and asked the Foundation to raise an addi-tional $100,000 over three years in order to begin the building process. As the construction cost did not include furnishings, the Foundation has been asked and agreed to raise an additional $20,000 over four-years for Audi-torium furnishings.
Presently, and including the $24,600 donated through in-kind construction donations, the Foundation will just barely reach their original commit-ment of $324,166. Thus, another $120,000 remains to be raised to make the auditorium operation-al. And it won’t stop there. On the wish list are curtains for the stage, surround-sound speakers and stage lights. These additions will make the auditorium a won-derful venue for the residents of Bonnechere Manor and the sur-rounding community.
The Bonnechere Manor Foun-dation is a volunteer-led regis-tered charity with the mandate to provide funding for items such as these that are not cov-ered under Ministry of Health mechanisms. Traditionally, the Foundation has covered costs for resident trips; Wii fi t equipment; interior decorative painting of Pinnacle Wing doors; renova-tions for the Sun Room; com-munal internet access for resi-dents; and other miscellaneous resident and building requests for equipment and supplies. The Auditorium is by far the largest project that the Foundation has taken on and would not have been possible without the over-whelming support received from the community.
With the recent commitment of $100,000 over 20 years ($5,000 per year) from the Rotary Club of Renfrew, things are looking good over the long-term for the Foundation.
However, the auditorium re-quires more funds in the short term than the Foundation can presently provide. Future fund-raising strategies to meet these needs will include offering nam-ing rights for chairs, tables, cur-tains, lights, artwork and more. Plaques capturing the names and message of the donors will be placed on the furniture and donated equipment.
Other initiatives will include seeking donors who may have material for stage curtains or blinds that they wish to donate to the cause. Also, the Tree of Life – where families receive an engraved leaf in honor or memo-
ry of a loved one – will continue to grow.
Once the auditorium is com-plete, a local artisan will create and display the Tree of Life on one of the auditorium walls.
If you, or someone you know, would be interested in support-ing the Foundation by providing funding or materials which will
enhance the lives of the resi-dents and communities of Ren-frew County, please contact the Foundation at 613-432-4873, ext. 1253, or visit us on-line at www.BonnechereManorFoundation.com.
The Foundation wishes to thank all of its donors – great and small – for their contribu-
tions to the campaign.“We wouldn’t have come this
far without you and we can’t wait to thank you all in person when we see you at the grand opening later this spring,” says Foundation chair Don Goulet.
Watch for more details on the grand opening and other festivi-ties coming soon.
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Like Bob Dylan said, “Times, they are a changin.’”
These words could not be more suited to what is currently hap-pening at Renfrew Collegiate In-stitute.
Nick Sparling, president of student council at RCI, is gradu-ating this June. Nick is off to university and we wish him luck in his future endeavours. This however leaves a void for a presi-dent at our school. Last week was the election for our new president. The candidates for the position were Anthony Burton and Hillary MacMillan. Both are members of the Bluezone stu-dent council at RCI, the VP of activities and the VP of dances respectively.
Anthony and Hillary both are committed to creating a better environment at RCI and work-ing with the students in order to achieve their goals. Anthony Burton was the successful can-didate.
With his strong determination, stellar speech, great personality and campaigning he was able to capture the title of president at RCI. Congratulations Anthony and thank you to Hillary for your commitment to Renfrew Colle-giate!
As Nick passes the torch to An-thony, we think of what is to hap-pen at RCI with a new student
voice and a new student leader of our school.
Renfrew Collegiate was enor-mously successful at Options 2011. Our technology students placed as follows:
First-place fi nishes were earned by Andrew Corcoran in the small engines category, Kel-sie Rodden in Nail Art, Jacob Bell and Chris Roffey in carpen-try pairs and Jeremy Riopelle, Nick Hildebrand, Kurt Nolan, and Jake Donohue in four-per-son carpentry.
Third-place went to Brianna Bingham in Hair Braiding and Rebecca Neudorf in Cabinet Making. Rebecca was the only woman in her category. We are extremely proud of our technol-ogy department Raiders.
The French department went to Montreal as part of their cur-riculum last Friday. They expe-rienced a variety of the cultural offerings that Montreal has to offer.
It really seems things are be-ginning to take shape as we get ever closer to the summer break, with a new president and a stu-dent trustee, times certainly are a changin’.
Burton elected student council president at Renfrew Collegiate
Education
On April 28, St. Joseph’s Catho-lic High School, along with many other Renfrew County schools, attended Pembroke Memorial Centre to participate in the 2011 Options job fair.
This is a skilled trades and ca-reer fair that provides students, teachers and members of the community with the opportunity to learn more about trades and apprenticeship opportunities.
Mostly Grade 8 and 10 students attended from SJHS, with the exception of some students who were competing in the Renfrew County Skills Competition.
These were competitive events of different categories, where students competed against each other to fi nish with the best prod-uct or demonstrate the best skill. Some of these included cuisine, construction techs, photography, and hair and make-up.
Two students from SJHS were awarded fi rst place in the cui-sine skills competition. Con-gratulations to Matthew Tse and Holly Besseau-Onion for their culinary skills, and to Ryan Mc-Nulty and Thomas Reid for their
third-place fi nish in the Pit Stop Challenge.
This skilled trades and career fair is an annual event and is a very helpful experience for stu-dents, especially for those who still are unaware of what they would like to do following high school.
It is also very helpful for those who are looking for summer, part-time, or even full-time em-ployment, as they are exposed to different employers and job openings that they might not otherwise be aware of.
This is a very hands-on event in which students were able to learn how to operate small ma-chinery or get their nails paint-ed by other students who are practising these skills.
Overall, Options 2011 had many things to offer and turned to be a very tremendous experi-ence.
VICTORIA SLIGHTJAGUAR JOURNAL
A fi rst and third for St. Joseph’s at Options 2011
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Joe Steele of Renfrew Collegiate Insti-tute is the new Renfrew County District School Board student trustee. He replaces outgoing trustee Rebecca Lockley.
Five students applied and during his campaign Steele shared ideas on how to improve student communication to the board and best represent all seven sec-
ondary schools. “This is the largest turn-out in the history of our student trustee elections and once again the quality of our candidates was outstanding,” said director of education Roger Clarke. “We should be proud of the work our second-ary schools are doing in preparing stu-dents for leadership positions,” he said.
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Education
At left, Central Public School Grade 1 student Jenny-Ann Villeneuve and her family enjoy sharing her latest writing project at Central Public School’s Celebration of Young Writers.
At right, Grade 1 students Jayden O’Brien and Maya O’Ryan proudly share their latest writing pieces.
Central students demonstrate skills
Parents, grandparents and friends of the Grade 1 and Grade 2/3 students at Central Public School gathered in the school lobby Thursday night, March 10 for a celebration of student writ-ing.
Students displayed a wide range of writing samples, in-
cluding stories, fact books, pic-ture books, comics, riddle books, poetry, cards and labels for their parents and family.
The students enjoyed the atten-tion and the special treats while families had the opportunity to talk with staff about their child’s progress and school activities.
Tobacco is no fun, Von Behrens warnsPETER CLARK
Gruen Von Behrens took his fi rst dip of chew tobacco at the age of 13.
“At fi rst it made me kind of sick and real dizzy,” he recalled.
What the Illinois native didn’t realize is that it was the fi rst step toward a powerful nicotine ad-diction that would change his life forever.
By age 17, the skilled ballplay-er was diagnosed with oral can-cer. His battle with cancer forced him to give up his dream of be-coming a major league baseball player and to endure 40 painful surgeries, leaving him severely disfi gured.
Now recovered and in his thir-ties, Von Behrens speaks out about the dangerous reality of tobacco, moving his audiences to laughter and tears.
Students at Renfrew Collegiate Institute were given a good les-son in life from Von Behrens in a Grant Gymnasium assembly March 23.
Von Behrens’ talk was present-ed by the Renfrew County and District Health Unit.
“I was 13 years old when I fi rst used spit tobacco. I wasn’t think-ing about the long-term effects on my future,” Von Behrens said.
His mother drove him to the
dentist one day, thinking he was having trouble with his wisdom teeth, but Von Behrens knew it was much worse than that.
“What started out as a sore on my tongue eventually grew and split my tongue in half. I thought of what doctors would have to do to remove (the cancer) and it scared me to death. I was terri-fi ed,” he recalled.
He endured a 13-hour surgery and learned that about four of fi ve people with this cancer die within fi ve years of their fi rst treatment.
“I was in your seat not too long ago,” he said to the gathering at RCI. “I had no problem getting dates on a Friday or Saturday night. The only things I cared about were baseball, food, and women, in that order.
“Nineteen is supposed to be the best year of your life. I had all my teeth taken out. It (the surgeries) is unbearable pain. Now I’m on the other side of the fence.
“Tobacco did this to me,” he said of his face and jaw. “I look this way because of tobacco. Everywhere I go, people would whisper as I walked by. People stare. “It’s not what you are on the outside, but who you are on the inside,” he adds.
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613-433-3626Teri Leech, Sales Rep.
(cell) 613-433-6994Lisa Dunbar, Sales Rep.
(cell) 613-633-0062
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3129 BENNETT-LAFONT RD., HORTON
• Main fl oor beautifully renovated with quality fi nishes througout.
• 2+1 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, partially fi nished basement.
• Double attached garage.• Great access to Hwy 17 for commuters.• One acre lot on quiet dead end road. • This one won’t last long-call Lisa for your
personal viewing.• Asking $249,900.00.
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155 NEILSON ST. ARNPRIOR• A Million $ View of the Ottawa River from the
upper and lower decks• 3 bedrooms and 2 1/2 bathrooms in main
house• 2 bedrooms, kitchen and bath, in attached
granny suite• Insulated heated garage workshop with
bathroom.• $345,000, Call Teri for details.
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Thank You
Renfew Dairy Queen401 O’Brien Rd(613) 432-3065
850 O’Brien Rd., Unit #6(613) 432-7618
Thank YouChild’s Paradise Day Care Centre would like to thank everyone
who made our Parent to Parent Sale a huge success!
Calabogie Peaks Resort ~ J&J ChocolatesDiscovery Toys ~ VanillaDesigns
The Warehouse ~ O’Brien TheatreRegal ~ My Sunshine Designs
Creative Memories ~ Metro ~ SubwayBudget Roofi ng & Renovations
Titan Paralegal ~ Walmart ~ McDonaldsRenfrew Ontario Early Years Centre
Vendors ~ Shoppers ~ Volunteers
With your support we were able to raise funds for Child’s Paradise & Renfrew County Child Poverty Action Network.
Next Sale ~ Oct 22, 2011 www.childsparadise.ca
Monica Scopie, Broker Offi ce 613-623-7303Home 613-623-4629
www.coldwellbanker.ca
Beautifully renovated 3
bedroom, 2 bath split on large lot in Renfrew.
Asking $199,900. MLS#786577
COLDWELL BANKERVALLEY WIDE REAL ESTATE
BROKERAGE
Spacious custom bungalow on 12.6
acres on Waba Creek near White Lake. $339,900.
MLS#788445
OPEN HOUSESaturday, May 7th
2:00 - 4:00
42 Airth Blvd, Renfrew, K7V 2J3Plenty of personality in this beautifully maintained story and a half home. It’s charm is made up of hardwood throughout, gas fireplace, dormer windows and built in crown molded ceilings. Fully fenced in large back yard with good sized garden, mature trees and garden shed. This is a friendly neighborhood close to parks, shopping and schools. Must see this one of a kind spacious home. Keep in mind all window coverings included.
Wylie KentfieldCentury 21 Explorer Realty Inc.Sales Representative, Realtor
My contact info:Direct 613-601-6033 Office 613-253-4253
Email [email protected]
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COLDWELL BANKER VALLEY WIDE REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE 800-897-1841 • www.coldwellbankervalleywide.ca
3 bedroom hi ranch with 2 baths on a 1 acre lot. Attached oversized double garage. Tastefully
decorated - Spotless! $179,900. Call Jenn for details MLS#790285
Ottawa River Waterfront Home. 200 feet of beautiful shoreline,
very private, 1800 sq. ft. of living space, MLS #791014 $399,900. Contact Donna or Mike Defalco
1-800-897-1841
Waterfront Acreage 3.94 acres on the beautiful Madawaska River,
drilled well on property, attractive residential location, MLS #788699 $300,000 Contact Mike or Donna
Defalco 1-800-897-1841
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Heritage
Renfrew Collegiate Institute graduate Dr. Peever off to the navy MAY 4 1911
CLEAN UP: In these days of house- cleaning, the cleaning and tidying up of outside premises should not be overlooked. Clean, tidy yards not only improve the appearance of the town generally, but also any effort along this line may be set down as a premium paid on health insurance. Citizens in general should maintain the good standard set in former years, for cleaning up their yards and grounds, doing away with the unsightly collection of winters accumulation – such as cans, papers, ashes and other undesirable rubbish. Clean Up! May 15 is coming. But more important still, civic pride is always here, or should be.
OF LOCAL INTEREST: The Eganville Leader last week had the following local interest. “Mr. J.A. Kincaid visited Renfrew on Monday to have a look over the hotel fi eld. The greatest drawback, he found, was the poor condition of the buildings and the lack of modern conveniences. The fi nan-cial outlook is inviting for an up-to-date house as the want is a crying one, and commercial men are pleading for better accommodation. Mr. Kincaid has still the matter under consideration. It is ru-moured in Renfrew that Mr. M.J. O’Brien proposes erecting a palatial new hotel.”
APRIL 30 1936
REMEMBERING AUNT CLEMMIE: Great Aunt Clemmie was brought up to the Spartan life. She enjoyed (she always said) getting up at fi ve on a Sat-urday morning, hanging her market basket over her arm, and going downtown to do the marketing for the week-end. She said “If you get there fi rst, you’ll get the best.” Aunt Clemmie is a fi ne remind-er of her time. Nowadays she needn’t rise with the birds to be sure of a full market. It’s so much simpler and more effi cient to spend a few minutes with the advertisements. Marshalled before you in your newspaper is all the news that is necessary for your good living. There in the advertisements are facts – sound solid facts – about prices and quality.
Advertised trademark merchandise must be honest merchandise. Or it wouldn’t be advertised.
DR. MERVIN PEEVER TO ENTER BRITISH NAVY: Dr.. Mervin Peever, a graduate of Renfrew Collegiate In-stitute and of Queen’s University is shortly to leave Ottawa Civic Hospital, where for a year or more past he has been an interne and will enter the ser-vice of the British Navy. He will en-list for a term of three years, the fi rst six months of which will be spent in a naval hospital for a study of tropical and other ailments. It was by virtue of
high recommendation from Queen’s that Dr.. Peever has received the en-gagement. Skill as a physician and high standing in athletics won him fa-vour. Dr. Peever visited at his parental home in Northcote on Sunday.
MAY 5 1971
NEW APARTMENTS: New accom-modation in the form of bright new one-bedroom apartments will be built to the Haramis Block this summer, and will be ready for occupancy in October. Rent for the units will range from $145 to $155 per month and will include heating, water and light. Park-ing space for residents has always been arranged for. Mr. Lenser told the Mercury-Advance he expected to
start in the next week or so, and Mr. Haramis said that students whenever possible will be given work during the summer months.
PORTRAIT SKETCHES: One of the most unusual and enterprising tasks undertaken by any of the classes so far, is the portrait sketching of 8A St. Thomas Apostle School. Mr. Windle has several excellent artists in his classes and the sketches are done from photo or a portrait. The charge is only $1.00. If you would be interest-ed in having a sketch of your children or yourself contact Mr. Windle at St. Thomas Apostle School, or any stu-dent of 8A.
For help with research, contact Olga Lewis at [email protected].
OLGA LEWISFROM THE OLD FILES
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• 1200 sq. ft. retail space + 2-1 bedroom apartments upstairs (currently rented)
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627 FORTINGTON STREET• Great location for your business• Bright & spacious, private back
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72 PRINCE STREET• Central to downtown area • Unit C – 760 sq. ft.
Unit D – 900 sq. ft.• Rent includes heat & hydro
MLS#781732, 781733
26405 HWY #41• Private Country Setting!• 2 bedroom home in Griffith on
3.28 acres with walk-out lower level
• Large single garage with work-shop & spacious loft MLS#784143
298 BALDWIN AVENUE• 1.5 storey 3 bedroom home in
lovely neighbourhood• Many upgrades already done• Nestled on corner lot close to school
playground MLS#782385
41 BONNECHERE STREET• 4 bedroom, 2 storey brick home
with eat-in kitchen & main floor laundry
• Newer furnace, windows & roof• Detached garage MLS#787563
102 MERVIN LANE• Fully upgraded family home with
fully finished lower level with rec. room, office & bedroom
• Situated on 2.6 acres• Close to Burnstown beach & boat
launch MLS#783936
189 ROSS STREET• Enjoy this turn of the century 2.5
storey home with 3 floors of living space
• Side porch & deck• Completely updated with lots of
charm & character MLS#789622
429 MCNULTY ROAD• 150 acre hobby farm great for all
recreational activities• 1.5 storey home, 3 bedrooms,
office & eat-in kitchen• Private location MLS#788712
2385 HWY. #6063 Acre Hobby Farm on HWY#60, 5 miles from Renfrew. 2 bed-room 1.5 storey house on newer foundation, large open ended barn with tack room. Would be great for the horse lover or any smaller farm operation - Very Affordable! MLS#790796
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63 McBRIDE ROAD• 3+2 bedroom bungalow with
open concept design• Finished lower level with family
room, 2 bedrooms, office & bath with laundry
• Good sized foyerMLS#781868
FEATURE PROPERTY• Family friendly home in private setting on outskirts of Cobden• Well built & beautifully maintained brick & stone bungalow• Sunken living room with hardwood floors, 12’ ceiling, large windows
& propane fireplace• Fully finished lower level with 2 bedrooms, propane fireplace and
access to heated double car garage MLS#755689
375 AIRTH BLVD.• Spacious 2 storey home on nice corner town lot• This home requires some TLC but features LR, DR, main floor
bedroom, laundry & FR• Upstairs has 3 bedrooms and bath• Detached single garage + carport MLS#787716
NEW PRICE
$159,900
463 JESSUP ROAD• 2+2 bedroom bungalow on 1 acre with
open concept dining room & kitchen• Completely finished lower level with large
family room• Immaculate & Private! 2 minutes to Mink
Lake MLS#781290
708 FOURTH AVENUE• Detached 3 bedroom bungalow spic & span,
inside & out• Large family room in lower level + fully
insulated garage/ workshop• Quiet street close to the Millenium Trail
MLS#775840
6143A CENTENNIAL DRIVE• Centennial Lake Waterfront• Picturesque location for this 2 bedroom, 2 bath seasonal
residence with 2 balconies looking out onto the lake• Wood interior & wood stove give a warm cozy feel
regardless of the weather MLS#790485
406 HUBERS ROAD• 2 storey, 4 bedroom updated
farmhouse with gleaming hard-wood floors
• Several log outbuildings & heated 3 bay garage
• 300 acres with spectacular viewsMLS#782100
660 HYDRO BAY ROAD• 19 acres on Muskrat Lake with
725’ of waterfront• Very private, excellent for
recreational activities• Great location to build your
dream home MLS#755153
16 HARAMIS DRIVEIn-town building lot in prime
residential area! MLS#783813161 BANK STREET
Excellent in-town building lot for your dream home! MLS#770784
280 MASK ROADBuilding lot in Industrial Park. Zoned
M-3 with many possibilities!MLS#779371
O’BRIEN ROAD1 acre lot in the heart of high commercial activity. Plenty of
options & potential. MLS#781726
308 WADE AVENUEPRICED RIGHT
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INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED
Enright Real Estate Brokerage
OFFICE 613-623-7922330 White Lake Road, Arnprior, Ontario
DIRECT 613-432-5573
GORGEOUS OTTAWA RIVER WATERFRONT
Over 3000 sq.ft. of family living space, 3 br/3ba, walkout to the level lot on the river. Swim, boat and fi sh to your hearts content. $559,000 MLS#779259
SPACIOUS HOME ON LARGE LOT IN QUIET AREA
Hardwood fl oors, furnace and central air in 2008, eat-in kitchen, oversized storage or work-shop. Needs a little TLC but worth the sweat equity ONLY $149,900, MLS#790036
FAMILY FRIENDLY WATERFRONT HOME ON LAKE CALABOGIE
Great views! Great boating, swimming and fi shing! Sunroom over-looking the lake with sliding doors to master bedroom. Full basement with extra bedroom, bathroom, workshop and family room. $420,000. MLS#790330
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VICEROY CHALET HOME ON 12 ACRES
Cedar deck, creek and pond, custom kitchen, stone fi replace in living room, free golf and skiing $329,900 MLS#778886
RENOVATED AND READY TO GO
Great beginnings, eat-in kitchen, over-sized lot, single car garage, new laminate fl oor, soffi t and fascia REDUCED TO $129,900, MLS#779647
NEWPRICE
OPEN HOUSE SAT. MAY 7, 2-4
1385 STORYLAND ROADREDUCED - LUXURIOUS COUNTRY LIVING - stunning new home, easy access to highway, hardwood fl oors, custom kitchen, full basement with many windows. MLS#778885, $259,900
NEWPRICE
WATERFRONT lot - bring you trailer or build your dram home on the Bonnechere jsut outside of Renfrew $59,900
WATERFRONT LOT - 5 Acres on the Bonnechere - perfect for off the grid home, hydro is available if you want it - kayak, canoe, swim or fi sh. $69,900 440974
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KARGUSReal Estate Inc.
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SPECTACULAR 2 bdrm condo on back corner for max. privacy. Quality fl ooring, freshly painted throughout. Includes appl. Security bldg. MUST SEE . MLS 791540 ASKING $124,500
LOCATION! LOCATION! 3 bdrm all brick. Private lot in town. Familyroom in lower level. Formal dining. Custom kitchen & ensuite. MUST BE SEEN! MLS 784947 ASKING $269,900
FULLY FURNISHED 3 BDRM cottage! View and access private beach & Ottawa River. Leased land. Septic installed. MINS TO TOWN! MLS 791536 ASKING $79,900
OTTAWA RIVER furnished 2 bdrm cottage. Area of permanent homes. Gorgeous brick fi replace. GREAT FAMILY SUMMER GETAWAY! AVAILABLE IMM. MLS 785606 ASKING $269,900
Great 3 bdrm side split in Renfrew. Formal dining, laminate fl oors, appliances. Lovely lot. Oversized paved prkg.EXCEL-LENT STARTER/RETIREMENT! MLS 790743 ASKING $184,900
FURNISHED 3 BDRM cottage with well & septic. Great place to enjoy many family summers. VTB possible with good down payment. MLS 785623 ASKING $199,500
INVESTMENT OPPURTUNITY centrally located & fully rented. Appliances, gas furnaces. Lots of parking. CALL FOR DETAILS! MLS 790943 ASKING $224,900
TRIPLEX FULLY RENTED central location. Gas heat. Circular driveway! Ravine lot. Appliances. Full bsmnt GREAT INVESTMENT! MLS 790936. ASKING $229,900
CALABOGIE skiing & golfi ng just minutes away High ranch w/ walkout & garage/workshop for the hobbyist. Appliances. AVAIL. IMM. MLS 790133 ASKING $248,500
GRAND 3 BDRM home loaded w/ upgrades in Renfrew. Two staircases, appliances, fenced & hedged yard. MAKE YOUR MOVE HERE! MLS 791130 ASKING $182,900
MADAWASKA RIVERFRONT 4 bedroom, 2 bath permanent home. AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY. CALL TO VIEW. MLS 791219 ASKING $369,900
RENOVATED BRICK former schoolhouse along HWY 17 between Renfrew & Arnprior. TERRIFIC FAMILY HOME! MLS 790137. ASKING $228,500
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JENNIFER LAYMAN
One of the challenges that came with Expo 150 was raising funds. While many local festivals qualify for government funding, Expo 150 did not. This is because it is a one-time event and not being estab-lished to occur annually. Having no access to funding was a signifi cant challenge to meet in order to pull off the largest local festival ever to take place in the region. In less than one year, the business commu-nity of Renfrew County, and those with ties to the region contributed more than $230,000 to assist with expenses of the event, and contributions are still coming forward. In addition to the commitment in cash, there is at least the same level of commitment for in kind services, media contributions and volunteer time. This is truly a festival that celebrates the best of Renfrew County.
MUSKET VOLLEY, WIFE SALE AND MORE
One of the goals of Expo 150 is to show how thing happened in the past, and one of the most interactive displays will be a Pioneer Village. A group of 21 “camps” will live on the site for the entire four days of Expo 150 and will produce some exciting historical counts of life in Ren-frew County. There will be daily displays of whip tricks, hawk and knife throws,
fashion shows, a frontier wedding, tea boil competition and even a wife sale. The ever-popular musket volley will also take place throughout the four days as well. The Pioneer Village will occupy a signifi -cant amount of space at Expo 150 to take people on a journey back in time.
WHAT TO EXPECT AT EXPO
To enjoy your day most at Expo 150, please keep in mind that this is an outdoor event, taking place on a sandy fi eld. The best footwear will be that which provides easy walking on sandy ground. The Com-mittee has also made the decision to not allow pets on the grounds, with the excep-tion of guide dogs. This is due to several reasons but mainly to support the enjoy-ment of all people who will be attending the event. Parking is free and immediate-ly adjacent to one of the three entrances. St. John Ambulance will also be on site to assist with any issues. The goal is to pro-vide a casual four-day event for visitors. More information will be available on the website in the near future.
FACEBOOK FACTS
Over 352 people have joined Expo 150 on Facebook, hearing about interesting people, places and events related to Ren-frew County. You can become a fan today at www.facebook.com/expo150. Feel free to submit any interesting facts you have to us as well.
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613-432-2100www.century21.ca/eadyrealty
Morris EadyBroker of Record
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Dennis YakabackReal Estate Broker
Cell 432-0041
Patti ReidSales Rep.
Cell 401-0197
Charlene Riopelle Badour Sales Rep.
Cell 433-4082
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Vincent JohnstonSales Rep.
Cell 433-2254
Kelly DerueReal Estate Broker
Cell 433-2681
Rick ReidSales Rep.
Cell 401-3212
I welcome your weekend call on any
listed property
On Duty This Weekend
Patti ReidSales Rep.
613-401-0197
• $ 234,900• Beautiful brick
bungalow• Great
Neighbourhood• 3 Bedrooms• Workshop w/
separate entranceMLS # 790624Call Vince 613-433-2254 to view
NEW LISTING - 215 WADE AVE.
• $229,900 • Beautifully decorated• 4 Bedrooms • 2 Baths• New gas furnace • Fenced rear yardMLS #784987. Call Charlene for more info 613-433-4082
139 BARNET BLVD.
• $ 269,900• 4 Season
Cottage•10 Min. from
Renfrew• Wood & Oil Heat• Private Lake – no
public accessMLS # 791277Call Vince 613-433-2254 to view
NEW LISTING - 533 LAKEVIEW LANE
• $278,900• Renovated both inside & out• Great for commuters• Insulated garage • 3 bedrooms• Hardwood floors MLS#788690Call Dennis 613-432-0041 to view
1494 GILLAN ROAD
• $139,900 • 1-1/2 Storey• 3 Bedrooms • Large Lot• Quiet Neighbourhood MLS #787395.
Call Charlene at 613-433-4082
20 NADOBNY LANE
• $359,900 • 1986 sq ft per floor• 3 + 4 Bedrooms • 3 Baths• Quartz & granite countertops• Hardwood floorsMLS #785807 Call Kelly for more info 613-433-2681
238 FOXDEN ST.
• $189,900• All Brick • Double paved driveway• Gas heat - Central air• 3 Bedrooms • Quiet neighbourhoodMLS #785132 Call Morris for more info 613-432-1830
151 SIMPSON AVE.
• $249,900 • Brick Triplex • Large main floor (vacant)• Have tenants pay mortgage• Large sunroom • Newer shingles MLS#788973Call Dennis 613-432-0041 to view
319 McANDREW
• $259,900 • Solid Brick • Detached insulated double garage• In-law suite• Private hedged rear yard• New shingles - windows replacedMLS #783915. Call Dennis 613-432-0041 to view
76 GRAHAM AVE.
• $249,900• Custom Kitchen• Wood burning fireplace• Gleaming hardwood floors• Private rear yard w/pool• Gas heat & C/AMLS #789756 Call Kelly 613-432-2681 to view
40 BARNET BLVD.
• $145,000• Great family home w/large addition• 3 Beds, 1-1/2 Baths• Huge master bedroom• Oak kitchen w/built-insMLS # 790353 Call Patti 613-401-0197 to view
5117 HIGHWAY 60
• $169,900• Nice home in nice
neighbourhood• Detached single
garage• Well maintained /
no work• Family room w/
fireplace• Gas Heat & C/AMLS # 790484Call Kelly 613-433-2681 to view
NEW LISTING - 51 BARNET BLVD.
• $169,900 • Immediate occupancy • 3 Bedroom Brick Bungalow• Family Room with cozy gas stove• Newer gas furnaceMLS #785313 Call Dennis 613-432-0041 to view
54 HARPER ST.
• $329,900• 4 Bedrooms • Large kitchen• Separate dining room• Private rear yard w/pool• Lifetime roofMLS #789676Call Dennis 613-433-0041 to view
81 STEVENSON• $219,900 • Country home• Detached double
garage• Main floor family
room• Newly renovated
kitchen & bath• In ground poolMLS #790655 Call Kelly 613-433-2681 to view
1046 GOSHEN RD.
• $239,900• What a makeover• 3+1 Bed, 2-1/2
Baths • Family Room
• Well updated inside and out
• Spacious eat-in kitchen
MLS # 791277Call Dennis 613-432-0041 to view
NEW LISTING - 43 HARPER• $369,900• Gorgeous Bungalow• Well built• Large property• View of Calabogie Lake• 2 Car attached garage MLS #719096Call Vince 613-433-2254 to view
1012 FRANCIS ST., CALABOGIE• $126,900• Good starter home• 3 Large Bedrooms • Hardwood
throughout• Separate dining
room• Patio doors to
deck MLS #790895 Call Dennis613-432-0041 to view
805 KING ST.
• $199,900 • Corner Property• 2 Homes• Main house, 5 bedroom , 3 Baths• Rental house - 1 Bedroom• Excellent Investment PropertyMLS # 785595. Call Morris 613-432-1830 to view
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Mobile home; with large addition,Mobile home; with large addition, features include: kit., L.R., 2 B.D.R.,features include: kit., L.R., 2 B.D.R., family room 17’x12’, sewing roomfamily room 17’x12’, sewing room 18’x11’, propane heat, separate18’x11’, propane heat, separate insulated shed, two decks outinsulated shed, two decks out front, all this on large lot, askingfront, all this on large lot, asking $98,500. Call Ross for details$98,500. Call Ross for details 613-433-1133.613-433-1133.
ROSS PEEVERSales Representative
Res. 613-432-5394
Metro City Realty Ltd. (Renfrew) BrokerageA locally owned Independent Member Broker
330 Plaunt St. S., Renfrew K7V 1N3 432-7562
RENFREW COUNTY
Visit us on the web at www.remaxrenfrew.com
246 OPEONGO RD.Custom Brick bungalow, kit, D.R.,Custom Brick bungalow, kit, D.R., L.R., with brick fireplace, mbr. withL.R., with brick fireplace, mbr. with 4pc ensuite, 2 b.r. lots of closet space,4pc ensuite, 2 b.r. lots of closet space, and full family bath. Walk-out base-and full family bath. Walk-out base-ment with rec room on ground level,ment with rec room on ground level, large unfinished area, gas heat, a/c,large unfinished area, gas heat, a/c, large back deck overlooking partlarge back deck overlooking part of Renfrew, 2 car attached garage,of Renfrew, 2 car attached garage, paved drive, many more highlights.paved drive, many more highlights. Call Ross at 433-1133.Call Ross at 433-1133.
604 FORTINGTON ST.Kitchen, DR, Large L.R. with hard-wood Fl., 1-4 pc bath, sec fl , 3 BDR, 1-2pc bath, full basement with rec room, BFA, Gas boiler heat, Back deck, 1 car detached garage, Don’t miss out on this home. Asking $199,000. Call Ross 433-1133.
186 PINNACLE ROAD4 LEVEL SPLIT - MINUTES FROM REN-FREW Eat in Kit with new pot lights, leads to large deck, Separate D.R., L.R., all overlooking Renfrew. Upper level features BDR, 1-4pc bath, Large MBR, 1-3pc ensuite with jacuzzi tub highlighted by skylight, large walk in closet; 2nd level has, cozy family room, laundry room plus 1-3pc bath, furnace room. Lower level, B.D.R., large hallway, 2 car fully insulated garage, beautiful hard-wood fl oors throughout this home, pave drive, quality landscaped. Call Ross for details at 433-1133.
1075A LAKE DORE RD.PRIME WATERFRONT
Location, Location! Family home on the beautiful shores of Lake Dore. 165ft of magnifi cent eye catching waterfront-great swimming.The home has been freshly painted throughout.Hardwood fl oor in LR & hall. Ceramic tile in kitchen & hall bath. Livingroom overlooks the lake.Huge rec room with fl oor to ceil-ing stone fi replace.2 car garage, gaze-bo, dock, c/a & c/v.New roof June/10. 3.2 acres of easily maintained grounds.Call Ross for viewing 613-433-1133.
1018 McNAB RD., CALABOGIE3 SEASON COTTAGE3 SEASON COTTAGE – Located in – Located in Barryvale area, 2 minutes from golfBarryvale area, 2 minutes from golf course, 10 minutes from ski hill.course, 10 minutes from ski hill. Maintenance free kit., LR with brickMaintenance free kit., LR with brick fireplace, 3 BDR, newer sunroomfireplace, 3 BDR, newer sunroom overlooking the lake. Lot 50 byoverlooking the lake. Lot 50 by 169. Asking $409,900. Call Ross169. Asking $409,900. Call Ross433-1133 for details . 433-1133 for details .
CALABOGIELAKE
137 McANDREW AVE2 STRY vinyl sided home, features2 STRY vinyl sided home, features include, eat-in kit, LR with GASinclude, eat-in kit, LR with GAS Fireplace, separate DR, LaundryFireplace, separate DR, Laundry room with 1-2pc bath. 2nd floorroom with 1-2pc bath. 2nd floor includes Large Master Bedroom, 19’includes Large Master Bedroom, 19’ by 13’ plus walk in closet, 2 BDR. 1- 4by 13’ plus walk in closet, 2 BDR. 1- 4 pc bath. Large 2 level side deck withpc bath. Large 2 level side deck with above ground pool. $169,900.Callabove ground pool. $169,900.Call Ross for further details 433-1133.Ross for further details 433-1133.
LOOKING FOR ROOM?THEN TAKE A LOOK AT THIS HOUSE
542 SOUTHSIDE WAYThree Seasoned Cottage; Kit, LR, 2 BDR, 1-3 PC Bath, Newer Screened in Porch, Septic System, Water from Lake. Lot 100’ by 178’, 2 Storage Sheds on property. Call Ross to View 613.433.1133
NORWAYLAKE
NEW LOTSBROMLEY TOWNSHIP
LOCATED 2 KM FROM COBDENLot 1 – 420’ x 990’ re 9.70 acres. Price $45,500.
Lot 2 – 420’ x 990’ re 9.70 acres. Price $43,900.
146 TASSE AVE.Vinyl sided bungalow, Kit,Vinyl sided bungalow, Kit, LR, 2 BDR, 1-4 Bath, LaundryLR, 2 BDR, 1-4 Bath, Laundry Room, Very Very in-expen-Room, Very Very in-expen-sive to live in. Price $118,000.sive to live in. Price $118,000. Call Ross for details 613-433-Call Ross for details 613-433-1133.1133.
170 TASSE AVE.R-4000, brand new bungalow, open concept, kit., D.R., separate L.R., 1-4pc bath jacuzzi, separate shower, 2 good size B.D.’s, full unfi nished basement with plumbing for bath, laundry room facilities, E.B.R. heat. Asking $219,000. Call Ross at 613-433-1133.
1400 BARR LINE, TWP. OF BROMLEYAll brick bungalow, eat-in kitchen, LR, 2 BDR, 1 - 4 pc. bath, plus 3 season sun room at back. Finished rec room in basement, plus 3 BDR, furnace room. Lot 1.79 acres. Price $199,900. Call Ross 613-433-1133 to view.
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DAVID VINCENTSales Representative
Office 613-432-7562Cell [email protected]
219 OAK STREET EGANVILLE.
Quality built ICF 3 bedroom home. Beautiful open concept with many upgrades. Radiant in fl oor heating. Heated double car garage as well. Landscaped yard surrounds this home. MLS #784899. Call David for a showing. 613-401-2824.
124 BELLAMY WAYGOLDEN LAKE
Very private waterfront home on the shores of Golden Lake. Beautiful gar-dens surround this incredible proper-ty that is right on the water. Property is beautiful. Call today. MLS #769757.
WATERFRONT
WATERFRONT
290 THOMPSON AVE.Solid 3 bedroom brick home on a quiet street with privacy in your back yard. Call David to view to-day. 613-401-2824.
NEW LISTING
NEW LISTING
5450 HWY 132Large 3 bedroom bungalow situated on over 3 acres of property. Central a/c, above ground pool, and large deck at the rear. MLS #788220 Please call David.613-401-2824
SALESALE
PENDINGPENDING
444 GILLAN RD.Extremely clean and well maintained 3 bedroom bungalow so close to shopping. Many new upgrades. Call David today. 613-401-2824.
Business
On Saturday May 7, Giant Tiger Stores Limited is celebrating its 50th anniversary year at each store across Canada.
In Ottawa the day’s events include a proc-lamation by Mayor of Ottawa Jim Watson that May 7 is Giant Tiger Day, at noon where the fi rst Giant Tiger store opened 50 years ago, at 98 George St.
This will be immediately followed by the presentation of a cheque for $50,000 from Giant Tiger to the Heart and Stroke Foun-dation of Canada, the recipient of Giant Tiger’s online charity vote celebrating Giant Tiger’s 50th anniversary.
“The 50th anniversary is an exciting mile-stone to have attained and a great excuse for
a celebration to thank Giant Tiger custom-ers for their support,” says Andy Gross, Gi-ant Tiger Stores Ltd. president and CEO.
Each of their 201 stores across Canada is holding a charity barbecue, with all pro-ceeds going to local charities. There will be fun family activities, free giveaways, food, entertainment and great deals.
Giant Tigerto celebrate 50th
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HELEN VINCENT BROKER OF RECORD
Cell 613-432-0058
330 Plaunt St. S., Renfrew K7V 1N3 432-7562 • www.remaxrenfrew.com
Metro City Realty Ltd. (Renfrew) BrokerageA locally owned Independent Member Broker
163 ELK ST.(Hunter Gate Subdivision)
This custom bungalow is going up quickly – living room, dining room and kitchen with total open concept – 3 bedrooms – 2 full baths – laundry on main level – hardwood and ceramic fl ooring – custom cabinetry – fully serviced lot – home is warrantied – lot measures 54 ft. x 134 ft. Call me to discuss the plans – Helen at 432-0058.
110 HARAMIS DR.Custom built bungalow in pristine condition – well appointed interior – living room and din-ing room open concept with gas fi replace – 3 bedrooms and 3 baths – beautifully designed eat-in kitchen overlooking the manicured rear yard – Call Helen to view this beauty at 432-0058.
357 MCLEAN ST.3 bedroom maintenance free bungalow – good residential area – paved drive – detached single garage – newer windows, doors, kitchen cabi-nets, and countertop – fi nished rec. room in lower level – gas heat – new fl ooring – a great home!!!! Call Helen to view at 432-0058.
506 NEW ST.1½ storey brick bungalow in an excellent location with living room, kitchen, family room with fi replace, 4 pce. bath and bedroom on main level and a large loft bedroom on the second level – full basement – affordable liv-ing. Call Helen at 432-0058.
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101 GRANT BLVD.Very well maintained vinyl bungalow – 2 bed-rooms – living room, dining area and kitchen plus 4 pce. bath on main level – fi nished family room with gas stove in lower level – new rear door and new windows – excellent residential location – nicely sized rear yard – Come and see this with me – Helen at 432-0058.
381 LISGAR ST. 2 units, completely redone interiors with cus-tom kitchen cabinets, hardwood and ceramic fl ooring – gas and EBB heat – 2 separate drive-ways and entrances – one 3 bedroom unit and one 2 bedroom unit. Call Helen at 432-0058.
296 JORDAN AVE.Beautifully maintained 1½ storey home – cosy front verandah – living room with hardwood, family room with woodstove and French doors to side verandah/deck – 1½ baths – full base-ment (partially fi nished) paved drive – central air – You must see this one. Call Helen at 432-0058.
LOTS FOR SALE• COMM. BUILDING LOT - Raglan St. N.• BARRYVALE, MORNINGSIDE CRT.
2 acres - treed lot - test holes completed• MARGARET ST. R.R.#6 RENFREW - 132x165• COMM. LAND HWY #60 - Fully serviced - C-2 zoning - 3 parcels
102 HARAMIS DR. Building lot in a prime residential area, measuring 57.35 feet x 112.66 feet deep – ready for construction to commence. Call Helen at 432-0058.
• HARAMIS DR. (MANOR ESTATES) Fully serviced lots• HUNTER’S GATE SUBDIVISION Otteridge ave.
16 lots - fully serviced
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MACK WILSON, DEVELOPER & HANSMA-BEIMERS CONSTRUCTION LTD., BUILDERhave been Tarion Warranty Award Winners Every Year!
LOCATION! LOCATION! LOCATION!5 more bungalows (similar to drawing)
about to be built on Foxden Street.
177 & 181 ELK ST.Completely finished and ready to “move-in”.
2 - 2 storey 3 bedroom homes.
HUNTER GATE SUBDIVISION16 LOTS AVAILABLE FOR SINGLE FAMILY
HOMES JUST OFF GILLAN ROAD
1487 GOSHEN ROADLarge country lot – raised ranch with 2 levels completely fi nished – attached garage – min-utes from town and quick access to Hwy. 17 – large rear deck – outstanding kitchen and dining room – good out-of-town living. Call Helen at 432-0058 to view.
SUNDAY MAY 15 – 2 - 4 P.M.
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PETER VINCENTBROKER
Cell 613-432-0319
330 Plaunt St. S., Renfrew K7V 1N3 432-7562 • www.remaxrenfrew.com
Metro City Realty Ltd. (Renfrew) BrokerageA locally owned Independent Member Broker
CHEAPER THAN RENTAt only $109,900 why rent when you can own? Two bedrooms, up-dated kitchen, gas heat, central air, fenced yard. MLS# 783587
GREAT OPPORTUNITYGREAT LOCATION
Loads of potential with this 5 bedroom home. Central location, large garage in rear with loft. MLS# 782998
WELL MAINTAINED HOMENow at $225,000 this home is a perfect turn key, three gas fire-places, hardwood throughout and new kitchen. MLS#782332
OVERLOOKING THE RIVERNow $269,900. Lots ot offer here folks, this well cared for home has a spacious kitchen, three bed-rooms and a dbl car insulated garage, with river access.
MLS# 786392
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SPACIOUS NEW COUNTRY HOME
Eady RD, close to town, 1 acre lot, 4 bederooms, hard-wood flooring, 2.5 bathsMLS# 765550.
661 GRAPHITE BAY RD.Asking $285,000 for this well maintained waterfront home, open interior, three bedrooms. double car garage, miles of lake to explore. MLS #786841
WATERFRONT
HWY 60 COMMERCIAL LOTAsking $219,900 for this 4 Acre Commercial lot serviced with town water, sewer. MLS# 786734.
SERVICED
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1400 BARR LINEAsking $199,900 for this brick bun-galow, with attached garage, 3 bedrooms, large 3 season room, finished basement. MLS #789492
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199 TASSE AVEAsking $139,900. Great value and many updates throughout, spacious interior, three bedroom home, hard-wood flooring, newer gas furnace, newer windows, newer siding.
MANY UPDATES
HARAMIS DR.154 Haramis Dr. Asking only $47,500. If you are thinking of building, look here. It has 186 feet of depth and great views. MLS# 784648
PRIME LOCATION
READY FOR YOU2431 Eady RD. With four bedrooms, gleaming hardwood flooring, fin-ished lower level, heated garage, call Peter to view. MLS# 783087
JUST COMPLETED
MINK LAKE RD.Fenced building lot just off Hwy 60. Flat site with hydro and bell services at the gate. MLS# 786232
DRILLED WELLSEPTIC INSTALLED
228 B GOSHEN ROADAsking $309,900. Just under 10 acres, fenced property, 4 bedroom home, good outbuildings.
MLS# 790127
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SALEPENDING
ARGYLE ST. TRIPLEX$149,900. 1-2 BR unit, 1-1 BR unit and one commercial space perfect for an office. Call Peter for details. MLS#764753.
SOLDEDGE OF TOWN
Updated throughout, this four bedroom home has space for all with extra garage at rear. Spacious renovated kitchen. MLS# 783971
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1633 EADY RD.Asking $239,900 for this three bedroom bungalow, open concept home, central air, hardwood flooring, two baths. Minutes to town.
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NEW ST.Asking $129,900. Solid brick bungalow in central location, steel roof, eat-in kitchen, gas heat.
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336 B FIEBIG RD.Asking $399,900. Constant Lake Waterfront Home, three bedroom, two baths, open interior with plenty of natural light. Great shoreline. MLS# 791239
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66 CORONATION ST.Asking $175,000. Very well maintained home on quiet street, many updates throughout, finished basement, fenced yard with deck.
MLS# 791118
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News
A gathering will take place on Parliament Hill tomorrow (Friday, May 6) to mark awareness of Lyme Disease and to fi ght for changes in Ontario
health legislation for late-stage Lyme Disease.
The gathering takes place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
May is also the month of
Lyme, which is one of the most common tick-borne infectious diseases in the northern hemisphere.
Last year, a large fund-raiser was held at the
DACA Centre for Lyme Disease patient Christine Boudreau.
Boudreau grew up in Mount St. Patrick and now lives in Pembroke.
She’s now on medical leave from work until her condition improves.
“Just like me, many patients who have been diagnosed with late-stage
Lyme Disease continue to fi ght the political and controversial issues that stand between us and the quality of our lives,” says Boudreau.
Lyme Disease gathering tomorrow on Parliament Hill
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MAY 6-8Shohannah Smith has competed for the Renfrew Wrestling Club for 11 years and was a delegate in the 2011 Miss Teen Ontario East Pageant. She has organized a fundraiser for the pageant cause, Child-hood Cancer to raise awareness. Smith is selling Can-dy Sticks for $1.50 and bracelets for 50 cents at the Canada East Festival at Ma-Te-Way Park this week-end. Proceeds to Candlelighters Childhood Cancer.
SATURDAY, MAY 7• Renfrew Silver Seniors May Ball at Renfrew Legion. Happy hour 5 p.m., dinner 6 p.m. Music by Cruise N-Company 7 to 10 p.m. Call Pat at 613-649-2756.• Charity BBQ Day at M&M Meat Shops, Renfrew, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Proceeds to Crohn’s and Colitis Foun-dation of Canada.• Valley Harmonizers eighth annual Barbershop Cabaret at Renfrew Presbyterian Church Hall. 7 p.m., with desserts by the Ladies Aid. Guest performance by Checkmate. Tickets $12.50 from Valley Harmoniz-ers and Aikenhead’s Drug Store. Proceeds to Renfrew Music Festival and local fundraisers.• Yard and bake sale 8 a.m. to noon, indoors at Ren-frew Baptist Church, Plaunt and Railway.• The Ottawa region branch of the Pipers and Pipe Band Society of Ontario is hosting its annual In-door Highland Games at St Michael’s Catholic High, Kemptville. Solo piping and drumming competitions start at 8:30 a.m. Pipe band competitions at 1 p.m., awards ceremony 4:30 p.m. Entry $7 per person. • CFB Petawawa hosts a residential housing unit community garage sale on the South Side Town Site from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. More information at http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/cfb_petawawa.• Relay For Life Community Awareness Day at Low
Square. Huge bake sale, children’s games and face painting, canteen with carnival food, and car wash. Also tag day at various locations around town. Rain location, Bobsledz.• Great Downtown Garage Sale May 7 (rain date May 14) 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Raglan Street will be full of treasures for all to fi nd.• At Renfrew Wal-Mart, Cougar’s Conquering Cancer will host fourth annual Mother’s Day BBQ from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to raise money for 60-kilometre walk in The Weekend to End Women’s Cancers; 75% of pro-ceeds going to RVH Mammography Unit.SUNDAY, MAY 8• Mother’s Day benefi t dinner and auction for Henny and Tony Menkhorst. Renfrew Armouries from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Ham and potato dinner, kids activities, mas-sive silent auction including gear, gift certifi cates, gift baskets and more. Admission $10, and children under 12 a donation at the door. Tickets available at Gourley’s Variety, Barry Breen Insurance, Dahl’s Coin Laundry and Convenience Store, and RBC Royal Bank in Renfrew. Alana Peer, 613-432-0869.• Spring Sing featuring country and gospel music, 2 to 4 p.m. at Castleford United Church. A great variety of local musicians. Freewill offering. Refreshments.• Renfrew County Fiddlers Association dance at the Renfrew Legion from 1:30 to 5 p.m. A light lunch at 3 p.m. Admission for non-members is $6 and members $4. For Call Evelyn at 613-646-7810.
MONDAY, MAY 9The Neil Squire Society free wellness workshop on Motivation and Momentum, 12:30 to 3 p.m. For more or to register, call Natalie at 613-735-4586.
EMPLOYMENT NETWORKSFree workshops. Future Work: Tuesday, May 10 from 1 to 4 p.m.; Computer Awareness, Wednesday, May 11 from 9 a.m. to noon; Internet Awareness, Thursday, May 12 from 9 a.m. to noon; Job Search Tools, May 12 from 1 to 4 p.m.; and Job Search on the Internet, Friday, May 13 from 9 a.m. to noon, 613-432-3424.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11Blood donor clinic: Legion Branch 148 from 2 to 8 p.m. Call 1-888-2DONATE for appointment. Spon-sored by Renfrew Lions Club.THURSDAY, MAY 12• Annual March for Life in Ottawa on Parliament Hill, 10 a.m. Interdenominational Prayer Service at St. George’s Anglican Church or a Pro-Life Mass at Notre Dame Cathedral. Gathering on Parliament Hill at noon followed by March at 1:30 p.m. The Calabo-
gie-Renfrew Pro-life Association is providing a bus to attend the March,. Bus leaves Best Western Renfrew Inn at 8 a.m. Call Jackie at 613-433-9284 or Gertie at 613-432-4719.• Renfrew Silver Seniors noon luncheon at the Ren-frew Legion. Membership $5.• Coffeehouse returns to Bonnechere Union Public Library; coffee, homemade cookies, good conversa-tion and live acoustic music; 6:30 p.m. at 74A Maple St. Eganville, 613-628-2400.
Your key to must-see homes in the area!
For more information on these and other listings, please check out the
regular real estate ads in this edition.
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177 & 188 Elk St., RENFREW
Helen Vincent, Broker of Record613-432-0058
Metro City Realty Ltd. (Renfrew) Brokerage
Renfrew Victoria Hospital is undergo-ing renovations to its ER registration/in-formation/switchboard area. The work began Wednesday, May 4 to better serve the community in the future.
During the construction period, regis-tration for the emergency room and all other general inquiries can be made at the health resource room, which is lo-cated next to the public washrooms and front entrance area of the hospital, near the ambulatory care department.
“The purpose behind the renovations is to redesign the area for better privacy for patients registering for the emer-gency room, meet new infection control guidelines, provide a better design and workspace for the staff, and improve workfl ow patterns for the many job du-ties performed in this area,” states Julia Boudreau, RVH’s Vice-President of Cor-porate Services.
The work is estimated to take one month to complete.
In the meantime, all emergency room registration, general information and hospital cards can be obtained in the health resource room.
Signage will be posted around the area to direct people to the temporary offi ce space and extra staff will be available to help during busy hours.
“We are really looking forward to the end product,” says Teresa Miller, Admit-ting/Switchboard Clerk, about the trans-
formation of the communications depart-ment.
“It will give us all more space and or-ganization, which will be utilized much more effectively,” she says, adding that all materials necessary to effi ciently serve patients and visitors at RVH will be easier to locate.
Once the renovations are complete there will two separate windows to ap-proach compared to the one that exists now, explains Boudreau.
“One window will be for registration for the emergency department, and the second will be for making general inqui-ries or asking for directions, having a blue hospital card made, or asking any other information about the hospital,” she says.
The fi nished area will also have defi ned lines for the waiting line for the emergen-cy department, “It will be very clear to the public where to stand,” says Miller.
Extra safety features, including the installation of surveillance monitoring cameras, will help protect both patients and the switchboard operators in the ad-mitting area.
All clinics that regularly run out of the health resource room will be temporarily relocated to ambulatory care clinic rooms during the month of May.
“Our ambulatory care staff and visit-ing specialists have been very accommo-dating,” says Boudreau.
Renfrew Victoria Hospital renovations to improve patient privacy and safety
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WHITEFORD EXTENDED
HIGH CAP 1998-2003.
Mint Condition. Asking $200 or best offer. Call 613-221-6225 or email
[email protected] 6pm.
613-284-1031
FOR SALE
1997 Chevrolet CorvetteFor sale by owner
Year 1997Kilometers 166000Body Type Coupe (2 door)Transmission AutomaticColour SilverDrivetrain Rear-wheel driveType UsedFuel Type GasolineAddress Ottawa, ON K2C 1V7
$15,750.00
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Call: 613-769-6078
INSURANCE
STABILITY, SECURITY, SERVICE. Community-Based Company. Per-sonal friendly ap-proach to policyhold-ers. Looking for this kind of insurance? Call Eady Insurance. (613)432-8543
ARTICLES 4 SALE
*HOT TUB (SPA) Cov-ers-Best Price. Best quality. All shapes and colours. Call 1-866-585-0056.www.thecoverguy.ca
DINING ROOM SET66 inches long with
two 15 inch extensions and opens to 96 inch-
es. It has two arm chairs and four side
chairs. $800.00 Call 613-824-4322
JACOB HULTINK LAWNCARE & HEDGE
TRIMMING
SALE!!!At discounted
prices in Renfrew25kg bag of
26-13-13 fertilizer$27/bag.
Applied to your lawn for $5/bag.
Hedge trimming fully insured and equipped
$28/hour per man and equipment. NO DUMP FEES
Also fertilize your lawn with the
added benefit of WEED CONTROL.
Call Jacob Hultink at
613-432-5437be prepared to leave a
message.
HOT TUB (Spa) Cov-ers. Best Price, Best Quality. All Shapes & Colours Available. Call 1 - 8 6 6 - 6 5 2 - 6 8 3 7 www.thecoverguy.ca
MAPLE HARDWOOD FLOORING $2.50/ft, 160 bd/ft, enough to do a 12’x12’ room, make an offer, 613-717-1984
BEDS, SOFA BEDS, BEDROOMSUITES, DINING ROOM
SUITES, SOFAS, RECLINERS,BAR STOOLS, HEADBOARDS,
COMFORTERS
MATTRESS FACTORY &
FURNITURE OUTLET312 Raglan St. S., Renfrew
BESIDE FINNIGAN’S
432-8826
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WHITE CEDAR LUM-BER, Decking, fencing, all dimensions, rough or dressed. Timbers and V-joints also available. Call Tom at McCann’s Forest Prod-ucts 613-628-6199 or 613-633-3911
ARTICLES 4 SALE
SCOOTER SPECIAL 25% Off Select Models
Buy/sell Stair lifts, Porch lifts, Scooters, Bath lifts, Hospital beds etc. Call SILVER CROSS 613-231-3549
ARTICLES WANTED
LOOKING FOR LAND to Buy,
preferably Admaston/Renfrew
areacall 613- 570-1389
OLD ANTIQUE FURNI-TURE, Old advertising coca-cola, Mountain Dew, old gas and oil items, toys, decoys, old postcards, old Beatles items, old Halloween and Christmas items Call Sheryl MacKenzie at 613-432-4909
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE scrap cars. Will pay $50 - $100, de-pending on types. Picked up free. 613-432-3464 or cell 613-432-0449
FIREWOOD
FIREWOOD BY THE TANDEM
LOADCLEAN Random
LengthHardwood
For Sale 613-649-2544
Quick Delivery
MIXED HARD-WOOD
8’ lengths, excellent quality, by the tan-dem load. We also purchase standing timber and hard or soft pulp wood; land and lot clearing, tree trimming, and out-door furnace wood available. Call 613-432-2286
ARTICLES 4 SALE
PETS
BERNESE MOUNTAIN dog X Golden Retriever pups, ready to go, vet checked. $300 Shaw-ville 613-223-5015
LAB PUPS CHOCO-LATE & yellow females, vet checked, de-wormed & first shots, ready May 20, $425, 613-649-2469
CARSFOR SALE
2001 LEXuS ES 300 very good condition, extra winter wheels and tires, may be seen at Murphy’s Auto Ren-frew, call 613-646-2460
2005 TOYOTA ECHO, red hatchback, only 75,000 km’s, great fuel economy, $6300, 432-8205
House For Sale194 ROSS ST.
2½ storey brick homelarge 3rd floor dorm
bedroomlarge 2nd floor master
lots of closets1½ baths
newer windowsopen concept main
hardwood floorsnewer kitchen
main floor laundrygarage with gas heat
central airdeck with backyard shed
appliances included613-432-7496613-432-9634 CL
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HUNTING
HUNTER SAFETY Ca-nadian Firearms Course. Courses and exams held throughout the year. Free course if you organize a group, exams available. Wen-da Cochran, 613-256-2409.
HOUSESFOR SALE
3 BEDROOM BUNGA-LOW backing onto ra-vine, corner lot 50’x207’, 59 Wilson St. $179,000 private, 416-239-0428
3 BEDROOM BUNGA-LOW, newly renovat-ed, beautiful view of park and river. $155,000 firm. 613-432-8969
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BEAUTIFUL CAPE COD STYLE
$ 343,000MOVE IN READY
Fab. Energy Effi cient 3+1 Bed in Sought after Carleton Place
(289 Lake Ave. East).Custom Built in 06, this Bright and Spacious home boasts Quality fi nishing’s and a ton of storage on every level (1900sq.ft + part. unfi n. basement). Nat Gas Furn, Hot water, Dryer, Stove, Bbq. Hook up and Fireplace. 9.5’ High ceilings with Huge main fl oor Laundry with built-in Maple cupboards & Separate Shower. Top of the Line JACUZZI
HOT TUBOPEN HOUSE SAT-SUN 2-4 EVERY WEEKEND
UNTIL SOLDCONTACT MARCEL @ 613-294-9443 or marcellapensee@
sympatico.ca
3 bedroom house, +1 bedroom apt., Large lot, garage, close to shopping, great for singles
or fi rst time homebuyers. Live in one &
rent out other, pays mortgage.
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HOUSESFOR SALE
DUPLEX IN RENFREW
Many upgrades, well maintained, 2-2bed-room units, live in one and let the other one pay the mortgage. 40min drive to Kanata. $199,000 613-832-9251, 613-601-9253-, 1-800-361-1351
Lifelease, Harmer House. Seniors bldg, Bells Corners. Quiet 2 bdrm/1.5 bath corner suite. S/W exposure, top floor, concrete bldg. New applianc-es, paint, carpet, win-dows. Eat-in kitchen, ensuite W/D, A/C, ample storage. Monthly fee. $154,900. Call Esther Roberts, Ex-ecutive Director, 613-726-8882, ext. 222.
CARS FOR SALE
HOUSESFOR SALE
PRICED TO SELL -FLOWER AND GIFT SHOP perfect main st. location, large window display area, freshly painted and renovated. Turnkey operation, all stock and equipment in-cluded. Rent VERY af-fordable, owner willing to train new staff. ONLY FLOWER SHOP IN TOWN. 613-646-2833 days or 613-646-9766 evenings
HOUSESFOR RENT
3 BEDROOM, 2 storey townhouse for rent, available June 1st. $765/month plus utilities. High efficient furnace, parking. Call 613-432-0789 or 613-432-4868 after hours
HOUSE FOR RENT Renfrew ON. 3 bed-room, gas heat, central air, appliances, spa-cious 3 floors. No pets, no smoking. Available immediately. Phone 613-432-5954. Refer-ences required
NEW 3 BEDROOM Garden home, 11/2 bath, 4 appliances in-cluded, references re-quired, call 613-633-8756 after 5p.m.
APARTMENTSFOR RENT
1 BEDROOM APT suitable for quiet work-ing person, no pets, 432-7194
Enjoy The Benefi ts ofIndependent Living Today
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- All on one level
- Self Contained 1 Bdrm & Studio Apts
- Min. to Shopping/Transit
- Wheelchair Accessible
More Info:
613-432-5885www.renfrewglen.com
2 BEDROOM APT new-ly renovated, in a quiet building, preferably no pets, no smoking 613-432-9362
APARTMENTSFOR RENT
2 BEDROOM UP-STAIRS apt downtown Arnprior. Washer and dryer in unit, secure building with intercom, parking spot, heat and hydro extra, $750 month, first and last 613-302-1669
ONE BEDROOM, quiet area, mature per-son, kitchen/livingroom combo, includes dish, fridge, stove, heat, A/C, hot/cold water, $550/mo plus hydro. No smoking, no pets. 432-2140
SMALL ONE BED-ROOM apartment, available immediately. Rent includes heat. Quiet, secure. 264 Raglan St S. Call 432-5972
ROOMFOR RENT
U N F U R N I S H E D ROOM MAIN floor, private entrance with sunroom, kitchen & laundry privileges, available now, for a senior/non smoker, board optional 613-432-2888 or 613-312-9326
SHAREDACCOMMODATIONS
SHARED ACCOM-MODATIONS RENT-ING rooms ranging in size, features and price. 420.00-560.00 includ-ing utilities, satellite and wireless internet. First and last, references re-quired. Downtown Arn-prior, available immedi-ately. Leave message 613-293-0611
White Cedars Tourist Park6 Waterfront
cottagesSeasonalRV sites
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Please call
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COTTAGESFOR RENT
CLAYTON LAKE water-front cottage. 2 bed-rooms, fully equipped. Canoe included, large deck, private dock. Breathtaking view at sunset. $500. per week. Call Jay at 613-256-7696.
MUSKRAT LAKE COT-TAGE 3bdrm, full kitch-en/bath, screened porch, large deck , in-cludes BBQ, paddle & aluminum boats, satel-lite, guest cabin, good swimming, boating, fish-ing, 646-2760
RESORTS & CAMPS
DREAMING ABOUT A Romantic escape? Enter for your chance to win a special Getaway for Two from Resorts of Ontario. Visit www.re-sortsofontario.com
VACATION PROPERTIES
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Is looking for a bulldozer operator with minimum 3
years experience, $21-25 per
hour, benefi ts available. Please send resume in confi dence to
or fax 613-839-1730
LOST & FOUND
FOUNDAluminum walking cane on Bruce Street in-scribed with name “Shirley Church”. Please call 432-2530
LOST & FOUND
KEYS FOUND ON Hall Ave. Claim at the Renfrew Mercury, 35 Opeongo Rd. Renfrew.
REUSE/RECYCLE
TO GIVE AWAY 20 wood pallets, 432-5978
HELP WANTED
Eady Insurance & FinancialServices Inc.
is seeking an
INSURANCE BROKERQualifications: RIBO license – Know-ledge of TAM would be an asset.
Remuneration: Based on candidate’s experience & qualifications.We thank all applicants, but only those invited to an interview will be contacted.
No telephone inquiries please.
Please forward resume and covering letter with salary expectations to:Eady Insurance & Financial Services Inc.ATTN: Shelley Fishenden29 Raglan Street SouthRenfrew, Ontario K7V 1P8e-mail: [email protected]
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Superintendant CouplesAs a couple, you will both be responsible for leasing, administration, customer service, cleaning, minor repairs, and maintenance of the interior and exterior of a residential property in Ottawa. Related experience and good communication and computer abilities are a must. A competitive salary and benefits package including on-site accommodation await you!!Please send your resumes (one from each partner) to:[email protected] fax (613) 788-2758
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No phone calls, please. We thank all applicants, but only selected candidates will be contacted.
ALL-STAR CHEER Gym coming to Arnprior, is seeking coaches for the upcoming season. Prior experience or gymnas-tics experience is a must. Good pay based on experience. Please contact [email protected]
EXPERIENCED EQUIP-MENT OPERATORS re-quired. Full time posi-tion. APPLY in person 9-4 WEEKDAYS only. Nesbitt Aggregates 1766 Lochwinnoch Rd Renfrew. 613-432-5764
GOA PAVING requires experienced asphalt la-bourers. Call 1-888-433-9222
HAIRDRESSER required for maternity leave, working with the elder-ly 20 hr/wk. Lots of sets and perms. Aug - Feb/March. Send re-sume by June 1st to Box J, c/o The Mercu-ry, 35 Opeongo Rd, Renfrew, On K7V 2T2
OTTAWA’S Largest Lawn and Property Maintenance Company pays $120-$360 DAI-LY for outdoor Spring/Summer work. Hiring honest, competi-tive, and energetic indi-viduals to fill our vari-ous 2011 positions. Apply online @ www.SpringMastersJobs.com
HELP WANTED
PAID IN ADVANCE! Make $1000 Weekly Mailing Brochures from home. 100% Legit! In-come is guaranteed! No experience re-quired. Enroll Today! www.national-work.com
PAKENHAM HIGH-LANDS requires cook for 2011 season. Email to [email protected] or fax 613-624-9220
SECURITY GUARDSFull-time, part-time,
casual and call outs. Must have valid Onta-rio Security Guard li-
cence, own transporta-tion and be available for all shifts. Busy sea-son starts now. A few positions available im-
mediately. ContactDAVIS SECURITY
613-735-7123
SIGN SHOP EMPLOY-MENT Opportunity. Design and computer skills (ie Adobe) gener-al shop duties, Dr. Li-cence, mainly week-days, sign experience an asset. Call Bill (613)646-2002
HELP WANTED
Star Fleet Trucking HIRING! DRIVERS, FARMERS, RANCHERS & RETIREES needed with 3/4 Ton or 1-ton pickup trucks to deliver new travel trailers fifth wheels from US manu-facturers to dealers throughout Canada. Free IRP plate for your truck and low insurance rates! Pref. commercial Lic. or 3 yrs towing exp. Top pay! Call Craig 1-877-890-4523 www.starfleettrucking.com
MUSIC, DANCEINSTRUCTIONS
WORLD CLASS DRUM-MER (of Five Man Elec-trical Band) is now ac-cepting students. Pri-vate lessons, limited en-rollment, free consulta-tion. Call Steve, 613-831-5029.w w w. s t e v e h o l l i n g -worth.ca
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Atomic Energy of Canada LimitedChalk River
Positive Energy: You’ve got it. So do we.
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited [AECL], a Canadian crown corporation is an integrated nuclear technology company providinga full range of nuclear services worldwide. Our employees are focused on delivering R&D support, nuclear services, design andengineering, construction management, and waste management and decommissioning in support of CANDU® reactor products.
Interested? New grads and experienced candidates are welcome to join us for a one-day walk-in session for on-the-spot interviewswith our managers.
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Travelodge Hotel900 Pembroke Street East | Pembroke, Ontario
Wednesday, May 11, 20119 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.
We have immediate openings in the following areas:
Please bring a copy of your resume, cover letter, two letters of reference and any relevant certifications.
Visit our website at www.aecl.ca/positive for more information. In support of our Employment Equity Program, we encourageapplications from women, aboriginal people, visible minorities, and persons with disabilities.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
• System Analyst• Programmer Analyst• IT Administrator / Telephone Assistant• Desktop / Helpdesk Analyst• IT Asset Analyst• Team Leader Application Services• Team Leader Infrastructure Services
FINANCE
• Financial Systems Administrator• Financial Accounting & Reporting Supervisor• Planning & Support Analyst• Risk & Insurance Analyst• Financial Analyst, Reporting• Cash & Banking Analyst• Accounts Payable Analyst• Billing Analyst
Énergie atomique du Canada limitée [EACL], une société d’État canadienne, est une compagnie de technologie nucléaire intégréeoffrant une gamme entière de services dans le monde entier. Nos employés se consacrent en appui au réacteurs CANDU®, à laprestation de services dans le domaine nucléaire, notamment en recherche et développement, en conception, en ingénierie, engestion des travaux, en technologie spécialisée, en mise en service, en gestion des déchets et en déclassement.
Intéressé? Les nouveaux diplômés et les candidats expérimentés sont les bienvenus! Joignez-vous, sans rendez-vous, à notre séanced’un jour pour passer une entrevue sur place avec nos gestionnaires.
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Travelodge Hotel900, rue Pembroke Est | Pembroke (Ontario)
Le mercredi 11 mai 2011De 9 h à 17 h 30
Nous avons des débouchés immédiats dans les disciplines suivantes:
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Visitez notre site Web à www.aecl.ca/positive pour obtenir plus de renseignements. Conformément à notre Programme d’équitéen matière d’emploi, nous encourageons les femmes, les Autochtones, les membres de minorités visibles et les personneshandicapées à poser leur candidature.
Énergie atomique du Canada limitée
TECHNOLOGIE DE L’INFORMATION
• Analyste de systèmes• Analyste-programmeur• Administrateur - Technologies de l’Informations /Assistant Téléphone
• Analyste du soutien bureautique /Service d’assistance
• Analyste des Assets – Technologiesde l’Informations
• Chef d’équipe services d’applicaitons• Chef de Projets – Les Services d’Infrastructure
FINANCES
• Administrateur des systèmes financiers• Superviseur de la comptabilité générale et de laredditon de compte
• Analyste de la planification et de soutien• Analyste de risque et d’assurance• Analyste financier, Reddition des comptes• Analyste en trésorerie et opérations bancaires• Analyste des comptes fournisseurs• Analyste responsable de la facturation
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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 an
NDT InspectorQualifications: Candidates must be certified by ASNT and/or CAN/CGSB-48-9712 as a Level 2 or 3 in the Penetrant Testing (PT) method. Skills: Demonstrated superior inter-personal skills and an ability to manage an NDT process in accordance with Aerospace and NADCAP requirements. Sand casting or other foundry experience would be considered an asset.Haley provides an excellent work environment with a competitive wage and a comprehensive benefits 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 Limited634 Magnesium Road
Haley, Ontario Canada K0J 1Y0Fax: (613-432-0743)
Email: [email protected]
Job Title: Mailroom – Flyer Inserter – Casual Part-time – Late Shift
Department: Distribution – Renfrew, ONMetroland Media is seeking reliable and depend-able individuals to join their distribution team at the Renfrew Mercury.
Role Accountability:• Responsible for lifting flyers from a pallet and
manually inserting these flyers in newspapers.• Jog and strap of bundles once insertion of required
flyers is completed.• Loading of completed flyer bundles onto skid or
into cage• Other duties may include, but are not limited to,
cleaning of general work area and warehouse.• To perform "due diligence" as prescribed by the
Ministry of Labour in the Ontario Health & Safety Act and understanding all Company policies and procedures as outlined in the employee handbook
Requirements:• Physically able to lift 5-25 Ibs. • Standing for extended periods required• Continual rotation of wrists, back and shoulders. • Fluent in English both written and verbal. • Ability to count to 100 • Motivated self starter • Reliable team worker • Ability to work all shifts
Wages start at $10.25 per hour plus $1.00 per hour shift differential between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their resume and cover letter to the attention of Audrey Fleury, Mailroom Supervisor, via email at [email protected] or fax at 613-432-6689
While we appreciate the interest of all candidates, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
No telephone calls please.
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PEMBROKE REGIONAL HOSPITAL INC.
L’HOPITAL REGIONAL DE PEMBROKE INC.
Pembroke Regional Hospital, located 150 km northwest of Ottawa, is a regional acute care hospital offering a variety of acute and ambulatory care services including medicine, surgery, maternal and child care, regional mental health care, regional rehabilitation, district stroke centre, emergency and intensive care. Our state of the art digital diagnostic imaging department offers a wide variety of diagnostic modalities including CT and nuclear medicine. In our continuing efforts to bring health care services closer to home, we have expanded in the areas of systemic therapy and geriatric day program. In partnership with the Ottawa Heart Institute we offer an ambulatory cardiac rehabilitation program.
If you are looking for a career that offers challenging opportunities in a progressive facility, consider Pembroke Regional Hospital as your employer of choice!
We are currently recruiting for the following position:
• Registered Nurse Extended Class (RNEC) to work in the Emergency Department. This position is offered on a Full-time basis. Applicants must be available to work all shifts and weekends.Registered Nurses Extended Class practice as members of a multi-disciplinary team, within the scope of practice of the Registered Nurse Extended Class (RNEC). They practice in accordance with the Public Hospitals Act, the Regulated Health Professions Act, the Nursing Act, and the Standards set by the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) including Nurse Practitioner Standards of Ontario. In keeping with the Hospital’s Mission, Vision and Values, and policies and procedures, RNEC’s provide professional, safe and competent care to patients following the Standards for Nurse Practitioners as per College of Nurses of Ontario.
REQUIREMENTS:• Current Certifi cate of competence as a Registered Nurse with the College of Nurses of Ontario with Extended Class designation• One year of current clinical experience as a Registered Nurse Extended Class would be an asset• Basic Cardiac Life Support Certifi cation• Advanced knowledge and decision-making skills in health assessment, diagnosis, therapeutics, health care management• Demonstrated organizational and problems solving skills• Demonstrated excellence in leadership, critical thinking, communication and inter-personal skills• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and with respect in an oral and written format with patients, public, colleagues and other health disciplines• Demonstrated ability to assess, investigate, diagnose and treat patients as an independent practitioner• Demonstrated and proven ability to work in a collaborative care model with all members of the health care team • Demonstrated knowledge and application of the College of Nurses of Ontario standards of practice including Practice Standard for Nurse Practitioners• Demonstrated commitment to continuing education activities supporting ongoing professional learning in nursing• Demonstrated ability to apply basic computer skills• Demonstrated commitment to patient safety• Must have demonstrated ability to meet the attendance standards of the Hospital• Bilingualism is an asset
Qualifi ed candidates should submit their resumes to by Friday, May 13, 2011: Human Resources, Pembroke Regional Hospital, 705 Mackay Street, Pembroke, Ontario, K8A 1G8 or FAX: (613) 732-6348 or e-mail [email protected]
We thank all candidates for applying, however, only applicants selected for an interview will be acknowledged.
An equal opportunity employer/ Visit our Website www.pemreghos.org
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BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS
5 WEEK COURSEEvery Tuesday and Thursday
Call the Renfrew Learning Centre at 613-432-1002 or for
more info email [email protected] courses include Simply Accounting Professional also
Microsoft certifi cationCall for available evenings
HELP WANTED
COURSES
CHILD CAREWANTED
LOOKING FOR A childcare provider to come to our home to look after our 2 chil-dren while at work. Must have own trans-portation (valid driver’s license). Call Sarah at 613-570-4183 for more information
CHILD CARE
EXPERIENCED CHILD CARE infants & tots wel-come, hours 7a.m. to 5p.m. Snacks & lunch provided. Lots of fun & games. Receipts & ref-erences. Call Alicia 433-9750
MORTGAGES& LOANS
$$MONEY$$ Consoli-date Debts Mortgages to 95% No income, Bad credit OK! Better Option Mortgage #10969 1-800-282-1169 www.mortgage-ontario.com
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Specializing in Home Protection Plans
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LawnMaintenanceShrub & Hedge
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TOURNAMENTWhen: Saturday May 28, 2011
Where: Opeongo Park (Opeongo Road)
Lake Clear
ContactDillan Holly
for more details
613-628-1305
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Happy BirthdaySweet 16Sweet 16thth
To our amazing Gracie May 2nd
And Uncle Danny May 3rd
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Happy 13th
Birthday Jared
MORTGAGES& LOANS
FREE YOURSELF FROM DEBT, MONEY FOR ANY PURPOSE! DEBT CONSOLIDA-TION. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd mortgages, credit lines and loans up to 90% LTV. Self em-ployed, mortgage or tax arrears. DON’T PAY FOR 1YR PRO-GRAM! #10171 ON-TARIO-WIDE FINAN-CIAL CORP. CALL 1-888-307-7799. www.ontario-widefinan-cial.com
SERVICES
CERTIFIED MASON10yrs exp., Chimney Repair & Restoration, cultured stone, parging, repointing. Brick, block & stone. Small/big job specialist. Free esti-mates. Work guaran-teed. 613-250-0290.
DOG WALKING SER-VICE Is your dog sitting at home all day? Hon-est, friendly, reliable. Dog Walker available anytime, call Dave 613-322-6968
GEORGE’S BARBER SHOP 47 McGarry Ave. Phone 613-432-9335
Professional Handyman
“Honey Do This” Com-pany specializing in small jobs. Painting, Plumbing, Carpentry. Creative solutions with reasonable rates. 30 years experience. BillWeiss 613-570-1488, Renfrew, Arnprior, [email protected]
SEND A LOAD to the dump, cheap. Clean up clutter, garage sale leftovers or leaf and yard waste. 613-256-4613
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Cindy’s Home
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Call Cindy613-433-8243“Serving Renfrew County”
LAWN & GARDEN
LAWN & GARDEN
TOTAL LAWN CARE we provide the follow-ing services: lawn main-tenance, garden tilling, hedge trimming, resi-dential & commercial, fully insured. Contact Dan Fraser 613-432-8142/613-570-1168 “Treat your Lawn to some T.L.C.”
HOUSECLEANING
PUBLIC NOTICE
**PLEASE BE AD-VISED** There are NO refunds on Classi-fied Advertising, how-ever we are happy to offer a credit for future Classified Ads, valid for 1 year, under certain circumstances.
PERSONALS
ARE YOU TIRED OF BEING LONELY? Doyou want to meet some-one you can fall in love with? Misty River Intro-ductions can introduce you to that special someone. (613)257-3531
May 12-15Obtain your licencebefore the fall hunt
For information or to
Pre-Register callKEVIN WHITE
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HUNTER’SSAFETY
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Friday, May 6th - 8 p.m.Jesse Byers
Friday, May 13th - 8 p.m.Cody Labombard
Friday, May 20th - 8 p.m.Keith May
Friday, May 27th - 8 p.m.Cali Yakaback
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G U A R A N T E E D CRIMINAL PAR-DONS CONFIDEN-TIAL. FAST. AF-FORDABLE. 100% FREE INFORMA-TION BOOKLET 1-8-NOW-PARDON (1-8 6 6 - 9 7 2 - 7 3 6 6 ) DON”T LET YOUR PAST LIMIT YOUR FU-TURE. RemoveYourRe-cord.com PARDON SERVICES CANADA
COMINGEVENTS
AMBUSHSaturday May 7, 9 pm. Cobden Agricultural Hall, $15.00 advance tickets available at Dahl’s, Renfrew; Rooney’s, Cobden. $20.00 at the door. Re-stricted event. Photo ID req’d.
MUSICIANS and Enter-tainers wanted for the ARNPRIOR FARMER’S MARKET to be held Saturdays, 8am to 1pm, from May 28 to Oct. 8. For further infor-mation contact the mar-ket convenor: 613-622-0611 or [email protected]
Mother’s Day Weekend Specials
Sat May 7Dinner Specials
5 pm - 9 pmSun May 8
Sunday Breakfast Buffet and/or
served breakfast 8:30 am - 2 pm
Call for more information
819-647-2805
151 FAREWELL ST Ren-frew, May 7, 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
COMING EVENTS
334 HARRY ST. Satur-day May 7th, 7a.m.-3p.m. Used & new articles, furniture & household items.
80 BONNECHERE ST. N, Saturday May 7, 8a.m.-1p.m. Lots of camping equipment.
COMMUNITY YARD SALE Foresters Falls Orange Hall Saturday May 14 8am - 1pm Lunch available. Ta-bles to Rent contact 613-646-2321 or 613-432-8491
CRAFT AND YARD sale Saturday only May 7, big black trail-er, Peter & Munroe CURLING CLUB
Xavier Street, May 7th from 8:30 - 12 noon
INSIDE GARAGE SALE, Sat, May 14, 2011. 1848 Hwy 132, 3 miles from Ren-frew. Furniture, children and household items
SATURDAY MAY 14, 158 Patrick Ave W, 8-12 a.m.
SATURDAY MAY 7, 365 McAndrew, 8a.m.-11a.m. Cancelled if raining
YARD & BAKE SALE Saturday May 7, 8am - 12pm Held indoors Renfrew Baptist Church (corner of Plaunt and Railway)
YARD AND CRAFT sale 760 Mineview Rd. Haley’s Saturday, May 7 from 9a.m. to 2p.m. Rain date Satur-day, May 14.
MARRIAGES
WEDDINGS, BAP-TISMS & Funerals, location of your choice. Also available Small wed-dings, my home, weekdays. The Rev. Alan Gallichan. 613-726-0400.
COMING EVENTS
BIRTHDAYS
GARAGE SALES
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Daddy misses you
Have a great day
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Sunday May 15, 20111:30 – 4:30
Arnprior LegionMusic by the Barley Shakers
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50th Golden Wedding Anniversay
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David & Elaine Mulvihill of Calabogie are pleased to announce that their daughter Erin Elizabeth graduated from the University of Western Ontario in October 2010 with her PHD in Biochemistry. Prior to her graduation, Erin received numerous awards, bursaries and scholarships including a CIHR Canadian graduate scholarship and a Heart & Stroke Foundation scholarship. She is the grand daughter of Stanley & Lois Mulvihill and Mary Charbonneau of Calabogie. She is continuing her research at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto.
Congratulations and all the best in your future endeavors
LoveMom, Dad, Matt, Owen, Kristy & Rylee
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The Mahusky and Hoffman families would like to extend our deepest thanks to everyone who has done so much to help us in our time of sorrow. We appreciate your warm thoughts and prayers for our mother, daughter, grandma, sister and friend, Lynda Mahusky. The kindness you have shown to all of us will not be forgotten.
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The family of the late Joan Riopelle would like to thank, relatives, friends, neighbours & co-workers for their out pouring of sympathy, support, food, flowers & donations in our time of sorrow.
Thank you to Goulet Funeral Home, your compassion & professionalism was outstanding.
To Rev Don Anderson for your comforting words at the memorial service. To the wonderful nursing staff at R.V.H for their care & kindness. To Robin & Cathy Nicol for looking after the service & their love & support every step of the way.
To the wonderful ladies for the lovely luncheon after the service & finally to everyone who attended mom’s service.
It was overwhelming to our family & mom truly would have felt like a queen.
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Our lives go on without you,But nothing is the same.
We have to hide our heartachesWhen someone speaks your name.
Sad are the hearts that love you.Silent the tears that fall.
Living our lives without youIs the hardest part of all.
You did so many things for us,Your heart was kind and true,
And when we needed someoneWe could always count on you.The special years will not return
When we were all together, but withThe love within our hearts
You will walk with us forever.Our loved one is with our Saviour now
Where there is perfect rest.And there is comfort in the thought
That a loving God knows best.
Until we meet again,Wife Bernadette, your children Marion, Patrick,
Avery, Andrew, Teresa and their Families
In Loving Memory ofJohn W. Lacourse
A loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather.
We remember John with love; he left us two years May 4, 2009
BIRTHDAYS
Mike & Shelley (Miller) and big brother Ryan are delighted to announce the arrival of Sarah Marie Victoria on April 23, 2011 at Almonte General Hospital, weighing 6 lbs 7 oz. Proud grandparents are Bert & Joan Miller, Renfrew, Mike & Marie Merpaw, Newington.
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In loving memory of our mothers, Edna Busch and Mary Mulvihill-Seeley.
Edna, beloved mother of Colleen, who passed away October 10, 2004Mary, beloved mother of Delore, who passed away October 23, 1996
God made a wonderful mother,A mother who never grows old;He made her smile of the sunshine,And He moulded her heart of pure gold.In her eyes He placed bright shining stars,In her cheeks, fair roses you see;God made a wonderful mother,And He gave that dear mother to me.
Delore and Colleen Mulvihill
Doreen DeVriesWe remember you always, Mem,
though you passed away 7 years ago, May 1, 2004
Another BeatitudeBlessed are they who understand my falter-ing step and shaking hand,Blessed, who know my ears today must strain to catch the things you say,Blessed are they who seem to know my eyes are dim and my mind is slow,Blessed are those who looked away, I spilled my tea on the cloth that day!Blessed are they who, with cheery smile, stopped to chat for a little while,Blessed are they who know the way to bring back memories of yesterday.Blessed are they who never say, “you’ve told that story twice today!”Blessed are they who make it known that I’m loved, respected and not alone.And blessed are those who will ease the days of my journey home, in loving ways.
by Elizabeth Clark
With fond and loving memories,Your family
In Memory of
JOE HASSApril 30, 2006
Dad, it seems like only yesterday you were taken away from us and with each passing day you are missed and loved. When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure. You are and will be treasured always.
With love,Your wife, Blanche, children - Joanne, Rick & Patti, Bob & Liz, Charlene & Terry, Gary & Shelvie, Karen and their families.
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May the words of love go softly,And whisper for you to hear,That we miss you and we love you And wish that you were here.
Forever in our hearts
Jimmy Nesbitt and family
Celebration of the life of
Viola Schroeder August 3, 1933
– January 21, 2011.
The family of Viola Schroeder welcome
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Mom & DadIf tear’s could build a stairway
Right up to heaven’s laneI would walk right up to heaven
I’d have everything to gain.
I would wrap my arms around you Hold you ever so tight
Tell you how I miss youEveryday and every night
Then I would thank youFor the precious years we had
For the love we shared togetherLife without you can be sad
But I believe it wasn’t good byeBut until we meet againFor some of us believeThere really is no end
We can still send our loveJust a little farther away
To say we’ll always love youEvery passing day
You are within our heartsThere you will remainAs we go on with life
And you rest in heaven’s lane
Forgotten you will never beFor it’s how been 10 years
Since God has taken you homeAnd fi lled our eyes in tear’s
Loving family of Carl & Gladys Troke
Catherine Windle “Missy” Miskelly
Miskelly, Catherine“Missy” Windle, age91, of Pelham, passed away Friday evening, April 8, 2011 at home with family and friends. An Ontario, Canada native, Missy was a nurse anesthetist at many Birmingham area
hospitals, including Brookwood Medical Center and St. Vincent’s Hospital. Shewas a member of Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church. Missy was predeceased in death by her son, Michael Miskelly; sister, Helen Norton; and two brothers, Edward Windle and Dan Windle. Survivors include two grandchildren, Shane Miskelly and his wife Christy of Wilsonville, and Michelle Miskelly Riedel and her husband Kenny of Columbiana; fi ve great grandchildren, Wyatt,Dawson, and Anna Catherine Miskelly, and Briley and Paxton Riedel; and daughter-in-law, Rita Miskelly. Also surviving are other Canadian family.
The graveside service was at 2 p.m. on Monday, April 11, 2011 at Southern Heritage Cemetery in Pelham.
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Abbott, Stephen Leonard “Len”,of Kincardine, passed away peacefully at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre-Kincardine, on Sunday, May 1, 2011 in his 83rd year. Dear father of John (Marsha) Abbott of Kingston, Linda (Doug) McLaughlinof Kincardine, Brian Abbott of Brantford, Brenda (Randy) Pender of Renfrew and Jennifer Abbott of Ottawa. Loved grandpaof Christopher (Ashley), Megan, Trevor(Sam), Travis (Anna), Amanda, Brady, Ashley, Aimee and Mitchell. Survived by his sister Molly Hogan of Summerside, PEI. Predeceased by his brothers Leslie, Roy and Kentford Abbott. Former husband of the late Phyllis Matthews.
Visitation was at the Davey-Linklater Funeral Home, 757 Princes Street, Kincardine, ON, N2Z 1Z5, 519-396-2701 on Tuesday, May 3, from 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., where the funeral service was held on Wednesday, May 4, at 11:00 a.m., with Rev. Don Harry offi ciating. Interment, Malpeque United Church Cemetery, PEI. Memorial donations to the Heart andStroke Foundation or the Canadian Cancer Society were appreciated as expressions of sympathy.
Portrait and memorial online at www.daveylinklaterfuneralhome.com
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(nee Rosenblath)Passed away peacefully in hospital on Thursday, April 28, 2011, in her 74th year. Loving mother of Barbara Villamere (Ed), Michael Belliveau, Janet Springer (Ken), Pat Harper (Frank), and Tim Briscoe (Deb). Proud grandmother of Emily, Amanda, Mark, Ashley, James, Candace and Michelle. Dear sister of Bill (Deanna) and the late Edna Bruce. Daughter of the late Bill and Mae Rosenblath. Predeceased by her husband Sam Belliveau, and later by her companion Cameron (Hubert) Glaeser.At Doren’s request, there will be no visitation. Private family arrangements entrusted to McPhail & Perkins Funeral Home, 613-432-2866. Donations to the Renfrew Victoria Hospital Foundation (499 Raglan St. N., Renfrew, ON K7V 1P6) or St. Luke’s United Church, Denbigh (P.O. Box 23, Denbigh, ON K0H 1L0) would be appreciated by the family.
Condolences or donations may be made at www.mcphailandperkins.ca
SCOBIE ALLENOf Renfrew and formerly of Foresters Falls, passed away peacefully in the Renfrew Vic-toria Hospital on Tuesday, December 21, 2010, in his 87th year. Allen Scobie, beloved husband of Lavonne Scobie and, by fi rst mar-riage, to the late Beryl Andersen. Dear father of Allen (Dawna); and stepfather to Keith Myra, Mona (Larry Ritter); Todd Myra and Elizabeth Myra. Also survived by 2 grandchil-dren, Jonathan and Olivia (Ben) and 2 great-grandchildren, Hunter and Myles and one sister-in-law, Margaret Scobie. Predeceased by a son John (Sharon); twin daughters, Linda and Lyn and 2 sisters, Mabel and Pearl and 4 brothers, Jim, Cal, Allen and Don.
A service honoring and celebrating the life of Allen Scobie will be held in the Whitewater Wesleyan Community Church on Saturday May 7, 2011 at 11 am. Arrangements by the Fraser - Morris & Heubner Funeral Home, Cobden.
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ROBERTSON,Stacey DuncanIn loving memory of a dear father and grand-father who passed away May 6, 2010.
What we’d give if we could say,Hi Dad, in the same old way;To hear your voice, and see your smile,To sit with you and chat awhile.So if you have a father,Cherish him with care,For you’ll never know the heartache,Till you see his vacant chair.
Forever loved and deeply missed,Richard, Julie, Emma, Justin and Jared
MCLAUGHLINROSEMARY
In loving memory of our mother, grandmother and great grandmother who passed away May 4, 2009Every day in some small way,Memories of you come our way.Gone are the days we used to share,But in our hearts you are always there.
Lovingly remembered, your family
INMEMORIAM
INMEMORIAM
LACOURSEIn loving memory of John W. Lacourse July 28, 1917 - May 4, 2009
The moment that you died,Our hearts split in two,The one side filled with memories,The other died with you.We often lay awake at night,When the world is fast asleep,And take a walk down memory lane,With tears upon our cheeks.Remembering you is easy, We do it everyday,But missing you is a heartache,That never goes away.We hold you tightly within our hearts, And there you will re-main,Life has gone on with-out you,But it never will be the same.For those who still have their dads,Treat him with tender care,You will never know the emptiness,As when you turn and he is not there.
LoveMr & Mrs Avery Lacourse
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Our lives go on without you,But nothing is the same.
We have to hide our heartachesWhen someone speaks your name.
Sad are the hearts that love you.Silent the tears that fall.
Living our lives without youIs the hardest part of all.
You did so many things for us,Your heart was kind and true,
And when we needed someoneWe could always count on you.The special years will not return
When we were all together, but withThe love within our hearts
You will walk with us forever.Our loved one is with our Saviour now
Where there is perfect rest.And there is comfort in the thought
That a loving God knows best.
Until we meet again,Wife Bernadette, your children Marion, Patrick,
Avery, Andrew, Teresa and their Families
In Loving Memory ofJohn W. Lacourse
A loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather.
We remember John with love; he left us two years May 4, 2009
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$9,650
BI/WEEKLY$92
+TAX09 CHEVROLET COBALT LS
RATED 48 MPG HWY. THIS 4 CYL. AUTO HAS AIR, TILT, CRUISE & CD. AS A FORMER DAILY RENTAL IT HAS BEEN FLEET MAINTAINED SINCE NEW. LOOKS & RUNS GREAT, CERT W/ BALANCE OF GM 5YR.-160K KM P.T. WARRANTY
73k km
$9,450
BI/WEEKLY$79
+TAX
+TAX
07 DODGE DAKOTA SLT 4X44.7L V8 MAGNUM, LOADED, ALLOYS, CD, LINER, TOW PKG, ETC. 4 FULL DOORS,LOTS OF ROOM INSIDE, 112 HWY KMS, CORPORATE LEASE. CERTIFIED WITH 1 YEAR WARRANTY
BI/WEEKLY$155
129k km$16,950
+TAX
(OAC)
03 DODGE RAMBALANCE GM 7YR. 160K km P.T. WARRANTY, LOADED 4 DR SHORT BOX, 6.6L DURAMAX TURBO DIESEL. AIR, TILT, CRUISE, PW, PL, CD, STEP BARS, PS, TOW PKG, EXT’D MIRRORS, LIKE NEW TIRES ETC... LONG TERM RENTAL, SOLD CERT.
119k kms
$21,650+TAX
08 SMART FORTWO ECONO-COUPEA 60 MPG MILAGE RATING & GREAT CRASH TEST SAFETY. PARK NOSE IN TO THE CURB & NO MORE PARALELL PARKING !! 1.0L GAS ENGINE GIVES LOTS OF ZIP & A GREAT RIDE TOO. AIR, TILT, CRUISE, PW & PL CERT. W/ WARRANTY
40k km$9,950
(OAC)
BI/WEEKLY$84
+TAX
(OAC)
72k km
$7,850+TAX
07 CHEVROLET COBALT LTONE OF THE BEST SELLING MID SIZED CARS EVER, LOADED ONE OWNER GM LEASE RETURN, ONLY 72K KM, RATED AT 43 MPG HWY.. STILL HAS GM POWERTRAIN WARRANTY (5YR. 160K KM). SAFE RELIABLE CAR
BI/WEEKLY$76
04 DODGE RAM 1500 ST CREWPOWERFUL 5.7L-V8 HEMI AUTO. WITH TOW PKG., AUTO START, AIR, TILT, CRUISE, DUAL EXHAUST, TINTED WINDOWS, STEP BARS & TONNEAU COVER. LOOKS & DRIVES GREAT, 4 FULL DOORS & A FULL 6.5 FT. SHORT BOX. SOLD CERT. W/ FREE WARRANTY
145k kms
$13,950+TAX
(OAC)
BI/WEEKLY$149
06 CHEV IMPALA 4 DR SEDANRATED AT 40 MPG HWY, 4 DR. ONLY 52K KM, LOADED, A/C, TILT, CRUISE, PW, PL, P-SEAT, KEYLESS ENTRY. ONE OWNER LEASE RETURN. CERTIFIED WITH FREE WARRANTY.
52k km
$9,950
(OAC)
BI/WEEKLY$109
+TAX06 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE
LOADED PLUS CD AND “STOW & GO” SEATING, ONE OWNER CHRYSLER LEASE RETURN. GREAT SHAPE, LOTS OF ROOM AND LOW MILEAGE.CERTIFIED WITH BALANCE OFFACTORY WARRANTY. (OAC)
96k kms$9,850
+TAX
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07 TOYOTA TACOMAEXTREMELY HARD TO FIND REG. CAB SHORT BOX 4X4 W/ 2.7L 4CYL. 5-SPD. COLD AIR, TILT, CD & LINER. U.S. TRUCK W/ 94,000 MILES. LOOKSGREAT, DRIVES LIKE NEW & RATED@35 MPG HWY.. SOLD CERT. & E-TESTED (OAC)
BI/WEEKLY$146
$15,950+TAX
05 FORD F-350 LARIATE 4X4 QUAD CABDIESEL ECONOMICAL 6.0 L POWERSTROKE DIESEL DUALLY, LOADED PLUS PWR. HEATED TAN LEATHER, CD, SRW, TRAILER PKG. W/ ELECTRIC BRAKES, BOX LINER & 4 NEW R. TIRES. LOOKS, DRIVES GREAT, SOLD CERT. W/ 1YR.UNLIMITED KM P.T. WARRANTY
$21,850+TAX
(OAC)
BI/WEEKLY$233
07 DODGE DAKOTA SLT 4X4LOTS OF ROOM INSIDE, 112 HWY KMS, CORPORATE LEASE. LOOKS GREAT, TONS OF POWER & GREAT TOWING CAPACITY, CERTIFIED WITH YEAR WARRANTY
(OAC)
112k kms$16,950
+TAX
BI/WEEKLY$155(OAC)
06 TOYOTA TACOMA SR5 4X4CREW CAB. RATED 28 MPG HWY. THIS 5 PASS, 4 DR, 4X4 IS LOADED WITH POWER OPTIONS PLUS ALLOY WHEELS, BOX LINER, SRW, CD,KEYLESS ENTRY. LOOKS & DRIVESGREAT. CERT. WITH 1 YR WARRANTY.
138k kms
$22,850
BI/WEEKLY$239
+TAX
08 GMC SIERRA 2500HD 4X4 DIESELBALANCE OF GM 7YR. 160K KM P.T. WARRANTY ON THIS LOADED 4 DR SHORT BOX W/ 6.6L DURAMAX TURBO DIESEL. AIR, TILT, CRUISE, PW, PL, CD, STEP BARS, P-SEAT, TOW PKG W/ EXTENDING MIRRORS, LIKE NEW TIRES ETC. LONG TERM RENTAL, SOLD CERT.
BI/WEEKLY$269
131k km$33,850
+TAX
(OAC)
BI/WEEKLY$167 (OAC)
BI/WEEKLY$108
2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURINGONE OWNER, FLEET MAINTAINED MID-SIZED WITH A 2.7L V-6 RATED @ 37 MPG HWY.. LOADED W/ AIR, TILT, CRUISE, PW, PL, & CD. SOLD CERT. W/ FREE WARRANTY
(OAC)
BI/WEEKLY$78
93k km
$6,950+TAX