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POSITIVE OUTLOOK

ANDREW SNOOK

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A man was plucked safely from the riv-er Monday after his car took a nose-dive off the Abbott Street Bridge.

On Monday, July 25, just after 5 p.m., the man drove through the barricades and into the Rideau Canal. Smiths Falls Deputy Police Chief Bob Dowdall de-scribed the man as “middle-aged” but did not release a name.

Rick Warner, 59 of the Merrickville area, was in town to pick his wife up from work.

“He drove right past me into the bar-rier; he wasn’t stopping,” he said.

After witnessing the man drive off the bridge, Warner dove into the water to rescue him. He was assisted by three other people. A young man identifi ed as an employee of Parks Canada, one un-identifi ed man and a 17-year veteran of the Smiths Falls Police Service, Sgt. Jodi Empey.

“There was a man in the water and two guys helping him, I just jumped in to as-sist them,” Empey said.

The unidentifi ed driver of the sub-merged car was described by Warner and Dowdall as having cuts and bruises to his forehead, but did not appear to be severely injured.

See ‘Survivor’, page 4

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Raging fi res across northwest Ontario have forced more than half the population of Deer Lake First Nations out of their homes and into a tempo-rary shelter created at the former Rideau Regional Centre.

Town staff held a press conference on Monday, July 25, to update residents about the status of the 614 evacuees currently at the former RRC, due to raging forest fi res in northwestern Ontario.

The speakers were Deer Lake community repre-sentatives Coun. Darrel Manakeesic and Elder Sag-gius Rae; Phillippe Geoffrion, regional fi eld offi cer for Emergency Management Ontario; Smiths Falls Mayor Dennis Staples; Red Cross provincial direc-tor John Saunders and Elaine Mallory, acting pub-lic information offi cer for the town.

As of July 25, there are 606 Deer Lake First Na-tions, two Sandy Lake First Nations and six resi-dents from Long Dog First Nations currently call-ing the former RRC home.

The Deer Lake First Nations’ population is cur-rently stands at approximately 1,200.

The evacuees will be there for at least another week, with the potential for a longer stay still a pos-sibility.

Geoffrion said there are currently 560,000 hect-ares of forest still burning in northwestern On-tario.

“This is about the size of Prince Edward Island,” he said when describing the impact of the blaze.

Although the cooler weather and rain is welcome relief to fi refi ghters in the area, Geoffrion said the Ministry of Natural Resources advised him that they are still fi nding new hot spots. “We’re not plan-ning to return anyone yet,” he said.

See ‘Evacuees’, page 2

CHARITY BLOOMS Gemmell’s Garden Centre offers a helping hand during a huge plant giveaway at the green-houses on Highway 15. 16

KENYA HELP?This Smiths Falls native is help-ing children in Kenya and her charity foundation received a healthy boost from students and movie-goers. 5

ROCKET PIGChildren enjoy Rangers Camp at the Rideau Canal Museum. 11

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Man survives plunge into river

Photo by Andrew Snook

The man was rescued by onlookers Monday, July 25 after the car he was driving plunged into the Rideau River at the Abbott Street Bridge in Smiths Falls.

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Continued from ‘Evacuees’, page 1Staples told the audience he was very

pleased to have the Deer Lake First Nations in Smiths Falls and thanked members of their council for attending meetings with him to help town staff un-derstand the needs of the evacuees, and for providing valuable input into the cur-rent crisis.

Smiths Falls declared a state of emer-gency on the evening of Thursday, July 21, and Lanark County did the same. They are preparing for the visitors to stay for at least a two-week period.

There is no word on the cost of the emergency, but Mayor Dennis Staples compared it to the ice storm of 1998... “only this time it’s a lot warmer.” He said that having gone through the ice storm 13 years ago has helped in their prepared-ness for this emergency situation.

Staples confi rmed that the state of emergency declared by both the town and by the county will enable each jurisdic-tion to get fi nancial aid from provincial and federal agencies. The complex has the capability of housing up to 1,500 evac-uees if necessary.

“The volunteer efforts of our surround-ing communities have been wonderful, but we wouldn’t able to offer this kind of help if it wasn’t for the generosity of the Gallipeau family, who just took over as the new owners of the building on July 8,” Staples said.

Gallipeau’s daughter, Tracy, said she was contacted late Wednesday, July 20 to see if the building was available. “We are just doing what we can to help,” she said.

Red Cross has been on site since last Thursday afternoon and set up cots for the evacuees, the majority of whom are seniors and children. They have been as-sessed by fi rst aid staff and seem to be in good spirits, said Smiths Falls Fire Chief Joel Gorman. Those who require further examination by physicians have been taken to the hospital.

Both Manakeesic and Rae thanked the town and its residents for their hospital-ity, and gave special thanks to their fellow Deer Lake First Nations and its council for showing great patience during a dif-fi cult time.

“It is rough and it is diffi cult,” Rae said. “We have a lot of small children (who) are getting ill.”

Rae said several of the children had respiratory problems – such as asthma – that were likely further worsened by the thick smoke created that has fi lled his community.

There are also several elderly members of the community at the former RRC who have a variety of health issues including heart conditions, asthma and diabetes.

He said the real danger to Deer Lake First Nations is not the proximity of the fi re, but the smoke entering the commu-nity.

“When the smoke came the council-lors said ‘Don’t let your children out, stay home,’” Rae said. “My shoreline is 300 feet away from me and I couldn’t see it through the smoke.”

Another challenge facing the Deer Lake First Nations is the change to their diet.

Rae said his people are used to eating fresh food, such as moose meat and fi sh, and are not accustomed to eating pro-cessed foods.

Wayne Brown, the town’s chief admin-

istrative offi cer, said a caterer is current-ly looking into bringing in fresh elk meat to help accommodate the issue.

The scorching heat has been another challenge the Deer Lake First Nations have been struggling with.

Rae said there was no air conditioning for the fi rst few days, which was bad tim-ing since the temperatures rose as high as 36.3 C.

Brown said several rooms in the facili-ty have been equipped with air condition-ing, including the dining hall.

Deer Lake First Nation Sidney Meekis said conditions have improved signifi -cantly over the last couple days.

“It’s getting better,” he said. “I under-stand it just opened and they didn’t have anything.”

THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME

Rae said the biggest issue facing many people in his community is the fact they are away from both their homes and many members of their families.

“We’re here in Smiths Falls, it’s a long way from home,” Rae said. “This is a key issue, especially for young families. Some of the mothers have three or four children and their husbands are in Deer Lake.”

Manakeesic said there has been little communication with members of their community who are currently in Deer Lake. He said they have been able to do some communication online through Facebook.

“The big challenge for me will be keep-ing everyone together,” Manakeesic said. “We want to make sure we all make it home.”

Royle Meekis said this is the second time in the past few weeks the Deer Lake First Nations have had to leave their homes due to smoke from forest fi res.

More baby clothes neededRae said laundry for young children is

currently in short supply. He said moth-ers are extremely limited in the amount of times they can change their young children due to a shortage of clothing. He added that the Red Cross is supplying baby clothing, but more is needed to meet current demands.

KEEPING BUSY

Over the past few days there have been limited options in regards to entertain-ment for the evacuees, particularly the young children; however, Rae said the gymnasium and auditorium were re-cently opened, and baseball and croquet equipment would arrive soon to make it possible for people to play some of their favourite sports on the grounds.

Manakeesic added that a tour of the Ot-tawa area is also being organized.

Commending the townSaunders praised the town for being

able to accommodate so many people so quickly, and said it deserves a great deal of respect and a commendation.

Smiths Falls is currently the largest shelter for forest fi re evacuees in Cana-da.

OFFER A HELPING HAND

The town is asking that people who are willing to help volunteer – especially

those with fi rst aid training – to call the hotline: 613-283-1171; follow the town’s website at www.smithsfalls.ca/deer-lake or visit the Facebook page: Helping

Hands – Working Together to help those from Deer Lake.

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Evacuees fi nd refuge from fi re in Smiths FallsSidney Meekis (left) and Royle Meekis were displaced by the fi res in Deer Lake. They are two of the more than 600 resi-dents of north-ern Ontario who were evacuated to Smiths Falls.


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An 83-year-old Smiths Falls woman was arrested and charged for assaulting a police offi cer on July 20.

Police offi cers were investigating a complaint lodged at a location on Lorne Street when they encountered the ac-cused.

Offi cers stated that the woman became agitated and assaulted police by swing-ing her cane at them and scratching them with her nails.

The woman was arrested then later released on a Promise to Appear. She is scheduled to appear in Perth court on Aug. 22.

MAN BREAKS INTO RESIDENCE

AND FALLS ASLEEP A 37-year-old Smiths Falls

man was arrested and charged with two counts of Mischief, Unlawfully in a Dwelling and Assault after allegedly kick-ing in a woman’s door and falling asleep on her couch. Police reported that on July 19, the female victim returned to her residence around 1:20 a.m. to fi nd her door had been kicked in and found the accused sleeping on her couch. The accused had been staying with the victim, but she had kicked him out the day before. The woman called the police who found the accused still asleep and intoxicated.

Police offi cers woke the accused and arrested him without further incident.

Upon investigation, police learned of two other incidents between the victim and the accused this past January. On one date the accused shoved the victim when she attempted to a pull a plastic marga-rine container off a burner and another date when the accused shook and broke the victim’s chair after an argument. The accused was held for bail.

The allegations have not been proven in court.

The Smiths Falls Police Service is urging anyone with further information regard-ing this incident, or similar incidents, to contact our service at 613-283-0357. Infor-mation may be provided anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

ANDREW SNOOK

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Approval for renovations to a Tim Hor-tons restaurant in town has left two coun-cillors worrying about the future vision of the downtown core of Smiths Falls.

Tim Hortons was been granted approv-al by the town to go forward with its site plan agreement for its restaurant on 76 Beckwith St. N., which includes a drive-thru window.

Town council voted in favour of the site plan, fi ve to two, but it left a couple of councillors wondering if it will cause the traffi c on the already busy street to “double-double.”

Councillors Chris Cummings and Lor-raine Allen voted against the site plan.

Cummings said a drive-thru at that lo-cation was not very good planning for the future of the downtown are.

“I don’t fundamen-tally agree with a drive-thru in the down-town core,” Cummings said.

“I was just trying to raise awareness of our downtown as a place for people, not for cars. The improvement we will need to make is to favour pedestri-an traffi c, not more cars congesting the downtown core.

“I think business owners know right away the only way to attract people to their location is to make it a pleasurable shopping experience. This creates a situ-ation where people are going to want to avoid the downtown… they’re not going to want to stop.”

He added he no problem with Tim Hor-tons development of the site – he said

they have been very good with the town – but believes the drive-thru will signifi cantly reduce the amount of pedestrian traffi c in the area.

Cummings said Tim Hortons showed re-ports that a drive-thru

will potentially increase their profi tabili-ty by 30 per cent – and 70 per cent of their customers will now use the drive-thru instead of stopping – but that the coffee giant did not elect him to town council.

“I wasn’t elected by Tim Hortons, I was elected by the people to make this a better place, not to make it better for Tim Hor-tons.”

Cummings added that fi ghting Tim Hortons on the site plan would not have helped, stating that both the cities of Ottawa and Kingston tried to stop Tim Hortons from putting drive-thrus in des-ignated areas and both lost.

Allen said she decided to vote against the new site plan because of the increased traffi c that will be potentially generated by the introduction of a drive-thru window.

She said the increased traffi c could potentially increase the number of colli-sions that occur on Beckwith Street.

She was also worried about the safety of the children that often play in the area.

Another reason she voted against the drive-thru was because of recommenda-tions she learned about at a recent revi-

talization conference she attended with some of her fellow councillors.

She said revitalizing the downtown area requires a signifi cant increase in foot and bike traffi c.

“I have nothing against Tim Hortons renovating,” she said. “They have been very good (at accommodating the town).”

Allen said Tim Hortons agreed to several requests made by the town to make the restaurant look more appealing for the town’s vision of the downtown area.

Smiths Falls Deputy Police Chief Bob Dowdall said the police are always con-cerned when there’s a signifi cant in-crease in traffi c, but that the town is cur-rently dealing with projections and will not know the true increase in car traffi c until the drive-thru is constructed.

Elaine Mallory, the town’s director of administrative and planning services, said construction of the project will begin sometime in late summer.

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The man was rushed to hospital imme-diately after being pulled from the water.

Warner downplayed the hero angle say-ing he was just doing the right thing.

“You’ve got to do what you’ve got to do; you can’t let a person drown,” he said.

Anyone with information about the accident can contact Smiths Falls Police Services at 613-283-0357.

Man survives plunge

Police arrest 83-year-old woman for assaulting an offi cer

“I wasn’t elected by Tim Hortons, I was elected by the people to make this a better place, not to make it better for Tim Hortons. ”

Coun. Chris Cummings

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LAURIE WEIR

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It’s a catchy phrase: Can ya help?

It’s one that symbolizes the work of a Smiths Falls native whose non-profi t organization is all about helping children of Kenya.

Nancy Stevens says her heart is still in Africa. She travels there frequently to help fami-lies learn about sustainable liv-ing. She’s raised thousands of dollars for a cause close to her heart — the Kenya Help foun-dation.

“I have never felt safer any-where in the world as I have in Kenya,” she said during movie night in Confederation Park in Smiths Falls on Thursday, July 22.

Her charity was the recipient of half the concession stand sales that night – coupled with a $650 donation from students

who raised money at St. James the Greater School.

“Every cent that I raise goes to help provide necessities for families in Kenya,” she said.

She has helped build a class-room and has supplied children with text books, food and water; she has helped build coops so they may raise their own chick-ens and she has even had thou-sands of litres of fresh drink-ing water brought into the city on a moment’s notice.

“It’s great that I can get things done quickly now,” she said. “I am starting to get my wings there.”

Kenya Help’s focus started with the children at the Sidai rehabilitation centre in Ngong, Kenya, and is now touching the lives of many children at differ-ent orphanages in that area.

Stevens travels to Ngong so she can work on construction projects in order to better the lives of the children.

“Food, health care and edu-cation are the priorities right now,” she said.

She says she is starting her fundraising now for next spring’s trip back to Africa. Ste-vens has even enlisted the help of her niece, Leah Stringer, 14, to create necklaces which they then sell for profi t.

“I pay for my own fl ight and accommodations,” she said. “The money I raise through fundraisers, like the sale of jewelry, goes directly to help the children.”

Visit her blog/website at www.kenyahelp.ca and watch the living documentary unfold as her work continues in Afri-ca. To date, Stevens has raised $13,500 in three years. She has set a loft goal of $15,000 for next year’s trip.

For more information, visit her website; or to donate to the cause, email [email protected]

Photo by Laurie Weir

Nancy Stevens (left) and her niece Leah Stringer sell jewelry at movie night in Centennial Park, Smiths Falls on Thursday, July 21 as a fund-raising effort for Kenya Help, which is a charity started by Stevens that raises money for families in Africa.

Smiths Falls native helps children of Kenya

LAURIE WEIR

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Keirsten Smith enjoys history. She’s also good with children, which is evident when she lends a helping hand with her sister, Lindsay, who is the summer pro-gram co-ordinator for the Rideau Canal Museum.

Keirsten grabbed her glue gun and reported for duty last week during Rideau Ranger Day Camp.

“I just wanted to help out my sister,” she said. “And it’s good ex-perience for what I want to do.”

What Keirsten will be doing is a volunteer stint with Katimivik, which engages youth in a volun-teer service to foster sustainable

communities through challeng-ing national youth service pro-grams.

She will be heading to Brant-ford, Ont., for a few months, then to Moncton, N.B., where she will stay until December this year.

Katimavik offers youth the op-portunity to explore and get in-volved. The program started in 1977 and it gives young Canadi-ans, ages 17 to 21, the chance to discover their country, live in a group and be involved in commu-nities. Learning Canada’s offi cial languages and protecting the en-vironment have always been an integral part of the program.

A graduate of St. John Catholic High School in Perth, this Smiths

Falls teenager says she’s never been away from home for an ex-tended period of time, but agrees that she’s looking forward to the experience.

“I love history…and working with kids. I will be creating my own program for Brantford and Moncton,” she said. “I want to see if this is the career path for me…I am leaning toward teaching, but this is giving me the opportunity to experience different things.”

She said goodbye to her folks; mom Terry and dad John, as well as her sister, on Monday.

“I’m looking forward to this experience and giving back to people,” she said. “I really like do-ing that.”

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Taking care of our fellow Canadians

OPINION

Smiths Falls, take a bow.Each and every community volunteer has

selfl essly offered a helping hand these past few days as we dive into the emergency prepared-ness plan.

The town’s people have opened their doors and their hearts to neighbours of Northern Ontario who have left their families and their homes to fl ee to safety, while fi re rages around them.

Our First Nations brothers and sisters have found new friends in Smiths Falls — and Ottawa and various other communities in southern On-tario who have aided in this emergency evacuation process.

It’s more than a community effort. It’s a national effort. Federal and provincial agencies are ensur-ing host communities have the essentials needed to provide a comfortable and safe living arrangement while our guests are in our towns.

As of Sunday evening, fi re has destroyed more than 537,000 hectares of property and displaced 3,591 people. No further evacuations are planned at this time as the Ministry of Natural Resources, through First Nations Leaders, is constantly re-as-sessing the need for future evacuations.

Keeping families and communities together has been a priority. Registration lists are being shared among all host communities to make it easier to locate and reunite family members who may have become separated.

The Canadian Red Cross has also set up a central registry to help residents of evacuated communi-ties locate family members.

Currently, there are 118 active fi res in Northern Ontario with more than 2,600 fi re personnel fi ght-ing the blazes that are presenting challenges every minute of every day. There are 17 heavy bombers in the air, and four light bombers, not to mention more than 100 helicopters and other support aircraft.

But winds are changing; the rains are coming and hope for a quick and safe return home is on the horizon.

Our 614 guests — the highest number of evacu-ees is here in Smiths Falls — are being treated to some hometown hospitality.

It’s refreshing to see our neighbours pull togeth-er to help fellow Canadians. This is why there are mock disasters planned, so we can better take care of our own people... as it should be.

Imagine the surprise when Delta Fair organizers announced

their lineup for this year’s entertainment... April Wine was slated to appear on Saturday night. It was enough to draw 3,000 to the fairgrounds during the day.

According to John Mac Tavish, the fairboard’s sec-retary, it was one of the larg-est crowds in history — and that’s a pretty big history, as the fair spans 181 years.

“We had such a great response this year for April Wine,” John told me. “We had over 2,500 there for sure, and more than 3,000 at the fair on Saturday.”

John said overall it was comparable to last year’s numbers, but he didn’t have a fi nal tally as of my deadline.

The fairboard members ought to be commended on another successful year. Numbers were down for home crafters, but for the most part, chil-dren’s entertainment and those who fl ocked to Delta to see such favourites as the tractor pull, pet show, baby con-

test and Wayne Rostad enjoyed the moments.

When I asked the secre-tary about entry fees, and if we could get into the fair for free, I found out why that can’t happen.

To bring names like April Wine to the fair, it costs the board $25,000. For that amazing juggler, Kobbler Jay, his price tag was $2,500.

The board’s budget is about $130,000 to $140,000. Gate receipts help offset the costs. As do the count-less hours of fundrais-ing. One thing organizers will miss will be the revenue from the closure

of the Brockville Bingo Hall. They are currently scrambling for more funding opportunities for next year.

“It’s never ending. We are always trying to juggle the budget to bring the best to this great rural community. That’s what this fair is all about.”

Lombardy Fair starts this weekend. Show your support, enjoy the events and thank a volunteer.

Fairgoers love their wine

LaurieWEIR

The Underwood Chronicles

Welcome to Snook’s, can I take your order?

If you’re looking to or-der a sleep-deprived journalist who thinks the Beckwith Street drive-thru is a potential headache for resi-dents and shops, then I’ve got just what you need.

Council recently voted in favour of the renovations of the Tim Hortons restaurant. No councillor was actu-ally against the coffee chain doing renovations to make improvements, but they were concerned about the drive-thru that will be added on the store, and I can’t really blame them.

Coun. Chris Cummings said Tim Hortons stated its profi tability in-creases, on average, by 30 per cent when a drive-thru is introduced, so it is hard to blame the restaurant for wanting to install one; however, I can understand the concerns presented by Chris and Lorraine Allen.

If 70 per cent of people will begin using the drive-thru instead of park-ing, then there will defi nitely be a signifi cant increase in traffi c on the property, and potentially to Beck-with Street.

Considering the size of the queue at times at the Tim Hortons located just outside of town on Highway 15, the 20-car queue space the coffee chain is planning may not suffi ce.

More importantly, it will increase car traffi c and maybe reduce foot traffi c, which does not do any favours to the shops in the downtown core.

Lorraine mentioned to me that during a revitalization conference she recently attended, she was in-formed that the best types of traffi c for the downtown core were – from best to worst – are foot, bike, bus and car.

If 70 per cent of the customers be-gin using the drive-thru instead of stopping, it could potentially affect the shops in the downtown core.

I truly hope that’s not the case, and that the soon-to-be “new and improved” Tim Hortons doesn’t cre-ate any signifi cant changes to other stores or create large queues leaving customers frustrated.

Not that I’m too worried about the latter – I prefer to buy my coffee on the other side of the street.

Double trouble COLUMN

ANDREW SNOOK

Snook’s Look

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LAURIE WEIR

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Alex Markadonis has a lot on his plate for a teenager with the entire summer ahead of him.

The spirited boy of soon-to-be 14 has a restaurant named after him – his Greek name that is – Alexio’s Family Restaurant in Smiths Falls, where he waits ta-bles, helps with prep work in the kitchen, washes dishes, and does anything that his grandmother, Maria, or grandpa, Manos, need him to do. He also keeps a vigil at his mother’s hospital bedside when he is able. She received a double-lung transplant and is currently in intensive care in the Ottawa General Hospital. Alex says she’s doing better, but is still not out of the woods.

“He’s a good boy,” Maria says in her watchful way as she studies the newcomer in her restaurant. “He has taught me so much.”

Alex studies a drawing he’s working on. It has to do with the complexities of anthropology. He can talk that subject – or any oth-er one for that matter – with the ease of a seasoned philosopher. Religion, world affairs, evolution, medicine – he has an answer for everything.

“It’s all about choice,” he says, matter-of-factly. “It’s optional. We have the ability to learn and to get along with each other and the environment. We have that abil-ity to choose and to learn about things…study them.”

His mom, Irene, who suffers from pulmonary hypertension and lupus, has taught him a valu-able life lesson – ironically – save your breath.

“Mom tells me not to waste my breath on (hurtful) people and to save each breath for something you believe in.”

Alex recently graduated from St. Francis de Sales Catholic School in Smiths Falls on the hon-our roll with a 90 to 95 per cent grade average. He also earned a number of other awards and ac-

colades from his teachers. Alex earned the second highest stand-ing award for academics, and received a certifi cate of recogni-tion for enrichment mini-courses program after spending a week at

Algonquin College in Ottawa. His course of study: Anthropology of Science Fiction.

But the icing on the cake came with the evening’s fi nal award.

The Joanne Pillar Award was given to Alex who demonstrated a positive attitude, was respect-ful and helpful to others – an all-around good student.

“We are so proud of him,” said Maria. “That poor boy has gone through so much.”

Alex takes it all in stride though, and says keeping his grades high is a mind-over-mat-ter issue. He reads a lot – studies a variety of subjects not yet taught to his age level in school, and he says he is working every day on being a better person: “Better than yesterday,” he says. “We have it pretty good here…we can all make this life heaven by helping others and myself ? Well, I just do my best every day. I like to help others too.”

He says this is what moti-vates him – al-ways having a chance to be “better than y e s t e r d a y ” and that the best day of his life hasn’t hap-pened yet.

“I anticipate that will hap-pen in about

13 years.”By that time, young Alex says

he will have his own businesses – plural – and will “rent them out.” He is planning on a B&B in his home, and will sell fresh fruits and vegetables from his backyard garden.

“I don’t think I’m a pessimist or an optimist…I think I’m in be-tween. I’m lucky to be here and there is nothing wrong with the world…it’s ignorance I think. Es-pecially government ignorance – I despise the concept of false morality in politics and I don’t agree with it….We could be much worse off here.”

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Alex Markadonis enjoys a good debate on any subject and was the re-cent recipient of the Joanne Pillar Memorial Award from his graduating class at St. Francis de Sales Catholic School in Smiths Falls. He keeps a positive attitude, despite the perils he has recently faced.

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from July 29 to Aug. 1 and prom-ises something for everyone.

Hosted by the Lombardy Agri-cultural Society, the event is held annually on the Civic Holiday long weekend at the Lombardy fairgrounds, south of Smiths Falls on Highway 15, its buildings easily identifi ed by their bright orange roofs.

Now in its 145th year, the fair “has grown and expanded to act as a benchmark for other fairs in Ontario.

Horses, dogs, babies and even clowns will be on display in vari-ous showcases.

Fresh produce and homemade crafts will also be available. An antique tractor pull, lawn mow-er races and a demolition derby round-out some of the weekend’s scheduled excitement.

For more information, call 613-284-2640 or visit www.lasfair.ca

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ANDREW SNOOK

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For Leah Hicks the third time really is the charm.

The Smiths Falls resident and local painter has been invited to showcase her paintings at Ot-tawa Art Expo 2011 from Oct. 28 to 30.

This will mark the third con-secutive year Hicks has been accepted into the prestigious event.

“It’s pretty exciting,” she said. “A lot of people apply for it, it’s getting really well known

so it’s getting harder and harder (to get accepted). It’s really en-couraging. This makes me want to pursue it and see where I can take it.”

Hicks said the part of the expo she looks forward to the most each year is the gala on the opening night.

“It’s really a lot of fun,” Hicks said. “Everyone dresses up and schmoozes. It’s really neat.

I like being a part of that. Thousands of people go through. I end up extremely tired at the end of the day and it’s a lot of fun; you get a lot of feedback.”

Hicks said she also enjoys the opportunity the expo allows for speaking with fellow artists.

She said artists can end up learning a lot off each other af-ter the night of interacting.

CARLETON PLACE AND MER-RICKVILLE SHOWS THIS SUMMER

Hicks will be displaying her paintings at the Merrickville Artisans Show on Aug. 27 and 28, at the Merrickville Fair-grounds.

The show will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug.

27 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 28.

She will also be showcasing her paintings at Brush Strokes Art Supplies and Gallery’s Vernissage taking place on Fri-day, Sept. 9, from 7 to 9 p.m., at 129 Bridge St. in Carleton Place.

ITALY IN DECEMBER

Hicks said the expo she is most excited about this year is her invitation to show off her paintings at Florence Beinnale 2011, which takes place in Flor-ence, Italy from Dec. 3 to 11.

To fi nance the trip, Hicks is currently selling and auction-ing off a large number of her paintings.

Anyone interested in check-ing out Hicks’ paintings can vis-it the shows in Merrickville and Carleton Place or drop by Com-positions Art Gallery located at 47 Main St. E. in Smiths Falls, or check out Compositions’ web-site at http://compositionsart-gallery.com.

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LAURIE WEIR

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From July 5 to September 24, Perth and Smiths Falls areaa will play host to a group of Can-ada World Youth from Honduras who have been paired with young men and women across Canada to learn tools of the trade for a sustainable community.

Grethel Mejia, 22 of Hondu-ras, and Carol-Anne Riendeau from the Montreal area have been paired for this year’s youth

exchange program who will be familiar faces around the Town of Perth before they leave in September.

“We want to learn as much about many things here as we can to take back to Honduras and teach the people of my com-munity,” said Mejia. “We are volunteers and will be at Town Hall, working with the Business Improvement Area and doing some gardening at Crystal Pal-ace.”

This year’s program focuses

on linking health and environ-mental issues, including com-munity gardening, food security, eco-projects and agriculture.

Weekly, the group of 18 – who are strategically billeted with host families from Smiths Falls to Frankville and throughout Perth – will meet to discuss their fi ndings and share with others.

“It’s a learning experience for us,” said Riendeau. “Perth is very beautiful… it is not like my home of a busy city. There is a lot of culture and beauty… it’s

peaceful.”Lisa Jaster is the group’s su-

pervisor. “We design projects that will

enable youth to help fi nd solu-tions and responses to important environmental sustainability challenges in local communi-ties,” she said.

Youth volunteers might work on municipal campaigns to in-form the population of new sus-tainability projects, contribute to local reforestation efforts or work to help initiate a commu-

nity compost program. These are just a few examples of how our volunteers actively partici-pate in promoting a sustainable future.

Canada World Youth’s mis-sion is to increase the ability of people, and especially youth, to participate actively in the de-velopment of just, harmonious, and sustainable societies.

This is not the fi rst time CWY has visited Perth. They were here three times before, the most recent just last year.

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A couple of Smiths Falls teens are looking to get the ball rolling for a competitive ball hockey tournament this fall.

Ryley Saumure and Adam Muldoon are hoping to put to-gether a team of local players to compete at the 2011 Tampa Bay Shootout from Oct. 21 to 23 in Tampa Bay, Fl.

The 18-year-old recent St. John Catholic High School graduate said he has played ball hockey competitively for several years, and recently represented Canada at the World Ball Hockey Champi-onships where his team won gold.

Muldoon said he has been playing ball hockey competi-tively for about 18 months.

“We’re putting a team to-gether to go to Tampa Bay for a big tournament in Oc-tober,” Saumure said. “We’re holding open tryouts in Au-gust.”

He said he is currently setting up the tryouts at the gymnasium in the old Smiths Falls District Collegiate In-stitute, located at 2 Gould St. in Smiths Falls.

Saumure said he and Mul-doon are organizing four ses-sions where players can come out and compete for a spot on the team.

The sessions will cost $5 each.

Saumure said anyone in-terested in playing defence or forward positions should bring athletic shorts, run-ning shoes, regular hockey gloves, a hockey stick and a water bottle.

Anyone interested in the goaltending position should bring goalie pads, a glove, blocker, helmet, goalie stick, a protective athletic cup and a water bottle.

“It’s the biggest tourna-ment for ball hockey in North America,” Saumure said.

For more information, con-tact Saumure at [email protected]

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At right, Smiths Falls Old Timers’ soccer player Miro Krsmanovic charges for the ball against a Pembroke player. Smiths Falls won the match 1-0.

At left, Smiths Falls Old Timers’ soccer player Tim Smith clears the ball out of his defensive zone during the 28th annual James D. Canuel Memo-rial Soccer Tournament held on July 23 and 24 at Conlon Farm in Perth.

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Children enjoy Ranger camp at Rideau Canal MuseumLAURIE WEIR

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Rideau Rangers campers en-joyed eco-day at the Rideau Ca-nal Museum on Wednesday, July 20 as more than a dozen youth from fi ve to 10 years of age par-ticipated in hands-on activities.

“This is one of our biggest fundraisers of the year,” said Lisa Bell, the museum’s busi-ness manager. “We have had a full house this week with lots of activities going on.”

From soap monsters to magic mud to fl ying pigs, the children had a chance to make their own environmentally friendly coin banks – or pencil cases – from re-cycled water bottles on Wednes-day.

“This is a great way for them to see that we don’t have to throw away so many water bottles,” Bell said.

“We are making some really fun creations with them.”

The Rideau Rangers kicked off in 2005 and helps offset the muse-um’s operational costs. Children are able to take part in two weeks

of summer programming – one week in July, which just fi nished, and the second is Aug. 15 to 19.

August events include: First Nations Life; SPLASH Under the Sea; Out of This World Space Day; The Amazing Race… Ride-au Ranger Style and Backwards Fiesta Day. The camp takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and there are a few spaces left. The fee is $20 per day, or $95 for the week.

Lindsay Smith is the educa-tional program coordinator for the summer events. She says it’s a great way for the children to learn about their environment while having fun at the same time.

The Rideau Canal Museum is celebrating 25 years this year with events planned for the com-ing weeks, including a two-day celebration in the fall. Watch Smiths Falls This Week for an update as more information be-comes available.

For more information regard-ing the Rideau Rangers day camp, call the museum at (613) 284-0505 or [email protected]

Black rat snake makes guest appearanceLAURIE WEIR

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A black rat snake native to this area was a guest visitor to the Rideau Rangers camp on Wednesday, July 20 at the Rideau Canal Museum.

The dozen or so children were not fazed in the slightest by the snake that can grow to three metres in length.

“We like to introduce the species to chil-dren so they can help protect them,” said Morgan Brown of Perth, a summer em-ployee of Parks Canada who helps with resource conservation.

“A lot of people are afraid of them, so the snakes (are killed),” Brown said. “By introducing them to children and having them on display at interpretive centres, then people can see that they are really beautiful.”

Brown says the black rat snake is on the province’s ‘at risk’ list. It’s the largest snake in Ontario and loves extreme heat – the hotter it is, the larger they grow.

“The population of them is not really diminishing; it’s the factors we have to monitor that make them a species at risk,” said Brown.

She spoke to the children about turtles at risk or threatened, like the blanding, stinkpot and map turtles. Milk and ribbon snakes are also on the list.

“Some of these species are of concern,” said Brown. “We know the variables that are harming their environment, like ur-ban sprawl, highway mortality, and we are monitoring that.”

Snapping turtles are another species of special concern.

“There is a high mortality rate for snap-ping turtles,” she said. “When people see

them on the side of the road, please just leave them alone. Or if they’re on the high-way, stop and help them cross the road – in the direction that they are headed.”

Of the 30 to 40 eggs a snapper will lay in a year, only three to fi ve make it to maturi-ty because predators enjoy them as tasty treats, noted Brown.

Two years ago, the Ministry of Envi-ronment introduced the ‘Action on the Ground’ plan to protect ecological integ-rity in Canada’s national parks and na-tional historic sites.

Parks Canada will (soon) have bro-chures on display at its Rideau Canal Mu-seum in Smiths Falls, and at lock stations, that show the species at risk in Ontario. Staff is encouraging visitors to fi ll out the brochure to help in its quest to identify the species and locations of such sight-ings.

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Photo by Andrew SnookPhoto by Laurie Weir

Rangers Campers like Emily McLean, 7 (left); Zachary Whiting, Jo-seph Stepanuik and Kurtis Briggs (above) enjoyed activities all week long, with mu-seum business man-ager Lisa Bell (right).

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Laiken Gullen is not shy around this black rat snake.

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Great business opportunity - 25 camp-sites with drinking water, electricity, fi re pits & picnic tables - rental trailers, boat and canoe rentals - laundry & bathroom facilities for campers - cafe/coffee shop could be full restaurant - maintenance equipment, 200 amp service, truck with plough, 5500 watt back-up generator - two bedroom apartment, workshop & screened porch. $439,000. Call Joanne Bennell 613-812-0505 or Barb Shepherd 613-326-1361

WATERFRONT

Over 114 acres on Pike Lake with 2 waterfront lots on the southwest shore - acreage has mixed vegetation of oak, maple, pine & cedar, several beaver fl oods & ponds - excellent rec-reational property - access via Pike Lake Route 16. $299,000.

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NEW PRICE! $229,000 - Lovely rural setting near Toledo - recently renovated, 2 new baths, new counter top & sink in kitchen, freshly painted, new fi xtures & fans throughout, newer wood/electric furnace, roofi ng & water softener - sunken living room, large kitchen/dining area and main fl oor sun room – mostly fi nished lower level - beautiful lot with an abundance of perennial fl owers and shrubs.

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BUNGALOW ON DUFFERIN RD. - EDGE OF TOWN$189,000 – Light and bright 3 Bedroom bungalow on a country sized lot. Super sunporch for summer relaxing off the dining area, 1.5 baths. Oversize single garage. Enjoy lower taxes in a lovely neighbourhood almost in town. MLS # 792485


IN TOWN PERTH

26 Wilson St. E. - Perfect family home in the heart of beautiful Perth, quiet street-close to schools-play-ground & park. Large 62x63 corner lot. Many upgrades - newer wir-ing-windows-furnace & roof. Lots of space, come check out the home gym room and the cabana/hot tub room this home needs nothing. Just bring the family and enjoy. Beautiful court yard, paved drive. $219,000.

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WATERFRONT

Big Rideau Lake lot with 228’ of gorgeous shoreline, very private, beautiful view, ideal for swim-ming and boating, build your dream home and enjoy all that the Big Rideau has to offer. MLS #782748

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$289,900 - The ideal family cot-tage property, boasting 5 bed-rooms, 2 bathrooms, 200’ of west facing shoreline, 3 br cot-tage built close to the shore, 2 car garage with a loft featuring 2 br, family room, kitchen and 3 pc bath, walking distance to golf. MLS #798603.


WATERFRONT

$130,000 - Affordable 2 br sea-sonal cottage on the Mississippi River, updated kitchen, Regency wood stove in the large living room, sunroom off the kitchen, appliances included, good swim-ming and fi shing. MLS #801615.


OUT OF TOWN

$385,000 - Hobby farm on 50 acres, totally renovated century old farmhouse, formal dining room and living room with hardwood fl ooring, 4 br, 3 bath, extra large master with ensuite, large deck and expansive lawns and gardens, oversized 2 car garage with insulated workshop, log barns and many outbuildings. MLS #794378.


OUT OF TOWN

$314,900 - Terrifi c 5 year old family home shows like new, 3 br, 2 bath, main fl oor laundry, hardwood fl oors throughout, pro-pane fi replace, large master br with ensuite and walk in closet, double attached garage, central air, high speed, 2 acre lot, move in condition. MLS #778246.


IN TOWN PERTH

Lovely 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, energy effi cient brick bungalow in beautiful Perth. Finished basement with kitchenette (great craft area) and full bath-room. Features include: vinyl clad windows and garden doors, instant hot water, natural gas furnace, nicely updated bathroom and spacious eat-in kitchen. Very clean and well maintained. Great lot, great street. $219,000.

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Beautifully set, 5 bedroom, 3 bathroom brick home with ~ 140 feet of frontage on the Tay River. Newer shingles and propane furnace, double attached garage, fully fi nished basement, and only 3 kms from town. $345,000 MLS# 785059

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$250,000. 24 B6A Bass Lake. Year round home. 3 bdrms, 1 bths. 10 minutes S of Smiths Falls. Open concept Living, Dining, Kitchen, Breakfast bar. Double Garage. Screened front porch. Well, Septic. Water pump 2011. Softwood fl oor 2005,Roof 2004, WETT Wood stove 2003. Steps down to waterfront.

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$250,000 Reduced from $270,000. 179 Beck Shore rd, Mississippi Lake. West facing. Shallow shoreline. 20ft deeded lake access, 3 bdrm + den, 1 bath, 150 x 120ft lot, large double garage, perennial fl ower beds, sprinkler system. Open concept, many windows. 3 Decks. Steel roof. Land lease $2160/yr until 2020.

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$42,500 Reduced from $45,000. A beautiful view of Calabogie Lake and Calabogie Ski Hill atop of this lovely lot, what better place for a year round home or cottage! Deeded access to Calabogie Lake.

Vicki Behn-Belland 613-257-8856.

Gardiner Shore Road, Mississippi Lake. Level building lot on dead-end cottage road, 1/2 hr to downtown Ottawa, mins/Hwy 7 & Carleton Place, PLUS deeded access to the Lake! West-facing lake view. Old cabin on property. Minute’s stroll to deeded access park & excellent swimming.

Janice Hastie-Waugh 613-283-5435.

$429,900. Dramatic,natural privacy at Bennett Lake Estates, nr Perth: 3.66 acres, tall pines, excellent 190’ waterfront. Quality 3+1bdr, 2bthr home. Immaculate,bright&roomy open-plan: cathedral ceiling, FP, very well-insulated. Big glass-sided deck, sunrm, kids’ bunk rm, boat/70HP, paddleboat, canoe, large dock. Sweeping lake views. Move in & enjoy.

Janice Hastie-Waugh 613-283-5435.Vicki Behn-Belland 613-257-8856.

$249,000. Over 4 acres with 183ft frontage and complete privacy on Big Rideau Lake. Includes sauna building. Build your dream cottage or year round home. Excellent waterfront. Can be bought with cottage on adjacent lot see MLS#788058.


MLS#796529

$395,000. Upper Rideau: 15 mins to Perth/Westport. Open-concept 3 bdrm year-round WF home/cottage. Living room w/cathedral ceiling, fl oor-to-ceiling brick FP & sweeping lake view. Screened porch & large deck. 31ft deck + dock at water, walk out basement. Excellent swimming & boating w/access to whole Rideau system.

Janice Hastie-Waugh 613-283-5435

MLS# 798822

OPEN HOUSE: JULY 31ST, 1-4 PM

$229,900. Great privacy with double lot and 250 feet of beautiful frontage on the Mississippi River. 3 bdrm winterized cottage, open concept living area, and enclosed porch. Full bathroom, large deck. Extremely private property with tall trees. Very peaceful spot. Great waterfront with hard sand bottom.


MLS#797642

NEW PRICE

MLS#795685

$239,000 and $179,000. Two private, 2 acre lots on Newboro Lake with Southerly exposure. Lot A: 198ft frontage, Lot B: 254ft frontage. Both lots have majestic tall pines and rock outcroppings with sweeping views of the lake. Owner will hold 75% of mortgage. Build your dream home or waterfront getaway!


MLS#781675,781682

$169,900. Buckshot Lake, near Plevna. Private 1.8 acre lot w/196ft frontage on one of Ontario’s most pristine, weed-free lakes. Gorgeous tall trees, stunning lake view, and great swimming. 4-season access. Wonderful spot to build your year-round home or summer getaway.


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NEW PRICE

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BY GEOFF DAVIES

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What began as a simple free fl ower giveaway blossomed into a fundraiser, collecting almost $1,000 for three Smiths Falls charities.

Rob Gemmell and Kelly Heath of Gemmell’s Garden Centre, along with a team of volunteers, set up shop on July 8, at the cor-ner of Chamber and Market streets.

With them were 17 racks of “fl owers that needed a home,” Heath, the store’s retail manag-er, said.

There were petunias, mari-golds, purple iresine, snapdrag-ons, and even some vegetables, all grown by the garden centre, located north of town, on Hwy. 15.

Gemmell’s growing season had come and gone, leaving them with a surplus of plants. Rather than let them go to waste, store staff wanted them to bring joy to others.

The Downtown Business As-sociation helped hook up Gem-mell’s with three local groups, who could help with the fl ower giveaway and could benefi t in return: the Salvation Army, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, and the local food bank.

“We’re not in a position to give great big cheques to all these or-ganizations, so this was our way of giving back to the communi-ty,” said Gemmell, the owner.

The original hope was to sim-ply give the plants away – there were almost 9,000 of them, Gem-mell estimates – but when people tried to pay for them, they started donating for the three charities.

“People gave whatever they

could give. Some gave $2, some gave $40. Some gave tuna salad, some gave banana loaf. Some people didn’t give anything and that was fi ne too,” Heath said, re-calling a gentleman who left with a tomato plant and returned with a big bowl of tuna salad, with fi ve forks for the volunteers.

When the dust had cleared at the end of the day, fewer than three racks remained. The Sal-vation Army took those plants to give away at their store, and soon they were gone too.

Gardening brings joy to peo-ple, Heath said.

To introduce it to those who might have been afraid of killing the plants under their own care, made the day doubly rewarding.

“The more experience people get with plants at a younger age, the more likely they are to be-come gardeners and care about the environment,” Gemmell said.

The organizers wished to thank the volunteers who made the day possible – known to them only as Rhonda, Linda, Tracey, Bonita, Linda and Sylvia – and to thank the community for its generosity.

The event raised more than $900 for the three charities, Gem-mell said, plus several donations of canned food.

A thank-you from Big Brothers and Big Sisters sits on Gemmell’s desk, one of many testaments to the event’s impact.

“We see our ‘Littles’ blossom and grow when involved in our mentoring programs,” it reads, referring to its little brother or little sister matches. “So helping with the plant distribution was the perfect connection, since plants also grow and blossom.”

Gemmell’s fl ower giveaway helps charities blossom

Geoff Davies photo

Kelly Heath and Rob Gemmell, of Gemmell’s Garden Centre, pose inside the store’s greenhouse, located north of Smiths Falls on Hwy 15. The store raised al-most $1,000 during a recent fl ower giveaway.

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FORD 350 DIESEL truck, as is, $9,500.644 NH round baler, auto toss, $13,000.MF 9-foot disc bine, $12,000.Klonskild 300 4-furrow plow, $8,500.5610 Ford tractor with loader, $16,000.20-foot 10-ton wagon with rack, $1,500.22-foot 10-ton wagon with rack, $1,600.

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SMITHS FALLS: THIRD FLOOR, 2 BEDROOM, adult-only apartment, heritage stone build-ing. $840/month, heat, hydro, fridge, stove, washer and dry-er included. Available Sept. 1. 613-283-9650.

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Position Title: Regional Human Resources Manager- 12 month contract (Maternity Leave)Department: Human ResourcesLocation: Metroland – Ottawa Area: (Arnprior, Carleton Place, Kemptville, Nepean, Perth, Renfrew, & Smiths Falls)

Metroland Media currently has an opening for a Regional Human Resources Manager supporting the Ottawa region. Reporting to the Director, Human Resources, the incumbent will be responsible for providing expert Human Resources consultation to the Region ensuring all Human Resources needs are successfully met. Consulting with the regional businesses, the primary responsibility of this role is to provide guidance and consulting to ensure that business practices are promoted and supported by HR practices.

Key Responsibilities:Promote the business strategy & vision by acting as a business partner to assist in the implementation of key initiatives

Employee Engagement - further develop a learning culture through eff ective succession planning, objective setting, performance development, talent review & development planning as well as one-on-one coaching

Employee Relations – Coach Managers & employees through eff ective listening, counseling, being supportive & making appropriate recommendations in accordance with company policies, government legislation & the requirements of the business unit.

Labour relations – provide guidance and support to the management team on collective agreement interpretation & administration. Lead the grievance & arbitration process & assist in collective bargaining. Maintain a strong labour relations climate.

Ensure legal compliance is met with respect to all relevant employment and contractual legislation.

Facilitate learning & development by organizing and/or conducting training sessions and workshops.

Promote excellence within the HR function with respect to performance management, compensation planning, benefi ts administration, health & safety and WSIB, STD/LTD claims management.

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Job PostingJob Title: Permanent Full-Time District Service RepresentativeDepartment: Circulation DepartmentLocation: OttawaJob Summary:

This is a challenging role that requires an enthusiastic and energetic individual who is a self starter with strong communication, organizational, computer and problem solving skills. Experience is not necessary as on-the-job training will be provided for the right candidate.

Position Accountabilities:• A fl air for dealing with customers in a patient and understanding

manner• Excellent verbal & written communication skills• Detail oriented and highly organized• Ability to handle multiple demands and prioritize tasks• Address timely concerns in a timely and professional manner.• Profi cient in Microsoft Offi ce applications including Windows,

Word, Excel and PowerPoint• Valid driver’s license and ability to provide his /her transportation• Previous customer experience an asset• Bilingualism in English and French an asset

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and with carriers• Strong communication skills • Exceptional customer service skills• Solid organizational skills and time management skills with the

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What we can offer:• We offer competitive compensation package including mileage allowance • Comprehensive benefi ts package• We offer rewarding opportunities for development and advancementInterested and qualifi ed candidates should forward their resume and cover letter no later than August 2, 2011 to the attention of Janet Lucas at [email protected] / Fax: 613-224-2265. No phone calls please and only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Are you bright? Are you hard-working?Are you bright? Are you hard-working?Do you feel you have potential?Do you feel you have potential?

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Requirements:• A can-do attitude with a drive for success• Good Internet skills - SEO/SEM knowledge is an asset • The desire to earn the income you want based on sales results• Excellent communication skills• Media experience is an asset, but not required.

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• SUNDAY, JULY 31Free Yoga Along the Rideau Canal, 8:15 to 9 a.m. in Lower Reach Park. Plant your feet on the ground and enjoy this free community class. It is for all ages and levels. Please bring yoga mat or blanket. Weather permitting! Each Sunday until Aug. 7. Contact The Yoga & Wellness Studio for more information at (613) 283-6163 or www.smithsfallsyoga.com.

• SATURDAY, AUGUST 6Corn Roast Saturday at the Forfar Com-munity Hall, Country Road 42, Forfar. Ham, beef, all the fresh corn with real butter you can eat, topped off with pie and ice cream; $12 per adult, $6 per child up to 12 years, children under six are free; 4:30 p.m. start. Sponsored by Simpson Masonic Lodge in sup-port of the community.

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• SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11The Toledo Royal Canadian Legion will host a car rally starting at noon. Starts at noon; $10 entry fee. All are welcome for a fun after-noon; chilli and buns upon return. For more information call: 613-275-7228.

• EVERY WEDNESDAYThe Smiths Falls Toastmasters Club will meet at 7 p.m. at the Courtyard Café (7 Russell St. W.) for its regularly scheduled meeting. All are welcome to attend.

• EVERY THURSDAYCruise-In Nights’ 14th annual Car Nights will take place from, 6 to 8 p.m., at 114 Lombard St., at the WalMart parking lot. This unique car display offers a weekly location for every-one to showcase their favourite vehicles. All car classes, styles, makes and models are wel-come. There will be prizes and a 50/50 draw. For more information, contact Don Bates, at 613-283-1297 or 613-264-8218.

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