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In only a few days, seven area residents will embark on the adventure of a lifetime, as they leave Brockville to attempt to conquer the world’s highest freestanding mountain.

Mount Kilimanjaro is located in Tanzania in the mid-eastern part of Africa, on the Tanza-nia-Kenya border. The summit stands 19,340 feet above sea level and the group, will begin their climb during the areas rain season, with the chance of torrential downpours a likely ob-stacle to challenge the mostly rookie team.

The team is comprised of six local members that will be led up the highest point on the continent by veteran climber Shawn Dawson. Susan Brister, Jann Smith, Tim Ross, Bob Van Blitterswyk, Stuart Spurrell and Ray Wheeler have been pre-paring for the better part of the last four months, getting their fitness, knowledge and skill-sets attuned to the challenges they will face during the eight day climb.

“I am amazed at the progress and willingness to do what is needed that everyone has shown”, said Dawson, adding that many have had physical and mental hurdles to overcome as well as per-

sonal issues leading up to their departure.

The group has made remarkable progress in their training. Stuart Spurrell has lost 54lbs, dropping from 245lbs to 191lbs. “This was some-thing I’ve wanted to do for a while, and after signing up for the climb, I knew that now was the time”, said Spurrell.

The group ranges in

age from early 40’s to 60 years old. There are dif-ferent levels of fitness and experience, and the group has gotten to know what each member is ca-pable of over their time spent hiking in Gatineau Park and other training venues. “These training sessions have been great to get our feet wet”, said Brister, adding that the

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By Austin de LuisThe Observer Editor

The so-called “Supermoon” lit up the skies in Eastern Ontario -- and across Can-ada -- last Saturday (March 19, 2011). The supermoon, shown here and in our logo this week, is a full moon that occurs when the moon is much closer in orbit to the earth than it usually is, mak-ing it about 14% larger (and 30% brighter) than a normal full moon.

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It began in Sydney, Australia, and from there, time zone by time zone; Earth Hour continued to march around the globe, with hundreds of cities and communities dimming their lights to call attention to climate change. Since its incep-tion in 2007, Earth Hour has reached more than 1,000 global landmarks, from the remote Chat-ham Islands in the south-ern Pacific Ocean, to the Eiffel Tower, to the Em-pire State Building, every March 26th, lights have dimmed for one hour, in a symbolic world-wide call to draw attention to climate change and re-evaluate the Kyoto Proto-col. In support of this global effort, the residents of Brockville are invited to commemorate the event by attending an Earth Hour candlelight vigil, which will be held in front of City Hall from 8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. this Saturday evening.

Though this is Brock-ville’s first Earth Hour, event organizer, Matt Casselman, noted that he considers Leeds and

Grenville, including Brockville, as a relatively progressive area, and ref-erenced Brockville city council’s Official Plan, as a’ prime example’ of lo-cal commitment to long-term sustainability.

“We live in a very eco-logically diverse area, which means we have to be more aware of our in-dividual actions, as well as the actions of our com-munity leaders,” said Cas-selman.

“We have a lot of green-thinking people in our community, which is en-couraging,” noted Cassel-man.

Casselman continued that during the event, at-tendees will hear from lo-cal leaders and activists, as well as city councillor, Leigh Bursey, who will also provide background

music throughout. “This is a great com-

munity event that I hope people will take interest in and continue to take in-terest in,” said Casselman.

“We’re hoping for a good turn-out. More than 400 people participated in the Vigil held on Par-liament Hill last year, so we would consider 40 or 50 people at our event a success, although, even if a handful of people come out, we’ll be happy. What’s important is that people show that they care.”

All attendees are encouraged to bring a candle to light during the vigil, rally signs and banners are optional. For more information on the event contact Casselman at matt.greenparty.ca or visit www.leedsgrenvillegreens.ca

Brockville General Hospital’s Diagnostic Im-aging (DI) Department will soon receive a sub-stantial upgrade to its CT capabilities, courtesy of the BGH Board of Gov-ernors Executive Com-mittee and Toshiba Can-ada. The upgrade, which replaces the current Scanner, four-slice scan-ner that was purchased in 2003, with a Toshiba Aquilion 64/128 slice ma-chine, the highest resolu-tion needed for the servi-ces provided at BGH.

The unit, worth ap-proximately $1.3 million, was purchased and will be installed for $740,000, a savings of over 40%. Changes to the current scanning room to accom-modate the installation will cost an estimated additional $10,000.

“The Hospital is ex-tremely pleased to be able to work with Toshiba to provide upgraded CT Scanner services to our community,” said BGH President and CEO, Ray Marshall, adding that Toshiba will also remove the current Scanner, with no additional cost.

“Our existing scanner has been in operation since the fall of 2003 and is nearing the end of its useful life. We had been thinking about a replace-ment scanner for a num-ber of months, but the regular price tag of $1.3 million was a major hur-dle. The substantial dis-count offered by Toshiba for this particular unit was a huge incentive. This machine will enable us to perform tests that, up to now, people had to travel to Kingston or Ot-tawa to receive. This up-grade supports our goal of making healthcare

services more accessible to the people of Leeds & Grenville.”

“Higher performance in image quality and speed will truly contrib-ute to the enhancement of care for our patients,” added DI manager for BGH Debbie Wilson.

“Our patient through-out will be faster and the quality of images superi-

or to our existing scan-ner, thereby optimizing productivity and enhan-cing diagnosis.”

Removal and installa-tion will take about two weeks, with CT services expected to resume April 4th. Kingston General Hospital will assist with Emergency and Urgent In-patient CT scan requests during the transition.

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swers? Where can your teenager go to get reliable, up-to-date information in a safe and confidential environment? The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark Dis-trict Health Unit CLINIC is available to people of all ages, but is tailored to meet the needs of youth during this challenging time of their lives. Drop-in sexual health clinics are offered throughout Leeds, Grenville and Lan-ark Counties including:

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Health Units across Ontario are reporting in-creasingly higher rates of Chlamydia infections – es-pecially in youth between the ages of 15-29. The story is no different in Leeds, Grenville and Lanark. Chlamydia is an STI that often has no symptoms, which is one of the reasons why infection rates are on the rise. Without proper

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venues around here are but a small taste of what awaits them in Africa.

Each member had specific reasons for join-ing the group, each either having heard about Daw-son and his previous ac-complishments or read-ing a previous article in the Observer about the opportunity. Dawson had a show at the Brock-ville Arts Centre on De-cember 29th, and had spoken at the Ad and Sales clubs November meeting. Some joined the group right away and others took their time, ensuring whether they were able to commit to something of this magni-tude in terms of time, and ability.

Ross, and VanBlit-terswyk signed on in Nov-ember with Spurrell join-ing early in December. The others in the group signed up over the next month, and the ‘Dream Team’ was formed.

“I really have to thank Tim (Ross) for every-thing he’s done to help promote and spread the word”, said Dawson. “He was our first to join up and has been our Brock-ville recruiter since the beginning”.

While each member has unique personal rea-sons for participating, all share a similar goal for why this adventure is important. “I have al-ways known about Can-adian Aid for Chernobyl and now I have a chance to contribute in a sig-nificant way”, said Van Blitterswyk, adding that his personal reason for joining the group was to check off one of the items from his ‘Bucket List’.

Wheeler joined the group for two main rea-sons, the concurrent theme of charity and wanting to accomplish something different. “We all share the common interest of helping those in need”, said Wheeler, adding that the group has inspired each other to go the extra mile dur-

ing their fundraising and training.

Some personal issues have come into play for the members, that they have had to overcome during their preparation. Smith’s daughter Lau-ren, is teaching in Japan, something that has been a major concern with the

recent destruction of the coastline and looming nuclear disaster. “It has been difficult to concen-trate over the past few weeks”, said Smith, add-ing that worrying about Lauren and other person-al issues are something you need to work past in order to be part of an op-

portunity of a life time. This will also be Daw-

son’s first time as ‘Team Leader’, where he is responsible for other climbers. “I have always been just another climb-er”, said Dawson. “It has been more challenging to prepare for this climb”. Dawson understands the

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tain. “I have asked every-one to tell me as much about what is happening in their lives right now”, said Dawson, adding that this knowledge will be key when known and unknown challenges face the group. “This is some-thing very knew for the team members. We need to know as much about each other as possible. This will help me and the others monitor each other during the climb”.

The group has cur-rently raised over $77,000 for three different char-ities: Canadian Aid for Chernobyl www.canadi-anaidforchernoby.com, Dreams Take Flight www.dreamstakeflight.ca, and S.O.S. Children’s Villages www.soschildrensvil-lages.ca. Anyone looking for more information or wanting to make a do-nation can visit www.dreammountains.com. The overall fundrais-ing goal for the team is $100,000, which amounts to $5,000 per climber. “The group has done an excellent job fundrais-ing”, said Dawson. “Our goal was ambitious and it is great to see the support the group is getting”.


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Cheap shots ruining Canada’s game

A number of recent incidents in Canada’s national past time are creating weekly controversy around the world.

Zedeno Chara’s hit on Max Pacioretty of the Montreal Canadiens last week is just the latest in a string of potential career-ending hits that have threatened the integrity of hockey around the world.

There does seem to be an lack of respect amongst players these days that didn’t exist in the past. There are many reasons for this change, most of which can be addressed at the league level, to get the game back to the ‘Old-time hockey’ that this country built.

Players are bigger, faster, and more aggressive than ever, but a lack of respect about the health of fellow competitors is the main culprit for recent troubles. Dany Heatley and Matt Cooke are the most recent NHLers to receive a suspension for intent to injure type head-shots.

Zedeno Chara’s hit was one of the most disgusting incidents in recent memory, but the intent may not have been there to injure. However, this doesn’t mean much to Pacioretty, who will struggle to return to hockey after such a devastating injury.

Another argument as to why there has been such an increase in ‘dirty’ hits is the instigator rule. In the old days, a player knew that any action on the ice always had its consequences. If you did something dirty, you had no doubts that the response was going to be quick and fair. Those who are against violence in the game don’t want to see fighting as such a prominent part of hockey, but the coincidental trade-off seems to be more destructive to the players and the image of the game globally.

A number of advertisers are pulling away from the NHL and this is now a problem on many different levels for the league. People know that hockey is a contact sport, and injuries are unavoidable, but the degree and serious nature of many recent injuries is leaving the game with a black eye that it may never recover from.

When two enforcers face-off at centre ice, both know the danger and are accustomed to fighting. There aren’t as many cheap shots and you face your opponent head-on, with no surprises. I don’t believe fighting should dominate the game, but it is a necessary element that if brought back to the old standard, would go a long way in decreasing the number of cheap shots around the league.

This is something that needs to be remedied now, before the whole spectrum of the damage these hits are causing snowballs. The league and players don’t even know the degree in which these injuries will affect them in the long term. Concussions are life-long, and brain damage isn’t something that goes away. The re-sidual damage will have more dire consequences in the years to come and the recent numbers show that many hockey players will be dealing with serious disabilities in the decades that follow their retirement.

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On Nov 18 2010 McGuinty announces a 46% increase on hydro rates over the next five years, followed by the government’s Ontario Clean Energy Benefit starting on Jan 1, 2011, giving a 10% hydro dis-count on households, small business and to farmers to make us feel better about the 46% increase we’re getting over the next 5 years on top of the 75% increase we got since McGuinty took office that he for-got to mention.

Also what McGuinty did not announce is we were getting a 3.5% increase on aver-age on our total bill starting Jan 1, 2011 for delivery / distribution rates.

On Dec. 16, 2010 a report comes out

that Brad Duguid supports tripling or quadrupling peak power rates and then on Feb 11 2011 Liberal MPP Pat Holy says his party is not raising hydro rates fast enough to get new power on the grid.

Then the OPG had asked for a 9% rate

hike for May 1, 2011, but Duguid told the utilities companies to lower their request so the OPG came back with a 6.2% request but what was approved by the OEB which is run by the Provincial Lib-eral government was a 1% rate increase so why didn’t the OEB and Brad Duguid just tell OPG in the first place that’s what they were getting to save time and money and why did Duguid change his mind on high-er peak rates.

One must ask how much influence did the Liberals have in this low rate in-crease and on the last budget before elec-

tion time, and is this low rate hike being used to buy Liberal votes. The other thing people should realize is with a low rate in-crease in the spring a huge increase in the fall will follow after the election to catch up on the 46% increase McGuinty prom-ised us by 2015 if he is re-elected. So, don’t be fooled. On another note, OPG earned $649 million on revenue of $5.4 billion in 2010, up from $623 million profit in 2009 while most people are struggling to pay their bills.

Then McGuinty announces if re-elect-

ed this fall 2011, he will not raise taxes. He said this in 2003, and even signed a paper from the Ontario Tax Payers Fed-eration that he would not raise taxes back then and he did not keep his word then as he brought in the largest tax grab in On-tario’s history at that time with the Health tax. Then he said the same thing in 2007 if re-elected he would not raise taxes and yes taxes went up and new ones were in-vented. So I’d like to say the HST and eco tax was not in the budget last year, nor was the health tax back in 2003, but we still got them and folks you must remember last year McGuinty had asked all his Ministries to pursue new fees and to increase the old fees where possible to generate revenue.

Then there’s been talk with the support of the Liberal Government McGuinty may be bringing in a Carbon tax. So I ask you how can McGuinty be trusted on not raising taxes.

Ross Ayotte

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McGuinty not to be trusted on taxes or hydro

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This week we have that potpourri of all things wine that I like to refer to as odds and sods. Hav-ing officially crossed the threshold into spring Mother Nature is not the only one stepping up the pace as there are a num-ber of developments on the wine front that direct-ly impact us on the local level.

A number of people have commented about the recent discovery of counterfeit wine on LCBO shelves. Not to panic, there were only a couple of bottles in-volved at a store in York region, but it is unusual for Ontario. The LCBO maintains stringent qual-ity control, one of the benefits we enjoy, which is seldom mentioned during the regular bar-

rage of complaints about the LCBO monopoly.

Elsewhere in the world counterfeit wine isn’t all that unusual. It is easy to forget that the bottle you enjoy with tonight’s dinner is a small part of a multi-billion dollar in-dustry. Estimates are that 5% of wine sales in sec-ondary markets (not dir-ectly from the wineries) involve some sort of fraud or counterfeiting. This can range from changing labels to completely “fake” wine. Changing a label from a mediocre vintage to a “vintage of the cen-tury” can double or triple a wine’s value and usually involves expensive col-

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In 2000 Italian au-thorities discovered a warehouse containing 20,000 bottles of fake 1995 Sassicaia, an eminently collect-ible Super Tuscan that routinely sells for $200 a bottle. The counterfeiters were selling it out of the back of a car. If they were selling it at a deep discount of 50% they still would have realized sales of $2 million, nothing to sneeze at!

In case you think this is a recent development, think again. At the height of the Roman Empire Fal-erian wine was the most prestigious wine, legend-

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Elder) complaining about the authenticity of Falerian wine being sold by supposedly reputable wine mer-

chants! Apparently there really is noth-

ing new under the sun!There is noth-

ing counterfeit about this week’s wine selec-tion, Mezzomondo Ne-groamaro Salento 2009 (CSPC# 588962, $7.95). This fragrant, flavourful

red from the heel of Italy represents one of the best values on LCBO shelves. It doesn’t seem to get the hype of the wave of Mal-bec and Malbec blends that have inundated the market, but based on quality and drinkability it warrants it.

The nose features plum and blackberry aro-mas mingling with light white pepper and vanilla nuances. The wine itself is on the brawny side of medium-bodied. The pal-ate has lush, mouth-filling fruit flavours, including

ripe cherry, redcurrant, raspberry and plum. There is a light dusting of spice and a warm herbal nuance, very reminiscent of tarragon. The finish has great length and deep fla-vours of raisins and oak.

The fruit is balanced by a mild acidity and medium tannins, which indicate that the wine will continue to mature for another year or two, al-though its drinking quite nicely now. Perhaps buy a few bottles for the express purpose of cellaring them. Match Mezzomondo with beef stew, lasagna, meaty pasta, sausages or your everyday barbecue fare.

Next week there will be an update on Brockville’s Australian wine connec-tion with an exciting de-velopment. Until then, enjoy!


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This strategy works best when you use a preauthorized contribution (PAC) plan that automatically transfers money from a financial institution account to your savings or investments.

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“OMG is everyone okay? (Tokyo ppl) That was probably the strong-est earthquake I have ever been in. Thankfully I am okay.”

While I was at work, finishing up lesson plans for my class on Monday, this was the second tweet to come up from my friend living in Tokyo. The one before was a full 140 characters of curses. Right away, I knew two things. One, something BIG had happened in Japan. Two, at least one of my friends was okay.

Over the span of the following hours, I was glued to my twitter feed, my facebook, and the in-ternet, relaying the infor-mation to my friend who was visiting from Japan. At first, we were told it was a 7.9 earthquake, which is still absolutely massive, and it sent us both into a panic. Despite being in Korea now, I lived in Japan for over 16 months, and most of my friends still live there, so I was really worried.

As the news continued to come in, it was paint-

ing a picture that became worse and worse. 7.9 be-came 8, then 8.9, then eventually became 9. An earthquake became a tsunami, which became a shut down nuclear

power plant, then a fail-ing nuclear power plant. Every time we felt like we had a moment to breathe, something worse would happen. For my friend and I, the worst place we could be was sitting a sea away, not being able to SEE the devastation, but to just depend on others to let us know what was going on.

It wasn’t the news that helped me. CNN and BBC did little to reassure

me. On the contrary, they taped a horrible disaster and put it on rerun for days and days. I couldn’t bear to watch the news until five days later, and even then, I watched the Japanese news network, thinking it would be easi-er to watch. Instead, it was more heart breaking, see-ing stories about entire elementary schools left

empty because the earth-quake evacuation left the students in the soccer field when the tsunami hit. The whole school was considered missing the last I saw of that story.

Instead, I depended on Twitter and Facebook. Within the hour, I knew that most of my friends on Twitter were okay, be-

cause they tweeted some-thing along the lines of “That was the scariest earthquake I’d ever been in.” Because of my friends on Twitter, I learnt that Tokyo was relatively okay, although quite shaken. Because of Facebook, I was able to confirm that every person I knew was safe within 24 hours of the earthquake. I saw mes-sages of every language bouncing around the internet, telling people where to go for bath-rooms, running water, shelter, warnings, food, and help. As day turned to night, we began to worry about our friends on their long walk home from work without the trains. However, the tweets be-came more steady, thanks to the cell phone internet service still being up, de-spite the phone lines be-ing clogged up.

Even a week later, I’m still reeling at the news, feeling completely help-less. Despite my friends

reassuring me that they’re fine, and as much as I try to ignore the sensation-alized news, I can’t help but be overwhelmed with grief for the country I still consider one of my homes. But, if any country can pull out of this mess, it’s Japan. Ganbatte, Nip-pon (Good luck, Japan.)

Rebecca Bredin is an ESL teacher at an elemen-tary school in Anyang, South Korea. She is sell-ing greeting cards with her photography from Japan on her website, http://www.ablogabroad.com, with 100% of all proceeds going to Red Cross Japan relief.

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It wasn’t the news that helped me. CNN and BBC did little to reassure me. On the contrary, they taped a

horrible disaster and put it on rerun for days and days.

This fragrant, flavourful red from the heel of Italy represents one of the best values on LCBO shelves

Mezzomondo Negroamaro offers genuine quality

The 1000 Islands is home to world class freshwater scuba div-ing that attracts bringing many divers to our area each year. The River is host to a great number of historic shipwrecks, at varying depths and from different time periods. Reaching these wrecks also takes varying levels of diving, from novice to highly trained technical. The locations of this fleet of ships span the St. Law-rence, dating back to the 1700’s, and are the results of wars, weather, and mis-takes made.

The work of an inva-sive species, Zebra Mus-sells have turned the once murky environment into the premiere destination for fresh water diving in eastern North America. The wrecks in these wat-ers vary from loyalist gunboats built in the late 1700’s, to paddlewheel passenger ships, and grain, coal, or oil steam-ers. Tugboats, schooners and the like all lie at vari-ous depths, in different currents,

Favourites include the Rothesay, launched in the

year of confederation, in New Brunswick. A large double-paddlewheel passenger vessel which handled the Montreal to Prescott route. She went down after colliding with an American tug in 1889, just to the west of Pres-cott. The site has very lit-tle current, and can be ac-cessed off highway 2 from a small picnic area on shore. A rope line guides divers down to the shal-low wreck, where the bow and stern area remain reasonably intact.

Another would have to be the Keystorm, built in England. A large steamer of over 250 ft. designed to carry cargo, and built in the very beginning of the 20th century. In 1912, she struck a shoal and sank within minutes carrying over 2000 tons of coal. It is a favourite dive site south of the shipping channel off Mallorytown Land-ing, and one of the local

pubs in Brockville hon-ours it name. One of the more dangerous dives for a wreck on the Thousand Islands lies off Welles-ley Island in deep water, with fast current. The 700 ft long steel freighter Roy A. Jodery lies close to the Coast Guard Station where she sank in 1974, carrying over twenty thousand tons of iron ore. This wreck, having claimed the lives of sever-al divers, including one of the original salvage divers for the company’s insur-ance underwriters, whose body was never found, is only recommended for the highly-skilled.

There is a tremendous wealth of information on-line on this subject, and some of the best that I found would be includ-ed at 1000islands.com/wrecks. Whether you are a diver or simply inter-ested in shipwrecks, our area contains plenty to keep you busy. Perhaps long lost treasures await those brave enough to venture into the depths of the St. Lawrence, where the deeper, darker waters hide history’s bounty.

The citizens of Leeds and Grenville thorough-ly enjoy the wonderful environment we live in and the outdoor recrea-tional opportunities sur-round us. We fish, hut, bike, snowmobile, ski, dive, canoe, hike, kayak and more, all conven-iently close to home.

Easy access to these activities is also an im-portant part of our eco-nomic prosperity. Re-cently the Brockville City Council accepted the recommendation of the Economic Develop-ment Action Team to enhance and publicize our lifestyle as a key part of their effort to attract jobs and investment. In communities like West-port and Gananoque that depend on tourism, a clean environment is a must.

But our environment is fragile, something we should never take for granted. For example, we live downwind and downstream from the in-dustrial cities of south-ern Ontario and the United States Midwest, we breathe that air and use that water. Effective pollution regulations matter to our health.

Invasive species have already harmed the St. Lawrence River water-sheds and could do worse in the future with-out strong leadership and tough rules.

And more sewage treatment systems need to be up-graded, as is now being done in Brockville and Merrick-ville to avoid future con-tamination of our rivers and lakes.

Wise environmental protection and eco-nomic development go hand-in-hand to ensure a healthy future

Pollution Probe’s publication “Profit from Pollution Prevention”, the early guide on how

companies can save money by reducing waste, was published while I worked at Probe in the 1970s. Such think-ing was new at the time. In fact, back then many thought that conserving energy was bad for busi-ness!

Later, in the 80s, as an environmental consult-ant we helped launch Blue Box recycling pro-grams and helped in-dustries reduce their energy use.

During my 10 years in the Prime Minister’s Office of Mr. Chretien I worked hard on a wide array of environmental issues.

We strengthened the Canadian Environ-mental Protection Act - the act that controls toxic substances. We re-quired the assessment of all 22,000 chemicals used in Canada: many of these had been “Grand-fathered” when the act was first written and had never been studied.

We passed legisla-tion to control exports of water. We stopped over-development in our na-tional parks, and created several new ones.

We strengthened the Pesticide Control Act and reduced pesticides available for cosmetic uses, such as lawns.

We forced the reduc-tion of sulphur in gaso-

line and diesel fuels. This reduced the yellow clouds hanging over our cities and decreased the number of cases of asth-ma and other diseases.

The Liberal Chretien and Martin governments took climate change ser-iously. We took action to improve the efficiency of commercial buildings and homes. We tough-ened vehicle efficiency standards and funded research on promising new technologies. We kick-started green ener-gy industries.

It concerns me greatly that under the current government so many of these efforts have stalled.

The just-released fed-eral government spend-ing estimates for next year show that 50% of Environment Canada’s funding for climate change, clean air and pollution control is due to expire.

I sincerely hope that this government does not pay down our debt at the expense of our health and environ-ment.

The citizens of Leeds-Grenville expect a clean and healthy environ-ment, and so they should. When I am ‘out and about’ and the talk turns to environmental issues I hear - “abso-lutely it’s important” - and no more needs to be said!

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Recipes are a crazy thing! In baking the wrong measurement will usually ruin the finished product. If it calls for 1 tsp (5ml) then putting in two will probably result in failure. Where as in cooking being adventurous and adding a little bit of this or a tad of that can make for a won-derful discovery. In cook-ing substituting can make for a whole new recipe, a whole new taste experi-ence.

For example something as simple as egg, diced ham and onion, a little salt

and pepper mix together in a bowl cooked in a sauté pan and placed between two slices of toasted bread, and voila a “Toasted West-ern Sandwich” Now take those same ingredients add some diced green peppers, and the result is a different taste and a new name it is now called a “Denver.” I am not sure of the origins of either sand-wich and I can only guess the Denver was created by a person in Denver Colo-rado, hence the name.

How to make it your ownTake those same basic

ingredients and substitute hot peppers or change the

bread and make the sand-wich with a dark rye or a multigrain bread (healthi-er as well). A little thought and you have made it your own. Call it a BOB or a JUNE, the key is two fold. 1st make sure the ingredi-

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Our environment - our future

Successful entrepre-neur, Janet Campbell, of Mrs. McGarrigle’s Fine Food Shop, a culinary destination that offers hand-made gourmet mustards, chutneys, pre-serves and seasonings, will present her unique story, during the upcom-ing Brockville Women in Business Meeting, on April 12th.

In her presentation, Campbell will discuss the growth of her business, the challenges that busi-ness owners can encoun-ter, as well as planning techniques for her 2011 business plan.

Campbell’s presenta-tion will follow a brief networking period and luncheon. Future BWB luncheon meetings, are

held the second Tuesday of every month, starting at 11:30 a.m. The meet-ings provide an oppor-tunity for women to meet other business women, and to share expertise, ex-periences and successes in a supportive, business-oriented atmosphere.

All women actively working or marketing

their business in the Brockville area are in-vited to attend the group. Pre-registration for each luncheon meeting is re-quired; RSVP [email protected]. For more information about the group, please call Wendy Onstein at (613)-342-8772 x470 or email [email protected]

Big or small, local busi-nesses are all being invited to come forward and help to clean up the commun-ity in early April. The com-mercial and professional communities throughout Brockville are invited to step forward and take the business challenge. This fun event is set for Friday, April 8 from noon to 1 p.m; the same time as the May-or’s Mini Makeover event. Businesses throughout town are being challenged to choose a certain part of town to clean up dur-ing their lunch hours or at some point during the day on April 8. The busi-ness which is deemed to have done the best job will receive a prize of free cof-

fee and donuts each Fri-day for a month from the Community-Wide Clean-Up committee.

The business challenge is among the first events of Community-Wide Clean-Up. The week of April 25th has been unofficially de-clared community clean up week, with Commun-ity-Wide Clean-Up Day set for Saturday, April 30th from 9 a.m. to noon.

Several sponsors, in-cluding Tim Hortons, RE/MAX Hometown Realty, Henderson Printing, The City of Brockville, Rotary Club of the 1000 Islands, Grounds Master Nutrite and EEC are all sponsoring the Community-Wide Clean-Up for another year.

Additional sponsors are always welcome; just con-tact the clean-up commit-tee.

All businesses will be supplied with garbage bags and gloves; these items can be dropped off at places of business. Every-one who lives or works in the Brockville area is in-vited to start thinking now about how to get involved in this year`s event.

Do you want to make a difference in our little cor-ner of the world?

For more informa-tion, call the environ-mental hotline at 613-498-2111 ext. 401 or email at [email protected]. Also visit facebook.com/brockvillecleanup.

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It might be a shoe-box or a big file folder or even a paper bag from your grocery store. It’s the place where you stash all the receipts, tax slips and other stuff that you think you’re going to need come tax time. And when you pull all of that out it can become … very con-fusing.

Tax Time Myths I don’t have any in-

come so I don’t have to file. You should always file a tax return so you can claim the GST/HST credit, the Canada Child Tax Benefit, and other tax credits and deduc-tions that may result in a refund.

I’m too young to file. Young people should file a return even if their income is under the $10,320 basic personal exemption to get back tax withheld at source, to add to Registered Re-tirement Savings Plan (RRSP) contribution room, to trigger a GST/HST credit (if turning 19 in the next year), or to prove they have no in-come if applying for fed-eral/provincial loans and bursaries.

My spouse can claim

the child tax benefit for both of us. Each spouse has to file to get this cred-it.

I e-file my return so I don’t have to worry about receipts. Whether you e-file or send in a paper return, you must keep all supporting documenta-tion in case the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) asks for it, otherwise your claim can be rejected.

Tax Time Mistakes Failure to file by dead-

line. If you are paying taxes, you will face a late filing penalty of 5% plus 1% for each month your return is late, up to 12 months. You will also lose the option of lowering taxes through income-splitting.

Incorrect calculations. According to the CRA, tax return math mistakes are very common. You could end up paying more than you owe.

Failure to file a care-giver’s claim. You can make this claim as a par-ent taking care of a dis-abled child or your aging parents.

Claiming invalid ex-penses on employment income. You can claim only those expenses ac-

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Not reporting a com-mon law relationship (including same sex couples). You must file as a common law couple to receive the same treat-ment as married couples.

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The big winners from Sunday’s Martial Arts tournament in Orleans were, from left to right, Ryan Gill, Giz Perron, and Jon St. Arneault, all of Thousand Islands Martial Arts of Brockville. The trio won a total of 8 medals. PHOTO BY AUSTIN DE LUIS

Thousand Islands Martial Arts had three of their students attend the Martial Artist Open 2011 in Orleans, Ontario. The event took place on Sun-day, March 19th at the Gisele-Lalonde Public High School at 500 Mil-lenium Blvd., in Or-leans. The event hosted over 200 divisions, which

included grappling, point & continuous sparring as well as sep-arate traditional, open & weapons forms div-isions.

Ryan Gill returned home with second place trophy in grappling and a third in point sparring in the black belt div-ision. John St. Arneault

competed in the white belt division and brought home three trophies: first in sparring, second in grappling and third in continuous sparring. Giz Perron competed in the blue belt division. He brought home a first place trophy in Kata (forms) and a fourth place finish in sparring.

T.I. Martial Arts in OrleansAmber Koudys closes in on a loose ball during the OCAA East Regionals in Peterbor-ough on March 12th. This was the final tournament of the season for the women’s soccer team.

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Nick Thornhill battles during SLC’s ‘C’ Consolation championship game at the Georgian Invitational on March 11th. This was the final tournament for the men’s soccer team.

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The ObserverMINOR HOCKEY ROUNDUP

Brockville Novice C3 5 vs Kemptville 0

Christian West .................. 2 goals 1 assist Riley Greer ........................ 1 goal 2 assists Devin Fenlong ................. 1 goal 2 assists Ashton Bradford ............... 1 goal Hunter Price ..................... 1 assist Emily Mclean ................... 1assist

Shut out ............................ Nathan Belisle

Player of the game ........... Ashton Bradford

Brockville Novice C3 6 vs North Glengarry/Stormont 4

Riley Greer ........................ 2 goal 1 assistsHunter Price ..................... 2 goals 1 assistAshton Bradford ............... 1 goal 2 assistChristian West ................. 1 goals 2 assistDevin Fenlong ................. 1 assistsPlayer of the game ........... Riley Greer

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Brockville Novice C3 4

vs North Leeds 2Christian West ................... 2 goals 1 assistRiley Greer ........................ 1 goal 2 assistsHunter Price ..................... 1 goalAshton Bradford ............... 1 assistEmilee Harrison ............... 1 assistPlayer of the game ........... Keegan Lake

Brockville Angels # 17 Lauren Kerans and Nepean Wildcats captain #8 Jade Todd battle for the puck during a round-robin playoff game at the Walter Baker Centre in Barrhaven last Sunday (March 20, 2011). The Wildcats won the game 5-0. Brockville Angels (BGHA) vs. Nepean Wildcats (NGHA), Atom B (ages 9-10). MIKE CARROCCETTO PHOTOS

Gavin White scores the first of three goals on a penalty shot during game one of the Novice ‘B’ playoff finals at the Youth Arena on Monday night. The Jr. Braves won 6-5.

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Novice ‘C’ Jr. Braves end

tourney season with win

Brockville Angels asst. coach (and “doorman”) Gord-ie Cushing cheers on the team from the bench as #17 Lauren Kerans looks on during a round-robin play-off game vs. Ne-pean Wildcats at the Walter Baker Centre in Bar-rhaven last Sun-day (March 20, 2011). The Wild-cats won the game 5-0. Brockville An-gels (BGHA) vs. Nepean Wildcats (NGHA), Atom B (ages 9-10).


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Sebastien Gingras celebrates his game-winning goal in the third period of Friday’s 5-2 victory.

William Betts looks behind him while the referee waves ‘no goal’ during the first period of Brockville’s 5-2 win in game seven on Friday evening.

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William Betts makes a stop during Brockville’s last meeting against the Corn-wall Colts, a game Brockville won 6-2. The Braves will face the Colts in the league semi-finals, which begins this Thursday in Cornwall. Brockville will host game two at the Memorial Centre on Friday night. Game time is 7:30p.m.

PHOTO BY AUSTIN DE LUIS

The Brockville Braves fell behind the Nepean Raiders 2-0 and came roaring back, scoring five unanswered goals to take the series in the decisive seventh game 5-2, the same score as game six in Nepean on Wednesday evening.

Brockville fell behind early in the game, after a pair of first period goals from Ryan Johnston and Zachary Carriveau.

In the second period, the Braves came out a different team, taking the play to the Raiders, out-shooting the opponents 14-5 and scoring the only goal of the period from Stan Smrke, his sixth goal in as many games this postseason.

Needing a quick start again in the third per-iod, Brockville continued controlling the play, and evening the score through Mark Belvedere’s first of the playoffs. The Braves took their first lead of the game when Sebastien Gingras scored with just over 11 minutes

remaining. The score stayed 3-2

until David Roy’s third of the series gave the hosts some insurance with just under two minutes to go. Belvedere’s second of the game and series into an empty net put the game out of reach.

Belvedere led the way for Brockville with three points, while Gingras, Roy, Maxime Dumond and Chris Roll finished with two points each. Williams Betts recorded the win, stopping 22 of 24

shots he faced. Brockville showed true

grit when facing elim-ination after losing game five at home 3-2, the Braves came from behind in both contests over the final two games, show-ing the character they will need when facing the Cornwall Colts in the next round of the CJHL playoffs.

The series kicks off on Thursday, March 24th in Cornwall with the Braves hosting the Colts the fol-lowing night at the Me-

morial Centre. Game time Friday is 7:30p.m.

Pembroke to face Gloucester

The Pembroke Lumber Kings will face off against the Gloucester Rangers in the other CJHL semi-final after both ousted the Smiths Falls Bears and Carleton Place Can-adians in their respective quarter-final series’.

The Kings stormed past the Bears in four straight games, while the Rangers beat the Can-adians in six games.

Braves oust Raiders in game sevenHuge comeback shows grit in final two games of series

By Austin de LuisObserver Editor

CORNWALL COLTS vs BROCKVILLE BRAVES1. THURSDAY MAR 24 7:30 COR

2. FRIDAY MAR 25 7:30 BRO

3. SUNDAY MAR 27 7:00 COR

4. TUESDAY MAR 29 7:30 BRO

5. THURSDAY MAR 31 7:30 COR

6. FRIDAY APR 1 7:30 BRO

7. SUNDAY APR 3 7:00 COR


RUGBYNEWSLETTER

Contact Club for information on U-18 Women’s Program

All Brockville Privateer Junior Male teams will play in the Eastern Ontario Rugby Union

(League comprised of teams from Gatineau, Kingston, Lanark & Ottawa, including Barrhaven Scottish, Ottawa Irish, Ottawa Blues Ottawa Indians,

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The Athens Aeros split the opening two games of the Rideau St. Lawrence Jr. ‘B’ championship ser-ies.

After opening the ser-ies at home with a 4-3 win, the Aeros travelled to Winchester and were handed a little dose of why the Hawks took out regular season league champions, the Cassel-man Vikings.

On Sunday, the Aeros battled the Hawks in front of over 800 fans at Centre 76. Steve Parker got the ball rolling with his 10th of the playoffs on the power-play. After Winchester tied the game 1-1, the teams traded

chances, but both goal-keepers stood strong in goal. Brock Crosswaite

made several stops while shorthanded to keep the game all square heading

into the first intermis-sion.

Athens jumped out again less than one minute into the second period on Justin Mayo’s fourth goal of the posts-eason. Winchester tied the game again on the power-play but Brett Costello and Parker with his second of the game, gave the hosts a 4-2 ad-vantage heading into the final 20 minutes.

Winchester made it a one-goal game six min-utes into the third period, but were unable to get any closer.

The Aeros received multi-point games from Parker (2g, 1a), and Nathan Slack (2a), while Crosswaite stopped 28 of 31 shots he faced for the win.

On Tuesday, the Aeros travelled to Winchester and were handed a 6-2 loss to the St. Lawrence division champions.

Athens will host game three on Thursday night at home, looking to put their nose back in front. Game time is 7:30p.m. at Centre 76.

Steve Parker celebrates the game winning goal on Sunday night in Athens while Nathan Slack celebrates in the back-ground.

PHOTOS BY AUSTIN DE LUIS

Aeros split opening games of Jr. ‘B’ championshipBy Austin de LuisObserver Editor

Kyle Drisdelle, left, and Jesse Barbier, right, get into a melee after the whistle in front of the Aeros goal during first per-iod action in Sunday’s opening game of the Rideau-St. Law-rence Junior ‘B’ championship.

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A group of area musi-cians are continuing the path of the budding band, looking to build their fan base around the country.

Colfax is made up of Cody Humble (vocals), Brock Tinsley (lead gui-tar), Dan MacDonald (bass) and Kenny Saun-ders (drums). They re-cently finished up a western Canada tour in December 2010, and are getting ready to leave for an east coast tour in New Brunswick this week.

The band, which has two of its original mem-bers (Humble and Tins-ley), has evolved over the past three years, gaining the experience needed to move forward in one of the most competitive in-dustries in the world.

Colfax got their start at a high school Valentine’s dance in 2008, and have worked hard to grab the attention of Universal Music Canada, signing a distribution deal with the label Blue Saphire in Feb-ruary 2010.

Their first album ‘Keys

to the Midway’, was re-leased in April of last year, and the band has been working diligently, build-ing their fan base across the country, and will be looking to break into the U.S. market later this year, after the release of their second album, which they will begin recording in June. The album will likely be ready for release

in September. The group has spent

the better part of the past year, touring the country, doing free shows in high schools and commun-ity centers, to help build their fan base. “We are doing whatever we can to help build our exposure around the country”, said lead guitarist Brock Tins-ley, adding that the tour

has helped the band gain experience of life on the road, and the finer points of performing for a range of audiences.

The band played for just under 1,000 audience members in Cobourg, Ontario in December last year, an experience they will never forget. “It was unbelievable hearing that many people cheering

during the show”, said drummer Kenny Saun-ders. “I couldn’t believe how loud that many people can actually be”, added bassist Dan Mac-Donald. “That’s what its all about”.

Over the recent tour the band has seen the reality of what it takes to make it in the music in-dustry. Between hand-

ling their own promo-tions, booking, and road accommodations, they are learning the busi-ness side of music as they learn their craft. “You really live the business”, said Tinsley, adding that performing is just a small part of what the overall ‘big picture’ encompasses in the life of a musician.

After two years of this life, the band wouldn’t want to be doing any-thing else. The members of the group have a col-lective understanding of what their careers are really all about. “Seeing the emotions you insight in someone is my biggest reason for making music”, said Saunders. “Inspiring the fans is the most re-warding part of what we do”, added Tinsley.

The band is taking an interactive approach, and is looking to improve their performances through talking, and more im-portantly listening to their fans after the show. “We realize that gaining a fan base is something you have to earn. It doesn’t just happen, you have to work at it”.

A musicians life on the road - the evolution of ColfaxBy Austin de LuisThe Observer

SLC idol-Cory Meeks-Budding country croon-er, Cory Meeks, wowed the judges and audience members alike, with his show-stopping per-formance, earning him the top prize, a Segovia

acoustic guitar, provid-ed by Pete’s Music Ex-change, along with the title. Second place was awarded to Kyle Ozer-off, followed by Kaitlyn Wade.

After three weeks of exciting performances the remaining SLC Idol finalists, country-croon-

er, Cory Meeks, pop-princess Kaitlyn Wade, and budding rock guitar-ist, Kyle Ozeroff, battled it out for the coveted title of 2011 SLC Idol, at Schooner’s Pub, located at the St. Lawrence Col-lege Brockville campus, last Wednesday night.

“It’s been a really re-

freshing group this year,” commented Idol host, and SAC vice-president, Hannah Stewart. “We’ve had the opportunity to see such an eclectic group of talented per-formers this year. I’m al-ways impressed by their fearlessness, it takes a lot of guts to get up there.”

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On Wednesday, March 16th, Brockville and area YMCA supporters cele-brated an early St. Pat-rick’s Day, and the birth of its oldest member, 93 year-old Leslie Hus-ton, with a trip to the Y for their monthly Hot Lunch, held in support

of their Annual Giving Campaign. Those lucky enough to attend were treated to homemade la-sagne, served up by none other than Leeds-Gren-ville MPP, Steve Clark, and the YMCA’s Senior Direc-tor of Association Ser-vices, Sandra Devaney, who were later joined by United Counties of Leeds and Grenville Eco-

nomic Development Officer, Deanna Clark. Commemorating the oc-casion were members of Brockville’s celebrated performers, the Off-beats Show Band, who came out of retirement, to en-tertain the crowd with traditional Irish folk hits such as ‘When Irish eyes are smiling’ and ‘An Irish Lullaby’.

Clark helps Y’s oldest member celebrate

YMCA the Offbeats- Brock-ville’s celebrated perform-ers, the Off-beats Show Band, came out of retire-ment for an impromptu early St. Patrick’s Day cele-bration, at the Brockville and area YMCA last Wed-nesday afternoon. From left to right-Eileen Perkins, Doris McEwan, and Cathie Motluk.

Leeds-Grenville MPP, Steve Clark took a mo-ment to congratulate the Brockville and area YMCA’s oldest member, 93 year-old Leslie Hus-ton, during the YMCA’s monthly Hot Lunch, held at the Brockville and area YMCA, last Wednes-day afternoon.

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For anyone who has ever asked themselves, whether or not money can truly buy happi-ness, Brockville Climate Action Group founder Hugh Campbell, offers a resounding no. In fact, like others who extol the virtues of simple living, Campbell has made fru-gality the watchword of his own life, eschewing unnecessary ‘wants’ in favour of basic physic-al needs, such as food, warmth, clothing, and shelter, as well as social needs such as compan-ionship, sharing and learning, and says it pro-vides him with ‘much satisfaction’.

To that end, Camp-bell will offer a ‘frugal-living smorgasbord’, in his upcoming pres-entation, ‘Frugal living for our own happiness and the planet’s health’, which he says will out-line ‘simple ways to take back control of our lives’.

“The more people

rely on themselves and each other at the com-munity level, the less they need to depend on the complex systems that characterize mod-ern industrial societies, such as supermarkets and big-box stores,” ex-plained Campbell.

During his presen-tation, Campbell will offer a wide variety of tips for self-sustainabil-ity, including making your own cleaning sup-plies, growing your own food or finding food grown locally by others, preserving and storing food, using less energy to cook food, ditching your car or choosing op-tions that use less fos-sil fuel, saving money by budgeting, choosing durable goods, repairing and reusing things, exer-cising in ways that don’t cost money, sharing and bartering, saving water, and limiting your con-nectedness to the “vir-tual” world.

The BCAG meet-ing begins at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 27, at

the Brockville Public Li-brary.

The Brockville Cli-mate Action Group was founded by local resi-dents four years ago in response to increasing international aware-ness of severe climate change. The BCAG aims to provide a non-parti-san forum for sharing information about how each of us, in our daily lives, can help to re-duce the rate of global warming and adapt to the impacts of peak oil and climate change. BCAG builds and sells rain barrels to inter-ested homeowners. It also sponsors a pro-gram that allows people to borrow a watt me-ter from the Brockville Public Library to meas-ure the electricity used by various appliances and electronic equip-ment in their homes.

For more informa-tion, visit bcag.my-brockville.com or call Hugh Campbell, (613)-345-2712.

Upcoming BCAG presentation offers frugal living freedom



Though he will soon leave Brockville by him-self, St. Lawrence College Musical Theatre student, James King, will not be alone. In his heart and soul, he carries the mem-ory of his mentor, former St. Mary Catholic High school drama teacher, Don McNeil.

“I have wanted to per-form for as long as I can remember, but Mr. Mc-Neil is the one who really opened my eyes to real acting. Before him, I felt like I was just sort of play-ing around,” explained King.

“He was intelligent and insightful, and showed us what acting could be, even though I haven’t been able to see him since I graduated, I still value him as a men-tor.”

After graduating from St. Mary, King, who has also been active in Brockville Operatic So-ciety since early child-hood, naturally enrolled in St. Lawrence College’s renowned musical the-atre program, where he studied music, act-ing and dance. During those years, King said, he encountered count-less others, who have encouraged and inspired him. Yet it is McNeil that he credits for helping him discover who he was born to be.

“I have had the oppor-tunity to learn so much from so many amazing people both in school and in the Society, but I would say it is Mr. Mc-Neil, who set me on my path, and now that I’m on it, I couldn’t imagine doing anything else.”

Now in his third and final year of school, King is preparing for his up-coming graduation, fol-lowing that, he explained, he will most likely end up leaving Brockville to pur-sue his dream of becom-ing a professional theat-rical performer.

“It’s both nerve-wrack-ing and exciting at the same time, not to men-tion that I really have no idea what will happen,” said King, adding that he has already ‘put out some feelers’ by auditioning for two of Canada’s premiere theatrical institutions, the Grand Theatre in London, Ontario and To-ronto’s famous Soulpep-per Theatrical Academy.

“It’s a tough busi-ness and you have to go where the work is, so I’m not really sure where I’ll end up, but I know what I want, which is the import-ant part. There have def-initely been a few people

who have tried to talk me out of it, but I try not let it phase me, this is what I love, and I’m so lucky to have been in a commun-ity that has provided so many opportunities to foster that love, and learn from a lot of really tal-ented performers. I owe everything that I’ve done or will do, to them.”

Before he says fare-well to the town that has ‘given him so much’, King has planned a benefit concert that will take place at Brockville’s First Presbyterian Church, this Sunday, March 27th, aptly dubbed, ‘Thanks for the music’. For King, the concert will be not only a charity event, it will also pay tribute to McNeil, and all those who have inspired him throughout the years.

“It’s my way of giving back,” explained King, adding that the proceeds from the event will be split between the Brock-ville Operatic Society,

the St. Lawrence College musical theatre bursary fund and St. Mary Cath-olic High School’s music theatre program.

“We are incredibly fortunate to have these programs, some of which have not always been

here, so I want to do what I can to help keep them going so others will have those opportunities.”

The concert will also pay tribute to King’s long-

time love of the rock and folk music of the early 1960’s, and will feature performances by musi-cians Robert Graham and Liam King, as well as several students from St. Lawrence College’s music theatre program.

“We’ll be doing a lot of popular 60’s songs by bands like the Mamma’s and the Papa’s, the Bea-tles and Bob Dylan, so everyone will know these

songs.”King attributes his love

of music to his father, Eric, whom King says ‘ex-posed he and brother to, at an early age’.

“This music is really important to me person-ally,” explained King.

“I never really con-nected to contemporary music. There’s something very raw, and real about a musician just sitting on a stage somewhere, just them and their guitar, singing and telling their story. Some of my favour-ite childhood memories are waking up on Sunday mornings to the sound of Neil Young, or John Denver, and in doing this concert, I also hope to pay tribute to all of those musicians who have had such an impact on so many people.”

The concert will begin at 3 p.m. Tickets are $5 each and can be bought at Dream Weaver, located downtown at 20 King St. West, or at the door.

For more information, contact James King at (613)340-5994.



Upcoming benefit concert pays tribute to local performersBy Erin ChristieObserver Staff Writer

“It’s a tough business and you have to go where the work is, so I’m not really

sure where I’ll end up, but I know what I want, which is the important part.”

St. Lawrence College Musical Theatre student, James King

Canadian Aid for Cher-nobyl, a nationally regis-tered non-profit charity which provides children’s respite, humanitarian, medical aid, and much more for thousands of victims affected by the world’s worst nuclear dis-aster, announces its din-ner/auction fundraising event sponsored by North-ern Cables. This even will be held on the 25th Anni-versary of the Chernobyl Nuclear Accident.

The beautiful Brock-ville Country Club will play host to this fundrais-ing event scheduled for Tuesday, April 26th, 2011 beginning at 6:00pm.

Organizers are hopeful this event will be another successful fundraiser for their organization. The evening will consist of a gourmet dinner, live and silent auction and a guest speaker.Tickets are now available for $75 and can be purchased at Alan

Brown’s in downtown Brockville.

Several local organiza-tions have generously of-fered their support from

a sponsorship perspec-tive, including presenting sponsor Northern Cables and Bell Canada. Several others have committed to

providing fantastic prizes and auction items.

For more information go to www.canadianaid-forchernobyl.com.

Canadian Aid for Chernobyl to host annual fundraising gala at Brockville Country Club

To prevent or diagnose cervical cancer, the Leeds Grenville and Lanark Dis-trict Health Unit says, the use of a Pap smear, can-not be overemphasized. A Pap smear, or pap test, is a medical procedure that tests for pre-malig-nant or malignant cells on a women’s cervix. Regular pap smears are able to detect abnormal-ities in the cervix, such as

Human Papillomavirus (HPV), the primary cause of cervical cancer. Ac-cording to the Canadian Cancer Society, cervical cancer is the 10th most common form of can-cer in Ontario among women, and the second most common in women under the age of 50. The good news, states the Unit’s website, is that regular screenings can almost entirely prevent cervical cancer.

The Unit is urging

women to contact their doctor or nurse practi-tioner and book a test. Those who do not have a doctor are encouraged to contact the Leeds, Gren-ville & Lanark District Health Unit at (613)-283-2740 or Health ACTION Line at 1-800-660-5853, in order to book a test with a female Nurse Prac-titioner.

These Pap test clinics are being held in partner-ship with the Merrickville Community Health Cen-

tre, Smiths Falls Com-munity Health Centre, North Lanark County Community Health Cen-tre, Country Roads Com-munity Health Centre (Portland), CPHC Family Health Team in Brock-ville, Canadian Cancer Society - Perth Office, the Regional Cancer Program of Southeastern Ontario.

For more informa-tion about Pap tests, HPV or cervical cancer, visit www.healthunit.org/can-cer.

Local health unit reminds women, ‘Pap Tests Save Lives’


The ObserverCOMMUNITYPOLICE BLOTTER

Brockville man killed by trainA 64 year-old man, Gerald Belanger, of Brockville,

was killed, in Belleville on Friday afternoon, after the dump truck he was operating was struck by a Toronto-bound Via Rail passenger train. According to Belleville police, Belanger, a contractor hired by the CN rail company, was driving the truck across the tracks at a designated crossing. After the colli-sion, the train’s 432 passengers were taken to their destinations on buses. Five passengers, including one member of the train crew, suffered minor in-juries but have since been released from hospital. The federal Transportation Safety Board is currently continuing their investigation.

MARCH 20TH, 2011Suspicious Person

On the 20th of March 2011 at 12:45 a.m. officers observed a male in the Sheridan Mews area. The male appeared to be in distress and upon investiga-tion was found to be completely intoxicated. The 60 year- old male was from the Brockville area and was held until sober.

Male Found UnconsciousOn the 20th of March 2011 at 2 a.m. officers re-

sponded to a call of an unconscious male in the hallway at 245 King Street East. Upon arrival of-ficers located a 60 year-old male from Brockville passed out in the hall. He was charged with being intoxicated in a public place and held until sober.

Female Arrested for Public IntoxicationA 23 year-old female was apprehended on the

20th of March at 2:45 a.m. The female was found bouncing off walls and was held until sober.

Vehicle Stolen and RecoveredOn the 20th of March a vehicle was reported

stolen from the area of Fitzsimmons Drive. A short time later the vehicle was recovered in the area of Centennial Road. Police were assisted by “Onstar” who helped locate the vehicle.

Cat Owners to be on the AlertOn the 20th of March the Brockville Police were

alerted to a fox in the area of Reynolds Drive and Bartholomew Street. The caller indicated the fox was carrying what appeared to be a dead cat in its mouth. Cat owners in the area should be cautious with regards to their pets.

MARCH 19TH, 2011Accident Results with Charges

On the 19th of March at 7:30 a.m. a two vehicle collision occurred at Parkedale Avenue and Wind-sor Drive. The collision resulted in one car being flipped over and minor injuries to the driver. An adult female from the Brockville area has been charged with failing to stop at a red light.

Disturbance Leads to ArrestOn the 19th of March 2011 at 8:45 p.m. officers

attended to a disturbance on St. Andrew Street. A 29 year- old female was arrested as she was intoxi-cated and causing damage. During the arrest she assaulted an officer and was charged with resisting arrest and assault. She was released with a court date when she sobered up.

MARCH 17TH, 2011 Large Fight on King Street

On the 17th of March at 130 hrs officers re-sponded to a large disturbance on King Street in front of the Phoenix. At this time several people were involved in a fight. As officers intervened members of the crowd began fighting the officers. As a result a 25 year-old male and 26 year-old male, both from Quebec, were taken into custody and charged with Cause a Disturbance by Fighting. The 26 year-old also faces charges of Obstruct Police.

MARCH 14TH, 2011Shoplifter Arrested

On the 14th of March 2011 at 9 p.m. officers re-sponded to the Zellers mall with regards to a shop-lifter. Upon arrival loss prevention staff were ap-prehending a 16 year-old male from Brockville, who had stolen some items. The male was charged with theft under $5000 and released with a future court date.


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• Alzheimer Society of Leeds-Grenville is seeking new board members. If you have an interest in or connection with Alzheimer Disease or related Dementia, this is a great opportunity. Contact Alzheimer Society at 613-345-7392 or check out their ad on page 5.

• Thursday, March 24, 7:00 pm, Story Fest with James Raffan, “Voyageur Highway”, Seeley’s Bay Community Hall, above fire hall, fully accessible.

• Craft and Chat - Come and join us for a time of craft, bring a project you are working on or come and learn a new one. Friday, March 25, 9-12 at Bethel CRC, 117 Windsor Drive. Call Maggie, 613-345-6749 for information.

• St. Thomas Anglican Church Members. Hosting their Annual Fundraising Pancake Breakfasts at St. Thomas Anglican Church Hall, Frankville. Saturdays March 26, April 2 and April 9, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (noon). Pancakes with pure maple syrup, sausages, orange juice, and coffee served to you at the table.

• St. Paul’s Anglican, Brockville, Messy Church series, Saturday, March 26, April 2 and April 9, 9:30-11:00 am. Eucharist for families, young children. Breakfast, bible stories, crafts. Free. Register: 613-342-5865

• Frugal Living for Households. A public presentation and discussion on Sunday, March 27th at 2:00 pm at the Brockville Library. Sponsors: BCAG & the Library.

• The Athens Figure Skating Club presents “A Travel through Time Adventure” Sunday, March 27, 2:00 pm at Centre 76, Athens.

• Our Kenyan Kids. An organization and registered charity dedicated to supporting children and youth in Kenya. Open meeting. Wall Street United Church, 5 Wall St, Brockville. Monday, March 28th, 7:00 pm. Everyone welcome. Info: Eileen 613-342-9161.

• Scott Woods - Live in Concert at Wall Street United Church, 5 Wall St., Brockville. Thursday, March 31 at 7:00 pm and will benefit Our Kenyan Kids. Tickets are available at Wall Street United Church by calling 613-342-5401 ext. 21.

• Mom-2-Mom Sale - 9 am-12 pm Saturday, April 9 - Highway Pentecostal Church – 800 Stewart Blvd. Table rental proceeds go to “Champions for Kids”. Admission FREE. Contact [email protected]

• Brockville and Area YMCA Youth Night. Drop in program designed for kids from grades 1-8 who are looking for a safe, supervised place to learn new games, meet new friends and enjoy programmed activities. Activities vary weekly and may include swimming. Saturdays 6 to 8 pm. Jan. 15 - June 11. No Youth Night Apr. 23, May 23.

• Shout Sister Community Women’s Choir meets every Wednesday in Brockville from 7 to 9 pm. New members always welcome. Please visit http://shoutsister.georgettefry.ca for more information.

• Brockville and Area YMCA Hot Lunches, 345 Park Street, Brockville. Every Wednesday 11:30 am-1:00 pm. January 12-June 8. Different cooks, different menus each week. Take-out available. Info: www.brockvilley.com or 613-342-7961 x30.

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• Open Mic with Robert Graham featuring Robert Graham on piano, singers from St Lawrence College Music Theatre Program and special guests. EVERY Friday night at Buds on the Bay 8:30 pm to 12:30 am. More info at www.robertgraham.org

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Do you have a motto?I have several but I’d say this one pretty much

sums it all up, “Live life to the fullest, you only get one chance!”

What book are you currently reading or what book do you recommend?

Currently, I’m reading ‘A Man of Substances: The Misdeeds and Growing Pains of a Pot Pion-eer’ by Gerald McCarthy and David Partridge. I’ve known Gerry for over 15 years, his daughter, Alex and I have been best friends for as long as I can re-member. In 1996 Gerry was dubbed the $5 million man and arrested for growing and selling mari-juana. At that time it was the largest indoor grow-op bust in Canadian history yet somehow I never found out until years later. It’s interesting to go back and learn about the stuff I was so oblivious to as a child – of course Gerry never brought any of his ‘work’ home but it definitely touches home for me. I recommend it to anyone and everyone, it’s a fantastic read.

What characteristic do you most admire in others?I admire people who are organized. It’s some-

thing I have always struggled with and if you saw my desk you’d attest to that!

What characteristic do you most deplore in others?Disrespect. I don’t believe there’s any need for

it. I really dislike it when people put others down to try and give themselves greater significance. Why can’t we all just get along?

Whom do you most admire, living or dead?I’m thankful for all the people who have ever

made obstacles in my life or tried to put me down, it wasn’t for them I would not be where I am today or nearly as strong. However, having said that, if I had to pick one person, it would be Oprah Winfrey. She’s overcome so much adversity in her life to be-come a strong female leader and role model.

What do you do in your free time?

What free time? Just kidding! I enjoy getting out into the community and meeting people! Whether it’s through playing sports, helping out with charity events or just having a good time with friends. I also love to travel and am always trying to scrounge up enough money to do so!

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

Oh boy! Where do I start? I wish I had a higher metabolism, although I’m sure a lot of women do!

What talent would you most like to have?I would love to be able to sing and dance. I have

so much respect for performers.

Who is your favourite hero of fiction?Victoria Corningstone, I love ‘Anchorman’,

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What is your most treasured possession?Memories with family and friends, “pictures

never change, only the people in them do.”

Ten Questions with RHIANNA ROBINSNot many people can light up a room that they aren’t even in, but every morning, 104.9 JRFM

morning co-host and news anchor, Rhianna Robins, somehow does just that. As most of us are rising from our warm beds, half-comatose, groping for our first cup of coffee, Robins, along with co-host, Bruce Wylie, has been up for hours, cheerily reading the day’s headlines, waiting for the rest of us to join her. Here, Robins reflects on her obstacles, her victories and her encounter with the five-million dollar man, when she answers Ten Questions for the Observer.


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VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22Virgo, someone from your past comes back into the picture this week. Take this opportunity to reminisce and catch up with this long lost old friend.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23Libra, a missed opportunity may not be recovered. That’s why it pays to act right away if you feel like the time is right for a change. Get your financial ducks in a row first.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Scorpio, it’s not like you to act spontaneously, but that’s just what you will do this week. Sometimes it can feel liberating to act on the spot.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21Big changes are in store for you, Sagittarius, but you won’t realize what they are until they are right upon you. The latter part of the week can be downright hectic.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20Capricorn, now that you have settled into a schedule, you can take on a few other responsibilities. But be careful not to bite off more than you can chew.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18Aquarius, take a deep breath and a step back to avoid lashing out at those around you. A calming time is on the horizon, and it’s just what you need.

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PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20Pisces, there are few chances to get the things you need done, so act while you are feeling motivated this week.

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20Aries, instead of looking toward the horizon, it’s better if you look right in front of you for a change. Otherwise you may miss important things.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21In times of trouble this week, turn to a close friend who is bound to offer the assistance you need, Taurus. The stars indicate a potential disturbance on Tuesday.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Gemini, you may want to change plans to invest money in a certain endeavor. Now is the time for saving and not spending. Buckle down at work for the time being.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22Take a different tact regarding an important matter, Cancer. Things have not worked out so far, but that doesn’t mean that things can’t turn around quickly.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23Leo, the time has come to put matters of the heart before matters of the head. Reconnect with a romantic partner and share one-on-one time together this week.

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The Lincoln Lawyer is a fast paced, well-act-ed crime drama that is guaranteed to thrill. The movie, which is based on the novel by Michael Connelly, stars Matthew McConaughey as defense lawyer Michael “Mick” Haller. He is a street-wise, slick-talking lawyer who moves from client to client in his Lincoln Con-tinental Sedan which acts as both rolling office and second home.

Haller is good at what he does and will defend anyone with the cash to cover his time. We watch as he drives from one case to another so quickly that he can take on extra work between stops. En-ter Val Valenzuela, a bail bondsman played by the ever slimy John Legui-zamo. He suggests that a wealthy young man, who has just been nabbed on an assault and attempted murder charge, could be a meal ticket for both of them. Haller fits it into his schedule, and zooms over to a courthouse to meet Louis Roulet, played by the ever-cool Ryan Philippe.

When Haller was young his father told him, “It is hard to defend an innocent man.” At one point in his career, eight years before the story starts, Haller tried to de-fend a man who he knew was innocent, but was

charged with murder. The prosecutor’s case was so well prepared, and the evidence so damning, that Haller convinced his client to confess to the murder in exchange for jail time. It was that or the death penalty. This one mistake has haunted him since and plays into the plot as the story un-folds.

Ryan Philippe plays the villain in a role he seems to have carved into perfection. He has the ability to play his boyish good looks against what evil deeds he may or may not have committed, and always come off looking good. He plays innocent right to the camera, hid-ing his dark side until it is forced to surface. Like all great villains, he steals the scenes he is in with-out ever really going over the top. Nice job.

A movie of this genre can’t work without a strong supporting cast. Marisa Tomei plays Mag-gie McPherson. She is a defense attorney, Hal-ler’s on and off again girlfriend, single mom and mother of his child. Though her role is small it serves in adding a layer of depth to McConaugh-

ey’s character. Their on-screen time together has a natural feel to it. Their relationship is believable and they have real chem-istry.

William H. Macy, one of my favorite character actors, plays Frank Levin. He is a long-haired ex-con, who is both private investigator and Haller’s best friend. Macy’s per-formance is as strong as always. He brings a real street-wise honesty to bear on the proceedings.

The Lincoln Law-yer is a crime tale, a murder mystery and a courtroom drama all rolled into one. This movie really shows of McConaughey’s act-

ing chops. As the story develops we see Haller change from a seem-ingly money driven street lawyer into a truth seek-ing juggernaut, driven by guilt and a need for real justice. He becomes a man willing to go to great lengths to find out the truth about his client, his client’s victim, and how this all somehow re-lates to the court case his won and lost eight years before. McConaughey

embodied this role so well that since Haller is a recurring character in a series of novels, I could easily see this becoming a regular gig.

I liked this movie. It is one of the better films of the genre and a real nail-biter. The story took me to surprising places and just when I thought I had it figured it out, threw me another curve. Want to see solid acting in an extremely well paced

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The Lincoln Lawyer stars Matthew McConaughey as a lawyer caught in ethical obligations. The legal drama is based on the book by Michael Con-nelly, and also stars Ryan Philippe, William H. Macy, Marisa Tomei, John Legui-zamo, Bryan Cranston, Mi-chael Peña, Michael Paré and Josh Lucas.

It’s not only fabulous food and beverages to be enjoyed at the 1000 Islands Wine & Food Fes-tival this year – Original artwork by some of the most talented artists in the area is also on the menu! Artists and arti-sans from the former Art in the City Brockville Stu-dio Tour, along with local and regional colleagues, will be featuring their fin-est works in an amazing “one stop” new venue at the Brockville Memorial Centre.

“What a wonderful new opportunity for lo-cal artists to exhibit our artwork”, commented Laurie Sponagle, Artist Coordinator for Art in the City Brockville.

“This is a fantastic new approach to exhibit for the artists - to interact with the community and visitors in a new, fun and exciting environment. Art, music and great food and beverages are a win-ning combination! “

Masterpieces in all different mediums will be available from paint-ings, sculpture, charcoal drawings to baskets, pot-tery, glass and leather-works – something for everyone!

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April 17, 2011, from 1 to 6 p.m.. The Tele-thon will be broadcast-ing again from Wall Street United Church in Brockville, with the strong support of TV Cogeco. These organ-izations have come together several times in order to benefit the animals of Leeds & Grenville. Our 2011 goal is $20,000.

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We would welcome any business or indi-vidual who would be interested in helping to sponsor our event so that we can reach our goal, in exchange for recognition throughout our campaign. As usual there will be satellite locations around Leeds & Grenville for easy do-nation drop offs. Please check the website at www.leedsgrenville.on-tariospca.ca for specific details.

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Gruen von Behrens is an internationally rec-ognized speaker who has been featured on ABC’s The Doctors. His upcoming presenta-tions to youth will dem-onstrate how addictive, damaging and danger-ous tobacco is. At 13, Gruen took his first dip of chew tobacco. What he didn’t realize is that it was the first step toward a power-ful nicotine addiction that would change his life forever. By age 17, the skilled ball player was diagnosed with oral cancer. His battle with cancer forced him to give up on his dream of becoming a major league baseball player and to endure 40 painful surgeries, leaving him severely disfigured. Now

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TISS Health Club Students will be demon-strating the importance of banning flavoured tobacco products and encouraging students to sign a petition in sup-port of Bill C631.

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