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Thursday, 23 June 2005 10:59

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Addington Highlands might help out with NF dock Council meeting June 20, 2005

by Jule Koch Brison

Tappings Bay Dock: Although Addington Highlands does not own the public dock at Tappins Bay on Mazinaw Lake, AH councillors have heard a lot from local ratepayers about its possible closure.

The dock is in fact owned by North Frontenac Township, At a recent meeting, North Frontenac Councillors discussed a request by the Mazinaw Lake Property Owners Association that the dock be improved, and several NF councillors voiced the opinion that North Frontenac should sell it to the association for a nominal fee or tear it down if the association doesnt want it.

Reeve Hook has received emails on the subject, and at the Denbigh council meeting on Monday night, he read out one from Robert and Diane Fisher. The Fishers stated that the launch is used not only by cottagers; Hydro One and Bell Telephone workers also use it, as do carpenters and contractors working on cottages. The Fishers said that cottagers who have only boat access to their property are paying taxes for no services and that the dock is important to the economy of the area.

For Councilor Bill Cox, the matter is simple; Addington Highlands doesnt own the launch and should not take on any responsibility for it. Councillor Louise Scott, however, said that since Addington Highlands receives taxes from cottagers on the lake, why not improve it?.. Theyre our cottagers we dont do anything else for them. Deputy Reeve Lorraine Berger concurred, saying, We do make money off it. Although Berger and Scott felt that helping to improve the dock would be money well spent, Councillor Cox expressed concern that other cottagers might expect the township to pay for their docks. However Reeve Hook pointed out that would not be a problem as those would not be public docks.

Council deferred making a decision until after an upcoming meeting with the Mazinaw Lake Property Owners Association, when they will try to find out what the cottagers want.

Contents of Denbigh storage builsing free for the taking: Roads Supervisor Royce Rosenblath said that since it was reported that a storage building at the Denbigh Ball field would be torn down, he has had a number of calls from people asking if they could take various items. Councilor Cox was asked what was in the building and he replied, Nothing but junk! Council decided that allowing people to remove whatever they want will save the township time and money in cleaning out the building; however Royce Rosenblath wont call the people who enquired earlier to give them the go-ahead. Resident Elinor Duncan was asked, and agreed to make a sign to put at the building letting people know they can take anything.

Other matters: Council refused a request to build a road into upper Mazinaw Lake, which the township estimated would cost about $1 million; however the township would consider maintaining such a road if it were built.

Royce Rosenblath expressed satisfaction that tarring and chipping on the Buckshot Lake, Glastonbury and Peterson Roads has been done early, and will result in a better surface. We are one of the first townships to get it done, he said. He said that work on the Hartsmere Road would start next.

AH resident Janet Searles has requested that the township consider upgrading and/or closing a road allowance on which the entrance to her familys property is located. The road allowance is used by ATVs and skidoos and has become greatly eroded. Royce Rosenblath was not familiar with the problem and council was concerned that closing the road allowance would cut off access to other lots. A decision was deferred until more information could be obtained.

A public payphone will be installed on the side of the post office in Flinton.

AH will re-submit the same proposal to the second COMRIF intake that they submitted to the first intake.

Pending solicitors comments, Council approved a bylaw prohibiting the being at large or trespassing of animals other than dogs or cats. Dogs and cats are already covered in a bylaw.

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AddingtonHighlands Council:February 20, 2006

by Jule KochBrison

Township Clerk Jack Pauhl recommended to council that a UV water purification system be installed at the Denbigh hall. Tests of the water at the hall keep coming back with adverse results. “The coliform counts keep bouncing around,” he said.

Reeve Hook asked if the water is unsafe to drink and Pauhl replied, “That depends on whose opinion you’re asking. The count is over 5.” A UV system would cost around $4000 and requires less maintenance than a chlorine system, but an analysis would have to be done to see if it would work with the Denbigh water.

One consideration in relation to the cost of a UV system is that water tests are expensive, and three tests have to come back clear before the system is considered clean.

Fire Chief Casey Cuddy asked if a smaller purification system could be installed right in the hall, rather than at the well, which is on the other side of the highway. Reeve Hook also asked if bottled water would be an acceptable solution to the problem; however, as food is served at the hall, it may not be. “It’s the MoE that we have to satisfy,” said Jack Pauhl. He will look into the feasibility of both suggestions.

Hazardous Waste Solution in sight

The township wishes to have an agreement for hazardous waste disposal in place with Renfrew Town Council as soon as possible. The cost to AH will be around $1600/year, with no other costs to ratepayers. The service will run from the long weekend in May to the end of August. Councilor Eythel Grant will contact Renfrew Town Council to get the matter moving.

Denbigh fire alarm - The township must install an alarm system at the Denbigh hall, and Fire Chief Casey Cuddy is waiting for further details about from the only company that submitted a quote for the work to the township.

Cell phone petition - Reeve Hook received an email about the cell phone petition from Bell that said they’re working on a business plan. “If the numbers are ok, we’re in business,” Hook said.

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Thursday, 20 April 2006 05:15

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Land o' Lakes CommunityServices:Community Support Program

byCheryl Hartwick

The Community Support Program (CSP) is the largest of the programs offered from LOLCS, providing a variety of support services to seniors, people with disabilities and people recovering from illness/surgery. Funding is through the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, and community donations. The service focuses on ensuring seniors remain in their homes longer. The CSP partners with Community Care Access Centre, Pine Meadow Nursing Home, local physicians and other agencies to ensure adequate health care services are accessible to everyone.

There are three coordinators for various programs. Marlene Dacuk coordinates Meals on Wheels and Transportation; Charlene Behnke-Kellar coordinates Meals on Wheels, Diners Club and Exercise classes in Denbigh; and Pam Lemke coordinates Adult Drop-In, Caregiver Support & Counselling, Palliative Care, Education & Training, Friendly Visiting & Telephone Reassurance and Social Recreation. Volunteer Peggy Rahm coordinates the Community Bus and Tuesday night Euchres.

Meals on Wheels are provided to Cloyne, Northbrook , Flinton, Kaladar, Denbigh and surrounding areas. Individuals can order meals regularly or just for a treat now and then. The meals in Denbigh are prepared by the Swiss Inn. On average there are 12 meals each week delivered by two volunteer drivers and Charlene. Currently, the cost for a meal is $5.50 in Denbigh and $5 in Cloyne area.

In Cloyne, volunteer cooks plan and prepare all the meals at the Barrie Township Hall. The cooks inform Marlene what they will be cooking and she prepares a six week menu for the clients. Working in teams, pairs or individually, 12 cooks volunteer their time on a rotating schedule. Approximately 40 meals are delivered each week by three volunteer drivers and Marlene; there have been as many as 70 meals prepared and frozen meals are also available.

The transportation program currently has nine volunteer drivers providing trips to appointments, shopping, and to various social activities. Approximately 40 trips are provided each month, both locally and to urban centres. Clients who qualify for the program pay a small fee for service. The cost to these clients is currently .20/km. (LOLCS makes up the difference to the drivers). Veterans or people on other programs may qualify for the service to be paid for by the other organization (Veteran’s Affairs, ODSP…).

Another popular program, Diners’ Club, in Denbigh, serves a hot nutritious meal to participants. The Diners’ Club is on the first Monday of each month at the Denbigh Hall and all meals are planned and prepared by volunteers. There are 5 volunteers for this program and they all pitch in, sharing jobs to ensure that meals and clean up are looked after. Approximately 40 meals are prepared each month. Charlene also provides an exercise group each week in the Denbigh United Church basement; the class is every Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.

Due to space limitations, I will continue the Community Support Program information next week. If you are interested in any of the programs, or in becoming a volunteer for the agency, please call LOLCS at 613-336-8934.

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AddingtonHighlands Council -- April 18, 2006

by JuleKochBrison

Hall Renovations: Council received only one tender for renovations at the Flinton Hall, for $6,831, and voted to accept it. The plans for renovations at the Denbigh Hall are finally ready to be put out to tender.

The Flinton Recreation Club requested that they be allowed to remove a wall between the utility room and the kitchen area of the canteen at the Flinton Hall. Permission was granted subject to approval from the building inspector

The Library Board asked for permission to remove part of a wall at the Denbigh library because when children are in the room it encloses, the librarian cannot see what is going on. Council granted the request subject to approval by the building inspector.

Addington Highlands will be holding a contest for homeowners to beautify their properties. The area will be divided by postal codes e.g. Kaladar, Denbigh, etc., and homeowners who always have taken care to make their properties attractive will be eligible too. Local businesses will be asked to donate prizes and the judges will travel through the areas to make their decisions.

Interesting film footage from the 1967 Centennial celebrations in the Denbigh area was discovered when the library was cleaned up. The films have been put on DVDs, which will be sold for $10 as a fundraiser for the library. The footage recorded fishing derbies, Santa Claus parades, track and field events, and boring holes in the 4 foot deep ice on Denbigh Lake . “Pretty well everyone in Denbigh is on there,” commented Reeve Hook.

An agreement with the Town of Renfrew for hazardous waste disposal is ready to sign. The service will be available from May to August.

The Recreation Facilities Committee has recommended to council that the township’s snowblower and lawnmower in Denbigh be sold, and that whoever wins the tender for rink attendant be required to supply their own equipment. Councilor Cox said that the equipment has been broken and would be too expensive to fix.

Council voted to change their pay from a per diem rate to per annum. The new salaries are: Reeve - $10,000 per annum; Deputy Reeve - $7000 per annum; Councilors - $5,000 per annum. The mileage rate for councilors and township employees was raised from 38 cents/km to 40 cents/km.

Conestoga Rovers, a firm that approached the township with a proposal to investigate the feasibility of wind power generation, will need certain data. The MNR has the data, but AH has to join a data exchange to access it. The cost is $1000, but Township CAO Jack Pauhl did not know whether that was a one-time or a yearly fee. Reeve Hook said the wind power would be such a positive thing for the township that he didn’t want to turn anyone off the proposal, but as Conestoga Rovers had approached the township saying there would be no charge to AH, he felt that the cost of the data should be shared. Council will wait for further details.

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Addington Highlands Council, August 8, 2006

by Jule KochBrison

A procedure that could extend the capacity of the Denigh Waste Site would not be recognized by the Ministry of the Environment (MoE), according to Township Clerk Jack Pauhl.

At the Denbigh meeting last Tuesday night, council discussed proceeding with the closure of the Denbigh site, as it is over capacity. The MoE has requested additional monitoring that will be very expensive and Reeve Hook noted that with what AH is spending on Kaladar, Mackavoy and Denbigh, the township is already over budget on waste disposal. Council decided to set up a meeting with Quinte Eco, a consulting firm AH has contracted to prepare the reports on the Denbigh site, and the MoE.

Later in the meeting Roads Supervisor Royce Rosenblath told council that he was speaking to someone who can screen the sand out of a waste site and repack the contents. In some cases, Rosenblath said, the garbage that is left only occupies about 30% of its former bulk. He said that for years an average of about 50 tons of fill a week was spread in the Denbigh site, and offered to enquire about the screening process with townships that have used it. Building Inspector Wayne Kivell thought that the Township of Carlow-Mayo has used it successfully.

Jack Pauhl, however, said that the MoE does not recognize the extra space; it only counts what goes through the gate.

The MoE has also requested a site plan and site life estimates on the Vennachar site documents that Reeve Hook said had already been given to them. The reports will be sent again, and AH will address some concerns about the site in 2007 if it doesn’t cost too much; however according to the site life estimates, the Vennachar site has room.

A quotation from Jewell Engineering for $4,800 + GST, to prepare an application for COMRIF intake #3, was approved unanimously. The application is to rebuild the Skootamatta Lake Road/Hughes Landing Road intersection. Council has already unsuccessfully submitted applications for the work to intakes 1 and 2, and at the last council meeting, this had prompted Councilor Bill Cox to balk at spending further money on COMRIF.

Council endorsed a resolution by the Town of Smiths Falls, urging the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) to request Ontario to either commit to a thorough review of the whole Market Value Property Assessment system during the current cancellation period, or go ahead with the reassessments as originally planned, so that ratepayers will not be faced with three years’ worth of inflation in 2009.

A Motocross track in Northbrook that was built by Fritz Nussberger needed a building permit, according to Building Inspector Wayne Kivell. Kivell said he has contacted Mr. Nussberger but received no response from him. Council decided to defer the matter until they could get more information.

Reeve Hook gave a brief update on the township’s application for a Trillium grant to build a skateboard park in Northbrook . He said the Foundation is looking favourably at the application and has asked the township to proceed to a formal lease with the Lions, who will let the township use the property for seven years at no charge.

Council voted to raise the township’s mileage rate from 40/km to 45.

A piano that is just gathering dust at the Flinton Hall will be donated to the Through The Roof Ministry.

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Addington Highlands Council

by Jeff Green

Roy Jackson appeared before an Addington Highlands Council meeting in Denbigh seeking to have his 900- metre seasonally maintained cottage road maintained year round.

There are certain obligations on property owners who seek to have this kind of change made in the AH official plan, one of which is that the property have a septic system in place, which Jackson does not have. Jackson will be investing in a septic system and the matter will come back to the roads committee. Meanwhile the roads superintendent will determine how much it will cost the township to offer him this service. The Official Plan states that the township cannot be brought into financial hardship by taking this kind of step.

Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw - Comments have been received from Quinte Conservation regarding the draft comprehensive zoning bylaw. Council had hoped to have the bylaw in place before the end of their term, but that is now unlikely to happen.

Business Breakfast the sixth Addington Highlands Business Breakfast is scheduled for October 12th at 8:00 am at the Kaladar Community Centre. The theme will be “Meet the candidates in this years’ election”, who will speak on overcoming barriers to economic development. CAO Addington Highlands will be hiring its first ever Chief Administrative Officer next month, in an attempt to cut down some of the workload for the two-person office staff that has been running the township. Salt shed The Denbigh salt containment structure is now 60% finished, and the township will shortly be full in compliance with provincial regulations that all salt be stored indoors.

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Lame duck AHcouncil can't hire chief administrative officer

by Jeff Green

Addington Highlands Council recently decided to increase the size of its office staff by one third, by hiring a chief administrative officer. A consulting company was hired to develop a job description and conduct a hiring search.

However, when it came to doing the hiring this week, it was too late. During a closed meeting before their regular October council meeting this past Monday, council determined that they could no longer do the hiring.

With the September 29th close of nominations for the upcoming municipal election, Addington Highlands became a lame duck council, able to carry on the township’s business but unable to initiate new spending, fire or hire new people.

“Since there is no guarantee that 75% of the current council members will be on council after the election, we determined we could not do the hiring,” said outgoing Reeve Ken Hook during the open session of council.

Council was, however, able to approve the job description for the new position, which can only be filled when a new council is in place at the beginning of December.

Waste Issues Deirdre Johnson, a scientist with Quinte Eco Consultants, has had a look at the Denbigh waste disposal site, and determined that the site could be extended to the south, and that mining/compacting the site is also a possibility. In a letter to Jon Morrish, a Senior Environmental Officer with the Ministry of the Environment (MoE) in Kingston , which was copied to the township, Johnson requested that a deadline to complete documentation regarding an amendment to the ministry’s certificate of approval for the Denbigh site be extended until December 1st.

Council is hoping that the new documentation will persuade the MoE for an increase in the life of the site.

Mileage rate held at 40 cents Last month council deferred a proposal to increase the mileage paid to councilors and staff to 45 cents, because gas prices seemed to be easing after remaining above $1 per litre throughout most of the summer. With prices having moderated further since September, council decided to maintain the 40 cent rate.

Comprehensive Zoning bylaw In a review of the draft AH comprehensive zoning bylaw, Mississippi Valley Conservation recommended several changes, but Reeve Hook said it should still be possible for the bylaw to be passed by council before the end of their term in late November.

Election Forum The first opportunity to hear from the 11 people who are running for office in Addington Highlands will take place on October 12th at the Business Breakfast sponsored by the Addington Highlands Economic Development Committee. Candidates will be allotted two minutes each to speak on Economic Development.

All-candidates meetings have been scheduled for Monday, October 23rd at the Denbigh Hall, 7 pm, and October 26th at the Flinton Recreation Centre (downstairs) also at 7 pm.

The official candidates are: Bill Cox and Henry Hogg (Reeve), Eythel Grant, Janice Kerr, and Faye Mieske (Ward 1) and Ibra Cuddy, Larry Pealow, Louise Scott, Charles Snider, T.W. (Tommy) Thompson, and Helen Yanch (Ward 2)

There are two candidates for school board trustee (Limestone District School Board) Ann Goodfellow and Jamie Riddell.

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Denbigh Waste Management Site

Closing the Denbigh Waste Management Site will: - cause the entire population of the most densely populated section of the northern half of the township to drive further, consuming fuel and producing greenhouse gases, for waste disposal; - cause waste that would have gone into the most environmentally safe site in the township to go to less desirable sites. Whatever is going on? Could the township council request that Mr. Morish come to a council meeting and explain how closing the Denbigh site benefits the environment? Surely the Ministry of the Environment exists to protect the environment and, surely, Mr. Morish's directions to the township council are informed by the imperative to protect the environment. I, unfortunately, cannot fathom the subtleties of protecting the environment by causing an entire section of the township to drive more. The Denbigh Waste Management Site has hills on three sides and no through water course. Surface runoff is minimal because the amount of land drained is also minimal. Furthermore, containing the runoff is not difficult because all the runoff occurs at a single point. As I understand it, these are the very reasons that the township council, wisely in my opinion but apparently not Mr. Morish's, is considering expanding the site. The Certificate of Approval for the site is at least 14 years old (I was on the township council in 1994 and the site was operational then) and probably older. The site is, therefore, "over capacity" based solely on an old, probably arbitrarily established, Certificate of Approval, not on any actual physical limitations. Well before amalgamation, this small rural municipality and its residents were active, and successful, recyclers. The waste sites have been superbly maintained for at least the last 15 years. Have we been wasting our time? Perhaps Mr. Morish could consult with his superiors to confirm that his actions are in keeping with the goals of the Ministry of the Environment. Frankly, I think that an "update" from Mr. Morish to the township council is much more in order than the other way round. Personally, at this point I can only conclude that the township council is behaving much more responsibly with respect to the environment than Mr. Morish and, by extension, the Ministry of the Environment. It is my contention that the Denbigh Waste site is the most environmentally and ecologically sound option available: - it is naturally able to contain the waste and leachate; - it has ample volume to accept current and future waste; - it is the closest site to the majority of the populace. Mr. Morish, what are you and your superiors thinking? What are your goals? What are you trying to accomplish? I would certainly like to know. At the moment I see nothing more that an arbitrary, unjustifiably punitive bureaucratic diktatimposed without reason or compromise on a small rural municipality and its people. Given the apparent urgency you attach to the issue, I am sure you will agree that it is also reasonable for us to "want an update" from you and/or your superiors "on the site within a week or two". Paul Isaacs

Re: “No joy in Sharbot Lake for young ballplayers”

I read this article in your May 24 paper and was disheartened to read the comments from our Mayor “Janet Gutowski”. There were several comments from the mayor in the article concerning the state of the Sharbot Lake ballpark’s bleachers and benches.

“I came to look at the park a few weeks ago” and “You can’t bring children into this kind of hazard” Then why weren’t the repairs made or at least a plan put in place to have the necessary repairs done? Why - because the mayor “thought there were no teams playing here this year” and she “didn’t realize how urgent the situation was.” What about the local schools and families that use the ballpark? Do they not deserve the right to use a safe facility?

Then towards the end of the article Mayor Gutowski says, “Recreation facilities are township assets”, “and they are a “township responsibility”. “One way or another, we need to make sure they are safe.” One way to make the Sharbot Lake ballpark safe would have been to accept the proposal made by James Webster.

If the proposal had been accepted, the benches and bleachers would be safe and games/ practices wouldn’t have to be cancelled. The proposal would have seen all the work done by volunteers, donations, and with materials paid by funds Mr. Webster has raised. But instead the Sharbot Lake ballpark sits, not as an asset to the township, but indeed a very dangerous liability and somewhat of an eye sore for those who spend summers and visit families in Sharbot Lake. Oliver Scott would be ashamed to see the condition the ballpark is in. Mr. Scott, as most any ball player can recall, is the founder of the field and an admired volunteer who dedicated many hours to make this ball field a place for all to enjoy.

Perhaps the mayor and council should look at regularly scheduled safety checks/maintenance of all recreation facility/equipment throughout the township.

If you want to bring visitors to the village and you have a fully maintained baseball field, you are then able to host tournaments and organize them on a field that is not a hazard. A baseball tournament can raise money for your recreation committees and many patrons will visit the area businesses.

As a baseball player, a coach and a parent I hope that our council means what they say when they want recreation to thrive, and keep our kids active. You can’t do either under these conditions at the Sharbot Lake ballpark.

Adam Peters

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RE: Road Access to Mosque Lake

Thank you for raising our concerns about the sudden lack of maintenance on Hydro Lane Road leading in to Mosque Lake in your edition dated June 7, 2007, following North Frontenac Council’s meeting on May 31. Without warning and effective immediately, the North Frontenac Council informed us in writing on February 26, 2007 that it would no longer be responsible for the upkeep of our road.

As full residential taxpayers who contribute regularly to the local economy, we feel we have been abandoned by our council members, who have basically dumped the road back in our laps and told us to takeour concerns to the Ministry of Natural Resources.

To add insult to injury, ongoing maintenance by council over the past several years has generally declined to a point where the road is in the worse shape it has ever been and it is now in need of serious repair to bring it back to a reasonable level. All we are asking is that Council return Hydro Lane Road to the condition that it was in when they took it over several years ago.

Patricia McCarron, President, Mosque Lake East Shore Cottagers’ Association

Why close the Denbigh waste site?

Why close the Denbigh waste site? It’s not any fuller than it was a couple of years ago, and it’s not near water like other dumps I’ve seen. Oh, yes, and who’s going to pay our gas mileage to go to another dump? I guess the council will do that when we send them the bill. What makes Mr. Morish and the council think another dump wants our garbage. I thought the councillors we voted in are to work for our area, not against it. Why should a city person, Mr. Morish, come and tell us in the country what to do? Doesn’t make sense.

- Vivian Liedtke

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