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Feature Article - June 21, 2007AH Council refuses to reconsider Denbigh dump closure
by Jule Koch Brison
Paul Isaacs appeared before council to ask them to reconsider the temporary closing of the Denbigh dump. Isaacs said, “I’ve been pondering the closure and couldn’t understand why… there must have been some threats, some kind of bureaucratic blackmail. There is nothing positive about closing the site…For the community it is an outright hardship.” Isaacs asked Reeve Henry Hogg to poll the council to bring forward a motion for reconsideration.
In reply, Hogg pointed out that the closure is temporary and that council has already applied for a certificate of approval to expand the site. Hogg then asked the four councilors if anyone wanted to bring forward a motion for reconsideration. No one responded. He asked twice more but still there was no response and so Paul Isaacs’ request was denied.
- The McGuinty government announced on June 6 that it is accepting applications for Rural Connections, a $10 million program aimed at bringing high-speed internet to rural municipalities. However, resident Ian Brummell attended a meeting and said that there was no hope for Addington Highlands to get in on the program as it is for municipalities with much more advanced projects.
The township received two bids for rockblasting and removal on the Hughes Landing/Skootamatta Lake Road, one for $1035/hr, and one for $884/hr from Danford Construction. Council accepted the lower quote.
- Council accepted a quote of $2073.89 from Quinte Eco for replacing two groundwater wells at the Kaladar dump that have been destroyed, probably by bears. Councilor Helen Yanch asked if the township’s insurance would cover the wells, but Township Clerk Jack Pauhl didn’t think so, as the destruction was not an accident, and also, the replacement cost from Quinte Eco is less than the deductible.
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Feature Article - 31, 2007Waste issues dominate at Addington Highlands Council meeting
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Waste issues dominate at Addington Highlands Council meeting
By Jeff Green
At the council meeting on June 4, Deputy Reeve Helen Yanch expressed her displeasure with the limited variety of items taken by Fraser Hauling, the company that handles recycling pickups at the township dump at Kaladar.
“I think we have to do something about Fraser Hauling. I don’t think we are getting very good service from them. If people in the County of Peterborough can recycle everything, why can’t we do the same in Addington Highlands?” she asked.
“It’s not the hauler,” said Reeve Henry Hogg,” we have to look at the recycler in Belleville.”
“They take just about everything in Denbigh,” said Councillor Janice Kerr. Recycling in Denbigh is trucked to a recycler in Renfrew.
“Exactly,” said Helen Yanch. “It’s a situation where we need to find other companies who are willing to do this.”
Council approved a motion, forwarded from the Waste Management Committee, calling for the township to “pursue other recycling companies for the Kaladar site.”
DENBIGH SITE Council has been pursuing setting up a temporary transfer station at the Denbigh site when it closes on July 1, pending an attempt to expand its limits and re-open it in the future.
The response from Jon Morish of the Ministry of the Environment, Kingston Office, indicated that the processing times for getting approval for a transfer station “have varied widely (up to a year or more) but I understand they are getting better.” Morish also wrote that there are costs involved, with the application alone costing about $900 and that design and operations reports and closure plans are required as well.
In the meantime, the hours at the Vennachar site, which is the closest alternate site, will be increased. Between July 1 and September 30 it will be open from 7-10 am Mondays, 2-5 pm on Wednesdays and 2-8 pm on Sundays.
COMMUNITY BUILDER AWARD Larry Pealow from the Economic Development Committee (AHEAD) and Terry Shea from the Land O’ Lakes Tourist Association appeared before council to talk about establishing a community builder award for the township.
If established, the award would be given out annually to a resident of the township. Written nominations would be required, answering the question, “Can you describe the impact this individual has had on this community?”
Members of council, township staff, and AHEAD committee members would make up the jury. Unlike other kinds of awards, this one is not intended just for volunteer work, it also wants to award people for their entrepreneurial spirit.
“Voluntary risk in the interest of the economic development of the community may also be recognised,” said the literature accompanying Pealow’s presentation.
Council was receptive to the concept and it will be considered at the next AHEAD meeting.
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Feature Article - June 19, 2008 Addington HighlandsCouncil - June 16/08by Jule Koch BrisonTappins Bay dock
The public dock at Tappins Bay is the only access for waterbound properties on Mazinaw Lake. The dock is owned by North Frontenac Township and for years Mazinaw Lake property owners have been trying to get them to upgrade it.
Arndt Kruger of the Mazinaw Lake Property Owners Association attended Monday night’s council meeting to propose a solution to Addington Highlands Council.
He described some of the difficulties with the dock, saying, “Only two boats at most can approach it – with caution. People have had to wait for an hour or more to use it, sitting in their boats.” According to Kruger, “North Frontenac is not interested – they’d like to see it disintegrate and disappear.”
North Frontenac has proposed to the Mazinaw Lake Property Owners Association that the association buy the dock for $1, but Kruger told AH Council that was not a solution because of the difficulty of obtaining liability insurance.
He proposed that Addington Highlands lease the Tappins Bay dock from North Frontenac for $1 or $2/year, which would bring it under Addington Highlands’ insurance coverage, and the association would look after it. Kruger said that the association has already built a floating dock, which is presently sitting at Smarts Marina, that could be used to extend the Tappins Bay dock.
Deputy Reeve Helen Yanch asked if the Ministry of Natural Resources would approve the extension. Kruger replied that Mitch Closs of the MNR had told him that as long as it was not a navigational hazard they would approve it.
Council voted to look into leasing the Tappins Bay dock.
$1000 FOR AFAR: Larry Pealow of the economic development committee came to council wearing two hats. The first was for AFAR, the area’s proposed radio station, which needs $1000 to hire an engineer and register a business name. Pealow said the AFAR committee has planned fundraisers and will apply for a Trillium grant. Reeve Hogg then told Pealow that the township has probably used up its Trillium allotment for the year. “We’ll need it [the money from the township] even more then,” Pealow replied. Council agreed to AFAR’s request.
Land o’ lakes Garden Club: Pealow also asked council for $500 for the garden club, which has had 24 flower boxes built and placed them at businesses along the Hwy 41 corridor. Twenty-one for the boxes were built by NAEC students. The club will be building and planting more boxes. Council agreed to the request.
Denbigh Ambulance: At the request of the Denbigh Ambulance Committee, the township will draft a letter to the OPP, asking them to assess the significance of the Denbigh Ambulance Service.
Lion's Toll: The Land o’ Lakes Lions will be holding their annual voluntary road toll from June 26 to 28 in the village of Northbrook.
Fearnley Davies, animal control officer, notified council of an increase in the hourly rate to $15 per hour and a raise in the mileage rate to $0.47 per kilometre. Council agreed to the new hourly rate, but voted to continue paying Davies the township’s regular rate of $0.45 per kilometre
Rink Windows: At a request from the Denbigh Recreation Committee, council agreed to replace three windows in the rink building, for a cost of about $1500. The windows are made of plexiglass, and have deteriorated. The new windows will also be of plexiglass, but of a heavier gauge.
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Letters - July 24, 2008 Letters: July 24Re: Northbrook Cenetery Hit By Vandals, Gilda Berger
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Re: Northbrook Cemetery Hit by VandalsBravo to Sonja Alcock (letter, July 24, 2008) and Minister Judith Evenden for denouncing the anti-Semitic allegations and actions against Camp Gesher, a Jewish camp that has been in the area for 45 years. Some in the Northbrook community had accused Gesher staff of being the culprits in vandalizing the Northbrook United Church Cemetery on July 17. Following the cemetery desecration, some vigilantes went on a retaliatory binge on Gesher’s grounds , wreaking damage that delivered a violent and hateful message. In addition, a few townspeople from Northbrook hurled some anti-semitic comments at a staff person from Gesher who was shopping there.
I am the parent of a Gesher counselor. We have visited the camp on many occasions over the years while our children were campers, and we often stopped in Northbrook for shopping, and eating. Many of our Gesher friends spend at least one weekend overnight in Northbrook on visitor’s day weekend, or when transporting our children to and from camp. We have always been treated with warmth and friendliness by the Northbrook community and have always felt that the camp is connected to that community. All the Gesher parents were terribly distressed and saddened by the news of the cemetery damage. We were equally upset by the destructive and menacing events which followed, on Gesher property, and we worried for the safety of our children.
The camp leaders assured us that we could trust the Northbrook community to support us, and protect us because of the long-standing good relationship between Northbrook and Camp Gesher. We were encouraged to refuse to let the behaviour of a few, tarnish the goodness of many.
Thank you, Ms. Alcock and Ms. Evenden for speaking up, and confirming to us that there is certainly more good than evil, and for extending a hand of friendship at a time of need.
Gilda Berger
Standby Facility for Denbigh AmbulanceDuring the 10 years of operating the Moosehorn Restaurant, the Denbigh Ambulance Operators always had access to our building and facilities. The Ambulance personnel were given the numeric access code to our side door and advised that they could use it on a 24 hour — 7 day basis.
Due to personal reasons I have decided to retire from restaurant services — HOWEVER, the building and facilities are still available to the Ambulance personnel. There is someone on site at all times, there is an intercom system in the open front lobby for emergency purposes (ie. Gasoline, accidents, O.P.P.) and I am more than willing to let the ambulance use this facility for standby. There are washrooms available, a kettle, tea, coffee and telephone etc. should they need them.
I know from personal experience that when you are waiting for an ambulance, every minute seems like five. A friend of mine had an unexpected heart attack while visiting. The Denbigh Ambulance responded within 10 minutes but I observed the stress level of he and his wife rise moment to moment. Due to stress his pain became more severe but once the ambulance arrived he relaxed considerably. I firmly believe that if my friend had been required to wait for a longer period of time he would not be alive today. This is the reason I feel it is imperative that the ambulance service must be available in the northern portion of Lennox and Addington. It is also the reason that I have no reservations about making my facility available to the Denbigh (or Northbrook) E.M.S.Lynne Dodds
Consultation?The "consultation" process the Shabot Obaadjiwan is involved in is a sham, just as the failed talks in February were.
The government employees involved have no power to make any important decisions, and the official position is still that drilling will happen. George White, the owner of Frontenac Ventures, hassaid that drilling could begin anytime after the 31st of July.
Frontenac Ventures and the construction company involved in site preparation will be in court on Aug.7 to answer charges of environmental infractions stemming from road building. No charges were laid against the people who attended the story telling with Bob Lovelace last Monday, or the people who visited Robertsville later in the week.
Helen Crowe
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Canada Day dawned bright and sunny after what seemed like a month of rain. In communities from Sydenham and Harrowsmith, to Sharbot Lake and up to Denbigh, there were breakfasts, parades, events in parks and beaches, musical entertainment, strawberries, food, and fireworks at dusk.
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A poster was also on display with pictures of the various stages as the shelter was constructed, along with the names of all the labourers, who had a hand in the build and made sure it was ready in time for the presentation.It was truly a day to bring all ages together. Painted faces were everywhere, maple leaves and animal designs, hand done by Janice St.John.The canteen attendants were hoping most of the day and kept us well fed.
The children had their bikes decorated for the big ride around the rink, caught fish for prizes in the fish pond, picked a lucky lollipop and took home loot bags packed with all sorts of interesting things.And the big kids (adults), joined in the activities as well by opening the nail driving contest, under the watchful eye of time keeper Karen Weichenthal.The competition was fierce; for both the men and women, 3rd place tied and rematches were set.As for the children, there are certainly some good little carpenters in the making.
To the Denbigh Recreation Committee and helpers, thank you for organizing our Canada Day fun, and for the hours that you invest in an event such as this for our community. Remember the picnic shelter is ours to enjoy, a wonderful tribute to bring people together.
HarrowsmithBy Julie Druker
Basset hounds, Opening Ceremonies and children on parade in Harrowsmith
Harrowsmith’s Canada Day Event put on by the Social and Athletic Club of Harrowsmith was another crowd pleaser this year. The event attracts over 1000 people every year and this year due to the fabulous weather and the regular and a few brand new scheduled events saw another great turn out.
Months of planning goes into the celebration and this year there were a few new events on the agenda including “The Northern Giants Strong Man Competition” and “Vendor Tents and Tables”.
The crowd soaked up the sun, the music, activities and food and celebrated another Canada Day in Harrowsmith in style thanks to Harrowmith’s Social and Athletic Club and all of the volunteers who continue to make this day a special one.
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The pancakes, maple syrup and sausages were whisked onto plates all morning at the Oso Firehall as the Sharbot Lake Canada Day traditions were celebrated on this,the 25th anniversary of the first year of Summerfest. At the end of the day, after a fireworks display that once again outdid the display of last year, the overflow crowd spilled out onto the streets of the village, tired but happy.
SydenhamBy Julie Druker
"Afloat in a boat", parade spectators, and face painting in Sydenham
Sydenham put on a Canada Day celebration at the point ion Tuesday that attracted a large crowd. Having taken a break the past few years due to lack of volunteer support for the event, this year the event was well attended, organized and was a definite crowd pleaser.
People who attended enjoyed the parade, live music, activities, food and of course the beach and lake on what was a beautiful sunny day.
Michael Howe, chair of the Parks and recreation Committee for Sydenham is very pleased at all of the support that the event received this year. He’s confident that the event will be a a regular happening for many years to come. He thanks all of the volunteers who donated their time, skills and tools, The Lion’s Club of Sydenham, Trousdale’s Home Hardware and the Sydenham Legion.
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Feature Article - September 18, 2008 Addington Highlands Council –Sept 15, 2008By Jule Koch BrisonA plan by Fritz and Ursula Nussberger to build apartments on the back of an office that they are constructing to house Land O’ Lakes Community Services (LOLCS) will require an amendment to both Addington Highlands’ Official Plan and its Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw.
The Nussbergers brought their plan to council on Monday night (Sept. 15). The lot on which they intend to build is zoned commercial (C1) which precludes residential use. As well, Addington Highlands has no provision for multi-residential zoning.
The Nussbergers said that LOLCS cannot afford the square footage that they originally requested, so the office building has been made smaller, and they “would like to add apartments to the back of the office space to take full advantage of the property”.
They pointed out that there is a building in Northbrook, the Douglas Building, which is also zoned C1 but has 5 apartments, and which has been exempted from the Official Plan.
The Nussbergers were informed by Township Clerk Jack Pauhl that the Douglas Building was given an exemption because it was built before the Official Plan was adopted. He told the Nussbergers that to build the apartments they must first apply for an amendment to the Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw, and after consultation with the township’s planner, a public meeting would have to be held. Pauhl said that if there are no appeals, the process might be completed by the end of October,
The Nussbergers said they had started to build the day before the meeting and that LOLCS requires the building to be completed by April 1.
Reeve Henry Hogg commented, “They’ve [LOLCS] known for two and a half years that they have to move and all of a sudden it’s a mad rush.”
Ursula Nussberger asked if they could go ahead with the office space and Jack Pauhl said there might be an issue with the fire escape – a second door might be needed. Other than that, if the building inspector approves it, the Nussbergers can go ahead with the office part of the building.
ADDINGTON ROAD 5: Erroll and Mary Ruth attended the meeting to seek help from council in stopping the erosion and flooding of their road. Erroll Ruth said, “If something isn’t done now we won’t be able to get into our house”. He said that the erosion is being worsened by ATV traffic and asked that the township shore up the road with large stones and with crushed stone.
Addington Road 5 is an un-maintained township road, and council has received other requests from property owners to fix un-maintained roads. Reeve Hogg said to the Ruths, “We could go look at it but there’s no point if we’re not going to do anything about it”.
Deputy Reeve Helen Yanch suggested that council should hold a special meeting to decide what to do about all the un-maintained roads. “If we do something for them [the Ruths] we’ll have to do it for all”.
Council will meet to discuss the issue on Sept. 23 and will inform the Ruths of their decision afterwards.
POLICING ISSUES IN DENBIGH: Yvonne Rosien came to council to discuss policing issues in the Denbigh area.
She had written a letter to council describing a lack of police response to calls. She said that her husband’s truck was stolen and six vehicles ransacked in one night, and that three people had called the police but “they chose not to come in.” She also described another incident where “a fellow was brandishing a chainsaw and threatening to burn everybody down and they chose not to come in again… They felt it wasn’t worth it to come all the way to Denbigh; they dropped the ball”.
She said she had spoken to an officer, whom she did not name, who told her that because Addington Highlands had chosen not to renew their contract with the OPP, but were on a pay-per-use agreement, they did not need to patrol the area.
Reeve Hogg replied emphatically that that wasn’t true. He said, “We’re paying our fair share; we pay policing costs”. He asked for the name of the officer.
Yvonne Rosien did not name the officer, but said that after she wrote the letter she had a positive meeting with Detachment Commander Pat Finnegan and other OPP officers, and now felt that what she had been told by the one officer wasn’t true.
Councilor Janice Kerr concurred, saying that the police presence had been strong at Countryfest, which was held on the weekend. Kerr said, “They’ve made a good start …There were five officers at the dance; it was almost overkill”.
Rosien said that over the years there had been incidents and problems but people “turned their backs; they didn’t report them”.
Denbigh residents have now had their own policing meeting, and have established a sort of Neighborhood Watch. “We’re taking back the town; we’re not going to let them scare people,” said Rosien
Another Denbigh resident, who was also in attendance at the council meeting, interjected, “People are scared, though”.
DENBIGH WASTE SITE: The Ministry of Environment (MoE) is asking for more tests to be done before it approves an expansion of the Denbigh waste site. Reeve Hogg said, “The costs will go up and there’s no guarantee, but I guess we don’t have any choice”. Council agreed to comply with the new test requirements.
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Feature Article - September 18, 2008 Ambulance Review in DenbighBy Angela BrightAs expected, nearly one hundred people were in attendance on Tuesday night at the Denbigh Hall, and they were all eager to hear about the Ambulance Service and Organizational Review.
Tom Bedford, Manager of Ambulance Services for the County of Lennox and Addingon, was on hand. He introduced Marvin Rubinstein of IBI Group, which has been hired to perform Lennox and Addington's County- wide review.
Mr. Rubinstein began by laying out the scope of the review, which includes four main items; to review organizational structures, appropriate geographic location of service, future viability, and cost. Charts and graphs were used to display wages/honorariums, call volumes, cross border calls, and how the numbers in each of these aspects differ vastly from the north end of the County to the south end.
For example, of the calls Denbigh receives, 59 percent are cross border calls, whereas only 17 percent of the calls in Napanee are cross border calls.
This statistic was exemplified by looking around the room, as a decent number of people at the meeting hailed from neighbouring counties, including Councilor Perry from North Frontenac and Councilor Lehnhardt of Greater Madawaska. When a Denbigh ambulance leaves for a call in a neighbouring county, there is no vehicle left at the local base.
However, when a Napanee ambulance is out on call, the Northbrook amblance shifts to Tamworth area, and the Denbigh amulance goes to Northbrook. Residents are very concerned about the time the local ambulance is absent from the local service area and welcomed the ability, as someone stated, to "quantify our anger and frustration" so as to include it in the review. One attendee raised the concern that many people often choose to drive themselves or their relatives or neighbours to the hospital rather than calling for an ambulance, thus lowering the call volume numbers for the Denbigh base.
Many points and questions came up during the discussion/suggestion period. Mr. Bedford was asked to explain why the beds have been removed from the local base, to which he replied that the Denbigh base is a "working base", because of the 12 hour shifts. Mr. Bedford also explained that Denbigh ambulances need to go all the way to the Northbrook when they are on standby instead of halfway, He said it was due to liability and that ambulances must stay on County property.
Near the end of the meeting the question was posed to Mr. Rubinstein, ""What do we need to do right now?"
He answered simply, "By doing what you are doing; staying on top of things."
Reeve Hogg added that each one should be in touch with their MPP to advise them of the issue as well. Mr. Bedford also made a few copies of the report "Ambulance Funding Issues" available. The report has been presented to the Honourable David Caplan, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care in August, in the hope that he will address the financial challenges that the County and residents face.
Within the week, this document should be posted on the County's web site, www.lennox-addington.on.ca.
In approximately 3 weeks time, the consultant's final report should be prepared and it will then be presented to County Council in October.
All through the meeting, poster sized displays stared back from the front wall with newspaper clippings and articles from years passed about the ambulance service, and how from its inception, has so greatly served the surrounding area. Ruby Malcolm organized and put together the articles for an ambulance reunion held two years ago.
It is amazing to see how far the service has come and will be even more interesting to see where we are headed.
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Feature Article - November 6, 2008 Denbigh Ambulance report in, decisions to follow.By Jeff GreenIt's all laid out in charts, graphs, a variety of options and cost projections, but the one thing the 68-page Ambulance Service and Organizational Review for Lennox and Addington does not do is make the hard decisions about the future of the service provided out of the Northbrook and Denbigh ambulance bases.
Those decisions will hinge on the recommendations that county staff bring back to L&A County Council, as well as on potential cross border arrangements to be negotiated with Renfrew and Frontenac counties, and ultimately on political decisions by county council itself.
The report takes a comprehensive look at the service in the entire county, and in terms of the northern service it recommends that the way paramedics are accredited and paid be amalgamated between the south and north, which the consultants estimate would increase the cost of providing the northern service by $1 million per year.
The report lays out four options for service in the north in the future.
Option #1 would see the maintenance of the status quo, a 24-hour ambulance at both the Northbrook and Denbigh stations. Option #2 would see a repositioning of both bases to be closer to neighbouring counties, Frontenac for Northbrook, and Renfrew for Denbigh, with partnership agreements to help pay for the cost of the service.
Option #3 would see a reduction of the Denbigh base to a daytime 12-hour shift, and option #4 would see the “elimination of one of the two northern bases and the repositioning of the other to a location more or less equidistant between the existing two”.
“The preferred scenario,” says the report “is that 24/7 ambulance service coverage be maintained at Denbigh and Northbrook. To sustain this level of coverage at Denbigh and Northbrook, and to avoid the entire future increase in cost falling onto the local tax base, the county will have to aggressively pursue new/additional sources of funding.”
The county submitted a business case to the Ministry of Health for the ministry to cover 50% of the increased costs that may be incurred by keeping the two bases open because they serve a wide, under-populated rural area, but the Ministry did not approve the case.
Of the 643 calls to the Northbrook station last year, 36% were from locations outside of the county, and 25% of the total calls (161) were from Frontenac County.
For Denbigh, 59% of the 222 calls were from outside L&A, with 28% (63 calls) coming from Frontenac County, and 23% (53 calls) coming from Renfrew County. The Eastern Ontario Treasurers Association has been looking at cross border billing for ambulance service, and recommends that a value of $170 be established for each call.
The consultant’s report says that the treasurers realised that this figure is inadequate for areas such as Northbrook and Denbigh, where because of geography and low call volumes, the cost average per call can exceed $1,000.
“For such situations, the Eastern Ontario Treasurers recommended that the neighbouring municipalities should review and implement a deployment strategy to ensure that one municipality is not carrying an unreasonable burden providing service to a neighbouring municipality.”
The organisational review is full of data and was written carefully. It does not push one option or another. That will be left to the ambulance managers and the politicians in three counties to figure out.
Meanwhile, the ad hoc Denbigh Ambulance Service Committee that sprung up last spring, as well as Addington Highlands Council, and L&A County Council, have been spending some time reading and studying the report.
In an interview with the News, Tom Bedford, the Manager of Emergency Services for the County, said that county staff is putting into place several recommendations in the report, including informing the province and neighbouring counties about the contents of the report and the role that the L&A service needs them to play in order to maintain the level of service in the north.
It will take some time before residents of Denbigh and Northbrook will know what the future holds for their local ambulance service.
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Feature Article - December 11, 2008 Christmas Parades in High GearParades in Parham, Tichborne Sharbot Lake, Denbigh and Northbrook rounded out the weekend.
Above: Young parade fans in Harrowsmith, Photo Julie Druker.
Left: "Christmas Redneck Style" entered in the Denbigh parade. Photo: Angela Bright
Below left: "A Native Christmas" float in the Northrook parade. Below right: " How The Grinch Stole Christmas" in the Parham-Tichborne Parade
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Back to HomeFeature Article - December 3, 2009 'Tis the season: Christmas Parades
Top Left: "Kaladar Majorettes" Top Right Northbrook Legion Left: SantaPhotos: Kaitlyn Balogh
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Sydenham parade. Photos: Wilma Kenny
