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By Ray YurkowskiNews - Brighton The 15th annual Canadian Pa-ci c (CP) Railway Holiday Train, a musical fund-raiser-on-wheels, rolled into Brighton last week.

Attendees at the event were asked to bring a cash or non-perishable food donation for the Brighton Fare Share Food Bank and they re-sponded in a big way. Even CP Rail climbed on board with a donation that left municipal council-lor and food bank volunteer Emily Rowley ab-bergasted.

More than 1,200 pounds of non-perishable food and about $800 in cash donations was collected to help stock the shelves during the holiday season. Added to that was a $4,000 cheque from CP.

In addition to lending their support to local food banks, Canadian Paci c is matching all donations to the Breakfast Club of Canada during this years Holiday Train journey. People are encouraged to make a donation at www.breakfastclubcanada.org and CP will match it dollar-for-dollar.

Since 1999, the Holiday Train program has raised about $7.4 million and three million pounds of food for local food banks.

By Ray YurkowskiNews Brighton The A word reared its head on Monday night when municipal council re-ceived with regret a resolution from Northum-berland County council regarding municipal gov-ernance structure considerations

Some Brighton councillors interpreted that motion to mean amalgamation is being consid-ered.

Five of the seven county municipalities Brighton, Trent Hills and the townships of Cra-mahe, Hamilton and Alnwick-Haldimand op-posed any discussion of changes in municipal governance as a cost-cutting measure, but their concerns were ignored.

Instead of supporting and endorsing the resolu-tions, as expressed in the original motion, county council simply received the correspondence for information and referred it to the Chief Admin-istration Of cers (CAO) committee for their consideration in putting together an information report on ways to share services and cut costs. Notably, one of the options open for discussion in

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Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter Melanie Doane opened the CP Holiday Train show with a high-energy performance. Photo: Ray Yurkowski

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that report is amalgamation.County council was asked to with-

draw their actions in regard to initiating discussions to the CAOs committee on amalgamation or single tier govern-ment, said Councillor Craig Kerr, who attended the November 20 county coun-cil meeting as a delegation. The recom-mended motion indicated full support for the lower tier municipalities and would have ended the matter right there but those words are crossed out.

This is basically thumbing their noses at the wishes of a majority of the

lower tier governments. I think it is ex-tremely unfortunate that county council chose to take that route. Its been pos-tured that this action through the CAOs group is nothing more than an innocent exercise but the feeling across the ma-jority of municipalities within Northum-berland County is anything but that.

This matter is far more complex than a simple exercise to save money, he added. Its a hugely important ven-ture that needs to be stopped now.

The motion to stop short of support-ing the lower tier resolutions came from Cobourg Mayor Gil Brocanier and sec-

onded by Brighton Mayor Mark Walas.My concern is mayor, you voted in

favour of the motion as it was read that day, said Councillor Tom Rittwage. You had your opportunity to tell the people of this community Im not for amalgamation, and you passed on it.

I think you let a lot of people down by not supporting the best interest of the citizens you represent and take amal-gamation off the table, he added. As long as it has not been removed from the motion, its going to be a millstone around the neck of municipal councils who do not want to be forced into mar-

riages. I voted to receive the correspon-

dence for information and refer it to the CAO committee for their consider-ation, countered Walas.

And we should note, on that motion, the word support was crossed out and the word receive was inserted, said Deputy Mayor Mike Vandertoorn.

In a recorded vote, Kerr, Rittwage, Vandertoorn and Councillor Emily Rowley approved receiving the corre-spondence with Walas and Councillor Mary Tadman opposed. Councillor John Martinello did not attend the meeting.

Amalgamation raises tension at councilContinued from page 3

By Ray YurkowskiNews - Brighton - At their regular meet-ing on Monday night, municipal council approved road reconstruction and ur-banization work on Terry Fox Drive. The southbound lane has been closed to traffic since late October.

This was not in our plan for 2013, said Public Works Director Andrew Drzewiecki. However, due to safety concerns caused by the appearance of a sinkhole, we were authorized to tender the job.

The scope of the project includes the reconstruction of the main storm sewer line, maintenance holes, deficient later-als, reinstatement of the road base, pav-ing and installation of curbs and side-walks.

Repairing the sewer really wouldnt help a lot, said Drzewiecki. What we have under the pavement is a 1.6-metre diameter corrugated steel pipe that is de-teriorating. As a result, the next sinkhole that appears on the travelled portion of the road could probably contain the bet-ter portion of a car.

Work is scheduled to begin during the Christmas break to minimize disruption at the neighbouring schools with an eye to completion by the summer 2014.

The $650,000 project has been in-cluded in the 2014 Public Works first draft of the capital budget and will be paid by using $310,000 from the Public Works reserve account with the balance coming from federal Gas Tax funding.

How important it is to have reserves for the unexpected? asked Deputy Mayor Mike Vandertoorn rhetorically. Its good that we can get this project done.

When construction begins, will the road be completely closed? wondered Mayor Mark Walas.

For a short period of time, yes, pref-erably on the weekends, said Drze-wiecki. We will attempt to have only the southbound lane closed during the reconstruction of the main sewer line.

News - Brighton A significant quan-tity of copper communication cable was stolen from the Brighton Recy-cling compound sometime overnight Monday, Nov. 25.

Northumberland OPP went to the compound on County Road 64 the next day to investigate a report the cop-per has apparently been loaded onto a gold/grey Pontiac Montana and a blue Dodge pickup truck used to move the product around on the property. Nei-ther vehicle had licence plates.

The estimated value of the cop-per and two vehicles combined was $5,160, police said in a news release.

Police are also investigating the theft of tools worth approximately $5,000 from an unnamed business on County Road 64. Ten trailers parked on the property were entered and the tools were taken from two of them.

Police ask anyone with information regarding either theft to call 1-888-0310-1122 or the Brighton OPP De-tachment at 1-613-475-1313. To re-main anonymous, call Peterborough/Northumberland Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) where you may be eligible to receive a cash re-ward of up to $2,000.

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By John CampbellNews - Brighton Derrick Cunning-ham, who teaches senior math and philosophy to Grade 11 and 12 stu-dents at ENSS, decided to open a Ten Thousand Villages store because he believes in the social justice aspect of fair trade and the changes in lives that it promotes a hand up as opposed to a hand out.

The store he and two friends opened in Cobourg ve years ago is one of 15 in Ontario; there are about 35 in the country.

The products are all handmade goods from 30 developing countries, everything from gift ware to fair trade foods, Cunningham said. Right now Christmas ornaments are very popu-lar.

He explained fair trade operates on a principle of people before pro ts, bringing dignity and hope to artisans. Its not sweat shop labour, there is a measure of monitoring so people are paid a fair wage.

That enables them to purchase good food, obtain decent shelter, and their

children with a proper education. Its not two dollars a day like some

people have to exist on in developing countries, Cunningham said.

Paying artisans a reasonable wage would seem to put their goods at a competitive disadvantage with those produced by workers receiving pover-ty-level wages, but Cunningham said there has been a growing awareness and appreciation of fair trade since 2005, and it has become quite a niche market that continues to get bigger in North America.

All Ten Thousand Villages stores in Canada are continuing to do very well, even in an economic downturn.

The national non-pro t fair trade organization works with approxi-mately 60,000 artisans, who say they just need to keep getting more orders because this works so well, Cunning-ham said. Fair trade is appreciated in the developing countries (because it provides) a measure of dignity and self-worth as opposed to just trying to eke out an existence for bare mini-mum (pay).

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We want some de nite answers from the school boardinvesting countless volunteer hours into the construction of the new track at ENSS.

On September 9th, 2013 you provided an update reas-suring us that although things have not gone as well as we all hoped they would The current contractor has resumed work on the project, and we are still hopeful of completing the project as soon as possible. We expect the

large majority of the work to be done this fall with the nal coating of the track likely to take place next spring. At that time, we were re-assured and pleased to hear that completion was near. However, with hindsight, we should have paid more attention to statements such as completing the project as soon as possible and like-ly to take place next spring. It is now clear that the completion of the track is NOT likely to take place next spring. Obviously this would mean that yet another sports season will pass with-out a home eld for the students at ENSS, but I can only assume that it will also mean that we will not be able to host the track and eld events for the 2014 Ontario ParaSport Games as scheduled. This will not only leave our community with egg on its face, but it will also mean that Brighton will miss out on the revenue and market-ing opportunities that such an event

provides.ENSS has a long history of excel-

lence in sport and in fundraising, but both are being compromised by deci-sions that are being made that are en-tirely out of our control. We have heard a lot of excuses as to why there have been delays, but at this point almost two years since the ground-breaking, there needs to be accountability.

It is no longer acceptable to say that things will be completed as soon possible. We expect to have a xed completion date speci ed and an un-dertaking from the School Board that they will do whatever is necessary to ensure that completion occurs on or before the speci ed date.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,Adrian Ellis,

Brighton

Dear Editor,Re: Page 5, November 28, 2013

Brighton Independent and the article titled, Brighton Council nixes free service. At that article Councillor Craig Kerr is quoted as follows,

The thing that the proponents of the ombudsman conveniently forget is that the cost for the Ombudsman is not free - he costs the taxpayers of this province money every year.

At the November 4 and November 18 council meetings, when the issue

of hiring the Ombudsman of Ontar-io or Amberly Gavel Ltd. as closed meeting investigator was debated, I was one of the proponents of the Om-budsman of Ontario. I did not conve-niently forget that Ontario taxpayers pay for his services. I fully realized that, whether they do or do not use the services of the Ombudsman of On-tario, all Ontario taxpayers pay for the service.

And that is what makes Mr. Kerrs statement, and his support of Amberly Gavel Ltd, very dif cult to under-stand. It begs the question,

Why should the taxpayers of Brigh-ton pay again, with their hard-earned money, for a service they have already paid for?

Especially in these tight economic times. Especially when Amberly Gav-el Ltd will cost the taxpayers of Brigh-ton an annual retainer fee of $330 and $225/hour of investigation.

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Dear Editor,We would like to offer a clarification to the claims made

about Keystone XL by Mr. Whittaker in a letter published in the Brighton Independent on Thursday, November 28, 2013.

TransCanada holds hundreds of public consultation meet-ings in communities all over North America each year. There are no restrictions on public access. Our public consultation meetings are designed so the people in these communities can come, discuss their concerns, ask any question they like and learn about our projects and our company. For more than 60 years TransCanada has built relationships with over 60,000 landowners and we believe in being a good neighbour.

With respect to the comments made about the construc-tion of the Gulf Coast Pipeline (GCP); this project is the safest pipeline ever constructed in the United States, period. TransCanada agreed to 57 construction and operating con-ditions proposed by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) that no other pipeline has ever faced. Condition 49 states that the Gulf Coast Project is obligated to inspect the pipeline and address anomalies that previous pipelines only had to report, but not necessarily act upon. By adhering to those conditions TransCanada and the industry begin a new era of pipeline safety.

The GCP is 486.09 miles in length or 2,566,555.2 feet. With construction almost completed, our extensive testing and inspection looks at every piece of the pipeline, every weld and the facilities that support it. The pipe is hydrostati-cally tested, which involves filling the pipeline with water

and pressurizing it to a level far greater than it experiences during normal operation, in the pipe mill and then again in the field after it is welded together. As a result of our inspec-tions, we have replaced 3/100th of one percent (about 700 feet of pipe) of the total amount of pipe for this project as a result of construction impacts. The fact that we have con-ducted investigative digs after our inspections that revealed dents which occurred during construction, is a sign that our inspection programs work.

Additionally, the Keystone Pipeline has never once leaked. The incidents Mr. Whittaker referenced all occurred at above-ground pump stations due to leakage from small-diameter fit-tings (typically about the size of a garden hose) and pump seals that have been repaired or replaced. They have all been cleaned up with no environmental impact and there have been no issues with the integrity of the buried pipe itself. Since 2010, the Keystone Pipeline has safely shipped more than 500 million barrels of oil to refineries in the Midwest.

The facts are very clear: pipelines are the safest and more environmentally responsible method of transporting oil and natural gas over long distances. They help keep energy prices down, create thousands of jobs and will enhance North Amer-ican energy security.

We hope Mr. Whittaker can make it out to one of our open houses next year or take the time to visit our project websites to learn more.

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Ukraine and the European UnionEditorial - Ukraines President Viktor Yanukovych had much explaining to do at the summit meeting of the European Union in Vilnius, Lithuania last Thurs-day. After six years of negotiation on an EU-Ukraine trade pact and political as-sociation agreement which was finally due to be signed at Vilnius, he had to explain why he wasnt going to sign it after all.

The economic situation in Ukraine is very hard, and we have big difficulties

with Moscow, says Yanukovych in a private conversation with Germanys Chancellor Angela Merkel that was broad-cast by Lithuanian television. I would like you to hear me. I was alone for three and a half years (since his election in 2010) in very unequal conditions with Russia...one to one.

So Ukraine is putting the deal on hold indefinitely and the EU promptly accused Yanukovych of being gutless. If you blink in front of Russia, you always end up in trouble, said the EUs Commissioner for Enlargement, Stefan Fule. Yanukovych blinked too soon. At least 10,000 outraged Ukrainians who had reached the same conclusion came out on the streets of Kiev in protest on the following day.

It was starting to look like a rerun of the Orange Revolu-tion that had forced Yanukovych out of power after he won a fraudulent election in 2004, so early Saturday morning the riot police attacked the protesters and drove them from the square. But on Sunday the demonstrators were back on In-dependence Square 100,000 strong, and Yanukovych had to issue a public apology for the attack.

Weve been here before, havent we? The big Russian bully threatens some ex-Soviet country that is now looking west, and the craven local ruler gives in. Pro-democracy dem-onstrators come out in the streets, and peace, justice and pro-Western policies triumph. Except this time, its not like that.

The big Russian bully bit is still true. Moscow has already seen three of its former possessions in Europe Lithuania,

Latvia and Estonia join the European Union. It sees the fu-ture of the remaining six Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Geor-gia, Armenia and Azerbaijan as a zero-sum game between Russia and the EU, and it plays hard ball.

Russia has been turning the screws on Ukraine hard, be-cause with 45 million people and a serious industrial base it is the most important of the ex-Soviet states. Ukraines trade in 2012 was almost equally split between Russia and the EU, but over the past year Russian-Ukrainian trade has fallen by a quarter.

Thats a huge blow to our economy and we cant ignore it, Ukraines energy minister, Eduard Stavitsky, told the BBC. Stavitsky had asked repeatedly about getting compen-sation from the EU for the trade with Russia that Ukraine was losing as a punishment for its dalliance with the West but all we got were declarations that Ukraine would profit from a deal with the EU in the medium to long term.

Unfortunately, politicians have to live in the short term, and Yanukovychs problem (and Ukraines) is that the country is divided down the middle. His supporters are mostly Russian-speakers who live in the heavily industrialised eastern half of the country and those are the people who will really suffer if Russia cuts off its trade with Ukraine.

Yanukovych would not have spent three and a half years negotiating a deal with the EU if he had no intention of ever going through with it. Why bother? He was trying to cut a deal that would satisfy the aspirations of pro-EU voters, espe-cially in the nationalist, Ukrainian-speaking west of the coun-try, without destroying the livelihood of his own supporters in the east. Either the EU didnt understand his dilemma, or it didnt care. It demanded that he choose between east and west, and made no offer to compensate Ukraine for its big short-term losses if it signed a deal with the EU. So Yanukovych has put the whole thing on indefinite hold, but that doesnt mean hell throw in his lot with the Eurasian Union instead. If he can ride out the demos that are currently rocking Kiev, then in the longer term he will probably make a cautious return to talks with the EU.

By John Campbell

Editorial - When Santa sent an email asking me to call him right away, a lot of thoughts went racing through my mind: Was it about the wafers and prune juice I left out last Christmas? Was he looking for clarification about that dip-lomatic incident in July? Or the toxic waste spill at the family barbecue? Was it the art forgery that started out as a practical joke?

Ive never understood this naughty or nice business. Why is it either/or? Thats a pretty high bar Santas set. Why cant it be something more realistic, nice but occasionally naughty? Within certain limits, of course.

Nicks the saint, after all, not us.I steeled myself to make the call, and it turns out Santa was giving me a

scoop: He was relocating!Whaaaat? I asked, as any good journalist would who already knew the

whoooo and was about to get to the whennnn, wherrrre and whyyyy. You heard me, Im relocating.I skipped the when and where and went straight to the why.Why?Got to. My not-for-profit business is sinking and I need to do whatever I

can to stay afloat.Great, I thought, another high profile operation looking to save its hide by

moving production overseas. To China, no doubt.No, no, no, youve got it all wrong, Santa said, as if reading my mind, or

I had wondered out loud. I went with the latter.Climate change. The ice cap is melting. Real estate values are plunging.

Literally. If I stay here much longer, Ill be bobbing on the ocean clinging to the North Pole.

This is terrible. I cant believe its got so bad.Believe it! Dont you read the news?I write it, dont read it. Other than the Rob Ford stuff. Whats up?I didnt need to be there to know Santa was shaking his head, probably won-

dering why he had chosen me to break the news about his picking up stakes. I think it was because he remembered when I was a kid and took a picture of him putting presents under the tree and never sent the photo to the paper.

I guess now he was paying me back after all these years for having been so considerate (and forgetting to put film in the camera).

Okay, Ill give you the short version, courtesy of Reuters: Ice on the Arc-tic Ocean shrank last year to its lowest levels since satellite observations began in the 1970s, and many experts expect that by mid-century it will vanish in summers due to climate change. I cant call home a place that disappears four months a year. I need a permanent address like the one Ive had for centuries. It really helps with mail delivery. But I cant wait to the last minute to do some-thing. Ive got to move with the times, so to speak. Go with the floe.

Go with the flow?Yeah, floe. As in ice. Ive told the elves this is the last Christmas kids will

be able to send their letters to Santa Claus, North Pole H0H 0H0. Were head-ing for a new home after that, on an iceberg well make with a few strategic blastings. Wont have to worry about the logistics of relocating the workshop by ship or plane.

Where will you go?The South Pole, naturally. Hear its still pretty cold down there. And there

are no polar bears to worry about. Even if the ice at Antarctica melts, at least theres land underneath. So we should be okay, for awhile. Its the rest of the world Im worried about.

The interview continued for another few minutes and then we chatted some more apparently he DOESNT like jalapeno in his egg nog before we said our good-byes.

He did pass on one other important piece of information for my story, what every kid will find in their stocking Christmas morning: receipt of a donation made in their name to the David Suzuki Foundation.

Geez, I said. What will their parents think who dont believe the climate is changing because of human activity?

Hey, what do I care, they dont believe in me either.Santa had a point. As did an editorialist more than an hundred years ago

who wrote you cant argue with people affected by the skepticism of a skepti-cal age ... They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds.

I wonder what hed say to the skeptics today.Probably what hed say to everyone else: Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good

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yard again. Chasing it away, we found only two small baby bunny paws left. A fourth smaller gray cat killed two birds over one and a half weeks old. Today we see another younger rabbit, with its back leg dragging by a thread, and wonder how it will survive winter.

Rare times through the years we have seen a hawk prey on a morning dove, knowing its largely unavoidable and not to

Dear Editor,RE: County stomping on democ-

racy keeping amalgamation on table: warden

I am a taxpayer in Trent Hills and I would like to provide a more realistic approach to the report that the Northum-berland County CAOs have been re-quested to provide. The report is to look at all avenues of tax savings through various scenarios, including forming a single tier government.

The report is not intended to form policy, but to provide information.

That information can then be dis-cussed by the councils of Northum-berland, who then can consult their constituents, and decide if they wish to

implement any of the suggestions.That is Democracy!I am very confident that the CAOs

of Northumberland County are a very professional group of people who will work to provide an honest, non-political report that will provide every taxpayer in Northumberland County with valu-able information for them to consider.

I dont understand why the warden would be so strongly opposed to such a report.

I wish to praise Mr. Loveshin, who brought this forward initially.

Jim Harris,

Campbellford

We would like to thank the residents of Brighton for their support of our food drive on Saturday. The Army Cadets teamed up with the Brighton Girl Guides, led by Diane Bergeron, and we had 37 youth of Brighton as well as their par-ents and leaders canvassing the town for food donations. We also received $532 in cash donations which the food bank

will use to purchase perishable goods such as milk, eggs and fresh meat. Grace-Lynn Cheer and her many volun-teers at the food bank were very appre-ciative for our help as this is a busy time of year for the food bank.

Robin Brooks, 2 Lt1 CAN PARA Brighton RCACC

Pet owners must stop cats from roaming free outdoorsbe blamed on careless pet owners. We have always owned cats, indoor ones - freeing us and them from brought-home diseases (rabies, viruses, injury from other cats/dogs/foxes, etc.), An indoor cat wont ruin a garden or leave feces randomly all over, or father mul-titude of strays. It will be healthier and apparently live longer. If we can capture any of these cats to politely lecture their owners we will. But many have no bells, no collar, or no number on the collar, of any kind.

Being cat lovers, we look out for the cat, not the owner. If we capture these

no name cats, they will be taken to the pound. Please dont be a lazy pet owner.

If re-training for indoors squirt water on the face at time they howl to get out - harmless and effective in a few short days. And if you get an animal, play with it (dog) walk it, commit to it and be responsible. Hoping cat owners soon have to buy tags, facing the same regu-lations as dog owners.

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Brighton Mayor Mark Walas (centre) helps business owners Sheryl and Jason Delorme celebrate the Special Effects grand opening last weekend at 85 Main St. The new enterprise sells home dcor and offers interior decorator and furniture redesign services. Many of the pieces offered in the store are one-of-a-kind, redesigned by Sheryl. Once they sell, theyll be replaced by something completely dif-ferent. Nothing we do is ever repeated, she says. Our tagline is a unique decorating experience, and I have to live up to that. Photo: Ray Yurkowski

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Brighton A Brighton woman was charged with three counts of mis-chief endangering life after police investigated a car rollover on County Road 2 that occurred just after mid-night Saturday, November 23.

Northumberland OPP said the four occupants in the Saturn had managed to extract themselves prior to police arriving at the scene east of Lisgar Street.

Police investigated and deter-

mined that the car was travelling west when a female passenger seated behind the driver reached over and grabbed the steering wheel, causing the vehicle to enter the north ditch and land on the passenger side.

All four occupants were taken by ambulance to hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

Amanda James, 19, is to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice January 7, 2014.

By Ray YurkowskiNews - Northumberland County Christmas isnt always the most wonderful time of the year; the empha-sis on family and friends, can be particularly hard to handle if youve lost a loved one.

Its an opportunity for people to take a moment out of the craziness of the season to think about the person they miss, says Community Care regional hospice coordinator Cheryl McFarlane. Recognizing and honouring them once again is a gentle way to in-clude them in the holiday season.

There is no charge. As part of the hospice pal-liative care program, the Memory Trees are simple ritual of wishes and remem-brance to those loved ones who are struggling with ill-ness and for those who have died. Simply write the per-sons name and your wish for them on the paper doves and stars that are provided and hang it on the tree. Three trees will be avail-able at locations throughout Northumberland County.

At each location, pal-liative care volunteers can give some reassurance that its normal to be grieving

people we love or provide information on the hospice program in Northumber-land County says McFar-lane. And even though the Memory Trees are available in more locations than ever in the 10-year history of the holiday tradition, she adds, Id like to see it in every community in the county. Weve had good response but, for me, Id love to see it in all the schools next year.

The Memory Tree will be available on:

December 6 at Sobeys grocery store (Brighton) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

December 9 at Nor-thumberland Hills Hospital (Cobourg) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

December 9 at Camp-bellford Memorial Hospital from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

December 10 at Hastings Civic Centre from 10:30 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

December 10 at Nor-thumberland Hills Hospital from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

December 10 at Camp-bellford Memorial Hospital from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

December 10 at Downey Pharmacy (Colborne) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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December 14 at Brighton Public Library from 10 a.m. to noon.

December 16 through December 20 at Brighton Community Care of-fice from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Municipality of Brighton invites applications from members of the public who are interested in serving on a Committee of Council. We are seeking interested people from the Brighton community to serve on the following Committee. To apply you must be a resident of Brighton.

Heritage Advisory Committee:This Committee provides assistance and recommendations to Council associated with the identification, conservation, and celebration of Brightons cultural heritage resources as governed by the Ontario Heritage Act and the Official Plan. Public Appointments: 2 persons from the public

If you are interested in becoming a member of this committee, please express your interest and applicable background, in writing by Monday, December 13, 2013 to:

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CP Holiday Train rolls into Brighton

Brighton Mayor Mark Walas (left) and Councillor Emily Rowley are all smiles as CP donates $4,000 to the local food bank. Photo: Ray Yurkowski

This years CP Holiday Train featured Blue Rodeo star Jim Cuddy. Photo: Ray Yurkowski

Santa hands out a sackful of candy canes to the kids as the music plays on at the CP Holiday Train stop in Brighton. Photo: Ray Yurkowski

This eight by four-foot trailer quickly filled up with non-perishable food donations at the CP Holiday Train Brighton stop. Photo: Ray Yurkowski

The CP Holiday Train chugs into Brighton. Photo: Ray Yurkowski

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By John CampbellNews - Brighton - Its a won-derful life when a community is populated by generous souls, and Brighton is among those blessed by their presence.

Especially this time of year when the earthbound angels show up bearing gifts and dona-tions of money so the children of families with limited means wont go without on Christmas

It is possible to adopt an angel in Brighton

This is the third year Linda Jensen and Bev Cook have coordinated the Brighton Legions Adopt-An-Angel program that provides toys for children of local families in need. Photo: John Campbell

prepared for distribution. Thats a pretty impressive sight when

everything arrives, Cook said. Its very touching.

The program is strictly for families in the Brighton community, she stressed.

All funds that we raise go right back into buying gifts for the kiddies. Money left over from last year was used as seed money for this season.

Christmas morning has got to be over-whelming for the families because they do so well with all the gifts, and get a wonderful meal, Jensen said. This is the favourite time for me to do something for the community. I love doing this.

Cook said it gives us all the opportu-nity to offer other children the same kind of Christmas morning that weve been able to offer our own children and grandchildren. Nothing makes you feel better than giv-ing back to someone else who needs it way more than you do. This is my Christmas spirit.

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are Community Care in Brighton and the Salvation Army in Trenton. Families in need of assistance reg-ister with them and the information is passed on to the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 100 in Brighton so it can operate its annual Adopt-An-Angel program, now in its 21st year.

Codes are used to preserve the anonymity of recipients but the number of children in a family, their age and gender is provided.

Gifts are not to be wrapped to allow the Christmas Hamper Com-mittee to examine them before be-ing included with the donations of food to families.

As of Monday 70 children had been chosen to receive gifts but the number is expected to climb past 100; last year 120 children benefit-ted from the kindness of strangers.

Service clubs, churches, busi-nesses and individuals all pull to-

gether very nicely to make Christ-mas nicer for everyone in the community, says Bev Cook, who is coordinating the Adopt-An-Angel program for the third year with Linda Jensen.

They suggest donors give gifts in the $20 price range.

However if they want to spend more than that, feel free to do so, Jensen said.

In cases where different people buy for members of one family and theres a disparity in the value of the toys, we top up the parcels using cash donations that have been pro-vided, she said. So every child is going to be happy theyve got gifts that work for them ... within their age bracket.

Cook said theyll include mit-tens and scarves, and have added books and arts and crafts materials in the past.

For a few dollars you can give a child a wonderful morning, where theyve got five or six things to

keep them quite happy, and feel-ing special, thats really what its all about, she said.

And its not just little guys. We have families that still have a 19- or 20-year-old. As long as theyre still living at home and still going to school, (and) dependent on mum and dad, then theyre part of our program. They deserve something nice for Christmas, too.

Jensen anticipates donations of a few hundred dollars this year, more than is usually given. Someones been very generous this year to help us top up everybodys parcel, she said.

To select an angel, donors must register at the Legion on Park Street, and return with a gift and the angel by Dec. 16. The gifts are collected and taken to Lindas home where her family room is turned into Santas workshop to make all the baskets. They are then delivered to Evangel Pentecostal Church, where all the hampers of food are

By Steve JesselA proposal to build one of Eastern Ontar-ios largest compost facilities has found a home in Belleville, as the city announced Monday that Astoria Organic Matters Can-ada LP has teamed up with David Moore & Son Environmental to build an $18-million facility in the city.

We are very excited about bringing this multi-faceted facility to the City of Bel-leville, said Allan Hamilton, President and CEO of Astoria Organic Matters Canada LP, which was created through German investment opportunities. It will be a first of its kind large scale facility in the Eastern Ontario region.

As Astoria is a rather new company, Hamilton explained that a number of mu-nicipalities across Canada had been looked at as potential sites for the compost facility, but the partnership with David Moore & Son Environmental had a lot of advantages for both sides.

Mainly, the land that the facility is being slated to be built on, a plot on Phillipston Road owned by David Moore & Son En-vironmental, had already been registered with the Ministry of Environment, mean-ing there is a minimum of work that needs to be done in order to prepare the site for construction.

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Facility construction is slated to begin immediately with site preparation and the first phase is expected to be operating by late spring of 2014, with completion of the facility at full capacity by late summer of 2014. Hamilton said the new facility is ex-pected to provide a minimum of 15 jobs for the area once the plant is operational.

Local support from the MP Daryl Kramp, MPP Todd Smith, the Ministry of Environment and the City of Belleville have been overwhelming in a positive way, Hamilton added.

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By John CampbellNews - Northumberland Northumberland Emergency Medical Services has changed its name to Northumberland Paramedics.

Department chief Tarmo Uukkivi said the name change is consistent with a trend taking place among emergency medical services across Canada to switch to paramedics to create a better under-standing by the public of what the profession

does. Half of the ambulance services in Eastern On-

tario are identi ed as paramedic services, with Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes and Lanark having renamed their departments in the past 12 months.

Being known as emergency medical services tends to be a bit ambiguous, he said in a news release, whereas everyone is instantly clear when we identify ourselves as paramedics.

EMS makes way for Northumberland ParamedicsIn a recent report to county council, Uukkivi said mu-

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Northumberlands new Chief Admin-istrative Of cer, Elizabeth Savill said the changes formally implemented last week will enable the team to grow and address new opportunities.

Uukkivi noted in his report that, as his profession continues to evolve at an ever-faster pace, paramedics are looking toward self-regulation in Ontario.

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By John CampbellNews - Northumberland - Northumberland County gave a cool reception to a proposed three-year service and financial plan for the Special Needs Resourcing program provided by the Northumberland Child Development Centre (NCDC).

Council authorized staff to come up with a competitive proposal from another agency for re-view to ensure due diligence.

The vote was taken without discussion after county council met in closed session Nov. 20.

The resolution noted the plan submitted by NCDC, which was to reflect a six per cent reduc-tion in provincial funding Northumberland re-ceives for its child care budget, failed to address the required key components in sufficient detail. The plan also did not incorporate all of the rec-ommendations made by a consultant who assisted the centre in developing it.

The resolution also noted there are concerns regarding the value for money and sustainability of the program.

Mark Darroch, director of community and so-cial services, said later his department had asked NCDC for a variety of reports and submissions, including financial reports and a business plan showing how it planned to adapt to the $260,000 cut in the countys child care budget.

Staff were not prepared to support the plan it received from the centre, Darroch said, citing a number of concerns

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