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The construction of a highly an- ticipated addition to Kemptville will AREA nally begin in the spring of this year, as Choice Hotels Canada announced Reg on Jan. 2 their plans to build a Com- $249 Now www.burnsjewellers.com$199 fort Inn & Suites. The hotel’s of cial 66 Foster Street, Perth • opening is slated for March 2019. 115 Bridge 613-267-4466 Street, Carleton The new hotel will be located in Place the Kemptville Gateway Centre, on County Road 43 at the Highway 416 interchange across from the new Star- bucks location. The centre is being developed by Rosewater Management ONLINE at Group Ltd. insideottawavalley.com Choice Hotels Canada is currently News, events and information on your the largest hotel franchisor in the desktop, laptop or mobile device country, and plans to open six new A Rosewater Management Group sign, at the corner of County Comfort Inn & Suites by 2019, four of future site of the Gateway Garden Complex, which will hos JANUARY FEBRUARY Paulina Hr MARCH which will be located in . Kemptville. Construction is expected to begin in the spring of 2018,Road 43 and R ebacka/Metroland “We are delighted to announce slated for March 2019. t the new Comfort Innideau & Suites River Road,hotel comingmarks the to 1 14 a new Comfort Inn & Suites will be 17 joining the brand’s 147 hotels across and the o cial opening of the hotel is developer involved with the project. APRIL MAY Canada,” said Brian Leon, managin "The reason for developing a new JUNE director at Choice Hotels Canada. land developer, Mario Bottero from g hotel in Kemptville is because it's one Rosewater Management Group. He 25 13 “The new build Comfort format has of the most rapidly growing towns in night accommodations. 24 been exceptionally well-received by said they are working towards bring- “Instead of travelling to Pakenham • the Ottawa Valley," said Kaler. "The ing a chain restaurant and retail next JULY our guests and the new hotel in Kemp- business and tourism is there, but or to nd a larger hotel, AUGUST SEPTEMBER tville will be no exception.” to the hotel,"said Kaler. "It will create guests will have the option of sta there isn't any upper mid-scale brand- construction jobs for local trades and 1 The hotel will feature 74 guest ed hotel in town, which was due a long in , which will directyingly 15 4 rooms, as well as amenities including once it is nished, there will be 20 per- bene t local merchants, retailers and time ago." manent full-time jobs in town." meeting facilities, an indoor pool, and According to Kaler, the hotel will restaurants,” said economic develop- OCTOBER NOVEMBER Pakenham • tness facilities. Harb Kaler, who is Staff in North Grenville’s planning ment of cer Matt Gilmer. “With this DECEMBER be a four-storey building, including and development department are par- currently building another Comfort 15 suites, in addition to the 74 regular new development, we can of 31 11 29 Inn & Suites in Goderich, Ont., is the ticularly looking forward to the new visitors a number of unique accom-fer our 25 rooms. Comfort Inn & Suites, as a new hotel See what’s happening by visiting "We had a great meeting with the modation options including inns, bed will help retain visitors in the commu- and breakfasts, a boutique hotel and www.insideottawavalley.com/ nity by offering a new option for over- ottawavalley-events www.facebook.com/kemptvilleadvance See HOTEL page K3 29 Almonte @InOttValley

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4 • Ompah • Lanark Kemptville 4 The Big Chill: Recollections of the Ice Storm of 1998 South • By DeSmonD Devoy • Ompah • Lanark [email protected] Kemptville 7 Mountain 15 Don Cameron knew he had to call EquINEllE GOlF in the army during the Ice Storm – ville council was elected, including & RESIDENt • Plevna • Oxford Mills club, there was just one problem. Cameron as its new mayor. He had Kempt South • been the former leader of Oxford-on- ville 4 How did one go about, literally, 7 calling in the army? Rideau Township, and his new council 15 Mountain met at his house in the lead-up to the Who was he supposed to call? 1998 swearing-in. They faced a trio • Oxford Mills Well, it being 1998, he grabbed the • Plevna phone book. of issues to contend with, including dealing with the Harris government’s 4 “How do you call in the army?” the Smiths Falls • Merrickville former North Grenville mayor asked provincial downloading of services & during the “Memories of the Ice onto municipalities, the closure of old Bride Storm,” conference, held at St. John townships and the establishment of Perth United Church in Kemptville on the new united municipal services, as well afternoon of Sunday, Jan. 14. “I’ll hit as delivering on campaign promises. Gro Smiths Falls • Merrickville the Yellow Pages!” he said, only half- Once the rain started falling on Jan. om 7 jokingly. 4, however, all those priorities went 29 out the window. After perusing A for army and M S Perth for military, he recalled previous con- “As a manager, the one thing you Saturhow abhor, you detest, (are) surprises,” he day, Jan. 20th tact he had made with the Brockville 9 , 2018 • Rideau Rifles. said. am to 3 pm 10 “I just dialed,” said Cameron. When council decided to declare a 7 29 Ferry 15 state of emergency, they had access FREE ADMISSION It was 3:30 in the afternoon and Phyllis McMaster, who worked at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, • Maberly Desmond Devoy/Metroland to local police as well as the volunteer 7 • Jasper “things were not good.” The freezing Food and Rural Affairs’ command centre in Winchest Grand Prize - $3000 fire department – the latter of which, Phot Wedding rain was continuing to fall and the Storm of 1998, shows off a cup given to her by her boss as a thank-you ography Pack • Rideau lights were going out all over eastern er during the Ice it turns out “were way ahead of us!” age with after the storm, during an event at St. John United Church in Kempt- he said (the police were no slouches 10 15 Ontario in early January. “Lo and ville on Jan. 14. Ferry behold, somebody picked up,” said either.) • Maberly As for the military, the Royal Cana- 7 • Jasper Cameron, who was calling from the “It was probably less than an hour,” RCMP training centre in Kemptville, dian Dragoons, garrisoned in at Ca- before the army was standing in front storm too.” nadian Forces Base Petawawa, arrived as the municipal offices were not op- of Cameron and his council. “They erational. But the RCMP had power, Cameron cautioned that his recol- the next morning in Kemptville. They knew what they were doing.” lections were “entirely reliant on my went from house to house “to check if and Cameron and his council, who The anecdote was just one of many had been sworn in just days earlier, on memory,” as he did not keep a diary everyone was OK.” that were shared that afternoon as or take notes with him when he left Jane Little, who lived on County 29 New Year’s Day 1998, were meeting at community members gathered to the police facility. the mayor’s office. Road 43 near Muldoon Road, remem- 15 share stories, look at memorabilia, bered the army arriving at her home, Cameron explained his situation to Heading into January 1998, Cam- and share a potluck supper with eron and his council never knew that asking if her family needed any help. • Toledo the military man on the other end of the culinary theme: “food from the the line. they would be contending with the “It was deathly quiet,” she said, 10 storm.” costliest Canadian disaster in history, during an interview before the start of “We will be there as soon as possi- 29 Cameron called the gathering “the to that time, which has only been sur the conference, as she shared her own Frankville • ble,” said the soldier on the other end. 20th anniversary of your victory,” 15 passed by the Fort MacMurray fires- photos of the storm’s damage on her over the storm. “I survived the ice of 2016. 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