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E-mail: l`]j][gj\[dYkkaÚ]\k8_eYad&[ge Ph.: 613-448-2321 Fax: 613-448-3260 Brie y e Community Villager Builder Award MOREWOOD – A NEWS INSIDE reminder that The Township of North Dundas invites you to the presentation of the PM40050631R8905 Volume 125, Number 33 Chesterville, Ontario Wednesday, February 28, 2018 Single Copy $1.00 (HST included) 2017 Township of North Dundas Community Builder Eco Farm Days Award to Bill Smirle tomorrow evening. There 2018 – Adapting to will be a tour of the newly renovated Fire Hall at 6:30 a changing world p.m., followed by the presentation to Smirle at 7:00 Carolyn Thompson Goddard p.m., on Thurs., March 1, at Record Correspondent the Morewood Fire Hall, 21 CORNWALL – The well Russell Street, Morewood. organized and well attended 2018 Eco-Farm Days was held in Half-load season Cornwall at the Ramada Inn on Feb. THE COUNTIES – The start of the half load season 24-25. Organized by the Ottawa-St. for the United Counties of Lawrence-Outaouais Chapter of the Stormont, Dundas and Canadian Organic Growers, the Glengarry (SDG), local two-day program included a series municipalities and the City of Saturday seminars as well as two of Cornwall begins March 1. all-day workshops on Sunday The half load season, which providing information for those usually runs from the interested in organic farming. This beginning of March until year’s theme was Adaptation with May, is the time of year workshops focusing on how to when vehicles are restricted adapt to the changing marketplace to carrying a maximum of five tonnes per axle on the as well as the natural world. weaker roads located Continued on page 8 throughout the region. Roads that are subject to seasonal WDMH weight restrictions are Commitment Beavers stop by the House of Lazarus identified with a sign. Half- The Oxford Mills Beavers stopped by the House of Lazarus (HOL) in Mountain on Thurs., Feb. 22. loads will be enforced once signs are posted. For up-to- Award recipients The Beavers were provided a tour of the facilities, including the food bank, where they learned how a food bank works. They also dropped off some clothing donations to the HOL. Pictured, the Beavers date information, contact WINCHESTER — Calm, and Scout leaders with HOL Operations Manager Jennifer Tenbult (second from right). your local municipality or committed and comforting. These Courtesy photo SDG (www.sdgcounties.ca). are the words that have been used to Spaghetti dinner describe the latest recipients of the LONG SAULT – The WDMH Commitment Award. Lost Villages Lions Club are Congratulations to Dr. Shamsa IDP Group hosts North Dundas Chamber of planning a spaghetti dinner Deeb, Chief of Obstetrics & year, which they were in the process of remodelling on Wed., Mar. 7, from 4 to 7 Gynecology, Chris Barkley, Commerce AGM extensively, including replacing some infrastructure, p.m., at the South Stormont Executive Assistant to the CEO, and such as wiring. Community Hall. Cost is Volunteer Faye McCurdy. Candice Vetter Since then the facility has been used for IDP Group’s $12 per adult, children The Commitment Awards shine a Record Staff own furniture construction, project management, under 6 years $6 (take-outs light on individuals or teams who CHESTERVILLE – The IDP Group hosted the design, delivery, installation, and asset management available, also gift exemplify WDMH’s values of North Dundas Chamber of Commerce’s annual general business. The space IDP doesn’t require has been leased certificates). Part of the Compassion, Excellence, One meeting at their Chesterville plant, on Wed., Feb. 21, for varying uses, including construction of the National proceeds are in support of Team, Respect, Accountability, where Chuck Rifici, the CEO of Cannabis Wheaton Arts Centre’s new roof trusses. Now Cannabis Wheaton the splash pad in Ingleside. Innovation and Learning. Income Corp., was welcomed. His venture has become will be using hydroponic vertical growing techniques to Here is what their nominators partners with IDP Group, and will be producing produce cannabis for the new legal market in 100,000 had to say about these dedicated marijuana at the facility. sq. ft. to start, with plans to expand into additional WDMH team members: Rifici said the recently-announced venture will start space in the 373,000 sq.-ft. plant when needed. “Dr. Deeb amazes me with her by taking over 100,000 sq. ft. of the facility, a former “When it’s going well there will be lots of capacity,” leadership and hands-on skills. Her coffee factory which was empty for a few years, until said Rifici in an interview at the reception prior to the calm nature has not gone unnoticed. the IDP Group purchased it. IDP partners Hamed Asl AGM. He praised his new partners and the former Continued on page 8 and Mike Dagenais led tours through the facility last Continued on page 2 FRESH CHAPMAN'S NANCY'S FANCY BACK ATTACHED SUPER LOLLYS CRUSTY BREAD ASSORTED 800 G CHICKEN LEG QUARTERS 3.29 18 PK 28 PK KG Check out our weekly deals on 1.49LB or at www.mikedeans.com 2.99 1.99 19 KING STREET, CHESTERVILLE - HERITAGE MARKET February 28 Page 02_Layout 2 18-02-27 1:23 PM Page 1 Page 2 The Chesterville Record Wednesday, February 28, 2018 will be provincial added, or processed IDP Group governments and the products such as oils and international market, but edibles, that area is still a hosts AGM he rated Ontario as one of little more hazy. “For now Continued from the front his anticipated least it’s flower products and coffee-producing plant favourable markets. “In oils,” he said. The trick is itself. “We’ll work with a Ontario sales will all be homogenization of great team and we’ll work government controlled,” product, because the with a great facility, but he said. “In Manitoba effects of a drug that are here we have a great team retail is privatized. There swallowed are different and a great facility in one we sell to the principal than that which is place.” distributor, who is the smoked, so getting a Although the final government, and directly consistent result is paperwork is not quite to retailers.” essential for customer’s complete, Rifici said the Direct to retail sales safe enjoyment. “There is partnership is definite. are more profitable, he also the food safety “We’re just finalizing the said. Cannabis Wheaton element,” he said, and last papers,” he said, “but can also sell to medical added that Health Canada we are committed through markets in some will be legalizing edible an interim binding jurisdictions, such as products next year. agreement.” Germany. The venture is Cannibas Wheaton welcomed at IDP Group The IDP Group hosted the North Dundas Chamber of Commerce’s annual general Cannabis Wheaton’s He and his many expected to start hiring meeting at their Chesterville plant, on Wed., Feb. 21, where Chuck Rifici, the CEO website states, “It is partners anticipate a about 100 employees with of Cannabis Wheaton Income Corp., was introduced to Chamber members as IDP’s pleased to announce that demand that will be hard the possibility of hiring partner in vertical cannabis production for the legal market. Shown from left are it has entered into a to fill. “There will be a up to 300 within a few Rifici and IDP principals Hamed Asl and Mike Dagenais at the event. binding strategic alliance lack of product. Every years. Vetter photo and streaming agreement legal gram produced will with IDP Group Inc. and be sold.” He said that HMT Solutions Inc. sales of marijuana Humble whereby IDP, via a newly produced in Canada are Beginnings formed subsidiary about 50-million grams (“CannabisCo”), will per year in the medical Brewing Co. in become a significant market, but he expects Ingleside holds streaming partner to the sales of 900-million Company, and the newest grams per year will be soft opening participant in the Wheaton needed to supply the Pierre Doucette and Licensing Program.” recreational market. Susan Wallwork were The website also states Will that affect the on hand during the soft that Cannabis Wheaton black market? “I think the opening for their new Income is a collective of black market will business, Humble entrepreneurs. “Our disappear over time,” he Beginnings Brewing mandate is to facilitate said. “but it will fill the Co. Doucette was growth for our partners by gap until producers are up pleased with the atten- providing them with and running.” That is one dance at the weekend financial support and of the reasons he and his event which had over sharing our collective partners are passionate 200 people visit their industry experience.” about getting as many establishment in the Cannabis Wheaton is facilities up and running Inglside Mall. Wallwork already involved in many as quickly as possible. He said there were three large-scale cannabis compared anticipated beers on tap – Kolsch, a production facilities in the sales to buying legal Pale Ale and an India world and is a substantial alcohol over illegal Pale Ale brewed by their supplier of medical alcohol, and how the end Brewmaster Duncan marijuana to many of prohibition meant the Cowie.