November 21 Page 01.qxp_Layout 2 2018-11-20 2:11 PM Page 1 GREAT GIFTS START WITH www.propanelevac.ca BLACK FRIDAY SPECIALS SHOP WITH US! Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday & Monday Closed 613-448-1116 1-866-575-2728 66 Main Street South ST. ISIDORE Chesterville, ON K0C 1H0 By Sussex Re琀 rement Living 613-524-2079 • 1-800-465-4927 www.gardenvilla.ca Managed by Connec琀 ng Care PERTH • KINGSTON • KAZABAZUA, QC WE HAVE MOVED The Chesterville Record/Villager Now located at 29 King St., Chesterville, ON (formerly The Co-operators Insurance building) T e Open: Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. 613-448-2321 Villager NEWS INSIDE PM40050631R8905 Volume 126, Number 19 Chesterville, Ontario Wednesday, November 21, 2018 Single Copy $1.00 (HST included) Bottle drive CHESTERVILLE – The power of Knights of Columbus Bottle Drive is this Sat., Nov. 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 women shines p.m. at St. Mary’s Church yard in Chesterville. All proceeds will be donated at Finch Gala to the Special Olympics. Kalynn Sawyer Helmer Record Staff Mayor’s breakfast FINCH – Christmas and holiday WINCHESTER – Mayor spirit abounds the room each year at Eric Duncan and mayor-elect Tony Fraser are hosting the the Finch Ladies Gala. From Santa Mayor’s Breakfast at Claus leggings and pyjamas to NDDHS on Fri., Nov. 23. glittering ball gowns, all ladies are Breakfast is served between welcome. There is no judgement 7:15 a.m. and 8 a.m. with the just the desire to help, have fun and event’s conclusion by 9 a.m. celebrate all that women achieve The event is free but together. registration is advised. Continued on page 9 Stuff the cruiser CHESTERVILLE – One wrong The OPP Stuff the Cruiser Food Drive returns Sat., decision... Nov. 24 in support of Community Food Share. Kory Glover Donations of cash and non- Record Staff perishable food items will KEMPTVILLE – Everybody can be collected at Winchester make that one wrong decision that Santa’s helpers Foodland, Mike Dean’s in they can still regret no matter how Residents of Garden Villa helped to make all of the items on the craft table that were for sale during Chesterville and Laura’s much time has passed. the annual Christmas Bazaar. The residents will later decide where they would like the money raised ValuMart in Morrisburg. However, Kevin Brooks, a public to be donated from the event. Taking the first shift at the table were Betty Sullivan and Betty The food drive takes place speaker and comedian, made a Thompson. See the story and photos on page 10. Sawyer Helmer photo between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. mistake 18 years ago that not only at all three stores. impacted his life, but everyone around Holiday Train him; and the wheelchair he wakes up FINCH –Next Wed., next to each morning is a constant Cannabis plant a bust in Chesterville Nov. 28, the CP Holiday reminder of this terrible mistake. Train will be making its Brooks spoke at a recent Ontario Kalynn Sawyer Helmer commercially viable for the company, and management annual stop in Finch on its Students Against Impaired Driving Record Staff does not consider this project to be material.” cross-Canada tour. The event (OSAID) conference about his one CHESTERVILLE – News of the proposed cannabis Without the cannabis company, building owners IDP will take place between 2:45 wrong decision Mon., Nov. 19 at grow-operation that had hopes of making a home in the are without a partner for the 373,000 square foot Chesterville plant owned by IDP group has been scarce facility. The plan, announced in January expected IDP p.m. and 3:15 p.m. with the Kemptville Municipal Building performers Terri Clark, since the announcement of the interim agreement at the Group to manage the plant operation while Auxly to students from 20 different Sierra Noble and Kelly beginning of 2018. would get a cut of the profits. It would have also meant schools in the area. Prescott. Donations to local The company previously known as Cannabis Wheaton over 300 jobs for Chesterville and area residents in the food banks will be accepted. What started as a typical summer Income Corp., now Auxly Cannabis Group Inc., next three years. June day of the new millennium, announced in their 2018 third quarter documents that they Many community members and officials were ended in the worst way possible would be pulling out of the deal with IDP Group. excited about the opportunity to bring a significant because Brooks got behind the In Auxly Cannabis Group Inc.’s document, amount of employment back to the area after the Nestlé wheel while intoxicated. Management’s discussion and analysis of financial plant closed in 2006. “I was with my hockey buddies results, the group writes: “Also in the third quarter of No news has been released yet as to IDP Group and and the party was on. We were 2018, the company terminated a previously announced operations manager Hamed Asl’s plans in the future. crushing beers and we decided to interim agreement with IDP Group Inc. Management The Chesterville Record has reached out to Asl but had Continued on page 2 made the determination that this project was no longer not heard back by press time. BEATRICE HONEY NUT LUCKY CINNAMON COTT STOVE TOP STIRRED YOGURT CHEERIOS CHARMS TOAST 2 LITRE STUFFING 460 G 330 G CRUNCH SOFT DRINKS MIX 99¢ 360 G 1.99 89¢ 99¢ 19 KING STREET, CHESTERVILLE - HERITAGE MARKET November 21 Page 02.qxp_Layout 2 2018-11-20 2:07 PM Page 1 Page 2 The Chesterville Record Wednesday, November 21, 2018 One wrong decision... Continued from the front leave that party in my vehicle, obviously not smart,” said Brooks. “Could’ve called a taxi, chipped in a few bucks each and had a safe ride home, could’ve made that good choice. A decision that we would have no regrets with.” Unfortunately, Brooks did LOANER not make this decision and CARS thought he was good enough AVAILABLE to get behind the wheel after excessive drinking. He was so ‘Putting the Service back in Automotive Service’ confident in his driving • Oil Changes • Tune-ups • Brakes • Computer Diagnostics abilities that night, he almost • Electrical Repairs • Tire Sales & Repairs SMART CAR doubled the speed limit. SERVICE Now operating independently at LMS Motor Sales “My buddy Brendon, a AVAILABLE HERE Students of North Dundas District High School were in attendance at Kevin 4349 County Rd. 31, Williamsburg buddy I grew up with, he [email protected] decides he’s not taking that Brooks’ presentation, hoping to spread the message of the dangers of impaired driv- taxi ride either and he jumps in ing to others in Dundas County. Glover photo 613-558-4742 the vehicle with me,” he said. surprised to hear that with the “I look back on that night and way I drove. I was pushing my I see much more, a crossroad, luck and finally my luck ran another chance to make a right out. I’m paralyzed and there’s Health Care choice and instead, we’re no cure,” he said. “Laying in a making bad choices. We’re hospital bed, it really felt my driving, we’re going to a party life had come to an end but all Directory and we’re going to keep this I hoped for was for my friends thing going, but we never to be okay. I didn’t know who Our goal is your continued good health. made it. I was driving fast, I was with so I started listing doing a 130 km/h in a 70 zone, names and my mom said “no” way too fast even if I was and a sense of relief came over sober. I wasn’t just drunk, I me. But then I was told was excessively drunk and I Brendon was with me and I wasn’t just speeding, I was asked how he was doing. She excessively speeding, totally just said to me, ‘Kevin, distracted.” Brendon died. Brendon’s A simple curb, no more dead, I’m really sorry.’” than six inches, was the cause Throughout his speech, of Brooks’ accident. Most Kevin liked to crack a few would be able to drive through jokes for the audience to ease an obstacle like that but the the tension but he couldn’t speed Brooks was going, manage that while talking An emotional speech mixed with all the other about his deceased friend. Kevin Brooks tells students the heartbreaking story of th distractions, was enough to Brooks continued to recount how one wrong decision was enough to land him in a Happy 40 Wedding Anniversary seal his fate. his experience with meeting wheelchair and his best friend into an early grave. “That little curb was Brendon’s parents, the fear of Glover photo enough to launch the car in the being able to face them after journey, his time in the to raise awareness and educate Mom and Dad air, it flew and when it hit the what he had done. hospital, time with his family, others about the dangers of ground, it rolled, I don’t know After an emotional talk, the before and after shot of the impaired driving.” 1978 how many times until it Brendon’s father told him that vehicle and, a dedication to She added, “This year, stopped upside down as a his son made the decision to Brendon. there was a focus on the mangled mess,” he said.