DECEMBER 11 Page 01.qxp_Layout 2 2019-12-10 2:14 PM Page 1 GLAUER’S TOWING & RECOVERY LISE BUMA Accepting 613-448-1116 Real Estate Sales Representative all auto 1-866-575-2728 Direct: 613-316-3221 clubs 66 Main Street South Chesterville, ON K0C 1H0 [email protected] | www.lisebuma.com By Sussex Re琀 rement Living 24 HOUR SERVICE 613 229 7773 www.gardenvilla.ca Managed by Connec琀 ng Care 2784 County Road 7, Chesterville, ON K0C 1H0 T e 1894 - 2019 Villager NEWS INSIDE PM40050631R8905 Volume 127, Number 22 Chesterville, Ontario Wednesday, December 11, 2019 Single Copy $1.00 (HST included) Catch dinner and show this weekend CHESTERVILLE— Three local organizations are hosting dinner and a Christmas show this weekend to make Christmas brighter for a local family or individual. For the second year, A Bunch of People, Dundas County Players and the McCloskey’s Project have come together to help raise funds. The event runs Dec. 13 and 14, at McCloskey’s in Chesterville. Blue Christmas service AVONMORE – The Congregations of the Avonmore Finch and Gravel Hill Presbyterian Pastoral Charge are holding a Blue Christmas Service. Everyone is welcome to attend, especially those who struggle with the Christmas season. The non- denominational service will be held at St. Andrew’s Santa is always a favourite Presbyterian Church in After telling Santa what she wished for Christmas, Karly Drew was joined by her brother Brendan Drew on Santa’s lap during Breakfast Avonmore at 4 p.m. Dec. with Santa held on Dec. 7 at the Chesterville Legion. 22. The offering will go to Thompson Goddard photo Community Food Share. One more chance Hundreds enjoy to see Santa EDPR halts construction on Nation FINCH—A full day of seasonal activities is breakfast with Santa Rise after approval revoked scheduled for Finch on Dec. Carolyn Thompson Goddard Cindy Macdonald Benke had appealed the Environmental 14. It starts with breakfast at Record Staff Record Staff Review Tribunal's January 2019 decision. the Finch Community Hall, beginning at 8 a.m., with a CHESTERVILLE – A much-beloved local holiday NORTH STORMONT – Ontario’s Minister Yurek said, explaining his decision, special guest appearance by tradition, the Breakfast with Santa held on Dec. 7 at the Minister of the Environment, Conservation “I am therefore altering the Tribunal’s Santa. The Finch Parade of Chesterville Legion and organized by the Rotary Club of and Parks has revoked approval for the decision based on my conclusion that the Lights starts at 7 p.m. Chesterville was once again a resounding success. The full- Nation Rise wind turbine project under project will cause serious and irreversible followed by a Jingle and course breakfast included a selection of breakfast meats, construction in North Stormont. The move harm to bats and I revoke the approval.” Mingle event with Santa at eggs, home fries, juice and coffee as well as the opportunity has some local residents celebrating but Since the minister’s decision, EDP the Hall. Donations for the to visit with friends and enjoy the sense of wonder that only since construction was well underway, Renewables Canada Ltd. has halted all Food Bank will be accepted. Santa can bring. many questions remain about the fate of the construction activities on the Nation Rise During the event, Christ Church United in Chesterville project. project. had a bake table with a wide selection of delicious home In a Dec. 4 letter to Margaret Benke, a In a statement, the company said it baking, the Chesterville & District Lions Club had founder of the group, Concerned Citizens of “strongly objects” to the Ontario Christmas cakes and Christmas cookies for sale and the North Stormont, Minister Jeff Yurek says he government’s recent decision to revoke the local fire department had a table with information and has revoked approval for the wind turbines Renewable Energy Approval for Nation Rise gadgets available. due to the threat they pose to the local bat and is “assessing all potential legal actions.” Continued on page 8 population. 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MLS #1175633 MLS #1176403 MLS #1177009 DECEMBER 11 Page 02.qxp_Layout 2 2019-12-10 2:17 PM Page 1 Page 2 The Chesterville Record Wednesday, December 11, 2019 Seniors visit Alight at Night Carolyn Thompson Goddard bus leaving Sunset Cove as an opportunity to Record Staff Retirement Living in Long socialize with friends. LONG SAULT—The Sault and a second one from Friendly Circle Seniors the South Stormont Senior Club in South Stormont Support Centre in Ingleside, All aboard! recently received a Seniors’ according to Gloria As the sun begins to set, seniors Community Grant from the Waldroff, who organized board the bus, which will take them Ontario government which the event. to Alight at Night located in Upper provided funding for 74 Waldroff said following Canada Village near Morrisburg. people, aged 50 and over, to their trip to Alight at Night, This trip was made possible by a travel to Alight at Night in the group returned to the Seniors’ Community Grant from the Upper Canada Village on South Stormont Support Ontario government to the Friendly Sat., Dec. 7. Centre in Ingleside for Circle Seniors’ Club in South The funding paid for the refreshments which included Stormont. Thompson Goddard photo entrance to the event as well hot soup, sandwiches, as transportation, with one dessert and hot cider, as well Fundraising dinner and show this a local family,” said The show is a staged weekend Amanda Burger of A Bunch reading of the timeless CHESTERVILLE— of People. “We later heard Canadian classic Dave Three local organizations the family had used the Cooks the Turkey are hosting dinner and a funds to pay their car interspersed with Christmas show this coming weekend insurance, which allowed songs. It is preceded by a to make Christmas brighter the parent to obtain turkey and roast beef buffet for a local family or employment.” with all the trimmings. individual. “This year we will add Drinks may be purchased. For the second year, A 10 per cent of all profits Tickets are $25 a person Bunch of People, Dundas from our A Bunch of People but if you purchase before County Players and the events of 2019 to the funds 8 p.m. on Wed., Dec. 11, McCloskey Project have raised,” she added. you will receive a 10 per Holiday fun in Morewood come together to help raise The event runs Friday cent discount for either There was a lot of shopping to be done at the Craft and Vendor Sale held in the funds. and Sat., Dec. 13 and 14, date. Morewood Recreation Centre on Sun., Nov. 24. A steady stream of people vis- “Last year we raised beginning at 7 p.m., at For tickets visit ited the event and got some great gift ideas from the 20 plus vendors. Organized $300 through our dinner McCloskey’s in www.abunchofpeople.ca or by the Morewood Recreation Association, the show featured a selection of and show and we gave it to Chesterville. call (343) 585-2415. home-made items including bath bombs, holiday baking, wood crafts, locally produced honey as well as home-based businesses. If you got hungry while information to determine the appropriate shopping, a canteen served up hot dogs and snacks while youngsters were able Nation Rise “remedy,” which could include amending to take a break from shopping at the craft tables. Katie Finlay of Morewood Continued from the front the terms of the renewable energy selects a cookie sample from the table of Lazy Beagle Cookie Co., while Sasha The 100-megawatt Nation Rise wind approval, revoking approval or directing Clayton watches. Thompson Goddard photo energy project was to include 29 wind specific actions. “In this case, I don’t turbines. Nation Rise began construction believe that a third round of submissions in May. Construction is quite advanced is necessary … in light of the public with numerous wind turbines already interest reasons for revocation…” fully erected. The minister noted that this project’s “This unprecedented decision means output is only a small fraction of the REA that was issued by the minister’s Ontario’s energy usage. own staff, defended by ministry legal EDPR, for its part, is prepared to counsel and subsequently ratified by the pursue legal action, so there is unlikely to Environmental Review Tribunal is no be any quick resolution for local longer in effect,” says EDPR’s statement. landowners who have leased land to the Minister Yurek explains that his project or others who have agreements in decision was taken on the basis that the place with the company. turbine project would cause “localized EDPR says the Nation Rise facility had harm to an already small bat population.” created more than 230 local construction The bats in question include colonies of jobs to date and would create about 10 big brown bats, hoary bats and little permanent local jobs during operation.