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By: Jennifer [email protected]

For the first time in almost three decades, the provincial rid-ing of Renfrew-Nipissing-Pem-broke has a minister in the pro-vincial cabinet. John Yakabuski kicked off his 15th year as the region’s MPP by being appointed as Minister of Transportation for Ontario. The last time the region had a member in cabinet was in 1990 when Sean Conway was the Minister of Education and Colleges and Universities. The demands on Yakabuski will be huge on this file as spe-cial interest groups are already wanting to get light rails, bicycle lanes and more onto his desk for consideration. The pre-determi-nations have already started, with one post on Twitter saying that because he’s from a northern rid-ing, probably all he cares about are roads. But knowing “Yak,” he’ll take that all in stride, given his 15-year marathon to get here. He’s not one of these elected officials who swooped in to a minister’s position - he worked for it. He became the Conserva-tive Party’s critic on just about

every portfolio, earning him the respect throughout Queen’s Park, and making sure his riding didn’t feel abandoned by the govern-ment in power, as so often is the case in the urban-rural divide.

A Father’s Footsteps In media, Yakabuski credits his father, Paul Yakabuski, for inspiring his drive in politics. He feels genuinely honoured when people tell him stories about his dad as he travels the riding. This year, however, the Yakabuski family torch has been passed. Despite serving 20 years with a party who led government at Queen’s Park, the elder Yakabus-

ki was never a cabinet minister. John claimed that honour in the first year his Conservatives formed government, after 14 years of opposition. The Yakabuski political story makes a good read. It begins in 1951 when Paul Yakabuski is elected to Barry’s Bay municipal council - by a single vote! Imag-ine if he had lost by a single vote that day? The Yakabuski legacy might never have taken root. Paul served as the reeve of the municipality until 1961, and then he decided to run for provincial politics. He entered as a candi-date for the riding of Renfrew

South, and in 1963 he defeated Liberal Leonard Quilty by 889 votes. He would hold his seat for 24 years. In 1987, he chose not to seek re-election. He died on the day of his retirement.

Second Cousins Just down the road in the rid-ing of Renfrew North, a cousin of Paul Yakabuski had entered politics, but as a Liberal candi-date. Sean Conway started his political career in 1975, earning a seat away from the Conserva-tives who had held it for nearly 20 years. Conway would go on to have a 28-year career in politics, which would include cabinet positions as Minister of Education in 1985, Minister of Government Services in 1986 and Minister of Mines the fol-lowing year. In 1989 Conway was returned to the Education portfolio and also the Minister of Colleges and Universities, followed by Minister of Skills Development. In 1999, Conway was also the successful candidate of the newly-formed riding of Ren-frew-Nipissing-Pembroke.

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It Pays To PersevereYakabuski’s road to becoming Minister of Transportation

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July 5, 2018Candidate Information Session. Have you filed your nomination papers or are you considering running in the 2018 municipal election this fall? Find out what you need to know at a candidate information session. Lanark County Administration Building. 6:30pm-9:30pm.

July 5, 2018Participate in The Pontiac Tour. Client experience training with Kontakk. Free to all businesses and frontline staff in the Pontiac. 8:00am-5:00pm. Held at Little Red Wagon Winery in Shawville, Quebec. For information and to register, call 1-844-648-2186.

July 11, 2018Food Handler’s Safety Course. 9:00am-4:00pm. Community Centre in Palmer Rapids. Free course run by the Renfrew County Health Unit. Register at: 613-758-2061. Bring your own lunch.

July 11, 2018Candidate Information Session. Have you filed your nomination papers or are you considering running in the 2018 municipal election this fall? Find out what you need to know at an upcoming candidate information session. Town of Carleton Place Arena. 6:30pm-9:30pm.

Events

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July 24, 2018Protecting Yourself: Contract Ba-sics. 10:00am-11:30am. Free to attend. 7 Bayview Road in Otta-wa. This lecture covers contract-ing basics and gives a primer on what to look for when a contract is presented to you and what to think about when designing your own. www.investottawa.ca

July 27, 2018Social Enterprise 101. 12:00pm-1:00pm. Free to attend. 7 Bayview Road in Ottawa. Learn more about the social enterprise model, local examples, support resources, and considerations for starting. www.investottawa.ca

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AGRICULTURALMEETINGS & EVENTS

July 13-14, 2018Beef Youth Development Program. For ages 18-35. Farm

tours, speakers, management practices and discuss industry is-sues. Smiths Falls. $50 registra-tion. www.ontariobeef.com

July 18, 2018Renfrew County Plowmen’s Meeting. Cobden. Contact Myles England at 613-582-3470.

July 18, 2018Renfrew County Beef Meeting. Cobden. Contact Donna Camp-bell at 613-432-5568.

July 23, 2018Renfrew County Federation of Agriculture Meeting. Cobden. Contact Donna Campbell at 613-432-5568.

July 25, 2018Ottawa Rideau Soil and Crop Regional Car Tour. Held in Renfrew County. 10:00am. Host: Valley Bio and Reaburn Seed Supply. Meet at Valley Bio, 18374 Highway 17 in Cobden. Lunch at Noon at Valley Bio. RSVP to: [email protected]

August 6, 2018National Farmers’ Union meet-ing. Barrline. Contact Connie Tabbert at 613-646-7753.

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August 16, 2018Renfrew County Beef Meeting. Cobden. Contact Donna Camp-bell at 613-432-5568.

August 27, 2018Renfrew County Federation of Agriculture Meeting. Cobden. Contact Donna Campbell at 613-432-5568.

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This included the riding of Yaka-buski’s Renfrew South as well as Renfrew North. Conway ran one term in the new riding - making him the longest-serving MPP at the time - before making the decision to retire. His successor would be his second cousin, John Yakabuski.

John’s Career John Yakabuski’s first elec-tion was a tough one. He was up against 28 years of Liberal repre-sentation, and his opponent was Derek Nighbor who has worked with Conway and who, Yakabus-ki admitted, had more political experience than he did. But there was a mood for change in the riding, and Yakabuski earned his seat by a margin of 645 votes. Of greater significance that year was that Yakabuski’s was the only Liberal seat to be won by the Conservatives in the entire province that year as the Liberals were elected to a strong majority government. That would be the start of Yakabuski’s 14 years in opposi-tion at Queen’s Park. He would go on to be re-elected four times in the riding, earning between 62.35 and 70.78 per cent of the vote. In the 2018 election, he was elected with the greatest percentage of the vote of

any winning candidate in all of Ontario (69.19 per cent), and it wasn’t even his best showing! It might look like it has been an easy road with such gener-ous elected margins, but it has been anything but. At the Deep River All Candidates Night in 2018, Yakabuski talked about having lost two family members to mental health issues. He also lost a brother to AIDS. An hour before the polls closed on the night of the 2014 election, his brother-in-laws passed away. An hour later, Yakabuski was in front of cheering supporters and with more than 70 per cent of the vote, his heart breaking. And in 2018, when the Con-servative party was supposed to have the easiest road to victory ever, Yakabuski had to deal with the Patrick Brown situation, a hastily-organized leadership race and the public reaction to electing Doug Ford. And, he did all that by bringing Doug Ford to his riding on the first day of the provincial election cam-paign. Yakabuski has a vision of leading government. He was confident and he made voters confident, and it showed in the election results. Yakabuski’s win in a story of perseverance. He never gave up. He never became silent. No matter what side of the politi-

cal spectrum you are on, he is approachable. He truly is a candidate for all the people, and Ontario is better for it.

-----Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke Riding Results (since the riding

was formed in 1999)

2018 Election Yakabuski defeated Ethel Laval-ley (NDP) and earned 69.19 per

cent of the vote.2014 Election

Yakabuski defeated Rod Boileau (Liberal) and earned 61.06 per


Yakabuski defeated John O’Leary (Liberal) and earned

70.78 per cent of the vote.2007 Election

Yakabuski defeated Sean Kelly (Liberal) and earned 62.35 per


Yakabuski defeated Derek Nigh-bor (Liberal) and earned 44.14

per cent of the vote.1999 Election

Sean Conway defeated Leo Jor-dan (Conservative) and earned

53.35 per cent of the vote.

Yakabuski Chooses His TimeFamily’s political legacy continues


On The MoveBruce Toshack

Bruce Toshack has been pro-moted to Acting Fire Chief for the Municipality of Mississippi Mills. Toshack replaces Pascal Meunier who is retiring.

Jonathan WilkerJonathan Wilker has been appointed to the position of Alternative Fire Coordinator for Renfrew County’s Mutual Aid Program. Wilker is the Fire Chief for the Township of Whitewater Region. Pembroke Fire Chief, Dan Herback, currently holds the position of Fire Coordinator for Renfrew County.

Jamie McConnellJamie McConnell is the new General Manager for the Whitewater Kings hockey club. McConnell was the Operations Manager for the club and will continue to hold that position as well.

Nathalie Moore Nathalie Moore has been hired as the Deputy Clerk/Treasurer for Horton Township. Moore began her position on June 18. She comes to the municipality after having been the Revenue Coordinator in the Township of Whitewater Region. She has 13 years of experience in municipal government.

Shane Lambert Shane Lambert has been hired as the Community Liaison Officer for Horton Township. Lam-bert is a volunteer firefighter with the municipality and has experience as Renfrew Hospice’s fund development officer and in sales for Urban Ford, Mack Mackenzie Motors and Renfrew Chrysler. He has a health and fit-ness promotion degree from St. Lawrence College. The Commu-nity Liaison Officer position is a six-month contract.

James RiopelleJames Riopelle is the new Trail Coordinator for the County of Renfrew. Riopelle started his position on May 11.

Tom McMillanTom McMillan is the new As-sistant Coach for the Whitewater Kings hockey club. McMillan hails from Renfrew and has many years of experience from minor hockey to junior hockey.

Gordie GoldbergGordie Goldberg is the new As-sistant Coach for the Whitewater Kings. Goldberg has 16 years of experience in coaching and spent his previous season with the Midget AAA club.

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Centre Urges Proper Disposal Options

Small electronics causing fires The Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Centre is seeing a spike in inappropriate disposal of electronics, and it is causing fires in the landfill. Small electronics; particularly those containing lithium-ion batteries, and causing fires and can emit dangerous fumes from the combustion of a wide range of materials contained within the landfill. Landfill fires can also be difficult to put out if not detected immediately as they can spread under the surface and burn for extended periods of time. In 2017, there were three landfill fires associated with electronic devices and hazardous waste being improperly disposed

of in garbage. In 2018, there have already been five fires. In the most recent fire, an electronic tablet was recovered and found to have caused the fire. Electronic devices such as tablets, cellphones and laptops contain rechargeable, lithium-ion batteries. When these batteries are punctured by the Centre’s landfill compacting equipment, the liquid contents of the battery react with water in the air gen-erating high heat and sometimes producing a fire. Proper disposal of waste electronics is easy, convenient and drop-off is free at the Centre. For a complete list of acceptable items visit www.ovwrc.com.

Ford Announces Cabinet21 positions appointed; 9 less than

Wynne government Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke MPP, John Yakabuski, has been named the Minister of Transpor-tation for Ontario. Here is a list of the full cabinet: Doug Ford - Premier and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Christine Elliott - Minister of Health and Long-Term Care andDeputy Premier Caroline Mulroney - Attorney General and Minister Respon-sible for Francophone Affairs Monte McNaughton - Minister of Infrastructure Lisa MacLeod - Minister of Children, Community and Social Services and Minister Respon-sible for Women’s Issues Lisa Thompson - Minister of Education Todd Smith - Minister of Gov-ernment and Consumer Services and Government House Leader Laurie Scott - Minister of Labour Peter Bethlenfalvy - President of the Treasury Board Raymond Cho - Minister for Seniors and Accessibility

Steve Clark - Minister of Mu-nicipal Affairs and Housing Victor Fedeli - Minister of Finance and Chair of Cabinet Merrilee Fullerton - Minister of Training, Colleges and Uni-versities Ernie Hardeman - Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Sylvia Jones - Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport Rod Phillips - Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Greg Rickford - Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines and Minister of Indig-enous Affairs Michael Tibollo - Minister of Community Safety and Correc-tional Services Jim Wilson - Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade John Yakabuski - Minister of Transportation Jeff Yurek - Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry


Business News Around The ValleyCorrection

In the June 19 edition of Ottawa Valley Business, we reported that Daryl Kramp retained his seat as the incumbent in the riding of Hastings-Lennox and Addington. In fact, this was a newly created riding for the 2018 election.

Calls for Cross-Border Ambulance Changes

Lanark County council sup-ported a motion by the United Counties of Prescott Russell regarding municipalities that fail to pay for cross-border ambu-lance calls. The motion calls for the City of Ottawa to enter into good-faith negotiations on cross-border ambulance compensation with neighbouring paramedic services, and for the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to amend the Ambulance Act to require a cross-border ambulance compensation agreement. The motion is being circulated to Ot-tawa, neighbouring municipali-ties and the Ontario government. The move comes as municipali-

ties adjacent to Ottawa are facing increased provincial dispatch calls for ambulances to service needs in Ottawa, which increases strain on services to meet their own local response times and also has financial consequences.

First Employee AwardMark Behm, the Public Works Manager for the Township of Laurentian Valley has inspired an employee excellence award from the municipality. Behm earned the award after spear-heading the Laurentian Valley Skating Trail that debuted in the winter of 2018. Thousands of people skated on the unique trail throughout the winter.

YourTV Celebrates The Best in Ontario!

The best in ‘Truly Local’ televi-sion was celebrated at the 15th Annual Star Awards held on June 20, 2018 in Peterborough Ontario. The event was car-ried live across the province. And the winners included Great North Wrestling, Ottawa Valley,

Producer: Tianna Tierney in the entertainment category and Good Deeds Cup, Smiths Falls, Pro-ducer: Steve Savage in the social media impact category. Your TV is a division of Cogeco.

Multi-Business Grand Opening

The Pembroke Business Im-provement Area is welcoming Chamber of Secrets Escape Rooms, AWE Yoga and Ottawa Valley Studios to Downtown Pembroke during their upcom-ing joint grand opening, taking place on Thursday, July 5 at 24 Pembroke Street West, above The Nook Creperie. The grand opening takes place from 2:00pm to 6:00pm.

Bancroft Newspapers MergeThe Bancroft Times has joined the group that owns Bancroft This Week newspaper. On June 15, 2018, The Bancroft Times owner, Dave Walker, sold to White Pine Media, the owners of Bancroft This Week, Halliburton County Echo, Minden Times

and County Life newspapers. The newspapers will continue to operate independently, but will share new coverage opportuni-ties. Both will be located at the Bancroft This Week office.

$38K To Hire CAOJim Hutton, Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk for the County of Renfrew is resigning at the end of September 2018. A recruit-ment committee will be charged with completing the recruit-ment process and reporting the outcome to County Council via a recommendation to County Council to appoint a new CAO/Clerk. Several recruiting firms were contacted and it is staff’s recommendation that Odgers Berndtson be hired to assist with the recruitment at a cost of $38,000 plus HST and plus administrative and advertising costs.

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RENFREW COUNTY

Admaston BromleyKevin LeGris - Councillor

ArnpriorWalter Stack - MayorGabriel Flowers - MayorDan Lynch - ReeveTed Strike - CouncillorFrank Dugal - CouncillorTom Burnette - CouncillorGlenn Miller - Councillor

Bonnechere ValleyJennifer Murphy - Mayor

Brudenell, Lyndoch, RaglanSheldon Keller - MayorJohn Rutledge - Councillor W1Amanda Phanenhour - Councillor W2

Deep RiverGlenn Doncaster, ReeveRonald Desrochers, Reeve

Greater MadawaskaBrian Hunt - MayorLois Thomson - Mayor

Glenda McKay - MayorChuck Rigelhof - Councillor W1Lucie Perrier - Councillor W1John Frost - Councillor Ward 2Glen MacPherson - Councillor W3

Head, Clara and MariaRobert Reid - MayorCathy McKay - CouncillorChris Dowser - CouncillorPatrick Robert McGurran - CouncillorErnie Villeneuve Jr. - Councillor

HortonRobert Kingsbury - MayorGlen Campbell - Councillor

Killaloe, Hagarty, RichardsJanice Visneskie-Moore - MayorCarl Kuehl - Councillor - W1Ted Browne - Councillor - W1Alex Marchant - Councillor W1April Hudder - Councillor W1Stanley Pecoskie - Councillor W2Brian Pecoskie - Councillor W3John Jeffrey - Councillor W3

Laurentian HillsDick Rabishaw - Mayor

Jed Reinwald - MayorBruce Boucher - Councillor W1Anne Giardini - Councillor W2Brenda Blimkie - Councillor W3John Hoyle - Councillor W4

Laurentian ValleySteve Bennett - MayorDanny Janke - MayorDebbie Robinson - ReeveKeith Watt - CouncillorAllan Wren - CouncillorJen Gauthier - Councillor

Madawaska ValleyKim Love- MayorCarl Bromwich - Councillor

McNab BraesideScott Brum - CouncillorOliver Jacob - Councillor

North Algona WilberforceDeborah Farr - MayorJames Brose - MayorJohn Keuhl - MayorDave Plumb - CouncillorMeenu Puri - CouncillorKevin Clarke - Councillor

Shawn Davidson - Councillor

PembrokeMichael LeMay - MayorKeith Banks - CouncillorDan Callaghan - CouncillorMike Corrigan - CouncillorRon Gervais - CouncillorMax Gower - CouncillorAdam Lesco - CouncillorAndrew Plummer - CouncillorChristine Reavie - CouncillorRyan Slaughter - Councillor Patricia Lafreniere - CouncillorJohn McCann - CouncillorEd Jacyno - CouncillorAdam Gunter - CouncillorSean McMullan - Councillor

PetawawaBob Sweet - MayorJames Carmody - CouncillorTom Mohns - CouncillorMurray Rutz - CouncillorTreena Lemay - CouncillorGary Serviss - CouncillorTheresa Sabourin - Councillor

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Municipal Election Candidates “Unofficial List”


It’s A Fact

271,845Total permanent residents

admitted in 201550,846

Permanent residents admitted from Philippines

39,530Permanent residents admitted from India

19,532Permanent residents admitted from China

11,669Permanent residents admitted from Iran

11,329Permanent residents

admitted from Pakistan9,853

Permanent residents admitted from Syria

7,522Permanent residents admitted from the

United States5,807

Permanent residents admitted from France

5,451Permanent residents admitted from the United Kingdom

4,133Permanent residents

admitted from Nigeria2031

Statistics Canada predicts that by 2013, almost 50%

of the population could have at least one foreign-

born parent310,000

Canada’s immigration goal for 2018

Source: Statistics Canada

Canada’s 2015 Immigration

Municipal Election Candidates “Unofficial List” Continued

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Lougheed Not Seeking Re-Election

Deep River mayor, Joan Lougheed, has announced she will not be seeking another term as mayor. Lougheed was elected in 2014.

Event Cancelled For 2018Comberemere’s CO Blitz will not be taking place in 2018. In a report to council, CAO Suzanne Klatt noted that several factors were involved in the decision, including: costs of security and entertainment, upgrades required for the outdoor rink and a chal-lenge in recruiting volunteers.

Also, as the event is a committee of council, they were not able to continue with their raffle. A partnership with an association would be required to sponsor the raffle. The loss of revenue associated with the popular community event was noted as a financial implication.

Join Board For OEEDCThe Ontario East Economic Development Commission is seeking members to join our Board of Directors. Nomina-tions for the Board of Directors of the Ontario East Economic Development Commission 2019 term of office will be accepted from June 27, 2018 until July 27,

2018. Elections will take place electronically following that time and successful candidates will be announced at the Annual General Meeting to be held November 2, 2018. For details, call 613-634-8569 or [email protected]

5 Attend Candidates NightThe Candidate Information Session held in Petawawa at-tracted five people, including an incumbent member of council. Deadline to submit nominations for council is July 27.

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RenfrewCallum Scott - MayorKate Windle - CouncillorClint McWhirter - CouncillorAndrew Evans - Councillor

Whitewater RegionHarold Johnson - MayorMichael Moore - MayorJoe Kowalski - ReeveCathy Regier - ReeveCharlene Jackson - Councillor

LANARK COUNTY

BeckwithSharon Mousseau - Deputy ReeveBrian Dowdall - CouncillorC. Faye Campbell - CouncillorTim Campbell - Councillor

Drummond-North ElmsleyPaul Lambert Kehoe - Councillor W1

Lanark HighlandsTerry Donaldson - MayorJohn Hall - Deputy MayorBob Mingie - Deputy MayorJeannie Kelso - Councillor Ward 5

Mississippi MillsSteve Maynard - MayorChrista Lowry - MayorPaul Watters - MayorDavid Hinks - Deptuy MayorMario Coculuzzi - Deputy Mayor

Janet Maydan - Councillor (Alm)Denzil Ferguson - Councillor (Pak)

MontagueBill Dobson - ReeveKlaas Van Der Meer - Deputy ReeveVince Carroll - Deputy ReeveG.J. Hagenaars - Councillor

PerthJohn Gemmell - MayorJim Boldt - MayorEd McPherson - Deputy MayorJim Graff - Deputy MayorJudy Brown - CouncillorLeona Cameron - Councillor

Tay ValleySusan Freeman - ReeveKeith Kerr - ReeveBrian Campbell - ReeveBarrie Crampton - Deputy ReeveJudy Farrell - Deputy ReeveFred Dobbie - Councillor (Bath)Wayne Jordan - Councillor (Bath)Mark Burnham - Councillor (Sher)Rob Rainer - Councillor (Sher)

NEIGHBOURS

BancroftWayne Wiggins - Councillor W1

MattawaChanelle Davidson - CouncillorDexture Sarrazin - CouncillorGarry Larose - Councillor

South AlgonquinJoe Florent - Councillor (Murch)Dave Harper - Councillor (Airy)Bongo Mike Kalimin - Councillor (Airy)

SCHOOL BOARDS

Renfrew County DSBDave Shields, Susan Humphries,Bryon Morris, Leo Boland and Dave Kaiser

Renfrew County Catholic DSBDave Howard, Andy Bray andAnne Haley

Upper Canada DSBDonald Cram, Bill MacPhersonand Carole Dufort

Catholic DSB Eastern Ontario Jennifer Cooney

Conseil des écoles catholiques Robert Lemelin

Conseil des écoles puliques Colette Stitt

-----Municipal website list of

candidates as of June 29, 2018


Tender Results Around The RegionRFP 2018-16 Hume Street En-gineering Design. Whitewater Region.Jp2g Consultants - $19,760.00Ainley Graham - $26,995.00EXP Services Inc. - $29,935.00CIMA Canada Inc. - $50,368.00Recommended award to Jp2g Consultants.

RFP 2018-17 Simpson Street Engineering Design. Whitewa-ter Region.Jp2g Consultants - $22,455.00Ainley Graham - $31,900.00EXP Services - $35,982.50CIMA Canada Inc. - $56,422.00Recommended award to Jp2g Consultants.

Tender 2018-21 Indian Road, Powers Road, Kohlsmith Road Surface. Whitewater Region.Only one bid was received. Recommended award to Green-wood Paving in the amount of $349,057.00.

Plough/Sander Truck. North Algona Wilberforce.Only one bid was received. Recommended award to ELP at a cost of $269,445.70.

PW-08-2018, Schwanz Road Rehabilitation and Black Bay Road Resurfacing. Petawawa.H&H Const. - $239,084.00Greenwood - $273,776.80Smith’s Const. - $332,888.65Recommended award to H&H.

PW-05-2018 – Concrete Works. Petawawa.Only one bid was received. Recommended award to H&H Construction in the amount of $60,000.00.

PW-06-2018 – Hot Mix As-phalt. Petawawa.Only one bid was received. Recommended award to H&H Construction in the amount of $32,205.00.

PW-10-2018, Winter Sand. Petawawa.H&H Construction - $30,300.00RGT Clouthier. - $19,680.00Siegel Sand - $13,480.00Recommended award to Siegel Sand & Gravel.

PW-2018-13 Surface Treat-ment on Armstrong Line, Pow-ers Road and Stanley Road. Tay Valley.Smith’s Const. - $374,001.90Crain’s Const - $425,377.50Arnott Brothers - $426,946.50Recommended award to Smith’s.

PW-2018-14 Bridges & Culvert Engineering Services. Tay Valley.D.M. Wills Assoc. - $94,180.00HP Engineering - $75,516.25G.D. Jewell Eng. - $85,324.00Ainley Graham - $128,828.00Dillion Consulting - $212,275.50Recommended award to D.M. Willis Associates Limited.

Tender 2018-27 Fire Truck. Whitewater Region.ResQTech - $210,000.00Battleshield - $219,574.82Recommended award to ResQTech.

MV 2018-03 Hot Mix/ Asphalt Padding. Madawaska Valley.Greenwood - $212,277.50H&H Const. - $294,277.40Recommended award to Green-wood Paving.

Winter Sand. Township of Greater Madawaska.B.R. Fulton - $89,835.00 R.G.T. Clouthier - $98,310.00 Thomas Cavanagh - $110,175.00 Bonnechere Ex. - $ 110,175.00 G.P. Splinter - $162,720.00 R.J. Selle Sand - rejectedRecommended award to Fulton.

Truss Inspection at Building O-09. Defence Construction Canada. Awarded to Jp2g Consultants of Pembroke in the amount of $18,155.00.

Demolish 2 Storey Office Building, N-106. Defence Con-struction Canada. Awarded to RGT Clouthier Construction in the amount of $347,732.00.

Repair Bathroom Stalls at Z-105 DSS. Defence Construc-tion Canada. Awarded to Wood E&I Solutions of Cambridge in the amount of $6,476.92.

News 10 How well do you know the news of the past few weeks? Answers on page 10.

1) How many people are in Pre-mier Doug Ford’s cabinet?

2) This alcohol company’s in-vestment in pot producer Canopy Growth has already yielded $700 million in return value. What company is it?

3) If you’re going to a Toronto Raptors or Toronto Maple Leafs game in the future, you won’t be going to the Air Canada Centre. What is the new name of the arena?

4) CBC News reported on June 30 that “OHIP+ no longer covers kids, young adults with private insurance” in Ontario. Was this true?

5) How many people attended Canada Day events on Parlia-ment Hill this year?

6) Magna International is clos-ing a plant in Eastern Ontario by June 2019, with as many as 380 employees being impacted. Which one is it?

7) Postmedia announced the clo-sure of six small town newspa-pers, and that it will stop printing three others (including Pem-broke’s Daily Observer). Who all is affected?

8) This company is not interested in Ottawa as a second headquar-ters, but they are still planning to invest in a distribution centre there, bringing with it 1,000 new jobs. Who is it?

9) This Canadian bank has earmarked $3 billion in capital for women entrepreneurs after studies show women face a bias in funding opportunities. Who is it?

10) Who is AMLO?

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By: Jennifer [email protected] In preparing for this column, I took a stroll through the books on my shelf and came across some inspiration from Who Stole My Sale? 23 Ways To Close The Deal by Todd Duncan. It’s a small book of 1-2 page short an-ecdotes geared to sales success. As I flipped through, a quote caught my attention. “It doesn’t matter how many prospects you see. It matters how you see the right prospects. To maximize your prospecting efficiency you must replace the traditional “more is better” quan-tity concept with a “less is best” quality concept.” The quote referenced the movie Jerry Maguire, the Tom Cruise film about a sports agent who decides having fewer clients but paying more attention to them is better than carrying 72 clients that you can’t spend any time with at all. He drafts a “manifesto” of sorts to this effect and his subsequently fired. He then goes on to have one single

client and builds a relationship with him. The other agents all laugh at Cruise until the end when one player, envious of a player-agent bond Cruise has says to his agent, “Why don’t we have a relationship like that?”

Relationship Ready If you’re not a Walmart, rela-tionships should be the focus in building your business. You can still seek out new clients, but you want to seek out the client who is looking for a relationship. With-out securing a connection, you’re just a hamster wheel - always having to find new clients. Yes, it takes longer to develop a relationship with people, but the value is there. Just look at your own book of clients. Who are your relationship clients? How have they increased their business with you? How many people were referred to you by them? Your relationship clients will grow your business. Chasing new business is time consuming and exhausting because your starting point is ap-proaching someone who hasn’t sought you out and probably has no interest in what you have to offer in the first place (or else they would have sought you out.) The work is in convincing them that of all the other options they have for the product or service, they should choose you.

With a relationship client, you have already done that part. With a prospect referred to you from a relationship client, you don’t have to spend time on that part because the relationship client has already convinced them you are worth a call. The hardest part of the sales process is unneces-sary when you focus on relation-ship-building. When I meet with clients for marketing consulting for the first time, I offer one-hour of free consultation. I do that for two reasons. First, it’s an easy entry point for someone who might be new to marketing. Second, it gives me an opportunity to see if we can build a relationship. I believe that the person you invite into your business to help with marketing is someone you need to trust to give you good advice and guide you in the right direc-tion. Basically, I’m asking for trust. That’s a big ask - but there is no relationship without it. As you’re sitting by the camp-fire and relaxing this summer, put some thinking to your best clients and how you have ben-efited from that relationship. You might be surprised how the dots connect.

Jennifer is the owner of Forward Think-ing Marketing Agency. Her column appears every issue.

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