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Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) allocations were announced last week for Lanark and Leeds and Grenville with funding amounts spread over three years. OCIF funding totalled $100 million in 2015-16 and will be increased to $300 million through 2018-19. Above the fixed annual allocations, munic- ipalities can also apply to invest in infrastructure projects. Of the $300 million allocated through 2018- 19, the province will allo- cate $100 million for municipalities to apply to invest in infrastructure projects, with the other $200 million toward the predictable, formula-based funding. Westport is projected to receive the minimum allo- cation of $50,000 per year over the three years although they are also applying for close to $2 million of OCIF funds to complete their sewage treatment upgrades in 2017. That application is due this fall. Rideau Lakes alloca- tion is $336,871 over the three year period and Leeds and the Thousand Islands will receive a total of $297,305. The United Counties of Leeds Grenville will receive a total of $3,339,077 over the three years. A number of groups will be getting together next Saturday to outline their future plans for Shillington Park in North Crosby. North Crosby and Westport recreation com- mittees, and the North Crosby Hall board, beauti- fication, recreation and tennis club will meet Oct. 15 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the North Crosby Hall to share immediate and future plans for the park off Cty. Rd. 10 behind the North Crosby Garage. An RSVP to Communi- ty and Leisure Services manager Sue Dunfield would be appreciated before Oct. 12 at 1-800- 928-2250 or email susan @twprideaulakes.on.ca. Last weekend the Delta Mill Society had its biggest open house last Saturday at the 2nd annual Harvest Festival, an event bringing groups across the community together. The mill shed doors were open where a black- smith was working at the forge and at midday Miller Chris Wooding attracted a crowd with the last of the milling demonstrations for the year. At the old town hall there was breakfast and a bread baking contest using Delta Old Stone Mill flour. Events at the fair- grounds were also rated a success with around 40 cars at the car show, 50 vendors, live country music, Oktoberfest sausage and Willard fried cakes and cookies. Event coordinator Tracy Perrin had yet to find out the day's atten- dance but had reports that the vendors had been pleased with the show which took a different for- mat than last year's horse draw which had not been profitable because of the cost. Organizers of the har- vest supper at the United Church were disappointed with their turnout of 26, an attendance a third of what they had planned for. The day did have win- ners with Bread contest winners: 1st place - Margo Sortberg; 1st place - Stephanie Dopson and 2nd place - Don Rochacewich. Decorating Contest Winners were Sharon and Fred Olivo on Railroad Street and Nancy Penn- stone for the Apron Facto- ry on King Street. Winners of the raffle were Deborah White 1st place with a pumpkin lantern and Don Rochacewich an Old Stone Mill Gift bag with an apron and flour. Heritage Festival draws people to Delta Mill Delta's Harvest Festival last Saturday included the last public milling of the year at the Old Stone Mill where miller Chris Wooding explains milling and the heritage Red Fife wheat which he grows. 2 – October 6, 2016 The Review-Mirror The Cataraqui Conser- vation Authority (CRCA) region, and much of East- ern Ontario, has received close to average amounts of rainfall over the last two months, but not enough to bring an end to the severe drought status. After a much less than average spring and early summer, in August, the area received about the normal amount of rain- fall, though in only 3 rain events, leaving the rest of the month very dry. In September so far, the region has received less than the normal amount of rainfall, but on a much more regular basis. The rainfall received has definitely helped the drought conditions con- siderably. The vegetation is back to green, lake lev- els have been holding rea- sonably steady, and some streams have responded to the rain, and have been rising. But many streams have shown minimal response to the rainfall, groundwa- ter levels have stayed very low, and wells that went dry earlier in the summer are still dry now, according to a CRCA press release. Based on the lack of watershed response to the rainfall so far, the Cataraqui Water Response Team has main- tained the Severe drought declaration for the time being, as have the other Water Response Teams across the region. Until conditions show an improvement, the Water Response Team will maintain the Severe drought declaration. As noted, inland lake levels are still above win- ter levels, and at this time are not expected to impact this year's winter ice levels, but may mean problems for removing boats and docks from lakes this fall. There are still areas with dry wells across the region (concentrated in the western part of the CRCA), including some wells that have gone dry after the rainfalls in August. There is a con- cern for wells that remain dry into the cold weather, as they may not recover until the spring. The CRCA continues to recommend water con- servation across Eastern Ontario, given the contin- uing dry conditions, and the potential for dry con- ditions to continue through the fall months. The most recent long term forecast is for the warm dry weather to con- tinue into winter, with the expectation for "normal" winter conditions. 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