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A public meeting of the Upper Canada School Board's Accommodation Review Committee's (ARC) Lanark, Rideau and Smiths Falls schools will be held Wednesday, November 16 at Perth DCI. The 6:30-9:30 meeting is an opportunity for the public to provide feedback on proposals which were in a staff report presented to trustees in September. The staff report sug- gests the closing of the Sweets Corners School after the board is able to secure funding to make improvements to the South Crosby School in Elgin. Rideau Centennial is slat- ed to close next year because of its almost one- room-school sized enroll- ment. Both schools, within ministry guidelines, are rich in space but low in students. Sweets Corners enroll- ment of 116 was just over a third of its 337 pupil des- ignation. Last year Rideau Centennial's 138 pupil capacity was used by just 35 students who were all triple-graded. The meeting in Perth is an opportunity for the pub- lic to present their response to the ARC and for the committee to pro- vide the public with infor- mation about the staff report, the accommodation review process and an online survey. Sweets Corners par- ents, which are against the potential closure, have opted to present their case to the ARC in a delegation at a meeting which is scheduled for January 30 at Smiths Falls DCI. The community, includ- ing parents, staff and those not directly connected with a school can partici- pate in an online survey which the school board has created to provide information to the ARC. The public meetings are following a standard form across to board to allow for information to be dis- seminated to the public and for the public to pro- vide information to the committees. The two meetings each allow for Rideau Lakes residents can learn more about options for municipal rep- resentation of Rideau Lakes next Monday when consultants present their report regarding Council and Ward Structure Review. The consulting firm Strategy Corp will be pre- senting their report which they authored this fall after individual interviews with councilors, public open houses in August and an online survey in Sep- tember. The meeting on Mon- day November 14 begins at 5:30 pm and will be held at the Portland Com- munity Hall to accommo- date the anticipated inter- est from residents in the report Around 200 people par- The North Leeds Christmas Toy Drive is now entering its 24th year of serving families in Rideau Lakes Township and the Village of West- port. With the generosity of the community the 2016 Toy Drive will be able to help families who are struggling to just make ends meet. "Bright smiles on chil- dren's faces Christmas morning is a treasure to cherish. That's why we continue to work on this project. When the need dwindles the cause will end but for now the need just seems to be growing," said Melinda Held- Cowan, the program's vol- unteer coordinator. She is encouraging those who know a family with newborn-12 children which could use the assis- tance this year please to pass on the contact infor- mation. All requests need to come directly from the parent or guardian of the children. The phone number is 613-928-3460 where a message can be left with your name and civic address/phone number, children's names/age/size/ gender. The mailing address for donations is North Leeds Christmas Toy Drive, PO Box 222, Delta, Ontario KOE IGO. The Toy Drive will only be accepting names up until Friday, Dec. 2. As packages are prepared the families will be contacted with information on when they can pick them up in Delta. 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