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Work is continuing this spring to complete the replacement of the con- crete bridge across the bywash at the Jones Falls lock station. Portions of the bridge section of the project were completed earlier this year with crews now progress- ing on retaining walls on the approaches to the bridge. The single lane bridge will have an increased load capacity which will allow full access for ser- vice and emergency vehi- cles. "The new bridge at Jones Falls will be both longer and wider than the previous bridge. The old bridge was 8.8m long and the new bridge is 15.2m long, adding approximate- ly 3.2m to each end," said Parks Canada communica- tions officer Christie Ulic- ny. The new bridge deck spans the old bridge abut- ments as well as new abut- ments poured beside them to create sufficient load support for its increased weight capacity. The approaches have been widened to match the dimensions of the new bridge. The new bridge has also been widened to accommodate larger vehi- cles increasing from 4.267m wide to the new bridge's overall width of 4.88m. The roadway along the approaches has been widened and the approach retaining walls shifted to match the bridge dimen- sions. The bridge, which pro- vides access to the site's upper lock, will improve access for construction vehicles that will be required for upcoming lock rehabilitation project. Construction crews will also be returning to the site to replace the timber bridge across Whitefish Lake between the Hotel Kenney and the lower locks. That project is still in the design stage. Elgin and District Co-operative Nursery School enjoyed their "hurry up spring" field trip to Curtis Valy Farm on Daytown Road near Delta March 9. The children learned how to make maple syrup. While touring the family owned and operated farm since 1910, the children watched the workers gathered sap into big drums to haul back to the sugar house. Curtis farm still uses a team of heavy horses. They then met with farm owner Ernie Curtis who not only showed us the inside workings of a sugar house, and gave a small safety lesson on staying clear of the big boilers. The Review-Mirror March 23, 2017 – 16 Work continues at Jones Falls The Village of Westport is looking for three people to staff its harbour to fill harbour master, a harbour assistant and a student har- bour ambassador roles. Along the canal organi- zations are anticipating that Canada 150 activities and the free lockage pro- vided by Parks Canada this summer will be attracting more visitors to be travelling by boat on the waterway. Details of the job requirements are in this week's Review-Mirror. Applications are due at noon on April 14. Rates of pay range from $16 to $12 an hour for employment of up to 35 hours a week. The harbourmaster employment runs from May 15 to October 7 and the other two from June 1 to August 31. Harbourmaster Rick Couper resigned late last summer after less than two years on the job. Asst. Harbourmaster Dave Blair filled in for the remainder of the season. Brockville General Hospital declared their recent enteric outbreak over on Monday. It has been five days with no new symptomatic patients on the 1 East and 2 East inpatient units. In consultation with the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark Health Unit, the enteric outbreak has been declared over. Institutions must have no new cases present for five days before they can declare the outbreak over. Please be reminded that respiratory and enteric pathogens continue to cir- culate in the community. Diligence in hand hygiene and routine practices are essential at all times to ensure patient safety. Quick Facts •Gastroenteric infec- tions affect the stomach and intestinal tract, caus- ing nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps and/or diarrhea. •Infected individuals usually recover in 2 to 3 days. •To prevent the spread of infection, visitors should wash their hands thoroughly and frequently, especially after using the washroom and before eat- ing •Individuals who are feeling unwell or who are experiencing nausea, vom- iting or diarrhea are encouraged to limit con- tact with patients. Leeds-Grenville MPP Steve Clark expressed dis- appointment today after the Wynne government and NDP joined forces to defeat his Private Mem- ber's Bill to support Ontario's craft distillers and create new jobs and investment. "I'm so disappointed the Liberals and NDP voted against reforming Ontario's outdated liquor regulations and the crip- pling taxes that are a real disincentive to small, independent craft dis- tillers," said Clark. "Both parties claim to support craft distillers, but when it comes to remov- ing the barriers to growth in the sector, their votes today spoke louder than their words." Clark's Bill 50, the Free My Rye Act, was defeated following debate this afternoon in the Ontario Legislature. The bill did squeeze one concession out of the province - a tax rebate program that gives dis- tillers $4.42 per litre sold. The Ontario Craft Dis- tillers Association were happy with that but say it is only a start. OCDA "would like to thank the Government of Ontario for the introduc- tion of the rebate program for small distillers. This change is a positive step forward in improving opportunities for local craft distillers. Our associ- ation looks forward to working closely with the government to help them implement further improvements that will bring greater selection and choice of spirits to con- sumers," read a statement from the group. The key component in Clark's bill is a graduated tax plan that would see producers like Top Shelf in Perth and King's Lock Craft Distillers near Prescott pay more tax as they increase production, rather than a flat per-bottle tax. "Distillers face tremen- dous start-up costs and a graduated tax allows them to pay off debt faster and start reinvesting to increase production vol- umes and hire more staff. That's what has happened in the U.S., B.C. and Nova Scotia where this type of reform sparked an incredi- ble expansion in new craft spirits producers," said Clark. "Even with the three- year rebate program announced by the govern- ment this week, I'm not sure we're going to see new distilleries go from planning to production." Clark's bill received support this week from the Ontario Craft Distillers Association (OCDA), which represents 19 inde- pendent distillers. In a release, OCDA stated it "strongly encourages" the government to consider the benefits of Bill 50. "The OCDA asks the legislature to refer this bill to committee and looks forward to working with the government within that process to facilitate the remaining change needed in this industry," stated the release. During the debate, Clark said he was open to all-party co-operation. "Let's get it into com- mittee and put my propos- als on the table with the government's and ideas from the Third Party (NDP). Then we can hear from craft distillers and work together on a pack- age of reforms to unleash the amazing potential for growth in this sector," said Clark. "It's a disappointing message they've sent today. Not only to craft distillers, but to any sector that expects MPPs from all parties to work together to create jobs and get our economy back on track," said Clark. In addition to the gradu- ated tax plan, Free My Rye contained the following measures for craft dis- tillers: Removing the middle man by allowing for direct delivery to bars and restaurants, instead of going through the LCBO bureaucracy. •Allowing on-site sam- pling and per-glass sales. •Increasing access for con- sumers by expanding the retail outlets where craft spirits are sold. Village seeking harbour staff Failed Bill to assist small distillers does result in small tax break Fraudsters advertise for caregiver Frontenac and Sharbot Lake OPP have received sev- eral complaints from the public regarding an employ- ment scam that was posted in a Frontenac newspaper. In the classified section, an ad sought for an experi- enced caregiver to start work immediately to care for an elderly person with Dementia. The applicants would cor- respond with the fraudsters through email and eventual- ly an overpayment fraudulent cheque in the amount of over $3,000 would be mailed out to the potential victims with the instructions to keep $400 from the cheque and forward the balance through some type of money trans- fer back to the culprit. BGH declares enteric outbreak over